"Great, you've helped me a lot."

Edward looked happy.

"There's never been anyone who can help me with that, you can say the first."

He handed Andy a key card.

"Your information has been entered into Fort Maxson's automated security system, so you can now enter Level 2 unimpeded and move around at will, just.... Don't try to go down to Level 3, even though you don't have permission to go in now, it will still make everyone nervous. ”

Andy took the key card.

"I heard from Elder Cosetti that no one here has the authority to grant access to outsiders, do I need to hide from them?"

Edward smiled.

"Who said you were an outsider? According to the rules on the introduction of external talents, as long as you are recognized by a scribe, the external technical person can be directly converted into a volunteer assistant and become a member of the Brotherhood of Steel, then I, as a scribe of the Brotherhood of Steel, now recognize your abilities according to the tasks you complete and allow you to become a volunteer assistant, so you are no longer an outsider. ”

Andy sighed, it turns out that there is still this kind of rule, too, otherwise, how did Davis and Edward join in the first place? According to the Brotherhood of Steel's credo, all pre-war technological entities need to be contained, so what if a living person is proficient in pre-war science and technology? Perhaps the only option is to attract them to the Brotherhood of Steel.

"Keep up the good work, maybe you can be promoted to a full-fledged Brotherhood of Steel scribe after a few years of machine training with me, haha."

Andy felt a little crying and laughing when he heard this, where did he have a few years to throw in Fort Maxson.

"Can I ask what's in Level 3?"

Edward lowered his voice.

"This... It's sensitive, but it doesn't hurt to tell you that the knights and recruits and scribes in Fort Maxson live in level 1, the elders, paladins and scribes live in level 2, and our commander, Elder Blixley, lives in level 3, which is also where the nuclear generators that power this bunker are located. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Andy.

"Hey, you're not going to run around, are you? I always don't feel like you're someone who slows down, like how the hell did you find me? I didn't tell anyone about the terminal I was fixing in that room today. ”

Andy replied that it was his sister Sara who told him, and Edward smiled and wiped his face.

"Ouch, I forgot I told her, after all, we are relatives, and I don't have anything to hide from her. So she also told you to come here to help me? I guess yes, my sister has taken care of me since I was a child, and the two of us have been dependent on each other until now, and it's time for me to take care of her... Well, let's not talk about these things, I can give you some gadgets in return. ”

He took out some energy weapons and ammunition and handed them to Andy, which looked like some energy batteries.

When Andy took the energy battery, Edward continued to look at him expectantly.

"Is there anything else you need to do? If I'm not in a hurry, I still have a few big jobs to do, Davis is lazy all day long, and he doesn't want to move when he asks him to do it, and I'm very inefficient when I'm alone, I can't find a willing and capable person in Fort Maxson anymore, you are my lifeline. ”

Andy looked embarrassed, he had only helped out in the first place to gain access to the Level 2 investigation, and now that the keycard was in his hand, it stands to reason that he should immediately go to the Fort Maxson cafeteria and ask what was going on with those full canned meats.

Edward immediately pulled out a few books from his kit.

"I won't let you help in vain, I've read all these magazines and books, but the contents are very precious, and it's hard to find them in the wasteland, whether you take them to read or sell bottle caps."

Andy's eyes immediately followed the magazines left and right, and he immediately agreed to help Edward fix things today.

The two of them first went back to Edward's quarters, took out some tools from the cupboard, and then took the elevator with their bags on their backs, descending from Level 1 to Level 2.

They walked all the way to the terminal room where they had come down before, and then passed by there and continued north, and soon they came to an isolation door with an electromagnetic lock, and the door sign next to it said that this was the water treatment center.

Edward put down the terminal that was wrapped in the wall of the doorway and entered the password, and with a soft sound, the door lock opened, and the isolation door was tucked up into the wall, and the two walked in with their bags.

Unlike Andy's imaginary water treatment room, it is full of machines and terminals, with a circular window on one side of the wall, and the outside of the window seems to be full of water. It appears that Fort Maxson's water recycling facility is also a high-standard, fully automated facility, with no manual operation required, only regular maintenance, and the Vault Tech logo on the casing of some of the equipment seems to indicate where the equipment came from.

"Fort Maxson's water chip has always had a bit of a problem, and I have to do something today."

Edward took out some tools and walked over to the largest machine, and after opening the terminal embedded vertically on the side of the machine and typing in some program commands, the humming machine stopped working.

After making some confirmation, he walked to the front and crouched down and tried to pry open a piece of the shell with a screwdriver, but unfortunately he didn't seem to have enough strength, and tried several times without success.

"Damn, it seems to be rusty, Andy, how about you try it? You have to keep the power under control, or you'll ruin this place. ”

Andy took the screwdriver when he heard this, he first observed the internal structure of this part, and confirmed the easily damaged part before starting, only to see him break it slightly, accompanied by the sound of tooth acid metal friction and some rust slag falling to the ground, a small piece of metal plate fell off the machine, revealing the contents inside.

"Beautiful!"

Edward leaned over and reached out to press a few places, then pulled something out of it.

Andy saw that it seemed to be a very high-tech object, like a board with a lot of delicate components, which was plugged into the machine and connected by some cables.

Squatting on the ground, Edward lifted it up and gestured to Andy.

