Everyone was wondering why only a few cars of different models were parked in such a large space.
Lin Luo suddenly stepped forward and said, "I'm in charge here. We can talk now."
Buzz... Click, click, click... Led by the blue truck, the vehicles let out a mechanical hum, and their bodies began to transform.
In the blink of an eye, a row of vehicles turned into robots with human-like appearances and limbs.
Their size also expanded several times with the transformation.
"Oh! My! God!"
The probationary members were once again collectively stunned.
"Honestly, if I hadn't just found out about the existence of aliens, I would've thought these big guys were new toys made by Iron Man Tony Stark," Eric said blankly.
Mr. Bean nodded, "Having a car that can transform seems pretty good too."
"Shh!"
Hearing the growing murmurs around her, Natasha turned her head and made a shushing gesture.
Everyone snapped back to attention.
"I admit we underestimated you Earthlings' abilities, but I must tell you, keeping us here is a mistake," Optimus Prime said seriously, squatting down to look at Lin Luo.
"I'm sorry, everything has to follow procedure." Lin Luo completely ignored Optimus Prime's words and said with a smile, "You have violated the first rule of MIB Earth Law."
"Landing on Earth without an invitation and without requesting permission to land. Now... state your name, race, home Planet, and the region your Planet belongs to."
"MIB Earth Law?" Optimus Prime asked, confused, turning to look at Bumblebee.
Bumblebee shook his head, indicating he didn't know.
"Shit! I can't take this anymore!"
With an angry roar, the hot-tempered Ironhide rushed forward.
They were clearly here to save this Planet, they were good guys, heroes, so why were they being treated like this!
"If we don't cooperate, what can you do?"
"Ironhide." Optimus Prime placed a hand on Ironhide's shoulder, advising, "Calm down. If this is Earth's law, we should obey it."
"It's best if you can obey, but since you asked, I'll still answer."
Lin Luo looked directly at Ironhide, his gaze unwavering, and said calmly, "We have two ways of dealing with invaders who refuse to cooperate and show resistance..."
"One, the morgue."
"Two, waste disposal and recycling."
"!!!"
The moment his words fell, the scene became incredibly quiet, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone, including the Autobots, stared at Lin Luo, who had just uttered those words.
It sounded cool, but wasn't it a bit too aggressive?
Could these aliens tolerate it?
"Bastard!"
Ironhide took two steps forward, his arm transforming into an energy cannon, pointing it at Lin Luo. The muzzle was barely two meters away, flashing with light, giving the impression that it could fire at any moment.
The usually gentle Optimus Prime did not stop Ironhide this time.
As a leader, he had to ensure the dignity of his warriors.
Moreover, he knew Ironhide's character and knew that his old comrade would not fire.
"!!!"
Natasha, Jean Grey, and Black Canary reacted immediately, blocking Lin Luo, also poised for action.
Jean Grey's abilities go without saying. Black Canary can unleash a destructive ultrasonic wave. At this distance, it could at least destroy one of Ironhide's mechanical arms.
As for Natasha... she was purely there to make an impression and increase her chances of passing the review.
Being intelligent, how could she not realize that someone daring to utter such threatening words must possess matching strength?
There was no need to worry about safety at all.
The others also performed well; they either instinctively reached for their weapons or sought cover, with no one attempting to flee.
"Now, I will give you your first lesson as Men in Black." Lin Luo smiled and patted the three beautiful women in front of him.
The three women looked back, understood, and stepped aside.
Lin Luo reached into his pocket and quickly pulled out a pistol about the length of a finger. The muzzle diameter looked like it could only fit an ant.
This was an upgraded version of the original "Little Cricket," the Little Cricket Plus.
He aimed the gun at Ironhide and said:
"Always remain calm and composed... even if it's the end of the World next second."
"???"
Everyone's attention shifted from Lin Luo to the gun in Lin Luo's hand.
What kind of joke was this?
Was that the latest children's toy?
"Hmm?"
Ironhide was startled at first, then couldn't stop laughing.
"Heh heh... Hahahaha, human, are you hoping to take me out with that tiny toothpick? Hahahaha!"
