Reboot: Mechanic

With the information that Ancient Technology was actually items that were left from the sky fissure 132 years ago, Shi Tian didn't seem surprised by it.

In fact, he believed it made sense that Ancient Technology didn't originate from Earth. Something that could advance the era or affect the world entirely was surely not simple. 

"Is that why we're rushing back to Gearits City?" Shi Tian enquired. 

He wasn't talking about getting the Ancient Technology from Vanessa's hand but was talking about her safety there. 

Given that the treacherous plot of the White Syndicate had already begun, the danger of Vanessa was clear as day. 

Since Mary had stated that Vanessa could alter the situation, then it was obvious that the White Syndicate knew about this fact too. Hence, why they attacked and attempted to kill Vanessa in the past. 

However, there was an even bigger problem now. 

The Harrett Family was involved, so they might now be targeting Vanessa as well. 

"I can only hope that Mechanist Isaac could react in time and protect Vanessa," Mary said, turning on the nitro booster in the Iron Sentinel, increasing their speed rapidly. 

"You sent a message to Master Isaac?" 

"What else? Did you really think I'm just going to rush back and pray for the best?" 

"Why are you suddenly shouting at me?" 

"Ugh, I'm just frustrated by the situation." Mary scrambled her hair. Even though she had calmed down earlier, she still couldn't help but feel angry whenever she thought about how her plans were futile. 

"Why don't we look at the brighter side, Mary? Compared to others that are probably still kept in the dark, we at least know what is going on. Isn't that already better than not knowing anything?" Shi Tian attempted to comfort her. 

The comforting might not be expertly done, but Mary understood his meaning. 

"You're right, I should look at the bright side indeed." She nodded her head. The worst had yet to come and they could still salvage the situation. 

And if they managed to thwart the treacherous plot of the White Syndicate, then everything would be fine. Not to mention, the Harrett Family is going to suffer badly once they mess up. 

Time slowly passed by, and soon, Shi Tian could see Gearits City from afar. Though the scenery was a far cry from when he first infiltrated there. 

The fortification seemed to have expanded from the last time, and more soldiers were patrolling the area. 

"Looks like the news of a potential monster wave had sounded quite the alarm bell. They even constructed new barricades forward and had more soldiers." Shi Tian muttered softly.

"It's to be expected. A state of emergency isn't something one can just casually announce." Mary rolled her eyes. 

Others might be ignorant, but she knew this was all just for show. This is all just them putting up a front, all show but zero substance. 

"Those barricades are easily destroyed given that it was done hastily. And these patrolling soldiers, I doubt they had actually fought monsters often. Just look at the way they walk and how they hold their firearms." She commented, pointing out their flaws. 

Taking control manually, Mary proceeded to drive forward near the inspection point which had been moved more outward. 

"Halt, identification card or barcode scanner as well as infection check rate." One of the inspection guards stepped forward and demanded. 

And because of the tense situation, there were also more soldiers nearby that were on standby, ready to assist the inspection guard if there are any problems. 

"Here's our identification card, and you better hurry it up. We came back to resupply ourselves to deal with the Gilaso monsters that had overtaken a safehold in the wilderness already. If you were to delay us and cause us to have any inconveniences, then prepare to suffer the consequences." Mary spoke slowly in a deep tone, imposing a majesty aura. 

Of course, if it was any other people, then the inspection guard would have been offended and decided that it was a troublemaker. 

However, the inspection guard didn't dare to utter a single sound when he saw what type of identification card Mary had handed to him. 

'Damn it, this kind of identification card could only be approved by the higher-ups of my higher-ups.' The inspection guard thought to himself, realizing he had messed up badly this time.

Luckily, he was quick on his feet and returned the identification card to Mary. He even went as far as showing a smile on his face, indicating that he was friendly and meant no harm.

"They are cleared with no problems in their identification. So quickly open up a path for them to go through." The inspection guard then shouted loudly at his fellow comrades, who were still in the dark. 

His fellow comrades were confused at first, but quickly followed the command and opened up a pathway for Shi Tian and Mary to go through. 

They weren't idiots either, so when they saw how the inspection guard's behavior and attitude changed, they knew these people in the vehicle were big shots that they could not offend. 

Not to mention, it wasn't their first rodeo that some big shots had come back from the wilderness once the state of emergency had commenced. 

"It sure is helpful to be influential." Shi Tian sighed softly, watching how easily they re-entered Gearits City without any hiccups. 

Back then, he had to risk and bribe the guards for entry, but now? 

They simply needed to flash an identification card and these guards are like a bunch of scaredy-cats, rushing to let them through. 

"That's why it's important to establish a strong foundation- to the point that even the military wouldn't dare to trouble you much," Mary exclaimed loudly. 

And she continued, "If we didn't have a strong foundation, then we would most likely be stopped and forced out of the vehicle to go through the procedure of being examined."

"Even though that's supposed to be the natural thing to do to prevent any possible infection. It's situations like this why humans deserve what they get." Shi Tian shook his head.