Power Ascent: From Village Clerk to Provincial Elite

Reborn with a second chance, he's thrown to the bottom—ridiculed by family, crushed by corrupt superiors, and exiled to a forgotten mountain village as a lowly assistant director. But when he accidentally uncovers a bureau chief's scandalous affair, everything changes. One secret becomes his ladder to power: three instant promotions catapult him from rural obscurity into the cutthroat world of provincial politics. Now his former tormentors grovel at his feet, desperate for his favor. In a game where information is currency and loyalty is a lie, how far will he climb—and what will he sacrifice…