Any Novels With a Highly Intelligent, Strategic Protagonist, Without a System? 有没有高智商，高谋略，不是系统文的小说

1. 1 宇 The Uchiha Young Lord, Always Rushing Around for His Old Man 宇智波少主，为老父亲东奔西走 Still Chuunibyou中二未愈Anime Fanfiction369k WordsOngoing [No CP + Invincible Protagonist + A Little Hashirama and Madara + Multiple Parallel Worlds + Pure Naruto] When I first opened my eyes, I saw the light of those two: red flames and green branches intertwined, clashing, burning, exploding, piercing, collapsing… Then I understood. I had been born amid the collision of these ultimate powers. What a beautiful moment, with life being created and destroyed at once… I thought being torn apart in this dazzling fireworks display would be a pretty good end 1.4kReads8.4Score114Shelves

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   Not time travel, no idea about the plot, no plug-ins, pure IQ reasoning, no OOC

2. 2 十 Ten Days to the End 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 1.7MReads9.9Score233.7kShelves

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   I really recommend this book "The End of Ten Days". It's a high-energy brain-burning book with online logic and IQ. It doesn't lower your intelligence. It's interlocking and very beautiful.

3. 3 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.6kShelves

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   That's it!!! The male protagonist has a high IQ and knows strategies. He can do things but never talk. He can use his words to deceive those who can't be beaten. In short, he is good-looking.

4. 4 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 37.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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   The early part of the first book is very exciting. It is recommended not to read it at night. You will not be able to sleep [fear]. The second book is protected by a low score. There is no female protagonist and the male protagonist is a lone wolf.

5. 5 我 I Don’t Have a System, but I Do Have a Hammer 我没有系统，但我有榔头 Geng Xiaoyue耿小越Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Fifteen years ago, the “God of Gambling System” abandoned me. Along with it went my luck, gambling skills, wealth, women... and every memory my family and friends had of me! As if the whole world had cast me aside, I angrily grabbed everything I owned, rushed into a hardware store, and spent 38 yuan on a hammer. From that day on, I decided I would kill every System with nothing but my mortal body! (Author’s note: No transmigration, no System, no cheats, no female lead, no brothers, no faction, n 376Reads9.0Score—Shelves
6. 6 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 130.1kReads9.6Score15.4kShelves

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   The subject matter is very novel. The prison chapter is full of high energy, high IQ and high strategy. It is not a systematic text but there is a "media" running through the whole text. The whole text has constant climaxes and constant jokes. You can't buy it, suffer losses, and can't be fooled. After reading a few chapters, you can be completely immersed in it.

7. 7 太 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.4kReads9.2Score167Shelves

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   A powerful collision of evenly matched forces! The female protagonist strategizes and counterattacks in a desperate situation. The male protagonist is decisive in killing and trying to control the world in troubled times, but he is willing to give everything for her. The plot line is brain-burning and enjoyable, and the emotional line is tugging and touching. It not only shows the grand structure of family, country and world, but also the delicate and lingering love between children. The whole process is high-energy and has no peeing!

8. 8 镇 The Nation-Protecting Prince Consort 镇国驸马爷 Xuan Zhi轩轾Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [System + political intrigue + mind games! The story only gets better as it goes] Ji Ping’an, a die-hard Three Kingdoms Kill player, passes out while gaming. When he wakes up, he’s transmigrated to the Dayu Dynasty and, by some fluke, become its biggest doormat of a son-in-law: the princess’s husband. He also activates a Three Kingdoms Heroic Spirit System. With enough gold, he can summon any general, strategist, warlord, or beauty from the Three Kingdoms. From then on, Ji Ping’an sets out to ge 74.8kReads8.9Score6.4kShelves

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   It must be this one, but it comes with a system [shy]

9. 9 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 2.8kReads8.7Score218Shelves

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   I recommend this post-apocalyptic rebirth novel. The protagonist's IQ is online and the plot has many twists and turns. The writing is solid and depicts the reality of human nature. There is no system and no cheating. It becomes more and more exciting as you go to the end.

