Chapter 404: Optimus Prime's Decision

When Sun Cheng was still distressed by the discovery of the Forerunners in the [National Air and Space Museum], in the city of Duluth in the northwest of St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA, a team of Autobots was also in distress because of him.

“…… My leader, how credible do you think this information is? ”

Seeing that the flickering data in Optimus Prime's eyes finally receded, the iron sheets, horizontal guns, and ambulances waiting on the side all came over in one go, and the first person to ask questions was to eat a stuffy iron sheet from the Decepticons not long ago.

Optimus Prime frowned, he seemed to be thinking about the credibility of the information, so he didn't reply to him immediately.

His eyes fell on the metal disc the size of his finger, or the Decepticon logo on the disc, and there was silence for nearly a minute before the Autobot leader looked at Bumblebee.

"What do you think, bumblebee?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, even the impatient Iron Hide pressed the idea of continuing to ask, and turned to look at the bumblebee on the side.

Probably all creators are fair, so intelligent life, whether human or Cybertronian, is never perfect from birth.

The Autobots were no exception, and the brutality of the Autobots' treatment of Decepticon prisoners of war during the reign of the Predators was once even bloodier.

Others, such as greed, seniority, etc., they are also a lot, and they are no more civilized than humans.

Bumblebee has always been in an awkward position in the Autobots' high-level circles.

Although he was trusted by Optimus Prime and appointed as one of his four lieutenants, he was too young and his personality was not liked by the Conservatives, and at the same time, he was inhibited from gathering intelligence, and he rarely had the opportunity to show his prowess on the frontal battlefield.

All kinds of doping together have caused the embarrassment of Bumblebee now.

Optimus Prime values him very much, and even has the intention of cultivating him as a candidate for the next generation of Autobot leaders, but he has never been recognized by most of the core executives of the Autobots.

Ironskin, they're pretty good, after all, they're both Optimus Prime's lieutenants like Bumblebee, and they usually have much more contact than others.

For example, the Autobot fighters who are known for their pride, stubbornness, or willfulness, such as the horizontal gun, road rage, and laze, and the main battle team of the Autobots, such as the target soldier, the Thunder Rescue Team, and the Flying Taibao, are very contemptuous, let alone convincing, for Bumblebee's behavior of being appointed as the leader and lieutenant because he has won a lot of military achievements by collecting intelligence.

Bumblebee looked up at Optimus Prime and saw that the other party nodded at him, and then began to organize his thoughts.

He is the best spy and intelligence gathering officer among the Autobots, and although Bumblebee seems to have nothing to do for most of the past half of the year, the truth is that in addition to protecting Sam, he is also using this identity to gather intelligence on the activities of humans and Decepticons in the United States.

His vocal system is malfunctioning, but that doesn't mean Bumblebee can't express himself.

After quickly finishing his thoughts, he tapped his temple lightly, and suddenly a young mechanical voice sounded in the minds of all the Autobots around him.

“…… My leader, the Decepticon who sent us these information, is the first time I've seen it, so I can't get more information from his identity...... However, I had dealt with the tape army many times in the last war, and although the confusion did not die at my hands, I had seen his body with my own eyes, and I was sure that he had already died in that war...... Therefore, it is certain that this 'confusion' that we see now on Earth should be a completely new resurrected body......"

Bumblebee is using a kind of short-frequency local area communication capability, which is generally used on the battlefield for emergency mission arrangements and battle communication between commanders and subordinates who are more than several kilometers away.

However, who made his voice system never be repaired, and they still understand Optimus Prime.

“…… Considering how little we know about the resurrected 'confusion', I can't make an accurate assessment of him...... But the 'attack' that the Decepticons mentioned, I don't think we'll all be familiar with it......"

Optimus Prime nodded, "Commander of the Decepticon Legion convoy, we have dealt with a lot on the battlefield, this is a very difficult Decepticon, we have suffered a lot at his hands in the past......"

Ironhide silently touched his chest, having fought during the Civil War and nearly being shot through the chest and dying on the battlefield.

“…… A conceited and unwilling careerist, the attack may not be as insidious and cunning as the Red Spider, but it is obviously not like Sonic and Shockwave, they have complete loyalty to Megatron......" Bumblebee only paused for a moment, and quickly restated his point in a short frequency: "...... So I suspect that after the Battle of Las Vegas, because of Megatron's death, the Decepticon Legion should be in chaos by now. Shockwave was left in Cybertron by Megatron, and without him to suppress everything, with the cunning of the Red Spider and the conceit of attacking, they would likely be fighting for power after Megatron's death...... I think the attack and confusion may have been an attempt to eradicate the red spider with our hands and destroy the remains of Megatron once and for all......"

"As for whether the sound waves and shockwaves have set off for Earth, I think this piece of information should be credible. The guerrillas have already reported the disappearance of the sound waves, and the shock waves are indeed gathering troops, and they may be on Earth soon! ”

"As for the last piece of information, I beg your pardon for not being able to decipher it. I don't know much about Megatron and don't know if he has a teacher. As for what the [Leadership Module] is, I don't have any information about it. So, I don't think this piece of information is very credible! ”

I have to admit that with only a small amount of information, Bumblebee's analysis is still very reasonable.

