Chapter 2 Incredible Information Stealing (Patreon)

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After Baricade transformed into a Ford Mustang police car and drove out of the abandoned factory, he drove around for a while before heading towards Sun Cheng's intended destination in his memory.

The journey was uneventful!

As one of the few high-ranking warriors in the Decepticon army, Baricade probably didn't bother with small roles like him.

And Sun Cheng, who was afraid of him, didn't want to cause trouble for himself. He carefully studied the current mechanical body while he still had some time before reaching their destination.

Although he still couldn't figure out how he had inexplicably crossed over!

But without a doubt, "Frenzy", which he had taken over, was the lowest existence among the Decepticons.

It was very easy to distinguish the level of these mechanical lives, much easier than distinguishing the rich and the poor among humans.

The difference in physique between high-level and low-level Decepticons was like night and day, just like the difference between Frenzy, who was only about one meter tall in humanoid form after transforming, and Baricade, who was over five meters tall after transforming.

The reason for this huge difference was the "Core".

For Decepticons, this mechanical life form, the importance of the "Core" was even higher than that of the human brain and heart. It was not only the source of life for Decepticons, but also the processing center and functional management center for all information of this Mechanical Life Form.

Decepticons of different levels were equipped with different "Cores", ranging from the lowest to the highest: "Template", "Spark", and the legendary "Matrix".

"Template" was undoubtedly the worst of all "Cores" and was generally only equipped by first or second-level Decepticons. It could be broadly divided into three types: "Medical Template", "Spy Template", and "Production Template".

Compared to the Core, Spark is obviously much better. Not only can it provide more energy for the Decepticons to sustain prolonged battles, but its lifespan also far exceeds that of any template.

Unfortunately, Frenzy doesn't know much about Spark, only that it seems to be equipped by Decepticon Leader Megatron.

As for the Matrix, it is a legendary artifact that only exists in Cybertron Planet. It is rumored to have been created by a super leader a long time ago, but whether it is true or not cannot be verified.

The car was driving smoothly on the road, at a fast speed. After twenty-one minutes and seventeen seconds, Sun Cheng snapped out of his thoughts as his body slightly leaned forward.

Through the car window, he saw the familiar building outside, and his eyes flickered with blue light.

"We're here!"

A cold electronic sound came from the driver's seat next to him.

Hearing the sound, Sun Cheng turned his head subconsciously, only to find that at some point, a middle-aged white man with an old-fashioned beard had appeared out of nowhere in the empty driver's seat.

He looked about forty years old, dressed in a standard American police uniform, with a cold gaze and no expression on his face, emitting a strong killing intent.

"Not a real person... is this a projection?"

Although the man in the driver's seat next to him was almost indistinguishable from a real person, Sun Cheng's ultra-precision electronic eyes still detected a layer of hazy light around him, and he realized that it was just a projection activated by Baricade.

"Snap!"

The door on the passenger side suddenly opened. Sensing two cold gazes on him, Sun Cheng silently jumped out of the car, his small body rolled on the ground, and then he ran towards the wall of a nearby building without looking back.

The Advanced Computer Technology Research Center affiliated with George Mason University, a prestigious school in Virginia!

Located in an inconspicuous building in Fairfax City, it is one of the few research institutions in the United States that can barely meet the speed requirements for Sun Cheng's mission. It is also their destination tonight.

"Warning, electronic surveillance device detected. Security route has been avoided as follows..."

Frenzy, a mechanical spy from the Decepticon army, had two pairs of electronic eyes with not only ultra-clear resolution and night vision capabilities, but could also sense electromagnetic radiation and the operating frequency of electronic devices within a certain distance. When the information is fed into his core, the core will automatically design the best route for him.

Undoubtedly, the Spy Template provided great assistance to Sun Cheng. So much so that he, who was engaging in this kind of espionage for the first time, was able to easily bypass the array of surveillance cameras and research center security personnel, and swiftly darted into the research center building.

Time: AD 2007, April 20th, 2:34 AM.

It's unclear whether anyone was working overtime at this time, or if security personnel were just patrolling the building.

