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Chapter 472 "The Covenant of Cybertron"

Regardless of the beer foam still ticking on the instrument, Fu Qinghai wiped his mouth and immediately jumped off the seat, quickly ran to the stairs, jumped and flew over several stairs, and finally simply activated the jetpack and flew directly to the top floor of the data hall.

Fu Qinghai pushed open the door.

Looking at the old Cybertronian who was still sitting at the table, holding a stylus and writing and drawing.

"So, everything is within your expectations, isn't it?" Fu Qinghai stared closely at Master Titan's back, "I know very well what is meant by a 'vested interest class', unless the gunpoint is on the forehead, the Supreme Council will never It is impossible to be willing to let go of the power in his hands. Although Orion Pax is young and naive, he is not a fool. He cannot be a puppet at the mercy of the Supreme Council. Once he is in power, he is bound to bring about changes. Life!"

Master Titanium is still writing.

Fu Qinghai said word by word:
"So, you told the Supreme Council that Orion is Optimus Prime, and you told the Supreme Council that Orion Pax should be the leader, am I right?"

Master Titanium finally stopped writing.

"You are sharp, human warrior."

The old Cybertronian turned around:

"As early as when you were talking about Earth politics with Orion Pax, I could see that you are not just a general, you have a deep political consciousness, which is completely stronger than Orion Pax, a political amateur. You said By the way, Aoyama, I asked the Supreme Council to appoint Orion Pax as the new leader and give him the new name of 'Optimus Prime'."

Fu Qinghai stared at the huge book on the table and asked:

"You let Optimus Prime lead Cybertron, Megatron and Decepticons will certainly not agree, in my opinion, civil war is imminent and inevitable, this planet is about to fall into conflict, bloodshed and burning, Did you anticipate all of this, too? Is this what you expected too?"

Following Fu Qinghai's gaze, Master Ti looked at the "Cybertron Covenant" in front of him and the stylus in his hand, couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said:
"You misunderstood, Qingshan."

"This book is called "The Covenant of Cybertron". When the aftermath of the war of the ancestors was not over, I created this "Covenant". It includes the entire history of Cybertron and the people in the history. It can be traced back to To Unicron and Yuanshi Tianzun. As you can guess, the Covenant also includes the future—but some parts of it are very unstable."

"I can foresee certain things that will happen because they are so certain in the Covenant that they seem to have already happened. But I can't be absolutely sure that what I see will definitely come true. I carry the burden of knowing the future, a burden that I alone can bear. But my burden is lightened occasionally—because the future I know can change at any moment."

Speaking of this, Master Titanium laughed at himself.

"But I saw you writing and drawing on the "Covenant". What's the matter?"

Fu Qinghai frowned and continued to ask.

Master Titanium smiled and explained:
"Of course, besides this, I have other powers - this stylus. The young Orion Pax didn't know how powerful this pen is. It is actually an artifact left by the 13th Yuanzu, and it is also one of the most powerful objects in the universe. The most powerful weapon known. With this stylus, I can write the future into the "Covenant". Theoretically, as long as I write the content in the future chapter, these things will inevitably happen, but this kind of The power is very dangerous to use, and future modifications may not be sustainable, and may even lead to a worse ending, so I almost never use this ability. I am just recording what has already happened.”

Master Titanium said meaningfully:

"In addition, the "Covenant" itself has its final chapter. It is a book of pure destiny."

Fu Qinghai understood.

The Warhammer 40 universe has no shortage of powerful seers.

Emperor, the most powerful prophet of the human empire, Edrad, the most powerful prophet of the Aeldari, and Orikan, the most powerful prophet of the Necrons... Except for Tzeentch, who fears that the universe will not be perfect. Chaotic and pure fun gods, the above-mentioned people who master the power of prophecy all want to use prophecy to strengthen their own race, and Master Ti, as a Cybertronian, must be no exception.

However, he cannot and does not dare to abuse this power of prophecy, because just like the prophecies in the Warhammer 40K universe, through the "Covenant", what Master Ti sees is only a vague fragment of the future rather than the whole content. There is an old saying in Huaguo This situation can be described very well - it is a blessing in disguise.For example, suppose he sees that Cybertron is in a civil war and feels that the future is not good, so he rewrites the future. Will that lead to more serious consequences...

How about the complete extinction of the Cybertronians?

"I understand."

Fu Qinghai nodded and said:

"One last question, Master Titanium, do you support the Autobots or the Decepticons?"

Fu Qinghai had been relatively passive in the entire plot line before, like a bystander who has been watching with his hands.Two reasons: First, I found that I could not get assimilation points or deduct assimilation points for killing Cybertronians, and I couldn't understand the division of camps.Secondly, he always felt that someone was hiding behind the scenes and controlling everything, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

He met Orion and Master Titan in the Iron Castle. For a long time, he always felt that the archivist had a masterful demeanor. Master Titan acted like a riddle, just like a sweeping monk in the data hall of Iron Castle. .Now that the civil war is about to start, he wants to participate in the civil war to earn assimilation points, so the attitude of Master Titanium will be especially important.

