Treasure-Hunting and Mining: Opals, Diamonds, and Gold 寻宝挖矿欧泊钻石黄金系列

1. 1 开 From the Start, I'm a Wilderness Gold Prospector: I Haul My Gold Away by the Truckload! 开局荒野淘金客，我黄金用车拉！ Madman-Eating Flower发癫食人花Urban708k WordsCompleted One man, one car, one dog. A metal detector in his left hand, a little shovel in his right! Unable to take another day of being squeezed dry by his idiot boss for a monthly salary of just 1,500 yuan, Li Dashan quit on the spot. He put what little he had on the line, headed for the western wilderness, and became a proud wilderness gold prospector! After awakening the Voice of All Things, he could communicate with all kinds of animals without a hitch! With connections spreading across the wilderne 6.9kReads8.3Score530Shelves

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   The first is finding opals or diamonds; the second is genuine pure gold panning.

2. 2 让 I Told You to Pan for Gold! Do You Even Know What That Means? Why Are You Hauling It Away by Car? 让你淘金，淘金懂吗！你用车拉？ Reckless Fury肆意狂澜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A financial crisis sent wages plummeting, and newly graduated students fought tooth and nail for jobs paying just 1,200 yuan. Fresh graduate Chen Feng couldn’t take the disappointment. He stayed home, hanging around doing nothing, smoking and drinking every day. Luckily, he awakened the Gold Prospector System. With a metal detect 19.3kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
3. 3 开 From the Start as an Opal Miner, I Dig My Way to a Happy Life! 开局欧珀矿工，我挖出幸福人生！ Madman-Eating Flower发癫食人花Urban381k WordsCompleted Opals, crystals, gemstones, gold, ivory, fossils... From the vast expanses of Western Australia to every corner of the world, wherever treasure lies buried, Li Sheng is sure to appear. Reborn into a new life, he arrives in Western Australia and becomes an ordinary Chinese miner who grew up in an orphanage. A beautiful, gentle wife, an adorable son, and a poor household: everything reminds Li Sheng that it’s time to work hard and provide for his family! But Li Sheng has no degree, no connections, 1.7kReads7.8Score107Shelves

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   This looks pretty good.

4. 4 神 Divine Truth-Eye: You Don’t Know the Joy of Mining for Treasure 神级真眼：挖矿寻宝的快乐你不懂 Salt's Scar盐巴的疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Poor Zhao An unexpectedly acquires the Eye of Truth, just like the true sight in a certain game. Once he plants it, he can see through every hidden thing and every illusion in the world. So what are they waiting for? Buy lottery tickets, gamble on jade, start companies, dig for gold and gemstones, and uncover all the secret treasures buried across the planet... Zhao An shouts, “It’s mine, it’s mine, it’s all mine!” “What? King Solomon’s treasure, ranked number one in the Western world? Hand it o 8.2kReads8.8Score607Shelves

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   Gold mine, sapphire mine, ruby ​​mine, high seas salvage

5. 5 极 The Ultimate Salvage King 极品打捞王 Old Yang the Half-Immortal老杨半仙Urban3.9M WordsCompleted 71% of Earth's surface is surrounded by oceans, and at least three million sunken ships lie quietly on the seafloor, waiting to be discovered! What does that mean? Wealth? Fame? No! No! No! In the eyes of Xiao Peng, the King of Salvage, that's all garbage! As a cleaner of the ocean, every one of these shipwrecks... IS! MINE! 18.9kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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   These six are treasure hunt novels on my bookshelf. They all have high ratings, good writing and plots, unconventional storylines, and intelligent characters. They are worth collecting and reading for both new and old readers!

