Chapter 638: A Complete Break (Part 1) Please Subscribe
Blaster sat in the cab of the heavy truck that Optimus Prime had transformed into; he had reverted to his cassette player form and remained motionless, but the two receiving antennas erected at his rear were adjusting their angles from time to time.
Blaster had been capturing all communication signals appearing within a 7.4-kilometer radius of himself, using this to obtain more intelligence.
This was his special ability, and also the reason why Blaster could become the Captain of the Autobot Cassette Troops.
"Leader, the president of this country just went to the North Sinai Governorate..."
"The situation here hasn't been very good lately; I heard that two countries called France and Britain are holding joint exercises in the Mediterranean region near Egypt..."
"Someone leaked that the United States Army's Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft has also been circling over the Sinai Peninsula recently..."
Optimus Prime listened quietly, asking a question or two from time to time.
In the past, he had always relied more on the two intelligence experts, Prowl and Bumblebee.
Prowl excelled in professionalism, while Bumblebee was more loyal and meticulous in his work.
However, both of these intelligence experts had gone silent because of the Matrix of Leadership, and there was a high probability that they had sacrificed themselves.
Now, Optimus Prime had to rely on Blaster to collect more intelligence for him.
"Have you still not found any intelligence regarding Ratchet, Bumblebee, and the others?"
"I am very sorry, Leader... My intelligence-gathering ability is far inferior to the two seniors, and so far I have not found any intelligence regarding them..."
"This is not your fault; we all know very well that the hope of them still being alive is very slim... You don't need to blame yourself, keep working hard!"
The convoy headed north in silence, and after only seven or eight hours, they had already entered the Sinai Peninsula and driven onto Highway 17.
What the Autobots did not know was that just as they were getting infinitely close to the place where Ironhide had originally buried the corpses of the Autobot Warriors, at this moment in Arish, President Hosni, after experiencing a round of arduous negotiations, had finally cut the cake well and divided it equally among the five major rogue states that had come knocking.
Among the five major rogue states, the ones that benefited the most were undoubtedly Britain and France.
Their main naval forces were all out, and it was rare for these troublemakers to cooperate closely with their old rivals; at this time, the United States, whose main naval force had suffered setbacks, also had to give some face.
Egypt had recently picked up a total of one hundred and fourteen Decepticon corpses, but only thirty-two were relatively intact; the rest were mostly missing arms or legs, as after all, whether it was Autobots or Decepticons, the battles of Low-level Warriors were basically based on close-quarters combat.
Of these thirty-two relatively intact Decepticon corpses, Egypt, as the host, kept two for research, or to take out later to trade with other countries.
Of the remaining thirty, Britain and France each received ten, the United States received five, Russia three, and China two.
As for the remaining corpses that were not intact, they were basically distributed according to this ratio as well.
Regarding this, except for the Americans who were not very satisfied, China and Russia only protested symbolically.
In fact, privately, everyone was still quite satisfied with this distribution plan.
These two down-and-out countries, Britain and France, had finally obtained the alien corpses they had dreamed of, and were so happy that they couldn't wait to transport them back immediately to obtain more alien black technology through researching these alien corpses.
The Americans were used to being greedy; in reality, they did not value this batch of corpses, which were mainly Decepticon Cannon Fodder Warriors, too highly.
After all, in the past year, they had cooperated with the Autobots to strike and kill no less than fifty or sixty Decepticons, and later, following the concessions of the Autobots, they had also obtained twenty or thirty corpses.
Moreover, not long ago, they had just had a significant harvest in Jordan, obtaining more than a dozen Decepticon corpses again, and even obtaining a batch of corpses of Autobot Advanced Warriors they were familiar with.
This harvest finally allowed the Yankees, who had lost the main forces of two naval fleets, to breathe a sigh of relief, finally feeling that God was once again blessing America.
As for China and Russia, they seemed to have the smallest harvest, but in reality, how many Decepticon corpses they could get from Egypt really did not matter to them.
Because the trade goods between Sun Cheng and them had long included the corpses of Decepticon Cannon Fodder Warriors, although they were sold very expensively, one corpse could be worth ten billion US dollars in supplies.
However, in the past year or so, whether it was Moscow or Beidu, out of certain special considerations, they had each bought four or five Decepticon corpses from Sun Cheng for research.
After a short year or so of research, they might have gained something from the research.
But clearly, compared to the various cheaper yet solid advanced technologies and equipment sold by Sun Cheng, purchasing Decepticon corpses could not bring them much help, so such transactions rarely happened afterwards.
With the cake divided, although Egypt could not be considered to have made a fortune, it did receive some support.
More than eight billion US dollars in interest-free loans, plus a large batch of military aid from the five major rogue states.
For Egypt, it could be considered a small windfall.
After the cake was divided, the special envoys from various countries followed the Egyptian military officers and traveled by car to the military base in Nekhel, where the Egyptian Army was temporarily storing this large batch of Decepticon corpses.
Soon, the Autobot convoy had also quietly driven into Nekhel.
Blaster had been staying in the cab of the heavy truck that Optimus Prime had transformed into; not long after entering Nekhel, he, who could capture nearby communication signals, soon captured some frequently appearing words from the massive amount of communication signals and filtered out some very important information from them.
"Leader!"
He reported his discovery to Optimus Prime with some anger, "There is a human military base in this city called Nekhel. The corpses of those Decepticons who died in battle when they fought you before are all in that military base now. Some human countries are buying and selling them; they want to research them to obtain our technology and master weapons to kill us!"
Optimus Prime was silent for a moment before comforting him gently: "You don't need to be so angry, Blaster."
"If you have learned about this planet, you will find that the history of Earthlings is a history of war. Through war, they step on the corpses of foreign races and other countries, colonizing, expanding, and then becoming more powerful!"
"Greed has long been deep in their bones; they have never lost, so they have much less awe for the mother planet that raised them!"
"We once wanted to help them get rid of this greed, but unfortunately, the effect was not good!"
"This planet belongs to them; since it is the path they chose themselves, let them continue to walk it."
"One day, when the oceans dry up and the continents shatter, they will pay the price for their greed!"
Just as he was comforting the angry Blaster, suddenly, Arcee, who had been driving at the very front to scout the way, had her angry voice suddenly ring out on the communication channel.
"Leader, I have discovered the Nest troops; they are at the place where Ironhide previously buried our companions, and it looks like they are preparing to secretly transport their corpses away!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Optimus Prime's heart sank suddenly.
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