Any Stories with Unusual Settings? I'm in the Mood for Something Different 有没有设定比较特殊的？最近想看一点不一样的

1. 1 三 A Silver Tongue Conquers the World 三寸不烂打天下 Caribbean Mantis加勒比海刀螂Historical218k WordsCompleted [Hilarious + Political Intrigue + Carefully Crafted Details + Transmigration + Strong Moral Compass + High Intelligence + Ensemble Cast + No Golden Fingers + Masterful Detail + Brisk Pacing] A low-level delivery rider transmigrates into the body of a fool and marries two women from the start. What kind of chemistry will modern pickup lines, an ordinary person’s perspective, and iconic pop songs create in ancient times? What’s it like to give the emperor a bath? How do you use a handsome man to p 99Reads9.3Score179Shelves

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   A very good book, set in a fictional world.

2. 2 太 The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生：凤谋天下 Gu Yu孤妤Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes 1.3kReads9.0Score185Shelves

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   The first book is very good. The female lead is strong and clear-headed, and the male lead undergoes a personality change, gradually becoming more perfect. It utilizes political intrigue to its fullest extent. The plot is good despite its somewhat clichéd nature, and the writing style is sharp yet retains a scholarly spirit. Both the male and female leads are intelligent. The writing is delicate and vivid, and the values are very positive. After her rebirth, the female lead is a master strategist, stronger than many men, making decisions in an instant. Each character has their own distinct traits and isn't just a two-dimensional figure. It's very vivid and realistic. "I only looked into his eyes, and millions cheered. I don't care what they say. At the moment we exchanged feelings, the world around us dimmed, only the light shining from your eyes remained. Love is a hand that wants to touch but then pulls back. I am seduced by the light. The tides of the four seas rise, a thousand armies cannot compare to you alone." 🎊🎊🎊

3. 3 穿 Reborn as the Crown Prince of a Fallen Kingdom, I Throw Myself into the Enemy’s Arms 穿成亡国太子我直接投入敌军怀抱 Hu Yan.胡言.Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted Completed. Search “Fanqie Listen” for the full-cast audiobook. [Manic, unhinged, vicious beauty vs. proper, restrained, aloof Buddha-like lord] [Two male leads + equally matched + mutual secret crush + both virgins] From the start, he was on an ancient battlefield, surrounded by soldiers and generals splattered with blood. He was the crown prince of a fallen kingdom. With a sworn enemy ahead, pursuers behind, and the burden of restoring his country on his shoulders, who could stay sane? While he 13.9kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
4. 4 在 A Few Tales of Being Forced to Take a Husband in a Matriarchal World 在女尊世界被逼娶夫二三事 Qiu Chuchu秋楚楚Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World + Palace and Household Intrigue + Multiple Male Leads] “If a man ever gave birth to my child, I’d put him on a pedestal!” Xue Sui’an, a modern city woman, never imagined that one offhand complaint about an unfair situation would inexplicably fling her into an ancient world where the roles of men and women were completely reversed. In this world, women held office and supported their families, while men were responsible for household chores and raising children. As the onl 2.9kReads6.9Score233Shelves
5. 5 末 The Final Journey of Doomsday 末日终焉之行 Yu Ming域铭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse925k WordsOngoing You're just an ordinary person among countless others. When doomsday really comes, will you be able to survive? Fear often comes from the unknown. But now, the things you fear are laid bare. Do you have the courage to fight back? Is the danger really coming from the zombies? From doomsday? No. The real danger comes from your fellow humans. You have only 12 hours. In 12 hours, night will fall… When your enemies feel no pain or fear of death, and are well trained, can you really fight them? 2.1kReads8.7Score305Shelves

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   Two books I highly recommend. The first is a post-apocalyptic military novel. The protagonist is a formally employed soldier, initially a mechanized infantryman and later a special forces soldier. The writing is incredibly hardcore, vividly portraying the brutal atmosphere of war. Although the rating isn't high, it's definitely worth staying up all night to read. The second book focuses on the hardcore aspects of individual combat, with detailed and prominent special operations and action/gunfight scenes. A heads-up: it features a system, but its presence is extremely subtle. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

