"It's an interesting change."

Isaac turned around with his hands behind his back, as if he had finally found the stone that broke the backwater.

"It's the right thing for them to do right now, instead of clinging to the old codex, it's a dead end, but are they really going to give up on attacking NcR and trying to capture the Hoover Dam?"

Andy mentions the Ring of Steel to him.

"As far as I know, after you left Fort Maxson with all the scribes, Elder Brixley ordered a halt to all attacks on the NcR due to the inability to open the main armory. This order seems to have caused displeasure among a group of people who tried to seize control of Fort Maxson, but ultimately failed, and the group of men who called themselves the Ring of Steel later left Fort Maxson with some of their equipment and are now missing. ”

Isaac's face was flat, as if he had expected it.

"Ring of Steel...... Ring of Steel....... A group of poor test subjects who were destroyed by the stealth boy experiment, the top-secret experiment was very funny, in order to solve the shortcomings of the stealth boy's effect not lasting long, they got an mK2 prototype from somewhere and recklessly modified the stealth boy with the help of its principle, the purpose was to greatly extend its effective time to quickly cultivate a special operations team that benchmarked the NcR ranger troops. ”

Andy knew that Isaac, as the chief scribe, knew a lot about the experiment, and hurried to talk to him.

"Why are their minds destroyed?"

Isaac tapped his finger on the head.

"The Stealth Kid relies on a special gamma wave it emits to form a 'field', which is called the 'Stealth Field' in some sources, and after it envelops the user, the light will not be reflected on the user, but will pass through directly. However, while it is in effect, this special radiation is also affecting the user's whole body, which is often overlooked by those who use the Invisible Kid, and although the Geiger counter does not make a noise because of this, the damage it causes is just as terrible. ”

"In some ancient autopsy records, there are records of some special species of super mutants, whose skull has serious organic lesions, which may cause them to suffer from mental illness, such as schizophrenia, auditory hallucinations, and even skin pigment secretion. This is obviously an excellent case study of controlled experiments, super mutants are far more tolerant than humans because of the FEV virus, and they use it for a long time, and the mental dependence due to the fear of staring makes them use the invisible boy almost 24 hours a day. ”

"But the fools of Lost Mountain ignore these accounts, and perhaps they attribute the anomalies of these super mutants to the super mutants themselves, in short.... Those reckless modifications did greatly extend the effectiveness of the Stealth Kids, but the negative effects they caused on the human body also skyrocketed in a short period of time, which soon caused similar mental problems in all those involved in the experiment. ”

"Experiments were immediately halted upon the detection of the anomaly, and the Council of Elders wanted the members of the force to disband in place and seal all relevant equipment and records, but they did not know that the effects on the brain would not easily dissipate once they were generated, and this was not a situation that the elders could calm down with a wave of their hand. Subjects who were unable to get the Invisible Boy and had a physiological withdrawal reaction immediately developed a mental problem, angrily believing that this was a conspiracy against them, and even suggested that they would do anything to recapture the Invisible Kid. ”

Andy thought to himself that it was no wonder that Lost Mountain had been on special alert for a long time at that time, this group of people should have received a period of professional infiltration, stealth, assassination training and had many practical operation experiences, once they lost control and began to plan an attack on the headquarters of the Lost Mountain Iron Brotherhood, even the Supreme Elder would tremble.

"So, how did this settle down?"

Isaac didn't seem to know that much this time, and all he said was his guess.

"Someone used some kind of device, and then maybe the Stealth Kid was used as a bait, and those people couldn't resist the temptation even if they were suspicious, and they were exerted by the device with some kind of influence that seemed to be similar to the pre-war brain information editing technology. With the help of a common ideological anchor, I guess it was loyalty to the Brotherhood of Steel, whose mental state was eventually assessed to be manageable... The potential of such a group of people was quickly recognized by the elders, and they were really well suited as a stealthy housekeeping team, a group of spies. ”

Andy now understands the origin of the Ring of Steel.

"So... Their poisoning, attempting to poison Elder Brixley and trying to blow up the entrance to Fort Maxson and trapping everyone is also based on... This loyalty to the Brotherhood of Steel? ”

Isaac was silent for a moment, as if the Ring of Steel had surprised him a bit.

