Chapter 791: A Reminder

After agreeing on a time for the trade with Optimus Prime, Sun Cheng and Pioneer did not linger long and soon departed.

He was unsure if Sentinel Prime had already been awakened, so staying rashly carried a certain amount of danger.

Sentinel Prime, who was extremely hostile toward Decepticons, possessed combat power that even made Megatron tremble.

This figure, who during the Cybertronian Civil War had once single-handedly suppressed several major Decepticon leaders for a long time and was called by the Autobots the strongest existence beneath the Thirteen Primes, was clearly not someone Sun Cheng could deal with at present.

As for how much Optimus Prime actually believed, he did not care.

Sun Cheng did not count on Optimus Prime completely trusting him; on one side was his former teacher, and on the other was a Decepticon traitor.

However, as long as doubt began to take root in his heart, that was enough; it would also prevent Optimus Prime's faction from having no reaction when Sentinel Prime made trouble in the future.

Not returning directly to Trindade Island, Sun Cheng and Pioneer separated above the South Atlantic Ocean.

Pioneer, who already possessed the combat power of an Elite Warrior, would continue to be stationed on Trindade Island.

He had already gained sufficient experience before, so Sun Cheng believed that whether it was rebuilding Trindade Island or managing and protecting the Black Market, Pioneer would be capable of the task.

As for himself, he returned directly to Base No. 2.

Before the Black Market was invaded, Sun Cheng had already realized that Earth was no longer safe, and that Base No. 2 might have already been exposed.

After the Replica Warrior Legion under Starscream invaded Trindade Island, this thought was undoubtedly even more firm.

The sense of crisis from the breach made Sun Cheng decide to increase his investment in the Mars Base.

He was going to make another trip to Mars; this time, not only would he transport a large batch of supplies, but he also prepared to put a group of Decepticon Engineers, Technical Officers, and Workers into stasis and transport them using the Spherical Space.

After this idea emerged, Sun Cheng had already notified Base No. 2 in advance, letting them begin screening personnel who volunteered to go to Mars.

The environment and conditions there were undoubtedly far worse than the already established Base No. 2.

Workers and Technical Officers had relatively low status, so Sun Cheng would not pay much attention to their attitudes; basically, the list was arranged by the base. This time, he prepared to send two hundred Workers and Technical Officers, as well as fifty Decepticon Warriors, to Mars all at once.

However, regarding the Decepticon Engineers and Senior Engineers, he still had to give some face to these subordinates who had followed him for several years.

At the beginning, Sun Cheng would let them decide according to their own wishes, recommending themselves or recommending each other for the list of personnel going to Mars.

He provided ten spots; only when his Decepticon Engineers and Senior Engineers failed to fill them through self-recommendation would he personally select others to make up the number.

Having been notified in advance, everything was already fully prepared when Sun Cheng returned to Base No. 2.

"Master, everything has been done according to your requirements, from personnel to supplies, we have all finished selecting. The Hope has also completed its inspection, and energy has been replenished."

Nodding, Sun Cheng ordered directly, "Let them begin to assemble and enter stasis!"

He connected to the Central Main Control Intelligence of Base No. 2 and instantly discovered that on the list provided by 'Huan', there was not a single Decepticon Senior Engineer being sent to the Mars Base this time, and among the normal Engineers, only two were veterans who had followed him for over a year, while the rest were all newly promoted Decepticon Engineers who had been promoted in batches not long ago.

Regarding this list, Sun Cheng could not say he was disappointed.

Decepticons, just like humans, had various desires and greed.

Currently, the situation on Mars was full of unknowns; because the new base had just been established, various supplies and conditions were all worse than on Earth.

Although Decepticons could survive in the universe for long periods and stay in various harsh environments, it did not mean they liked staying on Mars, where the atmosphere was thin and various harsh conditions were frequent.

"I hope you won't regret it in the future!"

The knowledge mastered by the newly promoted Decepticon Engineers was not much worse than some veteran Decepticons; the main gap lay in experience and small, private research techniques.

Therefore, Sun Cheng did not express dissatisfaction that only two veteran Decepticons were willing to go to Mars.

However, the main person in charge of the Mars Base in the future would certainly be selected with priority from the Decepticons sent in the first few batches to build the Mars Base.

Moreover, once things really became chaotic on Earth, the future safety of Base No. 2 would not be comparable to that of Mars.

Sun Cheng also knew that in the future, there would be self-righteous Decepticon Engineers who would regret today's choice.

The trade time agreed upon with Optimus Prime was one month later.

Preparing materials and equipment required time, and it also took time for the Autobots to extract energy from the Matrix of Leadership.

Therefore, Sun Cheng decided to take a trip to Mars during this period.

Following his order, Base No. 2 immediately became busy.

The volunteers, as well as the Decepticon Engineers, Workers, Technical Officers, and several dozen Decepticon Warriors selected by the base, all fell into a state of stasis with the help of the doctors.

The Spherical Space was Sun Cheng's greatest secret; he had previously conducted experiments in private and could put living animals and living micro-Decepticons inside.

This discovery made him both happy and worried, but since then, Sun Cheng had been even more careful.

Even when he had to put Jetfire and other Decepticons into the Spherical Space, he had to ensure the other party was in a state of stasis before temporarily placing them inside the Spherical Space.

Inside the huge Warehouse, rows of shipping containers of varying heights from three to five meters and different specifications were neatly stacked.

Sun Cheng quickly loaded these containers one by one into the Spherical Space; for this trip to Mars, he would be alone in the spaceship.

After the Hope experienced the previous experimental trip to Mars, upon its return, his Decepticon Engineers had carried out a series of maintenance and modifications to the ship based on the various data collected during the journey.

Now, the Hope was faster than before, and its various stability and performance metrics had improved.

Entering the cockpit and sitting down, Sun Cheng immediately communicated with the Pseudo-AI on the ship.

"Hope, activate the Optical Stealth Device... target Mars... precise coordinates have been input, preparing to depart..."

"Command accepted, power system activated... Optical Stealth Device activated..."

After the experimental spaceship Hope activated its Optical Stealth Device, it seemed as if it were shrouded in a ripple of water.

Although the four cooling exhaust flames from the engines could not be completely concealed, the Optical Stealth Device could still mask most observation equipment on Earth to some extent.

Soon, the spaceship followed a pre-calculated flight trajectory, took off from a launch site within Base No. 2, escaped Earth's gravity at an extremely fast speed, and began flying toward Mars.

Sun Cheng also began his second trip to Mars.