frightfiction Chapter 369 Novak's Day (1)
Chapter 369 Novak's Day (1)
Go back a little bit in time.
Inside the launch base, Lana opened his eyes, crawled out from a pile of mechanical parts, and ate two pieces of chocolate with his tired body before he recovered.
Damn, I've been too busy repairing things these days. I need to take a good rest.
But right now, everyone in Novak's team is moving forward quickly, and I can't stop.
Lana looked at the rocket next to him carrying a communications satellite and felt a headache.
He could barely repair the rocket, but he had no idea what to do with the communication satellite on it.
This thing was placed here by Yi Beiwang. He said that he had launched a weather satellite on the east coast and now plans to launch a communications satellite on the west coast to see if he can get in touch.
Rana just felt that his leader was a little whimsical. Not to mention the long distance between them, he wondered whether the satellite signal could be connected.
Even under the current conditions, the rockets they have are antiques from two hundred years ago, and it is still a question whether they can be launched.
Lana did almost nothing these days. He just concentrated on repairing and replacing various parts on the rocket, and he was exhausted.
Even during the trial that year, I have never been so tired.
After Lana installed the parts in his hand, he searched for food in his tattered robe, but accidentally turned out a military registration card.
Looking at the rusty military ID card in his hand, Lana couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Who could have imagined that this weird guy who only knew how to repair things was once a paladin of the Western Brotherhood.
Yes, Rana was once a serious Brotherhood Paladin, on the same level as Danse from the Federation.
This is why he can skillfully operate power armor and repair various high-tech items.
He had even seen a rail gun in the past, so repairing power armor and rockets was a piece of cake for him.
It’s a pity that Lana is down and out now. If it weren’t for the appearance of Yi Beiwang, he might still be living off the fat of the land in Liberty City.
He recalled the hatred between the Western Brotherhood and NCR and felt sad.
The Western Brotherhood fell into decline after Operation Rising Sun. After being crippled by the NCR, the Western Brotherhood decayed faster than the rate of death in the Mohaveri.
In the past, he owned a T51 power armor and was surrounded by five or six followers, so he had people to serve him wherever he went.
Now, it’s not that the treatment here is bad, but there are more things to do.
The people here are all talented, especially their new leader Yi Beiwang, who speaks very sweetly and I am always fooled by him.
Over time, Rana gradually decided to forget the past and devote himself to a new life.
But the only thing that made him a little worried was Mist.
Here I have to especially praise Yi Beiwang's ability to pick up people. He was able to pick up a former lieutenant of the NCR's First Reconnaissance Battalion, and also picked up a former paladin of the Brotherhood himself.
It is said that the leader picked up an Enclave Major General some time ago, but I don’t know if he can pick up another alien in the future.
Lana always felt that Mist looked familiar, perhaps because they had met once during Operation Rising Sun.
This guy comes to test me every now and then, and I don’t know if he has discovered something.
But it would be fine as long as he refused to admit it. After all, the Western Brotherhood had now become the Western Little Brothers Association. There were no three-digit Brotherhood members in the entire Mojave, and no one could prove that he was a Paladin.
Lana hid the military ID card in his hand, put on the power armor given to him by the leader, walked out of the launch base, and headed towards Novak.
Inside the launch base, Rana's mood became much better as he looked at the launch base that was being renovated and rebuilt everywhere, and the workers who were assembling bullets and firearms production lines.
That’s great! If the business group continues to develop like this, its strength will surely grow stronger and stronger.
By then, we can buy up a lot of pre-war high-tech relics and find a place to bury them...
Stop, stop, stop. Why are you thinking about what you did before?
Now I am the mechanic Lana, not the paladin I used to be.
No matter what happens next, it won’t affect my mentality…
"Hey! I found it, I found it!"
In a pit in the distance, several young men were holding pans and dancing excitedly.
One of them even fell to the ground in joy and became hysterical, even crazier than if he was on drugs.
Seeing this, Rana stepped forward and gently poked the hysterical man, shouting, "What did you find? Why are you so excited?"
Looking at the power armor in front of him, the young man was frightened and came to his senses, and replied: "Gold mine, it's a gold mine, we found gold!"
Huh?! Novak really has a gold mine!
Rana looked at the pans in the young men's hands in disbelief. After seeing that there was really gold ore in them, he quickly asked them to call for help.
He hurried back and got an impact drill, and started drilling on the ground.
By the time Mist arrived, Rana had dug out a lot of stones by himself.
Mist went forward to check and confirmed that there was indeed a gold mine here, but the amount of reserves was still uncertain.
Gold is a store of value comparable to pure water. Once the gold mine is opened, their financial pressure will be less.
But if not handled properly, this can become a hot potato.
There is no shortage of people in the wasteland who value money more than their lives. If they knew there was a gold mine here, who knows what they might do.
Thinking of this, Mist asked people to block the news and invited those who knew about it to stay in a hotel for a few days, calling it a benefit for newcomers.
He looked at Lana who was exiting the power armor and asked, "Do you know where the leader went?"
Rana shook his head and said, "I don't know. I've been repairing rockets these days and I don't know anything."
Mist sighed helplessly and said, "There's nothing we can do. We can't make the decision on this matter. We have to wait for the leader to come back."
"Let's go look for him in the bar first. Maybe we can find the leader. After all, he just likes drinking and bragging."
At this point, Mist suddenly froze and looked at Lana's arm.
Only then did Lana notice that he had forgotten to wear his robe when he went out, and the brand of the Brotherhood on his arm was exposed.
Everyone else was looking at the location of the gold mine, and no one paid attention to this side. Mist and Rana just looked at each other in silence.
Mist smiled self-deprecatingly, as if to say that it was just as he expected. Thinking back to the tragic scenes in Operation Rising Sun, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Rana was sweating profusely. You know, the Western Brotherhood didn't have a very good reputation in Mojave, and was also the top brother on the NCR hatred list.
He thought Mist would report him to the leader, and mentally he was silently preparing himself for judgment.
But Mist just looked at Lana deeply for a while, took off his coat and put it on him.
"Let's go, we still have a lot of things to deal with and we need to talk to the chief."
"Before that, let's go to the bar and have a drink."
Mist turned his back to Lana and sighed, as if he had let go of something, and he walked a little lighter.
He is no longer a member of NCR, and it is time to let go of all the grudges from the past.
Rana didn't say much, he just followed silently and walked side by side with Mist.
They came to the bar and met Number Nine here.
Number Nine was inviting some children to drink water, with a smile on his face, which melted away his sadness.