Lu PingAn
How Am I Still Alive?Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Personality
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Life Resonance and Life-type Professions
- 5.2Investment and Deferred Payment
- 5.3Mobility and Runner Techniques
- 5.4Martial Skills
- 5.5Fictional Assets and Item Activation
- 5.6Domain and Life Scheduling
- 5.7Bankruptcy Protection
- 5.8Possession Puppet
- 6Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Early Professional Development
- 8.2Gu City University and Special Task Force
- 8.3Rise as a Gu City Powerhouse
- 8.4Green Planet and Political Recognition
- 8.5Interworld Trade and Courtyard Expansion
- 8.6Rule-level Growth and Legion Development
- 8.7Military and Industrial Power
- 8.8Later Political Influence
- 9Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Lu PingAn (路平安) |
| Alias(es) | All the way Peace; Lu PingAn the Non-Killer; Lu PingAn the Cheater; Lu PingAn the Double Standard; Red Gloves; God of Peace |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Gu City Bureau of Anomalous Affairs / Special Task Force; Rebirth Merchant Guild; Forest Goddess Faction; East Country |
| Occupation/Role | Professional; former Special Task Force member and Major; merchant-guild leader; logistics producer; Legion controller; Artisan |
| First Appearance | Chapter 32 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 Gardener / Tier 1 Runner / Tier 0 Soldier | 43 | Possessed Ground Shrinking and Listening to Life; also held high-level foundational skills including All Weapon Proficiency Lv. 4. |
| Tier 2 Gardener | 304 | Entered Gu City University while serving in the Special Task Force. |
| Tier 3 Professional | 600 | Reached Tier 3 within roughly half a year of entering the supernatural system; his Dragon-slaying battle displayed higher combat power. |
| Tier 4 Professional / Law Decree-level | 960 998 | Strategized against Tier 7 opponents while still Tier 4; later revealed a Law Decree-level aura to end Fang Fugui's duel with Wang Hai. |
| Tier 6 — Life Programmer | 1262 | Acquired two Rule Buildings and authority to accept Life Wishes and alter life accordingly; fused these privileges into the Life Programmer Profession. |
| Quasi Rule-level | 1309 1327 | His rapid rise and mature Monster abilities triggered widespread recruitment efforts from major organizations. |
| Rule-level | 1444 | Spent a prolonged period consolidating his power, raising side Professions and compensating for gaps in his training. |
| Tier 7 | 1482 | Awakened Bankruptcy Protection, an emergency survival ability fueled by Life Points. |
| Tier 9 Artisan | 1765 | Upgraded his Workshop into a Volcano Forging Workshop and gained a major advantage in producing affordable enchanted equipment. |
Background / History
At sixteen, Lu PingAn was already a Tier 1 Gardener and Runner with a Tier 0 Soldier Profession. His early system combined mobility, perception, gardening, and weapon proficiency: Ground Shrinking, Space Perception, and Spirit Perception let him locate targets even while moving through space. 43 50
He advanced unusually quickly because he maintained multiple Tier 1 Professions rather than concentrating on a single route. Although Xue En considered his foundation insufficiently stable, Lu PingAn stated that his four Tier 1 Professions left him no choice but to advance. 151
After becoming a Gu City University student and Special Task Force member, he developed a combat framework spanning Life-type, Flame-type, and Combat Profession systems. His War Platform turned these otherwise disparate abilities into a coherent fighting style, while his investments and ecosystem-building steadily strengthened both himself and his companions. 627 742
His exceptional growth drew official scrutiny. Initially treated as a high-threat “tool person” under observation, he proved his value and stability through repeated victories, culminating in his leadership during the Green Planet battle. Professional analysis concluded that his reconstruction of communications and the war system prevented a catastrophic defeat. 890
Lu PingAn later expanded beyond Gu City into interworld trade, Profession development, military logistics, and political cooperation. He founded systems that let others exchange lifespan and resources for Professional advancement, turning the Trading Ground and his Courtyard into major sources of personnel, equipment, and research output. 1176 1400 1444
Personality
