A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Jie raised his hand and said, "Senior, do you have any specific information? For example, the competition items for the third stage?"

Song said, "MBI uses a physical disconnection method to store this information, so it should be all paper documents, which is why I don't know."

With a regretful expression, Jie said, "Is that so? That's a real pity. If we had known about the project in advance, we could have prepared accordingly."

Li Wei sat in his seat, smiling without saying a word. He already knew about the various things in the third phase, but he couldn't explain where the information came from, so he could only pretend not to know and slack off in his seat.

Hu Die said, "In conclusion, even if we could know about the project in advance, there wouldn't be enough time. Ya Yu just got back today, and we have to start preparing for the competition tomorrow. To be honest, even the college entrance examination of that big country across the sea isn't this level of secrecy. MBI is extremely strict about this aspect."

As the team's strategist, Hu Die wanted to obtain relevant intelligence more than anyone else. However, Song's abilities also had their limits. Against a simple physical network outage, she could use her mental power to transform into an electronic state and infiltrate the storage device to read the data. However, MBI knew about Song's abilities, so they took a full set of defensive measures against them. Faced with this situation, Song was powerless.

Song said, "You've already contacted Hu Die over with Ya Yu, right? What did they say?"

Hu Die shook her head and said, "She doesn't know either. Tonight at 10 o'clock sharp, Mihiro will send relevant information to his subordinates. According to Ya Yu, the staff below only have a few hours to deal with it. I have to say, Mihiro really is a guy who knows how to exploit people."

Mihiro was adept at using the "extra pay" tactic, so even when he suddenly pulled a fast one, requiring his subordinates to work overnight shifts, the money was immediately paid, instantly quelling any resentment. Japan is notoriously known for its long working hours, and not only that, the overtime pay is low and often delayed. Therefore, Mihiro, skilled at using extra pay, was seen by his employees as an eccentric, yet remarkably generous, oddball.

For the employees, it doesn't matter at all whether the boss is an eccentric or not. Even if the boss likes to eat shit, it's no problem for them. They only care about when their work will be completed and whether their overtime pay will be delayed. As long as the money is guaranteed, the morale of the employees will naturally be guaranteed.

Li Wei held a can of cola, biting the straw and sipping the fizz. Drinking an ice-cold beverage under the scorching sun—this was the true enjoyment, what life was all about. He didn't care about the situation at the meeting; as far as he was concerned, whether it was the third or the final stage, he held an absolute advantage.

Crow Feather was also prepared. The next step was to remain unchanged and deal with all changes. As long as he could prevent Hiroto from overturning the table, he had plenty of ways to deal with Hiroto.

With his chin resting on his hand, he said, "Matsu, there's no point in continuing this meeting if we don't have any intelligence. We might as well go back and rest up to prepare for the competition."

Song felt somewhat embarrassed. She had initiated the meeting, but now, no one could offer any meaningful insights. Continuing the meeting would only lead to more and more rambling. This was the first time she had organized a meeting, and it ended like this, which left her feeling somewhat discouraged.

Song looked around and noticed that many people were daydreaming, but when she saw the expectant look in Li Wei's eyes, she felt that she still had to save the meeting. Everyone says that brainstorming is the best way to go, so what good ideas might they come up with?

Just then, the little grass, who had been daydreaming and dozing off, flipped backward and fell directly onto the beach. Seeing this, many girls burst out laughing.

"I'm not asleep! I'm not asleep!" Xiaocao, wiping her mouth, scrambled to her feet in a slightly flustered manner and quickly straightened the chair, but her sleepy appearance was hardly convincing.

Song sighed; the meeting was doomed.

Song said, "Since no one has any good ideas, let's adjourn the meeting."

Upon hearing Pine's words, Little Grass exclaimed in a panic, "Was it because Grass interrupted the meeting?! Is the meeting really over?!"

Meizai, who was standing nearby, patted Xiaocao's head and said with a smile, "It's not because of you, Xiaocao. Didn't you want to go see cartoons? You can go now."

