8 hours later, General Skinner contacted Adams through the walkie talkie that he had given to him and asked him to go to the armory to have a discussion

Michael told him that he would accompany him but that the others had to increase their mana control

once at the armory, skinner as usual asked michael to leave the tent and a meeting was held

We still have not received any messages from the president's office, but our attack on the infirmary is going well, we should be able to have access to it in the next few hours said General Skinner

what are the losses asked colonel macarthur

the losses are unfortunately high, the soldiers present are mainly reservists and are therefore not sufficiently trained

Colonel Macarthur continued, don’t believe that I did not know what you were up to, anyone who refused to follow you was sent to the front lines, I am warning you all immediately, do not even think about using my men to go and fight these monsters, they are still training

3 other generals also looked at Skinner with contempt

of the 11 generals present, 6 were under Skinner's orders

Colonel Macarthur was a special case because although he was only a colonel, everyone respected him in the Green Horn base, so he had some weight with the soldiers

Skinner's tactics increased the number of soldiers under his command but it also created a lot of tension within the troops, after all no one wanted to die and even the bravest soldiers

to send the least experienced of them because of their opinions deeply shook the troops

Colonel Macarthur's group gained popularity because it was the only group not to have sent anyone to attack the infirmary

Meanwhile Michael was trying to find some power holders among the soldiers at the base, at his level, his sensitivity to mana was high so he just needed to observe the flow of mana to find them

got one, thought Michael

the power holder in question was arthur smith, a young soldier of 18 years old who was red-headed and looked puny

he was not in any faction and was responsible for cleaning up the base

Michael therefore approached the young soldier but before he could speak to him, a group of other soldiers arrived and began to bully Arthur

they hit him , insulted him, called him a coward and so on

in this new apocalyptic world, no one cared about simple harassment, especially since the other soldiers were part of General Skinner's group

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since Arthur had managed to get the job of housekeeper before the apocalypse, these soldiers had been responsible for humiliating him so that he resigned because the position of housekeeper had value now and if arthur didn’t work , he would be sent to the front line

Arthur knew this well, that's why he desperately clung to his position, without it, he would probably die

Michael waited patiently for the harassment to stop, it would have been easy for him to blow off the soldiers' heads and then hide their bodies but that would have led to unknown complications, so he had to put up with all that

in the fourth dimension, the power holders are revered as heroes, supermen who are above everyone and it was funny to see one of these supermen who was normally above everyone being harassed

once their business was over, the soldiers left, they had carefully beaten Arthur to the point where he was in the fetal position on the ground, full of scratches

strangely in his eyes, a mysterious glimmer could be seen, a glimmer that we only saw in those who demonstrate courage in difficult moment , he will not give up or give in, thought Michael

now that the power holder was in front of him, he had to find a way to recruit him, michael thought of using once again the reputation of secretary adams because it was the quickest way

he arrived near arthur and said: hey, hello, i'm michael and i work with secretary adams

can i help you ? asked arthur

Yes, Secretary Adams would like to speak to you in private

Are you sure I’m the person you’re looking for?

Yes, Mr. Arthur Smith, can you accompany me and wait for Mr. Adams with me

yes yes, I'll all come right away

once Arthur was with him, Michael went to the guest tent and waited for Adams to finish his meeting

once adams arrived, he found arthur and michael but didn't ask any questions

Arthur introduced himself to the secretary

hello secretary adams, i am one of your fans, my name is arthur smith, nice to meet you

adams looked at arthur and shook his hand in return

nice to meet you to and before he could ask a question Arthur Michael intervened

This is the soldier you asked me to pick up, said Michael, winking at Adams.

I had a hard time finding him, but I still don't understand why you want him to become your future bodyguard

adams was surprised but he had 10 years of experience in politics, he reacted quickly

yes, Mr. Arthur, to tell you the truth, I am setting up a special division in this base and I would greatly need your help

Me ? asked Arthur

yes yes, you will understand once we are in my own base, but before that, I need to know if you accept or not? Please know that we will treat you as respectfully as possible and that we will not put you in danger unless necessary.

It’s a simple job that I offer you, that of being my bodyguard

secretary adams why me? asked Arthur

even if I would like to tell you, I can't, you will learn it gradually but know that what I am offering you is a great opportunity

I don't think I can be your bodyguard mister adams said arthur

How are your parents asked adams?

I don't know said Arthur, I haven't seen them since the disaster started

I hope they survive this disaster, it’s because I have a close relationship with one of your parents that I recruited you for this job said adams

Oh, Which one ?

Michael intervened hey kid, have a little respect, you are in the presence of the future president of country A

Arthur then said sorry sir, it's just that my mother raised me alone so but never spoke to me about you so I wanted to know how you knew her

Adams and Michael thought the same thing, fortunately this soldier is also easy to fool

so do you accept my request ? asked adams

Yes replied Arthur, I swear to protect you sir

I'm going to need you to train hard, Adams replied, are you ready to do that?

Yes sir replied Arthur

so adams went to skinner, he was surprised to see that adams wanted to recruit arthur as a bodyguard but since the position of housekeeper will be free, he was happy to let him go

once in section A adams asked arthur to only perform a set of meditation exercises

Arthur, although surprised by the request, didn’t question him

10 hours later, the light bulb in the room Arthur was in mysteriously exploded