A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

In Japan, the people who spend the most money on in-game purchases are not young people, but rather those over thirty years old with some savings. These "money-spending kings" are generally over ten years old.

Because of the widespread use of game consoles and computers, the number of single-player gamers in Japan is enormous. This is precisely why various game companies have been able to survive with single-player games, something that would have been a pipe dream in China a few years ago.

The game allowed Li Wei and the girl's father to transcend the age barrier and communicate freely and equally. Only in this way can men disregard age, class, and wealth, and communicate and discuss as equals, like players.

Jincheng Zhaizhongbang, a veteran with over thirty years of gaming experience, is extremely knowledgeable about games, including various arcade games, to the point of memorizing the patterns.

Jin Chengzhai Zhongbang led Li Wei to his game room, where Li Wei saw all kinds of game machines, including two huge arcade machines.

The two sat in front of the arcade machine and started playing Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, playing until after 10 p.m.

That night, after washing up, Li Wei went to the room that the girl's mother had arranged for her. Just as he was getting ready to sleep, he heard faint footsteps. He knew the girl very well and immediately recognized the footsteps as belonging to her.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye tiptoed open the paper-wood sliding door and sneaked into the room. After seeing that Li Wei was not making any noise, she gently lifted the quilt, carefully crawled in, and then pulled the quilt back up.

Li Wei, who was pretending to be asleep, casually put his arm around the girl and pulled her into his embrace as if he were holding a large doll.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said softly, "Stop pretending, Li Weijun, I know you're not asleep."

Li Wei whispered, "You actually found out. If my aunt and uncle had found out when I came here at this time, I would probably have been kicked out."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye chuckled softly, "As long as we don't get caught, that's fine. Li Weijun, what were you and my dad talking about just now? You seemed to be having a great time. In my memory, he's rarely been this happy."

Li Wei chuckled softly, "Maybe it's because he met someone like him. I can sense that Uncle must be very lonely. After all, Auntie can't fully understand his hobbies. Mutual respect doesn't guarantee complete understanding, which is the reality for most couples. That's why Uncle still has so much to say after meeting me, who also loves games."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said softly, "There are only a minority of female characters who like to play games, so it's normal that they don't have much in common with male characters. The two of them are already quite good."

Li Wei said softly, "Yes, at least the uncle and aunt have mutual respect. Many people can't even do that nowadays."

The two of them curled up in bed, obediently doing nothing. The girl didn't stay there for long before returning to her own room. She had sneaked over to Li Wei's place; it would have been awkward if she had been discovered.

The next day, the two stayed there for another day. It was rare for the girl to come home, and Li Wei wanted her to spend more time with her parents, so they weren't in a hurry to leave. However, he didn't plan to go directly to Cape Soya. He had already called a local car rental company to rent a pickup truck, ready to drive to Cape Soya later. After all, if he went empty-handed with camping equipment, it would easily arouse suspicion. Camping equipment couldn't be brought on public transportation, and it was impossible to take it without his own car.

After spending the day at home, Levi and the contented girl said goodbye to her parents and drove their pickup truck to Cape Soya, where the temperature was even lower than in Sapporo.

The girl's family also has a pickup truck, an old car that has been used for more than ten years, but because it is well maintained, it looks almost the same as a new car.

The girl sat in the front passenger seat, watching the windshield wipers sweeping the falling snowflakes away, and said, "This pickup truck isn't even as good as the one at home. It seems the rental company staff don't take good care of it."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Because most people rent family cars, such as pickup trucks and small vans, which are very niche, they naturally need less maintenance. But at least this car has been insulated, which is quite good."

The two weren't very lucky; it started snowing shortly after they left.

As the snow fell heavier, the number of vehicles on the road gradually decreased. Driving in snowy weather is inherently risky, and most people wouldn't risk their lives. It's only because Li Wei and the girl were both cultivators, highly skilled and daring, that they used magic to assist their driving, eliminating any concerns about accidents. Ordinary people would typically halt their journeys in such heavy snow, and some would even choose to turn back after a short while.

