A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Even Li Wei, when he first encountered the King of Fighters series and saw the character Mai Shiranui, was deeply moved.

When Li Wei was just a child, his first impression of Mai Shiranui was that she was big, white, and sexy.

The middle-aged man chuckled, "Yeah, the fact that we can still play King of Fighters XIV is largely thanks to the character Mai Shiranui. I even had my wife cosplay as Mai Shiranui once, sigh..." "What's wrong? Do you think your wife's cosplay lacks soul?" Li Wei asked.

"She does have a certain charm, but it's a pity she ran off with that pretty boy, sigh..." the uncle lamented.

The first round ended with the uncle suffering a crushing defeat. Undeterred, he took a coin from the box in front of him and inserted it into the coin slot. The character selection screen popped up. Li Wei remarked, "What a pity. There are just too many unstable factors in three-dimensional marriage."

The middle-aged man chuckled, "I've long since come to terms with it. After the divorce, she had a miserable life. That pretty boy was just a pretty face, all looks and no substance. She even ended up working in a brothel." Li Wei asked, "And then?"

The middle-aged man chuckled, "I essentially paid her off for a month. During that time, we did all sorts of cosplay, things she couldn't do before, things she wouldn't have wanted to do, she didn't dare refuse me anymore. To pay off her gambling-addicted gigolo's debts, she lived like a dog." Li Wei said, "Uncle, your experience is quite dramatic and bizarre, I admire you. Anyway, I have no expectations for real-life marriage."

Li Wei added in his mind that he always looked for partners in the second dimension (CGCI). The third dimension was best left to those destined to be together; after all, third-dimensional marriages these days were too chaotic. Girls all wanted to find an honest man to settle down with after they were tired of playing around, but even honest men were getting tired of it.

In Japan, men and women nowadays do their own thing. Is a woman in the real world as appealing as a game or anime? This is a common thought among the vast majority of people who choose not to get married.

Moreover, the marriage and birth rates in Japan have already caused a major upheaval, and there are many problems to discuss.

The older man said, "You're right. If you want to find the perfect wife in the real world, you're out of your mind. In this godforsaken place, the infidelity rate among women is alarmingly high. How crazy do you have to be to choose a woman who might cheat on you at any moment? Isn't it better to earn my own money and spend it myself?"

Li Wei glanced at the man's attire. His suit was clearly an expensive, high-end item, and the Patek Philippe in his hand was enough to buy a family car. Li Wei wanted to complain about the woman who had cheated on this man. How could she be so foolish as to run off with a pretty boy?

The middle-aged man sighed, "It's a pity there aren't any good women like Mai Shiranui in the real world. If I were to travel to the world of King of Fighters, I would definitely find a way to get rid of that bastard Andy and take his place." Li Wei said, "There are quite a few people with that idea. I really don't understand why Mai Shiranui is so fixated on Andy Bogard, insisting on marrying him." The middle-aged man's choices for this round were Mai Shiranui, Blue, Mary, and Ryo Sakazaki. Li Wei asked, "If you could travel to the world of King of Fighters, what would you do?"

The uncle thought for a moment and said, "Find a way to save Kagura Maki, stop Orochi's resurrection, and also, kill Andy Bogard." "That's quite a deep grudge," Li Wei laughed.

“I don’t believe you didn’t have the idea of ​​killing Andy in your heart,” the man said.

Li Wei did not answer the question. In his opinion, Andy may be a qualified fighter, but not a qualified husband and father. In many people's eyes, Mai Shiranui's choice to follow Andy was a blind one.

If he were to go to the King of Fighters world, he would surely make Andy taste the combined pent-up resentment of male gamers worldwide.

Li Wei was also thinking that he might as well go to the King of Fighters world next. Originally, he was going to the Dead or Alive (DOA) world, but he changed his mind because of what the man in the suit said.

He wanted to kill Andy, it was that simple.

