Building an Empire with Idiom Cards

She Yulu transmigrated onto a refugee trail. Her once-chuunibyou heart was thoroughly battered by reality.

“Ding! Abnormal soul detected. Classical Chinese knowledge below standard. Binding conditions met. Now binding the Idiom Card Lottery System.”

She Yulu thought she’d finally gotten a golden finger and could make her way to success, but reality had other plans.

“Host’s merit points are insufficient. Unable to draw.”

Fine, she could live with that. She understood that lottery draws required spending money. It was just a different way to pay.

“Congratulations, Host! You’ve drawn the beginner card ‘Clothes in Rags and Tatters.’ Please explain the idiom to receive your reward.”

…

Fine. Let it all burn.