After several days of restoration, including the invasion of the Ring of Steel and the remnants of the Children of the Wasteland, the repair of the Hermes rocket has finally progressed.

After consuming almost seventy or eighty percent of the material, Diana believes that the basic structure of the rocket is stable enough, and some key parts have been confirmed to be solid.

The improvised fuel product made by the Followers of the Apocalypse and the New Canaanite scientist Pablo has been injected, the catalyst brought by the Brotherhood of Steel has been properly placed, the software inside the rocket and the shuttle has long been debugged and processed by String, Cylinder Brain, Diana and others, Sid and other more leisurely technicians have repeatedly done visual inspections of the mechanical structure of the rocket to avoid subtle problems that Diana cannot detect, and Big Bear has been leading the members of the Rocket Gang to clean up.

Yes, clean up, the monsters turned into the two Sons of the Wasteland have caused a great deal of pollution to the interior of the Bloomfield Space Center, and toxins, radiation, and strong acids can pose a threat to people on the ground if not properly disposed of, so Pierre and Edward have also provided their genetically modified 'eco-creatures' to help, including Miracle Wheat.

The walls that had been hit by the Ring of Steel with armored vehicles had been repaired, the power grid had been reactivated, and jammers had been inserted into the network hub of the control center, so it was no wonder that the door was blocked when it was invaded, and Diana was unable to remotely access the network, but fortunately these problems were resolved.

There are a few things left to be busy: first, how to choose the remaining four candidates in the astronaut group except for the two who have been confirmed; Second, Diana is still working on the docking code for .m.b-002, which may take some time, but it is already counting down in hours, and third, the docking clip release chip of the Hermes rocket has already obtained manufacturing drawings, but it still needs to be actually manufactured.

Gillian is currently in charge of this work, and she is staying in the workshop in Bloomfield with a makeshift team of various parties, working around the clock trying to build a finished product from the drawings obtained from the crypto tribe.

One day, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived outside Blomfield.

"Hey! Stop it! A group of Rocket Gang members nervously watched the tall monster below raise the weapon in their hands, which couldn't help but make them nervous, after all, this guy just looks like a threatening explosion, the color of its whole body is a strange gray-white, and it is bigger than the big bear, the muscles of the whole body are highly developed, and the strangest thing is its face.... The whole nose and mouth are bulging outward, similar to that of a fish, and there is only one eye... Hearing the report, Big Bear hurried to the gate of Bloomfield, and when he came to the watchtower, he looked at the super mutant below who didn't know how to describe it and was speechless, as a super mutant who had served as an officer in the Bishop's army, he had seen all kinds of strange individuals, from blue-skinned nightcrawlers, to green, brown, and gray-skinned ordinary super mutants, and even individuals with cracked skin who failed to infect FEV, he had in-depth understanding and contact.

But the strange guy in front of him was beyond his cognition. The body did seem to be the body of a super mutant, but there was nothing other than the silhouette that looked like that of a super mutant.

"You.... Uh-huh....." Big Bear stammered and didn't know how to speak, he even suspected that the monster below was not one of his brothers, but just an inexplicable rare mutant, and if that was the case, it would be a completely superfluous mistake to talk to it, and it would be as stupid as if you were trying to chat with a deathclaw.

However, as soon as he said this, the monster below reacted immediately, and it raised its head to look at the big bear, and actually showed an expression on its face that was similar to a smile.

"Hello.... "This strange super mutant has an extremely jerky voice, as if it hasn't spoken in a long time, but it may have something to do with the structure of its mouth... Big Bear was taken aback, this monster was really a super mutant.

"Hello, I haven't seen you, what are you doing here?" The monster raised one of its arms and touched its hairless silver-white skin baldness, and during the lifting of its arms, the bear saw that it actually had four arms, two of which hung down behind its back and were not very conspicuous, which was definitely not a situation that could be found in super mutants....

