A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Mirelia laughed, "Besides me, there must be many other beings like me there, right?"

Li Wei nodded.

Mirelia laughed and said, "I already knew about this. After all, even in this world, the kings of those kingdoms have more than one partner. Although there is only one queen, there are quite a few concubines."

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Mirelia knew that a king like Levi, who walked among the stars, had a vast territory that could not be described by numbers. Everyone had to please him and flatter him, and naturally they would offer him the best things. Beautiful girls from all over the territory were naturally the best part of the offerings.

It was precisely because of this that Mirelia knew that she was not special at all. Even the title of Queen was nothing to Li Wei; it was merely a way to add some fun to their intimate moments.

Li Wei said, "It's rare to find someone as open-minded as you. Everyone has a possessive streak, whether male or female. It's just that I'm rather selfish and greedy, and I don't want to give up any of the girls around me."

Mirelia smiled and said, "Although we haven't known each other for very long, I know that you are not just selfish and greedy. That's just a disguise. You are extremely amorous and have too great an attraction to women, which is probably why you are like this now. At least, I am attracted to you. From the first moment I saw you, my heart could not hold anyone else. My only regret is why I didn't meet you sooner."

Li Wei said, "There's still an hour before the banquet starts, let's go for a walk."

"Mmm," Mirelia responded, turning her head to smile radiantly.

Chapter 4. Changes in the Royal Palace

Inside the palace, with the absence of Ottocre, who loved to make a show of things, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed. The court ladies and maids no longer needed to be as cautious as before, fearing that they might accidentally fall into Ottocre's clutches.

The two walked side by side in the corridor, encountering their court ladies-in-waiting and maids along the way. After nodding to them, the ladies-in-waiting went on with their own business, without the usual formalities.

Li Wei said, "I can feel that they are much more relaxed now than before, and their work efficiency is also much higher."

This is a world with magic, so even a large royal palace doesn't need that many people to maintain it. Most of the court ladies and maids know a few spells. Apart from the elites who belong to the Shadow Organization, most of the court ladies and maids are proficient in spells like "Mage's Hand". That's why they are able to do this kind of work that seems relatively heavy to others.

Mirelia said, "The Ottocree have made a mess of the palace over the years. Everyone is on edge and keeps a low profile just to protect themselves. It's normal that this affects their work efficiency."

High work efficiency means being outstanding, but the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. It was precisely because of this that the court ladies and maids of the non-shadow organization were forced to become slackers.

Now that Ottocre has been "poisoned" by the enemy, the mountain weighing on the heads of these court ladies and maids has been lifted, and they naturally have fewer concerns when doing things.

In Li Wei's view, the biggest change was probably in the attire of these court ladies and maids. Women love beauty, but because of Ottocre's presence, these court ladies and maids dared not dress up, for fear of encountering Ottocre.

But now that Ottocre is dead, the only decision-maker in the entire palace is the Queen, and she won't do anything strange to them, so they dare to dress up now.

As a result, Li Wei's journey has led to a significant improvement in the overall appearance of the palace ladies and maids.

Mirelia said, "If I leave with you, can I take some members of the Shadow Organization with me? Can we leave together?"

Li Wei said, "It's just taking a few more people, but are you sure they're willing to leave with me? Leaving here means they'll never come back. Don't they have any relatives or friends here?"

Mirelia said, "Most of the members of the Shadow Organization are orphans. Once I leave, Melty, in order to maintain control of the organization, will inevitably reshuffle its ranks, and they may very well lose their final home. Being a queen often forces one to make ruthless choices. After all, there's a way to die called knowing too much."

Mirelia knew that Melty wasn't such a cold-blooded person, but one can't be too careful. A person's personality can change drastically before and after taking power, so it's always good to be prepared.

After taking power, Wanmelti carried out a major reshuffle of the Shadow Organization, silencing those involved. She's no longer here and can't interfere in such matters. Humans aren't plants or trees; how can they be without feelings? The core members of the Shadow Organization have followed her for so many years, doing all sorts of dirty and tiring work. It's time for them to enjoy their retirement, just like she is now.

Li Wei laughed and said, "They have a good boss. I've seen too many cases of people being discarded after they've served their purpose. Some people in power squeeze the last bit of value out of their subordinates and then use them as pawns or kill them outright. The relationship between rulers and their subjects can sometimes be this cruel."

Mirelia said, "If it were you, would you do such a thing?"

Li Wei said, "That depends on whether that person can gain my approval. As long as the person I approve of doesn't commit a fundamental error, I won't take action against them. But for those I don't approve of, I will only use them as pawns."

Mirelia said, "Getting your love won't be an easy thing, will it?"

Mirelia thought to herself, "For a supreme ruler like Li Wei, who governs a vast territory, the number of capable people under his command is probably as numerous as clouds in the sky. Whether he can even remember the names of his subordinates is another matter entirely..."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Contrary to what you think, getting me is very simple. First, you must be conscientious and dedicated to your job. Second, you must guarantee absolute loyalty to me. No one is perfect. As long as you can do these two things, I have no other requirements."

