Lighthearted Stories, Smart Characters, and Plausible Plot Details

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I have relatively high standards for protagonists. They should be serious in character, calm in their words and actions, and not saintly. In short, they should be relatively rational and composed ordinary people. The plot should be logical. Do not add conflicts merely to create a climax and force the story into an unacceptable direction. The pacing should not be too tense, but should balance tension and relaxation. The world setting should follow logic, and the power system should be thoughtfully designed rather than a simple level system. The numbers in the novel should be logically sound and reasonable, preferably with references to reality. There should ideally be only one or two female leads, or none at all. Gender transformation is acceptable, but homosexuality and male-to-female romance are not. The story should be interesting and well conceived, not something written merely because a trend is popular. I especially dislike garbage AI writing. I read broadly, including history, fantasy, light novels, and fan fiction. I will mainly recommend new books, so it is hard to say whether they will end badly later. I have many requirements, so there may not be many recommendations. Updates will be slow, and reviews probably will not be updated often. Therefore, each review only applies to roughly the first 100 chapters of the recommended book. I will mention more if I think of anything else.

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1 My Portable Ming Dynasty Court Fat Bird Goes FirstHistorical4.4M WordsOngoing 632Votes118.4kRecs282.4kFans
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Su Ze, who traveled through the Ming Dynasty, became a second-class Jinshi in the second year of Longqing's reign and a concubine in the Hanlin Academy. Good news, there is no need to take the imperial examination. The starting point of the journey is the end of the imperial examination. This list is extremely valuable. Most of the chief ministers of the Wanli Dynasty were Jinshi this year. The bad news is that the second year of Longqing was when the struggle in the court was the most intense, and the new scholars were also involved. What made Su Ze even more devastated was why he had to get up at 5 a. M. Every morning to go to court after traveling through time! Why is it harder than 996! Fortunately, Su Ze got the same portable court as the portable parliament in Doraemon. As long as the bill is placed in this machine, it will become a national policy implementation! So what are you waiting for? Come and give me Su Ze a three-piece suit for usurping the throne: "enter the court without rushing, praise and worship without fame, and go to the palace with swords and shoes"! What! Not enough prestige? Unable to execute? Forget it, let's start with not going to morning court. Going to court at five o'clock every day is really torture!
2 I Became a Witch, but I Started the Industrial Revolution Tangli BujianxueLight Novel1.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes12.2kRecs50.3kFans
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In the Chosen beginning, he traveled to the magical world and became a witch. But precisely because of the existence of magic, nobles with pure blood have completely completed the closed loop of privileges from birth to death. Magic is supposed to benefit the world as much as industry, and the world shouldn't be like this. Someone once said that some people hope that they will live well, and some people hope that everyone will live as well as him. This world may not care about one more witch or one more noble. But ordinary people care, they need someone who can tell the world that mortals also have power! Steam engine! Transportation revolution! Industrial revolution! A combination of magic and industry! Musket! Heavy artillery! Tank! Fleet! History always advances on the saber, and dignity is always on the sword's edge! The collision of systems and systems! The collision of guns and magic! The collision of heavy artillery and mage! The steel eagle competes with the dragon in the sky, and the tiger king competes with Beamon on land. Science brings civilization, fleets give power, and nuclear peace is the truth! I give you war! End war with war! If there must be a king, why can't it be me? Medea said.
3 Rebirth 1990: I Have Three Golden Fingers 520 FarmersUrban889k WordsCompleted 0Votes45.4kRecs162.2kFans
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Fang Bai was reborn in 1990 and received three golden fingers as a blessing in disguise. At LV1, the index finger improves memory and thinking ability, the middle finger analyzes equipment faults, and the ring finger peeks into other people's inner thoughts... Return to youth and make up for regrets; Step on the road to clear the way, and you will be trapped to death; Reshape the future and create legends. [The article is refreshing and does not abuse the author, and is highly logical. Forty thousand copies of "Rebirth 2008: I Can Make Money by Reading" have been ordered]
4 The Great Ming Inside a Box Thirty-Two TransformationsHistorical3.0M WordsCompleted 19Votes306.5kRecs1.5MFans
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Li Daoxuan received a strange landscaping box. There is an ancient village in the box, and a group of plastic villains holding swords and chopping around in the village. He bent his finger and flicked it towards the most conspicuous little person... At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shaanxi suffered from a severe drought. A group of bandits were burning, killing and looting in the village. The poor girl was about to die at the hands of a bandit. Suddenly, a giant hand stretched out from the clouds, and with a flick of his fingers, the bandit flew dozens of feet away.
