"And after that? How did this project fail? Andy and Pierre were standing in the room, discussing what the pattern on the Assassin's dress meant.

But Pierre seemed a little wandering at this point, as if he had been thinking about something else in his mind after seeing the pattern on the dress.

"Well, I have one thing to say, all information related to the Ring of Steel is highly secretive within the Brotherhood of Steel, and the story I know of is only one of many versions in circulation, and whether it is correct or not is unknown, not only do I not know for sure, but I guess most of the Brotherhood of Steel members in the Eastern Special District of the NcR are not sure."

"I don't know why the project failed in the end. But what I am almost certain of is that many years ago, there was indeed a group of members who were considered to be good at stealth warfare from all over the world, and they were concentrated in a hidden place to participate in the training camp, and the content of the training should be to try the best way to use the stealth boy, and use its power to carry out all kinds of infiltration and assassination operations. The training lasted for a short period of time, and was indeed dispatched to various parts of the NcR to obtain information after the initial training was completed, which means that such a team existed, at least once existed. Andy listened in a fog.

"Well, Pierre, you just have to tell me what the so-called Ring of Steel is?" Pierre was distracted, and Andy shouted a few times before he reacted.

"Oh, I'm sorry.... In short, I don't know what happened exactly, everything was fine, but the Supreme Elder who had previously instructed the project to start the project suddenly ordered the disbandment of this special operations team and all related matters to stop. After that, there was a turmoil, and even for a period of time, Lost Mountain was on high alert, and it was only after a while that it was lifted, and those who had been selected to participate in the project returned to their original positions, just.... They all seem to have changed somehow. ”

"They all have different degrees of psychological deviation from before, such as everyone has become overly wary of everything, and the originally cheerful and optimistic people have become reclusive, but their faith in the Brotherhood of Steel and their enthusiasm for the Codex have become stronger than before... Uh, it's almost a bit overdone. Andy nodded with a raised eyebrow, then asked Pierre the exact same question again.

"So.... Where did the name Ring of Steel come from? Pierre smiled and gave an explanation.

"It is said that the name of the project was the Ring of Steel, and the ring is thin and almost transparent, but it does wrap around the outermost part of everything, and the meaning is self-evident. After the turmoil for which I don't know the details, the team disbanded on the surface, but in reality it wasn't.... Some say they once saw those people gather in secret, while others say they have since become a shadow agency that specializes in internal investigations. But none of this has ever been officially acknowledged by the Council of Elders, so to be precise, what I am saying is just some anecdote. Andy listened to this explanation and understood the origin and definition of the Ring of Steel, which sounded like a Brotherhood of Steel internal affairs organization, or secret service, that was born by chance.

"I see, but I have a new question, why do such a stealthy shadow group now paint their own unique logos?" Pierre turned his head to look at the suit, the silver jumpsuit worn by the assassin with a hood that covered the entire back of his head was originally worn by soldiers in the pre-war army driving power armor, this liner can isolate all kinds of harmful things to the driver when the power armor is running, such as high heat, radiation, high-frequency vibration, etc., and the small metal contacts in the joints can assist the user to better control the power armor.

Due to the small number of power armors, only Brotherhood of Steel members who have risen to the rank of knight or above are eligible to be assigned their own set of power armor, and most of its models are the oldest early models, and those recruits, knights who have no power armor resources to allocate for the time being, and special groups such as the Ring of Steel will equip this designation first

The "Scout Armor" thing is made by improving on the power armor liner and adding guards, components, etc.

"You're talking about exactly what I'm thinking about right now, it's clear that they've come out of the shadows, and I don't know why.... However, the Brotherhood of Steel had been dormant for nearly a year, and it was only recently that they had resumed their activities, and I had read reports of attacks on some caravans, reports of some patrols, and the scene of this simple frontal assault, and the number of attackers was much lower than before, but they chose this kind of death-like frontal attack, which was unreasonable. And, there are also descriptions of suspected use of Stealth Kids. Pierre paused, and suddenly came to a conclusion.

"There's a big problem within the Brotherhood of Steel, and I expected them to stop attacking, but some of them are resuming the offense, still in such a stupid and fanatical way, this situation is certainly not under the control of Elder Blixley, I think this is an opportunity...."

"What chance?" Andy looked at Pierre in front of him, as a former member of the Brotherhood of Steel, what he would say made Andy curious.

"A chance for peace." He picked up the dress and came to Andy.

"We'll have to make that suggestion to Mayor Dodge later." ...................... Mayor Dodge finally leaves Dr. Yuri and returns to work, and Pierre, along with Andy, is the first to tell him about it.

