Chapter 790: The Return of the Pioneer

From afar, he saw a figure standing on the Gobi desert below.

Sun Cheng said to the Pioneer on the channel: "We've arrived, let's go down!"

Because he was unsure if Sentinel Prime had already been awakened by the Autobots, he was actually carrying a slightly pessimistic attitude toward this trip to New Iacon from the start.

Sun Cheng had come prepared for the worst, but he hadn't expected the opening to seem quite good.

After landing, he bowed slightly to Optimus Prime; he never cared about face, as Sun Cheng cared more about how much he could gain than such things.

"Lord Optimus Prime, it is a pleasure to see you again!"

Optimus Prime nodded slightly in return, "Lord Frenzy, long time no see."

After finishing his words, his gaze fell upon the Pioneer.

That electromagnetic spectrum, which had become slightly unfamiliar but still gave him a very familiar feeling, made Optimus Prime recall for a moment, and he finally recognized the Pioneer's identity.

"His influence is still growing!"

In an instant, a thought appeared in Optimus Prime's mind, which also solidified a certain idea he had held previously.

Sun Cheng did not know the impact the Pioneer's appearance had on Optimus Prime; he was now completely accustomed to dealing with Decepticons and Autobots, and he spoke very straightforwardly: "The reason I have come to see Lord Optimus Prime so suddenly this time is that I discovered some very important information in Soundwave's Memory Data, so I specifically rushed over to warn you. By the way, I also want to make a deal with you again!"

Tapping lightly on his chest, Sun Cheng took out a metal disc and threw it to Optimus Prime.

"May I ask, has your former Leader—Sentinel Prime—been awakened yet?"

Optimus Prime was not surprised that he could know what had happened on the Dark Side of the Moon.

The Moon is only over 300,000 kilometers away from Earth; this distance is not exactly close, but it cannot be called far either.

Moreover, Optimus Prime also knew that Sun Cheng and his group knew about the Decepticon Base on the Moon; the intelligence that Sentinel Prime's ship had crashed on the Moon was provided by Sun Cheng earlier.

He caught the metal disc Sun Cheng threw over with ease, but he did not read the information inside directly; instead, he looked at him and asked: "I am not surprised that you would know about the battle between us and the Decepticons on the Dark Side of the Moon a while ago. However, we strictly sealed the news; how did you know we rescued our teacher?"

Being the new leader of the Autobot faction, Optimus Prime was still guarding against Sun Cheng and his group at the first opportunity, worried that New Iacon was being infiltrated or monitored by the Decepticons.

Sun Cheng smiled slightly and glanced toward the Moon, "Lord Optimus Prime need not worry. As allies, we have not conducted any monitoring of New Iacon. Do not forget that I also came from the 【Cassette Corps】; I have my own people there!"

He replied with a half-truth, and after speaking, regardless of whether Optimus Prime believed him, he continued to press with a serious expression: "Lord Leader, if you are not very willing to answer this question of mine, you might as well take a look at what is inside first, and then decide for yourself!"

Sun Cheng pointed at the metal disc in Optimus Prime's hand; the mention of Sentinel Prime made this young Autobot leader, who had been troubled by Sentinel Prime's affairs recently, very nervous.

Immediately, two azure beams of light shot out from his eyes, and after quickly reading the information in the metal storage disc, Optimus Prime's expression sank.

He was silent for a good while, then directly crushed the metal disc into a ball and threw it onto the Gobi desert.

"Many thanks for the reminder, Lord Frenzy; I will send someone to investigate!"

Sun Cheng smiled slightly; the metal disc stored a video he had produced from Soundwave's perspective, combining the memory data of Megatron he had seen in the past regarding the meeting scene between him and Sentinel Prime, which he had extracted and slightly modified.

Because he did not know much about the secret agreement reached between Sentinel Prime and Megatron in the past, Sun Cheng also understood the principle that the more one says, the easier it is to be suspected.

In the video he produced from Soundwave's first-person perspective, Megatron soon had him withdraw, leaving Sentinel Prime to meet with him alone.