5 Warships of a Great Power Hua DongzhixiongMilitary6.9M WordsCompleted 0Votes328.8kRecs675.6kFans
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The famous ship chief Qin Tao went back thirty years ago to the Mingzhou Shipyard he once abandoned. Everything will start again! The factory director and cashier ran away with the money? Qin Tao takes action to make a pot of gold. Is the speedboat not fast enough? Then use more engines! Can the wings of Hongqi 61 not be folded? Qin Tao is here to solve it! Dredgers, LNG ships, catamaran missile boats, stealth frigates, Aegis air defense ships... See how Qin Tao builds great warships step by step!
6 We Agreed to Make a Terrible Game, So What’s This Titanfall Nonsense? Ibuprofen WarriorGaming2.3M WordsCompleted 0Votes420.2kRecs1.4MFans
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The new book "Let You Cultivate Immortality, Have You Become the Patriarch of the Game?" Released! [I, Shen Miaomiao, was forced to take over a game company at the beginning. Fortunately, the rebate system woke up in time. As long as the company suffers a loss, the system will compensate with ten times the rebate! Therefore, the goal of this girl president is to bring down the company! Wealth freedom! [I, Gu Sheng, traveled through time at the beginning and became a game designer. But fortunately, the game treasure system has awakened. As long as you continue to produce hit games, you can ascend to the throne of the king of games! Therefore, the goal of this game director is to become bigger and stronger! Create greater glory! … When the bad CEO meets the sixth designer, the company's style gradually becomes abstract—— "No one is playing the mecha game we promised? What the hell is this "Titanfall" of yours?" "Is the market for horror games said to be bad? What's the situation with your "Escape"?" "Is it easy to pay for the second-generation shooter? Are you going to remake "Call of Duty"?" Looking at the financial report showing profits across the board, Shen Miaomiao's head was buzzing. She couldn't lose a penny, so she could only act recklessly! "From now on! Torture the player severely!" She didn't believe it, she couldn't lose the money! Hearing this, Gu Sheng unfolded a stack of plans in his hand: "Look boss, black, blood, benevolence, wolf... Which one should we do first?"
7 My Love Life with the Original Singer Cute Little BeanLight Novel2.2M WordsCompleted 0Votes55.7kRecs131.9kFans
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In Tokyo before the rebirth of the bubble era, he became a beautiful boy who wanted to become an idol singer. Kimura Hiroshi decided to use his handsome appearance, wonderful voice, and famous songs of later generations to become an idol king and achieve financial freedom. By the way, I fell in love with the future original singer.
8 I’ll Become the Richest Man by Losing Money: Original Novel of the TV Series Young and Promising Green Robes and DrunkennessGaming5.4M WordsCompleted 171Votes5MRecs9MFans
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The physical book "Becoming a Richest Man from Losing Money Starting from the Game" is now available for crowdfunding! ! The comic is now being serialized! ! Recently, a special reporter conducted an exclusive interview with Pei Qian, President of Tenda Group. Tenda Group's current valuation has reached 100 billion, and its business involves games, the Internet, digital hardware, cultural media, catering and other fields, and has profoundly changed all aspects of people's lives. Pei Qian is also regarded as a "peerless good boss", an "unparalleled investment wizard", and a "genius game producer". He has "the management ability of doing nothing" and "accurate insight into the direction of the industry." Facing reporters, Pei Qian vomited his bitterness. "I'm really not a business wizard!" "My success is entirely due to luck!" "My original goal was just to lose 50,000 yuan..." Look, the life of a business genius is so humble and low-key. Book club group: 792351511 (new group) 1064135703 (almost full) 893157567 (almost full)
9 My Salvation Game Came True Pen, Ink, Paper, and KeyboardLight Novel2.1M WordsCompleted 4Votes125.7kRecs527.3kFans
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In this world, shadows quietly shroud, and invisible terror spreads among the crowd. The world seems to be falling into an abyss. Fang You, who could only stay at home and survive, got a salvation game. From then on, he recruited apostles, built bases, and developed personnel, until one day, when the salvation organization Xinhuo surfaced... The world was shocked. —— There are already completed masterpieces "Starting from the Contract Elf" and "My Land of the End of the World"
10 My Maid Knight 4021Light Novel623k WordsCompleted 0Votes23kRecs111.8kFans
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In this continent of Eden where natural disasters and monsters are rampant, humans built their only home around the World Tree: the main city of Sidonia. Reborn into this fantasy and dangerous world, Roy made plans for his future early. Until one morning, he met a girl at his door, disrupting all his plans. "Would you like to hire a maid?" The girl gave him a noble salute and asked.