"Hehe, Qingshan."

Master Titanium shook his head and said:

"I have lived from the 13th Yuanzu era to the present, and I have seen more serious disasters and wars than now. Do you think it is very important for me that the Decepticons are still Autobots?"

"I see."

Fu Qinghai nodded, thinking to himself that he was really stupid. For a person like Master Titanium, the Autobots and the Decepticons were all the stuff of the younger generation.Master Ti must be one of the 13 primordial ancestors, and he must not support any side. What he values ​​is the entire Cybertron. He only cares about the overall interests of Cybertron, not one of them.

"Olean Pax is my friend. In this civil war, no matter whether he will ask me for help, I will do my best to help him win. Then you..."

Fu Qinghai looked at Master Titanium and asked cautiously.

Master Titan waved his hand and said:

"As the new leader said, everyone is born free, human or Cybertronian. You can do whatever you want, why ask me? any constraints."

"Ok."

Fu Qinghai got his answer, and when he was about to say goodbye, Master Tai suddenly stopped him:

"However, Qingshan..."

"how?"

Fu Qinghai raised his head.

"Not only do you have questions for me, but I also have a few questions for you. I have answered your questions just now, and I hope you can give me some advice."

Master Titanium flipped the "Cybertron Covenant" on the table while talking, and said casually:

"One of the peculiarities in the Covenant is that the reader, who exists at a point in time, may not be able to understand the language of the chapters about the future. Even I can only understand a small part of the chapters about the future. The more distant the future, the more vague the content and the more difficult to understand the wording. For example, the first page of "The Covenant" is written in ancient Cybertronian, and no one has continued to use it for thousands of stellar cycles. language. And the last page of the "Covenant" is written in an unfamiliar language that is currently unknown to the entire Cybertron... Can you tell me, Qingshan, why the future me, Write the Covenant in this language?"

Master Titan casually turned to the back pages of the book, and suddenly lifted the entire huge book to show Fu Qinghai to watch.

This is... High Gothic! ?

Fu Qinghai's heart was shocked when he looked at the fragmentary and obscure text fragments in "The Covenant of Cybertron".

"Snapped!"

Master Titanium closed the book abruptly.

"I saw your pupils constricted. I guessed right. You really know this kind of characters, Qingshan."

Master Titanium laughed and said:
"I can't let you see more. If you see a fragment of the future, it will affect your choice. The future is not the future. Go, Qingshan, do what you want to do, don't underestimate yourself, you are already the future part of it."

……

Fu Qinghai left the data hall with a lot of concerns, but he didn't know that on the other side, after the Supreme Council announced that Orion Pax had become the supreme leader, more conflicts broke out one after another, and the whole situation was almost unstoppable.

……

Iron Castle, Council Hall.

The atmosphere in the parliament hall was crackling with tension for a moment, and then suddenly broke out into an extremely chaotic out-of-control state: the presidents of various trade unions shouted indignantly and slapped the table. Unknown data loggers, and other data loggers rejoice.The gladiators who came all the way from the wilderness couldn't help uttering bad words. They came to watch their leader Megatron seize power.

Orion Pax was stunned.

He slowly looked around, not knowing how this chaotic scene happened for a moment.

Optimus Prime?I'm Optimus Prime now?

How can a data recorder be called Optimus Prime and go find the leadership module?

Once this question popped up, another question followed: what right did he have to refuse?
The Supreme Council spent a period of time paying tribute to the new leader, and then retreated to the podium one after another. Only the members of Halo stayed behind. Halo struck the gavel to signal everyone to maintain order, and then asked Optimus Prime to come forward.

"The situation is tense now." Halo ignored the gradually weakening noise, "Cybertron chooses those sparks that are truly dazzling. Optimus Prime, please guide us through the coming chaos."

Optimus Prime walked slowly towards the witness stand.He was suddenly painfully aware that he was being watched closely.He paused for a moment, then said in as serious a tone as possible:

"I am not worthy of this responsibility."

"Pretending to be modest."

Megatron said sarcastically.

The voice was low and sharp, and only Optimus Prime heard him, and he turned to look at Megatron in shock.He didn't notice that Megatron followed him to the witness stand.

"Pretending to be modest!"

Megatron repeated it loudly.

He turned to the stands and said:

"My friend Orion Pax came and said he wanted to make peace, he said he didn't want to see all kinds of disorganized violence sparking civil war! He asked me to come with him in the name of friendship and trust, he was mediating The pretense of peace talks brought me here - but all he really wants is power!"

