PFC Chapter 416 Trial (1)
Chapter 416 Trial (1)
Seeing these former NCR veterans degenerate into becoming raiders, Mist didn't know what to say, so he asked the raider captain, "Are you deserters?"
Perhaps because he saw the entire ghoul army evacuate, the squad leader was not so scared anymore. He sat on the ground and looked up and replied: "You can call us defeated soldiers, or you can call us wounded and defeated soldiers, but please don't call us deserters."
"At least before NCR abandoned us, we tried hard to protect it. We were heroes."
Mist sighed softly. If their identities were not different now, he really wanted to light a cigarette for these people. After all, he was not doing well when he retired from the army.
He wanted to know why these old soldiers became looters, preferably some deep and bitter reason, so that he could plead with the leader to spare their lives.
But the team leader just smiled bitterly and said, "Why else? We are hungry and want to eat, it's that simple."
The team leader recounted the glorious days of the past, and Yi Beiwang, who was listening, finally understood the situation of the NCR veterans.
They were all wounded and retired soldiers who should have enjoyed the protection of glory and the love of the people, at least they once thought it would be like this.
But the fact is, they are just worthless soldiers who can be replaced for 250 bottle caps. Now that they are injured and useless, they are just abandoned as scraps.
Apart from the meager retirement benefits and medals that could not be sold, they had nothing left. Even most of them were cheated on by their wives, who ran away with their money and old Tom next door.
The glamorous Shady City could not accommodate these blood-stained veterans. With nowhere to go, they could only wander around, and finally came to Mojave, where they became scavengers digging for scraps in the yellow sand.
It just so happened that at that time the Crimson Merchant Corps strongly supported the plunderers to serve as their dogs, so these veterans became plunderers in order to make a living, and they were not very qualified.
This is also the reason why they surrendered so quickly. It's okay to put in some effort when the game is favorable, but you still have to surrender when the game is unfavorable.
After all, guns and cannons are all crimson, but your life is your own, so you don't have to sacrifice it with your life.
After hearing all this, Mist looked at the more than 400 prisoners and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Kill him, but he couldn't bear to do so because they were once NCR soldiers.
If I keep them, I don’t know what to do with them. It’s really difficult.
Yi Beiwang didn't have so many concerns. Although these old soldiers were miserable, what did it have to do with him? It wasn't him who caused these people to lose their families.
No. 9 and the others died tragically, why doesn't anyone sympathize with them?
In Yi Beiwang's eyes, these more than 400 prisoners were no longer human beings, but free labor.
Yi Beiwang exchanged more than 400 explosive collars on the spot, the same model as Ilya's, which can effectively control other people and allow him to do whatever he wants.
He had the soldiers put explosive collars on the captives and said to Mist, "I understand that you don't want to kill me, but they are predators now. If we do nothing, our people will inevitably be resentful."
"Put collars on them and send them to mine. Give them the hardest and most tiring work. If they don't obey, we'll sell them off to Caesar's Legion."
Hearing this, War Fox, who was hiding in the dark, came out, dragging the unconscious Kane and Carlos behind him. With a sly smile on his face, he asked, "Is it true? We can spend a lot of bottle caps to buy these prisoners, which can be used to undermine the morale of NCR."
"When did you come here? Is it open?"
"I just got here. The postman asked me to hurry and bring these two guys to you. I'm so tired that my back and legs are cramped."
"Okay, stop being so funny. I'll ask Mist to pick out some pure raider captives for you. Don't tell them that I sold them to you when you go out."
"Boss Yi is so generous. I won't disturb you from working. I wish your eBay business group will grow stronger soon. Goodbye!"
War Fox happily followed Mist to pick off the plunderers. With these prisoners, his cannon fodder army would be strengthened, which would be more conducive to the next plan.
Mist was also very happy. Throwing away those pure plunderers could not only prevent unstable factors in the future, but also gain some favor from the Legion and get some bottle cap flowers. It was really killing three birds with one stone.
Yi Beiwang asked Lana to bring Kugas and Xia Lasi over, and then asked him to take the remaining captives to the gold mine to mine until they died.
When the four former plunderer bosses were thrown to the ground, fainting like dead dogs, Yi Beiwang directly exchanged for a bucket of boiling water and poured it on them without hesitation, waking them all up.
Looking at the four people who wanted to cut him into pieces, Yi Beiwang took out a syringe from his pocket and asked, "Tell me, who supported you in making the FEV virus? I don't think the plunderers have the financial strength to purify FEV."
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In the fourth volume, I might write about daily life and deepen the characters, which means it may take some time, but the main storyline will also be slowly advanced.