Chapter Eighty-Nine: The New Guest
As Ling Qi and his party trudged through the black-and-red world, New Vegas also welcomed some new guests. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
About a month ago, Vegas City was transformed into a wave of immigration and expansion, with many expecting it to be the biggest paradise in the wasteland.
However, it did not take long for civil strife, tyranny, and external enemies to be exposed one after another. Originally, the House era clearly adhered to neutrality and independence, but at some point, it became an enemy on all sides.
Combined columns, mecha warriors, robocops, and batch after batch of armed forces have emerged like a flash in the pan, but they don't know when they will be scattered again.
The residents of New Vegas, who not so long ago were proud of their newly acquired citizenship, have long dared to hide in their homes and shiver, lest they encounter another misfortune for some reason.
Today, everyone realizes that New Vegas is going downhill, and the appearance and raid of the Enclave is only the beginning of destruction.
Even after a rare victory, no one has timely consolidated the belief in victory and publicized the quality of perseverance, which is what the superior should do. This alone caused Lynch's supporters to dwindle rapidly, and some even began to want to escape from the city. As a result, of course, those people were all killed by the ruthless mechanical guards, including some members of the combined column!
Will there be hope for such a new Vegas?
When hundreds of ragged but fierce wasteland rangers with spears on their backs appeared outside New Vegas, the members of the Combined Column who were on duty were stunned.
Enemy? They don't seem to be worthy yet!
Friend? They probably don't deserve it either!
And these people...
Defector?!
There are still people who are moving to New Vegas at this juncture!
No matter how strange and dangerous the wasteland becomes, it's better to die in the mouth of a beast than to be captured by the Enclave or the local forces for human experimentation!
If the first batch of outsiders was just an accident, then in the next two days, more than a thousand young wasteland wanderers, scavengers, and treasure hunters came to take refuge, then it must have become some kind of omen!
This new injection of fresh blood has even made the streets of depressed New Vegas and major entertainment cities lively again!
Even though the inner city of New Vegas has become like a bazaar due to the absorption of too many outsiders, it has completely lost the quietness and cleanliness of the past, but it has made more early citizens feel at ease and excited!
On the fifth day, the walls that had been destroyed by artillery fire were completely repaired, and New Vegas was once again lively and vibrant.
The bronze statue of the great Mr. Lynch still stands at the entrance to the city, but it is more like a remembrance. In less than a week, the new city has forgotten about the past leader and replaced it with the current supreme leader, yesman!
The wise, just, and majestic Mr. Yes is obviously more respected than the cruel, cold, bloodthirsty Mr. Lynch.
In the alley opposite Lucky Thirty-Eight, Leo, who was already a head taller than Veronica, indifferently watched another group of strangers in fancy camouflage uniforms enter the former forbidden place, and these people even talked and laughed with the two scantily clad girls standing at the door of the casino.
"Don't look at it, as the latest law enforcement officer of the New Vegas City Management Office, although those people are not in good shape, they are definitely masters of genetic implantation and modification."
Veronica was dressed in power armor and carrying an energy assault gun, fully armed, but without a helmet.
At this time, although the sunlight is relatively dim and the light in the alley is even weaker, it can still be seen that there are traces of polishing on the surface of the power armor, and the process is very rough, not like the result of factory maintenance.
"I really don't know what Ling Qi thinks, he actually left for so long and gave the source the highest authority, this is not an obvious attempt to usurp the throne."
"Now the vicinity of Camp Macallan is a no-man's land for ten miles, and it is said that as long as they get close, they never come out. The source has stopped sending people into the search since two days ago, are you really sure that guy is still alive? ”
Veronica grumbled, asking in a relaxed tone about the topics she cared about most.
Leo's own family knew about his own affairs, and of course he could determine Ling Qi's state of life. If he had died, he and Godzilla would have died violently.
"Sure!"
He gripped the elven longbow that he didn't have in his hand, and replied.
In the private residence of the wood elf, there is actually a recently made alloy longbow, which is customized for him by Mr. Yes, and the number of bow stones is at least twice that of the elven longbow, which is very suitable for him now!
But just as Veronica refused to allow Mr. Yes to upgrade and maintain her power armor, he would rather use what was his own. He doesn't give any handle to others, he doesn't care if it is designed or not, he just doesn't want to be part of the conspiracy and then cause disagreement.
"Alas~ Leo, let's go find him! King Kong and Viper, they haven't been very peaceful lately! I think if I don't do anything else, when that guy comes back, he will really become the commander of the light pole! ”
Although Yuan didn't do anything clearly, he was clearly playing tricks, clearing the traces left by Lynch little by little. The Combined Column will soon be replaced by the Law Enforcement Team, the promotional materials about Lynch are beginning to be destroyed, and I heard that it has even decided to form the latest mecha team, and the local families in the outer city who are huddled in their own nests like rats are also pouring their support into it! ”
"I don't think everybody is going to support Lynch as much as we do, even the 'old guys'. Especially Simbak, who has been frequently haunting Lucky Thirty-Eight Casino recently, probably wants to find a master for himself again, and King Kong is not a good thing. ”
Veronica was eager to instigate her, and she had been trying to form her own team to search for Lynch since she asked Mr. Yes to send more people to search for Lynch, and the other party bluntly refused.
To live to see people, to die to see corpses.
Although she does not have the contractual restrictions imposed by the Juggernaut, she does want to get the person who is important to her back. She didn't want to see a corpse, and she didn't want to see a corpse!
Feelings are a very unreasonable and blind thing, she doesn't even know if she really likes Ling Qi until now, but she knows that she is very willing to stay with him, she wants to see him, and she likes that feeling!
