Possible Clues:

• Puts the weapon back, and obtains valuable little snippets
• Chicken choice
• Raising weapon, acquires some bits of gold
• Gold lumps
• Bite-sized chicken pieces
• Pieces of wisdom ... or chicken
• Team Carmelo Anthony was drafted into in 2003
• NBA team that used to be called the Rockets
• Returning piece earns pieces of gold
• In northern lands, 16 grand found in raw gold