Chapter 240: Thermonuclear Reactor (Part 1)

The first batch of supplies was of vital importance, so Sun Cheng naturally did not feel at ease letting a cargo ship slowly transport them to Brazil; doing so would also easily expose the location of Base No. 2.

Therefore, before coming, in order to fit this batch of traded supplies, he had already cleared out most of the inventory in his Spherical Space, but it still could not hold these thousands of tons of finished metal, at most only a third of it.

To transport these metals, he actually still had to rely on the Ghost!

The Typhoon-class was the pinnacle of the former Soviet Union's nuclear submarines; despite having this or that shortcoming, the skill of the Soviet designers who could design this underwater behemoth with a displacement of over 24,000 tons back in the 70s and 80s of the last century is worth admiring.

After obtaining the Ghost, through the unremitting efforts of Hephaestus and the others in modifying it, the Ghost had already undergone major changes compared to its original state.

After the internal structure was streamlined and the equipment was extensively upgraded and replaced, the Ghost's tonnage was a full 4,000 tons lighter than before, and its surface displacement was already less than 12,000 tons.

Having gained a large amount of space, it was no problem to use it to transport some finished metal ingots.

It only required a little cutting to slice them into sizes that could be loaded into the Ghost, which was barely manageable.

However, this was ultimately just a stopgap measure, and Sun Cheng was clearly aware of this point, which was why he set his sights on another Typhoon-class submarine waiting to be decommissioned in North Port.

He prepared to ask Russia for that Typhoon, and then have Hephaestus and the others carry out a major overhaul on it, turning it into a transport nuclear submarine with a carrying capacity of at least 5,000 to 8,000 tons, specifically to transport supplies for him.

After loading all the Enriched Uranium and one-third of the finished metal ingots into the Spherical Space, Sun Cheng handed the remaining tasks over to the Pioneers and Hephaestus and the others, treating it as training.

As for himself, after briefly discussing with the Russian side the follow-up arrangements for borrowing the Severodvinsk Shipyard to build the 【Yasen Modified-class attack nuclear submarine】 for Russia, he left North Port and flew straight toward Brazil.

"Master, you've returned..."

Just as he entered the Amambai Mountains, Sun Cheng discovered Atlas, who was directing construction work in the mountains; after landing near him and revealing his true form, Atlas greeted him with an excited expression.

"Did you get the Enriched Uranium?"

"Mm, it's a bit less than expected, but it's enough for you all for the time being..."

After returning from Russia last time, Sun Cheng had given Atlas and the others the task of developing a Thermonuclear Reactor.

This task was not a difficult matter for the Workers; their database already contained some Cybertronian Thermonuclear Reactor technology, they just lacked the experience of actually manufacturing one.

After some trial and error, they quickly produced two sets of Thermonuclear Reactors, but unfortunately, even though the things were made, Atlas and the others were not very satisfied; after all, it was their first time designing one, and there was still quite a gap compared to the Thermonuclear Reactors that had once been phased out on Cybertron in their database.

That was how the later situation came about, where Sun Cheng prepared to trade them to Russia.

Base No. 2 might not look large, but the energy it consumed every day was terrifying!

The operation of the industrial robot production line required energy, and the production line for Combat Robots had also begun to be set up and prepared for operation; their energy consumption was not much less than an automotive production line for humans.

Currently, Atlas and the others were still setting up the second production line; the goal Sun Cheng gave them was that in one month, the base must be able to produce at least thirty industrial robots and ten Combat Robots every day, otherwise he really had no confidence in dealing with the next wave of retaliation from the Autobots.

The energy consumption of the production lines was only a small part; the most energy-consuming things in Base No. 2 would always be Sun Cheng and the other Decepticons, followed by the manufacturing of Cores for the industrial/combat robots.

Hearing Sun Cheng mention that he had obtained the Enriched Uranium, Atlas's face beamed even more brightly, and he asked on the spot: "Master, the production of nuclear fuel also takes time; how many days until the Enriched Uranium can be delivered? So I can go and make arrangements in advance..."

They had already manufactured one Thermonuclear Reactor designed for the base, and now the Workers were indeed waiting for the Enriched Uranium to be delivered so they could manufacture the nuclear fuel.

Looking at the Workers in the base, including Atlas, all of whom were full of enthusiasm, the corners of Sun Cheng's mouth curled up slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a bit proud in his heart.

In his view, the management within the Decepticon Legion was truly too brutal.

Megatron and the ruling class of the Decepticons managed the entire legion with force and tyranny, resulting in the Decepticons being filled with unruly individuals who valued only force; not only were there factions everywhere internally, but their vitality was also far inferior to the Autobots.

If it weren't for the fact that the grudge he had formed with the Autobots was already too deep, Sun Cheng would have long since had the idea of defecting to the Autobots.

Splitting from the Decepticon Legion to build his own force was a move made out of necessity, but he had now also begun to gradually immerse himself in the identity of a qualified Leader.

The Workers might seem inconspicuous, but in the past, they had provided Sun Cheng with quite a lot of help.

Therefore, they had already received Sun Cheng's promise.

After his New Body was completed, Sun Cheng promised that he would carry out a unified Enhancement and upgrade for Atlas and these Workers who had followed him for so long.

He even promised to grant the Workers a brand-new status in the future, and no longer treat them as the lowest-ranking Workers.

This promise undoubtedly scratched the itch in the Workers' hearts.

Recently, Atlas and the others had been full of drive; there were some things that didn't even require him to speak, as the Workers could complete them proactively, and their efficiency was much higher than before.

Sun Cheng was undoubtedly very satisfied with this.

Of course, he also understood the principle of balancing kindness with severity.

His own small group was entirely built around Sun Cheng.

Therefore, he was the Core of this group; only if he became strong first would this team not collapse.

At the moment, Sun Cheng did not hesitate, "I have already brought the Enriched Uranium and a portion of the resources. I will return to the base first; you send someone to the Warehouse to pick them up in a while, I will place the items directly into the Warehouse!"

Staring ahead, his eyes held anticipation, "You all prepare as well; once the Thermonuclear Reactor is ready, start working on manufacturing my New Body!"

"Yes, Master!"

PS:

Some readers have reacted that the recent updated content is not exciting enough, and I myself feel what is missing; it is mainly because the detailed outlines for the few subplots I prepared a while ago have all been used up, so these past two days I have just been updating based on the inertia of the plot.

There is only one update today; I will make up for the missing ones in the next day or two. Give me some time to organize, and by the way, sort out the one or two subplots that follow, and then it will be about time to enter the main plot of Transformers 2.