Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 77 Oath

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A few minutes after Vanessa had fainted from agitation, Shi Tian managed to wake her up by slapping her face lightly.

Vanessa once again woke up thanks to the light slapping, but she was still furious at Shi Tian.

At first, she thought he had suddenly changed for the better, being genuinely concerned about her injuries, but now she realized the truth. He was faking all along and was just toying with her from the start.

“Get away from me. I don’t need your hypocrisy concern. And if you just want to kill me, then do it now. Otherwise, when I recover, I will definitely get revenge.” Vanessa gnashed her teeth and swore.

“Hey, aren’t you a bit too harsh?” Shi Tian clicked his tongue and said.

“If you knew about the existence of potions long ago, then why didn’t you just say so from the get-go? That way, I wouldn’t have needed to use these elastic bandages to cover your wounds.” He argued back. 𝚘𝚟𝚕．ｔ

“Potions are expensive and not common. How would I know a money grubber like you would actually harbor so many kinds of potions?” Vanessa retorted.

Potions being in existence was no longer new to the people who had lived through the harsh and dreadful environment they were in.

Ever since the world environment had undergone a huge change thanks to the otherworldly monsters that had dropped from the sky, people discovered the existence of some plants and herbs that were never seen before sprouting in different kinds of terrains and places.

And upon further research, people discovered these herbs and plants could be synthesized and used to brew potions that had miraculous effects on humans.

Different types of brewing and methods would bring out different results in humans.

However, potion brewings are always dangerous since one mishap could even cause a great explosion, killing the person brewing in the process.

Hence, potions are extremely scarce and expensive- to the point that no normal human was able to get their hands on them.

Thus, how was she supposed to know he had potions from the beginning when he was so stingy about money? Especially when all he had brought up was a mediocre first-aid medical kit on top of that?

Meanwhile, Shi Tian found himself to be the most innocent one because he didn’t know he had potions in the house either.

Had he known there were these types of miraculous potions in his house, then he wouldn’t have troubled himself with all these disinfecting and bandaging.

Not to mention the current people’s perspective of common sense was not common sense in his perspective at all given that he was in a deep slumber for a long time.

“Hmph, since you believe I’m just toying with you, then just rot.” Shi Tian snorted coldly and held the potions, ready to store them properly.

“Do what you want. I won’t fall for your fake kindness again.” Vanessa gritted her teeth and managed to respond despite the pain she was enduring.

“Yes, go and endure the pain. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. An infected wound- even if recovered, there would definitely be scars left behind. And for a woman, having a scar is definitely worse than death.” Shi Tian stored the potions and shrugged his shoulders.

He believed that no matter how the world had become, most women would still care about their appearance. Just like how most men would still be horny as hell no matter the scenarios.

And sure enough, the word scar had caused a thump in her heart.

Lowering her head and in an almost muffling tone, she said, “It’s the green color one.”

Shi Tian nodded his head and quickly retrieved the greenish color liquid one.

However, he didn’t hand it to Vanessa outright.

Instead, he began talking to her in a solemn tone, “Since you already know that I don’t understand potions, then you must have some suspicions even if you didn’t voice them out. That’s right, I have no common sense regarding the basics.”

Vanessa remained silent, clearly not knowing what kind of trickery he was pulling this time.

“I can give you the Restorative Potion to heal your infected wounds, but I need a guarantee. A guarantee that you will not harbor any evil intent toward me or even attempt to harm me.” Shi Tian continued, studying Vanessa’s expression.

He was hoping to see if she had any reactions when he talked about a guarantee.

If things like potions could exist in this world, then Shi Tian was wondering if there were more mysterious things that could bind a person in keeping a promise.

“I will not make any oaths!” Vanessa snickered coldly, unknowingly revealing the information that Shi Tian wanted.

Now he could use that information to capitalize on his advantage.

“Oh, so there is something called an oath that could bind a person to stay true to their promise huh?” Shi Tian’s mouth curled upward, creating a somewhat villainous face.

‘Shit!’ Vanessa clicked her tongue and cursed silently, realizing that she was tricked once again.

“You are free to stay silent, but I’m sure I can do some search online to educate myself on the oath part.” Shi Tian exclaimed, letting her know that it was futile to stay silent.

Understanding this as well, Vanessa could only resign her fate and explained what the oath meant.

An oath was created using the Magicule that had appeared in this world and used to bind the person. It was originally a magic spell created by a Magus to prevent betrayal and gradually became a staple spell for people as a guarantee of promises or benefits.

Although it sounded powerful, the magic spell to create an oath must be consented to by both parties, otherwise, it would not be effective.

And the Magicule that bound to the person seemingly could detect if the parties were willing or not based on their hidden emotion, meaning using threats or coercing matters would be futile to construct an oath.

“Great, this is certainly a great magic spell created by a great person!” Shi Tian clasped his hands in joy, finally finding a method that could guarantee his safety and restriction to prevent Vanessa from harming him if she was to recover.