A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Li Wei nodded and said, "It's just some minor defensive spells added to the armor. Wearing this, at least you won't have to worry about being ambushed by monsters or other adventurers when you're exploring."

Li Wei snapped his fingers again, and a small, well-fitting suit of light armor appeared on Raphtalia. This armor, composed of leather and chainmail, was not only lightweight but also offered considerable defense. Moreover, like the version used by Lisia, it was imbued with numerous touch-based defensive spells, allowing her to calmly counterattack in most dangerous situations.

A short sword had appeared at Raphtalia's waist. The sword was a bit small for an adult, but it was just right for her.

Raphtalia was given a debuff by Levi. Due to the characteristics of the demi-human race, they gain a lot of experience before reaching adulthood. Leveling up will cause the demi-human's body to mature prematurely. It is because of this that Raphtalia in the original story was just a little girl when she first appeared, but after only a few episodes, she had already grown into a graceful young woman.

If Raphtalia grew that fast, Levi's sense of accomplishment in raising a daughter would be greatly diminished. So he used his magical power to give Raphtalia a debuff, so that even if Raphtalia gained a lot of experience and leveled up, her body would maintain a normal growth rate and would not mature as quickly as other demi-humans.

This so-called debuff has both advantages and disadvantages for Raphtalia. The disadvantage is that she cannot grow up quickly, but the advantage is that her growth potential will be greatly increased. With the help of various tonics, even without cultivating with Li Wei, she can still improve her strength.

Raphtalia drew her short sword and casually swung it a few times, finding the sharp blade to be very satisfying.

Li Wei said, "This short sword is an upgradeable weapon. In terms of quality alone, it's not much worse than the one in the Sword Hero's hand. This short sword will grow as you grow."

Raphtalia's eyes lit up. For her, who aspired to become the sword in Levi's hand, a sturdy and durable weapon was of utmost importance. After all, unlike other heroes who were highly regarded, the Shield Hero often did not receive support from the kingdom. All equipment and logistical support had to be obtained by herself, so the more durable the weapons and equipment, the better.

Li Wei said to Lisia beside him, "I will make you a suitable staff later. For now, just make do with what you have."

Li Wei never expected that he would have followers. After all, the Shield Hero in the original story didn't have any followers, so he was mentally prepared for this situation.

That's why, when preparing equipment, he only prepared equipment for Raphtalia personally. The equipment used by Lishia was the mass-produced equipment that had already been made, and it would be replaced later.

As a spellcaster, Lisia needs a lot of auxiliary equipment, but because she hadn't foreseen this beforehand, she had to prepare these things on the spot.

Lisia said somewhat awkwardly, "The equipment we're using now is already very good."

Although Li Wei only brought out a set of mass-produced armor, which seemed ordinary to a master, it was still considered a masterpiece to a novice. The development of magic in this world wasn't bad; they could manipulate external forces with simple incantations—a skill worthy of praise. However, compared to a Qi cultivator like Li Wei, whose words could almost become law, the magic of this world seemed inadequate.

After resolving the equipment issue, the three arrived at the location marked on the map. It was a vast plain, and the soil quality alone was quite suitable for cultivation. However, a large number of low-level monsters were lurking there, making planting a rather troublesome matter.

Lisia said, "Several hundred years ago, the kingdom tried to build a new city here. This area is a plain, which is very suitable for agriculture. However, for some reason, a large number of low-level monsters always appear here. These monsters appear quite abruptly, and we don't know why they appear. The kingdom has tried to build a city here several times, but each time it ended in failure."

Li Wei felt that many things on this planet were like a game. For example, the large number of low-level monsters here was like grinding mobs in a beginner's village.

Chapter 1. Leveling Spots

On this planet, many rules do indeed resemble a game, and there's a reason why the other three heroes treat this world as a game.

The three of them arrived at the top of a small hill, from where they could see quite a distance, including three brave warriors leveling up in the distance.

Lisia said, "It seems that other teams are planning to do the same. This is the closest monster-dense area to the capital, and it's also a favorite spot for novice adventurers. Although there are many monsters here, they are still manageable for novice adventurers. However, ordinary people still need to be careful here."

