The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

Marvin flipped out from the roof. This car is not good at all. It can only be entered and exited from the roof, which detracts from the character.

He adjusted his military uniform, ignored the laser turret above his head, and took out his ID card from his inner pocket.

"Enclave, Appalachian Division, Congressman Marvin Geidema, this is my identification."

The status of regional councilors in the Enclave system is quite high. These two are just ordinary soldiers. The biggest official they can see is Colonel Odom in the base.

With some difficulty, the soldier reached out his hand through the hole in the barbed wire fence to take the ID card, then turned around at a trot and went back to verify it.

Marvin was strolling back and forth outside the gate with his hands behind his back...

"Sir, Mr. Congressman... please come in, Colonel Ortom is already waiting for you."

The soldier quickly opened the door, stood at attention, saluted, and handed over his ID card.

Marvin nodded and took the card, "Help me bring my luggage in. The car is parked here."

Since your official position is big enough, you must put on a show. Being approachable is not popular here.

Even behind him, the soldier responded with a meticulous salute: "Yes, Your Excellency, Congressman."

However, Marvin didn't even wait for his reply and left with his hands behind his back.

After walking along the dirt road for a few minutes and passing two barbed wire gates, he saw the base entrance located on the mountainside and built into the stone wall.

A middle-aged soldier with gray hair wearing a military coat, accompanied by four power armor soldiers, was standing at the entrance waiting.

Marvin took the initiative to step forward, stretched out his right hand and asked: "Colonel Ortom?" Note①

The middle-aged soldier had been frowning since they met. After shaking hands, he hesitantly asked: "It's me. Are you... Representative Geidema?"

Marvin raised his eyebrows and asked, "What? I don't look like him?"

Colonel Ortom's expression was very complicated, and he almost couldn't say it directly, but he finally asked another question: "Why are you wearing a military uniform?"

"The situation we are facing is very serious. Everyone needs to fight..." Marvin paused and asked angrily: "What? Can't congressmen have military positions? Have you forgotten the wartime regulations?!"

"Haha..." Colonel Ortom laughed dryly, "Then you are really young and capable..."

Marvin became even more "angry", but he "suppressed" his anger and gritted his teeth and said: "Colonel, are you questioning my age? No problem, I am indeed very young. I am a member of the White Springs branch of the Enclave. The vote rate during the election was 100%. You don’t understand what we are facing? You don’t know how many people we have sacrificed.”

The young congressman pointed at Colonel Ortom's nose and said unceremoniously: "If you are not welcome, I will leave immediately. But I will complain to the President about your rudeness later."

After finishing speaking, Marvin turned and left.

"Mr. Congressman! Wait a moment, Mr. Congressman..." Colonel Ortom shouted urgently, and ran to Marvin again, stopping him to apologize: "I'm sorry, I was rude."

Colonel Ortom's personality is a bit soft, otherwise it would not be possible for a computer to become president and let that computer sit as president for so many years.

Although he is the top military officer at Raven Rock, his rank limits his actual status within the Enclave.

Therefore, Colonel Ortom really did not dare to confront a regional councilor.

The Enclave's core circle of power is on the oil rigs off the West Coast, not the East Coast. There is also a "president" on that oil drilling platform far away from home.

As the former capital, Washington has a special status, which is why there is another "president" here. However, the actual scope of control only covers the surrounding areas of Washington, reaching up to Virginia and Massachusetts.

From God's perspective, this "president" is as ridiculous as playing house.

Colonel Ortom forced the "furious" Marvin into the base, and comforted him all the way to calm the young congressman.

The Crow Rock base was very complicated, with all kinds of steel corridors and doors that looked exactly the same, which made Marvin feel confused. Fortunately he had a map.

It was obvious that Colonel Ortom had specifically chosen a less sensitive path.

Marvin saw hurried researchers, patrolling soldiers, powered armor, and robots on duty, but he did not see any sensitive cabins or classified units.

