The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

[Reminder: The mission "East District Prison" has been completed. The mission evaluation is being calculated...]

[Reminder: The mission "East District Prison" has been completed. Mission evaluation: B. Reward "Research on Explosive Weapons of the North Weilan Empire 65th Edition (Volume 1)", reward free attribute point +1, reward ability point +1]

This is the reminder I received last night. Because I was meditating all the time and my mood was not very good, Marvin took a look and turned it off.

After dawn, there were people around, and it was inconvenient, so I kept waiting until I returned to the underground base to have time to read it.

The mission was completed without the approval of the crater. It seems that the mission system has really changed a lot.

But this evaluation is a bit low, right?

The mission time limit is 3 days, and he completed it in less than 20 hours without any injuries. How can the evaluation be B?

The learning machine did not give a reply.

Since I don’t understand, let’s just leave it like this.

The new book "Research on Explosive Weapons of the North Weilan Empire 65th Edition (Volume 1)" is a bit interesting.

What book can be changed to version 65? Is there something wrong?

The introduction of this book is as follows.

"Introduction: The Northville Empire is a single-star empire dominated by Northville goblins. It is known that the empire has existed for more than 6,000 standard years. The Northville goblins have a fairly comprehensive thermal weapon technology, covering live ammunition weapons, energy weapons, nuclear weapons, molecular weapons, etc. This book is a textbook for the first grade of the middle school affiliated to the Imperial Military Research Institute."

Marvin can only understand less than one-fifth of the whole book, and this is a middle school textbook?

What did these goblins study?

Put this middle school textbook aside first, and add 1 attribute point to the spirit.

Marvin is still at an age of rapid physical development. Due to his excellent magic talent, his mental attribute has naturally increased by 1 point during this period.

So, his current mental attribute is 42 points.

The "Mothman Cult" mission is not over yet, and he will challenge the "Intruder" soon.

Referring to the mental attack of the weird "Servant of God Mask", the intruder is probably also a mental ability, so increase the spirit first.

It takes 2 ability points to upgrade the firearms proficiency to the next level, and the same is true for swordsmanship proficiency. There is nothing to add to other abilities.

Keep the ability points first.

The attribute changes are very small, it is still spirit, and basically no need to adapt.

He took out the Ranger armor obtained from the prison and looked at it piece by piece, and tried it on his body. He was happy and worried.

The good thing is that a set of armor has a total of 6 parts, 3 blue excellent pieces, and 3 green excellent pieces. After wearing a set, the defense is quite good. And it is effective against both live ammunition and energy ammunition.

The worry is that 3 of the 6 parts are seriously worn and urgently need to be repaired.

The whole set of Ranger armor includes a full-cover helmet, a brown trench coat of unknown leather, hard shoulder armor, a pair of hard forearm armor, a chest armor, and a pair of tactical pants.

He recognized the material of the hard armor part, the third-generation military composite armor, and the military armor is also made of this material.

In other words, the raw materials can be disassembled from the military armor through the armor workbench.

The reason why Marvin didn't use military armor was because the armor area was too small, and he hadn't found any parts with quality higher than fine (green), so the overall defense capability was not as good as the original armor.

He couldn't see the material of the trench coat and pants, but he had a way to strengthen it.

Bulletproof braided materials can be bought at the RP store, 50 RP per square meter.

Without the blueprint, he could only repair it by hand, so it was time for manual work again.

He found the same hard armor material from the pile of things donated by Teammate Banks, and there was quite a lot of it, so he didn't have to buy military armor to disassemble it.

Basilisk skin can also be used to repair the defects of the trench coat, and the effect is not bad.

Marvin spent another 500 RP to buy 10 square meters of bulletproof fabric and made a lining for the coat, chest armor and pants.

It took one day to get it done.

[Ranger Advanced Riot Armor-Helmet]

Category: Helmet

Quality: Excellent (Blue)

Defense 45~49

Description: Standard officer armor helmet of the New California Republic Rangers. Excellent resistance to live ammunition and energy bullets. It has multiple functions such as anti-poison, anti-fog, anti-dust, field of vision optimization, auxiliary aiming, short-range radio communication, etc.