10. 10 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 235.4kReads9.6Score28.5kShelves
11. 11 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 22.1kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn: The Ruthless Poison Consort 重生毒妃狠绝色 Lu Feixi路菲汐Ancient Romance4.7M WordsCompleted She helped her husband become emperor, but on the day he took the throne, he had her entire family executed. Reborn five years earlier, with her parents still alive and her wedding yet to come, Ye Muxi swears to avenge herself and make up for the regrets of her past life. Once a timid young lady bullied by everyone, she transforms brilliantly with five years of memories, protecting her younger brother, crushing scoundrels, and planning every step to seize the advantage. But how did she accidenta 7.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    Story summary: These books basically have heroines with high IQ and high strategy, but there may be some flaws. The second one has no flaws in the character, but it has a very high IQ and a relatively high strategy. But is it the same book? It's so bad. He finally managed to scrape together a cp. If you don't watch the last world, it would be very good.

13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: The Heaven-Chosen Noblewoman 快穿之天命贵女 Heartless and Loveless无心无爱Ancient Romance992k WordsCompleted She is a composed, easygoing modern girl, an elegant young lady from a distinguished family, an outstanding scion of an old clan, and a beautiful, gentle heiress. She is also a young plant struggling to survive in the cracks, a cold-blooded woman without a heart, a wise and rational avenger, and a perfect impostor… She is Shu Wu. The character in Wu sounds like the one in “realization,” and Shu Wu also sounds like “don't.” Longing day and night, waking up with a sudden realization, never repeati 144Reads8.4Score—Shelves
14. 14 团 The Beloved Princess Is a Black-Hearted Lotus 团宠郡主黑心莲 Classmate Duan Zhou端粥同学Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Beloved by Everyone + Sweet Story] In her previous life, her five fiancés drove her to take her own life. After she was reborn, all five fiancés claimed to love her. But then Jiang Ningsheng met the much-praised and feared Prince Ding'an, becoming the apple of his eye and the darling of his heart as she exposed one conspiracy after another. After her rebirth, her life became a dream come true: her cousins, sisters, and even the villains all adored her. Her former fiancés, however, each 20Reads6.9Score—Shelves
15. 15 独 Unrivaled Splendor: The Scheming Legitimate Daughter Rules the World 独步惊华，腹黑嫡女御天下 Gentleman of Fading Warmth薄凉君子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Unrivaled beneath the heavens, she rises with every step. A master of a thousand faces, she commands the realm through strategy. She learned to read at one, wrote poetry at three, devoured every book under heaven by ten, and at fifteen placed first in the imperial examinations, becoming a revered imperial tutor! Brilliant and politically astute, she held the fate of the realm in her hands. But after trusting a treacherous wolf, she met her end in the cold palace. Fate gives her another chance at 652Reads8.6Score103Shelves
16. 16 全 The All-Round Big Shot Sneaks Into an All-Boys' School as the Group's Favorite 全能大佬：混进男校当团宠 Muddy Wine and Autumn Crane浊酒秋鹤Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted Weibo: Zhuojiu Qiuhe Ruan Lingrou is K Country’s top female agent. She accidentally ends up at an all-boys’ academy, where she runs into the four most popular guys on campus that very night. Feng Zerong: I’m third in the national karate championships. You’d better not mess with me. Ruan Lingrou: Right, and I’m the champion. Xu Youzi: The Xu family is rich and powerful. You’re way out of your league. Ruan Lingrou: Is that so? Then I’ll buy your family’s businesses tomorrow and leave you out on th 341Reads9.1Score101Shelves
17. 17 我 I Really Am a Law-Abiding Citizen 我真的是守法公民 Wang Xin王信Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Twelve years ago, star gates descended from the sky and appeared all over the world. People discovered all kinds of worlds beyond the gates. Thanks to the special game items and technology brought back from them, human technology underwent a massive leap forward. On Block 26, Street 78, Chen Bin, dressed in a fitted black trench coat and a vintage gray tweed English cap, held an AK-47 in one hand. He looked seriously at Old Chicken and said in a low voice, “We are law-abiding citizens. We must n 569Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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    There is currently no system for this

