A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Li Wei's figure gradually disappeared into the transparent air. In just a few seconds, he had completely vanished without a trace. Mikogami Hayato watched this scene in horror. The ability that Li Wei had shown was too terrifying. If Li Wei really wanted to kill him, he would already be a dead man by now.

Mikogami Hayato clenched his fists and pounded the floor with all his might, letting out a wail like a wounded beast. Outside the reception room, the servants and maids shuddered at the sound of the shrill cry, but none of them dared to go over at that moment. The bolder ones would lean against the door of the reception room and peek inside through the crack in the door.

After leaving Mikogami Hayato's manor, Li Wei was in a good mood. The commotion he had just caused had brought extreme despair to the other side, which also allowed him to gain some points. Points, which can be converted into power and treasures, are naturally the more the better. Watching his point balance continue to rise, the corners of Li Wei's mouth involuntarily turned up, just like a cat's.

Li Wei opened the system panel and switched to the lottery interface. He felt that his luck in lotteries was truly unreliable. Even with consecutive draws within the system, he could only get the guaranteed reward. After several ten-draws, it was finally his turn to get the guaranteed reward. The guaranteed reward in this round of prizes provided by the system was a magical item called "Holy Spirit Cleansing Robe," a gold-quality defensive magical item that could increase charm, transform clothing and armor, and simultaneously improve overall resistance.

Li Wei wasn't particularly interested in this magical artifact, because his current defensive capabilities were already excellent. This kind of defensive-oriented protection was not as good as a functional or offensive one.

However, this round of ten consecutive draws will definitely yield a gold reward, though it might not be this useless Holy Spirit Cleansing Robe. Perhaps it will even yield other gold rewards.

Li Wei wasn't in a hurry to return to Chuyun Manor. Instead, he rode the clouds to the top of the clouds. With a thought, the large expanse of white clouds beneath his feet solidified. He jumped onto the clouds, lay down, and enjoyed the soft touch of the clouds. At the same time, he clicked the lottery button on the system interface and started this ten-draw.

Chapter 1. Double-Edged Sword Ability

The system's somewhat rudimentary interface displayed ten treasure chests. Since there was no skip function, Li Wei could only watch as each chest was opened.

White quality. Martial arts. Tiger-Slaying Blade.

Li Wei was already used to the first prize appearing; he had drawn enough white items already.

White quality. Magic-grade spellcaster's fist.

Li Wei can use magic to achieve many magical effects. Spells like Mage's Fist, to put it simply, summon an invisible fist and control it. Li Wei can do much more sophisticated things with his magic. These low-level spells in the magic system are, to him, utterly useless.

Green quality equipment: Azure Dragon Crescent Blade

Although the design is very nice, it is just an ordinary mortal weapon. It is only of decent quality because the materials used are better. Even the various tools that Li Wei makes himself, even the scraps that are ruined, are better than this.

The next few rewards were all full of flaws, either white or green.

However, Li Wei remained very calm, because he had seen this situation many times before. The system's lottery seemed to have a newbie protection. During the newbie period, the lottery did not guarantee a gold reward. In a regular ten-pull, you could occasionally see blue and purple quality rewards. But now, "clean" was the norm, so after getting used to this drop rate, he calmed down.

After the initial ten-pull, the quality of the white and green items was clear. Now, only the last box remains, and this box is guaranteed to be a gold item.

Gold quality. Conceptual ability. This makes sense.

Passive touch ability can enhance the persuasiveness of a user's language and reduce the other party's vigilance and judgment through language, actions, eye contact, text, and images, making the other party easier to persuade.

Li Wei's eyelids twitched. This ability wasn't particularly strong, but it wasn't weak either. In other words, this thing was just talk-no-jutsu.

The male protagonists in those Japanese shonen manga often use "talk-no-jutsu" (a form of verbal persuasion) to some extent, using it to eliminate illogical details in the plot and pull the story back from the brink of chaos.

There are so many characters in anime who are good at using talk-no-jutsu (a form of verbal persuasion). Not to mention Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist of Naruto, there are also characters like Lacus and Char from the Gundam series, Mamoru Kurosaki from Bleach, Conan from Detective Conan, and Touma Kamijou from A Certain Magical Index. These people are all masters of talk-no-jutsu.

However, mastering verbal persuasion is no easy feat. Verbal persuasion itself requires logic; even sophistry must adhere to basic reasoning. But this gold-quality ability, "This is perfectly reasonable," irrationally and forcibly lowers the opponent's intelligence. In other words, possessing this ability allows Li Wei to convincingly deceive people, much like the protagonists in traditional overpowered protagonist novels, even with nonsensical ramblings—which is incredibly impressive.

