A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Moreover, there's an old saying: "Homegrown flowers are never as fragrant as wildflowers; a wife is not as good as a concubine; a concubine is not as good as a stolen one; a stolen one is not as good as one you can't have." Although these old sayings are a bit vulgar, they do illustrate the mentality of men. The possessiveness towards beautiful women is something every man has in his heart. It's just that some men express these feelings, while others bury them deep in their hearts and suppress them.

The first type is someone like Makoto Hyoudou; the second type is a true gentleman.

"You've come at the right time. I have something to show you," Li Wei said with a smile.

Chapter 1. Criticizing the Divine Weapon

Li Wei took out a set of uniquely designed gauntlets and placed them in front of the two girls. The gauntlets had a simple design, just like the gauntlets of the Century Plate Armor component, and were quite inconspicuous.

Rias looked at the gauntlets that Li Wei had placed on the table. She did not underestimate them because of their simple design. On the contrary, with her keen senses, she noticed that the gauntlets were extraordinary.

"This is... a divine artifact?" Rias asked uncertainly.

Rias picked up the gauntlet. She could feel the immense power contained within it, enough to elevate a lower-level demon to a higher-level demon. Moreover, she felt that the gauntlet's abilities were definitely not that simple.

Li Wei laughed and said, "I've been in this world for a few days now. I accidentally obtained something you call a divine artifact. I deciphered its structure and, after understanding its operating mechanism, created this thing. Hmm, I made a thousand of them first."

Rias and Akeno Himejima both swallowed hard. A thousand divine artifacts would be enough to greatly increase the overall power of the demon race.

Perhaps such mass-produced artifacts don't have a significant performance advantage, but the sheer quantity of these mass-produced items compensates for any performance shortcomings. Moreover, these are artifacts after all, and the power boost to the user is quite substantial. Those demons without artifacts, encountering such a treasure, would likely fight tooth and nail to get their hands on it.

Rias said, "Mr. Levi, are you sure it's a thousand pieces, and not a hundred?"

In fact, Rias wanted to say ten items, after all, such a thing was really too amazing. In Li Wei's hands, divine artifacts seemed to be as common as cabbages, sold by the kilogram. It was precisely because of this that she found it hard to believe.

“You heard me right, a thousand items. This might seem impossible to you, but for me, it’s just a small amount of work,” Li Wei said with a smile.

He was indeed "busy" for a while, after all, the production of streamlined products also takes time. In addition to making the streamlined products, he also had to look for suitable raw materials from the outside world. For some of the hard-to-find raw materials, he directly used gold to "replace" them.

Gold is a very peculiar precious metal. For ordinary people, gold is just a benchmark of value and a precious metal used for decoration, but for Qi cultivators, gold is a nearly omnipotent material.

If you encounter a shortage of materials, you can craft them by hand if possible; otherwise, you can simply "exchange" them for gold. Except for a few extremely special materials, most materials can be obtained by exchanging gold.

Li Wei, whose gold reserves had reached an astonishing figure, didn't care about this small expenditure at all. Compared to the future gains, this level of investment was already a highly profitable deal.

Rias took a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "Mr. Li Wei, your abilities are unimaginably powerful for us. Please forgive my ignorance for using the mark of the demons of this world to measure your abilities."

Rias told herself that Li Wei came from a place where the average strength of people was far greater than in this world, which was impossible for them, but not for Li Wei who came from another world.

Li Wei laughed and said, "It's alright. Anyway, those escaped guys will give you more surprises, or rather, more frights. However, with these things I've given you, the overall strength of the demon race should be able to improve. I won't directly help you solve the problem, but I've already handed you the key to open the door. Now, it's up to you to see just how capable the demon race of this world really is."

Rias nodded. It was indeed a pity that Li Wei wouldn't directly help the demons. If Li Wei had intervened, those escaped monsters would probably have been captured and brought back very quickly.

However, for the demon race, this might not be a bad thing. Although from an individual perspective, such confrontations are bound to result in casualties, and no one knows if they will be the unlucky ones, from a collective perspective, these thousand divine artifacts are enough to change the current stalemate between the three forces.

Divine artifacts aren't like roadside weeds that you can just grab and eat. Rias, as the Demon King's sister, is a high-ranking member of the demon world, so she knows far more than ordinary demons...

According to statistics from the Demon Realm's intelligence department, the total number of artifacts that can be counted, excluding the God-Slaying Gear, is less than a hundred.

As for the divine artifacts capable of annihilating demon kings and gods, only about ten have been counted so far. Compared to the massive populations of the three factions, the number of divine artifacts is far too small, and each individual who possesses a divine artifact can be considered an elite member of their respective faction.

Rias imagined what it would be like if a thousand wielders of divine artifacts joined forces... The scene was too beautiful. This power was already enough to be called a strategic existence, or even that power alone could break the balance of power between the three sides.

What Rias didn't know was that it wasn't just the demon race that enjoyed such treatment; the church, humans, and even fallen angels—all sorts of forces could obtain divine artifacts. It's just that these things weren't discussed openly.

