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- 101 From the Start of the Republic, I Applied to the First Class at Whampoa: I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化人 [Main Battlefield + First Class of Whampoa + No System + No Fighting Among Ourselves] If you're here for the War of Resistance, start reading from Chapter 43. The earlier chapters cover Whampoa and Eastern Europe. Liu Bin looks back on the century of humiliation in the history of the Rabbit nation. To make up for the regrets of history, he'll set foot in Whampoa's first class and rewrite what happened in places like Shanghai and Nanjing. It all starts now, in Fenghua. What does it matter if y 114Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 102 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 262.9kReads8.6Score22.3k14d adds
- 103 The Reservoir of Returning Waters 回流之坝 Does surviving tribulation have to mean facing a lightning tribulation? It could also mean a trial of love! In a world of spiritual energy, every stale cultivation trope is cast aside. A middle-aged man steps into a secret realm in his mortal body, exploring it one step at a time until his soul and body are completely set free. As he investigates the spiritual energy beneath heaven and earth, he uncovers the ultimate truth hidden from the world. 79Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 God of Chaos! 混沌之神！ [This book is also known as: Nine Revolutions Profound Art | In the later stages, Xin Mo will overpower the Great Sage and Erlang, because he cultivates the complete Nine Revolutions Profound Art.] [An exceptionally long character-growth arc in the early stages] [Every five chapters form a little story arc. I put my heart into every word, and hope you enjoy it!] Civilization has fallen, a new age of chaos has begun, and humanity's darkest impulses spread without end... He emerged from the chaos 10.2kReads—Score86514d adds
- 105 Digital Homecoming: Breaking Free from the Cocoon 《电子归途之破茧》 Electronic Journey Home: Breaking Free 337Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Espionage: I’m a Screwdriver, Infiltrating No. 76 谍战：我是螺丝刀，卧底76号 (A rough-around-the-edges spy’s rise to success, with a soft spot for the Communists. Please don’t flame if it’s not your thing!) He’s a disposable pawn in the Military Statistics Bureau, but he has an infinite storage space and supernatural hearing! Thanks to his uncanny ability to hit his targets with flying screwdrivers, he rises to become the top assassin at the Shanghai station, then goes undercover at No. 76 by pure chance. Amid the turbulent world of espionage, he kills Japanese invaders 43.9kReads8.0Score2.9k14d adds
- 107 Digital Homecoming: Reborn 《电子归途之重生》 The Electronic Road Home: Reborn 331Reads—Score1814d adds
- 108 Railway Archives: Infiltration, Espionage, and the Shocking Case of Liaoshen 谍战潜伏铁路档案辽沈惊蛰 Espionage, agents, undercover work, urban life, history, mystery, hard-core railway detail, war, the Republic of China era, and passion. In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic, on the eve of the Liaoshen Campaign, undercurrents swirled along the railway lines at Jinzhou, Siping, and Meihekou. Ye Tian, a Communist underground agent codenamed Jingzhe, went undercover as a railway traffic dispatcher. He gathered military intelligence and disrupted Nationalist transport, providing crucial support 5Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 109 Detective, Innocence, and the Future 侦探，天真与未来 “You, be my assistant!” A girl calling herself Rochitar appears before him. When the logic of deduction falls apart and the mind evolves into fists, is this an awakening or a descent? Forged over 1,660 days, seventy souls blaze through nine volumes of epic. From the depths of mystery to a frenzy of supernatural powers, a new-generation tale of superpowered battles begins! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Reborn in 1990: From Having a Baby to Making My Way in the World 重生九零，从生娃开始闯荡江湖 [No goody-two-shoes] [Period] [Underworld] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] [Multiple heroines + wish fulfillment] Xu Lin is reborn in the 1990s and activates the More Children, More Blessings System. 11.4kReads6.9Score81214d adds
