Chapter 50: The Brain in a Jar
"We need to restore the connection between the Big Dome and Dog City, which is the foundation of everything." Andy stretched out his hands and looked at the crowd.
"All this must be based on the premise of profitability, otherwise I am afraid that the progress will not go well, and the supplies for the big dome have been exhausted, right? Prest took too much. Dr. Agnes looked at the others and walked out first.
"You're right... But that's all for later, we have to save Dr. Goddard first, he can't be sent to the freezer, he needs to be used for daily maintenance here, we have to make a perfect version of the tonic paste as soon as possible. ”......... With the hard work of everyone, a perfect version of the tonic balm was finally developed, and a black lump appeared in front of everyone's eyes, not looking like a delicious thing, but resembling oily and slimy black mud.
"Uhh
Later, if the virus starts to cause his organs to fail, he will be left with the option of being sent to the freezer.
That means nine deaths, and even if an illusory vaccine is developed, it may be too late.
"Looks like this guy can't die yet." The brain rolls its tracks past the side.
"It's a shame." His glass jar head turned to look at Andy.
"Hey, who are you? It doesn't seem to be quite the same as this group, and according to what you said earlier, you just came in from outside? Andy looked down at his brain-controlled robot in front of him with a single electronic eye mounted in front of the glass jar in an upward position, and felt that this guy's appearance was a little funny.
"Hmm... My name is Andy, and I'm kind of a wasteland.... Traveller? "The brain went round and round in place.
"Oh, I see, bum, huh?" Andy twitched the corners of his mouth.
"I can't say that, people who wander around without a purpose are homeless, I'm not... My goal is clear, and that is to stop the virus. His brain froze in place, looking at Andy in silence.
"Why? It's very difficult, and it's not rewarding at all, right? What is your reason for making this your goal? "Why.... Andy looked at his beep-beep boy, not knowing what Odysseus had been busy with lately, as if he hadn't communicated with it for a long time.
"At first, it was because there was a man's order... I'm also infected, although the virus doesn't seem to have any way to get me, and that guy coerces me to do this task, and then ... I think this is a meaningful thing, and it is not easy to find a meaningful thing in life. The brain stared at him for a moment, then began to spin in circles again.
"You're weird, but... I don't hate this kind of thinking, what all of you are doing reminds me of my colleagues back then, we all worked hard for a great goal, which was to defeat the virus... It's a pity that everything turned sour later, after all, with all kinds of problems popping up one after another, defeating the bA people and quelling the chaos everywhere is the top priority, and our data has been sent to Maiko. He manipulated the mechanical arm to press a switch on his stomach, and the artificial taste device from before popped out of his body, and then took out a bottle of Nuka-Cola that he didn't know where to find it and poured it in.
The sound of bubbles came out, and there was a nice smell of sour soda wafting out.
"Ah~ This taste really makes people go to heaven!" Andy looked at his brain in a state of ecstasy, wondering where he had found the Coke.
"Is there anything else in the dome? I didn't see the scientists find it. The brain looked triumphant, answering in a cheerful electronic voice.
"The whole dome, the place I was familiar with, I hid countless nuclear cokes. In the corners of the cabinets, under the beds, in the instruments, in the interiors of the many laboratories, in the pipe gallery, in the ceilings, even in the bathrooms and dressing rooms, even now I remember my treasures, all so that I could drink the Nuka-Cola I wanted at any time in the Great Dome! String walked over and glanced at the beep-beeping brain to deliver a message to Andy.
"Dr. Agnes has received the key from Dr. Goddard to open the gates of the Great Dome, and now that the Prester gang, the Larsen gang, the Jackals, and the Glowing Ghouls have been dealt with, it's time to reopen the Great Dome... However, we still need to self-isolate, and with these tonic creams, we don't have to worry about dying of illness in the short term, but now we are more likely to starve to death. ”
"Somebody has to go out and coordinate those deals, but I don't think this can just be done by the driver or you...", he stroked his hair and hugged his arms.
"Let me accompany you outside as the representative of the Great Dome, I really haven't been out in a long time." Andy nodded repeatedly, and then asked more.
"But... Don't you need to wear that heavy hazmat suit anymore? "The string takes out a plastic sealed container.
"With the tonic cream, the virus activity in our body is greatly inhibited, and with simple protective equipment, the virus can hardly be transmitted.... Andy, too, you have to take tonic balms regularly, otherwise you may have a bad effect on all the settlements along the way, and the long-term inhibitor effect in your body is close to nothing. Andy was overjoyed to learn of this and was full of yearning for a new journey ahead.
"It's a pity that my dog doesn't seem to have finished treatment yet, otherwise it would have been nice to drive out together." The brain spun around Andy.
"Oh, is that so? It turns out that you also have a dog .... Still, since there's a place on your car, maybe you can think about how about me? Andy looked at the brain-controlled robot in amazement, not expecting him to make such a proposal.
"Uh... But why? The brain immediately began to boast.
"Oh, you're asking why I'm in your squad, aren't you? I'll tell you, I was a senior researcher at this place when I was still in the body, specializing in the New Plague Project and other bioweapons... of the response. I've forgotten a lot of things for a long time, but I'm still confident that I can help you with the New Plague, and I'm familiar with the Dome and other pre-war equipment, so I can use the crafting bench here to make some weapons to add to my body and not hold you back in battle. Andy thought about it for a while, and this companion seemed to be quite good, so he finally agreed to his application to join the team.
"I don't know what your name is...."The brain hesitated for a moment, but didn't say a name.
"That kind of thing doesn't make sense to me anymore." He looked at his two robots.
"I feel like I should give myself a new name, like.... What do you think of the cylinder brain? A brain soaked in a glass jar, a brain in a jar? Isn't that a good fit for me? Xian shook his head, just thinking that the new name was a nickname for a bad taste.
Two hours later, the dome was reopened. Eddie and Helen came in with their children from outside, and the scientists arranged for them to live alone in a confined area, with remotely controlled instruments for their physical examinations.
"It's worse than I thought." Dr. Agnes looked at the data on the terminal and felt nothing but a headache.
"What shall I say.... These people have all been infected with the new plague, and this strain is not the same as Andy's and ours, it seems to be the second strain of the new plague, Eddie and Helen's symptoms are not very obvious, but the problem with two children is a bit serious. String looked at the few people who were undergoing an automatic doctor's physical examination in disbelief.
"How so? ... Why did all three strains of the new plague leak? Andy was silent, he guessed that it was similar to the previous two times, and that it might have something to do with Prester, as if he had deliberately spread the virus and then attacked Tibbetts Prison to cause a serious spread.
If you guess a little more darkly, maybe they encountered it in the Big Dome Laboratory
"Accident" is not really an accident.