Mirelia was taken aback because Levi's requirements were far too low; most people could meet such standards.

In other words, Li Wei wouldn't easily use his subordinates as cannon fodder, which surprised her.

Just then, a court lady stopped beside the two men, bowed, and said softly, "Your Majesty, Brave Warrior, preparations for the banquet are complete. The banquet will officially begin in an hour."

Mirelia nodded and said, "I understand. You all go to the venue first. I need to prepare the opening speech for the banquet."

After the banquet began, Li Wei received exceptional treatment, becoming the absolute protagonist of the entire event. Previously, due to the presence of the other three heroes and the intentional or unintentional downplaying of Li Wei's existence by Autocrat, the nobles dared not approach Li Wei out of consideration for the king. However, now that Autocrat had fallen and the queen was clearly supporting Li Wei, the nobles dared to approach him with greater confidence.

Li Wei could understand the nobles' predicament; the current official was more powerful than the one in charge, and he was ultimately not a person of this world.

Moreover, they didn't know if Levi would eventually leave, so they were unwilling to offend Levi, but even more unwilling to offend their boss, Otto Cree.

Now that the real leader has made his stance clear, all the nobles flocked to Li Wei's side. Those with daughters wanted to introduce them to Li Wei, while those without daughters offered various benefits or made blatant declarations of loyalty.

Fortunately, thanks to the memories of the original puppet clone, Li Wei was quite experienced in dealing with this situation. He politely declined various offers and made various polite excuses, which became his main behavior at the banquet.

Chapter 4. Before the War

Li Wei politely refused those who wanted to give him their daughters. He was well aware of these nobles' intentions and their true nature.

After all, he had been in this world for quite some time, and through various reconnaissance methods, he had obtained relatively detailed information about each and every one of the nobles in the capital. Naturally, this information included the families of these nobles.

Unfortunately, there was nothing among them that caught Li Wei's eye.

The Yellow Emperor's Ascension Scripture primarily assesses the quality of fellow practitioners; the better the quality, the greater the benefits for both parties. Another scenario involves practitioners who are themselves part of the causal chain—to put it bluntly, characters who can influence the "plot." Such women can maximize the effectiveness of this practice.

This is precisely why ordinary women don't catch Li Wei's eye. However, there aren't many named female characters in the original story. Moreover, these young ladies from noble families are all spoiled and quite difficult to get along with. Li Wei has no liking for such willful and capricious young ladies, and that's why he won't be fooled by any recommendations from the nobles.

After all, someone like Licia is extremely rare among noble young ladies. The reason Licia has been able to grow to her current level is because her family fell into decline, so she didn't develop extravagant habits from a young age. Combined with her subsequent adventures, this has shaped her into who she is today.

Those pampered young ladies who have never experienced the hardships of life lack even the most basic empathy. They are like Queen Mary, who thought, "They have no bread to eat cake with." Anyone would feel exhausted if they were to be around such women.

After the banquet, Li Wei returned to his room.

Lysia and Raphtalia had no interest in the banquet, so they didn't attend. Instead, they stayed in their room, watching the television that Levi had retrieved from his mind space. It was playing a Blu-ray movie, "The Lord of the Rings."

They all saw it very clearly, and didn't even notice that Li Wei had already entered the room.

"Don't stay up too late. Tomorrow is the end of the countdown to the wave. Go to bed early and get up early," Li Wei said.

Li Wei treated the two girls, one older and one younger, and the little chubby bird like he was taking care of children.

Tomorrow, Li Wei will delve deeper into the search for the mastermind behind the wave. He has made several preparations for tomorrow's confrontation, so that he will have a Plan B no matter what happens.

“Yes, sir, we won’t stay up too late. Wow, this guy called Gollum is really ugly, he looks like a goblin!” Raphtalia unconsciously walked closer to the television.

Li Wei walked behind her, slipped his hands under her armpits, lifted her up like a cat, and placed her on the sofa.

Li Wei said, "Don't sit too close to the TV. It's bad for your eyes. If you sit too close to the TV for a long time, you'll find that your vision of distant objects becomes blurry, and you might even go blind."

When Levi said that watching TV too closely could cause blindness, not only Raphtalia, but also Lycia and Filo shrank back.

Both birds obediently stayed on the sand, but now, because of its growing size, Filo sitting on the sand instantly pushed the two girls to the side.

Judging by their ages, in Li Wei's opinion, the two birds were still children. Children are like that; they like all sorts of novel gadgets. It would be another thirty years before televisions appeared here, and they would only be large, black-and-white models. Even if it were someone like Hobra, who had a cheat code, it would take decades to make an ultra-thin, high-definition television like this.

Li Wei ignored the two birds, greeted them, and returned to his bedroom. For him, the night was very long, and he could do many interesting things, such as going back to the floating island to enjoy himself.

