A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Kureha Harvey was a little surprised that her usually reclusive brother would ask her to meet him. This piqued her curiosity, so she didn't delay and boarded a transport plane from the maritime academy city ship "Little Garden," traveling over 4,000 kilometers to Valslan's headquarters in Brazil, South America.

After passing through multiple security checks, Kurya entered the underground level of Valslan's headquarters. Below Valslan's headquarters lay a massive, high-tech underground city. Brazil, the country where the headquarters was located, was a South American country with rather weak technology and economy. Apart from football, which was not particularly noteworthy, it had no other special features. She couldn't understand why her brother would think of setting up Valslan's headquarters in such a place.

Upon arriving at the commander-in-chief's office in the most central area, Kureya saw Judar's clone sitting behind the desk, typing away on the keyboard.

"Long time no see, Kuraya," Judar's clone said with a smile, releasing his hands from the keyboard.

"Brother, is there something you need from me?" Kuraya asked.

Li Wei!.'".,.?.",.;;『!.:;!!』.,?'"''''『.:'』:.,.";!:;?.Use?:'?;?,'.,.'"Through Judar's clone's perspective, looking at Kuraya Harvey, the golden girl before him was bright and confident, with firm and clear eyes. Tall and voluptuous, she gave off a "Valkyrie" vibe.

Judar's clone rested his chin on his hands and said, "I did call you here because I have something important to tell you. I found a master and finally persuaded him to become an instructor at 'Little Garden,' but I need you to test his abilities."

Kureya was puzzled and said, "Since you invited him to be the school's instructor, his abilities must be beyond question. So why did you test him?"

Judar's clone said, "Because I only know that he is very strong, but the exact extent of his strength is unknown. Your strength is among the top of all 'martial artists,' even if it's just the tip of the iceberg, I want to know just how strong he really is."

Kureya was somewhat surprised. She knew her brother quite well; Judar was an extremely arrogant person. For him to notice her, it meant that this instructor, whom she hadn't even met yet, was a truly capable and powerful individual...

Kureya said, "I'm ready to start anytime. I just need to arrange a time for me to meet him."

Judar's clone said, "I have to tell you this first. This instructor is very special. He is the only person in the world who can perfectly activate the Hundred Armor Crystal while being an adult. That's why I say he is very special."

Kureya showed a shocked expression, because if what Judar said was true, then it would overturn the existing martial arts system.

Because the Hundred Armor Crystals that landed on Earth with the barbarians only react to boys and girls before they reach puberty, and the barbarian invasion of Earth was only a few years ago, the existence of an adult who can use the Hundred Armor Crystals is enough to overturn humanity's current basic theoretical research on Hundred Armor Crystals.

Before learning of Levi's existence from Judar's clone, Kureya believed that the Hundred Armor Crystal only worked on teenagers. She could be considered one of the world's first martial artists, so one could imagine how short-lived this new power had been.

It's not like no one has ever tried using Hundred Armor Crystals before. After all, compared to emotionally unstable teenagers, adults are more stable and easier to manage.

However, the hundreds of thousands of failed experiments made countries around the world realize that people who had never been in contact with the Hundred Armor Crystal before the "first contact" could not activate the crystal, and even teenagers could not all activate the crystal.

It can be said that there are fewer than 40,000 martial artists in the world combined, and each martial artist is a rare find, one in ten thousand.

Every martial artist is destined to be a superior person, and so far, research has not confirmed whether the ability to activate crystals can be inherited through bloodline, so the status of martial artists is quite extraordinary.

That's why Kureha was so surprised.

Chapter 44. Drawing a Pie in the Sky

Kureya said, "If an adult could actually activate the Hundred Armor Crystal, wouldn't the whole world be in an uproar? And those major powers would definitely want to use him as a guinea pig for research."

Judar's clone rested his chin on his hands, adopting the same posture as Commander Ikari, and said, "If they are not afraid of destroying their country, they can try this. That guy might be able to change the future of humanity. Because of his existence, I have a new plan, which is to annihilate all the barbarians active on Earth within three years and launch a counterattack."

