It was night, the moon was thin, the church camp was empty, the Church Church had gone to rest, and a bonfire flickered for John to light, after all, the desert was hot and cold at night, and the temperature difference was great.

Many of the followers of the Post-Saint Church had only a rag tent to shelter in and a torn lizard skin robe to cover it, so it was difficult to eat the chill at night, so the prophet Rigdon ordered John to prepare more firewood during the time he went out to scavenge for the warmth of the people at night.

According to one believer, at the beginning, John kept vigil alone, and the super mutant was strong and strong, and the spirit and spirit contained in his body were almost overflowing, and he was not trapped by lack of sleep.

However, in the middle of John's vigil, he repeatedly talked madly, and even made a lot of noise, disturbing people's dreams, and when others asked, he answered: "I have been disturbed by phantom sounds at night, and the sound of mooing is endless, and its sound is like thunder and thunderbolt and like the tide of a salt lake, which is unbearable and unbearable, and when the temperament rises, it is difficult to restrain myself, if I do not make a roar, I am afraid that I will suffocate to death!" When the prophet Rigden heard of this, he sent him to his right and left, one Matthew and the other Judas, and these two men had been on their knees since the time of Rigdon's announcement of his apocalypse, and their words were life and death

The office of "vice-priest" is above all men under one person. However, the history of the scriptures that the followers of the Church of the Church studied day and night said: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that those who believe in him should not perish but have eternal life." Because of their devotion to this way, they long-awaited their desire to serve the people and serve the prophet Rigdon.

Andy and Alexandra did not dare to rest much at night, fearing that what the old man Gabriel had explained would come true, and he told Andy: "The prophet Rigdon is kind, and he is afraid of the cold at night every day, and he tastes the soup and sends each other at night, and we are all tired all day and day, and once we go to sleep, we will not be able to take care of it, in case the foolish erector gets the right thing and kills the prophet, everything will be over!" The two of them took a short nap for an hour and got up at night to look for traces, and just saw Matthew taking care of the bonfire, and immediately came forward to talk.

"Brother, have you ever seen something bad, unknown?" Matthew smiled and replied, "No." After inviting Andy to sit with him, Andy readily agreed, and the three sat around the campfire.

After a few words, Andy learned that this person was more than forty years old, often wearing spotted pants and gray shirts, bald, sexually happy, often smiling, no matter what he saw, every time Andy asked him what he saw of everyone, he replied: "No." The two talked about Judah again, and Matthew said: "Judas is still young, but he is strong, forbearing, loving, has a wife and two sons, has gold, and has a beard." When Andy heard this, he suddenly remembered that the person who took care of the luminous one during the day was infected with heavy poison and did not know it, and his life hung by a thread and could not save himself.

Hearing this, he knew that Jude Jude still had a wife and two young children in his family, and he did not hesitate to help Marshall, a ghoul, and he didn't know what to say for a while, the saint shouted?

Fool call? Alexandra listened for a long time, and asked Matthew about it.

"Thou hast helped Rigden the prophet for a long time, and thou hast served as a vice-priest, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is in charge of all matters in this place, and he does not know three answers to every question, so why is this?" Matthew was not annoyed, but said with a smile: "I am stupid, I have lived in vain for twenty times, and I only know how to believe in the prophet Rigdon, and I will do my best to serve others." Alexandra smiled, disdainful, and opened her mouth to ask again.

"We have heard that the prophet Rigdon has repeatedly talked about the system of three wives and four concubines of his predecessors, which is ridiculous, men and women are born equal, how can women only make clothes? One person can wear one, or three or two, how can this be true! When inquired earlier, he replied: "Gai has already had divine revelation, and the followers of the Later Holy Church have more women than men, and because they often fight, many men have died, and women are left to be widowed, so they have tried to talk about the system of three wives and four concubines. According to our family view, it is just that the disciples want to cover up, and vainly use the words of the gods to satisfy their selfish desires! Matthew didn't say a word when he heard it, thought for a moment, and then considered it for a few words.