- 111 The Tentacle Monster’s Interstellar Era 触手怪的星际时代 Lei Yibo transmigrates to a new world and finds himself facing a swarm of insects from the start. Relying on his companion beast, a tentacled monster, he fights his way through the swarm and survives. Lei Yibo discovers that this is a world where cultivation and technology have merged. With the insect race threatening humanity, ancient secret realms to explore, and extraordinary schemes underway in countries around the world, he decides to carve a path through this new era... 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The True Heiress Returns with Her Metaphysical Powers, and Her Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Stall 玄学真千金归来，豪门全家跪求别摆摊 The Metaphysical True Heiress Returns, and Her Entire Wealthy Family Begs Her to Stop Setting Up a Fortune-Telling Stall 749Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Hua Yan, Heaven and Earth 华炎天与地 Huayan Heaven and Earth 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Espionage: Reborn as a Noble, I Help My Brother Go Undercover 谍战：穿成贵族，我帮弟弟当卧底 (The main story is nearing its end, and it's ready to read!) [No CP. The protagonists are Zhou Jiyan/Fujiwara Jiyan and Fujiwara Che.] [A minor golden finger and System space, neither of which plays a major role.] After a book hit Zhou Jiyan on the back of the head, he transmigrated to Shanghai in 1940 with his modern history notebook. His new identity was Fujiwara Jiyan, a member of the Japanese nobility and an employee of the Plum Agency. With Shanghai occupied, Zhou Jiyan couldn't just sit by 30.7kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
- 115 Shadow Agent 影子特工 Born into an age of chaos, with the nation in peril, a man must serve his country! A young man burdened by vengeance for his family and hatred for his country assumes a false identity as he flees and joins the Special Services, beginning a dangerous and thrilling career as a spy. He crosses paths with forces from every side, matching wits and battling for survival. In this game within a game, who will be the last one standing? 14.2kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 116 Espionage: This Doctor Is Hiding Too Much 谍战：这个医生藏得太深了 [Espionage]+ [The System Is Just Support]+ [No Harem, No Romance]+ [Surgeon]+ [Red] A thoracic surgeon transmigrates to the Republican era. From the start, his superior dies right before his eyes, leaving him like a kite with its string cut. By constantly obtaining intelligence through the System, he stirs up a storm in Shanghai. 329.7kReads9.1Score42k14d adds
- 117 Espionage: You Were Told to Infiltrate, So Why Are You Running the Special High Intelligence Unit? 谍战：让你潜伏，你搞特高课课长 [Espionage]+ [System]+ [Super Satisfying]+ [No Torturing the Protagonist] Guan Peng transmigrates to Shanghai in 1934 and becomes a young police officer. His superior immediately makes things difficult for him, but luckily, his System activates just in time. In this world, kind people get bullied, and even a good horse gets ridden! Realizing he needs to change, Guan Peng first kills his superior, then successfully takes his place! Du Yuesheng: “Brother Peng, this is just a little token of my 15kReads7.7Score94314d adds
- 118 Three Years of Marriage to a Female Immortal 我与女仙三年夫妻缘 Su Yunjie, an upright official said to be the reincarnation of the Star of Literature, is demoted to serve in a deadly land of miasma, where he finds himself trapped in a hopeless situation. Fortunately, he meets Liachen, a high-ranking Taoist priest, who introduces him to Shen Qinghan, the reincarnation of an immortal born from an Ice Soul Lotus, as his wife. Gifted with esoteric arts, the female immortal suppresses evil spirits, battles witches, breaks curses, and brings peace to the people, h 20Reads—Score414d adds
- 119 The First Day After I Was Reborn, My Whole Family Wanted Me Dead 重生后第一天，全家想让我死 On the First Day After I Was Reborn, My Family Wanted Me Dead 140Reads—Score114d adds
- 120 Oath of Death, 1941 毒誓一九四一 This is a tale of ordinary people in the War of Resistance, of people from every stratum of society waging a grueling struggle against the invaders. In the frozen mountains of the Northeast, and across the northeastern lands beneath the invaders' iron hooves, there was a group of people who climbed over ice and slept in snow, going hungry and cold, all to drive the vicious bandits out of their homeland. They gave up their own lives, the lives of their families, and the lives of the next generati 18.3kReads9.4Score2.1k14d adds
