
The All-Purpose Idler
全能闲人
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 2.7M Words
- Genre
- Urban
- Subgenre
- Urban Life
- Updated
- 2mo ago
- English
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In any urban cultivation story, the protagonist must be a nobody before being possessed—either an abandoned heir of a wealthy family or someone who got beaten to death while chasing a girl. The Earth must be devoid of spiritual energy, and a few kids in the class will constantly cause trouble for the protagonist. Then, the protagonist displays some strength, and the school beauty falls for her.
[Comment] As always, five votes in favor. "Evil Eye, since God has given me more power, it is to make me bear greater responsibility!"
As always, five votes in favor. "Evil Eye, since God has given me more power, it is to make me bear greater responsibility!"
The game was off-putting from the start; it seems my taste isn't mainstream enough.
I had a bad feeling about it before I even saw it was going to be released, so I read straight to the ending, and sure enough, it turned out to be about cultivation and immortals. What I couldn't stand the most was that before it was released, the protagonist was entangled with several women, but in the end, it was just a single female lead. 😡
"Idle person"? Does the author mean that people who like to meddle in other people's business are called idle people?
I remember enjoying three books back then: *The All-Round Genius*, *The Nine-Skilled*, and this *The All-Round Idler*. I really liked this kind of lighthearted, enjoyable urban novel. Unfortunately, this type of novel became less common later on. It's actually somewhat similar to the current urban spiritual energy revival genre, only the latter has a broader scope. Now I think *Urban Sword Tales* is also good. I wonder if any like-minded people can recommend similar novels?
This is utter nonsense. What kind of "red capitalist" is Li Ka-shing?
The more I watch, the more frustrated I feel. Can't we just avoid them if we can't afford to offend them? Why let others manipulate us? They know I'm sick, yet I still went up the mountain and stayed overnight. Unbelievable! And they call it a favor? What favors? It's all about reciprocity. You come with an ulterior motive.
The beginning was all artsy and sentimental, full of little lyrics and tunes—not very interesting! The title is "The Omnipotent Idler"? Where's the idleness? Also, the four brothers in the main story felt awkward. Even the best brotherly relationships need to be maintained by equivalent interests; the brotherhood the author portrays is incredibly unrealistic.
A question: Does the protagonist graduate from medical school after four years and get his medical license? Which medical school doesn't require five years or more for students to obtain their license?