Chapter 881: Reunion (Part 2)

When Onslaught entered Earth's near-orbit, the satellites launched by Base No. 2 captured them once again.

The Earth of today is already vastly different from the planet in the reality Sun Cheng was familiar with.

Because in the past two or three years, the frequent alien invasions have caused all the major powers on Earth to significantly increase their spending on the exploration and surveillance of outer space.

Added to this is Sun Cheng, this troublemaker, who has also been secretly trading with one country each in Europe and the Far East.

He has even openly established a Black Market, selling many pieces of advanced equipment to various countries on Earth that are about ten years ahead of current Earth technology.

This has resulted in the total number of artificial satellites currently operating in Earth's orbit reaching over 1,700.

With such a dense surveillance network, almost any large-scale Decepticon invasion of Earth would be discovered by some country or faction the moment it happened.

Incidentally, the total number of Earth satellites currently controlled, either openly or covertly, by Base No. 2 has already exceeded sixty.

It is precisely because of this that they were able to recapture this team of Decepticons shortly after they arrived at Earth.

Although Sun Cheng is not entirely sure why Onslaught headed straight for the Arctic Circle after arriving on Earth.

However, this can be considered a good thing for him; if the battle takes place there, at least he won't have to suffer the losses of rebuilding.

"Quiet!"

He gave a light shout, interrupting the discussion below.

After the gazes of all the Decepticons in the military conference room were focused on him, Sun Cheng spoke again: "I have received intelligence that Onslaught's sudden arrival on Earth this time is very likely to threaten our safety, so I intend to take a group of people to test him out."

Without any intention of hiding it, Sun Cheng did not speak too explicitly, but he was very straightforward.

I suspect Onslaught is going to mess with me, so I plan to strike at him first.

Decepticons are just this kind of chaotic yet simple creature; presenting them with grand principles or talking about cause and effect is far less effective than authority and profit.

Sun Cheng already has authority, and as for profit, the fact that his subordinates—this group of Decepticons—could grow from mere Workers and Cannon Fodder into the Advanced Warriors they are today is, in itself, his gift to them.

Therefore, this is also a test of his.

"I just hope Onslaught's influence doesn't affect this group of Warriors under my command!"

Regarding this poisonous weed he planted himself, although Sun Cheng is wary of it now, he does not have much regret.

He knows his own affairs best; in a sense, he really did use Onslaught's reputation as a banner to reduce quite a bit of trouble.

The reason he is hostile to Onslaught now is simply a matter of his own position.

Who let Onslaught's arrival potentially shake his unique status and affect the stability of the forces he worked so hard to build?

Sun Cheng's words made the military conference room quiet down once again.

This time there was no whispering, even though he clearly saw the expressions on the faces of some Decepticons changing.

Perhaps some clever Decepticons had already guessed Sun Cheng's thoughts.

And without making him wait long, a cold voice attracted everyone's attention.

"Commander, do you need me to notify First Aid and the others to come and rendezvous?"

A familiar voice; the owner of the voice was none other than Thunder.

Sun Cheng smiled as he looked at this silent subordinate; he had not betrayed his trust.

Thunder is one of the few Decepticon Warriors under his command who was completely unaffected by past propaganda footage.

After all, the time Sun Cheng spent using Onslaught for propaganda inside Base No. 2 was basically from the time construction started here until about a year ago.

After his forces gradually grew stronger, he stopped deliberately promoting Onslaught and Jetfire.

Especially Jetfire; many Decepticon Engineers, including Atlas, had participated in the processing of Jetfire's decaying body.

Many of the Decepticons under his command knew exactly what the situation was with this one of the Three Giants of his own faction that Sun Cheng promoted externally.

And Thunder was a Decepticon Warrior who was cultivated only after he stopped the internal propaganda regarding Onslaught's identity and status.

Clearly, in terms of stance, Thunder is one of his most solid supporters.

After recalling the strength of Onslaught and the Combaticons he leads from his memory, Sun Cheng shook his head.

"No need to notify First Aid; Trindade Island is also very important, and only with him there can I feel at ease!"

The influence of the Black Market on Sun Cheng's faction has become increasingly significant.

The demand for advanced mechanical equipment from various countries on Earth is still very high.

Because Sun Cheng has always controlled the shipment volume, although several old-school European and American powers once monopolized all the advanced equipment exported from the Black Market, not a single country has voluntarily withdrawn to this day.

And they have also begun to gradually realize that they cannot completely monopolize it at all.

Because Sun Cheng and his group have a huge demand for various rare metals and resources, both in quantity and variety.

And as everyone knows, many of the rare metals and resources on Earth are not abundant in the European and American regions, and some do not exist there at all.

This has led several European and American countries that originally tacitly monopolized the Black Market's advanced equipment to have to soften their stance after exhausting their domestic reserves, and begin cooperating with more and more countries.

They sell small shares of advanced equipment, and even some equipment produced domestically that was originally strictly controlled for export, to some resource-rich countries with a strong desire for industrialization.

Thus, cracks appeared in the high wall surrounding the Black Market.

And after getting a taste of the benefits, more and more national forces joined in the scramble to purchase the limited advanced equipment from the Black Market.

Under First Aid's management, the Black Market on Trindade Island now provides about one-third of the total rare metals and resources acquired by Base No. 2 every quarter.

The Black Market has become increasingly important to Sun Cheng, and for this reason, in addition to sending First Aid, his trusted general, to sit in charge of the Black Market, he also sent another Elite Warrior and seven or eight Advanced Warriors there.

In the near future, Sun Cheng even plans to arrange for Hailishi to patrol the waters around Trindade Island.

Although he cannot yet determine the strength of the current Onslaught and his new Combaticons.

But his New Body has brought Sun Cheng enough confidence; even if Onslaught successfully promotes to Leader Class, he is confident he can retreat unscathed if he cannot defeat him.

After all, he is only Onslaught, not Shockwave, and certainly not Megatron or Optimus Prime.

Moreover, Sun Cheng is no longer alone.

Sweeping his gaze across all the Decepticons in the conference room, and seeing that almost every one of these young Decepticon Warriors had only a desire for battle and was eager to try, he began to call out names with satisfaction.

"All Decepticons, listen to my orders: Thunder, Frenzy, Hailishi... Wrench, Shell, Ironbone... prepare yourselves to accompany me to the Arctic Circle... the rest who were not called need not be disappointed; the task of protecting the Base is equally important!"

"That is all. You have one hour to resupply energy and shells. One hour from now, we depart!"

"Yes, Commander!"