Electric's heart-rending cry and rebuke did not change the heart of the disciple he had cultivated with his own hands, which had once attracted him to be the most outstanding disciple in his sect. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

And a demon he hated and hated to gnaw on his flesh and bones, lying comfortably in a simple hammock, learning how to operate the latest power armor under the guidance of Mr. Yes.

That night, Ling Qi slept very late, and it wasn't until the words "Introduction to Power Armor Operation" appeared in the special skill bar that he fell asleep contentedly.

The moans of the two girls next door have not stopped for three consecutive days, and they have not sounded tonight.

The change of power at the top of the Brotherhood also caused a great shock among the rank-and-file, Thomas was not as popular as he thought, and the Great Elder who died tragically in his cell did not really lose all his supporters.

But what does this have to do with Ling Qi?

A united fraternity was not what he wanted.

Even if some people might transfer their hatred to him, he didn't care!

All he wanted most from the Brotherhood was those cutting-edge technologies, a lot of finished power armor, energy weapons! Of course, now there are auxiliary combat module implantation technology, as well as neural reinforcement technology!

As for the members of the Brotherhood and the so-called elite soldiers, they are just some additives, and they may not be completely relieved to use them!

A pack of loyal dogs is always more reliable than a few rebellious tigers.

As long as he is given enough materials, he can conjure up an overwhelming army of machines at any time!

And in New Vegas, there are countless lackeys who are willing to die for him!

The next day, Thomas, whose eyes were bloodshot, said apologetically to Ling Qi, who was about to leave:

"I'm sorry, but due to some situations within the Brotherhood, the knight team led by Michael Paladin, which was originally promised to you, can only be led by Veronica Paladin."

"Of course, although Veronica is only a new paladin, her talent is indeed amazing, and her strength is definitely above that of ordinary knights. Coupled with the set of power armor that Your Excellency prepared for her, it is already the top technological product in the outside world. After a few days of transformation, and with the addition of the Brotherhood's core mechanical neural technology, I believe it will not be worse than the standard Paladin's Kinetic Armor. ”

"Well, the 50 sets of T-32A power armor that I originally promised you, I thought about it and thought that it could be increased to 80 sets. In addition, I would like to personally present to you 10 sets of T-51B power armor, 50 fully automatic laser rifles, 200 plasma mines and grenades. ”

"I believe that with these cutting-edge weapons and equipment, the New Vegas side will definitely be able to defeat the evil NRC."

Thomas enthusiastically gave Ling Qi a bear hug, and then introduced him to the team of knights who had promised to support him before!

This is indeed a standard kinetic warrior combat squad composed entirely of knights.

Veronica, a new paladin who has not yet completed the full course of the paladin, is the commander of this team, another acquaintance, Lyanna, is the deputy commander, and there are eight novice knights who have only graduated this year...

Among the ten people, except for Veronica, a paladin who is not worthy of the name, even the weapons and armor are provided by Ling Qi. The rest of them were equipped with T-51B power armor that had been eliminated by the Brotherhood 20 years earlier.

Ling Qi even suspected that these 9 sets of kinetic armor were also included in Thomas's additional gifts!

Nine newbie knights who have just been weaned? Plus a "paladin" who has only been studying theoretical lessons for a few days?

The only advantage of these people is that they are young and beautiful, none of the five men and four women are too ugly, and they have basically reached the level of ordinary people in peacetime, at least the skin is very delicate, which can be described as fine skin and tender meat.

This does not mean that they are pampered, but only that the people of the Brotherhood generally have a pale complexion due to the circumstances in which they live.

In addition, since the earliest members of the Brotherhood were the top scholars, doctors, and warriors in society at that time, the excellent genes have not been degraded after more than two hundred years, and the appearance, quality, and talent of the members of the Brotherhood are significantly higher than those of the inhabitants of the wasteland.

Pretty means eye-catching. Young, energetic, malleable. Ling Qi is not satisfied, as long as Thomas is not prepared to detain him, everything else is negotiable.