He laughed so hard that he even retracted his cannon.
Lin Luo smiled without a word and calmly pulled the trigger.
Bang—!
Boom—!
Accompanied by a huge explosion, the Little Cricket Plus unleashed an invisible energy shockwave.
The energy was so powerful that the probationary members around Lin Luo also felt the vibration.
The next instant, Ironhide's arm exploded into pieces, and his entire body was sent flying.
"!!!"
"Phew..." Lin Luo put away the Little Cricket Plus, blew on the smoking muzzle, and introduced, "Little Cricket Plus, Space Series, atomic energy weapon, essential for newcomers."
Just a little Earth shock for our alien friends.
Oh, and it wasn't just the alien friends who were shocked.
"Holy—shit!"
The probationary members stared intently at the Little Cricket Plus in Lin Luo's hand, and after the shock came ecstasy.
If a weapon of this caliber was only "essential for newcomers," didn't that mean there were even more powerful weapons to come?
They were already looking forward to fighting aliens after becoming Men in Black.
Thinking back to all the alien invasion movies they'd seen before, now they realized they were all utter crap!
Like Agent O's initial feeling... a sense of pride as Earthlings rose in the hearts of the probationary members.
Earthlings were not so weak; aliens coming to Earth still had to obey the law and speak politely!
On the other side... Click—!
All the Autobots, except Optimus Prime, uniformly drew their weapons and menacingly aimed them at Lin Luo.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
"No!"
Optimus Prime put a hand between Bumblebee and Jazz, ordering, "Autobots, put away your weapons. Don't forget our mission. Don't make things more complicated!"
"Ratchet, go check on Ironhide's injuries."
Everyone was furious that their brother had been attacked, but for the greater good, they had to obey their leader's command.
They reluctantly lowered their weapons.
"A wise decision." Lin Luo raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Several light beams projected down, quickly forming a holographic projection that clearly displayed information about Optimus Prime and several other Autobots.
"Optimus Prime, Autobot leader of Cybertron, Planet coordinates, orbiting Alpha Centauri..."
Lin Luo glanced at the data above and said playfully, "Okay, no need for introductions. Just tell me your purpose."
Optimus Prime: "???"
All probationary members: "???"
What the hell was going on now?
"You... Earthlings, how do you have Cybertronian data?" Optimus Prime asked, confused.
The information on the projection could be traced back to the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons; some of it even he, as the Autobot leader, wasn't aware of.
Cybertron and Earth are about 10 light-years apart. The two Planets have never had any information exchange. How did these Earthlings collect all this data?
Lin Luo didn't mind telling Optimus Prime the answer, saying:
"You are machine life forms. Although you have souls, you still cannot escape the drawbacks of machines. I have a toy that is more advanced than you."
"Now... can we talk with a more humble attitude?"
Optimus Prime was speechless.
His mechanical head fell into thought.
Autobot Jazz asked unhappily, "Then if you clearly know everything about us, why did you bother asking?"
Lin Luo replied, "To test your attitude. The facts prove that your attitude is not very friendly, and most importantly..."
At this point, Lin Luo's mouth curved into a playful smile as he continued:
"A show of force, to make you alien visitors realize... who is the Master of this Planet."
There was no other way; a new World had new rules.
The Autobots didn't even treat humans as beings of the same level of civilization when communicating, otherwise they wouldn't pull out guns and cannons at the drop of a hat.
Optimus Prime had a benevolent nature, so he was quite gentle with humans.
But interstellar diplomacy couldn't rely solely on that.
Optimus Prime & Autobots: "..."
All probationary members: "!!!"
Hearing those words made their blood boil!
"Enough small talk." Lin Luo put away his smile, returning to his initial calmness, and said, "One last time, what is your purpose for coming to Earth?"
"The allspark, the origin and destiny of the Cybertronian race, possesses vast super-energy, and can bring hope to a Cybertron facing an energy crisis..."
After all that had happened, this time, Optimus Prime unreservedly recounted their mission objective, as well as the threat the Decepticons and Megatron posed to Earth.
