Reboot: Mechanic

Vanessa was astonished when Mary suddenly revealed Shi Tian's past before he had become a somewhat prominent figure in Gearits City.

Before Shi Tian had become famous under the alias of Gavin for the distribution of the modified Claymore Mines, no one had known or even heard of him. 

However, Vanessa was affiliated with him when he revealed himself as Nathan. 

At that time, she didn't find him to be quite special as a mechanic aside from his personality and behavior that distinguished him from others. 

All she knew was that despite how hateful Shi Tian was, there was not an ounce of lust in his eyes when he witnessed her in a pathetic state.

When she was still in a pathetic state thanks to the ambush, a nefarious man would have done a lot of terrible things to her. Ignoring all these details temporarily, Vanessa was more intrigued that Mary stated Shi Tian was a nobody. 

"Wait a minute, are you trying to tell me that Nathan wasn't even a mechanic when he illegally entered Gearits City?" Vanessa rubbed her temples and asked. She wasn't even bothered that Shi Tian had entered illegally in Gearits City, given that it was not uncommon for someone to do that constantly.

No matter how tight the security was, there were always bound to be some loopholes that allowed others to smuggle in, whether it was resources or humans. Anything can be smuggled through loopholes since the people guarding are human beings after all.

Meanwhile, Mary merely smiled in response, but her smile was enough to confirm Vanessa's question.

"Unbelievable…" She opened her mouth in disbelief and muttered, clearly unable to fathom Shi Tian's rapid improvement. 

Even the most talented mechanic had to take more than 3 months to accomplish something. Yet Shi Tian was able to achieve something like the modified Claymore Mines in less than a month. 

Regardless of the fact whether it was Shi Tian who had come up with the idea of the modified Claymore Mines, just the fact that he was able to craft them in batches alone was enough to commend him. 

"Now do you understand why I'm confident in him?" Mary smiled briefly. 

"That Nathan… he might not know it, but his talent is very frightening. I'm afraid that he would surpass me in less than half a year if he continued such progress." She added, praising Shi Tian's talent for the first time in public to others. 

All along, Mary never once complimented Shi Tian sincerely nor told to other people, given that she feared that he might become complacent and ruin his future just like most prodigies in the past. 

There were quite a lot of prodigies in the past on the mechanic path, but because of the compliment, their ego had risen to an unbelievable degree.

And in the end, these so-called prodigies merely drop like flies, unable to match up to the expectations laid on them. 

Vanessa nodded her head, agreeing that such talent was indeed very frightening. Given enough time, Shi Tian would definitely rise up if there were no hiccups.

However, Vanessa was still somewhat doubtful of one thing. Talent was one thing, but experience in fighting was another thing.

"Nathan is still an amateur and doesn't know how to fight properly. The enemies are elite soldiers, so he would definitely fall for a trap and get heavily injured." Vanessa exclaimed. 

It wasn't that she didn't want to believe in Shi Tian, but the enemies were simply far superior. 

"Hmph, don't be fooled by his behavior, Vanessa." Mary suddenly snorted coldly. 

"Nathan might be calm and collected, never showing a hint of mercilessness. But that was merely a facade he created to mask his true emotion. Once serious, he was definitely a cold-blooded person who could kill without batting an eyelid." She warned Vanessa. 

The reason why Mary never underestimated Shi Tian was back in the incident regarding the Night Intruders. Back then, she had killed quite decisively and showed him a bloody scene. Yet Shi Tian had no reaction, not an ounce of fear could be seen in his eyes.

In fact, Shi Tian even went as far as cleaning up the corpses, leaving nothing behind with his tamed Dust Mites. 

It was then that Mary knew Shi Tian was possibly the same type of person as her when it comes to pretending and acting in front of others. 

Maybe it was because only she was able to witness it personally that caused her to have a lot of trust in Shi Tian whenever he decided on something. 

Rarely had she ever seen Shi Tian proclaimed to do something and unable to fulfill it.

Meanwhile, Vanessa felt a cold chill running through her spine when she realized how high Mary had evaluated Shi Tian to be.

"Then do you think Nathan will get even with me?" Vanessa rubbed her chin and asked. 

"Why would he get even with you?" Mary raised an eyebrow, confused by Vanessa's question. 

Was that really what she managed to grasp despite her explanation? 

She can't be that dumb, right?

Mary was stunned by Vanessa's comprehension to be so negligible. 

Did she not understand the main point? 

"I mean– Nathan is the type to never owe a debt, but would also make sure no one owes him a debt." Vanessa scratched her head, clarifying the foundation of her question. 

"And since I deceived him, would he be angry and want to get even with me?" She added. 

Mary rolled her eyes in response, clearly too exhausted to converse with Vanessa any further.

She was truly someone special. 

One moment, she could become a devious scheming woman. But the next moment, she could become a klutz, completely and utterly clueless in everything. 

"Whatever, just go to bed. Nathan himself has said it. If he doesn't send a text or come back within 2 days, then we shall proceed forward without him." Mary turned on the security mode in the Iron Sentinel and went to her area, preparing to get some ample rest.