Chapter 128
Chapter 128
With the planting of the Power Beans, the Power Tower finally resumed full operation. This meant that the power of Sanctuary Hills had increased several times over.
After resolving all survival issues, Preston once again proposed the idea of rebuilding the Militia. This time, everyone supported the suggestion. The outpost now had ample food, clean water (once there was enough energy, the water purification tower was quickly set up), and sufficient armaments (several automatic machine gun turrets were installed at the entrance, and many weapons were mounted on the robots). The only thing lacking was people.
Knight had returned to visit his family a week ago, carrying a large load on two Dual-Headed Bulls. After staying overnight, he left again with sufficient supplies and more rune stones. However, Nora told Liam that Knight had already investigated who had taken their child years ago. This time, he was here to replenish supplies and then go after the culprit.
Nora also told Liam that Knight had relayed that the rune stones were very useful, but the only issue was their scarcity.
Additionally, Knight promised to help promote the outpost and recruit more people.
However, relying solely on Knight's promotion would be too slow, and this was where Preston's plan to rebuild the Militia fit perfectly.
According to Preston's information, the first outpost that needed help was Ten Pine Manor. Liam was just preparing to set out when he received a message from the Multiverse General Store. The Mutated Fire Dragon Grass he had been cultivating had finally produced fruit.
Liam opened the Portal to retrieve the pot and see what the new plant looked like. As soon as the Portal opened, a green shadow darted out.
When the shadow stopped in front of him, Liam realized it was a small snake about a meter long.
Fortunately, Liam confirmed the snake's identity through their Mental Link. This snake was the new plant grown from the Mutated Fire Dragon Grass.
"Plant?" Liam waved his wand in surprise, inspecting the snake. After all, a snake didn't look like a plant at all. But the results of his inspection were astonishing. The snake was a special type of Magic Plant.
It could grow to one-third the size of a Basilisk or shrink to the size of an earthworm. It could secrete a liquid that combined the toxicity and petrification abilities of a Basilisk. Additionally, the snake could split into dozens of clones, and as long as one clone survived, it wouldn't die. Even if injured, it could recover with sunlight and water.
More importantly, as a Magic Plant, it had the necessary resistance to survive in this high-radiation world.
"Alright, you're my pet now. I find it a bit strange that a Gryffindor's pet is a snake. Oh, I should give you a name." Liam cupped the snake in his hands.
After considering several names, the snake finally agreed to be called Little Qing. It seemed that raising an intelligent pet might be more challenging than he had imagined.
Little Qing's arrival was a huge boost, and Liam was filled with confidence about completing the mission.
With a group of robots, Liam arrived at Ten Pine Manor to accept the task. He successfully cleared multiple Raider camps, thanks to the powerful firepower of the Steam Robots and Little Qing's ambush. Whether it was the Raiders from Lexington Town or the Kweiga Assembly Plant, they were no match.
Finally, Liam's robots returned to Sanctuary Hills laden with loot. Naturally, Preston bestowed the title of Militia General on Liam, even though the entire Militia organization might have fewer than ten people.
In the days that followed, a few scattered residents made their way to Sanctuary Hills to become settlers. As the population grew, Sanctuary Hills established its own industries. In Liam's second week in this world, a second Power Tower was constructed. Along with it, a steel mill using scrap from the Wasteland and a small machine factory were also built.
Soon, the first Steam Robot produced locally was put into use. By this time, the soil where the first Power Bean was planted had been completely decontaminated. Liam used these coffee trees as a barrier, successfully intercropping Torchwood Stakes and Sunflowers in the fields.
With ample energy, the settlement's development accelerated. By the third week, with the help of a large number of robots, the Militia had expanded its influence to most of the Federation's settlements and cleared out several nests that posed a threat to civilians. Especially in Quincy Town, when Clint was surrounded and killed by Steam Robots, Preston got drunk that night, repeatedly mumbling the names of his fallen comrades from Quincy Town before passing out.
Ultimately, with the help of numerous robots and magic, Liam and his team defeated the Swamp Crab Queen with zero casualties and rebuilt their headquarters.
However, this also led to numerous conflicts with the Steel Brotherhood. The Steel Brotherhood believed that the technology Liam and his team possessed was dangerous and that only they could preserve and use it properly.
Liam found it difficult to reason with these people who were throwing out the baby with the bathwater. While it was true that nuclear technology had turned this land into a Wasteland, the real cause was the people of that time. Technology was merely a tool in human hands. Clearly, the Steel Brotherhood had the cause and effect backward.
Not to mention the Steel Brotherhood's racist tendencies and their forced collection of food. The Militia had to protect the kind mutants and the settlers' food from being stolen, leading to multiple conflicts with the Steel Brotherhood.
As a true Militia General, Liam couldn't possibly handle every trivial matter himself, let alone stay here permanently. So, the day-to-day management naturally fell to Nora and Preston, who oversaw the administrative and military aspects of their operations.
Liam focused on setting the overall direction and improving the Plants, while using Life and natural magic to purify the soil of every settlement that joined the Militia.
Apart from that, Liam only took on two specific tasks. The first was to help Captain Zhao of the Yangtze Submarine repair his submarine and provide him with a large number of steam technology blueprints and improved seeds.
Watching the Yangtze Submarine sail farther and farther away, Liam felt that this had fulfilled a dream he had from his previous life when he played games.
The second task was to visit Vault 81, where he used a Portable Potion to heal an injured child. In the process, Liam found a good trading partner for the Militia and secured a BB Gun, a medical research robot named Curie, and a Universal Healing Potion. Of course, he sent a copy of the Elixirs and all the data to Dave, hoping that Dave could make some discoveries from it.
After a month in the Wasteland, with everything running smoothly, Liam prepared to find the world's protagonist, Knight, to see what he could trade and then return home. At this moment, Knight arrived at Sanctuary Hills, hoping that Liam could help him with a favor.
(End of Chapter)
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