Then let the witch offer her loyalty

It seems rather useless, with little combat power.

However, in certain special circumstances, this ability can be extremely terrifying.

If Chen Moxin were an assassin, then even the world's most advanced security facilities wouldn't be able to stop him.

Just imagine, the market value of a standard-issue pistol is only a few thousand.

He could have easily marked the pistol beforehand, then worn some jewelry of similar value and swaggered towards his target.

Security checks won't detect it because Chen Moxin didn't have any weapons on her.

Once you reach your target, activate phase shift, and a deadly weapon will instantly appear in your hand.

This is just a common usage that you can easily think of.

With a little creativity, this seemingly useless ability can be put to great use.

However, some of the conditions for this ability are still rather vague.

For example, the description mentions "approximate value".

What is the concept of this "approximation"?

The difference between 1 yuan and 100 yuan is 99 yuan, a difference of 100 times.

The difference between 100 yuan and 1000 yuan is 900 yuan, but the ratio is only 10 times.

In terms of "value", is the difference in value between 1 yuan and 100 yuan greater, or the difference in value between 100 yuan and 1000 yuan?

In addition, what are the criteria for judging "value"?

For example, a book may only cost 20 yuan on the market.

But its author is very famous and even left his autograph on the book, which allowed it to sell for 2000 yuan.

So, is the "value" of this book calculated at 20 yuan or 2000 yuan?

All the details here must be verified.

With that thought in mind, Chen Moxin left the office and drove home.

When Chen Wenzhe got home at nine o'clock in the evening, he was still watching TV in the living room.

He glanced at Chen Moxin and asked indifferently, "Finished working overtime?"

“Yes.” Chen Moxin looked around the living room and her gaze fell on the collection cabinet in the corner.

Like many other figurine collectors, Chen Wenzhe also installed a huge display cabinet at home to store rare and unusual items he bought from outside.

This includes a basketball.

"Old Chen, how much is this basketball? It must be expensive to put it in a collector's cabinet, right?"

"Hmm? Oh, that one is over ten million."

"What kind of basketball can sell for over ten million? Is it studded with diamonds?"

"No, it's just a regular basketball, but it was used by a foreign superstar and it even has his autograph on it."

"Even with an autograph, it shouldn't sell for over ten million, right?"

When this topic came up, Chen Wenzhe couldn't help but sigh heavily: "It was originally only worth a little over 100,000, but then that superstar died in a plane crash, and his autograph became a collector's item, so the price of my ball went up."

"Sigh, I was thinking of spending a few hundred thousand to buy a ball, which would be a splurge, but I made a hundred times that amount in no time. Can you believe it?"

Chen Moxin just wanted to laugh.

He walked over to the display case and said, "Can I borrow this ball to play with?"

Chen Wenzhe stared intently at the television: "Whatever."

After taking the basketball, Chen Moxin continued to search for all sorts of treasures at home, such as antiques, calligraphy, and paintings.

Chen Wenzhe was puzzled by this, wondering what his son was up to, but he didn't say anything.

He was an ordinary man, unaware of the refined tastes of scholars and poets, and had no interest in these treasures.

The reason I bought it was simply because I had too much money and didn't know what to do with it.

Chen Moxin was just burning them for fun, and Old Chen didn't mind. He even wanted to praise his son, saying, "Good son, you've finally learned to squander money."

Chen Moxin returned to her room with the items she had collected and began testing the activation conditions for "Phase Shift".

Chapter 8 Dong Xiaobai

The process of testing capabilities is not complicated; by setting up experimental and control groups, the results can be obtained quickly.

The conclusion is that the "approximation" in value is calculated as a percentage.

A value fluctuation of 20% or less is considered "approximate".

For example.

The official currency of the Rose Empire is called "Rose Coin," and its purchasing power is roughly the same as the RMB before Chen Moxin's transmigration.

An item with a market price of 10000 Rose Coins and an item with a market price of 11000 Rose Coins differ in value by 1000 Rose Coins, which translates to 10% as a percentage, making them approximate.

However, even though the price difference between an item worth 10 Rose Coins and an item worth 1 Rose Coin is only 9 Rose Coins, the multiplier is 10 times, so they are not considered similar.

In addition, through multiple experiments, Chen Moxin also discovered that this ability to judge value depends only on "material value" and "craftsmanship value," and any "added value" is not counted.

For example, Old Chen's basketball, after experiments, was found to be "worth" neither the current ten million nor the original tens of thousands, but rather calculated based on the value of a regular basketball in the tens of dollars.

These dozens of coins include the materials used in the basketball and the techniques employed in its manufacture.

The so-called autographed items and the added value of being a rare, exclusivity item after the death of a superstar are not considered "added value" due to their non-material or manufacturing process and will not be included in the calculation.

Chen Moxin also discovered many details that were not mentioned in the ability descriptions.

For example, he can control whether the "phase mark" disappears after it is activated.

If the mark is not allowed to disappear on its own, it will remain on the object and can be reused.

For example, for objects with complex structures, phase imprints can not only remain on the whole, but also act on the internal components.

Chen Moxin just took a watch and tried to leave a phase imprint on a small gear inside; it worked.

Moreover, after the gear was moved away using psionic energy and then moved back, its relative position to the main body of the watch remained unchanged, and no malfunction occurred; it was exactly the same as before.

Furthermore, the "value" of an object can be artificially modified.