6. 6 从 A Career-Building Game Starting with SWAT 从SWAT开始的职业成长游戏 Nan Chang南长Urban5.2M WordsOngoing He is an elite assault operator with the San Diego SWAT team in the United States! He is a top German marksman active on the Western Front during World War I! He is a top spy trained at the X-agent training camp during World War II! He is a legendary explorer of the American West, the uncrowned king of the Caribbean, the world’s most formidable lone counterterrorism operative… Before earning all these countless titles, Zhang Xuan was just a low-ranking police officer who had transmigrated into n 67.3kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
7. 7 小 Xiao Po's Survival Journal: Irises in the Ashes 小珀生存日记：灰烬中的鸢尾 ZhiYNA栉YNASci-Fi & Apocalypse234k WordsOngoing [This book is dedicated to portraying war and survival with uncompromising grit and realism] [#Gritty #Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland #Survival #Female Lead #War #Human Nature #Realism #Detailed Infantry Tactics] [This is a story about blood, iron, and how to breathe between the two.] A world built by the tip of a pen fiction and reality, rust, blood, and the end of the road. At the edge of the wasteland hangs an amber stone, corroded with rust; in the war zone, she blooms into a silent flower. Surv 352Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In a war zone... If you were in that situation, how would you breathe amidst iron and blood? This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It strives for hardcore realism.

8. 8 宗 My Sect Calls Me a Good-for-Nothing, but I Use the Limitless Realm to Crush the Heavens 宗门笑我是废柴，我以无境压诸天 Funny Little Linlin搞笑的小林林Eastern Fantasy159k WordsCompleted You guys, who can relate? Everyone else works themselves to the bone to cultivate and level up. Me? Three years of training, 127 attempts to break through to Qi Refining, and every single one failed! I had a Heavenly Spirit Root, yet somehow became the good-for-nothing mocked by the entire sect. No matter how many spirit stones and pills they fed me, it was all in vain. I thought I was destined to be useless for the rest of my life, so I could only give up and drift through the days. Then a powe 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended! This setting is absolutely brilliant. While others focus on cultivation realms, the protagonist directly cultivates "Boundless Realm," awakening the Void Returning Physique, which can erase all laws. It completely breaks away from the traditional cultivation formula! The pacing is incredibly fast, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes.

9. 9 共 United International 共联国际 The History Maker铸史人Urban303k WordsOngoing [The most realistic tactics on all of Tomato, the pinnacle of solo combat] A realistic portrayal of World War III, telling the story of an ordinary person who becomes a legend as he struggles amid conflict between great powers. There is no dazzling magic or miraculous System, only countless cries of blood and tears. Crushed beneath the heel of capital, ordinary people are doomed no matter how hard they strive. Legends always gather in graveyards. 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Extremely hardcore individual combat, a small figure in the great power game

10. 10 开 With Cheats Unlocked, I Keep Bouncing Around Republican-Era China 开挂后，我在民国反复横跳 Daydreaming Little Lamb发呆小羊羔Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted [Heroic Love Triangle + Character Growth + Laid-Back, Free-Spirited Heroine] What?! She has to survive a time of war with supplies covering dozens of soccer fields? Isn’t that just an easy mode for getting ahead? What can Le Yunjian do? Flirt with handsome men! Kick back and enjoy herself! She thought she’d spend this life alone again, but then someone suddenly told her she had several biological brothers?! Before she knew it, she’d become the beloved darling of the Xie family. Le Yunjian wo 245Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    A Republican-era novel, so good! It features a system, but the system doesn't require completing any tasks; the female lead just lazes around the whole time. Most importantly, the premise is fresh and original!

11. 11 重 Restart: The Miracle Soldier from the Skies 重启之天降奇兵 Little White Wolf the Shepherd牧羊的小白狼Mystery578k WordsCompleted Lin Yang is an infinite-flow player, in the middle of his 9,999th mission, when he runs into the Iron Triangle from The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. And then... the whole world goes off the rails. Chapters 1–82 feature the male version. The original protagonist, Lin Yang, is a man who claims to be carrying the torch for the Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling ship. No romance, just a whole lot of wacky, hilarious nonsense. Starting from Chapter 83, it switches to the BG version. Lin Yang is a woman, and the p 205Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    They are all quite special

12. 12 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Infinite Transmigration Dream-Fulfilling System 综影视：无限穿越圆梦系统 Little White Wolf the Shepherd牧羊的小白狼Female-Channel Fanfiction713k WordsCompleted A homebody protagonist with no lofty ambitions, a mischievous streak, a split personality, and a fondness for acting cool, but whose IQ is often nowhere to be found, so things regularly get out of hand; An unreliable System with a sharp tongue, never around when it matters, and whose greatest ambition is to lead the protagonist into trouble; Together, this love-hate couple forms Team Rocket as they transmigrate through parallel worlds. The white hole... all right, the protagonist has already fal 84Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 别 They Throw Mud at Me, So I Lie Down and Sue Them for 38,000 别人朝我扔泥巴，躺下讹他三万八 Yan Xiaonuo颜小糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + livestreaming + going crazy anywhere, anytime] Qiao Xi takes on a mission from the Space-Time Administration, transmigrating into a tragic romance novel to fix its plot. She becomes a nobody with barely any fame and is bound to a Truth-Telling System. From then on, the tragic romance takes a bizarre turn... During a variety show livestream, she is asked why she works so hard. Guest 1: “I thought of the hardworking farmers.” Guest 2: “My grandma was a farmer. I miss her so much.” 42.8kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    I've been watching this recently! It's really good!! Not melodramatic, not mindless, and not ridiculous. The plot is logically sound, the writing is excellent, there are no drawn-out misunderstandings, and the pacing is great. I'm definitely watching it!

