Andy put down the beep-beep boy and sat down in the chair, immediately feeling as if his ass was being sucked, and only his head could turn from side to side.

Dirty, slag-free walls and ceilings, no doors or windows, the only light source coming from the projector in front of it, the same old-looking machine was shooting colorful light, the projection screen was reflected in the last image Andy had seen, and the only thing left was a chair.

As expected, there is a similarly sized space behind the curtain, where there is also a chair and a projector, and a person is also sitting.

After a click, the image on the projection screen began to shake and began to replace the image as if it had been pulled from the top, all exactly as it had been when Hope had been developed.

The new image is the usual back of a male wasteland man, wearing a suit of clothes and armor that is common on the wasteland, the kind of road that can't be picked out when thrown into a crowd of people, and he is mixed in with a large crowd of onlookers watching the NcR soldiers from all the way from Western New California, the two-headed bear flag being hoisted high.

A rough, familiar male voice rang out.

"The roar of the giant bear resounded in the east again, and to the residents of Hoover Dam City, it was like a rain of rain after a long drought, and the scene of prisoners standing in the crowd and witnessing hundreds of soldiers rolling in like waves was a wake-up call, and the so-called trend of the times was nothing more than what was happening in front of them."

The screen switches again, and it's a patchwork of silhouettes from places Andy hasn't been.

"The fate of many places will change with the arrival of this wave, and the power of the individual may be small, but it may also affect the course of history by chance, and this is the most ingenious place in this world."

Andy squinted at several of the scenes in the frame, some of them looked like ruins, others saw the intricate railroad tracks, and he didn't know where the places in those pictures were.

The picture was adjusted again, and the new picture made Andy's eyes widen again.

It was an old man, with terrifying blue eyes, dressed in a white lab coat surrounded by several guard-like NcR soldiers.

Prester.

"Walking through Ouroboros Village, Hoover Dam, New Canaan, Fort Maxson, the reservation, the Bloomfield Space Center, seeing groups of different people, doing all sorts of things, the prisoners have a deeper understanding of the wasteland, maybe there is no right or wrong in what people do when it comes to the big things that are right and wrong, but... Will the world ever be quiet? ”

As soon as the words ended, the ends of the picture in which Prest was the protagonist were cut open by two new images, which were the newly arrived NcR officer at the Hoover Dam and... Measles?

Andy watched in amazement, and then the scene changed again, this time to a man with a blurred face, who looked like he was himself.

This image appeared for only a brief moment, and then it was replaced by a mushroom cloud.

"The destruction of Tibbetts prison has brought the hunt for the fugitives to an end, but the prisoners' journey is far from over, and the situation will continue to soar, and in the midst of turbulent changes, will the world finally change for the better or will it repeat the tragedies of the past? Next... Let's witness it together. ”

The beep-beep boy shook a little, indicating that the task had been completed, and the picture also returned to the original picture, the surroundings gradually became blurred, and the chair no longer restrained Andy's actions, he stood up directly and walked to the front of the curtain to lift the curtain to talk to Lao Fan, who was sitting in the back and dubbing, who knew that after the curtain was lifted, he only saw a wall, and there was a line of words written on the wall in red graffiti font.

"I promise it's the last."

Andy stared at the words, then lowered the curtain.

It gradually became dark in front of me.....

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

The mayor of Dodge was nowhere to be seen, and the new senior officer seemed to be not very easy to serve, and the new soldiers had filled almost every place in Hoover Dam City where they could live, and the Hoover Dam City government had to start allocating funds to open the doors of hotels, hotels, and some private homes in various areas to house the soldiers who had nowhere to live.

Andy asked around for a while and finally found measles.

"I've asked someone to send the cable back, are you free now?" We were able to go to the Grand Canyon recently, and the other thing is... Mayor Dodge also thinks we should continue to expand our trade, so that's what he encouraged, and once the railroad is repaired, our relationship will go further, which will be good for everyone. ”

He couldn't see the expression on his face clearly while wearing a gas mask, but it sounded like the ghoul wasn't very happy in his voice, and it was clear that everything was going well...

Andy touched his chin and guessed a possibility.

"Measles, what do you think about the return of NcR?"

The measles let out a hoarse laugh.

"Our allies have become stronger, and of course we're happy, aren't we..."