Chapter 241. The Fate of Those Who Don't Cherish What They Have

During the subsequent matches, Li Wei was somewhat distracted. In his mind, he had already begun to imagine what benefits he could gain if he went to the King of Fighters world.

To be honest, the King of Fighters series revolves around the power of Orochi from beginning to end. In the eyes of many players, the series ends with '97. The NESTS and Faraway Lands sagas that followed the Orochi saga were just poor sequels.

Li Wei also holds this view, but he has to admit that the two subsequent major chapters have some merit and are not all rubbish.

Li Wei wasn't particularly interested in the two subsequent chapters, but he was still quite curious about Orochi's power. After all, in SNK's original concept, Orochi was the embodiment of the Earth's will, and before the Faraway Land was designed, Orochi was the only manifestation of the Earth's will.

In the storyline, Orochi has never appeared in his complete form. His descent ritual is always interrupted at crucial moments, preventing him from appearing in his full glory. Even in the 97 King of Fighters tournament, he appeared in an incomplete form, using one of the Eight Orochi as a temporary vessel.

No one knows how powerful the fully-formed Orochi is, but through details in the later plot, it is clear that the people of the distant land want to travel through time to return to the past and obtain Orochi's power, but they are also afraid that Orochi will really be resurrected. This contradictory and entangled fear is enough to show how terrifying Orochi's power is to other beings.

Everyone wants to obtain the power of the great serpent, but everyone fears that the great serpent will actually descend.

In a horizontal comparison, Orochi is equivalent to the combination of Alaya consciousness and Gaia in the Type-Moon universe. If he were to descend in his complete form, destroying all of humanity would be as simple as eating and drinking.

Such power might even surpass that of Li Wei now. Of course, without a fight, no one would know the exact comparison. Moreover, Li Wei wouldn't give Orochi a chance to revive in its complete form. In the original story, the Three Sacred Treasures families prevented Orochi's descent by interrupting the ritual, forcing Orochi to appear in an incomplete form, which led to its defeat and sealing.

After playing for about an hour, Li Wei still had a lot of game coins in his coin box, while the uncle he was playing against had basically emptied his coin box.

"Young man, you're very strong, and you also played by the rules, not using any naked super moves or bugged combos. But even so, I'm still no match for you. I admit defeat," the middle-aged man laughed.

Li Wei, however, was unimpressed. It was just defeating an ordinary middle-aged man; what sense of accomplishment could that possibly bring him?

Looking at Li Wei's expression, the uncle said, "Don't let my appearance fool you. I seem like someone who doesn't play games much. Actually, I'm ranked 112th in the world in Street Fighter V. You managed to dominate me from start to finish. You're pretty good. If you went to play in the Street Fighter V professional tournament, you might be able to beat guys like Tokido and Sako."

Li Wei laughed and said, "I only play Street Fighter V for fun. I haven't played that many matches, and my world ranking is outside the top 5."

Fighting games are a relatively niche genre. Although you can often see skilled players playing in arcades, that's because many fighting game enthusiasts gather in arcades. Outside of arcades, how many players would even know about these fighting games?

Speaking of Street Fighter, Li Wei thinks of Chun-Li's big, thick legs. Some people think Chun-Li's legs are a bit too thick, but Li Wei thinks that only such tight and fleshy thighs can deliver such powerful kicks. If she didn't have those signature big, thick legs, could she still be called Chun-Li?

To be honest, the prize money for fighting game competitions is really low. Even the top ten Street Fighter V professional players in the world have a tragic average income compared to the professional league income of other games. Look at the prize money of Dota and LOL professional leagues, and then look at the prize money of the Street Fighter V professional league. It's like a shrimp in the mouth of a whale.

After the older man left, Li Wei sighed, stood up, and went to play on the DOA6 machine. Although the DOA universe was a complete mess, it had to be said that the female characters were quite pleasing to the eye. As a fighting game, more than half of the characters were female, and there was a reason why DOA was called the "eroge" of the fighting game world.