- 121 The Republic's Greatest Actor Is Still Playing a Saint Today 民国第一演技派，今天也在装圣人 For eighteen years, Shen Yu has been overshadowed by his genius older brother. He's long been used to being the family scapegoat, passing his days chasing roosters and dogs, lying flat and taking the mockery. Then transmigrator Yu Chen forcibly takes over his body, using his face to invent things and play the saint. Suddenly, he's the whole family's darling, and even his biased parents can't stop praising him. But good times don't last. The transmigrator leaves, saddling him with a pharmaceuti 179Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Divorced from the Start! She Remarries the Young Marshal and Lives in Glory 开局离婚！再嫁少帅她风光无限 Her husband went abroad to study. Xie Fuguang paid for his education, cared for his parents, and helped him restore the Shen family's standing. Three years later, Shen Zhizhang returned after completing his studies, holding the hand of a fashionable woman. He told her, "Yunzhi is a remarkable woman, a female officer personally recruited by the Marshal. We love each other, and I want to marry her." Xie Fuguang replied, "I saved your Shen family from ruin. Doesn't that make me a remarkable woman?" 197Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 123 After Becoming a Rich Woman in the Republic of China, I Caught the Eye of a Rowdy Soldier 在民国卷成富婆后，被军痞盯上了 (Republican-era setting, military marriage, one-on-one, both pure) Fourth Young Master Huo Mingyuan is a flirtatious, carefree man. He dotes on cats and dogs, keeps crickets, frequents dance halls and brothels, gambles, sponsors celebrities and opera stars, and keeps mistresses. He's a typical playboy in the Northwest Army, all appetite and no ability. Even on his wedding day, his family had to drag him away from a crowd of women in an opera house and force him into wedding clothes to go through 454Reads—Score4314d adds
- 124 Spy War: I’ve Caught Every Japanese Spy 谍战，日谍被我抓光了 I'm an avid angler, and I transmigrated into the body of a secret agent. I'm an avid angler. I don't know how to do anything. But I have a System that can identify Japanese spies. I also have a storage space, just for helping myself to free stuff from the Japanese. Before the full-scale war broke out, I had nearly rounded up every last one of their spies. Japanese soldier: Baka! What's going on? We're running out of spies! Kenji Doihara: Baka! What's wrong with you people? We can't train spies a 19.7kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 125 War of Resistance: A Jungle of Flesh and Blood 抗战之血肉丛林 [War of Resistance + Home and Country + Blood and Iron] The island invaders ravaged our land, bringing misery to western Yunnan. Who among us lacks courage? How could we abandon the frontier? Our valiant soldiers feared neither danger nor hardship, charging into battle ten times and prevailing every time, ready to die as gladly as they would drink. Their remains lie here, their names engraved on a monument. Their awe-inspiring righteousness will shine for generations to come. 3.1kReads9.1Score29714d adds
- 126 The Silent Century 默声世纪 15Reads—Score214d adds
- 127 I'm Supposed to Be a Spy, but Everyone Thinks I'm the God of Wealth 明明是卧底，活成别人眼中的财神 Traditional spy thriller + no System + no pocket dimension + no transmigration or rebirth (if you don’t like that, don’t read) [I’ve seen quite a few comments lately pointing out typos and missing words. I’m truly sorry. I wrote the whole thing by hand, and even though I checked it in the backend before uploading, some errors were unavoidable. Also, completed novels can’t be edited, so it’s not that I’m deliberately refusing to fix them. If you enjoy the story, please bear with it. May you get p 42.1kReads9.0Score4.6k14d adds
- 128 Espionage: Aboard the Lone Boat, I Start with a Death Note 谍战：人在孤舟，开局死亡笔记 Transmigrate to 1941 with a Death Note from the start, and who would still choose to be a spy? Armed with a weapon that controls cause and effect, he must realize that he is the big boss pulling the strings! [No need to save your brain]+ [A Chinese take on Final Destination]+ [In cold weather, wear an extra secret identity]+ [The protagonist doesn’t suffer]+ [Peak-level caution]+ [No female lead] Xiao Cheng transmigrates to the streets of Suzhou in 1941! A legendary Death Note lies within arm’ 18.1kReads8.8Score1.9k14d adds
