Polaris.

When Su Ziyu returned here, he almost didn't recognize the camp.

"Dad. We're almost there! The little girl's expression was slightly excited, and she stood up and pointed to the chimney in the distance and said, "That's the factory of Polaris." ”

The size of this gathering place is almost five or six times larger than it was at the beginning.

Su Ziyu can see the wall made of reinforced concrete from a long distance, and those who don't know think that this is a military fortress. Occasionally, you can see a convoy of scavengers on the road, but the supplies near Polaris are basically almost exhausted, and if you want to scavenge waste, you will have to go far, far away, and many of these scavengers are wearing protective clothing, and it is very likely that they want to enter the Southern Cross area.

It's an old-world city, and if you look carefully, you can still find a lot of supplies.

As we got closer, the gate of Polaris gradually came into view, a heavy iron gate, opened and closed by motors, and guards with guns stood on the wall, all of them wearing exoskeleton power armor, and there were about seven or eight of them.

But none of these people are wearing helmets, so I guess it's a bit stuffy.

"Dad......" The little girl who was standing up happily was suddenly stunned for a moment, then shrank down and leaned into Su Ziyu's ear and whispered: "I don't know those people above." ”

Don't recognize?

The little girl grew up on the North Star, and it stands to reason that he should be familiar with the people here.

Could it be that something happened to Polaris?

Su Ziyu reached out and touched her little head, and said in a low voice, "Don't act rashly." Let's go in first. ”

The guards just glanced at it and let it go.

Su Ziyu noticed that there was a wolf's head on their exoskeleton power armor, and the residents of the camp looked at them with a hint of disgust and fear in their eyes. The entire Polaris road has been rebuilt, and the outer area has also been replanned, but the inner area where the battle was fought is still there, and Su Ziyu can see the wall inside as soon as he enters.

Twelve years have passed.

There are still some traces of the explosion left over from the battle with the super aberrations.

Su Ziyu put on a coat for the little girl, and then took her straight to the hotel, now he is also quite unfamiliar with Polaris, and he can hardly see any familiar faces. However, there are many more civilians dressed as workers than before, and there are currently about five factories in Polaris, which are involved in food processing, weapons manufacturing, water purification, and so on.

The owner of the inn was a white man, and he looked curiously at the two little girls behind him when Su Ziyu checked in, and then directly threw a key over and said, "10 bottle caps a day." ”

The little girl was sent to the academy to learn knowledge when she was more than nine years old, and many people here don't know her.

And the child grows up very quickly, and now she is much taller than before.

in the room.

Su Ziyu stood at the window and looked outside, he could see some guards patrolling with guns, the situation in the inner city was not very clear, it was a military fortress inside, and the situation inside could not be seen from here.

"Good daughter. Tell me about Polaris. Su Ziyu sat down and said softly.

Figure out the situation before deciding what to do next.

Polaris seems to have changed hands.

Pasha has been missing for such a long time, and according to the urine nature of the wasteland world, it is estimated that there are careerists who are eager to replace her.

The little girl thought about it for a while, and quickly talked about what she knew.

However, she was still too young, and she had been away from Polaris for a while, talking about inconsequential things, and Pasha didn't let her leave the inner city much at first, mainly for fear of being exposed to radiation contamination outside. However, what surprised Su Ziyu a little was that he actually heard two familiar names from the little girl's mouth.

Bill and Zoe.

Bill, the leader of the original Scavengers, seems to have some connection to the Brotherhood, and after killing the Super Aberration, he stayed behind to help Pasha rebuild Polaris.

Zoe is the woman who entered the Southern Cross with Su Ziyu and the others.

Identification unknown.

She mysteriously disappeared after taking a high-end bionic arm.

However, in the mouth of the little girl, she is called Aunt Zoe, as if she is the technical advisor of Polaris, and she doesn't often stay in Polaris on weekdays, but she comes to see her every year.

Su Ziyu quickly found a breakthrough, he thought for a while and ordered, "You two stay in the hotel." ”

"I'm going to find out about old Bill."

