Heading north, from Bloomfield to Tibbetts Prison, the road no longer stops at the Hoover Dam but still takes some time.

A few agaves and cacti dot the wasteland, and after looking at it for a long time, it only feels empty and boring.

"Is there anything interesting here? You've been here before, right? ”

Andy broke the silence, and if he didn't say anything more, he was going to fall asleep.

Gillian also sat in the car until she was sleepy.

"Uh... Think about it, when we were in this area before, I heard that there was a place called the Grand Canyon not far away, and it was said that there were a lot of high-value things there, whether it was pre-war relics or minerals, but the problem was that it was extremely dangerous, and some people said that the radiation inside was very strong, and there were many terrible mutant monsters. ”

Andy was a little refreshed when he heard Gillian talk about this place, because that's where Measles had agreed to meet him before.

"So, is there anyone there now?"

Gillian was a little unsure.

"I can't say it, because we haven't been there after all, we just heard about it, I think there will be people over there, even if the environment is dangerous, there will always be people who are attracted by the interests to search for treasures, you know, those scavengers and treasure hunters are all deadly guys, just to have a chance to get a pre-war relic worth thousands of bottle caps, they dare to go to any hell place."

As she spoke, Gillian hesitated and uttered a legend.

"Some people claim that there are man-eating ghosts roaming the Grand Canyon, and I don't know what this thing is in their mouths, and it is said that those man-eating ghosts are people who died in the Grand Canyon, and they were cursed by that place to become man-eating monsters after they died, and I don't know if this is a made-up story or not."

Andy feels that these stories are quite interesting.

"So, is there really a Grand Canyon there?"

Gillian nodded, her face full of reason.

"That's natural, otherwise why would it be called the Grand Canyon? It was a canyon of astonishing width, length, and depth, and people who had been there told me that standing next to it made me feel extremely small. ”

A group of merchants wearing hoods and armor drove cattle by in the distance, Andy glanced at them, and when you encounter merchants in the wild, you should not casually come forward to talk to them, because the mercenaries don't know if you are a spy sent by the marauders, and there are more open-minded merchants who don't mind doing outdoor business, but it's best to keep your distance.

I was about to step on the accelerator to avoid misunderstanding, but the sound of gunfire came from the side.

Andy hurriedly drove the car to a rocky shelter, and when he got out of the caravan to observe, he realized that it was the caravan that had been attacked, and it was clear that it must be the looters in the wasteland who had their sights on the cargo.

The chaotic gunfire came and went, although the distance was far away, but from the sound of gunfire, it could be heard that most of the people who shot were small-caliber weapons or even homemade firearms, and the kind of chaos was not powerful enough, such a group of people never dared to fight the militia of the large settlement, but they still had the courage to do the work of sneaking up on the caravan with the number of people.

A two-headed cow screamed and fell to the ground, the main reason was that in a hurry, everyone in the caravan hid behind the cow and used it as a cover, even if the two-headed cow had rough skin and thick flesh, it was not a sandbag after all, and the side of the body was directly beaten to pieces after being set on fire by the marauders, but no one cared about the distressed cow.

The other two-headed cow was frightened by the tragic death of its companion, and after letting out a cow cry, it strode in the direction where Andy and Gillian were, carrying so many huge cargo boxes behind its back and not delaying it to escape, it seems that the fear of death has stimulated its potential.

The caravan members who had lost their bunker were suppressed by fire, and several of them had already fallen because of the loss of the first move, and the rest had to retreat.

Coincidentally, they chased the two-headed cow and ran towards Andy.

Gillian grabbed Andy's arm in fright.

"What should I do?"

Andy told her to go back to the car first and take out the pistol herself.

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

The caravan captain wearing a white hood turned back aimlessly with the 10mm pistol in his hand and fled with a limp, he was shot in the calf in the shootout just now, fortunately the guy in the hands of the marauder was not very powerful, he could barely walk after injecting the treatment needle, otherwise it would be better to commit suicide, what would become of the captives who fell into the hands of the marauders He had not seen it.

Just as he was thinking, the caravan captain was suddenly startled, and he looked around at the few people around him and found that his younger brother was not around.

"Did anyone see my brother?"

He shouted, no one around responded, and the few who survived fled in embarrassment, and no one cared about his shouting.

The captain hesitated, and before he knew whether to go back or not, several marauders had already appeared, and they were screaming and screaming in tattered armor, gas masks or scarves over their faces, carrying rusty iron cones, sledgehammers, and blades in their hands.

After the caravan was routed, these assailants put away their guns and turned to melee weapons in pursuit of white-knuckle combat, apparently to satisfy their perverted needs.

