Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 82 Shrewdness

Vanessa was rendered speechless completely when she witnessed the swift action of Shi Tian. She had just placed the mid-tier Source Crystal down, and it didn’t take long for it to disappear from there.

Shi Tian’s hands were faster than a leopard, directly snatching and storing it.

Though who could blame him for having such fast hands?

Even Old Man Chao struggled to hustle for these Source Crystals, and yet here we are. A wealthy young woman outright brought out such high-purity Source Crystal on the diner table as if it was nothing.

How could Shi Tian not capture this chance?

It was merely to stay temporarily, and he was already dragged into the muddy water. Be it compensation or payment, he would not argue in front of money which was the most practical thing.

“Anyway, you can stay here, but only for approximately 20 days. After all, I doubt you could stand me for that long.” Shi Tian shrugged his shoulders and said.

“Though if you pay me more, then you could extend your stay.” He then added.

“…”

Vanessa was currently still in a good mood, so she decided to let him go and not argue with him.

‘Hmph, if I hadn’t seen the price of that Minasarus meat dish to be a whopping 10 low-tier Source Crystal, then I would have strangled you.’ She cursed inwardly.

There was a QR code on top of the take-out boxes, so she had taken the chance to scan it while Shi Tian was cleaning his hands in the kitchen. And when she saw how expensive the Minasarus meat was, she was dumbfounded.

She didn’t know that the meat dish she craved was a luxury meal.

What astonished her even further was the fact that Shi Tian kept silent about it and didn’t divulge the price during their whole meal interaction.

This goes to show that he might be extremely hateful, but at the very least, he still had a gentle side that seemed to remain hidden from the surface.

“I’m tired,” Vanessa clenched her fist and said, walking back to the guest room.

She was taking this step back because of today’s meal consideration. Otherwise, she wasn’t going to let him off easily.

‘Sigh, woman…’ Shi Tian shook his head and cleaned the diner table.

After cleaning the table, Shi Tian went back to his room, going online with his Cellos device. He was hoping to find some information regarding Vanessa’s identity.

For someone to be able to take out a mid-tier Source Crystal in such a nonchalant manner, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out her identity must be someone special.

Not to mention, she had stated that she owned an Ancient Technology herself, so without any background or power to back it up, there was no way she could keep it.

It was also because of this reason that Shi Tian allowed her to temporarily stay here. Making someone like Vanessa feel grateful and owe him a favor would definitely benefit him in the long term.

Added to the fact that she was not allowed to harm him due to the oath, it was equivalent to him earning a powerful ally with a cost value of zero.

“Heh, the investment of buying the Minasarus Meat paid off well. I almost had a heartache when I saw the exorbitant price, but luckily, I earned it back at almost ten times the value.” Shi Tian chuckled, feeling proud of himself.

How could he not know what Vanessa was doing behind his back?

There are surveillance cameras equipped around in the living room, so he could always see what she was doing.

‘Don’t blame me for the shrewdness, Vanessa. It’s your fault to be easily manipulated.’ Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly. Throughout their interaction, he realized she was probably a young miss from a good family background.

But as they always say, those who are accustomed to wealth and having people serve them daily are the ones who have never seen the hideous world. Not to mention, they are the type to love adventure and are prone to being impulsive.

It was also because of these traits and the environment that they lived in throughout their lives that made it easy for them to be manipulated.

When he realized this fact initially, his first plan was to constantly irritate this young miss, and then in a roundabout way, he gave her some sweets, which in this process was the meat she was craving for.

And sure enough, she was touched and started to have a good impression of him all for the low cost of 10 low-tier Source Crystal.

It was a typical old trick in the book of the supposed carrot and the stick, but an old trick always worked wondrous. Without wasting much effort, he had swindled her thoroughly such as swearing an oath to prevent either party from harming the others.

Just thinking about it to this point, Shi Tian was starting to laugh. From being dragged into an unknown and dangerous situation, he was able to change the tide and made it to his advantage.

The security in this apartment complex was marvelous, and with the Crimson Mage’s reputation, Vanessa would be safe so long as she stayed in the house and waited for reinforcement.

As for him, the enemies had never seen his face nor did they even come to realize he had saved Vanessa. Thus, he was safe temporarily and did not have to worry about being targeted.

“Tit for tat, I’m never the type to take a loss.” He muttered softly, getting up from the bed and starting to get ready to leave the house.

Isaac Aaronax had told him to come early if he wanted to study mechanics under him, so he might as well do as instructed to increase his knowledge. ｂｅ𝚍ｎｏ𝚟𝚎ｌ.𝚌𝚘ｍ

‘Master Isaac might be teaching me wholeheartedly, but I’m sure he would be requesting me for a favor soon. If I’m not wrong, then it should be a matter related to Yolanda. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken me as an apprentice.’ Shi Tian thought to himself.