Kureya hadn't expected her brother to have such ambitions; it was unlike his composed nature.

Kureya said, "Isn't such a plan a bit too radical? There are still quite a few barbarians active on Earth. With the current strength of humanity, we can manage to defend passively, but with the current number of martial artists, we are definitely not enough to launch an offensive."

As Judar's sister, Kureya was also a high-ranking member of Vallance, so she was well aware of all sorts of confidential information that ordinary people didn't know.

Currently, in the balance of power between humans and barbarians, humans can rely on their home-field advantage. Moreover, humans know very little about barbarians, only that they come from outer space and are currently using the moon as a springboard to invade Earth.

However, we have not yet figured out where they came from or what their purpose was in invading Earth. After all, the barbarians were the first extraterrestrial life forms that humans had officially come into contact with.

Although there have always been various alien legends and UFO sightings, no one has ever actually come into contact with extraterrestrial life. Although all sorts of aliens have appeared in science fiction films, humanity's first formal encounter with extraterrestrial life was not a pleasant experience.

Barbarians are beings that are completely incomprehensible and inaccessible. After landing on Earth, they only cause aimless destruction. Their behavior is like that of low-intelligence insects. However, the destructive power of the barbarians, which far exceeds that of modern armies, almost wiped out humanity in the first two years.

After the technology of the Hundred Armor Crystal matured, "Martial Arts Masters" emerged among humans. Martial Arts Masters could use the power of the Hundred Armor Crystal to materialize its energy into various kinds of weapons. The performance of such weapons was like something out of a science fiction movie for modern humans.

It was precisely because of the Hundred Armed Crystals that the barbarians, who crushed the modern human army and disregarded all of humanity's current weapons except for strategic nuclear weapons, were able to curb their arrogance.

Thanks to the desperate efforts of the first batch of martial artists on the front lines, and after suffering heavy casualties, humanity finally managed to suppress the barbarians on the moon. Although individual barbarians still occasionally break into the atmosphere, humanity is no longer as passively attacked as it was at the beginning.

Various major powers utilized the unscientific abilities of the Hundred Armed Crystal to form aerospace interception forces. These forces employed martial artists specially trained in high-altitude combat techniques to intercept and shoot down most of the barbarian individuals that entered the atmosphere. For the powerful individuals that could not be shot down, large teams of elite martial artists would surround and kill them.

It was thanks to martial artists and the Hundred Armor Crystal that humanity, on the verge of extinction, was able to recover and stand up to the barbarians.

Judar's clone knew about this, and Li Wei's main body also knew about it. In Li Wei's view, the humans in this world were undoubtedly lucky to be able to unlock the power of the Hundred Armor Crystal. In the neighboring MUV world, there are many timelines where humans were wiped out by "miners".

Compared to the various brain-dead actions of the human leadership in the MUV world, the human leadership in the Hundred Armed Forces world can be considered a true elite class. Whether it's the various major powers setting aside their hatred to unite against a common enemy, or the joint opening of the Hundred Armed Forces Crystal, these are things that the pig-brained leadership of the MUV world cannot match.

However, since the barbarians have found it difficult to break through Earth's high-altitude defenses, Earth is now relatively safe. Various major powers have started engaging in underhanded tactics again. It can only be said that this is the inherent weakness of humanity: in times of crisis, they can turn their guns outward, but once the crisis is over or not so urgent, infighting will immediately begin again.

However, through Judar's intelligence, Li Wei learned that the various major powers were engaged in a healthy arms race, and that this arms race was mainly external rather than internal. This fact made Li Wei think highly of them.

After all, the MUV world, a cautionary tale, ultimately perished due to internal strife. Being able to first direct attacks outwards, keeping the barbarian threat within acceptable limits, before addressing internal problems within one's own faction, is already quite commendable.

Judar's clone said, "If I hadn't met him, I wouldn't have dared to have such a radical plan. But if it's him, how would I know if I didn't try? Besides, humanity has stayed on Earth for far too long; it's time to leave this cradle."

Kureya was deeply shocked. She never expected that her brother would have such a grand plan. While others were still focused on power and territory on Earth, her brother had already set his sights on the boundless starry sky.

