It was already late when we drove back.

After nightfall, the number of guards at the elk gathering place increased significantly. When Su Ziyu looked up, he could see two soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor. One of them had a special paint on his chest, which seemed to be the symbol of a brown bear.

The car was stopped before it got close to the gate.

"Death Claw?!" The sergeant with the painted chest came over, took off his hood, looked at the huge and ferocious head of the Death Claw with a shocked expression, touched the slightly damaged horns on its head, and said in surprise: "Yes! It's the one near the camp!"

"This wound was caused by the RPG I used to blow it up!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Su Ziyu in the driver's seat, looked him up and down and said, "Wild Hunter?"

"Yes." Su Ziyu asked directly: "Can we go in?"

"We haven't had dinner yet."

The sergeant raised his hand to let him go, and then said to Su Ziyu, "Are you interested in joining our patrol team? You can get more than 300 bottle caps a month!"

“There are other subsidies!”

Su Ziyu shook his head and said, "I prefer a little more freedom."

The sergeant looked a little regretful and said, "Whenever you want to settle down, you can consider joining us. We need veterans like you."

The SUV drove in quickly.

“Fuck!”

"It's the Death Claw!"

"It was killed by someone? Who did it? A wild hunter from outside? An expert!"

"What?"

"You just accepted the mission today? You'll be back in the evening?"

Suddenly the entire elk gathering place became lively. Many people came out of their houses, and some people were looking in from the bar.

“I won!”

"No one guessed it right! Haha!" Jiesexing laughed and said while holding a wine bottle.

The big monk just opened a handicap in the bar today, betting on whether Su Ziyu can kill the Death Claw, and if so, when he will come back. Many people bet that he will never come back, some bet on tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and almost no one bets that he will come back today.

Jie Se was laughing happily, but at this moment a deep male voice said, "I got it right."

"Fifty bottle caps, the odds are ten to one."

A slightly charming female voice came from the side, jokingly saying, "Monk, I also bet today, 20 bottle caps."

Jie Se's laughter froze instantly. He turned his head and looked behind him. He saw Max, the owner of the pub, and the bunny girl standing next to him. He was a little surprised and said, "You bet on today? Let me see!"

Oh shit.

Jie Se's expression instantly turned ugly, and he said with a sad face, "That's true! I drank too much! I was so happy for nothing!"

The two of them directly divided half of the profits.

Max smiled and patted Jie Se's shoulder, saying, "A master like him will either come back today or fail."

"Let's go."

"Let's go get his bounty."

Many yellow faces appeared. Many of the people in the elk gathering place were from Chinatown. They all looked at Su Ziyu curiously and talked about it: "Where did this expert come from? He looks like a Chinese! Is he a wilderness hunter?"

Chinese people still love to watch the fun as always.

“Make way! Make way!” Jiesexing pushed the crowd aside and walked over. He stretched out his hand and lifted the head of Death Claw off the roof of the car. He looked at Su Ziyu and smiled, “I knew you could do it!”

"Oh my goodness. It's quite heavy."

Su Ziyu smiled, opened the car door and got out. He saw Old Bob standing at the door of the bar not far away. He was raising his glass towards him with a slightly flattering expression. Su Ziyu also smiled and nodded.

Paul also came with some people.

His scavenger team was a mixed bag. They were looking at Su Ziyu in shock, giving him a thumbs up and saying, "Great!"

“Master!”

At this time, the little girl walked behind Su Ziyu, stood on tiptoe and lowered her voice and said, "Don't give me the reward directly later."

"I've got the money. You can give me your share later."

The situation is a bit mixed right now.

Many people came out to watch. The girl was quite cautious, fearing that taking the money at this time would cause some unnecessary trouble. Although 300 bottle caps were not a lot, the residents of the wasteland era had little money. They still inherited the traditions of the old world of Europe and America, and could not save any wealth at all. This money could easily attract some people with bad intentions.

These people might not dare to cause trouble for Su Ziyu, but a little girl like Mattie might be noticed.

