A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

In China, most infants who are born weak can recover through conditioning. Although their physical strength may be slightly worse than that of normal people when they grow up, there is generally not much difference. Extreme cases like Tom's are not common.

In this dire situation, where the situation is extremely critical, only someone like Li Wei, who possesses extraordinary power, could forcibly snatch someone from the jaws of death.

The boy, who had been unconscious, slowly opened his eyes. At the same time, his complexion visibly regained its rosy hue; his previously pale face had become much healthier. Looking at Li Wei and Qiong standing by the bed, the boy asked curiously, "Sister, who is this person?"

Seeing the visible changes in her younger brother, Joan asked excitedly, "Tom, how are you feeling now?!"

"I feel...no pain?! I feel no pain!" Young Tom suddenly stood up, looking at his body with an expression of disbelief. He knew he was very thin, sickly thin, but now he was much more fleshy, and his once clearly visible ribs were no longer visible. He was sure that he was at least ten kilograms heavier than before.

"God! Is this a miracle?!" Tom was so excited he almost jumped up. Levi laughed, "Your god can't save you, I'm the one who will."

"I'm sorry, I'm just too excited. Being sick is awful, I'm in pain all the time. Thank you for saving me!" Tom was so excited he was almost incoherent.

Li Wei said to Joan beside him, "Take Tom to the hospital for a checkup later. Don't go to the previous hospital. His changes are so drastic, it'll definitely arouse the hospital's curiosity. If you don't want him to become a guinea pig, go somewhere else for the checkup." Joan nodded. She was quite familiar with the practices of the big hospitals in South Town. After all, she had worked under Mr. Big and had witnessed the dark side of this city. And the dark side of the hospitals was darker than ordinary people could imagine.

She didn't need Li Wei's reminder; she knew how to avoid such things on her own. She didn't want to see her younger brother become a guinea pig for medical institutions.

Tom doesn't have any friends here, and he's not in school. Now that he's recovered, he has nothing to do but stay in the living room and watch TV.

Li Wei and Qiong stayed on the balcony.

Li Wei said, "I'm going to be traveling all over the world soon, what are your plans for Tom?"

Li Wei didn't want to bring Joan's brother, who was like a third wheel, along everywhere, so such things had to be arranged in advance.

Joan said, "I plan to send him back to his hometown. Although there are many opportunities in this big city of Nanzhen, there are also more dangers. His relationship with me will bring him more danger."

Joan recalled when she first arrived in the city, she had a conflict with members of the local gang, which exposed her strength and attracted Mr. Big's attention. Tom then became Mr. Big's hostage to keep her in check.

She didn't want to experience something like that again, so staying in her hometown, even though she could only be an ordinary worker, was still better than facing all sorts of dangers here.

“You don’t need to return the money I gave you. Send it back to your family so they can improve their lives and also get Tom into a better school,” Li Wei said.

"Thank you, boss," Joan said gratefully.

This huge sum of money was originally intended for Tom's medical expenses. Combined with the more than $500,000 she had saved, this amount was enough to change her family's fate.

Moving to a community with good private schools would allow Tom to attend a good private school and then have the opportunity to attend a good university. With knowledge, he could change the fate of his family as low-level laborers for generations.

Li Wei did this so that Joan could travel with him without worry. After all, he was traveling all over the world visiting powerful fighters, which took a lot of time. So, he had to make sure Joan had no worries.

"You should still call me Young Master. Calling me Boss makes me sound old," Li Wei said.

The title "boss" made Levi feel like a member of the Hetalia mafia, while "young master" sounded much more natural. Joan asked, "Young master, what are your plans next?"

Li Wei said, "Of course, it's about traveling the world and visiting fighters all over the world. Geese is preparing to hold a new King of Fighters tournament, and I'm just delivering the invitations for him while I'm at it. I'll also take this opportunity to test the strength of the invited contestants."

