Polaris.
When Su Ziyu returned here again, he could hardly recognize the camp.
"Dad. We're almost there!" The little girl's expression was slightly excited. She stood up and pointed to the chimney in the distance: "That's the Polaris factory."
The size of this gathering place has expanded nearly five or six times compared to the original.
Su Ziyu could see the reinforced concrete wall from a long distance away. Those who didn't know it thought it was a military fortress. You can occasionally see convoys of scavengers on the road, but the materials near Polaris have almost been collected. If you want to scavenge, you will probably have to go far away. Many of these scavengers are wearing protective clothing. It is very possible that I want to enter the Southern Cross area.
It is an old world city, and you can still find a lot of supplies if you search carefully.
As the distance gets closer, the gate of Polaris gradually appears in front of you. It is a heavy iron gate, which is opened and closed with a motor. Guards with guns stand on the wall, all wearing exoskeleton powered armor. The number of There are about seven or eight.
However, none of these people were wearing helmets, so they probably felt a little stuffy.
"Dad..." The little girl who was standing up happily suddenly froze for a moment, then shrank and whispered in Su Ziyu's ear: "I don't know those people above."
do not know
The little girl grew up in Polaris, so logically speaking, he should be familiar with the people here.
Did something happen to Polaris
Su Ziyu reached out and touched her little head, and whispered: "Don't act rashly. Let's go in first and then talk."
The guards just glanced at him and let him go.
Su Ziyu noticed that there was a wolf head logo on their exoskeleton powered armor, and the residents in the camp looked at them with a hint of disgust and fear in their eyes. The entire road in Polaris has been rebuilt, and the outer area has also been replanned, but the inner area where the battle was fought is still there, and Su Ziyu can see the wall inside as soon as he comes in.
Twelve years have passed.
There are still some traces of the explosion left on it from the original battle with the super aberration.
Su Ziyu put a coat on the little girl and then took her straight to the hotel. Now he was quite unfamiliar with Polaris and could hardly see any familiar faces. However, there are many more civilians dressed as workers here than before. There are currently about five factories in Polaris, which are involved in food processing, weapons manufacturing, water purification and other projects.
The owner of the hotel was a white man. When Su Ziyu checked in, he looked at the two little girls behind him curiously. Then he threw a key over and said, "10 bottle caps a day."
When the little girl was over nine years old, she was sent to the academy to learn knowledge. Many people here did not recognize her.
And children grow up very quickly, and she is much taller now than before.
inside the room.
Su Ziyu stood at the window and looked outside. He could see some guards patrolling with guns. The situation in the inner city was not very clear. It was originally a military fortress, and the situation inside could not be seen from here.
"Good daughter. Tell me about Polaris." Su Ziyu sat down and said softly.
Figure out the situation first and then decide what to do next.
Polaris seems to have changed hands.
Pasha has been missing for such a long time. According to the nature of the wasteland world, there are probably careerists eager to replace her.
The little girl thought for a while and quickly told what she knew.
However, she was still too young, and she had been away from Polaris for a while. She was talking about insignificant things. Pasha didn't let her leave the inner city at first, mainly because she was afraid of being exposed to radiation pollution sources outside. But what surprised Su Ziyu was that he actually heard two familiar names from the little girl's mouth.
Bill and Zoe.
Bill was the original leader of the scavengers. He seemed to have a certain relationship with the Brotherhood. After killing the super aberration, he stayed to assist Pasha in rebuilding Polaris.
Zoe is the woman who entered the Southern Cross with Su Ziyu and others.
Unidentified.
She mysteriously disappeared after taking away a high-end bionic arm.
However, in the little girl's mouth, she is called Aunt Zoe. She seems to be the technical consultant of Polaris. She does not often stay at Polaris on weekdays, but comes to see her every year.
Su Ziyu quickly found a breakthrough. He thought for a while and ordered: "You two stay in the hotel."
"I'm going to find out about old Bill."