Xiaocao realized she had almost forgotten something so important, so she quickly left her spot and ran towards the house. In about ten minutes, it would be the start time for Xiaocao's favorite anime, "Magical Girl Mirmi Zou," which she would watch every afternoon in front of the TV.

Li Wei clapped his hands, and the girls all stood up. Some yawned, some stretched, and they all looked quite tired and bored.

Song came to Li Wei's side, head hanging low, and said, "I messed things up. I finally managed to get everyone together for a meeting, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Li Wei gently pinched Song's slightly chubby cheeks and smiled, "Song, you've done a great job keeping everyone here for so long, even though you're usually so laid-back. Besides, this meeting wasn't entirely useless. Didn't you come up with a few strategies for dealing with the competition? Isn't that a gain?"

Although the meeting was a bit long, it wasn't without its highlights. At the beginning of the meeting, the girls all spoke freely and came up with some good ideas. However, towards the end, everyone had run out of ideas, which led to the awkward situation where no one wanted to speak.

Li Wei said, "Later, I will arrange to meet with Ya Yu. Even if we only know a few hours in advance, we will still have a huge advantage. Don't be discouraged. There will be many more times when we need to use your abilities."

Matsu said, "Thank you for your comfort. But for the third stage, I also want to fight. I've been hiding for so long, it's time to give Mihiro a surprise."

Li Wei smiled and said, "Then let's cheer each other on!"

Chapter 44. Material Handover

After choosing to stand with Li Wei and the others, Ya Yu maintained contact with them, even when they were out on missions. The first thing Ya Yu did when he called was to let Jie Nu answer the phone. Although Li Wei found this behavior a bit funny, he wouldn't laugh at Ya Yu.

Late at night, after 10 p.m., all of MBI's core personnel and senior management received a thick document, and Ya Yu was no exception.

After obtaining the materials, Ya Yu returned to her dormitory and locked it from the inside. Then, she quietly left her room through the ventilation duct above her head and slipped out of the MBI headquarters building unnoticed via the elevator shaft and underground passage.

After obtaining the materials, Ya Yu called Li Wei and then quickly headed to Chuyun Manor with the materials.

Li Wei stood guard at the entrance of Chuyun Manor. He saw Ya Yu gradually emerge from the darkness. Ya Yu was now disguised and looked completely different from his usual self, almost like a different person. However, Li Wei could understand. After all, Ya Yu didn't want anyone to know that he had betrayed MBI. Disguising himself would reduce the chances of him being exposed.

To outsiders, Ravenfeather was incredibly arrogant. No matter the occasion, she always wore the original Punishment Squad uniform, as if that was the only style of clothing in her wardrobe. In the past, she certainly was like that, but things were different now. She had found her love again and regained her human emotions, so she no longer needed to project her feelings onto her clothes and was no longer bound by the original Punishment Squad uniform.

However, since no one else knew about this, as long as she changed her clothes, no one would doubt her identity, because she would never have changed out of that uniform before.

When Ya Yu saw Li Wei guarding the door, she took out the material from her bag, placed it in Li Wei's hand, and said, "The material is here. You can study it slowly. I'm going to find Jie Nu first."

Li Wei said, "She's waiting for you on the beach now. There's no one else on the beach, so it'll be just the two of you. Don't worry, I've already warned them, no one will come to peek."

"Thanks." Ya Yu quickly went into the house, took off his shoes, and ran barefoot towards the beach area.

It's been a while since Jie Nu was resurrected. Ya Yu calls her every now and then, using a different phone number. She's afraid that Yu Guangren will discover her secret, so she doesn't dare to contact Izumo Manor too often. Now, she has completed her mission and returned to the Eastern Capital. During the day, she can't leave, as there are all sorts of messy affairs within MBI that require her attention. Only during her rest time at night can she sneak out unnoticed.

Li Wei, carrying the materials, arrived at Song's room and gently knocked. The hidden door opened slightly, and Song whispered, "Li Wei-kun, is Ya Yu not nearby right now?"

Li Wei pushed the hidden door inward a little and said with a smile, "She's already gone to the beach. The first thing she did when she came here was to stick close to Jie Nu. Don't worry about her coming over. I've brought what you asked for. Now, I'll have to leave the rest of the planning to you and Hu Die."

