A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

"Isn't there an assessment required to join the department?" Li Wei asked.

“Of course we have to assess our own people, after all, it’s the basic requirement. But for foreigners, we can lower the bar a bit. By the way, are you from Chongguo?” the girl asked.

Li Wei laughed and said, "How did you know I'm from Japan? Is my Japanese not standard? It's a typical Tokyo accent."

"It's precisely because the standard is too high that I think you're from South Korea. If you were Korean, your accent would have a lot of variations. The so-called Tokyo accent is just a misunderstanding. As an international metropolis, Tokyo is a gathering place for Japanese people from all over the country, so naturally, there are all sorts of accents. There's no such thing as an absolute standard," the girl said.

"I see." Li Wei nodded. His strong learning ability allowed him to correct his habitual pronunciation as a Chongguo native in a very short time. However, this correction made his pronunciation sound even stranger to the locals.

“Another reason is your tone of voice. It sounds like you're doing a voice-over. It sounds nice, but ordinary people don't speak like that in everyday life. Although I like it.” The girl smiled and stepped aside from the doorway. “Come in, the doorway isn't the place to talk.”

Li Wei nodded, put down the backpack containing the laptop and keyboard from his shoulder, picked it up in his hand, and followed the girl into the activity room.

The Literature Department's activity room was converted from a large classroom. It was quite spacious. Besides the girl who brought Li Wei in, there were some other people in the front half of the activity room, doing their own things. Some of them were discussing something, but they were quite excited and were gesturing as they spoke.

Li Wei saw Kasumigaoka Utaha sitting in the corner, typing on her laptop. Unlike him, who was used to typing with an external mechanical keyboard, Kasumigaoka Utaha was using the laptop's built-in keyboard. This keyboard wasn't very good; if used for typing, she could only manage 30 characters per minute, which was considered good. With an external mechanical keyboard, Li Wei could type more than 60 Chinese characters per minute, and if he were typing Japanese characters, 90 characters per minute wouldn't be a problem.

In order to accommodate readers' reading abilities, Japanese light novels generally use very few kanji and mainly rely on the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana). Therefore, typing with a special input method is much faster than typing kanji.

Li Wei glanced at her and had to admit that Kasumigaoka Utaha's looks were indeed stunning. With those looks, she could easily debut as a celebrity. However, she could have relied on her looks, but she insisted on making a name for herself through her talent. She was very stubborn, but this stubbornness deserved respect.

After all, in the real world, many beautiful girls can't resist the temptations of the world, and then fall into depravity and eventually go astray. Girls who are both beautiful and talented are, frankly, extremely rare.

The girl led Li Wei to an empty seat, filled a glass of water at the water dispenser, and brought it to Li Wei.

"Thank you." Li Wei nodded.

"Please introduce yourself, classmate. Also, tell me what your understanding of literature mainly focuses on. Only based on your abilities can I determine whether you can join the club. Let me introduce myself first. I am the head of the Literature Club, Takashiro Rin." The girl revealed a sunny smile as bright as a sunflower.

Li Wei sighed inwardly. The girls at the private Fengzhiqi Academy were all quite good-looking. It was truly a world of anime and manga. Even the average person on the street had a certain level of attractiveness, much higher than the average person in the real world.

If it weren't for his cheat-like abilities, Li Wei's original appearance in this world would be considered "ugly." Keep in mind, in the real world, Li Wei was originally quite handsome. At Tokyo University of the Arts, some female students even actively approached him, wanting to develop relationships beyond friendship. Li Wei knew his own limitations and the true nature of those girls. Anyone else in that situation would probably have already started a "happy life," even though this so-called "happy life" was tinged with a hint of infidelity.

Chapter 07. Admission Assessment

Li Wei thought for a moment and said, "My name is Li Wei. I have some knowledge of popular literature in Chongguo. As for the Four Great Classical Novels, I am quite familiar with the other three except for 'Dream of the Red Chamber.' I also have some experience in writing."

Before he acquired the cheat code, Li Wei was limited by his literary talent, so he could only write some anime fanfiction for his own amusement, and not many people read it. If he had to rely solely on writing novels to make a living, he would have starved to death long ago.

However, his writing skills have improved considerably. While he may not have reached the level of a master, he is definitely among the top tier of his peers.

He's a seasoned writer who's written millions of words, and even if it's just about quantity, he's gained some experience in writing; he's not a complete novice.

