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- 151 The Final Hunt in Ten Days 十日终猎 A new work is here! Welcome to read my story 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! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 EN Daily Intelligence: From Fisherman to Martial God 每日情报：从打渔人开始武道通神 [The rating has just been released, and it will rise later!] When he opened his eyes, Shen Xiuhan had become a fisherman in Changyun County. Relying on his Daily Intelligence System, he silently pressed onward through biting winds and frosty blades, treading a perilous world. [Intelligence 1: One li south, a "Treasure Fish Silverback Fish" has been spotted in the shallows of a small bay.] [Intelligence 2: Three li north, in a hole concealed by dry grass in the largest dead tree of the Deadwood F 393.7kReads8.5Score53.3kShelves
- 153 Who Taught You to Be an Official Like That? 谁教你这样当官的？ [Political intrigue, an underdog's rise, feel-good wish fulfillment, no-brainer fun] Chen Qiming was a nobody in the political world, without power or connections. At work, his superior framed him and sent him to prison; in love, his wife cheated on him. By chance, he was reborn in 2006. At his college graduation ceremony, the campus beauty from his high school days confessed to him. In his previous life, he had firmly rejected her. This time, he accepted without hesitation, if only because his 298Reads8.7Score127Shelves
- 154 I’m a Sage’s Direct Disciple, and You’re Only Logging Into the Game Now? 我都圣人亲传了，你才登录游戏？ [Honghuang] + [Journey to the West] + [Senior Disciple of Mount Lingtai Fangcun] + [Entirely Handwritten! No AI!!!!!] A mysterious game called Journey to the West suddenly descended upon Blue Star. This world had no legends of Honghuang and no tales of Journey to the West. But Li Xuancang, who had transmigrated here, knew the story of Journey to the West like the back of his hand! He had only wanted to enter the game and experience the Great Sage Equal to Heaven’s legendary presence. He never ex 225.5kReads8.5Score28.3kShelves
- 155 No Authority to Audit? One Official Letter and I Make the Whole Province Weep! 审计没权？我一纸公函查哭全省！ Zhou Tiejun pushed himself up from the sofa, his right hand instinctively reaching for his chest. There was no wound, no pain. His palm touched a dark blue jacket, its fabric coarse and its zipper cold. He lowered his head and looked at his hand. It wasn't his. His hands should have been young, with prominent knuckles and carbon-ink stains perpetually caught under the fingernails. But the hands before him had loose, slightly swollen skin, age spots creeping across the backs, and a faint pale gro 125Reads7.0Score149Shelves
- 156 From the Start: From Delivery Driver to Secret Agent 开局上岸，从外卖员成秘密特勤 (Not a pure spy thriller + Urban power fantasy + Reporting crimes + Catching spies.) Gu Cheng'an, a man in his thirties who has accomplished nothing, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Justice Assistant System]. Under the most inconspicuous guise, he walks the line between light and darkness, upholds justice, and protects his country and people. 14.4kReads8.8Score567Shelves
- 157 In the Name of the Law: A New Chief Prosecutor Arrives 以法之名：检察院来了个新检察长 Crack down on organized crime and evil, expose those who shield them, and uphold fairness and justice as a prosecutor-in-chief, resolving one lingering grievance after another. In the Name of the Law, Article 20, The Long Night, The Knockout, In the Name of the People, The Wind Blows from Longxi, The Commando, The Great Magician, The River Flows On, Day and Night, and more to come. 16.6kReads8.6Score811Shelves
- 158 The Pinnacle of Political Power: A Great Rejuvenation 权路颠峰：伟大复兴 [Political career + one heroine] The young Shen Xudong from the future accidentally transmigrates into the body of a college student with the same name in the 1980s and is assigned to the county government. He had been set on lying flat, but unexpectedly catches the attention of his superiors and earns their promotions. Drawing on his memories of the future and his broad perspective, he relies on technological innovation and reform to gradually lead the nation onto the path of becoming a powerfu 20.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 159 A Lowly County Office Clerk with Kids at Home and No Rice to Cook 穿成县衙小吏，家有儿女等米下锅 [A clerk is no official, and the desk is a mountain of blades] [No errors in the ledger, every stroke of the brush decides joy and sorrow] The male lead had only just transmigrated when someone cracked him over the back of the head. After missing work for three days, he nearly got struck off the rolls. His father thought he was saddled with two useless dependents. His older brother thought he was too inflexible to make money. His fourth younger brother feared his lowly clerk's status would tarni 169.1kReads9.2Score23.4kShelves
