I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

Now, Postman No. 404 and Team are enough to stabilize the situation in Liberty City. There is basically nothing they can't handle.

It's about time to set off for the Brotherhood of Steel. If I'm lucky enough to meet Veronica, there might be a last glimmer of hope - of course, Sun Yang still hopes for a turnaround, mainly for the technology inside.

After all, those diehards can die, but the technological talents and preserved technologies cannot be lost.

Honestly, if Elijah wasn't such a jerk with an explosive collar and an absurd need for control, Sun Yang would have recruited him. This guy had made a trip to the Great Mountains and escaped unscathed. Not only had he tricked the assassin Christine into undergoing brain surgery, he had also hacked into the doctor's database and damaged someone's vocal system.

Although there was also the factor of Elijah's rich experience in survival and combat, and the negligence of the doctor inside, but at least from this point of view, Elijah's scientific literacy and talent were ridiculously high, and he could utilize even the systems designed by the best scientists before the war.

The Brotherhood of Steel has a lot of talented people, and the Followers of the Apocalypse are no less talented. You know, Caesar, who now rules the entire Caesar's Legion, was once a member of the Followers of the Apocalypse. This organization is particularly prone to producing ruthless people, which is why Sun Yang wants to build good relations with the Followers of the Apocalypse.

Sun Yang had already thought it through. If any members of the Brotherhood of Steel and followers of Apocalypse were unwilling to help NCR, he would gather all the scientific researchers who were willing to continue their research and bring them to the mountains to continue their research.

An organization that's both capable of scientific research and passionate about spreading science, technology, and education, and whose message is also very peaceful. Oh my god, it would be fantastic to have them in charge of scientific research.

From next door came the sounds of people changing clothes, as well as the surprised cries of Postman No. 6 and Cass. After Sun Yang waited for a while, two figures appeared in front of him again.

After putting on the powered exoskeleton suit, the postman's figure grew two sizes larger. Composite alloy armor plates were added to her chest and back, and her waist, abdomen, and joints, which required movement, were also protected with sophisticated structures.

Her arms, shoulders, thighs and calves were protected by several centimeters of armor plates. These heavy armor plates would normally make her unable to move, but the power batteries and advanced power suit servo system ensured that she did not need much strength to operate the armor.

Theoretically, the protective capabilities of the suits they wear are comparable to the power armor of the Brotherhood of Steel.

Finally, they put on the helmet, and the integrated modular equipment inside allows them to complete many tasks without removing the helmet. These are all mature technologies and can be used directly.

"This equipment is great, I like it very much, and I feel full of power." Postman No. 6 took off the helmet on his head after moving around for a while.

"You will be more powerful later. The implant surgery will take quite a long time. If you are worried, just be a teammate and help watch over it. Anyway, I'll leave the affairs of Liberty City to you and Team 404. I won't stay here. You can use anything here as you like." Sun Yang stood up from the chair and prepared to leave.

"Where are you going?" asked Postman No. 6.

"I'm going to meet with the Brotherhood of Steel. I originally wanted you to do this job, but it's too much trouble for you to make the trip, so I'll do it. Take care of things here."

After explaining everything, Sun Yang left the hotel and went out through the main gate of Liberty City. If the postman in New Vegas is based on the original plot, he is still very reliable and there is no need to worry too much.

Now, what he had to do was to find Veronica and cause trouble for the Brotherhood of Steel. Sun Yang left with the M14 and headed towards the target site in his mind.

168 Veronica

[Commander, where should we find this Veronica?] M14 drove a jeep, speeding along the broken roads of Mojave.

The traffic dropped off a bit after they got some distance from New Vegas. Sun Yang found a random spot to pull out his SUV and drove south with M14.

"She's usually wearing a hooded rag, and her signature feature should be a power fist on her right hand. If I remember correctly, she's at Trading Station 188."

[So this Veronica, is she some very important person?]

"She's arguably the most open-minded and radical person in the Brotherhood of Steel. She might be able to convince some people not to fight us. If we explain the situation of her gay friend, she'll be happy to help."

"I don't think it's that easy to make the Brotherhood of Steel surrender. Will her words be effective?"

"It doesn't matter if it's useless. At least we will get a lesbian couple with good scientific and technological skills... Well, I don't like homosexuality, but considering that their scientific research level is not bad and they won't hang around in front of me, I can still accept it." Sun Yang showed a somewhat unhappy expression.

