“…… You've been frozen for too long, your hematopoiesis hasn't fully recovered, and a blood transfusion might be a little better for you. ”

Outside Vault 0.

In a certain camp tent at the base, the doctor in a white coat looked at Yi Hai who was lying on the hospital bed and said.

"No need, I feel fine," declined the doctor's kindness, Yi Hai looked at his brother standing on the edge of the hospital bed with tired eyes, and said in a gentle voice, "Can you let me rest for a while?" ”

Looking at his brother lying on the hospital bed with concern, Yi Chuan nodded.

“.···· … You pay attention to rest. ”

Although there are many things he wants to say to his brother, considering that he has just been rescued from the hibernation pod, what he needs most at this moment is rest.

Yi Chuan got up from his seat and walked to the door.

However, just as he reached out and lifted the curtain of the door, he happened to meet Chu Guang who was walking from outside.

"Chu Guang?" Yi Chuan looked at him in surprise, thinking that he was looking for him, so he asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Looking at the representative of the Silver Wing Group, Chu Guang smiled and said in a friendly manner.

"There's something I'd like to talk to your brother about, can I take up a little bit of his time?"

Seeing that Chu Guang didn't come to find him, Yi Chuan was slightly stunned, and after listening to his request, an embarrassed expression appeared on his face.

"But he needs to rest now—"

Before Yi Chuan's words fell, a voice from behind him interrupted his words.

"It's okay, let Mr. Chu Guang come in."

Yi Chuan immediately turned his head and glanced at his brother who was still saying that he was going to rest just now with a strange expression, but in the end he didn't say anything and let go of the door.

Chu Guang gave him a grateful look.

"Thanks, I'll leave it to me, you can go and get busy with you first······ Don't worry, I won't bother your brother for too long. ”

Yi Chuan nodded.

"Okay... …··· Let's talk first. ’

"Hmm."

Chu Guang nodded, borrowed it from Yi Chuan's side, walked straight to the side of the hospital bed, and casually took an iron chair and sat on it.

Looking at the blue armor on his body, Yi Hai, who was lying on the hospital bed, smiled weakly and said.

"You're still the same, wearing this armor at all times."

Chu Guang smiled faintly.

"After all, this is a wasteland, and any accident is possible······ It's an honor that I made such a strong impression on you. ”

"Of course, it's a special place, unlike anything I've ever been, not just you, but you... …· A lot of people have impressed me and my teammates. ”

Weakness was written on the pale face, but the man on the hospital bed squeezed out a friendly smile.

"Unfortunately, we couldn't stay long because we had a mission, otherwise I would have liked to be there

Stay a little longer... … Look at how many delicacies you have hidden in the shelter. ”

Hearing him talk about their shared memories, Chu Guang smiled, suddenly sighed softly, and said a little stunned.

"That night I said... When you're a little bit better, we can sit down and talk about what's going on with us after you're gone. ”

"I'm really curious····· What happened to you, there has been such a big change in just half a year. Yi Hai's voice also carried a hint of emotion, and his eyes seemed to fall into memory.

Chu Guang didn't speak, just stared at him silently for a while.

Those dark pupils made it impossible to see what he was thinking, and Yi Hai, who was staring at Chu Guang, gradually wrote a trace of confusion in his eyes.

"Is there anything on my face?"

"No," Chu Guang shook his head, suddenly put away the sharpness in his eyes, and continued in a gentle tone, "Let's talk about it first····· Let's meet what happened before you. ”

Yi Hai didn't speak, quietly waiting for him to continue.

Chu Guang thought for a moment and continued.

"A long time ago, I had a long, long dream, in which ... I've been killed by the Wastelanders, killed by mutants, and trapped by my most trusted residents. In the most desperate moments, I touched the edge of the dream again and again, but every time I was about to pass through the fog, I would wake up from the dream again. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if this is the beginning of the next cycle. ”

Yi Hai was stunned for a moment, seeing that his expression didn't look like he was joking, and after a long while, he sighed softly and followed his words.

"That's a terrible memory."

"Yes." Chu Guang nodded, "I rarely mention the specific content of dreams to people, even the ones I trust the most...... Person. ”

After a pause, he continued.

"It sounds strange, but even I was surprised... … I don't hate the people I see in my dreams. ”

Yi Hai's face couldn't help but smile, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice, as if he was laughing.

"It does sound weird... After all, dreams and reality are two different things, and normal people should not be like this because they hate people in reality because they have nightmares. ”

Chu Guang also smiled and said.

"Right? Not to mention dreams and reality, even people in reality are different. Some Wastelanders have bad stomachs, but not all Wastelanders are. I have often admonished myself to be cautious in the use of the power in my hands, including the authority given to me by the refuge, to put aside the arrogance and prejudice of civilized people, to treat as much as possible equally, and to bind others with rules, only in this way can I unite as many people as possible. ”

"Whether it's the inhabitants of the vault or the survivors outside the vault, they all have the right to live in this world equally, not to whom they were born to serve, whose aspirations and ambitions are given priority, or whose slaves to become····· Do you think I'm doing the right thing? ”

Yi Hai was silent for a while, and said with heartfelt emotion.

"You're a good manager, no wonder you keep your shelter in order."

This sentence sounded like a heartfelt compliment, and in fact it was, but in Chu Guang's ears, it had a deep meaning.

Especially if he already perceives something.

There was a hint of irony to the compliment.

It just so happened that Chu Guang didn't plan to continue to accompany him, so he looked directly at the pair of pupils that concealed hypocrisy behind his weakness, and said in a very soft voice.

"I wasn't so skilled in my business at the beginning, but I learned a little bit after spending some time with the survivors. So I don't really understand it, if it's a slave trader...... They are still able to justify themselves by circumstance and ignorance. But why do you, as the inheritors of civilization's legacy, go along with those people? Isn't the Federation of People giving you enough? ”

"And·· …·· … Who are in the same boat? Yi Hai was slightly stunned, and his expression gradually became serious, "What do you mean?" You mean... … There are ghosts and mutants trading in the enterprise?! ”

This guy is still playing dumb until the end.

Chu Guang admitted.

He's actually pretending to be quite similar.

If this guy had been so attentive from the beginning, or if he hadn't exposed the pride in his heart so obviously, he might have really been fooled by him.

After all, when dealing with the wounded, people instinctively treat them with tolerance, rather than harshly explaining every detail, and even if there are sometimes inconsistencies in the transcript, they will tolerate and interpret them as a normal reaction after trauma.

however

Some things can be interpreted as memory confusion,

Some things are impossible.

People may misunderstand the sequence of events and confuse the key people in the event because of their confusion, but it is impossible to predict what did not happen for no reason.

Almost at the same time, Xiao Qi's voice came from his ears, reporting to him what his little players had found in Vault 0.

Even if the walls of the shelter can block electromagnetic waves, they can't block the connection that is built on the "form-forming field".

"Don't pretend... The real Yi Hai must have died in that shelter. ”

Seeing that Chu Guang had already made it clear, the person lying on the hospital bed finally stopped acting.

He tore off his weak mask completely, his pale face distorted by mood swings, and his dry mouth erupted with giggling laughter.

It was like a mad corpse.

Chu Guang looked at him calmly.

He knew that this guy should have been holding back for a long time, and he couldn't have been holding back his laughter since the moment he woke up.

Seems to have laughed enough.

The distorted face returned to normal, and the man let out a sigh of relief, looking at Chu Guang with a happy expression.

"Whew····· It's not easy to hold back your laughter, you know? It's so funny how stupid you guys are hustling around me, haha! ”

After a pause, he looked curiously at the man in power armor in front of him.

"Chu Guang, right····· I'm still a little curious, how did you find out? Those guys shouldn't have come out of the vault yet, right? ”

Chu Guang said in a calm voice.

