A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

In comparison, while humans have no major weaknesses, they also lack any particular advantages. When facing advanced demi-human races, they are at a disadvantage in terms of intelligence, physical ability, or even their outward combat prowess.

That is why the people of the kingdom are so hostile to the demi-humans.

Mirelia knew that such hostility was problematic, but she found it difficult to change this habit. She was prepared to abolish the slave system on the kingdom's side and declare that demi-humans should not be enslaved or discriminated against.

She did this because she and Livy would eventually leave this place. Without Livy's protection, the kingdom would be unable to fight against Hobra next door before it completed its industrialization. If Sidwellut also got involved, the kingdom would face the crisis of destruction once again.

With her and Levi in ​​the kingdom, there were hardly any problems. In fact, with Levi there, the kingdom could solve any difficulties it encountered. But Levi would eventually leave, and Melty couldn't obtain that protection. Therefore, she could only do her best to lay a solid foundation for the next queen during her reign.

If possible, she wanted to resolve the hostile relationship with Sidwellut during her term. The kingdom didn't need to worry about Sidwellut's hostility for now, but Melty might not be able to withstand such pressure. In order to prevent the kingdom from collapsing immediately after she left, she had to prepare early and show goodwill to the demi-human race to avoid that powerful external enemy always watching her.

What she wanted to do was to unite with Sidwellut to counterbalance Hobra. After all, any country would be unilaterally defeated by an industrial monster like Hobra in a one-on-one fight. This time, if it weren't for Levi's protection, the kingdom would have been finished.

The situation is similar for Sidwellot; a one-on-one fight with Hobray would be a death sentence. Only when they share a common hypothetical enemy can there be a basis for cooperation between them.

During this period, the Three Heroes Cult has been quite turbulent. Mirelia has already collected a lot of dirt on the Three Heroes Cult and is just waiting for the right time to take down all the high-ranking members of the Three Heroes Cult, declare the Three Heroes Cult a cult, and completely resolve the conflict between religious authority and royal authority.

Of course, the Three Heroes Cult will not simply give up. Their high-level combat forces will inevitably cause trouble, and they will also incite their followers to riot. In order to avoid the most extreme situation, both Levi and Mirelia have made preparations.

Li Wei's advice to Mirelia was that she could add some embellishments to the collected dirt, or even fabricate some dirt. After all, the church was already a mess, so there was no need to add any more dirt to it.

Mirelia has gathered dirt on the church for using faith to make money, as well as on the church's high-ranking officials for keeping young girls and pedophiles. Li Wei suggests that such dirt is far from sensational enough, and that more inhumane things can be added, such as using believers for evil sacrifices, and ostensibly treating the three heroes as honored guests while actually colluding with evil gods from beyond the heavens.

At first, Mirelia couldn't accept this situation, but when she thought about paving the way for Melty, she accepted the reality. Anyway, the church's higher-ups weren't good people, so pinning some bizarre charges on them would solve the faith problem quickly.

To ease tensions with the demi-human race, it is necessary to deal with the San'yong Cult. The San'yong Cult's doctrines are extremely radical. If the cult is not eliminated, even if friendly gestures are sent to the demi-human race, they may not believe them.

Li Wei did not stay inside the mobile fortress, but went to the balcony on the front of the fortress. The mobile fortress had a very large stride, but it was quite stable when moving. Its stability was much higher than that of vehicles such as carriages. Even Raphtalia, who was prone to motion sickness, did not feel any discomfort.

Raphtalia took out a harmonica from the small pouch at her waist, put it to her lips, and began to play.

The music she played was cheerful and lively, her joy of returning home impossible to conceal. Because of her superior physical abilities compared to the average person, her powerful lung capacity allowed her to perform a variety of highly difficult pieces. It was precisely because of this that her melodies were both graceful and varied, a level of artistry rarely achieved by ordinary people.

Lisia leaned on the railing, observing the situation in the distance through binoculars.

Lisia said, "Raphtalia seems to be in a good mood. I'm also quite curious about the situation in the Demi-human Autonomous Territory. The kingdom's discrimination against Demi-humans caused intense conflict between humans and Demi-humans. I wonder if humans like us would be driven out if we went there."

