The Shennong System: Building an Oasis in the Desert

Liu Xinsheng transmigrated with the classic three-piece package: a green tea ex-girlfriend, a breakup, and a System. Still, having a System was better than having none. Liu Xinsheng took a deep breath and was about to press for more information when the System spoke again. [Host's current condition detected: poor, single, unemployed, in suboptimal health, and barely passing in looks. Overall assessment,] “Wait, barely passing in looks?” Liu Xinsheng protested. “The original guy wasn't exactly handsome, but he was at least the clean-cut type...” [Overall assessment: loser.] Liu Xinsheng: “...” He decided not to stoop to the System's level. “Fine, fine. I'm a loser, I admit it.” Liu Xinsheng rolled his eyes. “So, your venerable self might as well tell me how I'm supposed to get stronger.” [Host, please say the passphrase to activate the System's functions.] A passphrase? Liu Xinsheng froze, his mind racing. He knew this kind of trope! In novels, wasn't it always something like “The King of Heaven covers the earth with a tiger” or “The pagoda suppresses the river demon”? “A great man is born between heaven and earth. How can he languish beneath others for long?” Wrong.