"Yeah." Su Ziyu nodded slightly, feeling her ears itchy, and reached out to push her head away.

soon.

Max came over with a big bag. He patted Deathclaw on the head and said with a smile, "Here is your bounty. Are you interested in doing the other mission as well?"

"With your skills, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with the Queen of the Mud Crabs."

Su Ziyu shook his head and said, "Maybe another day."

“It’s almost Chinese New Year.”

"Take two days' rest first."

Max smiled, and the bunny girl standing next to him winked at Su Ziyu and said, "Come over for a drink when you have time! It's my treat!"

There was laughter all around again.

The bunny girl didn't care at all. She said to those who made jokes, "Get lost! If you were so pretty and could kill the Death Claw, what would it mean for me to treat you to a drink? You can do whatever you want!"

It felt like someone was driving.

Su Ziyu didn't respond, but directly reached out to take the purse and said to Jie Se next to him, "Take me to find a place to stay."

Jie Se smiled and said, "Stay at my place."

"I still have a room available, and the hotel here isn't that great."

That's fine too.

A group of onlookers were still looking at the head of the Death Claw, marveling at it. Many of them rarely left the gathering place on weekdays. Those who were willing to go out and take risks were the bravest ones, and it was the first time for many of them to see the Death Claw.

The monks live in the Chinese quarter.

There are about 2,000 Chinese people in the Elk Gathering Area, most of whom are from the Chinatown Gathering Area. Mattie's residence is right next to the Chinese area. Compared with other ethnic groups, it is much safer for a girl like her to live next to the Chinese. Before they separated, Su Ziyu gave her her share of the reward. The girl happily took the money and said to Su Ziyu, "Do you want to kill the Queen of the Mud Crab? I'm quite familiar with that place!"

"Forehead."

"This time you and I just need to give 100 bottle caps."

Ouch. The price has dropped.

Su Ziyu smiled and rubbed her head and said, "Okay."

"That's settled!" The little girl looked very happy. She pushed his hand away, fixed her hair, and said, "I'll go back first."

Many Chinese strangers were greeting Su Ziyu.

He didn't know her either, so he could only nod slightly. Jiesexing, on the other hand, could get along with anyone. He also picked up a business deal on the way. Someone had passed away, and he would go over there tomorrow to chant some sutras.

Huh?

As Su Ziyu was walking, he suddenly frowned. He gently nudged Jie Se next to him with his arm and whispered, "Who are those two people?"

On the second floor not far away, there were two white men who looked rather tough.

"I don't know." Jiesexing whispered, "I've been staying in a hotel in the Chinese district for several days. I don't know where I came from."

Su Ziyu nodded slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

When the two men were leaning on the window and looking at him just now, Su Ziyu saw the mark on their wrists. It was a strange triangle shape, but half of it was crossed out.

——"Brotherhood."

The symbol was a little different from the fraternity logo I remembered, but those two people should be members of the fraternity.

At the hotel.

A rather sturdy man, holding a cigar in his mouth, said, "Do you feel that the man looks familiar?"

"No." The young man next to him lazily leaned against the wall and said, "In my opinion, all Chinese people look the same."

"We've already wasted two days."

"The mission target hasn't been found yet! Are we just going to stay in the hotel every day?"

The man smoking a cigar stood up, picked up a pen, and quickly drew a sketch of Su Ziyu on a piece of paper. Seeing that they were 70% similar, he did not turn around and said in a deep voice: "People from the academy are also nearby."

"Don't act rashly!"

"The two of us may not be able to deal with those bionic humans!"

The young man reached out and took out a dagger and played with it. He looked at the sketch and said, "Do you think those people in the academy are crazy? Why are they still studying old mutant technology?"

"I don't know." The burly man frowned as he looked at the sketch in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Mutant technology is a super soldier program from the old days."

"It is said to be resistant to radiation distortion."

