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  1. 1 Dungeons & Dragons: Drow Mage, Twisting Fate DND:卓尔法师,扭转命运 Western Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Dungeons & Dragons] [Underdark] [Drow] [Harem] Faerun Mizzrym is a Drow wizard who pretends to be a dim-witted little brother and a playboy. He seems carefree, but is ambitious beneath the surface. While Lolth lies dormant, he overcomes every obstacle and leads an adventuring party to rescue the goddess. But in the end, his companions sacrifice him. He is devoured by countless spiders in Lolth's domain, leaving behind only a finger bone. Holy shit! That's fucking disgusting! And so, a modern ma 1Votes2.8kRecs8.8kFans
  2. 2 Passing the Torch of the Anti-Japanese Resistance 抗联薪火传 Military5.0M WordsCompleted Who lit a spark in the long, bitter night? For fourteen years, sometimes it blazed into a towering inferno and sometimes it was no more than a flicker, yet the flame was never extinguished and was passed on forever! Which army, with forty thousand armed men and no reinforcements or supplies, fought hundreds of thousands of Japanese invaders amid the mountains and rivers of the northeast, until only a few hundred remained? There is a spirit called defiance, and an army called the Northeast Anti-J 10Votes31.5kRecs22.1kFans
  3. 3 Make France Great Again 让法兰西再次伟大 Historical3.4M WordsOngoing The crumbling Concert of Vienna can no longer hold back the rise of the Second Empire. The Emperor’s nephew is about to arrive in his faithful Paris. Protector of the Apennines, Honorary Chairman of the Rhine Confederation, close ally of the Kingdom of Spain, Augustus of the French Empire, Jerome Bonaparte: I will make France great again! (For fans of plausible historical speculation. Paradox gamers rejoice!) 0Votes20.3kRecs83.4kFans
  4. 4 I, Liu Bian, Revive the Han Dynasty for a Third Time 我,刘辩,三兴汉室 Historical1.5M WordsCompleted “The Three Kingdoms era is over. I say so!” Back in the late Han dynasty, Liu Bian swears he won't be the young emperor who dies after being handed a cup of poisoned wine. Liu Bei, keep restoring the Han dynasty. Cao Cao, would you care to serve as General Who Conquers the West? And as for Sun Ce and Sun Quan, well, Sun Jian is still alive! It is the third year of Zhongping. Liu Bian has just been brought back to the imperial palace in Luoyang, and Emperor Ling has yet to condemn him as “frivolo 0Votes18.7kRecs127.1kFans
  5. 5 1444: The Byzantine Empire Rises Again 1444,拜占庭再起 Historical2.4M WordsOngoing “Your Highness, you are a Roman prince, the future heir to the empire!” “Good! What year is it?” “1444 years after the birth of Jesus.” “...” “Your Highness, don't run away!” 1Votes38.5kRecs67.8kFans
  6. 6 EN The Not-So-Holy Monster Girl Makeover Diaries 不正经魔物娘改造日记 Light Novel3.8M WordsOngoing After realizing he was bound by the cruel vow of [Abstaining from Women], “Paladin” Herbert didn’t stay down for long. Because he soon found a way to break the vow: Get cuddly with [monster girls]. . . This book is also known as "A Guide to Appraising Otherworldly Girls", "Paladins vs. Monster Girls", and "A Guide to Winning Over Monster Girls"! [Comedy] [Monster Girls] [Multiple Heroines] [No Love Triangles] (Over 7,000 average subscriptions, more than 30,000 peak subscriptions, and a major hit 251Votes137.7kRecs448.9kFans
  7. 7 The Bloodwolf’s Spring Dawn 冰与火之血狼春晓 Western Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted New novel: Naruto: This Uchiha Woman Is Going to Become the Hokage After the War of the Usurper, Eddard Stark brought two children back from Dorne. One of them would become known as the “Blood Wolf Woman.” 0Votes24.1kRecs10.7kFans
  8. 8 EN Rise of an Empire: Spain's Rebirth 帝国崛起:西班牙 Historical3.0M WordsCompleted A declining empire, a turbulent government, widespread unrest, and a world full of foreign powers eyeing its territory: this is Spain today. For the first king of the unpopular Spanish House of Savoy, the most important thing is figuring out how to secure his throne. (A slow-paced modern historical novel about industrial development, infrastructure, and rural life.) 0Votes54.3kRecs95.7kFans
