Fallout 4: The Wasteland Life of a Pillager

Chapter 324: Strike an open punch to prevent further punches.

In the evening, Yi Beiwang and others, fully armed, arrived at the small town of Novak, east of the Repcon launch base.

In the past, Norwalk had a railway, a hotel and tourist attractions. The biggest attraction was a large green dinosaur statue, which also sold gifts.

Novak is now in a mess, if not a complete mess.

The demon gang looters raided this place in an organized and premeditated manner, stealing all the food, clothing and daily necessities here, and even the plastic dinosaurs in the gift shop were not spared. No one knows why they robbed them.

Several NCR soldiers were treating the residents here, one of whom was Boone's deputy Manny.

Seeing this, Yi Beiwang asked Mist to lead ten Greyhound members to explore the way to the launch base, and he took the rest of the people to help.

While treating the residents, Yi Beiwang asked, "What is the situation now?"

Manny sighed and said, "What else could it be? Boone should have told you that the Devil Gang has revived and raided here."

"Fortunately, their actions this time were very hasty. They just smashed and looted, and did not succeed in killing anyone. This is already very good."

"They have now occupied the Repcon launch base, and no one knows what they are trying to do."

"That place used to be the territory of the ghouls. I don't know where the Demon Gang got the firepower to clean them out."

Yi Beiwang probably knew that most of these itchy-nosed people were here to cause trouble for him.

Really, in order to defeat the eBay Merchants Group, the four major gangs really fought hard.

After working for a while and temporarily settling the residents here, Manny turned around and was about to leave with his people, but was stopped by Yi Beiwang.

Yi Beiwang pointed at the weak, pitiful and helpless residents huddled in the hotel and asked, "If I remember correctly, Novak should also be under the control of NCR, right?"

"Aren't you going to send some soldiers over to guard the place? Are you just planning to just leave like that?"

Manny said helplessly: "Didn't Boone tell you? NCR is short of everything right now. Bullets, water, food... these are not important. NCR is most short of people now!"

"Before you came, I had already sent people to investigate. The Demon Gang has about a hundred people occupying the launch base which is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"About a hundred people... There are only about two hundred NCR soldiers at the First Line Camp. How many people do you want us to send to wipe them out?"

"You may have some misunderstanding about us. We are not those senior rangers. We don't have black armor or anti-material weapons."

"The real sharpshooters in the First Reconnaissance Battalion all have their own missions. Without them, there are only a few generals left."

"If there are too few people, we won't be enough to fill the gaps between the Demon Gang and us. If there are too many people, the fragile balance of Mojave will be destroyed by us."

"Suppress the rebellion, assist the caravan, deal with the legion, monitor the house... Everything requires people, but what we lack most is people!"

Manny became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was telling Yi Beiwang about his grievances.

The supply lines are long and few, which means they have to rely on the merchants here for their daily food, clothing and other necessities.

They are having a tight budget here, and those officials hiding in Shady City are still having a tight budget. Even Oliver, who is guarding the Hoover Dam, is corrupt.

The major local gangs and forces don't like them and cause trouble for them everywhere.

These are just some of the main reasons why NCR is so frustrated here.

If the postman in this world line hadn't helped NCR, NCR would probably have lost control of the dam by now.

But Yi Beiwang is not from NCR, so he naturally cannot understand how difficult their situation is.

He pointed at a resident and said, "Look at them, aren't they all human beings? The least valuable thing in Mohaveli is human beings, how can you be short of people?"

"You know these people well. If you give them something to eat, they will work hard for you. With just a little practice, they will be able to..."

Before he finished speaking, Manny interrupted and said, "Yi Beiwang, have you ever heard of this saying?"

"what?"

“It’s good to trust others, but it’s better not to trust.”

Manny said coldly: "NCR doesn't have a very good reputation here, which makes us afraid to trust others easily."

"Remember the day you went to the Lifeline Camp? If the postman hadn't been with you, you would have been locked up and interrogated by us."

"And let's take a step back. Even if we choose to trust them, who will provide them with equipment? Who will take care of their food and drink?"

"Go and ask around, ask who has received military pay in the past two years. Now even our military pay has been embezzled!"

"I'm sorry, Yi Beiwang, we can't take this risk. Mobilizing a large number of people will trigger many chain reactions. We can't afford the cost. I hope you can understand."

"If you want to take care of the people here, then do so. If not, just leave them aside."

"As for the launch base, if you can shoot it down, it will be yours too. That's it."

After saying that, without waiting for Yi Beiwang to answer, Manny took his men and left on a motorcycle.

Looking at Manny's gradually receding back, Yi Beiwang felt mixed emotions.

Damn, is NCR doing so badly here? I thought they were a pretty powerful force.

What to do now?

Just as he was thinking about it, Mist came back with his men and reported the situation to Yi Beiwang.

"Boss, the Devil Gang has about a hundred people, all fully equipped, and even has two howitzers."

"The terrain over there is very difficult to fight. There are mountains on both sides and the terrain is high. If we attack by force, we will definitely lose people here."

"What should we do now? We will listen to you."

Yi Beiwang looked at the setting sun that was about to disappear, then looked at the Novak residents who had already become numb, and once again cursed this piece of wasteland.

Damn, I really don't want to fight. The current Wolf Fang team is still a little weak. It will be fine with a little more time.

Or you can just pay some protection fee. It’s only four tons of purified water, which is not a big deal for you.

But giving in won't bring peace...

After thinking for a moment, Yi Beiwang finished the cigarette in his hand, threw it under his feet and stomped it out, shouting: "Beat him! Beat him!"

"Fuck the wasteland, fuck the four major gangs, fuck all the forces."

"A great man once said, 'Strike the first blow to prevent a hundred blows! If we don't strike this time, who knows how much injustice we will suffer in the future!"

"Mister, call the Wolf Fang Squad over. Have them fully armed and in power armor. At the same time, send the caravan to repair Novak and treat the residents."

"I take care of things that NCR doesn't want to take care of! I do things that NCR doesn't dare to do! I'm just so fucking awesome!"

"Seven people versus six people, the advantage is mine!"

"These damn guys, since they want to know our strength so much, let's show them that I, Yi Beiwang, am not someone who can be bullied easily, absolutely not!"