Chapter 15
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Blake and Zion were in discussion for quite a while regarding the storage of supplies and weaponry. They didn't know how much they need to collect for the survival. Zion also warned Blake about the insects and other organisms that may damage the food supplies. They needed to secure the food supplies with extreme precaution even in a case where the modern technology fails.
Blake had the doubts about the arms and storage, but Zion knew it was not wise to let Blake dragged into it and waste his time. They decided to place fifty highly trained units in each city but soon found that would be impossible. Therefore, they decided to place fifty of their men in a hundred city stage by stage. What made Zion anxious was the loyalty of these people.
"Blake, you sure about these people, I mean can we really trust them not to stab us in the back?"
"You will never know, Zion. All we can do is to take a leap of faith and trust them."
Blake let Zion throw away his uncertainties and invited to meet the first group of people who would be joining them. Zion entered the hall where the people are training and studying. He watched the whole hall for some time and clapped to get their attention.
"Hello everyone, my name is 'Zion Nox' and let me welcomes you all to this small gathering. Please come closer and let us talk about your future. It is very important to know what you will be doing from now on. The secrecy you have to maintain and the dangerous nature of this job. Let me tell you, 'there is no going back' once you entered this job."
Zion greeted all the recruits and talked with them. Since there is no possible way to train and mold an army of people from a young age, Zion decided to take another way to gain their loyalty. He gave each of them respect and honor; it was more than they could ever imagine and accepted Zion. However, loyalty was not something that can be purchased or forced, one must earn the loyalty with their actions.
"What would be our job? Sir!" The people who gathered in the hall asked Zion. They were curious and wondering to know the nature of their job. They knew they were selected for a reason and wondered what that reason might be. The anxiousness on their face was very visible and Zion didn't blame them for it.
"Most of you might be wondering about your future and I could certainly understand that feeling. I want you to fight for me, control and manipulate people, organization and anything I deem necessary. Depending upon your results you will be placed in a position. You will achieve greater things, will see a whole new world that has never been seen by anyone."
Zion continued to talk with the new recruits and started to convince them. He talked about the respect and recognition they earn. He lets them know that priorities of the unit were not to subjugate the existing groups but to be the one they feared and respected. Zion knew when he comes after each city, he needed a foothold on that region. They could collect and deliver the information on each of the faction.
After he talked and initiated the new members to the team, Zion dragged Blake and let him cultivate the body art for the first time. It was not Zion being obsessive, but he didn't want Blake to have any doubts on the technique and practice it in the wrong way. He also gave a formula for the medicinal solution to strengthen the body; it was something he developed after discussing with the Vivus.
Even though Vivus knew about the elixirs, they may not be available on this planet. They discussed the medicinal properties of the plants and produced many formulas. These were classified as basic, intermediate and higher tier depending on the efficiency they had.
Zion told Blake not to reveal the formula to anyone and use the medicines to train cadets. He also promised Blake to provide the complete medicines once they started to manufacture in bulk.
"Blake I trust we would be having five thousand operatives in a hundred cities soon. We need them in a year to take the position and we would need to tell them everything sooner."
Zion walked away from the hall alone leaving behind Blake to deal with the recruits. Zion had a rough idea on how to deal with things. He knew the brand is everything and he was willing to build that up. It would take at least four years for the planet to release a minimum energy across the landmass until then the land remains infertile for the seeds they have now. The plants will have unprecedented growth, but without knowing what to eat and not to eat many people are destined to die.
'It would be a great idea to enter the pharmaceutical industry as well; it was arms and medicines which were important in the era of the end. Whether it was gold or silver, they lost value when the disaster strikes' Zion thought as he walked towards his home. He did not feel fatigue or sweat after the long walk. What Zion most liked was to run faster as the wind rushed against him. These changes let him know of growth he had in recent days.
As he started to run he got a call from an anonymous number, it was a woman who called him. Zion stopped and answered his call as he climbed up the nearest tree and sat on the highest branch. While he was making himself comfortable on the tree, the voice from the other end asked, "Hello, are you, Zion?"
"Yes, and who might you be, Miss…...?" Zion asked back as he was curious about this unknown phone number. The number didn't seem familiar to Zion and he continued, "Do we know each other, you do have a lovely voice, but that doesn't make us know each other."
"It doesn't matter; I was tracing your mobile number and wanted to know whether that phone was with you."
"Now, look, miss… whoever you are don't mess with me and I can assure you it doesn't end well." Zion was angry at the reply from the other end. How audacious of that girl to say she was tracking him bluntly. He was going to rebuke that girl as the call cut off while leaving Zion nowhere to vend his anger.
