When Fang Zheng opened his eyes again, the first thing he saw was the familiar fair skin.
"Good morning."
"Good morning, Master."
"Um... Good morning, Esther, Restia."
Looking at the two sword elves lying on top of him, Fang Zheng reached out and gently stroked their soft silver-white and dark purple long hair. The two of them lay in Fang Zheng's arms, one on the left and one on the right, squinting their eyes.
That's right. This is why Fang Zheng has no interest in women in the wasteland. Aren't two sword elves good enough? Esther is fragrant and Restia is soft. Which one is not much better than those refugees in the wasteland? Is there anything better than waking up with a warm and soft woman in your arms? Can those women in the wasteland provide such a good touch?
"It was a peaceful night last night."
Restia hugged Fang Zheng's arm and smiled like a kitten, while Esther lay on Fang Zheng's body expressionlessly, staring at him without blinking.
“That’s why we chose the hotel.”
Fang Zheng yawned as he sat up and looked around. Although the boss said this was a top-class suite, in fact, in Fang Zheng's opinion, it was almost the same as a ruin. The windows were intact, there were no cracks or holes on the floor, and the walls were okay except for a few bullet holes... It was just this level.
Of course, if Fang Zheng were to say, everything here did not meet his expectations. Although the bed was not broken, it gave off a strange smell. There were also bloodstains in the corners that had not been wiped clean, giving people the feeling of a murder scene. The sofa placed in the corner was filthy, and the springs inside were broken beyond recognition. Only the appearance barely looked good, so it was placed here - in this world where most things have been destroyed, such things with intact appearance are indeed rare goods.
Fang Zheng certainly couldn't let himself and the two sword elves suffer such an injustice, so he simply flipped over the bed and took out a big bed from the King's Treasure to enjoy himself. To be on the safe side, he made a lot of preparations, and now these preparations were obviously not in vain.
By the way, these two sword elves came out by themselves, especially during this trip, they often did this. Fang Zheng was still alone when he went to bed at night, but when he woke up in the morning, there were two more sword elves around him - well, to some extent, these two were the ones who were most inseparable from Fang Zheng.
It was just that the two sword elves rarely came out on weekdays, and this trip to the core center was like a break for them - they could finally go out for a walk. After all, unlike other times, this time Fang Zheng obviously had no intention of picking up any girls along the way, so the two sword elves no longer hid like before.
But Fang Zheng had gotten used to it a long time ago. As long as there wasn't a scene like the one in many harem animations where the heroine pushed open the door and came in to catch the adulterer, then he would naturally have no problem.
In fact, if Fang Zheng had to choose, he would not want to live in such a shabby hotel. Among Fang Zheng's royal treasures, there are simple houses converted from containers, which are specially prepared for this time. The layout inside is not only comfortable and luxurious, but also very warm and quite safe.
Fang Zheng did exactly that during the first few nights in the wasteland.
However...the truth is helpless.
The bandits would throw grenades at Fang Zheng's container, and even attract some random people to come here to cause trouble. Fang Zheng still remembers that one time when he got up early in the morning and brushed his teeth, he pushed open the door of the container, and then stepped on a queen mud crab - then the originally refreshing morning immediately turned into a bloody B-level movie, which made Fang Zheng sick to death.
From then on, Fang Zheng would rather sleep in a well-managed hotel than camp in the wilderness. Although the quality of hotels in the apocalyptic wasteland is nothing to complain about, at least they are safe and quiet. At least you don't have to worry about opening the door early in the morning and staring at the queen of mud crabs or death claws, right?
That would be really fatal.
"But Master, do you really want to let that woman lead the way?"
Restia climbed down from the bed and stretched, looking provocatively at Esther who was still curled up in the quilt. The latter stared at the shaking ball silently, then turned her head away, pretending she saw nothing.
"What else? Besides, maybe she is also the protagonist... After all, in this world, if you are not looking for a chip, a GECK, a father, or a son, it is normal that she is looking for a sister or brother now..."
After washing up, Fang Zheng took all the things back to Wang Cai, then clapped his hands and walked out of the room. As for the overturned tables, chairs, benches, beds, etc. in the room... let the boss deal with it himself.
