Novels like The British Civil Servant
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- 1 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as a Shepherd 修仙从羊倌开始 Zhong Yin was reborn into a bizarre world filled with monsters and demons. He thought he would be able to fly a thousand miles on his sword, roaming the northern sea by day and the Cangwu Mountains by night. But reality meant planting grass, herding sheep, feeding chickens... Of course, cultivating immortality takes hard work, but having a golden finger is pretty nice too. Starting as a shepherd, he will take it one step at a time and achieve eternal greatness! 0Votes4.7kRecs18kFans
- 2 What Do You Mean, Eighth Hokage? 什么叫八代火影啊 When Konohamaru Sarutobi took office as the Eighth Hokage, he told everyone about something that had happened in the past. When I first arrived at the Hokage Building, Konoha hadn’t developed much. It lacked the drive to change and the know-how to make money. More importantly, it had to rely on the daimyo for its meals. There were fewer than ten major roads in Konoha, not a single high-speed rail line, and the internet was just a local dial-up network. Sending a file could take all night. Even s 0Votes3.2kRecs22Fans
- 3 Striving in Tsarist Russia 奋斗在沙俄 The story of a man who transmigrates into a down-and-out Russian grand duke and rises against all odds to become the greatest tsar in history. 25Votes81.8kRecs38.9kFans
- 4 My Italy 我的意呆利 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
- 5 The Roman Road to Greece 希腊的罗马之路 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
- 6 The Eagle of Eastern Europe 东欧的雄鹰 As the Ottomans rise and Byzantium nears its fall, while the Russian Empire has yet to emerge, who will become the guardian of the Eastern Orthodox faith and lead Eastern Europe to rise again, keeping the glory of the Roman Empire alive? (I’ll correct anything that doesn’t make sense. There isn’t much information about the Balkans in this period, so please bear with me.) 0Votes19.8kRecs35.8kFans
- 7 The First Chancellor 第一权臣 “To save the nation from peril, steady the realm amid raging tides, and establish a young emperor still in swaddling clothes, what ancient sage could have done more!”: The Later Xia History, Biography of Xia Jingyun “Gaoyang’s schemes are as deep as an abyss, and his foresight is divine. His talent as a hero is peerless... He gave loyal aid to the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty, bringing peace throughout the land... He stood firm as a mountain.”: The Liang History, Annals of Emperor Yuan 0Votes23.7kRecs337.8kFans
- 8 My America 我的美利坚 “A capitalist country, right? It means I have capital and you do not, so this country belongs to me! Contact the police and have them suppress it. If Rockefeller can do it, why can't I, William Sheffield?” William Sheffield wiped the smile from his face and said coldly, “Happy America, a gunfight every day.” The Gilded Age, 1895. 0Votes208.9kRecs141.4kFans
- 9 The Rise of the Argentine Empire 阿根廷帝国崛起 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
- 10 Life in Tokyo, Starting as a Lawyer 从律师开始的东京生活 “A lawyer, by definition, must protect the lawful rights and interests of their client from infringement.” So spoke attorney Tokiwa Shogo, known by the prosecutors’ office as the Demon King. A Japanese drama crossover world featuring The Winner Is Justice, Detective Conan, Unnatural, We Married as a Job, Midnight Diner, 99.9 Criminal Lawyer, Detective Chinatown, and more. Even if you haven’t seen them, that won’t stop you from getting into the story. 0Votes45.1kRecs87.1kFans
- 11 Gu Long's Heroes: The Greatest Chef of All Time 古龙群侠：古往今来一大厨 A fan work set in Gu Long's great wuxia universe. Chu Liuxiang, The Proud Twins, The Little Li Flying Dagger, The Happy Heroes, Lu Xiaofeng, The Magic Blade, The Sword and the Exquisitely Carved Butterfly, Xiao Shiyi Lang, The Big Boss. Li Chaofeng is a cook, so he is very curious about what all those great heroes live on. The Hua family runs banks, while the Jin family owns restaurants. The Money Clan has mines, while Wan Ma Hall deals in horses. Shi Tianwang monopolizes t 0Votes24.8kRecs205.2kFans
- 12 The Son of Heaven of Zhou 周天子 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
- 13 Make France Great Again 让法兰西再次伟大 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
- 14 EN Keeping a Low Profile in the World of Cultivation 低调在修仙世界 Transmigrate into a cultivation world and become a low-key cultivator! 2Votes49.4kRecs295.6kFans
- 15 The Reborn AI Professor 重生之AI教父 “Jiebao actually played an almost perfect game this time. Too bad my algorithm is just too strong.” After the man-versus-machine Go match, Meng Fanqi, who had played on the dog’s behalf, shook his head and sighed. “I hereby name you the strongest Go player in human history!” “OG may have beaten the undisputed champions LGD, but it seems my model still has the edge.” The following year, five-on-five MOBA games were conquered too. “Why are people still clinging to traditional painting and writing 2Votes8.9kRecs54.6kFans