"Uh, it doesn't sound that serious, actually." An unknown probationary member shrugged, "Earth has Superman. Can they even get past Superman?"
Hearing this, Lin Luo said without looking back, "You're eliminated."
"What?" The probationary member looked utterly confused, "Why? Did I say something wrong?"
The others looked at him with eyes that said "idiot."
They were already here, and he was still thinking about Superman. If they relied entirely on Superman, what would they need these people for?
Also, wasn't this clearly the Boss giving them, the newcomers, homework!
No foresight at all, he deserved to be eliminated.
Lin Luo ignored the probationary member's question and continued to Optimus Prime:
"I grant you permission to operate on Earth, but my people must also join you. Also, I want to make a deal with you."
"What kind of deal?" Optimus Prime asked.
Lin Luo replied, "You said Cybertron's energy is depleted. Coincidentally, I have a device that can supply a large amount of energy to an entire Planet, with no consumption and zero pollution. Would you consider it?"
Optimus Prime's eyes flickered slightly, looking like a human's change of expression.
The allspark possessed powerful super-energy, but it wasn't a good Planet energy supply.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have just called the allspark a hope, and his ancestors wouldn't always have run off to destroy stars to obtain energy.
Considering the strength this Earth man had displayed, perhaps... After a brief hesitation, Optimus Prime leaned his face towards Lin Luo and asked, "If your energy can save Cybertron, what would Cybertron need to give in return?"
"We'll discuss that gradually in future missions. I'll deal with the current matters first."
Lin Luo turned to face everyone, "Ladies and gentlemen, the review is over. Your performance was quite good, except for the gentleman who was just eliminated and the lady next to him."
At these words, everyone's gaze converged on the two eliminated individuals, and they all retreated a certain distance from them.
"Me?"
The lady looked around at everyone's curious gazes, utterly bewildered, "Did I say anything? I'm just like them, why should I be eliminated too?"
Lin Luo shook his head and said, "Madam, your appearance is too fake. We don't recruit members who are afraid to show their true faces here."
"!!!"
Hearing this, the Agents who had used forged information felt a jolt.
Was he intentionally pointing them out?
Given his ability to easily dig up alien information, it wasn't impossible.
Wait... wait and see... Unlike them, the lady, however, cast aside her confusion, a charming smile appearing on her face.
A ripple went through her body from top to bottom, her clothes and skin transforming into a strange deep blue.
Brotherhood of Mutants, Mystique.
"My dear Boss, since you can see through my disguise, you must also know my identity."
"It's really too difficult for me to keep this a secret, so what do you plan to do with me? Life imprisonment, murder to silence me?"
"Don't overthink it."
Lin Luo pulled out a silver stick and a pair of sunglasses from his pocket, then waved to the side.
"Now for the second lesson."
Two yellow little men, wearing denim overalls and goggles, carrying two rows of identical sunglasses, quickly ran over from the Shadows.
"Thanks, Otto, Kevin."
Lin Luo thanked them, then gestured to the newcomers who had passed the review, "These are also standard equipment for every MIB Agent. Each of you take a pair and put them on."
The newcomers didn't think much of it and immediately went to get sunglasses. After everyone had taken one, the little yellow men, Otto and Kevin, spoke in a language humans couldn't understand, then ran back laughing.
Natasha looked at the retreating figures of the little yellow men and chuckled, "They don't have shoulders, but they're wearing overalls. Cute."
"Madam, don't get distracted, pay attention to the lesson." Lin Luo reminded her.
"Oh, uh..." Natasha refocused, quickly put on her sunglasses, her pretty face full of embarrassment, "Sorry, sorry."
"Okay."
Lin Luo didn't check who hadn't put on sunglasses and immediately began the next step of teaching.
It didn't really matter if they wore them or not; whoever didn't wear them would be eliminated anyway.
"You two, look closely here." Lin Luo held up the silver stick in one hand, pointing to the red light on it with the other.
As Mystique and the man who was also eliminated looked over... Buzz Whoosh—!
Lin Luo pressed the button on the stick, and a strong White light flashed past...