A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

At this moment, although Orimura Natsumi was already despised by many people, the surrounding gazes did not affect him much, because he knew that he was destined to become the king. As long as the secret was not exposed, he could stand at the top of the world after ten years. It was precisely because of this that he felt that his current situation was neither painful nor significant.

Of course, it's impossible for him to be completely unangry. After all, he doesn't have the heart of a Bodhisattva, and even Buddha has a temper, not to mention he's still a hot-blooded young man. However, he has now learned to be patient, and on the advice of the genie's clone, he has begun to study some ancient Chinese classics. In the past two days, he came across a saying in an ancient book: "A small lack of patience can ruin a great plan," which comes from the Analects of Confucius, Book 14, "Wei Ling Gong."

Zhiban Xia is now engrossed in the ancient classics of Chongguo. He sees in them strategies and wisdom, and he feels that the suggestion from the genie's clone is indeed good. These ancient classics can help him become a more qualified king.

Orimura Natsumi felt she needed to look at things from a higher perspective. She realized that she had indeed been a bit of a disappointment in the past, and given what had happened before, it was normal for her to be ostracized by the girls at school.

Orimura Natsumi didn't care about such things. As the only male in the academy, he received a considerable sum of money from the academy every month. This income, which was like money, was equivalent to an ordinary person's monthly salary. With such money, he could go to the red-light district to satisfy his desires without having to care about the girls in the academy.

Orimura Natsumi has realized that because of what happened before, the girls in the academy now look at him like he's a bug. He can no longer expect a sensual life. If he wants to satisfy his desires, he can only go to the red-light district.

Moreover, his "degradation" also allows him to appear unambitious, thus deceiving potential enemies.

Unbeknownst to Orimura Natsumi, his inner thoughts had been completely seen through by Li Wei, who was sitting not far behind him.

At this moment, Li Wei felt a sense of感慨 (gan3kai3, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, including mixed feelings of regret and admiration). Compared to the stereotypical indecisiveness and mindless slowness in the original plot, the real Orimura Natsumi was no simpler than people in the real world. Her thoughts and considerations were in line with the current situation.

However, Li Wei was also happy to see Orimura Natsumi undergo such a change. After all, the greater the hope, the greater the ultimate disappointment. Only a sufficiently huge gap could completely break down Orimura Natsumi's psychological defenses, allowing him to rack up big points and reap huge rewards.

Cecilia said, "There are only two days left until the duel, Levi. Are you prepared to be defeated by me?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Shouldn't I be the one to say that? I'm all prepared, and we can start right now."

Cecilia said, "The longsword you ordered isn't even finished yet, and you're already starting your fight with me? Isn't that a bit presumptuous?"

Li Wei said, "Although you didn't go all out in the simulation battle, I have already deduced your tactics. Everything that follows will be under my control. Even if that knife doesn't arrive, I still have countermeasures against you. It's not that we can't fight, it's just that it will take longer to end the battle."

Cecilia looked surprised. She hadn't expected Levi to be so confident. After all, she had been in contact with IS armor for much longer than Levi. Even if Levi showed superhuman talent, the total amount of training time was a major weakness. And actual combat requires a lot of experience. Having been on the battlefield and with blood on her hands, she was quite confident in her combat abilities.

"Are you sure you're going to really make me cry?" Cecilia said with a proud smile.

Cecilia's thinking was very simple: this battle would determine the future family status of both parties. If she was the victor, she would become the head of the family; if Levi was the victor, then Levi would have proven his ability, and she could accept being in a supporting role, just like a traditional woman.

However, Cecilia felt that she was unlikely to lose. She had gained considerable experience in dealing with Levi's simulated battles during this period. Although she was struggling a bit, she was not sure that she would lose.

Perhaps Li Wei was hiding his true strength, but that's exactly what she did. Even if Li Wei was hiding his strength, she could still give him a surprise.

"I should be the one saying that. When I get serious, I can be really powerful," Li Wei said with a smile.

Just then, Chifuyu Orimura blew her whistle, and all the trainees who were practicing stopped, lined up in front of her, and quickly dismounted from their armor.

"I'm going to practice now." After saying that, Shinobu Houki stood up and walked towards the empty armor.

Shinonono Houki climbed onto the driver's seat using the armor's knees. The shared training armor wouldn't be retrieved from the storage medium by the staff before the end of get out of class. Trainees needed to bring their own data disks, inserting them after entering the armor to allow it to fit their body shape and utilize the data. Dedicated machines weren't so complicated. After the initial data registration, the armor would load based on the registered data, unlike the current cumbersome process.

