A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Li Wei didn't stay in the lounge, but went to the audience seats to watch the upcoming competition. Less than half of the senior class representatives were present for this round of competition. In reality, the competition circle composed of class representatives was very small; it wouldn't get lively until later grades could participate in inter-grade competitions and individual championships.

The entire academy, including both the senior and undergraduate students, has a total of less than 2,000 students. Each class in the senior section has only about 30 students, which is a typical small class system. Each student can receive as much instruction as possible. This is different from the large class system that Li Wei experienced in China during his childhood. Li Wei remembers that when he was in elementary school, there were nearly 10 students in each class, and there were more than 10 classes in each grade. The entire elementary school had 7,000 students.

However, the real world has long since entered an era of declining birth rates. In today's world, the number of primary school students is no longer as exaggerated as it was in Li Wei's childhood.

On the academy side, there are ten classes in the upper grades alone, with ten class representatives from each grade. They will compete against each other to determine the points of each class. These points can be exchanged for various welfare facilities within the academy, so the more of these things the better.

Li Wei looked to the side, and not far from him sat a petite silver-haired girl. The girl looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, with snow-white skin and long silver hair that shimmered with a faint metallic luster, giving her a strange and ethereal feel.

The girl was very sensitive. When Li Wei looked over, she looked over as well. She had an eye patch over her left eye. This was not a funny disguise, but rather because her left eye was indeed different from that of ordinary people.

It's not that some evil king's true eye is using colored contact lenses to disguise that he has superpowers. In some ways, Silver Girl is indeed similar to a superhuman. As an artificial human, her physical abilities are already superior to those of ordinary people. With the addition of her later modifications, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her "Little Superman".

Laura Boudeville looked at Levi, who would be competing against her in a while, with a somewhat serious expression. As an active-duty soldier, she had grown up in research institutes and the military since she could remember, so she lacked personal emotions and did not know how to adjust her feelings. She was only focused on completing one mission after another.

Li Wei said, "Laura Boudiweiy, I hope you will guide me in the future. This is our first time fighting."

Laura said, "I will do everything in my power to defeat you."

Unlike others, Laura is not talkative. As a former soldier, her words and actions are influenced by the military, giving her a capable and decisive air.

Li Wei simply smiled at Laura's coldness. She knew about Laura's special circumstances. The technician was just like the mad scientist San Dezi, and the soldiers in Germany had long since degenerated, which was why they allowed someone like Laura to be born and join the army.

Based on the intelligence obtained by his informants, Li Wei deduced Laura's true age. The girl looked to be fourteen years old, but her actual age was only four. As an artificial human born in the mechanical womb, her body had been modified to quickly pass through the most vulnerable childhood period. When she came out of the mechanical womb, she was already equivalent to a normal human four years old.

As an artificially created "little superhero," Laura learned all kinds of knowledge from elementary school to university in just three years. Although the knowledge of the university part was narrower, it must be said that she already had the knowledge of a college student. Her learning ability allowed her to learn any new knowledge faster than ordinary people.

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However, this learning ability also has limitations. In order to increase her stability, the technicians dulled her emotional system. What would be a significant emotional stimulus for an ordinary person was not enough for Laura. This state is a good thing for a soldier, but a disaster for a normal person, because she finds it difficult to find interest in daily life, and her life is like a machine.

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Li Wei said, "Girls should smile more. If they are willing to smile, they can gain many things they never imagined before."

Laura seemed puzzled; she couldn't understand what Levi meant.

“The meaning is unclear,” Laura said expressionlessly.

Li Wei went overboard, looking at the people who had already walked onto the field and were ready to start the competition, and said, "It's normal that you don't understand now, but you will eventually understand."

Humans are animals that are affected by hormones in their bodies. Laura's emotional system is very dull because her hormones were artificially induced, which is why she is so insensitive.

The technicians' skills were not advanced enough to perform direct brain surgery. After all, the brain is the most intricate organ in the human body and holds many unsolved secrets. Although directly operating on the brain would be a permanent solution, Germany does not currently possess such technology. They specialize in hormone induction, and for ordinary artificial humans, hormone induction is already sufficient.

