Chapter 63: The Line of Defense

"Now we have two troubles, one is that the Rivet City side seems to be wary of us. We have sent messengers to invite Dr. Li's research team to join us, but it may be ...... Our public image is not very good? They did not believe us and drove the messenger back. And their security guards seem to have doubled these days, as if they are watching us faintly. But I believe that with Mr. James on board, Rivet City will be our most reliable ally. ”

The helicopter landed in front of the Jefferson Memorial, and Su Jing jumped out of the plane first, followed by James and Adam.

"And what about the second question?" James asked.

Su Jing didn't speak, and pointed to something in front of him.

What was once a barren area near the Jefferson Memorial has been turned into a rudimentary military base, full of tents and ammunition boxes, and collared Black Crossers hurriedly erecting guardrails, watchtower posts, and digging trenches. And where Su Jing pointed was a bird helicopter, or the wreckage of a bird helicopter.

The helicopter appeared to have been shot down by an explosive weapon, with one wing broken off and numerous bullet marks on its surface, showing how heavily it had been hit before it was downed.

"The bad news is that since I got this GECK in Vault Eighty-Seven, we've been in direct contact with the Enclave. Yesterday, we had already fought head-on with them, and three Flying Bird helicopters raided here, and we shot down one with missiles, and the other two ran away. ”

Su Jing introduced as he walked.

"The good news?" Adam asked.

"There is no good news. Well, I'll just kid, the good news is there, the messenger we sent to contact the Brotherhood of Steel has already replied, and Elder Leon is interested in our actions and has sent reinforcements. ”

"Oh? How many people are there? Hearing the name of the Brotherhood of Steel, James looked up in interest.

Su Jing hesitated for a second, then said, "Alone." ”

“………………”

"It's better to say that it's the Ombudsman who is monitoring our movements, don't you say? Miss Sarah? ”

With Su Jing's greeting, Adam turned his head sharply, almost twisting his neck, and then sure enough, he saw Sarah, the "sentinel" wearing a power armor. The Brotherhood of Steel squad leader, Elder Leon's daughter, was standing in front of a row of Enclave soldiers' corpses, carefully observing their gear and writing something down in her notepad from time to time.

"What are you talking about? Mr. Su Jing...... Adam?! How did you get here? ”

Sarah greeted the crowd and then fixed her eyes on Adam. As if realizing that her tone was a little too excited, she coughed slightly twice and walked over with her notebook tucked under her arm. It seems that after the previous battle, Sarah's face has some traces of dirt that have not been erased, but in this wasteland, she can still be called a radiant person. Standing in front of him, Adam only felt that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

"Before, this person said that you also joined the Black Cross Legion, so I suspiciously applied to my father to come here to have a look, and when I found out that Mr. Su Jing was completely deceiving, I almost got into a fight with him...... I didn't expect you to show up here. ”

"Uh...... This one...... I went to find my father, and Su Jing took us here......"

Seeing that Sarah directly ignored herself and went to talk to Adam, Su Jing shrugged her shoulders and whispered to James, "Don't bother the young man, Mr. James." Speaking of which, we've been trying to fix the core filtration system inside, but we've run into some issues......"

Seeing that his son seemed to be showing signs of getting a girlfriend, James smiled, and he left the young couple to get back into working on the water purification plan.

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After James's personal recording of the message was delivered to Rivet City by the courier, Dr. Lee and her research team rushed to the Jefferson Memorial in the afternoon.

Rivet City is a stranded battleship, only about a few kilometers from the Jefferson Memorial, and it takes less than half an hour to walk. The ship's hull had broken in half, and the inhabitants mostly lived in the back half, while the city was led by a small council of four or five elected from among the inhabitants. As one of the city's founders, Dr. Li is also a member of the council, but she has largely focused on her scientific research, and has recently made some limited progress in trying to grow radiation-free fruits and vegetables in a radiation-free environment.

When she arrived inside the Jefferson Memorial, the Black Crossers were still cleaning up the environment, which had been overrun by super mutants for a long time, and it was littered with bones and foul-smelling, tattered things everywhere. Twenty years ago, the tools and instruments of the water purification project didn't seem to attract much attention from mutants, all piled up in one corner.

At first, Dr. Lee didn't recognize where James was, but then she thought that one of the people who was carrying garbage wearing a mask looked familiar, and tried to scream, and sure enough, it was him.

