Streams of complex information continue to pour into his mind, and the deep understanding of the gibberish is being quickly consolidated in Andy's mind.

"Hmm...."

Andy slowly crouched down in pain, this time feeling unusually uncomfortable, as if the side effects of quantum reading were enhanced by taking a drug to temporarily boost his intelligence.

"This, chirp, chirp, twitter, twitter, coo, grunt, coo, go

Halfway through speaking, he suddenly realized that he could already subconsciously speak fluently in gibberish.

"Well, at least it's worth it..."

Andy stood up slowly, his strong physical fitness always helped him survive all kinds of tests, those pain and injuries could not overcome him, of course, no one would soak himself in pain and hurt all day if he could, now that he had completely learned the nonsense of those scavengers, the next step was to go over and see if he could let Gillian and Xiao Hei live with them temporarily, and then he had to find a way to find the machinery that could save his car and leave here to Tibbetts Prison, which was all he needed to do at the moment.

Now, then, he had to ask Hank where the leader of the scavengers named Klick had gone....

"Hello, Andy, we're meeting again."

Andy turned around and saw a rare purple measles standing not far away, he was still the same as before, wearing a linen cloak and a weak body, compared to the appearance of other ghouls, the only thing better about him was that the hair, missing teeth, and scabs on his body were more regular and symmetrical, but the huge measles on his neck offset this point.

"Measles? What did you come to me for? ”

Looking at the seemingly harmless ghoul of humans and animals, Andy felt that he had a good impression of him, after all, there were all contrasts around him, those ghouls like Betty harbored extremely deep prejudices and discrimination against human beings, and did not hesitate to put this attitude into words and actions, although the ghoul in front of him gave people a strange feeling, but it was more than the bottom.

Measles looked up and smiled, he was much shorter than the tall Andy.

"Actually, I haven't made a real, formal introduction to you.... Now, if you will, I'd like to take this opportunity to talk to you about me and this place..."

Andy nodded suspiciously, although he couldn't figure out what he meant, but the measles said so, and now he can't say that I have urgent matters and I don't want to hear anything like that.

Measles took something out of his cloak, and Andy fixed his eyes on what was supposed to be a metal pendant, and the shape was somewhat familiar.

"I don't know if you've heard or encountered something, but whatever you've heard or seen, it's just superficial. More than 100 years ago, my father founded the Children of the Wasteland, and all those who have been tormented by the apocalypse like us are the objects of this organization's efforts to save, and the Reserve is our sanctuary, where all brothers and sisters are always welcome.... As to why we need a shelter, I believe that if you are a little more knowledgeable, or think about what you think about our race, then you will have the answer. ”

Andy looked at the metal charm and finally remembered that he had met a thirsty ghoul on the way here, and the ghoul was holding the same charm and showing great devotion to what was symbolized behind the symbol.

"May I ask you a question? You're this... Does it mean anything? ”

Measles lifted the metal ornament in his hand.

"Its meaning is the basic unit of all things in the world, it can be said to be the embodiment of the true shape of things, it is the atom, and the way the world is now and the changes that have taken place in us are all closely related to it, and the great power generated by its division has created this wasteland world, and we are the children born in it, which is why we call ourselves 'children of the wasteland', I believe that our birth is not an accident, we are the ones chosen by the great Apocalypse. Today, this idea has become an important spiritual pillar of my kind in the reservation, and my father, William Clark, is revered as the Messiah, which is not a fallacy, but a fitting description of the leader who led us into a new era for our people. ”

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

Andy listened with humble eyes as he listened to Measles boasting about how wise, intelligent, and destined his so-called "father" was, and although he didn't need this existence as a human being to be the pillar of his spiritual world, the ghouls who were tormented physically and mentally were not necessarily, the 'Children of the Wasteland', the ghoul religion that maintained the dominance of the reservation, those cruel punishments and mysterious human experiments, what the hell these ghouls were planning....

Measles noticed Andy's mood change, and there was a hint of contempt in his yellowed eyes, but it was well disguised.

"I'm sorry, but I was a little too involved. The reason I'm talking to Andy about this is just to hope you'll look at us again, and I don't want you to have a negative opinion of us because of some rumors about the children of the wasteland, or... We can work together, just like the businessmen who come and go here on a regular basis. They weren't one of us, and the air and water were poisonous to them during their visit, but they still enjoyed it year after year, and at the end of the day, there were things that appealed enough to them to get what they wanted, and those rattling caps never faked. ”

When Measles said this, Andy couldn't help but think of the hundreds of bottle caps in his beep-boy boy, and immediately felt deeply sorry for it, and the taste of having no money in his pocket was too uncomfortable.

"So, what exactly do you want me to work with?"

Measles put away the metal charm.

"Well, you're just on the way. I heard from Hank about the scavengers that you were talking to him about the scavengers, and only Hank could communicate with them in our entire reservation, and the others couldn't do anything about their weird language, but I just heard you... Oh, let me be clear, I'm not eavesdropping, you didn't seem to be very uncomfortable at the time and didn't hear me say hello to you, but I did hear you speak the scavenger fluently, and it's amazing that you can do that. ”

Andy frowned slightly, even if he was in the wrong state just now, with his perception ability, even if he didn't turn on the V mode to search for the target, he would not easily be unaware of a person approaching not far away in this unobstructed place, measles... This ghoul is certainly not simple.

"I'm sure I'm sure I'm going to communicate with them, what do you need me to do?"

Measles applauded exaggeratedly in his appreciation, and the two then spoke in detail about the incident.

