My wife is an immortal black snake.

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Then, she easily spun the stone sculpture around twice before putting it back in its original position. The difference in physical abilities between deep-sea hunters and ordinary mortals was now crystal clear.

"Do you have any questions now?" After the Deepsea Hunters demonstrated their strength, Yang Hao turned to the Templar Knights captain and smiled, "If there are no further questions, then let's call it a day for this afternoon—focus on reconnaissance. Tonight's raid is the most important part. And I require that tonight's raid proceed with minimal casualties, understand?"

"...yes."

Although another seemingly unreasonable request came along, it was actually easier for the Templars than the previous request to move heavy objects.

......

They rested well at the hotel until 1 p.m. today. After lunch, they split into two groups and headed to their respective work locations to conduct preliminary reconnaissance work.

Yang Hao's group consisted of a number of Templar Knights and two Deepsea Hunters, including Ms. Sonia. They traveled by car to a crossroads about 500 meters from the noble mansion to wait. After sending a capable Templar Knight to scout the surrounding terrain, he led the rest of the group on a leisurely stroll down the street, carefully examining the houses in the distance that might be destroyed that night.

This is a luxurious aristocratic house, four stories high, with a front yard and a back yard. The main building is also divided into three parts: front, middle, and rear. The entire aristocratic building and its courtyard are surrounded by fences, and from a distance, it seems that there are quite a few private guards with knives patrolling the yard.

"There's an underground passage entrance over there... It seems there's a huge underground storage area beneath this noble building." Yang Hao noticed from afar that a road for vehicles connected to an underground entrance in the backyard of the noble building. If he wasn't mistaken, that was the location of his target. "It's just that we can't go in now... and it would be too troublesome if we just swaggered in from the street."

“Perhaps we can go underground?” Ms. Sonia offered a good suggestion with a smile. “If the underground protective wall isn’t too thick, we can quickly open it up and create a passage large enough to move the goods out.”

"Let's go take a look then—there happens to be a public underground warehouse nearby."

Ms. Sonia's suggestion is undoubtedly valuable—because of the Deep Sea Hunters' physical characteristics, each of them is essentially a humanoid siege machine. They can easily shave off a mountain peak when they go all out, so naturally, breaking through an underground protective wall or load-bearing wall that is only two or three meters thick is a trivial matter.

After passing through the public underground warehouse and arriving at a dead end just one wall away from the underground area of ​​the noble mansion, Yang Hao learned something else that made him happy through the Templar Knights' professional measurements: the partition wall was less than 2 meters thick.

"This wall...isn't it the highest level of defense? Our weapons can destroy it easily."

What made Yang Hao even happier was that after Ms. Sonia enthusiastically took out her meat saw and used the back of the blade to gently poke the wall, she managed to dig out a large block of concrete... her suggestion had become a tangible reality.

They found the path and method to enter the underground warehouse of the noble building through the underground area. All that was left was to wait for nightfall before officially starting the operation.

However, before that, Yang Hao still had a lot of preparation work to do. The items to be moved were high-energy stones, a highly polluting and unstable processed material, so he needed to prepare something beforehand that could smoothly transport them...

...He found it on the spot. A small forklift that travels in underground warehouses to move goods would just meet his needs. Considering that he was going to steal—and move—there might be a dozen boxes of high-energy stones, he would need at least four forklifts.

To make things easier, Yang Hao refrained from mentioning things like "steal the cars tonight." He simply bought all the forklifts from the workers on site and had them park them closest to the designated breakthrough point. Then, while remarking that "money really can buy anything," he led his guards back to the ground, preparing to return to the hotel to await good news from the other team.

.....

[Event: Preliminary Investigation]

Your preliminary reconnaissance is complete. You've found the weakness in the underground area of ​​the noble mansion, and you've used your wealth to purchase everything you can use—tonight's raid should be a sure thing, shouldn't it?