6. 6 直 Live Appraisal: Buddy, You’re in for It Now 直播鉴宝：宝友你可真刑啊 Writing with a Sword in Jiange剑阁执笔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + Antiques Appraisal + System] Qin bricks and Han tiles, Warring States jade, Tang sabers and Song paintings, Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, and Ming and Qing imperial tombs lined up in a row! Vast and glorious Xia has a history of five thousand years, as immense as the sea and enduring through the ages. The six-hundred-year-old Forbidden City is brimming with treasures! One day, master appraiser Ye Ling transmigrated and activated the livestream antiques appraisal System, setting 6.1kReads9.1Score483Shelves
7. 7 疯 Are You Crazy? You Call This Amateur Treasure Hunting? 疯了吧，你管这叫民间挖宝？ Chowing Down咔咔一顿炫Urban505k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a parallel world, Cheng Ze awakens the [Treasure-Seeking Divine Eye]. Every treasure within his field of vision is laid bare! He closes and opens his eyes, and countless glowing markers appear, as dense as the stars! “You dug up a pig trough. Material: lightning-struck peachwood. Volume: 0.95 cubic meters. Weight: 13 jin. Value: 120,000 yuan.” “You dug up a meteor crater. The meteorite soil (breathing earth) found alongside it gave rise to a natural medicinal herb garden. —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 直 Treasure-Hunting Livestream: Everywhere I Look, I See Hidden Treasures 直播捡漏：我眼中到处是宝藏 Strive to Write Ten Thousand Words Every Day争取每日万更Urban4.7M WordsOngoing A sudden accident leaves Xiao Ran in an impossible predicament, but also grants him an unbelievable superpower. With this miraculous ability, Xiao Ran sets out on an extraordinary treasure-hunting adventure in a foreign land, finding hidden bargains along the way. This book is also known as "Live-Streaming Treasure Finds: Clearing Out the West's Wealth", "Finding a Bargain Feels Great, and Finding Bargains Forever Feels Even Better", "Scammed by Americans: My Revenge with X-Ray Vision", "Live-St 41.3kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
9. 9 寻 Treasure Hunting Through Storage Auctions 寻宝从仓储拍卖开始 A Thread of White Hair半缕白发Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Unlucky student abroad Li Jie gains the ability to see through things after an accidental medical mishap. Treasure hunting in American warehouses Gold prospecting in the Devil's Valley A plan to recover antiques Salvaging treasures from the old world deep beneath the sea This is the story of an ordinary man's rise to fortune... 86Reads8.9Score—Shelves
10. 10 人 Tomb Raider: I Scrape the Ground Bare and Drive the Zongzi Crazy 人在盗墓：刮地三尺给粽子搞麻了 Adorable Little Zongzi可爱小粽子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + System + invincible hero + giant zombies + supernatural horror] Lin Yi transmigrates to the Ancient City of Jingjue and obtains the Tomb-Raiding Check-In System. Check in while exploring ancient tombs to earn generous rewards. Peerless martial art: Dragon-Elephant Prajnaparamita. Sixteen Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secrets. Qilin bloodline. Black-gold ancient saber! Maoshan Daoist arts! … Fatty: “Lin Yi is way too fierce!” Lao Hu: “Sigh, that guy has stolen my thunder again and again. (ಥ 913Reads8.7Score138Shelves
11. 11 寻 Treasure Hunting Around the World 寻宝全世界 Nile River尼罗河Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Just after Zhang Jing gets dumped by his gold-digging girlfriend, he obtains a Treasure-Hunting System! System: “Ding! Two meters underground ahead, there’s an unusual metal!” Zhang Jing: “I thought it was an antique, but it turns out to be a meteorite worth tens of millions!” Ancient coins buried deep underground, valuable antiques beneath the water in a park, and treasure sites no one else has been able to find... They all appear before Zhang Jing’s eyes! A gold-threaded jade burial suit, 68Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Have you ever seen treasure hunting using excavators?! Land-based treasure hunting, salvaging shipwrecks! It's really good! (Story synopsis follows)

12. 12 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.4kShelves

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    It's simply amazing! I haven't seen such a good book in a long time. The plot is tight and it's intellectually stimulating.

13. 13 荒 Wilderness Gold Prospector 荒野淘金客 Kang Yimu康一沐Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Wilderness Survival + Gold Prospecting + Gunfights + Special Cheat + World Exploration] Reporter from a world-famous TV network: “Mr. Lei, as a Longxia native, you went from having nothing to becoming a billionaire in the United States in just a few years. It’s quite a story. There are three rumors in the gold prospecting world: that you have superhuman strength; that you know Eastern dragon-seeking and tomb-raiding arts; and, finally, that you know kung fu and once fought the infamous Golden B 2.4kReads7.1Score186Shelves

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    I personally think this is good.

