Chapter 722: Heading to New Iacon (Part 2)

For the Cybertronians, who possess long lifespans, a few days can be said to pass in the blink of an eye.

From Trindade Island to the East African region where New Iacon is located, the distance between them is several thousand kilometers.

Therefore, after seeing off Drift, Sun Cheng summoned Thunder and Hailishi, preparing to head over to attend the ceremony.

He left Swindle and Prowl on Trindade Island; the Black Market on the island had only been established for a little over a month, and it was precisely the time for maintaining stability.

Through this Black Market, Base No. 2 is acquiring large quantities of various rare metals and precious rare earth resources in a more convenient way than in the past.

With the establishment of the Autobots' New Iacon, I fear that the war between the Autobots and the Decepticon Legion will soon break out again on Earth, a planet located several light-years away from their home planet, Cybertron.

This is an inevitable result!

The Decepticon Legion, regardless of casualties, spent millions of years to defeat the Autobots and drive them out of Cybertron.

Before Megatron left Cybertron, he handed the army over to Shockwave.

Under his leadership, the Decepticons are resting and reorganizing while simultaneously making every effort to clear out the Autobot Guerrillas still remaining on the planet Cybertron; at the same time, he is also urging the Decepticon Workers to build starships, preparing to wait for an opportunity to launch an expedition to the satellites and wipe out the Autobots completely.

It is absolutely impossible for the Decepticon Legion to sit by and watch Optimus Prime rebuild the new capital of the Autobots on a life-bearing planet that has not yet been developed on a large scale.

They are very clear that once the Decepticon Legion allows the Autobots to establish a new capital on Earth, the Autobots will soon be able to utilize the resources of Earth and even the Solar System to rise again.

With the blood feud forged between the Decepticons and the Autobots over millions of years, they will by no means sit by and watch the Autobots rise again.

"So, attending the completion ceremony of New Iacon this time is equivalent to declaring a stance..."

Above the Atlantic, Sun Cheng stood on the deck of the warship that Hailishi had transformed into, gazing into the distance toward the direction of the African continent, with no emotional fluctuations visible on his face.

Having offended Megatron, he does not mind forming an alliance with the Autobots.

However, the planned Mars Base must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, because once the Decepticons learn that the Autobots have established a new capital on Earth, the strikes from the Decepticon Legion will be overwhelming.

Base No. 2 cannot be spared either; Sun Cheng must make the worst preparations before the strikes arrive.

His forces are far from being comparable to the Decepticons and the Autobots, so the speed of development must absolutely not stop, even if the flames of war spread across Earth in the future.

Thunder was also standing on the deck; he did not know what Sun Cheng was thinking about.

But he could indeed feel the changes in Prowl.

"It seems the modifications you received back at Base No. 2 a while ago have improved you quite a bit..."

He was chatting boredly with Hailishi in the communication channel.

After Hailishi's Core received upgrades and modifications, he would no longer appear somewhat dull like he did over a month ago, when a large amount of computing power was occupied by the combat systems within his body.

However, his personality seemed to have been set during the period shortly after he was born; now, even though his Core's computing power is sufficient, he is still a quiet person who doesn't like to talk much.

Hearing Thunder's words, the somewhat wooden Hailishi directly shared his current body data in the communication channel.

Thunder, who was also not good with words, raised his eyebrows, but did not say anything more.

【Hailishi: Advanced Warrior.】

【Armor main material: Special Tungsten Steel Alloy.】

【Core: Level 4 Warrior-type processing system.】

【Artificial Spark: 172300/172300.】

【Height: 33.72 meters.】

【Weight: 1046.2 tons (empty weight).】

【Auxiliary power: 125000/125000.】

【Equipment: 130mm Koujing Jianpao*1, Vertical Missile Launch System*2, Enhanced Special Waveband Reconnaissance Radar*1, Double-sided Blade Ship-slashing Sword*1, Optical Stealth Device*1, Stealth Drone*4.】

【Status: Good!】

After he digested Hailishi's current data, he couldn't help but click his tongue secretly.

Hailishi looks like just a bulky Advanced Warrior; apart from strength, he doesn't have many merits, and it is easy for warriors like him and Prowl, who are agile and skilled in close-quarters combat, to target him.

However, during the previous tests, his powerful firepower truly shocked quite a few people.

Hailishi possesses the ability to intervene in a battlefield from over a hundred kilometers away, outputting terrifying firepower in a very short time, and he also possesses relatively strong fire coverage capabilities.

A Decepticon like him, even if placed in the Cybertronian Civil War, would be a star in both the Decepticon Legion and the Autobot faction; it would be no exaggeration to call him a hot commodity.

Having undergone a series of modifications, the speed at which Hailishi rode the wind and waves was much faster than in the past.

Sun Cheng cherishes this rare peaceful time very much.

He did not deliberately ask Hailishi to speed up; if he really wanted to be fast, Sun Cheng would only take Thunder and Prowl, as all three Decepticons possess jet modes and could reach their destination in a few hours.

Traveling along the way, when there was still one day left until the completion date of New Iacon mentioned by Drift, the group of three Decepticons had already passed through the Suez Canal and entered the Red Sea area.

Switching to land travel in the East African region, the three Decepticons moved along the East African Rift at a leisurely pace, unhurried.

Sun Cheng is not at all unfamiliar with the East African Rift.

During his brief stay in Africa previously, he had also considered establishing a Sub-base within Africa.

After all, although the human nations within Africa are pathetic, this continent is truly a rich and fertile land gifted by heaven to humanity; not only is the soil in many places very fertile, except for some areas, but the various resources it contains even made Sun Cheng unable to stop feeling envious.

However, in the end, the grand strategy of winning over the Autobots outweighed everything else; he gave up the idea of building another base within Africa and left this fertile land to the Autobots.

And before Sun Cheng gave up, the East African Rift had become a key area he investigated at the time due to its special environment.

Yes, Sun Cheng had a tacit understanding with the Autobots by accident; they both took a fancy to the East African Rift region and chose to build their bases within a certain section of the rift.

Hailishi, this big guy, does not move much slower on land than he does in the sea.

Sun Cheng calculated the time for the journey, and right on the fifth day, he arrived at the Autobot base hidden in a certain section of the East African Rift within Ethiopia—New Iacon.

Because they did not deliberately conceal the electromagnetic spectrum emitted by the three Decepticons, they felt that they had been targeted as soon as they entered the radiation range of New Iacon.

However, the Autobots there had obviously also received notification, and they did not make any extreme moves.

Along the deep Canyon, Sun Cheng and the others moved slowly; not long after, upon turning past a river valley, they instantly felt their eyes light up.

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