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Chapter 3 - Chapter 3: Devouring Electricity

"Master, your current location is near the S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters, the Triskelion building."

"What?! I'm near the S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters!" Hearing the system's words, Pichu's eyes widened. He jumped up in shock and ran outside with short legs.

The S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters, known as the Triskelion, is a place Pichu, who has watched the movies, definitely knows.

Located on Roosevelt Island on the Potomac River in Washington, it is far from the Washington Monument and not far from the famous Lincoln Memorial and Watergate Building.

Soon Pichu ran out of the 'prime jungle' and saw the Triskelion towering tall in the distance.

Cautiously looking around, Pichu thought to himself: "System, why am I here? Have I been discovered since I arrived in this world?"

I am a foreign creature, and one with a strange appearance at that. If I appear near their headquarters, I might get caught.

Although he didn't make any noise, it's always best to be careful.

After all, in his current state, he is just a weak mouse.

"Master, the landing location was chosen randomly, but master, don't worry, I'm here. When you came to this world, no one detected you," the system replied, sounding weak at first and then more confident.

Pichu: "..."

What a random choice, just passing off responsibility.

However, Pichu was relieved that he wasn't discovered by any powerful beings like the Ancient One.

Looking at the Triskelion, a thought suddenly popped into Pichu's mind.

Since I am near the S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters, and given that I am a big energy consumer, I shouldn't harm ordinary people.

After all, there's a large base under the S.H.I.E.L.D headquarters building, and there will definitely be a steady power supply.

But why come here? Wouldn't it be better to go to Stark Industries?

It's quite dangerous here, and I could easily become a lab subject.

Looking at the Triskelion, Pichu was silent for a long time.

Finally, he found a direction, and without any hesitation, turned around and ran away.

This is a good place, but unfortunately, my strength is not enough.

When I have enough strength, I'll come back.

With this thought in mind, Pichu's short legs moved purposefully.

Time passed, and night fell.

Pichu sneaked around and searched carefully for a long time, finally finding a target.

He entered an apartment.

While the owner was asleep, Pichu approached a socket, holding a found wire in his little hand, blinking his big eyes to communicate with the system in his mind.

"System, will I be okay? Will it hurt?" After all, being electrocuted is not a comfortable thing.

"Master, relax, feel free to go ahead; it won't hurt at all," the system encouraged Pichu.

"Okay, here I go."

Pichu stared at the socket with his big eyes, took a deep breath, and then inserted the wire in his hand.

Chi chi chi.

With a flash of lightning, the electric current rushed towards Pichu along the wire.

The evolution system released a strange force attached to Pichu's body, and the electric current was swallowed up by the evolution system as soon as it touched Pichu's body.

The efficiency of the evolution system's energy absorption is linked to Pichu's level.

Currently, Pichu is still a Pichu, so the evolution system can absorb 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity in one minute, totaling 600 kilowatt-hours of electricity in one hour, which is equivalent to 3 evolution points.

At the same time, the electric meter located somewhere in the room began to change rapidly.

And when Pichu saw the electric current coming, he didn't feel it at all, and let go of his worry.

Then he suddenly thought of a question: "System, if I draw 10 kilowatt-hours of electricity a minute, won't it cause a power trip?"

"Master, please rest assured that this problem does not exist with the system."

Pichu: "..."

Well, you are a system that doesn't follow scientific rules, so you have the final say.

Since the system guarantees it, Pichu is not worried about whether it will trip or not.

Silently borrowing, or rather, using the electricity.

Time passed bit by bit.

The sky gradually turned white.

Eight hours passed, and Pichu stopped using the electricity.

At the moment, he was almost drowsy, persisting with his tenacious will.

After all, he seldom stayed awake all night before, and he was not part of an immortal family.

600 kilowatt-hours for one hour, 4800 kilowatt-hours for eight hours.

In eight hours, Pichu only gained 24 evolution points.

According to this efficiency, he doesn't know how long it will take to reach 10,000 evolution points.

After using the electricity, Pichu quickly found a place to hide.

Persisting until the homeowner went out, Pichu went to the corner, curled up into a ball, with big triangular ears resting softly on his head, and immediately fell asleep.

He didn't know how long he slept.

Pichu suddenly opened his eyes, then stood up, first looking around vigilantly.

All clear.

Relaxing his vigilance, Pichu thought with his mind: "System, how long have I been asleep?"

"Three hours, master," the system replied.

Pichu: "It's only been three hours. Why does it feel like I slept until I woke up naturally? I'm not tired at all, and I'm still very energetic."

After much deliberation, Pichu attributed this to Pichu's physique.

He is Pichu now, and his level is only 1 star. How strong is he?

Regarding this point, the system gave Pichu an approximate data.

Physical fitness: similar to that of a junior high school student with a normal physique.

Skill: Electric Shock – Releases a bolt of lightning to cause a fatal blow to the enemy. The upper limit of the power is related to the strength. The power level can be adjusted freely. The form of the skill can be researched and discovered by yourself.

As for Charm, it's not worth mentioning, because Pichu didn't even consider it.

In terms of strength and speed, Pichu is still far behind normal adults.

Relying on electric shock skills, Pichu can easily defeat ordinary people.

After all, it is an electric-type Pokémon, and electricity is its main ability.

"Forget it, keep using the electricity."

Rubbing his cheeks with both hands, a string of golden electric arcs appeared. Pichu left his hiding place and took the wire to find the previous socket.

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