The girl nodded, her slender fingers gently playing with her long hair. She had a simple and clean oval face, and her medium-length hair was tied into two braids. It was a rather rustic hairstyle, but on her, it possessed an indescribable gentle charm. The girl wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she was the kind of person who grew on you. Men looking at her didn't feel intimidated; her demeanor was like that of a gentle, married woman.

As for Kasumigaoka Utaha, who shines even in the corner, she is beautiful, but her beauty is too sharp. Ordinary men looking at her are easily filled with feelings of inferiority. This kind of stunning yet enduring beauty always gives people the feeling that she will eventually soar to great heights, and ordinary people are not qualified to stay by her side.

It is precisely because of this that Kasumigaoka Utaha, like Sawamura Eriri, has become one of the two most unattainable beauties at the private Toyosaki Academy. Although neither of them are actually unattainable beauties in terms of personality, such a thing as aura can be deceiving.

Just like Li Wei now, he can really pull off the act, but in reality, he has a very refined and easy-going personality. Every now and then, he gets into online arguments with people. When he's arguing, he's like a reincarnation of Xiaochuan, using his lightning-fast typing speed to get the other person to permanently block him.

“Chongguo’s literature has many treasures. The Four Great Classical Novels alone are enough to keep someone studying for a lifetime. It’s a pity that you, Li Weijun, don’t know much about ‘Dream of the Red Chamber.’ I personally love ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ very much, followed by ‘Journey to the West.’ If it’s alright, may I test you?” Gao Chenglin said with a smile.

"Please give me a question," Li Wei said.

Gao Chenglin took out a notebook and a pen, placed them in front of Li Wei, and said, "The test is very simple. Write a short essay with any person in this room as the topic. The style is not limited, but the word count should not be less than three hundred words."

"Can anyone do it?" Li Wei asked, looking at the girl with a gentle smile on her face.

"Yes, anyone can do it. It's just a small test, and no one else will care," Gao Chenglin said with a smile.

Li Wei nodded, glanced at Gao Chenglin, and began to write.

His handwriting was beautiful, with strong and elegant strokes. Unfortunately, the Japanese syllabary consists of a bunch of winding onomatopoeic words. Even with the best calligraphy skills, it is difficult to write the syllabary beautifully. After all, Japanese calligraphers choose to write on models with more Chinese characters, because only in this way can they show their calligraphy skills.

Li Wei didn't write about anyone else; he wrote a short essay focusing solely on the gentle young woman before him.

It must be said that under the enhancement of NZT-48, Li Wei's brain has "evolved". The originally dry words are now as if they have come to life. The rhetoric is reasonable and the writing style is harmonious. Although it is plain, it tells the story of the girl's charm. Just by reading the words, you can almost imagine the girl's beauty.

"Alright, I'm done writing." Li Wei put down his pen and breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't written by hand for a long time. After all, computers are so convenient now. Even when writing art papers, it's all done by computer. He had even forgotten how to write characters by hand. If it weren't for the enhancement from his cheat system, this simple test alone would have made Li Wei scratch his head.

Gao Chenglin picked up the notebook and began to read. The more she read, the redder her face became, until even her ears turned red.

"Ahem, Li Wei, I must admit your writing is very vivid, but next time you're not allowed to use me as a reference." Gao Chenglin gently touched her cheek, which was a little hot.

Because the description in this short essay was so detailed, although it contained not a trace of romantic feelings between men and women, but simply described the beauty of a young girl, this meticulous observation still made her a little embarrassed.

“Beautiful things can always be described more than ordinary things, can’t they?” Li Wei said with a smile.

Gao Chenglin gave a helpless smile. Although she was happy that Li Wei was praising her in various ways, such words were really easy to misunderstand. She tore out that page from the notebook, folded it, and put it into her small bag.

“Li Weijun, your writing skills are already on par with Kasumigaoka-san. She’s a celebrity at our school and a well-known light novel author. Your writing is more than enough to write a novel,” Gao Chenglin said with a smile.

"So, does that mean I passed?" Li Wei asked.

"Okay. After filling out a form, Li Weijun, you'll be a member of the Literature Department. I must say, your writing talent is truly remarkable. The Literature Department is fortunate to have you join," Gao Chenglin said with a smile.

Li Wei knows his own situation best. He has no talent whatsoever; he just painstakingly honed his skills through millions of words of flopping online novels. Anyone who has written millions of words would have gained some insights. He feels that his writing is already quite terrible.

"Minister, what activities does the Literature Department usually have?" Li Wei asked.

