Chapter 32 The Second Transaction
"This list is dangerous.... Are you sure you've thought it through? "In the Crimson Store, the familiar dark circles under the eyes are still the same listless look.
"Of course, I think this list suits us very well.... Also, I have an offer. Andy glanced at the disclaimer clause in the contract, and then handed it to Mark for safekeeping, and Beatrice curiously leaned behind Mark and looked at the paper, which seemed to her illiterate to be a large number of ghost drawings.
"If you don't have all the people you are expected to recruit, I suggest that you give me full authority for this list, and I guarantee that I can get it to its destination smoothly..."The dark circles showed a look of suspicion, but he opened his mouth and still didn't say the doubts in his heart, some terrible reputation about Andy ended with two terrible brawls he participated in in the desire of Dusty, a well-known bar in the central area, the bad thing about negative reputation is that people start to fear you, and coincidentally, the benefits are the same.
"Hmm.... Your confidence is impressive, but according to Crimson Caravan's rules, if you apply to become a caravan leader, you must first sign a permanent employment contract, secondly, you must have a lot of relevant experience, have no past misdeeds, and finally pay a certain percentage of the mortgage. I don't think you can seem to meet most of these requirements..... So, I think you'd better get a new one.." Beatrice frowned and made a rude sound.
"Humph! ..... Mankind.... Weak! You're talking too much! This low cold snort made the dark circles under his eyes tilt back slightly, and even the caravan guards behind him who had been staring at Beatrice since the super mutant entered the store couldn't help but touch their hands towards the matching guns.
Mark pulled the contract down from his eyes and picked up the conversation.
"If I'm not mistaken... A month ago, Martin Royce's team took over the order to go to the place where the so-called Water Tigers were located in the north, and they have been missing ever since... No one wants to take on this journey anymore, and the rumors seem to be terrible, what information can you provide here? The dark circles muttered for a moment.
"Oh.... Nasty locals, since you know this, do you still support your boss to take this order? First of all, it is very clear in the contract that the Crimson Caravan has noted the risks in advance, and is not responsible for any accidents that may occur on the way, and that the captain's mortgage has been automatically transferred to the Crimson Caravan when it does not return after the time limit, and that's all I can say. Mark pressed his hands against the counter and bowed slightly.
"So? I also heard a rumor that Martin Royce's wife had hired someone to look for her husband, but that man had brought back bad news; Later, she had planned to contact the families of other team members to come to you to find an explanation, but one night she somehow left a suicide note full of gibberish and jumped off the Hoover Dam..."The dark eyes showed a tangled expression on her face, and then waved her hand irritably.
"Stop, sir. You've also said it's just hearsay, and I believe that if there's a prototype for those stories that aren't credible, it's Sheriff Ralph's jurisdiction, and in the laws of the NcR, in the laws of the city of Hoover Dam, we don't have any responsibility for that, and we're not interested in the sensationalist rumors. Mark was slightly silent, his eyes showing some depression, but in the end he just took a step back and said nothing.
Andy clapped his hands to get things back to business.
"I want to take this order, I'm serious, you know? Whatever you ask me to vouch for, but I don't have that many caps or valuables to pledge. We may be able to stipulate conditions such as multiple payments if the shipment fails, or to complete the task ahead of schedule with an efficiency shorter than the standard time, or whatever..... I've got a car and a couple of reliable buddies, hey! Guys, what do you think of my idea? Mark nodded.
"I do want to go there and see that Martin Royce has helped me and I want to know what the truth of all this is." Beatrice touched her head and let out a terrible grin.
"Fighting is fun! Kill! Eat! The corners of the dark circles twitched a few times.
"Hmm..... Maybe I need to report this to my boss. ”..................... About ten minutes later, the dark circles and strange eyes told Andy what he had replied to.
"Congratulations, the boss agreed to your offer, which is a rare generosity. I hope you don't disappoint your boss, of course... You also know that if you disappoint your boss, you won't be able to stay in Hoover Dam City, and it's the same if you play tricks..."Andy put the dark circles under his eyes that were halfway through his words, and several people turned around and left the Crimson Caravan's store under the guarded eyes of the guards.