"I'll come... Look for... Person... Look for... One... Friend—" the monster said with difficulty, and it took a great deal of effort for the bear to understand.

"Looking for a friend? Who's your friend here? He looked left and right, and the Rocket Gang members shook their heads in surprise and disgust.

The monster continued to speak harshly.

"His name is .... Quiet.... Quiet.... Annie? .... No.... Be.... Eddie? .... Forehead....." Big Bear's eyes rolled, asking tentatively.

"Do you want to say... Andy? The monster immediately nodded and let out a horrible laugh.

"Yes! .... Yes! ..... Whoa, whoa, whoa," everyone looked at each other, and finally decided to go to Andy.

.................. At this time, Andy was sitting in a room, thinking about who to take to heaven... The first is oneself, no one can be important enough to surpass himself and fly into space in his place; The second is the string, she is an excellent scientist, and she has also shown strong on-the-spot play and combat ability during the previous invasion of foreign enemies, and Andy has promised that she will never let her wait on the ground, so she will also be counted as one; Mark took the initiative several times, he is a former enclave officer with high military literacy, and he also knows a little about various pre-war techniques, and is also very familiar with the military mechanisms within many enclaves, and should be a very suitable person, he should take him with him to .m.b-001.

In addition to this, three people need to be found. A ghoul hums a song while tinkering with a small machine nearby.

Andy glanced at him, it was Otto, he was originally a mechanic in Hoover Dam City in charge of maintaining water purifiers, but since the rise of a series of racist currents in Hoover Dam City, he had to leave his post, in his own words, he held this job out of gratitude to the Dodge Mayor, since Hoover Dam City no longer needs himself, then there is no need for him to continue to stay.

Now his job has been replaced by his apprentice, Diane. Not long ago, he suddenly appeared in Bloomfield, claiming to be the mayor of Dodger who found him through some connections, and then told him about the big things Andy was doing now, so he quickly left the small pit station where he was staying and rushed to Bloomfield to ask if there was anything he needed help with.

When he saw the Hermes rocket, he was even more excited, and kept recommending himself, he didn't say that Andy had forgotten that Otto had indeed told him that if he brought back the drawings of the water purifier to show him, this ghoul would be willing to travel with him, and it could be regarded as an optional companion.

As a mechanic, Otto was qualified, but he was not good at fighting, and the gun in his hand was like a burning stick, and he couldn't hit anyone at all... But this can not be mentioned for now, even if he is not suitable for space, it is absolutely no problem to be a mechanic on the ground to help.

Andy hesitated a little, among the rest of the candidates, the hangman had been given up by him, although this person was strong in combat but too uncontrollable, it was better to continue to let him be a chief in the northeast region to resist the westward invasion of the legion, and such a major event as saving the world naturally did not have his share.

In the same way, Kurisu is in the middle of the civil strife of the Blackfoot tribe, and Andy has no energy or time to help her, so there is no reason to take her away from Blackfoot Village at this critical moment, only hoping that she can win the struggle.

He said before he came that he was willing to serve as a ground officer, but he was definitely not willing to go to space with Andy, because the space shuttle did not consider letting the brain-controlled robot be an astronaut, and there may be various 'standard inconsistency' problems in the process, which will lead to terrible dangers, and it is unnecessary to force him.

Big Bear needs to lead the Rocket Gang members on the ground to maintain order and defend against foreign enemies, which is absolutely necessary, and previous invasions have confirmed the necessity of this fear.

Gillian had privately told Andy about her fear of space travel, and besides, it wouldn't be a good thing if too many high-level mechanics were taken away, leaving only Sid's second-in-command in the ground command center.

The two small animals have long been abandoned by Andy, and Andy, the handyman, plans to leave it to those salvages who are willing to stay in Dog City, and Measles does not know whether he is alive or dead, I really hope he was indeed killed by a nuclear bomb... Isaac and Goddard have confirmed that they will remain on the ground and assist Diana in various operations.

