Chapter 703: Solus Prime (Part II)

"Are you truly Solus Prime?"

Suppressing the excitement and agitation in his heart, Sun Cheng looked at the Forge of Solus Prime before him and asked.

The Forge of Solus Prime hummed and vibrated for a moment; only after a silence did it answer calmly: "You had best call me the Forge of Solus Prime. Solus Prime has indeed died; I am merely a sliver of will left behind by accident!"

As expected, this Forge of Solus Prime was strange.

Sun Cheng had only realized this recently. Previously, he and the Forerunner had followed information from an AllSpark Fragment to track all the way into Jordan, even managing to find the Nameless Temple where the 【Matrix of Leadership】 was hidden before the Decepticons and Autobots.

Then, once there, not only did they fail to find the expected 【Matrix of Leadership】, they did not even find the graves of the six Primes that were legendarily supposed to be buried on Earth.

Just as Sun Cheng was preparing to investigate further, he felt a sense of fatal crisis. After fleeing in a sorry state, he discovered a claw mark pointing directly at his Spark on the armor of his chest.

From that moment on, he began to suspect that the six Cybertronian Primes, who legendarily died to oppose The Fallen and protect the 【Matrix of Leadership】, might still be alive.

At the very least, it was highly likely they were not completely dead.

Just now, while discussing the new bodies of the Forerunner and Thunder with Atlas and the others, Sun Cheng inadvertently glanced at the claw mark he had deliberately left on his chest as a warning to himself, and suddenly associated it with the idea that the highly self-aware Forge of Solus Prime might very well be Solus Prime, or perhaps a part of her consciousness left behind after her death.

Given the special bodies of Cybertronians, it was not impossible for them to achieve this.

After all, even humans could preserve their consciousness and thoughts for a very long time through audio and video products.

In Jetfire's memories, during the era of the Council of Ancients, there were even scientists who proposed the theory of transferring a Cybertronian's consciousness into a Super Intelligence to achieve an alternative form of immortality.

Now it seemed Sun Cheng had bet correctly.

Looking at the Forge of Solus Prime before him, he pondered for a moment before answering: "The Requiem Blaster is stored within an Imaginary Space. That Imaginary Space was created by the Cybertronian scientist—Jetfire. Do you need me to take it out?"

The concept of an Imaginary Space was a theory he had found in the massive knowledge base of Jetfire's memories while he was idly reflecting on why he couldn't find the 【Matrix of Leadership】 at the Nameless Temple some time ago.

Regarding this theory, which had only remained in the early stages of research even during the peak of the Cybertronian civilization under the Council of Ancients, he had a very subtle feeling.

Sun Cheng had indeed begun to suspect that the 【Matrix of Leadership】 he and the Forerunner could not find at the Nameless Temple, along with the legendary graves of the six Primes, had been hidden by them in a mysterious small space similar to an Imaginary Space.

Not only that, as he continued to digest the theoretical knowledge about Imaginary Spaces from Jetfire's memories.

Sun Cheng now even began to suspect that the mysterious Spherical Space within his own body was also an existence similar to an Imaginary Space.

Limited by his current insufficient knowledge reserves, his suspicion could not be verified in the short term.

However, since Sun Cheng finally had a lead, he would study in this direction without hesitation; sooner or later, he would figure out exactly what had happened to him.

The Forge of Solus Prime was very interested in his words: "Imaginary Space? What is that? Can you let me study it?"

Sun Cheng did not fully believe its words. The interior of this Frenzy Body was originally a human soul from another world, and coupled with his near-death encounters with the six Cybertronian Primes and The Fallen not long ago, he had not a shred of respect for the so-called Cybertronian Primes.

Without replying, he directly took the Requiem Blaster out from the Spherical Space.

The moment the Requiem Blaster appeared, the self-consciousness that had seemed to be in a deep sleep while inside the Spherical Space immediately revived.

Amidst joyful emotions that Sun Cheng could easily sense, the body of the Requiem Blaster trembled lightly, emitting bursts of joyful humming sounds.

The azure electric arcs that had previously appeared in the underground volcanic space soon appeared again between the Forge of Solus Prime and the Requiem Blaster.

Sun Cheng was very interested in this kind of electric arc, and he reached out to touch one of them.

The moment the electric arc was absorbed by his body, he felt as if his body had undergone some indescribable change.

It was just that the change was truly insignificant; Sun Cheng checked carefully for a while but did not find anything different.

He simply gave up. He looked at the Forge of Solus Prime, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke again: "I know you Primes do not like Decepticons like me. Previously, when searching for the 【Matrix of Leadership】, there were even existences like you who tried to kill me."

"We cannot choose our origins. In the eyes of Megatron and the Decepticon Legion, a Decepticon like me who loathes war and longs for peace is also regarded as a traitor!"

"Let's make a deal, Solus Prime. I have offended the Decepticon Legion and need the power of the Requiem Blaster to protect myself. You help me remove the restrictions on the Requiem Blaster, and I will send you to the place where the 【Matrix of Leadership】 was originally discovered; legend has it that the six Primes like you are buried there!"

Keeping a Prime weapon that might possess the consciousness of Solus Prime by his side was undoubtedly a choice with huge risks for Sun Cheng.

The experience of having been nearly killed by the six Primes and The Fallen previously left him with no good impression of these Cybertronian Primes at all.

A Prime weapon with the consciousness of Solus Prime was difficult for Sun Cheng to use, so he did not mind making a deal with it at all.

This time, it was the Forge of Solus Prime's turn to be silent.

Sun Cheng was very patient. The Requiem Blaster was extremely powerful and could absorb energy from stars to provide a continuous supply to its user.

Back when The Fallen was still Megatronus, he was one of the most powerful Warriors among the thirteen Primes; even wielding both the Requiem Blaster and the 【Matrix of Leadership】, he was able to contend against the six Primes simultaneously.

One could judge the whole by observing a part.

After a good while, the voice inside the Forge of Solus Prime, which claimed to be only a sliver of Solus Prime's consciousness, sounded again, quite decisively interrupting Sun Cheng's thoughts.

"Regrettably, to break the restrictions within the Requiem Blaster, one needs a Prime—a Prime—to activate the Forge of Solus Prime to remove them. Besides that, the 【Matrix of Leadership】 can also clear the restrictions in the Requiem Blaster."

A look of obvious disappointment appeared on Sun Cheng's face: "Alright, sorry to bother you!"

Gripping the Requiem Blaster that was trying to resist him, he did not hesitate to put the Requiem Blaster back into the Spherical Space.

Bowing to the Forge of Solus Prime placed on the laboratory bench, Sun Cheng retreated and slowly walked out of the laboratory.

The moment the laboratory door behind him closed tight and he turned around, a heavy Lead Box appeared in his hand.

Looking at the Lead Box locked in his hand, the corners of Sun Cheng's mouth curved into an arc.

"The 【Matrix of Leadership】 was indeed the key!"

……

PS:

I originally thought that when my younger sister got married, the groom's side would be busy, but our side wouldn't be too busy. Unexpectedly, there were a pile of trivial matters. I am very sorry; these past two days I might not only be unable to update more, but even the update time might not be stable.

Reading URL: n.