"This, killing Brixley is probably also in line with their logic, after all, the holy war against the NcR was declared by the Supreme Elder Jeremy Maxson, and the reason is also very in line with the precepts of the Code, the purpose of this war is to prevent the NcR from continuing to occupy and abuse the highly dangerous pre-war technology, so the Ring of Steel must be in a frenzy for this, and they will not allow anyone to be 'weak'."

"Brixley prefers to be a traveler rather than a war, and if she dies, the remaining four elders will quarrel over who will succeed her, and even though Dyson has been in charge of the entire Fort Maxson, he will have a hard time competing for the throne with his competitors. Triciniels has always been more radical and more prestigious than Brixley, and Jerichosetti is her loyal supporter, and she has the best chance of succeeding her, she will definitely not give up, and she will not stop fighting with the NcR, such a new elder will be what the Ring of Steel wants. ”

"But..... They tried to blow up the entrances and exits of Fort Maxson? ”

Isaac shook his head.

"No way, it's not in their interest at all, even if they have to leave Fort Maxson because of the failure to seize power, they must be thinking about returning at any time, there is no more suitable station than Fort Maxson, and without Fort Maxson, their plans to attack the NcR will be completely in vain..... How did you conclude that they wanted to blow up the Fort Maxson entrance? ”

Andy then found out that Quartermaster Devonshire Hill had secretly poisoned Elder Brixley, and then guessed that his recent temporary departure from the purported procurement might be hiding some terrible possibility, and finally found the explosives in the storage depot near the gate of Level 1, and after witnessing the explosion of the iron box, Fort Maxson finally completed the integration of internal opinions: split from the Ring of Steel and declare war, and at the same time reached an armistice with the NcR of the Hoover Dam.

When Isaac listened, he realized that something was wrong.

"Why did you immediately think that there might be something wrong with the goods in the storehouse?"

Andy then tells him about his relationship at Hoover Dam with Alice McClofdie, the owner of the Crimson Caravan, and that she has talked about ideas similar to blowing up the Brotherhood of Steel bunker and the Hoover Dam City Council's public announcement of the elimination of the Brotherhood of Steel within a week.

Isaac was amazed at the coincidence when he got the answer.

"Those idiots at Fort Maxson deserve a good thank you... But I still don't think it's in the interest of the Ring of Steel to blow up the entrance and exit to Fort Maxson, and the Ring of Steel doesn't want to kill everyone in Fort Maxson because of Brixley's weak orders, and they won't want to destroy the important military stronghold of Fort Maxson and give up all the equipment inside just to trap them. ”

"I think they were taken advantage of, and the quartermaster's departure may indeed be just a coincidence, that Crimson Caravan doesn't take their partner seriously."

Andy listened to it and felt that this speculation was also very reasonable, the hostility between Fort Maxson and the Ring of Steel was already a doomed thing, when Quartermaster Devonshire Mountain was exposed, no matter what, the two sides would not be able to heal, and then it would be your life and death.

"So, would you like to go back now? If you can restore Elder Brixley, peace will be made eventually. ”

Isaac crossed his arms and pondered for a moment, then walked to the corner of the cave and picked up his bottle of whiskey and drank it with his head up.

"Hmph.... First, I don't care if Brixley is dead or alive, and second, I also don't think the NcR deserves to occupy the Hoover Dam. But what I care more about now is that I can't do me any good to get out of here, and there's nothing here that isn't stupid except for the discovery of the crypto tribe, and I've had enough of being here. ”

"I just want to wait for the time to return to the Lost Mountain, I want those pedantic and incompetent people to pinch their noses, and I have to admit that even if I am a scribe, I still deserve to be promoted to an elder, and I want to reprimand them for their fear of technological advancement..."

Isaac clenched his fists high and said his goal.

"One day, I'm going to change the Brotherhood of Steel!"

With that, he changed his words.

"But now I have one more thing to do, so I can't leave yet."

Andy remembered that Triangle had said that the so-called "Death Cannon" was the result of her and Isaac's joint efforts, and that the laser cannon was created to target the Hecate hounds beneath the village.

It seems that Isaac still has more or less feelings for this place during his life in the crypto tribe.

"Do you want to help the crypto tribe tide over the storm before leaving? Looks like you've got a bit of a liking for them. ”

As soon as these words came out, anger appeared on Isaac's face.

