The Art of Cheating

This might be the earliest Chinese light novel, right? What a pity.

It's a pity about *Star Luo*. Although it's exaggerated in many ways, it's still an excellent light novel. It's the earliest domestically produced light novel I've ever read. He could have switched careers to drawing comics...

Reading this novel, published in 2008, in 2024, one can't help but feel that the character development is somewhat outdated. Meng Ming's growth process follows the classic trope of apprenticeship, cultivation, and then becoming stronger, as seen in older TV anime. The romantic subplot is also a friendship story, typical of older anime, rather than the currently popular romance. Although it's explicitly stated that Meng Ming likes Bai Jiu, it's only mentioned briefly. This is merely a convenient excuse for Meng Ming to pretend to be an L-type student, not a central focus. Bai Jiu is simply a connecting character between Meng Ming and Karong. I dare say that in today's online novels, achieving any real success is virtually impossible...

It's great! I came back in 2018 to revisit this book (´･ᆺ･`) It's a book I've loved for six whole years!

There's an anime with a similar world view, where the male protagonist seems to use a cheat code called "Zhuge Liu's Thousand Techniques".

Actually, something is missing here.

The exam is this afternoon, and everyone entering the exam room will be checked with a metal detector, but! I suddenly had an idea!

Just when I was getting really excited, it ended. I regret not heeding the author's advice.

Tomb sweeping

Gentlemen, wait for me, wait for the day I return, when the rewards will be given!