  9. 9 1861: I Just Inherited the Dutch Throne 开局1861:我刚继承荷兰王位 Historical2.8M WordsOngoing Also known as From the Start in 1861: The Netherlands Grows into a World Power by Playing It Safe. Britain's foremost aim in maintaining its hegemony is always to keep the balance of power in continental Europe. France muddles along, maintaining and expanding its status as a great power. Prussia, or the future Germany, harbors sinister ambitions. The Austro-Hungarian Empire is nearing its twilight. The Russian Empire slowly modernizes as it clings to life. Italy is in a false renaissance. Spain 0Votes12.5kRecs52kFans
  10. 10 The Rise of the Argentine Empire 阿根廷帝国崛起 Historical2.4M WordsOngoing War flames rise again in Argentina. Reborn in the 1950s, he fights for the survival of his race, the revival of his people, and the rise of his nation. Seizing the opportunities of the Third Industrial Revolution, he starts a company, joins a political party, and rides the tide of the times. He enters the worlds of the military and politics, reforms the nation, and ascends to the presidency. He takes on Brazil, kicks Britain around, and punches America in the face, turning Argentina into the wor 1Votes33kRecs61.8kFans
  11. 11 The Son of Heaven of Zhou 周天子 Historical1.1M WordsCompleted At that time, King Hui of Qin was just beginning to show his brilliance in the west, King Wei of Qi was growing old in the east, King Wuling of Zhao rode into battle in the north, and King Huai of Chu sought to unite the realm in the south. At that time, the world’s teachings were divided between Yang and Mo... “Wait, which illiterate said that?” “The Second Sage.” “Oh, you mean Mencius, the man who sent out resumes everywhere but never found success. He really does have the bearing of Confucius 0Votes52.1kRecs48.7kFans
  12. 12 A Hundred Billion Nights on Earth 地球上的一百亿个夜晚 Sci-Fi1.2M WordsOngoing Formerly titled The Mythological Earth History Investigator This is the story of a person who may be terrible in every respect, but is forced by a mysterious book of monsters to transmigrate back and forth between different eras of Earth, leading to a series of events. A work written out of personal interest. Updates are irregular, and completion is not guaranteed. Everything in this work, including its plots, knowledge, and names of people and places, is fictional or semi-fictional. Do not imit 0Votes34.2kRecs0Fans
  13. 13 The Roman Road to Greece 希腊的罗马之路 Historical754k WordsOngoing Greece, a small modern European nation. The story of its efforts to restore the glory of the Eastern Roman Empire, set amid the turbulent years of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries! Constantine XII leads the Greek people to a powerful resurgence! 0Votes41.6kRecs34.3kFans
  14. 14 EN War, Court, and a Lap Pillow: Austria's Destiny 战争宫廷和膝枕,奥地利的天命 Historical5.5M WordsOngoing Let others go to war. You, fortunate Austria, go get married! What the God of War can grant you, the God of Love can grant you too. The smoke of the Napoleonic Wars has cleared, and the Congress System that once brought peace to Europe is now riddled with flaws. Beneath the placid facade of peace, the currents of a turbulent age swirl: the calm before the storm. A haze of sweat hangs in the air, and choking black smoke makes it hard to breathe. Around an elegant dining table, a crowd of soldiers 174Votes118.1kRecs173.4kFans
  15. 15 The Rise of Iceland 冰岛崛起 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted The seventeenth century marked the beginning of the rapid divergence between East and West. Reborn in impoverished Iceland, Olaf pointed toward Europe to the southeast and declared, “That will be mine!” Years later, Olaf became the Grand Duke of Iceland, King of North America, master of the Nordic countries, overlord of Russia, and supreme commander of the Viking expeditionary forces. A close friend of the Lord Protector of England despite their age difference, the savior of Gustavus Adolphus, a 0Votes16.1kRecs24.2kFans
