N-A-A Chapter 9 Organizing Property and Experiments
Chapter 9 Organizing Property and Experiments
Knowing that he couldn't leave the courtyard house for a while, Li Qin began to think about the problems that needed to be solved.
The most pressing issue to address is finding a job.
After some thought, Li Qin finally chose to follow in the footsteps of countless time-traveling predecessors.
Purchasing agent!
Having made his choice, Li Qin naturally began to prepare.
"The first thing I need to do is create my own space for planting and raising livestock."
Li Qin stroked his chin, and some ideas gradually formed in his mind.
Although his level in the Unseen Stretch Charm is not low, it would still be quite difficult for him to create a magical item like the magical case that Newt Scamander always carries.
Li Qin, who has a complete wizarding lineage, knows that to create a similar magical leather case, one needs not only profound magic but also mastery of alchemy.
"Although the knowledge passed down contains specific methods, practice is still needed to truly create such a thing."
Li Qin looked up at the back room where he lived.
The room is only about ten square meters.
The space is limited, and the room has very little furniture: only a bed, a wardrobe, a table, and two stools.
In addition, there are portraits of great men hanging on the wall.
Li Qin looked around but couldn't find a suitable medium for creating a personal space.
"We still need to be down-to-earth. We should start with something simple and wait until we have a complete grasp of the technology before we start building my own magic suitcase."
Li Qin's gaze finally settled on a spot in the corner.
According to the original owner's memories, some of the more important things were hidden behind a brick wall.
Li Qin slowly got off the bed, then turned his head and pointed to a spot in the corner of the wall;
next second.
The bricks that were originally stuck in the wall flew out, revealing a small space behind them.
Li Qin immediately went over and then reached into his spatial storage to take out a specially made cookie box.
"Restored to its original state!"
Li Qin pointed at the brick he had just pulled out again, and the brick automatically reattached itself to the wall.
Then he sat down on the stool with the cookie box.
Looking at the dusty cookie box in his hand, Li Qin said softly;
"Completely cleaned up!"
The box, which was originally dirty, is now clean and tidy.
"Magic is really convenient."
Li Qin couldn't help but sigh, then gently opened the now-cleaned cookie box in his hand;
Through the original owner's memories, Li Qin already knew that this box contained Li Qin's identity document, the money he had saved from his part-time jobs, and various tickets.
In order to unify the management of resources, a rationing policy was implemented starting in early 1956.
In other words, you can't just bring money to buy things; you also need the corresponding receipts.
Without a receipt, it is impossible to purchase goods through legitimate channels;
If you want to buy something, you can only go to the pigeon market or the black market.
"The original owner was quite capable; he managed to save 52.2 yuan just by doing odd jobs."
This amount of money wouldn't even be enough for a meal in the modern world, but in the 1950s, it was a considerable sum.
If you're careful with your money, this amount could even cover an adult's food and drink for a year.
Of course, the prerequisite is having a Beijing hukou (household registration).
Only those with household registration are entitled to a grain ration; those without household registration can only purchase grain at higher prices.
This means purchasing grain at a price higher than the normal grain price.
Because Li Qin couldn't find stable employment in Beijing, he couldn't register his household there, and therefore needed to buy expensive grain.
Besides Li Qin, there were other people in the courtyard who also did not have Beijing household registration.
For example, the renowned Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu.
After Li Qin took the money out of the box and placed it on the table, he began to sort through the receipts in the box.
"Just as I expected, the number of receipts was pitifully small."
After sorting through the documents, he discovered that the number and variety of the receipts he had were very small.
Thirty catties of coarse grains, five catties of fine grains, four cigarette coupons, two liquor coupons, and eight ounces of oil coupons;
As for other items like watch tickets and bicycle tickets, the original owner had never even seen them, let alone possessed them.
Although there weren't many receipts, Li Qin wasn't in a hurry.
With his current abilities, obtaining money or receipts would not be difficult for him.
The key is that it is reasonable.
Li Qin's current status is that of someone who doesn't even have a formal job. If he suddenly produces a large number of receipts, wouldn't that be an open invitation to everyone that he has a problem?
We are now in the early days of the People's Republic of China, a time for strict crackdowns and investigations.
Li Qin could even imagine that if he showed obvious abnormalities on the first day, relevant personnel would come to investigate on the second day.
This is why Li Qin, despite possessing extraordinary powers, still chose to find a job to conceal his identity.
After sorting through the receipts, only one item remained in the cookie box in front of Li Qin.
It was a rusty iron ring.
This ring is extremely ordinary in terms of both material and workmanship, and it has nothing precious about it.
The reason why the original owner valued it so much was because this ring was a toy that the original owner's father personally crafted for the original owner when the original owner was a child.
It is also the only thing related to family that remained on the original owner's body.
The original owner naturally cherished this item.
However, Li Qin regarded it as just an ordinary item.
He casually took out the iron ring;
"Completely cleaned up!"
Li Qin's finger lightly touched the ring;
The rust on the originally rusty iron ring began to peel off, and then it turned into a pitch-black ring.
At this moment, Li Qin's gaze towards the ring underwent a subtle change.
He originally thought the ring was made of ordinary iron or steel, but now, judging from the ring's color...
Its material should be some kind of alloy.
However, Li Qin was only slightly surprised, and then he didn't care anymore.
After all, in Li Qin's mind, this ring was just a test subject.
Li Qin knew that although he had mastered the method of crafting magic leather cases, he had never put it into practice.
Since there is no suitable medium available, Li Qin plans to try to refine a storage ring first.
The vessel for this is the ring in Li Qin's hand.
"The effect of the Seamless Stretch Spell is to expand and extend the original space without limit. Therefore, if you want to make this ring into a storage ring, you first need to make sure there is space inside the ring."
Through his magical perception, Li Qin discovered that the ring in his hand was solid.
So what needs to be done now is to rework the ring and turn it into a hollow ring.
If an ordinary person were to do this, it would naturally be very troublesome and would also take a lot of time.
But if it were given to Li Qin, who possessed magic, it would be quite simple.
"Yugadimurleviosa!"
As the incantation was uttered, the black iron ring flew into the air, and then Li Qin whispered to the ring again.
"Flames are raging!"
Suddenly, a ball of flame appeared out of thin air and floated in the air, just enough to cover the iron ring in the air.
As Li Qin repeatedly used the fire spell, the flame enveloping the ring became even hotter.
Even the color changed from the original orange-red to yellow.
At this moment, the temperature of the flame in the air had reached an astonishing 3500 degrees Celsius.
Fortunately, Li Qin had used magic to insulate the temperature of the flames beforehand, so the surrounding temperature was not affected.