[Chapter 167: Start Harvesting the Spoils]
David’s suggestion to Optimus Prime is to give out technology bit by bit. This technology does not need to be too advanced, just better than what Earth currently has.
“Technology upgrades must be done step by step.”
In fact, even if Optimus Prime gave Cybertron technology to humans all at once, it would be meaningless. Megatron, which is so big, has been left there for humans to study for decades, and the final result is just the beginning.
In this state, if you give out more high-end technology, humans do not have the ability to digest it immediately, and they still have to improve it bit by bit.
Therefore, there is not much difference between Optimus Prime slowly providing technology and giving all the technology to humans all at once.
The biggest impact is that the Autobots are still useful; and that the Autobots are no longer useful!
David also gave Optimus Prime an idea: let the humans on Earth establish a unified regime as soon as possible, saying that there are so many forces on such a small planet, and the resources are scattered in a mess, and there is no basic condition for civilization upgrade.
Throwing out this kind of rhetoric, combined with some relatively advanced space mining or deep-sea mining technology, it is enough to make the Earthlings toss around for a long time, and then they will naturally not target the Autobots.
Besides, the Autobots are willing to provide technology, and the two sides have a basis for continued cooperation, but there are “conditions”.
“Isn’t this bad?”
Optimus Prime felt that this suggestion would easily provoke war on Earth, but David directly refuted it with reality: “Even if you don’t make this suggestion, the competition for resources has never stopped. When has the war on Earth stopped?”
In comparison, if Optimus Prime really wants to help the Earthlings, it would be better to let the Earth establish a unified regime, and then provide space navigation, development and other technologies, so that the Earthlings can focus on the endless resources in the universe.
By the way, space development can also create more jobs and drive the development of a series of industrial chains. Technological progress can also bring better medical equipment and cure more diseases.
In theory, this can really help mankind.
Of course, no matter how good the plan is, there will be trouble when it is implemented. Who knows how many dirty things will happen at that time, and David can’t control these.
Optimus Prime can’t control everything. He has provided technology that allows Earthlings to have a better life. If the Earthlings don’t make good use of it, it can’t be blamed on him, right?
“If you are worried that someone will use these technologies to do bad things, you can propose to set up a supervisory body, with the Earth officials and the Autobots jointly responsible.”
If Optimus Prime did not want to accept any of these suggestions, David also gave two ways out: go to Winter Town! Or go somewhere outside North America!
After giving all the suggestions, David did not continue to talk about this matter.
It was not that he could not think of other suggestions, but he knew that Optimus Prime would not adopt those suggestions, and some suggestions would be useless.
Even now, Optimus Prime proposed the suggestion of establishing a unified regime on Earth, but the Autobot leader might not really do it.
After seeing that David would not continue to talk, Optimus Prime sincerely thanked David, and then discussed with several of his Autobot partners.
Should we follow David’s suggestion and let the Earthlings establish a unified regime? Let the Autobots help the Earthlings develop technology and enter the space age?
If so, how to ensure that the Earthlings will not go astray?
Finally, if they really want to leave, will they continue to stay on Earth, but live in another area? Or just leave Earth?
It is impossible to reach a conclusion without discussing these things for quite some time, not to mention that the Autobots on Earth are only a small part, and there are more Autobots scattered in all corners of the universe.
Before making a decision, perhaps we should ask for more advice from people?
Just as the Autobots were constantly holding small meetings, David was walking around the camp from time to time, and the Nest troops were resting and waiting, the Decepticons finally appeared.
Megatron was really a perfect bait, and with the information about the Spark Source fragments, the Decepticons had no doubt that this was a trap for them.
Of course, it is also possible that, as David guessed, the Decepticons knew and didn’t care.
Standing in an observation post some distance away from the ambush circle, David and Lennox looked at the ambush circle in the distance, where explosions kept rumbling.
Countless Decepticons fell from the sky and kept transforming into various military vehicles, weapons or huge metal giants, and then moved towards the target under the attacks of various human artillery and missiles – they thought it was a special facility to destroy Megatron’s body.
In order to be deceptive enough, the Nest troops deployed a large amount of defensive firepower around the camouflage facility, and all the Autobots were present. Seeing this scene, the Decepticons would definitely be more convinced of the correctness of the intelligence, and then they would attack the target facility like crazy.
Although the sudden reinforcement firepower around was a bit fierce and came a bit fast, the Decepticons didn’t care at all. They launched the attack firmly, and even two Hercules appeared on the field.