The captain raised his shotgun and fired a shot, and one of them fell to the ground, and the others were not only not backing back, but were stimulated to become more vicious, and ran towards him at a faster speed, and the man in front of him raised a simple handleless knife wrapped in a strip of black cloth and pounced on him, the blade was rusty.

"Bang ——!"

The marauders were punched by the bullet and tumbled to the ground, this time because the bloody scene was so bad that the other marauders finally stopped.

Andy, dressed in heavy metal armor and holding two large iron handfuls, walked slowly alone, his face indifferent.

If they don't run this way, Andy won't bother to take care of this matter when he is busy with something, but these people will all come straight to him one after another, and it is not Andy's liking to wait passively, anyway, they are just a group of marauders, a group of brutes who clean the wasteland every time they kill it.

Several people in pursuit took out their guns one after another, and the man in the leader with a black scarf and black goggles saw off the shotgun with one hand and a hammer in the other, and looked at Andy who came vigilantly.

"Where are you? Against our Black Scorpion? ”

Andy looked at the man and suddenly noticed the gentleman's hat on his head.

"Is your hat good?"

The black scarf shook his head, vigilantly looking at the strong man who suddenly appeared in front of him.

"This is a good product I 'bought' from a merchant the other day, he is very 'good', and you look very good... However, our well water does not interfere with river water, so if we know each other, we will go away. ”

Andy smiled, and suddenly remembered that he had an interesting identity.

"I'm the boss of the Rocket Gang."

The Black Patch and the other marauders looked at each other.

"Haven't heard of it... No matter what kind of Rocket Gang or Water Arrow Gang you are, if you are in the same company, you should also know whose territory this belongs to, if you want to steal business, we black scorpions are not easy to mess with! ”

Although their mouths have always been hard, these marauders have not moved forward.

Andy suddenly took a step forward and gave the marauder everything he had said.

"Where did the Black Scorpion come from? Against me? I don't care about you! ”

The black face towel was frightened and took a step back, then became angry.

"Hit!"

The four or five marauders scattered around were about to open fire at once, but they all fell to the ground in an instant.

The caravan leader looked at Andy, who was retrieving his pistol, and his mouth opened wide in surprise, and the shotgun in his hand almost fell to the ground.

"Oh..."

Andy slowly walked over to the body of the black scarf, gently removed the brown gentleman's hat he was wearing, put it on his head, and looked back at the caravan leader.

"Looks like you're out of luck today."

The caravan leader was about to speak, when he suddenly saw Gillian walking towards Andy.

"Why are you here?"

"I just heard gunshots... Feeling a little worried. ”

The exchange between the two was interrupted by the caravan leader.

"Hey! We've seen it, haven't we? Remember? ”

Gillian was stunned for a moment, and after a few glances, she recognized it.

"You're Robin? The garbage collector? ”

The caravan captain, whom she called Robin, had a helpless expression on his face.

"It's... It's me, but I'm not a garbage collector, in fact I collect everything, uh... I remember you were from the Rusty Hook Gang, so is this macho man..."

Andy interrupted him.

"The Rusty Hooks are gone, now it's just the Rockets, and the boss is standing right in front of you, sounds like you've worked with Gillian before, right?"

Robin quickly put away his gun and ran to Andy's side.

"Okay, Boss, can I ask you to do me a favor? I'm not going to let you do it for nothing, how about 300 bottle caps, that's all I have left, if not enough... I guess our cattle have been stolen by those guys, and I can share some of the goods in them, my brother... I had to save him, and he seemed to have been taken away. ”

Gillian glanced at Andy, who shrugged.

"Well, maybe it doesn't have to be that troublesome, although the gang has changed its name, the business still has to be done, and we've moved now, so the more businessmen who come to do business, the better, you know what I mean, right?"

Robin hastened to make various promises.

"Don't worry, boss, I will definitely introduce you to business, please help."

Andy gestured for him to follow, and told Gillian to hurry back to stay in the car with Blackie.

The two of them walked towards the place where the caravan was attacked just now, because Robin's legs were a little uncomfortable, Andy had to slow down a little, and when they arrived, they only saw a mess, whether they were alive or dead, there was no trace of them, and even the two cows that were killed had a lot of meat cut off, and the goods were naturally taken away.

"My God.. Hell, the marauders are getting rampant, oh, sorry boss.."

Robin pinched the bridge of his nose and only felt a headache, and suddenly worried that he had angered the people around him, Andy patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"We're only doing legitimate trade right now, do you know where these guys' nests are?"

Robin nodded, and then anxiously dissuaded Andy.