However, compared to various traditional vehicles, the IS armor is very easy to start. Once you are familiar with the process, the difficulty is not much different from operating engineering machinery. This is not a difficult thing for any person with military skills. It is just that gender limits the number of pilots.

Cecilia looked at Houki Shinonono, who had activated her armor, and said, "I've seen how hard Houki works, but it's a pity she doesn't have her own dedicated machine."

Li Wei remained silent. Shinonono Houki's custom machine was completed just yesterday. Shinonono Tsukasa had put a lot of effort into her sister's custom machine, using a large number of new technologies. Its performance had already surpassed the current mainstream third-generation machines, reaching the most advanced fourth generation.

However, because Li Wei placed a clone next to Shinonono Tsukasa, this armored vehicle was not the "Red Camellia" from the original story, but a new type of machine that utilized a lot of magical technology. Shinonono Tsukasa named it "Sleipni," which translates to "footed warhorse." In Northern mythology, the steed of Odin, the king of the gods, was a footed warhorse.

Because of Li Wei's intervention, the worldline of this world has begun to gradually deviate from its original development. The appearance of Sleipni can be considered a product of the change in the worldline.

Chapter 1. The New War System

Since the start of the semester, Houki Shinohara has been incredibly dedicated to her studies, practical training, and simulator practice. Her hard work has paid off; she ranks among the top students in her class. While she's not yet on par with Cecilia, she has her own advantages compared to other students.

As the trainees gradually completed hours of simulated combat, most of them now possess the skill to control their armored vehicles into the sky. Therefore, their training is no longer limited to land combat, but has taken to the skies, entering the IS armored vehicles' home ground.

The IS armor's maneuverability far surpasses that of traditional fighter jets, which is also a burden for trainees. Recently, the number of trainees going to the gym has increased significantly. Without a strong physique, trying to control such a steel beast as the IS armor could be fatal.

The acceleration G-force, far exceeding that of traditional fighter jets, can kill pilots. If a pilot is not physically strong enough, a high-speed maneuver can cause blackouts or even cardiac arrest. Women are generally weaker than men, and even with special cushioning suits inside the armor, this problem cannot be completely solved. Therefore, the only thing trainees can do is improve their physical fitness so that their endurance can keep up with the IS armor.

Li Wei saw Orimura Natsu maneuvering in the sky, and he had to admit that Orimura Natsu truly lacked any talent for combat. In the original story, Orimura Natsu was able to unleash relatively stable combat power thanks to the mature support system of the White Style. The White Style's support system was incredibly powerful, like using a cheat code in a game. Even though Orimura Natsu's own strength was terrible, the amplification allowed her to perform reasonably well.

However, without that bug-level auxiliary system, Orimura Natsu's performance was not very good. His movements were quite stiff, and he was basically a complete novice. During this period, Orimura Natsu could be said to have made no progress at all.

Li Wei sighed inwardly. In the original story, Orimura Natsumi was indeed a hopeless case. Now that Shiroshiki was gone, Orimura Natsumi's performance was quite terrible. If it weren't for his male identity, he would have been sent to the logistics team long ago with such a terrible performance.

For IS armor operators, synchronization rate is merely a threshold. Students who enter the IS Academy generally have high synchronization rates and are considered top-tier. However, some students have high synchronization rates but lack the talent to be pilots. Their spatial awareness and reaction speed are insufficient. These students are then internally eliminated and placed in the logistics class for training as support personnel.

It's not that everyone in the logistics team is a defective product that has been eliminated. Rather, everyone is different. Some are good at combat, while others are better at scientific research, strategic and tactical command and formulation. There are quite a few geniuses in the logistics team, but their brilliance has been overshadowed by the pilots.

Modern warfare is no longer the same as ancient warfare. In ancient times, individual heroism was possible, where one could use their superior strength to dominate others. However, modern warfare, especially the next generation of warfare after the introduction of IS armored vehicles, has completely changed the rules of war. Each IS armored vehicle is supported by a large number of tactical personnel, allowing the pilot to focus on the immediate battle without having to rack their brains to think about complex issues, thus avoiding delays in the battle.

Modern warfare has become a battlefield for IS armored vehicles. A large number of intelligence and tactical personnel are using IS armored vehicles and pilots as "chess pieces" in a bloody game of chess. Tactical personnel and logistics and maintenance personnel are all links in the entire system, and their importance is no less than that of the pilots on the front line. Moreover, when the pilots' brilliance overshadows that of the tactical and logistics personnel, they can receive better protection.

