During his time in Cybertron, Optimus Prime saw a lot and experienced different jobs, once he worked in the Iron Keep Archives, and his body would not be scratched or rusted.

Now, Optimus Prime works in the mines, and although his body can leave traces of the ore at any time, and rust will appear due to the underground environment of the mine, he has also gained new friends.

In addition, from his friends who are miners, Optimus Prime also learned about the difference between the predator regime and the Supreme Council in dealing with miners.

It was even learned from the captain of the mine that at the beginning of the revolt of the leader of the predators, the miners of Cuarón were the first soldiers willing to follow him, and it is said that they preceded the gladiators of Cuarón.

Even during the recent raid on the Dawn Heights, it is said that their former Karon miners appeared there as elite soldiers of the leader of the predators.

"It's incredibly clear that the Supreme Council has a functional committee to determine whether we can become soldiers, but they forgot that during the legendary Five-Faced Monster period, the rebels fought through various vehicle forms."

Captain Miners and Optimus Prime recounted the heroic deeds of their Karon miners, who were ready to join the army if the Enemy Leader needed them.

Unfortunately, the leader of the predators has no plans to expand the conscription for the time being, and it seems that the current strength is enough to maintain the situation of the war.

"Civil War."

Thinking of the civil war between the Supreme Council and the Southern Cybertron regime, Optimus Prime knew that the members of the Supreme Council must be preparing to break through the defense line in the southern part of Cybertron, as for where to break through, Optimus Prime is not clear, after all, he is not the front-line commander of the Supreme Council.

Thinking of his current identity as the leader module seeker, Optimus Prime looked in the direction of the Karon Archon Building, which was now the office of the predator of the Southern Cybertron regime, and Optimus Prime had not yet decided whether to expose his identity to the public eye in the southern part of Cybertron.

After all, in case it is exposed, it is very likely to be used by some conspirators to bring unnecessary trouble to the Shockwave Councillors.

There was not so much unity within the Supreme Council, and Optimus Prime was aware of it when he was in the Iron Keep, and even now Optimus Prime can guess the image of the councillors attacking their colleagues for their own benefit.

The CPU was thinking, and Optimus Prime was replenishing the energy, which was the energy block that the miner captain had just given him.

Compared to the energy blocks of the Iron Keep, the purity of the energy blocks in the south of Cybertron is slightly worse, probably because the south of Cybertron does not have a complete energy block purification industry like Blade City, but even so, the miners, including Optimus Prime, feel that the energy blocks taste good.

After all, compared to the energy blocks that gradually increased in purity from the Predator Factory, the energy blocks in the southern mining area of Cybertron during the High Council period had more impurities, which Optimus Prime also discovered, and understood that this was the work of some high-ranking members of the Supreme Council regime.

While Optimus Prime and the miners were refueling, a convoy in the city of Karon was heading towards the C-16 mine, led by a silver-white painted Cybertron all-terrain vehicle, which was in Megatron's vehicle form.

"Sir, how far are we from the C-16 mine you mentioned?"

Driving out of Caron's city, Megatron in vehicle form leads his men toward the mining area where he once worked, and behind him is full of curiosity about where Megatron once worked.

Compared to other miners who fled to become gladiators due to the oppression of the mines, the gladiators of Hydraulics fled to the gladiatorial arena because they were targeted by law enforcers for secretly reselling ore.

For this reason, when the Predator declared an uprising, Hydraulic, realizing that he could regain his legal status, immediately chose to support him, and joined the Predator's army with the other gladiators, and became Megatron's subordinate.

"Soon, it's coming, hydraulics."

Megatron did not share the coordinates of the C-16 mine with his subordinates through the terminal, he hoped that he would personally lead his subordinates to the mine where he had worked, after all, this was his first time returning.

Sometimes Megatron thinks that fate may be really magical, once he was just a miner in the mine who could return to the fire at any time due to the rust of the body, but now he has become a colonel of the rebel army because of various military exploits, and even met the leader of the predators not long ago.

