Eddie finally shows up, wearing a bib and a dirty plaid shirt with a visor over his head.

He looked physically strong, and although he was close to middle age, he still had no loss of energy.

Add has a big beard on his face, and his eyebrows and eyes look a little kind, but also a little oppressive, which is a strange feeling that makes it difficult to imagine what kind of temperament he had when he was young.

But Goddard was an old acquaintance with him, and he knew what Eddie used to be.

Add used to be a smuggler, but he was immediately in danger when he robbed the Crimson Caravan of business, and a group of people surrounded him and threatened him, one was to have his hands chopped off and never be able to drive again, and the other was to play for the Crimson Caravan from now on.

So the Mustang became a family horse, and after that, Eddie gradually began to do a serious business of transportation.

Years ago, when Dr. Goddard was on President Tandy's orders to begin his search for pre-war ruins in the east, he was introduced to Eddie, a guy with extraordinary guts, and when most of the drivers shook their heads, he took the job with a relaxed look and asked him to say that he had been to the east several times when he was running around.

At the time, Dr. Goddard thought he was a braggart liar, but it turned out that this was not the case, and it was the time that Dr. Goddard discovered the Great Dome in the east, which was the biggest discovery and the end of their journey east, because further east was a terrible radiation area, which was one of the reasons for the destruction of the Old World, where a nuclear bomb once fell.

Dr. Goddard understood that the bombardment was often carried out in an important place in the Old World, perhaps an administrative or economic center, but more likely a place where secret high-tech development experiments or high-end military weapons and equipment were stored.

It's just that no one dares to get close to that side, and the terrifying radiation is almost unbearable, even with protective equipment. What's even more terrifying is that there are a lot of glowing ghouls gathered there, and the place is like a campfire, constantly attracting the surrounding ghouls to get closer, and eventually turn into glowing ghouls in a high-radiation environment, and then gradually spread and wander around.

There were no armed men with Dr. Goddard's party, so the wandering ghouls were unstoppable and caused them a lot of trouble, so they left the area as soon as the expedition was completed, and it was taken over by Dr. Prester ever since.

After a few words with Add, Add agreed to take Dr. Goddard and the others to the Dome again, but for a higher price than the last time.

"60NCR coins."

Dr. Goddard prescribed the price.

"No, no, it's too little."

Eddie wasn't happy with the offer, and was rudely picking his nose and ears, and Dr. Goddard was disgusted to watch.

The last time they were on the road, there was almost no bonding between them, because Dr. Goddard hated the guy and thought he was a hillbilly, a big fool, and a daredevil..... This idiot can't even read, he only knows simple math, and that's because he can't do the math if he doesn't know that.

"Isn't that a high price? I know what your usual price is, so don't sit on the ground and start the price anymore. ”

Dr. Goddard said impatiently that he didn't like this kind of thing very much, and that it was unacceptable for Dr. Goddard to bargain with someone he hated for some small profit, or to be coerced into giving up more benefits by this kind of hillbilly.

"80NCR coins... If you don't accept it, I'll have found a woman and have children, and if I go out, I'll have to take more risks with them than when I was alone, and you know how much the NCR notes have depreciated recently, maybe by the time I get back, the 80 NCR has already depreciated to the current 60, so I'll have to raise the price. ”

As Eddie said this, the children cheered and ran to call him Daddy, and Eddie laughed and handed them some snacks he had bought from outside.

Goddard was not moved by this heartwarming scene, on the contrary, his eyes were already on fire.

"You...."

Eddie turned his head sharply, and his face began to look bad, it was clear that this was not a patient and good-natured person.

"You have to think before you speak, Dr. Goddard, I'm the only one who wants to go so far east at Hoover Dam, and I'm the only car that can guarantee that there will be no problems all the way!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Agnes quickly pulled Dr. Goddard into the distance.

"What are you doing here? We're in a hurry, aren't we? ”

Goddard touched his bald head with a gloomy expression.

"Dog offal, I've been disgusted with this kind of person before..... Without the slightest self-knowledge, the small brain is like a walnut kernel, a paramecium that should be sent to a petri dish..."

His chatter was interrupted by Agnes.

"There's no point in venting your emotions, we still need his help, so let's... I'll also contribute some money, and then I'll go talk to him, okay? ”

Goddard didn't want to continue talking to Eddie, the man he looked down on, so he nodded and turned to the National Counterterrorism Agency to discuss the protection of their squad.

Agnes returned to Eddie and instead of discussing money with Eddie in the first place, she began to talk to him about Helen.

"You seem to be in a good relationship, you like Helen very much, don't you?"

Eddie held a child high in his arms, and when he heard this, he put the child down and turned back, his face full of the smile of an old father.

"Yes, I'm not young anymore, I've run enough crazy outside before, and I want to have a harmonious family... I confirmed my relationship with Helen soon after we met, she is very literate and knows how to drive, sometimes she can replace me when I am tired of driving, or she knows how to fix the car when it breaks. She is a beautiful and virtuous person, she is very loving to every child, I can accept her children, the children are very cute and willing to call me daddy, I think I am very happy now. ”

The two chatted about the family relationship for a while, and Agnes felt that this man was still responsible and capable, and he was willing to accept those children for Helen's sake. Presumably a little irritable temper is a disadvantage. At the same time, Eddie clearly likes to drink, and he doesn't forget to take a few sips from his pocket while chatting, even though he has just come out of the bar.

"It's like this, Add... I think there's something you don't know yet, and that's that the Brotherhood of Steel has gained the upper hand in the war, and we've actually fled here from New California. ”

Agnes said this, believing that with Eddie's state of life, there would be no way to find out about these recent events.

"Oh.... Do you mean the Brotherhood of Steel? Those guys are abominable. ”

Add was angry and discussed with Agnes what he thought of the Brotherhood, there is a branch of the Brotherhood near the Hoover Dam, and since the outbreak of the Iron Plague, the Hoover Dam has been continuously invaded and blocked, causing people like Add to to go out to run goods are terrified, and there have been several horrific carjacking killings.

The victims were all burned to ashes with laser weapons, and such an arrogant organization that used energy weapons on all hands would only be the Brotherhood, and these scattered piles of ashes became a kind of signature, the signature of the Brotherhood of Steel.

"We went to the Dome to conduct research, maybe to help our country defeat the Brotherhood of Steel, and if you are willing to carry us, it will also contribute to the future of the country."

Helen also came over and persuaded Eddie to say a few words.

Add hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed to lower the price from 80 NCR coins to 70 NCR coins.

Agnes gently persuaded him for a while, claiming that this trip was a joint venture between her and Dr. Goddard, and she didn't have enough money because she was in a hurry to escape, so could she be more lenient, and maybe provide some help to Add's children in exchange for his current open-mindedness.

Add looked at Dr. Agnes' sincere and charismatic expression, then at the children who didn't know what to do in the future, scratched his face, and agreed to go on the trip for 65 NCR coins.

"It's really the lowest price, the depreciation is so serious, I can't lose money."

Eddie insisted, Agnes did not continue to bargain, the two sides agreed on this price, agreed to pay 20% before departure, and pay the full amount after returning, but if you go too slow and too late or do not complete the service for various reasons, then the remaining money may shrink, this is the rule in the industry, and Eddie has no objection.

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