On the Wasteland, Even a Wicked Woman Has to Scavenge and Pick Wild Greens

Name: On the Wasteland, Even a Wicked Woman Has to Scavenge and Pick Wild Greens
Author: Four Snowy Matters

废土之上，恶女也得拾荒摘野菜

by Four Snowy Matters (雪四事)

Status: Completed
Length: 1.6M Words
Genre: Sci-Fi & Apocalypse
Updated: 2mo ago
English: Request a translation

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Synopsis

(Wasteland, radiation, multiple male leads, child-rearing, pocket dimension, System)

Gu An'an was a hitwoman who lived to old age before transmigrating into the body of a woman who had just been poisoned to death. She was also forced to bind herself to a Villainous System.

Her first act was to avenge the original owner, but it turned out the woman had three men for her to inherit, too?

Gu An'an wondered if she could refuse, but she had nowhere to stay, and danger lurked everywhere in the wasteland. Fortunately, the men were handsome, so she resigned herself to continuing life as the original owner.

This was the wasteland, where men outnumbered women and women were expected to focus on giving birth safely. But she refused to play along. She went out to gather supplies, and when some fool tried to mess with her, she dealt with him in a few swift knife strokes.

Sorry, but you can go give offerings to my Villainous System.

The Villainous System was annoying, but its goods were irresistible: rice, potatoes, seeds, land, and everything else. It let her eat meat and delicious food every day in the wasteland.

As the Villainous System leveled up, she realized that hunting down mutated beasts and aliens on her own was too slow and exhausting.

It looked like it was time to find a few men to do the labor.

There was only so much she could do on her own.

As she grew stronger, the men grew stronger, too. They took control of the safe zones and traded with other safe zones every day, constantly generating crystal cores for her to exchange for points.

Gu An'an still wasn’t satisfied. In this world, everyone should be a useful tool helping me complete my missions.

Other names

Wasteland Villainess: Seven Top-Tier Superpowered Men Have Me Wrapped Around Their Fingers废土恶女，七个顶级异能者拿捏了Alternate title on Fanqie

Stats

347Chapters

11.8kReads · 30 days

248.1kReads · all time

1.4kShelf adds, last 14 days

7.8Score

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Beautiful, very beautiful I quit the game the moment Gu's father died. I don't understand why they shared soap for free with so many people in the beginning; if they wanted to share, they could have secretly cooperated with Zhao. And there were always inexplicable villains trying to kill the female lead's family.
29 likes1y ago
The premise is quite good; it's not simply a male-dominated or female-dominated world, but a world where the strong rule! There are satisfying moments of the female lead's decisive and ruthless actions, but it's not mindless fun; both the male and female leads undergo growth.
25 likes1y ago
The female lead is really strong, and the daily life of leveling up and fighting monsters is quite enjoyable! Starting from a nobody, it's a satisfying read. The female lead is also calm and collected, and there's not much romance involved. It's all about eating, drinking, fighting monsters, leveling up, and sleeping with men. The female lead is focused on becoming stronger, and men are just icing on the cake!
15 likes1y ago
A truly captivating post-apocalyptic novel. The female protagonist gradually grows stronger and becomes decisive in her actions. It's the only novel I've read where I can accept the premise that she takes over the original owner's three husbands and daughter. All three husbands are excellent, and the daughter is adorable and well-behaved; I really like all these characters.
12 likes1y ago
Let me briefly warn you: this isn't a female-dominated story. Women are scarce in this wasteland, which is why they have access to certain resources. But that doesn't mean the men aren't calculating. Surviving in the wasteland is no easy feat. Few people are simple and don't engage in love without scheming. People here exchange interests and weigh values. This wasteland world is relatively cruel.
12 likes1y ago
The storyline is vividly described, and the protagonist's daily life is portrayed with remarkable depth. It is not only captivating but also allows the reader to experience the protagonist's changing emotions, feeling joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
10 likes8mo ago
It's written very realistically—it's all about self-interest, no emotion involved...
7 likes1y ago
It's really good. The female lead is always very clear about her path. In this cruel world, the strong are respected, and she constantly strives to become stronger. She's also not easily fooled or deceived. Actually, relationships between men and women are pretty much the same after a while, and this cruel world has no warmth. But the female lead understands very well that in that world, you shouldn't even think about romance; it's all about value and the strong being respected.
7 likes1y ago
It's a pretty good post-apocalyptic novel. The female protagonist is constantly killing mutated mosquitoes, constantly finding food and water, upgrading her system, and her intimate moments with the men are only briefly mentioned—it's all very ordinary.
6 likes1y ago
It's really good! The female lead is calm and rational. Having followed this far, I think I'd give it a 10 out of 10. The female lead isn't love-struck, nor does she have any world-saving ambitions; she's not a saint at all. The male leads haven't done anything melodramatic or disgusting either.
5 likes1y ago