"Long time no see, Lee." James put the broom aside and hammered his waist, "It's really old, and I feel a sore back after just a little work." ”

"No...... James, your heart is not old. Dr. Lee said meaningfully as the middle-aged woman in her forties stared at James, who always seemed to be the calm, gentle and determined idealist...... I was just a step late back then, so I lost to that woman......

"yes, haha To preside over this project, you need a young and never-ending heart...... Oh, Li, let me introduce you to the man with a young heart, the sponsor of the water purification project, the leader of the Black Cross, Mr. Su Jing. ”

Dr. Lee followed James's finger and saw that a black-haired young man was wielding a broom and fighting with a white man, who was obviously a master of martial arts, and the wooden stick in his hand gently shook the broom in the black-haired youth's hand, and then the other end hit the black-haired youth's knee, and then swept away, and the black-haired youth fell to the ground with a thud.

"Boss, your foundation is ok, but you like to use some ...... too much Well...... Gorgeous but very flawed tricks. Jeblis pulled Su Jing up from the ground and helped him pat the dust off his body.

"So, are there any flashy and practical tricks?" Su Jing asked.

"Actually, boss, you don't need to learn martial arts from me, your physical strength has been transformed to be the same as a monster, brute force alone is enough to tear others in half, what do you need to learn these moves and fighting momentum?"

"Uh...... So that I can make a more gorgeous pose? ”

Jeblis pressed his chest, and just now he accidentally hit his new boss's palm, although Su Jing had already retained eighty percent of his strength, but this palm still made the middle-aged mercenary breathless for two or three seconds.

"So...... Well, boss, I'll teach you an idea. Ring to match. You don't have a system at all for your current actions, and using this idea can at least make your shots more legal. The basic principle is to use the previous move to cover, or to assist the next move, so that the shot can be more consistent, and then the footwork ......"

Halfway through the conversation, Su Jing seemed to notice Dr. Li and James walking towards them, he straightened his clothes, and shook hands with Dr. Li.

"Mr. Su, I personally appreciate your help to James and your contribution to the overall water purification plan, but I would like to ask a somewhat rude question......

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Su Jing stretched out his hand and made a "please" motion.

Dr. Li adjusted his stance, straightened his back, and asked solemnly, "What do you want to learn from this...... What to gain? Forgive my rudeness, but I don't believe there is a second person in the world who would work for one thing for free like James. ”

"That's a good question, ma'am. What am I for...... for? Vanity? Fame? Or is it just to make the land look a little more pleasing to the eye? Su Jing rubbed his nose with his fingers, and then said, "That's it, I have two rewards." First, I want this water purification project to be named after me, how about it? ”

James groaned and said briskly, "Yes." This requirement is not a problem. ”

"And then, the second point. When this water plan is completed, I think we need a team to deliver water, and the human gathering points throughout the wasteland will be marked, and then we will need an armed force to transport fresh water - of course, the cannibalistic robbers don't deserve to have this clean water source - and thousands of households will be warm, and then more people will benefit, right? My second request is that this task of transporting fresh water should be given priority to the Black Crossers. ”

James and Dr. Li glanced at each other, they had been worried before, after the water purification plan was completed, how to ensure that more people had the opportunity to drink, and they had also considered the plan of this organization to deliver water, but the defense of Rivet City was more than enough to protect itself, but it was a bit immeasurable to scatter water everywhere.

Twenty years ago, they came up with a solution to contact the Brotherhood of Steel and ask the Knights of Steel to organize a water delivery team, but then the Water Purification Project was bogged down due to the lack of the puzzle piece of the Garden of Eden, and the Brotherhood of Steel had to fight against the increasingly powerful super mutant forces, so Elder Leon had to withdraw from the cooperation plan.

Now someone actually offered to be in charge of the water delivery plan, and both of them felt incredible.

"It's very simple, because I have to find a new way to make a living for these waste dogs, or I'm afraid they'll go back to their old business when we're done with the water purification plan, either robbing or capturing slaves...... At that time, the Brotherhood of Steel may have to supervise it, otherwise I'm worried that this voter will monopolize the water purification ......"

"As long as the boss is there, who of the following people dares to move?" Jeblis wiped his hands with a rag, he heard Su Jing's words, and felt that this boss's thinking was really strange.

"What if I'm gone?" Su Jing spread out his hand.

Rumble!

Suddenly, the earth shook slightly, and even inside the memorial hall, I felt a lot of dust falling from the walls, and the walls were falling down with brushes, and everyone was a little overwhelmed.

"Damn it - boss, the Enclave's helicopter is here again!"

Su Jing hurriedly said that he had borrowed it, frowned and pushed everyone away and ran out.