The Happy Days of a Factory Owner in London [Literary Crossover]

After becoming obsessed with a farming game, Alna discovers that the game has just released a London DLC.

What are you waiting for? Download it already!! Let's cover the whole planet in crops. Here we go!

She tears through the setup at breakneck speed, then falls silent when she sees her starting profile in the new map: [Dispossessed Peasant].

Farming, nineteenth-century London… me?

Is this for real?

With the game's introductory letter in hand and a new identity unlocked in the expansion, Alna gets to work through her tears.

Since she's here, why not work her way up to becoming a factory magnate?

*

Mrs. Hudson's country cousin has come to town.

At first, everyone thinks she's a simple, honest country bumpkin who doesn't say much.

Before long, they realize she's an arrogant, haughty, conceited show-off.

…After all, what normal person would see a neighbor and not say a word, routinely climb over the wall to enter someone else's back garden, dig up dirt on the street to plant vegetables, and silently stuff rubbish into other people's hands?

Alna, who heads out every morning at six with a fishing rod: Huh? Who? Me?

After spending a while working herself to the bone at her starter factory, she looks at her inexplicably maxed-out level, her workers' NPC affection ratings through the roof, and the [Philanthropic Factory Owner] title above her head, utterly stunned.

…Wait, who is that? Me?

Oh no, why has that health bar turned pink? I didn't install a romance mod!

A certain famous, unnamed detective who accepts all kinds of rubbish: …

Reader's notes

1. The male lead is Sherlock Holmes, the classic version from the original books. It takes place in the Victorian era of the nineteenth century, but it's a crossover with my own take on classic literature, and the setting is very loose! Not recommended for sticklers for historical accuracy TT

2. The female lead is overpowered. Because of the historical setting and the mysterious powers of the System, many people mistake her for a man. There are scenes of her disguising herself as a man without her knowledge. If you have thoughts about this setup, please read the author's reply to the first paragraph of Chapter One. I won't explain it again elsewhere.

3. This is a classic literature crossover, with lots of unusual characters making appearances. It crosses over with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, North and South, Gone with the Wind, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Count of Monte Cristo, Les Miserables, Eugenie Grandet, and more… The plot has been heavily adapted! Heavily adapted!

4. It's basically a laid-back story about development and farming (nods).

Here are my upcoming works.

[Classic Literature Crossover] The Carefree Life of a Pharmacist in Paris

One day, Verna transmigrates to the nineteenth century and becomes the youngest daughter of a sailor's family, sickly and close to death.

Her family is so poor all they have left is the floor tiles, her elderly father is starving and gaunt, greedy neighbors show up to collect debts, and her dependable older brother is behind bars.

Top pharmacist of the Empire, Verna: …Wait, what kind of hellish start is this?

With no other choice, she rolls up her sleeves, hits the books, and returns to her old line of work in an attempt to get rich.

First, she'll set herself a modest goal: make a hundred million, then spring her brother from jail!

Before she can make a hundred million, a well-dressed gentleman knocks on her door and claims to be her brother, Edmond Dantes.

He says the fourteen years are up, he's escaped from prison and inherited a fortune, and now all he needs is for his family to return so he can begin his revenge plan. If she sticks with her brother, she can enjoy the finer things in life and help him beat up fools.

Verna: ?? Have scammers really become so lazy these days?

Even more frightening, she eventually discovers that this man really is her brother.

#I struck it rich halfway through my startup journey#

Question: What's the worst thing about investigating a case across national borders?

Anonymous answer: Thanks for asking. It's realizing you admire your kind, intelligent landlady as more than a friend, then discovering that not only does she own every property on the street, but the main suspect in the case you're investigating is her older brother.

#Do I investigate or keep investigating, that is the question#

Theme: Kindness is the most beautiful music of the soul.