Novels like 1422: The Revival of the Eastern Roman Empire
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- 1 I Said I’d Win the Swimming Championship, So What’s with the Grand Slam? 说好拿游泳冠军，超满贯什么鬼？ [No prior reading required, so click with confidence!] In 2003, 18-year-old swimming prodigy Michael Phelps burst onto the scene at the Barcelona World Championships, making a name for himself in a single race. His record-breaking five world records at a single meet heralded the miracles he would go on to achieve in the swimming world. Meanwhile, 12-year-old Wu Jin, carrying memories from his previous life, is reborn at Chen Jinglun Swimming School, where he becomes Sun Yang's senior teammate. T 0Votes26.4kRecs73.2kFans
- 2 Director: From Scraping Credits to a Legend of the Silver Screen 导演：从混学分开始到影坛传奇 Chen Ze, who has a film and television library from the future at his fingertips, originally wanted to become a director and bring all those great movies to life. But then he discovered that his first problem wasn't how to make a movie. With too few credits, he was about to be expelled from school. So, after meeting Anne Hathaway, he had a sudden inspiration: why not make a movie to earn enough credits, and while he was at it, persuade Anne to star as his leading lady? And so Chen Ze embarked on 251Votes15.7kRecs136.5kFans
- 3 Viking: Master of the Icy Sea 维京：冰海霸主 The fjord lay calm, reflecting the leaden gray clouds overhead. Flocks of ravens wheeled back and forth, foretelling that the bitter northern winds would soon sweep south. This was the first scene the protagonist saw after transmigrating to ninth-century Northern Europe. He had become an ordinary freeholding farmer, with nothing but a barren, desolate field of wheat. For centuries, the glory of the Roman Empire had crumbled into dust, and the world had fallen apart. Kings waged endless wars agai 4Votes29.1kRecs50.3kFans
- 4 1996: Starting as an Executive Chef 1996：从行政总厨开始 [Food Novel] + [Period Novel] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Kitchen Workplace] Chen Zhi Hu, once the leading master of modern fusion cuisine, was reborn. Looking at the dilapidated rental apartment before him and the IOUs on the table, he pondered for a moment before preparing to go out and look for a job. “Hello, are you hiring an executive chef?” Wen Lan was speechless. Someone in his early twenties was applying to be an executive chef? Was he joking? “I am sorry, but we have very high requ 427Votes58.5kRecs286.3kFans
- 5 Have I Revived the Han Dynasty Today? 今天复兴汉室了吗？ Chen Zhi transmigrates to Chengdu during the Three Kingdoms era, when the future of Shu Han hangs in the balance. Prime Minister Zhuge has just died at Wuzhang Plains. The army is leaderless, Yang Yi has had Wei Yan killed, the northern expeditions are doomed, and morale is low. The Han dynasty is on the brink of collapse, and the people are in dire straits. What will become of the mission to restore the Han dynasty? Twenty-four-year-old Chen Zhi braves every obstacle, heads north with an imperi 106Votes28.3kRecs108.9kFans
- 6 A Dream of the Beiyang Fleet 北洋之梦 After transmigrating into a hopeless student in the Beiyang presidential preparatory class in the fifteenth year of the Guangxu reign, Chang Desheng looked at his classmates, including Feng Guozhang, Duan Qirui, Cao Kun, and Wang Shizhen, and made up his mind: I’m going to be president! A new work from Da Luoluo. Read it now, and don’t save it for later! 1.8kVotes157.7kRecs356.9kFans
- 7 EN Warhammer: Do I Have to Sit on the Golden Throne Too? 战锤：我也要坐黄金王座吗？ [The author has a completed Warhammer fanfic with 40,000 premium subscribers and 14,000 average subscriptions. Read with confidence.] Zhou Yun has always scoffed at transmigration. After all, who knows what kind of hellhole you’ll end up in? If he were going to transmigrate, he’d at least want endless life, power among the very strongest in the entire setting, command over a vast territory, millions of loyal troops, and a safe place to arrive. He’d want billions of believers, countless worlds un 997Votes59.1kRecs209.8kFans
- 8 EN I Command You to Become a Cult Leader 我命令你成为密教教主 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 358Votes51.5kRecs303.4kFans
- 9 A Great Director from the Cinematography Department 华娱之摄影系大导 They say that in a big forest, there are all kinds of birds. Wu Chen, a graduate of the photography department at the Beijing Film Academy, wants to see what kinds of birds there are in the dazzling, bizarre world of cinema. Back in the early 2000s, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" has already become a nationwide hit, and the era of big-budget Chinese-language films has arrived. Wu Chen, the “new generation's top dog” in the Beijing Film Academy's photography department, is just starting out from humble 355Votes187.9kRecs272.9kFans
- 10 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
- 11 Cleansing the Demons 清妖 “I’m the Grand Councilor, a man of high office, and you dare claim that my name is fake, my academic honors are fake, my years of service as an official are fake, my outstanding contributions to the Great Qing are fake, and even my wife and children are fake! Where is the justice in this world! Since you refuse to reason with me, I’ll have to settle this with my fists.” This book is also known as I’m Taking Out Payday Loans in the Qing Dynasty and The Old Master’s Card Was Declined 1.4kVotes233.3kRecs371.6kFans
- 12 The Ming Dynasty’s Black Sails 大明黑帆 That year, European civilization, laden with silver, silk, and gunpowder, collided in a blaze of passion amid the black tides and monsoon winds. That year, after the disastrous defeat at Sarhu, the Ming Dynasty saw two emperors die in quick succession, leaving the empire battered by storms. For the world, this was the golden age of exploration. For the Ming, it was a golden age of factional strife. In this age of great upheaval, Lin Qian quietly arrived in the Ming Dynasty and became a pirate. W 1.3kVotes104.7kRecs384.8kFans
- 13 Cyber Nezha 电子哪吒 I’m a fruit seller in my forties. One day, I got a call from my son’s teacher. She said my son, Liu Zhenhua, whose grades had always been perfectly average, had deliberately held back on his midterm exams. This was Liu Zhenhua’s excuse: “Dad, I’m a super AI from the future, codename Electronic Nezha. My mission is to save Earth.” Well, the kid certainly has an imagination. Like all of you, I didn’t believe him! Then... well, what happened next... Sigh, I can’t explain it in a sentence or two. Cl 79Votes363.8kRecs162.2kFans
- 14 EN The Mountain Storm Dragon 山雨蛟 The path of cultivation may look glorious, but in truth it is like walking on thin ice. Only those who tread it know the hardships. A black snake of humble origins, with no one to rely on, wanders alone through wind and rain, living on the fringes of the human world. It cannot escape the fires of heavenly tribulation. It struggles desperately, with no idea what lies ahead... A record of the past, seven parts truth and three parts lies. 239Votes96.5kRecs218.3kFans
- 15 Looking North at the Rivers and Mountains 北望江山 A story about a modern person struggling to survive in the late Yuan dynasty, in every sense of the word. 6.2kVotes745.2kRecs592.5kFans
- 16 EN Prison of Alien Dimensions 异维囚笼 As the firelight slowly died, Xia Lun watched nervously as the leader of the evil spirits twitched incessantly in the cold, gloomy cell. In the next instant, the leader spun around, hooked its fingers into its eye sockets, and slowly lifted off its own skull. “I will grant you a new perspective.” Xia Lun was overjoyed. He hurriedly pulled the grimoire of forbidden arts from an eyeball, eager to share his knowledge as well. A few seconds later, the leader, its mind shattered, wailed as it crawled 435Votes95.2kRecs438.1kFans
- 17 The White-Robed Chancellor 白衣卿相 Clad in white, he entered Bianliang; half a lifetime as a minister, and he shaped the realm. 3.9kVotes302kRecs573.4kFans
- 18 The Struggle for the Throne in the Jiajing Era 夺嫡在嘉靖朝 In the twenty-eighth year of the Jiajing reign of the Great Ming, the Crown Prince died, leaving the succession vacant. The struggle between Prince Yu and Prince Jing would determine countless lives, fortunes, and reputations. On one side stood Zhu Zaiji, Prince Yu, first in line by age. Backed by the court’s upright officials and invoking ancestral precedent, he was regarded by the scholarly world as the obvious choice for Crown Prince. On the other stood Zhu Zaizhen, Prince Jing. With Grand Se 887Votes132.3kRecs446.7kFans
- 19 EN I Can't Repay My Student Loans, So I Hunt Demons on the Side 还不起学贷的我只好兼职猎魔 [Averaging 20,000 paid subscriptions, so read with confidence!] [The most lighthearted and delightful fantasy light novel!] Gordon transmigrates to Londinium, in an age of steam and the supernatural, and becomes a poor student at the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences. No noble birth, no family fortune, just a hundred pounds of student debt. And a pair of eyes that can see the truth of Source Matter! To everyone else: waste, pollutants, trash. But Gordon sees: [The radiant Source Matter "Unbroken 9.3kVotes114.4kRecs777.2kFans
- 20 Seizing the Yuan 扼元 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
