Chapter 55: Reversal

When Su Jing found Adam, he was hiding alone in the bar of the vault, with seven or eight beer bottles in front of him. It used to be a neat place of entertainment, but it was messed up by the chaos during the riots, and now there are overturned tables and chairs everywhere, and a light layer of dust has fallen on the bar, and no one is trying to tidy it up.

"Failed?" Su Jing patted him on the shoulder.

Adam nodded wordlessly.

"It's normal, it's not your fault." Su Jing took out a cup from the cabinet and sat down in front of him.

"I ...... I just want everyone to live in peace. Adam slammed his glass on the table and snapped, "I don't think this is how the world is. Why do we need to live in such a world like a big garbage heap? Why is this world so disgusting that it makes me feel ...... Is this hell? If there really is God, then where is God? Why did he watch a nuclear bomb explode on the earth and destroy our civilization? In such a post-war world, we should all unite and rebuild a new human civilization, but why should someone always thwart all this for their own selfish desires or other messy reasons?! ”

Su Jing turned his wine glass and looked at the painful young man in front of him. He is kind and upright, and he is really not suitable to be born in this world. His father was an idealist, and Adam's mind was naturally pure and immaculate...... And a little bit unrealistic.

The desire to make the world better is naturally good, and this is the power of goodness. Unity, Courage and Integrity...... It is precisely because of these qualities that mankind has been able to build one kingdom after another, allowing the flower of civilization to bloom on the earth.

"But, Adam, let me pass on a little bit of knowledge to you, I have seen all sorts of messes over the years, and there is one thing in common. In the world, bad people are not terrible, the most terrible thing is the good people who do bad things. They believe that what they are doing is right and that it is good for humanity...... In some ways, this is true. Because apart from the difference of positions, it is really difficult to distinguish between good and evil in this world. ”

Su Jing took a sip of beer, frowned slightly, and put the wine glass down.

"In this world, self-cultivation and family rule the country and level the world - this is a proverb in our hometown, which talks about what a man should do in this life. Governing the country and leveling the world...... Everyone wants to rule the country and level the world, but everyone has their own ideas, how to govern the country? How to level the world? Who's right? Without practice, no one can figure it out, and no one knows whether their ideas are correct or not, but people believe in their own judgments, and then what does not conform to their logical judgments is mistakes. Then there is the internal struggle, and then there is the person with the strongest strength, who uses his strength to push his own ideas. So, Adam, you know what I mean. It's a great idea, but if you don't have the strength, you can't do anything. ”

Adam put down his glass and said in a loud voice:

"But I don't want to force people with violence, take out the Overseer with one shot, and then I'll take command of the Vault myself...... I've thought about it too! I'm not a saint, I have my own desires, but I don't like that...... I really don't like to use violence to achieve my goals. I think there must be a third way, and between support, supervision, and support for Yamata, there must be a solution to the third way that can have the best of both worlds! ”

"That's right. But you misunderstood what I meant. Strength refers not only to violence, but also to knowledge, wisdom, eloquence, charisma, and everything that can be used. Su Jing poured himself a drink impatiently, "I also believe that you can find a third way, but that comes at a price." An idiot can also think that any side you support can accomplish this task...... I mean to help you resolve this incident. However, if you want to take the third path, it must be more difficult than these two paths, so you need your skills. ”

“……………… Water purification chips. Adam held his glass and muttered for a moment, "The water chip under the vault, as long as it is destroyed, the overseer will have to open the vault." Because we have lost the ability to purify water, we will only be trapped here if we don't communicate with the outside world. ”

"Look, isn't that the way to it?" Su Jing moved the cup aside, "I'm going to smash the water purifier below......"