The jeep drove along the road for a long time. After constantly asking passers-by for directions, M14 finally drove to Trade Station No. 188.

This station, located in the middle of a long highway, not only provides water and food for those heading to New Vegas, but also sells various types of ammunition. Passersby are eager to stop by to stock up.

It was also a place for those who had lost everything in New Vegas and had no bottle caps left in their pockets to pawn their pants. Some of them had to rely on the bottle caps they got from selling their clothes to eat and drink, and then left Mojave with nothing.

Next to this station, a hooded woman sat devouring a lizard steak. She looked young and somewhat worried.

When Sun Yang's car slowly passed by, the hooded and low-key woman suddenly stood up, hurriedly ate the lizard steak, and ran outside.

M14 noticed someone approaching, so he rolled down the window and, with his other hand, held the laser gun next to the seat and raised it outside.

"Don't come any closer. I don't like people approaching my car. Who are you?" M14 shouted rudely.

"Oh hello, is this a car? Do you want to rest here? Where are you from? From New Vegas?" The young woman was very enthusiastic, or to be more precise, she was very enthusiastic about this drivable car.

Sun Yang, sitting in the passenger seat, looked closely at her face, then at her wrists. She looked young and pretty, and there were no power gloves on her wrists. Perhaps it wasn't her.

Sun Yang then said, "This is a car. It's coming from New Vegas without stopping. Now please answer my question. Do you know a woman named Veronica? She has a friend named Christine, and something happened. The last we heard was that Veronica was active near the 188 supply station."

"I've been staying nearby and will pass on the message when she comes. What do you want from Veronica? And what exactly happened to Christine?" the woman said.

"Christine has captured Elijah and has returned to the bunker, but things are a little bad and I can't tell outsiders. Tell her that we will come back here later." Sun Yang tried his best to explain in words that the Brotherhood of Steel members could understand but ordinary people could not.

There's no way around it. Veronica's clothing isn't as obvious and distinctive as other characters'. Her job requires her to remain discreet, so it would be strange if her identity were easily discovered.

"Bunker? You know the bunker, right?" The woman in front of him hesitated for a moment and then whispered, "I'm Veronica. Tell me what happened."

"So, you are Veronica from the Brotherhood of Steel? Then let me ask you, what kind of power armor do the knights of the Brotherhood of Steel wear and what kind of weapons do they use?" Sun Yang said, looking at the woman in front of him wearing a rag hood.

"Then you've asked the right person. Knights usually fight with T51 power armor, laser Gatling guns, and laser rifles. A small number of them use Gauss rifles. How about it, can you verify my identity?" The woman said, pulling out a power glove from the pocket behind her waist.

"It seems that you are indeed Veronica." Sun Yang recognized her as soon as he saw this thing on her hand. Only Veronica could use the combination of a broken hood and power gloves.

"So, what happened? Why did you mention Christine?" Veronica frowned as she looked at the man and woman in the car.

There were not many people at Site 188 right now. After Sun Yang drove the car a little further away, he stopped and continued talking with Veronica.

"Let's get in the car first. We can talk while we drive to save time." Sun Yang pointed to the back seat of the car and motioned Veronica to get in and explain in detail.

"Oh, forget it. I like standing." Veronica directly rejected Sun Yang's invitation.

"She thinks our vehicle is unsafe." M14 said over the comms.

Sun Yang shrugged and explained to Veronica what happened at that time and the purpose of Sun Yang's visit.

Sun Yang hopes that the Brotherhood of Steel can provide technological support to the outside world like the Followers of the Apocalypse. The Brotherhood of Steel should open its doors, collect civilian knowledge and technology that it previously ignored, and win over talented and capable people in the wasteland.

They should spread medical knowledge and planting knowledge, which are beneficial to the wasteland, and then spread these technologies to those in need to help the people in the wasteland. Simply collecting military technology will eventually kill them.

"Hmm? Why does this sound like my opinion? You're not from the Brotherhood of Steel, but you seem to know them very well. I guess they think of you as mercenaries I paid them to hire. And Christine... well, the world will change after I go out and travel around. I want to know which organization you are from? What is your purpose?"

