Shatina transmigrated into the body of a child. The moment she arrived, everyone around her was dead.
Savage-looking cavalrymen wielded their long sabers and slaughtered people at will. Blood splattered all over her face, terrifying her so much she couldn't move. As she stood there in a daze, a man carrying a longsword, with snow-white hair and a sinister smile on his face, walked up to her.
Shatina thought she was about to be killed too. She squeezed her eyes shut in terror, but the man picked her up instead.
"Your Highness, stop playing around. We still have a journey ahead of us."
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The man wiped the blood from Shatina's face and told her that the hostage girl Vinuosi had sent to Shengguang Nuolan had died on the way. To avoid harming the friendly relations between the two countries, he wanted her to take the girl's place and go to Shengguang Nuolan.
"You should be grateful for your long, dark hair... and those eyes like black onyx. You're the spitting image of Princess Aiwena. Your black hair saved you, so now you have to become her."
Ivo told Shatina that during the month-long journey, she had to memorize everything about Aiwena and quickly learn how to behave like a noble.
"If anyone finds out you're impersonating a noble, you'll meet a gruesome end. So, Your Highness, don't let them find out. Get rid of that slave air and become a noble!"
Shatina was desperate, but she had no choice but to accept. Just as she was struggling to memorize Aiwena's life story, the bracelet on her wrist chimed. A search page appeared.
"Encyclopedia System at your service."
*
Magic existed in this world, along with a strict class system: slaves, commoners, nobles, royalty (the Chosen), and gods, in ascending order of power. But where would Shatina, a princess from another country, rank in Shengguang Nuolan?
Shatina's status was awkward, but the merciful king of Shengguang Nuolan still showed the hostage girl some consideration and let her enroll at Brian Magic Academy.
Students had to prove their abilities before they could be assigned to an academy department. When nine-year-old Shatina took the test, she had no magical talent at all. With no other choice, she moved into the abandoned school building and became a self-taught mage, with no one to supervise or teach her.
But the Vinuosi royal family was born with the talent for Cangmu magic. How could Shatina, a member of the royal family, lack Cangmu aptitude?
"You're an impostor, aren't you, Shatina? You're not royalty at all."
Having failed to awaken any talent, trouble soon came knocking.
2026.7.28
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The System, called the Encyclopedia, not only recorded all kinds of magic but also had a search engine. She could find out anything she wanted with a quick search. It was an incredible tool, but unfortunately, Shatina's access level was too low. Even when she found what she was looking for, she couldn't view it. The way to increase her viewing access was to earn coins.
Coins were the hard currency of this world, and the best way to earn them was by running a shop.
So by day, Shatina had to study magic, and by night, she had to shut herself away and figure out how to make her little shop thrive.
Building her own business empire in an enemy country? That sounded fun.
2026.10.22
Story begins: 2027.1.1
Theme: Study hard and keep improving every day