After chastising Megatron, Aaron gestured for Arcee and the others to follow.
Surrounded by three eight-foot women, Aaron walked straight into Castle Folgun.
With a gentle wave, the originally sturdy iron gate automatically swung open.
Seeing this, the three walked in front of Aaron, forming a triangle to shield him.
Although they knew Aaron was stronger than them, they still positioned themselves as bodyguards and attendants.
Aaron did not stop them, The view from this angle was actually quite good.
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"Let me see who has arrived?"
"Hmm, a group of uninvited guests whose identities are unknown."
"Cog, did we invite them to our afternoon tea party?"
At the castle entrance, an old man in a black tuxedo, followed by a mechanical butler, looked confusedly at Aaron and the others who had entered the castle unimpeded.
"Sir Edmund, I can confirm they are not on the invitation list. Your schedule has been quite clear these past two days." Cog, the mechanical butler, bowed like a gentleman.
Edmund glanced over the three bodyguard-like women in front.
"I must say, they are truly tall. Are there really ladies among humans who are this tall and beautiful?"
Cog thought for a moment and said, "At least in the seven hundred years since I arrived at the castle, I have never seen humans like this."
"Do you think they are human?"
Although old, Edmund was highly vigilant. "Three women so tall, so beautiful, and so similar..."
"At least I can confirm they are not robots wearing human skin." Cog's eyes flickered slightly.
He hadn't detected any robot signals emanating from them. Even the vibrations when they walked were so light.
Edmund felt much more relieved upon hearing this.
"Distinguished and mysterious four guests."
"My name is Edmund Burton."
"Count Folgun XII, the last survivor of the Witwicky family, greetings."
"Forgive my poor sight, but I believe I have not met you before."
Edmund did not rashly drive them away, fully demonstrating the noble qualities of an aristocrat.
Even though the opposing party was so tall and strong, he had Cog by his side, who feared no threat.
Aaron waved his hand. The three women retreated while watching Cog warily. They had no information about this robot in their memory, but the blue pupils at least proved that he was not an evil Decepticon.
Well, a former Decepticon.
Even now, they could not immediately change their opinion of the Decepticons.
"Mr. Edmund, I am here for only one thing. I want to know all the information regarding the Staff of Merlin."
Aaron slowly walked to a spot two meters in front of Edmund. Cog was subtly preparing, seemingly ready to strike at any moment.
Edmund pretended to be ignorant, saying, "I don't understand what you mean."
"Perhaps you could look through the beautiful poems that are constantly being recited, rather than asking me, an old man about to enter the grave."
"Of course, perhaps if you search for some kind of token or similar object, you might gain something?" Edmund hinted subtly.
The secret he guarded could not be casually revealed to others.
Except for a descendant of Merlin, or the last Knight.
The beginning of a wonderful epic story often requires a beautiful princess and a brave knight.
However, these uninvited guests before him...
Well, at least they could be called three strong female knights and a handsome prince. But these were not the people he was looking for.
"Why do you think it wouldn't be me?"
"Do you think Arcee, Chromia, and Elita aren't princesses? Look how beautiful they are."
"And why am I not a knight?"
Aaron saw through the other party's thoughts and said with a smile.
Edmund glanced at the three tall women.
"They are beautiful, certainly possessing the looks of princesses, but they are simply too tall."
Edmund shook his head, then looked at Aaron.
"Cog, please inform this gentleman about the qualities of a knight."
Cog elegantly replied, "The qualities of a knight are a pure heart, bravery, honor, virtue, integrity..."
Edmund nodded. "The most important thing is purity."
He subtly glanced at the three women.
Was Aaron pure?
Anyone could tell—it was absolutely impossible.
Aaron raised an eyebrow. "Look at my eyes. Do you think I am not pure enough?"
Edmund looked over and felt a moment of trance.
Indeed, the appearance of the man before him was genuinely attractive. If it were a woman, she would definitely call him pure and flawless.
But as a man, he deeply understood the terrifying destructive power contained within that facade. If this man were pure, he would practically be holy.
Edmund shook his head.
Seeing this, The three female transformers simultaneously took a step forward.
"Impudence! How dare you describe our Master in such a way!"
Cog stepped forward, shielding Edmund behind him.
"Ladies, may I ask you to step back? Strictly speaking, you are currently trespassing on Sir Edmund's private property."
"I have the right to expel all of you."
"Then try it?"
Part of Arcee's arm transformed into a mechanical structure, revealing a cannon barrel flashing with blue light.
Don't be fooled by the small cannon barrel, its power even surpassed Optimus Prime's. Even a Supreme Commander would be instantly obliterated if hit.
Cog looked at the three women with great confusion.
Half-machine, half-human? Were they cyborgs? But why couldn't he detect any trace of it?
Before he could think further, as blue light surged, the energy index skyrocketed.
Cog's expression instantly changed upon sensing the drastic shift.
The intensity of this power...
He had no confidence in blocking it. He would surely die.
"Master, they are highly dangerous. Please leave immediately!"
Hearing this, Edmund showed no hesitation and immediately turned to leave.
"Enough!"
"Don't disturb Sir Edmund. We didn't come here to fight, we came for world peace!"
Aaron raised his hand, signaling the three women to halt their attack. Completely unafraid of Cog, he walked toward Edmund.
"Sir Edmund, if you insist on guarding your secret, then only destruction awaits you and the Twelve Knights."
Edmund's expression changed drastically. "Are you threatening me? The Folgun family has had generations of lunatics, sinners, scientists, and struggling poets, but never cowards."
"We have guarded the secret history of the transformers for hundreds of years, generation after generation, and have never leaked a single detail."
"If you think you can threaten me, you are sorely mistaken."
"Even if you completely destroy this place, you won't get what you want."
Aaron shook his head. "No, you misunderstood my meaning. Do you know why the Twelve Knights came here?"
"The entity they fear, that fraudulent lunatic, is about to descend upon Earth."
"If you don't inform them soon, then what awaits them is eternal death in slumber."
Edmund immediately felt uneasy upon hearing this.
"Are you trying to trick information out of me?"
"Although I'd like to say yes, in reality, you are not qualified for me to do so."
Aaron gestured for the three women to follow.
"What do you intend to do?" Edmund hurriedly moved his feet to follow.
Cog swiftly moved in front of Aaron, attempting to stop him.
However, a single look from Aaron forcibly made Cog stop.
Then, under Edmund's astonished gaze, Cog's body changed uncontrollably, transforming from his humanoid form into a motorcycle form.
"Sir, I cannot control my body. He seems to have invaded my core processing unit, forcing me to change forms." Cog's voice was strange, seemingly carrying a certain unusual emotion.
In his memory, no one had ever been able to forcibly transform another robot.
How did Aaron manage to do it?
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