The Protagonist Needs to Be Smart, Not a Total Idiot 主角要有智商，别跟个憨批似的。

1. 1 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score232.4kShelves

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   The Book of the Insect Team [laughing]

2. 2 传 Bureau of Legend Management 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 209.3kReads9.6Score29.2kShelves
3. 3 当 When That Girl Fell Before My Eyes 当那个女孩从我眼前坠落 Gu Muchen孤慕辰Urban894k WordsCompleted “Back in my hometown, people often give animal-themed nicknames to anyone whose name has something to do with an animal.” “Look, doesn’t the ‘yuan’ in Ling Yuan mean a bird? I already came up with a nickname for you: Lingniao!” “Since I took you in, it’s only fair to replace the radical in your surname with the one from mine, right? Then I’ll add a name with a traditional touch from my hometown: Lingniao!” “I’m talking to you, Lingniao!” “Oh…” Ling Yuan, or rather, Miss Lingniao now, just w 49Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   Look at me [lick the screen][lick the screen]

4. 4 我 All My Personalities Transformed into Professions 我的人格全部转化为职业 Cliche陈词滥调Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + one female lead] The app “Dreamscape,” connected to countless worlds, appears on everyone’s phones without warning. Anyone who awakens a “Class” can use Dreamscape to enter dungeons in other worlds. Mu Yu, who has dissociative identity disorder, transmigrates into this world and awakens the “Player” Class. All of his personalities are transformed into different Classes. “Soul Peddler,” “Mastermind,” “Mist Assassin,” “Fearless Vanguard,” “Genius Clown,” “Winner”... It all leads t 5.9kReads9.2Score778Shelves
5. 5 我 There’s a Grave in My Dreams, and I’m the Great Xia Tomb Keeper 我的梦里有座坟，我是大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 80.8kReads9.0Score14.5kShelves
6. 6 道 The Daoist Path of Spiritual Evolution 道门灵衍 Yun Bozhou云泊舟Eastern Fantasy244k WordsOngoing The great karmic fruit suddenly ripened, causing evil spirits to appear with increasing frequency. The Daoist sects emerged from seclusion to defend the righteous path and protect all living things. Yang Zilang was suddenly caught up in it, and the great karmic fruit turned out to be his own brother... (Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel; the story is not told solely from the male protagonist's perspective.) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If the author himself is a fool, the protagonist must be a fool. This book is highly recommended. The protagonist is righteous and decisive in killing. The supporting characters and villains all have online IQs. Please come and thank me after reading Chapter 50.

7. 7 怪 City of Monsters: Welcome to the Human Farm 怪物之都：欢迎来到人类养殖场 Illusion and Mirror幻与镜Mystery652k WordsCompleted [Mind-bending mystery, no System, no female lead, survival challenges, urban fantasy, monsters] “Ahhh!” A shrill scream set the residents' group chat ablaze. “What are they doing next door? Why are they being so loud?” “Sorry, I'm killing someone. I'll be done in a moment!” The reply set the residents' group chat ablaze all over again. “Killing someone? Remember to save me a piece!” “Same here. I haven't eaten a person in ages...” “Need a hand? I'm on my way!” A cannibal neighbor, a nonhuman cor 935Reads8.4Score108Shelves

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   The protagonist of this book I wrote is definitely not a fool.

8. 8 我 I Can Reload Infinitely, and See Through Every Hidden Card 我无限回档，洞悉所有底牌 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 375.6kReads9.5Score48.6kShelves

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   There was a loud bang in the sky 💥The green lantern appeared 💫✨Part ①📖 I have already seen the future! "Weird Resurrection + Darkness + Death Rewind" 🍅Don't let them know you can see it! This was the first sentence Fang Xiu saw when he traveled to this world, and when he really understood this sentence, he had been strangely raped 18 times 🔥🔥 (currently serialized) 💫✨The ②book📖 Others contracted two ghosts on average, but Lin Mo directly contracted hundreds of millions! 🌸 "Ghost Spirit Resurrection + Ghost Fighting Single + Female Protagonist" 🍅Lin Mo, who was playing games in class, traveled to a parallel world where ghosts were rampant. As the least talented person, he accidentally obtained the defense-breaking system. As long as the ghost breaks the defense, he can force a contract! 🔥🔥(Currently being serialized) 💐Don't panic if you are short of books, Qing Deng will recommend them💐

