A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

After absorbing the useful memories of these original clones, Li Wei also possessed a certain level of ability in political maneuvering. However, being accustomed to overcoming all laws with brute force, he didn't usually use this knowledge much, because there was no need for it.

In this situation, the memories absorbed by the original puppet clone can now be put to good use.

To deal with an enemy, you don't need any scheming; you just crush them. But in this kind of construction project, violence is not an option. So, scheming is the most suitable technique for this situation.

Having finally shown some kindness, Li Wei didn't want to mess things up. Furthermore, he didn't intend to devote all his energy to the development of the autonomous territory, so letting Heda continue as the lord was the best solution for someone who wanted to slack off.

Moreover, Heda has been the lord here for several years, and even the waves have not shaken her position, which shows that the local residents trust her very much. With Heda as the intermediary, his policies and orders can be better implemented.

Chapter 1. High Illiteracy Rate

Heda was persuaded by Livi, who did not want to become a lord. So, Heda arranged for Livi to be the lord's assistant, and at the same time gave Livi special privileges. Livi's orders were her orders, and Livi's orders could be executed directly without her consent, and they had a higher priority than her own orders.

Heda was a woman of action. After finalizing the matter, she had the bear-man Ohm gather everyone still in the village and announce Levi's rights in front of everyone.

Upon learning of Li Wei's identity as the Shield Hero, all the villagers erupted in excitement. Their eyes, which had previously been filled with weariness and dejection, now seemed to burst into flames when they saw Li Wei.

Li Wei underestimated the influence of the Shield Hero's name on the demi-human body. If Heda hadn't been there, these people would have already rushed over and surrounded him.

After finishing her conversation, Heda greeted Li Wei and left Lafheim. As the lord of the autonomous domain, she wasn't particularly good at government affairs and had to spend a considerable amount of time on paperwork every day. After finishing her conversation with Li Wei, she realized she couldn't get rid of this hot potato of a lord's position, so she could only leave with a bitter face.

Ohm tried his best to maintain order in the audience, but the villagers couldn't control their emotions after seeing this year's Shield Hero. If Ohm hadn't been there, they would have rushed onto the stage.

Li Wei made a gesture for silence, and seeing the crowd below gradually quiet down, he said, "The wave that occurred more than half a year ago caused enormous damage to the autonomous territory. Everyone here suffered huge losses in this catastrophe, and it can even be said that being able to stand here is already quite fortunate."

The crowd below the stage recalled the time when the waves crashed down. Although many of them were skilled fighters, their resistance was so weak in the face of countless monsters. This small village was reduced to ruins in that catastrophe half a year ago, and even today, traces of that battle still remain everywhere in the village.

Li Wei continued, "I am this year's Shield Hero, and like my predecessors, I will stand firmly by your side. What you need to do is follow instructions, learn, rebuild your homes, and acquire various new skills to make a living."

Li Wei didn't deliberately raise his voice, but no one in the audience dared to whisper. Everyone was really listening, afraid of missing anything important.

Li Wei said, "The autonomous territory is ultimately a remote and isolated place. While you are unaware of it, the outside world has undergone earth-shattering changes. If you want a better life, instead of just barely surviving like you are now, then you must open your eyes to the outside world and improve your knowledge. Only in this way can you get the life you want."

Li Wei's tone was quite calm. He didn't make empty promises to his subordinates, but directly explained what they needed to do next. After all, industrialization has a huge impact on individuals. If an individual does not have unique skills, they are easily eliminated by industrialization.

What Li Wei wanted to teach them were various technologies that industry could hardly replace in the past hundred years.

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish. While directly giving various things to the villagers may improve their quality of life in the short term, in the long run, this approach will lead to more problems and make them lazy, relying on his power as the Shield Hero.

Li Wei didn't want these villagers to become lazy good-for-nothings, so he decided to teach them all sorts of practical knowledge.

However, these relatively simple villagers are unaware of such details. Li Wei is willing to teach them various life skills, and they have no objections to it. On the contrary, they are happy about such things.

Li Wei said, "Those of you who can read, please raise your hands so I can see."

The villagers looked at each other, and in the end, only a handful of them raised their hands.

Lafheim has a population of over 300, but fewer than ten are literate, making the illiteracy rate quite alarming.

Li Wei wanted to cover his face. With such a basic foundation, it seemed that it wouldn't be easy for them to learn various relatively advanced skills. After all, many relatively advanced production skills required a certain amount of knowledge as a foundation.

Li Wei had already prepared training manuals for these people. These manuals were the result of extensive modifications and deletions made to the three divine books from Earth: the "Three Divine Books of Transmigration," the Barefoot Doctor's Manual, the Militia Training Manual, and the Friend of Dual-Use Military and Civilian Talents, based on the local situation.

As long as the villagers can improve their literacy rate, they will be able to understand the training manual he wrote. By learning according to the content of the training manual, it will not be a problem to train a group of people with extremely strong survival skills.

This manual can transform a willing learner from someone who knows nothing into someone who is almost omnipotent in life. With such abilities, even in the face of the tide of industrialization, one will not be directly drowned by the waves of the times.

