A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

There's no going back in life, and everyone must take responsibility for their actions. Although Ottocre had previously hated Levi, he'd come to terms with it now. Because he understood that he was the cause of all this chaos.

If he hadn't summoned the Four Holy Warriors and instead acted according to the previous international agreement, it would have been difficult for a war with Hobra to break out. With each major power possessing its own warrior, the checks and balances between them, coupled with the agreement, meant that Hobra simply wouldn't have the courage or the opportunity to take action.

If he hadn't known Li Wei, there wouldn't have been a conflict, and the current situation wouldn't have arisen. In this extreme predicament, Ottocre could do nothing but lament the cruel twist of fate.

However, deep down he still hated Livi and all the Shield Heroes. If the Shield Hero summoned this time was not Livi, but someone else, he would have already prepared a complete scheme against that person. He wanted to ruin the Shield Hero's reputation and make him wish he were dead.

Li Wei laughed and said, "If the Shield Hero summoned this time were someone else instead of me, I think you would definitely use all sorts of schemes to target him, right? Moreover, you would use tricks to ruin his reputation and make him wish he were dead."

Ottocre's eyes widened suddenly. Levi spoke his mind, revealing that his aversion to the Shield Hero lineage had reached a rather twisted level.

Summoning the three heroes—the spear, the sword, and the bow—was driven by self-interest, a desire to control this strategic force within the kingdom. Summoning the shield hero, however, was purely malicious; he wanted to torment and humiliate the shield hero, regardless of who that hero was. In his eyes, whoever was the shield hero was inherently sinful.

The reason he summoned the Shield Hero was simply to prevent him from being summoned by other countries. If he could do something too outrageous on the surface, he would have imprisoned the summoned Shield Hero and tortured him with all sorts of cruel methods.

Ottocre transferred his resentment towards the previous Shield Hero to the Shield Hero class itself.

Ottocre's eyes sharpened, and he said, "You can see what I'm thinking?! You know mental magic?!"

Li Wei laughed and said, "I guess so, I'm just a little bit better than you."

Ottocre gritted his teeth and said, "Mirelia betrayed me because of your mental magic, didn't she? Enough!"

Li Wei laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. It was Mirelia's own decision to target you. I just boosted her power a bit. Besides, I have my bottom line. I won't use mental abilities on women unless it's absolutely necessary, and in the current situation, it's still a long way from being absolutely necessary."

Ottocre was stunned; she hadn't expected Mirelia to treat him like this.

Chapter 4. The End of a Tyrannical King

Ottocre's composure finally wavered, and he exclaimed, "I don't believe it! I've been with her for over a decade, I've given so much for this kingdom, she couldn't possibly do this to me!"

Li Wei squatted down, his eyes filled with pity, and said, "You've lived to be this old, yet you act like a naive boy when it comes to this kind of thing. A woman can be incredibly loyal at the same time, and quite ruthless at the same time. When she has hope for you, you can see her most loyal side, but when she is disappointed in you, you can see her most heartless side."

Ottocre was struck dumb, and muttered, "Did I disappoint her?"

Li Wei said, "That's right. Mirelia had already negotiated with other countries about the hero's ownership, and everyone was following the rules. There wouldn't have been any problems. But because of your selfishness and your tone, you summoned all four Holy Heroes. As a result, the Kingdom of Merlomark became an international enemy. Mirelia is facing so much trouble because of your betrayal. No matter how much you've contributed to the kingdom before, if it weren't for me helping Mirelia, the kingdom would already be facing the crisis of annihilation."

"I caused the kingdom's downfall?!" Autocrat couldn't accept this reality.

Li Wei said, "That's right. If it weren't for your unilateral decision, the kingdom's foundation built over hundreds of years would never have reached this point. It can be said that no matter how much merit and hard work you have done before, this alone is enough to make Mirelia hate you to the bone."