  16. 16 The Song of Rainbow Robes and Iron Armor 霓裳铁衣曲 Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In the fifth year of Xianqing under Emperor Gaozong of Tang (660 AD), Su Dingfang, commander-in-chief of the Tang army on the Shenqiu route, led his troops across the sea to destroy Baekje and capture King Uija. He established the Tang Protectorate of Ungjin on Baekje’s former territory, putting Goguryeo under pressure from north and south. The campaigns against Liaodong, which had dragged on intermi 0Votes125kRecs119kFans
  17. 17 My Italy 我的意呆利 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted If the two World Wars were a catastrophe for humanity, then Italy was one of the few sources of comedy amid that catastrophe, lending a touch of levity to the brutal conflict. But now, someone intends to change how people see Italy... 0Votes74.3kRecs88.9kFans
  18. 18 EN Immortal Path to Longevity: Starting from Blessed Land Cultivation 长生修仙:从福修开始 Xianxia4.3M WordsCompleted Ye Qingxuan accidentally transmigrated to the Earth Profound Realm and unexpectedly obtained an Eternal Tortoise clone. From then on, his lifespan was limitless! He also unexpectedly acquired an Earth Immortal inheritance and joined Xuantian Sect, a hegemonic power, embarking on the path of Fortune Cultivation! From then on, he used Fortune Cultivation as 0Votes51.1kRecs227.5kFans
  19. 19 EN To Become a Heroic Spirit, I Have to Make Waves in History 为了成为英灵我只好在历史里搞事 Light Novel5.3M WordsOngoing It is a strand of thread-like matter lost outside, whose true name is anno. It drifted outside, taking human form under the influence of external forces, until it was found and brought back. It needs to maintain its own existence and save the world that has fallen into danger because it was lost. The Root Thread made corporeal has embarked on such a path: the path of those who leave their names in Human History. However... will it really let others manipulate it? (This is an FGO fan work, a Fate 18Votes48.2kRecs136.8kFans
  20. 20 The Ghost Knight King’s Dungeon Project 幽魂骑士王的地下城工程 Western Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Dungeon construction and management meets exploration and travel in another world, a two-in-one adventure. Design influences include Darkest Dungeon, Made in Abyss, Delicious in Dungeon, The Lord of the Rings, Overlord, and Dark Souls. Xia Mo'an, a fan of hardcore base-building and resource-management games, is summoned by Talia Ronove, a mixed-blood demon who has reached the end of her rope. He transmigrates to another world and unexpectedly takes possession of an ancient suit of cursed armor. 233Votes68.4kRecs166.9kFans
  21. 21 The Greatest Traitor of the Li Dynasty 李朝万古一逆贼 Historical1.2M WordsCompleted The Veritable Records of the Li Dynasty, Chronicle of Sunjong runs to tens of thousands of words, yet leaves behind just one phrase: Traitor for the ages! 0Votes266.5kRecs17.6kFans
  22. 22 The Rise of Rurik 留里克的崛起 Historical9.9M WordsOngoing His soul transmigrates to Scandinavia, where he becomes Rurik. From a tribal youth to the leader of his people, a hero of the Baltic Sea, and then a prince of Novgorod, he advances step by step through the forests, grasslands, and countless waterways of Eastern Europe, dispelling ignorance and building civilization. 0Votes69.9kRecs79.3kFans
  23. 23 Tales of Tang Qi 唐奇谭 Historical5.0M WordsOngoing After transmigrating a century into an alternate golden age, the imperial court and martial world are rife with undercurrents. The supernatural returns, legends reappear, the truth is written in blood, and hearts are as hard as iron. From across the void, only I can offer salvation. 45Votes204.8kRecs65.4kFans
  24. 24 The Secret Doctrine of Monsters 怪物们的密教准则 Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Autumn, 1840. The world was a whale rising from the depths, and in the boy’s eyes, it burst into flames. A letter from a dozen miles away, a traveler from a foreign land, and several wondrous tales of imagination. Ritualists, curios, strange species, invisible arts; Curse-killing runes, pointy-eared cat dragons, little people beneath the floorboards, castles that walk in dreams; Science and the occult, fantasy and reality. The boy tapped his cane lightly and passed across the currents of the age 5Votes31kRecs141.6kFans
