Books with Smart Protagonists and Few Annoying Tropes 主角绝对不无脑，基本没毒点的书

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1 The Cthulhu Mythos Investigator in Detective Conan 柯南里的克学调查员 Fish Was Never Fish鱼本非鱼Light Novel4.9M WordsCompleted Q: The likelihood of committing murder in a locked room Conan-style detective: 1. Set up a locked room using fishing line, tape, videotapes, and the like. 2. Use mechanisms, poison, poisonous insects, and so on to kill someone inside a locked room. 3. Hide in the locked room after committing the murder. Lovecraftian investigator: 1. Use mythological creatures to commit murder. 2. Use voodoo curses to commit murder. This book is also known as "A Certain Unscientific Investigator", "How I 0Votes79kRecs248kFans
2 EN The Corpse Collector in Conan 柯南里的捡尸人 Immortal Vessel仙舟Light Novel8.9M WordsOngoing Reporter: What’s the secret to becoming the Black Organization’s “ace killer”? Jiang Xia: “Take Conan along when you pay the target a visit.” “Pseudo-Moriarty’s Life at the Distillery,” “How to Properly Hitch a Ride on the Grim Reaper’s Aura” … Jiang Xia took a drag on his fake cigarette and pensively blew out a smoke ring: “I just wanted to tag along to a few crime scenes and pick up some corpses. I never thought I’d end up becoming a ‘criminal mastermind’ in the eyes of the villains.” “What? 710Votes1.5MRecs1.1MFans
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Reporter: What is your secret to becoming the Black Organization's top assassin? Jiang Xia: "Take Conan to the target's house for a visit." "The Fake Moriarty's Distillery Career" and "How to Properly Get Rid of Death's Aura" Jiang Xia took a drag of the fake cigarette and exhaled a smoke ring with a melancholy expression. "I just wanted to get involved in some cases and pick up the bodies, but I never expected to become a 'crime mastermind' in the eyes of the villains." "What? Why isn't the protagonist arresting me?" "... Perhaps it's because in their eyes, I'm the modern-day high school version of Sherlock Holmes." Interviews with detectives from the world of Detective Conan: Q1: What is your opinion on Jiangxia? The detectives said, "Aside from solving cases too quickly, there are no other drawbacks." . Q2: As fellow detectives, why don't you team up with Jiang Xia to fight the Black Organization? The detectives (hastily waving their hands): "No, no, no, we can't tell him. The darkness of this world is too heavy for him." [Qidian app, Detective Conan fanfiction], containing some Kindaichi cases.
3 You’re Forcing Me to Be Reborn 逼我重生是吧 Head of the Kindergarten幼儿园一把手Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Young and successful, Cheng Zhu came across a question online: “If you had the chance to go back in time and be reborn, would you take it?” Known around his circle for being the biggest show-off, Cheng Zhu saw thousands of people in the comments saying they wanted to be reborn. He couldn’t resist showing off, replied “No,” and attached a screenshot of his impressive bank balance. But the very next moment… He was reborn! … Also known as "Don’t Let Down Good Girls, Don’t Waste Bad Girls", "W 58Votes953.8kRecs5MFans
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The young and promising Cheng Zhu saw a question online: "If you were given a chance to go back in time and be reborn, would you want it?" As the most arrogant person in the circle, Cheng Zhu looked at the thousands of comments in the comment section about wanting to be reborn, and simply put on an act, replying "I don't want to," along with a screenshot of his eye-catching bank account balance. However, the next moment... He was reborn! This book is also known as "Don't let down good girls, don't waste bad girls", "Who says I only want to make money? Adults don't make choices", "A prodigal son has lost his head, how can he come back?" And "I told you to have no woman in your heart, not that you have no woman by your side".
