Chapter 24 Clean Water
This land was destroyed by war and fragmented. As people's livelihood technology fell to its lowest point, the connection between regions became extremely thin... The result is that perhaps there were already urban-style human settlements here, and there might be a group of savages outside the mountain without wearing clothes and jumping around and screaming.
Organizations on the wasteland can change this situation. With the technical level of Incredley and the Iron Brotherhood, the transportation problem is actually not too difficult to overcome. Most of the mutant creatures under the power armor are fragile, unless they are so unlucky that they encounter the death claws in hunting... Unfortunately, Incredley did not regard other people living in the wasteland as humans at all. The goal is to destroy all these [subspecies]. They naturally do not have the need to integrate various tribes. The Iron Brotherhood has always been a conservative or even selfish organization that plunders technology for its own use, and ignores this kind of thing. Therefore, the world that could have been changed decades ago has been stagnant.
This status quo is very good for Leeds. Compared to the fact that "the good things in the world are in the treasure house of the final boss, we can just find a way to defeat him." He is more willing to accept the setting that "the good things are scattered on this land, and you won't know if you don't step on it in person." Well, it can't be said that he is vicious and bad-hearted, just keeping up with nothing to do.
However, stepping over all the landmarks on the Beep Boy map one by one, triggering the task, and plundering equipment is obviously a very work-intensive project. Even the collection of three-person Gauss rifles, super power hammers, flame knifes and power gloves is not an easy job. Therefore, everyone who remembers Papa Poole's great "Water Purification Plan" has given priority to return to Rivet City.
After supplying a wave, especially the most critical Gauss rifle ammunition "electric bag", everyone walked to the bottom laboratory, but was informed by the researchers who were left there that Dr. Li and others had gone to the water treatment station below the Jefferson Memorial for experiments. Everyone followed... As a side note, whether it was to go to the Rivet City or the Jefferson Memorial, they used the system's "fast travel" function, which was easy and fast~
"Leeds...! Are you all here?" Because Lyon and Ada often walked around the laboratory, their arrival did not surprise the people from Rivet City. Under the guidance of one of the suspected staff members of the staff, they found Poole who was studying behind their father.
"Yes, I came here after snatching Incree's power armor and completing the training by myself." Although I was very happy to see my friend safe and sound a few days ago, I was still more interested in the so-called water purification device at this time - even in their opinion, it was a bunch of electronic boxes with traces that had not been maintained for 200 years.
"???" said that he had snatched the power armor...what is the power armor...?
"...I haven't seen each other for just ten days, and it feels completely different." Clausa looked at the sanctuary boy who had been his disciple for several days and asked strangely.
Poole's ugly blue 101 refuge suit has been replaced, and the gangster-style armor with tires as heart protection mirrors has also been replaced with regular metal armor. However, Clausa does not refer to the appearance, but the smell of warriors on Poole's body... It is not the look of the berserkers who are fierce and sting around, but the feeling of too much blood on his hands and ignoring the lives of both sides of the enemy and us.
Well, in a sense, Poole is more like a warrior than Liz. Of course, this is also related to Leeds who has always regarded combat as a part of the game process.
"All kinds of things happened." Poole smiled bitterly.
Mutant creatures, violent zombies, super mutants, bandits, and in the end they even met a man who called himself the "Cockroach King" who led a large group of cockroaches to attack. Poole's journey to find his father was as uneven as before... Fortunately, he had already understood the survival rules of the wasteland, and no longer waited for the enemy who would inevitably come to attack. He used the sniper *strike gun given to him by Leeds to consume as much as possible before the battle broke out, and then relied on the real combat level. He killed all the way without any danger.
The baptism of blood is on the one hand, and on the other hand, the human feeling obtained in the 114 refuge. Poole, who arrived at the 114 refuge, found that his father James was lying unconsciously in a sealed life-saving device. In order to awaken his father, he had to sit in the equipment and enter the virtual world controlled by the manager of the shelter, "Dr. Bryan", who was forced by Dr. Bryan, Poole had to do some moral violations... Well, the specific process of how people can grow up quickly is ignored. As long as you know that James exists in the form of a "dog" in that virtual world, you can know the degree of evil taste of the doctor.
All in all, Poole has now grown up to be a man who can survive in this wasteland.
"——You are the strange 'overseas tourists' my son calls it?" On the other side, a middle-aged man who had never seen him came over.
How to describe him? Perhaps because of the top technician in a certain field, even if his beard is neglected to take care of him, the wasteland atmosphere on his body is much weaker than others. If you change to the data of the Beep Boy, this is probably a middle-aged man with an amazing charm of 8 or more, right?
"Well, it's us~" It's already considered giving face to just describe it as "strange". "Are you the father who is rumored to be the benefit of the people?"
"You've been too much. I'm just a fool dad who almost killed his son... James, thank you for your care for Poole along the way." James still regrets such a mess left to his son. You know, Jonas (his assistant in the shelter) died because of this.
"We just came to this wasteland and did nothing, just looking for someone who looks pleasing to follow," it was not to protect anyone, and Leeds did not accept this kind of kindness. "Anotherwise, I am a little interested in your Water Purification Plan. Can you introduce it... After all, based on my experience in the wasteland, it is really hard to imagine that someone does not act for self-interest."
“I also have 'self-interest'…”
“Hmm?”
"My wife's wish during her lifetime was to let the water of life flow back on the wasteland, so that everyone can drink clean and radiation-free water... This wish has been delayed for 19 years, and my wish is to realize the wish of the deceased wife."
"...that's what he said," Leeds exchanged attitudes with his friends behind him. "Okay, although we don't know anything about technology, we still have some confidence in combat power. For example, the task of this information and that part needs to be taken across the wasteland should be opened to us~!"
"you……!"
Chapter completed!