"It's amazing... I don't know how you did it, I'm not surprised that Hank was able to communicate with them, after all, they have been dealing with each other for many years, and you can master it so quickly. It is only natural that a competent person will be welcomed and respected by everyone everywhere... I am here to make a request to you, on behalf of the reservation, to help us stay away from them. ”

"Help you... Stay away from them? Do I understand that you need me to get rid of them? ”

"Haha, although this is also a proper way of understanding, but going too far into it often limits the divergence of ideas, allow me to repeat, as long as the end result is that we stay away, or to put it bluntly, get rid of them, then this matter is over."

Measles turned his rickety body and stretched out an arm to point to something hanging from a few ropes hanging from the rock wall on the east side of the reserve's trade area, which Andy was now aware of because of the wrapping of the radiation suit, where it hung....

"Year after year, there will always be guards who will find those scavengers stealing our property from the reserve in the name of doing business with us, and this probability is almost half and half, if ten people come in to make a deal, only about five of them are real merchants, and the rest are all thieves, and they are interested in anything here, even the materials for the construction of our walls, and we can't always search for them, and no matter how many times we try to make an example, it will be useless."

"Every once in a while, someone discovers that we have something missing, sometimes even a whole bunch of things.... We will never have a chance to recover these stolen items, and perhaps once or twice will be a small loss that can be ignored, but over time there is no way to ignore them, and they are undoubtedly accumulating an advantage over us, and they are using unconventional methods to get more out of us in what should be fair trade. This.. It's not fair, you think that, right? ”

Andy thought to himself that if everything was as he said it would be, and that was basically the case with what he had learned from Hank.

"Then why doesn't the reserve simply cut off trade with them, and expel any scavengers who come close?"

Measles spread out his hands and showed great helplessness.

"Ahh You have misunderstood us, please listen to me, even if many of us are hostile to your slippery skin, but it is all for their own reasons, they are just revenge on their own turf for the treatment they have suffered on your turf in the past, although this is not right after all, but it is human nature. However, our Messiah has always had the heart of a saint, and under his leadership, the reservation is still a settlement that is willing to peacefully associate with the slippery people around us, even if we are not of the same race, even if we are different in some way or that in some ideas, as you can see here, many people have made countless bottle caps by keeping close contact with us, I think that is enough to say something, right? ”

"If we were to cut ties with them and expel any scavengers who came close, it would lead directly to some armed conflicts. First of all, we don't want to see bloodshed, unless there is an invasion of us by a foreign enemy, and secondly, we don't know enough about these people, and if they resent our treatment and carry out a series of retaliations, such as intercepting caravans on the outer trade routes, we are likely to find ourselves in a dilemma, which is not good. In case we wake up a 'sleeping giant', oh... While that isn't very likely, we still need to do our best to avoid it. ”

Andy had listened to the explanation of measles, and what he said was reasonable, and he estimated that the change in the attitude of the upper echelons of the reservation towards the scavengers that Hank had said before was finally reflected in the current measles rhetoric.

"All right, measles, I can do this, but you're going to tell me what the reservation can give me, and do you have any advice for me about it?"

Measles nodded in satisfaction as he motioned for Andy to look north, the closed metal door.

"Behind that gate is the real reservation, our sanctuary, where my brothers and sisters live, which was an important military research facility before the war. In the past, there had never been a slippery man who walked into it as a free man, or even had the opportunity to meet my father, but you have such a precious opportunity in front of you now, you need to take advantage of it, I promise that solving this little thing of the scavengers is just an appetizer, and we will have the opportunity to accomplish more and greater things in the future, and achieve a win-win situation in it, you can achieve an extraordinary position in the reserve, enjoy the best trade discounts, Plenty of caps and high-tech equipment you've never seen before. ”

"As for the suggestion..."

The muscles on his purple face moved slightly, which made the measles grin slightly, inadvertently revealing a chilling breath.

"Now some of their people are hanging out here, you can find the camp of the scavengers through them, and after you find it... Whatever you want, if you like it, you can let them sleep in the desert forever, and no one will say anything about it, after all, no one likes such a bunch of freaks who can't communicate and do things without saying a word. If you think that's too much effort and too risky, haha, after all, they're not a bunch of two-headed cows to be slaughtered, and they have some guys bought from us, so you might as well do as I say. ”

"The Klicker family has been the leader of the gang for generations, and this custom ensures the stability of their internal social structure on the one hand, and on the other hand, it will also lead to the vulnerability of their internal order to deal with unexpected situations, if... Suddenly, one morning, they find out that their leader is dead, and the murder weapon is on the body of a scavenger, so what are they going to do? No matter what they do, falling apart will inevitably happen, and I believe so, and we can certainly accept such an ending for them. ”

Measles said that, and laughed contrivedly twice.

"It's just a joke, it's up to you how to do it, as long as you do this well, I'll introduce you to my father, the promises I said before are not deception, don't take it seriously... I can also tell you bluntly, Andy, that we will find you, first, because we like your abilities, and secondly, we need a helper who is not one of us to deal with this problem. We don't want our partners to think that we are a bunch of murderous thugs, if we do it ourselves, even if we take it personally, even if we take care of people, people can't help but think so, I'm telling you the truth, and I hope you can trust us a little more, and we can say anything straight. ”

Andy said he already knew about it, but he had two last questions.

"You said you want me to trust you more, and I have a couple of questions for you, measles, you're an executive on the reservation, right? Are there any human experiments that you are doing here? Also, are your slaves here not long in life? ”

Measles didn't answer any precise information, he just reached out again and pointed to the north gate.

"The answers you want are behind that door, and the prerequisite for getting them is to be qualified to walk through that door, if you want to understand quickly, then hurry up and work hard to get this qualification."