Optimus Prime then said to Jazz, "Jazz, I'm putting you in charge of this. You leave after the meeting." He turned his head. "Nightbeat, you go with Jazz, so you can watch each other's backs." He paused for a moment, then continued, "Before we move on to the next topic, there's an emergency that I think we should take care of first."

As he spoke, Optimus Prime turned his gaze to where Mario and the two players were standing, and said, "Gentlemen, please step forward and stand between us."

Brother Jue and Xiao Tan had no choice. They exchanged glances and stepped forward.

Once they were in position, Optimus Prime asked, "May I have your names?"

"Feng Bujue."

"Wang Tanzhi."

They each gave their in-game nicknames.

The toys didn't react much to these names, as if the two of them had just given two very ordinary appellations. This was clearly due to the system's correction, which was only natural. Usually, in any online game, the player's ID never affects the interaction between NPCs and themselves. Taking some kimchi games from a certain cosmic nation as an example, even if you give yourself the nickname "Shit," when you log into the game, the NPC in the novice village will smile and say to you, "Is your name 'Shit'? Hmm, that's a really good name."

"Gentlemen, according to Mario's report, I have basically ruled out the possibility that you are Novel spies," Optimus Prime said. "But that doesn't mean I believe your previous statement, unless you can provide more concrete evidence to prove that 'two powerful and evil threats' really exist."

"That's not difficult," Feng Bujue replied seriously. "I'm sure you'll see them on the battlefield soon enough." He added, "They should be about our size, humanoid in appearance, and they can take out various weapons and equipment from their bodies. Most importantly... they're quite intelligent. No offense, but none of the Novel commanders you've encountered before are as cunning as they are."

"Is that so... Then... who are you two?" Optimus Prime asked. "What are you? And why did you join Classic?"

"Of course, it's because my admiration for you is like a torrential river, endless and unceasing, like the Yellow River bursting its banks, completely out of control," Feng Bujue said, his expression unchanged, completely shameless.

Bumblebee chuckled dryly beside him. "Are you trying to insult our intelligence or show off your shamelessness?"

"Okay, okay... I'll tell you the truth. We and they are all travelers from another universe. For some reason, the two sides must fight to the death." Feng Bujue explained. "So... after they joined Novel, the enemy of our enemy is naturally our friend." What he said was half true and half false, but that made it even more believable.

"Hmph..." Starscream sneered, squeezing out a sentence from between his teeth, "In other words, you want to use us to kill your mortal enemies."

"You can understand it that way," Feng Bujue didn't deny it. "But... you have to admit, it's a win-win situation."

"No, it's only a win-win situation if you are truly helpful to Classic," Red Alert said in a gloomy tone. "But if you two are useless... hehe... I personally think you should be handed over as bargaining chips. Maybe those two 'powerful and evil guys' will get what they want and won't interfere in this war anymore."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Tan whispered to Brother Jue, "This guy is a genius..."

"Hahahaha..." Feng Bujue suddenly burst out laughing.

The toys were all stunned, not knowing what this guy was up to. Only Xiao Tan knew best, this was definitely a bluff. Brother Jue was just taking advantage of the wild laughter to concoct some kind of conspiracy in his mind...

Feng Bujue laughed for five or six seconds, then an idea came to him. He put on a very arrogant expression and said, "Forget it... I forgive your ignorance and unreasonableness." He paused for a moment. "Although it sounds like I'm bragging, I have to say it now. In our universe, I am the closed-door disciple of the famous military strategist Mr. Alan Smithee." (Alan Smithee was a pseudonym used by the Directors Guild of America from 1968 to 2000 for directors who did not want to be credited for a film.)

"Hey... I've never heard of such a thing..." Xiao Tan thought to himself, "The IQ of these NPCs is obviously not low, randomly adding settings might backfire..."

"I've served as a scout, a spy, a warrior, an adjutant, and I've participated in and commanded large-scale army operations..." Feng Bujue continued to fabricate with a confident tone, "It's just that... I'm new here, I'm not familiar with the battlefield situation in your universe, and I haven't had a chance to show my skills because you've been using me as cannon fodder."

"Hmm..." Optimus Prime heard the meaning in these words. "Although it sounds like you're just bragging to me... but, at first, we did misunderstand you, and I also made mistakes." He thought for a few seconds, "Since you've said so much, how about this..." He turned to look at Jazz and Nightbeat. "Jazz, Nightbeat, when you go to the Lego House later, take these two otherworldly guests with you and see if they can help."

"Yes, sir," Jazz replied immediately, without questioning his leader's orders.

Optimus Prime then looked at Feng Bujue and Xiao Tan. "Jazz and Nightbeat are both extremely good scouts. I hope you two can be as resourceful and combat-capable as you say you are, and not drag them down."

As the conversation came to this point, a system prompt immediately rang in the ears of the two players.

[Side Quest Triggered]

They opened the menu and saw that a sub-quest had been added to the original side quest: [Assist Jazz and Nightbeat in Reconnaissance of the 'Lego House']

"You've been given the opportunity. I will assign you corresponding positions based on the completion of this investigation," Optimus Prime said.

Starscream interjected with ill intent from the side, "If you screw it up, then the name of that position will definitely be 'Bargaining Chip,' hehehe..."

"Can you please stop adding a malicious threat to the end of the commander's speech and ending it with an evil laugh?" Megatron actually complained.

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At the same time, in the neutral zone, in a shadow five meters away from the "Lego House", four members of Novel had arrived.

All four of these figurines were swordsmen.

The first was wearing a scarlet kimono, with long orange-red hair, a cross-shaped scar on the left side of his face, and a reverse-blade sword at his waist.

The second was wearing a dark green kimono, with seaweed-green hair, a black cloth wrapped around his head, a scar running across his left eye, and three great swords at his waist.

The third was wearing a black European-style uniform, with short chestnut hair and delicate features. In addition to his sword, he was also carrying a bazooka on his back.

The fourth was wearing blue-black light armor, with shoulder-length golden hair, handsome and tall, carrying the Sword of Luminous Light.

As a strategist-type player, the amount of information that Bei Ling obtained in the Novel camp compared to Brother Jue's side... was like night and day. Bei Ling had basically asked about the ins and outs of this war and some of the details very clearly, which naturally included the subtle relationship between the fighting sides and the neutral forces. So she could deduce that: after tonight's skirmish, regardless of the outcome, the information about the Lego helicopter's participation would definitely prompt Classic to take action.

Therefore, Bei Ling decisively sent the personal guards that the Lich King had arranged for her and Si Yu, to the Lego House to wait for an opportunity to act.

She judged... whether it was reconnaissance or negotiation, Classic would never send cannon fodder-level grunts to the Lego House. It was possible that they would send commander-level characters. At that time, with the strength of the four-man personal guard team, it wouldn't be difficult to capture someone alive. Once they captured someone, even if they couldn't directly ask about Xiao Tan's movements, they could at least get a grasp of their situation in the other side's camp.

Of course, Bei Ling also considered the possibility that Brother Jue and Xiao Tan might go to the Lego House in person, so another order to the personal guards was that if they found those two humanoid guys in the opposing camp, they should kill them on the spot...