Li Wei surmised that the diverse monster ecosystem on this planet was probably part of the planet's consciousness. The existence of monsters was itself a manifestation of the ecosystem, and for intelligent life, monsters were the best raw materials. Some tamable monsters could even serve as partners for intelligent life.

Every planet has its own unique ecological environment. While the ecological environment of Earth is diverse and colorful, overall, humans, who have mastered technological advantages, hold an absolute advantage. Even those wild beasts with strong individual strength can only stay obediently in zoos or nature reserves. If they rashly enter the human world, all that awaits them is bullets.

Lisia explained, "Nearby, there's a village called Kaku Village. This village provides support for all kinds of new adventurers. Ordinary new adventurers can sell the materials they obtain on the plains there. However, the weapons and medicines sold there are useless to us right now. I have a lot of scrolls for healing wounds and dispelling curses, enough for us to use for a long time."

Lisia is now arguably the richest person in the entire Aiken family. Her father has given her all the family's savings to purchase various auxiliary scrolls to assist Livi.

Li Wei gazed into the distance, taking advantage of the height difference from his vantage point. Even without using his extraordinary vision, he could see scenery quite far away. Besides the three heroes, there were many other novice adventurers from the kingdom leveling up here.

The novice adventurers had very basic equipment. They formed small groups of two or three and ganged up on the local novice monsters.

While these monsters weren't difficult for these adventurers to deal with, they were still extremely deadly for ordinary people. The novice adventurers here were generally not high-level, mostly around level seven. The companions of the three heroes were generally level seven or higher, with a few being elites who had already completed their second rank advancement. Moreover, the equipment of the three hero teams was much better than that of the novice adventurer teams.

“Then we’ll probably be staying in Kaku Village for the next few days. The number of monsters here is as numerous as weeds,” Li Wei said.

Just as Li Wei finished speaking, a small mound rose from the ground a few meters in front of the three of them, and a balloon-like monster emerged from it. The balloon monster had clearly visible eyes and a large mouth, inside which were sharp teeth that would make anyone lose their sense of sanity. In the anime, the balloon monster looked somewhat cute, but the real balloon monster was enough to scare children to tears.

"As for the level, it's about average for this area," Li Wei said.

The balloon monster spotted the three and launched an attack. Although the monsters here weren't particularly strong overall, their aggression was extremely high. It bounced on the ground and jumped onto the three's heads, launching a high-altitude attack.

Li Wei swung his warhammer, and the balloon monster burst open like a real balloon. Li Wei saw his experience bar increase slightly. Of course, this was based on normal experience calculations; his actual experience bar didn't change at all, because such small monsters didn't give him much experience anymore.

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After the balloon monster exploded, several rubber-like fragments fell down, which Lisia caught.

Lisia said, "Balloon monsters drop this rubber-like stuff, which is much better than real rubber. Merchants also buy it back, and it usually sells for a few silver coins per kilogram. There are ordinary people who hunt balloon monsters and make a living by selling this raw material."

Raphtalia said, "It seems like you know a lot, Licia."

Influenced by Levi, Raphtalia has a great passion for learning, so she instinctively shows respect to knowledgeable people.

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Lisia said somewhat embarrassedly, "I've just seen a lot more. I used to travel with an adventure group to various regions and have been to many places, so I have a little more experience than the average person."

Li Wei smiled and said, "There's a saying in my hometown: 'Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.' The more you see and travel, the more you'll learn compared to the average person."

Because of her reserved personality, Lisia never mentioned her past. She traveled the world with different adventure groups, exploring ancient ruins, navigating labyrinths, and searching for treasure on unknown islands. She also participated in several dragon-slaying missions with her team.

It can be said that the reason the Aiken family hasn't completely collapsed is because Licia previously risked her life to send her savings home, which allowed the family to continue. Now, the family is taking out all its gold to support her, a move understood and supported by all family members.

The three began their monster-hunting journey. Licia and Raphtalia were observing Levi's attack methods. Levi's attack methods were very simple: he would swing his hammer and smash it down. If any monster dared to get close, he would counter with his shield. This style was simple and unpretentious, but its efficiency was quite high.

