Dr. Prest wants to destroy the NcR.

Andy listened to Dr. Goddard's assertion and didn't know how to react for a moment.

Should I be shocked? He didn't seem to be shocked, and the clues between the terminal files and various objects he had seen during his wandering around were connected to each other, and this was probably the conclusion he came to this way.

Dr. Prester's ideal is to build a new world, and this ideal cannot be successfully realized if NcR is allowed to continue to exist, not only because NcR will interfere with it, but also because it is a new world, which means that it is completely cut from the old world of the past, and NcR, which in many ways increasingly coincides with the old world SA, is not new at all.

In order to build a new world, the old world must be completely destroyed in the first place, and at the same time, it may also be in a sense to avenge President Tanti, although as the first NcR president to be assassinated, President Tandi almost single-handedly created today's NcR, but what Dr. Prester would think is completely unknown.

So, it's time to think about what would happen after that if Dr. Prest did?

The nuclear bomb will be launched from .m.b-001, targeting the capital of the NcR states and the capital of the NcR, as learned in places such as the Bloomfield Space Center and the Los Alamos military base, the power of the quadruple nuclear warhead ballistic missile can only be described as devastating, once the nuclear bomb falls from space to the ground, its explosive power will not only wipe out the core of the NcR state in an instant, the subsequent aftermath will sweep across the entire state in a very short time, except for a very few lucky people, everyone else will die.

The results of years of NcR's efforts to rebuild human society on the West Coast will be lost in an instant.

It doesn't take a lot of nuclear bombs to destroy NcR, only four or five space-based nuclear bombs can hit the target successfully, and the remaining survivors don't have the shelter provided by Vault technology to help them avoid a nuclear war this time, which is equivalent to another catastrophe for the west coast of SA, equivalent to the second great war.

Humanity will once again return to the post-war era of wilderness and chaos, and this time hopelessly.

No one will run out of the vault with GEcK to build Shady Sands, Bunker City on the wasteland...

There will be no more NcR.

What will be the yes? It was Dr. Prester's vision of a 'new world' created by scientists frozen in the Great Dome as highly intelligent businessmen.

"Are you listening?"

Dr. Goddard knocked on the table, interrupting Andy's ramblings.

"Yes... Well, I'm wondering how the hell are we going to stop him. ”

Dr. Goddard touched his big bald head.

"It's the right idea to stop him, of course this anti-human, anti-social and anti-state bastard needs someone to stop it, but it's not something you can do alone, so don't worry... Let's try to contact the official forces first, and it would be best if we could get their help. ”

He turned on some of his instruments and began to try to communicate with the Hoover Dam, and after a period of presentations, the Candace branch president claimed that he would report to the brigadier general what Dr. Goddard had said.

Andy didn't feel easy about this, the brigadier general's foresight was very poor and self-serving, extremely believing in his own prejudices, Dr. Goddard's reputation in the NcR country seems to be very inaccurate, imagine how Dr. Goddard would react when he said that Dr. Prester was going to destroy the world?

It turned out probably not very good.

In the afternoon, Andy, who was sharing coffee with Dr. Goddard, saw what he expected, and the communication from the Hoover Dam arrived, and the Candace branch president embarrassedly informed Dr. Goddard of the Brigadier's reaction after her debriefing, that is, there was no reaction, and he seemed to think that this was another fool of Dr. Goddard, and the starting point was to frame Dr. Prester, who was more capable than him.

Dr. Goddard had expected it, but when he heard the response, he was furious.

He stamped his foot and questioned why the NcR still trusted Prester despite his long disappearance and suspicion of involvement in the Capitol bombing, in stark irony with his perception of him.

"Brigadier General, Dr. Goddard, you are also missing for a long time... I don't know if you remember this, Dr. Goddard, but when you left Hoover Dam City, we agreed to return time, but you stayed in the Dome after you arrived in the Colorara area, and only recently resumed contact with us. ”

"The National Counterterrorism Agency has determined that the Capitol bombing was entirely a terrorist attack by the Brotherhood of Steel, and they have denied Dr. Prester's suspicion in the matter."

Dr. Goddard was so angry that he began to speak and even curse, Andy snatched the microphone before the Candace branch president cut off contact, he knew that it was almost impossible to move the brigadier general in a normal way, and analyzed it in the way of a brigadier general's thinking, when he knew that it was Dr. Goddard who said this, his inner prejudice had already blinded his judgment, and if he wanted to move, he needed to think from the perspective of the brigadier general's interests.

