Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 99 Nurture

Vanessa truly wanted to smack Shi Tian on the head when he brought up the skill issue to her.

How was she in any way incompetent compared to him?

It was just that she was unlucky and got swarmed by these microscopic mutated dust mites.

Maybe these dust mites only managed to attach themselves to her and not Shi Tian, hence he remained unaffected.

'That's right, I'm just unlucky lately. First getting ambushed and now being the sole target of these dust mites. Nathan only managed to get off scot-free because of my presence here.' Vanessa thought to herself, seemingly trying to use such a far-fetched reasoning to make herself feel better.

Alas, Shi Tian couldn't care less about her thought process and began to scoop the dust mites into the empty glass bottle.

His actions were swift and precise, directly scooping out one area of the dust mites already.

However, Vanessa couldn't see the dust mites, so even when Shi Tian was effectively storing them into the empty glass bottle, it looked to her as if he was randomly waving it around her neck.

Nevertheless, she kept quiet and didn't doubt him any further when she felt the itchiness was slowly subsiding- a clear evidence that Shi Tian was in fact helping her.

Despite being assisted, Vanessa felt even more afraid that there were such mutated dust mites munching her body at this very moment and she was completely helpless at that.

Time slowly passed by, and Shi Tian had managed to scoop out most of the mutated dust mites on the surface of her skin.

"Phew, that should be everything in your arm and neck." Shi Tian said, closing the glass bottle up.

The glass bottle, although almost filled to the brim, was still invisible. That was because of their natural characteristics that allowed them to remain hidden and people could not detect them with their naked eyes.

Only through a microscope could people somewhat see the appearance of these dust mites.

"What are you planning on doing to these dust mites?" Vanessa asked nervously.

She thought Shi Tian was going to burn them all up by storing them in the empty glass bottle. Given that the glass bottle was sealed with no escape, it would be extremely easy to harm the dust mites.

Yet it was clear that he had no such intention of doing so.

"These mutated dust mites are quite valuable. Since even you could not see it, then it just goes to show how fearsome these dust mites are if they could be trained properly as a weapon." Shi Tian smiled and explained.

These mutated dust mites might not seem dangerous due to how easily he had resolved the problem, but what if it was happening to someone else and they didn't have someone that could see them though?

The answer was quite simple at that point.

They would be suffering like what Vanessa received, but even worse because it wasn't resolved swiftly.

Just this alone made Shi Tian curious as to what these mutated dust mites are capable of achieving if they had a bit more time to be attached to the person.

"Anyway, now that this is done, it's my turn to go shower." He then said, getting ready to remove the dust that was on him.

Although there weren't any mutated dust mites on his body, it was still uncomfortable to be covered in dust.

However, he didn't even manage to take two steps before he felt his wrist was being grabbed.

Turning around, Shi Tian stared at Vanessa confusingly, "What is it this time?"

Vanessa bit her lip softly before smiling awkwardly.

"I-I still feel itchy within my stomach and back area. Also, my leg and some more inner parts as well…" She mumbled.

"And?"

"I'm hoping you can scoop them out too."

"Hmm, but what if I don't feel like it?" Shi Tian rubbed his chin and said.

Vanessa was speechless when she realized that he wasn't going to help her any further. She was positive that he knew there must be some more mutated dust mites in the area that covered her body, but purposely feigned innocent.

"What do you want in exchange? And don't even bother to ask for more money because I barely have any left." Vanessa gritted her teeth and asked.

Staying with him for a while already, she understood he was the type to always take advantage of others misfortune.

Meanwhile, Shi Tian flashed a wicked smile and said sinisterly, "A woman shouldn't be wearing a ring if they aren't married since it'll give them terrible luck. Instead, the man should wear it because it brings them good luck."

"WHAT BULLSHIT!"

Vanessa shouted and smacked his arm in fury.

This damn bastard was after her Dimension Ring- something that even she could only own one.

"The choice is yours, and how could a woman go and smack someone without logical reasoning. Luckily, it was just out of impulse and not for real, otherwise, the oath would have taken effect and ruined you." Shi Tian retracted his hand and said calmly.

And he continued, "You are free to reject my offer, but suffer the consequence of your choice. These mutated dust mites aren't simple and the longer you stall, the more damage you might receive. Who knows if your body would turn for the worst and leave a permanent scar?"

It was only now that Vanessa truly had her eyes opened. Shi Tian was never a good person and wasn't some sort of companion to her.

To him, their relationship was merely established on the basis of oath and negotiations.

"Fine, take this stupid ring and have it buried with you alive!" Vanessa took off the ring and threw it at him.

Shi Tian smiled and held the ring in a careful manner.

"You haven't changed the owner though." He then said, reminding her that he needed her to swap the permission to be able to access the content within without repercussion.