Old Bill's current status seems to have been marginalized. He is now the captain of the militia. He is mainly in charge of the militia in the outer city. He is a person with moderate power but little say.
"Yeah. Dad, be careful." The little girl nodded.
Su Ziyu smiled and touched her little head and said, "It's okay. I'll pay attention. Just wait for me to come back."
After saying that, he walked out of the hotel directly.
Twelve years have passed.
Everything in Polaris is unfamiliar, but the garbage mountain in the slum area is still there. It seems that there is no energy to clean it up, so it is surrounded by a wall. Su Ziyu soon found a man dressed as a militiaman. He was leaning against the corner smoking boredly, looking like he had nothing to do. These militias were originally supposed to maintain daily security, but now it seems that they have been taken over by other people.
— "Strengthen psychic suggestion!"
8 points of source power are consumed.
Su Ziyu walked over directly, a faint light flashed in his eyes, and asked directly: "Where is Old Bill?"
Psychic suggestion is a prerequisite ability enhancement.
Whether it has any effect mainly depends on the strength of the target's will and the spiritual strength of Su Ziyu. Its effect is roughly similar to hypnosis and charm spells, but it does not require preparation in advance and can be launched directly towards the target. If Su Ziyu strengthens all the way, he can also master the legendary mind-reading skill, but this ability is of little use against monsters and is mainly used for daily intelligence gathering.
"Who are you?..." The militiaman in front of him suddenly fell into a trance, and then the cigarette butt in his hand fell to the ground. His expression was a little dull and he said: "The old man is over at the tavern in the red light district."
It seemed like too much force was applied.
It was as if Su Ziyu's spirit had pierced a membrane and actually directly touched the opponent's consciousness. In this case, he could directly control the opponent's mind, let alone ask questions.
Is this ability so useful
"Pick up the cigarette butts." Su Ziyu said softly.
"Oh." The militiaman in front of him did as he was told without hesitation, squatting down and picking up the cigarette butt, his expression still a little dull.
Su Ziyu turned and left.
After he walked out for a while, the militiaman seemed to wake up. He threw away the cigarette butt that burned his finger and asked with a puzzled expression: "Why did I suddenly fall into a daze just now?"
"Did someone just talk to me?"
"Why don't you have any impression at all?"
The branch applications of psychic strengthening seem to be concentrated in the field of control. The sorceresses also master some charm spells, but they are not as domineering as Su Ziyu. He felt that he could directly control a person's thoughts and behavior if he wanted to, but doing so would probably cost a lot, and the possibility of failure would be higher for people with a strong will.
Red light district
Su Ziyu searched around and saw some women in cool clothes. Then he found a tavern, but as soon as he opened the door and entered, he couldn't help but lower his head slightly to avoid the gaze of the woman on the bar.
He had an impression of this woman.
Can't remember the name.
The last time I came to Polaris, a thief stole something from him. After he was caught, the woman said she would break the thief's hand, but in the end she let him go. During the chaos in Polaris, she and her gunman were trapped in the bar. The final outcome is not clear, but he was probably alive at the time.
This woman looks much older than before.
Her face looked like she was in her thirties, but she was dressed very charmingly. Su Ziyu remembered that one of her arms was missing, but now she had two fair and slender arms, which were most likely bionic transformations.
A quick glance.
Su Ziyu saw Old Bill.
He has not changed much, but he looks much older. At that time, Bill was probably in his forties, and now he should be around fifty-five. His body is fatter than before, and he doesn't look as good as before. A strong momentum.
Old Bill was sitting alone in the corner drinking wine, and there were two women with heavy makeup next to him.
But he paid no attention to it and just stared at the crowd with drunken eyes.
correct.
Old Bill's son is dead.
It was the little boy who picked up the flavored cigarette butts from the ground and started smoking. Even with Old Bill protecting him, he still died many years ago. Since then, Old Bill seemed to have lost his passion for power.
Su Ziyu directly picked up a prostitute and sat down opposite Old Bill.
