Stories Where Characters Keep Their Wits, Without Forced Stupidity 带脑子的，不强行降智

1. 1 我 Our Glorious China Strides Across the Multiverse 我泱泱华夏纵横多元宇宙 Roast the Buns Before Eating馒头烤着吃Male-Channel Fanfiction6.8M WordsOngoing Fang Jing somehow came into possession of a magical machine that could let him transmigrate into all kinds of science-fiction films and TV shows! In response to the United States' suppression, he starts with The Wandering Earth, developing exoskeletons, crewed lunar missions, a moon base, and a space elevator... China rises all the way from The Wandering Earth to The Three-Body Problem, conquering the multiverse until it eventually ascends into an eternal multiverse civilization! 60.2kReads9.1Score3.5k14d adds

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   Both of these novels are incredibly good, very intellectually stimulating, absolutely fantastic. I have many similar books on my bookshelf, because I certainly couldn't read anything without a good mind (˵¯͒¯͒˵).

2. 2 拍 I’m Filming The Wandering Earth, So Building a Space Elevator Is Perfectly Reasonable 拍流浪地球我造太空电梯很合理吧 Let Me Add Some Mushrooms for You给您添蘑菇啦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [I’m Filming The Wandering Earth. Isn’t It Reasonable to Build a Space Elevator?] [Movie-Making Black Tech + The Wandering Earth + Film Industry] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Liu Lang graduates from film school and obtains a Movie-Making Black Tech System. The films he creates can become reality. With the film industry rotting under the rule of traffic stars and fan-driven economics, Liu Lang decisively chooses to make science fiction films. Starting with The Wandering Earth, he bu 10.7kReads8.6Score89414d adds
3. 3 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 114.3kReads9.5Score11k14d adds

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   The female protagonist in this post-apocalyptic story is very strong. There's no romantic partner; she's reborn into her past life and forms a team with her former friends to fight zombies. It's a female-centric story, not a typical "saintly" story. The female lead is incredibly cool and capable.

4. 4 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 166.7kReads9.3Score13.7k14d adds
5. 5 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds

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   What a clever mind!

6. 6 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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   I don't know if this will make the questioner happy.

7. 7 暗 Tales of the Dark River 暗河传 Zhou Munan周木楠Eastern Fantasy566k WordsCompleted The Dark River can assassinate imperial relatives in the capital and destroy powerful clans and sects in the wilds. It is the foremost assassin organization, feared by all martial world figures. But the Dark River's leader, the Grand Patriarch, is growing old, and his control over the organization is gradually slipping away. After the Grand Patriarch is gravely wounded during a mission to kill Tang Er, the second master of the Tang Clan, several family heads within the Dark River send assassins 7.1kReads9.3Score89314d adds
8. 8 全 Global Deities: I Charge Through the Heavens with Green Skins! 全民神祇：我靠绿皮莽穿诸天！ Not Going to Work不上班啊Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Ork Horde-Building + Total Domination + No Saintly Heroics + So Thrilling It Makes Your Scalp Tingle!] A mushroom at the start? No, my greenskins can smash the heavens and worlds! Li Fusheng transmigrates into the vast universe where everyone can become a god, awakening the weakest possible mushroom follower species. When the first greenskin orc crawled out of a spore, he smiled. “Orks!” Trait 1: Infinite Reproduction (They multiply by spores. One ork equals a million-strong army.) Trait 2: Waa 27.4kReads7.5Score2.9k14d adds

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   These few... I personally think they're pretty good.

