Novels like The All-Purpose Idler
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- 1 Reborn as a Super Landlord 重生之超级大地主 A story about a man reborn in the 1990s, snapping up land around the world. Mostly lighthearted, with a little wish fulfillment. The kept man says, “I have a luxury apartment.” The real estate tycoon laughs. “I have a villa by the sea.” The French aristocrat laughs. “I have a castle and an estate.” The American tycoon laughs. “I have a private island and vast ranches.” Su Zhen purses his lips from the sidelines. “I don't have much, just a business conglomerate.” This is a new author's work. I ho 0Votes57.6kRecs62.8kFans
- 2 The Super Ghost-Searching Device 超级搜鬼仪 Gao Jianfei gets his hands on a piece of software that can search for both real and virtual ghosts. From then on... He lives life to the fullest and makes his way to the top! Uh, Tian Boguang, White Rat Bai Sheng, the Jiangnan Seven Freaks, Hu Qingniu... Those are all just low-level ghosts! P.S. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people is purely coincidental. 0Votes125.7kRecs305.4kFans
- 3 Asking Heaven 问天 I have a shop that sells pills, talismans, and treasures. Anything can be sold. I have a coffin that buries Heaven, Earth, and humankind. Even gods and demons can be buried. I have an eye that sees fortune, misfortune, and fate. It can see all beneath the heavens. Xu Fang, a descendant of Xu Fu, carries three ancestral treasures as he transmigrates through the primordial world. Possessing the All-Heaven Dao Body, one of the Ten Forbidden Physiques, he swears to defy fate, wrest life from Heaven, 0Votes28.7kRecs18kFans
- 4 Super Extraction 超级提取 Chen Feng was just an ordinary high school student until one day, the Great Extraction System changed the course of his life. What is the Great Extraction System? It lets him extract anything! Knowledge! Martial arts! Superpowers! And Chen Feng discovered that he could extract abilities not only from people in the real world. Zhang Wuji! Linghu Chong! Qiao Feng! Captain America! Iron Man! Spider-Man! … What's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine! From then on, Chen Feng's life became daz 0Votes67.9kRecs127.9kFans
- 5 The Mechanical Doctor 械医 A six-foot operating table, a three-inch scalpel! Every surgery is a war without gunfire, the ultimate battle between humanity and the Reaper! There are no draws in this war. You either lose or win! Lose, and a life is gone. Win, and the Reaper retreats! This is the bloodiest war of all! Su Hongwen wants to stand at that six-foot operating table, scalpel in hand, a 0Votes89.9kRecs124.8kFans
- 6 I Picked Up a System and Became a Star 捡个系统当明星 “With a voice like yours, you think you can sing?” “No, I don’t just want to be the King of Singers. I want to become an all-around superstar!” Divider Completed works: "The Superpowered Little Tyrant: Indulging in the Flower Garden", "City of Desire", and "Reborn as an All-Around Playboy". 0Votes26.3kRecs114.5kFans
- 7 The Peerless King of Another World 异世之王者无双 If you had a pair of eyes that could control other people, you could rule the world and become an unrivaled king!! My completed older novel, Wind Over Another World, book number 116406, is 1.7 million words long. Check it out if you have time! 0Votes194.3kRecs45.6kFans
- 8 Mad God Evolution 狂神进化 The legend of an ordinary high school senior who spreads plagues and controls deadly viruses and vermin as he grows into a figure of legend. 0Votes148.1kRecs144.8kFans
- 9 The Peerless Heavenly Doctor 绝品天医 On a high school graduation trip, Jiang Yuan becomes the group’s doctor by chance. After the entire team is wiped out and he is left with no way to escape, he self-destructs with the mysterious object his team had seized. But when he wakes, he discovers a strange tattoo on his body and has miraculously transmigrated thousands of miles back to the home he has longed for... The dazzling coming-of-age story of a remarkable young man... 0Votes283.3kRecs309.4kFans
- 10 Taking Aim at the Entertainment Industry 向着娱乐圈开炮 “Welcome to this episode of Showbiz Roast: A few days ago, a young heartthrob got married, and his crazed fans tipped over a hundred million Huabi. This proves that being handsome really can put food on the table!” ‘Ding! Roast successful. This roast earned the approval of thirteen million people and awarded 1.3 million exchange points.’ Hearing the System’s notification, Yang Zhi was moved to tears. Damn this roast System! Am I really about to offend everyone in show business? Reader group: 306 0Votes36.1kRecs44.4kFans
