Chapter 2: Aspiring to Seek Eternal Life
In the darkness, a line of small glowing words appeared on the screen.
[After returning to the year of anchoring, you acted abnormally due to your ecstasy. This led to you almost being drowned by your aunt in holy water from the village witch.]
[When there was still half a year before the countryside examination, you studied hard at home from dawn to dusk. Since you already knew the questions, you were full of confidence. Although your aunt complained about you, she always supported you in your studies.]
[The village chief's brother coveted your family's ancestral fertile fields and secretly plotted to take them. Your aunt attempted resistance but failed. You managed to solve this matter with a little trickery. Your aunt looked at you in a different light from then on.]
[Half a year later, you took the provincial examination. Despite ranking below thirty others, you finally succeeded in becoming a scholar, honoring your ancestors.]
[After being anchored for 2 years, you traveled to Xuanjing City to take part in the Imperial Examination. You were prepared for the test questions and naturally excelled. You performed admirably in the Imperial Examination and claimed the place of the second-class scholar.]
[You traveled around Xuanjing City and finally achieved your goal by being assigned the post of the magistrate of Wen County in Jiangnan.]
[In the third year, you picked up your aunt at home and assumed the post of Wen County magistrate. You began to secretly develop a network of trusted subordinates. In the same year, you led your men to discover precious mineral deposits in the deep mountains that you remembered from your previous life.]
[In the fourth year, you successfully made a batch of explosives and muskets. Your musketry team was able to eliminate a nearby mountain bandit camp with little effort.]