"Although you acted very similarly, even the surprise when you saw me, the feelings for my brother, and the emotion when you saw the rescuer...... It's all going on, but there's so much information you have. ”

"The Willantes, the mutants, the Enlightenment, and the final betrayal of the Enlightenment, you know everything." ②

"It's weird, isn't it? It's as if you were involved in everything, including the conflict with the Willantes and mutants, including the collaboration with the Enlightenment and ultimately betrayed by the latter...... In the end, you are back to where it all began, safe and sound. ”

"Clever," the man looked at Chu Guang appreciatively, "I appreciate you more and more... That's right, I'm the Enlightenment. ”

"But I still don't understand one thing," Chu Guang stared at him, his voice tinged with a hint of curiosity, "How did you disguise yourself as Yi Hai?" ”

"Ah······ Is this difficult? The man had a pleasant smile on his face, and his reaction was beyond Chu Guang's expectations.

He didn't hide anything, and he confessed very simply.

"Have you ever heard of a telepathic interference device?".

Chu Guang nodded.

"I've heard that some people like you have the same technology, but if I'm not mistaken...... The higher the mind, the more specific the information it can receive, but the less it will be affected. The lower the mind, the less information it can receive, but the greater the relative impact. ”

This technology first originated in the colony, inspired by the "unified consciousness" of alien life forms, and was developed as an alternative to the "infrasonic fencing" technology, and was later used by an unscrupulous company to use on customers visiting the ecological park, selling goods worth less than a bottle of mineral water for sky-high prices, and almost disrupted the advertising industry.

The telepathic interferometer can control some immature aliens, but for mature humans, the only impact it can have is to push him when the idea of "buying it" arises, let alone an advanced version of mental domination.

"The theory of resonance, indeed," the man continued with a smile on his face, "theoretically, it is impossible to control higher life forms through the theory of resonance, and the mental complexity of higher life forms is more than tens of thousands of times that of lower beings, but there are no exceptions to this. ”

Chu Guang stared at him for a while, and a trace of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes.

“·· …·· … Clones? ”

"That's right, especially the one whose mind is as pure as white paper," the man nodded approvingly, "thanks to those Willantes, I now have at least a thousand quick clones in my hands, just pick one of the same height and give him a cosmetic surgery and a chip implant." ”

"As for the problem of memory, it is better to solve it, while this guy is not yet cold, just lock his consciousness in the virtual space and slowly interrogate. Through alternate dreams and the subconscious, there is always a way to squeeze out what we don't know. ”

At this point, he paused deliberately and slowed down his speech.

"But speaking of which, I have to commend you, that shelter of yours really made a big impression on this guy... Of the 1,700 dreams, at least 320 are about you. I don't know if his last wish before he dies is to go to your place again, hehe. ”

Not angered by his provocation, Chu Guang took a deep breath and continued to ask.

"So the crew of the Trailblazer is dead?"

The man smiled and said, "How so? If I hadn't deliberately let one go, would you have come all the way here? ”

"From the moment the Trailblazer stepped into this realm, all of you ······ Whether it's in it or outside, it's all under my calculations. ”

"It looks like you're happy with your plan." Chu Guang raised his chin slightly, looking down at the ugly and distorted personality.

It's like looking down at a maggot.

The man, however, did not care about this, but nodded his head in acknowledgment as if pleased by the look.

"Of course, I expected only the Corporations and the Legion to be here, but now there is an unexpected addition of the Academy...... It couldn't be more perfect! ”

Something suddenly came to mind, and he stopped talking again.

"Ah, maybe four, but unfortunately, I'm not interested in you. A three-digit shelter, and in our case, two-digit numbered shelter managers abound. ”

Chu Guang stared at him.

"Will the Enlightenment?"