"The old people, I have also observed, the first prophet of the Church of the Later Saints is as Rigdon Prophet said, and the second generation of prophets is also the same, during which there are many grievances and hatreds, and trivial things. Only the prophet Rigden received the oracle of the Apocalypse, and although I have any objections, I shall not send it; If you have the heart to go down to the refuge and search carefully, or if you find the time when your ancestors have not returned to the surface of the earth dozens of years ago, then why do you abolish this precedent, then we will also be able to help them. Andy and Alexandra looked at each other and secretly made an appointment to check the shelter.

At this point, Andy asked again.

"Brother Matthew, I have long doubted that the 'refuge' which you speak of, though it has never been seen, is better than such a broken broye placed in the sand, but I have seen that all the members of the Holy Congregation live outside, and those who have only children and the hand of God must dwell underground for a long time, and so does Bishop Mordecai. In the early days, the shelter could have been a place for people to live for a long time, so why not? Matthew shook his head and immediately relieved Andy's doubts.

"Don't think nonsense, this refuge has been destroyed by the earth many years ago, ten rooms and nine have collapsed, and there is not enough land for everyone to stay, and if the fruits of hard farming, hunting, and trade are placed outside, and thieves and pests steal it, it must be stored inside. As I said, only some of the people in the underground are inhabited, and the hand of God provides food, clothing, shelter and transportation for all the people in this camp, except for one night's rest. The other Bishop Mordecai and Gabriel's brother were very old, and they lived on the surface of the earth for fear of the cold and even their lives, so they had to live in a shelter. ”

"These truths are clear to all the brothers and sisters of the Holy Church, and they cannot be repeated." Andy said suddenly, thanked him, and said that he helped Judas Jude take medicine to drain radiation and poison, but he was afraid that he would be reluctant to deliver the medicine to Marshall to reduce the blood in his body.

Matthew was frightened at first, and then sincerely thanked Andy and Alexandra for his brother's help, and said that he would urge Judas Jude to ensure that Judas Jude would not do good things and create evil deeds for himself.

The crowd then spoke very happily, and when they were in the mood, Andy raised his head and suddenly saw a man lurking behind a tent in the distance, his hand seemed to be holding a weapon.

"Oops! Come on, too! So he got up quickly and ran with Alexandra to where he was, and the two of them ran wildly to the ground, and the man first turned his head and ran a few steps, but knowing that he could not escape, he simply stood still and made an impassioned appearance.

"Who are you?" The young man did not move, holding a 9mm submachine gun and wearing a leather armor, and replied with his head held high: "If you don't change your name, you won't change your surname, and Manson Steve will too!" Andy and Alexandra were scared with guns, but they didn't move, and their faces were not afraid, as if they were martyrs.

Shaoqing, questioned the two of them.

"Who are you men and women? I don't know that everyone here is fascinated by a demon who confuses the public, and they are deceived without knowing it, if they return to the front line with the Sprinkle family, and break this insidious and cunning scheme, the people here will be bright and blue! Andy couldn't help laughing, this vertical man was stunned, and he complained after hearing the Accord tea and dinner, and he actually made his own claim to accompany him with his life, and he didn't know that in the eyes of the people of the Housheng Congregation, it was not a pity to die, and he was a horror fanatic.

"Don't worry, I'm a few years older than you, and I call you my brother in vain. Do you know where this place is? Steve replied with his head held high.

"This barren desert, according to the book, when the ancient war did not break out, was called Salt Lake City, and at that time this city was inhabited by all foolish people, and it was really sad and lamentable." Andy laughed again and asked.

"According to the virtuous brother, what is Orthodoxy? What is a cult? Steve's eyes widened as if they were on fire.

