Chapter 196: Ny-Alesund

Not until he was far from the far northern coastline of Canada did Sun Cheng slow his speed.

After the Core scanned for a while and confirmed that he had shaken off the lock-on from the United States military satellites.

Sun Cheng flew aimlessly within the Arctic Circle for over half an hour before finding an island to land on.

"Boom!"

His heavy chassis landed on the permafrost, which had frozen due to the extreme cold, immediately emitting a dull thud.

The sound clearly startled the animals on the island; several pure white Arctic wolves suddenly darted out from the snow, cautiously glanced at Sun Cheng from over ten meters away, immediately let out a few low growls, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

"This place is... hmm? Ny-Alesund?"

After confirming his current location via satellite, Sun Cheng sat down on the cold snow with a thud.

Ny-Alesund, located in the northern part of the Spitsbergen archipelago in Norway!

Sun Cheng had not expected that his random flying would lead him here.

According to his knowledge, the place where he had landed was not a desolate wasteland.

It had a post office, a bar, a small shop, and even a pier and a Jichang, all fully equipped.

Fortunately, however, there were no people on the island.

The reason was simple: it was located within the Arctic Circle, and because the terrain, climate, and environment were all very complex, it had instead been favored by many countries on Earth, which had opened it up as an Arctic research Base.

"So I ended up here..."

After confirming his location, Sun Cheng felt a sense of relief.

Although Norway was one of the member states of the NATO group led by the United States, this place was located in the Arctic Circle and far from the European continent.

According to the Spitsbergen Treaty that came into effect on August 14, 1925, no country, including Norway itself, was permitted to deploy military forces or use the Spitsbergen archipelago for military purposes, so it was quite safe here.

At the very least, it was more than enough for him to have a brief rest here.

His chassis was currently in a state of unprecedented weakness.

The newly equipped Plasma Cannon was powerful, but its rate of fire was too slow, making it easy for highly mobile Mechanical Life to dodge, and it also consumed an extraordinary amount of energy.

The last time he upgraded the Core for Frenzy at the Baxi Erhao Jidi, Sun Cheng had already consumed a significant amount of energy, and he had not had time to replenish it since, which had nearly left a hidden danger this time.

With a thought, he quickly retrieved two bags of liquid that were as viscous as alcohol and emitted a rich blue glow from the Spherical Space.

With one bag in each hand, Sun Cheng held them.

Countless liquid metal joints immediately emerged from the palms of his hands, quickly wrapping tightly around the two bags of High-purity Energy Liquid that were as thick as wine.

The next moment, his surroundings lit up with a pale blue fluorescence, pulsing at a steady, breathing-like rhythm as if he were recharging.

The entire energy replenishment process lasted for over half an hour, followed by a low, soft grunt.

Sun Cheng slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, looked down at the bags that had completely disappeared from his palms, and sighed softly.

"The last two bags of Energy Liquid, and they only replenished one thousand points of energy for me..."

What he had just absorbed were the very last two bags of High-purity Energy Liquid he possessed.

Energy Liquid was a necessity that could directly replenish the energy consumption of Mechanical Life, converted from electrical energy or other energy sources using an Energy Conversion and Extraction Device.

This special type of high-purity energy was one of the highest technologies of the planet Cybertron!

Compared to directly absorbing electrical energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, and so on, High-purity Energy Liquid was not only easier for the Spark to digest, but the absorption time was also greatly shortened.

However, converting Energy Liquid required not only an 'Energy Conversion and Extraction Device' but also a massive amount of energy.

What Sun Cheng lacked most right now was energy; his Base No. 2 in Brazil had now built a small hydroelectric power station, and although there were several diesel generator sets in the Base that could provide him with some electricity.

But the converted Energy Liquid had to replenish the consumption of the Decepticon Workers, as well as supply the Pioneers, Atlas, and Frenzy, while the manufacturing of industrial robots also required a large amount of high-purity energy.

As a result, although he could now be considered the Leader of a faction, he really didn't have much Energy Liquid stored in his hands.