- 21 EN The AI Wave Tycoon's Rise 首富从AI浪潮开始 [Entrepreneurship] [Business Battles] [Internet] [Artificial Intelligence] [Smart Protagonist] On the day you get laid off, your eyes suddenly gain the ability to see information that no one else can. What would you do? Catch the trap in your severance agreement on the spot, then give your former supervisor, who set you up, a taste of face-slapping. What next? Han Lu Yi, a top university graduate who spent several years grinding away at a major tech company, takes his severance pay and decides t 1.8kVotes111.1kRecs405.7kFans
- 22 EN I Loaded the Occult System 我加载了神秘学面板 The Age of Steam, where reason and mysticism exist side by side. The more you know, the closer you come to madness. That is the consensus behind the Veil. Li Cha doesn't believe it. Or rather, that rule doesn't apply to him. His skill panel lets him dabble in many fields and master them all, like a steam engine that never needs to shut down. [Breathing Lv.3 · Healing: Chronic ailments vanish, old afflictions are completely cured] [Knowledge Lv.3 · Erudition: Every book you lay eyes on leaves 1.7kVotes199.4kRecs992.1kFans
- 23 I Can Awaken Skills 我能活化技能 “The spiritual qi revival is the world’s last glimmer before its end.” “When another world descends, we’re the other world, descending upon theirs.” “Every chosen one on the opposing side is an extraordinary talent, either invincible in their age or peerless beneath the heavens.” “The roles I get are always either cannon fodder or bit parts.” Wei Lefu has been everything from the third senior brother at a martial arts school, brought out as a sacrificial pawn to inspire the others, to a fallen y 2.5kVotes101.4kRecs381.3kFans
- 24 EN Clearing Jin 廓晋 To clear the way means, first, to open it up, and second, to sweep it clean. Having arrived in the Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms era, one should strike out into the current, set one’s heart on the Northern Expeditions, drive the Five Hu tribes from the Central Plains, and then sweep away the aristocratic clans from the imperial court. Such is the way to clear the realm, build a new enterprise, and carry on Chinese civilization. That is the theory. But in the autumn of Yonghe 5, AD 349, when a 13.7kVotes901.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 25 Showbiz: I’m Just an Actor 文娱之我只是个演员 I don’t understand music, can’t dance, am no good at writing, know nothing about calligraphy, and can’t paint. I’m an actor, Xu Rong. 3Votes135.9kRecs245.6kFans
- 26 EN Lying Low While Cultivating Immortality in Two Worlds 苟在两界修仙 The fortunes of the years, the turning of spiritual influences, the transformations of yin and yang: these are but minor achievements of the Year Keeper… This is the story of a young man who transmigrates between two worlds to cultivate immortality, and strives to become a Year Keeper… 208Votes701.7kRecs1.3MFans
- 27 The Rogue 顽贼 The second year of Chongzhen, Great Ming Empire. The once-powerful empire stood on the verge of collapse. Within its borders, a courier from Yinchuan raised his arm and took up arms, splintering the realm. Beyond them, the new ruler of Jianzhou waged war in every direction, leading his forces through the passes. Amid the drought that swept across Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong strode across the parched, thousand-mile wasteland, head held high. 20Votes465.9kRecs258.7kFans
- 28 The Swordplay Fan in Gu Long's World 古龙世界里的吃瓜剑客 Let go of your urge to help others, and respect their fate! Those protagonists don't need help. After finally getting the chance to transmigrate, aside from a few unresolved regrets, all that's left is to witness some iconic scenes, watch the drama unfold, and make snarky comments. And, of course... Famous swords, fine wine, and peerless beauties! 4Votes203.1kRecs713.5kFans
- 29 What's Wrong with One More Person Getting Rich Later? 多我一个后富怎么了 He started out studying medicine but never practiced, then sold TVs, ran into Zhou Huihui, and moved into the sharing economy, where deposits went unrepaid. Next came real estate, where he found some success. At last, he picked a prime property, but never got to top it out… In 2008, Yu Xing woke from a dream to find himself back on the eve of the financial crisis, with his investments in the red. That was the year industry giants took shape and capital awoke. He could only struggle to build his 1.7kVotes1MRecs885.5kFans
- 30 EN One Dragon Against the World 以一龙之力打倒整个世界！ [Guided by a true dragon: no wild assumptions or careless writing] Steel for scales, flames for bones. The bloodlines of a red dragon and an iron dragon intertwine and merge within me, forging a radiant new life. Flame and steel are my inborn talents, while adaptation and evolution are the powers through which I attain eternity. The weak are full of misgivings. Kings have no taboos. Whatever doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. Before me, those who kneel live, and those who stand die. All 3.7kVotes457.3kRecs1.6MFans
