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#604 - Chapter 41: Hidden History (Part 2)

William introduced with a smile: "This is Mr. Wheeljack! The chief technology officer of the Autobot faction, his status and talent are equivalent to Einstein in your world! Many of the weapons and equipment of the NEST unit were improved with Wheeljack's help! Hey! Optimus Prime, you shouldn't have forgotten Ms. Charlotte Mearing, right? She is the director of the National Intelligence Department!"

Following the direction William pointed, you could see a red and blue, cool-looking Peterbilt truck parked quietly there. On the wide platform in front of the truck, there was a round, ball-shaped metal device, which at first glance looked like the wreckage of a satellite.

At this moment, Dino spread his hands helplessly and sighed, "Alas... Optimus Prime doesn't seem to be in a good mood today, he's not paying attention to anyone so far."

Ironhide responded with a serious face, "This matter is much more complicated than we originally expected! Optimus Prime, why don't you tell everyone the specific situation yourself!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ironhide reached out and gently tapped the truck.

In an instant, the originally still truck suddenly began to tremble slightly, and then the body made a strange mechanical transformation sound. Accompanied by a series of dazzling movements, the truck quickly completed its transformation, and Optimus Prime appeared in front of everyone in his iconic humanoid form. He bent down, pointed his thick and powerful fingers directly at the metal sphere and questioned, "You deceived me! You clearly said that you had shared all known information about Cybertron with us without reservation, so why does this thing appear in your human power plant?"

Charlotte said with an apologetic expression: "I'm really sorry, I didn't really know much about this matter before. Before you came to Earth, any news about aliens was strictly blocked! Only Sector Seven was qualified to deal with relevant matters. This secret has been sealed for a full fifty years! So far, most of those who knew the inside story back then have passed away. Next, let me introduce to you, the two people standing here are respected veterans of our country's NASA, and they were also among the first humans to set foot in space!"

Armstrong said to Optimus Prime with emotion: "Respected Mr. Optimus Prime, as a junior who later embarked on a space journey, I am really honored to be able to meet you today!"

Optimus Prime responded with a smile: "I am also honored to communicate with the earliest human astronauts."

At this time, Charlotte moved to the console and skillfully operated the equipment, and then a series of data images began to be projected on the large screen. She pointed to the screen and seriously introduced: "Our country's space arms race in the 1960s was actually a response to a sudden special event. At that time, the United States and the Soviet Union were both preparing for a successful moon landing. Moreover, both sides launched a large number of probes into space. But in 1961, our detection devices discovered an unidentified flying object crashed on the moon! At the same time, the Soviet Union also learned of this important information. Faced with such a shocking event, the then US President decisively issued an extremely resolute order: to land on the moon before the Soviets at all costs!"

Armstrong slowly recalled: "I remember that day, when we finally stood on the surface of the moon, what came into view was an alien spaceship that had been completely destroyed in the crash. The internal structure of the spaceship was complex and full of technology. Unfortunately, however, no survivors were found inside. It is a pity that, limited by the relatively backward technology at the time, we were unable to bring more valuable samples back to Earth. However, in the following decades, we conducted a total of six lunar landing operations and successfully retrieved a large number of fragments related to this spaceship. However, for various reasons, these items were eventually sealed up tightly, and since then, we have never launched a new lunar exploration journey."

At this time, Buzz Aldrin, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help but interject: "In fact, only 35 people in the entire space agency truly know the whole truth about this matter. Back then, the president personally issued a strict order, requiring everyone to keep this matter strictly confidential and never let the outside world know."

Charlotte suddenly added: "Not long after that, the Soviets successfully sent an unmanned probe to the moon. Now, this mysterious device is very likely to have been brought back from the moon by them at that time. Moreover, it is said that the Soviet Union initially determined that this device was some kind of advanced nuclear reaction equipment, so they transported it to the famous Chernobyl in order to carry out more in-depth and detailed research work. We have every reason to suspect that the nuclear leak that occurred in 1986 may have been caused by it!"

Wheeljack gently supported his forehead with his hand, with a dignified and serious expression on his face: "This is not an ordinary item, but a key component of the spaceship engine, just like the internal combustion chamber in your human engines. Even if it is just a little bit of residual energy, it is beyond your control."

At this time, Ironhide, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke: "I wonder if you have carefully checked the safety cabin located below the cab?" Hearing this, Armstrong and the other person couldn't help but look at each other, seeming a little confused and at a loss. Charlotte's reaction was quite quick, she quickly asked: "What safety cabin? We have never heard of this before."

Optimus Prime, who was standing there quietly, finally spoke slowly: "This spaceship is called the Ark, and it is one of our Autobot command ships. As early as a hundred thousand years ago, I personally witnessed it departing from Cybertron. At that time, the captain in charge of piloting this spaceship was named Sentinel Prime, who was the most outstanding scientist on Cybertron. Not only that, but this spaceship also carried an extremely advanced technology. Once this technology is successfully applied, it will enable us Autobots to achieve final victory, thereby winning this protracted war. And the inventor of this technology is also Sentinel Prime, he is not only an outstanding inventor, but also my predecessor, the former leader of the Autobots." Speaking of this, Optimus Prime slightly raised his head and looked up with deep eyes.

Charlotte couldn't help but ask: "So what are your plans?"

Optimus Prime looked serious and said firmly: "Without a doubt, the top priority is to find it! We must find the Ark before the Decepticons. Our spaceship has the ability to go to the moon, tell me the exact coordinates of the Ark's crash. Hopefully it's not too late..."