However, Qi Jun was completely undocumented.
Given S.H.I.E.L.D.'s high regard for Tony Stark, if Qi Jun, a person with absolutely no records, were discovered by S.H.I.E.L.D., it would undoubtedly be a dead end.
What's more, lurking beneath S.H.I.E.L.D.'s facade was the even more ruthless Hydra!
Although before his transmigration, Qi Jun had managed to thrive by relying on his ruthlessness, this kind of ruthlessness was simply not enough to contend with S.H.I.E.L.D., especially when Hydra was involved.
It was better to quickly blend into Chinatown, where various Chinese and Chinese-Americans offered Qi Jun his most natural protective layer... Under the pawnbroker's completely uncurious gaze, Qi Jun pawned the only item on him that he could easily part with without arousing suspicion—a Guanyin jade pendant. He received eight hundred US dollars for it, even though the jade pendant itself was something Qi Jun had bought for over a hundred thousand RMB before his transmigration.
The pawnbroker paid no attention to Qi Jun, who was completely wrapped up, making his face indistinguishable. What hadn't a pawnbroker seen before? Moreover, this was a dead pawn!
The jade pendant would instantly yield tens of thousands of dollars in pure profit, and the pawnbroker didn't want to create trouble out of nothing and lose this money-making opportunity.
As for Qi Jun, although he was a little resentful of the pawnbroker's ruthless price-gouging, since he was undocumented, stability was naturally his top priority.
After leaving the pawn shop, he walked casually through the crowds. Eventually, Qi Jun himself didn't know how far he was from the pawn shop. Only then, based on his experience of navigating society before his transmigration, did he 'arduously' find a small hotel that didn't require identification to stay in.
Qi Jun, who had taken a very roundabout route, had no idea that the pawnbroker had no intention of tracking him. Qi Jun was merely scaring himself.
Of course, even if he had known, Qi Jun would still have tried to make himself 'disappear' into the crowd, for no other reason than caution... Qi Jun also noticed that just as he pawned the jade pendant, a pillar of light suddenly shot up from Stark Tower, with an energy signature comparable to a nuclear bomb explosion!
The absence of an unexpected massive explosion allowed Qi Jun to relax a little. At least he wouldn't die immediately after transmigrating... Closing the door, locking it, closing the windows, drawing the curtains, and turning off the lights, Qi Jun opened his Huawei P30 phone's camera function and meticulously scanned the entire room several times.
After confirming there were no pinhole cameras or other surveillance equipment, Qi Jun finally let out a huge sigh of relief and practically collapsed onto the bed.
Thinking of nothing, staring at the pitch-black ceiling, Qi Jun's mind was blank, completely empty.
There was no other way; anyone who knew they had transmigrated to an extremely dangerous Marvel Universe, where they could die inexplicably at any moment, would be tense.
The fact that Qi Jun was able to immediately tense his nerves, assess his environment, take action, and finally find a relatively safe temporary location before relaxing was already thanks to his upbringing as an orphan and years of struggling in society.
Hmm? Humph?
After a long while, just when everyone might have thought Qi Jun was asleep, he let out a hum and sat up from the bed.
But at this very moment, a joyful smile spread across Qi Jun's face!
That's right!
The golden finger of a transmigrator had arrived!
Just now, when Qi Jun was lying on the bed, emptying his mind, he was actually merging with the golden finger and understanding its functions and purpose!
Unlike the golden fingers of other transmigrators, which might be systems or old grandpas, Qi Jun's golden finger was not a system, had no quest-giving sprites, and no autonomous intelligence.
Because Qi Jun's golden finger was—the Reality Stone!
Qi Jun was extremely excited: I also have the Reality Stone!
Qi Jun desperately wanted to shout loudly, but ultimately, he restrained himself.
The unfamiliar environment constantly reminded Qi Jun that this was not his home; this was the perilous Marvel Universe, and who knew if a sudden shout would draw unwanted attention?
But even so, Qi Jun's emotions were extremely agitated, and he was enduring it with great difficulty!
That's right!
It was the Reality Stone from the Infinity Stones!
However, the Reality Stone that Qi Jun possessed had some slight differences from the Reality Stone in the Marvel Universe.
Chapter 3: Mutated Reality Stone!
All Marvel fans know that the Reality Stone in the Marvel Universe has very strict usage conditions. Without a powerful physique and immense energy supply, no one can control the Reality Stone. Furthermore, when used without the complete Infinity Gauntlet, it will even drain the user's life!
Even powerful beings like the leader of the Dark Elves—Malekith (no, not Malekith, but Malekith), who possessed the powerful Aether (whose core is the Reality Stone) and could contend with Odin, were ultimately hammered to death by the God of Thunder because using the Aether would drain his life force due to the Reality Stone at its core!
This shows that beneath the powerful abilities of the Marvel version of the Reality Stone lie equally immense hidden dangers!
However! Qi Jun's golden finger—the Reality Stone—was not like that!
Or rather, the Reality Stone that Qi Jun possessed was a mutated, and even upgraded, version, distinct from the one in the Marvel Universe!
Because... through the information gained after binding with the mutated Reality Stone, Qi Jun fully understood the abilities of this powerful golden finger!
All the abilities that the Marvel Universe's Reality Stone possesses, the mutated Reality Stone has!
Moreover, even abilities that the Marvel Universe's Reality Stone doesn't have, the mutated Reality Stone possesses!
For example, the Marvel Universe's Reality Stone can only be used within the Marvel Universe. If it leaves the Marvel Universe, its power will be weakened, or it might even become a completely useless gem due to the different cosmic origins. However, the mutated Reality Stone can adapt to the cosmic origin of any universe it is in, thus exerting its full power!
Most importantly!
Unlike the Marvel Universe's Reality Stone, which requires a huge energy supply during use and also drains the user's life force.
Qi Jun's mutated Reality Stone does not drain his life force; in fact, the mutated Reality Stone, once bound to Qi Jun, will even provide him with defense!
This defense is passive.
Of course, if Qi Jun wished, he could also turn this ability into an active skill.
However, the difference is that passive use does not require additional energy consumption from Qi Jun, and the mutated Reality Stone will even absorb incoming attack energy. But active use, which is equivalent to using the mutated Reality Stone, requires Qi Jun to actively provide energy!
In fact, according to the information transmitted to Qi Jun by the mutated Reality Stone, this ability is essentially energy absorption—all forms of energy absorption!
It's similar to the mutant Sebastian Shaw, the Black King, but far more powerful and all-encompassing!
This energy absorption includes material, non-material, positive energy, negative energy, mental energy, soul energy, magical energy, and so on.
It can be said that with this passive ability alone, as long as Qi Jun has an oxygen tank, he could survive perfectly well in space even without any protective suit, because all energies or radiations harmful to Qi Jun would be completely absorbed by the mutated Reality Stone!
Of course, such a powerful passive skill was not without its flaws for Qi Jun.