11 When I Was Reborn, I Was Secretly in Love with the School Belle for Three Years. Xiao Zhang Is CarefreeUrban665k WordsCompleted 0Votes7.2kRecs74.9kFans
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[Single female protagonist, super sweet dog food, daily youth writing, light business] The first time they met, An Xiaoran fell into Shen Chen's arms. Shen Chen: "???" The next moment, An Xiaoran said: "Hello, your girlfriend has fallen out." Shen Chen: "..." An Xiaoran asked: "Guess what zodiac sign I am?" Shen Chen: "I don't know." An Xiaoran shyly replied: "I will make a seat for you." Three years later, An Xiaoran said aggrievedly: "Shen Chen, I have been chasing you for so long. If you don't agree, I will..." Shen Chen raised his eyebrows: "Just do whatever you want." An Xiaoran: "... Then I will persist." Shen Chen raised the corners of his lips and pushed her against the wall, "Because you are so sincere, I agree." Reborn, Shen Chen: Set a few small goals first. 1. Study hard and make progress every day. Second, make everyone around you happy. Three,... Take An Xiaoran home.
12 The Person Is Destroyed in the Pillar, and the Treatment at the Beginning Is Uneventful Mengbi TowerLight Novel768k WordsCompleted 0Votes10.8kRecs84.4kFans
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Heian era. The night is dark and windy, in an ancient Japanese house. A young man wearing loose brown robes, with a pair of dead eyes hanging from his front, sat in front of a pale and weak child with a stiff smile. "Ubuyashiki-sama." The young man called the child in front of him this way. The child with long hair and a pale and sickly complexion, known as "Utsuyashiki", looked at the young man with a ferocious face. The moonlight shines into the house through the courtyard, illuminating the child's eyes, which are gradually becoming more and more charming, like red Higanbana flowers. Although the young man in brown robe turned a blind eye and looked calm. But his hands, which were hidden under his sleeves and couldn't stop shaking, exposed his thoughts. Cold sweat broke out on the young man's back. Something is wrong in this peaceful era! ! —— The new book "Demon Slayer: The Return of Kamado Tanjuro from Sekiro" has been released
13 Bury the Qing Dynasty Imperial NobilityHistorical2.1M WordsCompleted 0Votes57.8kRecs158.9kFans
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In 1783, the United States was busy with independence, the Montgolfier brothers were busy with manned flight experiments, Qianlong was busy looking for the second Xia Yuhe, the gears of the times abandoned the Qing Dynasty, and Zhu Jinsong came to the Qing Dynasty. Zhu Jinsong only came to the Qing Dynasty to do three things: rebel! Rebel! It's still Te Niang's rebellion! This is a rebel manual for time travellers, teaching you how to rebel step by step.
14 The Dragon Is Doomed Bai YuhanWestern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes275.7kRecs673.7kFans
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[2018 12 Heavenly Kings Works] There are dragons who can pull out metal, elves who farm and raise flowers, and country barons who want to ride dragons. Fantasy farming, lord cultivation! Bai Yuhan's 2018 painstaking work, please watch it!
15 Riding the Tide of a Pure-Hearted Era Worldly ArsenalUrban2.2M WordsCompleted 68Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
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Time is a ship, and some people like to regard the years in the early 1990s as the last journey of that innocent era. Jiang Che, who has long ceased to be innocent as the years change, returns against the tide, restarts 1992, and writes about a splendid youth that can finally be properly placed. Welcome to join the Countercurrent Age of Innocence VIP Group 2: 497283806 (You must order all screenshots to join the group, I will try to talk more this time)
16 Release That Witch Two EyesWestern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted 675Votes7.3MRecs6.1MFans
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Cheng Yan originally thought he had traveled to the European Middle Ages and became a glorious prince. But the world seems to be different from what I thought? Witches are real and have magical powers? The witch farming article will carry out farming to the end. The new book "Tiandao Equation" has been released, please feed it!

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