A Golden Finger and Cheats That the Protagonist Keeps Secret From the Authorities 有金手指和外挂但不上交，也不跟官方处于一线

1. 1 人 A Tycoon's Heir by Day, a Landlord in the Haunted Realm by Night 人在豪门，却在诡界当地主 Soft Rain at Dusk, the Cuckoo Cries潇潇暮雨子规啼Mystery612k WordsCompleted [Just started receiving ratings, so a low score is normal. Feel free to give it a try.] [Doomsday countdown, infrastructure building, strong female lead, a touch of ensemble cast, no romance] [Aside from what she knows of the plot, the female lead relies entirely on her intelligence. She has few special advantages, and everything she does is for self-preservation. She climbs her way up step by step, making her a heroine focused on personal growth.] Su Muyi transmigrates into the supporting fema 452Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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2. 2 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 185.4kReads9.5Score20.4k14d adds
3. 3 万 My All-Purpose Pocket Dimension Lets Me Play God in Ancient Times 万能空间助我在古代当神明 Chocolate's Li Keqiao巧克力的Li柯巧Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted Qiao Yiyi, reborn after the apocalypse, returns once again to one week before its arrival. This time, she puts her space ability to good use and starts a no-cost shopping spree. A week later, the apocalypse arrives, but she unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world beset by natural and human-made disasters. Facing catastrophe, Qiao Yiyi leads refugees from her village through one battle after another, growing stronger as they search for their own Eden. Along the way, she encounters the fami 564Reads8.6Score10414d adds

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   🐶🐶🐶This is a really good novel, the more you read, the more addictive it becomes. The author's writing is excellent, the plot is exciting, and it's the kind of book that keeps you reading. Don't miss it! I highly recommend it!! 🐶🐶🐶

4. 4 我 My Presence Has Been Reduced to Zero 我的存在感清零了 Guest Near the Mountain近山客Mystery489k WordsCompleted His superpower is “being completely unnoticeable,” yet it has become his ultimate trump card against the world’s most powerful paranormal organization. When vengeful spirits come to collect debts and crash on the spot because they can’t find him; when villainous kingpins plot right in front of him without noticing him; when he can change the rules as he pleases, yet no one can tell who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes, Li Xiang finally realizes just how amazing this feels! But first, he 23Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The protagonist of the first book perfectly fits the requirements, characterized by a slight fear of fantasy. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment story; the plot is quite dense. Personally, I think it's alright.

5. 5 疯 Are You Crazy?! Streaming Live in the Cultivation World, I Prove My Dao Through Killing 疯了吧！修仙界直播，你以杀证道 Senior Brother Ah Hen大师兄阿痕Eastern Fantasy457k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + ruthless and decisive + no female lead] Spiritual qi revival. Monsters and demons run rampant. The Dragon Kingdom is in grave danger! To resist the invasion, the Heavenly Dao bestows its blessing. At the beginning of every September, it sends ten people to the cultivation world to practice immortal arts and seek the true scriptures! Their journey will also be livestreamed in real time! Su Yu, who was framed as a death-row inmate, is one of them! “Hahaha! Sending death-row inmate 405Reads7.8Score17914d adds

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   I guess that counts, um, I don't know.

6. 6 我 I’m the Young Master in Linhai 我在临海当狂少 Lone Lamp, Ink and Book孤灯书笔Urban173k WordsCompleted Gu Chen seems like an ordinary first-year high school student, but he has a complicated past in Beicheng. After transferring to No. 1 High School, he tries to lead a normal school life, only to get caught up in the undercurrents swirling between the second- and third-year students. Conflicts on campus, and the unspoken understanding and probing between friends, gradually make it impossible for him to stay detached. Then Su Wan appears, making Gu Chen realize for the first time that he is beginni 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This urban campus novel is exceptionally well-written. Gu Chen's campus life is filled with hidden clues, and the plot becomes more and more exciting as it progresses. The author updates the novel consistently.

