Chapter 17: The Humanoid Printer
### Chapter 17: The Humanoid Printer
"Ah."
Lin Qingshan scratched his head. "If I use this ability on my astrological sign's day, will I definitely win the lottery?"
"But what exactly is an astrological sign day? Is it my birthday?"
He wasn't sure now, but he'd understand when that lucky day arrived.
"By the way, System, what's new in the shop?"
The system interface immediately switched to the shop screen.
In terms of abilities, there were fifteen new abilities this month:
- **Housekeeping Tiger (Silver):** 150 points
- **Surgical Scalpel (Diamond):** 30,000 points
- **Astronomy Tyrant (Master):** 500,000 points
- **King of Fighting (Master):** 400,000 points
- **Sudden as Air (Bronze):** 50 points
- **Spotlight Focus (Platinum):** 2,000 points
- **Absolute Pitch (Platinum):** 3,500 points
- **Humanoid Printer (Gold):** 600 points
For physical items, there were only five:
- **Cleaning Supplies: Massager**
- **Home Appliance: Suriel 3rd Generation Rice Cooker**
- **Smartphone: iPioneer 5**
- **Pre-made Food: KFC Colonel Nuggets**
- **Health Medication: Melatonin Tablets**
Lin Qingshan's eyes lit up as he looked at the abilities. He immediately said, "System! Exchange for the Housekeeping Tiger ability!"
**[Points: 650 → 500]**
Instantly, Lin Qingshan felt a wealth of knowledge and experience about housekeeping fill his mind. He was now an expert in housekeeping.
"Haha, with this ability, cleaning the place will be a piece of cake!" he said confidently.
While many might opt for the 600-point Humanoid Printer, Lin Qingshan thought it wasn't necessary. Although it promised to greatly enhance his drawing precision and speed—an excellent ability for a professional manga artist—he had other abilities that suited him better.
His Hard Disk Memory allowed him to remember past memories perfectly, the Artistic Kaleidoscope let him easily replicate those works, and the Cinematic Storyboard enabled him to handle his drafts with film-like perfection.
In truth, his current drawing speed was impressive. For *Edge Runner*, he had already completed up to Chapter 34, working at a rate of two to three chapters per week.
Such a pace was extraordinary in the industry. Typically, drawing 15 to 20 pages per chapter meant at least 30 to 40 pages a week. Lin Qingshan's pace of 4 to 5 pages a day was remarkable, but it was less impressive considering his advantage of copying from memory rather than creating from scratch.
[Translator: sauron]
The only task requiring real thought was the adaptation of *Edge Runner* since it was based on an animated series from his past life. Hence, he had exchanged for the Cinematic Storyboard ability.
Therefore, the Humanoid Printer seemed unnecessary. However, he considered that with only 650 points, using the 600-point Humanoid Printer would leave him with just 50 points, which were not very useful.
Plus, he really needed the Housekeeping Tiger ability.
"So, I'll pass on the Humanoid Printer," Lin Qingshan decided.
"Now, about this iPioneer 5… isn't that the equivalent of the iPhone 5 from my past life? Amazing, it was just released last month, and the System already has it for sale?"
He was surprised at how timely the shop's offerings were. Besides the massager, the other items—rice cooker, smartphone, pre-made food—were all useful to him.
Since he was moving and would be cooking for himself, the rice cooker and pre-made food would come in handy. He still needed to buy other kitchen supplies, but he was now financially stable.
He decided to make the following exchanges: "System, give me everything except the massager, and exchange 50 portions of Colonel Nuggets!"
**[Points: 500 → 220]**
280 points were spent immediately, with the most expensive being the iPioneer 5, which cost 100 points—equivalent to a silver-level ability.
The Colonel Nuggets remained at 1 point each for unlimited purchase.
Pochita watched in awe as Lin Qingshan spoke to himself, and suddenly, a pile of items appeared on the table.
The small dog was startled but not confused by this strange phenomenon.
Lin Qingshan picked up the iPioneer 5 box. The packaging was very familiar. Opening it, he found the new smartphone was almost identical to the iPhone 5 from his past life, except for a special "iP" logo instead of the bitten apple.
"Alright, let's start cleaning and then get a new phone number!" Lin Qingshan rolled up his sleeves, full of energy.
Pochita excitedly barked, "Woof woof!"
...
"Ring ring—"
The landline rang with an unfamiliar private number. Ito Ayumi answered promptly.
"Moshi moshi~"
A familiar voice came through the receiver.
"Hello, Qingshan-sensei, is this your private number now?" Ito Ayumi was surprised at how quickly Lin Qingshan had switched numbers.
"Yes."
Lin Qingshan was walking out of the phone number shop, holding Pochita. He had just activated his new phone number and was calling with his new iPioneer 5.
"That phone looks different from ours," Ito Ayumi noted.
"It seems like a foreign phone. What's it called? iP… what?" she asked, curious.
"It's called iPioneer 5, the pioneer 5! It's the groundbreaking smartphone from the U.S.," Lin Qingshan explained.
"The iPioneer 5 hasn't officially launched here yet. This guy must have imported it!" someone remarked.
"Who knows?"
...
At this point, smart phones were not yet as common in the Republic as they were in Lin Qingshan's previous world. Back then, people had even gone to extreme lengths, like selling a kidney, to get an iPhone 5.
Lin Qingshan's new phone was indeed quite eye-catching.
"...Yes, Ito-san, we'll use this number from now on."
After ending the call, Lin Qingshan, holding Pochita, left for his new home.
(End of Chapter)