Li Changning, an archaeology intern, transmigrated into the body of Princess Zhaohua of the Qi Kingdom.
The good news: Her father, the emperor, and her elder brother, the crown prince, both doted on her like crazy.
The bad news: In two years, their kingdom would fall. She would be taken as a consort by the enemy emperor and eventually die in childbirth.
Li Changning: What kind of disposable-character plot is this?! I don't want to die. I have to keep my head down and survive.
Fortunately, she bound herself to the [Merit Search Engine] System. By doing good deeds and accumulating merit, she could search encyclopedias for knowledge. Building infrastructure and making the kingdom strong was no longer a dream.
She worked tirelessly, controlling floods, reforming the imperial examinations, promoting education, and strengthening the army. She steadily accumulated merit points and managed to turn the impoverished, weak Qi Kingdom, beset by domestic troubles and foreign threats, into a first-rate powerhouse.
Then, while she was at it, she unlocked a second System: [Mind Reading].
It had limited range and targets, and she first had to max out their affection for her. She had planned to use it as an intelligence cheat, but all she heard were the rosy romantic daydreams about her in the hearts of the court officials.
When her consort had signed a
