After Failing the College Entrance Exam, I Returned to My Village to Build Mechs
高考失利，回到山村造机甲
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- Completed
- Length
- 545k Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Subgenre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Updated
- 5y ago
- English
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Looking for Mecha Novels That Are a Good Read
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Hands Up, Hand Over Your Precious Mecha Stories!
There are three things men find romantic: mechs, guns, and, ahem... men know what I mean.
Looking for Giant Mecha Novels
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Complete Stories! Complete Stories! Any Kind of Finished Story!
No brainless, sanctimonious protagonists, and no harem stories where the male lead jumps every woman he sees!
System + Interstellar War + Battleship Building + Civilization + Space + Sci-Fi + Mecha
Hard Science Fiction That Goes Cosmic in Scale: No Mecha or Monsters, It Has to Be Hard Sci-Fi
It has to be grounded in reality or have a unique theoretical framework, like "The Galactic Empire" or "The Three-Body Problem"... but... it needs to have that web-novel feel... Aaaah, I’m so torn (๑•́ ₃ •̀๑). Cuties, please stop recommending "The Three-Body Problem"! I’ve definitely read a masterpiece like that.
The Protagonist Awakens Early and Hides on Campus, Then Comes Clean When Danger Strikes
Ideally, something where the protagonist is invincible from the start and it’s really satisfying.
Everyone Has a Mecha Form, but the Protagonist Awakens the Most Powerful Mecha
Mecha Stories with Wearable Mechs and Nanotechnology
Any Stories Where the Protagonist Pilots a Giant Mecha from the Start and Leaves Everyone Stunned?
I've recently gotten really into this kind of story: the protagonist secretly builds mechs, then shares the technology with Huaxia and leaves the whole country stunned.
Mecha Stories! Mecha All the Way!!
Novels About Mecha and Gear Modification, With the Protagonist Showing Off Their Skills
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Patriotic Apocalypse Stories: Beat Up Other Countries! The Whole Nation Helps the Protagonist Fight!!
Something good that's finished, please!
Any Stories Where the Protagonist Is a Village Chief Who Turns His Village into the Best in the World?
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Looking for Sci-Fi Mecha Novels Focused Purely on Mecha
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Mecha Stories Like Pacific Rim or TTF: Long, Complete, and Frequently Updated
Looking for Science Fiction Novels Focused on Knowledge.
The protagonist's thirst for knowledge makes them exceptionally powerful and level-headed. Every advantage they have in battle is the result of knowledge painstakingly gathered bit by bit. Their desire to explore the unknown and thirst for knowledge outweigh everything else.
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The author's writing is excellent, but the later parts fall short; it's like the Mars episode wasn't properly developed, leaving us feeling empty.
You are the only novel without a female lead. I especially like this kind of novel. I don't like harem novels. I especially like the author. I hope the author can write more good books like this 😊.
It's a great watch; the plot is very engaging, and the names of all the new technologies sound incredibly advanced. However, the beginning isn't great—building mechs by hand seems unrealistic. But it gets really exciting later on. Keep watching, there are surprises!
It's alright. The beginning is a bit drawn out, but it gets quite good later on, though a bit short. Many things weren't expanded on, like where the monster ended up and what happened to it, and the foreshadowing of the singularity wasn't clear either. But overall, it's still pretty good. You can enjoy it as a lighthearted read, and there's no romance!
Regardless of the author's writing style, as long as it's enjoyable to read, that's fine. It's better than those characters who are clearly capable but keep hiding their abilities, endlessly hiding, and then magnanimously laughing it off when they're humiliated, or those who are clearly wealthy but dress in rags. It has to be visually appealing.
I was very young then. As those who have read my other book reviews know, this was one of the first few books I read, and it was one of them. Even if you don't like it, I'll still read it. Give it five stars!
Most reviews said it wasn't very good, but I thought it was quite nice. I don't really like novels that focus heavily on romantic relationships, so this book was right up my alley. I thought it was pretty good. The reason I didn't give it five stars is because I felt the ending was too rushed. Overall, I really enjoyed it!!! 😊
Author, keep it up! I suggest giving the female lead more screen time; watching the male lead act cool all the time is too one-dimensional (this is just my personal suggestion, please don't criticize it ↖(^ω^)↗).
I've been reading novels for almost 10 years, and I especially love this kind of story. You can just read it without thinking; the key is what kind of technology is involved and what the enemies are. The way this novel acquires technology, the types of technology, and the enemies are exactly the level I like. I really enjoy it.
This book doesn't require much brainpower, so it's perfect for those who are tired from studying or working. Just enjoy it!