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I love to read the genre of Kingdom/Army building novels. I like to see loyal subordinates, plot development, army formation, character development, kingdom building elements... more>> and use of strategies in wars. <<less

Vomiting blood? Overworking yourself? Self injury? Always choosing the self sacrificial route as plan A? Misunderstanding? Of course.... more>>

Anyways, here's a compilation.

PS: Self sacrifice that I mean in this list doesn't necessary mean it's for other people. Can be MC just constantly putting themselves at risk. <<less

↷ ·˚ ༘ s e t t i n g : historical / ancient times .°୭ ˎˊ˗↷... more>>

male empress, concubine, wife, wangfei, consort <<less

what it says on the tin. ... more>>

personal thoughts do not correspond with the ranking. 

feel free to recommend other similar novels as well!  <<less

ALL THE BOOKS IVE EVER READ and remembered to add to this list will be here... more>>

 [provided my inner grammar nazi approves, I hate translations with sh*t english]

Plot line quality will at least be a 3.5 ⭐️ imo <<less

Most fo them idk yet. ... more>>

No smut, ai, yaoi, yuri.

Almost no harem.  <<less

My go-to Chinese Novels.

Novels that I’ve read and enjoyed, exclusively for brain dead readers. I read without using my brain so take it with a grain of salt.... more>>

[Open to recommendations]

(Not in order; Possible yaoi and shounen ai warning)

Continued:  https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/49132/ <<less

Surrounded by loyal protective companions? Good stuff. Platonic harem and bonds? Heck yeah. MC smartly planning ahead and sometimes humorously misunderstood?  Dig it. Bromance? YES!... more>>

This is my jam~ ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧

I like stories where the MC is loved and cherished by his people (but not romantically, not into harem).Though I still ship MC with other characters sometimes (〃'▽'〃). 

Some are more of a slice-of-life, with little actions, but more focusing on the deep bonds of the main characters.  I only put series that I've actually read, with my little comments on it, I'm definitely up to recommendations for similar trope.  

Top best three asides, the rest are in no particular order. Enjoy! <<less

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This list is subjective, based on my preferences in analyzing novels as a whole, such as aspects: characterization of characters, world building, plot and other... more>> aspects. <<less

the ones w/o a rating are ones i haven't read yet 
(not in any order) will update regularly 

Novels Ive read (or am reading) pertaining to stretegies, leadership, kingdoms, wars, etc... more>>

NO PARTICULAR ORDER <<less

Essentially, either a weak or strong protagonist has subordinates or people who are all very loyal and protective/possessive of him. Most of them are stronger than the MC. There are mainly male protagonists, but female protagonists are included.... more>>

NO HAREM OR ROMANCE-FOCUSED NOVELS! Contains mainly friendship or comradeship-focused Novels.

Other Novels/Mangas that can't be found on novelupdates: Eleceed (Manhwa), How to Survive as a Terminally-Ill Dragon (Manhwa) <<less

I'm gonna sort this list from gaeey-est to straight-est/ "brotherhood" level lol (except of course those novels which I haven't read yet, just recommended by many . I will just put them on the bottom, in accordance with their NU ratings) - you may also recommend some below if I ever missed one or anything. This is all for our quest on finding these types of novels anyway lmao.... more>>

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EDIT: On second thought, I won't put the ships anymore cuz some readers may put off reading it because they're spoiled as to who to focus on or that they're already suggested as to which relationships between 'bros' to invest on so yeaahh~~ Just gonna put some of my thoughts and its synopsis instead.  <<less

Romance is not really my cup of tea, but I love me some good ol bromance. That's it.... more>>

All of these are just *chef's kiss* but I'm too lazy to write a review, so just try it for yourself.

It's mostly action-fantasy genre with no romance (i think).

Enjoy~ <<less

Novels I've read and re-read countless times. I like HE but this also contains novels with tragedy tag and BE.  ... more>>

Note: Only the first five are added in order of my favorites, the rests are added as I read them.  <<less

A hundred Chinese BL novels involving xianxia, historical, wuxia, martial arts and, xuanhuan dedicated to you and me.... more>>

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The novels in this recommendation list are with various kinds of protagonists and male leads, the protagonist can either be a gong or a shou, rags to riches kind of protagonist/ml, or strong to stronger kind of protagonist/ml but, there will be NO WORLD-HOPPING novels in this list. It's not that I dislike it, just, simply not my cup of tea.... yet.

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THIS IS NOT ARRANGED BY RANK

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Heya , I'm here with Harem Chinese Bl background, Check it out . If you interested, don't forget to check my other list＼(^o^)／

Follow the link for Part 1 of this list.... more>>

https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/32294/?ft=yes

*please recommended more like this to me. SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME AND WANTED!*

Korean Novels about men who have either reincarnated, got a second chance, transmigrated, or woke up in another body; into noble sons, side-characters, villains, or extras. They sometimes have animal companions, and definitely have loyal followers.  <<less

This List will include the novels that I have enjoyed throughout the years. It includes Japanese, Chinese and Korean.... more>>

Before I start, I will give a brief description of what I think is a good novel. Due to these reasons a lot of "popular" and "famous" novels may not be included in the list.

1. No Dense Protagonist. He has to have a brain and a sense of awareness.

2. Good plot and storyline. There can be plot holes but it should not be overpowering.

3. Good character development. Important characters should not be forgotten.

4. Decent romance. It can be harem, but the female protagonists should be more than just Dolls that the MC have collected.

5. It can even be ero, as long as it clears the above mentioned criterias.

6. Most important of all, the novel has to keep me interested till the end. <<less

(Mostly) no harem no BL, male lead on fantasy novel setting with his over protective companions.... more>>

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Some is tagged Yaoi/Shonen Ai. BUT their relationship is mainly bromance, dense MC, super slow romance and barely had any explicit contents. Save read for those who doesn't like BL, like me.

Note: Some with yaoi tag  still ongoing, I'll update if it's bearable to read or not. <<less

It's a list where the MC is the strongest in the world... more>>

He may be evil or friendly, he may have OP subordinate or not, he may conquer the world or hide his strengt, he may be male or female.

For each novel, I will describe a few things about the MC

I may spoil a bit, be aware <<less