"That's right," the man said dryly, "the inhabitants of the chosen refuge are, without exception, the elites of the Human Society, or at least the descendants of the elite, and the world is to be at our disposal...... Unfortunately, the cake is now covered with mantises, so we're going to clean them up before cutting the cake. ”

When he said this, his words suddenly turned, his eyes rolled, and he stared at Chu Guang.

"But then again, while I'm not interested in your shelter, I'm interested in you personally. Originally, according to the rules, you run a three-digit shelter, and even if you join, you have to start as a disciple, but I can make an exception for you to become an elder. ”

Chu Guang laughed.

"It's interesting to know how you classify your seats, using the Vault number."

The man said as a matter of course.

"That's for sure, the ranking of the shelter represents the priority of the budget, and the higher the ranking, the higher the social status before the war."

The first half of his sentence was indeed the truth, but the second half of the sentence was obviously just his own understanding, at least it was different from the information Chu Guang himself knew.

"And what number are you?"

"Me?" The man was slightly stunned, and then laughed, "I'm naturally 0." ”

"By the way, I haven't told you my name yet····· But forget it, the name is just a code name, and that kind of thing doesn't matter in the first place. ”

After a pause, he looked at Chu Guang happily.

"You can be like my disciples."

"Call me the Ruins!"

The smile on that face was like a demon.

He just lay here, watching the people of the enterprise, the legion, and the academy, the labyrinth he had set up with his own hands

After being busy, I was going around. And his real body should be somewhere not too far from here.

The only thing Chu Guang knows for sure now is that the technique he uses is not the same morphological formation field as Vault 404, but is based on the resonance theory of the 2111 origin, so the transmission of information will be affected by interference factors.

Otherwise he should have been well aware of what was going on underground.

"But I've heard that Vault 0 isn't finished."

"It means that you, like those cuties on the Trailblazer, don't know anything about Project Torch."

Guixu continued nonchalantly.

"But that's normal, Vault Zero is an out-of-sequence existence...... It is not a physical refuge, but a complex of components, each of which has been carefully designed to accomplish the ultimate plan - to rid the planet of all organisms that lie outside the sanctuary, and to complete the reboot of civilization before the legacy is depleted. ”

When he said this, Guixu smiled.

"The underground vault is just one of many facilities, we were here to pick up one thing, but unfortunately we didn't find the key to get in, thanks to the cuties on the Pathfinder who helped us."

"You know what? Seeing that they knew so well, I thought they knew what they were looking for, but they hadn't even heard of Project Torch, just because of a legend that could end the wasteland, it was really hard for them to find this place with a lot of information...... Hahaha, it's a pity. Shaking his head with a smile, he continued.

"I wanted to bring them into the gang, and the descendants of Vault 6 are not impossible, so I talked a lot of nonsense with them for this, just like now."

"However, after listening to my explanation, the guy named Lujan not only foolishly rejected me, but also betrayed me by throwing the parent specimen hidden on the Pathfinder, and many of my men were locked inside."

As he said this, he glanced up at the wall clock on the wall, and the smile on his face became even more pleasant.

"Thank you for talking to me for so long, the thundercloud storm should have arrived in this area, and the thunder should have begun outside...... From now on, no news can get out of here. But don't worry, whether it's the crew of the Trailblazers, or the Willantes or the Academy, they'll all go home safe and sound...... And we'll say hello to your family.

At this moment, the guy who claimed to be returning to the ruins finally confessed all his plans.

He didn't just want something hidden in that vault underground, he wanted to take the opportunity to replace everyone here!

It's like he usurped Yi Hai's identity.

As long as they control everyone here and squeeze the memories of these people through virtual reality equipment, they can use the Legion's cloning, cosmetic surgery, and psychic interference technology to disguise themselves as those who are dead, and arrange for their disciples to live next to the puppets as servants or other identities, thus completing the infiltration of the Legion, the Enterprise, and the Academy.

Chu Guang had to admit that this guy and his enlightenment would really not be ordinary brave.

Declare war on three fallen empires at the same time, plus a nascent alliance.

