Chapter 63: The Wandering Earth's Practices
After talking about Cybertron's history of civil wars over the past few million years, Optimus Prime finally talks about the key to the current battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons.
"Both we and the Decepticons realized that Cybertron was hopeless. The destruction of this planet is a matter of time, and the reason why it has been able to support until now is because of the core fire source of planetary energy to maintain the integrity of the planet's surface. ”
Under Optimus Prime's projection, Qiao Lu could see that Cybertron's crust was as riddled with holes as rotten apples.
If Cybertron weren't for the fact that Cybertron is a metal planet with an extremely thick and solid steel crust, the planet would have collapsed to the center of the earth.
And what keeps this earth's crust basically intact seems to be Cybertron's planetary core fire source.
In other words, if the source of the spark is extracted, Cybertron is truly finished.
However, this was exactly what the Decepticons had planned.
Optimus Prime explained, "Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, knows that it doesn't make much sense to keep the Tinder Source in Cybertron, so he plans to use the Tempest Temple of Technology left over from past civilizations to extract the Tinder Source and take it to other planets to establish new legions to conquer the universe. ”
If there is no accident, the planet that is being targeted is the earth, and it returns to the story of the first part of "Transformers".
Cybertron has lost its source of fire and becomes a completely dead planet, while the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons will continue on Earth.
If it weren't for Qiao Lu and the Wandering Earth's involvement, things would have been going in this direction.
"What about you? What are you going to do? Qiao Lu asked.
Whether or not they can agree with the goals of the Autobots is the key to determining whether the Wandering Earth can cooperate with them.
Optimus Prime replied, "We must stop the Decepticons, take the Temple of Technology first, extract the source of the fire, and leave Cybertron with it." ”
Sure enough, if Megatron had directly obtained the source of the fire, there would have been no story of so many later movies.
It's just that in the end, the Tinder Source did not fall into the hands of the Autobots, but was lost in the outer sky, probably when he finally evacuated Cybertron with the Tinder Source, he was blocked by the Decepticons with all his might.
So far, what happened in Cybertron's past and what will happen in the future has been roughly straightened out by Qiao Lu.
Then it's about how to change what is about to happen.
Qiao Lu first asked: "If you are allowed to get the spark source one step ahead, why don't you consider using the spark source to build an army to counterattack the Decepticons?" Tinder sources can spawn Transformers almost infinitely, right? ”
Optimus Prime shook his head and said, "The energy of the Tinder Source is not unlimited, and after the number of Transformers produced reaches a certain level, it will need to be recharged for a period of time, and we can't produce an army that is enough to fight against the Decepticons of the entire planet in one go." ”
Qiao Lu didn't know this, but it was true from the perspective of conservation of energy.
"So what do you do after you take the Tinder Source away from Cybertron according to your plan? The Decepticons will definitely chase you after you. Qiao Lu continued to ask, this is the core question.
Optimus Prime said categorically, "Even if we want to wander in the universe forever, we will never let the Decepticons get the source of fire!" If necessary, I'll use the Autobot's inherited leadership module to destroy it, even if it costs me my life. ”
Sure enough, Optimus Prime is still the idealist that Qiao Lu knows, and he will not hesitate to sacrifice everything for the sake of Bopai's concept of justice.
Although this seems a bit of a virgin, it is definitely not a bad thing for those who want to work with him.
Qiao Lu nodded and said, "Okay, I know what you claim. In that case, I have a proposal that I hope you will consider. ”
"Please." Optimus Prime replied politely.
Qiao Lu turned around, took a few steps back, and considered his words for a moment before turning back to Optimus Prime and asking:
"My proposal is, if you are willing, let us humans protect you, including the Autobots and the Tinder Source."
That's right, instead of letting the Autobots travel thousands of miles to protect the earth and humans, it is the humans who protect the Autobots and the source of the fire.
Of course, the main purpose is the source of the fire, and the Autobots just pack it up and take it away.
This is how the Wandering Earth is done.
"What?" Optimus Prime asked in surprise, "You're here to protect us?" ”
This is something that Optimus Prime has always thought of as his mission to help the weak race and maintain the justice of the universe.
They have always been running around to save others, when do we need humans to save themselves?
"But you can't beat the Decepticons now, can you?" Qiao Lu said simply and directly, "Think about the probability that you Autobots alone will be able to stop the Decepticons. ”
Of course, Optimus Prime can't deny this, the Decepticons have completely gained the upper hand in the civil war, and this operation is their Autobots' last stand.
After a long period of thought, Optimus Prime finally put down the shelf and asked Qiao Lu:
"How much backup do you have?"
Without thinking, Qiao Lu replied:
"I brought a ball."
Optimus Prime certainly can't understand the meaning of this sentence, what does a ball mean? A spherical space station, or a spherical space carrier?
Without waiting for Optimus Prime to think deeply, Qiao Lu said to him, "Since you are willing to cooperate, I will discuss it with the others." I'll let you know again after I've come to a conclusion. ”
After saying that, Qiao Lu left the main control room, leaving Optimus Prime stunned in place.
Qiao Lu, and the forces he represents behind him, really make Optimus Prime more and more incomprehensible.
"Your prestige among the Cybertambo faction has risen to 'respect.'"
"Success with Cybertron Civilization: Diplomacy with the Bo faction to gain 1500 civilization points."
"The Civilization Illustrated Book has been included, please unlock more information through cultural exchanges."
As soon as Qiao Lu came out, he received these prompts from the system, and at the same time, the relevant information of the Autobot civilization was also displayed on the system panel.
[Planet Name]: Cybertron
[Main species]: Transformers
[Civilization Level]: Lost civilization
Current Population: Unknown
[Science and Technology Ideology]: Extreme materialism
[Racial Characteristics]: Mechanical deformation
[Special Abilities]; The source of the fire
"Ding, the special technology projects [Transforming Body] and [Tinder Transformation] have been added to the Wandering Earth Science and Technology Library, and the host can organize the research of related projects and use civilization points to accelerate the progress of related technologies."
Sure enough, as Qiao Law expected, two of Cybertron's most valuable technologies were added to the Wandering Earth's technology arsenal.
The question is how harsh will the R&D needs and the civilization points required for acceleration be?