Chapter XVI: Intelligence Gathering

As they approached Rivet City step by step, the mutant creatures they encountered in Leeds were significantly less, perhaps because the flow of people was relatively large, and even if there were mutant creatures, they had already been dealt with by the passers-by in front. Correspondingly, they finally came across the 'legitimate workers' of the wasteland. There are wandering merchants with two-headed oxen and guards peddling goods, there are old people who run scrap shops with only a thin sheet of iron in the ruins of the city, and zombies who walk around with tools and make a living by repairing weapons...... Although these people are all armed with weapons, it is easy to say that it also makes Leeds feel that there are still people in this wasteland who are engaged in 'normal' work, and that it is not only the residents of the town who have a relatively 'peaceful' way of life.

I don't know whether to say the long distance or the slow march on both feet, and the group had to spend another night on the cross-sea road to the Jefferson Memorial. Although it seems that you can walk into the wreckage of the building without the cold night breeze blowing by changing the route, that area is the activity area of another wave of bandits from the name of the landmark on the Pip-Boy, and it is not easy to sleep, and in comparison, the cross-sea highway has only two straight passages with a wide view, which is quite easy to guard.

The dinner that must have been accompanied by the nightstay was almost getting used to it, and even the radioactive Nuka-Cola was completely stress-free, except that this time there was a newcomer at dinner, Ada, who showed a mature and glamorous appearance, rarely showed a slight expression of disgust, especially Liz and Krausa sitting across from her as if on purpose to nibble on the lizard.

After a night of silence, the next morning everyone set off again, except for the few super mutants when passing by the Jefferson Memorial, the last part of the road was comfortable, and they finally saw the destination that James was going to in the mouth of the Three Dogs - Rivet City.

The so-called Rivet City is a city that was slowly formed by a group of scholars who embarked on an aircraft carrier that had been stranded in these waters since the wartime to conduct scientific research. More than 200 years have left countless traces of rust on the aircraft carrier, and it is even possible to speculate how much effort it took to prevent the aircraft carrier from flooding due to rust and perforation.

Poole, who had been living in the Vault, naturally opened his mouth in surprise and marveled at the massive metal monster, while others who had seen similar things in the Biochemical World said nothing at all...... For them, a nuclear * bomb is inserted in the middle, but the residents are still living calmly in the nuclear * bomb town is more visually impactful!

They were finally able to enter Rivet City after climbing up a three-story building with a sign that read "Rivet City" and only after a preliminary questioning with communication equipment rotated a suspension bridge 90 degrees around Rivet City, and after walking across the iron suspension bridge and approaching the heavily armed security guards in charge of scrutinizing their intentions to come to Rivet City, they were finally able to enter Rivet City.

When you get to the city, there is no need to act together, everyone disbands on the spot.

"Boss, why are you just these caps and ammunition, I still took back some of them and sold them elsewhere......" Poole was going to the laboratory to find his father's traces, Leon and Ada were interested in the science laboratory of the other world and followed, and Krausa walked around to see the other world...... In the end, it was Leeds, the captain, who was responsible for running the team.

Okay, you are uncles, then don't blame the captain for taking all the good equipment for himself first, the authority dog is hanging like this.

"Who knew you had so many weapons...... "The weapon dealer in Rivet City said depressedly, and when he had already known, he would have lowered the price when he made an offer.

"Killing all the way from Nuclear Bomb Town, the weapons of the bandits and super mutants we encountered on the road are naturally in our hands." If it weren't for the Wasteland Scholar to repair and improve stability with the same type of gun, maybe more weapons would be sold now.

"Haha, murderous~" The weapon dealer said with a dry smile, whether he likes to play the black-hearted boss who kills people and exceeds goods is not very clear, anyway, when Lez says this, he will definitely not think about going back and sending someone to snatch the bottle cap on Liz's body, "...... Forget it, I can only take out the treasured weapons of my store to come out for emergencies. ”

"If you want to use this kind of words that you say several times a day to drive up the price, you might as well say that it is an 'heirloom'~"

"Can't you just demolish me...... "The eloquence and trading skills of the girl on the other side are too high, and I have to press down the quotation in my heart, which is really hard...... Of course, this time the transaction will definitely make a lot of money, but if you make less money, you can't say that you are hard!