- 16 Reborn in Brazil as a Financial Magnate 重生巴西做财阀 This is the story of a modern sailor who is accidentally reborn as a soldier in the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and, thanks to his foresight, eventually becomes the head of Brazil’s largest financial dynasty. 0Votes41.6kRecs186.2kFans
- 17 Raising Flying Chickens in a Giant Insect World 巨虫世界养飞鸡 In a world where fighting energy and magic exist, the human nations are hopelessly divided and locked in endless internal strife. Countless giant insects lurk beyond their borders, ordinary people can barely survive from one day to the next, and the nobles live in drunken indulgence. Huck steps into this magnificent age with a little chick at his side, destined to become the supreme ruler! 0Votes26.6kRecs27.5kFans
- 18 Rome's Nirvana 罗马的涅槃 On May 29, 1453, Constantinople fell, and Constantine XI died defending the city. Thus the Middle Ages came to an end. But what if the themata system had not been abolished? What if the Crusaders and Venetians had not sacked Constantinople? What if Wladyslaw had won at Varna? What if the Papal States had ordered the Christian world to come to the aid of the tottering empire? What if His Majesty had held out for just one more day, until the reinforcements arrived... History has no what-ifs. But Z 0Votes19.3kRecs19.9kFans
- 19 A Traveler in Edo 江户旅人 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
- 20 The Hollywood Boxing Champion 好莱坞拳王 From the boxing ring to Hollywood, from champion boxer to award-winning actor, from flop to tycoon, Richard Blythe has always believed one thing: good-looking people never have bad luck. (Hollywood entertainment, 1990s, slice of life. Fellow fans welcome!) 0Votes27.7kRecs48.4kFans
- 21 A Grand Tour of the Martial Arts Worlds 诸天武侠大穿梭 Displaying saber techniques in Twin Flags Town, discussing immortality in White Deer Plain. Ten years of life and death, two worlds apart; laughing proudly as Ren Woxing pleases me. I am who I am, the gunpowder fireworks of the wuxia world. 0Votes10.4kRecs43.4kFans
- 22 A Survival Record of the Northern Dynasties 北朝求生实录 The turbulent Northern and Southern Dynasties, the iron-blooded age after the Three Kingdoms. More than twenty years remained before Yang Jian would establish the Great Sui, and the Tang Dynasty was nowhere in sight. After transmigrating into the body of Gao Boyi, the son of a high-ranking Northern Qi official, he suddenly discovered that he could neither lie drunkenly in the lap of a beauty nor wield power over the realm while sober. He could not even muddle through life waiting for death. Ther 0Votes69.8kRecs193.9kFans
- 23 Lord of Ross 罗斯君王 The political games of eleventh-century Kievan Rus were always brutally harsh. From Rurik, who founded the dynasty, to the Wise One who brought it to its peak, poison, daggers, and swords were forever flickering in and out of the shadows. A soul from a later age became one of Rurik's princes. He moved forward along that blood-soaked yet glorious road, and the era of the rulers of Rus bega 0Votes14.4kRecs39.1kFans
- 24 I Killed Cao Cao from the Start 开局就杀了曹操 (The protagonist starts out with the might of a legendary overlord.) At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Cao Cao fails to assassinate Dong Zhuo, presents him with the Seven-Star Sword, then flees Luoyang alone... On the way, he stops at his uncle Lü Boshe’s home. Lü Boshe goes out to buy wine and has his family slaughter a pig to treat their guests. Hearing the sound of a knife being sharpened, Cao Cao thinks they mean to kill him, so he and Chen Gong go on a killing spree... Liu Cheng, ca 0Votes47.3kRecs449.6kFans
- 25 I Will Crown Myself King 我必将加冕为王 Mages who call upon the old gods, knights who inherit ancient bloodlines, all yearn for yesterday's glory; The roar of steam engines and the thunder of cannons herald the direction of the future; Anson, stranded in this world, sets out on a road no one has ever imagined; Amid the ashes of the old world…he will surely be crowned king! 1Votes63.4kRecs118.5kFans
- 26 Tales of Old San Francisco 旧金山往事 New book: Graduating from High School and Making My Debut Life is like fireworks. As long as it once shone brilliantly, this life was not lived in vain. P.S. After The Great Rancher, Born in Chinatown, Wall Street Legend, Returning to Los Angeles, and I Really Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore, here is another new book. I hope everyone will continue to support me. 0Votes109.2kRecs93.6kFans