18. 18 我 I Can't Believe I Can Read Ancient Divine Script 我居然认得上古神文 Three Preserved Eggs三个皮蛋Eastern Fantasy10.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Zhong Wen is picked up by a little girl and taken to the Piaohua Palace, where every disciple is a woman. The world’s most advanced cultivation techniques, spiritual arts, and knowledge all come from ancient times. As a result, studying ancient texts no one can understand becomes the trend of the age and a symbol of status. By chance, he opens a book written in ancient divine script. To his surprise, he discovers... 4kReads7.9Score445Shelves

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    WOⅧAncient Inscriptions

19. 19 法 Outlaw: This Criminal Doesn’t Spare Even Ghosts 法外狂徒：这个罪犯连鬼也不放过 Fleece-Lined Long Johns秋裤加绒Urban712k WordsCompleted In an age when the supernatural is returning, vicious ghosts are appearing all over the city. Just out of prison, Chu Bei looks serious. “Officer, does the country allow me to commit crimes against ghosts?” The Life-Taking Ghost: “Spirit Management Bureau? I'd like to report a crime. Someone stole my kidneys. Yes, both of them are gone.” The Ghost Vendor: “Is there any justice in this world? I'm just a watermelon seller, and he asked me if my melons were ripe!” The Zombie King from some mass gra 294Reads9.2Score103Shelves
20. 20 番 Notes from the Tomato Novel Team 番茄小说团队随笔 Tomato Novel Team番茄小说团队297k WordsOngoing Hello, dear readers! This book is an original work by the Tomato Novel team. The first volume will introduce you to Tomato Novel in the form of essays. The second will take the form of a novel and reveal the people behind this app and their stories. We hope this helps you get to know us better! 20.8kReads8.4Score27.8kShelves
21. 21 凌 Heavenly Sword Emperor 凌天剑帝 Don't Touch My Fish别碰我的鱼Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger + traditional fantasy] A year ago, the young Lin Che received guidance from an unparalleled master and destroyed his own dantian to start his martial arts journey anew. During that time, his cultivation plummeted, and his family misunderstood him, leaving him to endure the world's cold stares. A year later, Lin Che has forged an unparalleled foundation. The hidden dragon rises from the abyss, sweeping aside every genius with invincible might and embarking on a bran 4.5kReads9.1Score456Shelves
22. 22 阴 The Yin-Yang Courier 阴阳快递员 Uncle Black Eyes黑瞳叔Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Parcel delivery has expanded beyond the countryside and reached the underworld. And I am a courier who delivers to both the living and the dead! I've delivered countless packages and encountered countless strange, unknown events. Let me tell you a deathly tale about parcel delivery, based on my own experiences... 2.1kReads8.7Score311Shelves
23. 23 我 My Master Is an Immortal 我的师父是神仙 Ascending the Hall上殿Urban8.6M WordsCompleted Yang Yiyun finds a bottle with an immortal sealed inside and thinks, I'm going to make it big... Teach me your cultivation technique! No, you have to save the world... I want to face-slap the rich and handsome guys. No, the world needs you... I don't want you anymore, all right? Get lost... 7.5kReads8.8Score1kShelves
24. 24 网 Online Game: The Pinnacle Emperor 网游之巅峰帝皇 Perfect Gentleman完美绅士Sports2.0M WordsCompleted [Online Game + Wish-Fulfillment + God-Tier Skills + Hidden Class + Business Management] Tongtian was once the king of the online gaming world. Now he's back, and his first move is to build an SSS-rank castle as his base! 3kReads8.3Score234Shelves
25. 25 道 Reverend, Stop Pretending. I Know You Can Use Immortal Arts 道长别装了，我知道你会仙术 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery11.7M WordsOngoing At Zhongnan Mountain, people knew only that it was home to the Quanzhen Sect. Few knew that at its foot stood a dilapidated Taoist temple. That day, the people of Gujing Temple burst onto the scene. From then on, their name would resound throughout the land! 190.8kReads9.2Score15.3kShelves
26. 26 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 136Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Someone was also holding down the person next door.

27. 27 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 490Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 380Reads5.4Score—Shelves
29. 29 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 796Reads7.2Score—Shelves
30. 30 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 358Reads5.8Score—Shelves
31. 31 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 992Reads6.4Score—Shelves
32. 32 穿 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 703Reads5.9Score—Shelves
33. 33 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 220Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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