"No, the Literature Department is usually very free. Unless the school requires the Literature Department to send members to participate in essay competitions, the Literature Department is usually free to do its own thing. It doesn't matter whether you come to the activity room or not," Gao Chenglin said.

Li Wei nodded. The Literature Department was indeed quite free, with no fixed club activities. However, this laid-back style suited him perfectly. He wasn't the type to like being managed. Why did he draw illustrations? It was because illustrations were lucrative and didn't require dealing with complicated workplace relationships.

Chapter 08. Light Novel

Li Wei found a spot to sit down and took out his laptop and keyboard from his backpack. While mechanical keyboards were great to use, they were also quite noisy and could disturb those around him. So, Li Wei chose a secluded spot near the back entrance. Opposite him, near the window at the very back, sat Kasumigaoka Utaha. The two of them each occupied a corner of the activity room.

After turning on the computer, Li Wei skillfully opened the word processing software. He had been using this computer for several years; he bought it before he went to university. Its configuration was almost outdated. This old machine couldn't even run the current mainstream large-scale 3A single-player games. Li Wei usually only used this computer for word processing and drawing.

Just for basic work, this old buddy can still last another ten years. Laptops, limited by their structure, are not like desktop computers, which can freely replace internal parts and continuously improve their performance. Just like the Ship of Theseus, ten years ago and ten years later, apart from the same shell, the inside has changed drastically.

Laptops are not an option. At most, you can make minor modifications, such as adding a large-capacity hard drive, unless you are a tech expert who can forcibly modify them.

Just as Li Wei was about to get started, Gao Chenglin returned with a form, placed it next to Li Wei, and said, "After you fill out this form, Li Wei, you'll be a member of the Literature Department. But are you going to start writing something now?"

Gao Chenglin looked at Li Wei, who had opened his word processing software, with some curiosity. The word processing software Li Wei was using was called "Little Black Room," and its unique interface piqued her interest.

"Well, I'll just write a little something for my own amusement," Li Wei said with a smile.

Gao Chenglin smiled and nodded before leaving. Although everyone is curious, Li Wei's demeanor suggested that he wanted to keep it a secret, so she didn't bother to explore the secret he was hiding.

Li Wei didn't say why he was writing; he was planning to submit a light novel to this world.

This world also has various paperback publishers, such as Kadokawa and Dengeki. However, the major paperback publishers in this world include several brands such as Shinazugawa, Shirakawa, and Gensokyo. Overall, the competition between paperback publishers has become more intense, making the level of light novels in this world a level higher than that in the real world.

Of course, if we're just comparing imagination, Chinese web novels are thirty years ahead of the entire industry, overtaking Japanese light novels. After all, Chinese authors have such wild imaginations, their imaginations are practically boundless. In this respect, Japanese authors still have a lot to learn. In short, they lack life experience.

After filling out the form, Li Wei handed it to Gao Chenglin, then put on his headphones and started typing away on the keyboard.

Unlike Kasumigaoka Utaha's stable typing speed, Li Wei's typing speed was already quite fast to begin with. Now, with the boost from the cheat code, he's reached the level of a madman, not even looking at the keyboard, just staring at the screen and typing away. Except for the occasional correction of typos due to typing too fast, Li Wei's typing speed has never slowed down.

The noise attracted the attention of others. Most of the people sitting in front of the activity room who were discussing issues turned around to look, and after seeing Li Wei frantically typing on the keyboard, they turned back to discuss the previous issues.

The members of the Literature Club are used to people bringing computers to the Activities Department. After all, with precedents like Kasumigaoka Utaha, Li Wei's actions are not surprising.

Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned slightly. She saw the person sitting by the door, frantically typing on the keyboard; he was the one who had interrupted her train of thought. The continuous sound made her suspect he was just typing randomly, but his focused expression suggested otherwise.

"A newbie?" Kasumigaoka Utaha muttered to herself.

She stood up, tiptoed, and walked behind the handsome boy sitting by the door, looking at the contents of his laptop screen.

To be honest, the boy sitting by the door was the most handsome boy she had ever seen, bar none. Unlike the effeminate pretty boys popular these days, the boy frantically typing away had a very strong physique, almost like Captain America from a superhero movie. Just sitting there, you could feel the beautiful contours of his muscles. And his profile, like an ancient Greek sculpture, possessed a masculine beauty, which also brought a maturity far beyond his years.

