After Being Abducted by the General

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Yuan Li was an excellent logistics personnel on the battlefield. One day, after transmigrating, he found himself in ancient times as the son of a minor official. With tears in his parents eyes, they sent him to Chu Wang Mansion to marry to drive away the evil spirits for the ailing young master of the Chu family.

On that day, Chu Hechao, the second son of the Chu Wang Mansion, returned hurriedly from the battlefield, still wearing his armor. Without even taking it off, he performed the ceremonial rites on behalf of his brother and paid respects to the heavens and earth alongside Yuan Li.

Yuan Li caught a whiff of the scent of blood and dust on Chu Hechao’s body, and his heart skipped a beat. He understood that this was a dangerous individual.

That night, Chu Hechao drank a cup of ceremonial wine with Yuan Li on behalf of his brother.

Yuan Li smiled gently and said, “General, please.”

As he held the wine cup, his fingers were as slender as jade, and his handsome face was adorned with long, fluttering eyelashes. Chu Hechao stared at him for a while, his expression a smile but not a smile, before raising his hand and downing the wine in one gulp.

Half a month later, the young master of the Chu Wang Mansion passed away, and Chu Hechao abducted Yuan Li, taking him on a horse and heading straight for the frontier.

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Yuan Li continued to exert his efforts on the ancient battlefield.

He cultivated crops, raised cattle and sheep, cleared roads, and established medical facilities. Busy day in and day out, he fed the mighty army and comforted the wounded soldiers, turning the military camp into a better place. The generals treated him as if they were meeting their parents who provided them with food and clothing.

The only man who had brought him here wore a perpetual scowl, suppressing his anger. “I am the one you married, the one who drank the ceremonial wine with you, and also the one who shared the wedding chamber with you. Shouldn’t you be looking at me?”

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elqiao
New elqiao
May 10, 2025
Status: Completed
The translation is smooth and the romance is fine, although the premise of a brother / "sister" in law is pretty watered down. Would've been spicier if Yuan Li had had a real marriage with Chu Mingfeng lol.

Pretty much agree with earlgreyt's review - the political conflicts are fairly hamhanded, the MCs are always "good" and the enemies evil. Yes, the struggle against "the barbarians" is a common theme in these kinds of novels and I don't generally expect an enlightened treatment of the subject, but the author isn't very... more>> good at nuance which makes this novel seem especially callous. Didn't keep me from finishing the book, but I kept being like, wait, this perfect angel MC just ordered how many people's heads cut off? How many war s*aves...? <<less
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eceo
eceo rated it
July 18, 2024
Status: c193
Making this review because another review gave a low rating for xenophobia and genocide without any context.

To be clear, I don't like xenophobia or genocide in modern day settings, but it's a non-issue in historical settings, and I see this kind of novel as a historical fiction.

The setting for the story takes place in both ancient and turbulent times, so referring to outsiders as "barbarians" is pretty common back then as China quite literally saw itself as superior and the center of the world. Neighboring countries were even expected to... more>> "pay tribute" to China's emperor, that's how big China was in ancient times. It's not just China that saw outsiders as barbarians, even surrounding nations like Japan called outsiders "barbarians." There is more to Chinese history, and the history of Asia in general but not gonna rant about that here.

Given the fact that conflicts could erupt at any time between one's home country and the "barbarians" for ownership of fertile lands, plus the internal conflicts within the nation, showing kindness to your enemies by sparing them is cruelty to yourself. It'd be a great place to insert some kind of Art of War quote here.

Basically, you can't protect your citizens and raise your military power by being a gary stu. If you don't kill, then you get killed. Not to mention, if you show weakness to the very enemies that killed the friends and family of your soldiers, that will inevitably evoke resentment and foster a lack of trust with the soldiers. And as a reminder, you kind of need loyal soldiers to protect what you're defending from outsiders and those internally who are waiting to strike at you. After all, if you are the leader and you die, your subordinates and your people are the ones who will suffer as prisoners of war. They could be killed or ens*aved, living inhuman lives worse than death. Typically speaking, prisoners of war will never have a good time.

Now for the specific spoilery details that review brought up;

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1. MC and ML commit genocide against 2 different ethnic groups, one of which had already joined their country and had established roots and families for 11 years.

The one ethnic group that submitted to the emperor/country (lets call them group A) still ens*aved the country's citizens after being allocated land and silenced any news about it from spreading outside. The other ethnic group (group B) tried to take advantage and collude with group A to attack home country's border military and take over. It's one group's right to attack and annialate as much as the other side's right to defend/attack/annihalate. It's war, do you want them to play nice? Turbulent times. What can you do.

