"One day you'll know." Su Ziyu waved and said, "For now. It's a secret."

"Got it?"

Matty quickly nodded and said, "Mm-hmm."

When Su Ziyu went out, he happened to see Jie Se sitting there smoking. Matty's place had been blown up, so today he was temporarily staying here. The monk and Su Ziyu would sleep in the living room, making do with a makeshift bed.

"Heh heh."

"How does it feel to suddenly discover you have a daughter?" Jie Se took a drag on his cigarette and laughed, "If I hadn't been exposed to radiation pollution back then, I'd have a cute daughter like that too."

Su Ziyu couldn't be bothered to engage with him, so he sat down next to him, grabbed a cup, and asked, "How are things outside?"

"What else? Still noisy!" Jie Se extinguished his cigarette, unwrapped the bandage on his abdomen where he had a cut, ready to dress the wound himself, and mumbled with a cigarette in his mouth, unclear in speech, "Bob... that old guy just died... and people are already fighting over his shop..."

"Old Bob died a really miserable death! ... But at least I'm tough!"

"In the end, it was Max who stepped in to resolve it."

"He used to be a Highway Knight, still quite reputable at Elk Camp."

Max?

Su Ziyu showed a curious expression, and when he turned around, a crimson-gold gourd suddenly appeared in his palm, and he poured a little wine into the cup.

"In the early years, there were many raiders."

"Some people specifically went after these bandits, and over time they were called Highway Knights." The monk paused in his smoking and murmured, "What smells so fragrant?"

Su Ziyu handed the cup over, saying, "A good thing I've treasured from the past."

"Medicinal wine that can heal injuries."

"Want a cup?"

Without hesitation, Jie Se reached out and took it, saying, "Of course! Just the smell tells me it's good wine!"

Gulp.

The big monk downed it in one go, licking his lips, still savoring it, "This wine is incredible! Is there more?"

Su Ziyu stood up to clean up the place, casually saying, "One cup is enough for you."

"Time to sleep."

Jie Se seemed to have his appetite piqued, and he grinned, "Come on! Just one more cup!"

"What the hell!"

Jie Se suddenly cried out, looking down at his abdominal wound, which seemed a bit itchy. He wanted to scratch it but didn't dare to, and looking at the already scabbed wound, he exclaimed, "What did you give me to drink? Not even a treatment injection heals this fast!"

Genetic modification technology has led to some special products, with treatment injections as a product that can rapidly heal external injuries.

"Genetic treatment potion, spiked with some wine." Su Ziyu casually responded.

Jie Se's expression clearly showed disbelief, but he didn't press further. He was quite smart, sizing up Su Ziyu and asking, "Is the BOSS of Polaris really that little girl's mom?"

"Does that mean you're in charge of Polaris?"

"Why am I even running a water plant? I should just follow you instead."

Twelve years have passed.

Polaris has now become an enormous settlement; even Jie Se had heard of its name.

How strong is Polaris now?

Su Ziyu wasn't very clear either, but when the Brotherhood sought Pasha's help, she took out a squad of over twenty people in Exoskeleton Power Armor, meaning that Polaris now has enough Exoskeleton Power Armor to form units. In comparison, the entire Elk Camp only had three sets of Exoskeleton Power Armor, which were hardly effective against super mutants' attacks.

"I don't have much say in Polaris." Su Ziyu glanced at him and retorted, "So are you still planning to kill the Mirelurk Queen tomorrow? If you're not opening a water plant, there's no need, right?"

"Of course, we're killing it!" Jie Se said without hesitation, "The camp is probably going to reshuffle."

"Once we kill it and open the water plant, it'll definitely be a profitable business."

"Then we'll bring some people from the Chinese District over; maybe I can establish a settlement too."

Mildly probing, Jie Se asked, "You're planning to return to Polaris, aren't you?"

"Yeah." Su Ziyu nodded.

Jie Se hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I heard Polaris has quite a few Exoskeleton Power Armors. Could you find a way to get us a couple?"

"We can definitely afford them.

Seeing Jie Se's sincere desire to establish a new settlement, Su Ziyu thought for a moment and said, "I'll see what I can do."

Jie Se immediately beamed, "That's all I need to hear."

The night passed quickly.

After a whole night of negotiations, Elk Camp's brief chaos subsided. The battle with the super mutants centered mainly at the gate, and other areas weren't significantly affected. By daytime, people had already begun clearing the collapsed buildings.

The Water Merchants Group sent a department head over.

He was an elderly man in his fifties, arriving by armed helicopter, accompanied by six company guards, two in Exoskeleton Armor and four in deep blue combat uniforms.

Yesterday's battle was utterly chaotic.

The camp's defenses were wiped out in one wave, the fires ignited afterward, and no one really knew what had happened.

The Water Merchants Group's people immediately took over processing the super mutants' bodies. Without anyone's permission, they took those bodies and the super mutant leader's heavy Exoskeleton Armor.

Their actions were remarkably domineering.

By the time Su Ziyu heard about it, the Water Merchants Group manager had already left with everything, leaving behind a division member in charge, while Jie Se was outside cursing loudly in anger.

Perhaps, to such corporate magnates, the others were insignificant small fries.

"Lucky I cleverly hid the cyborgs' bodies." Remembering this, Jie Se couldn't help but chuckle and curse, "These bastards just took all the goodies first thing."

One cyborg's body was taken by the Brotherhood; the rest were piled up in the basement.

"Let's go."

Su Ziyu currently didn't want to cause any more trouble; there was no point in clashing with the Water Merchants Group over some mutant corpses. Holding the little girl in his arms, he told Jie Se, "Once you're done here, I'll be leaving tomorrow."

"Leaving tomorrow already?" Jie Se looked a bit disappointed, then surprised, "Are you taking her with you now?"

Su Ziyu nodded, "Mm."

This is the Wasteland Era.

Su Ziyu wasn't comfortable leaving the little girl in the camp; he'd rather take her to see the world. When the time is right, he plans to help her awaken her Spiritual Energy. Truth be told, with her talent, she might awaken on her own any day. After all, the energy level in the Wasteland Era is at level one.

Energy level one implies that supernatural entities exist but are rare and hard to encounter.

"Daddy."

"I want to walk by myself." The little girl whispered in Su Ziyu's ear, "I can walk on my own."

Hmm?

Hearing this, Su Ziyu set her down, and the little girl tilted her head up with a smile, then turned and ran off to find Matty. She was very close to the tomboy, maybe because she was saved by her.

Click, click, click.

When Su Ziyu was about to set off, he saw the little girl fiddling with firearms alongside Matty, clutching a small handgun in her hand.

A brief silence ensued.

Su Ziyu wanted to swap the firearm in the little girl's hand for some cute toys, but he knew he couldn't do that because this is the Wasteland Era, and everyone needs to learn to protect themselves to survive.

He just clenched his fist, feeling he should do more.

For the first time, he found being a father more challenging than dealing with monsters!

If he could send her back to Earth, that would be the best option, but now, Su Ziyu couldn't return himself, and other worlds were equally perilous. Leaving her alone in a completely unfamiliar world wasn't a good choice. The first thought that popped into Su Ziyu's mind was Polaris. Pasha had managed Polaris for twelve years, and Su Ziyu wanted to ensure a safe growing environment for his daughter. The first step was to reclaim Polaris.

Pasha has been missing for a full six months.

The situation in Polaris should be quite chaotic, but Su Ying is her daughter; he has a legitimate reason to take over all of Polaris.

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