After Binding a System, I Won Over the Ice Queen

Song Cai transmigrates into the impoverished frontier baron of the Western Fantasy continent of Erland. The original owner's magic has run dry, and his family has exiled him. By chance, he also binds himself to the [Romance Conquest and World-Saving System]. The System tells him that the world's central magic array is out of balance and will completely collapse in 90 days. The key to repairing it lies with Alicia, the empire's chief archmage, a cold and powerful woman known as the "Frost Rose." His first main quest is to earn 50 points of her favor.

A good-for-nothing at magic, Song Cai uses the System's information advantage and quest rewards to get started by identifying rare magical plants, then carefully engineers one "coincidence" after another to demonstrate his worth and struggle into Alicia's field of vision. The unorthodox magic he exchanges through the System draws the suspicion and hostility of the Holy Light Church, which is determined to preserve the old order. With the Inquisition closing in and smearing his name, and the world facing a countdown to collapse, Song Cai has no choice but to navigate lies and performances among the haughty archmage, the hostile Church, and the nobles watching him like hawks.

Every time Alicia's favor toward him increases, so does the risk of his identity being exposed. What began as an approach driven by manipulation and a quest quietly changes through one shared brush with death after another. When Alicia discovers that this seemingly fragile man who always manages to work miracles is hiding secrets that overturn everything she believes, the collapse of trust coincides with the world's very survival hanging in the balance. Song Cai has no choice but to wager everything, including the feelings he has never confessed, uncover the truth behind the order, and complete this impossible mission to save the world.