[Ranger Advanced Riot Armor-Breastplate]

Category: Breastplate

Quality: Excellent (Blue)

Defense: 41~49

Description: The upper body part of the standard officer armor of the New California Republic Rangers, after customization and improvement, upgraded to excellent quality. Excellent resistance to live ammunition and energy bullets.

[Ranger Advanced Riot Armor-Arm Armor]

Category: Forearm Armor

Quality: Excellent (Green)

Defense: 27~37

Description: The arm armor part of the standard officer armor of the New California Republic Rangers, after customization and improvement. Good resistance to live ammunition and energy bullets.

[Ranger Advanced Riot Armor-Shoulder Armor]

Category: Shoulder Armor

Quality: Excellent (Blue)

Defense: 31~40

Description: The shoulder armor part of the standard officer armor of the New California Republic Rangers, after customization and improvement. Excellent resistance to live ammunition and energy bullets.

[Ranger Advanced Riot Armor-Pants]

Category: Lower Body Armor

Quality: Excellent (Green)

Defense: 27~35

Description: The lower body part of the standard officer armor of the New California Republic Rangers, customized and improved. Excellent resistance to energy bullets.

[Ranger Advanced Riot Armor-Jacket]

Category: Long leather jacket

Quality: Excellent (green)

Defense: 29~37

Description: The lower body parts of the standard officer armor of the New California Republic Ranger Force have been customized and improved to excellent quality. It has excellent resistance to energy bullets and good resistance to live bullets.

…

After the nuclear war, a country appeared on the west coast of the wasteland, the New California Republic, which can also be called the New California Republic, or NCR for short.

This country is becoming increasingly powerful, with a systematic leadership team, a national pillar citizen class, agriculture and industry, and a complete army and standard weapons and equipment.

There is an elite force in the NCR military system, the Rangers.

There are very few Rangers, and even the most ordinary Rangers are elite warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles.

They are mostly active in small teams where the country needs them.

Some senior Rangers even dare to perform tasks alone.

They fight against looters and robbers, eliminate mutant monsters that harass farms, and fight against the Caesar Legion of slave tyranny.

Each of them wears Ranger armor, and each set of armor is an excellent handmade equipment.

The "Ranger Advanced Riot Armor" is a high-end product that only school-level Rangers are qualified to wear.

Marvin got a bargain this time.

…

The repaired coat and armor are thicker than before, and it would be very hot for ordinary people to wear them, but Marvin doesn't care.

The original leather windbreaker and armor were scarred because of too many battles, and the hem of the leather coat was almost a rag.

This is not like the Demon Hunter World, let alone the Kingdom of Temeria. There are no master blacksmiths and master tailors to help him repair his equipment.

Marvin immediately put on the new armor, and in order to match the style, he spent 30 RP to buy a pair of tactical boots from the RP store.

It was just a pair of ordinary black combat boots, which fit well and were very wear-resistant.

After many shopping experiences, he had some guesses about the RP store.

The products provided by the learning machine should all be industrial products produced on the assembly line, and the highest quality can reach excellent green, and it should not be possible to reach excellent blue.

If you want to get weapons or equipment of excellent quality, you can only find them in various worlds, capture them by killing enemies, or find expert craftsmen to make them.

Of course, he would not discard the old clothes and armor that were damaged in the war, after all, they had accompanied him in the battle for so long.

Before leaving the East District Prison yesterday, Marvin actually wanted to ask the boys in the shelter if they knew about the "Lucky Mine".

But considering that the two sides had just met, Anita still had doubts about him. If he asked rashly, he might be rejected. It would be better to wait until the two sides were familiar with each other.

In addition, he also wanted to try the famous Gauss rifle, but for the same reason, he could not speak.

…

At the same time, in the southeast of the Toxic Valley, 1.2 kilometers south of the Gravu Dam and 3.3 kilometers north of Morgan Town.

The Toxic Valley should have been a lake before the war, but now…

So the dam has lost its original function, and the river under the concrete dam has shrunk into a stream.

Out of the range of the Toxic Valley, the vegetation began to flourish gradually, and the stream was full of shrubs and weeds on both sides.

A clearing was cleared on the east side of the stream, and a few houses made of prefabricated cement boards and old trailers were squeezed on the clearing.

This is one of the material collection bases of Vaughn Team in Shelter No. 76.

There is Morgan Town in the south and Morgan Town Airport in the southwest, both of which are places with rich materials, very suitable for the shelter boys to pick up garbage.

