Reboot: Mechanic

When Mary proclaimed the content inside to be boosters, Shi Tian held an extremely doubtful expression. After all, Shi Tian couldn't comprehend how and why these metal suits are called boosters. 

"Do you not believe me?" Mary asked when she sensed his doubtfulness. 

Shi Tian shook his head.

"Why wouldn't I believe you, Mary?" He quickly said, feigning innocence. 

"Tsk, just watch carefully, and don't beg me if you want to put it on." Mary clicked her tongue and snorted. She knew he wasn't being honest, given that he didn't seem excited about the boosters. 

Thus, the only way to clear his doubt and shut him up was to prove it directly. 

Interacting with him for quite a while, Mary had already grasped what type of person Shi Tian was. He was the practical type instead of the theoretical type, meaning unless he witnessed something personally. It would be hard for him to place his trust in it. 

Of course, such a mindset isn't bad, but it could also be detrimental if he continued to become overly suspicious and doubtful of everything. 

A few minutes later, Mary had finished assembling the metal suit and placing it on her body, though it was mainly focused on her leg area. 

If a word could describe the current Mary, Shi Tian would say she was an iron lady. In both literal and figurative meanings. 

"What do you think?" Mary kicked her legs back and forth, even spreading her arms a bit wide to let Shi Tian inspect her.

"Um… amazing?" Shi Tian replied somewhat awkwardly. Aside from knowing that she had suited herself up with some metal-looking parts, he really didn't know what effect it had. 

Seeing that his response was still lackluster, Mary snorted and activated the boosters. Once she activated it, her metal suit seemed to be circulating the air current, and before Shi Tian realized it. 

Mary vanished from the tent completely- no, vanish was an incorrect word. It was more of her being extremely fast to the point that Shi Tian could not see her presence at all.

What made it more terrifying was that Shi Tian felt as if he was on the verge of death. 

A few seconds later, Mary subsequently reappeared in her original position before flashing a haughty look. 

"Woohoo, you don't seem like the type to be muscular, but who knew you had concealed such a large weapon in between your legs." Mary whistled like a hooligan and taunted. Her behavior was akin to a hooligan man that would usually whistle at beautiful women. 

Shi Tian, confused at first, soon realized his bottom part was feeling a bit chilly. 

A somewhat horrified look appeared on his face as he slowly lowered his head down, only to see his pants and boxer were stripped. To be more precise though, parts of his pants and boxer were cut, prompting it to have fallen down and not attached to his waist. 

Without hesitating, he quickly pulled his boxer and pants up, using his hands to maintain the cover for his private part. 

Afterward, he asked in a dazed tone, "When and how did you do it?" 

Ever since he had gotten used to Mary's movement speed and studied a movement technique that she had taught him, his perspective had increased as well.

Thus, he wasn't as helpless as before in which Mary's speed would astonish him to the point that he can't even catch up to her. 

However, just this moment, he was in the same helpless situation, completely unable to detect her presence at all despite knowing she was still in the tent. 

And that was on top of his perspective having increased by a large margin. 

"Now, do you still have doubts or questions regarding these boosters of mine?" Mary sneered coldly. 

She doesn't like it when others start to doubt or judge her actions, especially Shi Tian, who she had been forced to guide and train from the beginning. 

Knowing he was at a disadvantage, Shi Tian could only plead for mercy from her taunting. 

"It was this ignorant self that failed to realize the mightiness of the boosters. Please forgive me, Mary, and accept this ignorant fool's mistake." He said calmly, not even bothered whether or not he was being shameless. 

As for whatever pride or embarrassment he might have brought to himself, Shi Tian doesn't care a bit. None of that superficial stuff would help him either way. 

Could pride help him survive? 

The answer was no.

Could embarrassment kill him? 

The answer was also no. 

So in that case, why should he care about them and be offended about it? 

"And this is why I still don't like you, Nathan." Mary clicked her tongue in annoyance. 

"You don't care about pride whatsoever and simply admit your mistake or plead for forgiveness. If it was other people, then they would have put up a front, not admitting their damn mistake no matter what." She added. 

"As if I would act like that and cause even more trouble than necessary." Shi Tian shrugged his shoulders. 

"Ugh, you are the type of people that are the hardest to defeat if we were ever enemies, Nathan." 

"But we aren't enemies, right?" 

Mary rubbed her temples, unable to respond back. She didn't like his behavior because it goes against common sense and logic. 

No matter what the world had turned into, people were always filled with stupid pride and were unwilling to admit their mistakes. Only a few rare ones are willing to admit their mistakes and change themselves. 

However, it was precisely how few people are willing to admit their mistakes that allowed her to perfectly scheme and understand their actions. 

"This one's for me, right?" Shi Tian shamelessly said, his hands grabbing on the leftover metal suits. 

Realizing that it was pointless to taunt him at all, Mary sighed softly and nodded her head.

"Yes, why else did you think I spent so long discussing the plans with you?" She said tiringly.