In a Huge Sea of Tomato Reads, Are There Really No Books Where the Male Lead Gets to Shine on His Own? 偌大的番茄🍅,真的没有男主独自美丽的书吗?
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Infinite Flow: I Played Weak, Became Everyone's Favorite, and Flirted with the Whole World 无限流:装弱万人迷撩了全世界
[System as the Bottom + Everyone's Favorite + Infinite Flow] Lu Zhiyao, the strongest player on Earth, died, leaving behind his personal System. 1117 is that System. Forced to become a player, he starts clearing instances without breaking a sweat... A collapsing world, dangers lurking everywhere 1117: I'm not here to save the world. I'm just passing through. (*And then he accidentally really does save the world.) After being mistaken for a player, he's sent off to fight a boss 1117: I want to ta
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Harry Potter: The Muggle Crown Prince at Hogwarts 哈利波特:麻瓜王储在霍格沃兹
What if, in the year Harry Potter started school, the heir first in line to the throne, the Crown Prince himself, also turned out to be a young wizard and enrolled at Hogwarts with the King’s support? Who could have imagined that a Muggle Crown Prince, born to protect others, would be called the third-generation Dark Lord? The protagonist is a Slytherin with a powerful background. No romance in the main story. Idealism + political pragmatism Sweet on the outside, dark on the inside + composed an
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[Quick Transmigration] After I Stopped Being a Simp, Everyone Fell for Me [快穿]不做舔狗后我成了万人迷
[Female-oriented!!!! Male lead only + feel-good power fantasy + sweet romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + happy ending] The irresistible Chen Shu is forced to bind himself to the Dogged Lover Redemption System. The moment he first meets the System, it pulls off his blanket, leaving them exposed to each other. Chen Shu: ? Before I can even pull the blanket back up, how am I already in another world? Making people like me is what I do best. Nobody should be a dogged lover. After
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I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神,于是众神陨落
[The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha
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Detective Conan: From the Start, I Become the God of Wisdom 柯南:开局成为智慧之神
[Detective Conan + Crossover + No Romance + Canon Couples Stay Together + Everyday Sleuthing] The truck driver has done it again, and poor little Tu Chuan can only hug his helpless self tight. So what if he became the [God of Wisdom] in the world of Detective Conan? From the start, he lost his right eye and left leg, making him the most unfortunate transmigrated protagonist in history. Both parents dead, with a mine and a house, his mother is a Kudo, his father is an Umaru, and his son is Tu Chu
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Detective Conan: Gin the Daddy 名柯之琴酒奶爸
[Detective Conan, family-bonding focus, beloved-by-all plot, may be out of character. Please leave if that's not your thing.] Gravely wounded, Gin is forced into the depths of the mountains and forests. On the brink of death, he is rescued by a certain little green blob. After that, he finds himself living the life of a dad who gets bossed around at every turn... At first, Gin thinks raising the little thing is actually pretty fun. But later... “Pappa~” Fine, I'll dry your hair... “Pappa~” Cut b
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Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚:因为担心不优雅而过度变态
[Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The
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Horror: The Paintings I Drew Actually Move 惊悚,我画的画竟然会动
In the early days of the supernatural resurgence, most people still scoffed at the paranormal stories circulating online. Then a bizarre painting began spreading across the internet as an image. Some said the little girl in the painting moved. Others said they had nightmares the very night they saw it. Some even died mysteriously after looking at the painting, and fear gradually began to spread. Meanwhile, Wang Xing, the painting’s creator, was struggling with his own dual personality. Also know
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The Devil's Diary 恶魔日记
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...
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Thriller Game: I Livestream as a Model Student for the Whole World 惊悚游戏:全球直播我做三好学生
[Horror Game + Supernatural + System + Invincible + Livestream] Horror games descended upon the world. The paranormal returned, and terrifying livestreams began. Those chosen were forced to endure one hellish ordeal after another. Here, only those who met the requirements could clear a game and return to the real world. From then on, humanity lived in constant fear and misery. Then one day, the tone of the horror-game forum, where people discussed strategies for clearing games, suddenly changed.