It doesn't matter if he wants to send a team of powerful knights to lay a nail in New Vegas, or if he sends a team of recruits to do things perfunctorily.

As for the "expensive" T-32 power armor, the increase from 50 to 80 sets means that the exchange materials he promised must also increase by 60% year-on-year.

Ling Qi didn't care much about this, people's hearts, who is not greedy.

In any case, the main purpose of his trip was finally achieved!

Saying goodbye to Thomas, everyone left the underground fortress where they had lived for many years.

When he came, Ling Qi and his party were two people, but when they left, they dragged their family with them.

Fortunately, the supplies provided by the Brotherhood were packed in a large container in advance, and after space folding technology, they were compressed into a small black box, which Veronica carried with her, but there was no need to expand the size of the team for this purpose.

Thomas was complacent about this method, but Veronica had already blushed secretly.

This method is tens of millions of miles worse than Ling Qi's storage space.

After observing the process of space folding, Ling Qi had to admit that this was just an immature top-notch technology that could be used to show off, and its practical value was very low.

In order to fold the space, the rigid requirements of the equipment are too high, and the training of operators must be measured in ten years. In addition to the gorgeous process, the low cost performance is terrible.

Ling Qi secretly crossed this technique off a certain list.

Out of the bunker, it was still early, it was not yet noon, and the dim light made people suspect that it was still night outside.

Ling Qi was surprised to find that the three perpetual motion blowers had stopped running, and a thick layer of wind and sand had accumulated on the ground, and even the instep of his foot would sink if he stepped on it.

"What is this?"

In the face of Ling Qi's doubts, Veronica just shook her head and said nothing, and the group left the earth-covered basin in silence.

The return journey went smoothly without much trouble.

Even in the face of some secondary mutant creatures that have gradually become active and have never appeared in the wasteland, they are all hated under the furious and powerful firepower of the kinetic armored team.

By this time, even fools will be able to perceive the changes that have taken place in the wasteland.

Occasionally, the novice knights would gather in groups to discuss in whispers, but as soon as Ling Qi looked away, they would immediately stop talking, and put on a majestic look with a slightly nervous expression, it seemed that Thomas had specially instructed them before.

These knights are very curious about new things, not only some secondary mutated creatures, but even every plant and tree in the wasteland.

On the other hand, they seem to be deliberately suppressing their curiosity, and they want to ask why, but they still have to pretend that "I don't care at all".

Ling Qi was not surprised, he was even more lazy to take the initiative to talk to them and contact his feelings, and a few novice knights would not take the initiative to find him. So much so that when they returned to New Vegas City, Ling Qi still had a small number of people who couldn't even name this team with outstanding combat effectiveness.

"Nika, you go and settle them down and put that batch of armor and weapons in the underground warehouse. Also, Lyanna, there should be no problem with the course I told you yesterday to prepare for. ”

Ling Qi, who had just entered the city and was cold and unapproachable a moment ago, immediately seemed to be a different person, with a smile on his face, extremely affinity, and at the same time, his aura increased dramatically.

Veronica didn't feel anything about this change in him, and the other knights were a little shocked.

"No~ no problem, it's just, it's just that I've never, never done this kind of guidance."

"Let me, a newbie knight who has just graduated, teach others how to operate power armor, I'm afraid my ability is limited."

Lyanna stammered, and it was not until she found that Ling Qi, whose aura had skyrocketed, did not turn her face and deny people, and then she regained her composure.

Ling Qi smiled and returned a salute to a stranger who was passing by, dressed decently, and saluted him respectfully, and then said seriously:

"It's okay, I don't need you to help me train a group of qualified knights, as long as they can operate those power armors with ease."

When Lyanna heard this, she was relieved. She was really afraid that Ling Qi would ask her to help train a group of real knights, instead of the simple operation techniques of power armor that she had explained earlier and allowed to be taught.

This is not only a question of whether one's own ability is sufficient, but also a serious one, and even involves the crime of treason.

