A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

With the votes in favor far exceeding those against, the members of parliament who supported the war all wore smug smiles and celebrated their victory.

Those who voted against or abstained did not show any distress. War is an inevitable trend now, and their votes against were merely for the sake of reputation, not because they really wanted to stop the war.

War opens up new markets, which are profitable for them. As long as they can penetrate the kingdom's markets, wealth will continuously flow to them. With such a lucrative opportunity, who would genuinely want to stop the war?

Chapter 4. The Storm is Brewing

Krausa crossed his arms and smiled. He had also cast his vote in favor. As Levi's representative of interests in Hobray and one of the most troublesome unaffiliated councilors, it would have been unreasonable not to vote for war.

Krauss's Anaheim Heavy Industries made a fortune in this war; before the war even started, a massive number of orders had already been placed in his hands.

If it were a different military industrial enterprise, such an order would not be able to be processed in a short period of time. However, Krauser is different. As Li Wei's puppet clone and an extension of Li Wei's self-awareness, he can receive support from the main body at any time.

During this time, Li Wei manufactured a large number of vehicles and weapons in his own sea of ​​consciousness space, and used teleportation to send them to Anaheim. As long as Hobra dares to place an order, Li Wei is able to bring out the weapons to arm Hobra's entire army.

However, considering that Krauser's alter ego would still be working for Hobray, monopolizing orders would easily provoke resentment. Therefore, Anaheim Heavy Industries mainly secured orders for tanks and armored vehicles. Orders for bombers and armored boats were taken up by other military enterprises. As for orders for firearms, military supplies, and medicines, Krauser relinquished them, not monopolizing the entire army's supplies.

The burly middle-aged man sitting next to Krauser said, "Mr. Krauser, you've really struck it rich this time."

Krausa smiled modestly and said, "Mr. Hein, your Hawker Aviation must be the most profitable batch. After all, you got an order for armored boats. I know the military's purchase price for those big boats. One boat can buy nearly forty tanks. The military wants to buy ten boats. Congratulations!"

The middle-aged man, called Hein, couldn't suppress a smile. Such a large order meant that even with his existing inventory and the boats being produced on the assembly line, he was still short three boats. This was a huge sum of money, enough for him to expand his arms company even further.

Congressman Hain lamented, "It's a pity we can't get the orders for the machines; that's where the real money is."

The most profitable projects are the fighter jets used to counter the Griffin Riders and Dragon Riders, and the bombers used to breach ground fortresses. However, too many people are eyeing this market, and those who have already secured orders dare not compete with the arms dealers who manufacture these vehicles in order to protect their existing profits.

Orders for thousands of fighter jets and bombers are not something that ordinary arms dealers can handle; the entire order will be shared by multiple aviation equipment companies. However, the military has also imposed special requirements on this order, namely, specifying the specifications of the aircraft parts. The internal parts interchangeability rate between aircraft from different companies must reach more than 90% to facilitate wartime maintenance and repair.

Anaheim Heavy Industries, on the other hand, didn't have such troubles. All the military's orders for tanks and armored vehicles were placed with Krauss. This was because other tank manufacturers were simply not up to par, producing various types of tanks that were all utterly outmatched by the three-tank destroyers, and even outnumbered, showing absolutely no mercy to those "competitors."

Moreover, Krauss had already painted a picture of four tanks, and even a half-finished chassis had already made the army's generals drool. Now, even if three tanks were to be replaced, it wouldn't be the turn of those ground vehicle arms dealers.

In the field of aviation equipment, Hobray is a diverse and vibrant market, with each company possessing its own unique technologies and producing aircraft with distinct characteristics, making it difficult to definitively rank them. However, in the realm of ground vehicles, Anaheim Electronics reigns supreme. After all, Levi, the company behind Krauser, possesses ground vehicle technology that is a century ahead of the rest of the world. And this is without even considering the various advanced technologies that can be redeemed with points. If the advanced technologies stored within the system were included, Levi's technological advantage could extend from a few hundred years to several thousand, or even tens of thousands of years.

