Steamed Cornbread and Pickles by the Bushel, So How Did I End Up Wearing the Imperial Robe?

“What do you do when you suddenly transmigrate to ancient times, where you can’t get enough to eat or wear? This is urgent. Waiting online for answers.” A burned-out office worker stuck in a 996 work schedule, Zhao Wuji wakes up one morning and discovers, to his dismay, that he has transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty, a place that never existed in history, and become a county magistrate on the frontier. To make matters worse, the dynasty is in the grip of famine. The people are starving, and the locals look at him with open hostility. Am I going to become the most pathetic transmigrator to die? “Congratulations, Host. The Infinite Buff System is at your service. Congratulations on receiving the starter pack: one passive buff, A Filling Meal! A Filling Meal (passive buff): Provides food for one thousand people every day, with unlimited servings. The meal consists of steamed corn buns and pickles.” What? A strangely delighted smile slowly spreads across Zhao Wuji’s face… Years later, Zhao Wuji commands countless elite soldiers and rules the land. He rubs his forehead with a helpless smile. “I only wanted to be a carefree little county magistrate. Who put this imperial robe on me? Issue my decree: reward them!”