Chapter 5 Summary After the First Mission
Wild Swan Bar is one of the few stores on the Sixth Block that stays open until the wee hours of the morning. Because the actual controller of the Wild Swan Bar is a leader of the Stanton Gang - Hassan Swinton. And the sixth block is the traditional sphere of influence of the Stanton gang, so no one has ever dared to trouble the Wild Swan.
The Wild Swan Bar has also become a hangout for alcoholic gamblers and addicts around the Sixth Block. At the corner of the second floor of the Wild Swan Bar, there is a specially guarded room. This room is where the Stanton Gang leaders in the sixth block gather. Generally speaking, the accounting and distribution of hacao (marijuana) are carried out in this room.
Today is not the day for gang reconciliation, and there is no new hay to distribute on the sixth block. Husson Swinton, the big boss of the Stanton Gang on the sixth block, was gambling in the house with a group of little bosses. "Why has Zuo En been gone for so long, and he can't come back to play." On Hasson's left, a small leader who helped him distribute ha grass at a nearby high school complained. Hassan was also a little impatient waiting. Zuo En had lost a lot at the poker table before, almost 7,000 dollars.
Zuo En said to go out to "make some money" and then came back to play. As Zuo En's boss, Hasson knew exactly what Zuo En meant by "making money". Zuo En, as Hassan's number one thug, did these things by himself. But it was a little too long to go out today.
Hassan tried to call Zuo En, but no one answered. Hassan was about to send his younger brother out to find Zuo En, but he was interrupted by a rapid knock on the door before he opened the door. When Hazen opened the door a little furiously to see who was knocking on the door, he saw Zuo En, who was about to be searched out, was carried in like a dead dog.
Both hands were obviously fractured and dislocated, and many ribs on the left side were obviously broken, and it seemed that Zuo En also had symptoms of internal bleeding, and his mouth had begun to vomit blood! Hassan became furious in an instant, who would dare to beat his number one thug like this in the Stanton Gang's territory! It's not giving Stanton any face, and it's not giving him the face of Hassan Swinton! "Find out who did it! I'm going to throw him into the sea!" Hassan Swinton said angrily.
Li Jie returned home before twelve o'clock, ignoring his father's wink and asking who he was going out on a date with. Instead, he went back to the room and clicked to open the task in the system to view today's results.
Daily tasks for novice heroes: 1. Gain 100 reputation points (5 has been obtained) [Reputation is the cornerstone of a hero's growth, the higher the reputation, the faster it grows. 】
2. Prevent ten crimes from happening. (Completed 1) [Heroes should hoe the strong and help the weak, it's time to put your red underwear on the outside! Prestige for preventing crime from happening. 】
3. Prevent three vicious crimes from happening. (Completed 0) [Criminal! Vicious crime! Murder ~ Sexual Assault ~ Kidnap Children! Please stop these crimes from happening! Get a lot of prestige! 】
Completing the daily tasks of novice heroes can get rewards: an E-level hero training card and a random E-level item.
Unexpectedly, after wandering around for one night today, I only completed one task and received a reputation reward of less than five points. Li Jie briefly summarized today's failures.
First: It's too early to go out, most crimes happen after ten o'clock at night. Going out too early is of no use.
Second: The psychological quality is still not enough, although it seems very easy to deal with the bald man today. But in fact, he lost his mind twice, one was when he was stabbed by the tip of the knife before he realized it, and the other was when the bald man's left fist almost hit him in the head. If it weren't for the bonuses of internal strength and basic fighting, I'm afraid that I would be beaten to the ground by a bald man casually.
Third: Lack of adequate preparation, go out recklessly. Because there was no preparation, he actually went out empty-handed. Fortunately, the bald man I met today was just holding a switchblade. If he had a pistol in his hand, it would probably be hanging today. Prepare at least one weapon for yourself, just in case you need it.
Li Jie summed up and found that he really has a lot of shortcomings. Today, he should be lucky not to encounter a gangster with a gun, otherwise he might end up. It seems that I need to do more preparations before going out to do the next task.
Li Jie did not go to bed immediately after taking a bath, but sat cross-legged on the bed. He is cultivating internal skills with the method of "Tengjiao Gong" that he systematically taught. Although the newcomer's hero package allows him to directly possess the internal strength of the small level "Tengjiao Gong". But Li Jie felt that this was not enough. If he wanted to become stronger, he needed more practice.
And the system has introduced that "Tengjiao Gong" is a relatively peaceful internal power. Just practice it a few times and let the blood vessels remember the way the internal force works in the future. The body can practice the internal skills all the time, whether it is walking or sleeping, it will be self-cultivation, and there is no need to sit cross-legged as it is now.
