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- 1 Fishing: A Flying Land Vehicle as a Reward from the Start 垂钓：开局奖励一辆陆地飞行器 “Officer, please hear me out. I really did catch this two-dimensional foil while fishing.” “Don't take this magic bathtub away. The military needs it to train aircraft carriers.” “You're asking what this box is for? Uh, it's called 'Congratulations and Prosperity.' It can make unlimited copies of any item.” Wu Changfeng: Everyone else fishes to relax and have fun. When I fish, my life is on the line! I swear I'll never fish again! A few days later. Wu Changfeng: This is great. 1Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn to Fish the Tides: Starting by Marrying the Village Chief's Daughter 重生赶海：从迎娶村长女儿开始 In his previous life, his family was poor, yet he was always blaming his parents for being useless. He spent his days loafing around outside and hanging out with a crowd of no-gooders, hoping to make something of himself. In the end, he never expected to wind up as someone else's fall guy. After getting out of prison in his last life, he cut ties with that crowd for good. He went on to try all kinds of jobs, but his criminal record meant no one would hire him. He could only take on the hardest, 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Fisherman’s Legend 渔夫传奇 A college graduate returns to his hometown and comes across a mysterious sea pearl. It lets him move freely underwater, and under his leadership, the once-poor fishing village gradually grows prosperous. 16Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 4 Farming in the Countryside: I Take the Kids Fishing and Digging for Seafood 乡村种田：带着萌娃赶海钓鱼 [Dad Life + Adorable Child + Foraging by the Sea + Hunting in the Mountains + Countryside + Everyday Life + One Heroine + Seafood Delicacies] An accident sends Lin Yihai, nearly sixty years old, reborn in 1998, the year he’d been longing to return to! In this life, with the Sea God’s legacy in his hands, he begins a leisurely life of fishing and gathering seafood along the shore! In this life, he’ll be a good husband and a good father! In this life, amid mountains teeming with delicacies and —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Grind Begins With Coastal Foraging 奋斗从赶海开启 College student Qin Tian acquires a historical beachcombing livestream System. He thinks he can rely on the System to rise to success, but it turns out he has to return to his hometown and livestream from Weiyang Village, a remote and underdeveloped fishing village, to activate it. With no other choice, Qin Tian returns home after graduation and starts livestreaming. On the first day, he activates the System and discovers its remarkable ability to attract seafood by increasing its value. He earn 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Reborn: My Leisurely Life as an Island Owner 重生：我的悠闲岛主生活 [Reborn + lighthearted daily life + island + adorable pets + food + fishing + hunting + overseas farm] Life is too competitive. To hell with 996 jobs, to hell with all of it... Wouldn't it feel great to quit and tell the boss to get lost? That was when his dream began! From then on, he lived the carefree, laid-back life of an island owner. He dove for shrimp, king crabs, abalone, sea cucumbers, and more until his hands were sore. He fished for tuna, large yellow croaker, giant grouper, and more 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Peerless Divine Farmer and Immortal Doctor 绝世神农医仙 Ye Feng, who had been an idiot in Stone Village for a year, suddenly regained his memories and returned against all odds with a whole host of incredible skills! 1.3kReads8.2Score147Shelves
- 8 My Golden Fishing Village 我的黄金渔村 After graduating from university, Chen Fan gives up his recommendation for postgraduate study and returns to his fishing village to become a university-educated village official. But after more than two years of hard work, he still can't change the village's poverty and backwardness. The fishermen leave their homes once more, and even his best childhood friend has no choice but to leave him! Just as Chen Fan loses all hope, the mission System in his mind activates. He can purify the waters, brin 49Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 9 Getting Rich in 1984 by Raising Five Little Sisters 1984从养活五个妹妹开始致富 Shen Handong is reborn in 1984 in a small seaside fishing village. In his previous life, he was a hopeless drunk. He watched helplessly as his eldest younger sister was sold by their uncle to the village chief’s intellectually disabled son for 3,000 yuan in bride price. He watched his wife leave for the city in despair and die at sea. He watched his five younger sisters, left without their parents’ protection, live under other people’s roofs, endure endless scorn, and see their family fall apart 18.1kReads7.2Score843Shelves