Li Wei is now trying to destroy his spirit. Autocrat was previously heartbroken and showed no emotion whatsoever. Li Wei wants to make Autocrat angry, because only in this way can he earn more points.

Although it's a bit unethical to do this, for someone like Otto Cree, there's no need to be so particular; just go all out.

Li Wei showed a pitying expression and said, "Actually, I do sympathize with you. In name, you are the king, but in reality, you are just the queen's follower, at most the position of prime minister. I see that you are living a rather stifled life. I can understand why you would do those underhanded things, but to be honest, those underhanded things you did were really rotten. Mirelia actually knew what you were up to all along, but she just turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it. Your political skills are not even as good as your daughter Maddie's."

Ottocre's face was extremely grim. Li Wei's words had hit him where it hurt, and because of this, his heart was churning like a tsunami, and he couldn't calm down at all.

Ottocre felt humiliated; he had never imagined that he was so despicable in Mirelia's eyes.

"You're lying to me! This isn't true! You're telling me everything!" Otto Cree's voice involuntarily grew louder.

Li Wei smiled and said, "As the absolute victor, do I need to lie to you, the loser? I pity you and don't want you to die in ignorance. At least I want you to know what went wrong."

Li Wei stood up and took two steps back.

Because of the loud noise from Autocrat, the irritable white pigs that were still fast asleep got up, shaking their heads and staring at Autocrat with bloodshot eyes, full of desire.

Seeing this, Autocrat's face contorted in terror, and he cried out, "Kill me! I know where I went wrong, kill me now!"

Li Wei took two steps back again, making way for the big white pigs.

Li Wei said, "I have cast a spell. Now, those big white pig hot dogs are covered in barbs. I can grant your wish to die, but I will decide how you die. My death sentence for you is to be killed by hot dogs covered in barbs."

"As expected, you are a demon! The Demon of the Shield!" Ottocre screamed in terror.

Li Wei teleported away from the specially made pigpen; he didn't want to see that kind of gruesome scene directly. Ottocre had already met his end, and he began checking his points earnings. Just now, the system's points earnings notifications flooded the screen again; his points had finally surpassed 10,000, reaching [number missing] points. For Li Wei now, this number was a huge sum.

In Li Wei's perception, Autoclay's life force became increasingly faint, and before long, it completely disappeared.

"Heh, you got off easy." Li Wei's face showed a contemptuous smile.

Anyone who has watched the anime "The Rising of the Shield Hero" will feel disgusted by this cunning and treacherous king. It can be said that Ottocre is, to some extent, the biggest traitor in the kingdom.

However, because of Levi's presence in this world, Autocrat did not have the opportunity to show his cunning side, since both Levi and Mirelia were much more skilled than Autocrat.

Mirelia is able to control the overall situation because the Shadow Organization, passed down from previous queens, is extremely powerful. Basically, none of Ottocre's actions can escape her notice.

Li Wei himself is the biggest cheater. With his powerful perception ability and a large number of perception media, he is like playing a real-time strategy game with the full map displayed. He knows the situation on Ottocre's side better than Mirelia.

After dealing with Autocray, Levi had nothing much to do for the time being. After all, he didn't intend to directly intervene in this war between the two countries, and there was still more than a month before the next wave arrived, so he had a lot of free time.

Thus, Livy began to observe this strange war from the perspective of an outsider, a war in which both sides were relatively in sync.

A few days later, the Hobra army finally arrived at the capital. The cautious Hobra army always planned for defeat before victory, and had prepared an escape route for themselves while advancing, so as not to suffer a heavy blow like the air force.

The Hobray military was also aware that the capital possessed secret weapons, so they dared not let their air force get too close to the capital's airspace. They only conducted reconnaissance from a distance using binoculars and cameras to prepare for the arrival of the army.

A massive armored army arrived at the foot of the capital and began a barrage of fire. All sorts of artillery shells and rockets bombarded the capital's defenses relentlessly. However, to the disappointment of Hobray's military and council, the heavy firepower, powerful enough to kill legendary monsters with a single wave, left no trace on the capital's defenses except for ripples.

