Chapter XXVIII: Disclosure of Identity
If they had said hello in advance, Good Young Poole and Good Uncle James would have covered for Leeds, but Dr. Lee and her subordinates couldn't guarantee anything, these were real wasteland people...... It was precisely because he couldn't hide it that Leeds took out the cold-proof T51b power armor in front of the people of the Brotherhood of Steel yesterday without any scruples, and tested whether the Brotherhood of Steel would sneak up on them at night.
Whether the Brotherhood of Steel had a disagreement over their treatment of them Leeds is unknown, but the result was that last night was peaceful, and today the other party politely invited them to a meeting in the conference room, where there were no heavily armed guards. Well, from these, we can preliminarily see the overall moral level of the Iron Brotherhood in the Special Administrative Region under the leadership of Elder Lane.
Perhaps this above-average morality in the wasteland would have led Elder Ryan to be called the "Idealist", like a lamb in a wasteland where they could fight each other if they were profitable, but the outsider's position was undoubtedly more willing to engage with such people.
"-I'll get straight to the point, 'overseas tourists' are just an excuse to cover up our ignorance of the world," Chao Poole smiled apologetically, and the first target of his deception was him, "The four of us are 'people from other worlds.'" ”
"People from another world?!" Elder Lane, Dr. Lee, James, and even Poole, who had all sorts of speculations in mind, looked surprised that this answer was outside the range of answers they had prepared.
"With your values, you might think that taking out power armor out of thin air and not being afraid of radiation is some kind of application of unknown technology...... Of course, it's not impossible to prove that we're from another world, but I don't want to do it, "Sex with a beautiful girl and take it to the main world or something, in the biochemical world where there are a bunch of beautiful agents to choose from, none of them impress Liz, let alone the wasteland world where the peak appearance is only at the level of Sarah, "Think about it seriously, there is no difference between 'tourists from other worlds' and 'tourists from other continents' for you." ”
Indeed, the Enclave side aside, the Brotherhood of Steel lacks the capital to cross the ocean, and the continent that cannot be reached is no different from another world, but Elder Ryan seems to have grasped another keyword, "...... Visitor? ”
"Ah, this means that we are here to sightsee and experience life in another world," in fact, there are also monster fighting upgrades, but it's not convenient to say, after all, if they don't agree with each other, they will also become 'humanoid monsters' in Liz's eyes, "Maybe this will make you think that I treat your world and your life as a game...... All I can say is that, but I think it's the happiest thing for a person to be able to treat their life as a game. And I can swear that I've never played with anyone in this world with a condescending mentality, my game is to integrate myself into this world and go through a series of events......"
"Hey, that's a beautiful thing to say...... Leon laughed, "Klausa, that's why you're quitting, right?" ”
“…… I think it's too late. ”
"......" Leon shrugged, there was no way, he only had this feeling after coming to this world and going through so much. Indeed, he has been to many countries under the mission of the US government, but he has never really felt such a sense of amusement.
"Wait a minute, we'll need some time to negotiate......" Liz's words were hard to define, but at least they didn't let the Brotherhood of Steel have a group of knights who only think they are noble.
"Ah, just take your time, we can leave at any time if we think our identity is suspicious and untrustworthy...... It's better to say that even if you are hospitable, we may not stay for long~" Of course, we must wait for the X-02 modification to be completed, "But don't worry, even if we leave, we won't run to the Enclave, because we can't agree with their point of view......"
“…… We have seen this from your actions. Elder Ryan smiled, finally showing a little old man's kindness, but unfortunately as soon as he turned his head, he and his subordinates seriously lowered their voices to discuss something.
James and Dr. Lee, who had an old relationship with Elder Lane and some of the Brotherhood members, could not be involved in the discussions within the Brotherhood of Steel, and the alliance and the subordinate relationship were completely different things, not to mention Poole, who was just the son of an acquaintance, and he could only be a listener for a while.
Compared to the Brotherhood of Steel and Dr. Lee, he trusts Liz more than the sniper*rifle* gun that was given to him, of course, this level of trust is unlikely to surpass his father, but it is enough for him to accept Lez's identity as a person from another world, "Now, Liz, what is the other world?" ”
"Haha, finally someone asked this, and I said that unless I can run around like me, how can I not be interested in another world~" Taking a step back, isn't Lez himself always interested in various other worlds, and at first he even rolled around happily in the world of 'paying with a soda bottle cap'.
"Hah...... Hah......" Poole smiled embarrassedly, rubbing his head.
"The three of them and I are from different worlds...... The three of them were just friends I made during the game," Liz laughed, "yes, that means I'm the boss!" ”
"Yes, boss, please throw a bottle of nuclear cola out of your backpack, the fraternity will have a meeting and will not give food and drink." Leon said with a dead fish eye.
Liz ignored the strategy, "Back to the subject, my world is a small island suspended above the void, mostly green meadows, and now there are some groves......"
"Floating island...... Grassland...... ...... woods," Poole muttered blankly, obviously unable to make up the picture, after all, he had never seen a patch of verdant grass in this radiation-contaminated world.
"There is also a villager A on the island who can't fight, who is the main person who grows wheat, cuts down trees, mines, and takes care of pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, rabbits and other animals."
"Pigs, chickens, rabbits......" Poole's wistful expression was a word he had heard, but in this world they existed only as a pre-war knowledge and pictorial image.
Cows, sheep, deer, dogs, and moles survived strongly, though most of them varied because of one or another problem.
"We built our own house on it, and things like pastures, farms, fountains, and mazes...... No, my world is still in its infancy, and it has nothing but self-sufficiency and tranquility. ”
“…… I think it's already a great world. Poole said helplessly, there is no need to be afraid of a life that can still be fed and sold, which is a pursuit that many people in the wasteland cannot achieve in their lifetime.
"It's interesting to separate their worlds, a bunch of people around the world want to lead biological weapons similar to centaurs to kill civilians while making money and cultivating power, tsk~"
“!”
"Your generalization is too biased!" Although Leeds was right in saying a word, Leon still felt that something was wrong, "What he said is that governments are already trying to solve it, but other than that, our world is quite normal, other countries dare not say it, and the lives of the people of my country are still guaranteed." ”
“???” Even if Leon says it's normal, Poole can't make up the 'normal' picture, and life in the Vault and Wasteland is normal enough for him.
“…… Imagine life before the war, or life that didn't even exist in the Cold War. Klausa said suddenly.
"Ah...... This, that's it. "Poole has a bit of room for imagination.
The frames of cars swaying on the ruined streets of the capital can imagine the images of people traveling on the streets at that time; The wreckage of the house can imagine how spacious the living space of the people was back then; The sight of security robots and derailed subways between the Farragutsea subway station and the Friendship subway station can be imagined as people using this transportation line to reach all parts of the city; From the desks, personal terminals, and documents that you see while looting supplies, you can imagine how people sat in front of the terminals to complete their work......
“…… Hmm, it seems that the whole audience is too quiet, Elder, come back to your senses, continue to discuss. ”
Well, the members of the Brotherhood of Steel and the scientists from Rivet City have been eavesdropping on the fence as well.