Volume 2: Boundless Walker Chapter 17 Madness and Calmness!
Why is there such a high bounty?
The first thing Goethe thought was that he had been discovered helping Astrid escape from the 'Fortress of Doom'.
But then, he shook his head.
Astrid's bounty has not changed.
It’s still between 50,000 and 100,000.
And what about him?
A hundred times more than Astrid!
5,000,000 La is enough to build a pretty good dual-powered furnace 'town'.
10000000?
It is also easy to build a "town" with three power reactors. It can even include the most advanced air purification, water purification, constant temperature system, weapon system, etc., and carry a team of "Defender" mechas.
Is it because I have some special identity?
Goethe had second guesses.
He had no further thoughts on this speculation.
Because, he has no 'memory'.
However, being thrown into the power room on the bottom floor of the 'Doomsday Fortress' and acting as a garbage collector, he shouldn't have any extraordinary status... huh?!
Suddenly Goethe recalled a sentence from Astrid:
"The Jock family are all crazy. In order to keep the body of the descendant of the 'prophet' Modus intact, they actually 'maintained' the body - from the moment the so-called Jock I betrayed the 'prophet' Modus, they should have been cut into pieces!"
Now, the actual rulers of the 'Fortress of Doom', the Jock family, preserve the bodies of the descendants of the 'Mad King' Modus.
Goethe had been curious before, what kind of madness would lead to the habit of "maintaining" a corpse, and now there seemed to be an answer: the other party was not "maintaining" a corpse.
Instead, some people were identified through the bodies that were 'maintained'.
Some people who look alike.
Or to be more precise, someone who possesses the bloodline of the 'Prophet' Modeus.
"The betrayers stole the fruits of victory, but they were so worried that they killed the wrong people?"
Goethe thought in his heart, and couldn't help looking at the prompt when entering the "secret realm": [Clothing, appearance, and equipment are temporarily changed. When leaving the secret realm, they will be automatically restored]
Yawen Bar
"Wouldn't such a temporary change make me more like the 'prophet' Modeus?"
Goethe raised his wrist and looked closely at the photo on the four-inch screen of the [Illuminator Type V (Modified Version)] and compared it with the gold coin with George I printed on it in his mind.
Three seconds later...
well!
Goethe sighed.
The answer is: It really looks like one.
More like outside the 'secret realm'.
If the similarities outside the "secret realm" are only one or two points, then the similarities here are four or five points.
After some minor adjustments to his appearance, he now resembles the 'Prophet' Modeus at first glance.
"I was thrown into the power room and no one should have cared about me. However, because I helped Astrid escape from the 'Fortress of Doom', I was noticed by the Jock family. They didn't pay much attention to anything else but my appearance. They made some associations and then... they wanted to kill me at all costs!"
Goethe gradually sorted out his thoughts.
His brows were slightly furrowed.
Now he absolutely cannot show up in public.
With his current bounty, once he appears in front of any wasteland native, he will attract a crazy attack from the other party.
so……
Is a makeover necessary?
Goethe raised his hand and touched the gas mask he was wearing, then pressed the remote control option on the [Enlightener Type V (Modified Version)].
Goethe already had an idea of what to do next.
However, before that, there is one more thing that needs to be confirmed.
You know, Astrid is also a native of the wasteland!
…
The wind and sand are rolling.
After Goethe walked into the 'oasis', Robot No. 2 immediately ran over to him with cheerful music playing and cleaned the dust off his body, especially the sand hidden in the folds of his clothes, which he cleaned meticulously.
Throughout the whole process, Goethe kept his hands raised.
Her eyes were on Astrid
Astrid did not dodge.
"What did you do?"
"Why are those lunatics in the 'Fortress of Doom' wanting you like this?"
The lady stared at Goethe with a keen gaze, seeming quite curious.
"have no idea."
"You know I have amnesia."
Goethe shook his head.
"This reason cannot convince me now - I feel that you are pretending to have lost your memory, and then hiding something that can be called the truth... But it doesn't matter!"
"The important thing is that you have pissed off those lunatics and made them helpless!"
"That's enough!"
“Well done!”
At this, Astrid took a deep breath and a bright smile appeared on her face.
Then the lady walked up to Goethe and again extended her hand.
Goethe glanced at the other person's outstretched hand, and after confirming that there was no danger, he shook it.
Immediately, the lady smiled.
"Let's get to know each other again—"
"Ranger Squad 11, Squad Leader Astrid!"
Astrid suddenly stood at attention and spoke loudly.