'Calm down…calm…' Zion made himself calm down and decided to wait for that person who was tracing him. He didn't need to wait for too long as he saw a sports car coming in his direction. A girl in her twenties came out from the driver's seat; there was no one else inside the car.
Zion decided to wait for some time as the girl checked her tab. She was looking at her tablet and the confusion was as clear as a blue sky on that face. The data showed Zion in this region, but she can't see anyone in this place.
Zion decided to step out and talk with this girl. Even though she was rude, he was willing to let it slide as long as he gets what he wanted. Right now, he was curious about this girl's identity. He wanted to know who she is and why took all the trouble to track him down.
As Zion jumped off from the tree to the ground, the girl suddenly looks back at the place he landed. Confusion could be seen on her face as it turns towards shock. What she saw was a person jumping from a seventy feet tall tree and landed safely without any injuries.
Zion walked toward the girl slowly and met her face-to-face. She had a military touch to her body. So, Zion assumed she was from a family of military background, then he thought about his talk with the Marcus. Zion remembered about Marcus sending 'someone' to help him out. After meeting her, Zion impressed by her looks, but thought inwards, 'Now let me know whether you are worthy'.
"So, who might you be? In this night a young and beautiful girl like you were tracking a young and vigorous man like me." It was a statement and Zion continued, "Have we met before, I'm sure we have not met before this day and pardon me, why the hell were you tracking me down?"
Zion was raising his voice to see the expression on the girl's face and she didn't say anything. There wasn't any change on her face, she calmed herself of the initial shock and started to reevaluate the person in front of her. She knew that she prejudiced before meeting Zion and sighed inwardly for not making things worse.
She moved forward to Zion and introduced herself.
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Blake and Zion were in discussion for quite a while regarding the storage of supplies and weaponry. They didn't know how much they need to collect for the survival. Zion also warned Blake about the insects and other organisms that may damage the food supplies. They needed to secure the food supplies with extreme precaution even in a case where the modern technology fails.
Blake had the doubts about the arms and storage, but Zion knew it was not wise to let Blake dragged into it and waste his time. They decided to place fifty highly trained units in each city but soon found that would be impossible. Therefore, they decided to place fifty of their men in a hundred city stage by stage. What made Zion anxious was the loyalty of these people.
"Blake, you sure about these people, I mean can we really trust them not to stab us in the back?"
"You will never know, Zion. All we can do is to take a leap of faith and trust them."
Blake let Zion throw away his uncertainties and invited to meet the first group of people who would be joining them. Zion entered the hall where the people are training and studying. He watched the whole hall for some time and clapped to get their attention.
"Hello everyone, my name is 'Zion Nox' and let me welcomes you all to this small gathering. Please come closer and let us talk about your future. It is very important to know what you will be doing from now on. The secrecy you have to maintain and the dangerous nature of this job. Let me tell you, 'there is no going back' once you entered this job."
Zion greeted all the recruits and talked with them. Since there is no possible way to train and mold an army of people from a young age, Zion decided to take another way to gain their loyalty. He gave each of them respect and honor; it was more than they could ever imagine and accepted Zion. However, loyalty was not something that can be purchased or forced, one must earn the loyalty with their actions.
"What would be our job? Sir!" The people who gathered in the hall asked Zion. They were curious and wondering to know the nature of their job. They knew they were selected for a reason and wondered what that reason might be. The anxiousness on their face was very visible and Zion didn't blame them for it.
"Most of you might be wondering about your future and I could certainly understand that feeling. I want you to fight for me, control and manipulate people, organization and anything I deem necessary. Depending upon your results you will be placed in a position. You will achieve greater things, will see a whole new world that has never been seen by anyone."
Zion continued to talk with the new recruits and started to convince them. He talked about the respect and recognition they earn. He lets them know that priorities of the unit were not to subjugate the existing groups but to be the one they feared and respected. Zion knew when he comes after each city, he needed a foothold on that region. They could collect and deliver the information on each of the faction.
After he talked and initiated the new members to the team, Zion dragged Blake and let him cultivate the body art for the first time. It was not Zion being obsessive, but he didn't want Blake to have any doubts on the technique and practice it in the wrong way. He also gave a formula for the medicinal solution to strengthen the body; it was something he developed after discussing with the Vivus.
Even though Vivus knew about the elixirs, they may not be available on this planet. They discussed the medicinal properties of the plants and produced many formulas. These were classified as basic, intermediate and higher tier depending on the efficiency they had.
Zion told Blake not to reveal the formula to anyone and use the medicines to train cadets. He also promised Blake to provide the complete medicines once they started to manufacture in bulk.
"Blake I trust we would be having five thousand operatives in a hundred cities soon. We need them in a year to take the position and we would need to tell them everything sooner."