Shaking his head, he quickly threw these distracting thoughts aside.

The Base No. 1, which he had operated for a long time in this world, had finally fallen following the arrival of the NEST troops.

But it didn't matter; Sun Cheng didn't feel pained at all.

He had already transferred all the equipment within the Base, and he had also left a big gift for the NEST troops.

After he evacuated, the NEST troops had better not go down into the well again; otherwise, they would be in for a show.

Sun Cheng had also pre-installed explosives throughout the Nuclear Missile Silo, as much as several tons of military High-Explosive Explosive, which he had activated before leaving.

Barring any accidents, those several tons of military High-Explosive Explosive were already enough to ensure that all traces of his presence would be buried underground.

With such a short detonation time, even if the Autobot noticed, they probably wouldn't have time to disarm them.

This could be considered venting the spite in his heart!

He looked down at the terrifying wound on his right leg that had pierced through his chassis!

Sideswipe's combat power exceeded his imagination!

Although unwilling to admit it, Sun Cheng had to acknowledge that that guy's mobility and terrifying close-combat ability were a perfect counter to him; as he was now, he had no way to deal with Sideswipe.

The plan for manufacturing a new chassis had to be put on the agenda immediately!

After making this decision in his heart, Sun Cheng suddenly remembered his spoils of war, and his palm involuntarily opened, with a strangely shaped weapon quickly appearing in his palm.

This was a weapon with an extremely strange shape; it was neither quite a blade nor quite a sword!

Its exterior was triangular, with a thick blade body and sharp edges.

With the Core scan fully activated, two beams of azure light continuously shot from his eyes, landing on the body of the Triangular Blade in his hand.

However, Sun Cheng quickly retracted the scanning beam in disappointment.

This close-combat weapon of Sideswipe's was forged using a material that had never appeared in the Decepticon database.

Clearly, this must be a material invented by the Autobot, which was not only hard but also impossibly sharp.

A smile finally appeared on his face, and Sun Cheng raised the Triangular Blade, lifting it to his eyes to carefully examine the patterns carved on the blade.

"That guy Sideswipe must be feeling heartbroken!"

Holding it in his hand, he swung it through the air for a while.

Unfortunately, the strange design of this weapon made it very awkward for him to use.

After toying with it for a moment, Sun Cheng then put it back into the Spherical Space.

The material of the Triangular Blade was by no means ordinary; he planned to have Atlas and the others look at it later to see if they could research something out of it.

At the very least, modifying this awkward shape to turn it into a weapon he could use for melee combat would also be good.

Putting the blade away, Sun Cheng quickly thought of another gain from this battle.

He was just about to take Mudflap's head out of the Spherical Space to read his Memory Chip.

Just at this moment, the Core suddenly captured the operating frequencies of some electronic equipment from over ten kilometers away.

Quickly standing up from the snow, Sun Cheng waved his hand, just about to release a group of Micro-reconnaissance Drones, when he suddenly thought of the extreme cold weather in the Arctic; these little guys would likely find it difficult to carry out the Task here.

With a movement of the Core, the lower abdomen of his mechanical body immediately split open, and a volleyball-sized mechanical insect jumped out at once.

"Master, how may I be of service to you?"

This was No. 2, one of the only four Decepticon Scouts under Sun Cheng's command that had evolved after being irradiated by the AllSpark.

His cold gaze fell upon it, and he immediately ordered: "Go, twenty-seven degrees southwest, thirteen kilometers away. Be careful not to be exposed, and transmit everything you see back!"

"Yes, my master, I am going right now!"

Without even landing, No. 2 flapped a pair of metal wings and flew rapidly toward the place over ten kilometers away.

A few minutes later, Sun Cheng suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction where No. 2 had disappeared, his eyes narrowing slightly, "China Arctic Research Team?"

In an instant, an idea popped into his mind; after thinking about it calmly for a moment, he finally stood up.

"Yellow River Station, it seems I have to make a trip there!"

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