Urban Fiction, One Female Lead, Strong Industry, Realistic, No Wild Fantastical Ideas 都市文，单女主，工业强国，偏向现实，不要脑洞。

1. 151 山 Forging the Mountains and Rivers: I'm Earth's Repairman 山河筑鼎：我是地球修理工 Pitch-Black Snow White黢黑的白雪公主Historical650k WordsOngoing Because of an observational experiment conducted by the bored aliens, Xu Yimiao's consciousness transmigrates into a virtual-reality game world, arriving in the Guanzhong region of the Later Jin kingdom in Huaxia, on the planet Earth. For the sake of the show, the bored aliens give him a geographic remodeling device capable of moving mountains and filling seas. Stranded in a remote northwestern village from the start, he builds steel and guns with one hand and dams and power stations with the ot 403Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This novel depicts a nation striving to become an industrial powerhouse during the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, focusing on massive infrastructure and industrial development. The protagonist possesses a special ability, but the story is neither simplistic nor mindlessly entertaining.

2. 152 瞻 Behold the One Who Stands Above 瞻彼阕者 Su Boni苏伯泥Urban607k WordsOngoing In one small country, GDP per capita once surpassed that of the United States and Japan. After 70 years of civil war, 15 million people are starving and 26 million live in absolute poverty. A new cabinet takes office and copies Rwanda’s homework. No money for national defense? Outsource it. Financial turmoil? Give up the sovereign currency. No money for major infrastructure projects? Invite capital fleeing the world to see how appealing version 8.0 of offshore finance can be... How will this cab 127Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A single female protagonist set in an urban environment, exploring industry, geopolitics, finance, and international politics. The protagonist uses an offshore company to acquire an industrial conglomerate.

3. 153 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted 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 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds
4. 154 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 116.4kReads9.6Score13.3k14d adds
5. 155 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 101kReads8.7Score10.2k14d adds
6. 156 御 Beast Taming: In the Urban Legend Dungeon, I'm the Lazy King from the Start 御兽：怪谈副本，开局我是懒大王 Chaos Without a Thought混沌无念Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + beast taming + comedy + System + no romance] The protagonist isn't a bleeding heart! (This isn't traditional beast taming or a national-fate rules horror story, so feel free to dive in.) After waking from a night's sleep, Lin Yu found himself transmigrated into a parallel world where people mainly made contracts with the supernatural. He was also a soon-to-be senior in high school, training to become a supernatural beast tamer?! "All I did was stay up late watching Blue Fox 10.7kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
7. 157 逆 The Reverse Maze 逆位迷宫 Peng Pai彭湃Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On the day of his eighteenth birthday, Bai Ze's life begins a countdown. Survive or perish: that is the choice. // Three lives, six paths, a mist-shrouded maze. Nothing is harder than choosing one's fate. 92.1kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds
8. 158 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 47.7kReads9.1Score5.7k14d adds
9. 159 九 After Maxing Out the Nine Suns Divine Skill, I Became a Living Forbidden Spell 九阳神功满级后，我成了人形禁咒 Drinking Water Won't Make You Gain Weight喝水不长肉Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] [Ghost King Slayer] [Demon Meat Grinder] [Human-Shaped Forbidden Spell] Su Mo transmigrates to an era where the supernatural has returned, and from the start receives a love letter written by a female ghost! It’s unexpected, touching, and potentially deadly! Luckily, his Super Enhancement System awakens. A knockoff Nine Suns Divine Art? Enhance it! Nine Suns Devouring Heaven Art! Turn your body into a furnace, condense your blood and qi into a sun, and refine the evil g 108.2kReads8.6Score7.2k14d adds
10. 160 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 89.3kReads9.0Score8k14d adds
11. 161 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 221.5kReads9.4Score36.1k14d adds
12. 162 神 Outsider of Shenzhou 神州方外人 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Superpowers] [One Female Lead] [Not a Power Fantasy] On an ordinary day, all the people of Huaxia were dropped onto an unfamiliar planet seemingly stuck in the Stone Age. The alien atmosphere gave rise to the "Outlanders," people with supernatural abilities. As Huaxia rebuilt its civilization and fought bloody wars against other races, it eventually came to dominate the Shenzhou Continent. A strange Outlander named Qin Wuyang was said by everyone to have seven personalities. He hi 12.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
13. 163 直 Livestream: Proving the Existence of an Infinite Multiverse from the Start 直播：开局证明无限多元宇宙 Become a God成神Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming: I’m leading the evolution of civilization] After transmigrating, Jiang Zhe becomes the host of a science education program. He gets bound to a System. To his surprise, he discovers that all he has to do is explain science to earn an endless stream of rewards. Using scientific theories from his previous life, he proves from the start that the world is fake and that infinitely many multiverses exist. “...” “Nuwa mended the sky by repairing the moon and the earth.” “Ancient civiliza 11.3kReads8.7Score1.2k14d adds

