parentshiftbook Chapter 4 Potential Activation
Chapter 4 Potential Activation
After dinner, Li Ang spent $5 to find a cheap youth hostel in a slightly remote area nearby.
The room was empty, but Li Ang didn't seem to care much.
In terms of accommodation alone, this place is much better than when he was fleeing from the witch hunters.
Facing the light, he opened "Science America," inserted a learning coin, activated the skill "Mental Focus," and instantly entered a state of flow.
Founded in 1845, Science America is one of the oldest monthly science magazines in the United States, covering multiple fields such as physics and chemistry.
Although its level of expertise is far inferior to that of renowned journals such as *Nature*, *Science*, and *Cell*, it is most useful for Li Ang's current situation.
He can quickly improve his academic experience and apply some of the scientific principles to future magical experiments.
Of course, many applications are currently just his guesses. The best way is to return to Ioria, learn more 0-level or even 1-level magic, and then try to combine new spells with scientific theories.
Li Ang believed that a pleasant surprise would definitely unfold at that time!
[Your hard work has earned you +1 Chemistry experience]
[Your hard work has earned you +1 Physics experience]
[Your hard work has earned you +1 Chemistry experience]
[Task: Study hard and accumulate 10 points of subject experience. Completed]
[Reward: Attribute Points +0.1, Subject Experience +10, Learning Coins +10]
Overjoyed, Li Ang subtly moved his mind, and a semi-transparent panel appeared before his eyes.
Name: Li Ang
Mathematics: Level 1 (110/200)
Physics: Level 0 (71/100)
Chemistry: Level 0 (58/100)
[Biology: Level 0 (51/100)]
Informatics: Level 0 (49/100)
【Intelligence: 1.0】
Physical Strength: 0.5
[Learning Coins: 107]
[Attribute points to be assigned: 0.1]
[Experience points to be assigned: 10]
[Skills: Travel between worlds, mental focus]
Without hesitation, Li Ang added the 0.1 attribute point he had just gained to his intelligence.
With the 0.1 attribute point disappearing, the Intelligence attribute on the panel became 1.1.
Li Ang immediately felt his mind become much clearer.
What surprised him even more was that after he cast the [Suggestion] spell today, all the magic power in his body was drained. Now that the upgrade and stat allocation are complete, the magic power in his body, which was originally empty, was instantly replenished.
In other words, before Li Ang returns to Ioria to meditate and replenish his magic, he can still perform one more zero-ring spell in America!
This gives him a lot more flexibility in what he needs to do tomorrow.
"As expected, academic geniuses possess intelligence and wizards have interconnected mental abilities."
"Academic geniuses seek the truth, and so do wizards; they share the same origin."
"This system's unreasonable stat allocation, maxing out my mana, is indeed a bit illogical... Of course, it's also possible that my potential has been fully activated!"
Li Ang stared intently at the semi-transparent system panel, oblivious to the strange noises coming from next door, such as "oh, yes" and "oh, my god."
……
The next morning.
Li Ang sat up in bed.
He studied until the early hours of the morning last night and doesn't feel tired at all now.
It appears that increased intelligence has brought about multifaceted effects.
Li Ang was certain that he would still allocate the attribute points he gained from the next mission to his Intelligence stat.
As for his physique, perhaps he can try working out at the gym once he's completely settled in America.
After a quick wash, Li Ang opened the door and left the hotel.
Morning light streamed in through the corridor windows, casting dappled shadows.
Chicago is slowly recovering.
After passing Michigan Avenue and Ross Street, Leon walked towards Maxwell Street.
As a historic market street, Maxwell Street began to develop in the late 19th century.
This place is a melting pot of immigrants, and in the early morning it's packed with all sorts of stalls—vegetable vendors, fishmongers, and general stores that buy and sell goods.
Li Ang walked quickly.
Last night, in his spare time, he thought a lot about his career path in the United States.
His goal was to establish a safe base where he could focus on learning.
As for what to rely on, aside from the functions related to the academic genius system, the only thing that can be used once after each time travel is the 0-ring trick.
Li Ang originally had some ideas about his first pot of gold in America.
For example, one could sell the songs and literature accumulated in China in their previous life in the United States and make money quickly by plagiarizing.
But after careful consideration, Li Ang abandoned this plan.
He could talk about these things in general terms, but it was a bit difficult for him to explain them in detail.
Moreover, before mastering more ring magic, Li Ang always felt that it would be unwise for him to rashly appear in the public eye in America.
"Or should we sell the dozen or so Frank Kingdom copper coins we brought from Ioria?"
That's actually one of the reasons why Li Ang came to Maxwell Street this morning.
Thinking of these copper coins, Li Ang felt a little puzzled again.
The system partially explains the Interdimensional Travel LV0, but doesn't mention the cooldown time for carrying a certain item.
Li Ang can travel to Ioria at any time now.
This means that the clothes he wears and the copper coins he carries in the bag at his waist will not increase the cooldown time of the skill [Interdimensional Travel].
"Entropy... could it be that... bringing supplies from Ioria to America doesn't affect skill cooldown time?"
Or are there other rules I haven't noticed?
With that thought in mind, Li Ang continued moving without stopping, starting to look for a general store suitable for handling copper coins.
After passing by two places, Li Ang did not rush to go in.
The two grocery stores are far apart, but they have similarities in their external environment.
In particular, there were many homeless people loitering around.
As soon as Li Ang approached, several burly Latino men looked at him with rather unfriendly eyes.
Li Ang had reason to believe that as soon as he exchanged the money at the grocery store, these people would secretly follow him.
With the [Suggestion] spell and the offensive magic [Burning] spell, Li Ang wasn't afraid of fighting alone.
However, if the other party forms a group, he will have to seriously consider it.
Stopping in his tracks, Li Ang turned and walked towards 18 Maxwell Street.
"Or I could ask Nicole if she has any suitable pawnshop recommendations." Thinking of Nicole's long, white hair, Li Ang carefully recalled the things they had said during their interaction yesterday.
Before long, following the instructions, he found the "Danube Clinic" with a white sign hanging above it.
Without much hesitation, Li Ang pushed open the door and went inside.
The clinic was small, with only three or four doctors or nurses scattered around inside.
One of the women, wearing a mask, a tight-fitting turtleneck sweater, and an oversized white lab coat, was at the front desk.
With just one glance at his exaggerated physique, Li Ang was able to identify the other party.
Nicole.
Nicole also spotted Li Ang.
"Oh? It's you?"
Nicole walked briskly to the clinic entrance, took off her mask, and said with a smile, "Are you going to work here?" For some reason, she felt a natural sense of trust towards this young man with broad shoulders, a slim waist, and a handsome mixed-race face. "This clinic is run by my teacher. Business isn't very good during the day, so she doesn't come often."