Reboot: Mechanic

At the revelation that Shi Tian had already known about the outcome of disassembling the Claymore Mine, Mary was astonished. 

"W-What did you say?" She asked, almost as if she couldn't believe him.

"Look at the blueprint here." Shi Tian retrieved the blueprint and showed it to her. 

Pointing at a specific note, Shi Tian explained, "See that note here. It was even written in a red pen, so how could I not know about the consequences." 

"Let me see that," Mary clicked her tongue and snatched the blueprint, needing to get an even closer look.

Though it was just an unnecessary action because she wasn't near-sighted or blind to not see the notes. She simply wanted to avoid the embarrassment of making a scene out of nothing.

And naturally, Shi Tian didn't have any plans on laughing or judging her blunder. 

After all, her panicking and infuriated moment was merely because she was concerned for his safety.

It would have been rude of him to make some sarcastic remark when she was worried for his safety, even if it was for another reason such as staying alive to be the decoy. 

"Anyway, now that this misunderstanding is resolved, can I go back to disassembling it?" Shi Tian asked after a few minutes, allowing her to cool down. 

He thought that by letting her cool down for a few minutes, she would stop worrying. 

But to his disbelief, Mary shook her head in response. 

"No, you still aren't allowed to disassemble the Claymore Mine." She said adamantly. 

And before Shi Tian could give a response, she continued with her reasoning on why she disallowed it.

"The disassembling process is a complicated one, and even if the blueprint had instructed how to do it. With your current skills, the risk is too high for you to attempt it." 

Shi Tian twitched his mouth, clearly in disbelief at her reasoning. 

Risk is too high? 

What kind of actions aren't risky? 

What kind of activity they had been doing in the past few days wasn't risky enough already? 

"Please, Mary, do I look like the type that seeks death intentionally?" Shi Tian asked in a sarcastic tone. 

Maybe his action earlier might have made her think he was suicidal, but that wasn't the truth. There was no way he would be willing to risk his life unless he was sure and positive about his safety. 

"Shut up!" Mary scoffed. She then made a hand gesture of telling Shi Tian to get up from the chair.

A few seconds later, Shi Tian sighed softly and got up from his chair. 

"What now?" He asked somewhat confusingly. 

Mary didn't bother to respond and lift her sleeves up, sitting down on the chair and taking up the screwdriver. Her intention- was quite obvious now.

She was going to show him how to disassemble the Claymore Mine and have him watch her. 

Realizing her intention, Shi Tian wasn't going to stand still like a dork. He quickly glanced around the tent and found another chair. 

Bringing it over, Shi Tian made sure to sit close to Mary, but also not quite close. 

It was at an adequate distance in which he would not intrude on her personal space, but also at a distance where he could see her hand movement on the Claymore Mine. 

Although Mary remained silent, she was patiently waiting for Shi Tian to get a clear view of her hand movement. Once she confirmed he could see what she was doing, she quickly began unscrewing the nails. 

'Master Isaac's crafting skills are truly beyond normal human comprehension.' Shi Tian sighed inwardly, wondering if he could ever become a mechanic like him.

The craftsmanship of Isaac Aaronax could be said to be unorthodox or revolutionary. 

After all, the craft work of the Claymore Mine- it wasn't just how irregular parts were joined together, but even the unscrewing procedure of disassembling had its own set of specific order. 

The specific order was illogical, and could even question a person's mentality given how the unscrewing made zero sense. 

And if it wasn't because Shi Tian had the blueprint and instructions, he would have thought Mary was fooling around. 

A few minutes later, Mary uncovered the outer layer part, unveiling the interior. 

"Look carefully here," Mary said, shifting her body slightly to the left to show Shi Tian.

"This rugged, rectangular casing lies in a carefully arranged setup that maximizes the destructive power. It's also the triggered motion if anyone attempts to disassemble this mine without knowing the procedure." She calmly explained.

Shi Tian nodded his head, understanding the reason for her panic. Now that he was able to see the interior, he was quite horrified by the content. 

Internally the Claymore mine contained layers of C-4 explosive behind a matrix of about seven hundred-inch diameter (3.2 mm) steel balls set into an epoxy resin.

With this much explosive power, Shi Tian could deduce anyone that faced this frontal blast, the chance of death was as high as 90 percent. Though that was calculated without the exception of anyone healing the person. 

After letting Shi Tian glance for a few more minutes, Mary began reassembling the Claymore Mine. 

Her speed in reassembling was swift and precise, shocking Shi Tian dearly.

She had so much talent in mechanics, yet she didn't seem interested in it at all. 

To Shi Tian, he believed it was a shame that she wasn't interested in it. With this kind of talent, he was sure she would have been at least near the skill level of Isaac Aaronax already had she studied under him. 

And as much as Shi Tian wanted to ask why she doesn't want to become a mechanic, he chose to keep it to himself, unwilling to pry further. 

While he was thinking about that, Mary stood up and told him to take her seat. 

"Since you have seen what I have done, now it's your turn. And if you even make a single mistake, then you are forbidden from disassembling anything alone." She warned solemnly.