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14. 164 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5k14d adds
15. 165 情 I Have No Emotions, So I Found a Sniper for a Girlfriend 情感缺失的我找了个狙击手女友 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban664k WordsCompleted (One heroine. She isn't a campus beauty, just above average in looks. The moment they meet, they both realize the other is a big shot.) (The romance develops slowly.) On the surface, the world where humanity lives after World War II is peaceful. But in the hidden world of shadows, national organizations like Xuanyuan Sword, Eagle's Wing, and Winterhold are locked in constant conflict. Genetically enhanced people hiding among the crowds possess physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary huma 29.8kReads9.6Score3.7k14d adds
16. 166 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted 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. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
17. 167 从 Evolution Begins with the White Snake 从白蛇开始进化 Let Sorrow Never Cease悲莫停Urban2.1M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Ruoxue. I'm an ordinary office worker and a livestreamer in the pet section. I keep two pet snakes. One is called Xiaobai, and the other Xiaoqing. Over the past couple of days, I've noticed Xiaobai looking at me a little strangely. I have a feeling he's about to become a spirit. … As heaven and earth undergo a dramatic transformation and all living things thrive in freedom, a white snake, with the help of a System, leads the trends of a new era. 599Reads8.7Score13414d adds
18. 168 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 67.8kReads9.4Score7.5k14d adds
19. 169 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds

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    Both are single-female-lead novels, and the second one is Tomato's most heartfelt book [facepalm][OK]

20. 170 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 34.2kReads9.3Score3.5k14d adds
21. 171 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7k14d adds
22. 172 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds

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    Urban novels without a female lead

23. 173 重 Reborn: You Keep Grinding, I'll Take It Easy 重生：你们卷，我躺赢 Ugly Man with a Mustache胡须丑男Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Period setting + no System + one female lead + chips + lithography machines + smartphones + Bitcoin + new energy vehicles + game development + esports + internet + AI + data services + real estate + business warfare + face-slapping Reborn in 2008, he had only a few hundred yuan in his pocket. That year, Bitcoin was still worth less than a cent, Jensen Huang was still selling graphics cards, no one knew what AI was, the mobile gaming market was a blue ocean, the golden decade for real estate had 682Reads7.0Score22014d adds

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    It's a realistic story about technological breakthroughs, business warfare, sanctions, and counter-sanctions. However, this historical fiction is a slow burn; the best parts are yet to come.

