Somewhere in the Middle 不上不下

1 全 Global Mining 全球挖矿 Big Ashtray大烟缸Gaming3.2M WordsCompleted I’m Dachun, and I don’t mine ore. I poach players from global financial conglomerates. I win the hearts of beautiful women from every race: mages, knights, healers, angels, succubi, vampires, sirens, and elves. I’m a respectable guy, but from the start I ended up as the biggest red-name villain around. I want to keep a low profile, but the world-wide loudspeaker won’t let me. I’m slacking off, yet everyone thinks I’m a master schemer. I’m doing my best to lie low, but the big shots on the Chines 11Votes552.1kRecs169kFans

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I am Dachun, and I'm not digging for minerals. They're undermining the global conglomerate players. It captures the hearts of beauties from various races, including female mages, female knights, female healers, female angels, female succubi, female vampires, female siren, and female elves. I'm a very upright person, but I ended up becoming the biggest villain with a red name right from the start. I want to keep a low profile, but the world's loudspeaker won't allow me to. I'm just giving up, but people always think I'm cunning and calculating. I tried my best to survive, but the top players on the Chinese server insisted on praising me as a super expert who could sweep the world. I'm actually just an old man who was laid off and is hiding from his family while mining cryptocurrency in an internet cafe... This is the era of artificial intelligence and digital currency. The globally popular idle mining fantasy management adventure game "Global Mining" truly realizes the exchange of mined coins for real currency, and the frenzy of wealth creation for everyone is leading the future! While leading Chinese players to make money, Da Chun also outwits and battles with global conglomerates. The game begins with a mission to intercept a conglomerate.

2 我 My Computer Leads to a Life in the Dungeons 我的电脑通往副本人生 Three Flavors of Swan三味鸿鹄Sci-Fi1.1M WordsCompleted At a turning point in his life, Fang Zhen suddenly received a computer from an old friend, a gift from years ago. On it was a mysterious game that let him enter life-like dungeon worlds and take on new identities. Fang Zhen had always felt that he’d spent his whole life waiting for an opportunity. When the entrance to a game dungeon appeared before him, he knew his chance had finally come. Fang Zhen: “You can get something this good?” “In this dungeon game, you only get one life. It’s hardcore, 0Votes10.2kRecs90.1kFans

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At a turning point in his life, Fang Zhen suddenly received a computer from an old friend. Inside was a mysterious game where he could choose a real adventure world and a new identity. Fang Zhen always felt that he had been waiting for an opportunity all his life. When the entrance to a game instance appeared before him, he knew his chance had come. Fang Zhen: "Is there really such a good thing?" "In this dungeon game, you only have one life. It's extremely hardcore, and you could die inside if you're not careful. Do you still want to choose it?" Fang Zhen: "Damn it, I'm not afraid of living, why would I be afraid of dying?" "In this world, there are gods and demons. Death is not necessarily the most terrifying thing. The deepest terror lies in the unknown within the endless darkness and the eternal dark side that no one knows. Are you ready?" Fang Zhen: "..." Watch me goblin-slaying with a watermelon knife, blow up a minotaur with a gas canister, and shoot down a wyvern with an RPG. Looking back suddenly, Fang Zhen realized that he had reached the end of this road. Behind him lay piles of white bones and the remains of countless gods and demons. Before him lay only the unbearable terror of touching 'eternity'. ~~ My new book, *Replica Life: Starting with Skill Mutation*, has been released. It boasts an even grander world view, remains in the same genre, and incorporates some new elements. Feel free to add it to your collection and read it!

3 修 A Guide to Ascending Through Cultivation 修仙飞升指南 Endless and Unceasing无休又无止Xianxia1.9M WordsOngoing A barely adequate aptitude for cultivation, and a life with almost nothing to one's name. A single low-grade spirit stone, for a bottom-tier cultivator who could only watch others cultivate. A life's path laid bare, with cultivation cut off ahead! His life should have been as insignificant as a speck of dust and as fleeting as a blade of grass. But one act of kindness and two brushes with death gave him a slim chance to struggle on. Wind and sand, years flowing along the edge of a sword! When da 36Votes38kRecs59.5kFans

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A barely qualifying person to cultivate immortality, a state of near-utter destitution. A low-grade spirit stone, hanging there for low-level cultivators to observe. A path in life laid bare before you, a path to spiritual practice cut off at the very end! A life that should have been as insignificant as a speck of dust, and as fleeting as a blade of grass, was given the right to struggle because of a single act of kindness and two life-or-death crises. Wind and sand, the fleeting years on the tip of a sword! A storm brews, danger looms, and the sword is stained crimson with the sunset! Others' cultivation guides are something for ordinary people to look up to!

4 1EN 1979: The Golden Age 1979黄金时代 Sleep Turns You White睡觉会变白Urban3.4M WordsCompleted This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, hmm… 8.7kVotes3.7MRecs2.5MFans

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This is still a somewhat nostalgic story, um...

5 绝EN Absolute Destiny Game 绝对命运游戏 Precious Moonlight宝月流光Gaming2.8M WordsCompleted Mysterious Stranger: “If you could bring the martial arts, inner techniques, Taoist arts, supernatural abilities, and other skills you learned in a game into the real world... would you play it?” Gamer: “Of course! What kind of amazing deal is that?” Mysterious Stranger: “What if dying in the game meant you would die in real life too? Would you still play?” Gamer: “Let me think about it... Yeah, I probably would, as long as I’m careful not to pick a fight with high-level monsters.” Mysterious St 9Votes249.3kRecs547.9kFans

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Anonymous Guest: "If you could bring the martial arts, internal energy cultivation, Taoist techniques, and supernatural abilities you learn in a game into reality, would you play such a game?" Gamer: "Of course I'll play! What a great deal!" Anonymous Guest: "If you died in the game, you would also die in real life. Would you still play such a game?" Gamer: "Let me think about it—hmm, I should be able to play, as long as I'm careful not to mess with high-level monsters." Anonymous Guest: "If the game is so difficult that even a small monster at the village entrance can easily defeat you, would you still play it?" Gamer: "..." P. S.: There are already six high-quality novels with over a million words each, so you can read them with confidence.