Andy looked at the yellow eyes in the mask eyepiece on his face, and didn't ask any further, these children of the wasteland on the reservation are all extreme ghoul racists, and they also fanatically believe in "Messiah" Clarke, if they want to say that they may be happy that the power of the human side is further strengthened in the Great Southwest Federal Region, no matter what the measles says, Andy himself will not believe it anyway.

"When are you going to leave?"

"Wait two more days, I still have something to do, and we'll meet at the Grand Canyon in three days, uh... I guess it's close to the north shore of the Grand Canyon, and if you want to go around the south shore, you need to go around in circles. ”

Bidding him farewell, Andy is suddenly stopped by two soldiers.

"Sergeant Andy!"

He ran over to talk to Andy, and Andy noticed the soldier standing on the side without moving, this soldier who was obviously relatively new to Andy was obviously a newcomer from the neatness of his clothes and mental state, and the old soldiers before him did not have this kind of mental strength.

"The commanders told you to go to the military headquarters."

Andy nodded that he understood, and immediately set off to follow the soldiers, and soon they entered the military headquarters, and Doris, who had been staying at the reception all day and spewing feces all day, now didn't know where to hide, and her place was changed to two new soldiers.

Andy, who suddenly realized this, looked left and right, and was surprised to find that more than half of the soldiers inside and outside the military headquarters had become newcomers.

They walked into a conference room inside the military headquarters, Major Fleming had a look of embarrassment, and the new officer was arguing with Mayor Dodge about something, and everyone present had different faces, some looking very excited, others looking completely excited, others completely looking hilarious.

A man in a suit sat beside the new officer, his chin raised and looked down with contempt at the chubby, sweaty Mayor Dodge.

"How can this be? The appointment and dismissal order given to me by the Congress did not mention this stubble! ”

The old man in the suit responded to Mayor Dodge's question in a low voice.

"It's time and time, Joseph Dodge, you may not know it, the NcR has changed presidents, and the appointment and dismissal orders issued to you by Congress back then are long outdated, if you don't continue to be so serious, you can still get some decency, you understand what I'm saying, right?"

As soon as this statement came out, Mayor Dodge and other old people in Hoover Dam City were shocked.

"How so? President Tibbet... President Tibbet's tenure..."

The old man in the suit had just the right smile on his face.

"Isn't this because of you, the Bull Head City tragedy, I don't know if Mr. Joseph Dodge, who is in a hurry, remembers, because of this incident, former President Joanna Tibett was finally initiated by Congress in a no-confidence motion, and he was removed from office when he was in office, and according to the relevant provisions of the NcR Presidential Act, the former Vice President Wendell Peterson became the new President of the NcR, and this military operation involving three infantry battalions was also carried out under his behest."

Mayor Dodge froze in place, pulling out his handkerchief to wipe his sweat.

"It's... Even so, I need official documents signed and stamped by Congress and the President. ”

The old man in the suit and the officer in the green beret looked at each other.

"Well, if you insist, you should know what is going on."

As he spoke, the officer suddenly noticed Andy walking in.

"Oh, you must be Sergeant Andy that Joseph told me about, right? What a talent, we at NcR are always in need of young talents like you! ”

The old man in the suit frowned slightly when he heard this, but he was not looked at by the officer, so he walked over and shook Andy's hand.

"Hello, I'm Brigadier General Oliver, and I've just been promoted, so we don't look that much older, do we? I've heard of your fame at Hoover Dam, and as long as you work hard, NcR won't treat you badly! ”

Andy coped with the young brigadier general, a little surprised in his heart, the class division in the military system of the NcR is clearly hierarchical, according to the information he learned from Chrissy and Fleming, the internal officer ranks of the NcR army, also known as the NcRA, are divided from low to high: second lieutenant - lieutenant - captain - major - colonel - brigadier general - general; The ranks of non-commissioned officers are divided into: corporal - sergeant - sergeant - sergeant major.

In addition, there is the category of ordinary soldiers, which are generally divided into recruits-privates-veterans, and also technical sergeants according to their years of enlistment and combat experience.

The commander-in-chief of the NCRA is the general, who is the commander of the entire NcR army military district, and the brigadier general in front of him is so young that he has been promoted to a brigadier general second only to the general, it is really....

Andy glanced at Mayor Dodger, who was nervous and angry.

