parentshiftbook Chapter 2 America in the 60s
Chapter 2 America in the 60s
Without saying a word, Li Ang lifted his leg and crawled towards the window.
Fortunately, people in the Middle Ages rarely lived in multi-story buildings.
Li Ang jumped out of the house and ran away as fast as he could.
After running for a while, he sadly discovered that the three sword-wielding witch hunters were getting closer and closer.
"Damn, my body isn't as well-trained as it was in my past life."
"System, please help."
"You don't want to die before you even leave the starting area, do you?"
Li Ang felt that he was probably going to die here today.
The system did not respond for a long time.
Continuing to run forward, Li Ang was unsettled. He stumbled and fell completely into the roadside ditch.
"Use [Ignite] to fight them!"
As the witch hunt team's footsteps drew closer, Li Ang reached for the cloth bag at his waist with his right hand.
It's uncertain whether the apprentice's level 0 [Burning Fire] spell can take down even one pursuer, but sitting idly by and waiting to die is not Li Ang's style.
At that moment, a mechanical voice sounded in my mind.
[Skill-based interdimensional travel has been activated]
In an instant, Li Ang's figure disappeared from the spot.
Several armored men wielding swords chased after Li Ang to the spot where he had fallen. They exchanged glances and asked, "Where is he?"
……
The walls of the roughly 30-square-meter apartment were covered with dark gold patterned wallpaper, some of the edges of which had curled up and peeled off.
The room was very clean, and judging from the layout, it was an apartment for women.
The space distorted, and a figure dressed in a medieval gray robe, looking somewhat disheveled, landed directly on the living room sofa.
"Where did you get this for this time?"
Looking around, there were several posters pinned to the wall by the door.
One is a campaign poster for Kennedy, with a portrait of a man with thick hair and a slogan below that reads "Vote for Kennedy".
Next to him was a yellowed Life magazine cover, and a white woman whom Leon didn't recognize was smiling.
President Kennedy?
"Isn't this in China?"
"And... in what year was Kennedy assassinated?"
Li Ang felt a pang of sadness. Although this wasn't China, it was probably much better than Ioria, where one could be nailed to a pillar and burned at any moment.
"Oh, right, magic."
Li Ang closed his eyes and briefly sensed his surroundings.
Unlike Aiolia, there wasn't a trace of magic in the air.
Li Ang clearly remembered that in Ioria, when he closed his eyes and sensed that there were countless stars in front of him, but now, it was empty.
"So, I can only use my own stored magic to cast spells?"
"Based on this calculation, a level 0 spell can only be cast once per day."
"Furthermore... if meditation here doesn't restore magic power, I can only use my magic trick once per time I travel back in time."
Thinking of this, Li Ang couldn't help but look at the system panel.
A new skill prompt has appeared above: Interdimensional Travel LV0.
This skill just saved him from the witch hunters.
The system thoughtfully provided annotations for the new skills.
The ability to travel between the two worlds allows Li Ang to freely traverse between Ioria and the real world, but each journey is limited by "entropy".
For example, after this trip, no cooldown time was displayed on the system panel.
This means he can return to Ioria at any time.
The more uncertain the information about the items Li Ang carries when he travels, the longer the cooldown time of his skill [Travel Between Worlds].
A countdown will also appear on the system panel.
He could no longer use his skill to move freely until the countdown ended.
This dashed Li Ang's sudden inspiration to travel between the two worlds and trade large quantities of goods.
Of course, since the two-world traveler is marked with LV0, it means that it has room for upgrades.
"Right now, we need to survive here before thinking about bigger and more distant things."
He definitely wants to go back to Aiolia. Putting aside his feelings for living there for more than ten years, he simply can't resist the sense of accomplishment from learning magic, restoring his magical power, and wielding great power.
At that moment, the bedroom door was quietly pushed open from the inside, and a plump, fair-skinned figure crept to the table, gripping a portable hand saw and sawing towards Li Ang.
"Whoosh!"
Li Ang narrowly escaped a fatal blow, and what came into view was a beautiful blonde woman with fair skin and blue eyes.
Her eyes made her look especially pitiful.
Li Ang had no interest in chivalry. Having just escaped the danger of the witch hunt team, he was now being assassinated. He grabbed the woman's wrist and pinned her to the sofa.
Nicole was sleeping when she heard the noise outside, so she hastily threw on a nightgown and came out. Now, with Li Ang flipping her over, the handsaw fell to the ground, and the nightgown also came off with a snap.
Then, Li Ang saw an indescribable scene.
It is white and long.
"Let me go! Who are you?"
Nicole struggled fiercely, but she could not escape Li Ang's large hand.
"Shut up!"
Li Ang frowned in thought.
Based on the system prompts and Kennedy's campaign posters, this place is most likely the United States in the last century before Kennedy became president.
Li Ang didn't study that period of history very well, but he roughly knew it was during the Cold War.
The United States has relatively lenient immigration policies, and even has special immigration policies for Asia.
Even so, Li Ang still dared not take the risk.
He currently lacks powerful magic protection and is too weak; there's no guarantee he won't be captured by the intelligence agency.
It wouldn't be good if I were locked up in some secret base and dissected.
Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario.
He has the ability to travel between worlds, allowing him to return to Ioria at any time, thus ensuring his safety to a certain extent.
"We can't afford to offend both sides of the ruling institutions."
"In the early stages, it's best to focus on developing the American base, building a safe house and establishing a stronghold."
"What should we do with this woman?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Ang concentrated, extended his right index finger, and touched the woman's forehead.
A faint, transparent ripple burst forth from his fingertips and traveled into Nicole's mind.
As a tongue-twisting incantation was uttered, Nicole's resistance instantly weakened considerably.
The 0-ring spell [Suggestion] requires physical contact with the target to be cast, making it a relatively useless spell.
Moreover, Li Ang didn't know if the [Suggestion Spell] would be effective in America, a country without magic.
Nicole's expression changed several times before she sat up straight on the sofa and looked at Li Ang with a hint of sympathy.
"So that's what happened to your family. It must have been really tough for you to come all the way to Chicago alone."
Succeeded?
Li Ang was somewhat surprised by the power of the 0-ring [Suggestion Technique].
I remember the wizard Ryan saying that suggestion could only affect a small part of an opponent's mind, but I didn't expect it to be so effective now.
Because I have strong mental power?
Are American Muggles too mentally weak?
Or perhaps this woman is simply overly compassionate...
Furthermore, when Li Ang cast the spell just now, he felt it was completely different from casting [Hand of the Mage].
This is electromagnetic induction!
【Suggestion Technique】corresponds to the most basic electromagnetic waves in physics, thereby influencing the other person's brain.
Li Ang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Remember to lock the doors and windows when you're home alone in the future. Luckily, I was passing by today, and nothing bad happened. That's all for now, I'll be going now."
Although the atmosphere was ambiguous, Li Ang was still thinking about how to get started in America or how to make good use of the academic genius system. He didn't have the energy to argue with the other party and turned to leave.
"Wait a moment."