Chapter 31: Pip-Boy
As Lu Buping picked up the machine, the excited voice of Starry Night came out of the machine.
"Aha, sure enough, I found my master. I'm so smart, I'm the best super AI! ”
The pixel figure representing the starry night said that he exaggerated the shape of a thumbs up.
"Starry Night, what's going on now. You're not my instructor, should you assign me a task? Why is it here, this ...... on the device. Lu Buping looked at the screen in front of him and asked.
Listening to Lu Buping's words, Starry Night was obviously silent. As an artificial intelligence with real emotions, Starry Night is very weak now.
She didn't dare to tell Lu Buping that she forgot to give him the communicator because she was in too much of a hurry......
According to the normal mission process, the mercenary will get a basic communication equipment, which is the same thing as the Dragon Ball radar in Li Temple before. The instructor projects on the communicator to give task instructions, help plan route guidance, and so on. However, Lu Buping didn't enjoy this treatment, so he ran around like a headless fly from the moment he came to this world.
But fortunately, now he finally got in touch with the instructor, even if the instructor was too spirited.
"This ...... This ...... "Starry Night has been here for a long time, and I am not embarrassed to say it."
Lu Buping held his forehead and felt a little helpless, in fact, he had already guessed the cause and effect of the matter. But I was unlucky enough to be an instructor, and I couldn't help it. I had to speak: "Forget it, you tell me where you are now and what tasks you should do." ”
"Oh, good master."
"Right now you're in alternate world 1514, underground Vault 118.
Your mission: to find out the truth about Vault 118. Starry Night said as the mission description appeared on the screen in the form of text.
"Okay, and then what?" Lu Buping asked.
"No ......"
"Gone?"
Lu Buping resisted the urge to break the learning machine in his hand. I just came to this world and fought two battles in a row, or with disgusting bugs. I finally got in touch with the management office and gave me an inexplicable task.
The content of this mission is the same as not saying it.,Find out what the truth means.,I'm not Conan.。 The only useful information was that he finally learned that 118 represented the number of the Vault, which was not really useful.
As if feeling that Lu Buping's anger value was about to explode, Starry Night hurriedly added:
"The master accepted the exploration mission this time, and he needs to wait until he has a general understanding of the surrounding situation, and the management office will update the mission according to the surrounding situation. This is also an unknown area for the management office, so we can't provide detailed information for the time being. ”
Lu Buping nodded to show his understanding: "Anyway, you should tell me when this situation is in the management office." ”
"Uh...... That's not important, there's good news. Starry Night directly diverted the topic: "Master, the device you got now is quite valuable." ”
"Isn't this a handheld learning machine......"
A cold sweat appeared on the top of the pixel villain's head in the starry night: "Of course not, I just checked." This is a special device called "Pip-Boy", which costs 70 points. ”
70 points is basically equal to half of the income of a mission, which is indeed a good thing. However, this mosaic pixel-style installation does not look very advanced.
Starry Night continued: "This device is basically a detector that is both inside and out, scanning the wearer's own physical state. Detect the surrounding environment to generate maps, hack some low-end computer systems, and a lot of messy functions. Of course, the technology level of the beep boy itself is relatively low. The detection range and cracking degree are not strong, and they can be upgraded in the management office in the future. ”
"Haha, it's really lucky that the master can find such good equipment in the first mission. The previous owners were not so lucky, and of course I must be credited here. If I hadn't forgotten to give you the communicator, I wouldn't have searched so desperately for a device that could be projected. Starry Night swept away the shame just now, and looked very excited.
The pixel figures on the screen begin to dance.
"You're too embarrassed to say ......"
Lu Buping listened to Starry Night's introduction and remembered a detection device he had seen before: Lance's glasses.
The detection glasses worth at least 200 points are much stronger than this beep boy in terms of range and accuracy, and there are other advanced functions that Lu Buping doesn't know, and the total price is estimated to be not much cheaper than the power mecha.
Of course, in order to match such strong detection data, the user's own computing power and ability to process information must also be monster-level.
Lu Buping admits that he does not have that kind of processing power, and he does not plan to develop in the direction of "human-shaped computers" in the future. This beep kid can be said to meet the needs just enough, and if there is a new need in the future, it can be upgraded or replaced with a higher-end equipment.
But that's for the future, and getting through the first task safely is the priority.