Chapter 1. Landing Point

Unlike the other teams, Levi didn't touch the silver coins from Ottocre at all. He wasn't in a hurry to level up; he was just taking it easy. Moreover, in his opinion, now wasn't the time to contact the demi-human autonomous territories. So, like the other hero teams, he maintained a leisurely pace, experiencing this life bit by bit, as if playing a fantasy role-playing game.

Although the fantasy style here wasn't the Elder Scrolls style or the Wizarding style he preferred, it was still fantasy, and experiencing the life of an adventurer was quite interesting to Li Wei.

In the afternoon, Li Wei raised his level to four. As the sun was about to set, Li Wei led Licia and Raphtalia to the nearby Kaku Village, which was considered a "safe point" in the area. The other three hero teams, however, chose to take the longer route back to the capital. Their sacred weapons had built-in teleportation capabilities, allowing them to quickly travel between different coordinates once the coordinates were recorded. That's why they chose to return to the capital.

After walking for a while, the three arrived at Kaku Village. After paying a toll of one silver coin each, the travelers entered the village.

This place is more like a small town than a village, because it is surrounded by walls. Although the walls are only two meters thick and no more than a meter high, they can still be considered city walls.

The village, which could be described as a small city, was somewhat chaotic in its planning, and the roads looked like they belonged to another century on Earth. The main roads were not paved with bricks, and there were animal footprints and manure half-buried in the mud everywhere.

Along both sides of the road are various industries related to adventurers: armories, blacksmith shops, specialized leather armor workshops, places to buy and sell weapons and armor, taverns and brothels, as well as larger inns.

Next to the inn were stables facing the street. Li Wei saw some adventurers sleeping in the stables. This scene reminded him of Konosuba, the eccentric and ruthless, who also slept in the stables for quite a long time. Thinking of that bizarre otherworld, Li Wei felt like laughing.

When Lishia saw that Livi's gaze was directed toward the stables, she said, "It's normal for new adventurers to sleep in the stables. New adventurers from commoner backgrounds are limited by their own financial resources, and just maintaining their weapons and armor is very expensive. So, if they have a team, sleeping in the stables is not a big deal. I slept in the stables a few years ago too."

The three entered the inn. The lobby was already bustling with activity, filled with adventurers of all kinds, leaving only a few secluded corners empty.

Li Wei and his two companions were quite well-equipped, attracting considerable attention the moment they entered the inn. However, Li Wei's imposing aura deterred them from making any rash moves.

In this world, although levels exist, ordinary adventurers cannot see their own or others' levels and specific attributes without the help of special items. If ordinary adventurers want to see their own attributes, they can only go to the Dragon Carving Hourglass and use its power to check their current attribute status.

Only a very few people, such as the wielders of the Four Sacred Weapons, can see their current state from a game-like perspective. This ability to see one's physical condition at any time is a huge advantage compared to ordinary adventurers.

Li Wei glanced around and saw that there were no experts in the hall. The highest level was a lone swordsman at the Talent level. The other adventurers were mostly between level 4 and level 5.

As for Li Wei's team, besides Li Wei himself, whose level is impossible to calculate, even the seemingly weak-looking Lishia is an elite who is about to reach the level required for advancement, and she is also a rare spellcaster. Even if all the adventurers in the hall were to fight together, they probably wouldn't be enough to defeat Lishia. Spellcasters often cannot be measured by their level...

Li Wei arrived at the bar, where the bartender was a young girl dressed in a bar waitress's dress, with a cheerful smile on her face.

Li Wei said, "Hello, I need to book three rooms."

The girl looked troubled and said, "Although I really want to earn this money, there are only 1 room left. You've come at a really bad time. It's peak season, and other hotels are probably in the same situation."

Raphtalia tugged at Levi's skirt armor and said, "My lord, it doesn't matter if there's only one room, as long as there's a place to stay."

Although Lisia was a little embarrassed, she nodded. Lisia was following Levi closely, and Levi's fatal charm made her feel uneasy. Although she was a little shy, she was looking forward to sharing a room with Levi.

“Since you all have no objections, then let’s choose this place. One room, plus dinner for three people, two adult meals, and one of the best children’s meals,” Li Wei said.

