The Cannon Fodder Educated Youth Survives by Signing In

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One second, he was sleeping in bed. The next, he was sleeping in a river.

Who could be so cruel, cold, heartless, and merciless as to dump a delicate, pitiful, physically frail, useless young man, utterly helpless and spoiled rotten in the 22nd century, into this famine era where he couldn't stay warm or get enough to eat?

He's a post-2000s kid!

He'd finally made it from the days when his grandparents and parents were young, living in a little village, all the way to today, more than twenty years into the age of modern technology. Things weren't perfect, but at least he had a place of his own, food brought to him (by ordering takeout), clothes delivered to his door (by shopping online), and the good life: watching videos and playing games whenever he was bored.

Damn it, he couldn't handle this sudden change in circumstances! (Screaming)

Bad news: The person he's transmigrated into is cannon fodder.

Good news: The story has only just begun...

Luckily, he also got a golden finger: the Sign-in System. It sounds incredibly powerful!

Ideal sign-in rewards: grain coupons, meat coupons, money...

Chi Qingxian's sign-in rewards: superhuman strength, combat power, toy models...

Chi Qingxian: ?

Come on, man. Am I not even going to get one delicious meal before I die?

So, this seemingly frail young man, who looks like a breeze could knock him over, signs in and draws superhuman strength. The System transforms him, and he works at the production brigade, harvesting ten mu of rice or hauling heavy objects in a single day without breaking a sweat or even panting. Every day, he earns the maximum ten work points and becomes the brigade's model worker. People keep asking how he does it, what his secret is, and if he can share it!

When people pick a fight and try to rough him up, he's skinny and weak, with barely an ounce of flesh on his bones. But then his sign-in draws him combat power, and he throws punches while crying pitifully, knocking out one poor soul after another and laying everyone who came looking for trouble flat on the ground. Chi Qingxian is so frightened his eyes turn red. As he fights, he keeps mumbling that fighting is wrong, and asking why they can't just sit down and have a friendly talk.

The DIY toy models he draws from the System catch the male lead's eye, and the two team up. By assembling and disassembling the models, they study and analyze them, eventually turning the toys into a real bicycle. Little by little, they build cars and trains, too, working their way toward secure state-sector jobs.

Theme: Life shapes who you become.