"I'm Commander Sun Yang, from Griffin Oasis Base. My purpose? To collect technology and, by the way, make life in this Mojave Wasteland more decent. Veronica, I believe you are well aware of the Mojave branch of the Brotherhood of Steel. If this continues, it will surely decline. I'm not interested in those fools who believe in dogma, but I am very interested in the researchers. These preserved technologies and the people who can analyze them are the most important."

"So your goal is technology?"

"My goal is to spread technology, just like my favorite followers of the apocalypse. The Brotherhood of Steel is always going out to kill people and steal high-tech equipment, which really annoys me."

"...Huh, I don't know what you can use to ask the Brotherhood of Steel to do this." Veronica looked at Sun Yang and the alert female warrior.

"A few days ago, my troops took Christine to negotiate with the Brotherhood of Steel. As a result, four of our men died in battle, one of the Brotherhood of Steel died, and Christine was taken away by them. I was very dissatisfied with the Brotherhood of Steel's attitude, so I had my men ready to use a violent attack to force the Brotherhood of Steel to surrender - but I thought of you, maybe you can turn things around."

"Me? You've really prepared a terrible arrangement for me. I at least need enough reasons to convince the elders." Veronica scratched her head irritably. After a long time, she agreed to Sun Yang and agreed to persuade her family.

169 On Standby

In the end, Veronica got into Sun Yang's car. She did not promise Sun Yang what she could do, but just said that she would go back to the Brotherhood's bunker. She asked Sun Yang to give her a weapon that could penetrate the Brotherhood of Steel's power armor.

Only by presenting such weapons can the Brotherhood's top leaders truly realize that times have changed, that powerful enemies are at their doorstep, and that if they don't make changes, they will all die.

Sun Yang pretentiously pulled a brand-new Stinger missile from under his seat and handed it to Veronica. His other powerful weapons were either inconvenient to remove or integrated into his AST power armor. He couldn't possibly let Veronica drive back in a power armor equipped with grenades, smart missiles, and a three-barreled cannon.

"Isn't this a bazooka? Just one doesn't mean anything." Veronica said, holding the Stinger missile. Then she quickly realized that something was wrong with the "bazooka" in her hand. "Wait a minute, Sun Yang, why is your bazooka so new? This sight has guidance capabilities? Is this a missile launcher? This equipment has been sealed for two hundred years? Did you dig up a secret arsenal?"

"It's not a secret arsenal. This is something my people have newly built. If I want, I can equip every NCR infantryman with a Stinger missile. How about this? I'll give you a powered exoskeleton. You wear the powered exoskeleton and hold the Stinger missile. Is that enough to convince the elders?"

"That's enough. It's enough to be able to mass-produce this kind of technological equipment. Oh, my God, Veronica, you are actually mixed up with an unknown force. What will the elders think of you, and what will everyone in the brotherhood think of you..." Veronica was sitting in the back seat, holding a powered exoskeleton and a Stinger missile, and kept talking to herself.

"If you don't believe me, you can get off now and find out my identity from the followers of Apocalypse here. Of course, if you have no relationship with them at all, then there's nothing I can do. I won't spend the effort to prove my identity to you." Sun Yang's words caused Veronica to murmur in frustration.

The Brotherhood of Steel's bunker was located deep in a hidden valley. Sun Yang first released a drone to survey the area (he also gave Veronica a separate drone and remote control device). After confirming that there were no Brotherhood of Steel patrols, NCR elite rangers, or Caesar's Legion elite scouts nearby, he let Veronica go.

When it comes to dealing with the Brotherhood, Sun Yang would rather it not be discovered by people from other factions. After all, the subsequent wrangling would definitely consume a lot of his energy.

If someone really came to him to discuss the issue of dividing the spoils after defeating the Brotherhood of Steel, Sun Yang would only consider whether to make this force part of the spoils.

Veronica clumsily donned her powered exoskeleton, clutching the Stinger missiles and drones, and headed for the hidden valley. Sun Yang activated the microphone and hidden camera on Veronica's powered exoskeleton, monitoring her situation in real time. After all, he couldn't predict what Veronica would say, so having firsthand intelligence was always a good idea.

The reconnaissance network established by the surrounding drones has been put online. Sun Yang stretched his shoulders and began to move combat supplies around.

The M14 changed into a nuclear battery-powered stealth exoskeleton combat suit. This experimental stealth combat suit has been tested in actual combat in the advanced warfare world. After being upgraded to a nuclear battery-powered one, its stealth maintenance time has increased by dozens of times, and even the electromagnetic rifle can be hidden.