In the end, Li Wei played until after 6 p.m., and he still had so many game tokens left. He was too lazy to go to the redemption counter to exchange them for gifts, so he just took them with him. He would definitely come to the arcade often in the future.

After walking back to his apartment, Li Wei then entered the floating island in his sea of ​​consciousness to accompany his group of female companions. After all, one should cherish the company of beautiful women. The words of that uncle today left Li Wei with many feelings.

Some people never know how to cherish the people in front of them, which is why they do foolish things that are hard to understand. Li Wei curiously pressed for more information and learned that the uncle's ex-wife was indeed in a very tragic situation.

Although Japan's marriage law still provides some protection for women, the woman actively betrayed her marriage, and the man kept various crucial evidence. He then sued his ex-wife for economic crimes, and through a series of shady maneuvers, he left her with nothing.

That's why the woman's life became so miserable afterward. In a normal divorce, she could have gotten a large sum of money from the man; as long as she didn't live a life of luxury, it would have been more than enough. Unfortunately, the man was a shrewd businessman and had taken precautions, which led to what happened next. (Please give me some flowers.)

The young man was after her money and tricked her into divorcing him to divide the assets. However, she didn't get any assets, so he treated her badly, making her life miserable. That's when the older man took his ex-wife's wallet for a month, which led to his bizarre act.

Now, that woman has broken up with her gigolo and is living alone. She has truly squandered a winning hand. She could have been a wealthy wife for life, but now she can only work as a hostess in a brothel. Her life's twists and turns are truly lamentable.

But Li Wei had no sympathy for that woman; after all, she had brought this upon herself.

Li Wei was on a floating island, and in order to maintain his dignity as the island's lord, he wore a golden battle suit.

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Within the massive complex, sparsely populated, this floating island could easily accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Currently, it only has a little over a thousand inhabitants, a mere drop in the ocean for such a large island. Moreover, as the floating island grows, its carrying capacity will increase, eventually allowing it to hold millions, or even tens of millions, of people.

Li Wei arrived at the residence of Dokushima Yako. Dokushima Yako had her own independent courtyard building. The floating island was located within Li Wei's sea of ​​consciousness, untouched by dust, so there was no need to worry about cleaning.

At this moment, Dokushima Yako, dressed in a close-fitting golden battle suit, was tending to the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Upon seeing Li Wei's arrival, Dokushima Asako showed a look of surprise and delight.

"Brother!" Busujima Yako put down her small hoe and ran over.

Li Wei gave Busujima Yako a hug and smiled, "How are you finding it comfortable here?"

"The portals here are very close, making it easy to get to the library and park plaza. It's very convenient. When I don't want to interact with other people, this environment also makes it easy to be alone," said Bakushima Yako.

In this residential area, everyone can own an independent courtyard house. They can freely modify their houses. Except for the inability to use spatial expansion abilities, the structure of the house can be modified. Only half a month has passed in the sea of ​​consciousness space, and some girls with big imaginations have already transformed their residences into various shapes.

Although the girls were all beginners at the Foundation Establishment stage, and could not even use spells smoothly without the aid of their battle armor, modifying the house, though complex and difficult, was not impossible for them with the authority granted by Li Wei.

Moreover, such matters will only become simpler as their cultivation level increases.

Chapter 242. Changes in the Floating Island

Li Wei laughed, "As long as you get used to the place, it's fine. After all, this place isn't like the outside world. But I'll try my best to increase the entertainment facilities. I'll first try to get the network signal working within the Cave Heaven Immortal Realm, to create a local area network so everyone can communicate." Poison Island Yako said, "That's good. With a signal, communication and finding people will be much easier."

There is no signal on the floating islands, so finding people and communicating are very primitive. If you want to find someone, you have to know where they live and then visit them in person. Moreover, the other person may not be home, so if you want to have a gathering, you have to make arrangements in advance.

This ancient-style lifestyle made the girls very uncomfortable, which is why Li Wei planned to resolve the signal problem on the floating island in the next few days.

