Chapter 36: Prayer Assembly
Lu Buping repeatedly told Starry Night, for fear that this unreliable instructor would make another mistake, and her reputation was not very good. The villain who represented the starry night kept patting his chest and reassuring, which slightly dispelled Lu Buping's concerns.
From the information available so far, two points are worth noting.
The first is the origin of the mad ghouls, these crazy guys should not be in the gathering place, and if they are not properly regulated, they can easily cause harm. Now it has opened up a special place for captivity, and it is also worshipped as a saint.
The second is the inexplicable sense of disobedience. From the moment he officially entered the Vault, this eerie feeling lingered. Although he has not yet been able to find the source of this feeling. But he knew that if he pierced the window paper, the mission would make a breakthrough.
Hans God ...... Miracles...... Both of these threads point to the so-called god Hans, who seems to control the minds of the entire members of the Vault, whether radicals or moderates.
What is the reason for the construction of this Hanse god, is it the remnants of the old gods?
This is a possibility, but it is not very likely. After all, this fallout apocalypse was caused by humanity itself, and the time for the Vault to be established was significantly more than four years. All of this suggests that this has nothing to do with the Old Gods, but why are these wild ghouls in captivity?
Too little, still too few clues.
Miracles...... Will the so-called prayer ritual be the breakthrough?
Lu Buping lay on the ground and thought, and after a while, he felt a little sleepy. Tired from the intense fighting and quick thinking of his brain, he simply fell asleep. He had to recharge his batteries and wait for the fog to be revealed.
From the beginning of entering the Apocalyptic Administration, Lu Buping knew that this world was far more complicated than he imagined, and it was not uncommon for gods or devils to appear.
As a recruit's first mission, this mysterious Hans Divine Order is just the tip of the iceberg. If you can't pass this hurdle, the belief in finding your family will become a joke.
Thinking so, Lu Buping fell asleep grogily.
"All the members of the Hans Divine Society gather in the prayer room, and all the members immediately gather to prepare for prayer."
A voice sounded around the entire shelter, waking up Lu Buping from his sleep.
It was the voice of Diananna, and it seemed that she had been separated from her son and was back to fulfilling her role as spokesperson.
Walking to the door of the break room, he found that all the ghouls of the shelter had put down their work and entertainment and began to converge in one place.
Dainana was in a radio room on the second floor of the plaza, watching the residents of the shelter below.
On the way, a large number of ghouls surrounded each other, and they saw Lu Buping's vivid face. Some nodded their heads in friendliness, while others acted angrily and disdainfully.
From this, it is possible to determine which are Diana's moderates and which are Garble's radicals.
Lu Buping naturally didn't care, he believed that no radical would dare to disadvantage him here, after all, Diana's guards were not vegetarians. If you just stare at yourself, even if you stare out of your eyes, you won't lose a single hair.
So he also followed the flow of people, and after walking for a while, he came to a gate.
The door was closed when Diana familiarized them with the terrain before, and it seemed that the prayer room would only open at a fixed time.
Entering it, Lu Buping found that there was a cave. This so-called prayer room is actually surprisingly large, twice the size of the circular square. It's hard to imagine that in such a limited space as a shelter, such a huge place could be dedicated to prayer.
After entering the place, the ghouls spontaneously found a vacant spot and knelt down, clasping their hands together as if waiting for something.
Over time, ghouls from all over the Vault have entered the area. According to Lu Buping's rough estimate, there are no less than a thousand people. The hall, which had been a little empty just now, was already packed. But the ghouls didn't mess around, and the whole entrance was orderly. Their expressions were reverent and solemn, and they quietly found a place of their own.
Lu Buping looked at these people who seemed to appear out of thin air, and knew that he still had a lot of areas to discover. It seems that Diana didn't show them all the locations except for the production and living quarters, and the ghouls worked there.
He wasn't even sure that the ghouls that appeared here were all there was, and if there was a conflict in the future, he would probably be surrounded because he didn't know the terrain.
We must integrate a complete map, Lu Buping thought to himself.
The crowd continued for a quarter of an hour, and Levy, who was not far away, saw Lu Buping and quietly sat down next to him.