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The Devil’s Childhood 恶魔的童年
[Mystery + Deduction + Criminal Investigation] A temple dismemberment case that shocked the entire province shattered the quiet of a small town. Detective Liu Shenfeng arrives to investigate. Through a battle of wits, he exposes a slip by a man named Zhang Ming and confirms that he is the killer. But with no direct evidence, the police set out to find proof. They thought that was all they had to do, but then they discovered a body that had been dead for years inside an abandoned chemical plant.
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Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇,从制造完美意外开始
[High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca
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Quick Transmigration: This Host Is Ridiculously Powerful 快穿之这个宿主有亿点强
[Male-protagonist-perspective quick transmigration] They were ugly nobodies, mere background characters in the plot, and disposable extras doomed to die young! But what if the peerless star general Mo Lan became one of them? They would become the kind of men the heroines could only dream of meeting. The strongest Host in history, Mo Lan, joins forces with the worst System ever, 886, to live an extraordinary life as a nobody! "The Fat, Greasy Otaku Nobody"√ "The Doomed Husband in a World Where Wo
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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关
Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year.
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Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神
A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled
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Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间!
Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive.
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Apocalypse: The Campus Belle Turns Into a Zombie, Yet Confesses Her Love to Me? 末世:校花变丧尸,竟向我表白?
When Zhang Chen woke up, he discovered that billions of people had been transported to a post-apocalyptic world! Surviving became everyone’s shared goal! But Zhang Chen could see hidden information: [Congratulations! This room has no zombies, and it also contains a Level 1 supply crate!] [This mutated fruit looks sweet and delicious, but one bite will kill you!] [The meat of a mutated rat can stave off hunger, and temporarily increase your strength!] While everyone else cautiously explored this
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I Became the Global Administrator of Hell's Games 我成了全球地狱游戏管理员
“From the moment the game begins, inferior, weak humans will be stripped of the right to breathe.” This world has no nations. It is ruled by five top conglomerates, and the gap between rich and poor is enormous. The wealthy feast behind their red gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. The rich districts blaze with light and bustle with people, while the slums are shrouded in darkness and rife with violence and crime. This is an age of capitalist revelry, an age of splendor built up
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Treasures of China: Dialogues with the Ten Great Emperors from the Start 典藏华夏:开局对话十大皇帝
Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo
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Showbiz: Invincible Since My Graduation Gala 娱乐:从毕业晚会开始无敌
When Le Xian reached the pinnacle of the entertainment industry, many people asked him the same question: “Le Xian, how have you managed to reach the top in every field of entertainment? Music, film and television, literature, and so on. Is it really just because you're a genius?” “Of course not. I just spent the time you use to eat studying, the time you use to sleep studying, and the time you use for entertainment studying.” When Le Xian finished speaking, applause broke out below. What he was
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I Took the Idol Competition by Storm With “Island of No One” 一首无人之岛,我在偶练杀疯了
Jiang Yuchen is an obscure, bottom-tier celebrity who has spent ten years in showbiz. He transmigrates to Blue Star, a world with a barren entertainment scene, and becomes a sixteen-year-old high school student. To promote Earth’s outstanding entertainment works on Blue Star and become an excellent plagiarist... ahem, an idol superstar, he’ll definitely need a System. After he invokes it with a string of incantations, his very own troublesome System finally arrives: the Positive Energy Idol Deve
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The All-Round Top-Tier Star Starts with Free Food and Lodging 全能顶流从包吃包住开始
[Showbiz + career-building + secret identities + no heroine + one male lead] [A novel aimed at women!!! Lots of interaction between idol and fans!!!] After returning to China, Chu Yu has no idea where to go, so he joins an audition show that provides meals and lodging. To his surprise, he becomes a sensation! From forming a group on a talent show to going solo after the group disbands, From an all-around idol to an all-around entertainer, Singing, dancing, writing lyrics and composing music, the
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From the Start, Livestreaming the Underworld: Who Would Dare Enter This Stream? 开局直播地府:这直播间谁敢上啊
[Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is
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Thriller Game: Please Do Something Human for Once 惊悚游戏:求您干点人事
[No female lead + comedy + satisfying power fantasy, not horror] The Horror Game descended eighteen years ago! While all the players were struggling to survive... Zhao Lingt u discovered that he could see hidden hints! He talked a drowned ghost into becoming his devoted simp! He got an adorable little ghost girl to call him Dad! He forced a vicious evil spirit to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the operating room! “You ask how I’ve been doing in the Horror Game?” “All I can say is, I
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Livestream: What Should I Do About This Giant Panda That Won't Leave Me Alone? 直播:被大熊猫赖上了怎么办?
