Urban: From the Start, I Was Emperor
都市：开局当皇帝
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban High-Concept
- Updated
- 5y ago
- English
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- Urban: From the Start, I Have the Supreme Empire System都市：开局拥有无上帝国系统Alternate title on Fanqie
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My new book is out! (Urban: Inheriting the Lanling Emperor's Throne at the Start) is also an urban emperor novel. Please support it! Thank you! 🙏
It's exceptionally good, a great story, typical of emperor-themed novels. Very exciting and rich in content. The update schedule is fairly consistent. Anyway, it's simply excellent; don't miss it! It's a great, satisfying read. Excellent! Keep up the good work, author!
The writing style is good, and the author demonstrates a good understanding of history, allowing readers to better grasp the historical context of the protagonist's era. Similarly, the author's fictionalization of the protagonist's time is quite reasonable, avoiding excessive plot holes.
This is a rare good book on Tomato. The author's writing is very good, the plot is logical, and the supporting characters are not brainless. The only thing I don't like is the interaction with the women. Although this kind of book usually cannot do without a female lead, I would suggest that the romance scenes be glossed over (because women equal burdens, troubles, irrelevant awkward conversations, and nothing but dog food).
I think it's well-written, a 9.7 Rating is well-deserved. It's a really enjoyable read, and it takes a different approach. However, adding some concepts of "Civilization Lords of All Worlds" would make it even more fun in later Star Wars stories. Also, it's a bit too daring to start with a small African country. You could have started with an East Asian island nation instead!
The urban dynasty theme is quite novel and worth reading. The author writes very well, although some parts are a bit drawn out, and some chapters require skipping halfway through, but this is only a few pages. I've read over two hundred chapters so far. It's nice that the author shares some trivia, but I think adding a separate epilogue would be helpful.
It's well-written, not bad, but it would be even better if you updated it faster. Keep it up! 💪
The beginning and middle were fine, although the ending was a letdown, but I still really enjoyed watching it!
It's very exciting. The protagonist, the emperor, has basic military strength and imperial prestige. He follows a path of technological advancement from a small country to a world superpower. There are no overly sentimental or saintly characters. When encountering enemies, he kills those who need to be killed.
Excellent, highly recommended. Hope the author continues their efforts and updates regularly.