Zion walked away from the hall alone leaving behind Blake to deal with the recruits. Zion had a rough idea on how to deal with things. He knew the brand is everything and he was willing to build that up. It would take at least four years for the planet to release a minimum energy across the landmass until then the land remains infertile for the seeds they have now. The plants will have unprecedented growth, but without knowing what to eat and not to eat many people are destined to die.
'It would be a great idea to enter the pharmaceutical industry as well; it was arms and medicines which were important in the era of the end. Whether it was gold or silver, they lost value when the disaster strikes' Zion thought as he walked towards his home. He did not feel fatigue or sweat after the long walk. What Zion most liked was to run faster as the wind rushed against him. These changes let him know of growth he had in recent days.
As he started to run he got a call from an anonymous number, it was a woman who called him. Zion stopped and answered his call as he climbed up the nearest tree and sat on the highest branch. While he was making himself comfortable on the tree, the voice from the other end asked, "Hello, are you, Zion?"
"Yes, and who might you be, Miss…...?" Zion asked back as he was curious about this unknown phone number. The number didn't seem familiar to Zion and he continued, "Do we know each other, you do have a lovely voice, but that doesn't make us know each other."
"It doesn't matter; I was tracing your mobile number and wanted to know whether that phone was with you."
"Now, look, miss… whoever you are don't mess with me and I can assure you it doesn't end well." Zion was angry at the reply from the other end. How audacious of that girl to say she was tracking him bluntly. He was going to rebuke that girl as the call cut off while leaving Zion nowhere to vend his anger.
'Calm down…calm…' Zion made himself calm down and decided to wait for that person who was tracing him. He didn't need to wait for too long as he saw a sports car coming in his direction. A girl in her twenties came out from the driver's seat; there was no one else inside the car.
Zion decided to wait for some time as the girl checked her tab. She was looking at her tablet and the confusion was as clear as a blue sky on that face. The data showed Zion in this region, but she can't see anyone in this place.
Zion decided to step out and talk with this girl. Even though she was rude, he was willing to let it slide as long as he gets what he wanted. Right now, he was curious about this girl's identity. He wanted to know who she is and why took all the trouble to track him down.
As Zion jumped off from the tree to the ground, the girl suddenly looks back at the place he landed. Confusion could be seen on her face as it turns towards shock. What she saw was a person jumping from a seventy feet tall tree and landed safely without any injuries.
Zion walked toward the girl slowly and met her face-to-face. She had a military touch to her body. So, Zion assumed she was from a family of military background, then he thought about his talk with the Marcus. Zion remembered about Marcus sending 'someone' to help him out. After meeting her, Zion impressed by her looks, but thought inwards, 'Now let me know whether you are worthy'.
"So, who might you be? In this night a young and beautiful girl like you were tracking a young and vigorous man like me." It was a statement and Zion continued, "Have we met before, I'm sure we have not met before this day and pardon me, why the hell were you tracking me down?"
Zion was raising his voice to see the expression on the girl's face and she didn't say anything. There wasn't any change on her face, she calmed herself of the initial shock and started to reevaluate the person in front of her. She knew that she prejudiced before meeting Zion and sighed inwardly for not making things worse.
She moved forward to Zion and introduced herself.
Blake and Zion were in discussion for quite a while regarding the storage of supplies and weaponry. They didn't know how much they need to collect for the survival. Zion also warned Blake about the insects and other organisms that may damage the food supplies. They needed to secure the food supplies with extreme precaution even in a case where the modern technology fails.Blake had the doubts about the arms and storage, but Zion knew it was not wise to let Blake dragged into it and waste his time. They decided to place fifty highly trained units in each city but soon found that would be impossible. Therefore, they decided to place fifty of their men in a hundred city stage by stage. What made Zion anxious was the loyalty of these people."Blake, you sure about these people, I mean can we really trust them not to stab us in the back?""You will never know, Zion. All we can do is to take a leap of faith and trust them."Blake let Zion throw away his uncertainties and invited to meet the first group of people who would be joining them. Zion entered the hall where the people are training and studying. He watched the whole hall for some time and clapped to get their attention."Hello everyone, my name is 'Zion Nox' and let me welcomes you all to this small gathering. Please come closer and let us talk about your future. It is very important to know what you will be doing from now on. The secrecy you have to maintain and the dangerous nature of this job. Let me tell you, 'there is no going back' once you entered this job."Zion greeted all the recruits and talked with them. Since there is no possible way to train and mold an army of people from a young age, Zion decided to take another way to gain their loyalty. He gave each of them respect and honor; it was more than they could ever imagine and accepted Zion. However, loyalty was not something that can be purchased or forced, one must earn the loyalty with their actions."What would be our job? Sir!" The people who gathered in the hall asked