Fallout 4: The Wasteland Life of a Pillager

When you enter Diamond City and look around, what comes into view is a building assembled from scrap metal and scrap parts.

Although it looks messy, if you look closely you will find that it is actually in order.

There is land for planting, a house for living, and a pond that was dug out at some unknown time.

The city is not big, but it is thriving in a way that is completely different from the outside world.

As a land that has been baptized by nuclear bombs for two hundred years, the fact that the people here can gather together and develop into this state is already a demonstration of their indomitable spirit to this fucked up world.

As long as nothing unexpected happens, this place may become the starting point for rebuilding a civilized city in the future.

If only people on the street didn't look at me so strangely.

Yi Beiwang thought silently under the gazes of everyone.

He asked Mike to go with Kara to store the goods first, and then he would take the bottle caps and wander around, while he and Piper would go to see her newspaper office.

At this moment, a little girl holding a newspaper ran over, jumped on Piper and hugged her.

"Sister, you are finally back. I wouldn't be able to use these printers without you."

"Huh? Didn't I ask Nick to teach you? By the way, where's Nick?"

"Nick went to collect a debt. He left two days ago. I don't know where he went...Huh? Why is there a Dragon Countryman with you?"

The little girl jumped down, walked up to Yi Beiwang and said, "Hello, my name is Natalie, I'm your sister's sister. Are you my brother-in-law?"

As soon as these words came out, Piper's face instantly turned red. He went up and flicked his head, shouting, "What are you talking about at such a young age? How can you tell that this is your brother-in-law?"

"You said you would analyze what you saw and heard, but I've never seen you bring a man back, and he's so handsome."

Yi Beiwang laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He patted Natalie's head and said to Piper, "Look, learn more from your sister. We love to hear such honest words."

"Here, have some lollipops. Next time you have a sweet tooth, don't curse like your sister."

"Thank you, brother-in-law~o(^o^)o" Natalie sucked on the lollipop, her eyes twinkling, which was very similar to Piper.

Piper was so angry that he stepped on Yi Beiwang's foot, then snatched the newspaper from Natalie and stuffed it into Yi Beiwang's hand.

"Please help me check how our newspaper is printed?"

Yi Bei looked carefully and realized that this was not a newspaper at all. It didn't even have a proper layout. At best, it was just an incredibly thin short story.

But what is the broken mask incident? It seems very suspenseful.

Yi Beiwang sat aside and read attentively.

To put it simply, more than 60 years ago, a synth sneaked into Diamond City. While drinking in a bar, he suddenly started killing people for some unknown reason and killed six or seven people before being shot dead.

Afterwards people discovered that this thing was not a human being and fell into panic.

This incident is also known as the Broken Mask Incident.

After that, some people disappeared inexplicably and were replaced by synthetic humans with exactly the same appearance and memory.

Although more than sixty years have passed since the Broken Mask Incident, people are still shrouded in the shadow of the Academy.

The residents just now looked at Yi Beiwang, not only because of his Dragon face, but also because they were afraid that he was a synthetic human.

What a joke, how could I not know whether I am a synthetic human?

After reading the story, Yi Beiwang shook his head at Piper.

"Your story is too bland, without any twists and turns. Besides, everyone in Diamond City knows about this now, and they probably won't use the vase cover for something they already know."

"Ah? What should I do? This is my first time as a reporter. I have no experience at all."

Piper was a little discouraged, clutching the newspaper, not knowing what to do.

Yi Beiwang analyzed from the side: "Look, are you trying to publicize the harm of the academy?"

"Yes, this story is a bit cliché, but there is no other suitable story."

Yi Beiwang thought for a moment and said, "How about this? You write about my history of success and build up my reputation first. How about that?"

Piper hesitated. "Is that okay? The question is, do you have a dramatic story? Friendly reminder, everyone has seen the plunderers' stuff, so they're definitely not interested."

"Who said that? Look, let me write a title for you."

Yi Beiwang took out a pen and paper and wrote and drew, then handed it to Piper to read.

Piper, confused, read out the title.

"Shocked! It's outrageous that such a young and handsome man was forced to do such a thing by an old man."

Piper: ???

What’s going on? Although I feel that the title is strange, I have an inexplicable desire to continue reading.

Yi Beiwang looked at the newspaper office next to him that had no sign and asked, "Have you named the newspaper?"

"Not yet, how about you help me get one."

"Well... let's call it Wasteland Shock News, which specializes in collecting shocking news."

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Wasteland Shock was officially established. Although the name sounds strange, for Piper, a newspaper that everyone can read is a good newspaper.

At this moment, they were sitting in a ramen shop, slurping wasteland version instant noodles.

Even though these instant noodles are made by robots, they are still a rare delicacy in the wasteland.

After finishing his noodles, Piper wiped his mouth and looked at Yi Beiwang who was drinking Nuka-Cola and said, "Can you tell me your past story?"

Yi Beiwang showed off his skills like a dragon sucking water and asked, "Haven't I already told you about my experiences during this period? You should also know the rest."

"No, I'm talking about the story before you came to the Federation."

Piper looked at the Pip-Boy on Yi Beiwang's arm and asked in confusion, "Did you come from a shelter? I always feel like you don't fit in here."

Yi Beiwang: "That's nonsense. You won't fit in even if I throw you to Dragon Country."

Piper: "No, no, no, I mean, you're kind of like you were squeezed into this world, and your aura is different from the surroundings."

Yi Beiwang: "Oh my god, are you a Qigong master? You can even read this?"

Piper: "Gut feeling. It's all gut feeling."

Damn, the reporter's intuition is really accurate.

Yi Beiwang was afraid that the girl might think of something, so he quickly made up an identity.

"Okay, I've kept this from you for a long time. I was actually from before the war, before the nuclear bomb exploded."

In a sense, this is true. After all, the world before Yi Beiwang came here... the country was quite peaceful.

Piper was extremely shocked. He slammed the table and said, "So you are over 200 years old now? Oh my God, have you been frozen?"

No, I was thrown here directly.

"That's about right. There's no need to be so shocked."

"Phew, my boss is actually a man who traveled through time. That's crazy."

The word "time travel" made Yi Beiwang's heart tremble. Is this girl a prophet? How could she say that?

"Okay, okay, let me help you layout the newspaper."

"Write an ad here, a funny story here, and real news here..."

The newspaper that would one day spread across the federation was born during their conversation.