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1. 1 基 [Greek Mythology] Saving the World Through Infrastructure [希腊神话]基建拯救世界 Dreamer's Murmurs梦里呓语Romance382k WordsOngoing The goddess of dusk, Hesper, found a young man in her golden apple orchard. He was handsome, hardworking, capable, quiet, pure, and faithful. Apart from his short human lifespan, he had no flaws. So, before he died, Hesper swore by the River Styx to comfort him: “My love! As long as the sun has not fallen, I will snatch you back from the arms of death. Even if I have to beg before the Lord of the Underworld, I will gladly bend the knee for you!” The young man’s expression turned strange for 13.8kFavorites13.6kClicks/ch21.4kGifts

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   Novels with well-researched historical facts are inherently more enjoyable, rather than being stereotypical.

2. 2 我 Making My Debut in Another World Through Cultural Exports 我靠文化输出在异世出道 Splendid Screen, Beautiful Days锦屏韶光Romance1.4M WordsCompleted In the Victorian era of the nineteenth century, the gears of the Industrial Revolution turned slowly and silently, and cities awoke amid steam and coal smoke. Fog shrouded the towering chimneys. The gods watched with cold eyes, silent and unmoved. Elena awoke from her sleep, having become a vampire about to be hunted by humans. She took up her quill. A lady’s fantasies drifted between the bed curtains, tales of the dead echoed at midnight, and Cinderella danced lightly through the music hall 24kFavorites30.5kClicks/ch91.6kGifts

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   The first thing I did after becoming a vampire was to write erotic novels. To regain their appearance, the entire vampire clan wrote erotic novels, haha. It got a bit boring later on.

3. 3 小 The Novelists' Extinction Plan 小说家灭绝计划 Jian Juan简卷Romance295k WordsCompleted Ji Ying was a celebrated novelist. She had a whole string of secret identities and wrote every kind of story, creating countless characters readers loved. But the characters she wrote secretly came to “life.” In the year 2546 of the New Era, the dimensional worlds collapsed, and characters from novels began to awaken. Everything was false. The true foundation beneath the world was a framework of words. Those adventures, where people narrowly escaped death, followed carefully laid plots. Those 3.4kFavorites1.4kClicks/ch3.2kGifts

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   The writing is exceptionally good. As for the romance, I can only say it's not a traditional romance; it has a unique flavor, which unfortunately isn't to my taste. However, the writing about other characters is truly excellent. The characters are brought to life in just a few sentences, demonstrating strong writing skills.

4. 4 饲 Raise It 饲养它 Shi Sui施岁Romance556k WordsCompleted ## Opens April 15: Sisyphus ## [Nonhuman x Human | Sweet Puppy x Emotionally Detached] [She Raised a Monster] [Short Blurb] “I can’t play with you,” said the fox. “I haven’t been tamed yet.” * Grant me a name, and teach me what it means to be one of a kind; Grant me a tongue, and teach me eloquence and sweet words; Grant me your love, and teach me to defy the supreme will of my kind. [Full Blurb] On the eve of the Gaokao, Tang Nian found an egg-laying little monster in her own backyard. Curio 15.8kFavorites10.6kClicks/ch27.2kGifts

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   A very romantic story about ordinary people with superhuman abilities, with delicate emotional descriptions. I love stories where the female lead is stronger than the superhuman and can subdue them. (I couldn't find a substitute.)

5. 5 调 The Investigator Chooses to Throw the Script into a Volcano 调查员选择将剧本投入火山口 Mo Gui Dong末归冻No CP986k WordsCompleted [Entering VIP on the 13th, with 10,000 words updated that day. Welcome!] KP: I've got a scenario. Anyone want to make an investigator and play? A: What's a scenario? B: What's an investigator? C: What's playing? D: What's making? KP: ...Sorry to bother you. Pretend I didn't ask. E: ? I haven't even said anything yet! During the game... A: How can I not be part of the NPCs' love-hate drama?! B: Get lost! Damn money-grubbing instincts! C: Just education, just education... D: Do you have to targe 6.3kFavorites6.3kClicks/ch23.6kGifts

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   The investigators' group role-playing game is a prequel, and it's super good; every main character is very distinct.

6. 6 虫21+ The Zerg's Rules of Romance 虫族恋爱法则 Liang Zhu梁烛Danmei (BL)274k WordsOngoing 18.5kFavorites16.9kClicks/ch32.3kGifts

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   A good Zerg novel that's been discontinued and I can't find a replacement.