- 10 The Foolish Doctor Zhang Xiaofan 傻医张小凡 “If I, Zhang Xiaofan, had never been born, the eternal night would never end!” Zhang Xiaofan looks at the woman on the table, and feels his scalp tighten... ... 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Beachcombing: With Divine Hints, I Make a Million a Day and Live the Dream 赶海：神级提示，日入百万爽翻天 Jiang Chen drops out of Huaqing University and returns to his hometown, becoming the village's most despised loafer. Then he awakens the God-Tier Tidepool Foraging System. His luck skyrockets, and he can even trade for magical foraging tools. One scoop with a sand shovel digs up a whole patch of butter crabs, earning him over ten thousand a day. One cast of a fishing rod hooks a hundred-pound grouper, and he ends up owning the whole stretch of sea. The villagers who once looked down on him are d 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Peach Spring’s Little Miracle Doctor 桃源小神医 On his way down the mountain, Chen Yi risked his life to save someone. Little did he know he would unexpectedly inherit the mountain god’s legacy and rise from an ordinary young man to the pinnacle of success! 368Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I’m Just Fishing, Do You Really Have to Chase Me with an Aircraft Carrier Fleet? 我在钓鱼，至于开航母编队追我吗 Chen Nan is a student who unexpectedly obtains the Sea God Fishing System. A female host randomly connects to Chen Nan's livestream. “I heard you were sea fishing and caught the enemy nation’s latest bionic spy dolphin, a secret project a hundred years in the making?” “I heard you also caught the enemy nation’s mighty weapon, the Sea-Calming Needle: a Sea God Trident missile?” “I heard you even caught a brand-new submarine from the NOL series, fresh out of the shipyard?” Chen Nan says, “Have som 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Xiao Ma Ge's Book 小马哥的一本书 9Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 15 A Hundredfold Rebate for Every Loss: I Bought a Fishpond Just to Go Broke 亏100倍返利，包鱼塘只盼破产 [Urban System + Rural Fish Ponds + Fishing and Face-Slapping + Get Rich by Losing Money + Face-Slapping Comeback + Comedic, Anti-Trope + Cozy Countryside + Period Setting + Tidal Flats + Sea Fishing + Hometown Development + County Town + Making a Fortune + Brothers + Snapped Fishing Rods + Getting Skunked + Seaside + Renting Fish Ponds + Fish, Shrimp, and Crab + Leisurely Banter + Farming] (Touring the Waters of the Nation) My Porsche-driving ex-girlfriend threw the necklace I'd saved up to buy 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Tidal Foraging at the Turn of the Millennium: Mazu Blesses Me with Booming Sea Luck 千禧赶海：妈祖助我，海运旺旺旺 [System] [Beachcombing] [Fishing] [Daily Life] [Helping the Brothers Get Rich] [Later, Helping the Whole Village Prosper] Reborn in the year 2000, back in a small fishing village by the sea. From the start, his girlfriend's family shows up to break off their engagement, all because she has passed the civil service exam and landed a government job. Her first act after getting ashore: cutting loose the man she loves? In his previous life, Li Yang was so heartbroken that he lost his wits. Reborn in 4.4kReads—Score350Shelves
- 17 The Finest Rural Doctor 山野极品乡医 [Countryside + Beauties + Getting Rich + Ruthless + Clan Feuds + Miraculous Healer] With a needle in hand, he can make people live, make them die, or make them wish they were dead. The countryside may be remote, but it has no shortage of beauties. The miracle doctor is a little absentminded, but he doesn't hesitate to heal the sick or kill... 79Reads7.7Score109Shelves