Joan asked in surprise, "Young Master, what is your relationship with Geese? That Geese guy is no good."

Levi chuckled, "You could call it a partnership. Although he's not a good person, we're all on the same page when it comes to saving the world. So, until we achieve our goal, he's a trustworthy comrade." Joan didn't quite understand Levi's words. In her view, it was unbelievable that a hopeless villain like Geese would even think about saving the world.

Chapter 254. Invitation

Joan said with some surprise, "Is that guy Geese planning to hold another King of Fighters tournament?"

Although the previous King of Fighters tournaments weren't considered very prestigious, they were still legitimate competitions. The earliest King of Fighters tournament can be traced back to 1982, held in Japan. More than two hundred fighters from all over the world participated in the competition. However, due to the imperfect rules, the first King of Fighters tournament had the highest casualty rate in history. Even the recently concluded 90 tournament couldn't compare to the brutality of the inaugural tournament in 82.

The champion of the first season of the King of Fighters tournament was a wealthy young master from the Russian Empire, a "Mr. Satan" with both strength and luck, named Antonov. He was the only son of an ocean shipping tycoon. Later, this young master appeared as a boss in King of Fighters XIV, but by then he had become an old man, and he is also the weakest boss in the history of King of Fighters.

Antonov is a bit arrogant, which is a common problem among many wealthy people. However, in King of Fighters XIV, when facing the final boss Wells (one of the holders of the Orochi Power), he was knocked unconscious by a piece of trash while protecting a little boy. Before passing out, he admitted that the player-controlled team was the tournament champion. He is a kind-hearted character with many flaws and some humor.

A burly man can be moved to tears while watching a soap opera; he's probably the most sentimental boss in King of Fighters history.

In the following years, the hosting rights of the King of Fighters tournament changed hands among various forces. In recent years, Geese has been hosting the tournament. However, due to the overall quality of the invited fighters, the prestige of these tournaments has not been very high. But the prize money is still the same as in previous tournaments, so each time it can attract a large number of fighters who are seeking fame and fortune to participate.

Because of time constraints, Joan missed the registration deadline for the first tournament organized by Geese. For the second tournament, Joan encountered the problem of not being able to gather enough teammates, so she missed the second tournament as well. Before meeting Levi, she was thinking of participating in this tournament to compete for the prize money to pay for her brother's medical expenses.

However, now that her brother's illness has been cured by Li Wei, she no longer has such a strong desire to participate in the competition. After all, she is not a battle maniac or a martial arts fanatic, and she does not want to fight to the death with strangers unless necessary. After all, the infamous low-level rules of the King of Fighters tournament are known all over the world.

Joan said, "Considering the timing, it's scheduled for the second half of the year, so sending out invitations now is indeed a suitable time."

Li Wei laughed and said, "The real purpose of this King of Fighters tournament is to select powerful warriors. In order to attract fighters to participate in the competition, the prize money for this tournament will be three times that of the past."

Joan swallowed hard. Previous King of Fighters tournaments had prize money starting at a minimum of $200 million, and even at the lowest estimate, it was still $600 million—a huge sum that would tempt fighters from all over the world. Li Wei continued, "Moreover, in this tournament, any team that makes it to the top 16 will receive a prize, albeit a few hundred thousand dollars as a consolation prize, but at least the fighters won't leave empty-handed."

Joan exclaimed in surprise, "How come that scoundrel Giss is being so magnanimous this time? It's unbelievable!"

Li Wei said, "The real purpose of this competition is to select the strongest warriors. Without sufficient appeal, how can we attract those warriors?"

Joan had even more doubts in her heart, but her father once told her something: to see what a person's true purpose is, don't look at what he says, just look at what he does.

Therefore, Joan planned to stay by Levi's side and help him distribute the invitations, so that she could see what Gis was really up to and be mentally prepared.

Meanwhile, Geese Puppet is preparing to travel to Europe to meet with his half-brother Krauser and discuss the arrangements for the new King of Fighters tournament.