The rest of the group were Battery, Chrissy and Alexandra, but Chrissy was at a loss for what was around her, and she looked dazed... Andy wrote down names on the paper and erased them one by one.

A Rocket gang member suddenly knocks on the door and enters.

"Boss, go to the gate and take a look, there's a monster covered in silver that says it's coming for you!" Andy stood up suspiciously, and Otto, who was sitting next to him, put down the small device in his hand and looked at it.

"Silver monsters?" He couldn't figure out how he could have anything to do with this kind of guy, so he immediately left the room and followed the gang to the door, where Big Bear leaned over and explained the situation to Andy with a helpless and suspicious expression.

"The guy said he was a super mutant, but I've never seen a super mutant like this, and he said he knew you, and he said you were what he was... Boss? Boss, do you really know this guy? When Andy heard this, his heart suddenly moved.

He took three steps and made two steps to open the door and walked out, and saw a very scary-looking guy standing in front of him, he saw Andy laughed and hugged him directly.

Andy pushed away the hug that was enough to strangle ordinary people directly, and took a closer look at the monster's appearance, although it was seriously distorted, but some clues were still reserved.

"Beatrice? You.... How did you become like this? Beatrice, who had become very weird, laughed a few times.

"At that time... I... Ate that meat .... Afterward.... Hot... I.. Jumping into the water and swimming..."In her staccato description, Andy learns that Beatrice has been unwell since she lost her mind due to serious injuries and devoured the monster's body in the secret laboratory 1c under the Hoover Dam, which caused her to remain comatose since returning to the top of the Hoover Dam.

In this way, one day Beatrice jumped off the Hoover Dam after she couldn't stand the heat in her body, and in her words, she has been swimming since entering the water, and feels much more comfortable.

This, of course, seemed to others to be missing. Until recently, Beatrice miraculously woke up from that state of chaos, but for no reason she felt that Andy needed her help, and trekked all the way from Hoover Dam to here.

Andy looked at Beatrice's face with some concern, this face was faintly similar to the guy the three of them encountered in 1C, what does this mean... He ushered Beatrice into Bloomfield, and all the people who passed by fled and screamed along the way.

Eventually, when Mark notices her, he immediately drags Andy to the neighborhood for a private chat.

"Where did you get that monster?" Andy looked back at Beatrice, who was smirking at everyone there, feeling a little sad.

"She... She's Beatrice, the super mutant, remember? Together, we explored the secret laboratory inside the Hoover Dam. Mark was shocked.

"Is that her? .... Hell, this body... I remember she ate something she shouldn't have eaten, and it could have been devastating, and we should have killed her, this deformed monster! Andy waved his hand and motioned for him to say no more.

"If it weren't for her, we might not have been able to get out of there, what are you talking about? Even though she's weird now, she's still friendly..."Mark gave an incomprehensible expression.

"Friendly? She's just a stupid animal, like a dog, and if one of the tendons is wrong, she'll suddenly go on a killing spree, can you rest assured that she's staying here? Andy was also a little unsure, and he suddenly made an offer.

"Then we'll take her to space." The shock in Mark's eyes rose a few degrees.

"If she suddenly raises her hammer and smashes it around, we are the sinners who caused the destruction of the whole world, what good is that monster that makes you so partial to her?" Andy grabbed his hair and made up his mind to do so.

"She's my companion, we've fought together, we've faced life-and-death crises together, and if she's going to end up getting out of hand, at least until then... I'll keep watching her and won't let her mess around. Mark let out a long sigh.

"I don't know if you're crazy, okay, whatever you want... Let's hope we won't regret it. I'm not here to discuss this matter, Diana has already figured out the docking code for .m.b-001, and Gillian has finally made the release chip, everything is ready and time is running out, we must launch the rocket as soon as possible and go to space to stop Prester from destroying the world. Hearing this, Andy turned to look at the Hermes rocket, which towered like a mountain of steel.

The day is finally coming.