Suppressing her excitement, Rias said, "Thank you for your generosity, sir. With your help, I believe my people are capable of dealing with the upcoming crisis."

Li Wei opened the drawer of the small table, took out a scroll, and said, "Everything has been sealed. The contents of this scroll are yours. How you distribute them is up to you. By the way, I plan to visit your territory; I need a guide."

Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Rias and Akeno Himejima exchanged glances. This was a good opportunity to bring the two sides closer. For a powerful figure like Li Wei, even a small detail revealed between his fingers would be of immense benefit to them. Therefore, by building a good relationship with Li Wei, they might be able to gain even more advantages.

Rias and Akeno Himejima both considered this. Demons are very pragmatic beings, prioritizing practical benefits over emotions. For the Gremory family, their friendship with Levi was more valuable than any God-Slaying Gear.

Chapter 1. The Planned Trip to the Demon Realm

In fact, Li Wei didn't need a guide. Having already placed the spatial beacon in the Demon Realm, he had illuminated a large area of ​​the map there using his own perception abilities. His understanding of the Demon Realm was no less than that of some of the natives.

However, he needed a formal reason to enter the Demon Realm, so "tourism in the Demon Realm" was a good excuse.

Rias asked, "Mr. Li Wei, do you have any means of communication in this world? For example, communication tools or something?"

Li Wei said, "Does a cell phone count? Although I haven't been here long, I bought one because I was thinking about the communication I might need."

Li Wei took out his phone from his pocket.

Rias smiled and said, "As long as we have a way to contact each other, communication in the human world is quite advanced."

The Demon Realm also imitated the human world by establishing telecommunications base stations and popularizing mobile phones. As long as you insert a phone card used in the Demon Realm, you can make calls within the Demon Realm.

The Demon Realm originally used magic for communication, but this magic had certain hidden dangers. Higher-ranking demons could use this method to subtly control lower-ranking and lower-ranking demons. It was precisely because of these hidden dangers that the Demon Realm had developed communication technology to a level even higher than that of the human world.

To ensure compatibility with the human world, even the specifications of mobile phones and SIM cards in the demon realm are the same as those in the human world.

Rias said, "By the way, you can also use mobile phones in the Demon Realm, but you need a special SIM card. Of course, if the phone itself is a dual-SIM phone, you can just insert an extra SIM card."

Li Wei said, "This phone has dual SIM cards. It's interesting that the demons in this world are actually keeping up with humans in terms of technology."

Rias said, "Because many demons come to the human world to make a living, many technologies in the demon world are similar to those in the human world to make things easier for them. However, in the human world, demons can use magic freely as long as they are not discovered. But in the demon world, spellcasting is not allowed within city limits. Even high-ranking demons must abide by this rule."

Li Wei nodded. To be honest, the demons in this world are actually very similar to humans in many ways. Moreover, many of the current demons are transformed from other races, and the vast majority of the new demons born from this transformation are transformed from humans.

Therefore, very few demons in this world have strange appearances; the vast majority are in human form, except that they have demon wings and demon tails.

In contrast, in worldviews created in Europe and America, there are numerous demons with bizarre appearances.

The demons in this world aren't entirely devoid of demonic appearances or mental corruption, but those are beings that have "further degenerated" from ordinary demons. Just as humans become quite distorted when they abandon their basic human decency, when demons abandon their basic decency, this distortion extends beyond the mind; their physical forms are also affected, becoming bizarre and terrifying—existing beings that even demons would find ugly.

In anime, a special kind of "detached" demon appears. Demons, despite their name, adhere to internal order and rules, and are not absolutely chaotic and evil; from a human perspective, they lean more towards lawful evil. These "detached" demons generally betray their own faction or their master, which is why they exhibit such a twisted state.

Li Wei said, "In that case, could you please get me a phone card that can be used in the Demon Realm? I'm not good at these kinds of trivial things."

Rias accepted the scroll and said, "Leave this to me. I'll bring the phone card tomorrow. Mr. Li Wei, when do you plan to make it?"

Li Wei said, "When you bring the phone card, I'll go with you to the Demon Realm. I want to see what kind of life the demons in this world lead."

Rias nodded, stood up, and said, "The Demon Realm here will surely bring you a different experience. Now, please allow me to take my leave. We will do our best to prepare everything for you so that you can feel at home in the Demon Realm."

After leaving Livy's attic, Rias and Akeno Himejima rushed back to the station as quickly as possible and boarded the train back to the Demon World. After getting off the train, the two jogged to the nearest teleportation station and used it to return to the Gremory family's territory.

Although the city was in complete chaos due to Abidas's destruction, fortunately, the teleportation stations within the city were not damaged. It was precisely because of this that the two were able to return to Gremory's territory so quickly. Rias breathed a sigh of relief upon entering the family mansion.

"Akino, thank you for your escort. Go and rest now," Rias said with a smile.

Rias didn't doubt Akeno Himejima's loyalty, but some things are better known to as few people as possible. Although Akeno Himejima was by her side, the ownership of the Thousand Sacred Treasures was involved, so she couldn't afford to be careless.