9. 9 开 A Serf from the Start: I Rise to the Throne by Raising Dogs 开局农奴：我靠养狗登王座 We Mere Mortals我等凡人Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + lord + low martial arts and a hint of magic + farming + battle beasts + slow burn + character development] Luo Lin transmigrates to another continent and becomes a serf. By chance, he obtains a copper-bound book. Just as he decides to stew a couple of chickens, he finally unlocks the book’s secret to raising livestock. And so begins his animal-raising plan. A chicken laying two eggs a day? That’s not nearly diligent enough. A sheep producing as much wool as two others? That do 31.4kReads8.9Score3.2k14d adds
10. 10 万 Myriad Realms: I Send the Myriad Clans to Their Doom with Armor-Piercing Bullets 万界：我用穿甲弹送万族上路 The Great Dao Leads to the Frontier大道朝边Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Chu Feng transmigrates to the Myriad Worlds Battlefield. It is humanity’s first time setting foot there, and the surroundings are crawling with strange beasts with hides as tough as armor. At any moment, an unknown creature could kill him. Just as he struggles to survive, the Battlefield Demon God sends him a message of concern. [Since this is humanity’s first time setting foot on the Myriad Worlds Battlefield, you may communicate with a close relative, and receive one supply delivery every seve 1.9kReads8.1Score16314d adds
11. 11 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    The protagonist is intelligent, and there's almost no romance. The plot develops rapidly, and you'll never guess what will happen next. Some of the friendships between characters are described in detail and are incredibly moving, such as those between Zheng Yingxiong and Siwei, and Qiao Jiajin and Jiuzai. Plus, it's a completed novel, so it's definitely worth reading.

12. 12 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

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    No mindless stuff, no pairings.

13. 13 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.7kReads8.9Score33414d adds
14. 14 穿 I Became the Female Lead's Sword Spirit, Only to Be Doted on by Four Powerhouses 穿成女主剑灵，反被四个大佬团宠 Green Tangerine Mint青桔薄荷Two Male Leads629k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, No CP + Beloved by All + Powerful Cultivators + Face-Slapping Scum + Everyone's Favorite + Love Triangle Showdowns] After He Cen died, he transmigrated into the sword spirit of the heroine of an old-school cultivation romance. The sword spirit had once followed the heroine through countless battles and was one of her most devoted admirers. But after transmigrating, He Cen discovered that the heroine, once overwhelmingly powerful and devoted to the world, had long ago been taken 6.8kReads9.1Score92214d adds

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    These are alright, the pace is a bit fast.

15. 15 竹 The Right Way to Handle a Childhood Friend 竹马的准确打开方式 Loyal Master Yara忠心耿耿的亚拉法师Two Male Leads212k WordsCompleted [Love That Grows Over Time + Family Friends + Secret Identities] (P.S. The secret identities do get exposed pretty quickly.) Yan Qingning: rum-scented pheromones, alpha Gu Jiu: night-blooming cereus-scented pheromones, alpha —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 山 Clear Mountains, Serene Rivers 山清河晏 Loyal Master Yara忠心耿耿的亚拉法师Two Male Leads102k WordsOngoing Shocking! This marriage of convenience hides an earth-shattering secret! What is the connection between “Endless Summer” and “Holly”? Even poppies and mangosteen can be a perfect match!!!!!! Stay tuned → —Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 17 重 Reborn: My Disciple Found Me 重生之我的徒弟捡到了我 Loyal Master Yara忠心耿耿的亚拉法师Ancient Romance137k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 恶 Bad Dog: Her Nameplate 恶犬，她的铭牌 Old System老系统15k WordsCompleted The Mad Dog, Her Nameplate —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The writing is exquisite, with constant plot twists.

19. 19 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    The rain poured down relentlessly, a furious thunderstorm drenching the muddy earth. In the ripples of the puddles, a crimson figure was fragmented. It was a young man draped in a bright red theatrical robe, staggering through the mud as if drunk. His wide sleeves fluttered in the gale, the mud and sand on the robe washed away by the rain, revealing a blood-red stain that was startlingly striking in the darkness.

