I Became a King by Grinding Through Turmoil

Before transmigrating, Xia Wenjun was a driven overachiever. She went from being a small-town exam ace to an executive at a major internet company. Her subordinates adored her, her bosses valued her, and her career prospects were bright. After transmigrating in a car accident, Xia Wenjun became the youngest daughter of the poor Xia family. It was obvious that an age of chaos was coming, and ordinary people would be left destitute, yet her family still lounged around, doing nothing. Xia Wenjun thought to herself: Don't you people have any sense of crisis? Aren't you bored, playing around all day? Anyway, Xia Wenjun couldn't sit still. She got up at dawn to study, read every book in the family library, and even borrowed books from friends. She became a celebrated talent in the area. Even in the depths of winter, she kept up her martial arts training and went hunting. No jackal, wolf, tiger, or leopard could stand against her. On top of that, she cultivated superior crop varieties and opened a large workshop, building up a vast estate for herself while still young. With such an overachieving daughter in the family, Old Xia had a hard time too, and was forced to start working just as hard. When her father was finally willing to put in the effort, Xia Wenjun hurried to help him come up with a plan. "Father, Lord Wang likes wild cursive calligraphy. If you practice your writing, he'll surely recommend you for an official post." A must-have skill for an overachiever: cater to your boss's tastes and become their favorite. "Since you've become a county magistrate, Father, you should make sure the people under your rule have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear. You also need to train your troops well and wipe out the bandits." Another must-have skill for an overachiever: win over your subordinates and build a loyal following. "The governor has died, Father. You need to seize this chance and get promoted." An overachiever's ultimate goal: a promotion and a raise. Old Xia worked diligently, and the people in the commandery lived in peace and prosperity. But then the chaotic court tried to send someone to steal the fruits of his labor. Faced with a boss like that, Xia Wenjun couldn't put up with it. "This emperor is no good. We'll never get anywhere under him. Let's switch jobs! We have to!" But when she looked around at the heroes across the land, not one seemed like a wise leader. Xia Wenjun decisively started from scratch, rebelled and declared herself king, then made all the officials under her work just as hard. The people under her rule had to eat the best food, wear the finest clothes, and live in the greatest prosperity. Her soldiers had to be superbly equipped, well supplied with food, and the strongest around. Couldn't they do it? Then she simply wasn't pushing herself hard enough! Note: This is a fictional setting! Completely made up. Pre-release: System Objective: Toy with the Villainous Gu King. Please add it to your reading list. Toy with the villain? And the villain is the Gu King of Miaojiang! Xie Ning squeezed her eyes shut. "System, are you trying to get me killed?" After dying from working overtime, Xie Ning transmigrated to ancient times and finally got to enjoy the treatment of a supreme VIP. She became the daughter of Xie Tianjian, the leader of the righteous sects. Her father doted on her, and her senior brothers and sisters looked after her. Who knew the System would be so unreliable? "Systems these days are too young! You hand out tasks without thinking them through! The villainous Gu King's lair has a pit full of poisonous Gu, and who knows how many people have been fed to it. It's piled high with bones, and you expect me to go there?" "I'm a righteous junior sister, pure of heart and righteous to the point of being terrifying. I can't do something like that. You useless System, go find someone else! I'm not doing it!" The System's voice coaxed her: [Complete the objective and get the Gu King to hand over his life-bound Resurrection Gu. Then you can shatter the void and return home. Fail the mission, and you'll be erased!] At first, Xie Ning did everything she could to avoid the System's mission. Later, she clung to the Gu King and wouldn't let go. She would rather be bitten by Gu than give up chasing him to the Hundred Gu Forest, all to earn his trust... But when she got the Gu King's life-bound Resurrection Gu and still couldn't go home, Xie Ning knew she was truly done for this time. Theme: Study hard and improve every day