- 160 The Political Storm in Central Eastwind 官道之中东风云 The second installment of The Official’s Path, Middle East Turmoil, is officially underway. A fictional kingdom in the Middle East, set against a realistic geopolitical backdrop. Political intrigue, military conflict, and romance advance on three fronts. Chen Feng, a grassroots official from Huaxia, transforms into a Middle Eastern prince. With an iron fist, he stirs up turmoil among the nations; with political acumen, he reshapes the kingdom’s fate. A new era of chaos in the Middle East and a 2kReads7.2Score312Shelves
- 161 One Meal Kit a Day in a Chaotic World 人在乱世，一天一份拼好饭 [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Everyone stays smart throughout] [The new story doesn't recycle the same plot] [Tomato's fastest updater] [No emperor worship] [Contains personal takes, enter at your own discretion] [Alternate history mash-up] Lin Yuan wakes up after a nap and finds himself transmigrated back to a chaotic age. Just as he's about to starve to death, he suddenly discovers that he can order one combo meal every day. From that moment on, what path will a soul that can never return ho 310.5kReads8.1Score31.8kShelves
- 162 You Sent Me to Infiltrate, and I Cleaned Out Old Rice? 让你去潜伏，你把老米搬空了？ [Undercover in America] [AIC Agent] [Cutting-Edge Technology] [Rivalry Between Great Powers] “Boss, if you don’t close the net soon, I’m going to end up as head of AIC!” Lin Feng is reborn in 1949, awakens the Super Undercover System, and becomes an agent for America’s AIC. On the surface, he is the most hard-line hawkish agent, constantly targeting Xia Country. Behind the scenes, he takes Uncle Sam’s funding and promptly strips the enemy of everything they own. Fighter jet blueprints, top-secr 279.3kReads8.5Score24.4kShelves
- 163 The Road to Power: Starting as the Municipal Government Secretary 权路问鼎从市府大秘开始 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 164 I Awakened a Dao Companion Synthesis System 我觉醒了道侣合成系统 (Not a mindless power fantasy. Don't read if that's not your thing.) Ten years after transmigrating, Zhou Ding finally worked up the courage to send a message to the campus belle of the "Chosen One University": Hey, want to become cultivation partners? I've got plenty of yang energy! That night, the campus belle died… 56.9kReads7.9Score4.9kShelves
- 165 In the Name of the People: Rising from Handong University 名义：从汉大开始崛起 Like Qi Tongwei, Ning Fangyuan was a college student from the countryside and a promising young man from a poor family. But perhaps he had a little more foreknowledge as someone who had transmigrated, and managed to escape Liang Lu’s clutches... 3.2kReads7.8Score285Shelves
- 166 In the Name of the People: The Province's No. 2 Has Made a Move! 名义：省服第二出手了！ This is another possible ending within the story. What will change when the number-two player on the provincial server stops being a bystander? Does the arrival of a new force mean the balance of power is about to shift? And who will be the last one eliminated? 380Reads8.3Score127Shelves
- 167 The Road to Standing Tall 站立的路 Eighteen-year-old Hua Mingqing leaves the army and returns to his hometown, carrying excellent results but also the disappointment of seeing his dream of becoming an officer fall apart. He comes back to a rural home that is still mired in poverty. Faced with this turning point in his life, he is lost for a time, but with encouragement from his high school teacher, he decides to change his fate through the college entrance exam and make the leap of a carp over the dragon gate... 3.7kReads6.8Score283Shelves
- 168 In the Name of the People: The Hidden Dragon Questions the Abyss 人民的名义：潜龙问渊 Lu Mingzhou wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a TV drama he watched three times. He knows who is a true villain and who is a hypocrite. He knows who will fall hardest at the height of their glory. He knows who will pull the trigger in a moment of despair. In this life, he will make sure those who deserve to live stay alive, those who deserve power rise to the top, and those who belong in prison don't escape. He starts laying the groundwork in college, planning twenty years ahead 72Reads—Score105Shelves
- 169 In the Name of the People: Wen Xu's Name 名义之文旭的名义 Chen Wenxu transmigrated. At first, he thought he could use his knowledge and experience from the future to reach the pinnacle of success in this era. But when he discovered that his grandfather was also a transmigrator, he realized that his dream had already come true. His grandfather, Chen Hai, had built up an enormously prosperous family business. What’s more, Chen Wenxu discovered that he was living in the world of the TV series In the Name of the People. As a top-tier princeling, he was tra 11.9kReads8.7Score404Shelves
