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

1. 51 地 Earth-Eye Treasure King: Buried Treasures Just a Meter Underground 地眼捡漏王：地下一米全是宝 Sentimental Divine Blade多情神刀Urban997k WordsCompleted Other people dig dirt. I dig up treasure! I went straight to a construction site after middle school, thinking I’d spend my whole life hauling bricks just to make ends meet. Then I dug up half a blue-and-white porcelain bowl from the Republican era at a site in Qingdao and sold it for 5,000 yuan! From then on, I awakened the “Earth Eye” ability. Other people see dirt as garbage, but he sees treasure everywhere! Silver dollars from the Republican era? One shovel and I dig up half a jar! A family 807Reads—Score163Shelves
2. 52 全 Global Treasure Hunt: From Shipping Containers to Atlantis 全球寻宝：从集装箱到亚特兰蒂斯 Yu NoYu丶否Urban271k WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + Antiques Appraisal + Treasure Hunting + System] After transmigrating to another world, Li Ming gains the All-Knowing Appraisal System. From then on, the value and origins of any object are an open book to him. So Li Ming joins the wildly popular online game of Container Treasure Hunting and starts a livestream: “Treasure Hunting Live from the City of Freedom!” Viewers warn him that container treasure hunting is a huge scam, full of hidden pitfalls, and that there's no way he'll 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 从 From Jade Cutter to Lord of Jadeite 从也木西到翡翠之主 Water in the Fish in the Water水中鱼中水Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A rising young star on the verge of becoming a second-tier celebrity is ambushed. At death's door, he unexpectedly gains an incredible supernatural ability and a mysterious space. Starting out as a rough laborer in a jade mining district, he enters the stone gambling business, turns his fate 7.5kReads8.3Score841Shelves

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   The jade gambling competition in northern Myanmar features multiple female protagonists, detailed descriptions, and is quite exciting.

4. 54 穿 Transmigrated to 1960, I Start with Eight Calabash Brothers 穿越60的我开局带八个葫芦娃 Xin Chujiu5 2新初酒五2Urban554k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] + [Spatial Storage] + [Lighthearted] + [Single Heroine] + [Decisive and Ruthless] He transmigrates to the 1960s. While other transmigrators arrive with both parents, grandparents, and siblings around, Yang Zhiyuan finds himself fleeing famine. And he has eight kids to look after. From the start, he nearly starves to death. Other people start with a bowl and end up with a noose. He starts with a jar and ends up with eight Calabash Brothers and a noose. See how Yang Zhiyuan manage 5.3kReads7.9Score255Shelves

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   This is a time-travel novel, set in a specific historical period. The protagonist gains a spatial ability and, instead of being limited to raising children and pacifying his wife, begins using it to cause all sorts of trouble. In the first book, he even goes to Russia to teach a direct sales course; in the second book, he's about to go to a "small life" (a fictional setting). Want to know how he'll have fun there? Read on!

5. 55 让 You Were Told to Operate an Excavator, but You Dug into the National Hydrogen Bomb Depot 让你开挖掘机，你挖进国家氢弹库 Snowflake Tree Frog雪花树蛙Urban242k WordsOngoing Su Yang wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the world of The Ultimate Wage Earner, where he is a contestant whose job is operating an excavator. On his very first day at work, he accidentally cuts through a military communications cable. “Foreman, what should I do?” “Who are you? I don’t know you!” Watching Foreman Li flee, Su Yang has no choice but to call the show’s director. Beep… Beep… (The line is busy.) The director has already turned off his phone and booked a flight abroad. Netize —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Synopsis: All three books feature treasure hunting, two have a system element, and the third has superpowers and is part of a series about handing over items to the state. All are highly recommended and highly rated works.

