In the three thousand minor worlds, a tree spirit failed to survive its tribulation. Its shattered tree soul drifted through the world, exploring and gaining experience, until it encountered a System in one of the minor worlds and struck a deal.
[Quick transmigration + no romance + System black technology + self-interest] So what if I’m an awful person? Other people’s opinions don’t matter.
1. The only child of a small merchant family takes the imperial exams
2. A scholar tries to flee on the road to escape famine
3. An older brother in the 1980s is more than capable of supporting his parents in their old age