Chapter 55 - 15: Discussion (1/2)
In a large room resembling a senior officer's office, James was on the floor surrounded by books, doc.u.ments and maps.
He held a book entitled Alchemical Amplification in his hands while taking notes from time to time.
All his concentration was on this book, but then the office door was opened by a young woman with long black hair and amber eyes wearing a white doctor's coat. and a black scarf attached to her arm holding several doc.u.ments in her hands.
She remained silent and did not speak until James placed the book in her hands on the ground.
”Hi Kanwal, what good news do you bring me?”
She lowered her head and read one of the papers she was holding.
”Good morning Boss, after the secret negotiations Ravi started with Aerugo, here is the list of weapons we received: 345 Ak type machine guns, 178 handguns, 81 crate of fragmentation grenade, 23 crate of dynamite, 15 crate of anti-tank ammunition, 5 military transport vehicles, added to the weapons and vehicle we got when we captured the city, we now have almost double what I just described.”
(By the way, the title ”BOSS” was chosen by James Nt* he's a Metal Gear fan!)
James nodded his head in satisfaction before saying:
”You've done a good job, thank Ravi for me and what's the news on the Amestris side?”
”It's very bad for us, the army finally wiped out the rebels in the south, the repression was instantaneous with the support of their alchemists, they ignored us for almost a month but it won't last, they'll surely attack us in the next few days.”
Jales thought for a moment in silence then finally sighed as he got up off the floor and walked to the door, then came to Kanwal and took the doc.u.ments in her hands.”
”Kanwal thank you for your efforts.” Said James with a smile before reading the doc.u.ments.
Hearing this she looked away from James with a slightly embarrassed face, but like suddenly remembering something, she looked at James and said.
”Boss, Maha told me to tell you that the prisoners you requested are ready for questioning.”
James, who had just finished reading, nodded his head and took a jacket from the coat rack, which he quickly wore before attaching a black scarf to his arm.
”Kanwal, you may go.” Said James as he left the office and walked through the old command center.
”Good morning, Boss!”
”Hi Ruldu”
”Good day, Boss!”
”Good day to you, Akshey.”
Every soldier James passed by gave him a military salute with respect, to which he replied with a smile.
James who possessed with his ”sense” stats a memory that could hardly forget anything, James had remembered the name of each member of the militia, It is a human resources technique that is difficult to apply and improves leadership and employee favorability, each time he responded to a soldier's salute by pronouncing his name, the eyes of that soldier became lit up. This further increased their level of respect and trust in James.
He continued walking through the buildings and arrived at a gate guarded by about ten men who greeted him.
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James answered them before entering the building.
Inside there were about ten men chained to the wall, one of whom was Philip, who was completely tied up with iron chains and the rest were different alchemist scientists.
James slowly approached Philip, who looked at him inflexibly and fearlessly, and then he loosened the rag that was blocking his mouth, he asked a militiaman to bring him a chair and sat facing Philip.