6. 56 禁 The Abstinent Top-Tier Star Was Won Over by One Kiss 禁欲顶流被我一个吻哄好了 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + sweet romance + System + national darling] After being reborn, Su Liang becomes bound to an emotion-collection System. Already in the prime of her youth, she becomes even more captivating, drawing men to her from every direction. But all she wants is that one star, high above and shining bright. She already has an extraordinary affinity for animals, and after being reborn, she awakens the ability to communicate with them, too. At the zoo, she’s the darling all the anima 10.1kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
7. 57 淘 Gold Rush Legend: Two Tons of Gold in Ten Years 淘金传奇：十年收获两吨黄金 Seventeen Loves Crawfish爱吃小龙虾的十七Urban102k WordsOngoing (Urban life, everyday life, tycoon, farming) Ten years, a total haul of 55,000 ounces, or about 1.6 tons, of gold, worth more than 100 million dollars. From the age of 18 to 28, this is the story of a young man’s growth. From ignorant and hot-tempered to composed and wise. A new gold-rush legend is on the rise. 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🍐Recommended by Chuchu, guaranteed to be excellent! 💋The first book I recommend has already cost me over 200,000 yuan, but I've only found one ounce of gold. The losses are unbearable; my blood pressure spiked and I was hospitalized.

8. 58 我 My Years Panning for Gold in the Sewers 我在下水道淘金的那几年 River Lantern河灯Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I’m a plumber, and through a strange twist of fate, I stumbled into a mysterious, shadowy gold-panning trade! They hide in the bustling heart of the city. In a world driven by material desires, they soil their feet, endure the stench wafting into their nostrils, and plunge their hands into filthy, murky water, pulling out strings of gold, silver, and jewels... 193Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Let's dig the earth together, and get rich quick to solve all our worries. In the second book, Jiang Yi was in his sophomore summer vacation when his parents went bankrupt from gold mining. Left with no other choice, he went abroad to take over their gold mine, where he awakened a system. From then on, he earned money in Australia, spent it in his homeland, and didn't leave a single penny for himself.

9. 59 都 What Era Is This? And You’re Still Gold Panning the Old-Fashioned Way? 都什么年代了，还在传统淘金？ All the Heavens' Sons Sing in Unison诸天子齐鸣Urban506k WordsCompleted Who still pans for gold the old-fashioned way these days? [Urban farming + urban life + gold prospecting + golden finger + tycoon] The way you imagine gold prospecting: Alone in the wilderness, carrying a gold pan and a shovel, working all day to find a pitiful handful of gold flakes. The way gold prospecting really works: A multi-ton excavator scoops up tons of earth in a single pass, while a powerful bulldozer can level a whole hillside in a day! And then! A washing plant that never stops runn 2.8kReads8.6Score125Shelves

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   The machines roared as they pushed mountains to pan for gold.

10. 60 让 Use Your X-Ray Vision to Gamble on Stones, Not to Peek Around 让你用透视眼赌石，别乱看啊 Ultimatum After Drinking醉后通牒Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Stone gambling + antiques appraisal + farming + wealthy protagonist + livestreaming] The day he gains X-ray vision, he moves in with the campus belle. His stunning senior also starts looking at him with admiration. But all he wants is to make money quietly by gambling on stones and appraising antiques, becoming an utterly ordinary tycoon. 32kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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    I recommend this book; it's pretty good when you're looking for something to read. (Hehe ...

11. 61 赌 The Crazy Stone Gambler 赌石狂徒 Old Ghost63老鬼63Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Just after graduating from college, Xia Feng was dragged by relatives into a company running an illegal investment scheme. His deceived relatives and friends poured all their fury onto him. With no other choice, he fled his hometown in a panic and went into hiding, until he arrived in a small town on the southwestern frontier… 2.3kReads9.2Score390Shelves

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    This book is well-written and worth reading. It's down-to-earth and realistic! There are no superpowers! No harem elements, and it's full of loyalty and affection!

