The Cannon Fodder Has an Exam System

When Lin Jiatang first arrived in ancient times, it was the Lantern Festival. The Sixth Miss of the Marquis of Changning's household, Lin Jiaxian, had been kidnapped and, overcome with fear, developed a high fever. She died in a dark cellar, and Lin Jiatang became her.

After escaping, Lin Jiatang found the streets ablaze with lanterns, crowded with carriages and people, a picture of bustling prosperity. She stood in the shadows, watching a girl go from a new beginning to her end... After she returned home, her family gave her two choices: spend a few years at Qingxu Temple, a famous Taoist temple in the capital, then find a husband, or spend a few years at the family's old residence in Yunzhou, then find a husband. Naturally, neither was an option...

When the Great Zhou dynasty was founded, both men and women could take the imperial examinations. Sadly, a hundred years later, after unrelenting suppression and social conditioning, women's path to the examinations had nearly been cut off. Fortunately, as long as life goes on, so does resistance, and there were clear-eyed companions walking beside her. Lin Jiatang was determined to take this path. When the Great Zhou dynasty was founded, both men and women could take the imperial examinations. Sadly, a hundred years later, after unrelenting suppression and social conditioning, women's path to the examinations had nearly been cut off. Fortunately, as long as life goes on, so does resistance, and there were clear-eyed companions walking beside her. After she took the entrance exam for Songshan Academy, her golden finger, the Exam System, came online.

"Congratulations, Host, on taking the entrance exam and achieving an excellent result. You have been awarded 200 points."

Lin Jiatang used the System's shop to buy a medical text lost to history and cured her younger brother's illness.

"Congratulations, Host, on passing the Tongsheng examination and making the list. You have been awarded 3,000 points."

A liquor recipe, a complete guide to making rouge, lessons from master teachers: Lin Jiatang kept moving forward...

As a cannon-fodder character who was fated to die early in someone else's story, Lin Jiatang once thought that being alive meant perseverance, dignity, freedom, and courage. Later, she discovered that being alive also meant compromise, letting go, and making sacrifices for others. Having accepted Lin Jiaxian's identity, she had to accept both her glory and her regrets... Fortunately, though the sun has set in the east, it is not too late to gather its light in the west.

Theme: Your fate should be in your own hands