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Chapter 497: Safehouse 3
🕑 Added 2023-08-24 08:50:05 +0000 UTCTransformers Begin : Table of Content/Chapter List
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After wandering around the spacious third Safehouse for a while, Sun Cheng walked to the center and used the Spherical Space to store all the engineering robots that had finished their construction tasks, which Revenge had already shut down.
Once this was done, he returned to a corner of the third room and used the Spherical Space to store the dozens of standard-sized cargo containers stacked there.
These containers were one meter high, one meter wide, and two meters long. They were crafted from steel by industrial robots in Base One shortly after Sun Cheng's previous return to the real world. They were specifically designed for transporting construction debris and materials.
Currently, some of the containers were empty, some were filled with debris, and others contained unused materials like cement, steel, and alloys.
With the completion of the Safehouse, the remaining materials likely wouldn't be needed.
"Over two hundred square meters... It would be a shame to use it solely for emergency supplies... Perhaps I can place some furniture and office or living equipment here..."
Although Sun Cheng wouldn't live in the Safehouse on a daily basis, his experiences in the "Transformers Universe" had made him increasingly cautious. He was now more inclined to prepare for all possibilities in advance.
Dubbed a Safehouse, it needed to provide Sun Cheng with safety when necessary and ensure his successful escape in times of crisis. Thus, the Safehouse naturally wasn't equipped with just one entrance and exit.
After spending some time in the third Safehouse, Sun Cheng headed towards the opposite side facing the entrance.
On that wall, there was a password-locked door similar to the ones he had encountered before. Revenge was already waiting there.
However, this time, Sun Cheng squatted slightly and aligned his right eye with the display screen.
After a short while, a scanning light circle appeared on the screen once again. A non-glaring green light was emitted towards his right eye. It disappeared in less than a second, followed by the words "Access Granted" appearing on the screen.
Click!
The password-locked door opened. Sun Cheng walked into the last Safehouse, only slowing his pace slightly to inspect the fourth room. He then headed directly towards the password-locked door at the end of the room.
This Safehouse's layout and size were identical to the earlier ones. It was specially designed by him for housing combat robots responsible for surveillance.
Approaching the end of the fourth Safehouse, he encountered yet another password-locked door. Sun Cheng, who had become skilled at fingerprint decryption, extended his finger and verified his fingerprint. The door in front of him was unlike the others in the Safehouse; instead, it led to another surprise—a lift.
However, this time, he didn't immediately open the lift door while standing in front of it.
The exit on this side of the Safehouse led to another Villa within the complex. After deciding to build the Safehouse, Sun Cheng inquired about nearby Villas for sale. He ultimately chose the one directly behind the Villa he originally purchased, separated by a row of other Villas.
Since he had made the purchase under a fabricated identity, as long as he didn't casually enter and exit the Villa, even if someone investigated, they wouldn't discover its secret.
He turned back in the direction he came from, not because he didn't want to check it out, but because the recently purchased house was under a grand decoration scheme to mask the noise that might have been generated during the underground Safehouse construction.
This decoration work was not done by the engineering robots but by a high-end apartment and Villa design company he specifically hired in the real world.
Initially uncertain about how long the Safehouse construction would take and aiming to hide the potential noise, Sun Cheng had spent a significant sum to have the decoration company almost entirely redesign the rear Villa's interior and exterior. This way, even if residents heard any noise, they would assume it was coming from the ongoing decoration of the rear Villa, rather than suspecting any sounds originating from underground.
Conservatively estimating, the decoration of the Villa on the other side of the fourth Safehouse's exit would likely take at least another two months.
During this period, someone would probably be assigned to watch over it, given the significant value of the materials purchased for the decoration.
Thus, unless necessary, Sun Cheng wouldn't reveal the secret of that Villa.
He quickly returned to the main building of the Safehouse. As he looked at the open space, an unexplained uneasiness welled up within him.
"Did I overlook something...?"
After furrowing his brows and pondering for a while, Sun Cheng reviewed his experiences since returning. However, he still couldn't identify the source of his unease. He eventually walked to a corner of the room and extended his hand into the void in front of him.
In the next moment, a specially made cargo container of about three meters in height and width and approximately ten meters in length abruptly appeared in the third room.
"…Whatever, an extra layer of security is never a bad thing…"
Sun Cheng knew exactly what was inside the container—new combat robots manufactured in Base Two.
Originally, he had planned to visit Base One in a few days and awaken Safeguard and other combat robots, then fine-tune them before bringing them to the Safehouse for deployment.
However, a sense of unease suddenly washed over him, causing the naturally suspicious Sun Cheng to become alert.
Stepping a couple of paces to the left of the container, he saw the sides were just like the other sides—no locks were visible, and there were no traces of welding.
If anything seemed peculiar, it was a slightly protruding alloy piece in the center of the box.
"Revenge, unlock this safety lock... Same password as before..."
The protruding alloy piece on the container was a safety lock.
However, unlike Earth's regular password locks, this safety lock was specially manufactured by Decepticon engineers under Sun Cheng's request using Cybertron Planet's production techniques.
Its internal design was intricate down to the nanometer scale. To open the safety lock without damaging the container, one needed to insert a nanometer-scale key into it and input the correct password into a micro-verification chip inside.
Incidentally, the microchip inside the safety lock was connected to dozens of sensors and micro-explosives welded inside the container. If the container's temperature became too high or someone attempted to forcefully cut through the container, it would follow the pre-set safety rules and detonate the container directly.
This was one of the methods Sun Cheng had left behind to ensure his secrets were maximally protected.
After all, these specially made containers were manufactured by Decepticon engineers for him. They were convenient for him to store items in the Spherical Space.
Most of these items had been brought back to the real world.
"Yes, Master!"
Upon receiving his command, Revenge quickly walked up to the safety lock on the container. It extended a slender right hand to grip the slightly protruding alloy piece. A nanometer-scale Bone Spike instantly lit up at the tip of one of its fingers.
Although Sun Cheng couldn't see with his own eyes, he knew Revenge had extended a nanometer-scale Bone Spike and inserted it into the safety lock.
He didn't have to wait long. With a series of clicking sounds, after a moment, two seams appeared on the surface of the container where no welding marks had been visible. The seams rapidly contracted towards the center.
In the next moment, the sound of air being released emanated from the tightly sealed container.
Without Sun Cheng needing to give further instructions, Revenge opened the container door for him. Rows of humanoid steel robots, standing like soldiers, came into view.
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