Laura looked puzzled. Because of the dulling of her emotional system, the only emotions she could clearly perceive about being alive, besides the fear of death, were the terrible feeling brought on by hunger.

Laura thought for a moment and said, "I hate riddle-makers who only say half of what they mean. If you have something to say, please just say it."

Laura has a typical military mindset, which leads to a significant loss in such situations.

Chapter 4. Uncovering the Scars

Laura's directness is unlike that of other girls. Women as straightforward as her are rare. Most women think carefully before they speak, making sure that there is nothing wrong with what they are saying.

Li Wei said, "Saying it now will disrupt your performance in the upcoming match. If you're really curious, I'll tell you after the match."

Laura was somewhat puzzled. If Levi wanted to use psychological warfare to interfere with her, there was no need to do so, because she was not someone who was easily influenced. As a professional soldier, she was not someone who would be swayed by a few words.

The competition on the field has begun, but the level is not high. Not every class has a strong overall strength. Before entering the school, apart from a very few promising students, the academy does not know the true strength of most of the freshmen. Therefore, a random class assignment system is implemented when assigning classes.

However, in order to balance the strength of each class and prevent any particular class from being too strong or too weak, the best students have already been assigned to classes before enrollment, so as to ensure that the physical strength of the top students in each class is not too different.

Unfortunately, this year we have a weirdo like Li Wei, whose face is full of invincibility. In every game, he unilaterally beats the representatives of other classes, almost giving them psychological trauma.

Representatives from other classes who had previously competed against Li Wei didn't want to face him again. However, the class representative competition was a round-robin format. In addition to choosing their own opponents, each round involved random pairings. Of course, since there were ten classes in the grade, one class would be lucky enough to receive a bye, but not receiving any points meant there was a trade-off.

Laura frowned and said, "What if I want to know now?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Then I will also say that I have heard other people talk about you. They said you are a robot that can't laugh. I was very curious about this, so I investigated it and then I saw your past."

Laura raised an eyebrow. She didn't care about others investigating her past, and she had long since accepted her identity as a homunculus. Although she couldn't accept her origins at first, a living person can't be driven to despair. Since she had come into this world, even without family, she had to live, and live a happier life than anyone else. However, this was not an easy thing to do.

At the darkest moment of her life, a ray of light pierced the darkness in her heart. Chifuyu Orimura, who went to Germany to serve as an instructor for the IS special forces, gave her redemption, allowing her to let go of her past, look forward with hope, and also gave her a future.

Because of Chifuyu Orimura, the emptiness in her heart has been filled, so she no longer has any weaknesses. She doesn't know what difficulties could possibly defeat her.

Laura said, "I have no intention of hiding the fact that I am a homunculus. If you're trying to distract me with that, then I'm sorry."

Li Wei said, "I didn't intend to talk about this kind of thing. It's a good thing that you were able to break out of that limitation. I just noticed that your emotions are very simple, and nothing around you can attract your attention. This makes me think of hormone induction."

Laura's expression changed, looking rather unpleasant. This was the physical defect that she found most unacceptable. The physical defects that most people are aware of are things like missing limbs, blindness, or deafness—types that have a significant negative impact on daily life. However, physical defects are not so narrow. Many hidden physical defects, though unseen by outsiders, cause pain that the person with the defect can feel.

For example, sickle cell anemia. Normally, platelets are disc-shaped, which is the proper shape for platelets. However, in some individuals, due to a genetic defect, the platelets are incompletely sickle-shaped. These deformed platelets have very poor hemostatic ability, meaning that people with this physiological defect will bleed uncontrollably even from minor injuries, and are also prone to various disease symptoms, even phantom pain. It can be said that this is a physiological defect that inflicts both physical and mental torment, making life extremely painful for those who have it.

As an artificial human, Laura was perfectly healthy when she was created. Apart from having her growth period artificially shortened, she was no different from a normal person.

However, research institutions and the military wanted an obedient weapon, not a living person, so her endocrine system was artificially altered to dull her emotions.