12. 62 左 Imperial Green Jade in One Hand, a Beauty at My Side 左手帝王绿，右手美人腰 Wandering the World with a Blade浪迹天涯带着刀Urban10.4M WordsOngoing Urban Fantasy + Stone Gambling + Crown Prince + Politics + Revenge + Schemes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Mature Heroine A man needs unexpected riches to get rich, and a horse needs extra feed at night to grow fat. A priceless dragon-stone imperial-green Pixiu handpiece arrives by express delivery, and a bank text alerts Ye Qing that two hundred million yuan has landed in his account. But Ye Qing feels no excitement at this windfall from the heavens, because it is his master calling for help. To 63.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
13. 63 赌 The Young Stone Gambler 赌石小子 Old Ghost63老鬼63Urban2.5M WordsCompleted A boy of noble birth grows up in the mountains on the southwestern frontier, where he becomes the disciple of a mysterious master and learns ancient skills. Watch how he grows, how he amasses a fortune beyond measure, and how he wins the heart of a beauty... Love, hate, and passion all await within. No cheats, just a realistic story. Please don't complain if it's not your thing. 18.3kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
14. 64 都 We’ve Been Reborn and Transferred to Civilian Jobs, So Who Wouldn’t Go to Sea and Make a Fortune? 都重生转业了，谁不出海发点财啊 Years on the Journey征途岁月Urban402k WordsCompleted In the year 2000, on a stormy night, the third squadron of Xia Country’s Golden Corps was abruptly disbanded, and Zhang Chen was forced to retire from service. Back in civilian life, he had to deal with a snobbish mother-in-law, a cold older sister-in-law, and a younger sister-in-law who looked down on him. Zhang Chen promptly decided to go into business. He’d been reborn and retired from service, so of course he was going to make some money! 338Reads7.1Score101Shelves

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    After returning from military service, he went on a gold rush around the world.

15. 65 仙 The Interstellar Miner of the Immortal Realm 仙界之星际矿工 Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦里赏花Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Mo Xuan was buried in debt. At last, he fulfilled his wish and cultivated his way to immortality, then began a life of scavenging in the void and working to pay off his debts. He expected it to be miserable, but who knew this interstellar mining job would come with a diamond-tier territory! 51Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    You can check out the treasure hunt.

16. 66 子 A House Full of Descendants: This Ancestor Can Cultivate While Lying Down 子孙满堂，老祖我躺着修仙 Huang Qingshui凰轻水Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Chen Feng is an extraordinarily cautious cultivator who once believed his talent would never be enough to attain immortality. In his despair, he decided to establish a clan of his own. Everything changed when his first child was born. A tiny butterfly flapped its wings, stirring up a mighty storm. The more children Chen Feng had, the stronger he became. And so... In ancient times, the Yellow Emperor took three thousand women as consorts. Today, Chen Feng takes wives and ascends to immortality. “ 3.3kReads8.3Score186Shelves

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    All three books are very good, especially the second one, which I've been following for two months.

17. 67 家 Clan Cultivation: I Am the Clan's Guardian Spirit Beast 家族修仙：我为镇族灵兽 Toward the North Sea朝北海Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Mythical beast story, no human transformation, no romance, ensemble family saga] Reborn as a Blackwater Mystic Serpent named Mo Xuan, he gains a Clan Guardian Spirit Beast System and forms a bond with the Zhou family patriarch. He becomes the Zhou family's guardian spirit beast, and from then on, their fortunes rise and fall together. As the family gradually grows stronger, Mo Xuan also becomes one of the most powerful beings, and the name of the Zhou beast-taming family eventually resounds thr 35.2kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
18. 68 让 You Were Supposed to Hunt for Treasure! You Pulled Up an Aircraft Carrier? 让你寻宝！你捞上来航空母舰？ Qing Sheng箐笙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse617k WordsCompleted [There are some cliched face-slapping scenes in the middle. Feel free to skip them if you don't like that. No female lead.] Chen Hua transmigrates to a parallel world with not a penny to his name. To make a living, he joins a seven-day magnet-fishing treasure hunt competition. With a System on his side, he figures he should be able to take first place. Day one of the competition. Other contestants: I made 100 yuan today. Chen Hua stares blankly at the corpse he fished up. Day two. Other contesta 2.6kReads9.0Score245Shelves

