The Era of the Second Element of the Literary Girl(TL)

"ugh.."

Li Xiaoci rubbed her eyes and looked around her dimly lit room. The tightly drawn curtains made the already cramped space feel even darker, and there were seven or eight empty cans of soda piled up on her desk. The clothes on her bed were haphazardly piled into a small mountain, and there was a charging power bank casually placed on her pillow. When the sunlight streamed through the cracks in the curtains, countless dust particles danced in the air. At first glance, this was the typical room of a shut-in. Dark and messy.

Whose room was this?

Rubbing the back of her head in pain, Li Xiaoci slowly sat up in her computer chair.

She must have fallen asleep in front of her computer, but...

What was this pink sports outfit she was wearing?

Since when did she have such a girlish outfit?

Oh my god!

So embarrassing!

As she touched the mouse, the formerly black screen lit up, slightly blinding her. She squinted at the screen and saw that it was a word document. The reason it was so bright was that the screen was completely blank, just like an author stuck in writer's block, staring at the screen for hours without typing a single word.

What was going on?

Li Xiaoci was very confused.

But...

Soon, she found the answer in her memories.

First of all, she had traveled through time and space! And as a single, straight, and inexperienced man, she had somehow traveled to the body of a girl on a parallel earth!

So, is she still straight or not?

The name of the girl she had traveled into was Li Xiaoci, a professional light novel author who had graduated from high school. Currently, she was living in the same single apartment that her predecessor had rented. With that in mind, the dark, messy, and narrow room, as well as the empty word document on her computer, all made sense.

At first, when she discovered that she had transmigrated, she felt shocked. Soon after, she felt pain when she found out that she had lost her meat, the pain was unbearable. However, upon discovering that her new body was beautiful and had a C cup, she suddenly felt a bit excited, even breathless!

In this moment, she felt like Schrödinger's cat, in a state of superposition. But unlike the cat's life and death superposition, she was experiencing a mixture of pain and pleasure – the so-called bittersweet sensation.

It was simply thrilling!

Then, an hour later...

An hour later, Li Xiaoci emerged from the bathroom, her hair wet and a dull expression on her face. She couldn't help it, After all, it's not easy to remain calm when undergoing a gender transformation during a transmigration! So how could she possibly do so without entering "Sage Mode" first?

Ahem!

Anyway...

During her bath, she had taken the time to explore her predecessor's memories and learn more about this world. Undoubtedly, it was an Earth in a parallel universe, but with a far more advanced level of technology than her previous world. Due to the Third World War, military technology had rapidly advanced, and many technologies that were twenty years ahead of Earth's were now available. However, the entertainment industry was underdeveloped due to the war. This was normal, as the development of an industry depends on profits, and the entertainment industry didn't seem profitable enough for the public. People weren't watching idol's Weibo accounts, they were watching military Weibo accounts! Even live streaming wasn't about internet celebrities, but rather reporters risking their lives to report live from the front lines.

Fortunately, a year ago, the "Flower Republic," the "European Empire," and the "American Federation" had declared a truce, and the world war had become a series of local wars. As a result, the Flower Republic was relatively stable, although the military was still fighting, it was not on their own soil, much like the Korean War. This led to a small emergence of entertainment industry in the country, and authors like Li Xiaoci could finally make a living from writing without resorting to "begging as their main job and writing as their side job" as many writers did in the past.

After blow-drying her hair, Li Xiaoci stretched lazily and pushed aside the cluttered clothes on her bed to make room to sit. To be honest, her previous life was undoubtedly that of a standard homebody, always dressed in sportswear and headphones regardless of the occasion. Although she was pretty, with a petite figure resembling that of a cute little girl, she always emitted a sweaty odor that reeked of fish. Therefore, her clothing was mostly masculine, consisting of sports clothes and sweatpants, which was lucky because she wasn't mentally prepared to wear a skirt.

After all, she used to be a big fat man in her previous life and wasn't a cross-dressing master, so how could she get used to wearing a skirt?

Suddenly, text appeared in front of Li Xiaoci that looked like a character's attribute introduction. Of course, as a transmigrator, she wasn't surprised at all. How could one call themselves a transmigrator without a cheat system these days?

"Name: Li Xiaoci"

"Prestige: 0"

"Holding Skill Card: Writer (Primary)"

"Writer (Primary): 0/10000"

Prestige, skill cards... Hmm! Obviously! This was a very cliché system.

In addition to the attribute panel, Li Xiaoci also saw an exchange page where she could use her "prestige" to exchange for things. In that page, there were all the works that Li Xiaoci had seen in her previous life, from novels to comics to music and even other fields. Considering that the entertainment industry was just starting here, it could be said that as long as she could copy one of those works, she would never have to worry about food and clothing in this life! No matter how you think about it, the future of stealing others works is bright, isn't it?

However...

These works were all priced with points, and Li Xiaoci couldn't exchange for any of them right now.

Furthermore, there were also skill cards available for exchange, including "painter," "musician," and even "city management" and "driver" cards, among others. But from the prices, it was clear that she couldn't exchange for any of them with her zero points.

In other words...

Although she had received her cheat system, it was actually useless!

And what made her more depressed was...

There wasn't even a beginner's gift package!

Isn't this kind of system supposed to give you something at the beginning?

Why don't you give me anything?

The only primary writer skill card was probably something her previous self had brought over.

Hmph, what a stingy system.

Soon after Li Xiaoci finished reading the instruction manual for the entertainment system, she temporarily understood how to earn prestige in this world.

As the name suggests, prestige can only be obtained after becoming famous.

However, since Li Xiaoci has just crossed over and has not yet published any works, her natural prestige value is zero (her previous prestige does not count).

Therefore!

Li Xiaoci must first rely on her own abilities to create a work to gain prestige, exchange it for her past works, or use it to improve her proficiency in skill cards to level up. Everything is based on obtaining prestige!

So, she has to create original content first?

After confirming this, she slumped in her chair with her hands propping up her chin, sighing.

What is this? She had to pass a test even with a cheat system?

Then, she complained to the empty air, "I don't want a cheat system anymore. Can you give me back my Dark Flame Dragon under my crotch? It's really uncomfortable without it..."

However, it was useless.

Sigh~

Alright!

To get rich, she must rely on herself first!