Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 54 Shadow Legion

The Shadow Legion was a mysterious group that roamed around the hidden corners of Gearits City.

People within Gearits City had only heard rumors of their ability and conduct, but no one had actually seen a person from the group, living up to its name as the shadow. 𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗹．𝐨𝗿𝗴

A shadow where they only appeared under the sunlight, but never revealed on the surface for others to detect.

“Are you sure you want me to deploy the Shadow Legion?” Mary squinted her brows and asked. Others might not know, but she knew the risk that comes with it every time she mobilized the Shadow Legion.

The current leading organization party that governed Gearits City is already on high alert for the Shadow Legion’s movement, so each time they mobilize them, the more clues they might drop.

“Yolanda is a member of the Shadow Legion, and the fact that she was killed in the wilderness is already a huge red flag. I’m pretty sure she might have leaked something that warranted suspicions from them already. So what’s the point of hiding around?” Isaac Aaroanx calmly said.

“I still find this matter to be risky. If we mobilize the Shadow Legion, then we are practically announcing our identity. Wouldn’t all of your hard work go to waste in these years by then?”

Isaac Aaronax remained silent after hearing her reasoning. A few seconds later, he sighed softly, clearly admitting that deploying the Shadow Legion right now wouldn’t be good.

“Indeed, if we expose ourselves now, then everything would be pointless. But what if we train Nathan and have him investigate instead?” Isaac Aaronax suggested.

Because Shi Tian was the last person in contact with Yolanda, it would only be fair that he would be curious about her death. Not to mention, it was quite clear that Shi Tian is a foreigner to Gearits City, so it wouldn’t incur any suspicions from others.

“Is that the reason why you took him under as an apprentice?” Mary asked doubtfully.

“Actually- no, that’s not the reason.” Isaac Aaronax shook his head. “For some reason, when I look at Nathan for the first time, I can feel that he’s hiding a lot, but also clear-headed. It was just like me in the past, so maybe that’s why I have taken quite a liking to him.”

“I see…” Mary didn’t bother to ask further when she heard that.

Sometimes, people just follow their instinct, and instinct isn’t something you can have a reason for. And although illogical, most of the time, a person’s instinct would usually be correct, so Mary had no plan to advise him.

Isaac Aaronax wasn’t an impulsive man and given that he had tested the character of Shi Tian multiple times, and even asked her to personally check as well, it was clear to see how much Isaac Aaronax valued him.

“Well, you always do what you want anyway, so I won’t bother you with whatever gears you’re working on.” Mary resigned to her fate. Her age might be younger than Isaac Aaronax, but sometimes, she felt like she was the older person whenever it comes to decision-making.

Occasionally, she would also be scolding Isaac Aaronax for his conduct or his so-called experimental gadgets that went awry.

“Haha, I’m an old bone already. Please cut me some slack, Mary.” Isaac Aaronax laughed, hoping that she wouldn’t get angry at him.

“Stop calling yourself an old bone already. You still have to take care of my salary and everything else.” Mary grumbled in displeasure, crossing her arms.

“Sigh, why does it seem like I owe you and not the other way around?” He then teased but quickly paused when he felt the menacing glare directed at him.

“Cough, since deploying the Shadow Legion is a no-go, then you should at least investigate the two individuals that Nathan informed us about. Those two irritated me somewhat and I feel uncomfortable knowing that one of them is even enjoying a blissful night at a hotel too.”

“Blissful night?”

“You know… the man and woman connection-kind.”

“Shameless,” Mary hissed coldly when she realized she shouldn’t have asked what kind of blissful night Isaac Aaronax was referring to.

She turned around and was about to leave the room, but made sure to keep in mind the person.

“The person’s name is Xavier and he’s located at the Raven Hotel currently. Hack into his device and dig everything out from him.”

“Rest assured, I’m not so forgiving to those that schemed against us.” Mary coldly said, exiting the room and shutting the door real hard.

“Aiyah, my door is going to break down at this rate.” Isaac Aaronax smiled bitterly. He then turned his attention to a monitor which was displaying Shi Tian training again in the facility.

“This brat… didn’t he just finish training and was cleaning the room? Why did he begin exercising again?”

Little did Isaac Aaronax know, but while he was discussing things privately with Mary, Shi Tian managed to discover something.

Within the training facility room, Shi Tian was excited to realize his status screen could be utilized uniquely.

While he was studying his mechanical right arm right after he finished cleaning the room, Shi Tian didn’t realize there was more function on the equipment part which listed more explicit details regarding it.

Previously, when he opened the status screen, the mechanical right arm was listed as part of the new equipment, and out of curiosity, he had clicked on it which instantly shifted the screen to a new interface.

His hologram screen now showed an explicit detail and design of his mechanical right arm, including its ability.

One of them was naturally the light beam that Isaac Aaronax had demonstrated, but to his surprise, there were actually more functions that Isaac Aaronax hadn’t told him about.

‘The mechanical right arm was actually capable of magnifying its force up to an equivalent measure of a 10-ton object. Doesn’t that mean one punch of it can blast any creature to smithereens?’ Shi Tian exclaimed inwardly, dumbfounded by how terrifying his mechanical right arm was.