The Birth of "Godspeed Logistics"
It started small. Li Wei realized that the greatest bottleneck for Spirit Masters was travel and the dangerous hunt for spirit rings. Most low-level scholars spent months saving up just to hire a mercenary group that might—or might not—actually help them.
"San, I'm going to the Hunting Spirit Forest again," Li Wei said one morning, tossing a gold coin into the air and catching it with a blur of motion.
"Again? You already have your ring," Tang San noted, looking up from a half-finished crossbow.
"I'm not hunting for me. I'm hunting for profit," Li Wei grinned. "Think about it. A Spirit Grandmaster takes a week to track a beast. At 11% fusion, I can scout the entire perimeter of the forest in two hours. I find the beast, I bring the client, they get the kill, I get the gold. High turnover, low overhead."
Li Wei's 20% Hemsworth swagger was perfect for sales. He set up a small booth outside the Nuoding Spirit Hall. His silver hair and the faint, constant crackle of static around him made him look far more prestigious than a six-year-old had any right to be.
"Need a specific beast? Want it done before lunch? Look for the Silver Flash," he'd tell the desperate Spirit Scholars.
Within six months, Li Wei had earned enough to buy out a failing merchant's warehouse in Nuoding. He didn't stop at hunting. He used his Spatial Ring—which had doubled to the size of four small stars by the time he reached Level 15—to revolutionize trade. While caravans took weeks to move silk and spices through bandit-heavy territory, Li Wei could pack an entire warehouse's worth of goods into his ring and run it to the next province in a day.
He called his burgeoning business "The Speed Force Syndicate."
Expanding the Portfolio
As he hit Level 20, his fusion jumped to 20%. The Lightning at his heels took on a deeper, more consistent orange-yellow glow. With his increased mass strength and the ability to move at nearly 400 miles per hour safely, his business expanded.
1. The "Stellar-Wine" Brewery: Using his Cosmic Energy, Li Wei discovered he could "accelerate" the fermentation process of wine by vibrating the molecules of the barrels. What took years for others took Li Wei a week. His "Star-Touch Vintage" became a staple for the nobility of the Heaven Dou Empire.
2. The Lightning Forge: He collaborated with Tang San. While Tang San did the intricate work, Li Wei used high-frequency vibrations to "stress-test" the metal and remove impurities at a molecular level. Their weapons were unbreakable.
3. Real Estate: Every gold coin he earned, he reinvested. He bought land near the future Shrek Academy and the borders of the Star Luo Empire, knowing instinctively that location was everything.
By the time he was twelve, Li Wei wasn't just a student; he was a tycoon. He wore silk that felt like water and carried himself with the easy air of a man who could buy the city he was standing in.
The Graduation and the Growth Spurt
The day arrived. Graduation from Nuoding.
As the group stood at the gates of the academy, the change in Li Wei was staggering. The "child" was gone. At twelve years old, Li Wei had hit the legendary growth spurt. He now stood at a towering 6 foot 7. His silvery-white hair had grown long, tied back in a loose warrior's tail, and his shoulders had broadened into a V-taper that made even the Academy teachers look small.
Beside him, Tang San looked like a normal boy, but Li Wei looked like a titan.
"Wei-ge... when did you get so tall?" Xiao Wu asked, craning her neck back so far she almost fell over.
Xiao Ling, however, just stared. She had grown as well, becoming a graceful, agile young woman, but she still only came up to Li Wei's chest. The dynamic had shifted. Li Wei's 20% Hemsworth energy was now in full effect—he looked like a young thunder god in mortal clothes.
"Good genes and a lot of cosmic radiation, Little Rabbit," Li Wei laughed, his voice now a deep, resonant rumble. He patted his belt, which was lined with high-grade spirit tools, though he knew his true wealth was tucked away in the ring on his finger.
"Are we ready?" Tang San asked, looking toward the horizon. "Soto City. Shrek Academy."