"The group that attacked us before, and the people who have been attacking some of the caravans and carrying out various activities, may not be members of the orthodox Brotherhood of Steel, but a group of radicals who have broken off." Pierre took the dress and pointed to the pattern on it to explain to the Dodge mayor, who listened quietly with interest.

"The Brotherhood of Steel has actually maintained a de facto truce with the Hoover Dam to this day, these rash attackers are not at the behest of the Elders, I think this is a new critical juncture, we should take the initiative to send representatives to them in exchange for peace in good faith, for so long, everyone is tired of war, we need a stable new normal to help us restore everything, rebuild the destroyed eastern settlement network with Alashid Fort as the core, and then complete all the original planning on this basis, Re-project our influence onto this entire Great Southwest Federation. Mayor Dodge nodded his head as he made a point of interest in his perspective.

"Peace .... Peace is always hard to come by, and it is also unattainable, and after this long period of strife, I have deeply realized this, maybe war will never change, but peace is not. ”

"What you said also reminds me of the farcical bet that Alice McClofty made in the city council earlier, saying that she would destroy the Brotherhood of Steel in a week without relying on the military, and I couldn't figure out how she was going to live up to what she said, but that didn't stop her from acting like she was joking in the slightest, and if she did, she would get more prestige than me in Hoover Dam City, which would make me passive..... In this regard, I also hope to reach an agreement with the Brotherhood of Steel before she does. With that, the two looked at Andy together.

He shrugged.

"Well, is this difficult task going to fall on me again?" Mayor Dodge smiled.

"If you succeed, I will package you as an ambassador of peace, and your prestige at Hoover Dam will be unmatched. If you wish, I heard that Major Fleming promised you a military rank and position, and that would be no problem, and I would agree to them all.... You'll have the power to move some of your troops, and I've met a group of people who said they were Rangers who had been stranded here on a secret mission in the Eastern Districts, and I'll give you command of those people as well. ”

"The arsenal will also be open to you, and you can pick whatever you like." He took a radio from under the table and handed it to Andy.

[NcR summoning radio] [Description: Use this radio station to call NcR support at regular intervals within the control of NcR, the reinforcements that can be summoned at present are 2-5 NcR soldiers depending on the specific situation, soldiers cannot cooperate for a long time and will not accept any unreasonable requirements, and the cooldown time is 72 hours.

Pierre was also on the side to help.

"That's right, I think you're the best candidate, we need a less familiar face to act as an emissary, and someone who has the ability to protect themselves in all circumstances, and you have to be." Andy scratched his head and took the job, and the beep-boy gave him an extra quest hint.

"Well, I have one last question, is there really a tacit understanding of peace between the Brotherhood of Steel and the city of Hoover Dam?" Mayor Dodge and Pierre looked at Andy together.

"What do you mean by exactly?" Andy immediately spoke his mind.

"Not everyone in Hoover Dam City wants to stop the war at this time, such as Major Fleming, who just won a victory, and I'm afraid there will be the same people on the Iron Brotherhood's side, even if the Ring of Steel is indeed out of the Iron Brotherhood sequence for various reasons, the Iron Brotherhood may not all be eager for peace, if they have no inclination for this matter at all..."Pierre interrupted him.

"No, it's not Andy, there's one thing I've never mentioned to you, the incident that led me to leave the Brotherhood of Steel in the first place originated from an internal conflict, and the outbreak of this contradiction was the result of accumulation, and the direct consequence of it was that the Brotherhood of Steel no longer had the ability to launch as fierce an attack as before. In this case, it would not make sense for them to continue to be in tension with the Hoover Dam, and with what I know of Elder Blixley, she would agree to make peace with us. Mayor Dodge followed suit.

"Fleming is pulled up by me, I can completely control him and the entire Hoover Dam City NcR troops, at this time he can't reach a tacit agreement with McClofty anyway, I'll tell him about it later, he must understand." Andy didn't have much to say at this point, and he immediately decided to set off for the Brotherhood of Steel stronghold tomorrow according to the coordinates provided by Pierre

"Fort Maxson" exploration. Pierre handed him a badge.

"It's kind of a token of mine, you take it with you, and it will help when you get to Fort Maxson." Andy took a look at it, and the badge had a shield-like pattern on it.

"What does that mean?" Pierre explained, pointing to the shield motif.

"I told you about the internal organizational structure of the Brotherhood of Steel, and I also said that I used to be a scribe of the Brotherhood of Steel, but in fact, the internal organizational structure of the Brotherhood of Steel is much more complicated than what I briefly described to you, as far as the scribe group is concerned, the scribes in the Brotherhood of Steel are actually divided into three groups, these three groups are the scribes of the Sword Society, the scribes of the Shield Society, and the scribes of the Feather Society."