4 EN The Tribulation Stage is When the System Arrives 大乘期才有逆袭系统 The Whitest Crow最白的乌鸦Xianxia1.6M WordsCompleted After Jiang Li transmigrated here, he discovered that he had no golden finger and could only cultivate the old-fashioned way. Five hundred years later, he became the strongest person in Jiuzhou. Then a System suddenly appeared, claiming it could help its Host rise from the Qi Refining stage to become the number one person in Jiuzhou. Jiang Li looked at the first task and fell into deep thought. “Please defeat your co 107Votes325.7kRecs3.1MFans
5 Closer to My True Form Every Day 每天都离现形更近一步 Chen Ci Lan Diao陈词懒调Sci-Fi1.9M WordsCompleted “If a venomous snake uses its venom to poison a venomous snake, will the venomous snake be poisoned to death by its own venom?” When Feng Yi’s startup hit a snag and he found himself in dire straits, his grandaunt’s private butler arrived with a massive inheritance. Feng Yi: “She had so many relatives of my generation. Why did she leave it to me?” Butler: “Because you’re the most pleasing to look at.” Feng Yi touched his own sharp, angular face. “She certainly had excellent taste!” Yet after inh 17Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
6 Xuande 玄德 Yu Yan御炎Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Before you stands a scion of the Han imperial house, descendant of Emperor Jing, street brawler of Zhuo County, personally taught by the great Confucian Lu Zhi, romantic poet of the Eastern Han, the man directly responsible for making paper dear in Luoyang, master debater of the Old Text School, young leader of its reformist faction, founding ancestor of the Liu clan of Zhuo County, Zhuo Commandery, the seventh generation to inherit the Zuo Tradition of the Spring and Autumn Annals, and the Old 0Votes223.7kRecs724.5kFans
7 EN No Retreat South 衣冠不南渡 The Historian's Wolf历史系之狼Historical2.5M WordsCompleted The ancient empire has fallen, and jackals watch hungrily from the sidelines. Cao Mao never wanted to become an emperor. It is just that the Wei and Jin dynasties know no elegance, and white bones lie everywhere. Thinking of the great catastrophe that will befall Huaxia fifty years from now, Cao Mao can only mount the war chariot once more and launch a final charge. The Han and its traitors cannot coexist! The cultured people must not flee south! Sima clan, aristocratic families, Five Barbarian 6Votes403.4kRecs3.4MFans
8 EN Shepherd's Secret Covenant 牧者密续 Buqi Shixian不祈十弦Light Novel4.2M WordsCompleted During a ritual to summon a demon, Aiwass finally recovered his memories of his previous life. This was supposed to be an online game published and operated by his own company for six years. His adoptive father was now the leader of the villainous organization in the latest version. Six years from now, Aiwass would be exposed and, after hesitating on the side of the protagonists, switch sides. In the end, he would decide to take a fatal blow for a player character and be killed by his thoroughly 139Votes489.5kRecs1.2MFans
9 Conquering the Han 覆汉 Grenades Fear Water榴弹怕水Historical3.2M WordsCompleted Strive to make a name among the lords, if only to preserve your life in a chaotic age! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his guiding principles for life early on from his mother, who claimed to be a transmigrator. But after following the tide of history year after year, he began to realize that things were gradually going very wrong! This is the story of a man who is half native, striving amid a momentous age! 286Votes2.2MRecs1.4MFans
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He strives to gain renown among the feudal lords in order to preserve his life in this chaotic world! As a posthumous child, Gongsun Xun received his life's guiding principles from his mother, who claimed to be a time traveler, at a very young age. However, as he drifted along with the tides of history year after year, he began to realize that something was gradually going wrong! This is the story of a semi-native man struggling in a great era!