"Candace Branch President, I'm Andy... Yes, I'm coming to the big dome, yes ... Hear me out, General Kolezing, who was dismissed by Congress after his disappearance, has now organized a group of retired soldiers and rebels who hate NcR to operate covertly in the Eastern Special Administrative Region, including some survivors of the 5th Engineering Company. Something is being plotted, and I can confirm that he has joined forces with Dr. Prester, as I have seen and heard with my own eyes, and I have encountered Koretzy's men three times in various places. ”

"These people are researching and coming into contact with dangerous pre-war military technology, the motive is unknown, and it is likely that there is a presence of them in the army where Hoover Dam was originally stationed, what does this mean I believe the brigadier general understands, you just tell him these words, I don't believe he is unmoved."

After the disconnection, Andy put down the microphone and sighed.

Since this brigadier general was promoted by the newly appointed general, he must be sensitive to this aspect of the matter, I believe that a large internal investigation will soon be set off within the army on the other side of the Hoover Dam, and the NcR National Counter-Terrorism Agency may also be affected by this and start tracking down the survivors of the Fifth Engineering Company, if they successfully obtain some clues in the investigation, they will no longer need to worry about the future affairs, and follow the line of General Kohezinji, and Dr. Prester's anomaly will be revealed. His aura at home will dim at NcR, and NcR will eventually realize that Dr. Prester is no longer the man he was under President Tanti.

But what about efficiency? Dr. Prester still ignores the races of the Great Dome even though he knows that ZAx is in danger, and now that he thinks about it, in the next less than two months, he will definitely have a big move, and after this big move is completed, he will have time to return to the Big Dome to prepare for the reconstruction of the new world in the future, which shows that he has full confidence in the efficiency of his actions, whether it is him as a scientist or the rebels who obey the former NcR General Kolzenji, there is no reason not to do things as fast as possible, After all, their plans are shocking.

Even if the Hoover Dam were to move immediately, two months would be too short for NcR.

It is conservatively estimated that it will take them at least half a year to complete the process, and by then New California will be in ruins.

Andy turned to look at Dr. Goddard earnestly.

"I'm afraid it's too late, I think Proster is very likely to start one of his plans this month or next, what do you think, Dr. Goddard? What do you think Prest will do next? ”

Dr. Goddard touched his bald head and calmed down for a moment, his dead fish eyes rolling from side to side.

"Indeed, the first step to stopping him is to know what he is going to do. Since .m.b-001 is already on launch standby, he only needs to modify the target, but this is definitely not easy to do, there are some records in the database of the big dome, in order to ensure that the target of the nuclear strike is not selected, this part needs to be controlled manually. Therefore, according to the pre-war design, there will always be personnel stationed in the .m.b space station for a long time, and the aiming program will be operated according to the orders of the ground command center, which is impossible to tamper with remotely. ”

Andy knew that Dr. Goddard was right, and so was Bloomfield's account.

"So.... Prester needs to fly into space and get into that space station to operate the equipment? ”

When he said this, he only felt that it was absurd to return.

The expression on Dr. Goddard's face was confused, as if he wanted to laugh at it, but also as if he was extremely shocked.

"Flying into space? By what? Do you want to stuff a bomb under your ass? ”

Andy shakes his head and tells Dr. Goddard about Bloomfield's pre-war relics.

"Right on the Bloomfield side, there are two launch vehicles with space shuttles on board, which are almost unscathed from the outside, if..."

"No way!"

Dr. Goddard interrupted him excitedly.

"No way! Absolutely impossible! Do you know how complex pre-war spacecraft were? Do you know what it takes to make those things fly? It's all kinds of parts, fuel, electronics, housings, pipelines... There are countless of them, and missing half of them can cause the rocket to crash and explode halfway. Moreover, rockets are equipped with a strict and meticulous launch process, not to press a button to ascend to the sky, they all have a lot of complex lock codes, this is not the extent of those terminals that can be cracked by you, you don't know is not known, you can't crack it in a lifetime with exhaustive methods! ”

Andy waited patiently for the excited Dr. Goddard to finish before he slowly answered.

"But it's not me who wants to use the rocket now, it's Prerest."

As soon as he said this, Dr. Goddard fell silent in an instant.

He touched his bald head and circled around the room, round and round.

It wasn't until he stopped that Andy saw that his entire head was covered in sweat.

"I... I don't want to admit it. ”

He said almost through gritted teeth, as if it were an insult.

"Preste's understanding of pre-war technology is really .... It's definitely far better than me. So, my judgment may be... Maybe it won't fall on him, maybe he can do it? Repair one in a short period of time.. Restore a pre-war spacecraft that has been abandoned for probably more than 200 years, then fly into space on it all the way to the interior of .m.b-001, and then reset the aiming parameters to aim... No! How could anyone do that? No way! ”

Dr. Goddard rushed out the door, screaming all the way.

Andy, who had no choice but to give him some time to calm down, walked around in the big dome and saw that James was really packing his things.

