The rest of the trip back to Midway was uneventful, in fact the encounter with the people before was likely nothing more than coincidence, if a group truly wanted to try to ambush them they would have come out in force, though it was a reminder to Adam to continue to be aware about his plans slipping out to the public, people were starting to recognize him, he was slowly making a name for himself, especially after today when he brings a fully functional APC packed with supplies he will definitely stand out. He can't afford to get careless now.
For the first time since he started coming to Midway the guards did not give him the speech they always did at the gate. They seemed too impressed and taken aback by the sudden appearance of an APC to go through the normal spiel. Instead they simply cautioned the group to stay peaceful while inside and let them in without further trouble.
Adam parked the APC in front of the front entrance to a crowd of slowly growing onlookers, it was a mixed bag that he was getting attention, he was happy that his efforts amounted to something that would get him a bit of fame, however it also meant jealousy would be on the rise. Regardless he had already steeled himself for this.
"Rae, Pearl, Protectron." He said to three of his companions. "Stay here with the APC and make sure no one touches anything from outside our group." He then turned to Salvatore. "Salvatore, can you head to Ghoul Town and ask Hobson to come here? I'm going to gather all the merchants I work with and bring them here instead of the other way around."
"Yeah, I can do that kid."
"Actually you can invite all the merchants in ghoul town but Hobson, as my go to, gets first pick from them." Adam said with a smile. Salvatore grinned back.
"I'll make sure to let them know." He said before he began to walk off towards the town.
"You two can stay or go if you want, I promise I will pay you both from the profits when it's all done if you want to get some rest." Adam said to Eve and Deccanus. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝※𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖※𝕟𝕖𝕥
"I am fine to stay here~ Besides, who would dare touch your stuff when there is an assaultron protecting it."
"I too shall remain here, I have no reason to return to my hotel until the sale is completed." Adam nodded at them and then turned to head inside but was stopped by Pearl speaking up.
"Pearl is confused, is Pearl supposed to kill weak humans who come close to big metal box?"
"No no." Adam corrected quickly. "Don't kill anyone, just keep them away, you can shove them back if they get too close but…" Adam then looked to Eve and then back at Pearl. "Eve here will tell you what is okay and what is not, okay?" He then looked back to Eve again. "That okay?"
"Perfectly fine honey~" Adam smiled at her and then headed inside to go gather the merchants to come back with him. Adam got Jay, Olivia, and Lune, obviously, as there were things for each of them, however he also got in contact with Shelby, the head of food distribution for a large number of restaurants in Midway. He had never actually met Shelby before because he simply didn't deal in much food, but seeing as half his inventory, more or less, was food, this seemed as good a time as any.
By the time he had gathered the merchants and brought them outside to his APC there was already quite a crowd gathered around his group trying to either inspect or otherwise just be a curious onlooker. A few merchants he didn't know were already trying to barter their way in to get at whatever treasures may lay within that they could see as well as the items that were sticking out of the backpacks his companions carried, though most were on the ground next to the APC.
Hobson was already next to the APC with Salvatore while Pearl literally body-blocked the largest group of people from getting close. It seemed like Eve instructed her well. Adam brought the merchant group over to the back of his APC and then pulled the release latch to open the ramp and revealed the treasure trove inside.
"So yeah, you can see why I brought you out here rather than bringing it to you." He chuckled.
"Wow, Adam, I think you really outdid yourself here." Jay said with a soft whistle. Olivia glanced over at Jay and stealthily giggled before adding in herself:
"I'll say, this is beyond even my expectations, not just the armor…" She said while she gazed at the power armor. "... but the vehicle too."
"I knew you were good but…" Lune said as she seemed more interested in the APC than the stuff inside at the moment. "This goes far beyond my expectations." Adam chuckled.
"Fixing this baby up took over 6000 caps and a lot of planning, but it was worth it."
"Well if this space back here is even half full of food, you certainly are bringing quite a boon to Midway today." She said with a grin.
"So some of this stuff is not being sold, The power armor for one…" He said before Olivia let off an audible 'aw' along with a pout which caused Adam to chuckle before continuing. "... and a few other things, but as we pick through it I will put that stuff off to the side, I know somewhere in this mess is a minigun I'm probably going to keep as well as my protectron that is in desperate need of repair, but more or less everything else is good to be sold. Anything you all don't buy I will then sell to our crowd of onlookers." He chuckled as he gestured to the people nearby.
"Well… better get to work then!" Jay said as he rolled up his nonexistent sleeves and started to head into the back of the APC to begin bringing things out for inspection.
"At this rate I might need to ask Mr. Cantelli for a loan again…" Shelby said as she remained back and examined the goods from the side, sighing after she spoke.
"Where is my pick in this litter?" Hobson said from the back, having kept quiet while the others spoke.
"Same as everyone else, you get first dibs, buy what you want and you can, everything else will be available when you are done." Adam informed him getting a grin out of Hobson.
"I knew I like ya for a reason, smoothskin." He chuckled before entering into the APC himself and beginning to look through it too.
"Adam…." Salvatore said cautiously after he finished with Hobson. Adam turned to look at him and saw him pointing off to the side, a little bit separated from the crowd of people was a woman he did not expect to see at all. Mira. The woman whom he had saved from the raiders back in Naper was standing off to the side, looking somber and slightly out of place. Though she only seemed out of place because getting here from Midway is not exactly an easy trip. However he could not mistake her long brown hair and bright green eyes, and that is to say nothing of the scar, which did nothing to ruin her pretty face.
"Mira?" Adam said as he walked over to her slowly, letting the merchants do their work while he shared a conversation.
"Hey Adam…" She sighed. "I bring bad news… Famine is moving. The end is nigh."