10 EN Global Collapse 全球崩坏 Intermittent Corpse Faking间歇性诈尸Mystery & Supernatural2.4M WordsOngoing “I was abandoned at the entrance to the Starting Point Orphanage. Later, the orphanage went bankrupt.” “I once attended a kindergarten. Later, it went out of business.” “In the past twenty years, I've lived through a train derailment, a 28-car pileup, a natural gas leak, a gas explosion… But I'm still alive.” “Life has done everything it can to wipe me out, but I've stubbornly survived.” “But I never imagined life would pull something like this again, ” [Welcome to the Global Evolution Game 44Votes548kRecs783.8kFans
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"I was once abandoned at the gate of the Qidian Orphanage, which later went bankrupt." "I used to attend a kindergarten, but it later closed down." "In the past twenty years, I've experienced train derailments, 28-car pileups, natural gas leaks, gas explosions... But I'm still alive." "Life tried everything to destroy me, but I still stubbornly survived." "But I never expected life to pull something like this again—" Welcome to the Global Evolution Game, a game initiated by Earth, where all of humanity are the players. An NPC dropped a mysterious number: 205702050
11 EN I Never Intended to Become an Immortal 我本无意成仙 Golden Jasmine金色茉莉花Light Novel2.4M WordsCompleted The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. I am a stranger in this land, with no intention of becoming an immortal. After twenty years of cultivating the Dao in the mountains, Song You's master sends him down the mountain to witness demons and monsters, the many faces of life, and the famous mountains and rivers, and to seek out the immortals of legend. He says that is what true cultivation is. Who would have thought that after traveling the length and breadth 192Votes1.2MRecs4.1MFans
12 EN Who Isn’t a Cultivator These Days? 谁还不是个修行者了 Golden Jasmine金色茉莉花Light Novel1.8M WordsCompleted The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. He transmigrates into a fantasy world, only to find that... Cultivators with advanced ideals have just ended the long, drawn-out war that brought the old era of cultivation, long past its prime, to a close. The age of imperial oppression is gone, and the era when cultivators stood above everyone else has vanished. This is a vibrant new age in which cultivation is accessible to all. Welcome to the dawn of a new era. These d 28Votes296.9kRecs787kFans
13 EN End of All Realms 诸天尽头 Phoenix Mocks the Phoenix凤嘲凰Infinite Myriad Worlds4.0M WordsCompleted When Luo Su woke up, he found a System in his mind that could take him across the worlds of the heavens. Assassins, monsters, witches, aliens, devils, gods… Infinite worlds meant infinite possibilities and endless adventures. Those who conquered the infinite would surely leave behind a legend of their own. From the ordinary to the immortal, he would seek the end of the road through the myriad heavens! … Gazing at the endless road ahead, Luo Su patted the System on its dog head. All he had were 44Votes1.6MRecs1.4MFans
14 EN Cultivation Chat Group (The Daily Life of a Chat Group) 修真聊天群（聊天群的日常生活） Legend of the Paladin圣骑士的传说Urban8.5M WordsCompleted One day, Song Shuhang accidentally joined a chat group for veteran sufferers of immortal-cultivation chuunibyou. Everyone in the group addressed one another as fellow Daoists, and their profile names were all things like Palace Master, Cave Master, Perfected One, and Celestial Master. Even the group owner's lost pet dog was described as a great demon hound that had run away from home. All day long, they chatted about alchemy, exploring secret realms, cultivation experiences, and such. Then one 170Votes17.6MRecs15.7MFans
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One day, Song Shuhang accidentally joined a chat group for hardcore fans of fantasy novels and chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur). The group members all addressed each other as "fellow Daoists," and their nicknames were filled with various titles like "Lord of a Palace," "Master of a Cave," "True Person," and "Celestial Master." Even the group owner's lost pet dog was referred to as a "Great Demon Dog Who Ran Away from Home." They spent all their time discussing alchemy, exploring secret realms, and cultivation techniques. One day, after lurking for a long time, he suddenly discovered that... Every single member of the group was actually a cultivator, the kind who could move mountains and overturn seas and live for thousands of years! Aaaaaah, my worldview has completely shattered overnight! Book club: Kyushu No. 1 Group: 207572656 Jiuzhou Group 2: 168114177 Jiuzhou Group 3: 165210665 (New) Nine Provinces No. 1 Group (VIP book club, verification required) 63769632