“This is really…” Kuraya didn’t know how to describe Judar’s clone’s thoughts.

"Arrogant, right? I didn't have such thoughts before I met him, but after talking with him, I realized how short-sighted I was before. Our journey is to the stars and the sea," Judar's clone laughed.

Kureya was stunned by the phrase "Our journey is to the stars and the sea." What a romantic idea it was, but realizing such an idea was not an easy task.

"Just who is that person? How could he have caused such a big change in you, brother? I'm becoming more and more interested in him," Kuraya said.

Judar's clone said, "I think you'd better not get interested in him. Although he can be used, he's a very dangerous person. It's best not to get too close to him. This is my advice as an older brother."

People are inherently rebellious, and the more Judar's clone said this, the more curious Kureya became about what kind of person could be so highly regarded by her arrogant brother.

"Where is he now?" Kuraya asked.

Judar's clone said, "It's in the underground training ground at the very bottom. If you go there now, you might be able to see him training. All the existing Hundred Armor Crystals can't keep up with his abilities. The crystals he uses have a much higher output than the ones you're currently using, so be careful when sparring with him."

Seeing the serious expression on Judar's clone's face, Kureya nodded. Her interest had been piqued by Judar's clone's words, and she wanted to meet the person her brother had mentioned immediately.

Chapter 44. Formidable Strength

Kureya was very familiar with the structure of the Valslan underground city. She took the elevator to the lowest level of the underground city, where various training grounds and weapons testing grounds were located. All kinds of powerful weapons were tested in this relatively enclosed and safe environment.

The Hundred Armor Crystal she is currently using was officially formed here, so she can say that she knows this place quite well.

Kureya glanced at the electronic display board in the hall. There was only one training ground currently in use, which should be where the person she was looking for was.

Through the one-way glass, Kureya saw a tall young man conducting evasion training on the training field. The infrared sights were constantly being turned on and off, and the tall young man was constantly dodging the sights. His speed was astonishing, and his afterimages were everywhere on the field.

Seeing this, Kureya was dumbfounded, because the young man was not wearing any armor, which meant that he had such speed purely through physical strength. This terrifying physique was simply that of a barbarian in human skin.

Kureya could now understand why her brother held this person in such high regard. This person was truly skilled; such high-speed movement, and the ability to stop and change direction instantly while moving at breakneck speed—even when armed, she couldn't accomplish such an inhuman feat. Such terrifying mobility would likely have left most martial artists bewildered.

Just as Kuraya looked ahead again, she found that the training room was empty, with only a large hand on her shoulder, which made her hair stand on end.

Li Wei smiled and said, "Was my practice fun?"

Kureya stiffened slightly as she finally saw the face of the person with the hand on her shoulder. It was an excessively handsome face, and just seeing that face made her mind flood with countless rosy thoughts, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

Previously, she could only see afterimages and couldn't see the other person's true face clearly. Now that she could see clearly, Kureya's first thought was to know whether the man in front of her was married or single.

"You're the one who can activate the Hundred Armor Crystal while still an adult? It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Kuraya Harvey." Kuraya forced herself to hide her embarrassment, extended her hand, and pretended to be calm.

Li Wei looked surprised, extended his hand, shook hands with the other person, and then politely let go, saying, "Harvey, what is your relationship with Judar?"

“I am his sister, and also the student council president of ‘Little Garden.’ I think you should have heard your brother mention me,” Kuraya said.

Li Wei nodded and said, "My name is Li Wei. I was invited by Judal to take up my post at the Little Garden in a few days as the head coach there."

Kureya observed Li Wei and noticed that he wasn't wearing the full armor set, but rather a simple vest and trousers. This meant that the speed he had just achieved was without any external force, relying solely on his physical abilities.

Originally, her brother had sent her to test Li Wei's strength, but this detail shows just how terrifying Li Wei's strength is. And this is without him using his full armor. If he were to use it, who knows what outrageous things he might do.

After all, Judar had said that ordinary Hundred Armor Crystals couldn't keep up with Li Wei's needs, which shows how powerful Li Wei must be for this to happen.