- 31 The Sword Leaves Hengshan 剑出衡山 As a member of the Hengshan Sect, Zhao Rong's determination to reform the workplace grew ever stronger. As the saying goes, the jianghu is treacherous and people's hearts are complicated. When it comes to artistry, our Hengshan Sect is packed with big names. We have Xiaoxiang Night Rain and research the Guangling San. Our voices are very loud. But when it comes to combat power, who can afford to check their DPS? Even Shangguan Yun, the demonic cult elder who drops dead in a single second, has so 25Votes241.4kRecs861.7kFans
- 32 The Red Tassel Record 红缨记 The story is set sixteen years after the events of various original works. In principle, this book will touch on the original plots only sparingly, focusing instead on telling the stories that come afterward. For instance, Linghu Chong and Ren Yingying's married life; Yinggu, the Old Urchin, and Master Yideng living together; Dongfang Bubai, who didn't actually die, climbing out of the lake to continue secretly loving Linghu Chong; Li Xunhuan and Sun Xiaohong's life as an older man with a much y 0Votes123.2kRecs59.8kFans
- 33 Wanli Emperor 万历明君 In the year 1572, seventy-two years remained before the fall of the Ming dynasty and the loss of its lands. At this time, Japanese pirates ran rampant in the southeast, the Tatars battered the northwest passes, local land annexation was growing worse by the day, the military and government were exhausted, the people were suffering, and the Longqing Emperor had just died. Yet at this moment, Shi Yue transmigrated into Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor who would later go thirty years without attending 6kVotes735.4kRecs1.6MFans
- 34 The Long Sword at the End of Jin 晋末长剑 As the Tang poet Xu Yin wrote in his poem “The Two Jins”: “Deep schemes across three generations laid the foundations of an empire. What a pity for the widow and orphan. Cheng Ji’s crime brought Heaven’s wrath; the spear that struck a wise ruler is mourned for all eternity.” The Western Jin came to power through illegitimate means and made far too many mistakes, inheriting every ill that had accumulated since the Eastern Han and the Three Kingdoms. By the end of the Jin dynasty, the damage had b 123Votes2MRecs2.1MFans
- 35 A Floating Life in the Late Tang 晚唐浮生 In 878, the fifth year of Emperor Xizong’s Qianfu era. That year, Wang Xianzhi died in battle at Huangmei. His followers chose Huang Chao as their leader, gave him the title of Grand General Who Reaches the Sky, and campaigned across the south. That year, Li Keyong killed Duan Wenchu, the military commissioner of Datong. He and his father launched a rebellion, and Shatuo troops pillaged Hedong. That year, bandits rose throughout Jiangnan, capturing prefectures one after another. That year, Henan 72Votes938.1kRecs1.1MFans
- 36 EN Holy Roman Empire 神圣罗马帝国 The road to Austria's revival, and the story of the Habsburg family's struggle!!! The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman nor an empire, has been revived!!! My completed classics, The Mediterranean Hegemon's Path and Pursuing the Dao Across the Heavens, are packed with chapters for you to enjoy. Welcome to the new Haiyue 1 readers' group. (This story is entirely fictional and exposes the dark h 1Votes774.5kRecs311.7kFans
- 37 EN Cultivation? Ain't Got No Money For That! 没钱修什么仙？ The old man asked, “You want revenge?” The boy replied, “I’ve been humiliated again and again by the powerful, and my master considers me trash. How could I not want revenge?” The old man patted the boy’s head and sighed. “Good boy, let me pass my cultivation power on to you.” The boy exclaimed, “Senior! How could I accept that?” The old man held out his hand. “Give me your phone.” Watching the changes on his phone, the boy cried out in shock, “Senior! Where did all this hundred-year cultivation 17.7kVotes4MRecs7.2MFans
- 38 Reborn to Ride the Wave 重生之我要冲浪 Back in the past, Yao Yuan has only one thing on his mind: goofing off… Ahem, I mean surfing! 23Votes1.8MRecs1.6MFans
- 39 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 To inherit is to continue; to guide is to lead. In 1127, the Northern Song fell. Soon afterward, the ninth imperial prince, Zhao Gou, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amid great expectations, inheriting the Song dynasty and adopting the Jianyan era name. Yet within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as chancellor, Chen Dong was executed, Yue Fei was driven out of the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in the capital, and the plans to resist the Jin in Hebei were scrapped wholesale... After all that eff 1.4kVotes3.6MRecs20.9MFans