The girl said, "Li Weijun, are you using a superhuman perspective right now?"

With both hands on the steering wheel, Li Wei said, "Yes, I'm driving. I have a very clear understanding of the road conditions within the next two kilometers."

The girl said, "I can only sense what's happening within a few meters around me right now. The difference between me and you is huge."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Because I'm a genius. Even in ancient times, someone like me would be revered as a terrestrial immortal. Hmm? There's been a multi-vehicle collision ahead. We need to slow down."

The girl paused for a moment, then said, "This heavy snow came too suddenly. Someone must not have been prepared, and their car skidded."

As a native of Hokkaido, the girl was very familiar with car accidents on snowy days. The low temperatures brought by snowfall would cause the roads to freeze, and cars without snow chains on their tires would easily lose control in an emergency, leading to chain-reaction accidents. This kind of thing is commonplace in Hokkaido during winter.

Chapter 1. Where Winter Settles

Looking at the increasingly heavy snow outside the window, Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Yesterday's weather forecast didn't say that it would snow this much today, but that's just how the weather is in Hokkaido. In winter, snowy days become the norm."

To be honest, Hokkaido's latitude isn't particularly high, but this giant island is surrounded by the sea and has no terrain to provide shelter. Starting in autumn, it experiences cold currents from the ocean, so Hokkaido's temperature is relatively lower than other places from autumn onwards, and this low temperature becomes even more pronounced in winter.

Li Wei laughed and said, "When I was a child, I always looked forward to snow because the city I lived in was not a place where it snowed often."

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "In Chongguo, I remember that it snows often in the north, but in the south, it's rare to see heavy snow."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Yes, the first time I remember experiencing snow was when I was in the fourth grade of elementary school. I was precocious from a young age, but back then I was like a normal child. However, the snow wasn't heavy that time, so we couldn't build a snowman. Now we can build a snowman anytime, but we can't find that same excitement anymore."

Jinchengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "How about we try building a snowman at the beach this time? There must be a lot of snow at Cape Soya right now, so there's plenty of snow to build a snowman."

“Great idea! There are countless firsts in life, and this is my first time building a snowman on the beach. That sounds like a good idea,” Li Wei said with a smile.

With the help of his extraordinary senses and magic, Li Wei's pickup truck was very stable. The pickup truck's tires naturally have better grip than those of ordinary family cars, and Li Wei further increased its friction with magic, which was equivalent to adding an invisible anti-skid chain. Therefore, even at a normal driving speed, there was no need to worry about not being able to brake in case of an accident.

As the pickup truck passed the accident site, Li Wei slowed down, and the two of them turned their heads to look at the horrific scene. It was the girl's first time seeing such a scene. Seeing the overturned and mangled vehicle, she sighed and said, "It's truly tragic."

Li Wei said, "That's fate. However, there won't be any deaths this time, at most just injuries. These people weren't driving too fast, which saved their lives."

It's said that speeding is the most dangerous form of accident, especially on snowy days like this. Speeding is far more dangerous than driving on normal roads. This is on a straight main road; if it were a mountain road, the tires would slip and drift, and the car and its occupants would end up tumbling down into a ravine.

After passing the scene of the car accident, the rest of the journey went smoothly. A few hours later, the two arrived at their destination, Cape Soya, located at the northernmost point of Japan.

The two found a parking lot near the sea. The parking lot was very spacious, with most of the parking spaces empty. The few cars that were parked there all had license plates belonging to locals, and their exteriors were covered in ice, indicating that they hadn't been driven for a long time.

The two got out of the car, and a biting cold wind hit them. However, since both of them were cultivators with magical powers, this level of power was far from enough for them.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I asked my dad about the situation here. Most shops have already closed down, but there are still a few that are open during the winter. He told me the names of the shops. I'll lead the way."

Li Wei nodded. If you don't know the way, don't be stubborn. Although he has extraordinary perception, seeing the girl's confident appearance, he felt that he should still respect her.