- 11 Dreams of Old Beijing 戏梦京华 After transmigrating into the body of a renowned Peking opera performer, he begins a dazzling new life in entertainment. 0Votes17.9kRecs67Fans
- 12 Apocalypse: Prototype 末世之虐杀原形 In a struggling, frenzied, collapsing apocalypse, Zhang Mo obtains the Prototype System and roams freely among the high-rises overrun by zombies and mutated beasts. With terrifying abilities such as the Claw, Whipfist, and Blade forms, he becomes a born killing machine! Endless slaughter, limitless evolution. Kill to stay alive, evolve to survive! (Note: This book has no specialized terminology. The apocalypse is the main focus, so read without worry.) Also, here are the book groups: [Prot 0Votes41.3kRecs68.1kFans
- 13 A First-Class Feast 一品美食 Ever since breakfast shop owner Rao Mingyang got a Food System, his life took a new turn. Northern Guizhou crispy pork with mung bean noodles, the king of mushrooms, termite mushrooms, and the imperial tribute of silver-thread hollow noodles: these delicacies and many more make up Rao Mingyang's food empire. Starting with a small breakfast shop, he goes on to open a large restaurant and then a chain that spans the globe, turning his Yipin Ju into a sacred destination for food lovers everywhere. 0Votes27.4kRecs34.6kFans
- 14 The Art of Dominating Heaven and Earth 天地霸气诀 Store profound energy in the body's dantian? Why not use the universe itself as your dantian, taking in profound energy as the sea takes in all rivers? Step by step, walk the path to becoming a supreme powerhouse! 2Votes136.7kRecs201.3kFans
- 15 Immortal Source Farm 仙源农场 On a graduation trip, Gu Hongyu has an unexpected encounter in a pool and obtains a mysterious fragment of space. It is a divine artifact, imbued with astonishing power. A stone tablet within the space lets him cultivate immortal arts. It can nurture and improve ordinary crops until they become spiritual plants. It can attract animals with spiritual potential and turn them into extraordinary beings. It is said that once all the spatial fragments are gathered, they will form a world of their 0Votes131kRecs142kFans
- 16 A Graduate Student's Life in Cultivation 修真研究生生活录 An outstanding graduate student. A private tutor for a troubled girl. The behind-the-scenes owner of a clothing boutique. A wealthy young master with a mansion beside West Lake. The closed-door disciple of a retired martial arts master. Yet the life he truly longs for is Back to Field, a life devoted to research and teaching others without competing with the world or fighting with anyone. 0Votes691.3kRecs466kFans
- 17 Super Synthesis System 超级合成系统 Chu Tianlin was a teenager about to take the college entrance exam when a furnace fell from the sky and hit him. From then on, his life changed dramatically. The furnace was called the Creation Furnace. Using essence, energy, and spirit as fuel and all things under heaven as materials, it could refine all sorts of miraculous treasures: After being refined, Yunnan Baiyao gained the healing properties of Black Jade Intermittent Paste! Ten Years of College Entrance Exams and Five Years of Mock Test 0Votes49.3kRecs130.8kFans
- 18 Sunny Great Qin 阳光大秦 When he transmigrated, Shang Yang had yet to begin his reforms, and the Great Qin Empire was still a nobody. To live well and eat well, the knowledge in his head began to explode! 0Votes116.5kRecs109.9kFans
- 19 The All-Purpose Butler 全职家丁 As household attendants, we must master every skill, whether civil or martial, refined or vulgar, even those that cannot be spoken of in polite company. We must also keep studying every day and become top-tier talents! Besides, it would be best to start raising our young mistress from childhood and make her an unparalleled powerhouse! Finally, we’re only humble household attendants. If you want to cause trouble, start a fight, or anything like that, please find our young lady! 0Votes113.9kRecs67.3kFans
