The Palace Algorithm

A concubine in the harem of the Great Zhou dynasty died full of hatred, framed and killed amid the palace’s ruthless power struggles. Fate gave her another chance, sending her back to the pivotal moment when she first entered the palace. What set her apart was her unexpected activation of the Harem Intrigue System, a remarkable tool that turned the harem’s abstract favor, schemes, and human nature into measurable quests, affection scores, and points. From then on, Su Wan’er was no longer an innocent romantic, but a cool-headed “player” who meticulously planned around the System’s quests. Meanwhile, Lu Mingyuan, the son of a merchant, rose to prominence in a world torn by chaos. From a commoner in the streets, he became the uncrowned king who controlled the lifeblood of the salt and iron trades, moving among the powerful and watching their contest for supremacy with a cool eye. When Su Wan’er’s data-driven thinking met Lu Mingyuan’s business acumen, the two joined forces in a thrilling game of power played out amid the treacherous court and harem. But they faced more than opposition from the harem’s entrenched interest groups: lurking behind the scenes was a final boss, a mysterious force controlling the dynasty’s very lifeblood. In this contest, with the realm as their chessboard, could Su Wan’er and Lu Mingyuan use “algorithms” to rewrite their fate and reshape the dynasty?