However, although brief, this was enough.

An Autobot leader meeting secretly with a Decepticon leader, and this matter was unknown even to Optimus Prime, the successor and student personally cultivated by Sentinel Prime.

A seed of doubt had already been planted by Sun Cheng's own hand.

He did not care if the Autobots would split internally or if the two leaders would come to blows because of this matter.

What Sun Cheng needed was for the Autobots, or at least a portion of the Autobots, to remain on the same front as him, sharing the increasing pressure from the Decepticon Legion for him.

Thinking of this, he tacitly did not ask this question that made Optimus Prime uncomfortable again and simply changed the subject.

"You Autobots should know by now; about half a month ago, the Replica Warrior Legion under Starscream invaded Trindade Island. My warriors fought a battle with the Replica Warrior Legion and suffered heavy casualties."

Sun Cheng successfully attracted Optimus Prime's attention again; he nodded, but did not respond.

However, he did not care, because the information shock in the metal disc was indeed a bit much for this young Autobot leader.

"I want to make a deal with you again; I need ten portions of 【Matrix of Leadership】 energy that can revive Advanced Warriors. In exchange, I can provide your side with a batch of uranium-rich ore and equipment and materials that can build ten nuclear power plants for you, as well as five Energy Pillars."

Sun Cheng's Base No. 2 had discovered a high-quality uranium-rich vein within the seismic belt of his controlled territory not long ago.

Although that uranium-rich vein was very difficult for humans to develop, it was nothing to the hundreds of thousands of various robots under Base No. 2.

Nuclear power plants were the most important energy source for Base No. 2 today; by generating electricity through nuclear fission, Base No. 2 converted electrical energy bit by bit into high-purity Energy Liquid, and in the future, converting it into Energy Pillars would also require electrical energy.

Therefore, the two transaction conditions Sun Cheng proposed were already very generous, all for the sake of getting Optimus Prime to nod.

Precious metals might not be as urgent for the Autobots after they obtained the mineral-rich Africa, but as for energy, whether it was Autobots or Decepticons, they would never think they had too much.

The Soul-Reaping Gun he had obtained earlier probably needed about five to seven more portions of 【Matrix of Leadership】 energy to break through the restrictions left by Solus Prime.

Once the Soul-Reaping Gun completely broke the restrictions, Sun Cheng would not only have an extra weapon that could harm a Prime.

At the same time, using the Soul-Reaping Gun in conjunction with the 【Stellar Extraction Tower】 invented by The Fallen, he could also convert a star into an 【AllSpark】.

Therefore, no matter what, Sun Cheng had to facilitate this deal.

Thus, when he noticed Optimus Prime was somewhat hesitant, he immediately spoke again.

"Lord Optimus Prime, we are in urgent need of 【Matrix of Leadership】 energy to restore our strength."

"Starscream previously sent over seven hundred Replica Warriors to invade Trindade Island, and my warriors suffered heavy losses. Without 【Matrix of Leadership】 energy, it will probably take us a very long time to recover."

"But time waits for no one; according to the intelligence I have obtained, Shockwave's vanguard will soon arrive in the Solar System."

"If we cannot recover as soon as possible, given the Decepticon Legion's attitude toward traitors, we will definitely be wiped out by the Decepticon Legion at the first opportunity."

"As allies, we hope you can agree to this deal."

Sun Cheng never cared about the process; if playing the victim could make Optimus Prime agree to this deal, he didn't mind playing it even more miserably.

Clearly, he had bet correctly.

Optimus Prime was already somewhat tempted by this deal; New Iacon had just been established and was currently in a stage of waiting to be rebuilt.

Among these, energy and the Energy Supply System were exactly what the Autobots needed most right now.

And Sun Cheng finally using their status as allies as an entry point, mentioning that he was very likely to be purged by the Decepticon Legion again, could only be considered the final move that influenced his decision.

After thinking for a while, Optimus Prime finally nodded, "Very well!"

He had agreed to the deal!