Asians?"
Seeing their physiques and skin tones, Qi Jun raised an eyebrow.
But then, Qi Jun's brow furrowed.
Because among these Asians, apart from the laborers carrying boxes, the rest were all dressed in samurai-style martial arts uniforms.
Even the few who were wearing suits and ties weren't carrying firearms, but rather katanas, similar to Tang swords?
"Japan?"
"Could it be…?"
After some thought, the only Japanese presence in Marvel that came to mind was… the Hand?
…Sure enough, just as Qi Jun was thinking that, a gang leader responsible for the transaction liaison over there shouted loudly.
"Haha!"
"So, Mr. Sasaki of the Hand is leading the team again this time!"
"If I had known Mr. Sasaki was coming, I would have definitely brought you your favorite foreign women!"
The Kingpin gang leader responsible for the liaison seemed unaware of what "foreign women" meant for someone of his own race, shouting loudly while enthusiastically embracing Sasaki, his palm, like a cattail fan, slapping Sasaki's back with resounding thuds.
But Sasaki of the Hand seemed to feel no force at all, his expression unchanged, still smiling amiably.
In fact, Sasaki merely patted the Kingpin gang leader's shoulder lightly, "Haha, it's alright, we can taste them next time I come!"
However, Qi Jun clearly saw that the Kingpin gang leader tensed up all over, a slight twitch even appearing on his face, and beads of sweat instantly seeped from his forehead.
But to be a gang leader, especially a Kingpin gang leader, this guy still had some endurance.
Forcing himself to endure the discomfort from his shoulder, he still said with a smiling face, "That's right!"
"There'll be another chance next time!"
"When Mr. Sasaki comes next time, you must give me a chance to entertain a 'friend'!"
After speaking, the leader turned and shouted behind him:
"Receive the goods!"
"Come and see how this batch of 'laundry detergent' is!"
"Yes!"
A group of Kingpin gang members stepped forward, took the boxes, and began to open and inspect them… Qi Jun ignored the "laundry detergent," which was obviously something else.
Qi Jun's gaze was mainly fixed on the guy named Sasaki.
Just a light pat on the shoulder could make a big white man break out in a sweat; he's not simple at all!
I wonder if this guy is the legendary ninja?
Are ninjas really that mysterious?
Qi Jun frowned, deep in thought.
Chapter 26: Making the Most of It!
"Should I try to materialize this Japanese guy's abilities?"
Qi Jun narrowed his eyes and pulled out a portable notebook.
That's right, this small portable notebook was also 'borrowed' from that group of people who were most likely mercenaries.
Estimating that a fight wouldn't break out anytime soon, Qi Jun jogged to the vicinity of the transaction point. After all, Qi Jun's current strength still had a slight distance limitation when using the [Mutant Gem].
But Qi Jun didn't know if this guy was really a ninja, but to test his abilities, Qi Jun decided to use a vague description to broadly materialize his combat abilities.
Yes, only combat abilities. Qi Jun didn't want to imprint this guy's other memories. What if he turned himself into someone who would betray his own kind? [Scary]
Even if he betrayed his own kind, what if he was brainwashed based on those imprinted memories and became a brain-dead traitor for the Hand? [Terrifying]
Once ready, Qi Jun's mind stirred, and the [Mutant Gem] immediately emitted an invisible force, scanning the Japanese man named Sasaki.
Then, it fed back a piece of information to Qi Jun.
However, the information transmitted back to Qi Jun left him a bit stunned.
Materializing Sasaki's combat abilities only required a mere 20 energy points?
"What the hell?"
"Is this guy not a ninja?"
Qi Jun's gaze towards Sasaki was filled with disbelief.
In Qi Jun's opinion, someone who could endure the white leader's fan-like slaps without changing expression, and then make the white leader sweat profusely with a light pat on the shoulder, his strength, no matter what, shouldn't be low!
In Qi Jun's opinion, to replicate and materialize the combat abilities of such a person, it should at least require 100 energy points to be impressive enough!
But Qi Jun never expected that it would only cost a mere 20 points?
Although Qi Jun didn't have 20 energy points yet and couldn't materialize his combat abilities, Qi Jun's intention in doing this was to test how strong this Sasaki would be, wasn't it?
Originally, according to Qi Jun's guess, if Sasaki of the Hand was indeed a ninja or some other superhuman beyond ordinary people, then Qi Jun would definitely not be able to materialize him.
Qi Jun's original plan was that, although this would prevent him from materializing, he intended to implant a global biological positioning chip in this guy named Sasaki to find the Hand's lair, and then 'rob' them once he had the strength.
But the materialization condition of only 20 energy points made Qi Jun hesitate.
Mere firearm abilities were worth 10 energy points, and Big Daddy and Hit-Girl were just ordinary people who had undergone training.
Even if Sasaki was a bit stronger than Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, how much stronger could he be? His combat abilities were only worth 20 energy points at most!
But the way this guy patted the white leader earlier, and the white leader's reaction, didn't seem fake.
Could it be that there was some unique technique involved? Like acupressure, hitting a pain point?
If that were the case, then this guy wouldn't be worth Qi Jun materializing his abilities.