A heroine who's a System and acts like a living ancestor who's barely alive (Wen Jin) x a younger male lead, a tyrant who's always on the verge of losing it (Rong Xi)
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Wen Jin was tired of living, but when she died, she didn't quite die all the way. Instead, she became a System.
The Main God told her she was a Tyrant Reform System. If she could turn a tyrant into a benevolent ruler, she would complete her mission and win a new life.
After finally finding a tyrant, Wen Jin watched him for a few days and concluded that he was moody and bloodthirsty. She was instantly exhausted.
The Main God: You have to teach him how to govern. You have to urge him to work hard and care for his people. You have to help him build up the country. You have to...
Wen Jin: So you mean I have to reason with him and give him equipment? And if he doesn't want to listen, I have to beg him?
Fine, fine. Forget about that new life!
She immediately customized a set of System functions just for herself, ready to drag the tyrant along with her...
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In the Great Zhou dynasty, the people are starving.
Rong Xi was an overlooked member of the imperial clan. Then, out of nowhere, a bunch of inexplicable people pushed him onto the throne. He couldn't stand anyone, and every day he racked his brains trying to send the people who annoyed him to meet the King of Hell.
One day, someone calling itself the "Hunger System" possessed him.
It said it couldn't do anything at all. Its only function was to swap his food each day with the food of some poor person somewhere in Great Zhou.
For three meals in a row, Rong Xi was forced to go without a single grain of rice, drinking only water.
Rong Xi: ???
He wanted to take everyone down with him, but he didn't want to starve to death because of this wretched thing!
To avoid starving, Rong Xi had no choice but to work hard at becoming a benevolent ruler. He also had to cheer up that System whenever she got tired of living, and get her to stop talking about dying every other day. Could she get it together already?!
Reader's Note:
1. The heroine will become human.
2. This novel began in 2018. I was too inexperienced to write it, so I started over in 2024. The original has been completely scrapped and the premise changed. This story barely had any followers to begin with. If you forgot to unfollow and aren't interested in it, I recommend removing it from your list.
3. Readers who want rigorous historical research should probably steer clear, as should readers looking for realism.
Theme: Food is the people's first necessity.