[System + livestreaming + animals] Outdoor streamer Jiang Feng gets a check-in and sign-in System while livestreaming from his hometown in the Taibai Mountains. On the way back, a giant panda cub follows him and ends up moving into Jiang Feng's home, refusing to leave. Jiang Feng: “Go on, get out of here! I can't afford to keep you anymore!” The giant panda lifts its little head: “Squeak, squeak! I want to get a job and earn money to support my family!” Viewers: “Nooo, giant panda! I'll collect
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Traveling the Country in an RV, I Was Exposed by the Animal Kingdom 房车旅游全国,我被动物界曝光了
[Illustrated throughout] Chu Ze transmigrates to a parallel world where the ecological environment has deteriorated, and awakens the Mysterious Places Exploration System. From the start, he heads to the mysterious Shennongjia, the backbone of Central China, to film a documentary, only to have an adorable panda cub latch onto him! After successfully rescuing an injured little panda, he embarks on an extraordinary journey of natural exploration known to few. Unknown Realms, Legends of the Far Nort
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A Fan Reported Me! I Can’t Hide My Identity as a Composer Anymore 粉丝举报!我作曲家身份藏不住了
[No System + Pure Wish Fulfillment + No Angsty Plotlines] After enduring trials across dozens of worlds and mastering every skill, Lu Xun was on his way back to Earth when he stumbled into Blue Star and unexpectedly became a composer. Composing music came naturally to him. Acting was a piece of cake. Writing books was effortless. Playing the piano was no big deal. Fortune-telling, though, was the real deal! He made the legendary superstar. He turned him into a celebrated movie emperor. If he
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Survival Game: My Pets Are Seriously Adorable 求生游戏:我家宠物真的是萌系
[Survival game] [Farming] [Everyday life] [Pets] [Adorable pets] [No romance] [No heroine] [Infrastructure building] After transmigrating to another world where everyone has to fight to survive, Ye Fei is a little panicked. That is, until he finds a little white fluffball. A little fox, a kitten, a little spotted deer, a puppy, a chick, and more... He finds all kinds of adorable little animals and raises them. While everyone else is still struggling to survive, he's already settling into retirem
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Player Game: An NPC Becomes a Top-Tier Star 玩家游戏:NPC成为世界顶流
[No romance] X [Cool, white-haired lead] X [Decisive male lead] In 2030, “Player Game” burst onto the scene. Clear a dungeon, and you can get anything you want. Yan Chao (Zero), once an NPC in the “Mechanical City” dungeon, suddenly awakened to his own existence and became a player. “Player Zero, please complete the main quest as soon as possible...” A dungeon? It's just my path to godhood.