24. 174 人 I'm the Sneaky One on Keep Running: If My Teammates Don't Die, I Don't Show Off 人在跑男当老六，队友不s我不秀 The Gods Speak No Nonsense神不呓语Urban611k WordsCompleted [The ultimate schemer + comedy + first season of Keep Running + iconic moments] Shen Fei's soul transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a guest on the debut episode of Keep Running and activates the Ultimate Schemer System. In the foot-pressure board relay race: System mission: Swap the 100-kilogram auntie for a 150-kilogram granny, then make teammate Bai Lu carry her across the foot-pressure boards. Reward: [Pain Immunity] After seeing the mission, Shen Fei smiles faintly and decisi 2kReads8.2Score11614d adds
25. 175 震 Shaking the Stars 震星 User41962020用户41962020Urban230k WordsCompleted A good story takes care and creativity to write. It can be about technology, immortals and martial heroes, or love. A story without great love has no flavor. May this story have what you're looking for. Thank you, everyone. —Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 176 鼎 Immortal Cultivation in the Cauldron 鼎中修仙记 Bai Huang's Slaughter of the Underworld白凰的屠冥Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-person cultivation, no System, no transmigration, traditional immortal fantasy] A simple village boy dreams of cultivating immortality. When Lin Yuan unexpectedly obtains a small bronze cauldron, he sets foot on the path to immortality. I have a sword that can cleave ten thousand miles of sky. I have a cauldron that can turn the world upside down. I have a person who can shake heaven and earth. 4.4kReads8.6Score45814d adds
27. 177 凡 The Mortal Spirit's Journey to Immortality 凡灵修仙传 A Little Demon Canopy一头小妖盖Eastern Fantasy241k WordsCompleted In a world where spiritual energy is scarce but the path of immortal cultivation still survives, ordinary people live in hardship, yet yearn to become cultivators. In a remote mountain village lives a boy named Ye Feng. Living alone, he has no idea that the wheels of fate have already begun to turn. He is about to embark on a difficult yet opportunity-filled path of immortal cultivation. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 178 离 Parting 离别 User41962020用户419620207k WordsCompleted Parting —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 179 芷 Zhilan Pavilion 芷兰楼阁 You're Five你五岁Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + beloved by all + a little angst + powerful secondary couple] Main couple: Lei Zhiyou/Lan Jinyu Secondary couple: Lei Tingchao/Jiu Cheng The jade-like young master had somehow picked up a habit of climbing over walls. The youth reclined beside the daybed, the corners of his eyes slightly curved. His pupils were as black as ebony, and he had a pair of classic peach-blossom eyes. His exquisite white robe was pure as snow, making his skin look even fairer. A white jade magnolia h —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 180 楼 The Pavilion 楼阁 User41962020用户41962020Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Pavilion —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 181 富 The Rich Put on a Show, the Poor Watch 富人演戏，穷人看。 User41962020用户419620206k WordsCompleted The rich put on a show; the poor watch. —Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 182 鬼 A Ghostly Marriage 鬼姻缘 User41962020用户41962020Mystery9k WordsCompleted Ghostly Match —Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 183 第 The Second Crime Scene 第二现场 User41962020用户419620206k WordsCompleted The Second Scene 1Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 184 爱 Lovers Reunited 爱人相会 User41962020用户419620206k WordsCompleted Lovers Reunited —Reads—Score—14d adds
35. 185 弃EN Surviving on a Forsaken Star: Combine Identical Junk into Brand-New Gear 弃星生存：相同垃圾合成全新装备 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsCompleted After the Second Era, Earth became the largest technological junkyard in the Milky Way. A scavenger's cloak billows in the wind as Cheng Qi stands atop a mountain of trash. [Similar technological object detected] [Beginning synthesis] [Damaged Nanny Bot], [Safety-Guard Nanny Bot], [Environment-Adaptive Nanny Bot]! [Mechanical Exploration Shoes], [Mechanical Exploration Leggings], [Jet-Powered Turbine Boots]! [Surgical Assistant Gloves], [Intelligent Assistant Gloves], [Gravity-Field Adjustment G 315.5kReads9.1Score49k14d adds
36. 186 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 359.7kReads8.7Score17.9k14d adds
37. 187 全 Global: Awakening Split Personality from the Start 全民：开局觉醒四分五裂 Shatter, Euler粉碎吧欧拉Urban202k WordsCompleted (Demon Slayer + One Piece + Naruto + Bleach + Marvel + One-Punch Man + Dragon Ball... Whenever the protagonist enters a fight, he is invincible.) In an age when everyone could awaken powers, Lin Yifan transmigrated into this world. At his eighteenth-birthday awakening ceremony, he was offered three choices: the Chop-Chop Fruit (A-rank talent), the Ice-Ice Fruit (SS-rank talent), or the Rinnegan (SSS-rank talent). Just then, the System awakened and detected the Host's newly awakened abilities. Th 5Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 188 全 Everyone Plays Naruto Cards: I Dance Through Another World as Lord Madara 全民火影卡牌：我以斑爷起舞异世 Playing Basketball in the Middle of the Crowd疏中分打篮球Urban109k WordsOngoing [Custom Mangekyo Sharingan + Wood Release + Susanoo Buddha + Armored Susanoo + Rinne Sharingan] [No System + No Mockery + No Saintly Heroics + No Brain-Dead Decisions + Pure Wish Fulfillment] In a card world, everyone can awaken a Naruto card and become a card wielder. While most people get low-level cards like Mizuki and Ichiraku, or even Explosive Tags and Kunai... The young Qi Wu transmigrates into this world. At the awakening ceremony, he resonates with the Card Hall, and countless cards —Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 189 重 After We Reunited 重逢之后 gaospingModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A May-December romance. A young love, pure and intense, runs deep in the bones and blood. That very purity leaves no room for the slightest stain. When everything finally settles, they realize they’ve missed out on a regret that can never be put right. When they meet again, Zheng Muyang faces his true feelings and earnestly pursues the love he once had. I’m no good at writing blurbs, so please bear with me. 186Reads7.6Score—14d adds
40. 190 自 After Five Hundred Years Bound in a Forbidden Land, You Cry When I Become a Rogue Cultivator 自缚禁地五百年，我当散修你哭啥 Carrot-Flavored Mint Candy萝卜味薄荷糖Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsOngoing [Published] [Immortal Cultivation + Traditional Fantasy + Invincible + No System + Unrelentingly Satisfying + Decisive and Ruthless + Rogue Cultivator] Five hundred years ago, Gu Xiu bound himself to a forbidden sect ground for five hundred years, offering himself as a source of fortune for the sect. Returning at last, he should have been welcomed home in glory. But the world had changed beyond recognition in those five hundred years. His master abandoned him, his senior sisters despised him, an 128.4kReads7.9Score12.7k14d adds
41. 191 我 My Sect Has Eleven Graves 我的门派有十一座坟 Ten Lifetimes, This Life十世今生Mystery997k WordsCompleted Fantasy and the supernatural, with a lighthearted, humorous tone and a touch of horror. My name is Zhang Shiyi. I have ten senior brothers, so my name is Zhang Shiyi. But all ten of my senior brothers are dead. They’re lying in the graves outside. What? My master? He’s dead too. The biggest, roundest grave is his. Haha~ Well, congratulations, then~ Get ready to sing: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations to you, hey! Congratulations, congratulations to you~ 24.2kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
42. 192 云 My Journey to You: A Big Blabbermouth Joins the Gong Family 云之羽：宫门进来个大漏勺 Little Fluffball点点毛团Female-Channel Fanfiction216k WordsCompleted Wei Manman died of sudden death. She worked all day, then stayed up late watching dramas. And as if watching them weren’t enough, she became a bitter keyboard warrior after a finale left her devastated. If she didn’t die, who would? But her resentment was so overwhelming that she came back to life. Only now she was the size of a toddler, a little beggar wandering from place to place, never knowing if she’d see another day. After just escaping being kidnapped by Wu Feng, the human trafficker, Wei 755Reads8.7Score10114d adds
43. 193 末 Apocalypse: I Devoured the Sun and Became the Flame Emperor 末世：吞噬太阳的我，成了炎帝 Tenfold Spell Formula十重术式Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Gods + Starry Skies + Ensemble Cast + Powerful Protagonist + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless + Everyone Says It Gets Better as It Goes] I am the Flame Emperor, standing above the gods. The apocalypse arrives, zombies descend from the skies, and gods walk the earth! Beasts from the sea come ashore and slaughter humanity! Yet all this is just an appetizer. Worse horrors and despair await. Lin Yu is reborn half a day before the apocalypse. Drawing on his experience from his previou 56.3kReads8.8Score4.3k14d adds
44. 194 打 Better Than Working: Winning Over the Crown Prince, the Client 打工不如打甲方太子的主意 You Caoquanyin佑草泉音Modern Romance287k WordsOngoing [Based on true events + urban life + workplace + strong female lead + smart characters + sweet romance] A wonderful workplace romance set in the urban financial world, inspired by real-life experiences in the modern workplace. It lays bare the dark side behind the financial sector’s glamorous facade. The writing is delicate, the scenes vivid, the emotions genuine, and the plot is full of unexpected twists. The heroine is a rookie auditor, but a strong woman at heart. She stays sharp and emotiona —Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    Urban fiction, single female lead

