Chapter 797: Flying to Mars Again

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

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

The Primal King, who was extremely hostile toward Decepticons, possessed combat power that even made Megatron tremble.

This figure, who during the Cybertronian Civil War had once suppressed several major Decepticon leaders for a long time by personal strength alone and was called the strongest existence under the Thirteen Primes by the Autobots, was clearly not someone the current Sun Cheng could deal with.

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

Sun Cheng did not expect Optimus Prime to fully trust 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 mind, that was enough, and it would also prevent Optimus Prime's faction from having no reaction when Sentinel Prime caused trouble in the future.

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

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

He already had sufficient experience, 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 Base No. 2 might have already been exposed.

After the Replica Warrior Legion under Starscream invaded Trindade Island, this thought was undoubtedly further solidified.

The sense of crisis from the door being broken down 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 amount of supplies, but he also prepared to put a batch of Decepticon Engineers, Technical Officers, and Workers into hibernation 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 willing to go to Mars.

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

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

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

Initially, Sun Cheng would let them volunteer or recommend each other for the list of personnel going to Mars according to their own wishes.

He provided ten spots, and only when the Decepticon Engineers and Senior Engineers under him did not fill them through self-recommendation would he personally select to make up the difference.

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 the energy has been replenished."

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

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

Sun Cheng could not say he was disappointed with this list.

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

The current situation on Mars was full of unknowns, and because the new base had just been established, various supplies and conditions were 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 that of some veteran Decepticons; the main gap lay in experience and small tricks in private research.

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

But 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.

And once things really became chaotic on Earth, the future safety of Base No. 2 could not be compared to that of Mars at all.

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 took 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.

Those who volunteered, as well as the Decepticon Engineers, Workers, Technical Officers, and dozens of Decepticon Warriors selected by the base, all fell into a state of hibernation 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 hibernation before temporarily placing them inside the Spherical Space.

Inside the huge Warehouse, rows of 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 its last experimental trip to Mars, upon its return, his Decepticon Engineers had performed a series of maintenance and modifications to the ship based on the various data collected during the journey.

The current Hope was faster than before, and its stability and performance had all improved.

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

"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 the 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 of the observation equipment on Earth to some extent.

Soon, the spaceship followed the 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 to fly toward Mars.

Sun Cheng also began his second journey to Mars.