Finally, the two came to the colonel's office on the third underground floor.

Marvin showed Colonel Ortom the photos and text data stored on the disk using the terminal in the office.

Then he said in a serious tone: "Mr. Colonel, the threat of the Radiated Corpse Beast far exceeds expectations. The Brotherhood of Steel is growing rapidly. The Baiquan branch is in danger. Baiquan's warehouse can't even get a set of power armor. We really need it. Some support.”

Marvin didn't want any support when he was so miserable. He just wanted to find an entry point so that he could meet the "President" through the colonel.

With such a big base, who knows where the computer is hidden.

Colonel Ortom frowned and nodded, with an equally heavy tone: "From this information, it seems that the Radiated Corpse Beast is indeed much more troublesome than the Super Mutants and the Brotherhood of Steel."

In fact, whether it's the Scorch Beasts, super mutants, or even the Brotherhood of Steel, it's all the Enclave's messing around, and it's their own fault.

As the old saying goes: good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and the way of heaven is reincarnation. If you don’t believe it, look up and see who will be spared by heaven!

Colonel Ortom thought for a long time before saying: "Mr. Congressman."

Marvin interrupted: "Call me Marvin. If you don't mind."

Colonel Ortom finally smiled a little, "Marvin, I'm ashamed to say that the situation in Raven Rock is not optimistic. We have always had problems with water and fuel shortages. It is also difficult to replenish combatants. We can't recruit civilians from the wasteland, right? So..."

"You misunderstood, Colonel Ortom. We don't need personnel, weapons and raw materials are what we need most at the moment.

General Hartman and I have discussed that Baiquan will conceal the identity of the Enclave and recruit combatants from civilians and predators, and let them fight the scorched beasts. Baiquan's robots will recover weapons and then distribute them to the next batch of people.

In addition, Shelter 76 is open, and the people who come out of it have a good knowledge reserve and military quality. They can lead the wastelanders to fight the scorched beasts and compete with the Brotherhood of Steel for territory. Until all mutants die."

Marvin smiled like a villain, "And the Enclave is still the Enclave hidden behind."

Colonel Ortom did not comment on this plan. He was not keen on power, nor was he interested in the Enclave's pure-blooded human theory. His Enclave colonel identity was more like a job.

But Marvin's words dispelled most of his doubts. This kind of conspirator temperament is pure Enclave blood.

Colonel Ortom nodded: "Okay, I think it's okay. We have a lot of weapons and raw materials. But I need to report to the president first and get his consent."

Marvin immediately took the opportunity to climb, "I really want to meet President Eden. I think it's respectful for me to report in person."

Colonel Ortom said a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, Marvin. The president doesn't want to contact other people."

Judging from his expression, the colonel definitely knows something, but it is unknown how much he knows.

Marvin asked in surprise: "Why? I am a regional councilor, and I can't do it?"

"Sorry." Colonel Ortom didn't give in.

In order to avoid a stalemate, Marvin took the initiative to give in, "Well... OK, I respect the president's decision."

Colonel Ortom stood up and invited: "Marvin, the guest room is ready for you. Follow me."

Marvin followed and came to the door of a cabin on the second floor. After opening the door, Colonel Ortom made a gesture of invitation.

"From now on, only you can open the door of this room until you leave the base. Your luggage has been placed in the room."

Inside the door was a large suite. Marvin took a general look and nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, thank you."

"You're welcome, your luggage is already inside, and someone will bring dinner. I have military duties, so I won't eat with you."

Marvin drew a circle with his finger and asked, "Can I move freely in the base?"

Colonel Ortom replied, "You can go up to the first two floors, but some places on the third floor are inconvenient..."

"I understand, I won't make it difficult for you. I just don't want to stay in the house for too long."

"Thank you for your understanding, Marvin." Ortom had a better and better impression of Marvin, and didn't mind chatting about family matters. "You can also go out and get some fresh air. Although the air is not good, it is better than being stuck underground. If you accidentally get lost, just find an officer and ask him to take you to the guest room in Area 2A."