"What are you talking nonsense? That's why I prefer to use terminal email and video communication to talk to people, because face-to-face communication with idiots with low IQs like you will subtly level the intellectual gap between us, which must be a very beneficial thing for you, but what about me? It's simply unacceptable! ”

After a rebuke of Andy's abusive remarks, Isaac begins to explain why he didn't return to Fort Maxson immediately.

"The knowledge system passed down by these natives is highly complete, and the murals and carvings in this cave, their so-called kiva, contain a lot of lost pre-war technical knowledge, which is extremely precious and must not be destroyed by a group of primitive people."

Andy pursed his lips and felt that this kind of defense was very redundant, but since this stubborn old guy couldn't pull down his face to admit his emotions, then he simply didn't mention this stubble again.

.......................

The two of them walked out of the Kiva cave, and immediately a crypto person who was in charge of managing the place came over and extinguished the fire torch and closed the lid.

As they walked westward, they discussed the invention of the triangle.

"Do you think that thing can really start?"

"It's possible, but if the triangle is just messing around there, then it's impossible."

Soon they were on the other side of the village, but there was now a crowd of people around them, and the crypto villagers were talking, and after pushing away the surrounding blockers, Andy saw that the two bigwigs of the crypto tribe were arguing.

Azqi, with a calculator around his neck, and Nemonek, an elderly man, were in opposition to each other.

"It's the wrong path!"

Nemonek's saliva splashed out of his mouth with excitement.

"You're saying that again, I've heard enough!"

Azqi waved his mighty arms and patted his chest, he was worthy of being the leader of the crypto tribe, his body was the strongest of them all, and maybe he was also the one who was going back to Kiva.

Triangle hunched his neck behind Azqi, looking at the way he looked, even if he didn't see what happened to Andy, he could guess that it was the conservative Nimonek who wanted Triangle to give up and continue to complete her "death cannon".

Nemonek glared at Azqi.

"What do you think is a good thing to encourage her to do that? The last time you took out the weapon left by your ancestors from the storage hole and gave it to that outsider, I already said that the abuse of technology to create violence will not bring good results, you look at the people outside, they are here again, nothing has changed! ”

Isaac frowned, but didn't make a sound, just stood in the crowd and watched in silence.

Azqi gritted his teeth in anger and showed a mouthful of teeth.

"What are you talking about? If it wasn't for Andy's help last time, we would have had to kill more people to get rid of them, or we might have been killed by all of them, so what if more people came this time? We just need to come up with a better way to solve this problem, do you want us to wait until we die? ”

Nemonek was so angry that the beard on his face stood on end.

"You.... Your understanding of Kiva is really superficial, and your ancestors wrote it very clearly, the root cause of the destruction of this world is due to the misuse of those technologies, and indiscriminate violence will only bring disaster! Of course we should not wait to die, but we can organize our men to attack them, and if they see our determination to defend our homeland, they will compromise, and Hekat is nothing more than asking for a daughter of Hekate to be stationed as a symbol of our rule. ”

Aziqi shook his head resolutely at Nimonek.

"You can accept it, I can't accept it, the people who have returned from their travels have reported to me what Hekate's reputation is outside, and I will never allow that kind of creature to enter the village."

Nemonek slammed his cane on the stone.

"And then? You're going to let Triangle go down the wrong path, I saw that thing, not only will you not kill the enemy, but you will kill herself, do you know how dangerous it is. What's more, even if it succeeds? Continue to anger Hecate? They're already eyeing here, with the first time there is a second time, and with the second time there is a third time! What do you do after that? We could face extinction. ”

On the one hand, Nemonek's position has a very high status in the crypto tribe, he is responsible for controlling the teaching and inheritance of knowledge in Kiva, due to the crypto tribe's cultural worship of numbers and technology, Nemonek is actually equivalent to the shaman of the crypto tribe, holding the "divine right", and his expression can have a great impact on everyone.

As a young and vigorous leader, Nemonek's idea of abandoning the misuse of technology and leading the villagers to attack directly was to sacrifice the lives of the villagers for an incomprehensible perseverance, and to let the daughter of Hekate enter the village was tantamount to subservience to the enemy, and it was never feasible, which was also the idea that the young people of the village tended to be.

In his anger, Aziqi suddenly saw Isaac's figure, and immediately thought of a rebuttal.

"No problem, I have found a solution to this matter once and for all, we have to form an alliance with the big forces outside!"