45. 195 大 Master Craftsman of a Great Nation: Hand-Building an Engine in the Siheyuan? 大国工匠：在四合院手搓发动机？ Little Crunchy Lamb Ice小羊脆脆冰Male-Channel Fanfiction138k WordsCompleted Li Huai’an unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan and awakens the [Great Nation Craftsman Upgrade System]. From the start, he is just a recent college graduate about to report to the technical department of a steel mill. But he discovers that as long as he keeps improving his skills, he can earn all kinds of rewards and become a pillar of the nation. [Basic fitter skill upgraded to expert fitter! Reward: Strength +5, advanced skill book Precision Machining Handbook!] [Successf —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Master Craftsmen. Courtyard House. Master Craftsmen, a new book, highly recommended! (*≧∪≦)👍🏻…

46. 196 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 118.2kReads9.7Score13.7k14d adds

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    Reality, absolutely reality. It's really sweet.

47. 197 狂 The Knockout: Gao Qiqiang Calls Me the Godfather of Jinghai 狂飙：高启强叫我京海教父 Shaking the Heavens撼天阙Male-Channel Fanfiction3.2M WordsOngoing [A dark, satisfying story with a decisive lead and no tormenting the protagonist] Also known as [Godfather of Jinghai: Killing An Xin from the Start] Zhang Yaoyang is reborn into the world of The Knockout. Armed with his knowledge of the plot, he snatches Chen Shuting from under An Xin's nose from the start, kills An Xin, poaches Meng Yu, and makes full use of every resource in Jinghai. Using Jinghai as his base, he sets his sights on the whole world. PS1: Readers who favor saintly protagonists —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a great watch; the protagonist is decisive and ruthless.

48. 198 我 I'm a Coder, I'm the Universe 我是码农，我是宇宙 Writer 5TTPWu作家5TTPWuUrban2.5M WordsOngoing This is a high-concept novel that combines realism, business, science fiction, and the intellectual thrill of a power fantasy. It’s a new kind of web fiction, unlike traditional stories that rely on emotional wish fulfillment! Zhang Wei uses SAP as his System to cultivate immortality and attain the Dao! Yes, you read that right! The same SAP as the German ERP system! Zhang Wei’s System! This sly guy actually built a cultivation path around SAP, from Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, Na 117Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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