"Hah! Looking at it from below, ancient and modern, inside and outside, all the heavens and all religions are evil! As soon as this statement came out, Andy and Alexandra were not religious, and they were also dumbfounded, and Steve was a pure atheist.

After a while, Alexandra had something to say.

"Yes, our family also thinks so, but there is a question, if you look at it with a virtuous brother, there is no religion and no evil, what is right?" Steve crossed his waist with one hand and spread out with the other, and his demeanor was natural, and the two of them were currently talking eloquently here.

"You don't know how to call it?! I used to live in NcR Fort City, as a citizen, all the fathers and elders of my hometown, everyone can vote, and those who have beautiful sideburns, are good at handling things, have wisdom, and can communicate, can choose to be the first of all, and get the title of 'First Citizen'. Cover this system, everyone has the right to be gifted, all are happy and rich, this is called democracy, there is nothing in the world that is more valuable than this thing, for the truth also! Andy unexpectedly saw another villager today, and he knew that there were many NcR immigrants here, so he couldn't help but joke.

"Brother Xian, why did you come here? Why is the night so far? Want to call for the gentleman on the beam? Steve's face was disgusted, as if he was dissatisfied with Andy's teasing.

"From the day of the birth of the mother's womb, the sprinkler has sat upright, and has never done anything despicable, let alone stealing?! I was young and ambitious, and I watched the misery of the poor outside the bunker city, and resolutely left home to join the followers of the Apocalypse. As they marched eastward, they went with the team to the Hoover Dam..... And because of the dispute of ideas, he left in a rage, and then became a businessman, so many years, but the original intention has not changed, I heard that the evil gangsters are raging here, and I should not let it go, and I will do righteous deeds when I sprinkle my family, and come here to assassinate Jeremiah Rigden! Andy and Alexandra looked at each other, both smiling in their eyes.

Alexandra shook her head and asked, "Strong man, there is a lot of blood in his chest, but there is no way to refute it, only... Do you know what happens if Jeremiah Rigdon dies at your hands tonight? Steve blurted out what he was thinking, and his words were childish.

"If the evil is dead, everyone here should still be free and fair, abandon their old vulgarity and obscenity, be self-reliant, and be the master, if the family is fortunate to succeed, although there is no regret in death!" Alexandra smiled as well, then grimacing.

"Definitely! If he dies, the order of this place will collapse in an instant, and the crowd of the post-holy congregation will be leaderless, and there will be trouble, and those who do not want to have dealings with the outside world will be honored by the old man of the post-holy congregation, and will escape into the underground and not come back, and will destroy and disappear one day; There are also those who have been ostracized by others, such as ghouls and super mutants, who should be banished, and wandered into the wild and turned into a wild beast, losing their minds, and taking pleasure in attacking and killing people and eating their flesh; The rest of the people are scattered in various places without news of life and death, or they are tied together, covering a town in the north named Jericho, known as an old enemy, if they can't calm down for a while, they come to kill innocents indiscriminately with guns, causing a good disaster. Seeing that Steve was speechless, Andy took the opportunity to continue what Alexandra said.

"But not to mention anything else, is the hometown of the virtuous brother Runa, NcR bunker city, the utopia of the unsullied? I have heard gossip that the 'first citizen' of the bunker city is called a citizen, but in fact he is a tyrant who abuses tyranny, so that the harsh officials often run rampant in the city. A traveler Bai Ding told me: 'The city of bunkers is so terrifying, and its law says that it is not allowed to frame and slander the first citizen, and the heavy punishment for violators is not capped. At first glance, this law seems to be unhindered, but in fact it is like a thunder pool, but if you take a step and are hit by five thunderbolts, your flesh and blood will turn into ashes in an instant; The city is closed and conservative, the citizens are docile and blind, do not want to talk to outsiders, and the citizens' assets are difficult to obtain, and it is as difficult as climbing to the sky; If a non-citizen walks into the city as a hired servant, there is a law that a non-citizen is not allowed to look up in all directions, but that a non-citizen is unclean, and occasionally his gaze meets with His Holiness, and it is also unclean! Violators, fined heavily, the money can be a lifetime slave and difficult to redeem the amount, how to talk about if you are not satisfied, you will be arrested on the spot and quickly treat you for the crime of disobedience to law enforcement and assault on discipline. ’”

