Looking back at the evolution of rebirth novels, early protagonists could rise from humble beginnings with nothing but memories of the future from their past lives.
Later, they were reborn as heirs to all kinds of powerful families, starting from an infinitely higher point.
Now, the genre has evolved to include all kinds of golden fingers and Systems.
It seems everyone has come to accept one thing: no one believes anymore that an ordinary person without connections or resources can turn their life around.
Unlike mainstream System novels, this book's protagonist has no golden finger or System. Yet he insists on hacking a path through the torrent of worldly life and forging a road unlike anyone else's.
The male lead isn't a good guy or a bad guy in the traditional sense, and the female lead isn't a flawless, unattainable ideal. Looks and character often have little to do with each other; beauty and kindness in the same person are more often just wishful thinking.