"Mr. Zhang San," Levy whispered, "I just got some news. ”
Lu Buping glanced at him, but he didn't expect this kid to look cowardly as a mouse, and he had these thoughts.
Levi said with a sad face: "I heard about it when I was playing with them just now. That Garble, the agent of the radicals, was not in the vault now. He is mainly responsible for external exploration, taking his own escort out to find other ghouls. He and Diananna are on par with each other, and they don't like each other.
The two of us are human beings ourselves, and if he comes back, he may use us to challenge Diana, and then we will have a hard time. ”
"So you want to get out of here."
"Of course, I'm here to enjoy happiness, not to be cannon fodder."
Lu Buping groaned slightly and began to weigh the pros and cons.
The information Levy had found was useful. Once the radical Garble returns to the Sanctuary, it will inevitably have an impact on his mission. Head-on conflict is the best policy, and since Garble is in charge of external exploration, if it can be used in reverse, it may produce unexpected results.
As for Levy...... Although the contact time is not long. But after coming to this strange world, he was the first human he encountered. Most of the information came from him. If the situation allows, Lu Buping is still willing to help him get out, but not now.
Lu Buping responded: "Don't think about leaving from the main entrance, unless you can outrun the bullets." I suggest waiting for Garble to come back, and we'll offer to join his exploration party, and you can find another chance to escape. ”
Of course, Levy is the only one who needs to escape, and Lu Buping is tasked with the management office, so he can't leave even if he wants to. Being able to take this opportunity to touch more places is what he is all about.
"This ...... Okay, okay. Lévy was clearly fearful, and according to his character, he was naturally a little resistant to such things.
Lu Buping comforted: "It's all our speculation now, and we'll talk about the specific actions when we see them." ”
Before Lévy could reply, the prayer room radio went on again.
Diananna's voice came from it: "All members of the Divine Order, begin the prayer ceremony!" ”
More than a thousand residents in the entire prayer room were agitated and did not say a word, and began to adjust their sitting postures, waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Lu Buping naturally remained consistent, waiting for the legendary "miracle" to appear.
I saw a wall slowly rising in the center of the front desk, on which a large LCD screen was inlaid with a large size.
The black screen lights up, and the image of Diana appears in the frame.
She read the prayer with a solemn expression. For every sentence spoken, the following thousand people repeated it.
In the bath of the Holy Light, our consciousness endures.
In the darkness that covers the sky, we yearn for the light.
In the hatred of our enemies, we are united.
In the midst of the scars, we reshape civilization.
Gather our scattered compatriots, and we will be pious and fearless!
Glory to Hans, and we will be resurrected and live forever!
Praise be to God Hans!
As the last sentence was spoken, there were thousands of people in the audience. With his arms outstretched and facing the sky, he looked fanatical and said in unison: "Praise the god Hans!" ”
Thousands of people reverberated in this large closed prayer room for a long time.
When the prayer is spoken, the screen begins to change.
What appeared before everyone's eyes was a scene on the surface.
In the misty wilderness, many unknown mutated creatures fight and devour each other.
Humans living on the surface are ragged and eating plant roots, and their eyes are glazed like bones.
Some tall mutants attack civilians with heavy weapons and enjoy the thrill of slaughter.
Unarmed ghouls were driven out of the gathering place by tall, strong humans.
And so on and so forth......
Videos are constantly switching between screens, and the emotions of the many ghouls watching the screen are also mobilized, sometimes sad and sometimes angry.
Except for two people......
Lu Buping and Levy.
Lu Buping felt very surprised at this time, in his opinion, this so-called prayer meeting was nothing more than a successful brainwashing meeting.
Leaving aside the previous prayers, this video shows all the hardships of survival on the surface. The purpose is nothing more than to make the inhabitants disgusted with the surface and cherish the life of the current shelter even more. Judging by the expressions of the residents, this goal has been achieved, and the effect is surprisingly good.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with this. From Lu Buping's point of view, Vault 118 does provide a stable life for the residents, and it is indeed several times stronger than the surface. Now it is also the right decision to carry out propaganda in this way and gather centripetal forces.
So here's the problem.
"Where the hell is the miracle? Why didn't I see it? Lu Buping's heart was full of question marks.