Regardless, Sun Cheng only discovered after entering the research center that the door to the first floor lobby was open and the lights in the hallway were on.

After being a little cautious and avoiding some surveillance cameras, Sun Cheng arrived at the door of an office on the second floor.

After guarding the area for a moment and confirming that it was safe nearby, he looked up at the password lock on the tempered glass door in front of him and then made a low electronic sound of "beep beep beep," "Is it a six-digit Arabic numeral password lock?"

Sun Cheng had a look of disbelief on his face as he scanned the two sets of electronic eyes. After his Core had determined that he could easily crack the password, he reluctantly followed the instructions and extended his right arm.

The transformation function immediately activated, and his right index finger quickly turned into a long, cylindrical metal rod.

Sun Cheng inserted his transformed finger into the maintenance hole of the tempered glass door's password lock in the office. The intrusion function of his Spy Template immediately kicked in and read all 7842 input records saved on the password lock memory card in less than 0.0001 seconds.

After a simple nearby screening, he quickly selected the most frequently used set of numbers, and in less than a second, a group of six digits appeared in Sun Cheng's mind - 198264.

"That's it?"

Although he had already realized the power of Decepticons, a mechanical life form, from the memory data of "Frenzy" he had absorbed, this was still too much.

Human electronic devices, even with encryption, were completely defenseless in front of Decepticons!

Despite his astonishment, Sun Cheng still had some expectations as he entered the door code.

Without disappointment, the door of the office opened with a light click, and Sun Cheng quickly entered the room.

It was a small office with a sign hanging outside reading "Vertical Writing Technology Lab," but it was only about forty square meters.

Several desks were cluttered inside the office, three of which had rare IBM desktop computers on them, while the others did not, suggesting that the owner preferred to use a laptop.

Judging by the personalized placement of materials on most desks, it was clear that the researchers who worked here were not much different from ordinary office workers.

After picking a random computer and checking that the network and power connections were fine, Sun Cheng decisively turned on the computer, preparing to use it as a port to invade the All-American Internet to search for information on the Decepticon Leader, Megatron, and the Sacred artifact, All Spark.

Speaking of which, both Sun Cheng and the already-devoured "Frenzy" were full of doubts when they read this task from the Core, which had been set as Sun Cheng's current top priority.

How could the Decepticon leader and their planet's Sacred artifact be on Earth?

As far as he knew, the Cybertron planet was near the center of the Milky Way, while the Solar System where Earth was located was not less than 15,000 light-years away from the center of the Milky Way. Even if the Cybertron planet had mastered the technology of artificial wormholes, which could greatly reduce the interstellar journey, new doubts arose.

How did Starscream, who was appointed as the deputy commander of the Decepticon Legion by Megatron, know that Megatron and All Spark were definitely on Earth at this time?

Soundwave, the commander of "Frenzy" belonging to the Cassette Legion, was also skeptical about this.

Therefore, after leading the Cassette Legion to track the Starscream's footsteps all the way to the Solar System and being actively approached by the Starscream to inform him of this information, he promised to dispatch some spies to cooperate with the Starscream's actions but also handed over some secret tasks.

Shaking his head, Sun Cheng quickly threw all the doubts in his mind behind him.

His partner, Baricade, was still waiting for him outside, and although he was not happy about it, Sun Cheng knew that he didn't have the patience to waste time with him and had to complete the task quickly and report back to him.

Therefore, as soon as he saw that the computer on the desk was already turned on, he jumped onto the desk with a stool and was ready to get to work.

Although the office looked a bit messy in terms of hygiene, it was still a computer used by researchers, and the user of the computer that he turned on had good security awareness and had encrypted the computer.

However, Sun Cheng, who had just tried his hand at hacking, now completely ignored this small trouble.

Without even bothering with the computer's startup password, Sun Cheng directly used the Transformation function. This time, he transformed both his arms into USB ports and connected them to the computer's mainframe.

Sure enough, the invasion function of the "Spy Template" was activated, and in less than a second, his "Core" had already cracked the startup password, allowing him to use it as a port to infiltrate the All-American Internet.

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