"And the ghouls, super mutants and the like, who tried their best to not enter, and if they got closer, the bullet had no eyes, so what about this place?" Steve was speechless, Andy expected that this shaft would coax his own consciousness, and the followers of the Apocalypse in the past left home just because they were bored and suffocated by the anger of their hometown, and they did not know what democracy was.

"Brother Xian, and answer my question, what is democracy in your view?" Steve is no longer as calm as he used to be, and there are many subtleties on his face, revealing self-doubt, and even doubting life.

"Democracy .... I look at what the books in the collection of the followers of the Apocalypse say that it is a natural human right, and the people are the masters, which..."Andy stretched out his hand to cut off his whisper, and spoke the truth.

"Talented, gifted by heaven, what is heaven? Brother Gai Yu's view is that the sky is the natural environment, and it is from this point of view that there is a day in a place, and there is a group of people in a day, three steps away, all different. The virtuous brother is reckless, and if he speaks evilly, he is a sentimental ear, but he says that the sky of Bunker City is not the day of Salt Lake City, the day of NcR, and the day of this Eastern Special District. ”

"The inhabitants of this place, since a hundred years ago, have been the spiritual pillars of the creed of the Church of the Post-Church, in all walks of life and in all aspects; If it is said that it will become an ideological change measure within three weeks and a half months, and freezing three feet is not a day's cold, this is ignoring the accumulation of difficult to return, and it is a perverse act of initiation. The question of politics is everywhere, everywhere, there is nothing in the world that can be used as a panacea to purify the world, and the democracy you speak of is even more powerless, only to be the foundation of a thought, the common sense of the concept to enlighten the people's wisdom is acceptable, to be used in practice, and to be everywhere the sky collapses and sinks! ”

"What's more... The virtuous disciple has a good name, the truth of his subordinates, vainly using swords, creating a killing karma, killing an enlightened, stable and rational person, in exchange for a great chaos in the world, there are really all kinds of harm and no benefit, and listen to the advice of the foolish brother, stop quickly! Steve was red and ashamed.

"Sprinkle the family.... Alas.... Today, I listened to my brother's overview, but I understood what the dispute between the Hoover Dam and his colleagues was in the final analysis, and it was the Candace branch president who tried hard to persuade him not to interfere with the Dodge mayor's governance system. Andy is kind words of encouragement.

"But the prodigal son turned back, and the foolish brother still had a word, the virtuous brother should quickly return to the Hoover Dam to find the Candace branch president, return to the ranks of the followers of the Apocalypse, accumulate virtue and do good, seek truth from facts, and devote your limited energy to the infinite service to the people of the wasteland, so that you are born with a sincere heart!" Steve said yes again and again, thanked Andy and got Andy water and dry food as a gift, and then left the church camp to go alone.

When the two returned, they saw Rigdon Prophet bringing soup and water, and the deputy priest Sima Tai took the opportunity to speak.

"Andy and Alexandra, who have worked hard for our brothers and sisters, helped many people escape from the disaster, and tonight they have tried to assassinate the Prophet. I heard that the two of them were quite curious about the inside of the old shelter, and they had the intention of finding out, if the prophet didn't suspect it, it would be better to wait for everyone to wake up tomorrow and allow him and the two of them to go down to investigate... If you don't believe me, I'm willing to pledge. When Jeremiah saw that they were approaching, he immediately smiled and replied.

"Why not, Alexandra is my old friend, how can I use Matthew you as a guarantee, go and rest, Judas is unwell after taking medicine, I will take your place." Several people looked at each other and smiled.

Note: Adapted from John 3:16.