- 18 Deep-Sea Fishing: Becoming the Overlord of the Seas with a System 赶海：靠系统成为海上霸主 The new book, From the Start, I Gained Insight by Helping an Elderly Man and Became a Local Overlord, is now available and verified. (Shore foraging + System + laid-back life) Ye Feng is the village troublemaker. One day, he unexpectedly gets the System everyone envies, and earns his first fortune with a bottle of mysterious potion! From then on, his life is like a cheat code. Era 1.0: With just a sand shovel, sea cucumbers, abalone, and blue crabs are his for the taking. Era 2.0: With a fishing 1.4kReads8.3Score102Shelves
- 19 Peach Spring Fishing Village 桃源渔村 After Wang Ning's family suffers a sudden upheaval, his friends and relatives avoid him as if he were a plague. A matchmaker even tries to set him up as a sucker who'll raise another man's child. Then, by chance, he acquires an octopus monster. Using it to explore the ocean floor, catch rare fish, and search for underwater treasures and sunken shipwrecks, he rises to the pinnacle of life. 24Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 20 Springtime in Peach Blossom Valley 桃源春色 The fool Lin Xiaohu catches a local thug bullying his younger sister in the woods and gets beaten to a pulp. When he wakes up, he has made a stunning comeback as the heir to an unparalleled lineage of divine healers. From then on, women keep asking him out, and miracles seem to happen wherever he goes. At last, with the help of a benefactor, he rockets to the pinnacle of life! 122Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Carefree Little Divine Farmer of the Mountain Village 悠然山村小神农 A young man from the countryside was working in a big city when he learned that his mother was gravely ill. He resolutely decided to return to his mountain village and care for her. By chance, he inherits the ancient, peerless art of Shennong. From then on, he grows crops, builds his fortune, and turns his life around! He takes on anyone who dares defy him and kicks the crooked ways of the countryside to the curb. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Invincible Fishing Technique: Starting with Eighteen Large Yellow Croakers 无敌钓鱼术：十八条大黄花开局 Editors are welcome to adapt this into a short drama. It has already been adapted twice. Fishing, feel-good wish fulfillment, all-round abilities, scheming, and face-slapping. After transmigrating into a good-for-nothing from a fishing village, he unlocks a master-level fishing skill just as he is about to die! His divine fish-identifying eyes can see through the deepest trenches, and his masterful casts never miss. He catches a yellow croaker and makes 13,000 yuan, reels in a king crab and sell 11Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 23 A Fisherman’s Fantasy Life 钓鱼佬的幻想生活 Zhu Nan was fishing by the river when a bolt of lightning sent him ten years into the past... A hobby-building assistant? What the heck is that? And it's from outer space... Fishing can cure illnesses? Fishing can make money? Fishing can help you pick up girls? You must think I never went to school... Break the world record for carp! Land a 160-pound giant bluefin tuna on a handline! Use a super fish finder to track down the biggest bluefin tuna! Become the fishing king of the livestreaming worl 50Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 24 Beachcombing: Dad, Your Little Fish Girl Found Another Yellow Croaker 赶海：爹爹，鱼妞又找到大黄鱼了 [Lucky Treasure, Adorable Kid] [Doting Dad] [Everyday Coastal Foraging] [Fishing for Profit] [Searching for Mom] Back in a little fishing village at the turn of the millennium, he was greeted from the start by a three-and-a-half-year-old girl tugging at his pants and calling him Daddy. The DNA test confirmed it, and she was registered in his household. Jiang Hai finally remembered that Yu Niu must have come from that night a few years ago, but after he pressed her for answers, he fell silent. “Y 2.9kReads—Score226Shelves