"The night's lodging costs two silver coins, and dinner for three people costs one copper coin, totaling two silver and two copper coins. Thank you for your patronage. Please find a seat, and I'll have the kitchen prepare your dinners quickly and bring them over shortly," the girl said with a smile.

Li Wei placed the money on the bar, took the room key, and then led the two to a corner seat. The hotel was very efficient; dinner for the three of them was served shortly afterward.

Li Wei used his exceptional hearing to listen to the adventurers' casual conversations. However, since the novice adventurers didn't have any important information, Li Wei treated it as if he were listening to divination.

Chapter 1. The Adventurers' Divination

Although I'm just a novice adventurer, as the saying goes, wherever there are people, there is a world of martial arts. In a fantasy world like this with extraordinary powers, this is even more common.

These low-level adventurers, barely a few levels high, dared to speak ill of the king at the dinner table. However, considering the extremely poor communication conditions here, these adventurers would be fine as long as they weren't caught red-handed by the king's men.

"Have you heard? The king actually summoned all four heroes. This stupid donkey has done this before."

"I really don't know why the Queen chose this fool in the first place. Now, the Queen is apologizing all over the world."

“I know about this; I have inside information.”

"You know? And you call that inside information? Who are you trying to fool? We all know each other inside and out. I know your family better than you do how many relatives you have."

"Hey! My distant cousin told me this. He's a squad leader in the Royal Knights, and a highly skilled warrior who's already advanced in rank! He said that the four heroes summoned this time are all very young, looking to be around ten years old!"

Raphtalia's beast ears twitched incessantly as she listened to the gossip of the adventurers in the tavern. As a raccoon subhuman with exceptional hearing, she instinctively gathered information in unfamiliar places, even if it might be useless. But knowing something is always better than not knowing it.

Levi gently tapped Raphtalia's head with his unused fork and said, "When you're eating, don't look around. You might not even need the gossip you've been listening to."

Raphtalia whispered, "I'm just a little surprised. It seems that the king doesn't have much support among the people. Even these novice adventurers dare to speak ill of him behind his back."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Because in this country, the Queen is ultimately in charge. People respect the Queen, but their respect for the King is more of a byproduct. Moreover, his summoning of the four heroes on such a whim is arguably his biggest failure. Considering the timing, the Queen had just finalized the agreement, and the King summoned the four Holy Heroes on his own. It can be said that this is already a slap in the face to other countries."

Lisia listened to Li Wei's words without rushing to express her own opinion. After all, she had overheard her parents' conversation at the dinner table at home, and their views on this matter were similar to Li Wei's.

In her parents' eyes, the current king is old and senile, no longer possessing the ambition of his youth, and only knows how to cause trouble for the queen all day long.

This time, the kingdom did not intend to relinquish the summoned heroes after the unauthorized summoning of the Four Holy Warriors. As a result, the kingdom suffered a severe loss in reparations. According to her father, the kingdom's treasury was almost emptied. If it weren't for the hard work of the previous queens, who left a substantial legacy for the current queen, the king's actions alone would have been enough to bankrupt the royal family.

Therefore, Lisia didn't have a good impression of the muddle-headed and absurd Ottocre. In her opinion, Ottocre should just step down. Such a leader who only makes things worse is a nightmare for his subordinates.

Of course, as the daughter of a nobleman, Lisia knew that some things others could say, she could only keep to herself, at most complaining to her parents at the dinner table.

Lisia sighed and said, "From what I've heard, Her Majesty the Queen is now spending every day smiling and behaving humbly towards other countries. It's really not worth it for her."

Li Wei smiled, picked up his knife and fork, and began to enjoy his dinner. Unlike Iwatani Naofumi, who was in dire straits at the beginning of the original story, he was quite well-off, so he ordered his own food. Although the dishes in front of him were prepared in a rather simple way, the aroma was indeed very tempting. This exotic cuisine made Li Wei smile involuntarily.

Li Wei pressed the beef on the plate with a spoon, and gently cut it with a knife. Unlike synthetic beef, this steak in front of him was the real deal. An ordinary person would have to use some strength to cut the tendons inside the beef with a knife.