After a day and night of heavy artillery fire, the Hobray Army retreated several miles. Inside the command post, the councilors watched helplessly as their generals argued amongst themselves.

Chapter 1. Exchange of Benefits

With his God-like perspective, Li Wei witnessed the argument within the Hobra military command. It must be said, having a God-like perspective is that awesome; he has the situation on both sides in his grasp. He can use his absolute advantage in intelligence to outmaneuver his adversaries.

The Hobray military is now in a difficult position. After a full day of fire coverage, the army has used up nearly 90% of its ammunition, and the gun barrels of the 33 tanks have reached the end of their service life. The reason the tank units are retreating is that the maintenance personnel need to replace the gun barrels.

Admittedly, the technological advancements brought about by industrialization have allowed Hobra to compensate for its lack of martial prowess, with significant progress in its air force, navy, and army. However, the current situation is that all their weapons are ineffective against the kingdom's capital defenses.

According to the speculations of the magicians and engineers involved, that mysterious protective shield was an extremely large-scale shield device.

Hobray is fighting on foreign soil, and their supplies and ammunition are limited. They can't win a war of attrition with the Kingdom, so they have to find another way out.

A few days later, Hobray sent out several experimental units to attack other small cities near the capital. They concluded that only the capital possessed such an indestructible protective shield. Combined with information from spies within the kingdom, the Hobray military concluded that only the capital's defenses were currently invincible, while most other cities were unprotected.

More than half a month has passed, and the kingdoms of Hobra and Hobra, unable to subdue each other, have finally returned to the negotiating table.

Both sides were helpless. Hobray couldn't really turn the kingdom into a wasteland, but he couldn't take the capital either, so he was caught in a dilemma.

A massive army has surrounded the kingdom's capital. With tens of thousands of soldiers, the army consumes enormous amounts of resources every day. The longer the conflict drags on, the more money will be spent, which is unacceptable to the council.

The longer the time drags on, the more advantageous it will be for the kingdom. After all, the capital is the kingdom's most important place and has a large reserve of resources. If used sparingly, it can be delayed for three years without any problem.

However, Hobray cannot afford to delay. Hobray is now walking a tightrope, trying to quickly open up foreign markets, transfer its own crisis abroad, and use commodity dumping to recover its losses, thereby feeding back the fiscal deficit caused by industrialization and bringing its finances back to a healthy level.

The upper echelons of Hobray were well aware that the real purpose of this war was to deflect their own economic crisis. Even if they couldn't deflect the crisis, they at least had to postpone it for two or three years, giving Hobray relatively ample time to deal with it.

Having a godlike perspective, and having also planted a spies like Krauss in Hobray, Levy was very clear about the current situation of both countries.

This war is most likely to be aborted. Although it started strong but ended weakly, that is the reality. War is always a means, not an end. All wars serve politics, and politics often serves the economy.

For the sake of long-term economic interests, neither the Kingdom nor Hobra wanted to continue the war.

The Hobra leadership did the math: the supplies and money they used to consume at the front lines each day could only sustain them for a maximum of half a month. They had originally planned for a quick victory, but now they realized they had really bitten off more than they could chew.

If it really dragged on for half a month, then Parliament could be shut down and go bankrupt. So, when faced with the Kingdom's request for peace talks, Hobray, despite his firm attitude and "I'm not going to talk to you" expression, still obediently returned to the negotiating table.

Then, the two countries brought in other countries, turning a bilateral peace meeting into an international conference.

To Li Wei's surprise, the peace talks went unexpectedly smoothly. Neither side wanted to continue fighting, so they compromised and began exchanging various benefits.

The Kingdom is willing to provide Hobray with a vast market, but all goods from Hobray will be subject to tariffs, and Hobray will also have to provide the Kingdom with basic industrial assistance. It doesn't need anything particularly high-tech, just basic supplies.