Following the girl, Li Wei arrived at the entrance of a family-run restaurant. The girl opened the sliding door, and the two went inside. Although they weren't afraid of the cold, they still had to consider the feelings of the other people in the house. This family-run restaurant, called Well House, was one of the few restaurants in this small town that remained open during the winter.

"Please find yourselves seats. All the menus are on the wall. Just call out what you'd like to eat."

A slightly rough voice came from the open kitchen, where a bald, burly man in a leather jacket and apron was standing. He was as strong as a bear, but his hands were incredibly nimble, preparing several dishes simultaneously. He was very efficient, but that was because the menu consisted mainly of fried foods; he only needed to keep frying various ingredients.

The middle-aged woman preparing the dishes and the young girl in charge of serving and taking orders worked together very well. Even though the house was full of guests, each guest did not have to wait too long to eat the dishes they ordered.

The young girl in charge of delivering the food approached Li Wei and Jin Chengzhai Qianye, quickly pulled out a notebook and pen from her apron pocket, and said with a warm smile, "The ingredients for the dishes on the menu are plentiful right now, so you can order whatever you want."

The waitress's warm smile is a comfort to travelers who have braved the cold to get here. Being able to eat hot fried food in such freezing weather brings a sense of happiness the moment the food enters their mouths.

Looking at the sign on the wall, Li Wei said, "I want fried tempura, fried shrimp, fried eggplant, Shingenbukuro (a type of fried dough), fried saury, and fried chicken skewers, all in large portions. Oh, and large portions of rice too."

The waitress wasn't surprised. Li Wei was so tall and imposing that when he sat down, he looked like a ferocious beast crouching there. With such a physique, he could definitely eat more than the average person. The waitress then looked at Jin Chengzhai Qianye. The moment she saw her, she was stunned. Even as a woman herself, she had to admit that the girl in front of her was an absolute beauty.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "Me too."

Li Wei leaned back slightly. Jin Chengzhai Qianye's current behavior reminded him of a certain scholar with the surname Jing.

The waitress's smile widened; in winter like this, the more customers ate, the happier she was. During peak tourist season, competition among family-run restaurants is fierce, but now most are on break, making this the prime time to make money. Plus, customers eating well in winter indicates good health; if they can win over customers through their stomachs, these customers might just come back next time they visit Cape Soya.

Li Wei sniffed. The unique oily smell of fried food filled the room with a peculiar aroma. In Japan, fried food is considered a rare, heavily flavored dish. Although it's not quite as good as fried food in China, it's still much better than other milder Japanese dishes.

Chapter 1. People of All Kinds

The girl in charge of recording the menu writes very fast. The restaurant has a wide variety of dishes, and simply writing fast isn't always enough to keep up with the customers' ordering speed. So she compiled the menu items into a list. As long as you memorize the list, you can solve most of the problems.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye watched the girl busy taking notes on the menu and smiled, "These family-run shops have the most authentic local flavor. It reminds me of when I used to help my parents with chores. Although it was hard work, it was also very enjoyable."

Li Wei laughed and said, "The atmosphere here reminds me of a TV series."

"What TV series?" Jin Chengzhai Qianye asked curiously.

Li Wei smiled and said, "Midnight Diner. I think this place must also be full of stories. After all, the diners here come from all over the world, and to my impression, everyone's face is full of stories."

Li Wei knew very well that the peak tourist season in Hokkaido was in the summer. After all, there were still many attractions worth seeing in Hokkaido during the summer, and the local pristine scenery was something that couldn't be found in big cities and metropolitan areas. In particular, the grasslands of Hokkaido offered tourists the opportunity to experience the joy of horseback riding, which was a rare treat in Japan.

In winter, the temperatures here aren't very friendly to tourists, especially at Cape Soya, which is currently arguably the coldest place in Hokkaido. At this time of year, it's a stretch to call out-of-towners ordinary tourists. Li Wei could sense that most of the people sitting in this small restaurant were there to see the first rays of New Year's sunshine.

