Reboot: Mechanic

As the Harrett Family made full preparation to join the frontline in suppressing the monster wave, news quickly surfaced and passed to each citizen of Gearits City.

"Hey, did you hear that the Harrett Family is actually sending in their military team to assist the frontline?" 

"Brother, how slow is your news? All the other families are also sending their military teams to assist the frontline. The Warner Family and the Hersey Family had even sent in their heirs to the frontline." 

"The heirs are joining too? Unbelievable…" 

As news continued to circulate throughout Gearits City, one thing became clear for them to know. 

None of them wished to fall behind others, especially when news of the Flameheart Vanguard commander, Theobold, had already gone to the frontline.

Obviously, such news shouldn't be something big, given that there have been numerous monster waves in the past. 

However, the monster waves this time were vastly different from the past– to the point that they are closing into District B rapidly. The casualties have been rising higher than ever since the establishment of Gearits City.

Hence, even the Five Families could no longer attempt to hold onto their power and had no choice but to deploy their military to assist the frontline.

With numerous soldiers now stationed near the entrance of Gearits City, it became quite a dramatic scene, almost as if they were preparing for war with another city.

While the deployment in Gearits City was happening, back in the frontline, Theobold was discussing the plan with Mary and Shi Tian.

"Our soldiers are going to cut through a straight path here, and I wish the two of you could flank from the sideline." Theobold made a mark on the holographic projection map, informing them of the location.

"To flank from this sideline, I don't think it's possible with my Iron Sentinel capability. These Gilaso variants could produce toxic venom, so we can't just brute force through it." Mary rubbed her chin and said, giving her input on the plan.

Shi Tian also nodded his head in agreement. 

He pointed at a specific terrain and mentioned, "This particular area would be unsuitable to drive through, and high chance of more Gilaso variants camping there. It's too risky to flank from here." 

If the Gilaso variants were just a bunch of mindless monsters that only knew destruction, then things would have been easy.

Alas, that wasn't the case and they could not afford to be careless in their plan. These Gilaso variants had developed intelligence and learned how to strategize after fighting humans for a while already.

This was the main problematic part regarding variants. 

They learned how to adapt and changed their strategy after a period of time. The best method to suppress variants was obviously to annihilate them all before they could learn to adapt, but the numbers were far too much.

It was nigh impossible to accomplish such a task, leaving them helpless and needing to strategize each time they had a confrontation. 

Theobold patiently and calmly listened to their response to his strategy, not a bit surprised by their comments. 

"The two of you are correct regarding the high risk and terrain difficulty," Theobold responded, much to the confusion of Mary and Shi Tian.

Since he knew about these two problems, then why would he still offer up such a suggestion? 

"Have you figured out a solution already, Commander Theobold?" Shi Tian asked calmly. 

Before Theobold even had the chance to reply back, Mary started giggling, almost as if she realized something.

While giggling, Mary suddenly extended her hands, giving him a thumbs up as a sign of respect and approval. "Hehe, it seems like you have made a fine decision, Commander Theobold." 

Theobold was silent for a brief moment, but it was clear that he was contemplating. 

"Come on, Commander Theobold. Don't be stingy now." Mary snickered cheekily.

"You want to assign us such a dangerous task, but aren't willing to give an equivalent exchange? That doesn't sound like the righteous and honorable character of yours." She added. 

"Alright, you can stop pestering me about it," Theobold exclaimed, snapping his fingers to get one of the soldiers stationed outside the tent to come in.

A few seconds later, a soldier arrived and made a salutation, "Soldier Tron, ready for duty." 

"..."

Shi Tian was dumbfounded by this soldier Tron, acting as if he were in a movie or drama. 

Cyrus didn't even react in such a robotic manner either when they had an interaction, so why was this one acting so weird? 

It wasn't just Shi Tian being confused by Tron, but even Vanessa and Mary glanced at Theobold with a funny expression, albeit hidden thanks to the mask. Nevertheless, it was hard for Theobold to not notice the funny expression they were given to him.

As a soldier and the commander at that, how could his sensitivity not be high.

Faking a cough, Theobold ignored their gazes as he turned his attention to Tron.

"Soldier Tron huh, go and grab our latest weapon technology and bring them to Mary," Theobold commanded, his tone solemn. 

"Roger that!" Tron made one final salute, before exiting the tent and following the command.

Meanwhile, Mary sarcastically clapped and praised Theobold. "Your soldiers are truly fascinating." 

Feigning ignorance regarding Mary's sarcastic remark, Theobold proceeded to explain the latest weapon technology. Mary might have gotten a glimpse of information since she was overly pestered regarding his personal military vehicle, but Shi Tian was kept in the dark.

Thus, he needed to explain things to him so that there wouldn't be any more mishaps.

"Our latest weapon technology includes a set of mobile, remotely operated drones armed with advanced sensors and weaponry. These drones are designed to operate in hazardous environments and can provide real-time data on the terrain and enemy positions." Theobold calmly explained. 

And he continued, "In addition, these drones are equipped with lasers, allowing you to decimate a range of fields." 

"Drones that could shoot lasers?" Shi Tian raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued.