A Transmigrator's Guide to Striking Back

There are always people who dream of having a System and transmigrating to another world, where they'll make their mark and be remembered for generations.

But the people of those other worlds who have dealt with transmigrators only scoff. "What transmigrator? You think a mere System can shake a thousand-year-old power structure?"

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Wei Yanran, a food blogger, transmigrated, but the System bound to her wasn't quite right.

System: [Current Mission: Make and sell food, earn one million points, and go home.]

[Hidden Hint: Twenty-seven Hosts have died before you.]

Looking at the run-down restaurant before her, Wei Yanran weighed her cleaver in her hand. "It's just an ancient-style food farmstay, right? I've got plenty of strength and plenty of tricks."

But lately, she'd realized something was off.

System: [Actually, because so many missions have failed, an organization dedicated to capturing transmigrators has emerged in this world.]

[Once they catch you, they'll torture you, squeeze every bit of value out of you, and then move on to capture the next transmigrator.]

Wei Yanran: ?

A food farmstay turned into a battle royale? And now a whole group of people was chasing her?

Just as the System was packing up, ready to find another unlucky person to become its new Host, it discovered that its Host had gone on a rampage.

A man who'd married into a wealthy family tried to take advantage of her and inherit her estate. Wei Yanran kicked him, and he spent the rest of his life bedridden.

A corrupt official teamed up with a crooked merchant and dragged Wei Yanran before the magistrate, trying to make her take the blame. She went toe to toe with them, verbally sparred with the whole court, and sent the corrupt official and merchant to prison.

When the ruler of an enemy country discovered that Wei Yanran was a transmigrator, he planned to imprison and exploit her. Instead, she picked a prince she liked and helped him seize the throne.

The Celestial Secrets Bureau, which hunted transmigrators, kept her under surveillance. She held a grievance meeting and teamed up with its members to fire the first shot in a rebellion.

The Great Liang court was in chaos, with no clear heir. Pulled into the turmoil as a pawn, she turned herself into a player and brought everyone under her control.

System: ?

This isn't right! How did the unlucky Host's story turn into a power fantasy?

The System, later: I'm sorry, Host. I wasn't able to help much.

Wei Yanran: That's okay. At least you proved that AI can never replace humans.

System: ...Host, that's a pretty harsh insult.

Reading Notes:

1. The story focuses mainly on the plot. The romance is concentrated in the first arc, and there may be dozens of chapters without the male lead appearing.

2. The female lead is adored by everyone, but there is one official male lead, and the pairing is male-female.

Theme: Growing together through adversity and sharing the culture of food.