No sooner had Megatron finished speaking than the thunderous response sounded again, as his supporters crowded the front of the stands.

In the auditorium on the ground, Optimus Prime's supporters gathered to confront Megatron's supporters.

Optimus Prime turned back and forth and waved his hands, signaling for everyone to be quiet, but he didn't think that everyone would listen to him in his heart—however, unexpectedly, everyone actually quieted down, and the commotion in the venue gradually subsided.

"I never thought it would be like this."

Optimus Prime said seriously:

"Until now, I don't hope it will be like this. If I can, I would like to continue to be a data recorder, reading data information in the communication network at my station."

"But I believe in Cybertron, I believe in the history of Cybertron that I read as a recorder. I believe in the legends-whenever Cybertron is at a critical moment, someone will always appear and illuminate The darkest of times."

"I don't know if I'm that person, but I respect the Supreme Council and our traditions, and if they decide to do so...then I will do my best to do my job."

He lowered his arms and looked around the parliament hall.

Then turned to look at Megatron:
"Brother," he said, "you trust me, don't you?"

"Optimus Prime."

said Megatron.He stared at Optimus Prime for a long time, and seemed to see Orion Pax again, the data recorder of the unremarkable Iron Castle Data Hall, suddenly involved in a major event beyond his control and understanding.

Then, Megatron looked away:
"It doesn't matter whether I believe you or not, brother. I believed you too. We started this movement together, and we're going to finish it together. If the Supreme Council thinks you're the next leader, that's their prerogative."

For a moment, Optimus Prime thought that Megatron had accepted the fact calmly, but what Megatron did next surprised him.

He turned to the stands and said aloud:

"Optimus Prime! Do you have a leadership module? Where are your heroic deeds? Did the great Cybertron find a data recorder to make up for it in times of crisis?"

"brother……"

Optimus Prime raised his hand and said.

"Stop calling me brothers!"

Megatron roared.

Then he came to the seat of the Supreme Council:

"This... farce will be the last straw of injustice, and will only arouse the neglected classes to rise up. Condemn them if you want, but don't forget to condemn yourself. Because you know Know that under the yoke of the class system and the guild system, people are getting hurt all the time, but look at what you have done? You sent an army to suppress it. What are you going to do when those people don't submit to your army? You got a A new leader, a new leader, a new dictator!"

Megatron raised his voice again and continued:

"A new dictator, to ensure that the Supreme Council can safely hide behind the podium, maintain the old order of Cybertron, and let the guild president and those high-level people continue to watch us fight each other in the arena with peace of mind!"

Megatron pointed to the stands and shouted:

"Do you still want to stay in the arena?"

"No!"

"This Optimus Prime, this puppet of the Supreme Council wants to lock you up, will you let it go?"

"No!"

"See? Brother?" Megatron squeezed the last two words fiercely through his teeth, and he turned to Optimus Prime: "They don't want to be controlled by you, they want to be free."

"I don't want to control them either. Like you, I believe that freedom is the right of all intelligent beings."

Optimus Prime said.

"you are lying!"

Megatron's expression was contorted by rage, his agitation nearly deformed.

"lie!"

There was an echo from the stands.

Optimus Prime guessed it was Soundwave echoing Megatron.

"No!" Optimus Prime said loudly, "I don't want to be a leader, but if necessary, I will not refuse. If you want to destroy the laws of Cybertron and the traditions left by the leaders of the past generations, then I should be the leader. Be a leader. Brother, this is not what I want to see, I would rather work with you to bring about the changes we feel must be made."

"You didn't tell me how to cooperate." Megatron responded indifferently, "When you were busy monitoring and filtering information in the communication network, I had already found a way. Those development methods you so called are all related to I learned. From now on, you will learn more from me. The Supreme Council appointed you as leader? I object! I lead the Decepticons of Cybertron, and I fight for the freedom of all Cybertronians! "

"Silence! Silence!"

Councilor Halo kept hitting the hammer, trying to suppress the rising and falling dissent in the venue.

"You must obey the decision of the Supreme Council!"

Councilor Halo said loudly:

"This is not the Karon City arena where you can be arrogant, Megatron, don't even think about disrupting the order of the meeting."

"This is not your council hall anymore, Councilor Halo." Megatron responded, "Don't you remember? You just appointed Optimus Prime as leader, so now he has the final say here. And I refuse to admit it His leadership—I also refuse to obey you, and this Supreme Council!"

Megatron turned to Optimus Prime and added:

"And you, brother. You betrayed what you said to me in the first place. I should have expected it."

"You mustn't talk to the leader like that—"

Before the halo councilor could finish his sentence, Megatron completely lost his patience.His arm changed mechanically, exposing the muzzle of the fusion cannon, and with a flash of dazzling blue light, the podium of Halo Councilor was blown to pieces.