Li Wei watched as Orimura Natsu performed clumsy maneuvers in the sky, her sluggish reaction speed forming a stark contrast with the other practitioners around her.

"This trajectory is just too ugly. Even without anti-aircraft missiles, I could take it down with just a quadruple anti-aircraft machine gun." Cecilia looked at Orimura Natsumi in the sky, her expression speechless.

“But traditional anti-aircraft machine guns can’t shoot down IS armor. With energy protection, IS armor has defensive capabilities comparable to battleships of the old era,” Li Wei said.

Describing the IS armor as a tank is inappropriate; this thing is a fully-fledged arsenal ship, and a battleship-level one at that. With its special tough armor and energy shield powered by a fission reactor, this equipment could even be placed in a Gundam movie and fight against behemoths dozens of times its own size. Of course, that is, it would not encounter Unicorn Gundam, Reverse A Gundam, or other mythical creations like Phoenix Gundam.

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The Sinanju that Li Wei used to crush Shinonono Tsukasa was actually a Sinanju-clad, charlatan-core mecha. The real Sinanju, if placed in this world, wouldn't necessarily have an absolute advantage in a fight against the IS armor, mainly because the IS armor is too agile and not very large, making it extremely difficult to attack.

"I really don't know how Dr. Shinonono Tsukasa created a monster like the White Knight. The IS armor replaced all other weapons in just a few years and put them in museums. It's terrifying," Cecilia exclaimed.

Although Li Wei knew the inside story, he couldn't explain it to Cecilia. After all, he and Shinonono Tsukasa had no public interaction, and revealing information related to Shinonono Tsukasa would only cause him trouble. Cecilia was a very curious girl.

"Huh? Orimura lost his balance and fell. Anyway, he won't die." Cecilia didn't even think about catching him. Not only her, but the other students who were practicing also chose to ignore Orimura Natsumi as she fell downwards.

The IS armor's built-in energy shield means that even if the pilot falls directly to the ground from a height of 10,000 meters, the pilot will only suffer some shock and impact, at most soft tissue contusions, and will not even suffer fractures.

With a deafening roar, a large crater was smashed into the playground, and smoke filled the air.

People stared in disbelief at Orimura Natsumi lying in the crater. After all, everyone had completed the hour-long simulation, and although Orimura Natsumi had barely passed, she had still passed and had earned her a pass. But to fall from over two hundred meters and fail to recover before hitting the ground demonstrated just how terrible her skills were.

Chifuyu Orimura sighed as she looked at Natsu Orimura, who had smashed a crater in the sand, and covered her forehead in embarrassment.

Chapter 1. Direct Conflict

Chifuyu Orimura arrived at the edge of the pit, crossed her arms, and said condescendingly, "If you're not knocked unconscious, get up now, and remember to level the playground later."

Chifuyu Orimura was speechless. At a low altitude of over 200 meters, with the IS armor's power, from stalling to crashing, Natsumi Orimura would have at least four seconds to react. With that buffer time, anyone could regain control of the armor's posture. However, Natsumi Orimura just fell flat on her face, which can be said to have wasted the armor's performance.

Orimura Natsumi was very unhappy. Leveling the ground was usually done by dedicated support staff, and this kind of thing had nothing to do with the students. However, Orimura Chifuyu made him do this kind of thing, which made him feel like he was being treated as a laborer.

"I understand," Orimura Natsumi replied indifferently.

Chifuyu Orimura could sense the distance in the other person's words, but she had already given up on Natsu Orimura, so even if Natsu Orimura wanted to give up, she was too lazy to remind her anymore.

Above, the other trainees who were training also lowered their altitude, looking down at Orimura Natsumi, without rushing to begin their own training.

"No need to watch anymore, continue training," Chifuyu Orimura said, raising her voice.

Upon hearing Chifuyu Orimura's words, the trainees abandoned their desire to watch the spectacle and continued their training.

"It seems that Ms. Chifuyu is very strict with her younger brother," Li Wei said.

“I don’t think it’s strict. I can sense that Chifuyu-sensei is very disappointed in Orimura. It’s probably a case of being disappointed in someone who hasn’t lived up to his potential. And I can sense that Chifuyu-sensei has already given up on Orimura,” Cecilia said.

As a girl, Cecilia is very sensitive to subtle changes in other people's emotions. Chifuyu Orimura's words were very cold, lacking the warmth that should exist between siblings, as if she were treating a stranger. It was precisely because of this that she made such a judgment.

Li Wei was somewhat surprised. He was able to accurately control other people's psychological changes because of his mind-reading ability, but Cecilia had perceived Chifuyu Orimura's inner thoughts simply by observing subtle changes in her tone. This was incredibly perceptive, bordering on the mystical for ordinary people.