"But all the mutants they created are brainless butchers, and they have no ability to reproduce. The higher-ups are sending people to get information about the academy. It is said that they have successfully created a perfect mutant who is completely immune to radiation pollution while retaining the intelligence of a normal person."

“The top leaders are also quite divided right now.”

"Some people believe that bionic technology should be promoted to allow humans to enter the era of mechanical bionics."

"Others believe that we should not abandon our flesh and blood bodies. There should be other ways to resist the contamination of radiation distortion."

"This kind of big thing is not something that we two little people can influence."

“This is about the future of humanity.”

At this point, he picked up the sketch and looked at it carefully for a long time, and whispered, "It really feels familiar. I think I have seen a picture of this person before."

"Bring me the transmission equipment."

"Let's send his appearance back to the branch for inquiry. This person should be very unusual."

The young man next to him also came over, looked carefully for a while, frowned and thought: "Is it the person marked in the database? I have no impression of him at all!"

"Not sure. Let them check it out." The man said in a deep voice.

A place to abstain from sex.

As soon as Su Ziyu entered the door, he saw a Buddha statue, but the statue was holding not a Dharma instrument but a six-barreled Gatling heavy machine gun. Jie Se walked up to it and bowed devoutly, then lit three incense sticks for the statue.

He turned around and smiled, "Sit anywhere you want."

"We'll be eating soon."

At this time, a woman's voice came, quite hoarsely: "Are you back? The meal will be ready soon."

Three young children came out.

There was a white man and two Chinese people. They looked at Su Ziyu curiously. Then a woman in her forties came out. She was a white woman. When she saw Su Ziyu, she quickly covered her face with her hands. However, Su Ziyu could still see her appearance clearly. There were obvious signs of radiation distortion on her face. Half of her face was drooping as if she had facial paralysis. There were some blue spots on her arms. It should be that she had been exposed to radiation pollution and did not have time to receive timely treatment.

“These children are orphans.”

"Let them follow me for a living for the time being, and when they turn 16, let them go out to make a living on their own." The monk sat down with his arms and legs spread out, pointing at the children.

Although he adopted these children, he did not treat them as his own sons.

The kids were a little afraid of him.

The woman brought some food over, then took some food herself and sat at another table.

"sit."

"Would you like some wine?" the monk said with a smile.

Su Ziyu shook his head and said, "No. Just eat whatever you want."

After that, the mechanical watch on his wrist scanned the food. Very good, the pollution level is extremely low. It should be related to the purified drinking water. Many of the food here are grown and raised by themselves, and the pollution level is much lower than that outside. In the wasteland era, game hunted in the wilderness is actually cheap, and the really expensive ones are those artificially raised livestock.

The taste is average.

The monk had a good appetite. He ate meat, drank wine, and lit a cigarette. Seeing that Su Ziyu didn't eat much, he gave a large piece of meat to the children and whispered, "Eat it quickly."

"After dinner, go to Old Bob's place. He should have a lot of work to do these two days."

Jie Se sat down again and pointed at the children and said, "They are learning from Old Bob. If they have some skills, they won't starve to death in the future."

The education problem in the wasteland era is huge.

These orphans from the lower class have no chance to learn knowledge, so it would be great if they could learn some practical skills.

After dinner.

Jiesexing took off one of his arms. He came to a machine tool, holding his mechanical prosthesis in one hand, and was simply doing maintenance and repairs. As if noticing Su Ziyu's gaze, he grinned and said, "There's nothing I can do. Mechanical prostheses are no match for bionic prostheses. If you don't maintain them regularly, they'll break down at a critical moment and you're done for."

Su Ziyu watched him curiously as he fiddled with his mechanical prosthesis.

Compared to the first time he came here, the technology of mechanical prosthetics in this wasteland era has been greatly improved. It should be that a lot of the mechanical transformation technology of that year has been circulated, but for some reason, bionic technology has not been popularized at all.

Perhaps due to the limitations of productivity in this era, the cost of mechanical transformation is obviously cheaper.

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