"Yo! Are you going to get out of here? ”

James, who was knocked out, smiled awkwardly.

"Uhhh You see, the steel plague is over, and the roads are clear again, so what am I going to do here? I'm going back to New California, but... Please, don't tell Dr. Goddard about them. ”

Andy smiled as well, telling him a piece of news that stunned him on the spot.

"Prest seems to be preparing to launch a nuclear bomb on the direction of New California."

James' mouth was open enough to fit two eggs, and before he could ask, Andy walked away.

Walking into a lab, Andy sees Dr. Donald.

As usual, he squatted in one place without saying a word, doing his own experiments.

"What are you doing, Dr. Donald?"

The scientist was taken aback and turned his head to see Andy.

"Oh, it's you, when did you come back?"

Andy waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to ask, he was the only one in the Great Dome who didn't know about it.

"I'm just curious to ask what you're doing."

Dr. Donald held up a glass slide in his hand.

"I'm working on an important environmental improvement project, and a couple of assistants who came here from the Hoover Dam told me that the water upstream of the Hoover Dam is now so polluted that it's all green, and there's a witch snake overrun that one can get infected with that dangerous witch snake larvae or be attacked by an adult witch snake."

"So, I wanted to study a special kind of algae that can absorb toxic and harmful substances and destroy the foul environment that witch snakes live on, secrete a toxin that is harmful to witch snakes to completely exterminate these pests, reduce the water pressure on the Hoover Dam filter, and make the environment better there."

"It's just that now I'm in a bottleneck."

Andy listened, and it was indeed a good project.

"You're doing something great, Dr. Donald, and I might be able to get you some experts in the field for advice."

Dr. Donald immediately recorded some of the data on a holographic cartridge and gave it to Andy.

"Great, please do me this favor, it will benefit everyone."

The Pip-Boy shook.

Andy glanced twice, this Pablo was certainly not the shopkeeper who had left the Hoover Dam, but the same agriculturist from New Canaan who used to live in New Reno. Pierre has returned to Fort Maxson, Isaac must still be there, we can find it together when the time comes, Diana is far away in the nursery, maybe I can stop by and ask about GEcK when I have time... Strings, with the Great Dome Donald actually did not consult her.

It was also at this time that Andy suddenly noticed that Dr. Donald's speech was much clearer than before, and he was not so silent and dull.

"You seem to have changed a little, Dr. Donald."

The other party smiled.

"I asked Agnes to help me adjust with codE, after all, I saw that Paul had changed so amazingly, so I wanted to change myself, too."

Speaking of this, Andy remembered what he had promised at Burnham Springs.

"Dr. Donald, I know a man who has suffered from severe traumatic stress syndrome (PSS) because of a major accident and is becoming more and more mentally abnormal, can I treat him with the codE device of the Big Dome?"

Dr. Donald asked about Sparky's performance, a little hesitant on his face.

"The symptoms of this man you are talking about are a little too severe, but if there is any way to cure it, there is only some hope here in the Great Dome, you have helped us so much, if you want, you can call that person to us, and we will do what we can; But we can't guarantee that he'll be cured... Or to put it mildly, the codE technology is very dangerous, and to cure him, you need to adjust his brain with a large amount of power, and there is a probability that he will be brain dead or blow up his whole head in the process. ”

After talking to Dr. Donald, taking the holographic cartridge he had given him, Andy decides to go to Xian first, and Dr. Donald tells him that Xian has not left the computer room since the countdown to ZAx's life began, so he can't find a chance to consult Xian about his research project.

The elevator slowly opened, and Andy walked out.

Along the way, ZAx's computer room appeared in front of it, a large number of blood vessels or nerve-like pipelines glowing rhythmically, and countless storage arrays and network node facilities scattered behind a thick glass wall.

From a distance, Andy saw the back of the string, she was much thinner than before, wearing a white coat and burying her head in front of the operation terminal and banging non-stop, on the side, a large number of various cables had been inserted into the data tank.

Andy stood behind her and watched her silently until she stopped her movements and looked up at the ZAx computer room in front of her, and at the same time, the originally dim and slow flickering light suddenly changed its appearance, and a burst of blue sun-like shining light suddenly erupted in the ZAx computer room.

Andy slowly walked to the side of the string, her thin pale face looking up intently ahead, blue light completely enveloping her face and body.

"Great... You've been saved ZAx. ”

A ZAx pattern appears on a screen hanging high, and the speakers sound with it.

"Yes, thank you, strings."

Andy involuntarily walked up to her, took her hand, and touched her face.

"You look so haggard."

String turned, her eyes seemed to contain a thousand words, but in the end she didn't say anything.

Against this dazzling blue light backdrop, the two hugged each other tightly and opened their reunion with a kiss.