14. 14 你 Why Are You Messing with Him? He’s a Hopeless Romantic! 你惹他干嘛！他恋爱脑来着！ Jiuwan'er九万儿Modern Romance434k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion and sweet romance | He falls first | He wins himself over | Hopelessly lovestruck hero | Blushes at the slightest flirtation | Pure-hearted Ninth Master] Original title: Seductive Kisses! Exclusive Love! Persuading the Abstinent Ninth Master to Get a Marriage License Jian You'en transmigrates into a book as a foolish, spoiled cannon-fodder villainess, waking up in the hotel room of the cold-blooded and ruthless big shot known as Ninth Master. The villainous big shot glares at he 5.3kReads9.4Score721Shelves
15. 15 偷 Stealing a Kiss in the Moonlight 偷吻风月 Snow Chestnut Tea雪栗茶Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + long-planned scheme + marriage before love + sweet, flirtatious provocation + revenge] [Sweet-looking but secretly calculating femme fatale VS seemingly proper, refined scoundrel] After three years of a marriage of convenience, Shen Yansheng and Yu Jin part on good terms, having treated each other with courtesy. He simply couldn’t muster any interest in a beauty as dull as a block of wood. Then he ran into her at a bar. The Yu Jin he remembered as utterly unremark 13.3kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
16. 16 末 Apocalypse: A Human Child’s Survival Guide 末世：人类幼崽生存指南 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Modern Romance129k WordsOngoing [Superpowers] [Wasteland] [Transmigration] [System] [Comedy] [No romance] [Not invincible] This is an apocalyptic story set in a mechanical wasteland overrun by swarms of insects. A group of youngsters are brought together by a training base, where they fight side by side. If you’re tired of stockpiling and zombie stories, give this one a try. You won’t regret it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three books are all quite good, a bit innovative, and you could give them a try. 💕

17. 17 死 Death Game: The Beauty Is Deceiving the World 死亡游戏：美人她欺诈世界 Yi Xiao已晓Mystery688k WordsOngoing [The author’s note at the end of Chapter 1 contains content warnings. Please remember to read it, thank you.] [The author’s brain doesn’t work right. The first instance is deliberately obscure, which means players can’t clear it. If you don’t understand it, feel free to skip straight to the second instance. The overall tone of this story is: secret identities, a heroine adored by everyone, an airheaded goofball, and hilarious love-triangle drama. (I already put that in the blurb, so if you still 7kReads9.2Score709Shelves
18. 18 全 Livestreaming to the World: I Revealed My True Form in the Movie Emperor's Arms 全球直播：我在影帝怀里现原形 Jiang Juhua江菊花Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Adorable pet transformation + laugh-out-loud comedy + everyone’s favorite + unconventional, offbeat xianxia] Yu Baibai fails her tribulation and gets struck by heavenly lightning, turning into a Chinese alligator. She freeloads as a pet in the home of an aloof movie star, mooching meals, treats, and Wangwang Snow Cookies. The movie star hugs her in her alligator form and says with eager hope, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could turn into a beauty like Yu Baibai!” One day, Yu Baibai can’t 5.5kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms 穿越三国 A Simple Stroke平淡一笔Historical961k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaotian, captain of the Huaxia Jiaolong Special Forces, was carrying out a mission in Africa with his teammates when they were hit by an enemy missile. When he woke up, he had arrived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, just as the Yellow Turban Rebellion was breaking out... 282Reads6.6Score—Shelves
20. 20 焕 Light Shines Through the Night 焕光划夜 Displayed on the Bridge桥上显示Historical486k WordsCompleted Hidden among thousands of miles of mountain ranges lies an unknown capital. Dean Clavitt lives here, carrying on his grandfather’s unfulfilled dream of venturing beyond the country’s borders as an assassin. Meanwhile, the nation’s corruption and darkness gradually come to light, and a sealed history begins to return to public view. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 绑 After Binding to a System, My Target Got Pregnant with My Baby 绑定系统后，目标揣上我的崽 Your Chef在下厨师长Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Top protagonist, 1v1 + sweet pampering romance + nonhuman love interests + quick transmigration] (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later.) Ren Feng has always thought of himself as an ordinary human. He just gets strange illnesses now and then, like having oddly colored blood or unusually strong regenerative abilities... Then, on the day his genes collapse, he gets bound to a System. [You have died in the real world] [Time remaining: 23 hours, 59 minutes] [Survive at any cost] Ren Feng 8.1kReads8.9Score790Shelves

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    Five stars! A must-read! This book is so well-written. The plot development, the author's imagination, and the logical thinking are, in my opinion, the most innovative novel I've ever read.