But you cannot let your guard down. After all, two attacks, one against a merchant guild, one against a noble's mansion, and both targeting their underground warehouses... Perhaps soon someone will discover that you were behind these heinous acts—perhaps it won't have much impact on you and His Majesty the Emperor, but for the Duchy of Kosiché, it will likely carry a certain infamy for a long time to come.

It would be best to have a serious talk with your wife about this.

'That's true.'

While waiting for the second team to return, a new event popped up in Yang Hao's mind. After carefully reviewing all the information, he admitted that he seemed to have overlooked something—not that he had overlooked tonight's operation, but rather something concerning his wife...

He needed to tell Koschche about his plans, otherwise, if his attack on the noble mansion and the merchant guild was exposed, and Koschche was inexplicably made to take the blame, which might cause some changes in the relationship between the couple... Yang Hao would feel very cheated.

So he stretched and, under Ms. Sonia's somewhat surprised gaze, softly called Monica's name. After a while, the loyal maid appeared in the mirror.

"Sir, were you calling me?"

Head Maid Monica gave Yang Hao a slight bow, and paused for a moment after noticing that Ms. Sonia was also in the room.

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"Sir, were you calling me?"

When Monica subconsciously smiled and asked Yang Hao, who was calling her name, she noticed that Ms. Sonia was also in this enclosed space, which should have been a hotel room.

What's going on? My lord, didn't you call me because you had something to deal with? Why is this deep-sea hunter still here? Head Maid Monica blinked dryly, and then realized in the next instant that the lord hadn't called her to deal with "those things" after all.

Thinking of this, Head Maid Monica felt a little regretful, but quickly regained her composure. She looked at Lord Yang Hao, and after confirming several times that he looked as healthy as ever, and even seemed to have gained some weight in some ways, she nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, I mainly wanted Monica to pass on a message to Koschche for me."

Just as Monica was pleased with her husband's increasingly healthy condition, Yang Hao's awkward words startled her. Then, she instinctively looked at Yang Hao and said:

"To deliver a message to Lord Kosiché? But... can't your phone send text messages to Lord Kosiché?"

Yes, Lord Koschche has that cell phone too, doesn't he? If you, Lord Yang Hao, want to talk to Lord Koschche, you can just contact him by cell phone, right?

Monica looked at Yang Hao with a puzzled expression, while Yang Hao blinked blankly before managing to utter this sentence:

"Ah... I forgot about that..."

...He really is a man who's incredibly difficult to take care of. Monica sighed helplessly, but at the same time felt incredibly proud of how much this man trusted her to look after him—but then again, lately I've been feeling a little uneasy at night. Is it because you've found another maid, sir?

Hmm...probably not? She sighed, stepped forward, and gently hugged the adult she loved. Then, in front of Sonia, she deliberately gave him a tight squeeze on the chest to remind him of the happiness at home, before smiling:

"...Sigh. But now that I've made it through, please tell me what happened."

"Actually, it's like this..."

With Monica holding his head against her chest, Yang Hao honestly explained his situation—for example, how his upcoming actions might affect the Dukedom of Koschche, and how, in order to resolve the crisis in the Ursus Empire, he might need a position only one rank below the Emperor himself. He told her everything he needed to say.

As for Sonia's mother... he smiled awkwardly, thinking it would be better to talk to Koschche face-to-face when he got back... otherwise, since the couple were not in the same place, even the smallest misunderstanding could affect their relationship.

.....

After listening to Yang Hao's troubles and worries, as well as the main matters at hand, Head Maid Monica nodded, then let go of his hand and took two steps back.

“I understand the general situation now. Well then, I’ll go back and inform Lord Koschche now—oh, right, Lord Yang Hao, there’s something I feel I must tell you.”

"Yes, what is it?"

"Exactly, it seems you've turned Lord Kosiché into a useless person."

"Eh?"

This sounds so strange.

Normally, haven't I been turned into a useless person?

Separated from the chest, Yang Hao was somewhat bewildered. He scratched his head, his mouth slightly open, hesitant to speak, and finally could only manage a wry smile.