Song took the document and said, "I'll make a copy right away. Ya Yu will probably still need this. After I've made the copy, I'll return the original to her."

Li Wei nodded. After receiving the item, Ya Yu hadn't examined it carefully before heading towards Chuyun Manor. Perhaps Ya Yu knew nothing about the contents of the document, and it was lost that night. That wouldn't make sense, so the original document should still be kept for Ya Yu.

After Song finished making a copy of the material, he went to Hu Die's room through the secret passage. Li Wei placed the original material on the corridor near the beach and attached a note so that Ya Yu would be able to see it when he returned.

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The next morning, the ordinary people of the entire Eastern Capital were in an uproar because MBI had set up a large number of military checkpoints at various exits of the Eastern Capital. Places such as airports and bus stations were heavily guarded. This state of readiness made ordinary people entering and leaving feel the solemn atmosphere of impending doom.

At exactly 1:00 AM, Yu Guangren appeared on the large rooftop platform of the MBI headquarters building. The platform had been transformed into a conference venue, and numerous reporters had already arrived, armed with their cameras and microphones, all awaiting Yu Guangren's arrival. The moment Yu Guangren stepped onto the stage, a flurry of flashes went off. He smiled and waved to the reporters, displaying the demeanor of a philanthropic entrepreneur.

Mihiro made a gesture of pressing his hand down, the imposing presence that came with his long-held high position, and the fact that Karasu had already slightly drawn his long sword not far away, made these fearless reporters obediently put down their eating utensils and wait for Mihiro's words.

Mihiro said, "Everyone, I'm glad you could all participate in my speech contest. I'm not one to keep things in suspense, so this speech contest will be quite short. And let me make it clear beforehand, I won't be accepting any questions. You just need to sit down and listen to me."

One reporter raised his hand and said, "This is too domineering. They didn't even leave us a chance to ask questions."

Yu Guangren's smile instantly turned ferocious as he sneered, "I just said that I don't accept any questions, and I didn't expect that some fool would break my taboo. I hate being interrupted when I'm speaking."

Yu Guangren snapped his fingers, and Ya Yu's figure vanished from the spot. A black shadow flashed by, and the reporter who had just spoken had his head flying into the air, with a large amount of blood gushing out like a fountain from the severed neck.

Not far away, Raven Feather calmly shook off the bloodstains on his longsword and sheathed it.

At that moment, the unfortunate reporter's head fell to the ground. The surrounding reporters, witnessing this scene, were all stunned into silence. No one dared to utter a sound, and some of the more timid ones had already wet their pants.

Mihiro's expression returned to its usual gentleness, and he smiled, "Now that the noisy fellow is gone, I can properly explain to you what the Sekirei game is all about."

Chapter 44. The True Colors Revealed

Crow Feather calmly sheathed her sword. Her composed demeanor was terrifying to the reporters. She was beautiful, yet incredibly frightening. This intertwining of beauty and terror made them unable to look directly at the beautiful woman in the black yukata.

Karasu smiled at the crowd, but the reporters quickly turned their heads away, focusing intently on Hiroto Miyabi on the podium, as if a demon had a knife to their throats.

Mihiro laughed and said, "I am a person who likes order. Only order can bring a future to mankind. Isn't it because of order that mankind has come from barbarism to the modern era?"

This scene is being broadcast live to the entire world. Ordinary people in the entire Eastern Capital, and even people all over the world, can see the current scene through various means, including the restricted scene from earlier.

Li Wei and the wagtails sat in front of the television, watching the live broadcast. Their expressions were somewhat solemn, though Li Wei was faking it.

Jie sighed and said, "Ya Yu's murderous intent is still so strong."

Li Wei said, "That reporter was a necessary sacrifice. Ya Yu can't expose herself yet, so she has to do whatever Yu Guangren tells her to do. And to be honest, these reporters are all incredibly bold. This incident has taught them a lesson."