"According to the provisions of the Code, the scribes of the Sword Society were responsible for the research and development and manufacture of various types of weapons and ammunition, or the excavation and research of any pre-war scientific and technological products of military value; The Shield Scribe was responsible for projects related to power armor, and other research interests included construction fortifications, logistics facilities, and various pre-war technologies related to supporting defenses; The scribes of the Feather Society were responsible for preserving and collecting valuable pre-war information, such as technical data stored on paper or holographic cartridges, and they were also responsible for compiling the historical records, including the most important project of the Brotherhood of Steel: the Codex. Andy looked at the badge in his hand, and as he explained...

"So, Pierre, you used to be a scribe affiliated with the Shield Society?" Pierre puffed out his chest proudly.

"Not only that, but I'm the one who leads all the Shield Scribes in this little branch, but alas.... There weren't many of us in total, and I wasn't qualified to be promoted to Scribe General. At the headquarters of Lost Mountain, each of the three branches of the Scribes has a Senior Scribe General in a leadership position, and one of all the Scribes is elected to be the Chief Scribe, who will be the representative of all the Scribes. Andy listened to his description and thought of the knight group in the Brotherhood of Steel, and estimated that the organizational structure of the knights was also very complicated.

"Well, I know Pierre, and hopefully I'll really bring peace back to the Hoover Dam on this trip." Mayor Dodge looked at him expectantly.

"I'm sure you can do it." ................... Outside the military headquarters, the atmosphere in the city of Hoover Dam seems to be less lifeless than before, because Sheriff Ralph personally led the team to eliminate all criminals in the central area and deter others, this action has brought great improvements to the security environment of the entire Hoover Dam, and the hatred of albinos caused by the assassination of Mayor Dodge has also subsided with the arrest of the assassins.

Andy sat at the bar and blew a few beers. The numb people around seemed to see a glimmer of hope, and after the not-so-old citizens began to discuss, this was the first time in a long time, after a long silence that their latest attack ended in failure, did this mean that a change in the general environment was coming?

Maybe some old people don't think so, and they will say that they have seen this kind of thing a lot, and it is not unusual.

But in general, people are no longer as pessimistic as they used to be, such as as

The argument that "the NcR has been completely defeated by the Brotherhood of Steel, and they are the last NcR" has gradually lost its market, and information and hope have gradually revived in people's hearts.

Putting down the bottle, through the reflection of the bottle, I noticed that the haunting gentleman's hat appeared behind him again. Andy turned his head and saw him with a cold expression.

"You have disappointed Ms. McClofdie, you have wasted your last precious chance, look at you.... You think you're doing a pretty job, don't you? People have started to accept you and even think you're a capable person, haven't they? Hmph - wait and see, you will regret it, when Joseph Dodge rolls off the mayor's throne as he was destined, you will also lose everything you have now, you will regret it forever, regret betraying Ms. McClofdie! He said slowly, gritting his teeth in an unfriendly tone.

"From now on, you have been put on the unwelcome list by the Crimson Caravan, and you will have to pay several times the bottle cap when trading with the Crimson Caravan, and you will no longer be eligible to take the Runner Escort mission from the Crimson Caravan, and you will not even be eligible to appear near the Crimson Caravan Company building again, if you do that, the security guard at the gate will shoot!" Andy's face was full of indifference.

"Oh? Is that so? I forgot to tell you, but I sent a letter to the three brothers and told them something, and although I don't have any evidence in my hands, the plan you wanted to implement may have been nullified. Anger crossed the gentleman's hat's face.

"You despicable villain, arrogant traitor, ignorant of current affairs..."With a loud noise, a bottle of beer exploded on the head of the gentleman's hat, and he froze in place, watching Andy raise a bottle of beer again and throw it in his face, and quickly wiped his face and fled.

The next day, when it was just dawn, Andy opened the Pip-Boy and asked him to plan a route to the east according to the signs on the map, according to Pierre's description, the road was not a smooth road, and there were several steep and complex valleys in between, and the area where the destination was located was very secretive, and the idlers would not be able to find the entrance to Fort Maxson even if they stood on the side without being instructed.

Armed with a letter from Mayor Dodge and some newly purchased ammunition and supplies, he started the Atomic Humvee and stepped on the accelerator, leaving the city of Hoover Dam far behind with the roar of the engine, and the car sped on the Hoover Bridge.

The checkpoints at both ends of the bridge were hit on the day the Brotherhood of Steel attacked, and some of the explosions made the already crumbling bridge even more dangerous.

But compared to the dangers in front of us, the greater danger will be the unknown ahead.