"Ready?" Li Wei adjusted his collar. "San, I've already bought three hotels in Soto City and a private carriage that could house a small army. We're not just going to Shrek. We're arriving in style."
The Journey to Soto City
They didn't take a standard carriage. Li Wei had commissioned a custom-built, heavy-duty obsidian transport. It didn't need horses.
"How does it move?" Xiao Wu asked, poking the strange metallic wheels.
"Vibration-conductive arrays," Li Wei explained, leaning against the side of the vehicle. "I kickstart the engine with a burst of Speed Force lightning, and the kinetic energy stores itself in the chassis. It's basically a perpetual motion machine as long as I'm around to top it off."
As they traveled, Li Wei sat on the roof of the carriage, basking in the sun.
[Current Status Check]
• Fusion Level: 29% (Level 29 Spirit Grandmaster)
• Lightning Color: Solid Orange-Yellow (The "Barry" stage)
• Ring Space: Doubled 29 times (Internal volume: Massive, approaching galactic proportions)
• Wealth: Estimated 500 million Gold Spirit Doubloons (liquid), and 40% of the Heaven Dou Empire's logistics infrastructure.
Li Wei looked at his hands. He could feel the Speed Force screaming for more. At 29%, he could already sense the "Speed Mind"—the ability to process information millions of times faster than a human. He wasn't a tech geek, but his brain was now a supercomputer fueled by starlight.
"Hey, Ling," Li Wei called down through the roof hatch.
"Yes, Wei?" Xiao Ling's voice came back, sounding slightly flustered.
"I've got a surprise for you when we get to Soto. I bought out a specialized spirit-herb garden. There's a thousand-year-old 'Moon-Shadow Carrot' with your name on it. It'll boost your agility by at least 10 percent."
"Li Wei! You spend too much money!" she scolded, though he could hear the smile in her voice.
"Money is just stored energy, Ling," Li Wei said, looking at the distant spires of Soto City. "And in this world, I'm the biggest battery there is."
Entering Soto City
When the obsidian carriage rolled into the gates of Soto, it stopped traffic. The commoners and even the local Spirit Masters stared in awe at the sleek, humming machine.
Li Wei stepped out first. His 6'7" frame, his silver hair, and the sheer aura of 29% Speed Force fusion made the air around him ripple. He looked less like a student and more like a king returning to his domain.
"Welcome to Soto City, guys," Li Wei said, flashing a blindingly white grin. "I've booked the entire top floor of the Rose Hotel. But before we sleep... I think it's time we find this 'Shrek' place. I want to see if their teachers are fast enough to keep up with my shadow."
The group moved through the streets, a pack of geniuses led by a speedster billionaire. They were heading toward the recruitment stall where an old man sat, looking bored behind a desk.
"Next," the old man muttered.
Tang San stepped up first, showing his bone age. Then Xiao Wu. Then Xiao Ling.
Then Li Wei stepped forward. He didn't just step; he was simply there before the old man could blink. He didn't show his bone age; he just tapped the table, and a spark of orange lightning danced across the wood.
"Name's Li Wei," he said, his voice smooth and confident. "I hear you guys accept monsters. Well, I'm the guy who eats monsters for breakfast and runs them off before lunch. Where do I sign?"
The old man looked up, his eyes widening as he felt the sheer pressure of Li Wei's Level 29 cultivation. "A twelve-year-old at the peak of Grandmaster? And... what is this energy? It's not soul power."
"It's better," Li Wei winked. "It's the future."The man took a sharp breath in to calm himself *cough**cough*,"your a bit early the entrance examination starts in a couple of days so come back later ".
The Shrek trials were about to begin, but the Academy didn't know that they weren't just getting a student—they were getting the man who would fund their revolution.
Current Status:
• Name: Li Wei
• Age: 12
• Height: 6'7"
• Level: 29
• Fusion: 29%
• Business Empire: The Speed Force Syndicate (Net worth: Double that of several smaller kingdoms combined).