Moreover, a transformer had just exploded in Chinatown. Qi Jun did not believe there would be no one checking people along the way.
If Qi Jun walked out in the open at a time like this, the odds of getting caught would be a full hundred percent!
So, before heading to Hell's Kitchen, he needed to use his remaining energy to create an identity that could stand up to scrutiny.
Changing human memories required a vast amount of energy-so vast that even Qi Jun had no idea how much it would take yet.
That made Qi Jun abandon the idea of "creating" an identity as a "born-and-raised" United States citizen outright.
After all, documents were easy to create, but if a police officer or agent took things even a little seriously and visited the address Qi Jun had fabricated, everything would be exposed just the same.
When that happened, not only would he fail to shake off his undocumented status, but he would also draw the attention of intelligence agencies. The losses would far outweigh the gains.
Although Qi Jun reckoned that by then, he would probably have grown strong enough that he no longer needed to worry about those intelligence agencies, it would still be a nuisance. Better to avoid it if he could.
Then how could he get those intelligence agencies to regard his identity as "real" while leaving them without sufficient means to verify it?
Actually, as far as Qi Jun was concerned, that was quite easy!
He simply had to use the [Mutated Stone] to create a genuine identity from the Eastern Ancient Country, along with a tourist visa for visiting the United States!
Although S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reach extended across the globe, it could not meddle in the Eastern Ancient Country, especially its interior. At most, it could establish a mere liaison office, and who could say how many people in it were truly loyal to S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Since Qi Jun had no more energy points to spare, this was all he could manage. Once he had reaped more rewards in Hell's Kitchen, there would still be time to gradually flesh out this identity. Besides, to be safe, he needed to leave a little energy to ensure he could operate conveniently in Hell's Kitchen!
With a thought from Qi Jun, the ID card that had originally traveled with him when he crossed over in person instantly transformed before his eyes into an ID card from this Earth's Eastern Ancient Country.
At the same time, documents such as a passport and tourist visa appeared out of thin air beside the ID card, fully capable of proving Qi Jun's legal status. And they were completely genuine and valid!
As long as there was enough energy, the Reality Stone was that powerful, mutated version or not!
The corners of Qi Jun's mouth lifted slightly as he put all the documents away in satisfaction.
With his earlier experiments to go by, Qi Jun had no worries at all about whether these documents were genuine.
Without delay, Qi Jun tidied up a little and quietly left the small inn.
Looking at the mere 0.5 energy points remaining on the [Mutated Stone]'s display in his mind, Qi Jun could not wait until daybreak to slowly work out his plans.
Anyone who had seen "Iron Man" knew that the day after the battle between the Mark II and Iron Monger was the day Tony Stark openly admitted that he was Iron Man.
And once Iron Man officially appeared, it meant that all manner of freaks and monsters in the Marvel Universe would begin stirring up trouble.
Only about ten years remained until Sunset Purple Sweet Potato's Snap, which also gave Qi Jun a strong sense of urgency.
Besides, Hell's Kitchen during the day was not the ideal breeding ground for the growth Qi Jun wanted.
Only Hell's Kitchen at night could give Qi Jun enough opportunities to develop!
Sure enough, as he left Chinatown, Qi Jun was stopped for identity checks by two groups of federal police in succession, just as expected.
But now that he had a fully verifiable and sufficiently safe identity, Qi Jun passed both checks easily. His less-than-fluent Han-style English provided him with perfect camouflage.
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