The dark circles closed their mouths in embarrassment, and suddenly the rare sound of high heels came from behind them.
"Oh, boss, you're here, that guy, is it really worth your trust? The news from the central area that this guy seems to be very bad. It is said that he fought with several people in Dusty's shop, and those who opposed him seemed to have disappeared without a trace in the end.
"Isn't that bad? In this chaotic eastern special region, what we lack most is a capable fighter, and what we lack most is this kind of fierce man who refuses to follow the rules. And he needs bottle caps very much, and is willing to do a lot of things that ordinary people dare not and can't do for payment..... It is this kind of talent that I admire most now, and Mr. Andy proves by the escort mission he has completed that he is definitely not the kind of narrow-minded person who is greedy for small profits; And this time, let's take a look at how strong his strength and determination really are. With that, she turned her head to look at the dark circles under her eyes, which were silent.
"Art, when did you care so much about the reputation of those subordinate contractors? Business is about credibility and ability, contact and development, planning and diligence..... But there is no place for kindness and friendship in it, and the old-fashioned and rigid guy will die with the people around him without a place to be buried! "The terrible eyes that were enough to sting the skin made people dare not look directly at it at the moment, who would believe that this came from a woman with a strange appearance.
"You're worrying me, Art, and even though you've only recently taken over this position, I thought you could do it.... Don't let me down, you never want to... Mention-Front-Retirement-Retirement, right? Dark circles under his eyes, sweat on his forehead, and he bowed again and again to apologize.
....................... Several locked, heavy boxes were taken from the Crimson Caravan's delivery area, and the keys were handed over to Andy as the captain for safekeeping, and they didn't need to rent additional money from the Crimson Caravan or raise their own two-headed oxen, as Andy had a vehicle that could easily and quickly deliver the goods to their destination.
"Let me see...."Andy put down the map, Pip-Boy had already synchronized the coordinates of the location to his mapping map, and from its analysis, it would take a day to get on the road.
Beatrice's broad shoulders and muscular muscles allowed her to easily move around with a few boxes on her own, a scene that was a bit eye-catching, making passers-by look sideways, and she gave a hideous smile to a few merchants next to her, which was enough to make the people and cattle there retreat in fright.
"You seem to know a little bit about the consignee of this trip, Mark?" He looked at his teammates, who didn't know what they were thinking.
"The Water Tigers, a scattered gang of marauders, or almost an alliance. They roam in a quieter stretch of water north of Lake Mead, their base camp in a pre-war vessel on the water, and most of them are not mentally normal. They would sometimes accept offers from caravans further north to New Canaan or to the Hoover Dam caravan south for necessities of life for things they had fished out of the water or had gotten out of nowhere..."
"Dealing with this kind of guy can be said to be extremely dangerous, there is no order in them at all, fierce fights may break out every moment, and the leader is like a blade valley stubble after stubble, the death of the previous group of people is actually not surprising.... But all of Martin's belongings in the Crimson Caravan were missing after his disappearance, and his wife died in an unknown way. Andy nodded to indicate that he knew, and if it had been before, he would have carefully considered the gains and losses of this trip, but now he only wanted the challenge to be more intense.
Moreover, he suddenly understood a truth, if you want to improve your reputation, you don't have to have two ways to do things steadily or solve problems in key places.
To put it another way, it's actually quite simple.
"Those guys better behave." He took out a cigarette, lit it in his mouth, and walked on the top of the Hoover Dam, suddenly feeling a little high-spirited.
"Otherwise..... a huge mouse suddenly sprang out of the corner, followed by a yellow-faced and skinny child, such a child is not uncommon in Hoover Dam City, and is often an outcast or orphan who grows naturally in the market for various reasons.
"Bang! - "N99 fires a bullet that blows the giant rat's head with precision.
The boy was startled at first, then rushed up a few steps to grab the mouse's carcass in his hand, and thanked Andy.
"Thank you, sir!" Andy pressed down on the black gentleman's hat he had just bought, smiled, and retracted the pistol from its holster.
"You're welcome... Child. ”