Adam grabbed him, pressed him back into his seat, and said angrily, "What's the difference between this and violence forcing them? It's just a roundabout threat!! And do you really know what the Dao Water Purification Technique means in the wasteland? A complete, usable water purification chip is enough to start a small war!! As a scientist, how can you bear to destroy what remains of pre-war science and technology? ”

"Good, good...... If you don't want to, forget it, we keep thinking. Su Jing raised his hand to make a surrender, "I don't specialize in this area, if you want to talk about genetics and biology, I still have half a bottle of vinegar, such as water purification techniques, I can only haha......ha

"Wait...... What did you say? Adam raised his head sharply and stared at Su Jing.

I said...... Haha ”

"It's not! One more rewind! ”

"I'm not specialized in water purification techniques, but I'm still ...... if you want to talk about genetics and biology."

"This is it!!"

Adam jumped to his feet, words in his mouth, his fingers dancing in the air, as if he were writing something on a non-existent blackboard.

"In terms of genetics...... The minimum population size for a population...... What is the formula......"

After two minutes of froze, Adam suddenly pulled his leg and ran out the door. He ran all the way, bumped into several security guards on the way, and when he came to the superintendent's office, he didn't even knock on the door, just opened the door and broke in.

In the office, the overseer appears to be taking a nap in a chair, and Adam's intrusion raises his eyelids in displeasure.

"What are you doing again?! Don't think I don't want to kill you! I just don't want my daughter to grieve for you, but if you continue to interfere with the internal affairs of the Vault like this, I-"

"Mr. Overseer!! There's a flaw in your Shelter Tinder plan! You can't make it!! ”

Adam straightened his collar and realized that his current image might not be very suitable for negotiation. Smelling of alcohol, his mouth spurted with the smell of beer, and his face was flushed...... Now to convince the overseer, the failure rate may be more than 90%.

"...... I'm going to tell the security guards to throw you drunkard out of the water!" ”

"Wait! Now the population base in the shelter is no longer enough to maintain the stability of the reproductive genes, if it is closed again, but only three or four generations, the genetic disease will spread to the entire family of the shelter!! ”

Adam said this in one breath, and the overseer's hand to get the internal radio microphone froze.

The Overseer was not a power lunatic without reason, in fact, he had a close relationship with Adam's father, James, and was very interested in science and medicine, so as soon as Adam said this, his brain immediately began to calculate this possibility. The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment, Adam remained motionless, and the Overseer's face became more and more ugly as time passed.

After a while, the overseer's hand dropped.

“………… You're right. That's right, the genetic capacity in the vault is ......" The Overseer let out a long sigh of sadness and shook his head slightly, he now looked even more decrepit than he had been three minutes ago, as if he had suddenly aged ten years, "We missed this...... Then the whole plan has failed, and it has failed in the beginning...... Oh my God, what have we done over the years...... I want to be quiet for a while...... No, I'll have to put the name of Overseer down first, and then give it to someone better suited to bear it than I am......"

The superintendent raised the radio microphone with his dry hand, then coughed twice, put his mouth to the microphone and said:

[All Vault residents, here is the Overseer speaking...... Due to recent changes, I am taking the blame for my resignation...... The next overseer was designated as my daughter...... Yamata inheritance. 】

"Daddy!! What are you talking about?! ”

Dozens of seconds later, the blonde girl pushed open the door and rushed straight in, the overseer had already stood up at this time, he walked up to Yamata, took off the medal from his chest, and pinned it to the girl's chest.

"Yamata, you'll be the overseer of Vault 101 from now on. Remember, you are carrying the fate of the entire Vault and cannot be left willful. ”

The old man led Yamata to the chair behind the plush desk and pressed her shoulders to sit down.

"Here...... It's your place from now on. ”

As everyone watched in silence, the old man straightened his clothes, took out the liquor and glasses from the desk drawer, put them in a paper bag, and walked out of the room with the paper bag. At the door of the office, Su Jing was standing there with his hands crossed.

"Borrow, I want to be alone for a while."

Su Jing turned sideways to let him pass, looking at the lonely back of this old man, he suddenly remembered that he had always called this person "overseer", so who still remembered his real name?