The success of the Dawn Heights raid cheered the inhabitants of Cybertron's southern regime, and the Predators personally rewarded the warriors who participated in the operation.

For example, Megatron, due to his successive exploits, is now a colonel in the guerrilla army, and his subordinates have also been promoted, and the hydraulic press is even more excited to find Megatron to report after the body is repaired.

Even, when he learned that the mining area where Chief Megatron used to work was in Karon, Megatron's subordinates were surprised and invited by Megatron to go to the mining area where he once worked.

In the face of the commander's invitation, the junior officers, including the hydraulic press, were very excited to agree, so they went to the C-16 mine under the leadership of Megatron.

Along the way, Megatron saw the airship of Decimas of the Senate carrying energy supplies to the front line, and also saw some vehicle-form construction teams repairing infrastructure for Caron, and even reserves training in Caron's territory, seemingly ready to support the front line at any time.

Similarly, as he progressed, Megatron finally arrived at the mining area where he had worked, and as soon as he entered the mining area, he saw the miners who were replenishing their energy at the temporary energy supply station.

Seeing this, Megatron braked quickly, and then the body under a light leap vehicle quickly deformed, as did Megatron's subordinates behind him, and when they arrived at their destination, they all followed Megatron's footsteps and transformed back from the vehicle form.

"Captain, it looks like there's a guest in the mine."

Noticing Megatron and them, Optimus Prime stopped recharging and looked at the miner captain to the side, as did the rest of the miners.

"Don't worry, Optimus Prime, just keep replenishing your energy."

Compared to the vigilant miners, the miner captain was at first puzzled about the purpose of the Cybertron who came to the mine, but when he saw Megatron's familiar body, the miner captain's doubts all disappeared.

At the same time, the miner captain also told Optimus Prime that they didn't have to be nervous, and Megatron also told his subordinates that this was the mining area where he used to work.

Then, under the watchful eyes of many miners and junior officers, including hydraulics, Megatron and the miner captain stepped out of their respective subordinates and stepped forward to give their long-lost miners a hug that made a metal crashing sound.

"Long time no see, Megatron."

The miner captain looked at his old friend with a smile and said Megatron's current name.

"Long time no see, my friend."

Megatron replied to the miner captain with a smile as well, and then, amid the puzzled gaze of many miners, the miner captain invited Megatron and his men to replenish their energy, and introduced Megatron to the miners led by Optimus Prime.

"This is the war hero I mentioned to you, Colonel Megatron, who went out of our C-16 mine."

"Colonel Megatron has been following the Captain of the Predators since the uprising, whether it is Stan City, or the Spaceport, or the Manganese Iron Mountains, or the recent raid on the Dawn Heights."

The miner captain introduces Megatron to Optimus Prime and other miners, and at the same time holds up his cuirass and talks about Megatron's glorious achievements.

Both Captain Mine and Megatron were miners in the C-16 mine, and were rescued by the Predator Leader when Senate Elder Decimas sent the good fortune of giving back to the community, and they both went to the underground base below Karon.

Unfortunately, compared to Megatron's mech, which was still intact at the time, the miner's captain's mech was severely corroded by the rust in the underground of the mine, resulting in the failure of many modules, including deformed gears, to operate normally.

In the end, even though the ambulance doctor at the time repaired the miner's body, he still couldn't make his body up to the standard of a soldier.

Later, when the Predator leader revolted, Megatron and his junior officers followed him to the front, and followers like Captain Mine were tasked with helping to manage the southern part of Cybertron, and the Captain Mine returned to C-16 as the person in charge here.

When he met Megatron, the miner captain was very enthusiastic, and so was Megatron.

The miners they once knew were now back to the Tinder Mine, and the war meant casualties, whether it was the battle for the Manganese Iron Mountains or the spaceport, they were bound to suffer a certain amount of damage, even if it was the team commanded by Megatron.