14. 14 开 Hunting Jade in the Gobi from the Start: I Unearth Financial Freedom! 开局戈壁猎玉人，挖出财富自由！ Madman-Eating Flower发癫食人花Urban441k WordsCompleted One man, one vehicle, venturing deep into the Gobi, exploring ancient riverbeds, braving the depths of the Kunlun Mountains, and uncovering natural treasures hidden underground! From jade hunter in the Gobi of the great northwest to gold prospector in the Altai Mountains of the northern frontier, wherever precious natural resources can be found, you'll see Li Muyang, the ultimate treasure hunter! A car accident changed Li Muyang's eyes, granting him a miraculous ability to detect treasures, as w 4.2kReads7.9Score291Shelves

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    This one is alright, quite good.

15. 15 末 The Apocalypse's Miner Is Pretty Tough 末世矿工有点猛 The Buzz of Tobacco烟丝上头Sports2.1M WordsCompleted [The new book, Ghost Realm Descends: I Level Up to Godhood by Catching Ghosts, is now live] Cracks appeared in space, monsters invaded Blue Star, and the Awakened became humanity's defenders and rulers. Mu Feng awakened a talent too, but his assigned profession was miner. However, he also had a hidden profession: God-Tier Synthesizer. He planned to spend his days mining, but soon discovered that his profession was truly one of a kind. A single pickaxe overturned the world and upended everything 2.2kReads7.7Score160Shelves

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    With over 33,000 hours of reading time, this veteran bookworm recommends these must-read novels. Most of them match the title criteria. And all of them are novels I've personally tested and read. I hope my recommendations meet your needs.

16. 16 穿 Through Space: I Have a Home on an Alien Planet 穿梭空间之我在异星有个家 Nicholas Big Gray尼古拉斯大灰Urban1.4M WordsCompleted He's not human! When he was a teacher, he launched a billion-yuan education drive so the children in his class could drink clean water. What kind of person does that? To help his fiancée make a movie, he built a spaceship from scratch. What kind of person does that? You think he comes from a poor family, but in truth, he's born into a powerful clan. You think he's timid and weak, but in truth, he's killed countless people. You think he's dirt poor, but in truth, he's richer than an entire n 1.9kReads8.3Score183Shelves
17. 17 我 I Have Billions of Clones, So Why Are You Making Me Mine? 我有亿万分身，你抓我去挖矿 Slightly Tipsy Every Day日日微醺Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Exploding Clones + Invincibility + Playing It Safe + Master Schemer + If I Can't Beat Them, I'll Call for Backup + No Rules] My name is Fang Yun. I had just transmigrated when I ascended to the Immortal Realm. Turns out, the ascension was a trap! I became a lowly mine slave in the Immortal Realm, digging for five hundred years. Then! I awakened the Infinite Clone System in the mine. These clones not only share my cultivation level, they can also help me cultivate. Best of all, they can change t 43kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
18. 18 荒 Wilderness Gold Rush: Australia Has Gold Mines Galore 荒野淘金：澳洲金矿有点多 Go on, Wild Grass去罢野草Urban581k WordsOngoing [Gold prospecting + beauties + Australia + gold + territory + System] Australia, the place with more gold than anywhere else in the world. Chen Mo awakens the Gold Bloodline System, which can detect where gold is located. Starting out as a gold prospector, he gradually builds his own golden empire. He encounters a gang that controls the gold trade through the black market; he faces a mining giant's ruthless attempts to wipe him out; he hunts for clues to the missing gold fleet of Britain's First 722Reads6.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 荒 Gold Panning in the Wilderness: From Laborer to King of Gold 荒野淘金，从打工牛马到黄金之王 Dragon-Slaying Squad屠龙小队Urban300k WordsCompleted Chu Mu, a civil engineering graduate, was only an intern, yet he had to oversee safety for the entire project. He earned just 1,800 yuan a month and was eventually fired. After getting fired, Chu Mu awakened the Strongest Gold Prospector System. As long as he could dig gold out of the ground, he would receive rewards. “Master Prospector,” “Physical Attributes x10,” “Lifespan +10 Years,” and more... Taking everything he owned, Chu Mu flew to the western United States and became a wilderness gold 706Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good, and one of them is quite well-written, but unfortunately it was abandoned...

