Chapter 430: Found It

Bumblebee has fallen for the trap!

Sun Cheng felt a jolt in his heart, and immediately, he couldn't help but feel a lingering sense of fear.

He realized that he might have been underestimating Starscream a bit too much lately!

Past encounters had always given him a certain impression.

While the Decepticons and Autobots were indeed dangerous and possessed intelligence, they were severely lacking in strategy, preferring to use their fists rather than their brains to solve problems.

Aside from the time Megatron's fake-death scheme taught him a lesson—a memory that still made him break out in a cold sweat whenever he thought of it—

the danger level of everyone else, including Starscream, had been downgraded significantly in his mind.

Now, it seemed, Sun Cheng himself felt that he might have been a bit arrogant.

These Mechanical Life forms rarely used strategy, perhaps because they had enough force to achieve the results they wanted.

Under overwhelming strength, strategy indeed became something dispensable, but that did not mean they were incapable of using it.

"Who is this guy?"

After reflecting inwardly for a moment, Sun Cheng quickly regained his focus and carefully watched the footage transmitted by Pathfinder for a while, his attention focusing heavily on the Decepticon who was accompanying Barricade and had managed to evade Bumblebee's scan to successfully infiltrate the home of the American boy, Sam.

In an instant, his eyes lit up.

"A Mini-Decepticon?"

That's right, appearing in Pathfinder's surveillance footage was a Mini-Decepticon disguised as a toy car.

This Decepticon, which looked about the same size as his own Frenzy Body when he first arrived in the 【Transformers Universe】, was undoubtedly a Mini-Decepticon.

Combining this with the intelligence that Soundwave had ended his hibernation, Sun Cheng couldn't help but have some thoughts.

"A subordinate of Soundwave? There is no one like this in the 【Cassette Corps】. Was it newly cultivated at the Moon Base? Or did it just arrive from Cybertron?"

Because he had long since severed ties with the Decepticon Legion, he naturally had no way of knowing.

After pondering for a moment, Sun Cheng hesitated slightly, but in the end, he couldn't hold back and issued an order to Pathfinder, who was ten thousand miles away.

"Stay hidden, capture that Mini-Decepticon, be careful not to be discovered by others, and evacuate Duluth immediately after completing the Task, then head to Washington to await my arrival!"

The order was sent out quickly, and after doing this, Sun Cheng let out a long breath.

He knew his decision was a bit risky, because if that Mini-Decepticon was truly a Decepticon sent by Soundwave to assist Barricade in a special Task, then his order for Pathfinder to capture him would undoubtedly carry significant risk.

However, this was a risk he had to take!

Because he had now completely lost his channels for obtaining intelligence on the Decepticon Legion; for instance, why Barricade and the others were appearing around the American boy Sam, and even going so far as to use Barricade as bait to lure Bumblebee away—there was definitely a scheme behind it.

Therefore, that Mini-Decepticon might be a good breakthrough point!

To be entrusted with such a special Task, that unknown Mini-Decepticon must have had some extraordinary qualities, just like his predecessor—Frenzy.

After sorting out his thoughts, Sun Cheng's emotions quickly stabilized completely.

Seeing that Sprint had been waiting by his side, he naturally knew what the other was expecting.

After thinking about it, Sprint was, after all, his confidant, and considering he had very few subordinates he could actually use, while Sprint's combat power wasn't great, his decent intelligence was still a redeeming quality.

He simply organized his words and mentioned it to him briefly: "Pathfinder discovered Barricade and another Mini-Decepticon in the United States; they seem to have set their sights on that human boy!"

This was indeed all the information Sun Cheng currently possessed, so even if Sprint wanted to know more, there was no way.

Coming to Bolivia for a trip was naturally not just to show his presence.

Even excavating that Underground Pyramid was just something done along the way. Before this, everyone at the Base, including Sun Cheng, only knew that there was an underground pyramid-style building near the ruins of 【Tiwanaku City】, and he only linked the two because the ruins had been photographed by Western explorers years ago showing patterns suspected to be 'Elder Script'. Sun Cheng himself hadn't expected to find a treasure from Cybertron here.

Although he was somewhat disappointed that he couldn't open it for the time being, there were still some things that needed to be handled during this trip to Bolivia.

For now, ignoring the fact that Sprint was still there seemingly ruminating on the meaning of his words, Sun Cheng walked forward a few steps and gave further instructions.

"... I am leaving Bolivia immediately to return to Base No. 2 first, and I will soon rush to the United States to rendezvous with Pathfinder. Before I leave, I have a few things to tell you; listen carefully!"

"Master, please give your orders!"

Sprint immediately bowed slightly in a respectful gesture of obedience. Even though these Newborn Decepticons inevitably had some small ideas in their hearts due to their increased strength, they still acted very respectfully in front of Sun Cheng.

Every Decepticon at the Base knew one thing: everything they had now was given by Sun Cheng. Without him charging into battle and planning behind the scenes, let alone snatching things from the mouths of the Autobots and Decepticons, even some human nations on Earth could have dealt with them.

Nodding slightly with satisfaction, Sun Cheng liked to read history, especially Chinese history; the rise and fall of countless powerful empires had taught him too much.

Since he began building his own force, he had repeatedly warned himself to remember three things: never expose his trump cards, even if the other party is his confidant; never slack off on improving his own strength, even if he has more and more subordinates; and never eat alone. He could eat meat as long as he wanted, but he must never be stingy with the bones and broth, otherwise, failing to make 'friends' would be secondary—the fear was being stabbed in the back by his own people sooner or later.

Now it seemed that, despite just copying the method, the effect was quite good.

At this thought, Sun Cheng's spirit, which had been somewhat tense, couldn't help but relax a little.

"... Regarding the management and subsequent strategy for Bolivia, I have already instructed Mola, but there are some things I need to tell you separately."

"I went to the Far East not long ago when returning from Russia and reached a new agreement with that human nation; overall, I am very satisfied..."

"Regarding Bolivia, I have already disclosed your existence to them, so Bolivia has also appeared in the agreement; you need to be prepared on your end..."

"I have ordered a large batch of military equipment from them, including Anti-aircraft missiles, fighter jets, and armed helicopters. A small portion will enter this country in the form of an order; you don't need to worry about this part, Mola will resolve it... but the other part requires you to step forward. Prepare in advance, and don't let any mishaps happen for me..."

"I remember you mentioned before that you discovered large amounts of iron ore, copper ore, and oil within Bolivia. Later, you personally select a few locations that are well-hidden but have good reserves. When someone goes to contact Mola, you send some robots to help set up the machines, and leave the rest to Mola..."

"... Also, complete the deployment of the Anti-Aircraft System within Bolivia as soon as possible. I want a fly..."

Before Sun Cheng could finish his instructions, suddenly, an emergency communication arrived from ten thousand miles away, causing him to stop.

His Core stirred, and Pathfinder's voice, mixed with excitement and joy, suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Master, the Task was completed successfully. I have successfully captured 【Wheelie】, and I also obtained a good item from the human boy Sam!"

In the footage transmitted by Pathfinder, a somewhat wilted little mechanical person was uneasily gripped tightly in his left hand, head lowered, not struggling.

He seemed to be 【Wheelie】, but unfortunately, Sun Cheng had no eyes for him now.

At this very moment, his attention was entirely drawn to a metal fragment of unknown material in the palm of Pathfinder's open right hand.

【AllSpark】 fragment!