After all, Li Jie is a man of two generations, and his patience is very good. Although it was boring to sit cross-legged to cultivate inner strength, he was still able to bear his temper. If it were Peter Parker, a child with ADHD, it was estimated that twenty minutes would be the limit.
This time, Li Jie practiced for a full five hours, and for the last three hours he actually fell asleep with his legs crossed. However, in his sleep, he was still thinking about the cultivation of internal skills, and he actually did not stop the cultivation of internal skills, and directly reached the state of self-cultivation as mentioned by the system.
Li Jie woke up and found that even after he fell asleep, his inner strength was still running endlessly, and he was really happy. And after a careful perception, the inner qi has indeed grown a bit. Although it is not very obvious, the change is indeed real. If the internal force can be independently cultivated in the future, Li Jie will be able to spare a lot of time to do the tasks given by the system. Don't forget that the tasks given by the system are also an important means of enhancing yourself.
Li Jie only rested for five hours a night. To be precise, he only slept for three hours, and he felt that all the exhaustion in his body was swept away. I feel like I've never had such good energy. This should be the benefit of cultivating inner strength. Li Jie looked at the sky outside. It was just over five in the morning in May and the sun had just broken.
Anyway, I can't sleep, so I simply get up and exercise, and practice the basic abilities I have acquired. In his own backyard, Li Jie practiced the basic fighting skills about grabbing fists and legs, then went to the garage to find a stick left over from woodworking, and practiced the basic cold weapon skills again. Skill. Until 6:30 in the morning, I said hello to my mother Jia Si Li, who had just woken up to prepare breakfast, and went to take a bath.
After breakfast, Li Jie drove his second-hand Ford to school. After driving less than two blocks, he happened to meet Peter Parker, who was on a skateboard ready to go to school.
"Hey~ Peter, get in the car, man!" Li Jie directly parked the car next to Peter Parker and greeted. "Oh~ Thank you, I just happened to be able to take your ride." Peter Parker threw the skateboard directly into the trunk and took the co-pilot position himself.
"Wow~Oh, Jason. When did you get a new audio system for your car." Peter Parker often rides on Li Jie's ride, and just got in the car and found that the car's audio system was obviously modified . What used to be a very old-fashioned cassette sound system has been replaced by a new system with a USB port that can read modern storage devices.
"In the first two days of my trip to HSD, I had been helping out in the kitchen of my grandfather's restaurant, earning some pocket money. I spent $400 to buy this second-hand equipment and matching speakers. This is from It was removed from the Mercedes-Benz. It took me three nights to install it." Li Jie replied. "You know Peter, it's not a good idea to buy a music cassette now. So I think it's well worth the money."
"That's a must, come play some music and listen mate!" Peter picked out a Queen song to play. "Oh~ The music effect is great, but it's a pity that I don't know how to cook like you. Otherwise, the salary is very good if I go to the back kitchen of the restaurant to be the second chef." Peter said with some envy.
"Oh~ Come on, I can only cook, I'm not good at other things. You are going to study at MIT in the future. Mr. Peter Parker, a future scientist." Li Jie said half-jokingly and half-seriously. "Actually I don't really want to apply to go to MIT right now, where it's hard to get a full scholarship. If only half the scholarship or even less. You know Jason, Uncle Ben is already very old. Big. If I'm going to MIT, it's going to take a lot of money." There's a bit of bitterness in Peter Parker here as the conversation progresses.
Li Jie knows the situation of Peter's house very well. Ben Parker is Peter's uncle, an excellent electrician. Work in a large shopping mall, responsible for managing the strong and weak electricity distribution room of the mall. Aunt Peter May is just an ordinary supermarket cashier. Ben's salary is not bad, about $60,000 a year, but Aunt May can only get more than $20,000 a year. A household income of $80,000 is considered middle-class by American standards.
If that $80,000 income is in other states, then life is pretty good. But here is New York, the most expensive area in the United States. The Metropolitan High School attended by Peter Parker is a private school. Although the teaching quality is among the best in New York, the tuition is also very expensive.
Li Jie has to pay nearly 7,500 US dollars in tuition a year, and Peter Parker received an annual scholarship of 2,500 US dollars because of his excellent academic performance. He only needs to pay 5,000 US dollars in tuition every year. After deducting the daily expenses and taxes paid by Peter's family, as well as the medical insurance purchased, there is almost no money left in Peter's family.
Peter is also seventeen years old this year. In fact, he also hopes that even if it is a used car like Li Jie, he will be very satisfied. But Peter Parker is very sensible and never bothers the family with this kind of problem. No matter how majestic Spider-Man is in the future, Peter Parker is just a hard-working little bitch now.
Seeing Peter Parker in a low mood, Li Jie didn't know how to comfort him. "Um~ Peter, if you are free during the summer vacation, would you like to help me with some odd jobs to earn some pocket money?"