- 129 First Sino-Japanese War: From Sinking the Yoshino to Becoming a World Power 甲午：从击沉吉野到成为世界列强 [Sino-Japanese War of 1894] [No System] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Late Qing Dynasty] [Passionate Struggle for Supremacy] [Warlords] [Founder of the Beiyang New Army] [Tiger of Beiyang] [Dragon of Beiyang] [Beiyang] [History] [Transmigration] [Naval Warfare] [War of Resistance] [No Saintly Hero] [Battleships] [Cruisers] [Ancient History] [War of Resistance Against Japan] [Emperor] [Tyrant] [God of War] [World Domination] The people's heroes will live forever. [British Princess] [Japanese Pirate Em 5.2kReads6.8Score46514d adds
- 130 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.5kReads—Score3314d adds
- 131 Railway Archives: The Hour of Jingzhe 铁路档案之惊蜇时分 This book is set in a different period from the earlier novel Railway Archives. On August 15, 1945, the thirty-fourth year of the Republic, Japan surrendered. The espionage game had already been set in motion. Before the Liaoshen Campaign, Ye Tian was recruited by the Military Statistics Bureau under the codename Qingci. He became a double agent, using both his railway dispatcher’s job and his Qingci identity to wage a covert battle as a Communist underground operative. He supplied the Communist 6Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 132 Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 重生回来，我故意清空了空间 When I Was Reborn, I Deliberately Emptied My Storage Space 2.8kReads—Score3314d adds
- 133 A Blood-Oath Journey 血誓征程 This book follows the protagonist Yang Yi as he grows through combat during the Red Army's campaigns, the War of Resistance against Japan, and the War of Liberation. It unfolds like a magnificent panorama, as stirring as a grand anthem. In those years of raging flames and bloody battles, countless outstanding sons and daughters of China gave their lives with honor for national liberation, and for the peace and security of their country. They fearlessly fought the despicable enemy, defending the 9.8kReads9.1Score80414d adds
- 134 Spy War 1937: From the Start, I Wiped Out the Special Higher Section 谍战1937：开局血洗特高科 Transmigration + Spy Warfare + Bloody Slaughter + Spatial Power While playing a game, modern young man Zhang Yunhe transmigrates to 1937 and becomes an agent for the Blue Shirts Society. To his surprise, he has brought along the Iron Warriors’ equipment from the game. Using its cloaking ability, he wipes out the entire Special Higher Police Agency from the start, striking such terror into the enemy that they tremble in fear. After that, he easily acquires enemy intelligence and maneuvers through 5.3kReads8.3Score34814d adds
- 135 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 65.8kReads7.9Score7.5k14d adds
- 136 C-Rank Appraiser? I Command the Supreme Treasures of All Ages c级鉴宝？我执掌万代至尊 In the year 2012, a dark star hung in the sky, and dimensional rifts of every size tore open around the world, unleashing countless monsters. Human firearms barely harmed them. But Source Crystals began to grow all over the world, and people who came into contact with them started awakening special talents, giving humanity a way to fight back. Even so, humanity endured sixty years of darkness. It was only when the Twelve Kings of Mankind had fully come into their own that humans could stand toe 121Reads—Score414d adds
- 137 Espionage: The Little Spy's Great Reversal 谍战：小特务大逆袭 [Love for the Nation + Passionate Resistance Against Japan + One Heroine + Tense, Thrilling Plot + Ruthless and Decisive] With our nation on the brink of destruction, we have no choice but to risk everything and fight to save it. Military academy student Qin Tian transmigrates to the snowbound city of 1938 and becomes director of the General Affairs Section of the secret service bureau. On the surface, he is a carefree playboy, but in truth, he is a long-time undercover agent for the Communist P 7.8kReads8.6Score54514d adds
- 138 An Evolutionary Journey Without Playing by the Rules 进化之旅，不讲武德 [Spiritual powers + body cultivation + universe + technology + fantasy + myriad races of the heavens] On the planet of Cape Town, at the edge of the Milky Way, young Lin Hao had been living an unremarkable life. But an unexpected encounter completely changed his fate: an unknown energy crystal entered his body and reconstructed his cells, granting him extraordinary physical and mental powers. His life form began to evolve, breaking through its limits time and time again. From controlling microsc 145Reads7.3Score1314d adds