- 20 The Great Entertainment Industry Bluffer 娱乐大忽悠 If life deceives you, Do not grieve, do not weep, Because tomorrow, life will continue deceiving you. … This is the story of a little con artist who relies on bluffing and deception to become a major star, one step at a time… (PS: The author has already completed a million-word premium entertainment novel~~ A guarantee of good character!) 0Votes37.1kRecs35.2kFans
- 21 Supreme Archer 至尊箭神 Ye Xing unexpectedly arrives on the Star Continent, where his brain merges with a supercomputer and a legendary journey begins. The Star Continent has no magic and no battle aura! Warriors absorb the power of the stars to strengthen themselves, shake Heaven and Earth, shatter the starry sky, and conquer the universe! Sword energy sweeps across the heavens, saber energy rips apart the firmament. One thrust of a spear shatters the stars; one shot of a divine arrow can sever souls across worlds! A 0Votes344.4kRecs234.6kFans
- 22 The City’s Supreme Tycoon 都市至尊首富 Reborn in his student days, he builds a technological empire and reaches the pinnacle of life! 0Votes617.2kRecs672kFans
- 23 The Rich Person System 有钱人系统 People are always asking me why I’m so rich. How rich? You know I’m terrible at math. With all those zeroes, how am I supposed to count them? (A brand-new story, still a little seedling. 0Votes40.5kRecs33.7kFans
- 24 The Richest Man in the Village 乡村首富 In 1995, Zhang Chen is reborn in the Zhangwan Brigade on the eve of National Day. Zhangwan Brigade, Baihe Village, Batou Township, Baichong County. That year, the Zhang family takes over Baihuwan. Hoping to see his father become a success, Zhang Chen gets him to raise fish, grow flowers, build roads, buy land, and more... Before they know it, the Zhang family has gone from poor peasants to the richest family in Batou Townshi 0Votes109.9kRecs115.6kFans
- 25 The Insect Emperor of the City 都市虫皇 Out of nowhere, Li Feng gained the ability to collect blood essence. He raised ants, and they became an Ant King with a command stat that could summon a thousand ants? He raised mosquitoes, and they became a Blood Mosquito King. The king could feed on other people's blood and bring him blood essence? He raised a mantis, and after five rounds of feeding, it actually advanced into a familiar and could share the special traits of its swarm? The strength of ants, the body of a cockroach, the mantis' 0Votes74.7kRecs106.2kFans
- 26 Golden Ranch 黄金牧场 Horse racing, sheep herding, vineyards and farms: city boy Wang Hao becomes a big landowner in Australia! In vast Australia, in the fertile Murray-Darling Basin, he enjoys a wonderful country life. He keeps koalas for company, races kangaroos, raises a few adorable alpacas, and occasionally bullies the emus. A little cat with a bun-shaped face and a mighty sheepdog: my home really isn't a zoo! Growing wheat, shearing sheep, harvesting grapes, playing tennis, feeding livestock... Life on the ranc 0Votes178.6kRecs156.1kFans
- 27 Reborn in the Online Entertainment Industry 重生之网络娱乐 Reborn in the year 2000. QQ has a knockoff version now, and it's called TT. South Korea is no longer a major exporter of online games, but a major importer. And of course, online web novels are about to welcome a great author named Chen Jiayi. 0Votes104.6kRecs116kFans
- 28 Naruto: Holy Grail System 火影之圣杯系统 It is the 28th year of Konoha, and the tenth year since the protagonist transmigrated to the Hokage world. After finally activating his System, he is told that the heroic spirits who transmigrated with him have all met untimely ends, dismembered and turned into various skills and pieces of equipment. Please accept our condolences. The vain Hanging Gardens, the Sword of Rupture, the Perfect Form, Stella... The time has come to assume the crown, O Origin of All Things! P.S. Readers' group: 316 0Votes37.6kRecs48.3kFans
- 29 The Thief's Path in the Apocalypse 末世盗贼行 A city overrun with poisonous corpses. A jungle where mutated beasts run wild. Vines from mutated plants lash through the air, casting one shadow of death after another. Having arrived in this new world, he wields the power of a thief's class, tearing through the dark mist and chasing the ultimate glory. Steel behemoths evolved in the city roar as they swing enormous battle axes. Mutated beasts 0Votes325.3kRecs269.4kFans
