No suffering goes in vain!"
"No effort is ever wasted!"
"A good life in the future is earned through one's own struggle!"
"Keep going!"
After resting for about ten minutes, when his body had fully recovered and even strengthened a tiny bit more, Qi Jun once again began his cycle of sunbathing: 'comfort – stinging – repair – rest – repeat.'
With his fierce determination ignited, Qi Jun's willpower was not something an average person could match!
... He skipped lunch and afternoon tea, only stopping his self-abusive 'training' when the sun had completely set.
However, feeling that his body had indeed grown stronger, and that his energy reserves had reached an unprecedented 30 points, Qi Jun finally broke into a childlike, joyful smile!
Indeed!
As long as he strived, there would always be a result!
Perhaps the result would be good, or perhaps it would be bad.
But for Qi Jun, this result was very good!
Chapter 19: Three Types of Manifestation Applications
Thanks to brother [MISTRIKER] for the reward.
Thanks to brothers [Lu Wang Yu], [Only Say Goodnight to You], [18,882,369,063], [Ti Ya], and [15,565,373,850] for their monthly passes!
Thanks to all the brothers who voted with flowers and evaluation tickets, whose names I can't see!
After almost a full day of exploration, Qi Jun had gained a general understanding of the [Mutated Gem]'s abilities.
The [Mutated Gem] itself contained an even vaster amount of energy than the Marvel Universe, but unfortunately, Qi Jun couldn't use it, so he simply skipped over it and no longer paid attention.
The [Mutated Gem] possessed the same abilities as the genuine Reality Stone in the Marvel Universe, and perhaps even stronger!
What the Marvel Reality Stone could do, the [Mutated Gem] could also do.
And what the Marvel Reality Stone couldn't do, the [Mutated Gem] could also do!
Why do I say that?
Because, during an afternoon of 'self-abusive training,' Qi Jun even had a wild idea and fantasized about using the [Mutated Gem] to manifest a 'true god' from the Marvel Multiverse.
And guess what? The [Mutated Gem] actually gave Qi Jun a piece of feedback!
The feedback indicated that it was possible, but it would require an extremely vast amount of energy!
Holy cow!
It could be done???
Just because of insufficient energy???
Good heavens!
The [Mutated Gem] was indeed a powerful divine object!
It was a divine object even more advanced than the Marvel Universe!
Could the Marvel Universe's Reality Stone manifest a 'true god'?
No!
Let alone a true god.
Even for a pseudo-god like those in Asgard, the Marvel Reality Stone couldn't do it... How powerful was the [Mutated Gem]?
Qi Jun, however, could only feel both love and hate for it.
Powerful, hence the love!
Not entirely his own, he couldn't help but feel a little sour~
... After half a morning and an entire afternoon of 'exploration,' Qi Jun had roughly figured out how to apply the [Mutated Gem]'s manifestation ability.
That's right, for its other abilities, Qi Jun didn't have such profound knowledge reserves and was temporarily unable to develop them.
But, when it came to manifestation, it simply required Qi Jun to continuously test the [Mutated Gem] and then, based on the feedback from the [Mutated Gem], he could summarize its capabilities.
In short, the [Mutated Gem]'s manifestation could be divided into three categories.
The first category, and the most energy-wasting one: no basic materials, no corresponding understanding, just a thought, providing vast energy to manifest the desired item.
For example, if Qi Jun wanted an anti-gravity spaceship, but he had neither the materials to build a spaceship nor the corresponding knowledge of an anti-gravity spaceship's structure, then it would require an extremely vast amount of energy to be supplied to the [Mutated Gem] for manifestation.
However, this category was not without any use.
At least, if one wanted to manifest some miraculous items that completely defied logic and basic rules, precisely this category, and only this category, could achieve it!
Just like if Qi Jun wanted an ordinary dog, without any modification, to be smarter than Tony Stark?
Such illogical and rule-breaking things could only be achieved by the [Mutated Gem], which could alter rules as long as energy was provided.
Perhaps the Marvel Reality Stone could also do it, but that thing absorbs the user's life force, is it worth it?
The second category, relatively less wasteful: having the manufacturing materials but lacking the corresponding knowledge; or having the corresponding knowledge but lacking sufficient materials. Although it still required a vast amount of energy to manifest, it saved a lot of energy compared to the first category.