7. 7 诡 Lord of Strange Tales 诡谈之主 Mr. Three Lines三行先生Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The slit-mouthed woman appears, ready to give people a full makeover with her scissors. A raging fire burns inside the classroom as a pair of hands quietly lock the door. At the crossroads, a curious girl begins to summon spirits. In an abandoned mountain cabin, a head crawls across the floor. In the church, a demon sealed inside an angel statue opens its eyes. A greedy deal draws an extraordinary merchant into the world. In a peaceful and tranquil world, a pair of hands quietly stir 759Reads8.1Score10814d adds

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   The first book featuring a protagonist with dual systems, a behind-the-scenes story, and a tale of creation.

8. 8 我 From the Start, I Created the Lord of the Weird 我开局缔造了诡异之主 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban510k WordsCompleted The uncanny descends, and alien horrors invade! This is a mad age, overrun by the uncanny and the mysterious. Unknown mists, scarecrows, birds of ill omen, flesh-eating wedding gowns... One bizarre, unknowable event after another unfolds. Humanity cannot fight back and can only struggle to survive! Then an ancient secret society slowly emerges from the shadows. Mysterious superhumans? Saviors? Beacons of light in the darkness? No! It is all because Shen Li created the most powerful and uncan 4.9kReads9.3Score45314d adds
9. 9 末 Apocalypse Shop: The Shopkeeper Is Invincible, and That Makes Perfect Sense 末世商店：店长无敌很合理吧 Person Who Loves Green Tangerine Pu'er Tea爱喝青柑普洱茶的人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse316k WordsCompleted [System + reborn + decisive and ruthless + supernatural powers + no romance + zombies + mutated beasts + no self-sacrificing saint + lighthearted daily life + self-interest] Wang Yu spent half his life struggling at the bottom of the post-apocalyptic world, only to end up devoured by a beast. Now he’s reborn. He thought he’d get a god-tier System and rise straight to the top, but instead he got a post-apocalyptic shop System and a shop from the start. What? He has to run a shop!? And he’s invinc 6kReads8.0Score46614d adds
10. 10 身 Reincarnated as the Shadow, I Call the Shots at Pawnshop No. 8 身为黑影转世，八号当铺我说了算 The Person Eating Melon Beneath the Moon月下吃瓜的人Male-Channel Fanfiction631k WordsCompleted After the great battle between light and shadow, the Shadow was reincarnated and the Bai family passed into the Dao. Shen Yinuo, the Shadow’s tenth reincarnation, awakens once more and takes over Pawnshop No. 8, an establishment that has existed since ancient times. Thus, the legends begin anew. Shen Yinuo: “Nine times out of ten, life doesn’t go as you wish. Come to Pawnshop No. 8! Every wish you have will be granted.” Pawnshop No. 8 accepts anything of value. Intelligence, luck, emotions, year 615Reads6.8Score—14d adds
11. 11 从 Starting as a Mysterious Merchant, I Rewrite the Rules of a Ghastly Game 从神秘商人开始，架空诡异游戏 The Cool Boiled Water Boils Again凉白开又开Mystery466k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + invincible protagonist + no female lead + founding an organization + people wildly misreading his intentions + making a killing off players and the supernatural] “When you encounter a mysterious being clad in a black robe in a supernatural game, remember: do not panic. Treat Them with the utmost sincerity and flattery. They are like a wish-granting machine. As long as you have enough supernatural coins, nothing is impossible!” "Must Read! How to Survive in a Supernatural Game" “ 3.8kReads8.8Score35114d adds
12. 12 墟 Variables in the Ruins Realm 墟界变量 Listening to Chinese Traditions倾听国风Mystery170k WordsOngoing Shen Yubai opens his eyes from a deep sleep and falls into a purgatory of ruins woven from obsession. Here, the iron law of a seven-day cycle reigns: break a rule and you are instantly erased, your memories wiped clean. Those who fail remain trapped forever in an endless cycle of life and death. Human-shaped phantoms lurk among the crowds, deadly traps are hidden in cold, rigid rules, and suspicion between people is far more dangerous than the monsters. Shen Yubai is the only anomaly in the Ruin 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The suspenseful and imaginative novel *Void Realm Variable* unfolds in a rainy night in a prison cell, where reincarnation itself is a trap. Twelve destinies gather, but the sole variable awakens. The Void Spirit, a replica of "oneself," grins maliciously—rules can be altered, destiny can be reversed! A mortal body must bear the consequences!