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    Genre: Worth Reading

19. 69 女 After My Girlfriend Went on a Blind Date and We Broke Up, My Luck Took Off 女友去相亲分手后我开始鸿运当头 Ji Shi Mang Ran季时茫然Urban505k WordsCompleted I gave up everything for love, only to get told, “You’re a good person.” What a joke. You thought I wasn’t good enough for you, but it turns out you were the one bringing me bad luck. See how a low-level employee at a curiosity shop, abandoned by his girlfriend, comes into astonishing good fortune. He finds priceless treasures, studies under a master, starts businesses, invests, and sets industry standards. He puts down roots in Africa, backed by the nation’s fortunes. He builds a security compa 781Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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    Take a look at this book about mining in Africa

20. 70 末EN Apocalypse: Stockpiling a Billion in Supplies from Day One 末世：开局先囤十亿物资 Hate Being Young and Naive恨年少无知Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Spatial Ability + Stockpiling Supplies + Ruthless, No Saintly Savior + Building a Faction] “Mr. Chen, your one hundred family buckets of fried chicken have arrived.” “Mr. Chen, your one hundred roast ducks have arrived.” “Boss Chen, your ten thousand tons of pork have arrived.” Chen Luo, known as the Void King, relied on his unmatched ability to lie low until every survivor had died. In the whole world, only monsters remained; there were no humans left. With nothing left 117.5kReads9.3Score9.5kShelves

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    Not a good book, but it's the first one I recommend.

21. 71 我 I Made a Pact with the Gods: Tomb Raiding and Gu Poison Made Me Rich! 我与神明画押，盗墓炼蛊发家！ Lord Buddha of the Nine Gates九门佛爷Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Su Jing transmigrates into a world that combines various tomb-raiding stories and awakens the Gu Master System from the start, refining the Spring and Autumn Cicada! Spring and Autumn Cicada: Wields the power of time and can turn it back within a limited area! He joins the Iron Triangle in Worm Valley to seek out exotic insects and beasts. Blood-Draining Dragon Boa Gu! It can control blood mist, and anyone who touches it dies! Impervious to blades and bullets, fire and water! Blade-Winged Eagle 18.8kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
22. 72 我EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 Chen Erlan陈二懒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 90.1kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves
23. 73 国 National Fate: Planting a Sunflower from the Start 国运：开局种下一棵向日葵 Little Cat一颗小猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Plant vs. Zombies, including the Garden Warfare version 95, plus original plants and zombies, livestream chat and online viewers + foreign streamers appear in no more than 10% of the story, no female lead. Don't miss it as you pass by!] Wang Heng of Jiuzhou was chosen to represent Jiuzhou in a national destiny game. In a parallel world overrun by zombies, each country had one contestant chosen to act as the savior of the corresponding country in that world. Contestants from other countries all 9.3kReads9.0Score1kShelves
24. 74 占 Conquering an Alien Planet Through Mining 占领异星从挖矿开始 Meat-Eating Panda吃肉的熊猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.5M WordsCompleted On a desolate planet, Jiang Ye opened the chat channel for the "Interstellar Colony." His fellow colonists were chatting away: "We all arrived empty-handed, so why is Jiang Ye so rich now?" "What I want to know is, how does Jiang Ye upgrade his base so fast? I’ve reached level ten, while he’s at level forty. That makes no sense!" "He sells a ton of gold every day! Does his family own a gold mine?" "They must have a mine at home. How about we..." Jiang Ye gave a cold laugh and posted in the cha 7.7kReads8.8Score641Shelves

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    An amazing mining strategy you deserve! [Shy][shy]

25. 75 我 There's a Huge Mine on My Property 我家有座大矿山 Tomb Raider Bookworm盗笔书生Urban713k WordsCompleted Work? Not a chance! Making money? Not interested! What? You say I'm broke? Ha, don't make me laugh. My family owns a huge mine! 64Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all treasure hunting and mining novels, full of gold and silver treasures! 😍 🍀① Jiang Ye, a frozen man, is cured and awakens to become the commander of a planetary colony. Through mining, he gradually takes control of his destiny, conquers and manages the planet, and wins the interstellar war. Mining + slice-of-life + female lead + survival skills + intelligent protagonist. 🍀② An accident grants Xiao Ran incredible treasure hunting abilities, leading him on a journey of treasure hunting and bargain hunting in foreign lands. A relatively novel story about treasure hunting abroad 😘, a satisfying read about taking advantage of foreign resources.