Li Wei, who was sitting next to him, said, "That's a possibility. Anyway, be prepared. Gaining the trust of the residents there won't be easy. However, they will feel my goodwill."

Raphtalia released her harmonica and stopped playing, saying, "You will definitely be welcomed, because the Shield Hero is the savior of us demi-humans!"

Li Wei wanted to complain when he heard this. According to the information he had found, all the previous Shield Heroes were either Fury fans or beast-eared girl fans. Some Shield Heroes even had demi-human partners. There were several families in Sidwell that had been Shield Heroes.

Levi is probably the strangest of all the Shield Heroes, because he's neither a Fury fanatic nor a kemonomimi enthusiast; he's a total pervert. Or rather, he's simply a lecher.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Just because I am the Shield Hero is able to gain the trust of the demi-people. To be honest, this kind of trust is quite a heavy burden."

Chapter 1. Arrival

After traveling along the main road for about four days, Li Wei and his companions, riding in the mobile fortress, finally saw the coastline. The mobile fortress continued forward along the main road along the coastline, getting closer and closer to the area of ​​the demi-human autonomous territory.

“I know this road well! I used to travel this main road often when I went out with caravans!” Raphtalia was a little excited when she saw the familiar scenery.

On the main road, one can occasionally see merchants coming and going. Although the Demi-human Autonomous Territory is located in the outermost region of the kingdom, it has considerable contact and communication with the outside world and is not completely closed off.

The mobile fortress, as large as a small mountain, put considerable psychological pressure on the merchants traveling along the road. To prevent misunderstandings, Li Wei could only plant a large flag on top of the mobile fortress to indicate that he belonged to the kingdom. Although the merchants on the road were curious when they saw the flag on top of the mobile fortress, they were not so afraid as to be fearful.

After her initial excitement, Raphtalia noticed that there were far fewer merchants on the road than before, at least half the number she was familiar with.

Raphtalia wasn't stupid; she understood that this was because the Demi-human Autonomous Territory had suffered a severe blow, which had affected local consumption power, resulting in a significant decrease in the number of merchants compared to the past.

Raphtalia read many books while by Li Wei's side. These books were not read in vain; each one brought her new knowledge, broadened her horizons, and expanded her understanding. Now, she was no longer an innocent child who knew nothing. She had developed her own structure and experience in judging the external environment.

In Raphtalia's view, the decrease in the number of merchants is, to some extent, a manifestation of the conflict between humans and demi-humans. If a human town is hit by a wave, the people of the town will want to rebuild it and will inevitably place various orders with the merchants from outside. In order to earn high profits, the merchants will naturally respond to the people of the town.

This is a virtuous cycle: merchants can make enough profit from the reconstruction of the town, and town residents can use their savings to complete the reconstruction of the town.

However, along the way, on the main road leading to the demi-human autonomous territory, there were not many merchants, and some of them were demi-humans. This shows that the merchants in the kingdom do not pay much attention to orders from demi-humans, so only demi-human caravans will purchase goods outside and then transport them back to the autonomous territory.

Of course, there's another possibility: the demi-humans simply don't have enough money. Because of the conflict between demi-humans and humans, it's not easy for the demi-humans in this autonomous territory to accumulate wealth outside. It's very possible that the demi-humans don't have enough money, which is why they're not very interested in orders from here.

Regardless of the situation, it shows that the reconstruction work in the autonomous territory is not ideal. After all, this is her hometown, so Raphtalia naturally began to worry.

Lysia put down her binoculars and said, "We can already see the outline of the town ahead. Let me look at the map. We're almost at John Town, the gateway to the autonomous territory."

In the anime, due to the length of the episodes and the perspective of the main character, only a corner of the Demi-human Autonomous Territory was shown. The real Demi-human Autonomous Territory is an autonomous region composed of dozens of towns and even more villages.

Raphtalia's hometown is the village closest to the sea and also the most remote in the autonomous territory, called "Lafheim". The village's name does not appear in the animation, but this is, after all, a real world. Li Wei used his origami cranes to gather information here in advance, and his understanding of the autonomous territory is not much worse than that of the locals.