9. 9 御 Ghost Tamer: I Contracted a Hundred Million S-Rank Ghosts! 御鬼师：我契约了亿只S级鬼物！ Tianzhuo Huazi天卓华子Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Looting bamboo shoots + ghostly resurgence + ghost taming + one female lead + comedy = 100,000 new words every week?] The comic of the same name, Global Ghost Tamer: I Have Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me, is now available on Fanqie. Lin Mo was playing games in class when he transmigrated to a parallel world overrun by ghosts. With the worst talent of all, he unexpectedly gained the Defense-Breaking System. As long as he could make a ghost lose its composure, he could force it into a c 77.3kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
10. 10 重 Reborn as a Demonic Cultivator: From the Start, I Found a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 18.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
11. 11 逆 Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经：山河策 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into 44.2kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves

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    Also called "Liuyao Zangju": a unique beginning of the gambling king's battle, machinations and martial arts, suspense, case solving, genius, revenge, and humor! It is beyond imagination and is in a class of its own, suitable for bookworms of both sexes. [Laughing out loud]

12. 12 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 3.9kReads—Score536Shelves

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    It's good-looking, no tricks, and the more you watch it, the more interesting it becomes! The novels written by Kai Zhongkan began with the first "The Road to Feng Shui Cultivation", then the second "One Person and One Mouse Want to Cultivate Immortality", and after finishing it, he wrote "The Journey of Mecha to Immortality, Invincible from Exile on Mars". The three books are now completed. The three books are combined into a Cultivation of Immortality series, which can be called the Cultivation of Immortality Trilogy. Now, he is writing again. This time he is not writing about cultivating immortals. He is writing about things close to us, about Feng Shui, human hearts, kung fu, layout, breaking the situation, the Eight Gates of Jianghu, and the story of how he overcame obstacles along the way, established a business empire, and took advantage of the situation to build regional military power... This new book is called "Traveling Horses and Hidden Bureaus". The yin and yang of walking horses are Feng Shui, and hiding the world is human hearts. The purpose of the book: In this world, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts. But you can't be afraid. If you are afraid, you will lose. Well worth watching!

13. 13 异 The Lost City of Exotic Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 503.1kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves

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    Pig horns are smart, eh.

14. 14 御 Beast Taming: From the Start, I Got a Monkey and a Cheat 御兽：开局一只猴，一个挂 Sweet Orange甜蜜蜜的橙子Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Simplification + No Romance + Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of beast taming and obtains a Simplified Beast Taming System. Anything related to beast taming can be simplified. From the start, he forms a contract with a stone monkey that loves liquor! They say stone monkeys have no evolution path? Then I'll create one! Add a staff, some armor, and a cloud to ride on. Nice, that's got the right feel! When the assembled geniuses see the stone monkey s 83.8kReads9.1Score10.4kShelves

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    There was a loud bang in the sky 💥The green lantern appeared 💫✨Part ①📖 Does the Stone Monkey have no way to evolve? Then what the hell is this Monkey King? 🌸 "Beast Control + No Heroine + Cool Articles" 🍅Yitian travels to the beast control world, and gets a simplified beast control system at the beginning. As long as it is related to beast control, it can be simplified. The starting contract is a stone monkey who is addicted to alcohol, and the upgrade depends on simplification...🔥🔥 (Serialized) 💫✨The ② book📖 The heavy snow fell, and Li Guanqi knelt down on the snow with his sister in his arms... 🌸 "Kendo+Hotblooded+No Heroine" 🍅Li Guanqi has been in poverty since he was a child, his sister was exhausted and his mother was seriously ill. But the gambler uncle set his sights on his sister's life money, and Li Guanqi killed the man with a knife until he met an old man named Su Xuan...🔥🔥 (Currently being serialized) 💐Don't panic if you are short of books, Qingdeng is here to push books💐

