Chapter 562: The Doctor

"The Matrix of Leadership!?"

Sun Cheng watched the footage that the scout had just brought back in silence, his expression turning solemn in an instant.

A long time ago, he had learned from some of the information he collected that the Decepticon Legion, under the command of The Fallen, was searching everywhere on Earth for the 【Matrix of Leadership】.

However, at that time, he still did not know what the 【Matrix of Leadership】 actually was.

It was not until he discovered the resting place of Jetfire from the chaotic information within an AllSpark Fragment that he found detailed records regarding the 【Matrix of Leadership】 from Jetfire's memories.

The 【Matrix of Leadership】 is a treasure born on the planet Cybertron in the ancient past; it is said to have been first discovered by the Thirteen Primes from the deep magma of Cybertron and was once the supreme treasure of the Prime Dynasty, a symbol of great power.

As a mark of leadership, the 【Matrix of Leadership】 was held by the Prime Dynasty for a very long time.

It was not until the era of the Council of Ancients that the nobles, by manipulating the Yihui, gradually hollowed out the power of the Prime Dynasty.

Those fallen, corrupt nobles even managed to snatch the 【Matrix of Leadership】 from the hands of the Prime Dynasty.

They built a magnificent and luxurious secret palace for it, enshrined it within, and used its sanctity to control the selection of the legitimate heirs of the Prime Dynasty.

Then, no one knew when, the 【Matrix of Leadership】 mysteriously disappeared.

Sentinel Prime had once used this as a pretext to bombard the Council of Ancients, but the Council of Ancients suspected that he had directed someone to steal it.

Of course, these things were just what Jetfire had seen in books.

He had once heard his teacher, Shockwave, mention in person that the true history of the 【Matrix of Leadership】 could be traced back to before the birth of the planet Cybertron.

It seemed to be an unextinguished Spark left behind after the death of an existence even older and greater than the Thirteen Primes, and it was the source of life and energy for the entire planet Cybertron.

According to Shockwave, the holy relic of the planet Cybertron—the AllSpark—was suspected to have been created by the legendary Thirteen Primes by using an entire star as material, with the 【Matrix of Leadership】 as a reference.

Although it was unclear how this thing appeared on Earth, if the 【Matrix of Leadership】 were truly here, then even if it meant offending both the Autobots and the Decepticon Legion, he would find a way to snatch the 【Matrix of Leadership】.

Even a single AllSpark Fragment possessed the ability to create Mechanical Life; the 【Matrix of Leadership】, which was even more powerful and mysterious than the AllSpark, must certainly be no less potent.

If he could obtain it, it would undoubtedly be a huge boon for the development of Sun Cheng's forces.

Of course, Sun Cheng also knew that now was not the time for him to enter the fray to snatch the 【Matrix of Leadership】.

There were too many factions eyeing it now; whether it was the Autobots or the Decepticon Legion, he would find it very strenuous to deal with them.

Watching the footage where Bumblebee killed the doctor with an energy bullet just before leaving, Sun Cheng impatiently issued an order to the scout.

"Awaken the Lurker and have him immediately collect and bring back the doctor's remains; the priority is his head, I need his Memory Chip!"

No Decepticon would be unfamiliar with the doctor.

This inconspicuous-looking spider-type Decepticon was the prototype for all Medical Spiders within the Decepticon Legion.

He was one of the best medical officers within the Decepticon Legion, but unfortunately, limited by the strict hierarchical system within the Decepticon Legion, this non-combat type of Decepticon did not have a high status within the Decepticon Legion, even though he possessed very strong abilities.

However, low status did not mean he was unimportant.

Sun Cheng still coveted the doctor's remains very much; in Frenzy's memories, there was detailed information about the doctor.

This inconspicuous Decepticon was Megatron's designated medical officer and had even helped Shockwave and Starscream perfect the relevant technologies for mass-producing Cannon Fodder Decepticons.

If he could obtain these technologies from his Memory Chip, then Sun Cheng would have made a huge profit.

For a long time, he had been troubled by the fact that Base No. 2 could not mass-produce Decepticons.

"Yes!"

After the scout received the order, he left; he needed to go and awaken the Lurker lurking in the city where the American boy Sam lived.

The so-called Lurkers were the Humanoid Decepticons that Sun Cheng's subordinates had manufactured using immature technology.

Since the first Humanoid Decepticon was manufactured, his engineers had successively cultivated dozens of Humanoid Decepticons.

The vast majority of them stayed within South America, responsible for coordinating with Base No. 2 to extend their influence to more and more countries.

However, some had already quietly entered Russia and the United States, lurking as spies.

The reason Sun Cheng was able to know in advance that a Decepticon had set its sights on Sam was thanks to that Lurker hiding in the city where Sam lived.

He had been sent to the city where Sam lived a long time ago; besides monitoring Bumblebee's movements, he was also responsible for sending various contact tools, and even some money and luxury goods, to the tool-man Sam and his girlfriend Mikaela.

Don't ask Sun Cheng why he wanted to send these to the other party; it was merely a way of expressing goodwill by utilizing the greed of human nature.

As for whether the other party used them after receiving them, that was not something he needed to care about.

It was just some trinkets worth a few hundred or a few thousand dollars, which was mere pocket change for the current Sun Cheng and his forces.

However, human nature is just like that.

Judging from the intelligence they had collected over the past half year or so, at least Sam and his little girlfriend Mikaela had a very good attitude toward Sun Cheng's faction of Decepticons.

After receiving the order, the Humanoid Decepticon lurking near Sam's residence quickly rushed to the battle site.

Before the United States military arrived, he took away the doctor's remains and left the city where Sam lived.

After more than twenty hours of long-distance travel, during which he did not stop at all, he changed transportation twice using his own channels.

Before dusk arrived the next day, the Lurker successfully escorted the doctor's remains into the core control area of Base No. 2.

"... The doctor's remains, huh..."

Atlas led a group of Decepticon engineers to specifically clear out a Laboratory after the remains were delivered, and they collectively gathered around to watch.

"This cheap body, I really can't tell that he is the famous doctor!"

An engineer couldn't help but mock, which resulted in a chorus of agreement.

This batch of Decepticon Workers were all slaves cultivated by Brawl initially, and the strict hierarchical system within the Decepticon Legion was also branded into their bones.

After being given to Sun Cheng by their former master, for these Decepticon Workers, it was just changing places to continue being slaves.

Never did they expect that their new master would have more courage than they had imagined.

The Decepticon Legion had implemented a strict hierarchical system for millions of years since its founding, and he broke it just like that.

He directly gave them, these lowest-level Workers, the opportunity to change into New Bodies; the significance was no less than the emancipation of slaves in the United States back then, and it was the kind that was achieved in one step.

Looking at the famous doctor within the Decepticon Legion, and then thinking about their own current status, the hearts of Atlas and these engineers—who had originally been dissatisfied because more and more Warriors had recently changed into high-level bodies—suddenly returned to where they belonged.

Look at the doctor; his status within the Decepticon Legion was high, but look at what a mess he ended up in.

Compared to him, they, these Decepticon engineers, were honestly managing a base with an ever-expanding sphere of influence, and their master was ambitious and courageous, so their forces were also constantly growing.

Honestly doing things for the master, isn't that sweet!