Ian stood in front of Luis' corpse, at this moment, the dense sound of footsteps came from the entrance, and Reynolds quickly arrived at the scene with a team of Brotherhood of Steel members.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Reynolds' face changed slightly, quickly scanning around the scene, and finally his gaze rested on Ian: ''Ian, what happened? Wasn't it Luis who completed the mission?"
Ian faintly looked up, his gaze calm and cold, "Louis used despicable means to grab the badge and killed Wang Wei, I just did justice for my friend."
Hearing this, Reno didn't say anything as he walked over to Louis' body and carefully examined it before turning his head to the members behind him, "Clean up this place, the trial is over."
Victor, Erica, Carl, and Rayne also rushed up one after another, and seeing the situation at the scene, everyone's face became grave. The eyes they looked at Ian with were filled with complex emotions, there was awe and fear.
Reno was silent for a moment before he finally spoke, "Ian, you did well, you completed the trial and showed your true strength, from now on, you officially become a member of the Brotherhood of Steel, the others also passed the trial and likewise gained the qualification to join."
Ian nodded lightly, but did not show much joy. He turned to look at Wang Wei's corpse on the ground, his heart still heavy.
On the way back to the Brotherhood of Steel's headquarters, the crowd was silent all the way, each person silently digesting the shock of this cruel trial.
Ian lowered his head, constantly recalling the experiences along the way. He deeply realized that while strength was important, it was even more important to always keep a handful of cards at critical moments to deal with sudden crises. In this incident, he had paid a heavy price because of his momentary negligence.
"In the future, I must be more cautious whenever I can, and never let such a tragedy repeat itself." Ian secretly swore in his heart.
After returning to the Brotherhood of Steel's headquarters, they were surprised to find that the situation at the headquarters was extremely chaotic, traces of the aftermath of the battle were clearly visible all around, a large number of guards were injured or collapsed to the ground, and some high-ranking members were directing the scene.
Reynolds frowned as he walked up to inquire about the situation, a senior member hurriedly reported to him, "Lord Reynolds, during the time that you were conducting the trial, the mutated creatures attacked the City of Ashes once again, the mutated creatures that were involved in the attack this time have become even stronger, but the ordinary guards were unable to stop their attack at all."
Reno's face became even more somber when he heard this, he waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to continue with the aftermath, then turned around and said seriously to Ian, "Ian, you come with me."
With doubts in his heart, Ian followed Reynolds into the secret room deep inside the headquarters. In the secret room, William Harris, the leader of the Brotherhood of Steel, was standing in the center of the room with his hands behind his back, looking at the map on the wall with a serious expression.
Reno nodded to William and said in a deep voice, "Sir William, Ian is here." He then left the room.
William slowly turned around and looked at Ian with a deep gaze for a moment before slowly saying, "Ian, congratulations on passing the trial. We have long heard about your performance, which was outstanding."
Ian responded bashfully, "Thank you, Your Excellency. But the situation at the headquarters doesn't look good right now."
William explained, "The mutants are frequently attacking the City of Ashes, I don't know why, but don't worry, the Brotherhood of Steel is capable of protecting their territory."
Ian's gaze deepened and asked seriously, "I never doubt the strength of the Brotherhood of Steel, but excluding the headquarters, what about the rest of the City of Ashes, are we just going to ignore it? "
William said unconcernedly, "Ian , I know that you, as a young man, have ideals and a sense of justice, but you have to understand that in this world, it's already a good result for us to be able to preserve ourselves, where else would we have the heart to care about other people, what's more, there are still the other two major forces staring at us. "
Ian didn't discuss too much on this issue, he knew that it was impossible to convince William with just a few words, the only way to be qualified to talk about conditions was to show his own value, and he also believed that William must have something for him to do this time when he called him to meet alone.
"I understand Your Excellency, may I ask what is the matter that you have called me to talk alone this time? "
William slowly nodded his head, his eyes instantly becoming serious: "Ian, as Reynolds said, you have shown extraordinary potential and ability. We need you to complete a special and crucial mission. This mission concerns the future of the entire Brotherhood and also affects the fate of the entire City of Ashes."
Ian was shaken in his heart, it seemed that the situation was more serious than imagined, but still kept his composure and asked, "May I ask what mission?"
William, however, did not answer directly, but instead asked back after a moment of silence, "Ian, what do you think about this trial?"
Ian thought carefully for a while and then answered, "It's cruel, but it's also very much in line with the law of survival in this world, but there's one doubt in it that I can't figure out, if the trial is to screen members for the Brotherhood, the elimination rate seems to be too high. "
William looked at Ian appreciatively, "You are very smart, this trial is not purely for screening members, but it is related to the special mission that I am going to give you, to be precise, the trial is a simplified version of this special mission, and it needs to screen out someone who has strong strength, a cool head, and knows how to improvise. "
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Ian quietly listened to William finish, looking at William's expectant eyes, slowly spoke, "I'm sorry, I refuse! "