It's true, as long as people of Chinese descent are present, no matter where they go, they can turn that place into a prosperous one!
Leaving the small motel and having a uniquely Americanized Chinese meal in Chinatown, Qi Jun walked towards the small apartment that had just been signed over to him, his face full of a strange expression.
Just yesterday, he could eat delicious Chinese cuisine anytime, anywhere. What exactly was this Americanized Chinese food he was eating now?
Qi Jun swore he had never eaten such a terrible 'Chinese meal'!
In the end, Qi Jun had no choice but to spend a full ten US dollars at the supermarket on a bag of completely tasteless whole wheat bread and a bottle of Laoganma, said to be from an ancient Eastern country, to eat with it. This barely managed to appease his grumbling stomach.
Sighing, Qi Jun 'with difficulty' found his 'new home' by following the navigation address.
After fumbling around the door frame for a moment, he found a key and opened the door. Qi Jun was completely speechless... Sitting in his 'new home', he no longer paid attention to the old furniture; after all, it was only a temporary residence.
Qi Jun began to think about how to maximize the use of his remaining 14 energy points.
The language problem must be solved!
Although most of the Chinese and Chinese-Americans he encountered on his way spoke Chinese, their awkward accents still gave Qi Jun a headache.
Moreover, the thought of communication being an issue outside of Chinatown meant he absolutely had to solve the language problem.
While blending into the surrounding crowd and using the environment to subconsciously learn spoken language wouldn't be a problem, it would be too time-consuming.
And for Qi Jun, time was precisely what he lacked most!
Things like the Sunset Purple Sweet Potato were still far off, so he wouldn't discuss them for now.
But when night fell, Qi Jun would definitely follow Hit-Girl's location to pick up any scraps.
Although picking up scraps didn't require verbal communication, he still needed to know what others were saying and doing, and to know that, he first had to understand what they were saying.
Therefore, Qi Jun's top priority was to use the [Mutated Gem] to quickly learn English...
Qi Jun first tried to use the [Mutated Gem] to grant himself proficiency in English listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
However, the feedback from the [Mutated Gem] startled Qi Jun, and he quickly sent a thought to the [Mutated Gem] to revoke it.
A full 10 energy points!
That was the information the [Mutated Gem] had given Qi Jun.
Qi Jun didn't know if granting a human a master skill truly required that much energy, or if it only required that much energy specifically for him.
Qi Jun also didn't know if 10 energy points for granting a human a master skill was a lot or a little.
But Qi Jun only had 14 energy points left. If he directly granted himself English proficiency, wouldn't he only have a mere 4 energy points remaining?
What could 4 energy points do?
Perhaps it could put more money in his bank account?
But to make that money legitimate and legal, he would have to modify the memories of many relevant people, and 4 energy points would simply not be enough!
Manifesting some gold out of thin air? What for? To get himself robbed?
The immediate priority was to acquire the ability to protect himself.
At the very least, he couldn't be easily captured and then simply starved or suffocated to death!
Qi Jun thought carefully; there might be some tricks to this.
Qi Jun could feel that his use of the [Mutated Gem] was still too simple and crude.
He would first conduct some experiments to see if the [Mutated Gem]'s abilities were as he imagined.
Qi Jun had a vague intuition about the [Mutated Gem]'s abilities, but he wouldn't know if this feeling was correct until he tried it...
First, Qi Jun searched through his 'new home' and found some old plastic items and ironware in the utility room. Some of the ironware was even rusty.
Then, Qi Jun divided these iron pieces into several portions.
He took out the high-end Huawei laptop he had previously manifested, turned it on, and connected to the internet.
After preparing, Qi Jun began to experiment with the application of the [Mutated Gem]'s abilities.
Experiment One: Qi Jun didn't use anything. He simply imagined in his mind — manifesting a Glock 19 pistol.
As a pseudo-fan of American dramas (only watching Marvel and its spin-offs), Qi Jun knew this was a pistol with a high appearance rate for the New York Police Department (NYPD) in American TV shows.
But Qi Jun didn't know the gun's structure, nor did he even know what materials it was made of.
The purpose of the experiment was to see how much energy it would take to manifest a Glock 19 when Qi Jun only knew its name and appearance!
With a thought, the [Mutated Gem] gave feedback: it would require a full 1 energy point!
Of course, Qi Jun immediately gave up the idea of creating it, continuing to retain his 14 energy points.
Experiment Two: Qi Jun went to the piles of old plastic and scrap iron he had sorted. He similarly imagined — using the existing materials in front of him to manifest a Glock 19.
The purpose of the experiment was to see if the [Mutated Gem] would use less energy for manifestation when Qi Jun had prepared roughly possible manufacturing materials.
Indeed! Qi Jun had guessed correctly!
Facing the old plastic and scrap iron in front of him, the [Mutated Gem] gave feedback: it only required 0.7 energy points!
"Wow!"
"I really am a genius!"
Qi Jun excitedly jumped up!
Of course, Qi Jun quickly gave up the idea, continuing to retain his 14 energy points.
After a long while, Qi Jun suppressed his still excited mood and began the final experiment.
Experiment Three: Memorize a complete firearm manufacturing blueprint, and then use those scraps to manifest a Glock 19.
Qi Jun directly skipped the step of manifesting out of thin air using the blueprint. After all, if Experiment Three could achieve energy savings, then it meant that directly manifesting out of thin air using the blueprint would certainly also save energy.