The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Trust can only be built up over time without firsthand confirmation.

Chapter 155 The Panic Brought by the Spaceship

The Transformers frenzy in North America might be kept secret from the lower classes, but it couldn't be kept secret from major European and Asian countries.

Starting with the Hoover Dam, intelligence exchanges between various countries have been intertwined and infiltrated, and they have long since obtained the intelligence that the United States has acquired through blood and tears.

This is where the geographical advantages chosen by the colonists become apparent.

The two sides are separated by an ocean, making it difficult for Europe and Mao to find an excuse to intervene.

Fortunately, in an empire where profit is paramount, anything can be sold.

NBE is what Americans call extraterrestrial robots.

However, those that disguise themselves as various vehicles and have the ability to transform are more commonly referred to as transforming robots by various countries.

According to known intelligence, these robots call themselves Decepticons and are searching for another group of hidden Autobots under the leadership of a transforming fighter named Megatron.

After several battles with the soldiers, and an attempt to cooperate with the military to find the Autobots, but finding none in North America, the Decepticons decided to travel to other continents to search for them.

The Americans, who have long regarded the Decepticons as 'property', could not tolerate them going abroad.

It's one thing to make a scene at home, but when they go out, isn't that just giving their country a head start in technological advancement?

No one knew better than them how the empire rose so quickly.

After several unsuccessful attempts to communicate and assist, the Americans turned on them, and the Decepticons and soldiers fought a significant battle in the wilderness.

From the wreckage and battlefield data of that fierce battle, the staff agencies of major powers dissected the combat capabilities of these alien mechanical beings within the framework of modern warfare.

Conventional light weapons are essentially ineffective against silicon-based life forms.

When rifle and machine gun bullets hit their armor, they mostly just create a series of sparks, and they can hardly penetrate even the shallow structure.

Infantry volleys are more like harassment and containment; it's almost impossible to destroy them directly with individual soldier firepower.

What makes them so frightening is that they are not made of flesh and blood!

Losing a few parts of your body, if they're not critical, won't even cause paralysis.

The only real threat is a systematic array of heavy firepower from humans.

Anti-tank missiles, tank main guns, heavy rockets, and other artillery are the main weapons against these types of mechanical bodies.

The shaped charge is powerful enough to tear through the outer armor, and the high-temperature metal jet can destroy the internal structure and sever transmission and energy lines.

High explosives have an effect as significant as shock waves. They don't necessarily have to penetrate directly; the violent shock is enough to loosen components and even cause a machine weighing tens of tons to become unbalanced and overturn.

The larger and more heavily armored a unit is, the more vulnerable it is to sustained heavy firepower; the more mobile and smaller a unit is, the harder it is to lock onto it effectively.

The reason for this is that the anti-detection coating and signal shielding of these silicon-based life forms are simply beyond the reach of current technology.

To hit an enemy, you have to report their coordinates or aim manually.

As for accuracy... well, that depends on the soldiers' skill level.

After all, the Decepticons weren't trapped on Earth like they were in the later stages, without supplies or resources.

Various ion weapons, counter-reconnaissance, camouflage and other technologies are not something that humans can counter in a short time.

To put it simply, others are one with their gun, fully armored, and unafraid of pain or injury.

In human form, it is many times more agile than armored tanks, making it incredibly easy to take down a group of human soldiers who are constantly firing guns, changing magazines, and inserting grenade slots.

Thirty Decepticons gathered together can make a small to medium-sized army cry for their parents.

If Megatron hadn't been too lazy to get involved, the losses for the North American army would likely have been even greater.

However, other countries don't care about their problems; everyone's attention is now focused on the Decepticons.

A lone Decepticon is not scary, but when they form an army and now spread from North America to all parts of the world, it is impossible for small countries not to be nervous and large countries not to be vigilant.

And just as countries were on high alert, trying to prevent the Decepticons from appearing on their soil and causing unrest.

China suddenly went against its usual practice, placing large orders in the global grain market and going on a buying spree.

They accept all kinds of edible food, including staple grains, miscellaneous grains, dehydrated fruits and vegetables, canned goods, and oilseeds.

At first, the international market simply assumed that the other party was acting out of a stress response.

After all, this country has always had a habit of planning ahead, and food security is ingrained in their bones. Stockpiling more goods is perfectly normal in the eyes of others.

Even when international grain traders saw an opportunity to profit and tentatively raised prices, pushing them up several percent above market prices, the buyers continued to purchase without hesitation.