20. 20 开 From the Start, I Dug Up a Ton of Gold 开局挖到一吨黄金 Wu Fan吾凡Urban2.4M WordsCompleted After his girlfriend dumps him, He Shiming suddenly gains the ability to foresee the future. From then on, all kinds of girls start chasing him like crazy. His ex-girlfriend shouts hysterically, “He belongs to me! None of you dare steal him!” The campus belle replies boldly, “No! You gave him up, so now he’s mine! Stay away from my boyfriend, or you’ll regret it!” 20.5kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
21. 21 人 Treasure Hunting for Gold in America 人在美国寻宝挖黄金 Life Is a Number人生是数Urban296k WordsCompleted A charming gold prospector, Li Ling's life as a gold hunter in America! Poor Li Ling was already struggling to get by when a useless friend talked him into going to America to make a fortune. Once they got there, his friend disappeared, and Li Ling started washing dishes for a living... Then, by chance, he stumbled into a colorful new life as a gold prospector... 348Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 人 In Florida: From the Start, I'm Fishing for Tuna! 人在佛罗里达：开局垂钓金枪鱼！ Eat, Drink, and Be Merry吃喝玩乐Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Tang Feng, who went to college in the United States, inherited an estate right after graduating. He received a farm on the East Coast, in Florida. And on the farm, he gained his own golden finger. The surprising thing for Tang Feng was that the farm itself was perfectly normal. Florida, however, was anything but. An old lady in a wheelchair robbing a bank with a gun. A Black guy wearing a nipple costume and competing in a cow-milking contest. An archer who could take on more than a dozen police 23.5kReads8.0Score1.9kShelves
23. 23 赌 Stone Gambling: One Touch and I'm Rich 赌石：让我摸一下就发财 Ultimatum After Drinking醉后通牒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Myanmar + Jade Gambling + Pocket Dimension + Wish Fulfillment + Appraisal + Tycoon] In the mining districts of Myanmar, he gains the ability to gamble on jade and a small portable pocket dimension. Just by touching a piece of jade with his left hand, he can tell its quality. So it makes perfect sense that every top-grade jadeite rough stone should belong to him, right? 15.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
24. 24 直 Livestreaming Bargain Hunts in the West: From the Start, I Make a Hundred Thousand Times the Profit 直播欧美捡漏，开局十万倍利润 Xue Is Not薛不是Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Xiao Bai transmigrates to a parallel world, inherits a bankrupt private collectibles museum, and awakens the [Bargain-Hunting Reclamation System]. The System can identify and appraise the history and value of any salvaged item, and even help recover collectibles. System: Host, wake up! Get out there and find a bargain! Xiao Bai: Shut up! Stop rushing me! I can't find bargains fast enough as it is! Whoa! Is this a rare edition of the Maryland News? Whoa! Is this an ancient Roman emperor's footwra 2kReads8.3Score175Shelves

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    Many people are currently enjoying Tao Jinwen's works, and I'm following them too. I've already caught up to the latest chapters of his first two books, and they're both excellent. You should check them out; they're really good. You might become a fan after reading them! [Laughing emoji]

