Thanks to Michael not being misled by the 'learning is useless' theory during his schooling.
And thanks to Michael not being misled by the 'English is useless' theory during his schooling.
Although he had never interacted with foreigners much since childhood, and his English listening and speaking skills might be average, Michael's English reading ability was definitely not bad.
Following the crowd and the road signs, Michael headed towards Chinatown in southern Manhattan.
Near Stark Tower, Michael's East Asian face was still too conspicuous. As the group company of the famous playboy and international arms dealer Tony Stark, the area was definitely filled with various intelligence personnel and entertainment reporters.
Although Michael appeared in a blind spot of surveillance, an unnoticed dark corner, and everyone's attention was drawn to the battle between Iron Man and iron monger, Michael still chose to leave immediately.
If it had been soul transmigration, it would have been fine; at least his identity wouldn't be questioned.
But Michael was body transmigrated now, and he didn't dare expose himself under the noses of these people.
After all, even for undocumented immigrants, intelligence agencies, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the like could still find information.
Michael, on the other hand, was completely off the grid.
Given S.H.I.E.L.D.'s regard for Tony Stark, if someone like Michael, who had no records whatsoever, were discovered by S.H.I.E.L.D., it would undoubtedly be a dead end.
What's more, lurking beneath S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surface was the even more ruthless HYDRA!
Although before transmigrating, Michael was able to thrive thanks to his 'ruthlessness,' this kind of ruthlessness was simply not enough in the face of S.H.I.E.L.D., especially Hydra S.H.I.E.L.D..
It was better to quickly blend into Chinatown, where various Chinese and Chinese Americans resided, serving as Michael's most natural protective layer... Under the completely incurious gaze of the pawnshop owner, Michael pawned the only item he had that could be sold without arousing suspicion—a Guanyin jade pendant—for eight hundred U.S. dollars, even though the pendant itself cost Michael over a hundred thousand soft sister coins before his transmigration.
The pawnshop owner didn't care at all about Michael's appearance, wrapped up so tightly that his face couldn't be seen; what hadn't a pawnshop owner seen before? Moreover, this was a dead pawn!
The jade pendant yielded tens of thousands of U.S. dollars in pure profit with one transaction, and the pawnshop owner didn't want to create trouble out of nothing and lose this money-making opportunity.
As for Michael, although he was somewhat resentful of the pawnshop owner's harsh price reduction, since he was off the grid, stability was naturally his top priority.
After leaving the pawnshop, he casually moved through the crowd, eventually finding himself so far from the pawnshop that even Michael himself didn't know the exact distance. Then, based on his experience from years of navigating society before his transmigration, he 'arduously' found a small motel that didn't require identification to check in.
Michael, who had taken a long detour, had no idea that the pawnshop owner had no intention of tracking him; Michael was just scaring himself.
Of course, even if he knew, Michael would still try to make himself 'disappear' into the crowd, for no other reason than caution... Michael also noticed that just as he was pawning that jade pendant, Stark Tower suddenly emitted a towering pillar of light, with an energy reaction comparable to a nuclear bomb explosion!
No unexpected large explosion occurred, which also made Michael relax a little; at least he wouldn't die immediately after transmigrating and be buried with it... Closing and locking the door, closing the windows, drawing the curtains, and turning off the lights, Michael turned on the camera function of his Huawei P30 phone and meticulously scanned the entire room several times.
After confirming there were no pinhole cameras or other surveillance equipment, Michael finally let out a sigh of relief and threw himself onto the bed.
Thinking of nothing, staring at the pitch-black ceiling, Michael's mind was blank, completely empty.
There was no other way; anyone who knew they had transmigrated to an extremely dangerous Marvel Universe where they could die inexplicably at any moment would be tense.
The fact that Michael was able to immediately tense his nerves, assess his environment, take action, and finally find a temporarily safe location before relaxing was already thanks to his upbringing as an orphan and his years of experience navigating society...
Hmm? Huh?
After a long time, just when everyone thought Michael had fallen asleep, he let out a grunt and sat up from the bed.
But at this moment, a joyful smile spread across Michael's face!
That's right!
The Golden Finger of a transmigrator had arrived!
Just now, when Michael was lying on the bed and clearing his mind, he was merging with the Golden Finger and understanding its functions and effects!
Unlike the Golden Fingers of other transmigrators, which were systems or old Grandpas or the like, Michael's Golden Finger was not a system, had no mission-giving elves, and no autonomous intelligence.
Because Michael's Golden Finger was actually --- The Reality Stone!
Michael was extremely excited: I also have the Reality Stone!
Michael desperately wanted to shout loudly, but in the end, he restrained himself.
The unfamiliar environment constantly reminded Michael that this was not his home; this was the dangerous Marvel Universe, and who knew if a sudden shout would make him a target?
But even so, Michael's emotions were extremely agitated, and he was struggling immensely to hold back!
That's right!
It was that Reality Stone among the Infinity Stones!
However, the Reality Stone that Michael possessed had some slight differences from the Reality Stone in the Marvel Universe.