15 Demons Descend 魔临 Pure Little Dragon纯洁滴小龙Mystery & Supernatural5.3M WordsCompleted A legend has been passed down in this world for as long as anyone can remember: One day, the Demon King will descend upon this world. Under his command will be seven terrifying demon lords, and they will bring the darkness of despair to this world. The Demon King's Advent leadership group: 893, 107, 381 (verification required) The Demon King's Advent Fan Li group: 113, 552, 0983 (no verification required) The physical editions of The Demon King's Advent are on sale across Tmall, Dangdang, and JD 96Votes3.8MRecs2.2MFans
16 A Poor Man's Two Thousand Years 穷鬼的上下两千年 Non-Player Character非玩家角色Historical1.0M WordsCompleted She had experienced the Battle of Changping and witnessed the massacre of hundreds of thousands. She had once led Great Qin's iron cavalry in its struggle for supremacy against the Six States. She had seen the realm divided into three and the mountains and rivers shattered. She had also heard the soft, lingering music of the zither in Longzhong. During the golden age of Zhenguan, she once drank herself drunk on the present day. How radiant was that eternal female emperor in her youth? She had ri 61Votes1.2MRecs1.6MFans
17 EN The Mind Mentor of Marvel and DC 在美漫当心灵导师的日子 Yu Mu Shao Sheng遇牧烧绳Light Novel18.2M WordsOngoing Up next is Great Sage and Founding Master of Hydra, Chief Pontiff of the Purple Potato Freak Psychiatrist to the Avengers, financial advisor to S.H.I.E.L.D. Thesis-slayer of Batman, kindred spirit of the Joker Attending physician at Arkham Asylum, universally acclaimed professor at Gotham University Recipient of the Red Banner Medal, bearer of God's blessing The Iron Curtain of New York, the spring breeze of Gotham Schiller Rodriguez! (All the titles above have been earned in the story. New ones 1.7kVotes1.3MRecs1.2MFans
18 My Father Is Emperor Gaozu of Han 家父汉高祖 The Historian's Wolf历史系之狼Historical4.4M WordsCompleted The new book The Court Does Not Move South is now being serialized. Your support is appreciated! A great empire has just been born, and a new era is about to begin. Liu Chang once wondered whether he should compete for the throne and lead this brand-new empire himself. But then he looked at the people around him: Liu Bang, Empress Lu, Liu Ying, Liu Heng... Well, isn’t it better to stay alive? And so Liu Chang earned himself the title of the most shameful transmigrator and settled into 160Votes1.1MRecs3.9MFans
19 EN My Simulated Path to Immortality 我的模拟长生路 The Angry Cuttlefish愤怒的乌贼Xianxia4.8M WordsCompleted How difficult is the path to immortality! And all the more so in this cultivation world, utterly transformed by a plague! Mortals carry disease. If immortals come into contact with them, their cultivation may decline in mild cases, or they may return to the heavens in severe ones. Thus mortals and immortals are forever divided. Immortals cannot cultivate together, and the entire cultivation world has become one vast dark forest. Li Fan transmigrated into this world with soaring ambitions, ye 508Votes975.7kRecs2.9MFans
20 Restoring the Song Dynasty 绍宋 Grenades Fear Water榴弹怕水Historical2.8M WordsCompleted 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
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The word "" (shào) has two meanings: first, to continue; second, to guide. In 1127 AD, the Northern Song Dynasty fell. Soon after, Zhao Gou, the ninth son of the emperor, ascended the throne in Shangqiu amidst great anticipation, succeeding the Song Dynasty and changing the era name to Jianyan. However, within three months, Li Gang was dismissed as prime minister, Chen Dong was killed, Yue Fei was expelled from the army, Zong Ze was abandoned in Tokyo, and the anti-Jin deployment in Hebei was completely dismantled... After so many efforts, the civil and military officials finally unified their thinking and decided to support the Emperor Zhao's glorious anti-Jin route of heading south to Huaidian and then Yangzhou. However, as soon as he set off, after paying homage to the Taoist patriarch at the Mingdao Palace in Bozhou, this Zhao official plunged headfirst into the world-famous Nine Dragon Well. When he came out, he did not recognize who his trusted confidants were! I must resist the Jin! But where are my trusted confidants?! This is a sincere cry from a soul nine hundred years in the future. Having reluctantly inherited the name of the Song Dynasty, he is determined to guide the court and the world onto a new path. Therefore, it is called Shaosong.

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