Reboot: Mechanic

After realizing how far Mary and Isaac Aaronax had meticulously planned for his supposed training, Shi Tian came to understand a fact.

And it was that his pathetic shrewdness and schemings were far inferior to Isaac Aaronax and Mary. 

Since he was inferior, attempting to speak anymore would only backfire on him. 

As Shi Tian began to set up a stall, Mary wasn't that heartless either and came to assist him. 

Though, it was more of a correct term to say she was taking on the role of a manager or inspector. 

"Nathan, put this stall over here instead of there. We want it to be more in the open, so people can see it." Mary exclaimed, pointing at another spot. 

"By the way, you should start carrying the Metallic Stone." She added. 

"What do you mean, Mary? I forgot to bring it with me." Shi Tian moved the stall toward the spot and asked in confusion. 

Meanwhile, Mary leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "You can stop acting innocent and take out the Metallic Stone from your Dimension Ring. Did you really think I hadn't noticed it?" 

Instantly, Shi Tian was astonished and glanced around their surroundings.

Luckily, their movement might have attracted some attention from others, but it seemed like they hadn't heard what Mary had whispered to him.

And in a very low but audible tone, he asked, "When did you notice it?" 

"Ever since I went to pick you up at your apartment complex."

"That fast? Then why didn't you say anything?"

"Why would I bother with it? The Dimension Ring might be rare and scarce, but that doesn't mean I hadn't seen it." Mary calmly said and sneakily opened her belt slightly for Shi Tian to see.

Within that small gap opening, Shi Tian was able to see Mary actually had two rings stored in her belt. And naturally, he wouldn't think it was some wedding oath rings, but Dimension Rings. 

Without a choice, Shi Tian could only reluctantly take out the Metallic Stone that he had stored in the Dimension Ring. 

Once the Metallic Stone was out, Shi Tian could feel his weight had increased tremendously. 

The Metallic Stone was truly a great training item, able to adjust itself to the maximum weight that Shi Tian could withstand. 

"I know this is needed for my training, but my movement is greatly restricted while carrying it." Shi Tian explained, smiling bitterly. He had planned on carrying the Metallic Stone previously once they were out in the wilderness.

However, when Mary decided to set up an obstacle course filled with mild and deadly traps, Shi Tian didn't dare to carry it while treading through it. 

After all, one mishap and he might have faced the same situation that the poor deceased Kyle had gone through.

"Stop being a damn pussy and whining about some extra weight," Mary smacked his head and snorted coldly. 

And she continued, "Back in my days, I carried at least five Metallic Stones as the bare minimum of my training. Yet here you are, whining worse than a little girl with just one Metallic Stone. Aren't you embarrassed?" 

'This has got to be an innovative statement of the supposed I used to hike the mountain and beat lions to travel to school.' Shi Tian twitched his mouth and thought.

One Metallic Stone was already enough to adjust the weight to be the maximum limit of the person, so what was the point of carrying five of them when the output remained the same? 

Even if she wanted to exaggerate something, she could have at least done it better, but looking at her expression. It was clear that she simply wanted to have an excuse to smack his head. 

"Alright, I'm carrying it with me now." Shi Tian said, putting the Metallic Stone in his pocket. 

"Good, and we should hasten our speed. The people that are stationed here should return soon. We need to finish setting up the stall to catch their attention." Mary commanded, looking at her watch. 

"Then are you actually going to help?"

"Do you want to get smacked in the head again?"

"Tsk, you'll do it regardless anyway."

"True, but I'm not that unreasonable." 

Shi Tian took a deep breath and managed to suppress his emotion. She literally just outright admitted that she loved to smack his head even if he wasn't wrong. 

This Mary was definitely jealous of him, given that Isaac Aaronax was willing to go so far as to mentor him and not her. 

"No wonder why people say women are unpredictable." Shi Tian muttered, heading back inside the tent to bring out the other boxes. 

Meanwhile, Mary silently stared at Shi Tian working and shook her head. 

'Sooner or later, you will know that my actions are for your own good.' She exclaimed inwardly. 

Sometime later, Shi Tian finally finished setting up the stall. The stall's foundation was composed of weathered wooden panels, slightly worn but still sturdy and reliable. 

And once Shi Tian began organizing the Claymore Mines for display, people from the surroundings started to gossip about what was going on. 

Seeing those people gossiping about their stall, Shi Tian thought of something and instructed Mary.

"Mary, give me a big board sign that I could write on." 

Mary didn't bother to say anything and gave him the board sign. Although she was confused about what he was up to, she didn't plan on commenting much.

Shi Tian smirked coldly once he saw the board sign that Mary had given him. He turned around and sneakily wrote something on it- a slogan to be precise.

Of course, Mary was curious and wanted to see what he was writing, but Shi Tian merely waved his hand, an action equivalent of telling her to shoo off. 

A few minutes later, Shi Tian placed the board sign on public display, letting all the spectators see what he had written.

Mary similarly walked around to check what he had written, only to be astonished. 

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