The secret of Vault 404's residents was no longer much of a secret.
Ministerial-level officials across The Alliance, and even junior staff in certain special departments, had long ceased to be surprised by the baffling abilities displayed by the "players."
That included telepathic communication, resurrection after death, and so on.
Although these rumors had not become widespread public knowledge and were buried beneath even more outrageous urban legends that strayed further from the truth, most wastelanders who had dealt with the players for long enough had some sense of it—
These blue coats, so out of place in the wasteland, might not simply be out of place in the wasteland.
It was as if they did not belong to this world at all.
Based on that understanding, most of The Alliance's upper ranks and relevant junior personnel harbored complicated feelings toward the "residents of Vault 404."
Respect was certainly part of it.
Even if they could resurrect after death, that did not make the Vault residents' sacrifices at the front lines insignificant.
But people inevitably feared the unknown, after all. No one knew why they did these things.
Thus, rather than respect, "awe" was perhaps the more fitting term.
Yin Fang was not the first to voice the doubts in his heart. Heya had raised similar concerns before.
Perhaps it was because their fields of expertise differed.
Compared with resurrection, something that could barely be explained through "science," Yin Fang was far more shocked by the players' ability to exchange information while ignoring communication barriers.
Especially after discovering that this exchange of information could span a distance of five light-years, shock was no longer enough to describe how he felt. His entire understanding of reality had shattered.
"...Honestly, I don't know how to explain that either." Chu Guang let out