The Substitute Ghost King: Ruling a Chaotic Age as Empress

[No romance, strong female lead, an overpowered golden finger]

This was Song Yuan’s second time transmigrating to ancient times, and before she’d even gotten her feet under her, her whole family had to flee.

Halfway through, her pocket dimension evolved into a shelter for wandering souls.

Song Yuan was forced to take up the post of acting Ghost King.

At the time, the dynasty was collapsing, warlords were carving up the land, and the country was engulfed in flames of war.

So what did the acting Ghost King do?

She had ghosts farm the land, improve crop varieties, and put agricultural research to efficient use.

She improved farm tools, developed metallurgy, boosted overall productivity, and armed both soldiers and civilians.

She enlightened the people, promoted the talented, and rallied everyone to build a new realm together.

She also set up an information network run by ghosts, so people could learn what was happening across the land without leaving home.

[It started out as a no-romance story, but later I added a love interest so it could take part in an event. The ending was changed back to no romance. There aren’t really any flirtatious scenes in the middle anyway; it mainly focuses on the heroine’s experiences, so changing it from “romance” to “no romance” isn’t a big deal. As for the male lead from the original setup, you can think of him as a supporting character who serves the plot. It doesn’t affect anything.]