Chapter 166: Voyage and Exile
A large, irregularly shaped space device is rapidly moving away from Cybertron, and will soon be out of the galaxy and heading for the pitch-black expanse of the universe.
During this time, Fu Qinghai had carefully studied the internal structure of the Well of the Tinder Source, this device, or building, was very large, the size of a frigate, a frigate in the real world. But its core, the Tinder Source, is actually very small, just like in the film version of Transformers, a matrix cube, the appearance should belong to some kind of metal material, and the surface is covered with hieroglyphs, which is said to be the ancient Cybertron script, which is no longer used. Except for the titanium master in the data hall, no one knows what is written on it.
Why is the Tinder Source so small and the Well of the Tinder Source so big? Because this Tinder Cube is only responsible for providing Tinder, not a Cybertron out of thin air, the Well of Tinder is built around the Tinder Feed, as well as many bulky appendages, such as the propulsion device that launches it into space.
Tinder, which is basically equal to the soul of Transformers, produces and manufactures industrial robots in the well of the Tinder Source, and then the Tinder Source "ignites" it into Transformers. This process can actually be artificially designed to a certain extent, such as building an excavator or shield machine, and after giving it fire, the Cybertron is likely to be only engaged in mining, which is why the Cybertron class system can be artificially manipulated by the Supreme Council.
Fu Qinghai and Bumblebee sat facing each other on the cold metal floor, and neither of them spoke.
Fu Qinghai didn't speak because he had nothing to say, and Bumblebee didn't speak because he couldn't speak.
The young Cybertron fought recklessly and hard. Bumblebee saw Megatron, the leader of the Decepticons, in a battle, and took the initiative to challenge him, but was cut by Wei Zong's throat with a sword, and the sound device was destroyed. Megatron's weapon is attached to the Dark Super Energy Body, and the erosion of the Dark Super Energy Body has caused the ambulance to be unable to completely repair the bumblebee's vocalization device, so it has not been able to speak normally.
Who is Megatron? Before the revolution, he was the king of Karon's gladiatorial battles, and after obtaining the dark super-energy body, he was even more powerful, killing the former leader of the Celestial Enemy in a heads-up. In the face of such an opponent, everyone is afraid to avoid it, the bumblebee is indeed very brave, and the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
"Isn't it boring?"
Fu Qinghai said.
"Didu Didu ......"
Bumblebees make simple sounds.
His sound-generating device could only produce this "dili lulu" sound, so Fu Qinghai and Bumblebee agreed to use long and short drops and interval pauses as three different signals, and express his meaning according to Morse code rules.
Fu Qinghai understood, and said:
"So, you've never been on a spaceship or ever been on a spaceship, have you?"
"Didu."
Bumblebee nodded in agreement.
"Then enjoy the moment, the novelty will soon become obsolete, and then there will be endless boring times, no matter the universe, interstellar voyages."
Fu Qinghai waved his hand.
Putting on a posture of "old qualifications" and "people who have come over", he taught the young people of Cybertron a lesson.
Bumblebee "Didi Dudu" said a lot more.
"Okay, okay, I got it."
Fu Qinghai waved his hand impatiently and said:
"Knowing that you are looking forward to the future and are passionate, you stop for a moment. In addition, we are out of the battlefield, so we don't need to call me Commander, just call me Aoyama. ”
Bumblebee then quieted down.
The interior of the hall fell silent again.
Fu Qinghai casually picked up a delicately shaped metal ball and threw it up and down in his palm.
This ball is the only reward Fu Qinghai has ever asked for from Optimus Prime - a spark.
When a Transformer dies, Tinder leaves his body automatically. Fu Qinghai can't intervene in this process, but there must be a way to intervene - otherwise, how can the shock wave give fire to the Iron Dragon orbital station? It must be planted with ready-made fire. There is no way for the Well of Tinder Source to naturally give birth to a base such as the Iron Dragon, which is a huge base King Kong. From this it can be inferred that the Cybertrons could save the fire.
It's just that Fu Qinghai didn't master this technique.
After Fu Qinghai made a request to Optimus Prime, Optimus Prime went to Master Titanium, and Master Titanium gave Fu Qinghai a spark, and also said that this spark came from an old friend of his, a friend of the Thirteen Ancestors, what level was that?