- 30 I'm Not a Superstar 我不是大明星啊 (New book: Why Can't I Make Games? Out now!) Chu Qing, who has been reborn, has no desire to become a superstar. He has only two simple wishes in life: 1. Marry an ordinary woman who loves him and live a peaceful life. 2. Make a fortune quietly. Unfortunately, both wishes are doomed to fall through. Famous author, poet, superstar singer, award-winning actor and actress, box-office miracle: all these titles were inexplicably pinned on him, shattering his dreams... “What? I'm a superstar?” “What? 0Votes129.3kRecs199.8kFans
- 31 The Super Golden Hand 超级黄金手 On Christmas Eve, Li Yang, an intern at a jewelry company, saves a little boy and is unexpectedly promoted to full-time employee. From thrilling stone gambling and elegant, noble blue-and-white porcelain to sweet, adorable college students, dashing female police officers, and beautiful, haughty subordinates, Li Yang gains a special ability and begins a life unlike any other. 0Votes300.6kRecs246.6kFans
- 32 Transmigrate Across the Planes: The Emperor's Path 位面穿越之帝王之路 After being brutally beaten, Li Xuan, an obscure college student, unexpectedly obtains a mysterious System that lets him travel freely between boundless planes. His ordinary fate quietly begins to change. 0Votes57.4kRecs99.5kFans
- 33 Martial Tomb 武墓 In the ancient wasteland era, humanity was newly born. Countless ferocious beasts, savage beasts, and demon beasts roamed the world, preying on humans. Like ants, humanity struggled desperately to survive in the cracks. Some human ancestors risked everything by grafting the bloodlines of ferocious and savage beasts into their own bodies. They acquired the beasts’ bloodlines and, with their power, gained all kinds of divine bloodline abilities once exclusive to the beasts, unleashing astonishing 0Votes254.4kRecs201.7kFans
- 34 Superbrain Hacker 超脑黑客 A childhood accident left Lin Hong with a brain injury, but also gave him a superbrain. Starting with a crystal radio, Lin Hong, a country boy, keeps learning and exploring, rising step by step from a complete novice on the road to becoming the king of hackers. Mad Xiaoqiang has poured his heart into this novel for 2012, taking you into a different kind of hacker world. Explore the essence of hacker culture, experience the spirit of hacking, and discover true stories from the world of hackers! = 1Votes149.9kRecs294.9kFans
- 35 Reborn: A Perfect Future 重生之完美未来 Life is no more than a fleeting moment. As tiny as a speck of dust before the rivers, sun, and moon. But even if you are small, do not be insignificant. Become the brightest, most dazzling speck of dust! 0Votes440.4kRecs409.7kFans
- 36 Bringing a Celestial Sect to Scandinavia 带着仙门混北欧 P.S. I've started a new book, Where Have All the Monsters Gone? Please check it out.**** Chen Song waved his hand, opened a door, and stepped through into a cultivation world in the age of declining magic. Then again, cultivating immortality is out of the question. Wouldn't it be better to find a scenic spot in Northern Europe and start a ranch or a plantation? Spend sunny days basking in the light and evenings watching the aurora? Take a boat out to sea when I'm bored? Play with cats and dogs w 0Votes413kRecs178.9kFans
- 37 My Phone Connects to a Game Vault 我的手机连接游戏仓库 One day, Chen Zhengqian suddenly discovers he can bring items from his in-game inventory into the real world... 0Votes118.8kRecs219kFans
- 38 Heavenly Janitor 天庭清洁工 The lower realm was severely polluted, and its spiritual ley lines had been all but destroyed. As a result, no one had ascended to immortality for centuries. The immortals of old either rose through the accumulation of merit or retired when they reached a certain age. This had left Heaven desperately short of low-level staff. No one wanted to take on the lowest-ranking cleaning jobs, and many parts of Heaven were covered in rubbish and dust. To preserve Heaven’s appearance and reputation, and ea 0Votes248.3kRecs213.4kFans
- 39 Anaconda Disaster 狂蟒之灾 A legendary martial artist is reborn as a snake, avenges his grudges, transforms into a dragon, and reigns over the universe! While the new book is still getting started, it desperately needs favorites, recommendations, and clicks. Feel free to give it a try and see if it's to your taste. The link is just below. 0Votes204.6kRecs156.1kFans
