Fallout 4: The Wasteland Life of a Pillager

Chapter 169 Lucid Dream (1)

On the way back, Nick seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Yi Beiwang couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to say something?"

Nick nodded and replied, "You know what? It's really not easy to be a synthetic human, especially for someone like me who doesn't look like a human."

"I woke up to find that the world had changed drastically and I had turned into a broken robot. It was lucky that I didn't collapse and commit suicide on the spot."

"A lot happened after that. Anyway, it took me a lot of effort to settle down in Diamond City and let the residents there accept me. I finally have a place I can call home."

“Then it took me a long time to realize that home is defined by oneself, and as long as I work hard, I can find home anywhere.”

"But after seeing Dima, my faith began to waver. He might be the only one of his kind I have. I don't know what to do."

Nick was really confused. He realized that he was very different from the day he had memories.

Strictly speaking, he is a 1.5 generation synth, a weirdo stuck between the first and second generations.

The first generation of synths have no brains and cannot communicate with him, and the second generation of synths look down on him.

It was only in recent years that Nick settled down and became a detective, solving problems for the people.

He could have continued to live as a synthetic human who didn't fit in, and perhaps one day his parts would age and he would die completely.

But he didn't expect that there was someone of the same kind here, and the other person knew him, which made him completely at a loss as to what to do.

Could it be that he really forgot a lot of things?

Yi Beiwang put on gloves, patted Nick and said, "Just follow your heart. What's wrong with being a synthetic? I once told someone that no one can define what humans are, including humans themselves."

“Some people wear human appearance and do things worse than animals, while some inhuman things are more like humans than anyone else.”

"Take Curie for example. She cannot be considered a real human being, either physically or mentally. But she brought me something that most humans cannot give, and that is love."

"Nick, you still have me and everyone else. We all treat you as a family. Remember, home is where the heart is."

Yi Beiwang said these words to Nick sincerely and gave him a hug.

Nick smiled with relief, hugged him as well and said, "I know, I've always known, you are all my friends and my family."

"As for Dima... I'll keep an eye out for information about him when I get a chance. Maybe I can find some memories of him."

"Huh, let's not talk too much. Let's go back to Yuangang Town first. To be honest, you really should get some sleep. You look pretty scary right now."

Yi Beiwang smiled and said, "I know. Get some good sleep, then follow me to the Nuclear Society, and then go back to Arcadia to handle your case, and then..."

Just as Yi Beiwang was planning his next itinerary, a cold wind suddenly blew over, like a pair of big hands attacking and directly lifting his gas mask.

Immediately afterwards, Yi Beiwang felt a headache again, and the scene in front of him kept blurring and flickering.

In a trance, countless video games that I had played before flashed before my eyes.

Several of the games are highlighted and stand out.

Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Undertale...

Yi Beiwang only felt a splitting headache, his ears were filled with tinnitus, and he couldn't help but let out bursts of roars.

At this time, a figure came towards them.

She was wearing a loose gray-white robe, and her gender could be determined from her body outline; she was a woman.

The woman looked down at Yi Beiwang and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Messenger of the God of Atoms? Is this all you can do?"

"Let me see what kind of world you have seen... Hmm? What is Cthulhu? Wait, there are too many... Too many memories... How could you have seen such an existence?!"

The woman also covered her head and screamed, then ran into the fog and soon disappeared.

Yi Beiwang didn't hear clearly what the woman said. He squatted on the ground and kept slapping his head and ears, trying to wake himself up.

After a long while, he slowly heard Nick's voice.

"Brother Beiwang? Yi Beiwang?! What's wrong with you?"

Nick looked at Yi Beiwang with concern, somewhat confused as to what was wrong with him.

Yi Beiwang came back to his senses and asked, "Nick, did you see or hear anything suspicious just now?"

Nick shook his head and said, "No, I only saw you take off your gas mask, then squat on the ground holding your head and yelling."

"Don't talk yet. I'll carry you back to Yuangang Town. There should be a doctor there who knows what's wrong with you."

After saying that, Nick put a gas mask on Yi Beiwang, carried him on his back and walked towards Yuangang Town.