26. 76 全 Global Treasure Hunt 全球寻宝 Zheng Gangqiang郑刚强Urban324k WordsCompleted Treasures buried beneath the permafrost of Siberia, ancient tribes isolated from the world in Africa, sunken ships sleeping on the ocean floor, and the ruins and civilizations of lost worlds. Fang Yan unexpectedly obtains a treasure-hunting System, and from then on sets off on a worldwide quest for treasure. Ancient civilizations deep in the desert, sunken ships in the deep sea packed with gold and porcelain, extinct animals in primeval forests, buried treasures on remote islands overseas: count 1kReads8.2Score102Shelves
27. 77 我 I Have X-Ray Vision and Hunt for Treasure in America 我有透视眼，寻宝美利坚 Yelü Hongtao, Who Loves Sablés爱吃沙布列的耶律洪涛Urban383k WordsCompleted After unexpectedly gaining X-ray vision and a host of other abilities, Zhang Mu searches for treasure in America, rising step by step from an ordinary man to the undisputed king of the treasure-hunting world. The lost Nazi treasure, the vanished Golden Pyramid, the Pirate King’s legendary hoard. Looking at the gold and jewels filling his personal storage space, Zhang Mu smiles once again. 4.4kReads8.5Score359Shelves
28. 78 赌 The King of Jade Gambling and Appraisal 赌石鉴宝王 Old Wanderer of the Jianghu江湖老叟Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In a story about the development of supernatural powers, what is the thing most lacking in this day and age? Money. Gambling on jade is the best shortcut to wealth. And what else are young people lacking? Love. The deep, devoted love of one person offers a refreshing perspective to those searching for romance. 730Reads8.8Score104Shelves

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29. 79 重 Reborn in 1993: From the Start, I Break Off the Engagement and Marry a Rich Beauty 重生93：开局退婚迎娶白富美 Fortune Rises Like Water金生水起Urban10.8M WordsOngoing Appraising treasures, not cultivating immortality. Antiques go great with cigarettes! The book includes illustrations of several antiques. Some come from the internet, while others were photographed by the author’s friends. They are all genuine antique images. Gamble on stones, gamble on jade, gamble on your youth; protect your wife, your family, and the nation’s treasures! “Damn it, where are the treasures we stole from China?” “You said this was the China Pavilion. Where’s everything inside?” 23.3kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    Enjoy the pictures and text together, in detail

30. 80 我 I Became the World’s Richest Man Through Fishing 我钓鱼成了世界首富 Indoor Expert室内高人Urban407k WordsCompleted Down on his luck, he takes up fishing to pass the time, only for a Fishing God System to descend from the heavens! “Ding! You caught a crucian carp. Reward: 10,000 yuan!” “Ding! You caught a rare Atlantic bluefin tuna weighing 800 jin. Reward: an S-rank business opportunity!” “Ding! You caught an Amazon arapaima. Reward: …” With the Fishing God System, Lu Qi fishes his way across the globe. The fish already illustrated in the book include alligator gar, mandarin fish, snakehead, Chinese perch, t 7.7kReads9.1Score615Shelves
31. 81 国 National Destiny Arena: I’m the Only One Who Knows the Famous Generals of Every Dynasty 国运擂台，只有我认识历代名将 Traveling North朝北游Urban583k WordsCompleted Lu Chen transmigrated to a parallel world. Unlike the one he knew, this world had lost much of the historical record of the Dragon Kingdom, and none of its famous ministers or generals from past dynasties were known! Just then, a national destiny arena appeared, pitting famous generals from every era against one another! The victor would receive rewards, and even bring the dead generals back to life! The loser would see their territory occupied and their people enslaved! Since the Dragon Kingdom 2.5kReads8.5Score446Shelves

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    Some are despicable, some are very nationalistic.

