Chapter 141: Each takes what he needs (Patreon)

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Sapper and Spider are the code names for the Industrial Decepticon and Medical Decepticon, respectively.

As soon as Sun Cheng finished stating the conditions, Onslaught's face turned completely dark.

"You're asking for too much!" He grunted, his gaze towards Sun Cheng becoming somewhat unfriendly. "Don't even think about the Sonic Gun!"

Sun Cheng didn't even request the Electromagnetic Railgun from him, despite being extremely tempted after witnessing the power of Onslaught's new weapon firsthand.

However, he didn't expect that Onslaught would refuse to give him the Sonic Gun, and his attitude was unwavering, leaving no room for negotiation.

Although a sense of disappointment crept into his heart, Sun Cheng maintained his smile and spoke with a slow yet determined voice: "Asking for too much? But that's the memory chip of Optimus Prime's deputy - Jazz!"

By suggesting the exchange of Jazz's memory chip, Sun Cheng already sensed that he was at a disadvantage, so he firmly clung to his request.

Onslaught stared at him coldly, his eyes flickering, clearly deeply intrigued.

After a while, he finally spoke again, slowly saying, "You're asking for too much. I can give you Spider and provide the manufacturing technology and equipment, but I cannot provide the engineers. Manufacturing engineers is not difficult, but Cores can only be made by Starscream and Shockwave. I don't have many, so I can give you a maximum of five."

So it really came down to the issue of the "Core"?

A thought flashed through Sun Cheng's mind. He also knew that although Onslaught had fared much better than himself, compared to Starscream, he was truly a pauper.

But did he really ask for too much?

Not necessarily!

After a prolonged silence, Sun Cheng shook his head once more. "Jazz's memory chip is intact. If Lord Onslaught has the intention, he could use it to recreate another Barricade. I cannot accept anything less than ten engineers, and if possible, also include an energy absorption and conversion device. I know you have it!"

Baricade, a senior Decepticon warrior, was once an Autobot in his early years.

After betraying the Autobots and defecting to the Decepticons during the civil war, he was targeted for assassination multiple times by Autobots, including Bumblebee. The most severe attack resulted in damage to his Spark and mechanical body.

It was under Megatron's command that Starscream redesigned his mechanical body and transferred the memory chip into the new body, completing his complete resurrection and transformation from Autobot to Decepticon.

Since Onslaught harbored ambitions of going solo, Sun Cheng believed that he must have also realized the scarcity of manpower after breaking away.

A memory chip of Jazz could provide him with an additional high-level warrior. As for the expenses required to customize a mechanical body and Spark, that was no longer a concern for Sun Cheng!

As for ensuring the loyalty of the newly created warrior, Sun Cheng trusted that Onslaught would have methods of control.

Onslaught was indeed ambitious, and he impatiently slapped away another spider that crawled onto his cheek. With one hand continuously tapping on the nearby device, he unintentionally left faint, barely visible dents on it.

After being irritatedly lost in thought for a while, Onslaught let out a disdainful snort, "You've hit the mark, haven't you?"

Implicitly, this meant that he agreed to the request.

Sun Cheng felt delighted to have completed the transaction with Onslaught.

Jazz's memory chip was truly impressive, as it would provide him with a high-ranking warrior superior to himself in the future.

However, not to mention finding a Spark to use, the resources consumed by a mere mechanical body were enough to make Sun Cheng go through a lot of trouble and calculations. He was still running around, making arrangements to secure the resources needed for his new mechanical body.

Although Jazz's memory chip held promising prospects, Sun Cheng was more concerned about himself and the present.

The transaction was only completed two days later, and Onslaught personally delivered the goods.

Sun Cheng intended to strengthen their relationship further by leveraging mutual interests. Additionally, there were too many items to transport, making it impossible for him to move them all at once.

Therefore, he decided to have Onslaught personally deliver the goods, taking the opportunity to bring him into his base located on the outskirts of Savage County, in southwestern Colorado.

Naturally, he had already retrieved any sensitive items and stored them in the spherical space.

"This is your base?" Onslaught transformed back into his humanoid form, observing the fully loaded container of equipment being brought into the base through a secluded missile transport passage from the launch silo. He contemplated as he looked at Sun Cheng's base.

Sun Cheng truthfully explained, calling Atlas to tally the items in the container, "This used to be a human military base that had been abandoned for several decades. After I discovered it, I repurposed it. After all, I don't have the ability to return to Cybertron Planet..."

Crossing the galaxy entailed various dangers, such as celestial bodies, gravitational forces, and even black holes. Danger lurked everywhere.

Sun Cheng didn't have a complete star map and didn't know the whereabouts of the crucial wormholes from Earth to Cybertron Planet. He couldn't use a space bridge for spatial jumps either. Without external assistance, he wouldn't be able to return to Cybertron Planet for a long time.

Although, he had no desire to go back at all.

Onslaught's gaze flickered for a moment, then he ceased to concern himself with that issue and silently observed Sun Cheng, his motives unclear.

Sun Cheng shook his head and said, "Lord Onslaught, are you still worried that I would dare to consume Jazz's memory chip? Please wait a moment..."

Implicitly, he meant that he needed to assess his gains from the transaction, insinuating that he didn't fully trust Onslaught either.

Onslaught stared coldly at him, snorted lightly, and said nothing more.

He genuinely didn't believe that Sun Cheng would dare to deceive him, especially after he had offended Starscream and Soundwave simultaneously. Offending himself over some engineers and spiders was the last straw, making it unbearable for him to stay on Earth.

With this in mind, since Sun Cheng had been invited to Onslaught's base, the latter decided to exercise patience and took the opportunity to exchange information with this skilled intelligence agent from the "Cassette Legion."

So, not long after, he took the initiative to speak again, "How were the Autobots affected in the Battle of Las Vegas? Is there any recent intelligence about them?"

"Jazz is dead, Bumblebee and Ratchet are severely injured, Optimus Prime and Ironhide have unknown injuries... The Autobots seem to intend to remain on Earth, and Optimus Prime appears to be planning to collaborate with humans. I've been investigating this matter recently, but I can't confirm it yet!"

As soon as Onslaught spoke, Sun Cheng immediately fed him the mixture of genuine and false information he desired. Seizing the opportunity, he also asked something he was truly curious about, "Why has there been no recent activity from Lord Starscream?"

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