The system doesn't reveal the limits of this ability's influence, whether it's effective against powerful gods and demons, or whether the strength of the ability depends on the user's exertion. It merely provides a dry description of the ability.

With a thought, a golden card appeared in Li Wei's hand—the "This Is Perfectly Reasonable" ability card. Li Wei could sense an overwhelmingly powerful force emanating from the card. This force was so astonishing that even with his current level of success, he dared not ignore it. It felt as if this ability had already touched upon the law of causality, making it extremely terrifying.

Although the limits of this ability are unknown, the energy ripples emitted by the card alone are so astonishing that this ability must be extremely cheating; only a fool would not use it.

Li Wei decisively shattered the card, and its energy rapidly surged into his body. After about three minutes, Li Wei felt that he had mastered the card's power. At the same time, his cultivation level also increased dramatically, making him significantly stronger.

Li Wei decided to test his newly acquired ability. He teleported instantly and appeared on the bustling streets of Shinjuku. He randomly picked someone on the street and grabbed them.

He was a young man dressed in a hip-hop style. In Shinjuku, there are all sorts of strange and unusual people, and it's a popular spot for young people who love trends. Hip-hop youths are a common sight here.

"Who are you, and why are you stopping me?" The hip-hop youth looked puzzled, but because of Li Wei's charm, he wasn't angry. If it were anyone else doing this, they would have already started swearing.

·Requesting flowers·· ······

"Come on, brother, let's talk over here." Li Wei led the other man to a less crowded area.

“Now you can tell me, right?” the hip-hop youth said.

"Brother, I'm a little short on cash right now, can you give me some money to spend?" Li Wei said like a thug. He said it on purpose to test his ability. Any normal person would refuse such an unreasonable request without hesitation.

"So that's all it is. I thought it was something big. Here, don't be shy." The hip-hop youth took out all of Fukuzawa Yukichi's from his wallet and stuffed it into Li Wei's hand, completely unaware of the problem.

Li Wei's eyelids twitched. In that instant, he felt his luck slip slightly. As a Qi cultivator, he naturally possessed the ability to avoid misfortune and attract good fortune. Some highly skilled cultivators could even see glimpses of the future. Li Wei couldn't do that yet, but he could sense his own luck. Since embarking on the path of cultivation, his luck had soared, far surpassing that of ordinary people. This was what was called profound good fortune, which meant his luck in all aspects was excellent. Under normal circumstances, everything he did went smoothly with few setbacks.

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This ability is indeed very powerful, but its side effects are also very obvious. It will affect one's luck. Although the reduced luck will gradually recover due to the characteristics of the technique, if it is used excessively at once, the recovery will be very slow. Therefore, this ability should be used with caution. Good steel should be used on the blade.

"It's a very powerful ability, but it also has strong side effects. Fortunately, my cultivation method is special, so I'm not afraid of losing my luck. If it were someone else, even if they obtained such an ability, they would be very cautious when using it and wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary," Li Wei muttered to himself.

Li Wei returned the money to the other party and tricked them into beating him with just a few words. However, the depleted luck was not returned. This shows that once this ability is activated, the damage to luck is calculated in real time, and there is no possibility of compensation afterward. If one does not have the ability to restore luck, using this ability too much can lead to serious problems for the user. This is a powerful yet terrifying double-edged sword.

Chapter 1. Cost-Effectiveness Issues

Relying on his ability to restore one's luck, Li Wei pulled several people on the street to test his ability, wanting to find the limits of this ability. After testing on about a hundred people, Li Wei also summarized some patterns.

First, this ability inevitably consumes luck. No matter what the other party does, no matter how outrageous it is, the amount of luck consumed is fixed.

However, this consumption is not absolutely constant; the more people affected at once, the greater the amount of luck consumed. The consumption differs between individual use and simultaneous use by ten people, with the latter showing an exponential increase.

In other words, it's not impossible to distort an individual's knowledge with such an ability, but the consumption of one's luck would reach an extremely terrifying level. If an ordinary person obtained such an ability, they would fall into a terrible situation like in "Final Destination" after only a few uses, where there would be deadly crises everywhere. Even those with deep blessings could only withstand a few more battles.

Li Wei's cultivation method is very special, possessing a built-in ability to restore and increase his luck. Therefore, he can keep these side effects within an acceptable range. This is because the damage to luck from this ability doesn't deduct a fixed amount, but rather a percentage; the more luck a person has, the lower the cost-effectiveness of using this ability to achieve their goals.