Fu Qinghai didn't dare to hope that this spark came from another ancestor, but Master Ti was older than the Space Bridge, and the Cybertrons of that era should not be mediocre - mediocre spark could not be preserved to this day.
Fu Qinghai recalled the scene and conversations at that time.
Master Titanium took out a small metal ball from the drawer, similar in size to Pokémon's Poké Ball, and the shell was engraved with many hieroglyphs and intricate patterns, making it look delicate and small. Master Titanium handed the small round ball into Fu Qinghai's hand, and pressed his palm and said solemnly:
"It used to be my friend."
"Please treat it well, Aoyama."
The lid of the "Kacha ......" box is closed.
Fu Qinghai took the small ball back into the suitcase.
Then he turned his head to look at the glass porthole.
The hexagonal mesh lattice is getting farther and smaller and farther away.
Cybertron eventually disappeared from view.
He didn't know how long the journey would last. According to the movie version of Transformers, Cybertron is actually only four light-years away from Earth - a distance that can be reached in many sci-fi universes without even the need for faster-than-light navigation. The Well of Tinder is fast, and the Cybertrons are technologically advanced, and even though the space bridge has been abandoned, they still have sub-light speed sailing technology.
Cybertron also has air, and although the oxygen content in the air is very low, it is not completely absent. There is no oxygen in space - so Fu Qinghai has stockpiled a lot of instruments and chemicals that can be broken down into oxygen in advance. He didn't know how long the voyage would take, and perhaps no matter how much oxygen, water, or food he had in reserve, he wouldn't have enough. But he wasn't particularly worried, because even if there was a lack of water, oxygen, and food in the end, and the Sasian meninges were activated, the Space Marines would still be able to enter a state of suspended animation, and would not die completely because of this.
For bumblebees, although the Cybertrons do not need to breathe oxygen, they also need to consume energy to sustain their life, even if they sit and do nothing. The Autobots, including the entire Cybertron, were severely understocked, so they didn't carry much additional energy on this voyage - after all, the battle at Iron Keep was even tighter. At the slightest moment, the Transformers can also enter a state of dormancy, waiting to regain energy and wake up again.
"Hoo ......"
Fu Qinghai simply lay on the floor.
Although the whole plot line event is not completely over, his business is over.
You might as well take this opportunity to take a good look back at what happened in this reincarnation world.
In fact, to be honest, if it weren't for the reincarnation world that determined the division of factions at the beginning, Fu Qinghai's personal position was actually more inclined to Megatron than Orion Pikes, which later became Optimus Prime.
Fu Qinghai's view of history and world view made him look down on Optimus Prime's fighting methods and lines of struggle at all, and any Chinese person knew the truth that "power comes out of the barrel of a gun", and Orian Pikes initially believed that the formation of an armed force was not necessary, and that the purpose of change could be achieved by stimulating the awareness of the whole people through online discussions - it was simply nonsense.
Megatron was aware of the need to form an army, and an army that was completely at his disposal. Not only that, Megatron also attaches great importance to intelligence gathering and scientific research and development. The army was well trained, and the men ordered the ban. His action and organization are far superior to those of Orion Pikes, who is so naïve that he is irritated.
Why did Megatron fail?
Why is Optimus Prime successful?
In the beginning, Optimus Prime and Megatron were in the same camp, and Megatron's Decepticons created terrorist attacks to attract attention and then manipulated public opinion to build momentum, and a set of methods worked smoothly. When this operation finally caught the attention of the Supreme Council, which expressed its willingness to listen to the views of dissidents, Orien Pikes actually wanted to peacefully seize power through the line of parliamentary struggle? Fu Qinghai was about to kneel for him.
What does this amount to?
This is equivalent to: halfway through the Northern Expedition, and the old regime is about to be overthrown, eh, suddenly stop fighting, sit down to negotiate, switch to the line of parliamentary struggle, and the representatives of all sides begin to talk and draw pies, and all kinds of speeches and debates are made to win votes from the voters...... Fu Qinghai is really powerless to complain.