To be honest, Li Wei's view on journalists is rather complicated. There will never be a shortage of good journalists in the world, but there will never be a shortage of bad ones. Some journalists are opportunistic, distort the facts, and turn black into white for the sake of traffic. Some journalists have completely lost their professional ethics and will do anything for traffic. Therefore, it is understandable that this industry needs special regulation.

People continued watching the live stream, wanting to see what kind of big surprise Yu Guangren could pull off. Since they already knew about all the things that would happen in the third phase, and were prepared, the sense of surprise had been greatly diminished.

At the meeting, Yu Guangren spread his arms and said, "Everyone in the Eastern Capital, you should have noticed recently that the incidence of various accidents is much higher than before, especially the various pipeline explosions. You all think that the underground pipeline engineering staff of the Eastern Capital are all bastards who deserve to eat shit. You are wronging those poor staff members."

"This is not an accident, but deliberate, because I did it all. Here, I want to solemnly announce something to you: the Eastern Capital has become a battlefield, and those who have made this a battlefield are the descendants of the gods, the goddesses of the Wagtail!"

"They can ride the gale! They can control lightning! They are incredibly strong! They can break the limits of speed! Their strongest can even defeat the conventional army of a major power head-on, and even nuclear weapons cannot harm them!"

"They are witnesses to human history, guardians hidden in the shadows, goddesses who transcend humanity!"

"Now! They will decide who is the Queen of the Gods! And the Eastern Capital will become the grand stage for this. Rejoice! It will be an honor for all of us to witness this historic moment. The goddess who ultimately wins will also determine what kind of blessing or curse humanity will receive. So, pray for the goddesses you support and love to achieve final victory!"

"By the way, some goddesses' curses are incredibly powerful—plagues, famines, wars, death. The so-called Knights of the Apocalypse are based on them. Unlike fictional gods, they are real. How will this world change if they are the ones who ultimately achieve victory?"

"As I said, this presentation won't take up too much of your time, so my speech should end here. I will put the relevant information on MBI's official website, which will determine your life or death. Whether you are interested or not, you have already been drawn into it. By the way, the competition went wrong. The power of the goddess can kill seven billion people in the world in an instant, so think carefully about what I said. Of course, some fools may come to challenge me. I will put what happened back then on MBI's official website so that everyone can see what ugly faces some despicable people who try to steal the power of the gods have."

The live broadcast ended there, and the television screen went black due to the loss of the signal.

·Requesting flowers·· ······

Jie Nu laughed and said, "The president is still the same as always, so energetic, and always likes to do some strange things."

Uranium Girl asked, "Senior Yume, does the method that Hiroto Miyabi mentioned, which can instantly kill more than seven billion people in the world, really exist?"

This is a question that many people are concerned about.

Yui nodded and said, "This kind of method does exist. I also tried to dissuade the president from activating that mechanism back then, but he said it was all to protect the Sekirei, so I could only let him do it. I never expected that his real purpose was to make the whole world's attention focused on the Sekirei game right now."

.. ....

Uranium Girl said, "So he was already thinking about this situation back then? He's really a terrifying person."

Yui laughed and said, "Because what the president did back then was indeed for the sake of the Sekirei. But now, the more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. It's very likely that the president wanted to use the power of emotions to do something."

Li Wei said, "Because he wanted to ignite the divine fire and become a deity of faith. The Battle of the Wagtail was his stepping stone."

Apart from Song, Hu Die, and Mei Zai, no one else knew much about this matter.

Li Wei said, "If things continue as they are now, the immense emotional power could indeed allow the Wagyu to break through its life level and ascend to a higher level, becoming a god. However, Hiroto is definitely not that kind. He must have some means to usurp the throne at a crucial moment and become a god in the Wagyu's place. What I don't know now is what means he will use to become a god."

Miya said, "No matter what, we can't let his scheme succeed. For now, we can only deal with it as it comes. As long as we keep going, Mihiro will have no choice but to face us."

Everyone nodded. When one has the advantage in hard power, maintaining the status quo is indeed the safest approach.

Li Wei and the others remained calm, but after Yu Guangren's declaration was released, the whole world was in an uproar.

Chapter 44. The Changing Times