Himejima Akeno smiled and said, "Then I'll go and rest first. If anything happens, just call me."

Himejima Akeno, knowing to avoid suspicion, left on her own. Watching Himejima Akeno's figure disappear, Rias walked through the long corridor to her father's office.

At this moment, the current patriarch of the Gremory family, Geoticus Gremory, was sitting behind his desk, processing various documents. As one of the noble families in the demon realm, the Gremory family possessed a vast territory, within which numerous cities of varying sizes had been established. As the patriarch of the Gremory family, he now had to spend a certain amount of time each day processing various documents.

Geoticus has a striking red head, and the current Demon Lord Sajas and Rias both inherited his physical characteristics.

"Oh? Rias, you're back from the human world. What did you find?" Geotix stretched. Although his demonic constitution prevented him from having a herniated disc, sitting for a long time still made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"A huge gain, the Gremory family has really struck gold this time." Rias smiled confidently.

Geotix raised an eyebrow; Rias's words had piqued his interest.

Chapter 1. The Shock Brought by a Thousand Divine Artifacts

Rias placed the scroll in front of Geotix.

"Oh? What is this?" Geotix did not rush to pick up the scroll, but examined it first.

"This is a treasure that will change the fate of the demon race, and it will also be the ladder that will allow the Gremory family to reach the pinnacle of power," Rias said with a smile.

"Is it that powerful? But even a monster like Abidas has appeared, so I won't be surprised by anything else that happens." Geotix picked up the scroll, as if to tear off the red string attached to it.

“Father, if we are to open this sealing scroll, it would be best to find an absolutely safe place. If others find out about what the scroll seals now, it could bring an irresistible disaster to the family,” Rias said.

Seeing Rias's serious expression, Geotix didn't ask why, but decisively let go of the red rope he was holding. Rias wasn't one to joke around, so there must have been a reason why she said not to open the scroll here.

Geotix cast a curious glance at his daughter.

Rias didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Because this scroll seals a thousand divine artifacts."

Geoticus nearly choked on his own mouth. He wondered if he had misheard. A thousand artifacts? If he had a thousand artifacts, he would dare to lead his men up to Heaven Mountain and capture Michael alive.

Geotix said, "Rias, I know you're not one to joke around, and we don't celebrate April Fool's Day in the Demon World. You don't need to use that kind of nonsense on me, do you?"

Rias sighed and said, "I know what I'm saying sounds scary, but I'm not joking with you, Father. This scroll really does contain a thousand divine artifacts. Although the quality of these artifacts can't compare to the God-Slaying Gear, they're still above average. This is compensation that Mr. Li Wei gave us."

Geotix trembled with fear, nearly dropping the scroll from his hand. As the Demon King's father, he was a prominent noble in the Demon Realm, but he was genuinely terrified by the current situation.

Rias said, "These thousand divine artifacts are that gentleman's compensation to the entire demon race. In other words, these thousand divine artifacts belong to the entire demon race. We cannot keep them all for ourselves, and it is even unknown how many divine artifacts we can keep."

Geotix said, "Moreover, if we are the ones engaging in underhanded tactics, we will easily become the target of public criticism once discovered. At that time, even the strength of our family will not be able to withstand the combined forces of other families united by interests."

Geoticus stroked his chin, his mind wandering. Since he couldn't keep the thousand artifacts for himself, he would find a way to make up for his losses elsewhere. He looked at his daughter, who had grown into a beautiful young woman. Unbeknownst to him, the little girl who used to follow him everywhere had become a lovely young lady.

Geotix had a new idea, but it required Rias to sacrifice herself. He wanted Rias to get close to Levi, and if something beyond friendship happened between them, they might be able to leave behind Levi's seed, allowing a super strong person to emerge in the next generation of the Gremory family.

Demons are very realistic beings. For a super strong person like Li Wei, they would naturally try their best to win him over. Moreover, if they could obtain Li Wei's seed, the Gremory family would actually benefit.

For the sake of the family's interests, the more Levi's offspring the Gremory family can keep, the better. The more powerful the offspring, the more advantages the Gremory family can gain in the future.

The Gremory family is currently small, and it is only he and his eldest son, Sajax, who are keeping the family afloat. Compared to other large and prosperous families, the Gremory family, although individually powerful, is outnumbered.

If it weren't for the fear of the collateral branches usurping power, Geoticus would have wanted to take action against the collateral branches of the family, getting all the young women in the family to step forward and find a way to ensure that Livy could have an heir.

Geoticus asked, "Rias, what do you think of that Mr. Levi?"

Rias paused for a moment, then said, "Father, why are you asking this?"

Geoticus said, "Don't ask so many questions yet. Answer my question first: what do you think of Mr. Levi?"

A faint blush rose to Rias's face; the question made her feel somewhat embarrassed. However, she had to admit that Levi was the most handsome man she had ever seen. Before meeting Levi, she had always thought that the pinnacle of male beauty was the current "Beelzebub," Achuka Beelzebub, one of the four Demon Lords.