For example, an ordinary sandalwood box would normally cost 1000 rose coins.

If you put a gold bar worth 10000 Rose Coins into a wooden box and apply the mark to the whole box, then it becomes a "wooden box with a gold bar," with a value equal to the sum of the value of the wooden box and the gold bar, which is 11000 Rose Coins.

Conversely, if the wooden box is damaged, its value will decrease.

As the experiment progressed, Chen Moxin began to have many uses for this spiritual energy in mind.

Many of them are action-oriented.

"It's such a waste to use such amazing abilities to evade taxes."

After testing the effects of psionic energy, Chen Moxin continued to look at the subsequent tasks.

[You have learned the whereabouts of the witch's proxy, but the proxy still maintains a spiritual connection with Liu Lan and possesses her spiritual power.]

[It is very risky to confront a psychic rashly. The safest approach is to have the witch break the spiritual contract, turn the proxy back into an ordinary person, and then apprehend him.]

However, it's not easy to get a witch to voluntarily break the spirit contract, especially since there's an intimate relationship between them.

Please plan your next steps carefully.

[Current task: Get Liu Lan to voluntarily break the spiritual contract with the proxy]

[Task Reward 1: Implant "Mind Interference - Emotion" into Liu Lan]

[Mental Interference - Emotion: Imprints an imprint on the target's subconscious, creating a psychological impact. The target's feelings of affection for the host undergo a qualitative change, and feelings involuntarily arise within them, eventually leading to love for the host.]

[Mission Reward Two: Awakening to Second-Tier Psionic Power, gaining even greater strength]

Chen Moxin was no longer surprised by the reward for "mind interference".

He felt from the beginning that this was not a proper system.

He was more interested in the second reward.

Currently, it seems that psionic energy itself is also tiered, and the "phase shift" he currently possesses is only the initial ability of Liu Lan's psionic energy.

To advance your skills to the next level, you need to progress through tasks.

In his view, this ability is already quite strong in many situations.

If I were to awaken to the second stage, I wonder what level I could reach.

A strong sense of anticipation arose in Chen Moxin's heart.

It's getting more and more interesting.

Chen Moxin packed her things, left the room, and went downstairs.

Chen Wenzhe was still watching TV when he saw Chen Moxin preparing to leave. He had a bad feeling: "Where are you going again?"

As expected, Chen Moxin replied, "Overtime."

Old Chen nearly fainted from anger: "I'm speechless! All your busywork is useless, you know that?!"

"If you really want to get a permanent position, you have to build a good relationship with the boss and help him with all sorts of personal matters that he himself can't do."

"You, an unofficial employee, work overtime every day, exhausting yourself, and in the end, the credit will just be taken by those with connections."

Chen Moxin raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh, you see things so clearly?"

Chen Wenzhe waved his hand dismissively: "It's precisely because there are so many intricacies involved that I don't want to get involved with people in the political arena."

"Anyway, our family has so much money, so let's just enjoy ourselves. We don't need power or anything like that, why bother getting involved in those messy things?"

Chen Moxin smiled, her tone carrying a deeper meaning: "That's not how it is."

"If you have money, you can only enjoy what belongs to you."

"And those who have the right can enjoy things that do not belong to them."

"Have you heard that saying? 'If my neighbor hoards grain, I hoard guns; my neighbor is my granary.'"

Chen Wenzhe said impatiently, "Go away, you little brat who hasn't even graduated from university, and you're already talking about philosophy."

"Going back to the station, right? You just got your driver's license not long ago, so try not to drive at night. Let Xiaobai take you."

At this moment, besides Chen Wenzhe sitting on the main sofa in the living room, there was also a young girl standing next to him.

The girl wore a classic maid dress, the black and white fabric outlining her tall and voluptuous figure. White lace embellishments adorned the neckline and cuffs, and the skirt flowed naturally to her ankles. Her feet, encased in white stockings, were clad in black Mary Jane shoes.

She has long, straight, jet-black hair, and her dark eyes are like a tranquil lake under the night sky, reserved and understated. Her beautiful, rounded oval face has soft lines, giving her an ultimate sense of elegance and poise.

Dong Xiaobai, the head maid of the family, was originally a homeless child who had been living on the streets since childhood, and was later adopted by the Chen family.

The two first met 16 years ago, when Chen Moxin was 5 years old and Dong Xiaobai was 7 years old.

That winter was an exceptionally harsh one, the worst in decades, with heavy snow and biting winds.

On her way home from kindergarten, Chen Moxin found Dong Xiaobai in a garbage dump in an alley. At the time, Dong Xiaobai was wrapped in newspapers and only had very thin clothes on. She was so cold that she was delirious and almost dying. Chen Moxin carried her home.

Old Chen was almost driven to his death by his foolish son.

You could say that picking up a stray cat or dog is one thing.

What does it mean to pick up a baby girl?

Didn't your teacher teach you to go to the police if you have any problems?

However, Old Chen is a typical person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

While complaining about the trouble, he paid for Dong Xiaobai's medical treatment and recuperation.

They said they were cured, but then they drove the person away.

In the end, like many parents who were initially strongly opposed to keeping cats, they developed feelings for the little girl after spending time together and officially adopted her.

Later, Dong Xiaobai grew up with Chen Moxin as a maid in the family.

The two are not only maid and young master, but also childhood sweethearts in a sense.

Chapter 9 Childhood Sweethearts, A Twist of Fate