- 40 Guardians of the Zodiac 生肖守护神 The twelve zodiac signs represent the twelve months of the year, but no one knows that they also represent twelve guardians: protectors who inherit the bloodlines of the zodiac. Each possesses the powers of their sign and silently guards the East. The Qilin is an auspicious beast of the East. When a king bearing the bloodline of the Qilin arrives, he will command the twelve zodiac guardians and lead them to give all their strength to protecting the East. The Rogue Qilin roams the human world. Ur 1Votes3MRecs622.8kFans
- 41 Treasure Hunting 拣宝 While everyone else is missing the real value, he is picking up overlooked treasures. While everyone else is picking up overlooked treasures, he is finding genuine masterpieces! Shang bronzes and Zhou ritual vessels, Heshibi jade and Sui pearls, Warring States gold-inlaid jade belt hooks; Qin terracotta warriors and Han pottery, Jin calligraphy and Tang paintings, exquisite Song porcelain, kesi silk tapestries, and lacquerware; bamboo, wood, ivory, and horn carvings, huanghuali and zitan: everyt 0Votes393.5kRecs278.5kFans
- 42 Online Gaming: Shooting Through the Firmament 网游之射破苍穹 “I missed my chance in my past life. This time, I absolutely won’t!” Reborn, he returns with a divine bow and a mythical pet, vowing to make up for every regret from his past life! 1Votes168.8kRecs395.2kFans
- 43 I’m a Duke in the Ming Dynasty 我在明朝当国公 0Votes493.3kRecs205.3kFans
- 44 A Godzilla's Journey Through Time and Space 一只哥斯拉的时空之旅 I'm terrible at writing introductions, so in simple terms: This is the story of a Godzilla with ideals, ambitions, knowledge, and culture rampaging through time and space and wreaking havoc in various worlds. (Warning before reading: The protagonist is not human! He is extremely troublesome and cruel! He leaves corpses strewn across the land! Do not enter if you dislike that sort of thing!) 0Votes43.4kRecs78.5kFans
- 45 The Superstar Couple 巨星夫妻 Zhang Le, a nobody of a director who had only made a few small commercials, suddenly becomes an overnight sensation and the focus of every major media outlet. But what frustrates him is that he isn't famous for his astonishing talent or the golden finger he got after transmigrating and being reborn. He's famous because his wife is a popular star. Become as famous as his wife! More famous than his wife! Make his wife as famous as he is… He vows to outshine every star in the world with the brilli 0Votes210.6kRecs186.6kFans
- 46 The Strongest Military Chef 最强炊事兵 A good chef can make delicious food out of any ingredients!, The Recipe System 0Votes408.6kRecs246.5kFans
- 47 The Superpowered Superstar 超能大明星 When a complete guide to every skill appears in Su Shan’s mind, his life in a parallel world changes completely. Already an entertainer, he goes on to shine in the entertainment industry… 0Votes146.6kRecs232.9kFans
- 48 Grand Feng Shui Master 风水大术士 [The sequel to The Great Feng Shui Master] The five arts of metaphysics: geomancy, medicine, physiognomy, destiny, and divination. Nurturing qi, observing qi, settling qi, harnessing qi, cultivating qi, and questioning qi: the six levels of feng shui! Qin Feng is reborn decades in the past. Drawing on his memories of a previous life, he makes up for past regrets and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the mystic arts! Feng shui is the art of the mystic: this is a story about the rebirth of a 0Votes90.2kRecs154.4kFans
- 49 Reborn as a Chinese Literary Sage 重生之华夏文圣 I'm Su Huai, a master's graduate in Chinese. I transmigrated to a world where Han culture has been lost, becoming an extraordinary man who embodies wisdom and virtue and combines culture with good looks. What the heck? You're saying the Han people have always been barbarian nomads? You claim the Dragon Boat Festival and Confucian culture originated in Korea, yet you don't even know Confucius? Poetry and matching couplets are supposedly Japanese customs, yet you've never heard of Li Bai? Go is su 0Votes104.8kRecs126.2kFans
- 50 Supreme Shaman 超品巫师 More than ten years ago, a few fathers and their adorable little girls went to a remote mountain village for a show called Dad's Here. A local villager managed to join them. More than ten years later, a young man came down from the mountain and into the city with an old yellow dog... I don't keep snakes or bugs. I have an old yellow dog. P.S. For readers with a legitimate subscription: 320537897 1Votes1.8MRecs365.9kFans