The Combiner Hercules in the movie world is composed of a bunch of (see the setting, it is ten) mass-produced machines, so the Decepticons can send out several Hercules at the same time if they want.
The appearance of the two Hercules made the battle more intense and stalemate, and the huge body of Hercules became an excellent meat shield for the Decepticons, allowing the Decepticons to advance faster and break through the defensive positions formed by the Earthlings and Autobots.
“Retreat to the next line of defense.”
Lennox stayed in the observation post and kept observing the changes in the battle situation, and issued various orders at the right time.
David also stayed at the observation post. He did not participate in the front-line battle. He was never the kind of person who was keen on fighting. Was he bored with watching the excitement from the sidelines? Or did he think sand and gunpowder tasted good?
But he wanted to watch the excitement quietly, but the Decepticons did not give him this opportunity.
Turning his head and seeing a soldier walk into the observation post, and then walk towards William Lennox firmly, David immediately noticed the abnormality of this soldier.
“Be careful!”
When shouting the reminder, David had already completed the switch from human to mechanical form. He stretched out his right hand and directly released golden energy, which also accurately hit the soldier’s body, knocking him away and hitting him heavily against the wall.
“What happened?”
David’s movements were very fast. When everyone in the observation post reacted, David had already blown a soldier away.
The soldiers of the Nest Force present did not aim their guns at David, but took out their weapons and pointed them at the soldier who was blown away. After
two years of fighting together with the Autobots, these soldiers and the Autobots have established enough trust, so when David took action, their first reaction was that an enemy had sneaked in, not that David was the enemy.
Lennox had the same reaction. He stood firmly beside David and raised his weapon to aim at the soldier who seemed to be collapsed by the wall: “Hermit Warrior?”
“That’s right!”
“Fire!”
After confirming his guess from David, Lennox directly ordered to focus fire to beat this guy into scrap. The soldiers who received the order immediately started shooting. The Decepticons who originally wanted to fake their death to cause internal conflicts on the other side had to change back to mechanical form and show their weapons to prepare for counterattack.
Unfortunately, his movements were not fast enough. When he showed his Decepticon appearance, David on the opposite side had already shown his six-barreled Vulcan machine gun. The Vulcan machine gun strengthened by the Holy Light Spark had terrifying destructive power. The people present only heard a “buzz” sound, and the Decepticon on the opposite side became scrap.
Several soldiers fired a few more shots and whipped the corpse of the Decepticon Hermit Warrior. Then they carefully observed the surroundings to see if there were any unfamiliar strangers among the comrades around.
David looked at the people around him again, and used all kinds of detection methods including the Holy Light to make sure that there were no more Hermit Warriors here.
“Transfer, head to Observation Post No. 2.”
The appearance of the Decepticons means that this place has been exposed. As the commander, Lennox must transfer, otherwise the next time it will not be an assassination, but a Decepticon firepower coverage.
When David left, he took a look at the body of the Decepticon Hermit Warrior. After confirming that he could not put this thing into the storage space, he silently marked the coordinates of this place. If there is time, he will take this guy’s body to Winter Town first.
“Next time I go out to do something, I should bring a few more storage props.”
Although each one only has one cubic meter of space, bringing a few more props can also hold a lot of things. He only brought one this time, which was a big mistake.
Even if he brought one more, with the size of the Hermit Warrior, he could just put it away and take it away without worrying about being taken away by the US military first.
After leaving Observation Post No. 1, during the transfer process, Major Lennox was attacked by the Decepticons again, this time by Soundwave’s robot dog and Laser Bird.
“Aha! They actually came to my door.”
David saw that it was these two Decepticons who ran out, and he immediately became excited.
The idea of not being keen on fighting on the battlefield was thrown out of Laniakea. The six-barreled Vulcan machine gun protruding from the right shoulder fired wildly at the robot dog, and the “hum~” sound finally stopped being a flash. At
the same time, the missile launcher transformed, locked the laser bird in the air and fired four missiles in a row. Even though the laser bird had an extremely flexible movement, it still couldn’t avoid David’s attack.
David also raised his arms with machine guns, and kept shooting at the laser bird in the air. Under this saturation fire attack, the laser bird was quickly hit hard and staggered away.
“…”
David didn’t chase because he couldn’t fly, so he poured all the remaining firepower on the robot dog, and soon beat the robot dog into a dead robot dog.
Looking at the pile of scrap metal under his feet, which he couldn’t tell what it was, David directly put the robot dog’s body into the storage space.
“The pet is in hand…”
(End of this chapter)