America: John Wick 1924

Chapter 4: Rapid Chase
At the very end of the "Currently Owned Skills" column on the system interface, there is a small question mark.

When Li Yu focuses his attention on this "question mark," a new light screen pops up, providing a detailed explanation:

Skills are divided into 6 levels, from lowest to highest: E, D, C, B, A, and S. The higher the character's level, the easier it is to acquire higher-level skills upon leveling up.

After obtaining "Ikki Tousen Lv.B", Li Yu's physique did not change much. He did not become a muscular giant who was 3 meters tall and 2 meters wide. He still had a tall and slender figure.

Although his appearance hadn't changed much, Li Yu clearly felt that his physical abilities had undergone a tremendous transformation!
The skill description for "Ikki Tousen Lv.B" is very clear—all physical functions reach the level of a top-class athlete—and the "all functions" it refers to truly means a comprehensive enhancement!
Simply put, Li Yu now possesses the leg explosiveness of a top sprinter, the lung capacity of a top long-distance runner, the reaction speed of a top boxer, and the muscle strength of a top weightlifter... a truly all-around athlete! He has no weaknesses!
It's no exaggeration to say that if Li Yu were to participate in the Olympics now, he could win gold medals in every event.

In addition to gaining new skills, after the "Priest" level is raised to Lv2, the system unlocks a new playable role: "Paladin".

When Li Yu focuses his attention on the character entries, he can get a brief introduction to these characters.

【“Paladin”: The sword of God embodying chivalry, punishing evil and promoting good, and helping the needy and distressed】

For Li Yu, playing the role of a "holy knight" was much easier than playing the role of a "priest"—simply because in the United States of this era, Chinese Americans were constantly surrounded by racists and thugs.

Whether they are white or black, there is no one who doesn't discriminate against Chinese people; they all regard Chinese people as pigs and dogs.

Since his transmigration, Li Yu has encountered many people who come looking for trouble—and all of these people have turned into "Paladin" experience points.

Generally speaking, his life has been relatively peaceful over the past six months. He has a stable job, and his role as a "priest" and "paladin" has gone smoothly.

However, just recently, something unexpected happened.

The coffee shop owner who provided Li Yu with a job was a very kind old man.

His dream was to become a barista, and he poured his life savings into opening this coffee shop.

In an era where racists are everywhere, he does not discriminate against any race, is strict with himself, and is lenient with others.

When Li Yugang transmigrated, he was unfamiliar with the place and had no money. His Chinese identity caused him to run into walls everywhere and he couldn't find a decent job at all.

Fortunately, he met his boss.

The latter not only hired Li Yu, but also helped him find accommodation, enabling him to move into an apartment with cheap rent and a good location.

It's worth mentioning that he offered Li Yu the same salary as the white man.

In the United States during this era, the average salary of Chinese Americans was far lower than that of white Americans, with the gap between the two possibly being several times!
Actually, the boss already had enough employees at that time, and there was no need to hire Li Yu at all. He just wanted to help Li Yu out.

It was thanks to the boss's meticulous care that Li Yu was able to adapt to this time and space so quickly, gradually gain a foothold, and avoid becoming a homeless person.

However, a sudden change destroyed everything.

Two weeks ago, on a Friday night, a group of uninvited guests in luxury cars arrived in this small town and visited the owner's coffee shop.

At first, they just drank coffee normally.

But gradually, their emotions became increasingly agitated—mostly from smoking tobacco—leading to loud noises and disrupting the normal operation of the café.

In order to maintain order in the store, the owner stepped forward to persuade them with righteous indignation.

Unexpectedly, this move displeased the other party.

They assaulted the owner, causing him considerable injury, and wantonly destroyed everything in the store.

Tables, chairs, coffee cans... anything that could be smashed was destroyed by them.

Before leaving, they didn't forget to set a fire.

After completely ruining the café, they laughed and drove away.

That night, Li Yu happened to be off duty and didn't see the group of bastards.

This coffee shop was the owner's life's work, but it was destroyed in an unexpected disaster. At that moment, the owner cried his heart out and almost fainted.

At that moment, Li Yu stared expressionlessly at the coffee shop that had been reduced to ruins. After a long while, he silently returned to his residence and packed his luggage.

At that moment, the boss saw through Li Yu's intentions and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him, but Li Yu politely declined.

A good person like the boss shouldn't be held at gunpoint.

Bad guys should be the ones with guns pointed at them!

He respects his boss, who is of high moral character, likes the coffee his boss makes, and also loves the cozy atmosphere of the coffee shop.

So... someone needs to be held accountable for this!

After the café was destroyed, he learned two crucial pieces of information from the owner—

Firstly, the car driven by this group had San Francisco license plates, but unfortunately the boss couldn't remember the license plate number.

Secondly, one of them had a red skull tattoo on his neck and was around 25 years old.

And so, Li Yu resolutely left "The Initial Town" and set off for San Francisco!
Besides searching for the bastard dog with a red skull tattoo on its neck, Li Yu had other reasons for going to San Francisco.

San Francisco, one of the largest cities on the West Coast of the United States, has a large population and many opportunities, so there are certainly more opportunities for "role-playing".

At first, he wasn't used to it, but after gradually getting used to it, Li Yu has completely fallen in love with this "role-playing system".

In his previous life, he was an online novelist. After graduating from university, he devoted himself to writing novels and never worked a regular job or even wrote a resume.

Perhaps for this reason, when he played various roles, he felt an unprecedented sense of novelty and excitement.

In short, he was somewhat addicted—he desperately wanted to level up his character so that more characters would become available for him to play!
Of course, besides addiction, another major reason, and the most important reason, for his obsession with raising his character level is to have greater power to protect himself.

Admittedly, the United States today, wielding the authority of being the "biggest winner of World War I," seems to be taking on the posture of a world hegemon.

Rapid economic development, an unprecedented wave of industrialization, strong consumer demand and desire, and the birth of new art forms represented by jazz... all contributed to what is known as the "Roaring Twenties."

For white Americans, this may be a happy and hopeful time.

However, this is not the case for Chinese Americans.

Since the first Chinese people set foot on American soil, the Chinese community has consistently suffered from incomprehensible discrimination from all levels of American society.

To put it bluntly, Chinese Americans occupy a very low position in the American political landscape, even lower than Black people and Native Americans.

The culmination of anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States was the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

According to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese people were not Americans, and unlike other immigrants, they had no hope of becoming Americans.

Chinese Americans can be verbally abused, beaten, or even killed simply because they are Chinese, even if they are walking down the street normally and have done nothing wrong.

What Li Yu just experienced is the best proof: four Irishmen treated him like a pest, insulted him without restraint, and assaulted him without any reason.

The boss's ordeal, his own experiences so far... all these images flashed rapidly before Li Yu's eyes.

If you're not strong enough, you can't protect yourself, let alone protect the people who are important to you... With this thought in mind, Li Yu turned his head, raised his gaze, and stared intently at the area diagonally behind him, directly in the direction of San Francisco.

San Francisco is definitely on his agenda, and his trip there is still ongoing.

But before that, let's go to "Paradise" and meet that "Wolf Gang"! Find the white man with the red tattoo on his neck and see if he's the bastard he's looking for!
Li Yu withdrew his gaze and turned to look in the direction of "Paradise," his eyes sharp.

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