"Rangers?"
Goethe blinked.
Goethe knew this title.
This organization was described above in a book I read before.
'They were a team founded by one of the earliest followers of the Prophet. They were brave and loyal. With the disappearance of the Prophet, this team gradually disappeared into history after experiencing several sieges by King Jock I!'
"Although we are not doing well, the Rangers have not disappeared, they are just hiding."
As if she had guessed what Goethe was thinking, Astrid immediately said.
“So that’s how it is!”
Goethe nodded and his mind began to work.
The 'Ranger' is in hiding, which is a pleasant surprise and will be a great help.
If we cooperate...
etc!
Goethe suddenly thought of something and opened his mouth to ask.
"What about Art, Toon, An, and Steak?"
"They are the members of the 11th Ranger Team that I selected!"
Astrid replied.
Goethe frowned immediately; he had a bad feeling.
Goethe was a little unwilling to give up and continued to ask.
"Don't tell me these are the only members of the 11th Ranger Squad!"
"Yes!"
"'Rangers' has a long history..."
Goethe no longer listened to what was said afterwards.
He originally thought that the 'Rangers' would be a good helper, but they were just a name.
The 11th team only has Astrid as its captain.
What about the rest of the squad?
How much better can it be?
"Sure enough, I can only rely on myself!"
Goethe sighed and walked into the 'multi-functional utility room' where robots No. 1 and No. 2 were located.
He remembered that there was oil paint.
However, before that, Goethe took out a contract.
The contract written in [picture and complex language] - Goethe had not specially studied contract writing, so this contract was naturally half true and half false, and had no binding force at all, but the complicated text was extremely intimidating.
"For our own good, I think we should sign a contract."
"I swear this is just a pact not to betray each other."
Goethe said as he looked at Astrid.
"Just not betraying each other?"
The lady reconfirmed.
After Goethe nodded, the lady wrote her name without hesitation.
As a resident of the wasteland, Astrid understood the situation she was facing all too well.
Or sign this contract.
Or be killed?
There is no third way.
Don't play tricks, and don't get entangled at this time.
That will only make you die faster !
So the lady simply signed her name.
"Believe me, you will never regret signing this contract."
Goethe put away the contract and walked towards the 'multi-functional utility room'.
"Goethe, wait, listen to me!"
"The glory of the Rangers is far more than what outsiders know. There is much more that ordinary people don't know!"
"Do you want to join the Rangers?"
"I can exempt you from the recruit trials!"
The lady chased Goethe into the 'multi-purpose utility room'.
Constantly introducing the glorious history .
At the same time, an invitation was also extended to Goethe.
Goethe had no interest in this.
He faced the mirror and carefully put on makeup using the oil paint he found.
Only after the makeup in memory was completed did Goethe ask again.
"Is the doctor Camilla you mentioned earlier the 'Ranger'?"
"no."
"I invited Camilla, but she refused."
"And said that 'Rangers' has no future at all."
Astrid looked distressed.
However, this discomfort was fleeting.
The lady looked at Goethe curiously at this time.
"Goethe, why are you wearing clown makeup?"
"Also, why is your clown makeup so spooky?"
"Even if you want to hide your face, wearing a gas mask is enough!"
Astrid's eyes were filled with confusion.
"So can she treat some facial injuries?"
Goethe did not answer, but continued to ask.
"Facial injuries?"
"Even if you are burned to the point where only a skull remains, she can still restore you to your original state - of course, provided you are still alive!"
"Her level of treatment is the best I've ever seen...ah!"
Astrid exclaimed, and the lady stared with wide eyes as Goethe, who was standing in front of the mirror, suddenly cut the corner of his mouth with a knife.
Blood gushed out all of a sudden.
The corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, as if he was smiling.
But the blood-stained smile, coupled with the gloomy face, was indescribably weird.
return……
Filled with an inexplicable sense of oppression.
Goethe raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, then silently wrote a sentence on the mirror and drew a scarlet smiling face at the end.
Astrid was stunned by the scene.
This lady had seen big scenes before, but it still took her four or five seconds to come to her senses.
As soon as Astrid came to her senses, she went to find a medical kit, but was stopped by Goethe.
"Goethe, are you on drugs?"
"Why are you hurting yourself?!"
"you need to……"
"Shh!"
Goethe stretched out his right index finger and put it in front of his mouth, revealing a smile that was both crazy and calm.
Then he pointed to the mirror behind him.
Astrid looked at the scarlet words on the mirror and read them out almost unconsciously -
"Why so serious?"
