Reboot: Mechanic

Shi Tian was laying on the floor for nearly 20 minutes until he finally regained enough strength to lift his right arm up. The strain and tension that was exerted to create the 10-ton force punch had placed quite a burden on his body.

Even now, his right hand was still trembling, a clear definition of him being powerless to command such force yet.

"It seems like my strength needs to be raised as well. Otherwise, I'm just going to be a sitting duck after utilizing this move every time." Shi Tian muttered softly, and a bitter smile flashed on his face. 

The more he fought and the more things he was able to experience, the more he realized how powerless and weak he was. If he encountered monsters that are immune to guns or grenades, then wouldn't that mean he would be dying every time. 

"Forget it, I should rest for now and stop training. Overtraining one's body would do more harm than good." Shi Tian exhaled softly, stood up, and began wiping his sweat with a towel.

Though it was clear his right arm was still aching in pain and was causing quite a problem for him. It might be a mechanical one, but the sensation he was getting couldn't be any more real. 

Shaking his head, Shi Tian cleaned up the mess within the facility again until his Cellos started making a beeping sound.

'Hm, it seems like Old Man Chao finally completed the task.' Shi Tian thought to himself. His Cellos device only had one contact in it and it was Old Man Chao.

And sure enough, when he took out his Cellos Device, it had Old Man Chao's alias name on it, Salty Rogue.

Accepting the call, Shi Tian connected with him, "Have you found a decent place, Old Man Chao?" 

"If I hadn't, then I wouldn't be bothered calling you in the first place." Old Man Chao responded sarcastically. 

Shi Tian nodded his head. 

"Just saying it for the formality." Shi Tian smiled. "Where is the place and what's the approximate price for it?" 

"It's an apartment located somewhat close to the inner zone. The safety there might not be as great as the inner zone, but at the very least, it's better than the slum area. And the rent is quite reasonable, only 2 mid-tier Source Crystals per month." Old Man Chao explained. 

Mid-tier Source Crystals are basically a higher purity than regular low-tier source crystals. The ones that Shi Tian had in his pocket were some low-tier Source Crystals and only a few of them were mid-tier.

This was something he had understood when reading the currency exchange guideline. It doesn't take a genius to know that higher purity Source Crystals are much more valuable and sought for. After all, the usage of higher purity ones could assist in a lot of things compared to lower purity ones. 

However, Shi Tian didn't expect Old Man Chao would be finding a place that charged 2 mid-tier Source Crystals and had the nerve to say the price was reasonable.

"Are you trying to scam me right now, Old Man Chao?" Shi Tian asked, raising his brows and looking at him questionably through the Cellos device.

"How could you accuse me of being a scammer?" Old Man Chao reacted in shock and exclaimed innocently. 

And he continued, "Now I know we might have gotten off on the wrong foot initially, but this is truly one of the better apartments I can find for you with those conditions you listed. Not to mention, the landlady isn't a simple person in the industry either. Even some of the military personnel have to give respect to her." 

"Not a simple person?" Shi Tian tilted his head and asked. As for the gender of who owned the apartment, he could care less about it. 

He was more curious about the identity of the said owner. If it was truly someone special that even the military personnel had to think twice before messing with her, then the price would be understandable. 

"The landlady of the apartment is named Faris Hill, and she's a renowned Mage within Gearits City. Her power alone is capable of contesting 20 people at once, and an example of that was demonstrated 3 years ago when a gang attempted to capture her due to Faris Hill's beauty. It was a complete one-sided bloodbath and from then on, only a fool would mess with her." Old Man Chao explained the identity, his tone full of praise and reverence. 

Hearing the reverent tone from Old Man Chao, there was still some suspicion in Shi Tian's mind. Though it was in a minimal range now. 

After all, Old Man Chao's explanation was quite specific, and one simple search online with his Cellos device was enough to verify the news. 

With that in mind, Shi Tian went and did some searching. Sure enough, what he found was exactly what Old Man Chao had said, albeit less exaggerated. 

The news was even more eventful than what Old Man Chao had described. Other than the foolish gang that tried to capture Faris Hill because of her beauty, there were actually more fools that had courted death against her. 

A nickname was even born to describe the ruthlessness of Faris Hill toward her enemy: Crimson Mage. The Crimson Mage that had a kill count of nearly thousands of people was fearsome to others. 

"Now do you understand why I said the price is reasonable? So long as you are her tenant and you do not mess with her, then you shall have her protection, granted that you aren't the troublemaker or culprit." Old Man Chao said, rubbing his beard as if he was some profound person.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian was silent as he started to ponder the pros and cons. 

Everything might seem normal and perfect on the surface, but he still had some doubts in his mind.

Why was there a vacant apartment for rent if it was so great? 

'Something was definitely fishy here.' Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly.