Fallout 4: The Wasteland Life of a Pillager

Chapter 427 An Ordinary Day (1)

"Why, are you still hesitating? If you feel the treatment is not good, I can pay you more than here."

"I admire your intelligence. Follow me and I will make you the best reporter assistant in Shayin City."

The photographer who didn't even have a line of dialogue curled his lips. This was how he was tricked into coming here in the first place. If the treatment wasn't really good, he wouldn't have followed until now.

But Chris shook his head and rejected the kindness, saying, "Actually, I have met the leader twice."

"When we first met, the leader went to Liberty City alone to do some business. He hired me as a guide in exchange for a bottle of purified water. However, I didn't take him seriously at the time. I just took the water and left."

"As for the second time...it was probably three or four days after the four major gangs were destroyed. The leader went to Liberty City to count the losses. At that time, I bravely went up to him and asked him a few questions."

"Why do those gangs suddenly treat us trash as human beings? Why can we still live like human beings with dignity and security?"

Didn’t you realize that this guy also has a story?

Liz asked while chewing some roasted beans, "And then, did your leader ignore you?"

Chris shook his head and said, "No, the leader is a very nice person. This is what he answered me at the time..."

"After we leave, they will build houses and wells for you and improve your living standards. This is not because they have a change of heart or because they have become good people, but because we have been here."

Yi Beiwang suddenly appeared beside several people and almost scared them.

"Chief..." Chris was about to stand up and say hello, but Yi Beiwang pushed him back. "Don't be nervous, I'm just walking around."

After saying that, he looked at Liz and the camera beside her and asked, "Ms. Reporter, it's the 23rd century now. You can't just kidnap people. That's immoral. Chief, I hate human traffickers and drug dealers the most."

"You can get to know the eBay Merchants Group in depth here. If you need anything, the Merchants Group can also accept credit or debts. We can't give it away for free. We are a small business, so please be understanding."

Liz scratched her head awkwardly, then thought of something and asked, "You are the mayor of Novak, Neptune, and Prim, legally recognized by NCR. Why can't you help the garrisons here?"

In Liss's opinion, Yi Beiwang owns such a large merchant group and is also a minor official in NCR. If he works a little harder and helps out, he can make life a little better for the garrison here.

In this regard, Yi Beiwang really wanted to scold Liz, you are so kind-hearted, why don’t you pay?

But considering his own and the business group's reputation, he still said to Liz calmly: "Well, the problem is, it's not that it can't be done. What's going on? It's not easy to do. We need to pay attention to the methods and ways..."

Liz was almost sleepy after listening to this. She knew that Yi Beiwang had no intention of helping, but there must be some hidden story waiting for her to dig deeper, otherwise this man would not have no sense of belonging to NCR at all.

She didn't plan to discuss the issue of aid anymore. She pointed at Chris and said, "To be honest, the conditions in Shayin City are really good. I am willing to train him to become a talent."

"Are you really not going to go with me to see higher scenery?"

Seeing Liz kidnap someone in front of him, Yi Beiwang didn't care and said to Chris, "You decide whether to leave or not. If you want to work hard in Shayin City, I can give you a set of reporter equipment."

Chris hesitated for a few seconds, but still shook his head to refuse.

He recalled the conversation with Yi Beiwang in Liberty City and said, "Chief, do you remember that I also asked you at that time that with your ability, you could definitely go to a better place for development, so why didn't you leave here?"

"You responded to me at the time: If all the good people leave, who will liberate the Mojave, who will change this place?"

"I want to make this place better and better with my own hands, just like you do."

Ah, did I say such nice words at that time?

Yi Beiwang didn't expect that his casual words to deceive people would be remembered. He didn't leave here at first because he was unfamiliar with the place and didn't dare to move easily.

The reason why I am not leaving now is because the eBay Business Group has just established itself and there are still many things to deal with, so I really cannot spare the time.

However, there is no need to let young people know about this kind of thing. Let them hold on to their vision of a better future, so that they will have the motivation to live.

Liz felt that she had heard a lot of golden sentences today. She decided to go to the hotel to rest and prepare a news release. Before leaving, she said to Chris, "I will rest here for a few days. If you change your mind, you can come to me at any time."

"Well, thank you, reporter sister."

After Liz left, Chris respectfully said goodbye to Yi Beiwang, took his earned reward and left. Before he had gone far, he was surrounded by several children.

"Boss, is your work going well today?"

"Boss, we earned a hundred bottle caps today!"

"Boss, what should we do now?"

Listening to the chattering and shouting of his younger brothers, Chris hid his fatigue and praised them with a smile: "Not bad, you are worthy of being my younger brothers, but you are still a little behind me, your boss."

"But don't worry, follow me and I will make sure you all have enough to eat and drink. You should know that among all these children, you are the ones I admire the most."

"Once we have enough bottle caps, we can buy a few two-headed cows together, find a piece of land to farm, and go out to trade and make money from time to time. By then, our lives will definitely get better and better."

Listening to the big cake that Chris painted, the children danced excitedly and surrounded him as he left.

Yi Beiwang looked at this scene, recalled his own experience of making a fortune, and couldn't help laughing.

Are there more and more big liars like me? Oh, that's good.

Hey, by the way, where are Mist and Lana? Why don't I seem to see them?