Andy looked at Marty in front of him who was trying to trick him into joining the gang, making money, making money steadily, the only option in the wasteland was to trade something with a high premium, strong demand and low cost, given Marty's skills and the ready-made equipment around him, it was self-explanatory what he was going to sell, and he probably found himself just to get a reliable dealer partner.

"You mean, do you have any great stuff?"

Marty snapped his fingers, took out a key, opened a locked drawer next to him, and then pulled out a cardboard box, which was opened to reveal rows of paper rolls inside.

He handed over the cardboard box, and Andy hesitated to take one out of the cardboard box.

It looks like a cigarette, but a little smell shows that the contents inside are unusual.

"What are you...?"

Marty looked at Andy with an expectant look and waved his hand for Andy to try.

"It's just a cigarette, but.... Hehe, I took a lot of effort to make this thing, its raw material is a radiation mutation mushroom, the processing cost is very low, but the effect is unexpected, you try, you only need to try it once and you will understand. ”

Andy took the cigarette in his hand and spun it around, but he was in no hurry to do anything.

"Have you tried it yourself? Have you tried it with someone else? Don't be a good smoker and smoke people's lives, and then you will earn what bottle caps. ”

Marty nodded excitedly.

"Of course, of course! Of course I've tried it myself, and it's very, great! I also quietly distributed it to some of my friends to try, and everyone's evaluation is the same, this thing has no negative effect at all, quite powerful! Of course I know that if I want to sell it as a commodity, I need to ensure the quality, I'm a professional, trust me. ”

Andy looked at Marty suspiciously, gently twisted the cigarette in his hand, and wrapped the paper ^_^ waste paper, the thing inside was a green powder, said to be powder, but this thing was sticky and greasy, and it could still remain in a powder state in a dry reservation, and if it was taken to a more humid place outside, I was afraid it would turn into a lump of green slime.

He carefully grabbed a little with the tip of his finger and sniffed it, a subtle feeling that made his whole face tingle welled up, I can't say what it feels like, I can only express it with "wonderful".

Marty watched Andy's movements with a strange smile.

"You're an expert, except for lighting it as a cigarette and smoking, another way to use it is this, but... It feels completely different, the former will work very quickly, and the latter will be very slow, and it will take hours for it to take effect. If you want to use it any way, it depends on your personal preference, but remember not to eat it, we are not picky enough about food, but even then we can't swallow this thing, I believe that eating it directly is even more unacceptable for you to slippery. ”

Andy dropped the cigarette on the table.

"Don't talk about me, I'm not a poisonous bug... Isn't this just a medicine? ”

Marty immediately shook his head in denial.

"No, no, no, it's not one of those things, it's a natural occurrence... Uh, health products, right, health products. I'm just grinding that radiant mushroom into powder and processing it a little, of course, the key to this thing is how to cultivate those mushrooms in large quantities, I can't tell you more about this, this is my patented technology. ”

Andy scratched his face with his fingers, frowned and silently looked at Marty and the cigarette he had left on the table.

"What do you call this thing? Mushroom smoke? Green mushroom powder? ”

Mushrooms have a wide range of applications in the wasteland, some species are more suitable for eating, delicious to eat, fast growth and low difficulty to obtain, it is a good choice for the people of the wasteland to fill their stomachs, and Jericho also saw the notes of the ghoul survivors in the sewers at that time, they once fed on a mushroom that grew in the sewers and resembled animal entrails; There are also versions with wonderful medicinal properties, such as a glowing mushroom that grows in caves and has the property of absorbing radioactive materials, which can be used as a material for home-made radiation-canceling drugs after being crushed.

The thing that has been ground into powder in front of you should also be a unique mushroom that appeared after absorbing radiation and mutating in some kind of wasteland, and of course, it may also be a special variety cultivated by Marty as a pharmacist using some strange recipe.

"I call it a hot kiss."

Marty uttered a strange name and made a disgusting kissing motion.

"Of course it's called because of the feeling of using it, hot kisses, you know? The first time you hugged and enjoyed that sweet hot kiss with the girl you loved, the feeling was unforgettable, the warm, endless bliss, the soul seemed to be out of the body, seeing the stars, seeing the rivers, seeing all the good, shocking things, the cold air that disgusted and frightened you disappeared from your brain, and you only felt pleasure, and, ecstasy. “

"Soothing... And mellow, that's it, my pride, hot kiss. ”

Andy subconsciously tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and his eyes couldn't help but start drifting to the table.

"I heard your companion say that you were sneaking around at night, so you're doing this?"

Marty smiled sheepishly.

"Hey, you heard that... Well, I can't hide it from you at this point, and if you inquire a little, you will know that the control of chemicals here is very strict, and it is not allowed to sell and use them privately, but I don't just do it for the bottle cap, a kiss can make people relax, if the slippery skin can use it, maybe they won't discriminate against us like they do now, and they will be able to accept us more easily. ”

Andy raised his eyebrows, thinking to himself what this is all about, how can the two be related? It's too idealistic or too much gold on your face.