Of course, this is also in line with the upbringing and class position of the two - Optimus Prime is a white-collar clerk, typical of little bourgeois, born with weakness and compromise. Megatron is a blue-collar worker, and when it comes to class positions, he is the real zero-class class, daring to break everything.
But what happened next was to his surprise, and the Supreme Council was willing to delegate power and appoint Orion Pikes as its leader. Fu Qinghai also maliciously speculated: Maybe the Supreme Council just wants to choose a mascot, just like President Li Yuanhong; Perhaps the Supreme Council actually wants to divide Optimus Prime and Megatron so that they can start fighting among themselves; In short, this is a trick to set a target and divert contradictions. Later, Fu Qinghai realized that it was Master Titanium who was hiding behind the scenes.
Of course, this is not to say that Megatron is a perfect revolutionary, on the contrary, he has many black spots. There are many people who like to advocate the logic of "winning and losing", firmly believing that "history is written by the victors", believing that the final result is far greater than the process means. However, the truth is not so absolute, those in power can revise the historical compilation textbook to promote their own justice and reasonableness, but it is impossible to stop the people, as long as someone is alive, what they have done will be circulated.
Megatron created terrorist attacks against civilians, and Megatron used the Dark Superpower, which resembles drugs, as an energy source to increase the combat power of his army...... None of this is what a just and legitimate regime should do.
But that's not the point.
The most important thing is.
The current major event in the plot line is the civil war of Cybertron, and there are only internal contradictions among the Cybertrons, and there are no other alien races involved, that is, there are no external contradictions. In this case, Fu Qinghai felt that Megatron had more appetite for himself than Optimus Prime. But knowing the character setting well, he understands that once other alien races are involved, Fu Qinghai, as a human being, will never be on the side of Megatron and the Decepticons.
Megatron was a racist.
He doesn't care if other alien races live or die.
In contrast, Optimus Prime and Autobots have a gentle and equal attitude towards other alien races, and are willing to respect the most basic rights to life, no matter what Fu Qinghai says about Megatron and Optimus Prime, if he wants to cooperate, he can only cooperate with the latter.
Megatron does represent the bottom.
But the bottom does not equal friends.
These truths are very simple, but for those diode paramecium on the Internet in Fu Qinghai's previous life, it is still too complicated, and I am afraid that the brain CPU will burn.
At the same time, Fu Qinghai was also a little sighing and confused, in the previous life, many young people liked to ridicule middle-aged people, thinking that these "days" people were weak and compromised and did not know how to fight, but now looking back, Cybertron Star has been reduced to ruins due to the civil war, and the energy crystals are close to exhaustion. If there is no revolution and no civil war, is it better to live under the oppression of the class system than to live in ruins?
Fu Qinghai didn't know.
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The "spaceship" continues to sail towards deep space.
The oxygen has not been exhausted, although Fu Qinghai has been in a meditative state to reduce his metabolism, but the assimilated food has been eaten and drunk dry, forced by hunger and thirst, Fu Qinghai had to fall into a state of suspended animation.
Bumblebee also began to shut down and hibernate.
Fu Qinghai didn't know that the civil war on Cybertron was intensifying, and Megatron led a Decepticon commando to infiltrate the inside of the Iron Castle in an attempt to steal the plasma energy chamber. At this point, the Autobots also have their own city King Kong, which can compete with the Decepticons' Iron Dragon.
Unbeknownst to Fu Qinghai, at the beginning, Optimus Prime wanted to collect a lot of small ships to form a fleet to lead the Autobots out of Cybertron, but the threat of the Iron Dragon orbital station was always like a sword hanging over his head, and Optimus Prime finally abandoned the fleet plan and began to concentrate resources on building a giant spaceship, and named it "Ark", despite the Decepticons' obstruction, the Generation One project still moved forward steadily.
Fu Qinghai didn't know that the Decepticons finally got the plasma energy room, and the Autobots finally repaired the space bridge. The Autobots boarded the Ark with their families and planned to leave Cybertron via the Space Bridge.
……
At this time, the Iron Castle, the Hall of Data Records.
"Didn't we talk about it before?"
Master Titanium's attitude was very impatient.