22. 22 黑 Dark Xianxia: My Master Is a Female Ghost 黑仙侠，师父是女鬼 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted The male lead dies suddenly while testing Black Myth: Wukong and wakes up in another world. He doesn’t know whether he has transmigrated, fallen into the game, or stumbled into a conspiracy. 129Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    These are all unique.

23. 23 捡 Finding a Divine Realm Communicator Made Me Rich Overnight 捡个神界通讯器，一夜暴富 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After his girlfriend betrays him, a loser throws away his ring in a fit of rage, only for a member of the Divine Realm to fall from the sky. Fatally wounded, the visitor leaves behind a Divine Realm communicator. Using the communicator, the protagonist gets rich overnight, turns his life around, and embarks on a mega-rich lifestyle. But in the process, he also racks up a mountain of romantic debts. 134Reads6.2Score—Shelves
24. 24 魔 Witch, Where Are You Running? 魔女，哪里跑 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Li Potian, a disciple of an immortal sect, is unfortunately captured by the Demon Realm and turned into a cultivation furnace. He thinks he is doomed, but his extraordinary gifts unexpectedly make him the ultimate cultivation furnace in the world. From then on, he rises and falls through the Three Realms, embarking on a magnificent life. 139Reads6.3Score—Shelves
25. 25 清 Qing Dynasty Crown Princess: I Swapped Bodies with the Deposed Crown Prince 清穿太子妃：和废太子互换身体 Endless Journey迢迢不休Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The male and female leads swap souls + Alternate Qing Dynasty] Reader’s guide: If you like a mature heroine, start from the chapters charting her growth! A heroine who grows over time! She’s not a strong heroine at the start, but she’ll grow! Please be patient with her! Shi Jingxian transmigrates to the Qing dynasty. She isn’t Fourth Brother’s beloved from a romance novel, nor Kangxi’s cherished darling, nor a spoiled, pampered wife of an idle prince. She is the Crown Princess of the Crown Prin 4kReads9.3Score486Shelves

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    I'm a seasoned bookworm, but I finished this in one go! Although it's a time-travel story set in the Qing Dynasty, the male and female leads swap bodies and never switch back. Hilarious everyday moments! A must-read! 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

26. 26 以 Sinbound 以罪 A Lazy Fish Dreaming of Being a Rich Woman梦想富婆的咸鱼Two Male Leads216k WordsCompleted He is the traveling merchant everyone longs to meet in the infamous Despair Realm. He is the spoiled young noble of the capital, interested only in wine and women. He is the young general who has served in the army for years and still holds true to his principles. What love and hate could have entangled these three together? “Do you want to be free?” “You can’t just leave like this. The story can’t end.” “Sometimes, losing enough can be a good thing.” What stories lie behind these three? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The novel, a collection of over a hundred short stories, is now complete. Half of the main text has been updated, and the entire story will conclude on July 6th. He is a legendary merchant, sought after by all in times of despair. He is a playboy from a noble family in the capital, indulging only in pleasure. He is a young general who, despite years of military service, remains true to his principles. What kind of love, hate, and grudges have entangled these three? "Do you want freedom?" "You can't leave like this; the story can't end." "Sometimes, losing enough isn't necessarily a bad thing." What stories lie behind these three? To find out what happens next, tune in daily at 2 PM.

27. 27 青 Brewing Tea with My Childhood Sweetheart, as He Comes Riding on a Bamboo Horse 青梅煮茶，郎骑竹马来 Yang Hanh Han杨憨憨Modern Romance99k WordsCompleted They say that after a person dies, the brain remains active. Gao Liang dreamed that once this dream was over, she would truly die. Only after making up for the wishes she had left unfulfilled in her past life could she enter her next cycle of reincarnation... She asked him, “Hey, is the milk tea good? Can I have some more?” In her past life, she was absurdly finicky and spoiled. He was the one she berated mercilessly, always putting up with her. In this life, they began as childhood sweethearts, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here. This one, a new story.

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