Li Wei couldn't guarantee that this manual would still be useful hundreds of years from now, but in the current specific historical context, this manual could change the original fate of many people here.

Li Wei said, "Originally, I wanted to teach you all sorts of knowledge directly, but now it seems I have to give you a basic education first. I will hire a few linguistics teachers for you to learn the royal language or the common language. Otherwise, you won't be able to understand the books I give you at all."

"Brave hero! We are willing to learn, we'll learn anything you want!" a villager exclaimed excitedly.

Li Wei smiled and said, "Very good! Very spirited! Learning requires enthusiasm. The knowledge I'm going to teach you isn't dry; it's the skills that will enable you to survive in various environments. Therefore, you must maintain a high level of concentration when you study, for your own future. However, in your spare time, I will also help you rebuild the entire village. If any of you have building skills, come and sign up with me later. I will assign you tasks, and of course, I will pay you for the work."

The villagers immediately became excited.

Chapter 1. The Tide Strikes Again

After determining the illiteracy rate in Lafheim, Levi began to address the issue. He used teleportation to travel to the capital, spent some time with Mirelia, and then returned to Lafheim with several linguistics teachers.

Originally, these linguistics teachers all refused Li Wei when they heard that he was going to teach in the Demi-human autonomous territory. However, Li Wei used money to win them over, and they eventually gave in.

Because Li Wei offered so much, they found it hard to refuse.

After returning to the village with several linguistics teachers, Li Wei divided the villagers into two groups: one group studied while the other was responsible for the reconstruction of the village.

Raw materials were no problem for Li Wei. Whether he needed wood, bricks, or mortar for reinforcement, he could exchange them for technology. With his magic activated and his hands clasped together, whatever he called for would come to him.

After resolving the raw material issue, the efficiency of village reconstruction immediately improved. The original village suffered from chaotic planning, but now that most of the village had been razed to the ground by the tide, there was virtually no resistance to reconstruction. Unlike in the real world, where such a situation would affect the interests of those displaced by demolition, making reconstruction seem like a distant prospect.

The simple and honest people were very grateful to Li Wei for helping them rebuild their homes. They were too busy helping to dare to do anything that would cause trouble.

Time passed day by day, and the time for the arrival of the tide drew closer. Li Wei greeted the villagers, saying that he would be leaving in two days, and then used teleportation to return directly to the capital with his companions.

After returning to the capital, Li Wei moved directly into the palace. This time, without the other three heroes holding him back, he could act according to his own wishes and plans without having to worry about the other heroes.

Meanwhile, McGrady also managed to contact Levi through a magical item.

"It's been a long time since we last contacted each other, Lord Li Wei. How have you been lately?" Maddie said softly.

Li Wei knew what kind of person the other person was, so he wasn't charmed by their voice.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Trying to pull off another plan like last time?"

Li Wei was referring to McGrady's plan to use his teleportation ability to send his army to the battlefield and recruit people through various means.

Maddie said, "Now, I dare not do that anymore. After all, the Queen is in the country, and her spies are everywhere. It is very dangerous to act under her nose, and it is easy to expose my true purpose. Now, all I can do is wait, wait for the moment when the two queens will hand over power."

Li Wei laughed and said, "You are much more rational than I thought. I thought you would continue with the same plan as last time. After all, being able to abduct thousands of people in one go is a very worthwhile deal for your territory."

Maddie said, "Actually, I don't want to give up this plan, but the Queen is investigating what happened last time. Although you certainly won't reveal my plan, the Queen obtained a lot of information from those three heroes. If I continue, the probability of being exposed will be quite high."

As an ambitious and intelligent woman, McGrady knows when and what she shouldn't do. With the Queen still in the country, her immense power means that if McGrady's ambitions are exposed, she could easily crush everything McGrady has to do. Especially after the previous battle in the capital, which made her realize that her mother still has many unknown trump cards up her sleeve.

In the last battle for the capital, Hobra's steel legions were unable to advance an inch against the capital's absolute defenses. This shows that even the terrifying power brought by industrialization cannot guarantee a victory against the Queen's mysterious trump card.

Even Hobray, an industrial powerhouse, was humiliated, so she naturally wouldn't easily reveal her true colors. Before finding a sure thing, she would hide her ambitions and play the role of a fool with lofty ambitions but little talent.

“McGrady, what would you do if you completely lost the possibility of becoming queen?” Levi asked.

This question stumped Maddie; she had never thought carefully about what she would do if she ultimately failed to become queen.

Maddie paused for a moment, then said, "I will accept reality and be a nobleman. But even if I can't become queen, my daughter and my granddaughter still have a chance. I don't believe that every generation of Melty's lineage can be as powerful as the current queen. As long as we can find an opportunity, the throne will belong to my S lineage, not her Q lineage."

Li Wei said, "It seems you've also realized that your chances aren't many anymore. Mirelia is a formidable and ruthless character. Provoking her now would be a terrible choice for you."

On the other end of the magical communication device, Maddie was in her factory, which she was currently transforming from a military factory into a civilian factory producing various civilian goods.

