A Few Books with Smart Characters and Rich Worldbuilding 智商在线，有底蕴的几本书。
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Senior Year Above All 高三至上
Chu Yifei, whose online name was "Qing Wu Fei Yang," fell from the twenty-fifth floor before the college entrance exam. Mo Yixiao, the girl who had been entangled with him in so many ways, followed his soul into a parallel world. Why do the same people follow different paths of fate in different worlds? What is the secret to happiness? If you see your own past or future, will the course of your life change?
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Who Hit Her? 谁撞了她
One day in May 2022, at a COVID testing site, volunteer Mei Dai receives a phone call: her mother has been in a car accident. Who hit her? Her boyfriend’s father, the neighbor’s son, or her own biological mother? Can the dozen or so diaries her mother left behind reveal the truth? The accident sets off a chain of revelations: human trafficking, abandonment, inheritance disputes… With nothing but a pen, this story portrays the myriad lives of people during the pandemic, their joys and sorrows,
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Professor Tang Is Still Pretending to Be a Newbie Today 唐教授今天也在装萌新
A female history professor from Peking University transmigrates into the body of a doomed rookie during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. She uses modern knowledge to crush the competition, only to be forced by the System to take the academic path all over again: if she can’t get a paper published in Archaeology, she’ll be erased?!
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Prologue: Joining the Dao 序合道
The story takes place in Zhaoming Realm, an ancient parallel world whose survival rests on the "Order of Heaven and Earth." Everything under heaven has its own "order": the human body has the "order of the body," encompassing bones, sinews, qi, and blood; thoughts and emotions have the "order of the mind"; and lifespan and death have the "order of fate." Plants and trees have the "order of things," governing growth and decay; day, night, and the seasons have the "order of time"; and mountains, r
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The Brocade Merchant 锦商
Modern female executive Qin Yuxuan collapses from working overtime. When she wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of Qin Xuan, a peasant girl in ancient times, in impoverished Qin Family Village. As her memories merge, she learns that her original self was promised in marriage to the Li family in a neighboring village by her gambling-addict father. On her wedding night, Qin Xuan discovers that her husband, Li Maocai, is a violent drunk who beats and kicks her in their
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A Splendid Business Career 商途锦绣
Modern investment consultant Ruan Zhiwei works overtime late into the night. On her way home, she gets into a car accident. When she wakes, she discovers she has transmigrated to the ancient Ruan household as an unloved concubine-born daughter. Through her maid, Chuntao, she learns about her new circumstances: her birth mother died early, her stepmother is harsh, and she is about to be married off as a widowed official's second wife. - Ruan Zhiwei draws on her modern business knowledge to analyz
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Loving You, a Habit That Keeps Growing 爱你是习惯慢慢在延伸
Seven years ago, Lin Mo was an ugly, fat girl, unremarkable and bullied. Ji Shiyan was the godlike heartthrob admired by the whole school. When Lin Mo was locked in the girls' bathroom, crying her heart out in despair, Ji Shiyan appeared and became the one bright spot in her bleak life. From that day on, Lin Mo felt a budding affection she couldn't put into words. Her youthful crush was destined to remain an unspoken regret. Seven years later, Ji Shiyan returned to Mingcheng to take over the fam
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Three-Flower Temple 从前有座三花庙
There is a Three-Flower Temple in Dai County, and a little immortal lives inside. Every fortune he tells comes true, and each reading costs just one coin. He doesn't care about wealth or status; he only helps people out of their troubles. But no one knows that this so-called “little immortal,” Xuan Xiao, is a fake with no grand ambitions who just wants to grow taller. He runs the little temple by pretending to have supernatural powers. But after being drawn into a series of strange cases, from a
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I Don’t Have a System, but I Do Have a Hammer 我没有系统，但我有榔头
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
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Demon Monkey Wukong 妖猴悟空
I am a demon monkey. I always thought that if I became a Buddha, I could marry Zixia. I thought I could stand as an equal among all the Buddhas and gods in the heavens. Until... I met my master. What the hell? Is that hulking, two-meter-tall monk with a green dragon tattoo, a massive gold chain, muscles bigger than mine, and a Zen staff weighing 108,000 jin really Tang Xuanzang? You're telling me I'm supposed to protect him? Why do I feel like he's the dangerous one? Damn it, Master, stop!
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Striving in the Great Ming 奋斗在大明
A man can be a teacher for generations, and a single word can serve as a rule for all under heaven. Two thousand years ago, Confucius was born, illuminating the ages! Two thousand years later, Zhouzi was born, a master for generations! The story of an “observer of the heavens” with a scientific mindset from the future, striving to make his mark during the Jiajing era of the Ming dynasty!
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Bureau of Legend Management 传说管理局
(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
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The Whole Family Transmigrates: 18 Ways to Survive in Ancient Times 全家穿越：古代生存十八法
The whole family transmigrates to ancient times after an accident. Whether that counts as good luck or bad luck is anyone’s guess. They’ve barely woken up when they find out the family has no money, no land, and a mountain of debt to repay. Not one of them has a golden finger, either. But the dog that came along with them is rather interesting. Could it be some kind of divine hound? This big family has to put food on the table, keep the household harmonious, and make progress in their studies. W
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Brilliant Jade Blossoms 琼芝灼灼
A pampered, easygoing merchant's daughter * a reserved, refined, and brooding heir The pursuit of a wife after losing her * mutual healing * fleeing while pregnant * rekindled love From the heroine's perspective: In her previous life, her fawning, obsequious father gave her away as a concubine, and she died in the vicious infighting of the inner chambers. Reborn, she focuses on keeping a low profile, hiding her looks and avoiding her father's notice. After saving a little money, she investigate
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My Neither Here Nor There Life 我那不咸不淡的人生
Growing up, no one ever told me what to do when friendships fell apart, my family was at odds, love went wrong, or I was hurt or bullied. No one explained how to cope with anxiety, depression, loneliness, work stress, or a life that wasn’t going well. No one cared about my emotional needs. Everyone wanted to know how much you earned, but no one asked whether you were tired. Only later did I understand that no one in this world can truly feel what you feel. You can’t expect others to understand y
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A Hall of White Jade 白玉为堂
A satisfying unlimited-flow novel with two male leads Both pure and both powerful Cool beauty bottom × scheming, gentle top Amnesia trope Being dragged into a game program to play its games was annoying enough. But the perverted game programmer I cursed every day turned out to be me. Seriously, what kind of lovers and friends pretend they don't know the truth together? In the end, I was the only one who really didn't know.
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Da Li Mutai 大黎木泰
After transmigrating to the Great Li dynasty as a prince, he had hoped to recline in the company of beauties and command the world once he rose. But his brothers scheme against one another, and their devious plots are impossible to guard against. Watch how Mu Tai survives and makes a place for himself in a troubled age, pressing ever onward!
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Born Weak 天生弱者
Most people admire the strong, but they choose to admire the weak! At first, the distance between people is vast, so vast that we cannot see each other for who we truly are. In the end, the distance between people is small, so small that we can touch the kindred core within one another.
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Inheritance and Continuance 承乘
I'm a new writer. My writing still has room for improvement, but I'll do my best to tell every story well. My first work is now complete, and I welcome everyone to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll work hard to tell every story well! What is this world really like? Is humanity's mechanical civilization the answer, or the more advanced, era-spanning civilizations of extraterrestrials? Or perhaps it is the cultivation civilization of refi
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