After wearing the Pip-Boy, Lu Buping planned to probe his surroundings.
Before he could give the order, Starry Night preemptively said:
"Master, something is wrong, the radioactive energy in your body is constantly improving."
A sign appears on the screen: a circle in the middle, three wing-like quadrilaterals spread out around the center, and a number next to it is constantly rising.
"Nuclear radiation!" Lu Buping saw this sign and instantly understood.
As soon as I arrived in this world, I smelled a smell of rust when I left the warehouse, and at the same time I began to cough and feel uncomfortable. I always thought it was caused by the air and the fierce fighting, but now it seems that it is not. Giant cockroaches and giant mosquitoes also have reasonable explanations.
Vault 118, where he is located, is a site contaminated by nuclear radiation.
"Master, at the current level of radiation, your body function will drop to less than half in six hours. After 12 hours, the organ will fail and face death. Starry Night was obviously anxious as well, and quickly reported the status.
After listening to Starry Night's words, Lu Buping hurriedly left the glass room and retreated to the previous corridor.
"And now?" Lu Buping asked.
"The radioactive energy has dropped by more than half, but there is still a small amount of radiant energy around."
Sure enough, Lu Buping felt more and more uncomfortable from the moment he opened the door just now. It looks like the entire underground shelter has radiant energy, except that the glass chamber is somehow more diffuse.
Now that I have just quit, my physical discomfort has been reduced a lot. But the number that represents the increase in radiation is slowly rising.
The management office really has a problem for itself. Although there is no time limit for this mission, with only the omnipresent radiation, I must complete the mission and leave here as soon as possible.
It seems that this place can no longer be entered, Lu Buping raised his arm and said to the screen: "Help me generate a map, I came in too much hurry just now, and I didn't see other exits." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a small map of lines appeared on the screen. The whole map is very simple, the corridor is made up of two straight lines, the surrounding rooms are rectangular, and a small triangle represents Lu Buping's location.
"Master, the detection function of the beep boy is still very weak at this stage, and he can only generate a map of the terrain around you about two hundred meters."
"That's enough."
Lu Buping always paid attention to the map and began to move in the direction of the exchange. I came in too much of a hurry before, and I basically walked when I saw the way. Now with the guidance of the map, Lu Buping deliberately avoided the cockroach area and headed towards other forks in the road.
After walking for more than ten minutes, the surrounding scene remained unchanged and monotonous, except for the corridor and the hatch. If it weren't for the fact that the map indicated that his location was changing, Lu Buping would still think that he had been spinning in place.
Curiously, he opened several hatches, and the materials inside were basically emptied. There are some daily necessities such as clothes and buckets, but there is not a living person in sight. Starry Night wanted to say a few words from time to time, but was stopped by Lu Buping.
It's quiet and eerily on the surface, but no one is sure if there are any of those giant insects or anything. Plainly making a noise is equivalent to sending a signal to the enemy, which is not a wise move.
A person who walks on a road with monotonous scenery for a long time and has nothing in his ears except the sound of his own footsteps can easily develop symptoms of anxiety and numbness.
Lu Buping is okay, and his four-year lone wolf career has allowed him to adapt to this. However, such aimless progress is not the way to go, especially when facing radiation damage all the time.
Just as Lu Buping was about to take a break, the sound of human quarrels came not far ahead.
This voice was like a heart booster, which doubled Lu Buping's spirit. His mission is to find out the truth about Vault 118, so asking someone is the most straightforward way. Although I know that the chances of success are not large, as long as there is someone to communicate, it is a breakthrough after all.
Lu Buping walked forward briskly, towards the place where the voice came from. After coming to a corner and making sure he could hear clearly, Lu Buping squatted down and lurked.
"Let go of me, you disgusting and filthy ghoul!" A shrill man's voice came.
"Shut up, heretic." It was a low, hoarse person who spoke, and his vocal cords seemed to have been eroded by sulfuric acid, which made people shudder. "Be honest and get purified, or I'll cut off your head right now and pay tribute to the saints."
Ghouls? Saint? Lu Buping heard these two unknown terms and didn't know what to say. So I looked carefully to see what was going on.
Lu Buping saw two "people" in front of him.
Walking in front was a young man. He was scruffy and struggling with ropes. It looks like he was the one who just said in a sharp voice that he was going to let go.
What really surprised Lu Buping was the second person, it turned out to be a living corpse!