15. 15 瞎 The Blind Swordsman Peers Into Heaven Without Eyes 瞎子背剑，无眼窥天 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.6M WordsOngoing [Watch the short drama The Hidden Ruins of Mountains and Seas: The Eyeless One Sees the Heavens on Red Fruit!] [No System] [Swordsmanship prodigy] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has suffered a bitter fate. The sect says: “We’ll protect you.” His brothers say: “We’ll stay by your side.” The sword spirit says: “I... will wait for you.” Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his sight returns. Looking back on the road he has trave 352.2kReads9.2Score24kShelves
16. 16 我 I Cut My Way from Blue Star Through the Ten Thousand Races, and You Want Me to Be a Strategist 我从蓝星砍到万族，你劝我当军师 I Am Eighteen吾十八Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In a world where everyone awakens supernatural abilities, alien beasts run rampant and civilization teeters on the brink of collapse. Su Yu transmigrates into this world and, from the start, awakens the Myriad Things Encyclopedia System, becoming a tactician. All he has to do is take a photo to grow stronger! [Photographing the campus belle: SSS-rank talent, Ice Age copied successfully!] [Photographing a master: max-level skill, Phantom Steps copied successfully!] [Photographing an alien beast: 82.5kReads9.1Score9.9kShelves
17. 17 末 Apocalyptic Crisis: Dawn Reboot 末世危机：黎明重启 Wise Little Star智哆星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted They're here! They're here! A shocking conspiracy is looming over the entire world! Natural and man-made disasters, with zombies everywhere! Please don't lose yourself in the darkness! May the dawn's light shine forever! 58.9kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
18. 18 大 The Dragon's Journey Through Great Xia 大夏龙行记 Riding a Pig to Collect Debts骑猪要账Historical221k WordsOngoing My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s! I alone decide what happens to this prince! Transmigrated to the Great Xia dynasty as a prince, I thought I could live without a care in the world. Little did I know I’d be in danger every day! To stay alive, I have no choice but to eliminate treacherous ministers and win over the feudal lords. Red flags roll in the fierce western wind; with a long spear in hand, I bind the Azure Dragon! See how Xiao Yan saves Great Xia from collapse and brings an end to 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have IQ! Nice

19. 19 玄 The Mystical Heiress Can Read Fortunes and Predict the Future 玄学千金能掐会算 Gathering the Galaxy一揽星河Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + satisfying read + sweet romance] Everyone in the industry says the newly reunited eldest daughter of the Su family is a menace. One sentence from her can break up a marriage, shatter a family, drive someone into bankruptcy, or land them in jail, so people steer clear of her. What’s more, she has opened a Taoist temple and does fortune-telling, face-reading, feng shui, sells talismans, and catches ghosts. She’s done every sort of scam imaginable! Later, word gets around that the elde 35kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves

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    I think these are pretty good