Geese's influence is limited to within Asia. Europe is Krauser's territory, so if the influence of this King of Fighters tournament is to spread all over the world, Krauser is an unavoidable obstacle.

Moreover, the Geese puppet itself is also a teleportation coordinate. As long as the Geese puppet is within a certain distance of Krauser, Levi will teleport directly there and turn Krauser into his own puppet, thereby controlling the entire European underworld.

As for Rugal, who has been adrift at sea, we'll have to find other ways to get close to him.

As a multinational arms dealer, Rugal wields immense power. He privately owns three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, a large naval fleet, and a space carrier packed with cutting-edge technology. He also commands a large private army with advanced technology.

If Rugal hadn't died and his power hadn't collapsed, the NESTS organization wouldn't have dared to implement its plans on such a large scale as they did later. Rugal was truly the underground emperor of the world.

Approaching such an existence would require considerable effort, but with the Geese puppet, controlling Rugal is only a matter of time.

The strength of the NESTS organization is still somewhat inferior to that of Rugal at his peak, after all, the NESTS organization is a conglomerate mainly focused on technological research and development.

Rugal is a ruthless arms dealer with enough military power to destroy a country. If NESTS jumps out before Rugal is defeated, their outstretched hand will be cut off immediately.

The NESTS organization later acquired its massive military power after Rugal's empire disintegrated, by seizing a portion of it, which gave the NESTS organization its subsequent strength.

Goenitz chose to confront Rugal because, to some extent, Rugal's threat to Orochi was close to that of the Three Sacred Treasures families, but he also had some value to be exploited. That's why Goenitz chose to fight Rugal instead of Geese.

Furthermore, if Rugal hadn't died in 94, the storyline after 97 would have been completely different, and the NESTS arc might have simply disappeared.

Seeing Joan deep in thought, Li Wei said, "The environment here isn't suitable for your brother's recuperation. Go to a hotel and book rooms for me. I remember that Giss's men own a hotel; book two nice suites." Joan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yes, young master."

Joan initially wanted to ask why they had to go to Geese's territory, but then she thought about it again. She realized that most of the mid-to-high-end industries in South Town were now Geese's businesses. In some ways, Geese was like Batman, a terrifying entity that monopolized the capital of the entire city.

Any high-end consumption is bound to attract Gis's attention.

Li Wei said, "Arrange a nicer room for your brother to recuperate in."

Joan nodded, but she was also somewhat worried that the luxurious lifestyle would corrupt Tom's will and make it difficult for him to endure life back home.

Chapter 255. Messenger

Joan was very efficient. She drove Levi and Tom to a five-star hotel in Gismore and booked two suites.

Joan also realized the respect that the Gis puppet had for Levi. When the hotel staff saw Levi's black card, they immediately arranged for him to stay in the top-floor suite with a considerable discount. Joan found this incredible. A five-star hotel is not a roadside motel where you can haggle over a fifteen-dollar-a-night ticket. Levi's influence was even greater than she had imagined.

It's understandable that Joan was surprised, as she was unaware of the relationship between the Giss puppet and Levi.

Tom had a suite to himself, while Joan stayed with Levi. She had changed out of her bartender uniform and looked dashing in a fitted shirt and trousers, but Levi felt something was off. Without her bartender uniform, Joan seemed "soulless."

Li Wei and Qiong stayed on the balcony.

“Tom has completed his treatment, so it would be best to send him back to his hometown as soon as possible,” Li Wei said.

"Is something big happening in South Town?" Joan asked curiously. Although she planned to send Tom back to his hometown, she wasn't in a hurry.

Li Wei said, "Pretty much. Geese is preparing to integrate the resources of the entire South Town, and Mr. Big is very likely to come back as well. If Tom stays here, he's very likely to get involved in some messy things."