  25. 25 Sengoku Japan: The Sanada Clan's Ambition 日本战国:真田家的野望 Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Putting on a false front while pursuing hidden aims? Stabbing allies in the back? Rising to power by relying on women? Inside Osaka Castle, Sanada Nobuyuki, reclining on the lap of Azai Chacha, declared: These are merely misunderstandings that the world has about the Sanada family. Surely my current position was not achieved through my own efforts? This book is also known as "Takeda's Sole Loyalist," "The Rise of the Sekigahara War God's Fame," and "Soft Rice Tastes So Good" 0Votes68.8kRecs129.7kFans
  26. 26 1850: The American Gold Tycoon 1850美洲黄金大亨 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing California, mid-nineteenth century: the story of a generation of Chinese gold prospectors who left their homeland to seek their fortunes. 0Votes49.8kRecs95.8kFans
  27. 27 The Tang Man Returns from the Vast Sea 瀚海唐儿归 Historical3.6M WordsCompleted What? Shi Jingtang is going to hand over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun? Yelü Deguang plans to enter the Central Plains and become emperor? Zhang Zhao, military governor of the Guiyi Army, stared in disbelief. He was the deputy king of the Great Chao’s Great Treasure Kingdom of Khotan, the Gurkhan of the Uyghurs and Basmyls, conqueror of Samanid Persia, the Sun of Khorasan, restorer of the Nine Sogdian Surnames, protector of Suyab and the Church of the East, the Wheel-Turning Sage King and Si 0Votes116.9kRecs140.3kFans
  28. 28 A New Ming Dynasty Under Wanli 万历新明 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing Is it great to transmigrate and become an emperor? Honestly, not at all. You have more responsibilities and more obstacles to overcome than even someone who starts from nothing. It’s hard to repaint a ruined canvas already covered in garish colors. Zhu Yijun says, “If Heaven gave me another chance, I’d want to do this for another five hundred years!” Book group: Thanks to Xiao Long V for their support. 10Votes173.5kRecs128.3kFans
  29. 29 A Traveler in Edo 江户旅人 Historical2.2M WordsCompleted This writer, who has crisscrossed East Asia, has transmigrated yet again. It’s Edo Castle in 1841. He may not be a lord or general at the height of his power, but the road ahead is just as full of unknowns and adventure. 0Votes167.3kRecs79.3kFans
  30. 30 Reincarnated Witch and Reborn Heiress Save the World 转生女妖,与重生千金拯救世界 Light Novel4.2M WordsCompleted I left the prosperous, modernized alchemical capital and headed for a remote land with beautiful scenery, where the only daily entertainment was baring my teeth at wyverns. All because of a letter from my senior schoolmate. “Hello, transmigrator. I’m reborn.” 10Votes127.2kRecs72.3kFans
  31. 31 Back to Singapore in 1995 重归新加坡1995 Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Li Xiaofan, a white-collar worker in Shanghai, wakes up one day reborn in Singapore in 1995, back to his days as a laborer at a multinational electronics factory! Once he calms down, Li Xiaofan suddenly realizes that 1995 is an incredible year. Windows 95 is coming out in August, marking the start of a new era! Yahoo’s Jerry Yang is still looking around Silicon Valley for angel investors, the graphics card cooked up by the leather-jacketed knife maker has been rejected by Sega, and Pony Ma is st 0Votes22.8kRecs62kFans
  32. 32 The Young Eagle’s Glory 雏鹰的荣耀 Historical6.7M WordsOngoing On the day disaster struck at Waterloo, a transmigrator arrived in this world and became its unfortunate heir. He will change the course of fate and history, break free of his cage and overcome every obstacle, ultimately ascending the throne as Napoleon II. What drives him is not his father's name, but a glory that belongs to him alone! 0Votes289.2kRecs243.3kFans
  33. 33 The Frozen Empire of 1625 1625冰封帝国 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted This is a vast, boundless land. Birch, cedar, and fir trees stand row upon row. Grasslands, forests, and tundra are scattered across it like stars. Great rivers, lakes, and marshes lie wherever people dwell. Sables, gray wolves, and black bears roam its reaches. Black oil, iron, and coal lie thick beneath the earth. Dogs, reindeer, and horses are all at your command. Hunting, fishing, and nomadic life: what could be more delightful? The Evenki, Or 0Votes45.4kRecs64.9kFans