20. 20 冒EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.6M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds

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    These are the pinnacle masterpieces selected from tens of thousands of novels!!! You absolutely won't regret buying them! I'm almost tired of talking about the first one—another masterpiece in the historical fiction genre! Four out of five transmigrators die right at the start, and the protagonist is an unregistered resident. Can someone without brains survive in the cannibalistic Northern and Southern Dynasties? Just read it! The second one is an infinite horror story, a tale of the bizarre and thrilling, with the protagonist constantly pulling off mind-bending maneuvers. You definitely won't regret buying it! The third one focuses on humanity's millennia-long plan to deal with a deadly crisis. The protagonist gradually uncovers the mystery through multiple trials. Enough said, it's like a fake shoe—you know what I mean!

21. 21 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds
22. 22 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 68.3kReads9.3Score7k14d adds
23. 23 恶 Neighbor Steals My Room? I'll Send You Straight to Jail 恶邻霸房?，我反手送你进局子 Sayuri Nojiri of Blue Sky City蓝天城的野尻小百合Modern Romance10k WordsCompleted A Bullying Neighbor Steals My Room? I Turn Around and Send You to Jail —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended, it's super good!

24. 24 重 Reborn, I Sent My Roommate's Gambling Cousin to Hell 重生后，我把舍友赌鬼表哥送地狱 Sayuri Nojiri of Blue Sky City蓝天城的野尻小百合15k WordsCompleted After Being Reborn, I Send My Gambling Addict Roommate's Cousin to Hell —Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 诡 The Shadow of the Strange 诡谜影 Pearl's Lily明珠的百合花Mystery433k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Cthulhu Mythos + Mystery] After work, the protagonist, Lin Wan, takes the elevator and notices her shadow changing. An ordinary office worker might think it’s just a trick of the eyes after working overtime. But what is it really? Click through to the story and let’s find out, everyone! My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! It’s everything you l 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    It's really good, please help me out 💕

26. 26 让 I Told You to Play a Fugitive! Play the Part, Got It? 让你扮演逃犯，扮演！懂吗！ Coke Every Day天天可乐Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A citywide escape reality show challenges contestants to play fugitives. Anyone who can last 30 days without getting caught wins a staggering 1 billion yuan! Yuan Yifan is Contestant No. 22, but he plays the part so convincingly that he looks like a real hardened criminal. While the other contestants hide in sewers and sleep under bridges, Fugitive No. 22 stays in luxury hotels and attends parties with the rich and powerful. Skydiving, extreme inline skating, free solo climbing: there’s nothing 341Reads8.6Score10014d adds

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    Has some brains but not many.

27. 27 全 Globally Wanted: Fleeing After the Perfect Prison Break 全球通缉，从完美越狱开始逃亡 I'd Rather Be Fat Than Thin能胖就不瘦Urban588k WordsCompleted Lin Yu transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he is taking part in a reality-show fugitive challenge. Playing an escaped criminal, he must evade ten elite pursuit teams. The longer he stays on the run, the bigger the prize! ... “Ding! You have acquired Master-Level Disguise!” “Ding! You have acquired Master-Level Parkour!” “Ding! You have acquired Master-Level Driving!” This is a chase that pushes the human body to its limits! 356Reads6.4Score10014d adds
28. 28 我 I Can't Believe I Became the Villain's Simp 我居然成了反派舔狗 Wheel of Time时轮Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Feng transmigrates into the world of an urban novel, becoming a rich, handsome villain who grovels at a heroine’s feet. He mindlessly fawns over the female lead, Bai Susu, at every turn, only to have the male lead, Lin Yi, destroy his family. Most shameful of all, Ye Feng ends up becoming Lin Yi’s lackey. Ha! A villain? A simp? Ye Feng awakens a Comeback System on the spot and turns the tables at every turn, beating the male and female leads until they kneel and sing “I Surrender.” 1.1kReads8.3Score50114d adds