Maddie is very sensitive to the current situation. She has realized Mirelia's attempt at industrialization. If the kingdom is really allowed to complete industrialization, then her plan to overthrow the existing royal family by force will not work.

Both are industrialized, but due to her limited scale, she cannot compete with the royal family. All she can do is accumulate wealth as much as possible and wait for an opportunity.

If the opportunity doesn't come when she's in her prime, then she should continue accumulating wealth, which may bring opportunities to her descendants.

Li Wei's perception of McGrady has become more and more three-dimensional. As a villain, his intelligence is always on point. If the original protagonist, Naofumi Iwatani, were to face this situation, he would be completely dominated before he could even develop his skills.

Li Wei also realized how terrifying McGrady was. This crocodile-like presence was something most people couldn't handle. Like a crocodile ambushing its prey crossing a river, he would strike when the opportunity arose and remain hidden when it wasn't. That exaggerated patience was something most villains rarely possessed.

Of course, Li Wei didn't explicitly call McGrady the villain, because McGrady is the real villain. However, he wasn't very interested in the inhabitants of this world. His main target was the mastermind behind the Wave, and then he was busy racking up points. Everything else was secondary.

Chapter 4. The Beginning of Industrialization

When Levi asked her a question she didn't want to face, McGrady's mood became somewhat low. After chatting with Levi for a few more minutes, she hung up the call.

People always have to learn to face reality. McGrady is now accepting this fact. It is much more difficult for her to seize the throne now than before, and it has exceeded her ability limit. Under such circumstances, continuing to act recklessly is not in line with her style.

After the decisive communication, McGrady, who was inside the factory, had a somewhat distorted expression.

"That woman, I'm clearly much better and more capable than that idiot Melty, why should the throne be passed to such an idiot instead of someone as superior as me!" Melty's mentality was a bit broken, but she quickly adjusted her mindset. As a capable and ambitious person, if she didn't even have this much patience, how could she possibly seize the throne?

"It seems that the Shield Hero hasn't given up on me yet, which is an opportunity for me. However, if the assistance is only at this level, I still won't be able to confront the Royal Family head-on."

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Meanwhile, Li Wei received a hint from a court lady that the Queen had prepared a grand banquet for him. Unlike the previous banquets, this time, he was the absolute protagonist.

Li Wei knew what Mirelia wanted to do. Although the kingdom was only just beginning to industrialize, many nobles already had their own agendas. Mirelia needed a "henchman" who could intimidate everyone, and as the Shield Hero, he was naturally the best candidate.

Li Wei felt that the nobles on this side of the kingdom were quite short-sighted, or rather, their opinions were dictated by their own self-interest.

Only a very small number of nobles responded to Mirelia's call and actively invested in industry, while most nobles were outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, saying yes and yes but when it came to actually carrying it out, all sorts of messy situations arose.

Two months have passed since the last wave, and nearly a month has passed since the war between the two countries ended. The royal family has set up several factories in the capital, but they are all relatively simple factories that produce things that do not require much technology, such as soap, matches, toothbrushes, toothpaste, pots and pans.

Even such basic industrial products had a significant impact on the kingdom. The royal family used a combination of buying and giving away goods to expand the market at any cost. Soon, the lifestyles of the people in the capital city began to change.

Before the royal factory began mass-producing toothbrushes and toothpaste, these were luxury items that had to be imported from Hobray, products that only wealthy families could afford. Now, with their widespread availability, the oral hygiene of ordinary people in the capital has improved by several levels compared to before.

However, the effects of industrialization were limited to the capital city. Although the capital city was the most populous megacity in the kingdom, its population was ultimately limited. A population of 100,000 was a small number compared to the kingdom's total population of nearly 10 million.

Levi left his room and went to the Queen's bedroom, where Mirelia was sitting in front of her dressing table, meticulously grooming herself.

A woman dresses up for the man she loves. Now, Mirelia has been completely conquered by Li Wei. It was from that moment on that she began to pay attention to her appearance again, just like when she was young, in order to maintain her best image in front of Li Wei.

At this moment, she was dressed in a gorgeous dress. She knew that dressing like this would arouse Li Wei's desire to conquer. This was the pleasure of their intimate moments, and she enjoyed this game.

Levi stood behind Mirelia, gently stroking her long hair. This was a magical world, and Mirelia often used magic to maintain her hair. Her long, reddish-purple hair was so smooth that it could be used in a shampoo commercial without any special effects.

"Does it look good?" Mirelia gently applied lip balm to her lips and looked at Li Wei, who was leaning down behind her, through the mirror. Their eyes met through the mirror.

"It looks great, this color suits you very well, it gives you a youthful beauty," Li Wei said with a smile.

“Nonsense, I’m at least ten years older than you, I’m already in my late twenties.” Mirelia gently patted Levi’s mischievous hand and laughed.

Li Wei said, "Now, time has lost its meaning for you. In the moment when you and I are together, you will share endless time with me. Years? You will no longer have years. You will remain in this state, forever by my side. After I deal with the mastermind behind the waves, I will take you to my own little world."

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