- 170 I Gave Up the Pinnacle of Business to Reach the Pinnacle of Power 放弃商巅的我登上权巅 In the study of the Zhu family's villa, Zhu Wanli slams the table and roars, “If you don't pass the exam, you'd better come back and inherit the family business!” Hugging a stack of review materials a meter high, Zhu Feng coolly shoots back, “Grandpa, have you heard the saying, ‘The first thing you do after passing the exam is strike down the one you love’?” “If I pass, the first thing I'll offer up to the heavens is our family's nouveau riche image.” On exam day, he's stunned to find that the e 491Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 An Identity-Buying System? I’ve Been Raking in Black Market Loans from the Start 身份购买系统？我开局狂撸黑网贷 [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No female lead]+ [Villain???] Lin Fei was all set to go to college, but when his train passed through a tunnel, it brought him to another world. This was a world where rules reigned supreme. And those rules were controlled by people with one privileged identity after another. When Lin Fei transmigrated, he received the Identity Purchase System, a gift from the will of Blue Star. It let him buy any privileged identity. [Identity: Police Officer Privileges: 1. Issue fines 63.8kReads8.5Score6.8kShelves
- 172 My Uncle Dies from the Start, and I Get This Great Deal? 开局死大爷，还有这好事 On the surface, he is the young owner of a traditional Chinese medicine therapy clinic. In truth, he is a cultivator who has chosen to live in obscurity among ordinary people. If a hospital can treat it, I can treat it. If a hospital can’t, I can still treat it. As long as you aren’t meant to die, I can keep you alive. If you’ve found your way to me, it means you can still be saved. So tell me, what did you do this time? Feng shui can help someone rise to great heights, or leave them plagued by 232Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 Secret Feng Shui Tales from the Entertainment Industry 娱乐圈风水秘闻 From the big-eyed actress who sacrifices her children for wealth and status, to the martial-arts superstar who uses metaphysics to prolong his life; from the steel-cannon director who turns to metaphysics to conceive a child, to the wealthy actress whom tycoons treat like a human Pixiu, bringing her into the entertainment industry to attract wealth. Few people know how many sordid, dark truths lie beneath the entertainment world’s glittering facade! As a feng shui agent who has spent twenty year 317.1kReads9.3Score42kShelves
- 174 A Book from Another World 2 别有洞天2的一本书 It takes brains, and it takes hard work. The road to the summit is lined with both thorns and fragrance. A tale of strategy, political maneuvering, and the wit and ambition needed to rise through the ranks, as well as the triumphs of life. 378Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 175 The Road to Power: From the Start, I Earned First-Class Merit and Rose to the Top 问鼎：开局一等功到权势滔天 The chessboard of power, every move calculated, every step taken on thin ice. No matter how cautious you are, you can never guard against everything. Li Yan, a community officer at a local police station, starts from the very bottom. He refuses to buckle under pressure and fears no powerful figures. With thunderous force, he uproots every criminal gang and underworld faction. Step by step, he rises to the pinnacle of power! 94kReads8.1Score7.8kShelves
- 176 Power Struggles in Politics: A Junior Official Defies Fate 宦海争锋，从科员开始胜天半子 The path to officialdom is never smooth sailing. Only those who can turn the tables against the odds can become its true masters. Chen Changshan had no connections and was a low-ranking civil servant pushed to the sidelines. He was destined for a life of obscurity, until he accidentally crossed his superior's line. With a clever move, he turned the tables, escaped the crisis, and changed his fortunes. From then on, he embarked on the road to promotion, pulling off one upset after another as he c 19.2kReads9.0Score731Shelves
- 177 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 42.3kReads8.3Score3.8kShelves
- 178 Joining the Discipline Inspection Investigation Team: Why Is the Whole Country Panicking? 入职纪委调查组，咋全国都慌了 In his previous life, he was framed and wrongfully imprisoned. One mistake led to another. Reborn in 2006 with the memories of his past life, he solved one major case after another, earning accolades such as “Model Investigator,” “Star of Inspection and Investigation,” and “First-Class Merit,” before receiving the highest honor of all: Nationally Acclaimed Civil Servant! When Yang Wen looked back, he realized he had risen to such great heights! 18.4kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
- 179 Officialdom: Swimming Against the Tide 官场：逆流而上 Lu Chuan came first in both the written and interview exams for a civil service position, but shady dealings landed him in a remote mountain village, and his girlfriend married someone else. See how Lu Chuan holds fast to his conscience amid power struggles and conspiracies, follows the fire in his heart that drives him to stand up for the people, carves a path through the mud of grassroots life, and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of power. 28.5kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
