"Anyway... It's not like they're ignorant of this, and even, I think Hekate has her own understanding. The middle-aged man in glasses said this, and his eyes were still full of enthusiasm for remembering whether to eat or not.

"What did you say to Hecate?" Andy looked at this guy and felt a little helpless, could it be that the followers of the Apocalypse are all such superb fools, do they realize what kind of place this is?

It is said that long ago, before the NcR was heading eastward, the Followers of the Apocalypse had sent missionary-like representatives to the Far Eastern Settlement with caravans to discuss philosophy and chemistry with natives who didn't even know what pants and bow ties were.

Frankly speaking, the average mortality rate and the probability of other accidents are somewhat high for such warriors, and from time to time there are cases of death or disappearance.

The natives did not necessarily understand the value of the knowledge they brought, while others feared that they would shake their position in the tribe.

Not to mention the negative effects of frequent wars between tribes. Don't ask what the benefits are, the style of the Followers of the Apocalypse is completely out of step with their name, they believe that in the post-war wasteland, humanity needs to help each other to prevent humanity from becoming extinct or suffering due to the apocalypse, which comes from the estrangement between human beings.

Based on this core idea, it is their duty to provide free relief to refugees, as well as the recycling and reuse of pre-war technology for the benefit of the masses, and the civilization of any indigenous tribes that have returned to the barbaric era.

Alidean scratched at a mess of hair, trying to remember the scene.

"I.... Actually, we had a good conversation at first, Hekate's level of education was higher than I thought... I thought it was impossible for me to agree to my request, but who knew she actually agreed to this meeting on the grounds that... Curious? Well, all in all, I said something about chemistry and philosophy and history, and she understood them all, all of them. Can you believe it? I think she's better at medicine and chemistry than many of the doctors in the Apocalypse Followers, some of whom are veterinarians compared to her, but there's no way there's any high-end medical equipment and pharmaceutical ingredients that New California would have for her. Andy nodded, this is not surprising, Diana had said before that at a time when her mind was on the verge of collapse due to a long-term lack of communication with the outside world, her need for outsiders was quite urgent.

Fueled by this emotion, she is more than happy to teach some of the vast amount of knowledge she knows to outsiders.

Don't worry about the comprehension and memory skills of the person being taught, Diana's teaching method is simple and crude

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"Sounds like you're talking a lot, but why are you locked up here?" Alidean scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I've been reflecting on this issue in prison before, and my assumption is that I shouldn't have played on a whim with the pre-war myths I found in a ruin. Once I found a ruined ruin, which was a former library, and I searched for a long, long time in it to find some books that were still readable without breakage, one of which was the Aeneid. He mentioned what he was interested in, and he was excited again.

"I love that book so much, it's the best thing I've found in all these years. You know, I was willing to join the Followers of the Apocalypse because they had the ability and willingness to help me keep the books, cassettes, and notes that I had worked so hard to find from all corners of the wasteland, and that they understood the value of these things and were able to discuss the information with me... Of course, because of this, I willingly agreed that they would add my collection of books to the library and share them with all my companions, and I would take them home with me almost all of the books on the ancient history before the war. Andy nodded helplessly, indicating that he had understood how much Alidean loved collecting pre-war knowledge, but he was just curious about what Alidean said to Hekate, and why Hekate said that he was speculating....

"The Aeneid is a Roman mythological story, I wonder if you know what Rome is?" Andy shook his head when he heard this, it is said that the strange style of Caesar's legion is a combination of the clothing of the natives and some decorative styles from a long time, that is, the so-called Rome, but Andy really doesn't know what Rome is.

"Rome is a country founded on the other side of the sea many years ago on a continent, and it also represents a unique political system and a prosperous civilization, and this book of Aeneid records the legend of Aeneas, the ancestor of Rome, the son of the goddess Venus, who led the people from the displacement caused by the war to build a city where Rome was." Andy plucked his ears as he watched the gushing Aridean, according to his description, Rome was a great country established in an extremely distant period of antiquity, with a vast territory and great power due to its advanced political ideas and strong military power.

For a long time, Rome was a striking and powerful symbol, not only as a name for a country, but also as a political ideal.

I am afraid that not everyone was able to stand on the podium and talk for half an hour before the war, not to mention that in the post-war wasteland after the outbreak of the war, there is no knowledge of the past now.