Li Wei said, "Once we get to town, I'll put away the mobile fortress and build a carriage. It's fine for such a big thing to run around outside, but once it enters the autonomous territory, it's easy to scare other people."

Because of their rejection by the kingdom's inhabitants, the demi-humans are extremely sensitive to external stimuli. They become uneasy at the slightest disturbance. These massive mobile fortresses, several stories high, make quite a racket when they move, easily disturbing the local residents.

Upon hearing Levi mention carriages, Filo's eyes lit up. Filo birds are magical creatures that love to pull things around, and it is precisely because of this habit that humans are so fond of taming them. Many unpowered vehicles within the kingdom are pulled either by horses or by Filo birds.

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In the kingdom, the Filo bird is arguably the primary source of animal power. The capital even has dedicated Filo bird taxis, and traveling merchant groups from all over the country also prefer to use Filo birds to pull their carriages.

"Yo! Yo!" Philo flapped its small wings excitedly, almost jumping for joy. If Levi didn't use the mobile fortress, it would have a chance to pull a carriage. Pulling a carriage was just as attractive to Philo as video games were to humans; it was addictive for the bird.

Li Wei gently stroked Philo's head and smiled, "I know, I know. You must have been holding back a lot these past few days. I'll have to rely on you for the rest of the trip, Philo."

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"Yo!" Philo's round, bird-like face broke into a cute, human-like smile.

"Looking at a mountain makes one's horse run itself to death." Although Licia had already seen the outline of the town through her binoculars, it still took the pedestrians almost an hour to reach the vicinity of the town. This was even with the use of a mobile fortress; if they had used traditional means of transportation, it would have taken at least several hours to get here.

When they were still some distance from the town, Li Wei and the others descended to the ground.

The massive mobile fortress huddled together, gradually shrinking until it was only slightly larger than an adult's fist. This sight surprised the two girls and the little chubby bird.

Lisia crouched down in front of the mobile fortress, which had grown to the size of a model, and reached out to pick it up.

"After shrinking, it only weighs about a rock. That's amazing! As expected of the Hero, he can even do such a miraculous thing," Lisia exclaimed.

Raphtalia took the mobile fortress from Licia's hand, her face showing surprise. "Really?! I thought even if it shrank, the weight wouldn't change much. I didn't expect the weight to decrease as the size shrinks. Is this something magic can do?"

Chapter 1. Returning to My Hometown

After retracting the massive mobile fortress, Li Wei snapped his fingers, uprooting the surrounding trees, which then began to deform and reassemble in mid-air. Using his ability to manipulate matter, Li Wei created a retro-styled four-wheeled caravan in just a few seconds.

Philo's eyes lit up when it saw the caravan, which was several times its own size. It ran to the front of the caravan, crawled into the saddle, and wriggled around to find that it was the perfect size.

Although Philo isn't particularly large, thanks to the growth boost from the Holy Shield, its strength now far surpasses that of ordinary pack animals. For it, a caravan like this is like an adult carrying a heavy bag, which is within an acceptable range.

"Yo! Yo!" Philo flapped her wings excitedly.

"Here we come," Li Wei said with a smile.

The three of them sat on the tented vehicle, and Raphtalia discovered that the interior of the vehicle was filled with all sorts of goods.

"Where did these things come from?" Raphtalia asked curiously.

Li Wei laughed and said, "They were created using special techniques. Don't worry, these things won't disappear. I plan to travel around the autonomous territory as a merchant before heading to Lafheim. I wonder how the reconstruction of Lafheim is going. If there are any problems there, I can help."

In fact, Li Wei knew that Lafheim was now almost a ruin. The small village located on the cliff by the sea, although the local residents were trying to rebuild their homes, was limited by the lack of raw materials and manpower. More than half a year had passed since the tide passed, but they had not been able to rebuild a few decent houses.

Laphheim definitely needs help, as it is Laphtalia's hometown. Therefore, Li Wei will help the local residents rebuild their homes free of charge. At the same time, as the new lord of the autonomous territory, he will also raise the quality of life of everyone in the autonomous territory to a new level.

The local residents are able to enjoy such treatment thanks to the lovely Raphtalia. Levi did this because of Raphtalia.