[I'm going to look for a sniper position nearby.] M14 led several puppets carrying bullets and batteries away from Sun Yang's car. They needed to set up their weapons at an angle that would allow them to strike the hidden valley. A distance of about a kilometer would be sufficient.

The Palette Team is ready to go. Equipped with stronger bodies and more powerful weapons, the four dolls are eager to fight.

The AST power armor worn by the mainframes is equipped with howitzers, machine guns, and smart missiles. And the heavy laser machine guns carried by the puppets will definitely give the iron cans of the Brotherhood of Steel a fierce and evenly matched battle!

Sun Yang summoned the Palette Team. The mainframes maneuvered their heavy AST power armor to find their positions, while their respective puppets, armed with their own weapons, waited behind nearby mountainside shelters.

[Damn it, I'm going to teach those tin can guys a lesson this time. I don't care if their armor is laser-proof or bullet-proof, as long as I have both kinetic and energy weapons, they can't stop anything!] AAT52 operated the AST power armor and gave the right arm cannon and howitzer a final check.

"I'll be there this time too. I'll follow them during the assault." Sun Yang donned a stealth power suit and activated it. He produced a Dragon Sacred Bell in his hand, and where there was nothing, brilliant golden lightning flashed.

[Why is the lightning yellow? Why isn't the power suit overloaded...] Makarov said in confusion as he looked at the lightning gun flashing in the air.

"Because I have held the lightning spear in the holy bell, hey, you understand that it will only work when I think about it--" Sun Yang tried to commit suicide, letting the bound lightning disperse, and the golden lightning spread out on his body.

Sun Yang felt intense pain and numbness throughout his body, and the power suit's stealth system overloaded and shut down, burning out the delicate components. Cursing, Sun Yang crushed two dropstones and used repair magic to fix the power suit.

So the commander's lightning spear is theoretically just bound lightning? That's ridiculous. Makarov used to think his commander was very patient, but now it seems that as long as this thing is controlled well, there will be no problem at all.

"Commander, your safety isn't guaranteed when we charge in. Those Brotherhood of Steel guys are tough. Even if we get a signal from your superiors, the system will automatically lock the firing sequence. Are you sure you can kill those tin cans? You're not saying you can take them down with just a lightning gun, are you? That's ridiculous. Can anyone take down a tactical humanoid with a stun gun?" AAT52 also questioned Sun Yang's plan.

"When you encounter technicians with weapons, you will definitely be shot to death without thinking. If I were here, I could let them die alive. I can't bear to see them die. There are so many weird technologies in the wasteland. If we don't find some local scientific researchers, the humanoids in the Oasis will be exhausted to death. And if fewer people die, it will be easier to recruit people from the Brotherhood of Steel later." Sun Yang activated his stealth power suit, quietly found a place to squat, and waited for news from Veronica.

170 Veronica's Efforts

The humanoid team is working hard and rubbing their hands, ready to use the latest weapons to collect some experimental data - in other words, ready to fight.

Veronica, deep inside the bunker, was so nervous she could barely breathe. Through the equipment she was wearing, Sun Yang could clearly see the situation she was facing.

When Veronica approached the bunker with the outside technology provided by Sun Yang, she was shouted to stop by a member of the Brotherhood of Steel in a rude and unfriendly tone.

These personnel stated that they had just been attacked by a strange group of people, and that their words were very, very similar to Veronica's. They had reason to suspect that Veronica had hired outside mercenaries to attack the bunker in order to convince the members of the Brotherhood of Steel.

Now they want to arrest Veronica on several charges of betraying the Brotherhood of Steel.

"Wow, Veronica didn't even appear in the last event. How could these people just assume she was the one who did it? Can't there be a bunch of people with nothing better to do who want to cause trouble for the Brotherhood of Steel?" M14 shared the camera and complained in the team channel.

The power armor camera could only see the tall iron cans opposite and their cold buzzing voices.

Veronica argued with reason, trying to use her eloquence to clear herself of suspicion, but the member on the other side looked very angry and interrupted Veronica several times.

"This is a factional struggle. Even among us humanoids, there are still small groups, but we don't have any, and we don't care about those weird powers. We've thrown them all to the commander." Makarov said bluntly.