When a former close friend refuses her request for one reason or another, when the former companion becomes a stranger, this feeling of being relied on and needed becomes stronger little by little!
If it weren't for the only Leo who refused to go along with the "evil forces" to make a statement, she would probably have set off on her own.
As for the main reason why she waited for Leo, it was also very simple, simple and ridiculous.
She was afraid that she would die halfway through, and she hoped that Leo would take her body with her to see Ling Qi. If Ling Qi is also dead, then put them together, scatter some flower petals, and help say a few eulogies.
"He still owes me a wedding."
Veronica explains it this way.
Leo listened to Veronica's request, and the already not very calm heart lake immediately set off some waves.
He firmly believed that Ling Qi was still alive, so he stuck to his instructions when he left, but he gradually couldn't tolerate his inaction.
He's a good follower of Lynch, but he's not a slave, he's not a robot, he also has feelings!
"Okay~ then we-"
Leo was about to agree, but before Veronica could react, his gaze swept like electricity to the top of another building in the distance that was not inferior to Lucky 38 Casino!
He saw it, a gaze that instantly frightened him!
Leo's face turned pale, and because his right hand was too strong, he actually smashed the fine-grade elven longbow with a click!
The wood slag and bamboo silk are embedded in the flesh and blood, and drops of bright red with a little silver blood are dripping!
"What's wrong?!"
Veronica was surprised, and was about to follow his gaze!
"Don't look up!"
Leo let out a low roar, as if it had taken a lot of effort to look away, and even veins erupted on his neck.
Veronica was taken aback, and immediately withdrew her gaze as soon as she glanced at it, but she didn't see anything!
"Whoo~Whoo~"
Leo slid against the wall and slid to the ground, his chest heaving violently, as if he hadn't just taken a casual look in any direction, but had been fighting in the ring for three days and three nights.
Veronica looked at Leo worriedly, and stopped talking.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, it's just, it's just this plane, how can there be such a terrible existence in this world!"
"Arcanori, Haratori."
The wood elf whispered a broken sentence, a rich green light appeared all over his body, and the large amount of physical energy consumed quickly recovered, and the injuries on his hands began to heal.
Veronica looked at these in amazement, and obediently did not bother.
It wasn't until the Wood Elf got up again and picked up his broken bow that he asked:
"What were you just doing, and, just..."
Leo shook his head, refusing to answer.
"It's not important, it's important that we get the owner back as soon as possible! The variables were beyond his expectations, and he had to be made aware of them before the situation got out of hand! ”
"At two o'clock tonight, let's go."
After he finished speaking, he pursed his lips and fell silent.
The Wood Elves have always been like this, very silent, even indifferent. This is different from Boone's stubbornness in character, it is the nature of a race. Especially after he broke through the genetic limit, he has become more and more like the legendary High Elves and Ancient Elves, and in the eyes of ordinary people, a certain character called withdrawn and arrogant has become increasingly obvious.
It was only when Ling Qi was mentioned that he showed a hint of humility.
And when he called Ling Qi his master, Veronica didn't feel that he was inferior to herself. On the contrary, because of his title, she felt that the man he was referring to was so far away from her.
Elves are noble, and those who are worshipped by elves can only make ordinary people fearful and strange.
"Tonight? Of course! But if we don't prepare anything, will the 'source' let us go? ”
Veronica was worried.
"Yes, because that's what I say. The host left me with an attitude. I left, giving it another layer of attitude from its owner. It will understand, but it won't understand, because it's not him after all. ”
"Those who are naturally superior, it is not easy to break the restrictions."
Leo said again, this time leaving Veronica completely unsure. She just felt that he was more and more like that man!
On the roof of the Shanghaojia Casino, several guys dressed in weird black suits who looked like ninjas surrounded a woman in a red trench coat in the middle.
Opposite them, on the edge of the rooftop, stood an Oriental Taoist priest with a wooden sword on his back.
The man was dressed in a navy blue robe, with ordinary Baina shoes under his feet, a Taoist bun on top of his head, and a crimson glass hairpin, which seemed to be his only valuable thing.
The Taoist stood in the wind, and the Taoist robe was blown to hunt, but the whole person was as immobile as the flagpole.
He was not handsome, his face was clumsy, golden-colored, and his cheekbones and forehead were slightly high, making him look thinner than he actually was, and it was difficult to tell his age.
The woman in red is the opposite of the Taoist, about thirty years old, and she is a beautiful woman with outstanding style.
She walked to the center of the rooftop near the entrance, found a few steel spikes stuck in the ground, looked at them, and shook her head.
"It's just an ordinary crossbow, nothing special."
She said a word, and then gestured to the leader among the black-clothed people around, and then walked behind the Taoist and said softly:
"Mr. Feng, I have heard for a long time that your kendo attainments are extremely high, and you have reached the fairyland. But this time, after all, we are here to find out the truth, the beginning and the end, and then find out the whereabouts of the spiritual root. ”
"It's about my Lin family's heir, if the spiritual root is really taken away by him, I hope that Mr. Feng can also show mercy to his subordinates at that time, at least spare his life, and take away the spiritual root."
"If this son is willing to turn back, my Lin family can also accept it, and the spiritual root promised to Miss Feng at that time will take another source, and ask Mr. Feng for a few days."
The woman spoke eloquently, sometimes low, sometimes clear, which made people feel very comfortable to listen to.
The man first glanced downward, revealing a strange color, and only then did he say when he had regained his composure;
"The matter of the spiritual root is originally a gift from your Lin family, don't take it. As for how to deal with him, it is also a family matter of your Lin family, and Poor Dao will not interfere. ”
"I'm here for one thing!"