After almost a day of exploration,
Michael had gained a general understanding of the mutated gem's abilities.
The mutated gem itself contained far more energy than the Marvel Universe, but unfortunately, it couldn't be used by Michael, so he simply skipped over it and no longer paid attention.
The mutated gem possessed the same abilities as the genuine Reality Stone in the Marvel Universe, and perhaps even stronger!
What the Marvel version of the Reality Stone could do, the mutated gem could also do.
And what the Marvel version of the Reality Stone could not do, the mutated gem could also do!
Why do I say this?
Because, during an afternoon of 'self-abusive cultivation,' Michael even had the wild idea of using the mutated gem to materialize a 'true god' of the Marvel Universe.
And guess what? The mutated gem actually gave Michael a piece of feedback!
The feedback indicated that it could be done, but it would require an extremely vast amount of energy!
Holy cow!
It could be done???
Just because of insufficient energy???
Oh my goodness!
The mutated gem was indeed a powerful divine object!
It was a divine object even more advanced than the Marvel Universe!
Could the Reality Stone of the Marvel Universe materialize a 'true god'?
No!
Let alone a true god.
Even for a pseudo-god like those in Asgard, the Marvel version of the Reality Stone couldn't do it… How powerful a treasure the mutated gem was.
Yet, Michael could only feel both love and hatred for it.
He loved it because it was powerful!
He couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy because it didn't fully belong to him.
…After half a morning and an entire afternoon of 'exploration,'
Michael had roughly figured out how to apply the mutated gem's materialization ability.
That's right, for other abilities, Michael didn't have such profound knowledge reserves and was not yet capable of developing them.
However, materialization itself only required Michael to continuously probe the mutated gem and then summarize the information based on the feedback from the mutated gem.
In summary, the mutated gem's materialization could be divided into three categories.
The first category, and also the most energy-wasting one: no basic materials, no corresponding understanding, just through an idea, providing vast energy to materialize the desired item.
For example, if Michael wanted an anti-gravity spaceship, but he had neither the materials to build a spaceship nor the corresponding knowledge of an anti-gravity spaceship's structure, then it would require an extremely vast amount of energy to be supplied to the mutated gem for materialization.
However, this category was not entirely useless.
At least, if one wanted to materialize some miraculous things that completely defied logic and basic rules, precisely this category, and only this category, could achieve it!
It was like if Michael wanted an ordinary mongrel dog, without any modification, to be smarter than Tony Stark?
Such illogical and rule-breaking things could only be achieved by the mutated gem, which could alter rules as long as energy was provided.
Perhaps the Marvel version of the Reality Stone could also do it, but that thing would drain the user's life force—was it worth it?
The second category, relatively less wasteful: having the manufacturing materials but lacking the corresponding knowledge; or having the corresponding knowledge but lacking sufficient materials. Although it still required a vast amount of energy to materialize, it saved a lot of energy compared to the first category. For example, Michael wanted an anti-gravity spaceship and had prepared a large amount of materials sufficient to build it, but lacked the corresponding blueprints and structural knowledge; or he had complete knowledge and blueprints for an anti-gravity spaceship but lacked the necessary materials.
Compared to the anti-gravity spaceship actualized in the first category, this would save a significant amount of energy.
The third category, naturally, is when one possesses both complete knowledge and sufficient materials, allowing them to actualize the most cost-effective items with the least energy!
For example, Michael wanted a Mark II suit.
Although Michael didn't have his own factory, his own laboratory, or even his own subordinates, let alone his own influence.
But as long as Michael could find a way to obtain a detailed manufacturing blueprint from Tony Stark and collect all the materials from the black market, then Michael would only need to spend not too much energy to easily obtain a Mark II suit that even Tony Stark would have to meticulously craft, and might even fail at!
Furthermore, Michael could even replace all the manufacturing materials with top-tier materials based on the blueprint, such as Kryptonite? Adamantium? Vibranium? And so on.
He could actualize and create a Mark II suit that, despite being based on the same blueprint, could easily overpower Tony Stark's Mark II suit!
Of course, for the current Michael, this was just a fantasy.
However, who can say what the future holds!
...Still wearing his standard night-suit, Michael left his 'new home' in this World.
According to the positioning information sent back by the global positioning bio-chip implanted under Hit-Girl Mindy's skin, Michael was preparing to embark on his 'treasure hunting' journey again tonight!
Of course, before that, he had to 'hide' himself first.
Michael, unaware that he was already an 'invisible man', once again actualized a pair of 'infiltrator sunglasses'.
However, this time, with a whopping 30 points of energy, Michael was flush with cash and directly invested a high 1 point of energy into the 'infiltrator sunglasses'!
This meant that from the moment Michael left his home, he had already vanished from others' subjective consciousness and, furthermore, 'disappeared' from all surveillance.
Unlike disappearing from others' eyes, which was a form of mind influence, Michael's disappearance from all surveillance was a true disappearance.
And this disappearance was not due to the 'infiltrator sunglasses'.
The principle behind the 'infiltrator sunglasses'' disappearance effect was to delete every frame of Michael's figure from surveillance in real-time.
But Michael, who had become an 'invisible man' due to the passive effect of the [mutated gem], 'disappeared' from all surveillance, and this was a true disappearance!
Because no surveillance equipment could capture the figure of 'Invisible Man - Michael'.
The passive effect of the [mutated gem] was truly that powerful!
...Of course, Michael, believing everything was the work of the 'infiltrator sunglasses', was rapidly running towards Hit-Girl's location.
Since the [mutated gem]'s passive effect could eliminate Michael's negative status effects at any time, and even 'temper' Michael's body with energy.
Then Michael would naturally not waste such a valuable opportunity, nor fail to cherish it.
Even if it was just traveling, as long as it could improve his strength, Michael would spare no effort!