25. 25 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Master 捡漏大师 Recluse of Changling长岭居士Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: A treasure appraiser who had amassed trillions died in an accident, only to be reborn twenty-five years earlier, in 1997, in the body of an impoverished middle-school graduate. It all begins again. See how the protagonist finds hidden treasures, goes on adventures, digs for buried riches, raids tombs, and invests his way to the pinnacle of life. An extraordinary story awaits, with thousands upon thousands of priceless treasures ready for you to discover. 10.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
26. 26 年 Hunting in the Old Days: King of the Changbai Mountains 年代狩猎：长白山猎人王 Overthrow倾覆Urban842k WordsCompleted [Reborn, historical era, hunting] Good news: He was reborn... in 1979, when the winds of reform were sweeping across the land. Bad news: Those winds still needed time to blow. Life was still hard, supplies were scarce, and every meal was cornmeal, brown rice, and sweet potato porridge. They were so poor you could hear the coins rattling in their pockets! Good news: His parents had found him a bride... Bad news: They couldn't make ends meet, and his wife was planning to run away... Good news: The 2kReads8.6Score133Shelves
27. 27 我 I Am a God-Tier Mining Magnate 我是神级大矿主 Mo Bei Wang墨北望Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Someone bragged to me about how rich he was. I looked at the hundreds of mining permits in my hands. Someone bragged about how many underlings he had. I looked at the hundreds of thousands of employees at my mines. I’m Chen Sheng, a no-nonsense mining tycoon with godlike abilities. While you’re still mining on Earth, my mines have already spread throughout the 2.8kReads8.5Score159Shelves
28. 28 让 You Went Panning for Gold, but You Struck a Gold Mine 让你淘金，你掏金矿主啊 The Newbie's Advance小萌新的进击Urban308k WordsOngoing [One heroine, laid-back, slightly slow-paced, gold mining, rich tycoon, mildly satisfying] When Jiang Yi had just started his sophomore summer break, his parents went bankrupt in the gold-mining business. With no other choice, he went abroad to take over his parents’ gold mine and awakened a System. Expert: “This land has no real mining potential.” Jiang Yi: “Right, right. So let me have it.” “Hmph, this old geezer’s discriminating against me? Don’t blame me for taking you for a ride.” Reporter: 428Reads7.0Score—Shelves
29. 29 环 Treasure Hunting Around the World: Starting at a Mystery Box Warehouse 环球寻宝：从盲盒仓库开始 Rock 'n' Roll Pineapple Candy摇滚菠萝糖Urban1.3M WordsCompleted After a car accident and a divorce, Chen Rui's luck hit rock bottom. Then he suddenly gained the supernatural ability known as the Golden Eye. Watch as Chen Rui uses his power to spot treasures hidden in plain sight, starting with bargain finds in Europe and America, and turns his life around. Pearls and jade, antique porcelain and collectibles: bring them all to me! Treasures from the East, the West, Africa, and South America: they're all mine! Setting sail from North America, Chen Rui swears t 251Reads8.1Score113Shelves

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    Suppressing his rage, Xiao Ran gritted his teeth and asked, "How can I get my suitcase back? There are photos of my family in it; I have to get it back!" The black woman behind the counter checked the computer, her face full of impatience. "You can only try bidding on your suitcase at the lost and found auction." "Luckily, the auction is today." Hearing this, Xiao Ran was furious. After months of going through all that trouble, this was the result. How could he not be angry? But he had no choice but to accept it. "Fine, tell me where the auction is." After getting the location, he immediately turned and left, walking quickly towards the auction venue. As soon as he turned around, he started cursing angrily in Mandarin.

30. 30 仓 Treasure Hunting in Warehouses: From the Start, I Donate the Twelve Animal Heads 仓库寻宝，开局捐回十二兽首 Huabei Payment Overdue花呗已到期Urban1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Yang Yi becomes a professional storage-unit treasure hunter in the United States. Countless abandoned storage units across the country hold all kinds of treasures. Marilyn Monroe's dress, Captain America's shield, Iron Man's armor... What delights Yang Yi most is discovering one of the Twelve Zodiac Animal Heads: the Snake Head. From then on, he searches for treasures all over the world, determined to bring all twelve of China's zodiac animal heads home! 2.2kReads8.3Score201Shelves

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    Story Summary: Excellent

31. 31 淘 Gold Rush Rookie: Did I Dig Up a Mammoth Tusk on Day One? 淘金新人，第一天挖出猛犸象牙？ The Postman邮差Urban482k WordsCompleted [Gold panning + everyday life + farming + lighthearted + pets + tycoon] After unexpectedly transmigrating, Gu Wen awakened a quest System. As long as he completed quests, he could earn traits of the corresponding level, and even grant those traits to other team members. [Gold Prospector]: Can sense ores underground, but there’s a chance you’ll dig up nothing but rocks! [Master Mechanic]: Nothing special, just years of practice! [Heaven-Defying Luck]: You’re not searching for a mineral vein. The 190Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend the first one, which is overseas. It starts with gold, and then you can find gems, underground ivory, shipwrecks, precious wood, salvage, and warehouse treasure hunting!