7. 7 模 Player Growth Simulation Log 模拟玩家生长记录 Wooden Stele木碑No CP710k WordsOngoing (It's time to face reality: updates will be every other day at the earliest and weekly at the latest, but there will be updates!) Players who treat reality as a game are the Fourth Calamity. But what if a player takes a game as seriously as reality itself? Sounds strange? That's just how incredibly weird this player is. What follows is a record of this player's life in the Jujutsu Kaisen world. It includes a whole bunch of cursed spirit incidents, some with happy endings and some tragic; a fe 12.7kFavorites6.7kClicks/ch14.6kGifts

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   Completely for gamers! The beginning was good, but it got too long later on and became a bit tiring to read. A very novel writing style.

8. 8 从 Starting from Zero: A Cultivation Family Simulator 从零开始的修仙家族模拟器 Walking with the Gods与神同行Romance878k WordsCompleted You play a family-building game. You start as an ordinary mortal, without even the faintest trace of a cultivator in sight, yet the goal is to build the greatest cultivation clan in the world. Unlike an ordinary family game, this one lets you pass the game down through generations. You can create each new clan leader, your apparent descendant, from scratch. After countless generations of hard work, you look at your overflowing inheritance points and the traits you’ve given the next clan leader y 86.6kFavorites81.4kClicks/ch319.5kGifts

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   It's a satisfying read, with a classic Sims feel, and the romance and plot are handled well.

9. 9 二 The Villain of a Fantasy Cultivation World 二次元修仙反派 Rong Yu嫆钰No CP310k WordsCompleted Daxian got the full-immersion game [Cultivation World's Villain Role-Playing System] as a gift. [Cultivation] and [anime settings] are such completely unrelated elements that she can't even imagine how much fun they'll be together. So, in the game, Daxian transforms into a beautiful, clean-cut young man with his hair tied up, then follows the script's instructions and walks right up to a little boy with orange hair. Daxian: “Kid, your steps are steady and full of true energy. You must have the 11.7kFavorites14.6kClicks/ch24.8kGifts

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   The protagonist of Bungo Stray Dogs and cultivation novels is a rotten character. The writing is decent, but I have a strong bias towards Prisoner Chen. He has a lot of screen time, but I don't like his character before he disguised himself. Prisoner Jiang is very good.

10. 10 狂 Outlaw 狂徒 Glasses Temples眼镜腿儿No CP445k WordsCompleted Wherever I go, no matter how fierce the storms or how rough the road, the path is always clear beneath my feet. A no-CP male-lead story set in the jianghu. As always: [All negative reviews and writing advice are welcome. Please don’t argue; I also look forward to positive comments and friendly discussions.] [Feel free to recommend other novels in the comments, but please don’t mention my novel under someone else’s work.] [Please check the author’s note in Chapter One for content warnings. Than 7.5kFavorites7.1kClicks/ch6.3kGifts

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    It has a strong martial arts flavor, it's so good!

11. 11 赛 I’m the Only Sane One in This Cyberpunk World 赛博世界就我不是精神病 Insomniac Typewriter失眠打字机Danmei (BL)770k WordsCompleted #Upcoming: The Godfather Is Two Centimeters Tall. #You can read this even if you haven't played Cyberpunk 2077. Tsuna transmigrated. One moment he was a high school student in the year 2000; the next, he'd fallen into Night City in 2076. What? There were 7,289 reported crimes here last year? The residents' happiness index ranked dead last in the world? Death was an everyday occurrence? Instead of improving people's lives, ultra- 22.1kFavorites17.4kClicks/ch89.7kGifts

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    Absolutely a masterpiece, without a doubt. I only have a general understanding of the cyberpunk background, and I've only skimmed through some parts of "Full-Time Tutor," yet I read it without any difficulty. The writing is incredibly skillful; I seriously suspect the author was a passionate writer before coming to Jinjiang Literature City. Every detail is beautifully portrayed, and the supporting characters are also very well-developed and relatable.

12. 12 颠 Overturning the World [Cyberpunk] 颠覆世界[赛博] Zhu Ying Zhou烛萤舟Romance758k WordsCompleted Shi Xu opens her eyes to see a message: [Your existence -1-1-1…] [Your existence is critically low. You are about to disappear. Please take care.] She thought she was doomed, but when she opened her eyes again, she had arrived in a cyberpunk world. She was in court, facing a 900-year sentence. Her crime: disrupting free trade and preventing people from selling souls. First, Shi Xu crossed members of the Black Gang. Then she discovered all her employees were moles, and the gangs were hunting h 18.7kFavorites15.6kClicks/ch21.9kGifts

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    A rare gem, a truly delightful read even within the cyberpunk genre.

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