“…… Sniper rifles, but unfortunately they are not well maintained...... "The 'rare weapons' that the weapons dealer and his men have actually brought out are actually quite good. It's just that assault rifles and shotguns already have their own, flamethrower devices are not eye-catching, and missile launchers can be seen here, but missiles are not sold......

"I want this sniper rifle, and I have loaded the bullets, but it seems that the price is still a little worse over there......"

"Three treatment needles, no more!"

"Still a little bit off...... If a professional like an arms dealer can answer some questions, then it's okay to complete the deal like this...... "Actually, I wanted to ask him about this question from the beginning, but I always felt that I would be ripped off by people in this world.

"What's the problem?" Obviously, hearing that the answer to the question can complete the deal, this rivet city weapon dealer is very happy, go back to repair it and sell it ~~ There is nothing to delve into.

"It's nothing, it's just that as a foreign tourist, I don't know much about the high-level equipment on this wasteland, and now I only know that the Enclave's power armor is the most powerful in terms of armor," pause and observe the reaction of the weapon dealer to determine the accuracy of this news from the Brotherhood, "But I don't know much about long-range weapons and melee weapons~ Please advise...... Oh, of course, what nuclear * bomb launchers, RPGs, multi-barreled machine guns and such heavy weapons needless to say. ”

"Oh, that's just this kind of thing~" The other party didn't care at all when he heard such a simple question.

"From a distance, it's definitely the Brotherhood of Steel's laser weapons and the Enclave's plasma weapons, and I'm personally leaning towards the more powerful plasma weapons...... However, if you want to talk about the king of long-range weapons, it must be the Enclave Gauss rifle, which is worth the price even if it consumes a lot of electricity. ”

“…… There are Gauss rifles in this world. Liz muttered that for Leon, 'Gauss rifle' was a term that had never appeared, and for Leeds, 'Gauss rifle' was one of the 'common sense' that traveled through the world, and the general principle could be guessed.

"As for melee weapons, I don't really understand," because he's a ranged weapon seller, "but the Power Gauntlets and Super Power Hammers of the Brotherhood and Enclave sound pretty powerful, don't they?" Other than that...... Ah, the Flame Knife and the rumored Sword of the Elite Guard are also the best in melee combat. ”

"Flame Knife? Sounds cool! ”

"I've seen this, but how do I say it...... What's cool is just the flame effect, the real appearance, it's actually just a tattered iron blade, and the handle is connected to a gas jet controlled by a faucet valve......"

"That's too frustrating, isn't it!?" Especially the faucet valve, which was unacceptable to Leeds.

"I haven't even said that this weapon can't be used for too long, because the handle has poor thermal insulation......" As a gun seller, I am very proud, at least the flamethrower does not have this problem, "General Jingwei's sword is rumored to be very beautiful, but no one has ever gotten the real thing~"

"General Jingwei's sword...... I see, good deal~" Stuffing bottle caps, ammo, sniper* rifles, and treatment needles into his backpack, Liz smiled and thanked before turning to leave.

"Oh, come back next time...... Wait, why do you welcome him when I'm being bargained like this? "Charisma 10's attack power boss, you don't understand.

Regardless of the situation on the boss's side, Liz, who had emptied a round of backpacks, was in a good mood and raised his left hand to operate the beep boy.

"Gauss Rifle, General Jingwei, Super Power Hammer, Gauss Rifle, General Jingwei, Super Power Hammer, Gauss Rifle, General Jingwei, Super Power Hammer, ......"

And then

"Hehe, they won't play games separately, this is the real use of the system~"

Leeds' Pip-Boy has three more missions and many more mission locations (as there is no unique weapon location).