Marvin smiled and replied, "Okay."

As Colonel Ortom left, the door closed automatically.

Marvin looked around the room carefully. There seemed to be a camera under the wall lamp in the living room, and it was very large and turned from time to time.

This guy even installed a camera in the guest room, and he didn't even act, it was outrageous.

There is a terminal in the guest room, and it is not in the living room, but in the bedroom. Marvin is too lazy to open it and probably won't see any secrets.

He pretended to take a rest, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger in the living room, and walked into the bathroom.

He turned on the faucet, making some normal noises, and released the raven.

Since he was not sure whether there was really a pervert hiding a camera in the bathroom, Marvin used his body to block the raven and faced the corner.

One person and one bird communicated in the text channel.

Marvin: "Can wireless communication crack the network?"

Modus: "I'll try."

Modus: "No, you can only find the equipment in the room."

Marvin: "Let's see how many cameras and eavesdropping devices there are in the room first."

Modus: "OK, wait a minute."

Modus: "One, in the living room, under the wall lamp, is both a camera and a eavesdropping device."

Marvin: "... Fortunately, there is no one in the bathroom."

Modus: "Is this the shame of human beings?"

Marvin: "... ... Do you know psychology?"

Modus: "I know a lot, Baiquan has a full set of big Study the textbooks."

Marvin: "The terminal in the bedroom can be used, right?"

Modus: "Of course."

Marvin: "Don't get caught. I suspect that John Henry Eden, who turned into a computer, is monitoring the entire base."

Modus: "Don't trigger keywords and key nodes, there will be no problem."

Marvin: "Okay, I'll take you there, don't make any noise."

Modus: "What are you going to do?"

Marvin: "Take a walk around first and see what's going on."

Modus: "OK."

Marvin walked quietly to the desk in the bedroom and put the raven on the table.

Modus approached the terminal with a sly look and stretched out his claws.

Click, the deformed finger was inserted into the interface.

Not knowing how long he would have to wait, Marvin simply took off his clothes and took a shower... There was hot water, so comfortable.

He was happily taking a shower when Modus sent a message: "The entire base does have a control system with the highest authority, but the person controlling the base is an idiot. He doesn't understand software at all."

Marvin: "Can you figure out the identity of that authority?"

Modus: "John Henry Eden, codenamed ZAX. Moreover, his operations are not like AI, but more like humans. Is there really technology that can put souls into computers?"

Marvin: “I don’t know, it seems there is.”

Since the controller is indeed President Eden, he is not surprised. Judging from the information that is only known, John Henry Eden is more like a politician than a scientist. It is normal to not understand. Note②

Marvin: "Isn't that just right? Can you bypass him and control as many peripherals as possible? Cameras, robots, automatic doors, anything will do. Oh, break through it first and don't control it. Don't disturb him yet."

Modus: "My body doesn't have enough computing power, so it will take a long time, but the algorithm has my advantage, and that idiot won't find out."

Marvin: "How long?"

Modus: "11 hours and 25 minutes."

Marvin: "Then I'll sleep in tomorrow."

Modus: "You mean you want me to work all night?"

Marvin: "You are an AI."

Modus: "Bah, black-hearted boss."

In the evening, Marvin blocked the door and chatted with the soldier who came to deliver the meal, asking him to inform Colonel Ortom that he needed to sleep more tomorrow morning.

After dinner, in the name of taking a walk to eat, he walked around the first and second floors of Crow Rock Base and saw several low-security laboratories.

They are all researching robots and light weapons, which is not interesting.

The maps on the two floors inside Crow Rock Base in the learning machine were basically lit up. He couldn't even open the door to the passage on the third floor.

Let's see if Modus can handle it first. If not, then think of other ways.

We don't know the location of President Eden yet, so it's not a good idea to act rashly.

…

The next morning, no one came to disturb his sleep.