The Grafton Dam in the north used to be occupied by a group of super mutants, who were later taken to the East District Prison by the Night Walkers. The dam has also become a place where you can happily pick up garbage.

With such a superior surrounding environment, it is very suitable for Lily, the logistics manager, to establish a base here.

At this time, seven or eight people gathered in the open space surrounded by the houses, standing or sitting, with barbecue and soup pots on the bonfire, and the shelter boys were eating dinner.

On the first floor of the cement board house, four people were sitting casually on the shabby sofas and chairs, also eating dinner.

"17 green mutants, 2 blue super mutants, one of them is a suicide bomber, fighting indoors. If the blue super mutant can really be invisible as he said..."

Robert Vaughn didn't continue, he took a bite of the burnt barbecue and chewed hard.

Lily drank the thick soup in the lunch box in one breath, frowned, and seemed dissatisfied with the taste of the soup, but didn't say anything.

She continued the captain's topic and said, "Even if they can't be invisible, it's still amazing. That's 19 super changes!"

"Oh my God! This barbecue is really solid." Dennis rubbed his cheek and shouted to the outside, "Saipan! What the hell are you grilling?"

Someone outside replied loudly: "Monster meat, how is it? It's strong enough? Come out to play cards..."

Dennis ignored the guys' invitation, but turned around and said, "It's very likely that there are more than 19, although in prison..."

"Ugh~ Shut up, Dennis, don't mention what's going on inside..." Anita Garcia covered her mouth hard to prevent herself from vomiting out the food she just ate, and drank half a glass of water to suppress the nausea.

"Cough cough cough..." Anita put down the cup and changed the subject, "When will Kraven and the other two be back?"

Lily replied, "I guess they just arrived at the foundation now, and the distance is too far. Didn't we agree to meet at Baiquan? Is it urgent?" Note ①

Anita threw the spoon into the empty lunch box, leaned against the sofa and said: "We have tried super mutants, monsters, mutant toads, radiation scorpions, and even the queen of mud crabs, but none of them have anything to do with the scorched corpse virus. Now there is only the flying monster in the east. We need help, maybe the bounty hunter can help."

Captain Robert Vaughn suddenly asked: "Lily, is there any news from the Atlas Observatory?"

Lily shook her head: "No hope, the Brotherhood of Steel refuses to communicate, and we can't even get in the door."

"Tsk, stubborn warlord, you don't know shit and you are so arrogant." Dennis also finished eating, he wiped his greasy hands with a clean tablecloth and said.

"That's the last clean tablecloth, bastard!" Lily threw an empty cup over.

Snap, Dennis caught the cup with one hand.

"Bottom of the ninth inning, strikeout... oh... the greatest catcher of the Yankees... oops."

The black guy ran around the room holding a cup and waved to the non-existent audience. He was kicked by Garcia and stumbled.

Dennis returned the cup to Lily and walked to the door, expressing his opinion as he walked: "I like that white-haired guy. If I ask him for help, I might be able to help the crater. They seem to have a good relationship. I'm going to play cards. Call me when you leave..."

Robert packed up the lunch box and turned to ask: "Lily, what do you think?"

Lily shrugged and replied: "Dennis is right. You know, he saved us once. Besides, that guy is cool."

"Huh~" Anita's gossiping heart was aroused, and she pulled her little sister upstairs, "Lily, you have a problem..."

Robert Vaughan smiled and shook his head, and went out to wash the lunch box.

...

The next morning, Marvin teleported to the Charleston Fire Station in the ash pile area.

The Ash Heap is shrouded in dark clouds all year round, and the clouds even submerge the southern peaks.

Appalachia is rich in coal mines, and West Virginia was also a major mining state in the United States before the war.

But as the mines dried up, it quickly declined into the poorest area.

And the Ash Heap was the most prosperous and crazy place for mining in that era.

Abandoned mines can be seen everywhere on the desolate and broken mines, and rusty red rocks are exposed.

Rusty giant machines can be seen everywhere, telling the prosperous era that has long gone.

Black ashes are floating in the air, and it is unclear whether it is coal ash or radioactive dust.

Compared with the Toxic Valley, which is as hot as a desert, the Ash Heap is another doomsday scene, depressing and cold...