"May I ask, Brigadier Oliver, what's wrong with Mayor Dodge?"

The corners of the brigadier general's mouth curled slightly.

"He, Joseph is good everywhere, but he is a little too dedicated, I don't know if you know if you know the nickname he used to circulate in everyone's mouth, but now he is very different from him in the past, ha! But I can understand that, after all, he's been in Hoover Dam for so long, and it's impossible to say that he doesn't have feelings for it, but we're all members of the NcR, and we always fucking obey the orders of our superiors. ”

Mayor Dodge's face was gloomy and he didn't say anything.

A few people made a few remarks, basically all of them were riddlers in the clouds and fog, it sounded like Mayor Dodge was facing some bad situation now, and Mayor Dodge seemed to be planning to fight to the end.

"Let's get down to business, Sergeant Andy, it's like this, I'm currently working on a plan where the first step in regaining control of the entire Eastern District is to take back the Eastern Fortress, which we once boasted of, and this is a top priority."

The Brigadier General picked up a thin stick and pointed to the center of the map hanging on the wall, where the former fortress of Arashid was now an abandoned fortress.

"I've heard Joseph say that the Brotherhood of Steel branch here has reached a ceasefire agreement with you, right?"

"Yes, I witnessed everything as a mediator."

"Judging from what I heard from Joseph, you are more than just a witness. You know the intel on the Brotherhood of Steel branch stationed in bunkers, right? ”

The brigadier general's words contained a strange guidance, and Andy looked at him with some vague speculation in his heart.

"They then had civil strife and are now weak and no longer pose any threat to us."

The brigadier smacked his mouth a few times.

"The mongrels of the Brotherhood of Steel aren't going to die on their own, and it's going to take a constant effort to blow up all the rat nests to make them fully realize... But since you said that, I won't talk much about the rats. It is said that the fortress of Alashid was destroyed by a group of natives? Is this real or fake? I still think you're kidding me. ”

Andy hesitated for a moment, trying to introduce the Brigadier General to the Caesar's Legion with his own observations, the brigadier general's triangular eyebrows furrowed and sometimes lowered, and the expression on his face seemed to be a smile rather than a smile.

"Okay, it's okay, stop nagging."

He interrupted Andy as if he couldn't help it.

"It sounds like a group of stupid natives who were a little bit organized, and they only succeeded in the capture of the fortress of Alashid by relying on the stupid method of the Heavenly Spirit Cover Bullet and the constant containment threat of the Brotherhood of Steel to you? These people don't have to worry, if they dare to come out again, this time the two-headed bear will teach them a hard lesson! Put your heart in your belly, the power we currently have is enough to push the entire Eastern District sideways, and no one can be our opponent! ”

"Sergeant Andy, you have to keep in mind that as a member of the NcR army, we must always be brave, and we must not be frightened by a group of primitive people, if they really have any ability, why don't they dare to occupy the fortress of Arashid and withdraw their troops directly? It is because of their fear that NcR will come back to their senses and destroy them! ”

Then, like a short-sighted, stubborn donkey, the brigadier general was no longer willing to listen to anything about Caesar's legion, and stubbornly attached the label he had fabricated in his heart to his impression of Caesar's legion, forming an unshakable prejudice, and then putting it behind him.

Andy wanted to continue to remind the senior officer that Caesar's Legion was anything but simple, but when he thought about it, he really didn't have any examples that could help him convince the other party, that Caesar's Legion was still operating in the east across the Radiation Hurricane Belt, and it could be said that they had only heard of it, and their biggest achievement, the attack on Alashid's fortress, was chaotic and no one could tell what led to the final fall.

I'm afraid that this is a group similar to the hostile forces such as the slave traders, marauder gangs, or native tribes that have been wiped out countless by the NcR army, and the Arashid fortress was able to take down the fortress because of luck to pick up a leak in the fierce struggle between the Brotherhood of Steel and the NcR army.

"Okay Commodore General, but the fortress of Alashid has been recaptured, has it?"

The brigadier stood up, walked over to the map, and drew a few circles there.

"Do you call that recapture? I've learned something about the fact that there are some wandering wastelanders and marauders trying to claim their sovereignty on our territory? What a city of hanged corpses... What hangings? Scold... You must know that the abandoned fortress will not be abandoned forever, its strategic value is too great. ”