13. 13 开 I Got Shot in the Head from the Start, and I Never Planned to Transmigrate! 开局被爆头，我也没想穿越啊！ November 12十一月十二日Eastern Fantasy88k WordsOngoing Do you want power? Do you want wealth? Do you want authority? Do you want a house full of wives and concubines? Just say the word, and I’ll give it all to you right away. Zhou Guoyong stared at the kitchen knife pressed against his neck, then at the mental patient in a hospital gown. He was terrified that if he said no thanks, the man would take his head off with one swing. What should he do? Asking online, urgent! When Zhou Guoyong opened his eyes, he discovered that he had transmigrate —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A new book with potential, focusing on ensemble casts but lacking a systematic approach.

14. 14 灾 In the Famine, I Shop to My Heart’s Content With Modern Goods 灾荒年，我从现代买买买，爽上天 A Little Sweet Melon一只小甜瓜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 690Reads8.7Score10114d adds

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    1. A husband with a spatial ability, access to the modern world, a famine-stricken era, and awakened present memories. 2. Rebirth, spatial ability, and several transmigrated female supporting characters (ancient, future, and reborn). 3. Transmigration, spatial ability, superpowers, a master of witty banter, sweet but not cloying, and featuring exceptional characters.

15. 15 重 Back to the 1970s with Trillions in Supplies to Join the Army 重回七零，带上千亿物资去随军 You Man有蔓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + reborn + one-on-one sweet romance + taciturn, rough-edged man + delicate beauty + pocket dimension + mutual flirting] In her previous life, the man Su Ranyan went out of her way to avoid was swept away by a flood while saving her. That heroic scene came back to haunt her in her dreams, again and again, reminding her of the depth of the love she had missed. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the day the man asked her for a divorce. This time, she won’t let 20kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
16. 16 重 Reborn in 1970: The Plump Wife Turns Her Life Around 重生七零：肥妻要翻身 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name is now a hit] What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a dark-skinned, ugly, fat, and shrewish village woman? What do you do when you transmigrate right into the middle of someone being “forced into something”? What do you do when one lucky encounter leaves you about to become a mother? …Thinking about the original owner's memories, the twins she'll have one day are both adorable and pitiful, and their father is unbelievably handsome… Well 48.7kReads8.4Score4.6k14d adds
17. 17 魔 Magic: Traveling Between Two Worlds 魔法之两界穿梭 Tired of Writing, Xiao Xiao厌笔潇潇Urban1.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrates between the modern world and a world of magic, rescuing beast girls struggling to make ends meet. She sells large quantities of high-quality, low-cost modern products in the other world, earning wealth and supernatural powers. Imagine what it would be like if, one day, the state of Hanxia faced a blockade from the outside world and was in desperate need of supplies. The protagonist steps up, bringing in a steady stream of resources from the other world to support Hanxia. What a 1.8kReads8.1Score16014d adds

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    The protagonist travels between two worlds, saving all kinds of kemonomimi girls 🍉🍉🍉

18. 18 沈 The Shen Family Has No Record of Such a Person 沈家查无此人 Little Lucky Pig小福福猪Ancient Romance80k WordsOngoing Shen Xinglan is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. When she was three, her birth mother died of illness, and her stepmother took her place. Framed by her stepmother, she was cast into the abandoned western courtyard and left there for fifteen years, living in terrible misery. The Shen family erased every trace of her, and everyone believed the legitimate daughter of the family was dead. Everything that should have belonged to her was taken by her younger stepsister —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A lighthearted, revenge-themed novel.

19. 19 越 The Less I Study, the Stronger I Get 越不学习，我越强 Gloomy Tiger郁闷的猛虎Urban87k WordsCompleted Modern urban setting / underachiever’s comeback / quirky System / multiple female leads / lighthearted wish fulfillment / school and city life Core premise: While everyone else gets stronger the more they study, the protagonist’s grades soar the less he studies, the more he slacks off, and the more relaxed he is. Knowledge automatically enters his mind, and he coasts his way to becoming a legend. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Urban campus, growth, lucky charm, no frills, wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