"Is... Koschche lonely?"

"From my observation, that is indeed the case. If possible, I hope you can come back as soon as possible."

"...I noticed it before, but I didn't realize she was that lonely... Oh well. I'll go back as soon as possible, you go ahead."

Yes. But please wait a moment.

Head Maid Monica smiled and nodded, then took another step forward. Before parting, she kissed Yang Hao, nibbled on his earlobe, and then entered the mirror world, leaving this place.

Faced with Monica's initiative to kiss and be affectionate, Yang Hao was genuinely happy. After being away from home for so long, he didn't even want to forget the scent of the maid who had come all this time.

...But he also knew he was being far too family-oriented. Sigh, no matter what, he was a man, and being family-oriented... shouldn't mean he couldn't resist the scent of his wife and maid, right?

So, while silently reflecting on something, he wiped his mouth. Just as he was about to stay in the room and wait for the second team to return and report, after a long silence, Ms. Sonia suddenly laughed:

"Mr. Yang Hao, do you like it this way?"

"Ahaha...it's like this...after all, Monica is the girl I'm closest to besides Koschche and Margarita. If I didn't react to her, I'd probably be a dried-up corpse by now." Yang Hao chuckled dryly, turning to Sonia to explain. But was it just his imagination? Ms. Sonia, that thoughtful look of yours...are you planning to...?

what are you doing?

He subconsciously swallowed, and just then, he saw Ms. Sonia's usual gentle expression, tinged with maternal warmth:

"Really?" She tilted her head and stood up from where she was sitting. Then, she slowly walked over to Yang Hao, and as his heart fluttered, she gently stroked the back of his head.

Her touch was very light, and her movements were entirely considerate of Yang Hao's feelings—the pressure of her touch was just right, making Yang Hao feel comfortable while also tidying his hair.

After a while.

Yang Hao felt his head being pushed forward by Ms. Sonia. Before he could refuse, his face was gently embraced for the second time in a short period of time, pressed tightly against two warm, soft, and firm things.

"Hmm, it seems you really like it." Ms. Sonia nodded thoughtfully, gently patting Yang Hao's back. "But it's a pity I can't cook... Even though I've tried, the younger generation doesn't really like it."

"...Mmm."

Because of his unusual posture, Yang Hao couldn't speak. However, he felt that if he didn't do something soon, Ms. Sonia would probably take things a step further.

He gently patted Sonia on the back, but after his hand ran through Ms. Sonia's hair, eliciting a hurried, weak cry that was half-laugh and half-cry... he felt as if he had done something wrong.

After all, judging from this, Ms. Sonia might be even more excited? Feeling the force of the embrace tightening around him... to break free from this motherly embrace, Yang Hao could only...

...He chose to do nothing. He figured that as long as he stopped provoking her, Ms. Sonia wouldn't do anything rash. So, all he had to do now was quietly wait for her maternal instincts to fade...right?

He held his breath and simply began to enjoy Ms. Sonia's embrace. Humans are indeed creatures of compromise; last night, he probably would have been trembling with fear. But now, realizing that Ms. Sonia might do something even more extreme if provoked further, he actually began to enjoy it.

I don't know who I learned it from, or if I just learned it on my own.

...

After a while, Ms. Sonia seemed to have finally satisfied her desires with Yang Hao. She slowly released her grip, allowing Yang Hao to finally breathe fresh air, and said:

"But maybe I can learn some cooking techniques from land dwellers in the future? Since coming to the inland, I've definitely had a lot more free time."

"...Will it be very busy when we're on the coast?" Yang Hao rubbed his eyes, trying to bring the illusion in his mind back to reality as soon as possible.

“That’s natural. When we’re on the coast, apart from necessary rest, we deep-sea hunters spend almost every day tearing things apart or being torn apart by things... Occasionally, some of our companions go mad and become a bitter seasoning in our lives, but to be honest, I don’t want the younger generation to experience that. I’d rather the mad kids die sooner than have them live in pain and cause harm to my children.”

