Why Is It So Hard to Be a Copycat Author?

After transmigrating, Banxia had no money, no strength, and no companions. Just as she was about to starve to death, she finally got her golden finger: the glittering, all-powerful Literary World Savior System.

"Host, all you need to do is bring classic works back to life and revive this barren literary world. Then you'll reach the pinnacle of life!"

Seeing her Host trembling with anger, the System knew that people couldn't accept something practically indistinguishable from plagiarism. It was about to offer some reassuring nonsense, like publishing the works under the original authors' pen names.

But Banxia, who was so hungry she was about to eat herself, exclaimed, "Great, great! What do I do next?"

Clearly, she'd yielded to reality and was ready to become a shameless literary plagiarist. The System greatly admired her brazen attitude. "Glad you see reason, Host. Get writing!"

After waiting a long time, Banxia looked at the few sheets of paper and a pen floating in the air, and clung to her last shred of hope. "And then? Did you forget to give me something...?"

The System replied, baffled, "That's everything. Don't worry, Host. Write as much as you like. Once you're done, I can proofread, submit your work, and collect your royalties. I can even act as a paid commenter to boost your reviews and promote your work."

Oh, you're such a sweetheart. But the problem was, she couldn't write! Those obscure classics, every word steeped in the authors' wisdom, would take all her concentration just to copy. Now the System expected her to reproduce them from memory? If she had that kind of talent, would she really have ended up in this situation?

A certain disillusioned soul was picked up by the King of Sheep as she stumbled along. Years later, he recalled that even when she was starving and close to death, the famous author Banxia always had a pen and paper in her hands. After his account came out, countless readers wept and praised Teacher Banxia's devotion to literature.

At last no longer hovering on the brink of starvation, Banxia was egged on by the System, which had learned its lesson after a painful experience. "Host, you've only just linked up with the System, so your permissions are limited. Let's start with small tasks. It won't take long to unlock all kinds of classics and live the high life, buying a bowl of soy milk just to throw it away."

Dreaming of a life supported by royalties, Banxia used every spare moment to enter the System's space and learn from the basics, starting with descriptive sentences. Convinced that a lifetime of sweetness was worth a little hardship now, she studied relentlessly, as if she couldn't die from studying.

Much, much later, Banxia, celebrated as the light of the literary world, was asked by a reporter, "What has kept you steadfast on the path of literary creation?"

Banxia smiled. "My love of literature." And a System that was exceptionally good at making grand promises!

Theme: Believe in yourself