During the time he became the captain, the miner captain saw many former miners return with honor from the list of casualties, and if it weren't for Megatron's achievements constantly coming to the rear, the miner captain would almost think that Megatron had also returned to the fire.

"Megatron, the soldier who led his subordinates to raid the Dawn Heights with the elite soldiers of the Thunder Rescue Team and other fronts is actually a co-worker with the captain."

The miners on Optimus Prime's side looked at Megatron in amazement, as compared to the High Council's resentment against the Thunder Rescue Team, the residents of southern Cybertron mostly liked this kind of warrior who resembled the heroes of the Golden Age.

It is said that there are individual residents of southern Cybertron who want to inquire about their raids on the Dawn Heights, so as to record them and pass them on, among which the most curious on the communication network is a resident with the pen name "The King of Fighters", who is deliberately learning about the actions of the Thunder Rescue Team in the Dawn Heights through various channels.

"Megatron."

Optimus Prime reflected the reflection of Megatron's body in the optics, and he had mixed emotions, he had been to the Dawn Heights before coming to Cybertron South, and the guards there were kind to Optimus Prime, although Optimus Prime understood that it was from his identity as the leader of the module seeker.

In the same way, Optimus Prime understands that Megatron is not wrong as a soldier, a leading captain, he has completed the task of the leader and brought his men back to the south of Cybertron, Megatron is not wrong, and the guards of the Dawn Heights are not wrong, they are all fighting for what they should do.

If there is to be a culprit, only some members of the Supreme Council and the corrupt system under their rule can be blamed.

After all, no grassroots Cybertron citizen with a normal processor could blame the revolt of the Predators wrong, and even the most dull Transformers would be aware of the flaws in the Supreme Council system and the restrictive nature of the Functional Council.

While Optimus Prime was looking at Megatron, Megatron, who was chatting with his former mining friend, also noticed the sturdy Optimus Prime below, and Optimus Prime's optical mirror, which looked like it contained complex emotions.

"This is my 'recruit', his name is Optimus Prime, he is very much like you used to be, the same attention to the political situation, the same hard work for life, old friend."

"It's a pity that the leader of the Enemy of Heaven has no plans to expand the conscription at present, otherwise I will definitely recommend Optimus Prime to join the army, I believe, he may be able to become the second you."

Noticing that Megatron was looking in the direction of Optimus Prime, the miner captain whispered to Megatron to introduce Optimus Prime, who had just joined his command for a few stellar cycles, and sometimes the miner captain could see the former Megatron on Optimus Prime's body, and because of this, in the face of Optimus Prime, the miner captain introduced more.

"Optimus Prime, great name, you have a good subordinate, my friend."

"However, no one can perfectly imitate anyone else, not even a clone of him, my friends, sometimes expect other compatriots to be me, and I expect them to be a better version of themselves."

After briefly resting on Optimus Prime's body, Megatron withdrew his gaze and looked at his old friend to speak his opinion.

Hearing Megatron say this, the miner captain was slightly stunned, and his lips couldn't help but smile on his lips.

"It seems that you have changed a lot, Megatron, my friend, you would not have said such things in the past, and only modestly nodded at the lack of words in the memory module."

The miner captain smiled and sighed, and Megatron smiled after a little silence.

"After all, we've all grown, haven't we, whether it's forced by life or faith, we're all moving forward, right behind the leader of the predators."

Megatron said as he remembered the Leader of the Enemy Protector he had seen at the Energy Supply Station not long ago, yes, unconsciously, they had been altered by time.

"Leader of the Predators"

Looking at this scene, Optimus Prime was silently mixed among the miners, is this the Megatron who grew all the way from the miner to the colonel of Cybertron's southern army.

It seems that the Predator Leader is indeed planning to abandon the bad habit of functional committees within his own governance.

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"The fleet is being assembled, the army has issued a call order, those ancient factories are roaring again, and our race is finally once again setting its sights on the galaxy universe outside Cybertron that was once ruled by us." - Autobot Soldier

"A giant, a metal demigod, a god has once again descended into our civilization." - The Lost Colony

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