Zion. They were curious and wondering to know the nature of their job. They knew they were selected for a reason and wondered what that reason might be. The anxiousness on their face was very visible and Zion didn't blame them for it."Most of you might be wondering about your future and I could certainly understand that feeling. I want you to fight for me, control and manipulate people, organization and anything I deem necessary. Depending upon your results you will be placed in a position. You will achieve greater things, will see a whole new world that has never been seen by anyone."Zion continued to talk with the new recruits and started to convince them. He talked about the respect and recognition they earn. He lets them know that priorities of the unit were not to subjugate the existing groups but to be the one they feared and respected. Zion knew when he comes after each city, he needed a foothold on that region. They could collect and deliver the information on each of the faction.After he talked and initiated the new members to the team, Zion dragged Blake and let him cultivate the body art for the first time. It was not Zion being obsessive, but he didn't want Blake to have any doubts on the technique and practice it in the wrong way. He also gave a formula for the medicinal solution to strengthen the body; it was something he developed after discussing with the Vivus.Even though Vivus knew about the elixirs, they may not be available on this planet. They discussed the medicinal properties of the plants and produced many formulas. These were classified as basic, intermediate and higher tier depending on the efficiency they had.Zion told Blake not to reveal the formula to anyone and use the medicines to train cadets. He also promised Blake to provide the complete medicines once they started to manufacture in bulk."Blake I trust we would be having five thousand operatives in a hundred cities soon. We need them in a year to take the position and we would need to tell them everything sooner."Zion walked away from the hall alone leaving behind Blake to deal with the recruits. Zion had a rough idea on how to deal with things. He knew the brand is everything and he was willing to build that up. It would take at least four years for the planet to release a minimum energy across the landmass until then the land remains infertile for the seeds they have now. The plants will have unprecedented growth, but without knowing what to eat and not to eat many people are destined to die.'It would be a great idea to enter the pharmaceutical industry as well; it was arms and medicines which were important in the era of the end. Whether it was gold or silver, they lost value when the disaster strikes' Zion thought as he walked towards his home. He did not feel fatigue or sweat after the long walk. What Zion most liked was to run faster as the wind rushed against him. These changes let him know of growth he had in recent days.As he started to run he got a call from an anonymous number, it was a woman who called him. Zion stopped and answered his call as he climbed up the nearest tree and sat on the highest branch. While he was making himself comfortable on the tree, the voice from the other end asked, "Hello, are you, Zion?""Yes, and who might you be, Miss...?" Zion asked back as he was curious about this unknown phone number. The number didn't seem familiar to Zion and he continued, "Do we know each other, you do have a lovely voice, but that doesn't make us know each other.""It doesn't matter; I was tracing your mobile number and wanted to know whether that phone was with you.""Now, look, miss whoever you are don't mess with me and I can assure you it doesn't end well." Zion was angry at the reply from the other end. How audacious of that girl to say she was tracking him bluntly. He was going to rebuke that girl as the call cut off while leaving Zion nowhere to vend his anger.'Calm downcalm' Zion made himself calm down and decided to wait for that person who was tracing him. He didn't need to wait for too long as he saw a sports car coming in his direction. A girl in her twenties came out from the driver's seat; there was no one else inside the car.Zion decided to wait for some time as the girl checked her tab. She was looking at her tablet and the confusion was as clear as a blue sky on that face. The data showed Zion in this region, but she can't see anyone in this place.Zion decided to step out and talk with this girl. Even though she was rude, he was willing to let it slide as long as he gets what he wanted. Right now, he was curious about this girl's identity. He wanted to know who she is and why took all the trouble to track him down.As Zion jumped off from the tree to the ground, the girl suddenly looks back at the place he landed. Confusion could be seen on her face as it turns towards shock. What she saw was a person jumping from a seventy feet tall tree and landed safely without any injuries.Zion walked toward the girl slowly and met her face-to-face. She had a military touch to her body. So, Zion assumed she was from a family of military background, then he thought about his talk with the Marcus. Zion remembered about Marcus sending 'someone' to help him out. After meeting her, Zion impressed by her looks, but thought inwards, 'Now let me know whether you are worthy'."So, who might you be? In this night a young and beautiful girl like you were tracking a young and vigorous man like me." It was a statement and Zion continued, "Have we met before, I'm sure we have not met before this day and pardon me, why the hell were you tracking me down?"Zion was raising his voice to see the expression on the girl's face and she didn't say anything. There wasn't any change on her face, she calmed herself of the initial shock and started to reevaluate the person in front of her. She knew that she prejudiced before meeting Zion and sighed inwardly for not making things worse.She moved forward to Zion and introduced herself.
