Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 134 Reputation

In the reserved area of the safehold, and at a decent tent, there was one person diligently working by a table.

And that person was none other than Shi Tian, who was busy learning the appliances of the Claymore mines that he had used previously.

'Even though Mary gave me the blueprint of the Claymore mine, I can tell it was also meticulously crafted by Master Isaac with an improvisation of his own.' Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly.

His hand held one of the remnant pieces of the Claymore mine and realized the difficulty of actually repairing one of them to function properly again.

The basic foundation of the Claymore mine was similar to the design of the Blv-21, but once it was getting to the interior core, the process completely changed.

Shi Tian didn't dare to recklessly approach it either since a Claymore mine explosion was not something he could afford to tank.

The Moles, despite having tough skin, were all blown to smithereens at the face of these Claymore mines. So what makes him think his skin was tougher than these mutated Moles?

While he was struggling with how to approach this problem, Shi Tian felt his back was being stared at intensely by someone. And it didn't take long for him to know that it was Mary, who was clearly enjoying his suffering.

"Mechanist Isaac's mechanical products are always so difficult to replicate. I can even count the number of people in my hand that actually succeeded in replicating one, but the output of it was mediocre at best." Mary suddenly said, telling Shi Tian a back story of the past.

In the past, when Isaac Aaronax first showed his mechanical skills in Gearits City and began selling them, people were fascinated by the equipment.

It goes to say that the rich people were willing to offer an astronomical value to poach Isaac Aaronax into working for them, only to be ruthlessly rejected.

Of course, some took it as an offense or a slap to their face and resorted to violence, only to be completely demolished by Isaac Aaronax and his equipment.

Thus, the people soon came to realize that they could only attempt to have their own mechanic replicate or imitate the product that Isaac Aaronax offered, and at the same time, boycott the store he worked for namely Optic Mech.

"No wonder why not many people have heard about Optic Mech," Shi Tian muttered softly.

In the beginning, he was indeed wondering why Optic Mech doesn't have many customers despite their great customer services and products, but everything made sense now.

Heaven's Mecha was abusing their authority and influence in hopes to tarnish Optic Mech, meaning only those who aren't afraid of Heaven's Mecha's influence would patronize Optic Mech.

"Then isn't Optic Mech being bashed further now with the upcoming New Region?" Shi Tian suddenly asked.

Currently, the New Region was unable to be explored with the poison mist still scattering slowly. Thus, only a fool would attempt to explore the New Region at the moment.

However, with the New Region soon being opened to all once the poison mist isn't at a dangerous level, people at this time would naturally scurry around for equipment to gear themselves up.

"Indeed, our Optic Mech is facing attack in every corner from Heaven's Mecha. You also know about this, the person that caused a scene previously was a secretary called Bryan." Mary calmly explained.

"So, the true reason why we came to the Outer Layer was not just to train me, but to improve the reputation of the Optic Mech, right?"

"Hoh, you sure catch on quick." Mary flashed an amused expression, not denying it.

"Our Optic Mech plan on selling the newest product to the people here." She added.

"Damn, I must really give you a like," Shi Tian chuckled softly, giving her a thumbs up. He was truly impressed by the scheming that she had planned so far ahead.

By advertising their newest products here, these people would essentially become their best advertisers.

After all, this was in the District A Outer Layer, in which monsters roamed around. So if they ever found some equipment to be extremely useful, then they would keep buying it.

Who else other than these people that tread through life and death constantly could provide the best advertisement?

"I'll gladly accept the like, but you still ain't being excused from repairing these Claymore mines. This is a punishment for you to learn not to recklessly use your resources." Mary snickered coldly, pointing at the remnant pieces on the table.

"Of course, I'll be damned if I believe you would be lenient." Shi Tian rolled his eyes, returning back to his work.

Time slowly passed by, and the people that were originally stationed in the reserved area they are in had returned from their venture.

"Greetings to Lady Mary. We didn't know you would come here. If you had notified us in advance, then we would have returned earlier." A man's voice could be heard outside the tent, speaking in a respectful and formal tone.

"It's just waiting for a while. And what's with the formal tone, Gerald?" Mary laughed heartily.

"Oh right, let me introduce you to someone in the tent. He's an apprentice of Mechanist Isaac."

"Mechanist Isaac had taken in an apprentice?" Gerald reacted in shock when he heard such a piece of news.

He had always been stationed in the reserved area of this safe hold, rarely returning to Gearits City. Thus, his information wasn't as fast as others.

Mary nodded her head. "Have your people rest in the other tent while you come here so I can introduce you two."

"Of course, let's not waste any time," Gerald smiled and commanded the other people that ventured with him to rest in the other tent.

Afterward, he followed Mary into the tent that Shi Tian was in.

"Nathan, this person here is-"

Before Mary could even finish her sentence, Shi Tian stood up, turned around, and extended his hand out for a handshake. "Gerald, right? It's nice to meet you. I'm Nathan."