It was daytime, but night had fallen for Sunless. It was precisely one o'clock in the morning when Zhou Yan and Ye Bufan completed their transformations, altering their auras, appearances, and figures entirely.
Ye Bufan donned the specially made suit and gloves Zhou Yan had provided. Once ready, Zhou Yan activated the formation and asked, "Are you ready?"
"Ready, but can this formation really take us directly inside the enemy's company?" Ye Bufan was genuinely curious. The Rhode family's company was not easy to infiltrate.
"Don't worry, just follow my lead," Zhou Yan smiled and activated the formation. A mysterious teleportation portal appeared before them.
Zhou Yan stepped in, and Ye Bufan followed.
After they vanished, they were teleported into the Rhode company. Ye Bufan looked around, utterly shocked, and gave Zhou Yan a thumbs-up.
This was the designated arrival point Zhou Yan had prepared long ago, the most suitable location.
The surveillance here had already been compromised by Zhou Yan's viruses, rendering the enemy's monitoring useless. However, the company wasn't just equipped with surveillance; there were many other defense measures they would have to deal with themselves.
Upon arriving, Zhou Yan immediately summoned several individuals from his territory. They were dressed identically to Zhou Yan and Ye Bufan, their entire bodies covered in suits similar to Spider-Man's.
"Are these people helpers?"
They could now communicate telepathically, without making a sound. Ye Bufan watched them with curiosity.
"Yes, two people can't accomplish this. We need a few helpers. Follow the instructions. The detailed route has already been given to you," Zhou Yan told Ye Bufan.
"Understood. Everyone be careful," Ye Bufan said, then began moving in a specific direction according to the instructions.
The individuals summoned by Zhou Yan also began acting according to their respective mission objectives.
The target was in the basement, but the control switch was upstairs. Furthermore, it wasn't a technological device; it required manual activation.
If Zhou Yan's formation could have directly teleported them to that location, they wouldn't have gone through so much trouble.
"I'm upstairs now," Ye Bufan reported.
"Be careful. There are people training upstairs. Dodge them," Zhou Yan advised.
"Don't worry, I've avoided them and am approaching the target," Ye Bufan continued his ascent.
The others had also reached their positions. Ye Bufan then arrived at an office and said, "I'm at the door. There's a password outside."
"The password has been unlocked. You can enter," a voice came through Ye Bufan's ear.
"Okay." Ye Bufan opened the door and indeed found the password unlocked.
"Don't worry, I've dealt with the formation inside. You can go in and press the button directly. Remember to wear the special gloves, or it will trigger the alarm," another voice instructed him.
Ye Bufan acknowledged, put on the gloves, entered the office, and followed the guidance to a safe. After obtaining the secret code, he opened it and pressed the button.
"Done!" Ye Bufan exclaimed.
"Just wait a few minutes for me," Zhou Yan's voice reached Ye Bufan.
The special elevator activated, and Zhou Yan, who had been waiting, entered it and descended to the basement.
Ten seconds later, the elevator stopped. Zhou Yan stepped out and saw a special defense alarm combining ultraviolet light and a formation.
Zhou Yan, prepared for this, began to decipher the formation before proceeding into a vault.
This vault was not connected to any network; it was independent, requiring the combination of eye recognition, a key, and a secret code to open.
However, Zhou Yan had prepared all of these and opened them one by one, revealing a spatial ring.
He took out the ring, carefully examined its formation patterns, deciphered it, and scanned it with his divine sense. He found that it indeed contained materials worth eight hundred trillion.
Zhou Yan placed the ring into his territory. Then, he took out an identical ring, meticulously inscribed it with formations, and placed it inside before closing it again.
Zhou Yan restored the formation in the area and re-entered the elevator, instructing Ye Bufan to press the switch again.
The elevator ascended, returning upstairs, and Zhou Yan emerged once more.
"All information has been cleared," a voice announced.
"Good. We can leave now," Zhou Yan commanded.
Ye Bufan, upon hearing this, began to replace the switch covers, restore the safe, leave the office, and evade the security personnel to exit the premises.
Once they reunited with Zhou Yan, he activated the formation again, and they vanished from the location.
No one knew they had been there; all traces had been erased by Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan had successfully stolen all the materials from the Rhode family's current trade fair. While this wealth was insignificant to the vast Rhode family, Zhou Yan's objective this time was merely to embarrass them. To truly deal with them, he needed to eliminate their influence on the Lord's Continent.
The Rhode family's power on the Lord's Continent was hundreds of times greater than Li City's. It was a millennia-old, deeply entrenched force that would not be easily dealt with.
Back on the airship, Ye Bufan felt exhilarated. "You know what? I felt incredibly tense. And all this time, we managed to obtain the items from the Rhode family's trade fair in just ten minutes."
Ye Bufan was naturally nervous. This was entirely different from watching a movie. If they had been discovered, it would have been no laughing matter; they would have been hunted down. Fortunately, they had escaped unharmed, and everything had gone perfectly.
"Young man, this is nothing. The next one will be even more thrilling. The Rhode family wasn't very interested in this trade fair, so they didn't bring many items. However, the next family's materials from their trade fair are worth fifteen hundred trillion!" Zhou Yan continued.
Ye Bufan was truly shocked upon hearing this. "Holy cow! You're going to steal, oh no... acquire items from two places in one night!"
"Strictly speaking, I've prepared over a dozen targets," Zhou Yan replied.
Ye Bufan was speechless.
Ye Bufan didn't know what to say. However, with the experience of their first mission, Ye Bufan was more confident about the upcoming operations and asked, "Let's go. I'll follow the organization's arrangements."
"Don't you dare tell your father that I've corrupted you," Zhou Yan quipped.
"We're doing business, and it's a kind of business that requires no cost. As you said, we're just merchants," Ye Bufan replied.