Remaining calm even when Mount Tai collapses before her, and not even blinking when a deer runs past on her left, was basic skill for her—something many ordinary people aspire to. Indeed, composure in the face of adversity is a good thing, but excessive composure is not. For a considerable period, she lacked even the most basic human emotions. If she had never experienced the happiness that emotions bring from the beginning, she wouldn't feel such pain. It was precisely because she gained and then lost that she felt as if she had fallen into the sea, suffering so intensely that she felt like she was suffocating.

She couldn't be happy when she should be, nor could she be sad when she should be. Her teammates died before her eyes; she knew she should be grieving, and had even grieving for similar things before, but at the time, she was numb. She should be angry about the research institutions' actions against them, but she felt these were other people's problems.

Laura knew she had become so twisted and perverse that she didn't want to become as ugly as a maggot.

Until that day, she met Chifuyu Orimura, who forcefully rescued them from the research institution and personally trained them on how to become qualified IS pilots. Because of Chifuyu Orimura, they regained their humanity and gradually rediscovered their own human emotions.

Although she hasn't been able to return to her original state due to hormonal imbalances, she's still better off than she was during her time at the research institute, which is a good thing.

Hormone-induced healing is a wound for Laura. This wound was gradually healing, but because of Levi's words, the scar was reopened, exposing the bloody and mangled wound inside.

Laura clenched her fists and said in a trembling voice, "If you wanted to provoke me, you succeeded. In the upcoming match, regardless of the outcome, I will leave the deepest impression on you."

Laura said these words almost through gritted teeth.

Chapter 4. Hope for a Return to Normal

Levi was prepared for Laura's strong reaction; everyone has different psychological weaknesses, and Laura's weakness was her own flaws.

Moreover, unlike congenital defects, Laura's defect was caused by artificial intervention, and this happened after she had become sensible and started receiving training.

Laura and other androids of the same generation received training first. Only after the military found that their obedience and tolerance could not meet the requirements did they request the research institution to carry out postnatal intervention.

If Laura had been an emotionless biological weapon from the beginning, she wouldn't be so distressed. It's painful to gain something and then lose it. Even though her emotions have been dulled and she can hardly respond to external emotional stimuli, it still causes her pain. However, she has lost the ability to express her pain. The only ones who can feel her pain, besides other cyborgs like her, are Chifuyu Orimura, who taught her for two years.

Li Wei had obtained information related to Laura, and at the same time, she used her mind-reading ability to access Laura's deepest memories, so she understood what she wanted.

Li Wei said, "I have no interest in provoking you, and even if you were angry, you wouldn't be a match for me. What I'm trying to say is that your endocrine deficiency is actually treatable."

Laura said with a grim expression, "That's impossible! The doctor said my defect is irreversible, just like a severed limb can't regenerate."

The technology in this world is far more advanced than that in the real world, but this advancement is uneven. Compared to the exaggerated mechanical technology and cold fusion energy utilization technology of this world, the medical technology of this world is relatively backward. Although there is also artificial human technology, the overall medical technology is only thirty or forty years more advanced than that of the real world. Compared to other technologies that are nearly a hundred years more advanced than those of the real world, or even two generations ahead, it seems somewhat inadequate.

Technology like limb regeneration is already very advanced in the world of Gundam 00, but in this world, such technology is still in the realm of science fiction. This is because the two worlds are developing their technology in different directions, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Li Wei said, "Those German technicians who disregard human life have a rather shallow understanding of the medical field. Limbs can regenerate, and the endocrine system can be regulated."

Lafra's hormones were artificially induced, and her related stem cells were suppressed and destroyed from the head. Even with the medical technology of this world, transplantation surgery could not solve the problem of deep rejection. Lafra's condition would be an even more unsolvable problem in the real world.

But Li Wei is no ordinary person. As a Qi cultivator, especially a professional with a large number of skills in the field of artificial puppets, Li Wei's understanding of the human body has surpassed the limits of so-called masters and reached the level of the Creator.

As long as Li Wei has a stem cell, he has a way to cultivate that stem cell into a complete person. After all, creating a puppet clone is much more difficult than creating an artificial human. It's like a university math professor going back to do elementary school math problems. There's no difficulty at all.