20. 20 道 Taoist Priest, Help Me Exorcise a Ghost! 道长！帮忙驱鬼 Mu Shiluo Qi暮势洛柒Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing All things have yin and yang; the seasons turn four times a year, and ghosts and monsters roam the world. Tang Ning only wanted to run the Psychic Pavilion, sell little trinkets, and live an easygoing life as a happy-go-lucky slacker. She never expected the colorful parade of customers and friends coming and going to make her life so complicated. A haunted old mansion shrouded in gloom, children whose souls have been switched, evil masters who keep wicked ghosts... All kinds of bizarre incide 471Reads8.8Score—Shelves
21. 21 阴 The Cunning Yin-Yang Doctor 阴人诡医 Third Master三爷Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Doctor + Witchcraft + Ghosts + Mystery + Wild Imagination + Qimen Bagua + Professions] To repay a debt of gratitude, I went against my grandfather’s dying wish. From then on, there was a strange doctor in the world, and I encountered countless extraordinary people. A human face that appears on your back at night, man-eating Gu insects, evil spirits with human faces and snake bodies. The wandering knife peddlers who sell their wares on credit, and the 161Reads7.1Score—Shelves
22. 22 卦 The Divination Gate 卦天门 The Fish Who Wants to Flyz想飞的鱼zMystery972k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, Lin Yue was born into a family of feng shui masters, covered in white hair from head to toe. To prevent rumors from spreading, she was abandoned on a stormy night in the unfathomably deep Jiuli Ravine. A silent Heavenly Gate Bell brought her back into the world. Twenty years later, on her wedding day, someone kicked Lin Yue into Jiuli Ravine. As she hovered between life and death, a mysterious man pulled her out, setting the Heavenly Gate Bell ringing as well. The golden bell r 189Reads8.8Score—Shelves
23. 23 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 91.8kReads9.4Score11.5kShelves
24. 24 猎 Sin Hunter Detective 猎罪神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted What's the most terrifying case you've ever heard of? The Corpse Immortal Madam, the Medical University's Sex Fiend, the Human-Head Planters, the Zombie Baby in Building Seven... There are no ghosts in this world, only wrongs waiting to be righted by a master hand. The legendary coroner Song Yang returns to the scene with his disciples, piercing through layer upon layer of mystery to hunt down the killers lurking in this world. Come face-to-face with the bloodiest, most baffling, and most hair-r 7.3kReads9.4Score890Shelves
25. 25 红 A Game of Red and Black 红黑相间的棋局 Passerby A on Xijiang Road西江路人甲Urban260k WordsOngoing What bird flies the farthest in the world? The albatross. What bird flies the highest in the world? The albatross. What bird flies across the ocean? The albatross. Obviously, those aren’t the correct answers, but to Lin Xiaoteng, they are the only answers that matter. Gray-and-white feathers, broad wings, a beak that looks utterly harmless, an endearingly clumsy build, and a waddle like a duck’s: that’s the best way to describe an albatross. It has neither the hawk’s sharp instincts nor the seag 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist has been planning revenge

26. 26 徒 Disciple, You're Invincible Now. Go Down the Mountain and Wreak Havoc with Your Junior Sister 徒儿，你无敌了下山祸害你师妹吧 Li Tianlang李天狼Urban367k WordsCompleted A young monk descends the mountain to become the greatest hero under heaven. He becomes the great hero in the hearts of countless beauties, standing center stage and dazzling beneath the spotlights. 192Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend five-star reviews.

27. 27 无 Invincible, Master, Your Wife Came Uninvited 无敌，师娘，不请自来 Li Tianlang李天狼Historical1.5M WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! He transmigrates to the era of Wu Zetian, with a golden dragon possessing his body and a System at his disposal. He dominates the world, invincible and unrivaled, standing alone above all, roaming the martial world and becoming the greatest under heaven. He reaches the pinnacle of life and possesses the world's April days. 2kReads7.4Score127Shelves
28. 28 嫂 Sister-in-Law, I'm Just a Fool 嫂子，我只是一个傻子 Li Tianlang李天狼Eastern Fantasy483k WordsCompleted The Continent of Dongzhou: Eastern Zhou, Western Liang, Southern Jin, and Northern Wei. The Eastern Zhou states, five kingdoms across ten generations. Prince Li Tianming transmigrates to the Continent of Dongzhou. Watch as he becomes the son of a fallen kingdom, rises again, makes a comeback, conquers the world, and unifies the continent. 140Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 616Reads7.2Score—Shelves
30. 30 元 Temujin, Founder of the Yuan Dynasty 元太祖铁木真 Radiant Rosy Clouds丹霞溢光Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Temujin is a renowned military commander in world history. Though descended from the Golden Lineage, he endured hardship and a life of constant displacement from childhood. In the end, he united the steppe, dealt the Jin dynasty a crushing blow, and conquered Khwarezm, becoming a towering figure of his age. 7.3kReads9.2Score469Shelves
31. 31 藏 Hidden in the Abyss 藏于渊 Yu Qingqiu予青秋Eastern Fantasy198k WordsOngoing Water that runs clear is shallow; dark water runs deep, and dragons lurk in the depths. What could a kind-hearted young man have gone through to make him step across heaps of corpses and climb to the pinnacle of power? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is based on the historical dynasty, and the writing is exquisite. The protagonist and supporting characters kill decisively. Not a noob, not brainless, not a saint.

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