After temporarily crafting a few warning, defensive, and escape items for Dylan, Ethan's newly acquired subordinate could finally start working.

With Dylan Gould's connections and abilities, Ethan's shell company quickly took shape, and Ethan also did not have to waste time getting bogged down in trivial matters.

Dylan was very good at dealing with various people. As long as he was introduced at the start, Dylan could naturally handle everything that followed.

Dylan's identity was no secret to these politicians. What puzzled them was why this man had been chosen by Ethan to become his representative on Earth.

Ethan offered no explanation for this: let them guess all they wanted.

Finally able to breathe a sigh of relief, Ethan did not stay in Los Angeles to enjoy the warm sunshine but instead went to Egypt with Tony.

He did not intend to take the Matrix of Leadership. That thing contained the wills of countless powerful Transformers, and only a Transformer leader recognized by them could wield its power.

It was useless for ordinary people to find that thing. Even if Ethan was a powerful mage, he would first have to engage in a mental battle with the Transformer wills that had resided within for who knew how many years, and only after achieving an overwhelming victory might he gain control.

The risk was too great, and the potential reward was not necessarily high, so Ethan could not be bothered to take it.

This time in Egypt, what he was truly after was the energon cube manufacturing device hidden within the pyramid, that is, the machine capable of destroying a star, collecting its energy, and manufacturing it into energon cubes.

Ethan was very curious about this device, and Tony was also interested in this powerful equipment, so the two of them came to Egypt together.

With Ethan's current abilities, there was naturally no need to waste time getting visas and flying. He already knew the exact location from the plot. After opening a portal in their hotel room, the two of them stood at the foot of the pyramid, craning their necks to carefully observe the structure before them.

Tony, wearing special sunglasses, was also analyzing the entire pyramid, trying to see if he could penetrate the pyramid's ordinary outer layer and peer into its internal secrets.

"It looks like just ordinary stones, but it contains peculiar energy fluctuations that block many detection methods."

Tony took off his glasses. He found that the various high-tech detection devices on his glasses had no reaction to the pyramid. The energy fluctuations on it were something he could only sense using the magical methods he had recently mastered.

This did not mean the Transformers had mastered magic. It was just that their technological civilization had reached a certain level, allowing them to create energy fields with effects similar to magic, blocking most detection and ensuring the device would not be easily discovered.

It was precisely for this reason that this device could remain hidden within the pyramid for thousands of years, unknown to humans.

"We can't scan the structure directly, what should we do next?"

Ethan, however, could scan the entire pyramid using Merlin's Book of Inheritance. Given the book's unique nature, he believed that no matter how advanced Transformer technology was, all the secrets within the pyramid would be completely recorded.

"Since we're already here, how can we leave empty-handed?"

Besides, it could be considered helping this world resolve a hidden danger. Otherwise, if this device remained here, the Fallen might suddenly appear at any time and blow up the sun.

If the sun were destroyed, Earth would naturally be finished.

Although Ethan was not a saint, he could not just watch this world be destroyed like this, so he placed the device capable of destroying the sun into a specially made glass container.

Looking at the exquisite item, now only palm-sized and resembling a model, Ethan felt no reluctance whatsoever. After recording its structure in his Book of Inheritance, he casually handed the model to Tony.

"Take it as a souvenir. It won't be a wasted trip."

Tony was grinning from ear to ear. This trip was definitely not in vain. The corpse of a small Transformer awaited his detailed research, and now he had another such amazing device. He no longer had to worry about not having fun when he returned to his own world.

He did not intend to replicate a star-destroying device in the Marvel universe. What he wanted to do was thoroughly understand its technology, further understand some characteristics of Transformer technology, and then integrate some of its advantages into his own knowledge system.

From this perspective, what Tony and Ethan wanted was quite similar: the exploration and collection of new things, expanding their oceans of knowledge, and thus improving their realms or levels.

Having obtained this item, the two of them had no need to stay in the desolate desert, enduring wind and eating sand. They directly teleported back to Los Angeles.

As for the pyramid missing a section? Ethan could not be bothered to care.

The round trip took them less than half a day in total. Even if the government wanted to strengthen surveillance on Ethan, they could not do it. It was precisely because they realized this that the other party was very polite to Ethan.