- 27 Basketball: Yao Ming's Second Chance 篮坛之重开的大姚 Yao Ming inexplicably returns to 2002 and gets a fresh start in life. This time, he'll build an even better career... 0Votes69.5kRecs95kFans
- 28 Burying the Qing Dynasty Alive 活埋大清朝 “Zhu the Third’s Grandson is the Qing’s greatest enemy! The harm he causes is worse than that of the Three Feudatories!” After the young and brilliant Kangxi Emperor said this, he wrote Zhu Hesheng’s name on a pillar in the Southern Study. “Zhu the Third’s Grandson, you have to hold on! The restoration of the Ming depends on you! We loyal subjects of the Ming are right behind you, cheering you on!” Zheng Jing, Chen Jinnan, Big Shot Hui, and Scarface Rong, all loyal subjects of the Ming, were wav 0Votes207.2kRecs148.5kFans
- 29 The Young Eagle’s Glory 雏鹰的荣耀 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
- 30 A Handbook of Spaceflight 宇宙飞行手册 I graduated top of my class from the Spaceflight Academy, but I haven’t been promoted in seven years because every superior I’ve had can’t stand me. But I promise, my skills are top-notch. I single-handedly cut the fleet’s equipment wear-and-tear rate by seven percent. Seven percent, do you understand? You want to know how I did it? Simple. I was grounded… 2Votes25.1kRecs54.1kFans
- 31 Tales of Tang Qi 唐奇谭 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
- 32 EN War, Court, and a Lap Pillow: Austria's Destiny 战争宫廷和膝枕，奥地利的天命 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
- 33 Pokemon: I Reincarnated as Ditto 精灵：我转生成了百变怪 Reincarnated in the world of Pokemon, my goal is to become the League Cham… Wait, Su Qian looked himself over. He had neither hands nor feet, and his whole body was one giant purple grape-flavored jelly. A Ditto from the start, and I'm the Ditto myself? No Starter Pokémon, no Legendary Pokémon? No problem. I'll just transform into them myself. Besides, isn't it common knowledge that a copy can be stronger than the original? PS: Dear readers, I'm done being human! PS2: Apart from the Pokemon and 0Votes37.3kRecs93.6kFans
- 34 I'm Really Not the Emperor Carpenter 我真不是木匠皇帝 In the forty-eighth year of the Wanli reign, the Taichang Emperor took ill and never recovered. The Chu, Qi, and Zhejiang factions were utterly defeated in their power struggles, while the Donglin faction seized the opportunity to rise, filling the court with upright officials. Meanwhile, the Jianzhou Jurchens swept across Liaodong, the heartland of the Central Plains lay in ruins, with nine out of ten households wiped out, and rebel bands sprang up everywhere as the people lived in fear. The em 0Votes109.7kRecs126.6kFans
- 35 EN Rise of Australia 澳洲崛起录 I am the only son of the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and the grandson of Queen Victoria of the British Empire. Now, in the name of a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, I swear that I will devote my life to witnessing and safeguarding the rise of this land. Let all Australians and New Zealanders unite under a brand-new name and bear witness to our rise. Long live Australasia! 0Votes37.5kRecs138.5kFans
- 36 I Am a Model Worker in the Empire 我在帝国当劳模 Irreverent: Lin Ge is the Empire's best employee. His coworkers don't see it that way, though. "Waaah, stop overworking yourselves! Keep this up and we'll all be dead!" Serious: Chaos is the style of this place. Darkness is the color of this world. We cleanse the world's splendor with filthy blood. We fight for a better tomorrow! P.S. The original title was Eternal Curse, but that name was already taken. I'm at a loss. 0Votes14.9kRecs47.3kFans
- 37 Master of France 君临法兰西 An Ning transmigrated to a parallel timeline in 1780. At first, he planned to use his knowledge of history to hedge his bets and become a wealthy landowner, content to stay out of the turmoil of the age. But events seemed to be getting a little out of his control. “Honored General, you are the only one we recognize.” So said the young captain surnamed Bonaparte. 0Votes61.9kRecs212.8kFans
- 38 The Tang Man Returns from the Vast Sea 瀚海唐儿归 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
- 39 Becoming a Noble in the Spring and Autumn Period 我在春秋做贵族 His soul traveled to an era when Laozi, Confucius, and Sun Tzu were still alive, and he became the second son of the Zhi clan, one of the noble families of Jin. At present, the six high-ranking families of Jin are locked in fierce internal power struggles, while the neighboring states are in turmoil. Jin's hegemony is already on the verge of collapse. Wu is on the rise, and Fuchai is unstoppable. Goujian is busy enduring hardship and planning for the day when three thousand Yue soldiers will con 0Votes68kRecs171kFans