"There are quite a few of them, and I heard that some Buraku people have defected to them recently, so if you pass by... Why don't we go to Hoover Dam first, I'll hire some mercenaries out of the bottle cap, and we'll go together when the time comes. ”

Andy didn't care and didn't take the gang seriously.

"Just tell me where they are first, it's just a bunch of local chickens and dogs, and you can't waste your time."

Robin hesitated for a moment, on the one hand, he was shocked by Andy's previous performance, and on the other hand, he was also worried that something would happen to his brother, and finally agreed to go directly.

The two returned to the Atomic Humvee and got into the car, and according to Robin's guidance, they quickly found a shanty town built in the wasteland, judging from the surrounding vegetation, there should be water underground, so it was established as a stronghold, and the buildings here were all simple shacks made of metal garbage, canvas, and animal skins.

"The Black Scorpion's lair should be here, this neighborhood is a forbidden area for us to run caravans, but the more we avoid them, the more we follow our fixed route to attack, in the past, the NcR would also regularly organize patrols to patrol the trade routes, and they have not continued since Arashdburg became an abandoned fortress."

Andy stopped the car, knowing in his heart that the troops in the hands of the Dodger Mayor had been severely attrition in the years of fighting and could not be replenished, even if the NcR of Hoover Dam had already begun public recruitment, the qualified soldiers were still pitiful, and those men of school age either feared for their lives and refused to serve or ran out to earn bottle caps as mercenaries because they despised the rules and treatment of the army, so that they could act freely and earn more.

Although the elimination of the Ring of Steel and the military pressure on the Brotherhood of Steel and the Hoover Dam were drastically reduced, it was not possible to restore the control of the entire Midwest Federal Region at the height of the Eastward Movement, so a new dilemma has now formed, as the reopening of the Hoover Dam has attracted the Marauders of Phoenix to move closer to the South and West, and the NcR has only enough troops to defend itself.

Everything can only be done slowly.

"Are your legs good? If not, wait for me to come back. ”

Andy got out of the car and asked Robin, but he insisted on following him, because he was afraid that Andy would not recognize his brother, so the two slowly approached the shantytown, and after a while, Andy raised his hand to stop it, because Andy saw several hidden sentinels in V mode.

"You wait for me."

As Robin watched in amazement, Andy's figure disappeared into thin air, and only a moment later he reappeared in front of Robin.

"It's all settled, let's go."

The two of them swaggered into the bandits' den, and there were some black scorpion patterns painted everywhere, and those marauders were all gathered near a cave at the moment, constantly making noise, and some of the people with their arms tied looked at these marauders in horror, and then they were ruthlessly kicked into the cave.

Robin let out an exclamation as he happened to see his brother fall in.

"Nope! ——”

His voice directly attracted all the marauders, and a pair of vicious and surprised eyes glared at him instantly, and Andy didn't bother to say anything to them, since it had been exposed, it was just to start fighting.

The two guns were raised in an instant, and with the help of V mode, Andy slowly pulled the trigger.

When the sense of time returned to normal, there were corpses all over the field.

Walking to the side of the dark cave, where no sound came out, Robin crouched anxiously beside the cave and called out his brother's name, but received no response.

Andy went into a shack and pulled out some twine rope for tying up people, tied one end to a stone and made sure it was strong enough, and then threw the rope down, although it was not known what was going on in the cave, and it was estimated that it was extremely dangerous, so the plunderers used it as a place of entertainment and prisoner handling.

"Robin, you're on standby up there, I'll go down and take a look."

"Please help him Andy, he's a young man with a scar on his face, you just saw it."

Andy made an OK gesture, turned on the Pip-Boy's light, and slid down the rope.

Darkness immediately enveloped him, and a cold feeling washed away the heat from his body, and the walls of the cave below were not only rugged but also full of sharp stones.

Finally reaching the bottom, Andy let go of the rope and saw that there were several holes around, and most of the people who fell directly rolled into them, and they didn't know which one they had entered.

Two corpses appeared not far away, already in the state of bones, and there were some spiky rocks on the side of the cave, and the two unlucky ghosts happened to fall on them and killed them instantly.

Andy looked left and right, there were two caves that were most likely the places that the person who had just been kicked down had rolled into, and he could only find one of them to go in and have a look at it now.

Walking into the cave on the left, he didn't take a few steps when he heard a scream, and Andy ran over to it.

With the light of the Pip-Boy, a large pile of bones appeared on the ground, all of which looked like human bones, at least a dozen people died here, and there were some corpses that were not decomposed and clean.

As he searched for the screams, a rustle suddenly appeared and quickly approached him.