Has the Empire's Pride Been Released from Prison Today? [Interstellar]

After transmigrating into an interstellar world, Qiao Xiya gains a villain-raising System and a golden finger.

Choose one: SSS-rank mental strength, maxed-out combat ability, a stunning and badass appearance, enough wealth to last eight lifetimes, or extremely high social status.

Qiao Xiya: Can I have them all?

System: Sure, though a few of your abilities will be affected a tiny bit.

So Qiao Xiya's new identity is that of a former rebel leader with a ten-billion bounty on her head.

From the start, she's imprisoned, her mental strength is destroyed, her legs are broken, and she's exiled to a barren planet. She's weak, pitiful, and helpless, but she can still eat and cry.

Qiao Xiya: ...

I guess that technically checks every box, just with a billion tiny differences :)

Without strength, beauty is just a burden. The trash System advises her to find a patron as soon as possible if she wants to survive on a barren planet with such a high concentration of men.

Qiao Xiya: This planet only takes serious criminals?

System: Yes.

Qiao Xiya: Then I'm not worried.

In her first year in exile, Qiao Xiya becomes queen of the barren planet.

System: How did you beat so many people with a broken leg?

Qiao Xiya: Can't I walk on my hands with a broken leg?

System: ???

In her second year in exile, her restored mental strength gets her out of prison first. She creates a fake identity and infiltrates the Empire.

In her third year in exile, her fake identity gets her into the Imperial Mecha Academy, where she becomes top of her class.

In her tenth year in exile, Qiao Xiya climbs the ranks in reverse. Using her fake identity, she drives back the Zerg invading the rear of the army, earns a first-class commendation, and is hailed as the light of the Empire.

System: So you have absolutely no intention of getting out of prison to do your missions?

Qiao Xiya: Does it make any difference whether I get out or not?

System: ...

In her nth year in exile, Qiao Xiya becomes the leader of the Empire, the dominant country in the Interstellar Alliance, and turns around and dissolves the Alliance.

Her evil score, previously in the negatives, instantly maxes out.

System: ???

Qiao Xiya: Take notes. The highest level of undercover work is becoming the group admin and then disbanding the group.

Theme: Building up strength before making your move