The hall suddenly became silent.

Everyone was shocked by the sudden change.

Then, within a brief period, a dizzying sequence of events took place.The parliamentary guards were dispatched collectively, and 26 fully armed and awesome Transformers scattered to various areas of the hall, locking the auditorium and parliamentarian seats in all directions-now the thirteen podiums have become twelve, and the middle position is risking With black smoke.

The bat spirit climbed onto Flying Cloud's shoulder in horror.The sound of the unlocking of the weapon device and the rapid transformation of the machine resounded throughout the parliament hall. Megatron's supporters were ready to shoot the entire hall from the stands, and the Autobots on the ground were also ready to fight.All of a sudden, the missiles were erected, the shells were loaded, various small arms devices flickered, and the hiss of energy running was everywhere.

"stop!"

Optimus Prime hastily shouted.

He knew very well that if someone caught fire in the parliament hall, the entire building would be destroyed, and there would be countless casualties, including many important people.

Enough to directly detonate the civil war on Cybertron.

Optimus Prime gradually understood that no matter what his own goals and ideals were, he could not stop Megatron from going to extremes, nor could he stop his large number of followers.

Optimus Prime stood between the guns of Megatron and the Council Guards. "You must not shoot at him," he ordered. "There must be no conflict in the parliament hall. If you regard me as a leader, then you must obey my orders."

The guards hesitated for a moment before lowering their weapons.

Great, thought Optimus Prime, I have the power.

"Well done, Leader," Megatron said sarcastically, standing behind Optimus Prime, the sarcasm in his tone annoyed him, but he ignored it.

"But what if I let the gladiators fire on you?" Megatron asked again. "Do you think they'll hesitate because you're the leader?"

"I believe that every Cybertronian believes in the ideas of Cybertron."

Optimus Prime replied without turning his head:

"If I die defending the ideals of Cybertron, it will be worth it."

There was another silence, shorter than before but equally tense.On the edge of the stands, gladiator weapons are densely arranged.A large number of gun barrels and antennas gathered around the parliamentary podium, and the Autobots were basically dealing with the Decepticons, but some people's weapons went over Optimus Prime and aimed at the parliamentary guards.

Sticky, very sticky.

Optimus Prime is sure that this will happen again in the future.

He didn't look at Megatron, just waited.

"The Decepticons."

Megatron finally said:

"Temporarily retreat."

After a tidal clack, the Decepticons put away their weapons and stood quietly, waiting for an order from Megatron.Optimus Prime turned to face his friend.

"I will take your advice to heart,"

Optimus Prime said with a complicated expression:

"And your friendship."

"I will also keep your advice in mind, as well as your betrayal." Megatron stared at him and said coldly: "Now you have been chosen, and you have fallen into the trap they set, and I can see it , you like to stay in the trap."

Megatron took a step back and raised his hand to signal the gladiators. Soon, not only the gladiators, but also several Cybertronians on the first floor responded and took their positions immediately.

"Have you seen how many people we have? This is just in the council hall. How many people do you think are waiting for you in the wilderness? How many people are there in Slaughter City and Karon City?"

Megatron asked coldly:
"Are you ready to die?"

"No matter how many Decepticons you get from the arena, I'm ready to do whatever it takes."

Optimus Prime made an angry expression.

"No matter how many Autobots you gather from the library and data hall." Megatron's voice hardened with anger, "the Decepticons will stop you. You have the support of the council, but it doesn't matter who gets the leadership module in the end Easy to say."

He changed shape to leave, and all the Decepticons in the hall changed shape too.The ones with wheels and tracks came out directly through the wall, leaving behind a wall that was battered and broken, and more than half of the stands were pushed down.Flying Decepticons hovered above the vaults of the council dais, their weapon systems and engine nozzles humming, awaiting an instruction from Megatron.

Debris and debris fell on the stands one after another, and the rest of the people avoided one after another, and those who were a little bolder only dared to push away the broken steel bars and concrete blocks that fell on their bodies.

Megatron smashed a hole in the vault and flew away.

The search brigade followed closely behind.

Optimus Prime watched them go with a heavy heart.

Megatron finally took a stand.

Things have been completely irreparable.

……

Iron Castle, the top floor of the data recording hall.

In the quiet study room, Master Ti put his hand on the cover of the iron book, and said two names softly and loudly:

"Optimus Prime."

"Qingshan Khan."

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　1. Seeker, Seeker, a variety of games and comic animations under Transfiguration United Universe, different carriers use different translations, some translated as "Guerrilla Army" or "Tracker", all of which are one word.

2. In the G1 Transformers, Batman is a member of the Tape Legion under the Sound Wave, but in the Transformers United Universe, he is the Mini King Kong member of the Supreme Council of Cybertron.

　
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