"Master Titanium, I beg you, come with me. Your wisdom is our best support during the voyage. Only you remember the Cybertrons who sailed through space, and none of us knew anything but you. ”
Optimus Prime stood at the door of Master Titanium's study. As usual, the Cybertron Covenant was spread out on the desk, and the pen was set aside. Sometimes Optimus felt that every step of his actions had been pre-described by Master Titanium's book.
"How long are you going to rely on me, Optimus Prime?"
Master Titanium asked rhetorically:
"If you want to lead the Autobots, you have to learn to be independent, and a true leader has to let everyone know that the leader's decisions are all made by him."
Optimus Prime has nothing to say.
He was a little ashamed, but also angry.
"Let's go, Optimus Prime."
Master Titanium waved his hand and said:
"Take the Manifestation One, I've already put it in the Ark. During Cybertron's self-healing, the Mana Orb will protect me. I've always planned that way, I'll rebuild the destroyed part of the data network, and I'll be alive. In the years to come, no one could expect more. ”
Optimus Prime couldn't argue with that.
Qingshan is gone, how can he leave his most trusted mentor and advisor, Master Ti?
"Optimus Prime, I know what you're expecting, but I refuse." Master Titanium looked at Optimus Prime and said solemnly, "I insist on my opinion, please respect the elders." ”
"I will."
Optimus Prime replied.
I don't know if it's out of intuition or the deep knowledge in the leadership module, Optimus Prime knows with certainty that the person in front of him is one of the Thirteen Ancestors, a Transformer who has existed since the beginning of history. Optimus Prime left alone, feeling sad, but he believed that the Stallkeeper knew what he was doing.
Soon there was a reconnaissance report: the Decepticon army was coming from the east, crossing the pole and heading north. Now, the time has come to lead the Autobots on the Ark.
Optimus Prime made his way to the south end of the Well of Tinder, where he was surrounded by his closest comrades: Jazz, police cars, and Ironskin...... Optimus Prime looked at them and couldn't help but think of the others-
Hundreds, thousands, of the warriors who died for whom he did not know their names, and those who did not make it to the ark, those who did not follow the troops through the canyon, and those who never entered the ark.
It's too much, it's too much.
But as a leader, you can only make decisions.
The mighty, endless army of Autobots boarded the Ark. After the last man boarded the ark, the ship's doors slammed shut and Optimus Prime ordered the pilot to take off.
He wanted to say goodbye to Master Titanium, but it was likely that Master Ti had already passed through the complex underground network of the Iron Citadel at this moment, evading the Decepticon search party. He also wanted to say goodbye to the brave and fearless Thunder Rescue Team, as well as Skyfire, who volunteered to stay here and drag the Iron Dragon Orbital Station......
The Ark rose from the canyon and rose higher and higher, with the arc of Cybertron in full view, and Optimus Prime stared at the scarred place, his only home.
As the ark rises, the Decepticons swarm in large numbers and launch a final assault on the Iron Keep. Seekers swarmed from the sky, shells raining down, destroying the Iron Fort's automatic defense batteries. They completely destroyed all symbols of the class system, as they would have made Megatron deeply hateful.
But at this time, Megatron was chasing the Ark, and he flew through the sky in the reorganized Iron Dragon Orbital Station. The Autobots don't know that the Iron Dragon Orbital Station is a three-way King Kong. Megatron triggers the Ironclad's third form, the giant battleship Retribution, which can carry an army.
Once that Cybertron never came back.
……
The Iron Dragon Orbital Station detipped from orbit and was transformed into Retribution, escaping Cybertron's gravity, and Megatron, the Red Spider, Sonic Wave, and their most trusted Decepticon commander were all on the ship.
Megatron contacted Shockwave, who had previously ordered Shockwave to command the final battle against the Iron Keep. Now Megatron finally understands Optimus Prime's true goal - how can he be fooled? Megatron is tasked with correcting the shockwave.
"Shockwave, I've given you Cybertron when I get back. Remember, I will definitely be back. Don't think it's a promotion, I just need someone to take care of my place and my country while I'm gone, and I'm going to get rid of the Autobots and Optimus Prime once and for all. Can I trust you? ”
"I promise that Cybertron will not change in the slightest since you return." The shock wave slapped his chest and assured.