Although she didn't see the boy's face clearly, Kasumigaoka Utaha thought that his face must be very handsome.

Looking at the content on the screen, Kasumigaoka Utaha was surprised. This boy was actually writing a novel. However, judging from the content, it should be a light novel. It has to be said that his writing style is really good. The already interesting content becomes even more interesting under his description.

Kasumigaoka Utaha felt a pang of envy. She too longed for that ability to write with such a flowing inspiration. With such a power, she wouldn't have to face writer's block anymore. This was probably the ability everyone who made a living with words desired, and she was no exception.

Li Wei already knew that Kasumigaoka Utaha had come up behind him, but he pretended not to know and continued writing diligently. This work, which he was preparing to submit to Kadokawa Bunko, was based on the Japanese light novel "OVERLORD." However, unlike the protagonist of "Kuzoku Old Bones," who retained some humanity at the beginning, Li Wei's male protagonist was an anti-human oddity from the start. However, from the perspective of his own side, this male protagonist was a qualified leader.

Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at the blood-stained words on the screen and felt a chill run down her spine. It was astonishing that this handsome boy could write something so terrifying; the contrast was simply too great.

It's said that the characters in a novel are a projection of the author's inner self. Could the boy in front of her be a monster like Yoshikage Kira, elegant on the surface but twisted on the inside? Kasumigaoka Utaha wondered.

Chapter 09. So-called Talent

During this period, Li Wei crammed on some psychology-related knowledge. Whether dealing with men or women, he has figured out a completely new approach. Especially when facing beautiful women, he no longer gets his heart racing like before; he has begun to adjust his mindset.

As an extraordinary being who can constantly travel to new worlds to acquire new knowledge and power, Li Wei has his own pride, and this pride allows him to remain calm when facing various situations.

Kasumigaoka Utaha is very beautiful, with wine-red eyes, a pretty face, and long, smooth hair that could be used in a shampoo commercial. In addition, she has a perfect figure. In the real world, she would be an absolute stunner for other ordinary women.

However, after gaining a psychological advantage, Li Wei found that he could remain calm in the face of such beauties because the psychological advantage was so effective. In other words, he now had an implicit, superior sense of superiority over these so-called "anime characters".

This psychological suggestion allows Li Wei to remain calm in the face of various unexpected situations.

After reading for a while, Kasumigaoka Utaha found that although the content was a bit extreme, it was exceptionally wonderful and had a grand epic feel that was not unique to Japanese people. Although it was a light novel, it was written with the epic feel of "The Lord of the Rings".

However, the novel's perspective isn't that of the dwarves trying to destroy the Ring, but rather from the villains' point of view, depicting content that would never be seen in ordinary light novels. Ordinary light novels, regardless of their variations, ultimately maintain a positive message at their core; however, Li Wei's work is filled with a realistic absurdity, along with an indescribable dark humor.

After reading for a while, Kasumigaoka Utaha realized that her reading speed was almost unable to keep up with Li Wei's typing speed, which surprised her. Just how terrifying was Li Wei's writing efficiency?

Li Wei took his hands off the keyboard. He had already written nearly 20,000 words in a little over two hours. Light novels are mostly 100,000 words a volume, and his efficiency was even higher than that of Hippo, who was known as the human typing machine of the light novel world.

However, light novels are different from online serialized novels. They are written in volumes, so after they are finished, the authors will revise the content. Compared with online serialized novels, they have a higher margin for error and are less likely to have fatal problems.

"It's very interesting, though the content is a bit dark. But from a reader's perspective, it's definitely very interesting," Kasumigaoka Utaha remarked.

As an author, it's difficult to get her to say anything complimentary. Since ancient times, writers have been prone to mutual disdain. Many writers believe that their own writing is the best, while others' writing is just a bunch of burnt bits of junk.

Kasumigaoka Utaha genuinely thinks Li Wei's writing is amazing, but publishing such works would be extremely difficult. The ethics committee alone would conduct repeated reviews of this type of work, and it would most likely be rejected.

"Isn't it enough that it's interesting? Even if the content is a bit extreme." Li Wei turned his head and looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Li Wei was slightly taken aback, but he didn't show any abnormality. Kasumigaoka Utaha was much more beautiful in person than in the photos. Compared to the girl in front of him, the female celebrities in the real world were not even worthy of carrying his shoes. Li Wei was surprised. Although he knew that the average appearance of people in the two-dimensional world was relatively high, the girl in front of him was still the most beautiful person in the world with an extremely high average appearance.