The last time Marvin came to the Ash Heap was to help the boys in the shelter wipe their butts at "Betty the Hiccup". (Chapter 6 of this volume)

Put on the Ranger helmet, and the red goggles reflect the broken peaks in the distance.

A gust of wind blew by, and the hem of the brown trench coat rose and fell.

This helmet is very useful, but it also has disadvantages for him. After wearing it, the two magics of "True Vision" and "Low-light Vision" are invalid.

If the air quality in the Ash Pile was not so bad, he really didn't want to wear it.

The purpose of Marvin's coming to the Ash Pile this morning was to investigate the location of the "Lucky Mine".

The dark sect of the Mothman Cult did not clearly point out the location of the Lucky Mine, but the words vaguely pointed to the Ash Pile. Note ②

Fortunately, he knew a place where he could get information, Rusty Pick.

Rusty Pick is very close to the Charleston Fire Station, and it is more than just a bar.

This place is actually very large, with two floors and a basement. The first floor sells alcohol, food, weapons and medicines, the second floor is a hotel, and the basement is not allowed to enter.

Marvin didn't see any security forces here, but he was able to open such a large store in the Ash Pile and was not swallowed up by the Blood Eagle Gang. I think there must be strong military support behind it.

These have nothing to do with him. He came to inquire about the news and sell some things.

Marvin pushed open the door with a bulging backpack on his back. It was morning and the hall was not very busy, but there were still a dozen guests.

Creak, bang, the wooden door was pulled shut by the spring, and the hall was quiet and quickly became noisy again.

There was no way, Marvin's outfit was too oppressive.

Dong, he put the backpack on the bar and said: "Sell them all, calculate how many bottle caps."

"Hiss... huh..."

The short and fat mole man wearing a strange respirator and a flowery headscarf moved over and checked the goods one by one. After that, he took out a calculator and clicked on it.

"115, how about it?"

"Deal"

The Mole Man is more fair than Colt, the profiteer, tut tut tut...

Marvin pushed the bag of bottle caps aside, took off his helmet, sat on a high stool and asked: "Do you sell information?"

"Hiss... huh... that depends on what information you need." The Mole Man's voice was slow and hoarse, like an old radio, "Want something to drink?"

Marvin waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it, and asked the question directly: "Do you know the Lucky Mine?"

"Hiss... huh... I haven't heard of it. But... you can offer a reward. Hiss... huh... As long as the price is enough, you can buy anything."

Marvin thought for a while and asked: "Do you have paper and pen?"

The Mole Man spread his hands to indicate that he didn't.

Marvin had to turn around and go out. Ten minutes later, he returned with a piece of paper.

"100 bottle caps for the location of the 'Lucky Mine'. There is a group of cultists in the mine who capture people and beasts. Some of these lunatics have red eyes. Provide useful information and you will get at least 10 bottle caps."

The wasteland people's literacy rate is not high, so this article about the bounty horse uses the simplest words and sentence patterns possible.

Just one message can earn 100 bottle caps, which is already a big piece of fat for scavengers.

The Mole Man held the paper in front of his eyes and looked at it for a while before nodding and accepting it.

"Hush...huh...how to pay the bill?"

Marvin counted 50 bottle caps from the bag and pushed them over, and said: "This is the deposit. When there is news, you can help judge whether it is useful. I will come every morning. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, I will also pay you 20 separately. Bottle cap, how about it?”

"Hiss...huh...no problem."

…

Note ①: Does a big-budget game like Fallout not have a teleportation mechanism? Really not, switching maps in Fallout is fast travel, not teleportation. After the map is loaded successfully, the time in the game will change.

Because Fallout 76 is a multiplayer online game, the concept of fast travel is blurred, but the official did not explicitly say that it is teleportation, so this matter can be ignored. Players don't mind either.

In addition, seriously speaking, the Fallout series also has teleportation and alien technology. There will be relevant plots in subsequent chapters. Readers who are familiar with the background of the game must refrain from spoiling the story, thank you.

Note ②: The Mothman Cult, Interlopers, and Lucky Mine appear in the new DLC of Fallout 76. The description of these settings in the game is very vague, and the related tasks are as sparse as ever. They are nothing more than grinding through the game. I gave up after completing the game once. In the book, the location of the lucky mine has been slightly changed for the sake of reasonableness.