- 25 Sea Fishing: My Grandmaster Gave Me a Fishing Manual, and Now I Reel Them In by the Boatload 海钓：祖师赠典，渔获爆护 Du Fei is an ordinary country boy. After his attempt to start a business back home fails, he heads alone to a coastal city in the south, planning to make a living from sea fishing. After more than a month of fishing, his catches are meager, nowhere near the tens of thousands a month he had expected to earn. Then one day, as Du Fei keeps fishing through a torrential downpour, he encounters the grandmaster of the fishing world. From then on, he begins a wonderful life of bountiful catches and weal 2Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 26 You Told Me to Go Fishing, Not Reel in an Alien 让你去钓鱼，你把外星人钓上来了 Lin Dong is a fisherman who has never caught a fish. Every day after work, he goes fishing in nearby ponds and rivers. Then one day, he realized his luck was pretty terrible. He fished for 100 days and caught absolutely nothing. That very day, the Never-Return-Empty-Handed Fishing System bound itself to him! After the System bound itself to him: Day one. No fish, 10 ancient coins! Day two. No fish, 100 ancient gold ingots! Day three. No fish, 1 ancient jade ornament! Day... ... No fish, one 100Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 27 The Divine Fisherman 神级小渔民 Ye Feng, a student from a prestigious university, is bullied by a rich second-generation heir and can't find a job, so he has no choice but to return home and make a living fishing. Who could have guessed that this would lead him to an astonishing legacy and set him on an extraordinary path to success! 545Reads8.2Score103Shelves
- 28 The Cheat-Wielding Fisherman Rises to the Top 开挂渔夫走向巅峰 After failing the college entrance exam, he was dumped. The couple, once celebrated across the internet for walking out of the exam hall hand in hand, couldn’t withstand the test of reality. To help ease Tian Qi’s distress, his parents sent him back to his hometown, the fishing village of Mojiang. By a stroke of luck, he acquired the all-around fishing System. From then on, he hauled in overflowing baskets while beachcombing, filled his fishing baskets to bursting, and brought his boat back pack 2kReads8.6Score133Shelves
- 29 The Age of High Martial Arts: I Tame the Vast Sea with a Fishing Rod 高武纪元：我以钓竿镇沧海 [Urban martial arts] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Fun] [Fishing] [With no women on his mind, he can fish like a god] One cast spans the ages; his martial arts dominate the heavens! Chen Yu unexpectedly transmigrates to a high-martial world that is both the same as and different from the one in his previous life, and awakens the “Fishing the Heavens System.” From the start, all he has is a homemade fishing rod. But when he catches his first fish, he activates a System reward and begins his invincib 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Beachcombing: The Whole Ocean Is My Private Fishing Ground 赶海：整个大海都是我的自留地 [Miracle doctor + beauties + coastal foraging and fishing + mountain hunting + countryside + everyday life + one heroine + delicious seafood] Zhou Xiaochen unexpectedly awakened the Shennong Compendium, and from then on, his life in Haijiao Village was transformed! He caught so many giant green crabs his hands went numb, and chased so many lively little lobsters that his head hurt! He filled his boat with countless sea snails. The whole ocean was Zhou Xiaochen’s private fishing ground! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Beachcombing: Is There Any Law? Dolphins Have Taken Over My Fishing Boat 赶海：还有王法吗海豚霸占我渔船 Tired of the 996 grind, Xiao Yuchen took his wife and daughter back to a fishing village to gather seafood and catch fish. To make sure they had enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, he slung a hunting rifle over his shoulder and began a life of hunting. 5Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 32 Beachcombing: Back in 1998, I Fish and Raise Kids on a Seaside Island 赶海：重回98我在海岛钓鱼养娃 [Dad + Adorable Kids + Coastal Foraging and Fishing + Mountain Foraging and Hunting + Countryside + Daily Life + One Female Lead + Seafood] An accident sends Lin Wentao, who is nearly sixty, back to 2008, the year he had always dreamed of returning to! In this life, having inherited the power of the Dragon Clan, he begins a leisurely life of fishing and foraging along the shore! In this life, he will be a good husband and a good father! In this life, in an era brimming with countless delicaci 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Fishing and Catching Shrimp: The Making of a Billionaire 摸鱼抓虾，成就一代首富 Huang Sanhu accidentally gains supernatural abilities while jumping into a river to save someone. He can see fish and shrimp beneath the water, see through everything at night, and cure stubborn ailments within the human body. By catching fish and shrimp, he befriends all kinds of outstanding people and ultimately becomes a legendary tycoon. 55Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 34 I Stayed Behind in the Mountain Village and Became Everyone’s Favorite 留守山村，我成了香馍馍 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 94Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 35 I Fish My Way to Prosperity 我钓鱼奔小康 A man with a chronic illness relies on medication to get through each day. Then a System suddenly appears in his mind, giving this man, who had lost all hope in life, a new lease on life! 598Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 36 After Getting Fired, I Made My Fortune by Gathering Seafood! 被辞退后，我靠赶海发了家！ After being fired and sent home, Lin Yi unexpectedly awakens the Ocean Fisherman System! From then on, he heads out to sea from home to fish and catch seafood! Enormous giant grouper, golden croaker worth its weight in gold, premium bluefin tuna for sashimi: they come one after another! And so Lin Yi sets off on the road to wealth! 12.2kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
- 37 The Peerless Fisherman: My Rise Began When I Wandered into a Fishing Village 绝世渔夫：逆袭从误入渔村开始 [Everyday Life + Fishing + Fishing Village + Whimsical Ideas + One Female Lead + System + Family Life] Buried in debt, and his girlfriend has left him too! Fu Chaoshen has lost all faith in life when he stumbles into a fishing village. By sheer chance, his godfather saves him, and somehow he ends up with a god-sister, too! He can’t compete in the city, so he turns to beachcombing and fishing. After arriving in the village, Fu Chaoshen accidentally activates the Sea God’s Golden Trident System an 64Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 38 I Own a Golden Fishing Paradise 我有一座黄金渔场 I'm the big shot of this fishing village and its seas! 481Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Country Fisherman 乡野小渔民 Framed by others and surviving against the odds, he unexpectedly obtains a Dragon Pearl and gets a new lease on life. With miraculous healing skills, he cures all manner of illness, and the rich and powerful kneel to beg for treatment. A humble fisherman from the countryside, he raises fish and farms, selling his products around the world while countless tycoons throw money at him to buy them. Beautiful women from far and wide flock to his little fishing village! With a super System backing him 134Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 40 The Extraordinary Little Doctor of the Mountain Village 山村超凡小神医 Wang Xiaodong, a simple-minded farmer, unexpectedly inherits the legacy of a divine physician. From then on, he lives carefree in the mountain village, enjoying every moment! The cucumbers he grows can beautify your skin, the chives he plants can nourish your kidneys, and the big dog he raises can spout flowery language... Watch as young farmer Wang Xiaodong leads the entire village through every hardship and onto the broad road to prosperity! 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Tide-Hunting Wealth System: Get Rich Starting with Shellfish 赶海致富系统：从捡螺开始暴富 Other people rely on luck when they go beachcombing. Lin De relies on a System. After obtaining the Beachcombing Wealth System, Lin De puts it to use. First, he finds a Melo pearl inside a Melo shell. Then, at a clam-opening contest, he uncovers a priceless red-veined pearl, making a fortune again and again. By constantly collecting and selling seafood, he even helps the System lev 267Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Fishing Rod Is All I Need from the Start 开局全靠一根钓竿 Down on his luck and penniless, he barely scrapes by with nothing but a fishing rod. Just when he has nowhere left to turn, he unexpectedly inherits a mysterious legacy, and his life begins a new chapter. One cast of his rod, and wealth comes pouring in. One cast of his rod, and one unbelievable stroke of good luck after another comes his way. One cast of his rod, and his wife and daughter share in his newfound glory. The magical fishing rod helps him thrive and make his dreams come true. 41Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 43 The Professional Angler 职业钓手 [Wild Fishing + Competitive Fishing + Pay-to-Fish Ponds + No System + No Golden Finger + Slow Pace] (Based on real-life conditions, with practical fishing skills and techniques shared.) Fang Yuan is a traditional fishing enthusiast with ten years of experience. Once he tried Taiwanese-style fishing, he was hooked. In pursuit of his dream of becoming the “Fishing King,” he follows his mentor, Cheng Hui, into the world of competitive fishing. Along the way, he makes plenty of waves and meets many 87Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 44 The God of Fishing Through the Ages 万古垂钓之神 [Transmigration + fantasy + fishing + adventure] Wu Yu, a master angler of the highest rank, transmigrates to a new world and discovers that the main way to obtain cultivation resources, treasures, and secret techniques is... fishing. Crystal-grade crucian carp, Primordial Dragon Carp, Ancient-Grade zander, Void Kun... He boldly declares: “I'll cross the four seas and eight wastelands, fishing up everything beneath the heavens.” 480Reads8.3Score108Shelves
- 45 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: I Just Want to Be a Happy Fishing Bum 重生千禧：只想当个快乐的钓鱼佬 Reborn in the year 2000, he makes a living from the sea. He seeks neither immense wealth nor high office, only to be a happy, prosperous, carefree fishing guy on this pristine blue coast, making up for the regrets of his past life and living this one with freedom and boundless horizons. 492Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Deep-Sea Fisherman: I Have a Book of Ocean Mysteries 远海渔夫：我有一部海玄经 [Fishing + island exploration + underwater treasure hunting + growth and prosperity + daily life + an underdog’s comeback!] After being laid off, down-on-his-luck worker Lin Feiyu decided to return to his hometown and live in a small fishing village. By chance, he obtained the supreme cultivation manual, The Sea Mystic Scripture! From then on, he began an entirely different life as a fisherman! Starting with gathering seafood along the shore and fishing, he formed a cozy little crew and graduall 122Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 47 Information Fishing: I Refuse to Marry a Beautiful Educated Youth as Someone Else’s Backstop 情报渔猎：拒绝接盘娶漂亮女知青 [Daily intel + fishing in the early stages, beachcombing later + gets rich through fishing, starting with moving into a cowshed with his three younger sisters + living with a beautiful, fiery female educated youth + family life] Reborn in 1980, Zhao Gang is driven out of his home by his half-brother and sister-in-law. In his previous life, a scheming woman took them in out of “kindness.” Zhao Gang was grateful and loved her for half his life, only to learn when he became seriously ill that the s 390Reads—Score110Shelves
- 48 The Little Immortal Doctor of Peach Spring 桃源小仙医 He inherits the legacy of a divine physician, and from then on his medical skills become extraordinary... 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 An Unexpected Octopus Doppelganger While Gathering Seafood 赶海意外获得章鱼分身 (Laid-back story + offshore fishing + beachcombing + daily life + treasure hunting + doting dad) Ye Qing, an outsider, unexpectedly gains a clone of an unknown octopus species. From then on, the ocean floor holds no more secrets for him, and he enjoys an enviable life with his beloved daughter. Of course, he catches a whole lot of fish! A young man who has settled in a fishing village spreads his arms while holding a little girl and murmurs, “Forget it, I’m done pretending. I’ll come clean...” 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Tidepooling: I Catch Fish and Shrimp with Contracted Sea Beasts and an Orca Mount 赶海：契约海兽骑着虎鲸捕鱼捉虾 [Countryside + fishing + hunting in the mountains + everyday life + no System, no saintly hero] After inheriting the Sea God’s legacy, I returned to my fishing village and began a leisurely life of fishing and gathering seafood along the shore. Other people rely on the weather when they forage along the shore. I rely on impossibly good luck, even when the weather is against me. I catch so many king crabs my hands ache, and even bluefin tuna bite willingly. Colorful mantis shrimp, wild large ye 97Reads6.4Score—Shelves