Moreover, this ability is not without substitutes. Li Wei can directly use mind control to manipulate individuals with weak wills. The only advantage of this ability is that it will not attract the attention of the world's will, and it is less likely to cause accidents when verbally attacking key figures.

Li Wei's mind control spells are very useful, but when facing certain special characters favored by fate, using mind control can arouse the vigilance or retaliation of the world's will, thus causing setbacks in his plans. Now, this ability fills the gap in Li Wei's abilities in this area.

After completing the ability tests and conducting experiments on over a hundred people, Li Wei's luck had plummeted to less than a fraction of its normal level. For most people, losing such a significant amount of luck would mean a lifetime of misfortune. It would take Li Wei about half a month to replenish the luck he had lost.

However, Li Wei was a person with great fortune after all. Even with only 10% luck, he was still much stronger than ordinary cultivators. It was just that his luck was not as good as it used to be when he was at full luck. He had only gone from being super lucky to being very lucky.

After testing his newly acquired abilities, Li Wei did not linger outside and returned directly to Izumo Manor.

Entering Izumo Manor through the main gate, the forecourt, which had been converted into a beach, still had a path leading directly to the main body of the manor. When the girls saw Li Wei return, they immediately surrounded him, abandoning the beach volleyballs they were playing.

Surrounded by beautiful women, Li Wei thoroughly enjoys his current environment.

Matsu asked curiously, "Li Wei-kun, you stayed with Mikogami Hayato for a while, was there something important?"

Li Wei put his arm around Song and his other arm around Hu Die as they walked toward the beach. He said, "It's just a matter of completely eliminating the hidden danger. Although Mikogami Hayato has lost all his Sekirei, he still has the ability to compete again. So, I made it impossible for him to compete again."

Song asked in surprise, "Li Weijun, what kind of agreement did you sign with him?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "For someone like him, the agreement doesn't have a strong binding force. If he wants to participate in the game again, there are plenty of ways to circumvent the agreement. As for me, I just extracted the ancient reed sprout genetic factor from his body and destroyed it on the spot. Now he's just an ordinary person. Since he can't make the wagtail transform, he naturally has no ability to participate in the game anymore."

Song revealed a look of sudden realization and said, "I see. In that case, we have indeed eliminated a major enemy."

Li Wei said, "Next, we need to continue to increase the number of our companions and widen our advantage as much as possible."

During this period, the Sekirei released by MBI has been of varying quality, with all sorts of oddities. The most bizarre one is No. Tenyu, a boy who looks very much like a girl, just like Mikogami Hayato. If he were dressed as a girl, he could fool most people.

Tenyu is an extremely rebellious Sekirei. After leaving MBI, he quickly found a timid girl as his Ashbee. He chose this girl because her timid nature made her easy to control, allowing him to dominate the relationship and use her as a power amplifier. While this didn't directly kill his Ashbee, it was still extremely reprehensible. However, MBI chose to turn a blind eye, given the unpredictable nature of the Sekirei Games and the possibility of anything happening. Compared to the various negative examples before him, Tenyu's behavior didn't seem so strange.

Li Wei followed the girls to the beach volleyball net. He found a deck chair and sat down, watching the girls play beach volleyball. In his hand was a tablet computer, the one Song often used. It contained various information about MBI and wagtails: which wagtails had left MBI's control, which were still in the adjustment phase, and which individuals in the outside world had completed molting and which had not yet. The tablet computer had detailed records, and the information was updated in real time. If MBI had information, this tablet computer could basically find it.

After reviewing the latest information, Li Wei decided to take action against Yuehai. The time was ripe. For some time, Li Wei had been wandering around outside, appearing not far from Yuehai. Using the connection between them, he constantly reminded Yuehai that her reed sprout had appeared. Next, he would use the power of his puppet clones to create some small coincidences.

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The next day, Li Wei was ready to close the net. Yue Hai's condition had not been good during this period. She would occasionally experience a state of "sensory perception" that made her feel as if she had been "suddenly attacked." When walking on the street, she would suddenly feel short of breath and hot. This feeling made her feel both shy and annoyed.

After quickly tidying himself up, Li Wei greeted the girls and rode his motorcycle away from Chuyun Village.

The backyard of Izumo-sou has been transformed into a hot spring area, so the girls now either stay on the beach in the front hall or go to the hot spring area in the backyard to soak in the hot spring. This kind of environment, which they can enjoy without leaving Izumo-sou, has turned them all into homebodies. Except for going out on patrol, they basically never go out.

Riding his bike, Li Wei arrived at Shibuya, a district where Yuehai often frequented. After finding a place to store his bike, Li Wei entered the arcade.