"You're doing a good job!"

Optimus Prime smiled at him with satisfaction and nodded his head in approval, he wasn't used to talking about bumblebees, but he did find that he was one of the few gentlemen in the younger generation of Autobots who had both stability and bravery, so he was promoted many times.

But the smile quickly retracted, and the Autobot leader's brow furrowed again.

Optimus Prime was an Autobot warrior who only rose to prominence during the two Cybertron Civil Wars, and relied on his military exploits to rise through the ranks and became the confidant and student of the former Autobot leader Rival.

However, his leadership did not last long.

Towards the end of the Second Civil War, seeing that the Autobots were defeated on the field, the morale-like Decepticon Legion had already broken through all the territory except for the Autobot headquarters [Iron Fort], and when Shockwave gathered heavy troops to surround [Iron Castle], Optimus Prime was appointed as the new leader of the Autobots by his teacher, the Enemy of the Heavens.

If you do the math, it's only been more than a hundred years.

After his teacher, Predator, went missing in an accident while personally escorting a group of power-bards that were vital to the Autobots to a secret base on Cybertron's moon, Optimus Prime lost not just a teacher, but also many of the highest-level Autobot secrets that had been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times only among leaders.

Therefore, he also didn't know if Megatron really had a super leader teacher as mentioned in the intelligence.

It's also unclear what the [Leadership Module] is and whether it really exists.

Because the information he had was so scarce that the young leader, who was responsible for the fate of all the Autobots, had to be silent for a few moments before giving instructions.

“…… Regardless of whether they betrayed the Decepticon Legion and decided to stand on their own, or if they had other purposes, they had revealed these pieces of information to us. But now that we've received it, we need to prepare a coping strategy! ”

"I will immediately issue a warning to the White House and urge humanity to strengthen its military presence near the Mariana Trench. Considering that humans have never been able to fully trust us, this requirement may not be taken seriously. So iron, I'm also going to ask the Pentagon to let you take a team to stay in Guam for the time being, so that you can patrol the Mariana Trench at any time in case of accidents! I'm going to wronged you! ”

For a long time, the U.S. government, or the arms dealers and consortia behind the U.S. government, wanted to get more advanced military technology and alien technology from the Autobots.

It's a pity that Optimus Prime has always refused to provide technology to the U.S. government, so the unhappiness between the two sides is also increasing as casualties continue to appear in the cooperation.

And not long ago, after the failure of the raid on Severodvinsk, the contradictions between the two sides were intensified for the first time. Optimus Prime hopes to no longer just cooperate with the United States, but to engage with all human countries around the world to jointly fight against the Decepticons.

Naturally, the Yankees would not agree, and they once again demanded that the Autobots provide them with advanced technology from Cybertron and threatened to expel the Autobots.

The two sides knew that they could not leave each other for the time being, although they could not talk about breaking up, but they were also very unhappy.

After grinding his tongue several times, he finally reluctantly reached a new supplementary agreement.

The Supplemental Agreement stipulates that the Autobots are not allowed to make contact with countries other than the United States, and even if the mission requires it, they can only contact other human nations through the United States.

At the same time, they also need to send more warriors to fight against the Decepticon forces lurking on Earth under the joint command of both sides.

In exchange, the Americans agreed to set up a new cooperative management department on the basis of the original sound nest, with the new department with higher authority and could report directly to the Pentagon and the White House, instead of being managed by the staff council as before.

The U.S. government has also made concessions to allow Autobots to use more U.S. military bases overseas if necessary, but they will need to be supervised by the U.S. military while they are in use.

Obviously, this kind of surveillance-like behavior is difficult for some grumpy Autobots to accept, hence this reminder from Optimus Prime.

Ironhide frowned slightly, but didn't say much, and nodded heavily.

He was indeed grumpy, but he could endure it for the sake of the mission.

As an elite fighter with old qualifications, Iron Sheet still has a lot of influence among the Autobots.

Seeing that he acquiesced and didn't speak, some other people who were a little dissatisfied with humans in their hearts could only temporarily suppress the resentment in their hearts and patiently listened to Optimus Prime's arrangement.

"Bumblebee, you continue to stay with Sam and them. Since the Decepticons have always kept this line, Sam and they can't afford to lose it, whether they have other intentions or not...... You need to be more careful to keep them safe, and I'll let Shake over to help you. ”

Bumblebee hesitated for a moment, then nodded in response.

After spending more than half a year in Duluth City, he was actually a little tired of staying there, and often wanted to get back to the front line against the Decepticons as soon as possible.

It's just that, in the past half a year, he has indeed developed a strong relationship with his new human friend, Sam, and Bumblebee can't leave when his safety is threatened.

“…… Very good, Sonic and Shockwave, I will contact Cybertron as soon as possible, and if it is confirmed that they have left, I will order Tong Tianxiao to lead the [Thunder Rescue Team] and [Flying Taibao] to come to Earth to support as soon as possible! ”

"As for the teacher Megatron mentioned in the intelligence, there is also the [Leadership Module]......"

Optimus Prime paused, and then said categorically: "Whether the information is true or not, in short, I will personally lead the team to track it down!" ”