"So... I'll just say it straight Marty, I'm skeptical of this thing of yours, so I'm not going to sell it to you so easily, you keep saying that your mushroom powder is safe and harmless, but you don't even have a chance to find someone to experiment with, and I mean the slippery skin in your mouth, you know? There are differences in our bodies, and you can't convince me of your own experience. ”

Marty couldn't help but have some disappointment on his face.

"But... Wait, you really should..."

Andy raised his hand and made a gesture to interrupt him.

"Let's not rush to talk about this, I actually want to talk to you about another topic, Marty, you're a 'newcomer', so I don't think you've become their kind yet, I want to ask you, what do you think of the reservation here?"

Marty's bare face twitched a few times, barely squeezing out a smile.

"Good... Very well, uh, here it is, here is heaven that belongs to our race, heaven on earth, haha... At least that's what it says in those scriptures. ”

Andy stared at his insincere expression and decisively debunked him.

"Nonsense, you used to say that you were bored here, like a prisoner, and now why do you say that this is heaven on earth? Didn't those illusions of yours have been shattered since you came here? ”

Marty didn't speak, as if sensing something, and began to sweat on his face, due to the nature of the ghoul's skin, these beads of sweat were extremely cloudy, and along with his sweat, a strong stench continued to pour into Andy's nasal cavity, choking him almost unable to breathe, and even his eyes had a feeling of being spicy.

"You.. What do you want to do? ”

Andy takes out a gas mask and puts it on his face.

"I don't want to do anything to you, although Measles told me to report to him the naysayers I found, especially the silent ones, but I don't want to do what he says, I'm really new here, and as an outlier from you, I just want to talk to someone about what's going on inside the reservation, because I've always felt weird here."

Marty looked up and glanced at Andy warily, and after hesitating for a long time, he seemed to recognize the situation.

"I'm so stupid, I told you everything as soon as I saw that you were a slippery skin, and you actually connected to a guy like measles... It's too late for me to say anything, just ask if you want to, I've not been here for long, and they haven't fully trusted me, so I don't know any insider. ”

Andy pondered for a moment and asked his own question.

"What the hell is going on in this underground bunker? I heard one thing before, some of the slaves who were sold here were sent to participate in some kind of experiment, what was that experiment? Does it have anything to do with the research you're doing here in the lab coats? ”

Marty lowered his head as if to see a hole in the crack in the metal floor beneath his feet.

"The white-clad men here are selected for a high level of scientific literacy, most of whom are scientists who have been conducting scientific research on this military base since before the war and who have been following the orders of William Clark, who have been working on some topics a long time ago, but who are still in the stage of secrecy for 'newcomers' like me... However, there is more than just one project, I have been involved in another project since recently, which is in the most classified level 3 here. ”

Level 3, the area where Andy is not currently allowed to enter, is also the level where William Clark is located, located in the deepest part of the underground bunker that the ghouls call the Sanctuary.

But why was Marty able to get involved and be involved in the project?

"Aren't you a newcomer? The last sentence says they don't trust you, and the next sentence you run away to work on such an important project again? If you think about it, isn't that inconsistent? ”

In the face of Andy's questioning, Marty also scratched his head, as if he felt puzzled.

"Generally speaking, even if I stay here for another ten years I won't have a chance to go to Level 3, but I don't know why the atmosphere here has become very tense lately, if I have to guess, I think William Clark made some kind of decision, he said the same thing here, it was because of his decision that the entire temple researchers were working overtime, did you see those dorms when you came? They now work two shifts, half during the day and half at night, to ensure that those labs are kept working 24 hours a day. ”

"There was a shortage of people here, so much so that even I was called, probably because of my talent in chemistry... Although they were cloudy, they still couldn't hide it from me. “

Marty gestured with both hands.

"I'm involved in assembling some of the shells, and they're preparing to make a lot of large-caliber shells, which are very powerful, and it's not just shells... You must know that the shells can't launch themselves on their own, and there must be a cannon to match them. ”

Andy listened strangely to Marty's description, so one of the top secret research projects on the reservation was to secretly build cannons? With the arms of the reservation, this can indeed be achieved, whether it is cannons or shells, it is not surprising that they can make them, and they have no shortage of arsenals, raw materials and production processes.

Cannons, a powerful weapon of war invented in the old world, the collection of shells can easily destroy a settlement or an entire armed group, the NcR Eastern District garrison has found still usable cannons in the Hoover Dam and Alashed Fortress, the only problem with these terrifying heavy firepower weapons is that they are too heavy to move and transport, and the anti-aircraft guns of the Hoover Dam have been fixed on their batteries.

What's the use of making this kind of stuff on a reservation?

The craters scattered around the rocky mountains brought a long-lasting intensity of radiation that was difficult to approach by relying on this outsider alone, and even if he barely managed to break into the reservation in a radiation suit, and in the face of powerful firepower, he could only be defeated by an invading enemy with limited vision, limited mobility, high heat, and no armor.

