Anti-Magnetic World

Chapter 9: Stirring the Base

The silence was stifling in the inner section of the base. You would think everyone was offering a one minute silence for an important individual.

This was a sudden bomb that hit them unawares. Since when had a massive magnetic object source like this been found?

3 years ago?

Nah, this could very well be the first large pre-magnetic object to have been found in the base of operations of the 33rd division.

Imagine you were in a conversation that was very interesting and you got carried away by it then, your partner sees a Golden collection package.

First, there would be a sudden stop in conversation as that particular person would become absent minded.

His fellow partner would try to catch his attention but would later follow the direction of his eyes to find the person or thing that made him lose concentration so much. His actions would alert others and they would subconsciously monitor the person's actions.

Although they couldn't understand what happened in the first place, their subconscious would tell them that such incident must be a bit interesting. But, after following their partners line of sight they would all see a shocking scene.

The low tier superhuman defender (he doesn't even deserve the 'defender title until he becomes at least a Class G Ability generator) and infamous bachelor who refused to get married, one of the most eligible golden bachelors in the inner base of yh 33rd division, now had a large boost in wealth which would further improve his image in the sights of eligible ladies.

This was actually very quickly noticed because, the package that he held was strikingly different than the rest of the crowd.

It was just like a crane among a brood of chickens. The most common package was black, while there would be occassional blue and rarely Red. But, Blade's package was golden! And as if that wasn't the enough, he had a black package

It was so obvious that the rest made way for him subconsciously while observing the details of the seal on the package.

The details of Blade's discovery had been inscribed on the package and on the column where 'type of metal found' was written, it was as clear as day that Blade found a car wreck.

All of a sudden there was a burst of whispering and murmuring in the crowd.

"Isn't that blade? One of the surviving humans of the pre-magnetic era?" One short man with a stubby chin asked.

"He sure is the one! He never had a super magnetic gift though he became a shackle breaker….Who would have imagined that he would make such a discovery!?" a woman with a Class F anti-magnetic suit replied.

"He found a car wreck, heck! I'd give anything to be the one who made such a discovery" someone sighed.

"With your lazy attitude to leaving the inner base' protection, how would you make such an amazing discovery?" someone else scoffed at him.

"Why is it him?!" someone complained

"Why, do you want to snatch it from him?" another countered

"Hell if i could!, I would but we're in the inner section of the base right now" the same person grumbled as sparks emanated from his hair.

The other person took a good look at him and shifted further from his side.

What the hell! You wanted him to stay close to someone who would be a potential robber and murderer?

Hell No! He must be a psycho to keep on listening to someone else' useless ramblings.

'"Golden package..... Blade is really lucky" someone else sighed.

"At least he would receive a minimum of 10 Golden Magnetic tokens. That's enough for me to live my life comfortably in the RBL for 3 months" someone else replied longingly.

As the hubbub of voices continued, an assistant from the resource department came to Blade's side and asked,

“Mr Blade?“

“Yes please” Blade replied

“The head of resource department would like to see you and ……..“ After talking with him briefly, she received a series of nods from Blade after which Blade was quickly led to a room where he would be given specific instructions and better treatment.

The room was a private room that had detailed but simple and elegant designs. The atmosphere was just right for relaxation with a light music playing in the background.

There weren't office chairs or anything of the sort but there were couches so soft, you could practically sleep on them.

The air cooler was great too. Especially for someone just coming from the sun dragging a piece of car wreck for about 5 miles

I'm short, the place was great!

"Here you are sir, have something to drink" the lady who led him here offered him a drink in a can and a glass cup. The glass was placed on the table while she leaned down and opened the can of juice.

As she poured in the drink, Blade was having a wonderful view in front of him, coupled with the relaxing atmosphere and room's design, he felt really at ease.

"Thanks a lot madam" Blade appreciated as he relaxed further and released his taut nerves that had been flooded with excitement all this while.

"My pleasure" she exquisitely replied with a smile on her beautiful face.

As Blade was waiting, he found it how funny it was, that his whole body was aching after dragging one car wreck back to the inner base. With his back and legs aching with pain and even his hair had been ruffled and become a bit sandy due to tripping over the stone earlier.

How would he bring 10 or even 15 car wrecks back?

He'd nearly collapse from stressing himself out.

“Hello?“ Blade called out as he had suddenly remembered something.

“Can I use the bathroom?“ Blade asked. At least, he had to wash his face that looked tired from the dust, dirt and blood.

“Sure” The lady replied and showed him the way.

“This way please”

“Thanks a lot” Blade replied and followed her into the bathroom. When he was done, he came out looking fresh and better looking.

He then sat down back on the couch and took a sip of his still cold juice.

'Thank God everything is going according to plan though' Blade was lost in his thoughts as he relaxed on the couch.