Li Wei is fond of beautiful women, and with her technology, she could mass-produce them. But Li Wei's attraction extends beyond just beautiful women; she also pays attention to the aura surrounding them. This is why she diligently pursues important female characters in various worlds—to seize a portion of that world's aura and imbue it into herself, thereby gaining abilities similar to those of a "chosen one," enhancing her cultivation efficiency.

In Li Wei's view, the difficulty of winning over Laura is actually fluctuating. If you can't find out her sore spots, then the difficulty of winning her over will be quite high. But if you know her sore spots and can solve the problem, then the difficulty of winning over a straightforward girl like Laura is actually relatively low.

Laura looked surprised, but quickly calmed down and said, "Are you sure? Although the medical experts in Germany are not as good as those in your country, they still have one of the best medical systems in the world. They have already given me a death sentence. You are just a student, not even a doctor. How can you solve my problem?"

Laura's emotions didn't fluctuate much. The negative effects of hormonal imbalance were affecting her all the time. She knew how to react to external stimuli, but that was within the realm of rationality. Ordinary people don't need to think when faced with such things; they can just react naturally based on their instincts. That was what she longed for.

Li Wei said calmly, "Please don't compare me to those useless people. The technology I possess is beyond their comprehension. Besides, there are cases of individuals surpassing organizations and mastering core technologies, aren't there? For example, Dr. Shinonono Tsukasa. To this day, no one has been able to crack the core secrets of IS. Researchers from all over the world have been outshone by her."

Laura didn't know what to say about this. Shinonono Tsukasa was an exception that defied common sense. After all, under normal circumstances, an individual's strength cannot compare with that of an organization. Organizations possess human, material, and financial resources that individuals do not have.

Generally speaking, institutions are more likely to produce research results than individuals, and a single scientific branch cannot be supported by just two geniuses; it requires national-level support. Individuals are simply too powerless compared to institutions.

But as Li Wei said, the secrets of IS armor core have been the subject of efforts by countries around the world to reverse-engineer, but so far there have been no results.

Of course, what Laura didn't know was that, with Li Wei's assistance, Chongguo had already secretly completed the reverse decoding of the IS armor core, perfectly bypassing the gender lock. However, Chongguo chose a safer path, which was to open a new technology line, directly using the technology route of the Hundred Armor Crystals, and did not intend to involve other countries.

This unusual case left her speechless. She still harbored doubts about Li Wei, since he hadn't yet proven his abilities to her with his empty promises.

Laura said, "Are you capable of proving what you're saying?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Of course. After the competition, I can let you experience the state of a normal person. Of course, it will take a certain amount of time to fully heal your body, at least two or three courses of treatment."

Laura nodded expressionlessly. She knew she should be happy at this moment if this defect could really be cured.

Li Wei said, "But a problem has arisen. After your hormone deficiency is cured, will your unit be able to do the same? Others who have been cured here are tied up and subjected to surgery again after returning home, undergoing hormone induction again, turning you back into a weapon."

Li Wei revealed a sneer, because that person from Germany was indeed capable of doing such a thing.

Laura clenched her fists. Levi's words weren't a threat, but if the hormone deficiency were truly cured, how to deal with the military's investigation when she returned was also a problem.

Chapter 4. So, what's the price?

A glimmer of hope rekindled in Laura's heart. She felt she should be happy; if Levi hadn't lied to her, it meant she could become a normal person again, and experience the joys and sorrows of a normal human being once more.

But then she thought of the problem Li Wei had mentioned. In the academy, it was like the emperor was far away and the German army and research institutions couldn't control her no matter what she did. After all, this was the academy, a self-contained place independent of other countries.

She was indeed able to gain a certain degree of freedom here. The strict rules that were strict for other students were quite easy for her, given her military background. Coming here for further studies was like a vacation for her.

Unfortunately, how many more years can she enjoy this carefree life?

Unlike other students who can study here until graduation, she will return to Germany after graduating from high school. After all, she is an active-duty soldier and must obey the orders of her superiors. For her, the will of the country is above her personal will.

Laura was mentally prepared for her situation. After all, as an unborn android with no family or friends, where else could she go but back to Germany? She felt that experiencing the emotions of a normal person during her brief high-life experience was enough; after all, Chifuyu Orimura was there, and she was already quite content.