The minor incident caused by Natsumi Orimura didn't affect the training progress. Natsumi chose to temporarily stop training and, while still wearing the armor, used its power to level the ground. After that, she removed the armor and leveled the ground manually, which was quite a struggle just shoveling sand.

After class, Li Wei didn't rush to leave. Instead, he let the two girls go first, while he stayed behind to wait for Orimura Natsumi.

After everyone had left one after another, Orimura Natsumi calmly walked at the very back and left from the playground.

"Are you here to laugh at me? If so, go ahead." Orimura Natsumi's mental fortitude is quite strong now, so her tone is quite calm.

"I'm not trying to make a fool of myself. I just want to know what you were thinking when you were caught doing 'that' in your dorm room. Also, I heard from a rumor that your laptop is full of pictures of mature women. Do you like women older than yourself?" Li Wei said with a playful smile.

Orimura Natsumi always harbored considerable malice towards Li Wei, so Li Wei wouldn't be very friendly when facing Orimura Natsumi either. Of course, he would still have to observe the most basic language etiquette, but that was all.

"None of your business. What type of person I like is none of your concern. Or are you willing to introduce me to your elders? Is it your sister or your mother? I wouldn't mind." Orimura Natsumi wore an undisguised malicious smile.

“I didn’t expect you to be so bold. The special machine is gone, and you still dare to talk to me like that.” Li Wei raised an eyebrow.

"Anyway, this is within the academy grounds. What can you possibly do to me? At most, I'll just get a beating. What's a little physical pain?" Orimura Natsumi smiled wickedly, lowering her body slightly like a delinquent, and tapped Li Wei's chest with her finger.

"You want to lure me into making the first move? I must say, that's quite a plan. No matter what, the one who strikes first is always in the wrong. And forget it, I won't use my armor, so getting a beating won't be a big deal for you. Being able to exchange a beating for my punishment by the academy is definitely a worthwhile deal. Besides, there are surveillance cameras here, plus ECHO, which is equivalent to double evidence," Li Wei said calmly.

Natsumi Orimura is smarter than in the original story, but this intelligence can only help her to a limited extent because Levi is an overpowered character who transcends the rules. Trying to fight him with such petty tricks is simply playing with your life.

"So what if you saw through me? As long as I stay within the academy, you can't pose a real threat to me. Go ahead and hit me if you dare." Orimura Natsumi revealed a sly smile.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Simply beating you up would be too lenient. Don't you want to know why you're being investigated all of a sudden?"

Orimura Natsumi's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and she said through gritted teeth, "You tricked me?!"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Congratulations, you answered correctly. I did block your ECHO. And I forgot to mention something: your ECHO is currently blocked as well, and I have taken over all the nearby cameras. The footage that the monitoring team is seeing now is a fake video that I recorded in advance."

Li Wei clenched his hands together, his knuckles cracking, and his smile grew wider.

"Don't do anything reckless! Although the cameras here have been blocked, the injuries on my body are real. If you dare to hit me, I have ways to make sure you have evidence!" Orihana panicked. He could tell that Li Wei was not joking with him and that Li Wei was really going to beat him up.

Li Wei slapped Orimura Natsu across the face. The force was so great that Orimura Natsu's jaw dislocated instantly. Dislocated joints are extremely painful, especially since the human head is a place with very sensitive nerves. So, the moment his jaw dislocated, Orimura Natsu felt immense pain. However, because of the dislocated jaw, he couldn't scream at all, and could only let out strange whimpers like a wild animal.

Chapter 1. Handover Personnel

Li Wei stepped on Orimura Natsu's cheek.

“With just a little force, your jawbone will shatter. Don’t worry, even if you suffer multiple fractures throughout your body, I can heal you in a very short time. So, just relax and take the beating.” Li Wei revealed a cat-like smile.

Orimura Natsu wanted to beg for mercy, but because his jaw was dislocated and Li Wei was stepping on him, he couldn't make a sound.

Orimura Natsu regretted provoking Li Wei here. He had acted impulsively and forgotten that the Genie had warned him that Li Wei was a very well-hidden magician. The other party had a way to beat him up without leaving any trace, which meant that although he would not die, he would suffer all kinds of torment.

Orimura was filled with regret, but it was too late to say anything now. Li Wei was too cunning. Despite having an absolute advantage in strength, he still provoked him with words, causing him to lose his temper. As a result, he forgot the saying he had read in a book, "A small lack of patience can ruin a great plan," and thus had a direct conflict with Li Wei.