32. 82 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From the Start, I Trade Instant Noodles for a Wife 两界倒爷：开局泡面换老婆 The Departed Cat逝去的猫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted After waking up one day, Shu Xing gained the ability to travel between two worlds. One bucket of instant noodles got him a perfect wife: fair-skinned, beautiful, with long legs, gentle, considerate, and obedient. With her by his side, Shu Xing began enjoying life as a trader between the two worlds, swapping glass cups for gold, perfume for cities, and spicy strips for power-granting fruits... Before he knew it, Shu Xing had become a billionaire on Blue Star and a grand duke in another world. 872Reads7.7Score110Shelves
33. 83 军 Warlord: I Bring Weapons from World War II in Another World 军阀：我从异世二战搞装备 Rainy Day下雨天啊Historical947k WordsCompleted Lin Changxin, the legitimate eldest son of the ruler of three provinces, accidentally transmigrates to a new empire in another world and gains the “Arms Factory System.” The first thing he does after returning home is teach his three restless brothers a lesson. See how Lin Changxin rises amid the chaos, fights for supremacy, and builds a vast empire. 22Reads7.6Score—Shelves
34. 84 赌 The King of Bargain Finds in the Jade Trade 赌石之捡漏王 Old Black Ink墨老黑Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Modern City + Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Workplace + Everyday Romance] [Short drama adaptation of the same name: A Jade Appraiser at My Side] Wei Yang, a poor young man, is struck by misfortune and nearly goes bankrupt, with nowhere to sleep. Then, by chance, a jade appraiser's spirit possesses him, and he begins his rise by gambling on stones and finding overlooked treasures, eventually reaching the pinnacle of life. See how he uses his profound jade-appraising skills to find hidden 5.5kReads9.1Score524Shelves

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    Not bad. A relaxing and enjoyable watch.

35. 85 天 Heavenly Eye: Unmatched Treasure Appraisal 天眼：鉴宝无双 Mountain Peak山峰Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (Hardcore Antiques Appraisal + Not a Power Fantasy + One Female Lead + No Cultivation.) The porcelain he painstakingly copied could fool the experts at the Palace Museum. The objects he carved on a whim could make self-proclaimed masters of the Yangzhou school acknowledge him as their teacher. What others dismissed as rubble, he treasured as priceless, then sold for millions. His name was Zhao Xuan. Blind since childhood, he had chanced upon the legacy of the Heavenly Eye. Finding hidden tr 14.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    The story was so captivating that I lost my appetite and couldn't put it down.

36. 86 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 128.4kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves

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    Haha, how about we watch someone go beachcombing? [Smirking] That's good.

37. 87 重 Reborn: Hualong Invades the World, Starting with Mining 重生：华龙入侵全球从开矿开始 Being Ugly Is Not a Crime丑不是罪Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Xiao Yao is reborn in 1997, just as the mining industry begins to take off in northern China. With greedy outsiders eyeing his family’s property, he starts by selling bowls, then secures a gold mine, moves into iron ore, and establishes Hualong Mining, driving his enemies to the brink of ruin. The vast wealth of information from the future becomes his winning edge as he rises. Before anyone notices, he becomes the world’s largest investor. He invests in the internet giants, the Two Ma, ahead of 6.6kReads8.5Score360Shelves
38. 88 美 America: The Entire Ocean Is My Fishing Ground 美利坚：整个大海都是我的渔场 Civilized, Just, and Patriotic文明公正爱国Urban377k WordsOngoing [Fishing + Gold Prospecting + Everyday Life + Urban Farming + America + Tycoon + System] After a high school reunion, Li Wei’s soul transmigrates to Alaska in 2004. Having taken a leave of absence from USC, he becomes the captain of the Sea Monster. From the Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea and the entire Pacific beyond, as far as the eye can see, it’s all my fishing ground. Black cod, halibut, cod, tuna, king crab, snow crab, lobster, geoduck, abalone, sea cucumber… PS: This blurb is shor 3.3kReads8.3Score179Shelves
39. 89 金 Gold Prices Are Soaring, and I Dig Up Sacks of Gold 金价疯涨，黄金一挖一麻袋 Loves Mao Kang Kang Most最爱毛康康Urban652k WordsCompleted A short drama and comic adaptation with the same title are now available for free on Hongguo. [Get Rich Quick]+ [One Female Lead]+ [Gold]+ [Feel-Good Story]+ [Rural Life] In his previous life, he was a professional simp. To buy his girlfriend a gold necklace, he worked night and day at a construction site, only to lose his footing and fall to his death. After transmigrating to a parallel world, he faces soaring gold prices and awakens the Precious Metals Detection System, becoming a prospector i 7.9kReads7.8Score596Shelves