However, he already had a clue about this matter. After all, he had the foundation of omnipotent magic power. All he had to do was introduce the "zero-three-three" energy from the outside world as the starting material, and build a signal network for the cultivation version based on the energy.

Anyone who possesses Li Wei's "mark" can directly access this network through their mind, or enter the network through relatively primitive mediums, such as mobile phones or computers as relay stations.

However, phones and computers need to be modified to connect to this network. Busujima Asako asked, "Brother, how's the outside world?"

Li Wei said nothing, but directly showed the scene of the God-Abomination Puppet destroying the city. The enormous God-Abomination Puppet swept through the last line of defense set up by humanity and easily crushed the modern army created by high technology.

The projected scenery, judging from the city's style, is a European city. European cities mostly consist of old, low- to mid-rise buildings, which makes the Divine Abomination appear even larger. This Divine Abomination, which resembles an alligator snapping turtle, is carrying out its mission while a nuclear explosion is occurring, with scorching torrents of lava erupting from its shell, engulfing the entire city.

This terrifying scene, even if it's just a projection, is frightening enough.

The expression on Dokushima Asako's face was the best feedback.

"A new divine abomination?!" Bakushima Yako exclaimed in shock.

Li Wei said, "It's still him, only he's changed his form after adapting to human attacks. The outside world is finished. We're currently in a cosmic crevice, with no habitable planets connected to the outside world." Tokushima Yako found it hard to accept the reality of her birthplace being destroyed, but she didn't know that Li Wei had preserved a spark in the Asian region. Li Wei's compatriots were the only winners in this catastrophe. Aside from the previous zombie crisis causing some population loss, in the subsequent "final judgment," Li Wei's compatriots in this world were the only group unharmed.

This is not Li Wei's fault for treating others differently. After all, everyone is naturally biased towards their own group before doing anything, and Li Wei is no exception.

"So, we can't go back?" Busujima Yako said.

Li Wei said, "There is still a way if you really want to go back. I have recorded the coordinates, but I can't guarantee what will happen if we go back now."

Busujima Yako nodded. She had only asked the question casually; after all, it was her hometown, and losing it would be hard for anyone to adjust. Although life here was good—she could do what she liked every day, without the pressure of survival, and could focus her energy on self-improvement and her relationship with Li Wei—she still felt a sense of loss.

Li Wei followed Dokushima Yako into the house. The interior of the two-story building was compact yet cozy, with a predominantly Nordic wood color scheme and simple, minimalist furniture that didn't feel dull.

Dokushima Yako made Li Wei a cup of coffee and placed it on the small round table.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door. Although the courtyard gate didn't have a modern doorbell, it was equipped with cultivation technology, so the people inside would be alerted if the door was knocked.

"Yazi, we've come to play with you!" A voice that Li Wei was very familiar with came from the doorway.

Li Wei was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected the two groups to get to know each other so quickly.

Busujima Yako pushed open the wooden door of the hut and opened the gate to the courtyard. Outside the door stood Hyodo Michiru and Kasumigaoka Utaha, both of them dressed in full golden battle suits, just like the others, their young and beautiful figures on full display.

When the two saw Li Wei, they both showed expressions of surprise.

"Oh my, isn't this the womanizing Mr. Li Wei? What a coincidence to meet you here." Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms, a slightly mocking smile on her face...

Li Wei said somewhat awkwardly, "Under those circumstances, I couldn't just stand by and watch them die. Saving one person was the same as saving a group of people, so I simply took them all with me."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said, "Is this the reason why you suddenly have so many girls around you?"

Looking at Kasumigaoka Utaha's expression, Li Wei knew that if he couldn't give her an explanation, he might face all sorts of torment.

Kasumigaoka Utaha's serious expression instantly turned into a smile as she said, "What do you think I'm going to say? Curse you? I know very well that you're saving people. If we don't take them all with us, they won't survive in that post-apocalyptic environment."

Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief. Kasumigaoka Utaha's personality was as changeable as a cat's, and even after spending so much time together, Li Wei still didn't fully understand her.