Kureya said, "There are quite a few troublemakers in the Little Garden. After all, they all consider themselves the pride of heaven. It's not an easy task to keep them in check."

Li Wei smiled and said, "I am quite confident in my own abilities. As for subduing students, it shouldn't be a problem. Besides, I have a pretty good temper."

Kureya thought about those unruly martial artists at the school. She was able to keep those troublemakers in check entirely by cultivating a persona and maintaining her "queen" image. After all, becoming a martial artist meant standing at the top of the social class and possessing great power, which would change one's mentality.

To make those troublesome students afraid, you have to be tougher and stronger than them. Kureha wasn't originally this kind of person, but after serving as student council president for several years, her "mask" had become ingrained.

Kureya said, "I believe you are strong, but I still want to try and see how long I can last against your hand."

Li Wei raised his index finger with a smile.

“...minutes?” Kuraya said.

Li Wei shook his head and said, "It's less than a second. When I'm truly in control, I am the strongest martial artist in the world, without exception. I am an entire army of martial artists."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Kureya was shocked. She didn't know whether to say that Li Wei was confident or arrogant, but looking at Li Wei's sincere expression, it seemed that he was not lying.

“I don’t believe it. How will you know if you don’t try?” Kuraya said. Her purpose was to test Li Wei’s strength and weakness. How could she be scared off by Li Wei’s words? So, even if she knew that she was no match for Li Wei, she would still choose to challenge him.

Li Wei said, "Alright, if you insist, I'm willing to accept the challenge. However, there are some additional conditions for this challenge. First, I won't use full-body armor, but you must. Besides that, I can't take the initiative to attack; I can only defend and counterattack. In other words, I will only retaliate if you attack me, and I can't pursue you. Let's set these conditions for now."

Kureya was deeply shocked. Levi had imposed so many constraints on himself, yet he still maintained an air of unwavering confidence. She felt a pang of resentment. While martial artists could vary in strength due to talent, effort, and the quality of their crystals, the differences weren't drastic. However, the constraints Levi had imposed on himself seemed absurdly harsh to her.

"Are you sure? These conditions are extremely disadvantageous for you. If you lose to me, I won't give you a second chance," Kuraya said.

Li Wei nodded and said, "Of course. Since I'm willing to add so many restrictions, I naturally have confidence in victory."

Chapter 4. Testing

The underground training ground is enormous. The Valslan Company possesses financial resources and influence equivalent to a large nation. This vast underground city of a nation has more than thirty floors. The massive training ground at the bottom floor has a ceiling height of more than thirty meters and a single room area of ​​more than 30,000 square meters, which is sufficient to accommodate most training and combat.

Kureya grasped the crystal pendant around her neck, which burst forth with dazzling light. Instantly, a red metallic armor enveloped her body. The streamlined, futuristic-style armor showcased her mature figure, far beyond her years. On her sides and behind her floated "large floating cannons," their spindle-shaped spikes capable of unleashing firepower far exceeding that of conventional firearms. The particle impact streams they fired could easily pierce through meter-thick high-tensile alloy composite armor, an attack powerful enough to breach the defenses of most individual barbarians.

On Li Wei's side, Crystal only partially unfolded. The golden arm guard covered Li Wei's right forearm and palm, and he did not wear an undergarment like Kureya. Without the assistance of an undergarment, it would be difficult for a martial artist to unleash Crystal's full power.

“Underestimating your opponent will come at a price.” Kureya saw that Levi had only materialized an armored arm and no weapon, and she felt that she had been underestimated.

Li Wei said, "This is also part of my self-restraint. After all, this is just a friendly spar. If I manifest too much weaponry, I'm afraid it will cause too much damage. Whether it hurts you or completely destroys this training ground, neither of these is a good thing."

The Hundred Armor Crystal that Li Wei is currently using was originally the top-tier creation of Valslan. Ordinary martial artists are not capable of controlling such a crystal, and only someone like Li Wei can ignore the pressure the crystal exerts on him and perfectly unleash its full power.