In this case, the reservation is still working overtime to make shells, what is the reason? The area around the reservation is desolate, and there are no targets to strike.

Unable to think of any ideas, Andy simply asked Marty directly.

"What do you think these shells are for?"

Marty seemed to have thought about it and immediately spoke his mind.

"The weapon must have been created to prepare for the use of it on the enemy, there are no alternative fixed targets around the reservation, then these shells may be used to prepare a counterattack against the enemy attacking the reservation, and when they attack here in droves, a single shell will be enough to completely destroy them.."

Andy's face was suspicious.

"So you think these shells are self-defense weapons that were made to defend against enemy attacks? Is this really that? The hand-cranked machine guns on the sentry near the gate are enough to deal with the hordes of marauders, no matter how bad it is, as long as the gate is closed with the reserve, no one can engage in siege warfare in such a harsh environment, and it won't be you who will die first, right? Cannonball... That kind of thing has a huge killing range, and if the target is too close, it will accidentally injure its own people, is it really used to prepare for self-defense? And even if that were the case, what enemy would be worthy of such a counterattack? Want me to say... Isn't this just a preparation for an external attack? ”

Marty shook his head firmly.

"First of all, the artillery has a range limit, and secondly, the cannons and shells are very heavy and heavy, and the idle vehicles cannot undertake the task of carrying them, and the military vehicles in this military base are all scrap metal, and the aftermath of those nuclear explosions destroyed them in that year, plus they have been completely broken down for more than 100 years, how to use artillery to launch an attack on the outside in the current situation?"

Andy thinks that what Marty said is not unreasonable, so who is the reservation so anxious and fanfare? Thinking of the words of the centurion of Caesar's Legion before he left and some subtle revelations of measles, could the reservation be on guard against them?

"You mean that the reservation is worried about the attack of Caesar's legions? Could it be that Clark was worried that they wanted to take over this place to get the factory that produced the armor of the weapons? ”

Marty shrugged.

"I can't think of a better answer, or what are you doing all this stuff for? Oversized fireworks for the Messiah's birthday party? ... That's the only project I've come into contact with, and I'm not qualified to touch the others, and I don't know what happened to the slaves you mentioned. If you're still curious about those things, there's a computer lab at the westernmost end of Level 1, and there's a large computer that stores a lot of data, and any member of the team can go there and retrieve some basic internal materials that can be read, and you can go there and check them out... If you know a little bit about hacking, you have a chance to get more out of it. ”

Andy sighed and got up from his chair to say goodbye to Marty, he wanted to go to the computer lab to have a look.

"Okay, that's it, Marty, I won't tell anyone what you think, goodbye."

Marty stopped him suddenly.

"I don't expect you to cooperate with me and help me expand my market, but you can at least give it a try, right? I promise you won't regret it, we've been talking for so long, I've told you all my secrets.."

Andy looked at his expectant eyes and the mushroom cigarette handed over to him "hot kiss", took the cigarette with a little hesitation, took out the lighter, lit it, and took a puff.

"Whew-"

Spat out a green smoke ring, Andy pinched the cigarette butt with his fingers and smashed it in his mouth a few times.

"This... Compared with ordinary cigarettes, it's a little stronger, it's really good, um.... The taste is indeed very mellow, not bad..."

Marty didn't make a sound, just watched.

After a while, a hot kiss had turned into ashes, Andy felt that his emotions had become more pleasant and soothing than ever, and he raised the beep boy to see that the status bar was indeed updated.

"Hmm.... It's not bad, but what you said before that there are no side effects is a complete lie, I feel soft and lethargic, I'll think about it again, I won't leave the reservation for the time being, and I'll tell you my decision when I'm leaving. ”

Andy couldn't help but feel angry, and even though Marty's description didn't match reality, he put down the beep boy and said hello to Marty and walked out of his chemistry lab.

As soon as he took two steps, he saw a strange thread fall on him.

"What is this? Spider web? ”

Confused, Andy reached out and threw it away, but soon something like that fell from the sky one after another.

"This? ....”

He dragged these "spider webs" one after another, suddenly heard a burst of laughter, turned his head and saw Lao Fan.

"You are..."

The "old fan" in front of him had dark eyes and tattered clothes, but he shook his limbs and jumped up and down sickly, and then a little man with identical beanie eyes came out of everywhere, and there was a burst of itching in the gaps, corners, shadows, and even his own clothes.....

"Huh?"

Andy looked at the strange versions of Old Fan who suddenly started jumping towards him, and even dodged and patted, but no matter what he did, these guys wouldn't give up.

"Andy!"

A loud shout came from behind him, and Andy, who was startled, looked back to see a constantly twisted face appear behind him out of thin air, it seemed to be Odysseus, but at the moment it was as unpredictable as an oil flower dripping into water.

"You're moving too slowly! As punishment, I will destroy the world! ”

A deafening explosion came from all directions, the ceiling and floor were melted and shattered in an instant, and the flames enveloped him in an instant, and Andy screamed, he couldn't figure out what was going on.