"They're coming, I'm on the position now," Ethan notified her.
"Okay," Elena replied while looking at the trucks.
After a few minutes, they heard an angry tone on the mercenary's side.
"F@$#, who in the right mind would put a sharp object on the road." The lead mercenary yelled, then continued, "You get the tools for repair. For the others, you can move forward; you have to arrive at the port before dawn."
The other mercenary moved immediately, but another truck's tire flattened before they could do so.
"Boss, I think the sharp object has been spilled, so we must check the road carefully," a mercenary member said.
"There's a sharp object? Then move and take them out. What? You want me to do it myself?" The lead mercenary yelled in an angry tone.
"Stupid, take 6 of our people to check the road."
The mercenaries were busy on their agenda. When someone saw a person nearby, they immediately alerted their leader.
"Go, check out if there's really a person." The lead mercenary commanded.
"Boss, there's no person at all."
After a minute, someone reported again.
"Boss, someone is really there."
The leader got angry, and punched the member who reported, "Are you drunk? or Did you do drugs? I told you this task is important. Why are all of you stupid?
Ethan was supposed to detonate the grenade to distract them, but he devised another plan upon seeing them like this. He took a speaker from his [Inventory] and played the wolf howl sound.
Elena had already taken 4 out of 15 truck goods at the rear part without them noticing, and after hearing the wolf howling, she immediately used her [Telepathy] skills for updates.
"Husband, what's going on?"
"Let's revise the plan, I'll use the sound system to distract them. When you've already taken the last arrived truck goods, let me know, I'll change my position so they will focus on the opposite side and you can get the rest of the goods on the other truck."
"Okay."
The mercenary was busy looking at a certain area, not noticing someone had already taken their goods.
After a brief moment, they heard another howl at the opposite side, so they checked it carefully.
"Boss, maybe there's a lot of wolves nearby."
"Are you asking me? Isn't it pretty obvious, can you not hear the wolf? That's already the clue."
Where did his team's brain go?
The member who was reprimanded, shut up, and proceeded to check the area carefully.
After a few minutes, Elena had already taken 13/15 trucks' goods. The other two trucks were people repairing flat tires, which were not easy to infiltrate.
"Husband, I already took 13 and 2 more left."
She then told him the other trucks' situation.
"Bring me to your location."
Elena then enters the space and drags Ethan to her entrance spot. They immediately take action and knock down the two people repairing the truck.
BANG!
"You know kung fu?" Ethan asked, his surprise evident in his voice.
Elena smiled and winked at him."There's a lot of things you don't know, be prepared for this awesome lady"
Ethan stared at him with amusement, "Nah, wife, why are you seducing me every time. "
Elena did not reply, but rolled her eyes again, and blushed when she turned around.
After the robbery, they immediately left the scene, bickering sweetly about the simple topic, when they thought it was far enough from the scene, they immediately entered the space.
Elena was now busy checking the goods they stole, there were seafood, weapons, explosives, etc.
"Good Harvest," Ethan said.
"Indeed, when apocalypse descends, let's take zero hoarding budget, and take things that are needed."
"Yes, I already planned our route in the City A."
Afterward, they headed straight to the portable house. Upon entering, Elena noticed that only Poochi and Mimi were there—little Mia was nowhere to be found. Concerned, she quickly used her [Telepathy] skill to reach out to Grandpa Caldwell, asking if they had taken little Mia with them.
"Grandpa, is little Mia with you?"
Grandfather was stunned when he heard a DING sound on his head. Afterwards, he heard Elena talk, He replied. "Granddaughter, I took her a while ago because your Aunt has returned already. They are now amassing medical equipment and planning to stock up on basic house appliances later."
"On my side, I already bought planes and a helicopter, fighting jets needs discussion from the military. For guns and explosives, I still need to tackle them about it."
"Okay, Granpa, don't tire yourself. Drink well water every day, okay?"
"You too, be careful"
After the call, being tired, Elena and Ethan drifted to sleep immediately.
*****
Two weeks had passed since the heist, and they were nearly finished with their business in Seafood City. They had acquired dried seafood, marine life, tons of salt, aquatic farming equipment, etc.
Now, they were simply waiting for the submarine to be delivered.
Yes, they had purchased all kinds of water transportation: cargo ships, container ships, tankers, ferries, cruise ships, sailboats, yachts, fishing boats, barges, submarines, catamarans, dinghies, hovercraft, speedboats, and research vessels.
This impressive haul was made possible thanks to Caldwell's influence. Grandfather Caldwell had announced to the military that they were venturing into a new company focused on marine studies, which necessitated the acquisition of new watercraft.
Inside the space, rows of water transportation lined in the Eastern lake, creating a spectacular view.
"Wife, we are almost done in Seafood City. Let's proceed to Emerald City soon. My contact has already secured raw jade materials for us. For antiques, we'll visit my grandfather's colleague, a professional appraiser," Ethan said as he saw that the world they kept building was taking shape.
"Actually, for antiques, the Golden Tablet can appraise whether an item is genuine or not, the same with the jades. Let's not bother them too much," Elena replied.
"I'll listen to you, wife."
After a few hours, they left the space, ready to meet the person delivering the submarine. As they were about to turn right, they spotted Trixie Heather arguing with a man. They paused to observe the confrontation, recognizing the man as the boss of the mercenary leader.
"You can't even complete a simple task! Your team claims a ghost took the items. Do you think we're stupid? Where are the items? Did you sell them?" Trixie angrily accused her cousin.
Hearing the accusation, Troy snapped back, "If you hadn't come in the middle of the night, I wouldn't have had to pick you up. I would have followed them!"
"So you're blaming me?" Trixie shot back.
The argument escalated, and neither party was willing to back down.
Ethan watched them with a cold, wild stare, his protective instincts flaring. He wanted to eliminate the threat to Elena's safety. "How sure are you that they are favored by Heaven?" he asked, his voice low.
Elena raised an eyebrow and casually replied, "There's a way to find out. Try to kill them and see if Heaven turns a blind eye. If you can kill them, then they are not favored."
Intrigued, Ethan said, "Let's try then. Give me the sniper; I'll shoot them from a distance."
Elena didn't stop him. "I'll be on the other side. Enter Paradise, and I'll pull you in my entrance spot later."
Ethan set up the sniper on top of a nearby building. When the moment was right, he fired a bullet, but suddenly a large truck blocked the Heather family, preventing the bullet from penetrating the sidewall.
He was stunned.
Where did that truck come from? So this is what Elena meant. As long as Heaven didn't loosen its grip, it would protect those it favored.
Ethan retreated into the space as chaos unfolded. Elena pulled him back to the car, and they drove straight to retrieve the submarine.
The car was filled with heavy silence. After a minute, Elena broke it. "Do you believe me now?"
"Hmm, let's hurry up and take the submarine so we can leave this city tomorrow," Ethan replied, frustration evident in his voice.
Elena glanced at the sky, unease settling in her gut. "I feel uneasy, as if disaster is about to strike. Let's redouble our efforts; time is precious. We should leave tonight."
After finishing their business in Seafood City, they boarded the plane to Emerald City.