Lyanna wasn't Veronica after all, and if she replaced the latter, she promised that she would do whatever Ling Qi said. As long as she is not allowed to directly attack the members of the Brotherhood, it is child's play to keep any secrets or not.

In fact, how could this girl know that the so-called paladin's training program, the highest level of the Brotherhood, and the skills on the control of the new power armor mind, had been completely stolen by Mr. Yes and stored in PP Boy.

If it weren't for the fact that he was away from home at the time, the Brotherhood's closed LAN network had a lot of defenses, and there was an intelligent life form "Mark" similar to Mr. Yeshao at the core, the organization's technology and secrets would have been stolen long ago. Xiao is like this, Mr. Yes still planted a seed in the other party's network!

Ling Qi didn't deceive this girl either, he really didn't need a group of qualified knights, especially when it came to those top-notch techniques for operating power armor, he wouldn't easily spread the word.

After all, apart from the MechCorps, he doesn't have any people of his own.

This group of students, the warriors selected by Zero from among the citizens according to his requirements, except for some wasteland rangers, are the manpower provided by local forces.

These people are much more unreliable than Lyanna.

Moreover, the power armor of the T-32 model does not need too complicated operation methods at all. They are not so much power armor as reinforced exoskeleton individual armor, and they don't even have an intelligent voice control system!

The Brotherhood's novice knights depart, led by Veronica, and Lyanna follows a mechanical guard to her future "office".

How many of these nine would be corroded by New Vegas's sugar-coated shells, and how many would remain pure, even Ling Qi didn't know.

The man admired the newly sculpted bronze statue of himself at the entrance to the outer city for a moment, and then walked alone towards the inner city.

"Luxury, what a luxury! With so many materials, you can build more than a dozen mechanical guards. ”

Ling Qi thought lightly, and secretly wondered if he should build more of this kind of statue, it was indeed majestic and would help establish his positive image.

What man is not vain? Those who keep keeping a low profile just want to use mystery to cover up their sullenness!

Along the way, under the admiration or complicated eyes of passers-by, Ling Qi entered the inner city with his head held high and came to the Lucky Thirty-Eight Casino.

He didn't rush to the underground factory to meet the newcomers with funny brains, and went directly to the combat conference room on the twelfth floor.

"Number One, how are you feeling?"

Although there is a remote contact between Mr. Yes and Zero, this contact cannot be maintained at all times in order to prevent outsiders from using some means to infiltrate House's semi-closed local area network. And some situations are more intuitive to see in person, and there are many unclear places in message transmission.

"Hosts, hosts, I feel, I feel good! Great! I feel like I can tear a deathclaw apart with my bare hands! ”

The Iron Giant, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground and blocking the entire entrance, slowly stood up and said respectfully.

His head was already on the ceiling, and he had to walk with his head down. The pair of big copper eyes on his face, the blood-colored pupils were unusually calm, and his voice was no longer trembling.

Ling Qi could feel his thirst for killing and blood, it was a kind of bestiality, but fortunately, it was basically under control. But perceiving the violent power that was forcibly locked in his body, Ling Qi was sure that once he started to kill, he would definitely deny his six relatives. And when he kills the highest, the power explodes to the greatest - bang! That's when he died!

"Very well, it seems that you are indeed the most gifted one in your group."

"Now, I have a task for you—"

Before Ling Qi's words fell, at the long table in the center of the combat conference room, above the control holographic map input, a loudspeaker suddenly sounded a rapid prompt.

"Drip~Drip~Hello~ Mr. Ling Qi! Please note that Dr. Sasaki has come to visit and she has entered the Lucky 38 casino. ”

"Huh? Hum! ”

Ling Qi knocked the pp boy on his arm unhappily, and said in a deep voice:

"Do you need to tell me about this kind of trivial matter, besides, who asked you to let her in, Zero, who gave you the right to make such a claim?"

The pp boy on his arm flashes fluorescently, and Mr. Yes's cartoon face pops up.