"Have you heard of Caesar's Legion?" Andy's questioning interrupted Aridian, who was still nagging about how great Rome really was.

"No, what's that? Caesar, I know, was one of the leaders of Rome, a brilliant statesman and military strategist, whose deeds laid the foundations of the Roman Empire.... Caesar's legion? Does this word have any special meaning? "Ali Dean looked surprised, but Andy was even more surprised.

"You..... Where did it come from? Alidean replied that he had come here from Hoover Dam City, and that he had come to Hoover Dam from New California with other followers of the Apocalypse a few years earlier, before the steel plague had broken out, and the connection between NcR Native and Hoover Dam City had not yet been broken.

Although his mission to the east was not to go to the Ouroboros village where Hekat was located, he and Bridge were tasked with teaching them knowledge to a small tribe that they had been tasked with, and they were able to establish long-term ties with that small tribe.

Recently, however, the leadership of the Followers of the Apocalypse said that their mission had changed, and based on some information from the Tribal Natives, the Followers of the Apocalypse had determined that there might be a large tribe in the vast Buraku region engaged in some strange and dangerous activities.

So the two spent some time looking for and walking, and finally found Ouroboros Village.

"Didn't you hear about the fall of Fort Alashid when you were in Hoover Dam City?" Andy asked him suspiciously.

"Ahh Well, actually, I've always focused on pre-war history, and I don't spend much time in Hoover Dam City, and a lot of the time I'm in or on my way to the Horde, so.... I only knew about a terrible group of bandits who had destroyed the fort of Alashid and that the NcR had to abandon it, but they also repelled the bandits. "The stumbling that Alidean said really doesn't seem to be the well-informed type.

Andy looked at him, it sounded like the Hoover Dam side was glorifying this complete and far-reaching fiasco in propaganda, this kind of talk could not deceive him, as someone who had personally visited the abandoned fortress, he knew that NcR was beaten and could not find the north, Caesar's legion evacuated on its own, and completely destroyed the Alashid fortress when leaving, causing the NcR to have to abandon this place, and the severe damage made them completely abandon the idea of repairing.

Putting this aside, Andy couldn't help but guess in his heart what the person who founded Caesar's legion, which is probably the so-called Caesar, came from.

From Aridean's description, Andy knows that the average person would not have had the opportunity to learn about Rome at all, and that

"Caesar" not only knew, but also knew it to a certain extent..... Where did he come from?

"Go on." Alidean pushed his glasses, finally realizing that he was too far off topic.

"Ahem, anyway, I'll talk to Hekate about the Aeneid, because that myth mentions the deeds of Hekate, the great god, I should have been sensitive at the time, Hekate wasn't particularly interested, but I was too excited.... I've always made mistakes like this, and I used to do it too...."He suddenly fell into the emotions triggered by negative memories, and Alidean was a little lost and silent, which made Andy angry enough, he didn't want to know what stupid things Alidean had done before, what he cared about was that he had said it for a long time, and the part of the other party that he wanted to hear the most didn't say it.

"I've asked you more than once, what exactly did you say to Hecate? I'm sure your ears weren't tortured in prison, right? Andy grabbed him by the shoulders and motioned for him to stop.

"Okay, okay.... You, your strength is too great, my arm hurts! Alidean struggled to escape from Andy's pincers, feeling terrible that the strong man's bones would break if he had exerted a little more strength.

"It's just... It was I mentioned that the main characters in the book, led by the prophetess Sybil, are preparing to enter the underworld, and according to the request, they sacrifice a black lamb to the goddess of hell, Hecate, and if Hekate is not willing to accept their sacrifice, they are not eligible to enter the underworld..."

"The book describes it as follows: the earth began to tremble and roar, the trees began to dance wildly, the howling dogs marched along with the glimmer of darkness, and Hekate came. In the midst of the trembling of all things, Hekate traveled in the darkness, followed by a group of black hounds, leading people into the underworld and opening the gates of hell..."Andy now knows why Hekate is angry, and it sounds like Alidean is hinting at something.

"Don't you think it's like saying that Hekat wants to drag everyone to hell? This is a far cry from what Hecate was promoting. Sadly, Alidean took off his glasses and covered his face.

"But... That's exactly what it is in the book.... I don't have any other ideas, I'm just.... I just retold the words from the book, but now I don't think I really should have said that, I said the wrong thing. Andy looked at Alidean, but thought to himself that maybe he was right.