Reboot: Mechanic

Vanessa was clearly flustered by Mary's tactic of putting her on the spot. She knew Mary was intentionally trying to make her look bad in front of Shi Tian, almost as if she was trying to paint her as a foolish person. 

Gathering her thoughts, she attempted to recall what Shi Tian had just said.

"Um, you mentioned that the leaked information needs to be spread discreetly, without revealing the source. It shouldn't deviate from the original content, but we can make some alterations. And it should be so beneficial that people would act immediately to avoid any loss of profits," Vanessa replied, trying to mimic Shi Tian's words as closely as possible.

Shi Tian nodded, seemingly satisfied with Vanessa's response. "Good, you were paying attention."

Mary stifled a chuckle, clearly amused by the situation. Vanessa shot her a glare, but it only earned her a mischievous smile in return.

However, Shi Tian wasn't done as he turned his attention to Mary now, causing her to become somewhat stiff. 

"So Vanessa has explained what I just said, then what other method did I speak of in terms of how to get this leak to spread rapidly?" Shi Tian asked her. 

Vanessa was gloating inwardly when she heard the question that Shi Tian gave. She had only paid attention in the first half and went to discuss with Mary regarding Shi Tian's expertise.

Thus, it was clear that the two of them did not get to listen to the latter part, meaning Mary was stumped. 

However, contrary to Vanessa's belief, Mary was able to answer the question flawlessly, proving that she could multitask.

"Impressive, Mary. To think you would even implement your own thoughts into it, making it more effective than what I just said." Shi Tian nodded his head and praised her insight. 

Mary didn't bother to say anything else, but her expression said it all as she smiled at Vanessa, who looked as if she had swallowed a mouthful of flies. 

"Okay, it seemed that you two were somehow able to comprehend my meaning, so let me continue to explain the process." Shi Tian clasped his hands and proceeded to explain how they should approach the task ahead.

To leak information, one might think it was a simple task, but in fact, it was a difficult task. 

One must prevent others from being able to track down the source back to you, and it must also be an explosive kind of leak that could trigger others to take action.

These two factors alone are difficult enough to achieve, let alone with their current circumstance when six military commanders are on the lookout. 

"Why does it feel like this is not your first rodeo in leaking information?" Vanessa paid careful attention to Shi Tian and couldn't help but ask why he was such an expert.

None of these seemed to be something you could just think up from the spot. It had to be learned through multiple experiences. 

"Don't worry about it," Shi Tian responded similar to Mary's saying, without elaborating further. 

"Right now, we want to leak this information, so let's not deviate from our goal. The two of you had wasted enough time already. Information can be precious depending on the time and situation, so we can't afford to idle around till the information becomes useless." He added, warning them. 

"You're right, Nathan." Mary nodded her head and agreed with him. 

Turning around and facing Vanessa, Mary extended her hand, "Temporary truce until we get this over with?" 

Vanessa stared at the hand for a brief moment before shaking it with her. 

"Temporary truce it is." She then said, agreeing with Mary that now was not the time to fool around.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian was glad that the two could finally put their differences aside temporarily and focus on the task ahead. 

"I'm glad you two can finally mature," Shi Tian clasped his hand and flashed a rare smile. It was a genuine and grateful smile that the two could finally stop bickering for once.

Sometime later, the three of them worked together, coming up with a plan on how to leak the information.

After numerous discussions, they all decided the best method to leak information was through the internet to a specific channel. A channel that was dedicated to the current frontline and had numerous news updates. 

Of course, the channel moderators wouldn't allow them to post any news without verification, but Shi Tian, Mary, and Vanessa didn't plan on posting through the proper method. 

"The channel may have a strong firewall to block anyone from hacking into it, but that doesn't pose a problem for me," Mary lifted her sleeves up and smirked. 

As a Staff Engineer level, Mary naturally had some skills in terms of hacking. 

After all, a proper mechanic must not only be able to craft items, but they must also have high knowledge in terms of cybersecurity and coding. 

The world might be ruined, but some areas are still being maintained thanks to the highly advanced technology that could contend against these ferocious monsters. Gearits City was one such city that had advanced technology that could allow itself to pass through multiple barriers and obstacles. 

"Damn, you are truly unbelievable," Vanessa muttered, seemingly in disbelief at how talented Mary was. 

"Of course, even Nathan is beneath me." Mary didn't act humble and was in fact proud of herself. It was only natural that she would feel proud when she had such knowledge that others could only dream of getting.

Shi Tian didn't feel bad about it and nodded his head. 

"Indeed, you are more skillful than me in this aspect." He admitted his shortcomings. There was nothing to be embarrassed about when he had just started his mechanic path. 

He wasn't a super-talented prodigy who could simply learn everything at first glance. 

That would be too unrealistic and such people are usually pressured into only succeeding. Failure was never an option for these types of people because others always expect them to be the best of the best.

Shi Tian would rather remain hidden or unknown and avoid such attention and expectation.