Old Bill's current status seems to be marginalized, his current identity is the captain of the militia, mainly in charge of the militia in the outer city, belonging to the people who are not big or small but have no right to speak.

"Hmm. Dad, be careful. The little girl nodded.

Su Ziyu smiled and touched her little head and said, "It's okay." I'll take notice. Wait for me to come back with peace of mind. ”

With that, he walked straight out of the hotel.

Twelve years have passed.

Everything in Polaris is very unfamiliar, but the garbage mountain on the other side of the slum is still there, and it seems that there is no energy to clean it up, so it is directly fenced off. Su Ziyu soon found a man dressed as a militiaman, who was bored leaning against the corner of the wall and smoking, looking idle. These militias were supposed to maintain day-to-day policing, but now they seem to have been taken over by others.

- "Strengthens psychic suggestion!" ”

8 Source Power is consumed.

Su Ziyu walked over directly, a faint aura flashed in his eyes, and he asked directly, "Where is Old Bill?" ”

Psychic suggestion is a pre-emptive reinforcement.

Whether there is an effect or not depends mainly on the strength of the target's will and the strength of Su Ziyu's psionic energy, its effect is roughly similar to hypnosis and charm spells, but it does not need to be prepared in advance, and it can be launched directly towards the target. If Su Ziyu strengthens all the way, he can also master the legendary mind-reading technique, but this ability is not very useful against monsters, mainly used in daily intelligence collection.

"Who are you? ......" The militiaman in front of him suddenly felt in a trance, and then the cigarette butt in his hand fell to the ground, and his expression was a little dull: "The old man is in the tavern in the red light district." ”

It seems to have been pushed too hard.

Su Ziyu's spirit was like piercing a membrane, and he actually directly touched the other party's consciousness, in this case, let alone asking questions, he could directly control the other party's mind.

How easy is this ability?

"Pick up the cigarette butts." Su Ziyu said softly.

"Oh." The militia in front of him did so without hesitation, squatting down and picking up the cigarette butt, his expression still a little dumbfounded.

Suziyu turned to leave.

After he walked out for a while, the militiaman seemed to have woken up, and directly threw away the cigarette butt that burned his fingers, and said with a puzzled expression: "Why did I suddenly fall into a daze just now?" ”

"Did someone talk to me just now?"

"Why aren't you impressed?"

The branch application of psychic enhancement seems to be concentrated in the control field, and the sorceresses also have some charm spells, but they are not as domineering as Su Ziyu's. He felt that he could directly control a person's thoughts and actions if he wanted to, but the cost of doing so was not small, and the probability of failure for a strong-willed person was relatively high.

Red-light district?

Su Ziyu looked around and saw some coolly dressed women, and then he found a tavern, but as soon as he pushed the door in, he couldn't help but bow his head slightly to avoid the gaze of the woman on the bar.

He had an impression of this woman.

I don't remember the name.

The last time I came to Polaris, a thief stole his things, and when he was caught, the woman said she was going to break the thief's hand, but in the end she let it go. During the Polaris massacre, she and her gunman were trapped in the bar, and the final outcome is not clear, and she should not have died at the time.

This woman looks a lot older than she did at the beginning.

The face looks about thirty years old, but she is dressed very charmingly, Su Ziyu remembers that one of her arms is gone, but now her two fair-skinned and slender arms are there, and it is very likely that they have been biomimetic.

Glance at it.

Su Ziyu saw Old Bill.

He didn't change much, but he looked a lot older, at that time Bill was estimated to be in his forties, and now he should be around fifty-five years old, his body is fatter than before, and he doesn't look like he had the same fierce momentum as before.

Old Bill was sitting alone in the corner drinking alcohol, and next to him were two women with heavy makeup.

But he didn't pay attention, just stared at the crowd with drunken eyes.

That's right.

Old Bill's son died.

It was the little boy who picked up the cigarette butts from the ground and smoked, even with the protection of Old Bill, who died many years ago, and since then Old Bill seems to have lost his enthusiasm for power.

Su Ziyu directly picked up a prostitute and sat opposite Old Bill.

"Who the fuck dares to disturb Lao Tzu drinking......" Before the prostitute could attack, the old Bill in front of him couldn't help but press his hand on his waist, as if he was about to pull out the gun, but his fat body was not flexible, and he was a little sluggish even when he turned around.

But in the next second, his expression couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then the whole person was stunned in place, muttering, "It's you?" …… No...... It can't be ......"

Old Bill looked incredulous.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he directly waved his hand to send the two prostitutes away, and said in a low voice: "Why are you back?" We all thought you were dead! ”

"You...... You don't look old at all......"

There is very little variation in the squid.

If there is one, it is that the clothes worn at the beginning are a little smaller, his height seems to have increased a little, and the body shape has not changed much, but his weight has increased to about 90 kilograms. The whole person looked a little leaner than then, but his weight had increased by a full 25 kilograms.

"What happened to Polaris after Pasha went missing?" Su Ziyu looked into Old Bill's eyes and said in a deep voice.

Old Bill looked around carefully, his expression seemed to be a little excited, and he whispered: "This is not the place to talk, come with me, go to my residence." ”

After saying that, he stood up directly.

Su Ziyu followed, but just as the two of them left, the charmingly dressed woman at the bar looked at his back and frowned slightly, muttering, "Who is that man?" Why does it look familiar? ”

In the first battle of the super aberration, Suziyu left a deep impression on all the survivors.

If it weren't for the passage of twelve years, it is estimated that she would have been able to recognize it.

"You don't even look ......old" Old Bill's residence is relatively remote, but the house is not small, he looked back at Su Ziyu, a little incredulous: "You are a bionic person?" At that time, you were already undergoing biomimetic modification? ”

Su Ziyu didn't answer his question, but said directly: "These are not important. ”

"Tell me what's going on here."

Old Bill moved his fat body and poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip and said, "Do you want to have some?" That's right. You don't like to drink much. ”

"It's the Wolf Gang."

"After Pasha disappeared, they bought many people. I had advised her not to go, but Pasha didn't listen, she took the camp's core combatants, the entire exoskeleton armor formation was missing, and we were powerless to resist the invasion of the Wolves. ”

As if thinking of something, Old Bill looked at Su Ziyu and said, "That's right." You already have a lovely daughter. ”

"You don't know yet, do you?"

Su Ziyu's expression did not change at all.

"Could it be ......" Old Bill reacted quickly, and immediately whispered, "Sakura is there?" Did you meet her? You came back because of her? ”

Su Ziyu stood up, looked into Old Bill's eyes, and said slowly, "I'm going to get back the North Star." ”

"Would you like to help me?"

Old Bill's expression was stunned for a moment, then he hesitated a little, and said in a low voice: "They have hundreds of gunners, and many pairs of exoskeleton armor. The Wolf Gang seems to have the support of the academy's faction behind them, and you alone are no match for them at all. ”

Su Ziyu didn't speak, just looked at Old Bill quietly.

"That's right. You're a sharpshooter. Old Bill smiled self-deprecatingly, "You can even kill a super aberration." These people probably don't pay attention to you either. ”

"I can help."

"But the militia is poorly equipped, and only a few dozen people will follow my orders."

"Trying to solve them."

"We need stronger helpers."

Su Ziyu put on a listening appearance and said slowly, "What do you suggest?" ”

Old Bill's expression gradually became excited, and he said in a deep voice, "Brotherhood." ”

"If you can convince them."

"It's not difficult to recapture the North Star, the Brotherhood has a branch around here, and it will be no problem to mobilize at least one or two hundred gunmen."

"And Zoe."

Old Bill hesitated for a moment and said, "She's from the Academy. But it seems to belong to another academy faction. The last time I saw her come here with some androids. If she could help, it would be foolproof. ”

"Not so many people." Su Ziyu pondered for a moment and said, "It should be no problem to have the Brotherhood to help." ”

"Do you have their contact details?"

"I'll go find them."

The Brotherhood still owes him a big favor, all the information brought out by the Southern Cross was handed over to the Brotherhood, if they are the talk, there should be no problem in helping this time.

"Yes. Follow me. Old Bill nodded.

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