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My Game Really Isn’t Even a Little Bit Difficult 我的游戏真的亿点都不难
Lin Xian unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world. He discovers that the gaming standards here are shockingly poor. As a veteran game programmer, he absolutely cannot stand for it. “Rebuilding the glory of gaming is our generation’s duty!” Touhou Project, Eternal Tribulation, Fantasy Westward Journey, Jian Wang 3, Wilderness, CSGO, Genshin Impact, Honkai Academy! Wait! Mobile games have no market here? Lin Xian grins. “Then I’ll show you what a cross-platform, interconnected open-world gam
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Report! There's a Magician Here Casting Spells 举报!这有个魔术师在施展魔法
[Livestreaming + urban life + System + tycoon + pets + supernatural powers] From the start, magician Bai Ye awakens a System and gains mysterious magic such as fire, ice, and spatial powers. From then on, he livestreams magical performances in public under the guise of magic tricks. Grilling oysters with his bare hands, summoning a meteor shower of fire, making “iced” cola, making a person vanish... The whole internet is stunned: “Streamer! You call this a magic trick? This is obviously real mag
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Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈:从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始
[National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr
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Live Long Enough, and No One Can Beat Me 只要活的够久,就没人是我对手
[System]+ [Transmigration]+ [Playing It Safe] Xu Fan transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains an Immortality System. The System’s only function is to extend his lifespan. Today’s run: lifespan +2 days Today’s boxing practice: lifespan +3 days Today’s kicking practice: lifespan +5 days “A gentleman’s revenge can wait five hundred years.” After Xu Fan waited five hundred years and finally found his enemy again, the only thing he could do was dance on his enemy’s grave. Question: What
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The God of Cooking and the Demon Beasts: Oh No, We're the Ingredients! 厨神,妖兽:不好,我们成食材了
A chef transmigrates to a fantasy world and awakens the strongest Chef God System. Whenever someone praises a dish he makes, his talent, physique, and insight improve. Well, this is an instant takeoff. What's more, his dishes have special effects: they can strengthen the body, nourish one's health, and clear away hidden injuries… The entire sect goes wild. From the Ancestor, Supreme Elders, and Sect Master to the servant disciples, everyone goes crazy for a taste. The Sect Master say
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You Scumbag Ex, Your White Moonlight Has Her Eye on Me 渣男前任,你的白月光对我虎视眈眈
[Showbiz + Stand-In + Everyone's Darling] ACK's heartthrob Tong Yang became an instant sensation when he debuted. He was adored by everyone in his group, but outside it, scandals followed him everywhere. Only after being kidnapped one day did he realize that all that tender, devoted affection actually belonged to someone else. Given another chance at life, he refuses to be anyone's stand-in. He just wants to live as himself. He thought he would have to walk the road ahead alone, but unexpectedly
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I Teach as a Vicious Ghost in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做猛鬼老师
A horror game descends upon the world. Su Yun, the game’s first A-rank player, suddenly vanishes from public view. When he reappears, he is a teacher at a kindergarten for evil spirits. This is an F-rank instance with a death rate as high as ninety percent, but no player believes it. “Little Chubby is so honest. How could he be dangerous?” “The ghost girl is so kawaii. There’s no way she’d hurt the players!” But Su Yun knows that these adorable, good-natured little ones are all evil spirits,
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I’m Already Invincible, So Why Bother Leveling Up? 本尊都无敌了,还升什么级?
Originally titled “The Supreme Great Venerable” Ten thousand years ago, the Otherworldly Demon Clan invaded the Tianqi Continent. Lu Nanzhuo, the supreme human, led the myriad races against them, then vanished during the great battle. Ten thousand years later, a figure dressed in white emerges from Beixuan Province and wanders the world, invincible every step of the way! He is calm, carefree, and domineering! He roams freely between heaven and earth, invincible throughout the cosmos! He sta
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The Store Manager Is Actually a Vampire Prince 店长竟是吸血鬼亲王
They say that deep in an unremarkable street in City B, Country M, there's a remarkable antique shop. “Portrait of the macho Lisa, the Qingming Scroll of Shanghai, the mighty Zweihander of Alexander the Great...” You can find it all here. And the shopkeeper is an extraordinary man, too. He's a vampire, a vampire prince who has lived for two thousand years. “Boss, are all the antiques in our shop real?” The new employee stares in shock. “They're all real. I painted some of them, and I stole other
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Get Lost, Conqueror 攻略者滚
[Male lead’s perspective, no romance, quick-transmigration story] For no apparent reason, he was bound to a System calling itself No. 2151, and now he was supposed to get started? What was going on? Help the Awakened hold on to their original selves? What was that supposed to mean? Shen Mo could only say that he was an ordinary nobody. He couldn’t do this! He couldn’t do this! (Not a revenge fantasy. Respecting everyone’s tastes, thank you!) What? In the first world, he achieved the title of Ete
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This Sword Cultivator Is Far Too Righteous 这个剑修过于正派
[Swordsmanship] + [Status Panel] + [Almost Invincible] + [Traditional Style] By a twist of fate, Chu Xiao arrived in another world overrun by demons and plagued by chaos. In this perilous world, he carved out an invincible path with the sword in his hand. Everyone marveled at his strength. “How are you so powerful?” Chu Xiao smiled faintly. “I’m this strong simply because I’ve trained hard.” After turning and walking away, he silently added to himself: “Status Panel, give me all the points!”
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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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