After the voting meeting ended, the members of parliament dispersed, and everyone began to prepare for the start of the war. Now that the war had begun, the military would be in high demand, and everything had to revolve around the war.

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Inside the embassy of the Kingdom of Melomark, the Queen was in her room, listening to intelligence reports from members of the Shadow Organization outside her window.

"I didn't expect that such a thing would ultimately be unavoidable. You all need to hide yourselves well and prioritize your own safety. I will be leaving immediately. I'm entrusting the situation in Hobray to you." Queen Mirelia sighed. Her lobbying and various promises of benefits over the past few days had ultimately failed to stop the tide of events. Although there were still some doves in the council, their influence would inevitably be suppressed in the current situation. Now, the hawks had taken over Hobray.

"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now. Please evacuate this area immediately," the Shadow Organization member outside the window said urgently.

Just then, the Queen's daughter, Princess Melty, burst in and said, "Mother, it's terrible! Hobra's army is coming this way, and they may very well be trying to detain us!"

Mirelia knew this was no time to hesitate. She pulled off the pendant around her neck and said, "Have all the entourage assemble in the courtyard, and be quick! Remember to have the embassy personnel destroy the materials; don't leave behind any valuable information!"

"Okay, I'll be right there!" Melty rushed out again.

Mirelia ran downstairs and into the courtyard. After hearing Melty's words, all of her entourage, whether civilian staff or guards of the Royal Guard, came into the courtyard.

When Mirelia saw that everyone had arrived, she activated the pendant, and beams of golden light enveloped everyone. In just a few seconds, the golden light surged, and it was as if a new sun had risen on the ground. When the golden light dissipated, there was no one left in the entire courtyard.

When a large number of soldiers dressed in modern military uniforms stormed into the embassy, ​​the entire embassy was already deserted.

The officer, wearing a fancy military cap and a colorful military uniform, had an extremely grim expression.

The adjutant beside him whispered, "Colonel, that light just now was very likely an advanced teleportation technique."

The adjutant wore a special mage-style military uniform, with a short staff and a musket at his waist. Over the uniform, he wore a half-body plate armor, which, combined with the military cap on his head, looked somewhat out of place at first glance, but upon closer inspection, gave him a charmingly eclectic style.

The colonel said, "If it were a legendary spell like advanced teleportation, the other side should have already fled back home. They should have searched this place thoroughly. Even though they've escaped, I don't believe they could destroy all the evidence in such a short time. We need to keep something to report back."

"Understood," the military-clad mage said in a low voice.

Chapter 1. The Queen Returns Home

Li Wei's perception range is quite extensive. With the help of his puppet clones as a medium, his perception range simultaneously covers the entire capital of the kingdom, as well as the capital of Hobray. This is only his own perception range. If we include the origami cranes he has placed in various regions, then the range of his perception is even more exaggerated.

In Levi's perception, the Queen, who was originally in Hobradu, suddenly appeared in the royal capital. Upon closer inspection, Levi saw Hobradu Republic soldiers searching the embassy.

Levi thought for a moment and concluded that Hobray's side probably wanted to detain the Queen to demoralize the kingdom, but the Queen escaped beforehand, and now they had missed their target. At the same time, their ambitions toward the kingdom could no longer be concealed.

Once the Queen returns, she will definitely order the kingdom's army to be on high alert immediately. The kingdom has already built a large number of fortresses along the border between the two countries. As long as Hobra's side cannot pass through other countries, they will inevitably run into the kingdom's defenses.

In Li Wei's view, the Queen's preparations were quite adequate, but even against the original Hobra, such preparations might not have been enough to hold the line, let alone the Hobra whose army had been strengthened by Li Wei.

Lisia stood on the balcony, gazing at the distant scenery. She saw the soldiers below suddenly start running. It didn't seem like a shift change, but rather like a sudden emergency had occurred.

"My lady, something seems to have happened downstairs!" Lisia jogged into the room, her voice unconsciously rising.

