
Saving the Protagonist from Scratch
从零开始拯救主角
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 224k Words
- Genre
- Modern Romance
- Subgenre
- Modern Romance High-Concept
- Updated
- 1mo ago
- English
- Request a translation
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I'm too lazy to hunt for gold anymore. I don't want to work hard. Someone come save me.
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Someone, please explain this to me!!
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Looking for books like "Tomb Raiders: Pretending to Be Mysterious, Beautiful, and Tragic". I want something like this book about Shen Huai. Don't recommend the exact same book, and please don't recommend anything I've already read. 😑
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Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic; Carefully Crafted Persona; Acts Tough and Pulls It Off. Most Importantly, Strong
Looking for books like "Tomb Raiders: I Put on a Mysterious Act, but I'm Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic". I love characters who are both beautiful and powerful, with suffering that ideally comes from physical illness or pain. This is exactly my kind of thing. I want a protagonist who openly admits they're putting on an act, not someone who gets all coy about it. I hope it's a C...
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Special Abilities, Academy, Comic Book Cannon Fodder Awakening or Transmigrating, Forums, Ensemble Cast
I'm looking for books similar to "After Seeing the Comic's Pop-Up Comments, I Tore Up the Cannon Fodder Script". Ideally, the chemistry between the protagonists should be fun to ship, with not too much angst. A humorous tone would be great. (Don't recommend that "Roadside Character B" comic. I've already read it.) ε٩(๑> ₃ <)۶з
Looking for Something Truly Excellent. It’s Been Ages Since I Found One
I came to Tomato Novel just to read Slay the Gods. Since finishing it, I haven’t found anything else worth reading. Lately, I haven’t felt much like reading.
New Writers Are Getting Better and Better
Are There No Male-Oriented Novels with Great Brotherhood, Plenty of Scenes, Little Filler, and No Idiotic Characters?
I don't want formulaic infinite-flow stories, or anything too pretentious or drawn-out. Ideally, the protagonist should have a tight deadline to contend with. Any genre is fine.
A Comic Where the Characters Survive on Popularity, With Forums and Getting Stronger Through Others’ Misunderstandings
Looking for a story where a manga character awakens to their reality (transmigration works too) and survives by gaining popularity. They can use secret identities or not, but ideally it's the kind where everyone wildly misinterprets things, and the character grows stronger through readers' imagination!
Looking for Stories with Superpowered Ensemble Casts, Beautiful Yet Tragic Characters, and Forum Posts, Like This Kind
Looking for books similar to "A Background Character's Guide to Surviving in Comics". I mean stories with a strong sense of fate, where the ending is shown right from the start. I love tragic endings, though I haven't gotten to any of the heartbreaking parts in Lu Ge's book yet.
Please Recommend Books You’ve Reread a Bunch of Times (Completed), Thank You
Looking for a Protagonist Who’s Always Grinning and Joking to Hide Their True Self
Looking for a Male Lead with a Best Friend, Strong Brotherhood, and No Romance
Recommend me something a little different. Thanks, babes!
The Protagonist Is the Commander of the Main Cast, Extremely Intelligent but Not the Strongest
The protagonist can be sickly. The story can be set in a supernatural apocalypse or be an infinite-flow story.
Please, I Want a Protagonist Who’s a Chaotic-Neutral Troublemaker, the Smarter the Better
Forum Stories, Comics or Novels, and Tragedy: Beautiful but Broken!
Looking for something like "The Rules for Playing a Beautiful but Tragic Character". I want a story with forums, secret identities, comics or novels, and heartbreak. "White Night" is so good. Good news: I stayed up all night and caught up. Bad news: I caught up. Now I have nothing to read. Please, I’m begging for similar stories!
Alas... I’ve Lost All Desire to Read. Could It Be... I’ve Run Out of Books?
Any Stories Where the Protagonist Is a Manga Extra Who Gets Access to a Manga Forum?
I'm looking for stories where the protagonist suddenly discovers a comic forum and learns they're a cannon-fodder character who'll die soon, then acts according to their character setting and boosts their popularity to stay alive. Original works preferred, but fanfiction is fine too. Stories from other apps are okay ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Tomato Novel's Group-Cast Stories Are So Rare. I Want to Read One, Please Recommend Some!
Original Comics, Beautiful but Tragic Leads, White Moonlights, and Danmu Forum Style
Looking for something like "I Became a Popular Character After Entering a Comic". That's it.
Any Stories Where a Villain Protagonist Goes Undercover in the Good Guys’ Camp and Then Betrays Them?
The protagonist is a villainous thrill-seeker who pretends to be a good person while ruthlessly betraying others, enjoying the look of disbelief on the good people's faces.
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Nanwu, you're a cold-faced cutie, a warm-faced jerk (but that face looks wicked when you smile, right? (Seriously)); this original main character group is really good, Nanwu and Tianan Chunhen are the team leaders; finally, we see normal team relationships; Nanwu's social skills and the temptation of going home showcase his naming talent (thumbs up); Teacher He, you're very lovable, you know…
Honestly, it's really good, but it's also quite depressing. It kept me completely engrossed... It felt like no one was genuinely kind to Xiao Wu... How could it be like this... The character development is really good; each character has their own unique traits, unlike other novels where you can't remember them.
Warning: This review contains spoilers!!! I can only say that this book is currently incredibly good. Actually, I feel the plot can be a bit depressing if you don't consider the time-travel perspective, because the protagonist's original situation is quite dangerous from the protagonist's point of view.
I've read many books on this theme, but I'm writing this review specifically to recommend this one: 1. The cover is gorgeous!!! Yes, it's very simple, elegant, and has a sense of destiny. In this age of AI, it's rare to see a cover with an old-fashioned, hand-crafted design (´_`). 2. Beifeng's writing style is very humorous!
So beautiful! 🔥 Men get their periods after watching this 😳 Women go crazy after watching this 💪 This is the nemesis of depression 😎 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😭 So cute that tears streamed from my mouth, flooding the Qiantang River 😲 So cool 😘 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving my world♂ meaning 😊 I ran and jumped, I danced the tango on the 20th-floor balcony…
This is a worthwhile supernatural fantasy novel. Currently, it has a strong ensemble cast feel, with characters rapidly developing flesh and blood, making them feel very alive and not stereotypical. Each character's three-dimensionality feels foreshadowed (truly subtle foreshadowing through seemingly unintentional actions or words, not just enigmatic cryptic statements).
I almost gave up after reading the first few chapters, but surprisingly, it's not a mindless story. It's not the kind of story where "I'm playing the villain, why does everyone misunderstand me as a good guy?" Type. It genuinely tries to establish its identity and does generate a lot of hatred.
(Overall) This is a very good book. (Points) Warnings: 1. This is not a protagonist-centric wish-fulfillment story. There are no major cheat codes. Protagonist-obsessed readers should not read this! 2. This is a story of despair. The original manga is very despairing, Ji Nanwu's perspective from time travel is also very despairing, and the perspectives of ordinary NPCs are even more despairing…
Word count achieved 🖤 Currently averaging around 3000 words per chapter (this may decrease as the main storyline progresses, but quality remains high; there won't be any filler content. However, the author gets quite engrossed in writing the setting). Writing style achieved 🖤 A very comfortable writing style; it's a rare find among Rotten Tomatoes, a bright and vibrant cherry tomato!
Uh... Let's start with the good stuff (the bad reviews might contain some spoilers: this story has no romantic pairings, so if you're looking for a story with a universally loved, unromantic protagonist, you can skip this (actually, I don't really see much to ship). Protagonist-obsessed readers, run!!!! (I never considered myself a protagonist-obsessed reader until this book came along).