Joan tensed up. Having spent some time in the underworld, she knew how utterly shameless they could be. If Mr. Big returned, he would definitely gather his former subordinates, and she would naturally receive an invitation as well, putting Tom in danger once again. Joan said, "I'll book a flight back to Texas tomorrow. Once we're back in Texas, Tom will be safe."

Li Wei said, "I'll give you two days to sort things out at home, because we're about to start a world tour, and then you won't have much time to deal with things at home."

Joan nodded. Two days was more than enough time to handle all sorts of things. As for the bar she had been running, she could just leave it there and let Geese's people take it over. Anyway, she couldn't keep the bar, so there was no need to bother with it anymore.

Besides, that originally belonged to Mr. Big. Even if he felt bad about it, that was Mr. Big's problem, not hers. She was already more than satisfied with having gotten the operating rights for free for so long. (cgci)

If she were still running the bar, it would be troublesome if Mr. Big came knocking on her door. Since Geese had taken over the bar, even if Mr. Big wanted to cause trouble, he would go after Geese first, thus extricating her from the situation. Thinking about this, Joan felt that stopping the bar might not be a bad thing.

Li Wei's main body has already instructed the Gis puppets to prepare invitations for the tournament. At the same time, the publicity and promotion cannot be stopped. Hosting a tournament can bring good economic benefits, and it wouldn't be a bad thing to take this opportunity to expand the influence a bit more.

By tomorrow at the latest, Li Wei will be able to receive the prepared invitations, and he can start sending them out.

As for South Town, I need to make a trip to the Kyokugenryu Dojo, and I also need to visit the Bogard brothers. This will be a good opportunity to test their strength and see how powerful they are.

Through the intelligence from the Gith puppets, Levi obtained information about the Bogard brothers. At this time, the Bogard brothers had not yet developed the unique fighting style that would later become theirs.

Both of them are currently using Bajiquan as a framework, incorporating some of their own habits to form Bajiquan derivative fighting techniques, which can be traced back to the most basic Bajiquan style of inch-to-inch interception and grappling, hard-hitting and hard-opening. Some of their signature moves have not yet been developed by either of them.

Andy Bogard has not yet gone to Japan to join the Shiranui school to learn ninjutsu and bone techniques.

In fact, in a fight on the ring, Bajiquan's direct combat power is stronger than bone techniques and ninjutsu. Bone techniques, a kind of assassination martial art that is difficult to master, have almost been lost in the real world since the millennium. It is only in a world with such a strong fighting atmosphere that people are able to pass on this killing technique.

The greatest use of bone techniques is for surprise attacks and assassinations. After quickly approaching the target, high-speed strikes and throws at extremely close range can instantly subdue or even kill the target.

Many of the technical characteristics of bone techniques coincide with those of Wing Chun. Wing Chun masters can develop some skills by also practicing bone techniques. However, if an ordinary person tries to learn such difficult techniques, they will only end up with a mediocre, incompetent person after a few years. It would be better to learn karate from Kyokugenryu, where one can develop combat skills in as little as a year.

Andy Bogard was able to learn bone techniques in just a few years because he had a foundation in Bajiquan (Eight Extremes Fist). Otherwise, he would have only learned some basic ninjutsu.

The essence of the Shiranui school lies in bone techniques; ninjutsu and the like are merely secondary.

The next morning, Joan took her younger brother Tom to buy plane tickets, while Levi received a stack of invitations from Cain. This time, the invitations were exceptionally lavish and grand, designed to be high-class.

Meanwhile, the Geese puppets would periodically release information about the location of Levi's main body and encourage fighters from all over the world to compete for invitations. Not receiving an invitation was not a problem; as long as one could gain Levi's approval, even a complete novice who had never participated in a major tournament before could still participate.

Of course, this is on the premise that the fighter who has gained Li Wei's approval can find two other teammates to form a three-person team.

The three-person team system in the King of Fighters tournament not only tests the fighters' own strength, but also their network of connections. This system is very disadvantageous for lone wolf fighters.