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    **Title: Transmigrated Villain - I'm No Longer This Simp!** **Genre: Hardcore Business Warfare + Urban Fantasy + Top-Tier Intellectual Battle** Ye Feng, the heir to a top conglomerate in Jinling, awakens to find himself transformed into a stepping stone villain in a typical business war novel! His starting point is a dead end: **He just spent 200 million to invest in the nearly bankrupt Bai Susu's family business—the Bai Group—to win a smile from her!** The whole city scoffs at him, calling him "Jinling's biggest sucker." The Bai Group appears glamorous on the surface, but is actually fraught with crises: **The market for its main products is saturated, policy benefits have disappeared, and its financial statements are shrouded in mystery...** Investing this money is tantamount to handing a knife to the enemy! Even more fatal is that Ye Feng's memories clearly show: **This "love trap" is just the prelude; the male lead, Lin Yi, is using the Bai Group as a springboard to secretly weave a giant net that will devour the Ye Group's core industries!** **When Bai Susu again declined the invitation under the pretext of "shopping," and the onlookers waited to see Ye Feng continue his "sycophantic" embarrassment—** At this moment, Ye Feng's eyes were as cold as ice!** He had transmigrated back in time, possessing a "villain's counterattack system," which not only allowed him to foresee all future business conspiracies but also to deeply analyze market dynamics, policy trends, and financial data! **The Bai family's financial tricks and Lin Yi's capital layout were like a transparent chessboard in his eyes.** There was no roaring, no pleading. Amidst the shock of the entire audience, Ye Feng's slender fingers picked up the contract symbolizing "stupidity" and "trap." "Shopping? Okay." Before the words were even finished— **Rip!** The contract, carrying two hundred million yuan, was torn to shreds in front of everyone! Paper scraps flew everywhere, reflecting Bai Susu's instantly pale face and the deathly silence of the room. "This money, I'll keep for myself... **Short selling.**" The word "short selling" was earth-shattering! This not only shattered the sycophant's mask but also delivered a precise financial declaration of war, striking at the very heart of the Bai family (and Lin Yi behind them)! From a spoiled rich kid to a ruthless strategist, Ye Feng only needed a second. He was no longer a puppet on the plot, but a hunter wielding the power of capital! His counterattack was a preemptive strike, a dimensional reduction attack based on foresight! Utilizing policy changes to set traps, anticipating industry trends, and precisely targeting the stock and futures markets... Business warfare is all about information and strategy! The system is the ultimate cheat code to rewrite destiny! The "Villain Counterattack System" provides in-depth market analysis, policy deduction, and insights into the weaknesses of key figures, helping him plunder the protagonist Lin Yi's "business fortune," stepping on his opponent's Achilles' heel at every turn! Foreshadowing is deeply buried beneath the torrent of capital! An inconspicuous subsidiary acquisition, a seemingly casual speech at a policy seminar, an overlooked overseas market research report... Subtle clues, a long and complex web of events! Every decision Ye Feng makes sows the seeds of a cataclysmic event that will ultimately overturn the economic landscape of Jinling and even larger cities! When the former "sucker" tears up the script and transforms into a mastermind in the capital game, a financial storm sweeping across Jinling's economic map is quietly brewing at his fingertips! This path to reversal is a dance of capital on a knife's edge, every step concealing deadly traps and foreshadowing! > **[Highlights]** > * **Top-tier intellectual battle, hardcore business warfare!** Say goodbye to mindless comparisons of money/connections; focus on the real game of market, policy, and financial leverage, with Ye Feng's intelligence dominating throughout! > * **The villain system, with unparalleled insight!** Deeply empowers business decisions, plundering "business fortune" and reversing seemingly hopeless situations! > * **Master of foreshadowing, laying out plans from afar!** Subtle operations conceal profound meaning; early setups ignite later dramatic reversals, offering the ultimate thrill of "So that's how it is!" > * **Grand vision, subverting conventional wisdom!** From corporate battles to industrial strategic planning, from the turbulent waters of Nanjing to the undercurrents of the global economy, Ye Feng's goal is to rewrite the rules! Click to follow the story and witness how the most charismatic villain uses capital as a blade and cunning as a shield to manipulate the treacherous waters of the business world, laying countless traps to ultimately become the mastermind!

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