Despite her serious and proper appearance, Yuehai is actually a video game addict.

Chapter 4. Moon Sea's Hobbies

The arcade was bustling with activity. In the vast capital city of Dongdi, there is never a shortage of idle people. In this world, there will always be people who can be idle every day but never lack money. This is true in every country.

Li Wei's perception was that the Moon Sea was like a lighthouse on the ocean, very conspicuous. Even the weakest wagtail has a life essence that is higher than that of normal humans, which is beyond doubt. In Li Wei's view, the humans in this world do not have much potential. Even if they master the cultivation path of the Heavenly Path, their own talents determine that it is difficult for the humans in this world to control their own destiny in this way.

In comparison, the overall potential of humans in the real world is much higher than that of humans in this world.

At this moment, Yuehai was sitting in front of a fighting game machine, her hand gripping the joystick and twisting it rapidly, while her right hand rhythmically pressed the buttons. Her opponent, sitting opposite her, was already sweating profusely. The difference in their abilities was very obvious; he was being completely outmatched.

Japanese game consoles differ from those in China. In China, a single game console has two control panels on either side, allowing two people to sit together for multiplayer battles. In Japan, however, they are multiplayer machines, with two machines positioned back-to-back for online play. This design maximizes player comfort. Even the chairs are ergonomically designed, allowing players to adjust the height and width to suit their height and arm span, ensuring comfort doesn't hinder their movements.

In this situation, a loss is a loss, and there are no excuses. Old-fashioned arcades in China didn't cater to player comfort; the benches in front of the machines were hard and uncomfortable, with no way to adjust them. This made it very uncomfortable for some players, affecting their playing style and, to some extent, the odds of winning.

Li Wei approached his opponent in Moonsea and watched how he operated the game. This was a fighting game with no counterpart in the real world. The character style was somewhat similar to Guilty Gear and The Last Blade, while the attack and defense system had a Street Fighter feel to it. It was quite difficult to get started, and it would take dozens of hours just to get started with a game like this.

Old-school fighting games and real-time strategy games are both genres with relatively high barriers to entry; ordinary players need to spend time and pay their dues to get started.

However, after learning that Yuehai was a loyal player of this game, Li Wei made a copy of the game and built a dedicated game console on the floating island. Taking advantage of the time difference between inside and outside, he spent some time thoroughly mastering the game. Now, his skill in this game is so high that he could easily compete in a professional league.

Yuehai's skill level in this game is far superior to that of the average player. Coupled with several specially trained, powerful characters, her skill level is below professional but above average. For ordinary players, encountering her, especially when she uses her strongest characters, feels no different from encountering a professional player.

Li Wei's intelligence gathering on Yuehai was extremely detailed. With the Thousand Paper Cranes monitoring her around the clock, he knew not only her lifestyle habits, but also the color and style of her underwear. And surprisingly, despite her mature figure, this girl was actually very conservative; even her underwear was the most basic white cotton style, without a single frill.

In about ten seconds, Yuehai's opponent's character was killed by a combo. He didn't even have time to react. After being eliminated, he could only watch his character being continuously hit by the combo. Yuehai unleashed a ten-hit combo, which instantly made him lose his temper.

Losing isn't scary. Who among fighting game players can say they've never said that? Even professional players have times when they get beaten up. But to lose so humiliatingly, to be slowly and painstakingly beaten to death by the opponent, is like having someone riding on your head while you're being hit with a bouncy ball.

The middle-aged man, who looked to be quite old, quickly took a few deep breaths to control his emotions. A true fighting game player is one who can afford to lose; someone who can only win and can't stand losing will eventually be driven to his death by anger.

The middle-aged man picked up his small basket used to hold game coins, stood up, while Li Wei, carrying his own small basket, sat down and began adjusting his chair.

The middle-aged man said, "Young man, I advise you to switch to another machine. The opponent is extremely strong. I've used more than ten coins and haven't been able to win even one game. The opponent's strength is like that of a professional player."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Thank you for the reminder, but fighting games are all about fighting against strong opponents to improve your skills. If you're afraid of strong opponents, you'll just stagnate. If he can really beat me, I'll be happy even if I spend all the game coins here."

The middle-aged man said, "Judging from your tone, you're pretty good at this game?"

The game Li Wei is about to play holds a similar status in this world to the Street Fighter series in the real world—a phenomenal classic game with a huge global player base. The game he's about to play is the latest installment in the series, a new title that only came out in this world a couple of years ago. Even the Battle.net rankings on online gaming platforms show at least two million core players, not counting those less skilled casual players.