Japanese society is very oppressive. Everyone must follow the standard answers given by society: go to school, take exams, get married, establish a career, have children. There is no other way to go. Society wants everyone to become a corporate slave, but it doesn't want anyone to be themselves. Therefore, this environment has made Japan a country with a high suicide rate.

However, as a new generation grows up, more and more young people are unwilling to abide by these rules. In the eyes of the older generation, they are becoming increasingly rebellious, daring to disregard the unspoken rules of society. But it is precisely because there are more and more such young people that the "lying flat" mentality is becoming increasingly popular in Japan.

People no longer pursue worldly success, no longer aspire to be big bosses or have great wealth, but instead respect their inner feelings and choose to live in the present. Because of this, Japanese people have started doing all sorts of quirky things. For example, going to the desolate Cape Soya in winter to see the first rays of sunlight of the new year is something that older generations would consider meaningless, but for those who choose to come here, it's as important as completing a task on their life's to-do list.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I've also watched that TV series. I'm someone who rarely watches TV. Before, I hardly had any entertainment time because of my studies."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye had studied diligently in order to break free from her predetermined life path and have the right to make new choices. However, people are not machines; even an iron man needs rest, and girls are no exception. During her rest, she liked to watch some lighthearted TV dramas, clearing her mind and following the plot. Those were the times when she felt most relaxed.

However, all her past efforts have now paid off. Jin Chengzhai Qianye is very grateful that she worked so hard back then. Otherwise, she would not have gone to study in Tokyo, and she would not have met Li Wei, thus changing her destiny.

A moment later, the girl from the shop came over carrying a large tray and quickly unloaded the various dishes from it, filling the table to the brim. Japanese people generally have small appetites, so most family-run restaurants don't serve very large portions. However, this family-run restaurant specializing in fried food was different; each dish was at least a third larger than the average family restaurant. But for Li Wei and Jin Chengzhai Qianye, the portions were just right, meaning they wouldn't need to order so much next time.

Li Wei picked up a piece of fried eggplant and put it in his mouth. Although it was fried, the owner had done a strict oil control process, so it wasn't greasy at all. The meat filling inside tasted pretty good.

The fried food was very crispy, and the crunching sound echoed throughout the house.

After finishing their meals, diners didn't rush to leave but stayed in the restaurant to enjoy the warmth. The restaurant owner didn't say anything about this and let the customers do as they pleased. The not-so-large dining area was half occupied by diners and the other half by people looking for a place to rest.

After Li Wei and Jin Chengzhai Qianye finished their meal, they also moved aside to the "rest area," where they rested quietly like the others sitting there.

After some time, the number of diners decreased significantly, while the rest area became more crowded.

The shopkeeper girl also had a rare break. She sat not far from Li Wei and the others, took out a thick book, and started reading.

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The girl noticed Li Wei and Jin Chengzhai Qianye's gazes, looked up with a puzzled look, thought for a moment, closed her book, and walked over.

The girl pulled out a stool and sat down, smiling, "You two must not be locals, you look unfamiliar."

Li Wei said, "They're just tourists who came here to have fun."

The girl said, "Ordinary tourists wouldn't come here during this coldest time of year. You two must be here to see the sunrise over the sea, right? There are only a few days left until the end of the year."

Li Wei said, "The people here are probably all similar to us."

The girl smiled and said, "Yes, most of the people who come to Cape Soya these days are here for this purpose. I go to see the sunrise at sea every year. Last year was a bit of a disappointment because of the dark clouds. I waited for several hours but couldn't see the sun. By the time the clouds cleared, the sun had already gone above the horizon. I wonder what it will be like this year. I wish you both a beautiful view."

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The girl looked out the window and said, "By the way, you two, all the guesthouses in the area are closed for the time being, and the hotels are all full. Did you bring a tent?"

Li Wei nodded and said, "I brought it, but it hasn't been set up yet."

The girl said, "Then I advise you two to set up your tents now. It's easy for it to snow here after dark. Take advantage of the good light now and set up your tents. It will be much more troublesome after dark. You are welcome here anytime. You can come over to take shelter from the wind whenever you have set up your tents."