32. 32 重 Reborn in the California Gold Rush: I Will Rule America 重生加州淘金：我要统治美利坚 Jin Yanmu金炎木Historical173k WordsOngoing Tang Hui, a history major, is reborn in California in 1850 and awakens the Golden Empire System, which lets him locate gold underground. In this legendary era of the Gold Rush, while everyone else pans for gold, he digs it up, going after the biggest deposits and ignoring the small ones. This allows him to amass a fortune. Once he has built up enough seed capital, he uses his knowledge of history to seize every opportunity in a rapidly developing America, competing head-to-head with the titans o 80Reads6.4Score—Shelves
33. 33 开 From the Start: I Strike It Rich by Having Ants Mine Gold 开局：从蚂蚁淘金开始暴富 Selling Tomatoes at a Street Stall摆摊卖番茄Urban223k WordsCompleted [Farming + getting rich + cutting-edge technology + global domination] Cao Xiaotian is playing with ants in his orchard using a magnifying glass when a beam of light suddenly descends from the sky. His right hand has gained the miraculous power to enhance anything. Then the ants mutate and learn to mine gold! The gears of fortune begin to turn... Biological enhancements: ants that dig for gold, squirrels that transport it, bees that gather fruit, fire-breathing fish, the octopus Cthulhu, pea sho 670Reads8.1Score—Shelves
34. 34 寻 Treasure Hunting: Archaeology Major Sparks a Cultivation Craze 寻宝：读考古专业，掀起修仙狂潮 Zuo Ye左夜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Liu Banxia studied archaeology, and her life was simple. She spent year after year working at archaeological sites, never accomplishing much. Then one day, she unexpectedly discovered traces of immortal cultivation. After a series of dangerous adventures, exploring ancient sites and searching for treasures, she unwittingly sparked a craze for cultivating immortality! 8.8kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
35. 35 骗 They Tricked You into Mining in Northern Myanmar, but You Dug Up the Scam Compound? 骗你缅北挖矿，你把诈骗园挖没了？ I Don't Want to Be a Graphic Designer不想做美工Urban204k WordsCompleted After being tricked during a blind date, Lin Yuan wakes up in a black-market mine in northern Myanmar. While working underground, he unexpectedly awakens a Mining Assistant System. To stay alive, Lin Yuan reveals that he has a System and helps the mine owner rake in a fortune. With the help of the Mining Assistant System, Lin Yuan narrowly escapes death and makes it back to Longguo, where he begins his mining career. He goes to Kangaroo Country to mine gold, Eagle Sauce Country to mine germanium 73Reads5.9Score—Shelves
36. 36 我 I Just Went Out to Sea to Salvage Things, So Why Is the Whole World Panicking? 我就出海打捞，怎么全世界都慌了 It's Wanwan是晚晚阿Urban542k WordsCompleted Qin Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and heads out to sea to salvage sunken goods. All he wanted was to recover a few treasures! But then... on the first day, he salvaged a whole case of Lei Hua beer. On the second day, he hauled up a pile of corpses, and they were wanted criminals??? On the third day, he salvaged a pile of cannons! On the fourth day, he hauled up a self-propelled howitzer!! On the fifth day, he brought up a submarine!!! On the sixth day, what the heck was this Imperial Ja 21.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
37. 37 仓 Warehouse Treasure Hunting: From the Start, I Donate the Yongle Encyclopedia Back 仓库寻宝，开局捐回永乐大典 Battle Top战斗小陀螺Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yun transmigrates to a parallel world, gains the Treasure-Appraising Eye, and becomes a professional warehouse treasure hunter. Blackbeard the pirate’s pistol, Michael Jackson’s handwritten notes, and original paintings by Van Gogh that had been scattered among the people all end up in his hands. Qin Yun’s ultimate goal, however, is to gather all the scattered volumes of Xia State’s Yongle Encyclopedia and restore the nation’s glory. 661Reads6.7Score101Shelves
38. 38 做 The Antiquities Restorer 做旧师 Three-Foot Demon Sash三尺妖带Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [Entirely handmade, with no AI whatsoever + Behind-the-scenes industry secrets + Authentic antique identification with images and text + National vendettas and family feuds] If you want to truly understand the antiques trade, start by making fake antiques! Start by learning to age forgeries! My name is Mei Jiu. I was just a temporary odd-jobber on a film crew, but after I helped them repair a broken bowl, I was promoted to assistant prop master. I fix props, so why are they asking me to make fak 40.5kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    A very good book, worth reading.