Lu PingAn is pragmatic, cautious, and strongly motivated by efficiency. He prefers preparation, transactions, and indirect control over reckless confrontation; when facing superior enemies, he studies the situation, deploys resources, and keeps himself out of obvious danger whenever possible. 960 1949
Despite his fearsome reputation, he describes himself as a pacifist. His low compatibility with many Combat Professions reflects his tendency to avoid direct hardship when a better option exists, though he is fully willing to retaliate once conflict becomes unavoidable. 1218 1266
He dislikes formal authority, promotion, and empty administrative work. Nevertheless, he recognizes that maintaining relationships with officials protects his projects and allies, and he gradually learns to navigate political obligations with patience. 757 1108
His governing ideal is fair transaction rather than personal worship or coercive loyalty. He insists that intelligent beings are equal in personality and should be free to choose their own Profession paths, even when unequal talent produces unequal results. 1217 1910
Abilities & Skills
Life Resonance and Life-type Professions
Lu PingAn selected Life Resonance as the defining characteristic of his My Style combat method. His Life-type system later grew into a broad framework for sensing, cultivating, modifying, and directing life. 73 792
- Uses Listening to Life, Spirit Perception, and related senses to detect life and spiritual presence. 43 50
- Can control Demonic Plants such as Blood Vines to restrain opponents. 866
- Developed Life Programmer authority to accept Life Wishes and change life in response to them. 1262
- His Courtyard can facilitate Profession Awakening through lifespan-based transactions. 1400
Investment and Deferred Payment
His investment ability lets him gain insight from the perspectives and experiences of those he supports, accelerating his own learning while helping others develop. 334
- Provides individualized guidance based on a target's abilities and circumstances. 334
- Uses Deferred Payment as a life-saving measure and as a basis for trading relationships. 792 1436
- Treats Extraordinary power, knowledge, equipment, and lifespan as negotiable assets. 1702
- His transaction-based influence can spread through an entire city without direct force. 942
Mobility and Runner Techniques
Lu PingAn's Runner abilities supply the positioning and battlefield access that support his otherwise diverse combat system.
- Ground Shrinking enables rapid spatial movement. 43
- Space Perception detects spatial fluctuations during Ground Shrinking. 50
- Runner teleportation is integrated into his defensive and offensive combinations. 1009
- His speed remains a weakness against peak Law Decree-level Runners such as Lottel. 1059
Martial Skills
He learns rapidly through observation, practical combat, and imitation, gradually forming a personal close-combat formula rather than relying on a conventional school alone. 1009 1037
- Proficient in the Silver Rune school's Martial Skills. 614
- All is One and One is All integrate Life Force and Spirit Energy, but consume substantial energy. 614
- Uses Tiger Fury and Life Overload to improve agility and endurance under pressure. 1059
- Possesses All Weapon Proficiency and War Memory, with All Weapon Proficiency reaching Lv. 9 before his Soldier-path advancement. 43 283
Fictional Assets and Item Activation
Lu PingAn can animate objects into temporary life forms or combat partners with assigned identities and objectives. 1384 1406
- Animated cutlery, crockery, trees, and cannon arrays for combat. 1384 1406
- Can create one-use war partners through custom-made quasi-polluted items and Item Activation. 1406
- Animated entities may develop independent demands, requiring negotiation or control. 1384
- Early manifestations had severe duration limits; some summoned weapons lasted only three seconds. 929
Domain and Life Scheduling
His Domain became the source of the “Non-Killer” reputation: it was understood as allowing him to attack while preventing others from attacking him. 1599
- Particularly effective during rescue missions, where timely arrival can secure a target's survival. 1599
- Too energy-intensive for routine use in killing operations. 1599
- Life scheduling cannot yet directly alter reality, but has produced a growing set of derivative abilities. 1599
- His Courtyard Legion grows alongside this system, potentially multiplying his overall upper limit many times over. 1599
Bankruptcy Protection
A Tier 7 survival ability awakened during his hunt of an Overlord-level creature. 1482
- Grants several seconds of effective immortality.
- Requires a high expenditure of Life Points.