  34. 34 Ten Thousand Miles Across Tang Lands 唐土万里 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing That year, the Tang army marched far to the west… 0Votes83.9kRecs45kFans
  35. 35 America, 1881: A Western Legend 美利坚1881:西部传奇 Historical1.7M WordsCompleted In the late nineteenth century, one Chinese man's name echoed through the shadows of the American West. A treasure map, an act of Congress, a legend. Cowboys, bounty hunters, Native Americans, Pinkerton detectives, revolvers, frontier towns... P.S. The book has a good backlog now, so feel free to dig in. New group: 784802727 (the first group is full) 0Votes1.3MRecs115.5kFans
  36. 36 The Imperial Enterprise of the Northern Dynasties 北朝帝业 Historical4.6M WordsCompleted The end of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the age of the Later Three Kingdoms. He Liuhun rules the roost in Hebei, Yuwen Tai dominates Guanzhong, and Xiao Pusa devotes himself to Buddhism in Jiangdong. Ambitious heroes are fired with purpose, while the people shed blood and tears! The fires of war flare up again at Mount Mang, and heaps of bones lie strewn across the River Bridge! In an age of chaos, division must eventually give way to unity. Cross the Taihang Mountains, ford the Yangtze, 5Votes304.6kRecs289.8kFans
  37. 37 EN African Entrepreneurship Chronicles 非洲创业实录 Historical6.1M WordsOngoing Reborn as a prince of the Hohenstaufen family's Swabian branch in Hohenzollern, he watches the storms gathering across Europe as war looms on the horizon. There is no reason to stay in Europe any longer. Claiming land in East Africa, encouraging immigration and development, laying an agricultural foundation, and taking one step at a time, he uses the crisis to achieve industrialization. 129Votes168.3kRecs187.2kFans
  38. 38 Everyone Wants Me to Be Emperor 大家请我当皇帝 Historical3.9M WordsCompleted I’m not being modest. I’m just an ordinary citizen, so how could I possibly become emperor? What? You say I was born with extraordinary features and am the true Son of Heaven? That’s feudal superstition, okay? Hey, don’t kneel! Rebellion is punishable by death! Hey, officer, please don’t kill me! I was forced into this. I didn’t truly mean to rebel. Huh? Why are you kneeling? You’re giving up your fine job as an official to join my rebellion? Gentlemen, go right ahead. We’re just passing through 1Votes102.7kRecs82.2kFans
  39. 39 EN Hunter X Hunter: Ascending to Supreme Will 从全职猎人开始成为无上意志 Light Novel1.9M WordsCompleted Long: “When I set foot on the Dark Continent again, I will lead humanity to take complete control of it.” Hunter x Hunter, Demon Slayer, One Piece, One-Punch Man... His journey continues. The quest of the supreme will never ends. 0Votes42.6kRecs196.9kFans
  40. 40 Restoring the Han Dynasty 匡扶汉室 Historical158k WordsOngoing In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, at Changban Slope in Dangyang, the Liu Bei faction faced its darkest hour. Cao Cao’s army had won a great victory, Liu Bei had suffered a crushing defeat, and he fled, leaving his wife and children behind. But A Dou was not the only child left behind. A transmigrator, reborn for a second life, became Zhang Shao, Zhang Fei’s second son, only to find himself imprisoned in Cao Cao’s camp. Ten thousand cavalry thundered by the river as fierce tigers roared; a thous 0Votes67.7kRecs104kFans
  41. 41 Seizing the Yuan 扼元 Historical3.0M WordsOngoing In 1213 AD, the Jin Kingdom is beginning to weaken, while the Southern Song remains in decline. Western Xia, Dali, Goryeo, and Japan are even less of a force to be reckoned with. An unprecedented power is rising on the plateau, ready to drench the Eurasian continent in the blood of hundreds of millions. With calamity looming, a young man grips his bow and blade, determined to seize fate by the throat. 6Votes283.9kRecs301kFans
