The Fat God System

"You have done well," the commander said as he looked at Hugh.

Hugh bowed even harder. He did not want to show too much happiness at the praise, but he did show any nonchalantness.

"I have more to say, commander," Hugh said as he looked up at the commander.

"Speak," the commander uttered.

"I guess as to who had sabotaged our supply," Hugh said.

Once he said that the rest of the upper ranks near the commander gasped. They did not believe that Hugh had figured out the organization that had chipped off their army supplies in the past.

"Liar!"

"How could, you know?!"

Most of the upper ranks had an immediate adverse reaction to Hugh's alleged discovery. There were the upper ranks who had tried and failed to investigate the organization.

They could not believe that Hugh had done the one thing that they had failed to do. It was an impossibility that their pride could not trust.

However, there were also upper ranks who had stayed quiet and watched Hugh with interest. They did not dare interfere with the situation in case Hugh's words were accurate.

If the words of Hugh were incorrect, then he would suffer the consequences from the commander. Some of the upper ranks wanted to see this, so they waited for Hugh to explore by himself.

"Go on," the commander leaned in towards Hugh with his eyes gravitated towards Hugh, who had supposedly gotten critical information.

"From my sources, I believe that the Shark Loan company was the one behind the attack," Hugh said with confidence and consistency.

He needed to be direct and straight to the point if he wanted the commander to believe him. He wanted the commander and his Andy to be enemies to the Shark Loan company.

The upper ranks all whispered towards each other as they heard the answer. Some of them were skeptical, but some of them could see the possibility.

"That's not true!"

"Can you prove it?!"

"You are just pulling that out of nowhere!"

Of course, Hugh just ignored those taunts. The only important opinion that he needed was the commanders. If the commander did not believe him, he may get in trouble and be even farther away from his trust.

However, if Hugh gets paid off, he may get the commander's trust even faster than he had hoped. Then, hopefully, he would be let in on the army secrets that he needed to have.

"Do you have any evidence to that?" the commander asked with his shape eyes looking at Hugh's face and inspecting his expressions.

Hugh gulped. As expected, it would not be easy to convince the commander. There was a reason why he had been in the top and apex position for so long.

"Currently, our evidence lies on the dead bandits that had raised the supplies," Hugh said with a begrudging tone.

In truth, Hugh did not have any evidence to support his claim. However, he could not just say that he did not have any proof.

The best thing to say there was to say that the evidence had been destroyed. This way, there was no way to prove or disprove his theory.

This would give him the time he needed to make sure that his plan runs in place.

"See, he doesn't have any evidence!"

"Commander, this is treason!"

"I'll kill him myself,"

The upper ranks took this chance to put Hugh's reputation down. They were trying to egg the commander into killing Hugh, their rival.

Hugh was in a position that he did not deserve, as most of the upper ranks thought.

"Shut up," the commander uttered.

The commander did not have to say anymore as they all shut their mouths up. They did not dare speak up now that the commander had uttered those words.

They all waited as the commander looked up and closed his eyes as he was in deep thought. The rest of the upper ranks all waited for the commander's order to kill Hugh.

However, Hugh was not anxious. The commander's hesitation was good news for Hugh. This meant that the commander was trying to see the truth in Hugh's words.

Hugh smiled internally. This was the time that he needed to nail the last nail in the coffin.

"I can prove that there will be more attacks," Hugh uttered under the silence.

Most of the upper ranks gasped. Even the commander seemed to be surprised by Hugh's words. They did not expect Hugh to speak up at that point.

This was a big statement, and if Hugh could not deliver on that promise, Hugh's position was in danger.

They did not know if Hugh was a genius or an idiot. They could not believe that Hugh would take that kind of bet. His confidence seemed to come out of nowhere.

Could Hugh's words have been the truth? That question lingered on all their minds. That was the power of Hugh's bet on his own life.

"Oh?" the commander said with a bit of a smile on his face.

"Sometime before we reach the kingdom, I guarantee that there will be an attack," Hugh said with certainty.

The immediate reaction of the upper ranks was disagreement. They could not believe that someone would try and plan a full-on attack on the best army in the kingdom.

How could someone even try to make a dent in the army? They were thousands of men strong, and as far as they knew, no organization could match that.

The only enemy that they could consider a threat was from a neighboring country, but they would not be able to ride through the plains unnoticed.

"I need my platoon, and we can make sure that the attack will be prevented," Hugh said.

Once again, the upper ranks were in disarray. They all wanted to disagree with Hugh's words.

"Commander, you don't believe him, do you?"

"How could some organization even try and attack us?"

"Let them come to us on their own, and we'll crush them. We don't need a plan,"

Almost all of the upper ranks were in agreement with the plan of no plan. They were confidant in their army's strength, and that led to their overconfidence.

However, they could not see that. They were all blinded by their jealousy of Hugh. So much so that they were not making any rational decision.

The most effective and most economical decision would be to go with Hugh's plan. This would give the organization no room even to try and upset the battle.

Prevention was better than cure. Hugh looked up at the commander and hoped that the commander would see the light of truth.

"I will allow it," the commander said as he looked at Hugh.

Hugh smiled. It looked like the commander was smart enough to see that. Any great general could see that this was the correct decision.

This was an excellent outcome for Hugh. Not only could he generate more trust from the commander, but he could also reunite with the platoon and Serena.

He would no longer have to stay with the commander all the time. He would finally be able to see through his skin.

Although he liked the skinniness of the platoon leader, he still felt more comfortable with his old skin.

"Thank you, commander," Hugh said as he bowed towards the commander and turned around to leave.

Most of the upper ranks were conflicted. They did not know whether to be happy with the commander's decision.

On the one hand, Hugh would finally be gone out of the commander's sight. On the other hand, he would get all the spotlight if his conjecture turns out to be true.

"Wait,"

Just as Hugh was about to leave, he suddenly heard the commander's voice. It sent chills to his spine, and he quickly stopped in place.

"Is there something wrong, commander?" Hugh said as he slowly turned around to face the commander.

"Take my guard with you," the commander said as he pointed towards Hugh's feet.

Then, Hugh suddenly saw a shadow in front of him. He was supposed to know a soldier right in front of him, looking at him with a cold glare.

This was one of the commander's guards that was always hidden in the shadows. Hugh gulped. This was not part of the plan.

He was hoping to be finally free from the commander's eyes, but it seemed that he would still be on a leash. He was shouting in anger inside.

However, Hugh could not seem to be unhappy with this decision. Most of the upper ranks would be more than delighted and honored that they would be protected by a professional.

"Thank you, commander," Hugh said as he bowed once again towards the commander.

The upper ranks were seething in pain and jealousy. They would have been more vaporizers if they knew that Hugh was unhappy with this decision.

Hugh quickly turned around and led the place without looking back. He was afraid that the commander would stop him once again.

He gets a sharp glare directed towards him at all times, and this gave him anxiousness at all times.