"Your child?" Yang Hao blinked, thinking to himself that Sonia's maternal instincts were indeed not unfounded.

“I consider all the younger generation in my tribe as my children. Although they are not related to me by blood... they do need my care, they need the care of their elders, don’t they?” Faced with Yang Hao’s surprise, Sonia could only sigh helplessly. “Although I am not considered old... I don’t know when it started, but I have become one of the oldest people in our village.”

"The older generation truly needs to shoulder the responsibility of creating a future for children..."

“But I can’t create a future for them. So all I can do is give them love.”

"But if you do that, you yourself will lack care?"

"...To be precise, it's a lack of people willing to understand my existence, Mr. Yang Hao. Deep-sea hunters are bound by blood...but it's precisely because blood is bound by blood that we naively assume we fully understand our companions, huh?"

"I understand." Just like Margarita naively thought I could live as long as the Blood Demon? Hmm... As someone who's been there, Yang Hao can understand Sonia's feelings very well... Although the people around her meant no harm, their thoughts really did affect her. "So Sonia, do you feel any more at ease now?"

"Perhaps?" She smiled, then pulled Yang Hao into her arms and rubbed against him gently before releasing him. "But the details... I'll tell you later when I have time. I can feel it, they're back."

"Ugh?"

It seems that the deep-sea hunters' bond of blood has other effects after all.

While Yang Hao was still in a daze, Sonia already sensed that her juniors had returned from afar.

...... .......

After the Chamber of Commerce team returned, Yang Hao sorted out their intelligence and confirmed that their plan was largely sound. All that was left for them to do was wait for nightfall and then begin their preparations.

However, when Yang Hao reviewed his battle plan to ensure there were no oversights, he considered something—could he move those high-energy stones and strong liquor into his off-map military factory? He tried to think about it, and then realized in the next moment that things were somewhat different from what he had imagined:

His off-map military factory cannot open a portal to the material world when there are enemies nearby. In other words, as long as there are enemies present, he definitely cannot use the convenience of the off-map military factory to move things for himself.

And doing so after they're in a safe place would be redundant. Since some of those high-energy stones and strong liquor might need to be installed by tomorrow morning, so... let's leave it at that.

He sighed helplessly and looked up at the clock on the wall—there were still a long five hours until their official operation at 11 p.m.

He didn't know what to do during this time. After letting the guards have their dinner and giving them three hours of free time, he returned to his temporary room to rest.

Ms. Sonia, who had been following Yang Hao, simply smiled when she saw him wanting to rest before starting work. She sat on the bed, patted her thigh, and gestured for Yang Hao to rest his head on it and take a nap, as he always did.

"Isn't this... a bit inappropriate?"

Although he had done it before, when Ms. Sonia formally invited him for the first time, Yang Hao still felt something was amiss, really amiss—

"Really? I don't mind at all. After all, you really do seem like a child to me... I don't mind a child acting cute towards me, as long as they haven't done anything wrong."

But soon, Ms. Sonia's gentle tone, which evoked images of a warm, cotton-candy-like life in Yang Hao's mind, and the content of her words, led him to reluctantly accept her invitation...

He nestled comfortably on Ms. Sonia's full, supple thighs and closed his eyes. And it was during this moment of enjoyment that Ms. Sonia, for the first time, showed a relaxed and happy expression.

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11 pm.

The timing of the formal operation.

After making everyone wear masks to conceal their true faces.

Yang Hao and his guards split into two groups as usual. After Yang Hao's group arrived at the previously determined breakthrough point and had the Templar Knights turn off all the surrounding monitoring equipment, he gave Sonia and another Deepsea Hunter a look, signaling them that they could start working.

Sonia and her juniors nodded, then took the weapons off their backs with one hand and aimed the side suitable for "breaching" at the protective wall where some of the concrete blocks had already been dug out.