Work Hard! If You Don't, How Am I Supposed to Top the Imperial Exams?

Lin Yuanxi was born into a family of farmers and scholars.

His grandfather and uncle had studied hard for decades, only to have nothing to show for it.

In the end, the family decided to pin their hopes on the grandchildren and have his cousin give it a try, too.

In his previous life, Lin Yuanxi was the top scorer in his province's college entrance exams, earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees at Peking University, and passed both the national and provincial civil service exams.

He spent his whole life competing, working himself to the bone until the day he died.

And now he was supposed to do it all over again?

But without studying, he had no chance to get ahead. So what could he do?

No problem. He had the [God-Tier Anti-Grind System].

[The Host automatically acquires the knowledge currently being studied by competitors within range. The harder they work, the greater the percentage of knowledge acquired! The number of competitors within range also grants the following different BUFFs.]

[Sharp Hearing and Clear Sight / 5 people]

[Photographic Memory / 20 people]

[Clarity and Intuition / 50 people]

Let everyone else grind while he lies flat.

The harder they grind, the more comfortably he can lie flat.

County exams, prefectural exams, academy exams, provincial exams, metropolitan exams, palace exams...

The challenges grow harder, and more and more die-hard grinders join the fray.

But Lin Yuanxi's results become increasingly astounding, and his fame grows ever greater!

Go on, grind! Work yourselves to the bone!

If you don't grind, how am I supposed to make the honors list?