Chapter 810: Getting What One Wishes (Part 1)

Time passed quickly day by day, and Sun Cheng, waiting for the arrival of the trading day, was troubled by two choices.

First, should he use up an AllSpark Fragment to awaken Jetfire?

Second, should he utilize Astrotrain's nearly perfect body to cultivate the third Elite Warrior under his command?

Ever since the Black Market was invaded by Starscream, Sun Cheng had been making final preparations for war.

There were more and more Autobots on Earth, and the Decepticons, who had been hard to spot on Earth for over half a year, had also begun to become active again recently.

This was not a good sign; after Megatron fell in battle, the Decepticons on Earth had basically all gone into hiding, except for a period of arrogance when The Fallen announced the existence of the Decepticons to all of humanity after Optimus Prime died.

Afterwards, with the disappearance of The Fallen, Starscream and a group of other Decepticon bigwigs all retreated to the Moon, and the Decepticons on Earth once again went into hiding as they had before.

The Autobots and Decepticons had been fighting for millions of years; using a term from a TV show—"the Dao wanes while the demonic grows"—could not be more appropriate.

The recent sudden reactivation of the Decepticons undoubtedly revealed certain information.

Added to this was something Sun Cheng had known for a long time: another commander of the Decepticon Legion, Shockwave, was leading an army toward the Solar System.

Although he did not have his own intelligence channels within the Decepticon Legion to obtain more accurate information.

This sense of imminent crisis still caused Sun Cheng to begin re-examining the forces he held in his hands.

Thus, two ideas could not help but emerge.

"Should I awaken Jetfire? And use Astrotrain's body to recreate an Elite Warrior?"

The benefits of awakening Jetfire went without saying; he was a great scientist who had once been both a teacher and a friend to Shockwave, and at his peak, he was even half a teacher to Sentinel Prime. He was one of the few bigwigs in Cybertronian civilization who had mastered the super black technology of the Space Bridge.

Although he was of Decepticon origin, Jetfire was not cruel and warlike like Megatron and the others. When the building was about to collapse during the era of the Cybertronian Elder Council, he chose to become a Pathfinder, left the planet Cybertron, and wandered the galaxy for who knows how many years.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Jetfire could be used by Sun Cheng, the assistance he would provide would be extraordinary.

He could at least gain a super scientist, and Sun Cheng also suspected that this bigwig of Decepticon origin might very well have strength that had reached the Leader Class.

However, it was no surprise that he hesitated!

Because awakening Jetfire required consuming at least one AllSpark Fragment, and Sun Cheng only had a few of those. Half a year ago, forced by the situation, he had used one to create Hailishi, which had already made his heart ache.

It would be fine if Jetfire could be used by him after being awakened, but what if he could not be used by Sun Cheng?

Then, having paid so much without getting a return, only a fool would be willing to do it.

This was also the reason for his temporary hesitation!

"Forget it, Jetfire involves too much; I can decide after my trade with the Autobots is finished!"

If the trade with Optimus Prime went smoothly, the Requiem Blaster Sun Cheng obtained could have its restrictions completely removed.

By then, he would only need to find a star in the universe and set up a 【Stellar Extraction Tower】 on a nearby planet to use the Requiem Blaster to extract the star's energy and create an 【AllSpark】.

Once he had the 【AllSpark】, Sun Cheng would no longer need to hesitate over the matter of a single fragment.

Throwing the Jetfire issue aside for the moment, the Astrotrain issue gave him a headache again.

Astrotrain was Shockwave's trusted lieutenant and also the most capable warrior under his command.

Benefiting from his loyalty to Shockwave, Astrotrain had gained a great deal in the past.

His body had been modified by Shockwave many times, making it more powerful, sturdier, and more agile than a normal Elite Warrior. Except for being slightly lacking in heavy firepower, it would not be an exaggeration to say that Astrotrain was among the top tier of Elite Warriors in the Decepticon Legion camp.

Even Sun Cheng himself could only manage to stall for a while against Astrotrain by relying on his Energy Weapon and Auxiliary Power System.

Back when they were surrounding and killing Soundwave, even under the siege of a group of Autobots including Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Sideswipe, and Drift, Astrotrain had persisted for a long time before finally having his head cut off by Optimus Prime's sword.

As for his body, although it had been left with quite a few wounds in that battle.

These wounds did not damage the foundation for Astrotrain; his body had been modified too extremely by Shockwave, and in a sense, it might even be slightly inferior to a Leader Class warrior.

Because Astrotrain had died from having his head cut off, his body had been preserved relatively intact.

This also left open the possibility for Sun Cheng to use his body to cultivate another Elite Warrior.

With the strength of the Decepticon Engineers and Medical Officers under his command, there was no difficulty in repairing Astrotrain's body; it was merely a matter of consuming more materials.

The reason Sun Cheng had not yet made up his mind to cultivate an Elite Warrior using Astrotrain's body was that Astrotrain was too strong.

A warrior cultivated using Astrotrain's body would only need a period of adjustment after birth, and once they fully mastered this body, they could leap to become an Elite Warrior, and one of the most top-tier existences among Elite Warriors at that.

Facing such a top-tier existence, even the current Sun Cheng could only struggle to stall for a while; he was no match for Astrotrain.

This was also the reason why he had never made a decision!

In the 【Transformers Universe】, Sun Cheng, who suffered from a severe lack of security, had to be on guard even against his trusted confidants, Pathfinder and Leiting, let alone other subordinates.

"Atlas reported that my New Body will take at least another two months to complete... Forget it, let them start repairing the wounds on Astrotrain's body first; as for the cultivation work, it can be delayed for a while..."

It was not until the day of the trade agreed upon with Optimus Prime arrived that Sun Cheng, who had been conflicted for many days, finally made a decision.

He immediately took out the corpse of Astrotrain, which he had kept in the Spherical Space, and had the Base's Central Main Control Intelligence—Huan—call over a few Decepticon Workers to transport it into a Laboratory with a sufficiently high security clearance.

Sun Cheng then notified Leiting and began to walk outside the base.

"Leiting, for this meeting with Optimus Prime, you come with me!"

"Yes, Master!"

After Leiting changed into a new body, he, who originally seemed to prefer a helicopter flight mode, chose a completely different combat Bomber this time from the database of Base No. 2—the Su-34.

This was a combat Bomber that belonged to the same Su-27 family as Sun Cheng's transformation form!

Thus, two fighter jets that looked almost identical, after simultaneously activating their Optical Stealth Systems, quickly crossed the South American continent, spanned the Atlantic Ocean, and flew toward Africa.

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Thanks to the three book friends "Pinwei Qinghuai", "WF Wufeng", and "Daogao de Ren" for their tips and support, thank you very much.

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