Chapter 80: Running in the Sun
"Curie, why hasn't he woken up yet?"
"It should be a concussion caused by the shockwave, and it will take some time to wake up."
"Shall we just wait?"
"Well, can you give me an analysis of the potion you just had? That thing is more effective than a treatment needle......"
“......?” Knight regained consciousness in the sound of a man and a woman talking and the constant moistness on his face, the only impression in the confusion was that he was walking on the road, and was suddenly attacked by a rocket, if it weren't for the lack of rest during this time in order to find his son's affairs, the high radiation level of the glowing sea caused him a lot of damage, plus he relaxed his vigilance when he walked on the road with a wide field of vision, and he didn't even have time to react to the warning of dog meat at that time, how could a veteran who came down from the battlefield be caught by this kind of attack, then, Could the two people talking to him be the ones who attacked him?
Knight struggled to get up, but his power armor was barely half disassembled during Curie's salvage, and his weakened body couldn't support the weight of the scrapped power armor after losing the power assist system.
However, his movements still attracted attention, and Dog Meat barked excitedly.
"Eh, wake up, it's good to meet us, otherwise you won't be able to read the file and start over if you die under the rocket~ Intelligence is not affected, right? Come, tell me how much it is? ”
"You...... Who are you? Knight, who was lying on the ground in resignation, opened his eyes, and only after getting used to the sunlight shining on his face did he gradually see that in addition to his familiar dog meat, there was also an Asian man in power armor gesturing three fingers at him, and a robot on his left was staring at him, which made him confused for a moment.
"It seems that the concussion really affected the intelligence, and this guy can't even count three." Zhang Lin withdrew his finger and said with a smile.
"Sir, please don't tease my patients." Curie squeezed in front of Zhang Lin and used the three mechanical eyeballs and the medical equipment in his hand to check Knight's injuries again.
"Well...... thank you." Hearing Zhang Lin talk about the concussion, Knight's brows suddenly furrowed, and he did feel that there were still bursts of pain in his head, but he was sure that the man and the robot in front of him had no ill will towards him, "Can you help me get out of this pile of rags, it's very uncomfortable to lie down like this." ”
The damaged T-45 power armor could no longer be turned on through the built-in switch and the turntable behind it, so Zhang Lin simply ripped off the broken armor on Knight's body, although the behavior was a little violent, making Knight show a painful expression from time to time, but he still got Knight out very efficiently.
"Do you want another needle?" Seeing that the wound on Knight's body was oozing some blood stains, Zhang Lin took out the treatment needle very thoughtfully and prepared to save the secondary damage he had caused.
"Well, no, it's nothing." Knight looked at the row of pinholes in his arm, but still refused Zhang Lin's kindness.
"Okay, let's make sure again, if you're Lao Bing from Vault 111...... Oh no, Knight? Although he was ninety percent sure of this person's identity, it did not prevent Zhang Lin from confirming it again.
"You know me?" Knight was very surprised that his identity was called, he didn't think that there were many people in this wasteland who knew him, a person who had only been out of the vault for less than a month, and almost changed his opinion, thinking that Zhang Lin might be the person who attacked him this time, but in a blink of an eye, he saw clearly the icon of the gear plus sword combination on Zhang Lin's breastplate, "You are from the Brotherhood of Steel?" Did Dance talk to you about me? ”
If I'm not mistaken, Dance has indeed been on a mission for a while, but I didn't expect to know Knight anyway, it seems that the two already have some friendship, is it easier to establish friendship between men?
Knight met Dans at Fort Hagen while searching for Kroger, the mercenary who had stolen his son, and Dance went to capture him because he had confirmed that Kroger was a very important synth sent to the ground by the Academy, based on information gathered by the Brotherhood.
Kroger was not captured alive in the end, and the words he said before his death not only made Knight feel intriguing, especially when Kroger saw Dans, he even bluntly said that Dans was also a synth, and Dance couldn't confirm the truth of this thing, and after continuing to carry out the mission outside for a few days, he returned to the Pridwin early this morning, just staggered with Zhang Lin.
Fortunately, under the influence of Zhang Lin, Elder Maxson did not choose to kill Dans after the scholars confirmed that Dans was indeed a synth, but temporarily removed Dans from his position and armament, and confined him to the Pridwin, and now Dans should be in confinement.
After reading the key memories through the electronic mind enhancer on Kroger's body, Knight ran all the way to the high-radiation crater called the Luminous Sea, which was actually formed by the explosion of the nuclear bomb that year, looking for the doctor who defected from the academy, but he didn't expect to be attacked on the way back, if he hadn't happened to be seen by Zhang Lin, it is estimated that he would have really knelt.
"Seeing that you look like this, there is no way to solve the stalker, send someone to the end, I will send you back to Diamond City to have a good rest, and I will help you take care of the rest of the matter." Zhang Lin patted Knight on the shoulder, ready to get a stalker chip by himself, otherwise it would take a long time for Knight to recover from his injury.
"Don't be in a hurry to refuse, I know you want to find the clues of your son to the academy, recuperate with peace of mind, and when you are better, come to the Iron Brotherhood to find me, and you will know everything by then." Zhang Lin directly arranged the rest of Knight's affairs, after all, he would be needed to enter the academy when the time came.
"Okay, Mr. Zhang, thank you, I really don't know how to thank you." Although he is an iron-blooded soldier, and he is also a veteran who retired after the Battle of Anchorage with the Celestial Empire more than two hundred years ago, and has some doubts about Zhang Lin's oriental face, but Knight is not a person who does not know gratitude, and for Zhang Lin not only saved his life, but also is willing to continue to help him, even if he can't show his gratitude with actions, he still thanked him again seriously.
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"Mr. Zhang, you don't look like a Brotherhood of Steel at all."
"Why do you think so?"
"The Brotherhood of Steel rarely takes the initiative to help others, unless they benefit from it, and you don't speak in a way that resembles theirs."
"How do you know I'm not here for any benefit?"
"A veteran's intuition."
“......”
Under the hot sun, a pitch-black tin can trotted down the road in the form of a princess hug with a bandaged man, accompanied by a white robot and a German shepherd dog guarding around them.
If it weren't for the fact that although Knight's injuries had healed, he had not recovered his mobility, in order to avoid his injuries from worsening again, Zhang Lin would not have had to hug a man in this way when he was killed......