- 139 Espionage: Red Agent, Codename Phoenix 谍战：红色特工之代号不死鸟 “Chu Yazi! You have to become a top agent, just like your master.” “Master! You can escape with ease even after being arrested. I can’t do that.” “Get lost! I arranged such a good identity for you, and gave you the top code name ‘Phoenix.’ How can you still say you can’t do it? Oh, right! Mr. Wu has something to tell you, too.” Mr. Wu said earnestly: “Chu Yazi! The ‘Phoenix’ is reborn from the flames. You must infiltrate the very heart of the enemy at any cost. Do not return until the revolution 21.5kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 140 The Age of Gods: My Traits Refresh Daily 全民神祇时代：我的词条每日刷新 Lu Sheng transmigrates to a super-world where anyone can become a god, control laws, and create a miniature world. One day in the main world is one year in a miniature world. From the start, Lu Sheng awakens the C-rank talent trait [Breeding Haven], and his miniature world also contains the B-rank building [Spring of Spirit Sight]. He's a bona fide prodigy. But nobody knows that Lu Sheng also has the X-rank talent [Master of Traits]. Every day at midnight in the main world, a new trait appears i 324.6kReads8.5Score41k14d adds
- 141 Offering Longevity 献寿 Offering Up Longevity —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Beautiful Poison 美丽的毒药 Beautiful Poison 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Sequel to Lurking 潜伏后传 In September 1949, at Tianjin Airport, one fleeting glance was all it took. Using the code phrase “the old hen circling,” Yu Zecheng entrusted his life savings and the intelligence he had yet to deliver to his “late wife,” Wang Cuiping. After heading to Taiwan, Yu Zecheng walks on eggshells under Wu Jingzhong. He must contend with factional infighting within the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics while fending off the relentless scrutiny of Liu Yaozu, chief of the Operations Division. Meanwh 43.2kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds
- 144 Card Battle 卡战 This is the story of a reborn man who enters a world of cards, uses them to fight back against the invaders, and kills the Japanese devils. No System, no over-the-top heroics, just an ensemble cast and a story full of passion and brutality. The opening is a little heartbreaking, enough to bring tears to your eyes. As the story unfolds, it gets tighter, more gripping, and more exciting. - When he opens his eyes, Long Sheng sees the enemy trying to kill him. A Dragon Nation soldier dies alongside 174Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 145 Who Exactly Did We Meet That Summer? 那个夏天，我们遇到的究竟是谁 Who Exactly Did We Meet That Summer? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 High Martial: I Become Strong Against My Will Through Infinite Soul Transmigration 高武：从无限魂穿开始被迫变强 At the moment the Antarctic entered its long night, an unknown "thing" slipped past the eternal laws of nature. And so the fusion began... As the fusion brought more intelligent life forms, reproductive isolation arose between the fused beings and the old forms of life. The era when nations were divided by human political systems came to an end, and the era of nations classified by species officially began. Four hundred years later, a college student transmigrated from the underground world to t 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Old Classmate, Where Did You Go? 老同学，你去了哪里 Old Classmate, Where Did You Go? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 重生后我放弃保送，他慌了 After I Was Reborn, I Gave Up My Guaranteed Admission, and He Panicked 479Reads—Score414d adds
- 149 Star Core Reboot: I Rebuild the Interstellar Empire with Players 星核重启：我用玩家重铸星际帝国 [Interstellar Civilization + Fourth Calamity + Behind-the-Scenes GM + Exosuits + Mecha + Livestreaming + Dual-Civilization Ensemble Story] When Lin Yuxi woke up, his consciousness had crossed 980 light-years, and he had become the last Keeper of the Flame of a fallen interstellar civilization. There were only 30 days of oxygen left, the satellites were on the verge of failure, and an unknown threat capable of wiping out an entire interstellar empire still lurked in the depths of the star sea. Wi 268Reads7.8Score1014d adds
- 150 My Relatives Dumped a Haunted Old House on Me, but It Made Me Rich 亲戚们把闹鬼的老宅子硬塞给我，但我却因此暴富 My relatives forced a haunted old house on me, but it made me rich 2Reads—Score—14d adds