Li Wei, who was drinking tea, put down his teacup and said, "There's no need to panic. At worst, it's an assassination attempt against the royal family, or the Queen might suddenly return."

Raphtalia put down the book in her hand and said, "Shall we go out and take a look?"

Lisia said, "It's best not to join in on this kind of commotion. It's easy to get into unnecessary trouble. I'll let the lady-in-waiting at the door know that we're in the room right now. Even if something does happen, we won't be suspected."

Raphtalia thought about it and realized that what Lisia said made sense. If an emergency really occurred, the kingdom would naturally impose martial law. In that case, rushing out would make it seem like there was something wrong with her.

Lisia had already opened the door to the room and went outside to explain the situation to the court ladies. The court ladies could also testify that the Shield Hero team was all here.

Raphtalia leaned over the balcony railing and peered down. She saw a beautiful woman with long, purple hair and a crown. The woman was dressed in a well-fitting dress, and a large number of soldiers surrounded her, protecting her closely.

"Is that woman some important person? Even the Royal Knights are here. Huh? That bearded king is here too?" Raphtalia leaned on the railing, looking down at the situation below, and found herself somewhat confused.

Suddenly, Raphtalia heard someone shout loudly, "Her Majesty the Queen is back!" The sound kept repeating itself. At the same time, the huge bronze bell on the highest spire of the palace was struck, and the deep and long sound of the bell kept spreading outward.

"That woman is the Queen?" Raphtalia muttered to herself in surprise.

Li Wei also came to the balcony. Although he had already interacted with the Queen through the identity of Krauser, this was the first time he had met the Queen in his true form.

The following situation, in Li Wei's view, was worth pondering. Ottocre's smile was very stiff; it seemed he wasn't so welcoming of the Queen's return at this time. However, he had a strong ability to control his emotions; apart from Li Wei's keen perception of his emotional change, even the Queen didn't notice his abnormality.

Everyone has their own desires, it's just that the inclinations of those desires are different. He can understand the king's thoughts, after all, there is a queen above him, and everything he does is controlled. Although he is called the king, he is more like the prime minister.

Therefore, in Li Wei's view, it was not impossible for Ottocre to arrange for the assassination of the Queen. In any case, when it comes to this kind of power struggle, kinship and friendship cannot withstand the temptation of power.

As night fell, Li Wei received an invitation to a banquet from the Queen.

The court lady solemnly handed the invitation to Li Wei.

Li Wei opened the invitation. The wording was quite simple, without much convoluted nonsense, highlighting that the Queen was a very pragmatic person.

··· ·Requesting flowers···· ·

Li Wei asked, "Who has been invited to this banquet? Will the nobles also be attending?"

The court lady bowed slightly and said, "His Majesty did not invite any unauthorized persons. This gathering is only for a few valiant warriors. However, the companions of the valiant warriors are having another banquet and will not be with you, Your Majesty."

Li Wei put away the invitation, his fingers gently brushing across the female official's hair, and said with a smile, "Thank you for delivering the letter."

Li Wei pulled a red rose from the lady-in-waiting's embroidery, placed it in her hand, and said with a smile, "This is for you, a courtly gift. You're bored, aren't you? This flower is no ordinary thing; I think you might need it someday."

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The court lady was flattered and overwhelmed. The red rose was surrounded by a powerful magical force that she couldn't understand, so it must be a very powerful magical artifact. Such a precious gift was a bit too much for her.

The lady-in-waiting wanted to return the rose to Li Wei, but Li Wei grabbed her hand with both hands, and the hot touch made her face flush.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Many things will happen next, and the whole kingdom may fall into chaos. I don't want a beauty like you to wither in the chaos."

The war between the Republic of Hobra and the Kingdom of Melommark is about to begin. In such chaos, even powerful professionals risk death, let alone a court lady, even though she is a member of the Shadow Organization and is considered powerful compared to ordinary people. However, in the great tide of the times, apart from monsters like Levi who orchestrate everything behind the scenes, even the schemers themselves cannot escape the sweeping influence of the era.