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    ✨In his past life, he worked himself to death while carrying bricks to save money for his girlfriend! After transmigrating, he gained a cheat-like ability—a detection system awakened, and the price of gold skyrocketed! He carried sacks of gold that others couldn't find, proving his incredible gold-mining physique! From then on, he became incredibly wealthy, so rich he had no friends left!

40. 90 淘 Gold Rush: I Made It Big in Australia 淘金：我在澳洲做大佬 Second Young Master Wei魏家二少Urban477k WordsCompleted My new work is here! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads5.8Score—Shelves
41. 91 透 X-Ray Vision: I Became a Tycoon by Foraging in the Mountains 透视：我靠赶山成首富 Thunderbolt Kid霹雳娃Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [X-ray vision + enhanced body + treasure hunting in the mines + revenge on an ex-girlfriend] When Zhang Wei awakened his ability to see through stone, his body was enhanced as well. Zhang Wei’s family had been tricked into paying an outrageous price for an abandoned jade mine. Zhang Wei looked over the mountain with his X-ray vision and said, “There’s so much raw jade here. This mine isn’t abandoned at all.” When the village bully picked on his father, Zhang Wei beat him up and sent him off to p 4.4kReads8.5Score544Shelves

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    Novels about gold mining. These books are well-written, quite accurate in their descriptions, and have good ratings. The writing style and overall quality are also quite good; they're very enjoyable and definitely worth reading. 666

42. 92 让 You Asked Me to Hunt for Treasure, but I Found All These Beautiful Women 让你寻宝，你却寻这么多红粉佳人 Xi Jie西孑Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + Gold Prospecting + Adventure + Beauties + Tycoon] Pan Xiaowei transmigrated to the 1990s in a parallel world and was bound to a treasure-finding System from the start… Anything without an owner, from cash on the ground to gold in the earth and treasures in tombs, all ended up in his possession… As Pan Xiaowei made his fortune, romantic encounters and luck with beautiful women kept coming his way… 5.9kReads8.2Score638Shelves
43. 93 斩 Dragon Slayer 斩龙 The Real Gold Yuanbao金元宝本尊Urban3.6M WordsCompleted At the end of science lies theology, At the end of theology lies geography. Feng shui was never superstition. Geography is! Believe in science! Reject superstition! 6.9kReads8.8Score727Shelves

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    The author's writing style is fluent, and the plot is full of twists and turns that make it hard to put down.