- 180 Officialdom: The Road to the Summit 官场：问鼎之路 Zhao Chengliang and his girlfriend Lin Xueru had been in love for four years, but her father broke them up because their families were not of equal standing. In a fit of anger, Zhao Chengliang joined the government, starting out as an ordinary man at the bottom and rising step by step! 7.5kReads8.9Score910Shelves
- 181 In the Name of the People: Dropped into Handong from the Start as Number One in the Province 名义：开局空降汉东成省一 When ideals are struck by the hammer of reality, when convictions face the abyss of self-interest Transferred to Handong, he finds himself facing a vast, deeply entrenched web of vested interests and a group of “clever people” who know the rules inside out but are divided beneath the surface. Others see a crisis. He sees a chessboard. He wields the blade of economic reform with precision and ruthlessness; he plucks the strings of personnel changes, unleashing thunder beneath the calm. Using poli 1kReads6.0Score125Shelves
- 182 The Road to Power Begins with a Disaster 权途，从一场灾难开始 A dam burst, and Yang Yi turned the tide against disaster. From that moment on, he began climbing step by step. Serving the people is the foundation of everything. See how he reaches the pinnacle in the name of the people. 39.1kReads8.0Score2.8kShelves
- 183 EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 380.6kReads9.4Score59.2kShelves
- 184 Reborn in Politics, I Rise Step by Step by Stealing Others’ Opportunities 官场重生后，我靠截胡步步高升 [One Female Lead]+ [Upright Protagonist]+ [Nonstop Thrills]+ [Never Follows the Usual Rules] This book is also known as The Right Way to Be Reborn, 101 Times of Defying Convention in the Civil Service, and Learning How to Be an Official from Zhao Weidong, the Man Who Splits Earthworms Lengthwise. Synopsis: In his previous life, Zhao Weidong had lofty ambitions, yet he died as no more than a deputy section chief. Now he has been reborn. He returns to 2002, the day he is made a permanent employee 13.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 185 Officialdom: My Connections Reach the Heavens 官场：我背景通天 73.5kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
- 186 A Fifty-Million Margin Call? I Short Wall Street Instead 爆仓五千万？我反手做空华尔街 [Financial Crisis] [Wits and Strategy] [Big Short] [Wall Street] Many years later, when sitting before the interview cameras for Time magazine’s Person of the Year feature, Lu Ze would always remember that rainy Manhattan night on February 28, 2008. “So, Mr. Lu.” The renowned journalist looked at the man before him, the one who had made the entire global financial system tremble, and posed the question that had come up time and again at congressional hearings, behind closed doors at the Federal 264.8kReads9.1Score32.3kShelves
- 187 The System Ran Away, So I Built an Aviation Empire on My Own 系统跑路了，靠自己建立航空帝国 A System from the start, only for it to run away later? So I have to do everything myself? Come on, System, everyone else starts with a skyscraper and a few hundred million. I’m left to do it all on my own. I know everything about staffing, administration, dispatch, ground services, maintenance, and air traffic control. The only thing I can’t do is fly a plane. Now this is what a truly competent chairman looks like. Let me lead the company, step by step, toward greatness. The ultimate goal: to b 6.6kReads9.1Score284Shelves
- 188 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 360Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 Better to Strive for Yourself Than to Find a Godfather 认义父不如自强不息 (This is a wildly imaginative fantasy novel, dedicated to fellow wage slaves as busy as I am. May life get a little easier for us all!) Lü Bu is reborn in the modern era. No Three Kingdoms this time, but China! It was bad enough being strangled to death at White Gate Tower, but the history books also branded him with the shameful label of “the man who stabbed his foster fathers.” He had only been forced by those powerful old men to do their bidding. He put those scoundrels to death with his own 680Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 190 A 29-Year-Old in a White Shirt, and the Big Shot Says I Have a Bright Future 29岁白衬衫，大佬说我前途无量 At fifteen, he enrolled at Imperial College London, majoring in business economics and strategy. Four years later, he graduated with both bachelor's and master's degrees. At nineteen, he returned to China to pursue a doctorate at Peking University. Four years later, he earned his doctorate, holding dual degrees in economics and law at the age of twenty-three. He put down his pen and joined the military, earning three first-class merits in just a few short years. After an accident forced Zhang Mi 75.9kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves
- 191 Invincible Across Two Worlds: The Carefree Immortal's Journey 双穿无敌，逍遥仙途传 This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. With a fresh take, it follows Mo Chou, an ordinary member of society who one day accidentally obtains a jade pendant left behind by the ancient, powerful immortal Master Xian before his ascension. Sealed inside it are all the skills Master Xian mastered in his lifetime. Whoever finds it and becomes its owner will inherit everything he knew. The ancient jade also contains storage space and a portal 548Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 Gazing Across the Four Seas 观四海 This isn't a conventional web novel. It features multidimensional space, rotating and traversing time sequences, and a diverse world of mutated races (beastfolk, insect races, marine life, and more), with varied narrative styles, interlocking plotlines, major foreshadowing, and tightly closed logical loops. The male lead, Qin Wei, can communicate with marine life and is also the chosen one most trusted by the Insect Queen. He seems to keep awakening as time turns, yet fails again and again. He m 303Reads—Score—Shelves
- 193 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 58.6kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
- 194 You Were Supposed to Win Over the Male Lead, Not Turn Him into a Gay Man 让你攻略男主，你把他发展成同志 (If you read it and think it's bad, feel free to come argue with the author.) [Sci-fi Brainstorming] + [Comrade] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Cultivation Through Technology] + [Virtual Game] + [System] + [Gender Swap] My name is Xia Tian. I'm an iron-blooded straight guy who transmigrated into the body of a sweet, delicate heroine. “What?! I'm supposed to win over the domineering CEO male lead? I, Xia Tian, would rather die, die out there, or jump off this building! There's no way I'm going to pursue hi 20.5kReads8.9Score3kShelves
- 195 The American Civil War: My Days Living with a Dragon Girl 南北战争：我与龙娘同居的日子 [Alternate-history setting with modern warfare + demi-humans + one strong female lead + transmigration into the setting + Eastern dragon + light mystery with a slice-of-life focus + no System + no brainless decisions or cheat powers] Question: How did you two end up falling for each other in a situation like this? He Zhixing: She hissed at me and bit my hand the first time we met, then insisted we live together. I figured, fine, we can live together, but I didn’t expect her to jump me right away 8kReads9.4Score1kShelves
- 196 In Whose Name 谁的名义 With no one to help me reach for the skies, I’ll trudge through snow and climb to the summit alone. For whom, and in whose name? Perhaps it is the voice of a dream, an eternal strength, by my side for a lifetime… Words cannot say it all. May the spring breeze brush your face, and may fallen blossoms nourish the flowers. Drive out evil; generation after generation, heroes of China emerge. The righteous path of this world is forged through hardship… 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 The Road to Officialdom: The Pinnacle of Power 官路之权力巅峰 Reborn into a new life, he no longer holds back when petty schemers try to frame him. He strikes back hard. With his foreknowledge and the favor of his superiors, his career in government soars, carrying him all the way to the pinnacle of power. 20.6kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 198 The Pinnacle of Power: Starting as a Female Leader's Secretary 权力巅峰：从女领导秘书开始 Wang Hongyi is framed by a rival of his female superior. Not only is he disciplined, he is completely cast aside. Reborn, he refuses to be pushed around any longer. He takes the initiative, leaving his enemies trembling and begging for mercy, while influential figures from every quarter vie to recruit him. Nothing can stop him as he makes his way to the top. (This is an authentic political novel that strives to portray the realities of officialdom. Some events are included for the sake of the pl 6.3kReads8.9Score407Shelves
- 199 The Road to Officialdom: One Text Message Changes My Fate 官途：一条短信改变命运 A breakup text quietly rewrites the career trajectory of a young official. In the world of politics, every step forward or back involves both calculations of the human heart and contests of power. Standing at a crossroads in his life, Li Anping takes his first steady step... 266kReads8.8Score27.1kShelves
- 200 Reborn, I Became the Top Official in a Local Government 重生后，我成了地方一把手 In ancient times, when officials embarked on their careers and took up posts in distant places, they sometimes brought along a handwritten booklet. It recorded the local customs and notable gentry. Keeping its contents in mind was essential to ensuring a smooth rise through the ranks. It was a kind of "career handbook." 15.6kReads8.8Score763Shelves
