Lin Shuyao collapsed and died at her workstation. When she opened her eyes, she had become a good-for-nothing cannon-fodder character in a cultivation novel, one who wouldn't survive past three chapters.
The original owner was a useless romantic who died because of the cutthroat competition among fellow disciples. Lin Shuyao had seen enough of life and only wanted to lie flat right where she was, far from all conflict.
"Ding! Lazy-fish attitude detected in Host. The King of Grinding System has been bound!"
"Beginner mission: Out-grind the outer disciple next door within one hour, and complete the sect's basic sword forms one hundred times! Failure penalty: Experience the original owner's entire ordeal of having her meridians beaten apart, with ten times the pain!"
Lin Shuyao: "...Do you even have any manners?!"
From then on, the cultivation world gained a legend with a most unusual style:
"Have you heard? That Junior Sister Lin grinds when she gets up, grinds while eating, and even grinds while walking! She's taken grinding to a whole new level!"
"But I saw her sleeping in the back mountain yesterday."
"Heh, what do you know? That's called immersive, high-efficiency grinding! Didn't you see her cultivation break through after a nap?"
Forced by the System to race down the road of endless grinding, Lin Shuyao could only weep inwardly: "I really... just want to get a good night's sleep..."
Watching her complain about being tired while grinding all the prodigies into the dirt, a certain big shot's gaze grew increasingly heated. "Junior Sister, tired of grinding? You can lie down here..."
Lin Shuyao, wary: "Does lying down cost money? Do I have to meet a KPI?"
I felt it was boring at first, but very interesting at the back.