After opening the door, Fang Zheng immediately saw Kate who had appeared in front of him last night. The woman was no longer wearing the uniform she had worn in the shelter last night. Instead, she was dressed like the refugees in the wasteland, wearing worn-out but sturdy clothes with steel plates and iron frames sewn on them as a certain degree of defense. Her smooth blonde hair was now tied into a ponytail behind her, and she had a pistol hanging from her waist.
Well, a 9MM standard pistol, a special item for the shelter.
Fang Zheng took a look and then looked away. From the slightly tired look of the woman in front of him, he could tell that she had been waiting here for a long time, but this was also normal.
"Can you use a gun?"
"Of course, sir, my shooting score is number one in the shelter!"
Kate's tone sounded somewhat proud when she said this. This was also the reason why she was able to come to this small town safely. There were residents of the shelter who, like Kate, escaped when the Legion was attacked by the Enclave, but many of them died on the way.
Only Kate was able to get here safely, apparently not because the radiated cockroaches, mutant dogs, and mutant flies along the way were all blind.
"Then let's determine the route."
Fang Zheng didn't say much. People in the wasteland were no longer children. In fact, there was no soil for innocence here. Anyone who wanted to survive would mature as quickly as possible. Even a child was like this. The woman in front of him was already an adult. She naturally knew how to take care of herself and didn't need him to talk nonsense.
He just motioned Kate to go into the room, then took out the map and put it on the table. Kate was somewhat confused when she saw the messy guest room in front of her, but she was very tactful and didn't ask, but focused her attention on the map.
"Where would you like to go, sir?"
"It's heading north at the moment."
As Fang Zheng spoke, he touched the key hanging around his neck. Only when it was turned in this direction would the key vibrate slightly, which meant that the next portal was in this direction.
The vibration was not large, which meant that the portal was quite far away from him - this was not good news.
"Well……"
Kate didn't know what to say for a moment to Fang Zheng's vague answer, but she quickly changed the subject.
"Then this is the only way we can go. According to your map, from Highway 87..."
"That's right."
However, Kate was interrupted by Fang Zheng before she could finish her words.
"Do you know which force owns the means of transportation?"
"Transportation...you mean the caravan's ox-drawn cart?"
“It can fly.”
"It can fly..."
This time Kate was stuck. She thought hard for a while before she answered in a low voice.
"I have heard that the Enclave should have helicopters, and it seems that the Brotherhood also has airships for transportation and movement, but I have never seen them... Sorry, I have only heard about it from others, and flying vehicles like this usually don't stay in one place for too long."
"Um……"
After hearing Kate's answer, Fang Zheng crossed his arms and thought about it. He had always hoped to get a faster means of transportation. However, this was not an easy task. Now all Fang Zheng could think of was to grab something that was already available. After all, this was America, so he would rather grab it than lose it.
His own means of transportation doesn't work very well here, but wouldn't it be possible to use local means of transportation?
It was a pity that he had not seen anything useful along the way. Fang Zheng did not mind a full-scale war with the Brotherhood or NCR as long as he could get what he wanted.
But if I have to say, it’s still the Enclave.
Fang Zheng had played the game before, so he knew some of the situations in this world. Compared to the Brotherhood of Steel, the Enclave's technology was more advanced. To put it bluntly, the Brotherhood of Steel was just a group of idiots showing off their current stuff, while the Enclave had been climbing the technology tree, from before the war to after the war. And if Fang Zheng remembered correctly, the Enclave seemed to have helicopters?
"Do you know where the Enclave base is?"
"this……"
Facing Fang Zheng's question, Kate clearly showed an embarrassed expression.
"I'm sorry, sir. I only heard that the Enclave was in Hidden Rock. As for where their base is, I have no idea."
"That's no problem, just tell me where those Enclaves show up."
Kate hesitated, then reached out and pointed to a spot on the map.
"This is it, but it's very dangerous. We have to pass through the Khan's territory, and we may encounter the Legion..."
"No matter what it is, just kill it if it's in your way."
Fang Zheng waved his hand, interrupting Kate's answer.
"Okay, let's go."