In reality, Griffin's interpersonal relationships weren't much different from before. No matter how much conflict the Dolls had, it wouldn't escalate to the point of not cooperating with each other. They'd fought side by side for so long that no matter how unhappy they were, they'd learned to cooperate.

However, with the technologically conservative factions, driven to retreat and forced to live in bunkers, each side strives to maximize resources and manpower, rather than waste them. These Brotherhood members, keen to maintain tradition, naturally find Veronica's unconventional ideas distasteful. Makarov offered a pointed comment.

"Your analysis is good, Makarov. Veronica's identity is quite special. Her combat experience can be regarded as that of a veteran, but many of the suggestions she puts forward will make it difficult for the Brotherhood's top leaders who tend to hide in the bunker. This may be the reason why she was assigned to do the work - now that she is back, those who were already unhappy with her will naturally find fault with her as much as possible." Sun Yang shrugged.

He was probably partly responsible for Veronica's treatment, but Sun Yang didn't intend to blame himself. Ultimately, it was just some of the Brotherhood of Steel's actions that were truly outrageous. If they had just been willing to talk to each other normally, things wouldn't have gotten to this point.

"Of course, I also understand that sometimes conservatism isn't necessarily a bad thing. Change doesn't necessarily mean improvement. If the old way of life is working well, people will tend to prefer the more familiar one. If the long-standing lifestyle has proven to be fine, then stick with the old one and don't mess around with it. The current situation in the bunker probably exacerbates the fear of the unknown."

"But change has come knocking on our door. It's time to wake up from our fear and slumber. Oh my! This was originally the Courier's job. She should have used her eloquence to successfully improve the relationship between NCR and the Brotherhood of Steel. That solution would have been much more gentle. Unfortunately, this Courier is a foolish, war-mongering maniac. If she had done it, I'd probably have to go in and rescue people."

Sun Yang watched as Veronica successfully fought off those who wanted to arrest her for treason. Their reasoning was simple: If you arrest me on such baseless grounds, would you dare to arrest any Brotherhood member with such indirect evidence?

"I'm a survivor of the Battle of Helios I. What about you? What were you doing while I was bleeding? How dare you doubt me?!" Veronica pushed the Brotherhood soldier hard. With the help of her powered exoskeleton, she pushed him several steps away. "You'd better shoot me right now, then point at the pile of minced meat and loudly declare: I killed Veronica because I suspected she was an enemy! If I make it in alive, I'll report all of you for obstructing the transmission of intelligence and colluding with foreign enemies!"

The blockaders initially took it lightly, but Veronica's movements attracted others. Soon, another officer ran out from behind the blockaders and loudly stated that some people had recently died in battle, which was why many people were on edge. He said that Veronica was a reliable soldier and questioning her was an insult to her.

He scolded the gatekeeper and then welcomed Veronica back in a friendly manner.

This plot sounds so familiar. Isn't this just a case of a boss instructing his subordinate to take the blame? M14 searched for this line and found hundreds of TV dramas with the same plot.

"The essence of human beings is to repeat themselves. They all have one head and two legs, so the general strategies they come up with are naturally the same. Ah, I really want to press T to wait quickly. How can these people talk so much?" Sun Yang yawned.

Veronica's camera moves through the bunker, and she greets different people. Some of them are very familiar with her, but others are sarcastic and mocking. Veronica also curses back at these people directly.

The Brotherhood of Steel's bunker was enormous, seemingly repurposed from an underground military base. Veronica wandered around for nearly half an hour before arriving at a gate with automatic doors. There stood two fully armed Brotherhood knights, miniguns in hand, warily watching the road ahead.

Veronica reported her return, and the guard at the door verified her genetic data before letting her in. Inside, the elder of the Mojave branch of the Brotherhood was sitting there calmly. When he saw Veronica come in, he asked about the report in a serious tone.

Veronica also seriously explained that the external environment was very bad, and boldly stated that she had contacted the forces that had communicated and conflicted with the Brotherhood a few days ago.

She showed the elder several pieces of equipment in her hands. Brand-new guided missile launchers, powered exoskeletons, and small drones. These were products that the Brotherhood couldn't develop.

"Elder, these things are all very new. The commander of the Griffin Oasis base also said that they were newly built. They obviously control the pre-war arsenal, and it's even more likely that they have revived civilization."