Absorbing Energy Even While Asleep!

"Uh~"

"Not bad."

After placing the ring on his left index finger and claiming it with blood, Qi Jun immediately sensed the not-too-large, yet not-too-small space.

Wearing glasses and with a thought, he threw the mask and hat into it.

Sensing that the hat and mask appeared in the space was quite magical.

"The space has dimensions of only ten meters each way, making it one thousand cubic meters."

"Fortunately, it's directly manifested by the [Mutated Stone] and can be reshaped at will, not fixed to a cubic shape."

"Manifesting used up ten thousand points of energy."

"That means ten points of energy per cubic meter?"

"Yikes!!!"

"That means twenty recyclable corpses."

"Or even just five living people?"

"Can we exchange it for a one-cubic-meter space ring?"

Qi Jun was stunned when he saw this!

Is it that cheap?

One cubic meter space ring = twenty recyclable corpses = five living people?

Qi Jun could fully imagine that if the cost of making a one cubic meter space ring became known, the human trafficking market would surely rise again.

Even a global war could start immediately!

Not for anything else, but to exchange people for treasures!

Qi Jun believed those 'man-eating' capitalists could do such a thing!

"Uh!"

"Scared, scared!"

"This must not be leaked!"

"Dead or alive, can't tell! Must not tell!"

Thinking of these consequences, Qi Jun shuddered.

Terrifying! Truly terrifying!

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"Ah~"

"Never enough energy!"

"And this was just for manifesting a one thousand cubic meter space ring."

"If I wanted a bigger one, wouldn't that scare people to death?"

Looking at the remaining 24,161 energy points, Qi Jun complained about being poor.

This is absolute poverty!

He couldn't even manifest a second space capability.

So blue~~

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"Well, now let's try, with the enhanced body, the absorption rate of sunlight!"

Qi Jun looked up at the sky, squinting at the blazing sun.

"Huh?"

"Can I look directly at the sun?"

Originally planning to shield his eyes with his hand, Qi Jun suddenly seemed to discover something.

Not only did he not cover his eyes, he stared at the sun with wide eyes.

However!

Unlike when he was just a regular person, now Qi Jun felt no stinging in his eyes; the sunlight felt rather pleasant.

Pleasant?

Qi Jun blinked, surprised to find staring directly at the sun comfortable.

"Ah~"

"I guess I'm not just an ordinary person anymore!"

"According to the rules of American dramas, the more powerful you are, the richer you get!"

"Should my next step be to start a company?"

"Make some money, buy some nuclear materials, and have the [Mutated Stone] make a nuclear energy release controller to gobble up energy?"

"Wow, that would feel incredibly awesome!"

Thinking of the pleasant possibilities, Qi Jun nearly drooled.

"Wait!"

"I came here to test the sunlight absorption rate."

"Let's talk about starting a company later!"

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"Start!"

Qi Jun teleported to a location not affected by previous tests.

Ignoring the scorching heat of the sandy ground, Qi Jun lay down in a spread-eagle position!

He connected with the [Mutated Stone] to start absorbing sunlight.

Hm?

It seemed like something strange was mixed in.

"Ah, this feels great!"

"So good! Too good!"

A massive amount of energy surged into his body, and Qi Jun comfortably hummed away, discarding any previous thoughts~

You should know the energy ball Qi Jun had previously thrown had nearly depleted all the energy in his body.

Now that he had opened up absorption, it felt like rain after a long drought, like dry tinder meeting a fierce flame, falling in love with a piece of wood. Even smelling it wouldn't do...

Wait, something else was mixed in again?

"Oh~ oh oh~~~"

"This efficiency changes with the strength of the body!"

"Before, sunbathing was unbearable after an hour, not to mention the efficiency was prolonged, only three points of energy per hour!"

"Ha ha~"

"Now it's incredible!"

"Even though the body retains a part of the energy, can it still manage one point per minute?"

"Doesn't that mean when the body has sufficient energy, it could exceed one point per minute, reaching two points per minute? Maybe even more?"

"Uh, I'll have to try that later!"

"For now~"

"Let's just enjoy the moment!"

Qi Jun closed his eyes and hummed a tune, truly feeling blissful.

However, while lying there, the fatigue from two previous body enhancements gradually made Qi Jun drift off to sleep.

Whoo~~

+1

Whoo~~~

+1

Whoo~

+1

Since Qi Jun had not issued a command to stop absorbing energy, the [Mutated Stone] naturally continued to absorb the sunlight shining on him.

Naturally, the energy also accumulated slowly with Qi Jun's breaths~

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Boom~~~

Qi Jun didn't know how long had passed when a sonic boom startled him awake.

Thinking an organization had discovered him, he quickly rolled over and stood, warily surveying his surroundings.

However, aside from the swaying heatwaves, there was no sign of anyone around.

"Was it just a nightmare?"

"But if it was a nightmare, why don't I remember it?"

Qi Jun relaxed his guard and scratched his head.

"Whew~"

"Let's see how much energy I've recovered~."

"The sun is about to set already~."

"Did I sleep this long?"

Looking at the sky, Qi Jun realized almost six hours had passed.

When he had teleported from the United States, it was deep night and noon here.

And now it was almost evening here; it must be nearly dawn in the United States by now~

Qi Jun refocused his mind back to his internal energy balance.

"Eh?"

"That much?"

"24,789 points of energy?"

"I absorbed 628 energy points in just six hours of sleep?"

"Wow!"

Qi Jun took a deep breath in amazement!

"It has skyrocketed compared to before!"

"This is just from basic sunlight exposure!"

"What if I set up some focusing devices? How scary could that be?"