- 40 Cultivation Begins with Splitting the Family 修仙从分家开始 After transmigrating to an age of prosperity in an immortal kingdom, he is born into a minor clan. Unwilling to lower himself and play second fiddle within his family, Yi Dong seizes the chance to withdraw from school amid the clan’s upheaval. He then takes some of his relatives to Zijin Mountain and establishes a new family there. After cultivating for a while, Yi Dong discovers that cultivation is difficult and that even hard work brings him no reward to match his hopes. So he takes another pa 22Votes104.7kRecs108.3kFans
- 41 EN The Crown Prince of France 我在法兰西当王太子 Welcome to check out the completed novel, My Lady, Please Stay! [Over 16,000 top-tier subscribers] [An alternate-history power fantasy, with the setting kept as close to the original timeline as possible] I’m in France, just arrived at Versailles, and I’m the crown prince. The only problem is that my father is Louis XVI, and he’ll be executed in a few years... Since neither my father nor the ministers can be relied on, I’ll just have to set France in order myself! First, I’ll make a little money 134Votes125.4kRecs257.2kFans
- 42 The Young Emperor’s Growth Plan 少帝成长计划 In people's minds, emperors are born sacred, worshipped by all, and supreme above everyone else. But there are always a few unlucky emperors who have no power to shape their own fate. Liu Hong was one of them. At this very moment, he sat on the imperial couch in a rear hall of Weiyang Palace in Chang'an, in 180 BC, looking helplessly and bitterly at the wine cup before him, unsure what to do. Just one wall away, in Weiyang Palac 0Votes54.7kRecs67.4kFans
- 43 EN Everyday Adventures in a TV Series 日常系美剧 After transmigrating into the world of American TV shows, he took the unremarkable path of a great doctor to avoid dying young. Along the way, he found friends among the seven from The Big Bang Theory, the six from Friends, and the five from How I Met Your Mother, competed with the doctors of Grey's Anatomy, Dr. House, and The Good Doctor, and encountered the thrills of Gone Girl, Hard Candy, and Orphan. Ordinary days, never dull. Life in an American TV show is full of fun. 0Votes218.2kRecs168.7kFans
- 44 The Daily Life of a Great Director 名监督的日常 Akina Nakamori, Rie Miyazawa, Hitomi Kuroki, Miho Nakayama... A film studies PhD transmigrates to 1990s Japan, where the economy is in freefall and beautiful women abound. He swears he’ll become a renowned director. P.S.: A note on terminology: In Japan, a kantoku is a chief director with considerably more authority than an ordinary director. The protagonist is cautious and scheming. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. VIP g 0Votes189.8kRecs154.7kFans
- 45 The Song Dynasty Has Guts 大宋有种 Late in the seventh year of the Xuanhe era of the Great Song. The Jin cavalry was racing south along the north bank of the Yellow River. The capital, Bianliang, was already in grave danger. The Emperor of Daoism, a ruler who had once frequented the pleasure quarters, was paralyzed with fear on his dragon bed. He thought only of abandoning his countless subjects, abdicating, and fleeing. The loyal Yue Fei still lay low among the ranks, watching the realm sink into chaos, so furious that his hair 3Votes294.6kRecs113.5kFans
- 46 The Rise of Rurik 留里克的崛起 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
- 47 The Southern Seas Rise, 1784 风起南洋1784 In 1784, Nanyang stands on the eve of tumultuous change. Nguyen Phuc Anh of Vietnam is doing everything he can to restore his kingdom, Rama I has just succeeded in usurping the throne of Thailand, and Western colonizers are about to arrive in force. Ye Kai, a transmigrator, arrives in this era and begins by taking control of Vietnam. He repels the Western barbarians from without and battles the natives within, building a powerful Nanyang empire. But he is not satisfied, because when he looks nor 0Votes50.2kRecs148.3kFans
- 48 EN Pursuing the Dao Across the Multiverse 逐道在诸天 Across the endless heavens, seek the Dao and pursue immortality. Confirmed worlds: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, A Chinese Ghost Story, Investiture of the Gods, Journey to the West... My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon and The Holy Roman Empire, have plenty of chapters to keep you satisfied. The group has been sealed again. 0Votes103.1kRecs215.8kFans
- 49 It All Begins with the Cat-and-Mouse Game 从猫鼠游戏开始 A game of cat and mouse. Who’s the cat, and who’s the mouse? Perhaps today you’re a soldier, but tomorrow you’re a thief hiding in a dark corner. Or maybe we should just wipe them all out and take everything for ourselves? 0Votes124.1kRecs101.2kFans
- 50 1635: The Han Wind Rises Again 1635汉风再起 A soul from the future merges with the mind of a young man from the late Ming dynasty. Leading a band of scattered pirates, he washes up in Australia and makes it his base, building a brand-new world and sending the spirit of Han culture sweeping across the globe once more. 0Votes105.6kRecs155kFans