Marvin didn't really sleep in, he just meditated quietly in the bedroom...

Modus: "I've got it!"

Marvin: "Tell me about the situation."

Modus: "I can control 10 of the 12 systems in the entire base. All 322 robots and 40 automatic turrets have been hacked by me. I can also control all 105 doors, 650 cameras and pickups. John Henry Yi I also found the boarding location.”

Marvin: "Breaking bad news."

Modus: "OK, OK, I can't open the door to the Oval Office."

Marvin: "Are you sure that you have hijacked the control rights of all robots?"

Modus: "Of course!"

Marvin: "How many human soldiers are there in the base?"

Modus: "300 people."

No wonder Colonel Ortom didn’t dare to resist the president. The numbers were 50-50 after two readings. Moreover, in the battle inside the base, the president has a clear advantage with the robots that are not afraid of death and the automatic turrets.

Marvin: "Give me a direct route to the Oval Office, the closest one."

Modus: "Understood, set the path... Done, it has been synced to your map."

Marvin: "New feature?"

Modus: "No, I had it before, I just didn't use it."

Marvin turned on the learning machine and looked at the detailed map of Crow Rock Base. Sure enough, the third floor was lit up, and there was even a fourth floor. A series of green arrows pointed the way to the presidential office on the fourth floor.

After memorizing the route and simulating it twice in his mind to make sure he wouldn't make any mistakes, Marvin changed into his Ranger armor and put away the extra clothes.

Marvin: "Modus, immediately take over all controllable peripheral units."

Modus: "10 seconds... done."

Marvin: "Order all robots to attack nearby, target: all Enclave soldiers, clear the passage I will pass through."

Modus: "Understood."

Marvin: "You stay here and take control. I'll go talk to Mr. President. Pay attention to safety and protect yourself first."

Modus: "Don't worry, close the door in front of you, no one can come in."

He walked out of the bedroom without looking at the camera under the wall lamp.

Marvin: "Okay. Is it okay if the robot can hold it for half an hour?"

Modus: "It's okay to annihilate them all. Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly."

Marvin: “…”

Click, the guest room door slides upward.

The entire base suddenly sounded an alarm.

"Woo~~~Level 4 alert! Level 4 alert! Order all combat units to search for any suspicious persons and shoot them immediately if found...Woo~~~"

Modus: "I didn't take down the alarm system."

Marvin: "It doesn't matter."

With his leather jacket raised, he had already rushed into the left passage.

…

Note ①: Colonel Ortom in Fallout 3 is this son. The picture shows Colonel Ortom Jr., who is the big villain in Fallout 3. The plot of Fallout 3 in this book, that is, Long Wande's search for his father has not yet begun. I don't know what Big Autotom looks like, but it is normal for a son to look like his father, right?

Let’s make a complaint, Fallout 3 was really cool back then (2008), but now when I look back at the plot, why is it so low? !

The protagonist Long Wande finally spoke to the computer president and persuaded it to self-destruct, blowing up the entire Crow Rock Base with it. Are all the diodes of ZAX, the so-called supercomputer, knotted? So abstract.

Note ②: Raven Rock was planned and built during the Cold War. It was planned to be a shelter for senior military personnel in the event of a nuclear attack.

There is also a special supercomputer there, which was placed there before the war, but was only used to monitor the operation of the internal facilities of Raven Rock and communicate with the Enclave. Many years after the nuclear war, this supercomputer began to study the Enclave on the drilling platform and obtain knowledge from confidential files in the database. Through this process, it gradually formed an independent personality and had its own name: John Henry Eden.

The above is the setting in the game. I created it again to make the role of President Eden more full and to facilitate the introduction of Gaunt O'Dimm.

In addition, the Raven Rock Base also has a real prototype. It seems to be really called "Raven Rock Base". I'm not sure. If you know, please leave a message. The original text on the Internet can be found on Baidu "Introduction to the Enclave Raven Rock Base and Its Prototype".