44. 94 鉴 Antique Appraisal: From the Start, I Take a Carving Knife to Bet on Jade 鉴宝：开局一把刻刀，空手去赌石 Small Target, Single Bet小目单关Urban513k WordsCompleted (Also known as: A Carving Knife from the Start, Making a Fortune in Stone Gambling with Bare Hands) Carving, stone gambling, antiques appraisal, collectibles, Daoist medicine, fighting Japanese pirates, and rooting out traitors. Packed with satisfying moments. He has one ingenious trick after another for making a fortune out of nothing, and uses them all with ease. He’s either in the middle of pulling one over on someone or on his way to doing so. Watch him make a fortune from nothing, obtain th 149Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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45. 95 网 Online Game: Continent of Gods and Demons, You Fight Monsters While I Mine! 网游神魔大陆，你们打怪我挖矿！ Big-Eyed Fat Sheep大瞳肥羊Sports1.2M WordsCompleted One day, Zhang Yu, a supermarket clerk, finds an officially issued game bracelet for the Continent of Gods and Demons outside his home. He remembers that the game’s main selling points are its 100 percent realism and the guaranteed exchange of game currency for real-world dragon coins. The chance to exchange game currency for dragon coins draws Zhang Yu into the game. Once inside, he discovers that, unlike other online games, this one forces players to choose between a combat class and a craftin 10.1kReads6.5Score740Shelves

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    The romance plot wasn't very smooth, but the overall storyline was decent and enjoyable to watch!

46. 96 寻 Treasure Hunting the World 寻宝天下 Deep Feelings and Fragrant Books情深书香Urban1.4M WordsOngoing A treasure-hunting adventure novel. Yao Feiyu is sold by his girlfriend to a compound to have his kidneys harvested. As a cold blade slices into his flesh, his blood splashes onto an antique ring worn by a tycoon. A treasure-hunting spirit cat and a pocket dimension appear in his mind! He only wanted to keep a low profile and hunt for treasures, but every Tom, Dick, and Harry gets in his way! What a joke! I'll wipe out his entire family with one blow and take all the gold for myself! But before 2kReads6.5Score187Shelves

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    Treasure hunting and mining – perfect for listening and reading, light and enjoyable! Highly recommended!

47. 97 我 I Find Treasure with Nothing but a Metal Detector 我寻宝全靠金属探测器 Wang Wenzhi汪文智Urban222k WordsCompleted [Treasure Hunting + Digging for Treasure + Antiques + Antiquities + Lucky Finds + Appraisal + Adventure] Armed with a metal detector, the protagonist roams everywhere in search of buried treasure, digging it up and stumbling across valuable finds. He explores secluded ruins and ancient sites, experiences countless bizarre and wondrous adventures, and scours deserted villages and abandoned houses, uncovering all kinds of treasures along the way: coins, bronze, silver, gold, and iron objects, as w 411Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    It's super good-looking and has a novel theme. It involves using a metal detector to explore, dig, and collect treasures, and collect all kinds of antiques!

48. 98 直 Livestream: Global Treasure Hunt 直播:全球寻宝 Zheng Gangqiang郑刚强Urban504k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + System + Treasure Hunting + Exploration] This is the legend of a treasure hunter. Here you’ll find the golden scepter of an Egyptian pharaoh. A mysterious pyramid beneath a rainforest river. Lizard people from the world below. And even a treasure trove of gold from World War II. 828Reads8.4Score103Shelves
49. 99 直 Livestream: Appraising Treasures, How Old Is This Ghost? 直播：鉴宝你看这鬼有多少个年头 Sweet Soy Sauce甜酱水Urban324k WordsOngoing Gou Bo transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a top-level antique appraiser. With a System, he becomes an antique appraisal streamer. Gou Bo: … Given what he did in his previous life, this is a perfect professional fit! “Friend, if this little Shangzhou bronze ding of yours is real, it's worth about…” “Thirty million?” “Three bullets!” “And what about now?” “It was stolen last week. That's three years in prison…” As soon as he finishes speaking, sirens blare… “Haha, is this antique apprai —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 最 The Ultimate Taobao System 最强淘宝系统 A Commoner with Five Measures of Grain五斗小民Urban1.3M WordsCompleted A dirt-poor nobody suddenly gets the ultimate Taobao System, letting him trade with sellers across the universe. He can swap dirt for diamonds, and cabbage and radishes for ginseng and snow lotuses. Could anything be more satisfying? From then on, wealth and beautiful women come one after another, and he begins his spectacular rise from the bottom. 578Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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