After a little argument, Ethan glanced at the silent and sad expression on his grandfather's face.
'When the richest person in the world can't buy material things, then consider that the world is really coming to an end.'
Ethan thought to himself and then shook his head in his heart and then took a deep breath and said,
"Grandpa, please don't force me to do something I don't want; you both can go to that shelter, and don't worry about me; I am young and strong; also, I am creating a powerful shelter; I will live my life fulfilling here; if I survive, then I will meet you years later, but I really can't go to that cage."
After speaking, he turned around and glanced in the direction of the dark sky outside the window, shook his head, and walked toward his room.
'What should I do now? I can't force my grandson, but I know if the world really ends, then the survival rate will really fall to the lowest.'
Grandfather Earl thought, looking at the silent back of Ethan with a sad expression on his face, then he also stood up and walked toward the main room on the ground floor.
After taking a few steps, Grandfather Earl stopped looking at Ethan climbing the stairs on the right.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go; you can stay and live as you want, but you have to promise me that you will survive at all costs."
Grandfather Earl spoke seriously, looking at him; Ethan was startled, and then he sighed in relief in his heart and nodded solemnly, replying,
"Don't worry, Grandpa, I will survive at all costs."
Grandfather Earl nodded and then once again sighed, walked toward the main room while clenching his fist behind his back.
Ethan glanced at his lonely back, inexplicable guilt and sadness born in his heart, then he tightened his heart and shook his head thoughtfully.
'It's good. Grandpa didn't force me, or I would be in huge trouble choosing; probably I would have compromised if grandpa had played a little more stubbornly; he is a very nice person. I am thankful for having such a kind family in this life.'
Ethan thought to himself, and then his expression became more firm thinking about the promise of survival he made just now, and then he walked toward his room.
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The next morning,
Ethan walked outside and visited the dining hall; after greeting his grandfather and granny Gale and eating breakfast, he left and walked outside the villa.
The construction company's survey team also arrived, and under Ethan's guidance, they started surveying all directions of the villa according to the diagram, marking the area in order to dig and create the base of the underground shelter.
After a while,
"Thank you for your cooperation. We will start working from tomorrow. I admire Walter's efficiency; everything is already available here."
The survey team praised with a wide smile on their faces, looking at already available construction machinery and materials inside the villa area.
Ethan nodded and then signed the projects one by one and also completely transferred the payments.
At the same time, he received all those confirmation calls and also contacted some companies for agricultural equipment and other tech items and components.
…
Soon another day passed.
"Yes, I have ordered all these items; yes, each item is eleven in quantity."
Ethan, standing outside the villa, replied to the representative on the call and then dismissed the call upon hearing the confirmation was completed.
"Thankfully this was the last confirmation call. Star, what about tomorrow's task?"
Ethan sighed in relief and then asked, looking at his phone screen,
"Master, tomorrow the first task is to confirm the order of two thousand containers, each one the standard size of forty feet,"
"The second task is to confirm the order of all kinds of dry fruits and vegetables."
"The third task is to confirm the orders of daily necessities and preserved food items enough for the next ten years. I have already ordered all these items."
Ethan's expression sank after hearing the task of confirmation again; he has to receive the call of confirmation all day tomorrow again. Then he thought of something and hurriedly spoke with bright eyes,
"Star, record my voice and confirm all these orders on my behalf directly tomorrow,"
"Understand, master," Star replied calmly, and then the tomorrow task turned blue, which means it is already pending.
…
In the next few days, the work also began.
The construction team arrived and started working on the project under the supervision of Ethan himself.
First, they dug a huge underground area behind and beside the villa; the land is twenty-five meters outward from the back and sides of the villa, while fifty meters deep.
Ethan felt unsatisfied with the underground area; he then changed the project a little and ordered them to dig the area below and in front of the villa and also dig it a little deeper, increasing their project time to thirty-five days, which also increased the size of the shelter.
The workers and company didn't reject the modified plan as half the work was already done.
After emptying the villa, they transferred and stabilized the whole villa base area on the iron pillars, then dug the whole area below and in front of the villa, also digging the whole underground area to a hundred square meters with a hundred-meter height and width.
Then, using the cement-filled double containers, they enclosed the sides and base area so that no dangerous animals or beasts could attack the shelter from underground, above, or from the sides.
Each container width is two and a half meters; double containers occupy five meters of space from all directions in the underground area, leaving behind ninety square meters of underground space.
After completing the base work, the companies started working on the internal structure and utilities, flooring partitions, electricity, water, and sewage system.
Day by day the project moved toward completion.
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