It not only connects with large grain traders and multinational corporations, but also allows funds to quietly enter the market for settlement with scattered merchants and regional cooperatives in some small and medium-sized grain-producing countries.

Damn, that's going too far!

This is completely illogical!

It should be understood that China is a large country with abundant land, and its agriculture is sufficient to be self-sufficient.

Other aspects of grain reserves are uncertain, but they should last for about ten years.

There is absolutely no need to hoard goods at such high prices without regard to cost.

From intelligence agencies around the world to Wall Street and the commodities industry, everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.

Not right.

Something's really wrong.

At this critical juncture of alien speculation, this unusual appearance makes everyone suspect something is amiss.

Others didn't understand, and neither did Mao, but as a good neighbor...

He asked directly the question, and the only reply he received was to take it and sell it.

Who the hell would believe that?

If someone tries to short-sell grain and dump it, the four major grain traders won't back down.

Moreover, there have been no major disasters in recent years, and the grain market is supported by other countries, so it is unlikely that there will be fluctuations in the short term.

The major powers are well aware of the overall situation, and China's explanation is so poor that many people are starting to speculate and fill in the blanks.

It is rumored that robots have appeared on the highways of England, and many Decepticons have gone there to cause trouble.

No matter how fierce the aliens are, they are only regional alien forces. They can destroy a small country, but they can't deal with a large country.

From the perspective of national defense depth and industrial strength, no one can understand the significance of China's actions.

Three cobblers sat down at a table, and after much back and forth, they all turned their attention to the heavens.

If we can't find the answer on the ground, the only remaining possibility is that the China National Space Administration found something in outer space.

Thus, the major powers not only reached a tacit understanding, but also came up with the same idea.

They all turned their attention to deep space without prior arrangement.

And upon closer inspection, they stumbled upon a spaceship that had suddenly appeared on a previously empty cosmic coordinate.

A massive, black, and sturdy alien ship, resembling a giant skeletal hand, arrived uninvited.

All the countries had no time to care about the Decepticons anymore and immediately turned their attention to the alien spaceship.

The spaceship was entirely black and had a menacing design, which seemed to fit the characteristics of a mechanical civilization.

Judging by its sheer size, this giant ship could easily carry tens of thousands of transforming robots. If it were replaced with human-sized combat units, the number would be even more staggering.

The conflict between North America and the Decepticons was at most a minor skirmish on the ground.

However, the appearance of this alien spaceship escalated the situation from a local disturbance to an interstellar invasion.

No one understood the generational gap brought about by the deep-space behemoth better than them, and their vigilance and panic were instantly heightened.

Before even figuring out the other side's intentions, or even before any fighting broke out, some of the surrender faction were already thinking about how to become traitors.

Chapter 156 Knight Ship

"strangeness?"

"Aren't those people all paying attention to the Decepticons lately?"

How could they still have the audacity to intercept our grain purchases?

Seeing the world's major powers intercepting grain exports, we are following their example of buying grain in large quantities, even resorting to force to do so...

Chen Jingshan was completely baffled.

He was doing well as a middleman, so why was he suddenly being targeted like this?

"Is it possible to find out what happened?"

"Didn't the world police just say that they would increase the number of troops stationed in oil-producing countries to prevent the threat of aliens?"

Why are they all suddenly withdrawing their troops, even sending aircraft carriers back to port?

"This..." The secretary couldn't help but feel embarrassed and sighed as she sorted out the information she had received a few minutes earlier.

He began to explain, "Just recently, several countries accused us of abandoning human safety and having ulterior motives..."

He was completely baffled at the time.

He later learned from intelligence personnel that the Americans had accidentally discovered an alien spaceship heading towards Earth in deep space.

"Ha, this is really a bit unfair." Chen Jingshan was speechless.

Who would have thought that buying some food would lead to such a situation?

He doesn't need to worry about emergency measures and protection in case of a possible alien spaceship landing.

The fact that the message reached him proves that someone is already active.

However, compared to other countries, they seemed nervous, but not so afraid.

The visiting team representing their country clearly saw and documented the large dock built near the planetary engine of The Wandering Earth.

Moreover, it's not just in one place, but spread out in large areas.

From massive shipyards comparable to planetary engines to small escort shipyards suitable for rapid deployment, docks of different sizes and purposes are scattered throughout the planet.

From its layout to its scale, it's clear that the entire planet is being transformed into a mobile planetary war fortress that can be both offensive and defensive.