Book of Ages Fragment*1

A talisman? A cultivation sect? What were those?

Matt asked whenever he didn't understand something.

Chun-Li took out a new talisman and showed it to Matt as she explained.

"A talisman like this is an item crafted using Taoist techniques.

This one is called a Calming Talisman. It has the power to steady the mind and ward off evil spirits."

So those fluctuations he'd sensed coming from the other person just now were the talisman taking effect?

Matt nodded thoughtfully. Though he couldn't see anything, he really had felt a strange fluctuation pass over Chun-Li and Jessica just moments ago.

Matt marveled inwardly. He'd learned something new.

[Emotional value from Matt Murdock +199]

He listened as Chun-Li continued.

"As for cultivation sects, that's the general term for the schools where cultivators reside. They generally don't associate with ordinary people.

I only came across these talismans by chance. They're incredibly precious."

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Matt felt a little awkward. He'd thought he might be able to buy some with money and had planned to ask her to get him a few.

Now that he'd heard how precious they were, he quickly handed the one in his hand back to her. He'd feel terrible if he accidentally tore it.

Chun-Li casually took it and tucked it into her clothes. She didn't seem to regret using one just now.

"Even the most precious thing would be a shame if you never used it in your whole life. Using it to save someone makes it worth every bit."

At her words, Matt immediately felt a great deal of goodwill toward Chun-Li.

She was not only kind, but also generous.

[Emotional value from Matt Murdock +248]

His ears twitched. Hearing footsteps, he saw Jessica slowly approach with her head bowed.

He guessed that something must have happened between Purple Man and Jessica. He was about to go over and offer her a few words of comfort.

But who could have expected Jessica to suddenly let out a scream, sprint past Matt, and land a heavy punch on Purple Man with a heart-rending whoosh.

Boom—!!

His body burst apart, leaving a massive crater in the ground.

Panting, her face half-covered in blood, Jessica stared blankly at Purple Man's corpse. Tears streamed down her face, falling one after another.

She dropped to her knees and wept silently.

Her cries were so full of sorrow, as if she were pouring out all the pain and humiliation she'd suffered in the past.

Matt's questions died on his lips. His raised hand slowly fell. He didn't know what the girl had been through.

But she must have suffered terribly.

Chun-Li quietly went over and pulled the girl into her arms.

She carefully rested Jessica's head on her shoulder. It was a long while before Jessica's sobs finally began to subside.

Pulling away, she wiped her red-rimmed eyes. Jessica Jones wore a smile she hadn't shown in a long time.

"My name is Jessica Jones. I'm a private investigator at Alias Investigations.

Thank you both so much. If you run into any trouble in the future, or want someone's personal information investigated, come to me!"

Chun-Li and Matt exchanged a glance, then stepped forward together to tell Jessica about Fire Cloud Evil God.

After hearing their account, Jessica reached out without a moment's hesitation.

"Count me in."

[Emotional value from Jessica Jones +223]

"Excellent!"

Everything was going according to plan.

"But with their current strength, it's still too soon for them to take on Fire Cloud Evil God."

Ever since acquiring the Six Treasury Immortal Thieves, Fire Cloud Evil God's power had seemed to break through some kind of limit. When he'd first been drawn, he was a C-Rank four-star. In a short time, he'd become a C-Rank five-star powerhouse.

What's more, Fire Cloud Evil God also had the five leaders of The Hand on his side, along with a large number of ninja assassins who didn't fear death.

Even with Chun-Li, Daredevil Matt, Jessica Jones, and the Punisher, Frank Castle, who would likely join them, they still couldn't match the fighting strength of Fire Cloud Evil God's side.

"But there's plenty of time. There's no need to rush."

He turned his gaze to the system panel.

Host: Li Chao (Lord of Dimensions/Demon God)

Affiliated World: Marvel Universe.

Lifespan: Infinite.

Items: Fire Cloud Evil God, Loki Mask, Shadaloo, Six Treasury Immortal Thieves, Andrew, Chun-Li, Killing Stone Fragment*3, Parasite Beast Hatchling*30, B-Rank Character Fragment*1.

Emotional Value: 104382.17

"Nice, I finally broke 100,000 emotional value!"

Li Chao stood up from the toilet and stretched. Rubbing his hands together nervously, he lit a stick of incense in each corner of the bathroom.

Whether it worked or not, he paid his respects to every god and Buddha under heaven.

Then, gritting his teeth and stamping his foot, he opened the first silver treasure chest of his life!

As 100,000 emotional value vanished from the system panel, a treasure chest glittering with silver light suddenly appeared on it.

He focused his mind and tapped it. A flash of white light appeared.

Brilliant golden light shot out of the chest first.

Li Chao quickly grabbed the card, his eyes widening.

What was this?

"My god, jackpot! This is incredible—it's actually this!"

(ˊˋ*)

Under the system's rules, there was a tiny chance of drawing a higher-tier treasure when opening a chest.

So getting an A-Rank treasure from a silver chest could only be described as unbelievable luck.

[A-Rank Item Card: Book of Ages Fragment*1.

Description: From the Jackie Chan Adventures World. In its complete form, it has the mighty power to alter human understanding and rewrite historical reality. Even as a fragment, it possesses considerable power.]

"Absolutely perfect!"

Li Chao had always harbored a certain worry.

The characters drawn through the system had no legal backgrounds or histories in the real world.

So if they entered the public eye and were investigated by certain organizations or government agencies, it would turn out that their pasts were blank.

One or two might be overlooked, but if large numbers of them appeared, everyone would know something was wrong!

But now he had the Book of Ages. Even as a fragment, it was enough to solve Li Chao's most pressing problem.

Thud, thud, thud.

Excited, he paced back and forth in the bathroom, occasionally waving his arms to vent his feelings.

Once he'd calmed down, he finally turned his attention to the other cards.

[C-Rank Item Card: Red Queen.

Description: An artificial intelligence from the Resident Evil World, containing all the research secrets of the Umbrella Corporation.]

[C-Rank Item Card: A Video Recording.

Description: A video recording from The Haunted House Project. It contains the curse of the ghost Fusang Wife. Those cursed will be relentlessly hunted by Fusang Wife and ultimately be cruelly hanged in the scene depicted in the recording, remaining with her for all eternity.]

[C-Rank Item Card: Invisibility Cloak.

Description: A magical item from the Harry Potter world. When worn, it makes the wearer invisible.]

Perhaps the A-Rank card had absorbed too much of his luck. The next three looked good, but not one of them was a B-Rank card.

Even so, Li Chao was quite satisfied.

He unfurled the Book of Ages and materialized a pencil. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

"Now, let's give our characters a little more of a real background."

Generally, the first time you opened a chest of a new tier, you'd get something good. Heh heh (づ￣ 3￣)づ.