It was not that these people did not want to eliminate Ethan, this huge threat. Even if they wanted to do something, they could not truly harm Ethan, who could come and go as he pleased.

If they angered him because of this, he could suddenly appear in front of you anytime, anywhere. Anyone would be afraid of such an existence.

Before they had absolute certainty, they did not dare take this risk.

A more important point was that North America was about to have an election cycle again.

The entire leadership, including the president, everyone hoped to safely get through this final period and put a relatively perfect end to their term.

None of them wanted to cause trouble at this time. If they accidentally stirred up a hornet's nest and caused a war between aliens and Earth, they would all be finished.

How should they deal with aliens in the future? Let the next administration worry about that.

It was precisely for this reason that Ethan had not met the current president yet. It was clear the other party was deliberately avoiding him. Those who contacted Ethan most frequently were politicians with ambitions for the next term, either wanting to cooperate with Ethan or trying to probe for information about the universe.

For these people, Ethan would deal with them if he was in a good mood, and if he was not, he would just leave them all to Dylan to handle. He only occasionally checked in on Dylan's situation through Sam and Mikaela.

The only exception was Senator Kevin Smith. This senator had now formed an alliance with Ethan. Taking advantage of an opportunity to accompany Ethan on a visit to the AllSpark (and conveniently collect a little of its energy), he asked Ethan if he could retrieve a meteorite containing water resources first.

"Need it so urgently?"

"To do some preliminary research."

This was a reasonable request, but it put Ethan in an awkward position. He did not have a spaceship on hand right now, so how could he get a suitable meteorite for Senator Smith?

Even if he could use teleportation magic to travel into space, relying on his current powerful demigod-level body and various spells to survive briefly in space, package this suitable meteorite, and then bring it back to Earth, there was not a suitable target right now.

Although water resources are everywhere in the universe, they are mostly in gaseous form. Solids are mostly found on planets. While meteorites containing solid water can often be seen, it does not mean you can find a whole bunch just by drilling into any corner of the universe.

"This might take some time."

"That's fine."

Even asking someone to go home and get something takes some time, let alone helping find a meteorite. It certainly would not happen in the blink of an eye for Ethan to produce the item. He knew this suspected alien god indeed had such abilities, so he was slightly hopeful for a moment.

"Anyway, I've left my number. I'll notify you when I come over next time, and you can just come directly to pick up the item."

Smith heard another meaning in Ethan's words.

"Are you preparing to leave Earth?"

"I was just here to take a look around. Reaching some trade agreements was already an unexpected gain." Ethan paused, seeming to think of something else. "Besides, I can't always be wandering outside. After all, there are many people waiting for me. When I come to Earth next time, I'll bring my crew, and then I can stay for a longer period."

Smith's eyelids twitched. Ethan's words revealed that he was not just with himself and the companion who liked to pretend to be Iron Man. He also had many crew members and subordinates.

However, since both sides were in the honeymoon phase of their cooperation, the stronger the partner's strength, the more beneficial it was for Senator Smith. Therefore, he stated that when Ethan brought his crew, he would personally host a welcome banquet for them.

After finishing his discussion with Senator Smith, Ethan went to find Optimus Prime and subtly hinted at the news of the Matrix of Leadership being on Earth. Using this information, he hired Bumblebee from the Autobots.

Hiring Bumblebee was mainly to protect Mikaela. Ethan was not planning to take Mikaela away from this world. Although he did not know how long he would be gone this time, he had already locked onto a specific point in time using the space-time orb. When he returned next time, no more than three months would have passed in this world since his departure.

For the people of this world, he would only have been gone for a very short time, consistent with Ethan and Smith's statement about leaving for a brief period.

Furthermore, he could use this time to properly test the abilities of Mikaela, Sam, and Dylan and see if his arrangements were reliable or not.

If their performance was satisfactory, Ethan would not mind giving them more benefits, such as various enhancement potions.

Including Dylan, Ethan would let him know that he was not just talking casually back then. As long as he worked for him wholeheartedly, Ethan would truly give him a bright future, which would definitely be infinitely better than the ending in the original plot where he was electrocuted by the teleportation device.

(To be continued.)