39. 39 寻 A Treasure-Hunting Adventure: My Warehouse Can’t Hold Any More Treasures 寻宝奇缘，仓库的宝贝都装不下了 Mud’s Scar泥巴的疤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Tang Songyuan, an excavator operator, accidentally dug up a small metal ball and gained an extraordinary power of X-ray vision. From then on, he embarked on a fantastical journey of treasure hunting and discovery. Imperial green jadeite, meteorites from beyond the heavens, legendary antiques... He claimed countless rare and precious treasures as his own. 8.8kReads8.9Score941Shelves

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    This novel tells the story of Tang Songyuan, an excavator driver who unexpectedly gains the ability to see through objects, embarking on a fantastical treasure hunt. He discovers precious treasures such as imperial green jade and meteorites from outer space, gradually accumulating a vast fortune. The story is full of adventure and surprises, showcasing how the protagonist uses his superpowers to explore the unknown world.

40. 40 寻 Treasure Hunting in America: I Can See the Colors of Everything 寻宝美利坚，我能看到万物颜色 The Old Scoundrel Who Quit Updating断更的老贼Urban161k WordsOngoing After a stroke of extraordinary luck, Li An is reborn in the USA. He thinks he'll be wandering forever, until he dies on the street one day. Then a fever awakens his golden finger: he can see the value of anything by its color. Treasure hunting in Florida warehouses, mammoth tusks on the Arctic wasteland, opals in Lightning Town, gold panning in Devil's Valley, dinosaur fossils in the Thorn Basin, and a sunken warship in Adam's Bay. Treasure~ I'm freaking coming! 208Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The first one looks good [smirk]

41. 41 人 In the Wasteland, Freshly Dropped Out of Fangcun Mountain 人在废土，刚从方寸山辍学 First Month, Eighth Day正月十仈Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Post-apocalyptic infinite-flow, book worlds across the heavens, lone-wolf protagonist, no joining organizations to do missions, no beautiful women throwing themselves at him, no do-gooder protagonist, relentlessly ruthless killing. Long-running instances include: [Journey to the West], [The Haunted Apartment], [The Immortal and the Mortal], [Investiture of the Gods], and more... Civilization has collapsed, and the wasteland has risen. Anything connected to the Old Calendar is taboo, even a singl 11.7kReads7.6Score1.4kShelves
42. 42 你 You Asked What Kind of God I Am? A Pregnancy God, as in Getting Pregnant 你问我什么神？孕神，怀孕的孕 Hall Yuzi殿堂郁子Eastern Fantasy674k WordsCompleted Good news: I transmigrated, so I don't have to work the assembly line tomorrow. Bad news: This world has seven days of night and only one day of daylight each week, and it's crawling with twisted monsters. Good news: Worshipping the gods in this world can earn you their protection. Bad news: The damn gods are twisted monsters too. After dying from working the assembly line nonstop, Ye Dong transmigrates to a gloomy world and becomes one of only two followers of the False Pregnancy God Cult. They 6.9kReads7.8Score985Shelves
43. 43 星 Interstellar Mining on the Road to Prosperity 星际挖矿奔小康 Wu Tongyu梧瞳雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Being righteous alone isn’t enough for a protagonist. A touch of banditry to put petty villains in their place. A little roguishness to play with the world. Keep a hint of defiance, and never bow your head. Show some sharpness when cutting down corrupt scoundrels. Strength is the backbone that lets you stand tall and open up the sky. Gentleness is the way to navigate the world and protect its source of life. Only by balancing strength and gentleness can you stay true to your original purpose. Th 1.2kReads7.1Score100Shelves

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    Mining, a small world

44. 44 鼠 The Rat King Forced Me to Cultivate, and I Got Rich Across Worlds by Snagging Bargains 鼠王逼我修仙，我靠捡漏暴富万界 A Traveler in a Famine Year荒年客Urban853k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Mortal's Treasure-Hunting Cultivation] [Treasure Hunts and Mysteries] [Secret-Realm Expeditions] [Unearthing Treasures Across the Myriad Worlds] [Laid-Back Immortal Cultivation] [Secret-Realm Dungeon Adventures] [Lighthearted and Relaxed] Qin Lie: “Immortal, demon, or Buddha, I don't care. Anyone who gets in the way of my treasure hunt and path to immortality dies!” Treasure-Hunting Mouse: “Kid, you've got a big mouth!” Qin Lie: “If we can't kill them, we'll just run!” From antique s 12.6kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves

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    It just opened with a 6.4 Rating, but those who are following it are already giving it five-star reviews. It's a slow burn! But you absolutely must follow it up to the Secret Realm at the Bottom of the Well in Emerald Lake Mountain; it really gets better and better as you read on, with one dungeon after another unfolding. If you can get through the early stages, you definitely won't be disappointed later on.

45. 45 捡 A Life of Treasure Hunting 捡宝生涯 With Clouds and Fish与云与鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted After losing both his parents and drowning in debt, Qian Heng earns a miraculous stone pendant while helping others and fighting for justice. Blood merges with stone, and his supernatural powers awaken! Appraise treasures, unlock mechanisms, and venture into places of deadly peril... 336Reads6.4Score101Shelves

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    "Ambassador, do you know how hard it was for me, an orphan who was stranded in a foreign land since childhood?"

46. 46 鉴 The Appraisal Grandmaster 鉴宝宗师 Leng Jian冷剑Urban2.2M WordsCompleted During the Republican era, Tang Shun, born into a family of antique dealers, saw his entire family wiped out over an imperial jade seal. A century passed in a dream, and when he woke, he had been reborn into a modern body. Relying on memories of his previous life, he makes his mark in the antiques world, finding countless treasures and never making a mistake. He wins the favor of beautiful heiresses and the reverence of antiques-world moguls. “This painting is a fake, because the original was de 5kReads8.9Score470Shelves
47. 47 空 Spatial Powers, Comprehension, and a Visitor from Another World 空间，悟性，异世人 Yu Lu渔鹿Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + no System + portable pocket dimension + supreme comprehension + fighting above one's level + swordsmanship] Lu Nan transmigrates to another world of cultivation after an accident. Though he has inferior-grade Fire and Wood spiritual roots, he still succeeds in joining the Qinglian Sword Sect. From that moment, the gears of fate begin to turn. The instant Lu Nan steps into the world of cultivation, a mysterious space suddenly appears in his mind. It contains not only a stone ste 4.6kReads8.0Score476Shelves
48. 48 天 The Genius Student with X-Ray Vision 天才透视学生 Young Master Yu宇少爷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A massive explosion left Wang Yao seriously injured, but it also activated the jade pendant passed down through his family. His wounds healed rapidly, and he gained the supernatural ability to see through things. From then on, he rose to the top of his life and made a name for himself in this little city. 85Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 全 Global Treasure Hunt: I Actually Dug Up the Netherworld! 全球挖宝：居然挖出九幽地府！ A Thousand Nights of Splendor千夜锦绣Urban632k WordsCompleted [Exploration + Treasure Hunting + Livestreaming + One Heroine + Interactions with Female Celebrities and Beauties Early On (If You Don’t Like It, Please Don’t Complain) + Plenty of Thrilling Explorations Later On, with Nonstop Excitement!] Lin Hong, an exploration and treasure-hunting streamer, unexpectedly activated the [Global Treasure-Hunting System]. All he had to do was earn amazement points to unlock detection and dig up treasures everywhere! “Found a top-grade bloodstone worth one million 428Reads8.5Score108Shelves
50. 50 寻 A Treasure-Hunting Romance: One Divine Glance Reveals the Secrets of the World 寻宝奇缘，神之一眼辨乾坤 The Lost Traveler Where Mountain Passes Are Hard to Cross关山难越的失路人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + treasure hunting + antiques appraisal = a thrilling treasure-hunting novel Assassin Wang Xiuyuan transmigrated and was reborn right in the middle of an armed robbery. Then his eyes underwent a strange transformation, and the world looked different to him. Antiques, famous paintings, jewelry, and gold began falling into his hands in a steady stream. He also started searching for treasures all over the world: Pablo’s estate, the collection of the Lu Qinzhai family 21.7kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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