"I hope so." Megatron said, "Do you know what you're going to do in such a long time?" You have to rebuild, you have to use the surviving Cybertrons, there is no need not to kill people casually. Also, continue your scientific research and see what else you can improve on Transformers and what new discoveries can be made from the new variations. Let the Autobots do the hard labor, let them all taste the current class, and they will understand that they are doomed. Shockwave, when I get back, I hope there won't be a single Autobot left on Cybertron. This is your task, don't let me down. ”
At this time, the Ark had passed through the boundary between Cybertron's atmosphere and orbital space, and Optimus Prime's former personal channel, that is, Orion Pikes's, suddenly rang out.
"Congratulations, brother."
Megatron appears on screen.
"Are we brothers again now?"
Optimus Prime found himself farther away from Megatron, the more he didn't want to use the communication channels they used to have.
"Family issues will always be so complicated, we will always be brothers, we are bound together."
Megatron laughed and said:
"You can't escape, brother. If necessary, I will hunt you down through the sea of stars, even if I burn every star in the galaxy to ashes, and I will chase you until I find you. As he spoke, he raised his clenched fist, "I will, promise you." Then I'm going to see what's hidden in you, the so-called leader. ”
"Then come to me, brother. If I'm hunted down to keep Cybertron away from your madness, come on. ”
Optimus Prime turned his head to look beyond the asteroid belt and the two moonbases, where there was a series of space bridges, some of which were only a little wreckage, remnants of ancient accidents or sabotage, while others remained in the shape of their original passages. According to Master Titanium's confirmation, one of the energy crystals was still flickering with a faint light.
On a display screen next to it, the stern radar showed that the silhouette of the Retribution was approaching, and Megatron was still chasing Optimus Prime.
Optimus Prime thought to himself: Megatron, you have gone against your heart. Now Cybertron is yours - a sick and inverted Cybertron, a Cybertron that is harmful to all living things, but it's yours after all, and yet you throw it away for a little personal vendetta.
"Accelerate, accelerate!"
Optimus Prime ordered.
The Ark kept approaching the space bridge.
Retribution clung to the Ark.
The moment the Ark approached the space bridge, it activated, its radiant glow enveloping the Ark. The Retribution also chased them into the Space Bridge's range of effectiveness. Before it could fully catch up with the upper ark, the space bridge suddenly collapsed and disintegrated, all in a very short moment, too short to be calculated using the existing units of measurement. One second they were still here, and the next second what happened was like nothing in the time they could feel......
When the space bridge disintegrated, it released a large amount of energy, as well as a super-energy body, which tore a crack in space-time. The Ark and the Retribution were sucked in one after the other and appeared in the ...... Somewhere. Immediately after that, the crack automatically closes, and the super-energy body dissipates. Both the Ark and the Autobots on board are floating in space, surrounded by unfamiliar stars.
Standing on the bridge of the Ark, Optimus Prime suddenly noticed that the universe had become vast and unfamiliar, and the strange planets in the spiral arms of a strange galaxy were infinitely stretching around them. Cybertron was nowhere to be seen, as was Megatron's Retribution, and the Ark's probes and sensors were completely unable to detect spaceship-sized objects among the nearby stars.
"Where are we?"
Sir asked.
The police car squinted at the display screen.
"I don't know." He said, "These planets are completely off the star map of the Iron Keep's Hall of Records. ”
"When can we go home?"
Heng Cannon asked:
"Does the Ark know the way?"
"I know the way."
Optimus Prime affirmed. He patted his chest and felt the resonance of the leadership module. The Leadership Module is what he is today with his Tinder, the leader of the Cybertrons, who will illuminate the darkest hour of Cybertron.
Now they've finally escaped from their brutal foes and left their homeland to go where the Transformers never set foot before. Cybertron is so badly damaged that it takes longer than the life cycle of some stars to heal itself. No matter what the future holds, they will persevere, because they are Autobots, and they will always stay strong, and sometime in the distant future, the Autobots will return to Cybertron and declare once again that it is their planet and home.
Let Megatron cross the galaxy to chase us.
Optimus Prime clenched his fists and thought to himself.
No matter where we are, we will fight to the end.
Then, one day, we'll all go home.
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