- Designed to protect Lu PingAn and his teammates during decisive engagements. 1482
Possession Puppet
Lu PingAn can control a separate living body as a puppet. 1490
- Created a Long-Hand Tribe puppet to experience local life and combat conditions. 1490
- Allows indirect exploration and information gathering without exposing his main body. 1490
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Living Armor — Used alongside Zhi Xi's exoskeleton to produce Law Decree-level physical force. 603
- Zhi Xi's exoskeleton — Supports Lu PingAn's transformed body and may temporarily enhance his Spirit through Zhi Xi's Possessor potential. 603
- Little Flame — Artifact effective against Silver-tier experts. 297
- Face Fruit — Used to halt Wang Hai and Fang Fugui's duel while displaying his Law Decree-level aura. 998
- God-Slaying Spear — Used during the assassination of an Overlord-level creature. 1482
- Phoenix's Death — Curse employed alongside the God-Slaying Spear in the Overlord assassination. 1482
- Floating Board — A hovering platform Lu PingAn uses as transport and a firing position for Mechanical Arms. 778
- Mechanical Arms — Used remotely to demolish buildings and apprehend criminals. 778
- Shelter umbrella — Protected him from the center of a massive explosion, though it neared its limit afterward. 1406
- Decapitation Greatsword — Treated as part of his body under his personal combat concept, allowing it to evade certain Small World restrictions. 1034
Relationships
- Big Cat / Cat Cat / Catherine — Long-term companion, adviser, messenger, and later secretary. She guides his Profession development, supports his adaptation to new power systems, and fights beside him in major operations. 73 1482 1599 1624
- Xia Qin — Special Task Force captain and trusted ally who helped secure his early survival guarantee; their relationship later becomes romantic. 890 1624
- Chris — A “pocket old grandpa” figure who provides early Professional knowledge and remains connected to Lu PingAn's wider power structure. 32 1857
- Xue En — Early companion and core veteran of Lu PingAn's force; regarded as one of the strongest candidates to manage affairs if Lu PingAn cannot. 151 1963
- Wang Xi'er — Princess and intelligence-support partner whose relationship with Lu PingAn develops into friendship and cooperation rather than romance. 632 1320
- Lu Lu — Long-Hand Tribe leader and Lu PingAn's disciple, who calls him “Teacher.” 1309 1317
- Zhi Xi — Possessor whose exoskeleton and Spirit-enhancing potential complement Lu PingAn in battle. 603
- Zhu Xinran — Disciple whom Lu PingAn equips and teaches to combine her innate talent with production-type abilities. 1702
- Lei Shui Yun — Teammate whom Lu PingAn equips with specialized stealth, mobility, offense, and defense gear. 1482
Story Role / Major Arcs
Early Professional Development
Lu PingAn builds a multi-Profession foundation as a Gardener, Runner, and Soldier. He uses spatial movement, perception, weapons training, and Demonic Plants to overcome stronger opponents through preparation and positioning. 43 50 81
Gu City University and Special Task Force
As a Tier 2 Gardener and Special Task Force member, he studies multiple Profession paths while strengthening his close-combat weaknesses. He begins supporting classmates through investment and tailored guidance, laying the foundation for his own organization. 297 304 334
Rise as a Gu City Powerhouse
His victories, Dragon-slaying record, and integrated combat system elevate him from promising newcomer to a major local asset. He defeats the Blind Sword Saint in a rematch, narrowly defeats Hanna the Rust Knight, and receives recruitment offers from numerous factions. 600 614 624
Green Planet and Political Recognition
Lu PingAn leads scattered forces to victory during the Green Planet battle, demonstrating large-scale strategic ability in addition to individual strength. He gains increasing support from Gu City, receives a Major rank, and becomes a City Councilor. 778 890
Interworld Trade and Courtyard Expansion
He turns the Trading Ground and Courtyard into a system for exchanging lifespan, resources, knowledge, and Profession advancement. His influence expands through logistics, research, equipment production, and the cultivation of new Professionals. 1176 1400 1444
Rule-level Growth and Legion Development
After becoming Rule-level, Lu PingAn studies under multiple Quasi-Gods, develops a more complete War Machine spanning Artisan, Scholar, Soldier, Beast Taming, and Gardener paths, and shifts from a Black Knight approach toward a Legion-supporting White Knight route. 1428 1445 1485
Military and Industrial Power
Lu PingAn becomes a major military-logistics figure, commanding the Human Beast Taming Legion and manufacturing specialized weapons for war. As a Tier 9 Artisan, he launches the affordable PingAn brand for Newborn Professionals. 1702 1765
Later Political Influence
Although he avoids direct struggles for high office, Lu PingAn remains a decisive strategic force. His staff warn that his alien alliances and influence could make him a target, leading him to avoid public political competition while preserving cooperation with East Country officials. 1949 1959
Trivia
- Lu PingAn was sixteen when his Tier 1 status panel was recorded. 43
- His usual weapon preference is not a single weapon type; he broadly favors long weapons and studies many categories. 311
- He modified his Major's military uniform into a cloak. 778
- A traffic police officer once attempted to classify his Floating Board as a disabled person's motorized wheelchair. 778
- His “pacifist” self-description is usually treated as a joke by others, despite later evidence that it genuinely aligns with his Profession compatibility. 1218