Episode 16: Loaded and Ready to Go.

Our day started with a big surprise, everything that I ordered last night before I goes to sleep, had arrived safely. And all of them were sent inside boxes, even the Pickup truck was sealed in a massive box, Natasha who is the first to wake up, found everything, all of it were neatly placed in front of our doors. Thankfully I already mentioned everything to her last night, so she wasn't that shocked when she saw the boxes. Right now, she is in the middle of cooking our breakfast, using the new food supplies and the camping stove that comes with it.

"I never seen anything like that, Honey…. a brand-new car…clean and shiny…and this food…. I never see a salt this white in my entire life…". (Natasha)

"Really? What is the salt looked like usually?".

"Here…look at this, this is the salt that everyone uses…it was brown, mixed slightly with sand and dirt…. but that…is already considered the best salt in the entire world…". (Natasha)

Natasha put the salt bag on the table before me, and then goes back to cooking again, it was true, the salt that were in the bag were brown and dirty. I take a pinch and tasted it; it's was shockingly only slightly salty and the after taste were bad. They mixed the salt with dirt and sand and sell it out, and no one complained about it for so long that the people just lived with it and think that it was normal.

"...I guess, if we want to sell salt…we might have to mixed in some sand in it then…".

"We had to…. if it was this pure and white…just to protect our self…we need to do that…right now, nearly everything we own…is considered a treasure already…". (Natasha)

Natasha had a lot in her head, I can see that, her brows were scrunched together a lot. It can safely be said that all the stuff that I have shown her, even the cheapest and low-quality ones, are considered the best quality in this world. She was battling with her inner self, as she absolutely happy with everything that I bought, in fact, when I gave her a new iron pan, kitchen knife and the kitchen utensils that I bought for her, she way over the moon happy.

"...<Kachak! >…despite it was an old issued firearm…. all of them were top quality…no rust at all…just dried…I've oiled them all…and we can use them like brand new…".

I racked the rifle and put it down to the side. Ever since I woke up, I went straight to the weapon armory, with the firearm kit I bought last night. I took out 2 rifle and 2 pistols from the armory and serviced it. The rifle looked like M1 Carbine but it was called just 1st Carbine, and the pistols looked like a Ballaster 1927 was named BM-27. on this aspect, this world certainly mirrored the original earth very closely.

But one thing that has been certain for me, this world technological advance is very high. Nearly all of the thing they built is long lasting and very high quality, something that was made to just last for almost eternity. The unique thing was their style, it was the style that were heavily influence by atomic theme in 1940, the entire world advance so rapidly and so differently than from where I come from. From the aesthetic side, to me, it was just delighting to see, naturally what is interesting to me, to Natasha it was all just a common thing.

"Hmmm~…so tasty…. Honey, I can't believe that from now on…we would be eating like this the whole time…. we are living like those rich folks…". (Natasha)

"...I think even the wealthiest people in this world can't eat what we have here…Hahaha...".

Natasha is the kind of housewife that is a master of her kitchen, she knows how to cook, even with things that she touches for the first time, as long as you tell what it is to her. She will know how to cook a good food by instinct, our breakfast is just a modest scrambled eggs and toast, even that tasted divine. After our breakfast, we are ready to move out to scavenge, whilst she packed our lunch and all the stuff that we need. I went upstairs to ready the truck alone, I ordered a second-hand pickup truck that cost me 2000 dollars, 2200 including the gas for it.

"This is quite a deal, Alfred…".

"[It was the cheapest one I can find…it was about to be scrapped, that is why It was just 2000 dollars, it was once involved in a crash, but the owner repaired it, and used it for work only…everything is still working, but the signal and the alarm doesn't….]". (Alfred)

"Wow….it should serve its role…by the way…you personally negotiate with the previous owner of this car?".

"[Yes, Sir…it was sold to me by Joe's Scrapyard…. all the vehicle he listed were all about to be scrap…they usually just shipped it to the other country and sell the cars there…in another words, they illegally selling a scrap car…. I negotiate the price, paid a little bit 'fast shipping fee' and they shipped it to us instantly…]". (Alfred)

Now that is amazing of him to be able to do that. Then again, it make sense after Alfred were able to use the internet for anything, which also means he can use it to buy and sell stuff as well, which is technically still within the scope of his ability. ROB certainly overlooked him by labeling a low tiered system, which for that I am thankful to him/her. With the internet on my side, technically, I can basically buy anything I want, as long as the seller listed their names in the online shopping mall, that is it.

"You really make use of the loop holes well, Alfred…. I am proud of you…".

"[ Thank you for the compliment, sir…. I aim to serve and pleased…. I am now connected to the truck navigation system, sir…]". (Alfred)

After filling up the tank, and put the reserved fuel on the truck bed, I get in and started the truck, the cold air's coming from the air conditioners is just the best. The wasteland is just unreasonably hot during the day and just freezing cold during the night, just 2 polar extreme temperature and nothing else. When it was raining, it would always come with the thunderstorm or radiation storm, season in this world is just hot and cold, winter just snowing like hell, and then summer which is just blistering hot. Even the weather wanted to kill you, needless to say when the winter comes, a lot of people would die, and Natasha said, that this just normal.

"BAMF! wow…it's cool….and this seat…is just so comfy…". (Natasha)

Natasha after locking our home, put the bags at the back and the firearms are loaded and, on the backseat, climbed to the front seat and closed the door.

"Where are we heading to, Honey?".

"[We are heading to the Rosewood Town, Madam…. located at 10 kilometers southwest from our current location…]". (Alfred)

"Oh~…Alfred…you are in this…. car? I thought you only live in my husband phone?". (Natasha)

Clearly delighted to be called 'Madam', Natasha mood was a little bubbly, and she actually on a good term with Alfred as well, she can talk with him, about anything, mostly they talked about me, which can last them for hours if I let them be.

"[Any electronics that have some sort of display and computers in them….as long as, Master Azra owned…. I will be able to use them and take control of it remotely…I can be anywhere at any time…with the permission of Master Azra, Madam…]". (Alfred)

"Is that so? that's amazing…". (Natasha)

Clearly, she just understands a little bit of what Alfred was talking, but as long as both of them were good, it was fine to me. With the navigation manned by Alfred, and Natasha ready, we set off, I've decided to not enter or get even close to Jouston City at all, that place is too close to other settlement, and the danger level there were just too high. I don't want to risk anyone find out where our base was, and with this car, it is certainly going to stand out in this wasteland. Being careful and cautious suit me the best and will certainly ensure our safety. 90% of the people in this world cannot hold their temptations and what we have is just too alluring, so it is best to do our scavenging far away from the city and our base.

I cannot not use this truck to move around, all thanks to my cripple leg, I can't jog or run, I can't carry heavy load at all. If I were to walk it would be a suicide out here, and I for one don't want to die, not again, especially when I got a new hot MILF as a wife. As dangerous as it is, it was a risky decision that we have to take, we need to get the fund going as soon as possible. Let's be honest here, with just me and Natasha, we cannot live and survive with only just ourselves, the ability I got would make me a high value target for anyone. Natasha and Alfred firmly agreed, that the only way that it was safe for me to use my ability, is for us to make our own force in this harsh world. The kind that enables us to have our own settlements, our own people and our own rules, after all no one can guarantee our survival but ourselves. Which I agreed, but somehow on Natasha side, she seems to have her own take on how our force should be built.