Chapter 269

"Sun Cheng, you must seize this opportunity... The principal personally stepped forward to arrange a meeting with a key person in charge at the Nandu Supercomputing Center, only then securing this chance for you all..."

"Understood, I have it in mind. Class Counselor, let me hail a cab for you. Thank you so much for today..."

The small gathering ended. Carrying a slight scent of alcohol, Sun Cheng helped the heavily drinking Xu Chun into a taxi he had just hailed. Not until the car was far out of sight did he withdraw his gaze, buying a bottle of fruit juice from a nearby newsstand to rinse his mouth and sober up.

His tolerance for alcohol had always been poor, and he did not like drinking.

However, China has had the custom of discussing matters over dinner tables and banquets since ancient times; even emperors of past dynasties had to hold court banquets when encountering difficulties, so he naturally could not escape it. Still, he had drunk much less than Xu Chun, and at least his consciousness was still clear now.

Knowing that drinking a few glasses would be inevitable at the dinner banquet that evening, Sun Cheng had not driven there.

Standing by the roadside for a while, quietly watching the cars coming and going, he drank the fruit juice slowly.

Not until over ten minutes later, with the bottle of fruit juice more than half empty, did Sun Cheng wave to stop a taxi to take himself back to his residence.

After entering May, the weather in Nandu already allowed one to clearly feel the arrival of summer.

He took off his clothes, which were sticky and dampened by sweat, and took a shower. Since he lived alone, he just changed into a pair of loose shorts and returned to his bedroom.

After drying his body, he did not get into bed to rest. He turned on the air conditioner to adjust the temperature, and Sun Cheng walked straight to a corner of the bedroom, sitting down in front of a computer desk that was placed somewhat abruptly.

There were not many things on the desk; except for a set of keyboard and mouse he had just bought and left to the side in their unopened box, only a brand-new all-in-one computer could be seen on the desktop.

Unlike the mainstream all-in-one computers on the market, it looked much bulkier.

The forty-inch ultra-large display made it impossible for anyone to look away once they saw it, not to mention the heavy industrial aesthetic brought by the all-metal body.

His gaze swept over a striking Decepticon logo displayed on the stand of the all-in-one computer, and Sun Cheng sat down directly in front of the computer desk.

At this very moment, all the drunkenness on his face had disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented calmness.

"Vengeance, link to Base No. 1..."

"Yes, Master!"

As his words fell, the screen of the all-in-one computer placed on the desk in front of Sun Cheng lit up instantly.

However, what was displayed was not the progress bar or operating system interface common after a normal computer boots up, but rather, after a brief flicker of static, an empty, brightly lit mountain cave appeared.

"Master, the signal has been connected to Hanwei..."

"Mm!"

Sun Cheng nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the screen.

Before him, this all-in-one computer on the desk, which was completely different from those sold on the market, was precisely the Decepticon Scout he had previously brought back to reality from the other world—Vengeance.

Last time in the real world, because he encountered some inexplicable trouble, it resulted in 【Vengeance】 and 【Hanwei】 both having problems, with one injured and the other falling into a dormant state.

When returning to the world of 【Transformers】, he had no choice but to take these two mechanical life forms he had brought back from the other world with him.

This time when he returned, Sun Cheng did not forget to bring them both back again. After all, although the real world seemed very safe, the special experiences of the past half-year or so left him with no sense of security now. For this reason, he had specially spent some effort to re-enhance 【Vengeance】 and 【Hanwei】.

However, although their abilities had been enhanced, the brand-new 【Vengeance】 and 【Hanwei】, while not yet bulky giants, were no longer suitable for carrying around.

Fortunately, Sun Cheng still had other means to protect himself, so 【Vengeance】 and 【Hanwei】 were placed, one in his rented apartment, and the other left at Base No. 1.

Mechanical life forms can use a type of remote communication technology that ignores distance.

The method Sun Cheng was currently using to connect to Hanwei through Vengeance was a simplified version of this technology.

However, this black technology was not without its drawbacks; in the process of using it, it would release a large amount of electromagnetic signals, which were easily detected even by human technology.

Therefore, to avoid exposure, it could not be used for long periods.

Through the screen of the all-in-one computer transformed by Vengeance, he could see the situation inside the base very clearly; several industrial robots appeared in the frame from time to time, looking as if they were transporting some building materials.

"Hanwei, is everything normal inside the base?"

"Master, everything inside the base is very normal! However, this afternoon, the monitor discovered humans wandering near Monitoring Points No. 1 through No. 7 for several minutes!"

The cold reply made Sun Cheng frown slightly.

Base No. 1 concerned his layout in reality, and he did not want the secret of the robots to be exposed so quickly.

Therefore, before returning to the other world last time, Sun Cheng purchased quite a lot of monitoring equipment and spent two full days personally installing and debugging them, mounting nearly a hundred sets of monitors around the three mines he had purchased.

Monitoring Points No. 1 through No. 7 were installed in a set of construction site buildings built by Hongyuan Group at the foot of the three mines he had bought.

This construction site was originally a place for storing and transporting stone materials on the mine, as well as for workers to rest and eat. When he bought the mine, these worthless buildings were also bundled and given to him by Hongyuan Group.

After Hanwei's words fell, several sets of surveillance footage immediately appeared on the screen in front of Sun Cheng.

He looked carefully and, sure enough, soon saw three men who looked to be about forty years old appear on it. They walked from the distance along the cement road built by Hongyuan Group at the foot of the mountain, walked all the way to the vicinity of the construction site buildings, and then pushed doors and pried windows, trying to look inside the tightly locked construction site.

These three looked like nearby villagers. It was likely that the sudden movement of vehicles in and out of the construction site at the foot of the mine recently, and the frequent sight of trucks transporting large amounts of building materials, had made them suspicious; perhaps they wanted to see if they were still hiring.

This discovery brought Sun Cheng a bit of unease; the exposure of the robots in the short term was not something he wanted to see.

But for the moment, he could not think of any good way to resolve this situation. After thinking for a moment, he instructed: "Pay attention to concealment at the base; I will handle this matter later!"

"Yes!"

After Hanwei responded, Sun Cheng did not delay further and quickly had Vengeance disconnect the link with it.

The all-in-one computer screen quickly returned to the normal operating interface. He had just prepared to go online to browse today's news when, suddenly, Xiao Wu's voice rang out.

"Master, you have an incoming call. Will you answer it?"

Without him having to get up and walk over to get it, Xiao Wu, which he had placed on the bed, had already consciously transformed back into its Decepticon form, quickly crawling and jumping from the bed, landing steadily on the desk in front of him.

ps:

I went to give gifts last night. It was very late before anyone returned to my relative's house. By the time I sat for a while and returned home, it was already past eleven o'clock. Apologies. 20110