At the same time, the Kingdom will send a large number of students to study in Hobray, and will also hire some senior engineers in Hobray to teach in the Kingdom.

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Hobray knew the Kingdom's plans, but still agreed to the Kingdom's conditions. After all, the economic bomb within Hobray could explode at any time, and the Kingdom's immediate opening of commercial ports to allow Hobray's goods to enter the Kingdom in large quantities was essentially a way to extend Hobray's life.

According to the intelligence Krauser obtained, Hobray was also gambling that the noble forces on the kingdom's side would not allow industrialization to take off. The management of the nobles' territories required a large population, but if industrialization were to occur, the factories would absorb these people. Therefore, there was a fundamental contradiction between the nobles and industrialization. This is a matter of self-interest determining one's perspective.

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It was precisely for this reason that Hobra was willing to help the kingdom with its basic industrialization. Hobra was betting that the kingdom's nobles would hinder industrial development, so even if they provided technology and materials, the kingdom might not be able to develop its industries and would ultimately become a dumping ground for their goods.

Li Wei found this farce of exchanging interests quite amusing, so he didn't interfere and allowed the kingdom and Hobra to successfully complete their exchange of benefits.

At the same time, the kingdom made concessions regarding the heroes. The kingdom retained ownership of the Shield Hero, Levi, while transferring ownership of the other three heroes.

The Spear Hero, Kitamura Motoyasu, was acquired by the commercial nation of Serutobul. The Sword Hero, Amaki Ren, was obtained by the nation of Sidvelt, which is predominantly inhabited by demi-humans. The Bow Hero, Kawasumi Itsuki, was acquired by Hobra.

For such an important event, the Four Holy Warriors naturally had to be present. Although the other three were very uncomfortable with their ownership being exchanged like commodities, they had no right to refuse since their strength had not yet grown, and they could only obediently accept reality.

As the meeting concluded, Hobray's forces began to withdraw, and the delegations from various countries also began their return journeys. The three heroes, assigned to different factions, returned home with their companions and the people of their respective countries.

With the departure of the three heroes, the Three Heroes Cult began to cause trouble in the kingdom.

Chapter 1. The Bustle Fades Away

After the delegations from various countries left the capital, the once bustling capital returned to its usual state. This brief war did not have a significant impact on the capital, but due to the departure of a large number of refugees, the population density of the capital dropped at a visible rate.

After rumors of a ceasefire spread, refugees from various places began to return to their hometowns. Although there was no formal ceasefire at the time, both sides tacitly accepted the refugees' actions, and neither the Kingdom nor Hobray prevented the refugees from leaving.

With the refugees gone and Hobray's forces beginning an orderly withdrawal, coupled with the conclusion of the meeting, the capital city appeared somewhat deserted compared to before.

From the balcony atop the highest peak of the royal fortress, Mirelia looked down upon the entire capital with an expression of awe.

The kingdom's crisis of national subjugation has passed, and both sides have obtained the benefits they wanted. Although things are not perfect, she dares not ask for too much. The current situation is already far beyond her imagination.

“I never imagined I would live to see the kingdom begin to industrialize. It was all worth it,” Mirelia said.

Levi said, "This is just the beginning. The industrial technology that Hobra is providing is far too basic. It's impossible for the Kingdom to compete with Hobra with such technology."

Mirelia said, "I am already very satisfied. If we can't even take the first step, the next step, the third step, will only be a dream. I believe my successor will inherit my will and use industry to make this country great again."

Mirelia was quite knowledgeable about history. The average lifespan of a dynasty in history was only two to three hundred years, and the Melomark Dynasty, with a history of over a hundred years, was already a very long-lived dynasty. However, dynasties that existed for such a long time often had various serious internal problems. The current problem facing the kingdom was that the aristocracy was too powerful to be controlled. Various messy nobles were fragmenting the kingdom's population, making it impossible to improve the kingdom's production capacity.