20. 20 我 I Have Cheats, What Can You Do to Stop Me? 我有外挂，你们拿什么跟我斗？ Blade's Edge, Moonlit Waters刀锋水月Eastern Fantasy63k WordsCompleted Chen Hai was an ordinary person on Blue Star. One day, while heading home, he was unexpectedly struck by lightning and his soul transmigrated to another world. There, he activated the System and gained a life with cheat-like advantages. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 这 These Ghosts Are Too Hard to Exorcise. It'll Cost Extra! 这届飘飘太难超度，得加钱！ Sky-Piercing Cannon通天大炮Mystery37k WordsOngoing The most vicious ghosts I’ve ever seen don’t wear red. They wear white coats. As the only paranormal streamer on the entire internet followed by the King of Hell, I dance on the edge of life and death every day: Performing a C-section on a ghost with a difficult birth gets an infant spirit clinging to my ankle. Editing a hanging ghost’s memorial photo lands me a legal notice from the underworld. Burning the wrong spirit money causes inflation in the underworld, and I get called in for questionin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Was this book written by a top author from Qidian who switched platforms? It feels like it has that top author vibe, and I have a feeling the ending will surprise me.

22. 22 末 Apocalypse: Three Trillion from the Start, Lolis and the Undead Calamity 末世：开局三兆，萝莉与亡灵天灾 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse201k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + invincible + self-serving + not a do-gooder + ruthless + dark] [Little girl + affectionate intimacy + no male lead + ability theft + enslavement + undead] Two hundred years after humanity entered industrial civilization, the once-prosperous world had been left in ruins. As if to punish humanity for its greed, crimson rain fell alongside a red mist. Large numbers of humans, animals, and plants mutated. Electronic devices failed completely, and all species found themselves b 570Reads—Score10614d adds

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    A loli heroine who is an enemy of the empire and has no male lead 😳

23. 23 末 Apocalypse Descends: The Dark Night Princess Is Up to Something Every Day 末世降临：暗夜公主每天都在搞事 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse437k WordsCompleted Apocalypse / War / Western Fantasy / Overpowered / Clingy Romance / Dimensional Overkill / Chaotic Neutral / No Saintly Do-Gooders / Decisive and Ruthless / Magic / Undead / Game System This is an apocalypse story that isn't stressful at all. There's no suffering for the characters, and it's a great way to unwind! In the apocalypse, Xing Mingxue and her pet cat, Danya, live in utter comfort. They have enormous wealth and little sympathy for anyone. They kill people blessed with great fortune on 177Reads6.8Score—14d adds
24. 24 我 My Years Working at the Starwatch Pavilion 我在监星阁打工的那些年 Lin Lanjian林岚剑Eastern Fantasy191k WordsOngoing The protagonist is invincible from the start. In different worlds, he witnesses the stories of different people: mecha, armor, battles, emotions, responsibility, missions, and dreams. He grows through one story after another. So, if you’re invincible in strength, does that really mean you’re invincible? —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Then you should take a look at this book.

25. 25 过 Expired Takeout and an Undelivered Life 过期的外卖与未送达的人生 Mu Chen90沐晨90Urban199k WordsOngoing Expired Takeout and an Undelivered Life Chen Mo feels his life is just like a spilled cup of milk tea: a mess, and bound to get a complaint. As a delivery rider, he worries every day about rent and late orders, until he encounters a delivery scooter that can ride backward on its own and an admission letter dated 1998. The boy in the letter looks exactly like him, but he wasn’t even born that year. Even stranger, a notebook suddenly appears in an old box given to him by an elderly woman who lives —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 我 Tokyo University: The System Forces Me to Save the Nation by Taking the Roundabout Route 我在东京大：系统逼我曲线救国 One Plot of Earth一土田Urban286k WordsCompleted [Quirky System + Public Humiliation + Wish Fulfillment + Comeback + Unexpected Charm] Bound to the “Emotional Experience System,” his goal is to become a literary great, but the way to do it is by experiencing all kinds of socially mortifying situations? Yu Mu transmigrates into the body of a loner in Tokyo and is forced to complete the System’s bizarre tasks under a reputation as a pervert: documenting his roommate’s philosophy, going on awkward dates, “gathering material” in the changing room… 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "This is a bizarre Tokyo story that will keep you jumping between laughter and tears, witnessing how a socially awkward comedian manages to make a living in a three-bedroom apartment with his toes, and ultimately achieves his literary success through a roundabout way!"

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