"Hey~ buddy, I'm busy? What's up? You can give change to something, and you have more authority there than I do—"

Mr. Yes didn't finish complaining, and Zero had already passed on the situation to it.

"Uh~ Okay, is that what happened? No wonder you're angry! ”

"But, don't you remember, it was you who asked Zero to grant her third-class authority in front of Sasaki."

Mr. Yes's words made Ling Qi's flickering gaze flicker, as if... At that time, when the woman was being wooed, such a scene did happen.

"Humph! Don't you know that I'm just fooling her? This kind of thing, even if I forget, Zero, you should directly cancel her permission afterwards. ”

Ling Qi knew that he was at a loss, but he couldn't lose face.

"Okay~ man, but you forgot that Zero is an absolutely standard intelligent system that doesn't take the initiative to do anything overstepping. As for me, if I had done that, I think you'd be angrier by now, though I did think it would have been a mistake to give that woman third-class clearance. ”

Mr. Yes was speechless about Ling Qi, these are all truths. The more worries you have, the more constrained you will become.

Therefore, some emperors in history who were eloquent and devoted to everything eventually became the king of the dead country and were slandered and spurned. Sometimes, holding all the power in your hands is not necessarily the best way to do it.

"Humph!"

Ling Qi was silent for a moment, and just as Mr. Hao was about to say that time should not be wasted like this, he suddenly said;

"Take your own clearance at Zero one level higher, just like me. In addition, if there are some things I have done wrong or neglected, I hope you can remind and correct them in time. ”

Ling Qi, who has always been an authoritarian and dictator, would say such a thing, if it were changed, ordinary people would definitely suspect that he had other intentions, but the face of Mr. Yes on the screen of the pp boy only showed a relieved smile.

"Okay, man, I've been waiting for you for a long time. In addition, because it was designed according to your requirements at that time, the highest level of control authority for Zero was you. Both Zero and I have only second-level decision-making. The maximum level of authority that can be granted to others is only Level 3. However, I will help you fill in the gaps in the future, and trust me, only with my help will you be able to achieve your goal. ”

Ling Qi didn't know what Mr. Hao's so-called "purpose" meant, and how much he knew about himself. He didn't even know what Mr. Hao said, about the matter of permission, was it true, it really didn't leave a loophole and a way out for itself?

However, he still nodded seriously, and then said in a deep voice:

"Zero, remove all of Sasaki's privileges and immediately take over the private LAN of the New Vegas Medical Center."

"Also, take Sasaki into custody at once, and issue an order to T-1 in her name to go to Hoover Dam with the 'gift' we have prepared for a long time."

"Also, the expedition I sent to the northwest still hasn't heard back? If there's no news, send another team of mechanical sentinels. I must know what is going on over there. ”

Ling Qi silently walked in front of the three-dimensional strategic map, and the already delicate map seemed to have some new changes.

I saw him make a stretched gesture to a certain location on the map, and the strategic map of the overlooking mode immediately showed a local magnification effect, showing a more detailed terrain and landform, and even the abandoned buildings on the side of the road were faintly visible.

"Okay, Mr. Ling Qi, your will has been carried out, what else do you need?"

About a minute later, Zero's voice came from the speakers.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with him, Mr. Yes had already shrunk back into the pp boy.

"How's the intelligence in the surrounding area? Is the minefield near the main traffic node well arranged? ”

"In addition, the recruitment of foreign personnel will be stopped after three days, and there are enough 'citizens' in New Vegas. From now on, the patients with the epidemic in the new urban area will be screened again, and any people with infectious diseases will be treated. If it is difficult to cure, it will be driven out, and if it is not allowed to leave, it will be killed. ”

"The war is about to begin, this is a contest between groups, and it is a battle for the survival of mankind!"

"Zero, send a message to the NRC and Caesar's Legion that the Cannon Clan has secretly signed an offensive and defensive alliance with us. T-1, let them be my emissaries for declaring war on them. ”

"It's indeed a messenger of war, hehehe, hahahahahaha!"

"One, you have to thank it!"