"You see, this is a water purification chip, it is placed in this Vault Technology large water source computer, which is essentially a large circuit board with an embedded vacuum tube, the function of this thing is to create a magnetic field to absorb all kinds of harmful substances in the water, it can also control the computer to monitor the composition of the sewage in real time and adjust the additional filtration system, and eventually it will detect whether the purified water output meets the human drinking standard, without it, the water source computer will start to gradually derange, The bunker's internal water circulation will eventually collapse. ”

Andy looks at this unassuming but vital gadget and suddenly realizes that it looks similar to some of the parts of GEcK he'd seen in the nursery and New Canaan.

"I want to ask a question Edward, if this water purification chip is taken out separately, does it still have the function of purifying water?"

Edward looked at Andy in surprise, then nodded.

"I'm a little curious why you ask, but my answer is: Yes, the water purification chip is the only key component of the water source computer, so even if it is taken out separately and adapted to some basic accessories, it can still help people purify water, but due to the lack of the help of a large water source computer, its water purification efficiency will become extremely low, and there is no way to purify a large amount of sewage with high efficiency and sustainability."

Andy now knows a little in his heart, although the water purification chip taken out by Edward is a little different from the water purification component in GEcK, but in essence, the two should be the same type of equipment, and it is no wonder that New Canaan also needed an automatic water purification plant to provide additional water supply.

"This thing looks a little broken?"

Edward put the water purification chip on the ground, took out some tools, and began repairs.

"Yes, yes, if I hadn't stumbled upon a glance at Fort Maxson's water source computer log information during my daily maintenance, I wouldn't have known that something so important was also malfunctioning, and it would have been absolutely impossible to expect the knights to find out about this problem. You know Andy, according to the propaganda I read in those pre-war magazines, Vault Technology claimed that the water purification equipment inside their shelter could achieve ultra-high quality with zero failure rate for more than 300 years, but in fact, in my opinion, only half of this propaganda is true, and the probability of various failures in the water source computer will increase year by year after less than 100 years of continuous use. ”

Andy also crouched down and watched as Edward took off a vacuum tube and installed it on another small machine to debug.

"Why is that?"

Edward used the soldering iron in his hand to point to the logo printed on the case of the water source computer behind him.

"This can only blame the refuge technology, when they were developing the refuge, it may be to reduce the cost, the core and most critical water purification chip in the water source computer subcontracted to a third party manufacturing, and then they got what they wanted, the cost of the water purification chip was greatly reduced, compared with the water purification chip they developed before, not only is there not much difference in function and the price has become very affordable, at first glance it seems to be a good and cheap choice..... The problem is that this can dramatically increase the probability of failure in the future. ”

"Fortunately, Fort Maxson has been vacant for a long time, and the water source computer has not worked, otherwise there would be no repair here, so I can only find a way to find a new water purification chip from the outside to replace it."

He put down the repair tool in his hand, inserted the water purification chip back into place, and then buckled the shell.

After restarting the water source computer through the terminal, all the surrounding devices start working again.

"That's it, easy, right? But if no one repairs it, it won't be long before this place is finished. ”

Edward pulls out a magazine and gives it to Andy.

"Here's for you."

Andy took it and looked at it, and it was a copy.

After receiving the Pip-Boy, he immediately activated the quantum reading function, and soon, some messy information and knowledge poured into his mind.

Satisfied, Andy followed Edward out of Fort McSon's water treatment center.

"Is there anything else to do today?"

Edward put a finger on his chin and looked up for a moment before thinking about the answer.

"We'll have to go back to Level 1, there's a forklift in the power armor storage room over there that's broken, and I should have fixed it a long time ago, but I haven't been able to spare time, after all, I'm not going out to fight now, but Elder Dyson said that we had to fix that forklift just in case, otherwise there would be no way to deal with an emergency."

Andy listened with a question mark in his head.

"Why are there forklifts in the place where the power armor is placed? And what does a broken forklift have to do with responding to an emergency? ”

Edward had that "you just don't understand" look on his face.

"It's inconvenient to do a lot of things in power armor, and it's very tiring after a long time, everyone always has to take off the power armor, but you can't put it off after taking it off, after all, power armor is a complex high-tech equipment, and it also needs regular maintenance and overhaul to ensure the state, so you must find a relatively large room in Fort Maxson to serve as a place that can not only store but also let go of hands and feet for maintenance."

"We did find a warehouse, but the space was still cramped, and the power armor could not be stacked casually, so the best way to store it was to use a special hanger to fix it and store it vertically, and then take it off when it was time to use it or repair it. But you also know that that thing is a big iron lump, and it is impossible for manpower to move it, at this time, forklifts are necessary. ”

The two enter the elevator and return to Level 1.

In a corner of Level 1, they arrived at the Power Armor Maintenance Room, where two Brotherhood Knights in Power Armor and two Brotherhood Recruits in Battle Armor stood guard at the gate.

They saw that Edward had no intention of blocking it, and after Edward entered the code, he opened the metal door, and the wide door shrank into the wall to the left and right, revealing the space behind it.

Andy followed Edward inside, and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.

The modest room was lined with chains and metal shelves with rows of power armor, some new, some old, some intact and some tattered, some smooth enough to be used as mirrors, and some riddled with cratered bullet marks.

In the corner of the side wall was a red forklift, and there were several similar forklifts in the room, the fork in front of it had been modified to appear to be used to remove the power armor hanging in mid-air.

Edward walked straight to the forklift.

Andy followed him in that direction, but his eyes involuntarily aimed at the power armor that was suspended in mid-air, and there were two models among them, the more angular eyepieces were divided into two pieces, and the eyepieces were connected in a single line.

He couldn't help but think about how good it would be if he could get one of so many power armors.