In general, this behavior is often referred to as being tired.

"No wonder you told me everything without any worry." Looking at the guy lying on the bed, Chu Guang said with emotion.

Guixu smiled faintly.

"Yes, your only chance to survive is to join us. To be honest, it would be a thankless task to seize the authority of the administrator without my own cooperation, and we have no interest in snatching power from the disciples. As long as you cooperate with our efforts, you and your inhabitants will be given the power to survive in the new world. ”

"Have I been demoted from elder to disciple? Unfortunately, I don't have the slightest interest in what you call a new world. ”

Chu Guang smiled.

As he spoke, he had already closed the visor of his helmet.

"If you want my life, then let's try."

As if anticipating his answer, the man lying on the bed just yawned indifferently.

"Then let's try it."

A thundercloud storm has formed.

In this special climatic environment, the aircraft cannot be lifted off at all, and the transmission distance of the signal is also weakened to the extreme.

In order to prevent the shield's energy from being consumed for no apparent reason, the two airships hovering above began to drop in altitude.

However, at this moment, a piercing alarm bell suddenly sounded in the sky.

Chu Guang frowned slightly, and immediately pulled out the nitrogen power hammer behind his back, and the violent air flow spread in an instant, flying out the entire ceiling of the barracks, and the debris in the barracks was also blown around.

'Are you going to kill me?' It doesn't matter, it's a shame to be invited out of the stateroom, but I'll be watching you from somewhere else. Guixu laughed, looked at the murderous Chu Guang, and continued, "But before that, I suggest you keep an eye on the top of your head. ”

He didn't need to be reminded at all.

Chu Guangzheng looked up at the sky.

I saw that the two airships floating directly above the camp were sinking at an uncontrolled speed, and the propellers on both sides were spinning rapidly, but the limited thrust obviously could not support the heavy shell.

It's not just the heart of steel that falls.

And the adjudicator not far away!

Chu Guang's eyes narrowed slightly.

Phase energy rectifier!

There is only one possibility that can disable the airship's deflection shield and anti-gravity system at the same time.

At this time, Yi Chuan, who had left the camp before, hurriedly rushed in from the outside.

"The airship is falling?! What the hell is going on—"

His words stopped abruptly.

Looking at Chu Guang who was holding a war hammer, looking at the ceiling that was blown out, and then at his brother who was lying on the hospital bed, Yi Chuan's face was full of surprise and confusion.

The smile on the face of the man on the hospital bed suddenly gave him a strange feeling, as if something had slipped under his brother's skin.

And that's not all.

The smile that didn't matter to him made him feel the coldness that went deep into his bone marrow.

He didn't look at Yi Chuan who was standing at the door of the barracks at all, Guixu looked at Chu Guang with a smile and said in a casual tone.

"The Alliance, at the behest of the Enterprise, opened fire on the Adjudicator, and Captain Adria asked for reinforcements from Triumph City... What do you think of this script? ”

Chu Guang replied expressionlessly.

"Not good."

"Indeed, I forgot about the Academy," the man nodded thoughtfully, "let me think again." ”

"Brother..." Yi Chuan looked at him stunned and wanted to take a step forward, but a big hand covered with steel landed on his shoulder.

"It's not your brother who is lying there."

Holding Yi Chuan, who wanted to move forward, Chu Guang did not look at the falling airship, but looked at the outside of the camp with sharp eyes.

There are at least a thousand clones that this guy has gotten his hands on...

Even more if you can't figure it out.

Through the spiritual connection, it is operated remotely by the disciples of the Enlightenment Society·· … That sounds like a lot of déjà vu.

"Aren't you running yet?" The man looked curiously at Chu Guang, who was standing there motionless, and kindly reminded, "If you don't run, it's too late." ”

"Run?"

Chu Guang's eyebrows raised, and he suddenly smiled.

"Why should I run?"

One shot of the phase cannon wanted to get him.

That's too much to underestimate him............