Chapter 684: New Iacon (Please Subscribe)

Africa, within the borders of Ethiopia.

Guided by Ironhide and the others, Optimus Prime walked through a stretch of dried-up river valley.

"Leader, this is one of the four best locations we have selected for New Iacon, and it is also the one we consider most suitable!"

"This place is located in the East African Rift. The underground volcanoes can provide us with abundant geothermal resources. I have consulted with Wheeljack, and he can manufacture the most advanced geothermal power generation equipment for us..."

"The Rift region is not suitable for human habitation, so apart from the occasional human tourist, there are only a few small tribes with no more than a thousand people within a two-hundred-kilometer radius. Previously, Shake was accidentally discovered by one of these human tribes, and as a result, he was unexpectedly worshipped by them as a deity of their tribal faith..."

"Ethiopia is very close to Sori, where our temporary base is located; the straight-line distance is not even over five hundred kilometers... According to the intelligence we obtained from the human internet, although Ethiopia is the least economically developed country on Earth, it is also one of the countries in Africa with the richest resources..."

"Crane and the others spent several days conducting extensive surveys in the vicinity... They believe that we can fully establish New Iacon in this dried-up river valley. The new river valley after the diversion is very close to here, and we can build a hydroelectric power station there to provide us with energy..."

Optimus Prime listened earnestly to Ironhide's explanation, his gaze occasionally sweeping across the dried-up river valley as Ironhide pointed things out.

New Iacon, located on Earth, will certainly not be able to reach the scale of the former Autobot capital in the future.

This is inevitable, because Iacon was the capital of the Cybertronians during the era of the Council of Ancients, with a history of construction spanning millions of years.

Moreover, the planet Cybertron is a massive metal planet with a volume similar to Saturn, a neighbor of Earth; the planet's volume alone is more than eight hundred times that of Earth.

The former Iacon had a total area reaching a staggering five hundred thousand square kilometers; it was the largest city on Cybertron, even far larger than the total area of most countries on Earth.

Of course, Optimus Prime had never dared to dream that New Iacon could be mentioned in the same breath as the former capital, Iacon.

With the current strength of the Autobots, unless they exhaust all their resources and work together with one heart, it would be impossible to recreate the scale and grandeur of the former Iacon.

Unfortunately, the Autobots are no longer the Autobots they once were.

The failure of the civil war caused the internal divisions of the Autobots to intensify rapidly. The Old Aristocracy gradually seized the vast majority of power within the Autobot faction through the Autobot Council, and even he, their young Leader, was forced into exile, which shows how rampant their influence is now.

And the previous compromise did not mean that Optimus Prime approved of the Old Aristocracy or was willing to become a puppet leader controlled by them.

Therefore, the conflict between the two sides is irreconcilable, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for the Autobots to ever be twisted into a single strand again.

The hot-tempered Ironhide was uncharacteristically patient, spending a long time introducing the details to Optimus Prime.

Seeing that he was just watching without speaking or expressing his stance, he scratched his head and looked at Arcee, who was beside Optimus Prime.

Arcee nodded and asked gently, "Are you still worried about Bumblebee?"

Optimus Prime was silent for a moment before nodding and responding, "Yes!"

At this moment, more than a week had passed since the end of the battle at Trindade Island.

Although he had obtained intelligence from Sun Cheng regarding the crash of his teacher, Sentinel Prime's, ship on the Moon.

The Autobots did not fully trust him, however; after returning, Optimus Prime dispatched his most capable agent, Bumblebee, to the Moon.

And the reason he appeared somewhat preoccupied now was precisely because the intelligence provided by Sun Cheng indicated that the Decepticons had established a base on the Moon.

A base is a vital existence for both the Autobots and the Decepticons.

It can be a barracks for the Decepticons, or it can be their smelting and mining center.

Considering that another veteran of the Decepticon Legion, Starscream, was very likely sitting in command at that Decepticon Base on the Moon.

Optimus Prime naturally realized the danger of this scouting mission; if he could, he would rather have sent the experienced Prowl.

It was just a pity that Prowl had gone missing a month ago when he was sent to scout ahead within the borders of Jordan.

To this day, the Autobots have not found his remains, nor do they know if Prowl has already met a tragic end at the hands of the Decepticons or has been captured as a prisoner.

"If Frenzy's intelligence is correct, then the Moon is likely already firmly under the control of the Decepticons... It is still very dangerous for Bumblebee to go and scout the path this time!"

After voicing his concerns, Optimus Prime looked at Ironhide with some apology on his face, "Ironhide, you have all worked hard over the past period; I am very satisfied with this location!"

Ironhide nodded, "Leader, then let us go and look at the other three locations. Only when you have made a decision can we start construction to build the new Iacon!"

"There is no need to go to the other three places. After you gave me the geographical coordinates, I already used the human internet to find and view the nearby satellite maps. It is indeed as you said; this is the most suitable location."

Although Optimus Prime had been somewhat distracted just now, he had still listened to Ironhide's introduction.

Just as Ironhide described, this dried-up river valley located in the Rift region is indeed quite good.

This dried-up river valley is about eleven kilometers wide and over a thousand meters deep, with hard mountain walls on both sides. The Autobots can build the main buildings of New Iacon on the valley floor, and they can also build some institutions that require secrecy and vigilance against Decepticon invasion, such as research institutes, into the nearby hard mountain walls.

On the planet Cybertron, many Decepticon and Autobot bases were built this way.

The only difference is probably that Cybertron is a metal planet, and the hardness of its mountains far exceeds that of Earth.

Hearing this, Ironhide and the others were all beaming with joy.

"I understand, Leader!" He excitedly gave a military salute, "I will go and convey your orders now, and have the temporary base prepare to send people over to build our New Iacon as soon as possible!"

Although Earth is far inferior to Cybertron in its prime, compared to that dying planet now, it is undoubtedly much more vibrant.

For Optimus Prime's willingness to build a new home for them on Earth, the vast majority of Autobots, including Ironhide, were very happy.

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