Li Wei gently kissed the back of the court lady's hand, then released her hand. The other maids looked on with envy. One of the maids, who was only about ten years old, blushed as red as a boiled shrimp, even more excited than her superior.

Li Wei smiled at the court lady and said, "Please tell Her Majesty the Queen that I will attend the banquet on time, and ask her not to worry."

Chapter 1. The Consequences of Mental Illegification

After the court lady and her maids withdrew, Lisia came to Livi's side and looked at the invitation in Livi's hand with some surprise.

Lisia said, "The Queen actually invited four heroes by herself. It seems that she has encountered some trouble and has no choice but to borrow the power of the heroes."

Li Wei said, "Those three guys will definitely ask for an exorbitant price, but their strength won't be of much use in the current situation."

The warriors who have grown up are indeed rare strategic forces. They are an army in themselves, possessing army-level output capabilities, but without the weakness of low mobility of large armies. With the fixed-point teleportation ability that comes with the four sacred artifacts, as long as they can record enough enemy location coordinates, they can use this ability to quickly move behind the enemy and cause great destruction.

It can be said that the grown-up hero is a human-shaped natural disaster. To fight against one hero, you would need another hero to take action.

That's why other countries were so wary of the Kingdom of Merlomark's illegal summoning of the Four Holy Warriors, and put pressure on the kingdom.

In order to preserve this rare strategic force, the kingdom was willing to pay exorbitant reparations rather than hand over its heroes.

In terms that most people are familiar with, the current heroes haven't been in this world for very long, only a little over a month. Their levels are not high enough, and their abilities are not strong enough. It's like in a MOBA game, where the characters haven't reached a level yet, haven't unlocked their ultimate skills, and don't have any decent equipment. That's why they can't show their true power.

Once the heroes reach the maximum level and are equipped with divine gear, no one will be able to stop them. At that time, if the Kingdom of Merlomark expands outwards, it can use the power of the heroes to destroy the "main crystals" of other countries in no time.

Who wouldn't be afraid of such power?

This is, after all, a real world, far more complex than depicted in anime. Everyone has their own goals and ambitions, and when these ambitions intertwine, the situation becomes unpredictable and confusing.

The reason why the Republic of Hobre was so eager to start a war was because the situation in the country had reached a point where war was the only option.

Levi obtained a lot of secret information through Krauser. The Republic of Hobra had originally offered a high price to acquire ownership of either the Shield Hero or the Sword Hero, but the Kingdom of Melomark stubbornly refused to budge no matter what price the Republic of Hobra offered.

The council of Hobray was well aware of what the Kingdom of Melomark was planning. No one at this level was a complete fool, and it was precisely because of the Queen's tough stance that the council of Hobray felt fear.

The more assertive the Queen was, the more the council felt that this generation of the Four Holy Heroes must be of exceptional quality, perhaps even ranking among the best of all the previous Four Holy Heroes.

This "wonderful" misunderstanding plunged both sides into a vortex of hostility. The Kingdom of Melomark knew that its national strength had begun to decline and was no longer sufficient to compete with an industrial power like Hobra, so it needed to possess a strategic force like the Warrior.

Meanwhile, Hobray, fearing that the heroes of the Kingdom of Melommark might use the same tactics as the Sword God of Ten Mile Slope, would simply go out with maxed-out divine gear and sweep across the entire world.

Thus, a situation that seemed utterly comical to onlookers arose: both sides were driven by a flawed mindset, viewing each other as imaginary enemies and even putting this hostility into action. The kingdom was willing to pay compensation to protect its ownership of the hero, while Hobra's approach was even more straightforward and brutal: since they couldn't acquire ownership of the hero, they would simply eliminate this generation's hero before the hero could mature, then restart the summoning ritual, and redistribute this strategic weapon among all the nations.

Of course, if they can win over the hero, they won't have to go through the trouble of dealing with the worst-case scenario. But if they can't win him over, Hobra will not hesitate to eliminate the hero and restart the summoning ritual to cultivate heroes who are close to their side.