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It may seem that the deputy commander's name sounded prestigious, but his actual power was quite limited. After all, there were five deputy commanders in the Guard Squad, and each managed different areas of the ship, so their individual authority wasn't that significant.
Had Madeline not been sabotaged by Gordon, the real control of the Guard Squad would have definitely been in Robinson William's hands.
When Madeline relinquished her authority over the management of supplies, Mr. Thompson realized that the Thompson Family's current position aboard the ship had become somewhat awkward. True, he had once entered the core management of the Saxon County Camp.
But he had no real foundations there; his entry into the decision-making circle was merely a coincidental opportunity. However, when the flood disaster struck and found himself without authority or supplies, had not Zachary flown over to retrieve them,
