If lipstick won't work, then she would try salt. Salt was rich in iodine and played a crucial role in the human body. But... how did one refine salt? In her previous life, she could buy a bag of salt at the supermarket for two dollars without a second thought, but now that she was in the ancient world, her mind was a blank slate. What about sugar, then? Where did white granulated sugar come from? Murong Yun cycled through several ideas, but she didn’t know the principles behind any of them.
"Mastering science and technology allows one to travel the world without fear." Yet, Murong Yun, a dropout who hadn't even finished middle school, found herself completely lost in ancient times.
Right, she would become a plagiarist. A classic verse immediately came to mind: "Before my bed, the moonlight streams; like frost upon the ground, it seems." She wanted to construct a persona for herself as a woman of great literary cultivation. First, she would let these ancient people catch a glimpse of her brilliance; then, she would use this reputation to secure the resources she needed from the Capital City, allowing her to climb the social ladder slowly. And, never forgetting her original profession, she would hone her physical conditioning to prepare for the day she could assassinate the Emperor. A female emperor would be born.
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