  42. 42 EN Shushan: Ancestor of All Demons 蜀山万妖之祖 Xianxia2.6M WordsCompleted The protagonist transmigrates to Mount Shu and becomes a demon dragon guarding the Heavenly Book within Dinghu Peak. 0Votes101.7kRecs252.1kFans
  43. 43 Strategies of the Three Kingdoms 三国之谋伐 Historical3.5M WordsCompleted Beneath the tides of history, every individual is as insignificant and powerless as a drop in the ocean. After transmigrating into a time of chaos, he does whatever it takes to survive. He's guilty of every vice, except that he has no sense of honor. He casts off weakness, and his wicked deeds are too numerous to record. He builds his reputation on lies and passes fakes off as the real thing. Cunning and calculating, he is sinister and devious. Clad in blue, with a sword at his waist and foxlike 0Votes64.7kRecs179.7kFans
  44. 44 Reborn in the Final Years of Northern Wei 重生北魏末年 Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Gao Cheng believes his success comes from his own tireless efforts, and has little to do with the fact that his father is named Gao Huan. This story is packed with jokes and has a humorous style. Please bear with it. 0Votes49.3kRecs163.2kFans
  45. 45 The Australian Turmoil of 1876 澳洲风云1876 Historical4.0M WordsCompleted This was a dark time, as the Chinese people endured a century of decline. A group of gold seekers set out for the distant continent of Australia, where they pursued their dreams… 0Votes86.5kRecs119.7kFans
  46. 46 The Miserable Daily Life of a Laid-Back Buddhist Monk 佛门咸鱼的苦逼日常 Xianxia686k WordsCompleted A shiny bald head, single for ten thousand years without a care, begging for alms in a tattered robe. From this day on, I have no shame. My new novel, I Heard I’m a Tomb Raider, is currently updating. 0Votes25.7kRecs135kFans
  47. 47 Seeking No Survival at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末不求生 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, he faces death and lives on. Bandits defend the gates; pirates die for the realm. How did the glorious Ming dynasty, with its three hundred years of history, come to this? If Chongzhen cannot repel foreign invaders, then he should hand that power to someone who can. Those who defend China are not defined by whether they serve the Ming, the Shun, the Western Army, or Zheng’s forces. They are divided only into those who stand and those who kneel, those who k 0Votes131.2kRecs61.8kFans
  48. 48 Pillars of the Samurai Clan 武家栋梁 Historical2.4M WordsCompleted The warrior houses rose from humble beginnings, and their pillars crumbled during the Warring States era. As the absurd way of the samurai holds sway, who still remembers the Genji clan's original oath? While Hashiba Hideyoshi is still fretting over finding a godfather, Tokugawa Ieyasu has begun calling himself a descendant of the Kawachi Genji. They will never understand what it means to be the pillar of the warrior houses. Deep in the overgrown grass before Hachiman Shrine lies the warrior hou 0Votes59.6kRecs26.7kFans
  49. 49 EN I Command You to Become a Cult Leader 我命令你成为密教教主 Light Novel2.1M WordsOngoing Gaslight illuminated the enormous difference engine. Eliot pushed the lever in front of him. The machine hummed low, spitting out a series of cards. “Let’s see if there are any special events.” The cards moved across the table. [Confused Girl] was pushed into the [Night Stroll] slot, pointing to [Bustling City]. Vanessa stiffened as an invisible force took control of her body and made her walk toward the lights. She passed the corpses by the roadside. She witnessed the rot beneath the city’s pro 253Votes51.3kRecs303kFans
  50. 50 Come at Me, You Wicked Witch! 妖女看招 Xianxia1.1M WordsOngoing When he was six, Su Zhen, frail and frequently ill, adopted the village’s old banyan tree as his godmother and prayed for her protection. The next day, the tree, which had lived from the Qing dynasty to the present, mysteriously withered and died. “How do you know about that?” Ten years later, Su Zhen, now a high school student, hears someone recount the strange incident. “I’m your godmother.” The ghostly young woman smiles at him. In October 2000, unprecedented torrential rain sweeps across 39Votes111.9kRecs171.4kFans

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