"Who the hell dares to disturb me drinking..." Before the prostitute could get angry, the old Bill in front of him couldn't help but put his hand on his waist, as if he was about to take out a gun, but his fat body was not flexible. , he was a little slow even turning around.
But the next second, his expression couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he was stunned on the spot and murmured: "It's you?... No... This is impossible..."
Old Bill looked in disbelief.
Then he seemed to have thought of something, and waved the two prostitutes away, lowering his voice and saying, "Why are you back? We all thought you were dead a long time ago!"
"You... you don't look older at all..."
There are very few changes in the perilla fish.
If anything, it was that the clothes he wore at the beginning were a bit too small. His height seemed to have increased a bit, and his body shape did not change much, but his weight increased to about 90 kilograms. The whole person looks a little leaner than then, but his weight has increased by a full 25 kilograms.
"What happened to Polaris after Pasha disappeared?" Su Ziyu looked into Old Bill's eyes and said in a deep voice.
Old Bill looked around carefully, looking a little excited, and whispered: "This is not the place to talk. Follow me to my residence."
After saying that, he stood up directly.
Su Ziyu followed closely, but when the two of them left, the charmingly dressed woman at the bar looked at his back and frowned slightly, murmuring: "Who is that man? Why does he look familiar?"
During the battle against the super aberrants, Su Ziyu left a deep impression on all the survivors.
If twelve years had not passed, she would probably be able to recognize it.
"You don't look old..." Old Bill's residence was relatively remote, but the house was not small. He looked back at Su Ziyu and said in disbelief: "Are you a bionic person? You had already undergone bionic transformation at that time. ?”
Su Ziyu did not answer his question, but said directly: "These are not important."
"First tell me what happened here."
Old Bill moved his fat body to pour himself a glass of wine, took a sip and said, "Would you like some? By the way. You don't like drinking very much."
"They're from the Wolf Gang."
"After Pasha disappeared, they bribed many people. I had advised her not to go, but Pasha didn't listen at all. She also took away the core combatants of the camp. The entire exoskeleton armor formation was missing. We There is no way to resist the invasion of the wolf gang."
As if he thought of something, Old Bill looked at Su Ziyu and said, "That's right. You already have a lovely daughter."
"You probably don't know yet, right?"
Su Ziyu's expression did not change at all.
"Could it be that..." Old Bill reacted quickly and whispered immediately: "Sakura is at your place? Did you meet her? Did you come back because of her?"
Su Ziyu stood up, looked into Old Bill's eyes, and said slowly: "I want to get the North Star back."
"Would you like to help me?"
Old Bill's expression was startled for a moment, then he hesitated a little, and whispered: "They have hundreds of gunmen and many exoskeleton armors. The Wolf Gang seems to be supported by factions in the academy. You alone can't do it." Not their opponent."
Su Ziyu didn't speak, just looked at Old Bill quietly.
"That's right. You are a sharpshooter." Old Bill smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "You can even kill super aberrations. You probably don't take these people seriously either."
"I can help."
"But the militiamen are poorly equipped and only a few dozen of them will obey my orders."
"Want to deal with them."
"We need stronger helpers."
Su Ziyu pretended to be listening and said slowly: "What suggestions do you have?"
Old Bill's expression gradually became excited, and he said in a deep voice: "Brotherhood."
"If you can convince them."
"It's not difficult to recapture Polaris. The Brotherhood has a branch nearby. There will be no problem in mobilizing at least one or two hundred gunmen."
"And Zoe."
Old Bill hesitated for a moment and said: "She is from the academy. But she seems to belong to another academy faction. I saw her bring some androids here last time. If she can also help, everything will be safe."
"We don't need so many people." Su Ziyu pondered for a moment and then said, "With the help of the Brotherhood, it should be no problem."
"Do you have their contact information?"
"I'll go find them."
The Brotherhood still owes him a big favor. All the information that Southern Cross brought out was given to the Brotherhood. If they keep their word, there should be no problem in helping this time.
"Yes. Follow me." Old Bill nodded.
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(End of chapter)