Synopsis:
After transmigrating into a book and landing on a garbage planet, Chu Qingye becomes a student at a struggling military academy that's about to be shut down.
Once it closes, the students will lose their financial aid and become low-class exiles, forced to survive by scavenging garbage.
Chu Qingye does get the standard System for someone who has transmigrated into a book, but...
Staring at the "Versailles System" panel in front of her, Chu Qingye falls silent.
System: "Host, as long as you complete Versailles tasks and earn Versailles Points, you can exchange them for all kinds of items and turn things around!"
Chu Qingye: ...
I'm about to be picking through garbage. What do I have to brag about?!
So...
A tyrannical interstellar commander comes to the academy to announce its closure. With laser cannons aimed at all the teachers and students, they can only watch helplessly as he arrogantly destroys everyone's future.
Chu Qingye steps forward and says earnestly, "Commander, I'm so envious of you. You've lived to the ripe old age of ninety-eight, practically a perfect life. Unlike us, we still have another hundred years to live. Sigh, life is so lonely and dull."
[Versailles Points +100]
[You have exchanged them for the [Good Fortune] item.]
The commander flies into a rage and decides to postpone closing the academy. Instead, he orders Chu Qingye to lead a team in a competitive livestream match, the kind where you sign a death waiver.
*
At the competition, the opposing team is fully equipped. They look down on Chu Qingye and her teammates, mocking their battered, rusty armor and wobbly legs.
Chu Qingye looks at them with shining eyes. "I really admire you. Through hard work and diligence, you've defeated countless opponents and finally made it here. Unlike us, we don't even care about this lousy competition, but someone begged us to take part. Sigh, how boring."
[Versailles Points +500]
[You have exchanged them for the [Double Strength] item.]
The audience watches in astonishment as the garbage planet team they least believed in, dressed in battered armor, smashes their opponents' equipment to pieces.
*
Later, the garbage planet team storms through the competition, all the way to the Interstellar League, where they face off against top military academies.
The organizers invite the captain of this incredible team, Chu Qingye, for an interview.
Host: "What do you think of these young, famous, genius opponents who've held the top spots on the potential rankings for years?"
Chu Qingye: "They're amazing. They must achieve a lot every day."
The host starts to nod with a smile, but Chu Qingye continues: "Unlike me. Last month, I went to the Hume Star Domain to wipe out the alien beasts and reclaim two planets. All I got was a record as the youngest domain lord. Sigh, it's not much of an achievement. I was almost embarrassed to mention it. But my teammates urged me to share, saying it was an honor, after all, so here I am."
Audience: !!!
[Holy crap, the mysterious big shot the media couldn't unmask after a month of digging, the newly appointed domain lord, is actually Chu Qingye?!]
[Did Chu Qingye keep it quiet all this time just so she could announce it herself today and show off right in our faces?]
[Let her show off! We love being shown up by her! Every time I hear her, I feel wonderful all over, sob sob sob.]
Theme: Take control of your own destiny