However, for someone with the ability to manipulate matter, expanding a territory was not a difficult task. But it's better to teach someone how to fish than to give them a fish. Simply handing over the fruits of their labor to the local residents wouldn't be enough for them to digest. The best approach was to teach them various skills, allowing them to create their own better lives.

Philo pulled the caravan along, jogging happily, and in no time they arrived at the town gate.

John Town is a small town built on a hillside, with canyons on both sides. There are various watchtowers and auxiliary walls on the hillside. Anyone with good eyesight can see the guards on the watchtowers from the town gate.

Li Wei said, "It is indeed quite autonomous; the local troops maintaining order are quite competent."

Li Wei also had some understanding of the situation in the autonomous territory. The demi-people did not trust the kingdom's knightly order. Previously, because the knights had engaged in some disturbing behavior in the area, the local demi-people had protested, and there had even been bloodshed.

The kingdom dispatched its regular army to suppress the rebellion, but thanks to the diplomatic protest from Sidverut, the demi-human autonomous territory escaped annihilation. However, this incident also strained relations between the autonomous territory and the kingdom.

On the kingdom's side, all regular troops were withdrawn, and the degree of autonomy of the demi-human autonomous territory increased as a result. However, without the protection of the kingdom's knightly order, the autonomous territory had to find its own way to deal with various dangerous monsters and bandits, so it established its own guard regiment, with equipment and military pay provided by the autonomous territory itself.

The demi-human sentries at the outposts are all werewolves with a high degree of bestiality. These giant huskies, who are over two meters tall, are not as strong as human soldiers in a squad in direct combat, but in the complex mountainous environment, these werewolf sentries have a mobility advantage that humans do not have.

Li Wei's journey did not attract the attention of the sentries. Although the relationship between the demi-human autonomous territory and the kingdom was quite tense, merchants still visited. The autonomous territory was quite welcoming to merchants who came to do business.

The environment in the autonomous territory isn't ideal. While forests are relatively abundant, it can't be self-sufficient in metals and stone, relying on imports. However, the autonomous territory's financial resources are likely insufficient to support such expenditures, so the slow pace of reconstruction is understandable.

The various goods that Li Wei obtained through exchanging material goods for magic were items that the residents of the autonomous territory urgently needed. Since the residents here certainly didn't have much cash, he planned to barter with them, buying local specialties as payment for the trade...

The demi-humans in the demi-human autonomous territory are very sensitive to changes in the external environment due to the long-standing tension with the kingdom. They also do not believe in free lunches. Therefore, if Li Wei directly helps them, it will only arouse their vigilance.

In contrast, offering assistance subtly through business dealings is more suitable for the current situation.

Of course, there is an even faster solution, which is to directly reveal one's identity as the Shield Hero. The identity of the Shield Hero is a natural advantage for demi-humans.

Upon entering the city, Li Weixing saw this relatively prosperous town. The buildings in the town now showed obvious differences between old and new, indicating that many of the buildings in the town had been rebuilt after the Cultural Revolution, which was why such differences existed.

There were no beggars on the street. Although the people here were dressed very simply, everyone seemed to have something to do. Li Wei opened his senses and found that there really were no beggars here. Whether adults or children, everyone was doing what they could.

This town is also the city that gives Li Wei the strongest sense of "otherworld" so far, because all of its inhabitants are demi-humans, and the demi-humans have very obvious animal characteristics. There are centaurs, minotaurs, werewolves, tiger people, and beings with various bird characteristics that cannot be identified.

Generally speaking, demi-humans can be divided into two types: one type has some animalistic features on a human basis, while the other type has some humanistic features on an animalistic basis.

From a different perspective, the so-called demi-humans are actually more appropriately called beastmen.

Lisia looked around curiously. Every pedestrian on the road was a novelty to her. Although she had been to Sidverut, the place was very hostile to humans. At that time, her team had only stayed in the border city across the border, bought supplies, and left. So, this was the first time she had seen so many demi-humans together at such close range.

Chapter 1. The Down-to-Earth Hero

Raphtalia wore a nostalgic expression, but to be honest, it felt strange to see such a mature expression on a child's face.

Raphtalia truly misses her past, when the tide hadn't yet come, and her family lived a self-sufficient life in a small village. Although it was hard work, they were happy every day.