Limited by the special nature of the cultivation technique he learned, Li Wei's efficiency in cultivating alone was not high. If he did not rely on fellow cultivators and relied solely on solo cultivation, it would have taken him hundreds of years to reach his current level of cultivation. However, with the help of fellow cultivators, this time was shortened by dozens of times.

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Early the next morning, Li Wei and his entourage headed to the cathedral. Before even entering, Li Wei was once again subjected to the hostile gazes of the crowd.

Although the other three heroes have gone to other countries, this has not affected the prestige of the Three Heroes Cult.

It could even be said that the current Three Heroes Cult is more difficult to deal with than in the original storyline. In the original story, in order to get rid of the four heroes of this generation, the Pope devised a plan to lure the Spear Hero, Kitamura Motoyasu, to the border of the kingdom. At the same time, he used the Spear Hero to intercept the original protagonist, Iwatani Naofumi. Then, he gathered a large number of core followers and activated an artificial holy artifact to carry out the plan to eliminate the heroes.

If it weren't for the original protagonist Naofumi Iwatani's own sufficient abilities, plus his unexpected burst of power, even with the addition of the Sword Hero and Bow Hero who came to his rescue, the three of them would still have been easy prey for the Spear Hero Motoyasu Kitamura, who was only a half-baked player.

If the original protagonist, Naofumi Iwatani, hadn't withstood the pressure, the Four Holy Heroes of that generation would have been wiped out at that time. The Church would then use this as a basis to summon its own Four Holy Heroes, overthrow the kingdom's rule, and establish a theocratic religious state.

Currently, although the church has enough ambition, it has not yet put its ambition into action. As the saying goes, to catch a thief red-handed, although the royal family knows about the church's ambition, Mirelia does not yet have core evidence to prove the church's problems.

While the current difficulties may embarrass the church, they only make it feel embarrassed and cannot truly damage the church's foundation. Therefore, Mirelia chose to endure for the time being.

Of course, Mirelia would choose to be patient and wait for an opportunity to strike back, but Levi would not compromise himself. He had no patience for the fanatical followers of the Three Heroes Cult.

The church members made way for Li Wei. Although they were arrogant and condescending towards ordinary people, when faced with a powerful figure who could crush them at any moment, they could only put aside their usual arrogance and humbly bury their heads in the ground.

Chapter 4. The War Begins

Li Wei led his squad to the room where the Dragon Hourglass was located, where the Pope was already waiting for Li Wei's arrival.

Looking at the smiling Pope, Li Wei wanted to complain in his heart. The other party's patience was indeed outstanding. Even after suffering such a great loss last time, he was still able to put on a pleasant face. Just this temperament alone surpassed most people.

Li Wei looked at the Dragon Carved Hourglass, which had a visual interface similar to a game interface, and there was still half an hour left in the countdown.

“Just say what your purpose is. My time is more valuable than you think,” Li Wei said.

The Pope gently pushed up his glasses, his smile widening. He approached Li Wei and said with a smile, "This time, I'm here to apologize. Due to some misunderstandings, we did have some unpleasantness. However, these are just minor issues. I hope the Hero can give us a chance to make amends."

Li Wei revealed a playful smile and said, "Repent and start anew? Do you think you did something wrong?"

The Pope laughed and said, "Our biggest mistake was our disrespect for you, Hero. Now we have fully realized this mistake, so we want to correct it. The Three Heroes Church will become the Four Saints Church, and you, Hero, will be the object of the Church's worship."

Li Weixin roughly understood what the other party was thinking. The church must have also received some information, so now they wanted to tie him to their side.

As the only hero in the kingdom, Li Wei is the kingdom's only trump card in the fight against the tide. As long as he is brought into the war, the church will have another usable card in its hand when facing the royal family.

The church was well aware that the royal family was courting Livy. Of course, this was only what the outside world saw. In reality, the royal family was clinging to Livy's coattails, but to those unaware of the inside story, it appeared as if the royal family was courting Livy.

Li Wei's smile gradually faded. He raised an eyebrow and said, "You feel threatened by my siding with the royal family, don't you?"

The Pope laughed and said, "Your Excellency the Hero is quite the joker. We truly wish to serve by your side, for you are the hero who saved this kingdom. I am aware of the situation with the last wave; it was you who turned the tide, defeated the monster leader of the wave, and saved the town. Only you can lead us into the future, so we are willing to follow you."

The Pope's tone was quite sincere; anyone else might have been completely fooled. But Li Wei, who knew the Pope's true colors, could only inwardly complain.

Only a fool like Kitamura Motoyasu could be easily fooled by an old fox like the Pope, given his low intelligence.

Li Wei said, "I already know your intentions, but I have no interest in becoming a religious leader. Moreover, I don't have a good impression of your church, so forget about me joining your camp."

For Li Wei, the church held no appeal whatsoever. There were no beautiful saintesses, nor any particularly valuable treasures. The artificial holy artifact that the church relied on as its trump card was, in Li Wei's eyes, just trash equipment, less effective than his bare-handed punches. It was only usable in this environment full of noobs; elsewhere, such trash equipment would be worthless, even if given away.