2. To paraphrase: MC is a hypocrite who sympathizes with common people, feeling for the untrained forcefully conscripted farmers, and common folk being taken advantage of by the military, but he has no qualms with wiping out the opposing military full of able-bodied men.

Well the able-bodied men are from the opposing military who actually confront the MC's own military. Those who are actually in the military should be prepared to die unlike the unfortunate forcefully conscripted canon fodder farmers. Losers in the war become prisoners of war. What happens to prisoners of war? Execution and s*avery are common endings. Additionally, who would have time to weed out resentful soldiers from the losing side on a tight schedule under the pressure of turbulent times? If you let them all go without inspecting, at worse you are opening your arms to getting retaliated against.

Also, in ancient China, it's common for entire families and their next 3 generations to suffer the consequences of one person's mistake. Perhaps they all get executed, perhaps they and their decendants live under scrutiny for some crime one relative committed 50 years ago. They weren't strict to just outsiders, they were also strict to their own citizens.

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You can't read stories like this through a modern lens, and as a fluff lover, this story isn't that harsh imo.

Taking all that into account, would you still want an MC in a turbulent-times historical setting to be a gary stu? If yes, this is not the novel for you. <<less
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vvreath
vvreath rated it
September 18, 2023
Status: c164
man. It was okay at first but the author is v clearly xenophobic and ... more>>
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MC and ML commit genocide against 2 different ethnic groups, one of which had already joined their country and had established roots and families for 11 years.

the author did portray them as "treacherous" and "ungrateful", but its no excuse for a genocide against the entire group, including women and children and the elderly/disabled, especially since most of the treasonous actions were from the military. They explicitly state after the massacre that 5 counties are now free from the foreigners and there are no more foreigners in their land-

and all this is very hypocritical of MC, who is known for being the only one to sympathize with the common people in the midst of corruption. There are 2 scenes of him coming face to face with the powerful's apathy towards the weak (discovering that another army was using untrained peasants as human meat shields in war, and another of soldiers plundering and assaulting a woman after a battle) , but he sees no issue with massacring entire groups of people left over after completely wiping out their armies of able bodied men. The ML may have ordered the act, but MC was complicit and even supported it.

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MC is a hypocrite and its excessively f*cked to dismiss GENOCIDE as a good thing, so thats as far as I go with this one.

edit. Btw, for everyone defending genocide in the reviews?

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when the author goes out of their way to describe how the main characters lure out all able bodied men under false pretenses of war to then frame them of treason, execute them, and then use said "treason" to massacre the families left behind of elderly, disabled, women, and children left behind while very clearly showing the spokesperson as an elderly man who could not fight and could not defend himself against crimes that did not exist and were not committed by the deceased, and THEN have the main characters applaud themselves for taking back the cities and cleansing them of foreigners / mixed blood and have the narratives applaud them, with no push back or moral lesson to learn for the character who is in canon praised to be the only one who cares for the common folk and the only one who has empathy among the officials? So the author is equating his "righteousness" and "empathy" with ethnic cleansing to frame it as a good thing? That isn't the author trying to explore morality or historical accuracy, esp if they gloss over the effects it had on the people left behind as "freeing their land from foreigners" with no moral conflict from the characters committing the crimes. Thats pure xenophobia amd racism, from a nationalist author who believes in ethnic cleansing.

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reader272
reader272
June 14, 2023
Status: c80
Our MC gets "abducted" by his brother-in-law to help with army-building because he was too talented.

MC is a transmigrator from birth, so all familial relationships and history are all genuinely his. He is learned and caring, building a reputation amongst his retainers for his smarts and kindness.

ML is the younger brother of MC's husband who is deemed the God of war in various places. Due to his ferocious aura, he made children cry (lmao), but still has to give respect to the MC because MC's the wife of his older... more>> brother.

The writing is very straightforward, and they are very focused on strengthening their army. If you enjoy reading Kingdom building novels, this would be it.

Romance wise, the power couple is blunt in many things, just that they like to skirt around due to the MC being ML's sister-in-law. It wasn't as frustrating as I would've thought, but it did take some time for them to officially get together.

For people wondering, the MC and his husband's relationship :
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They are in a business relationship and there is no romance budding between them. The older brother caught sight of MC's talent and used his death to bind MC to the family to help them mutually. MC uses his status as the head's wife to increase his strengths, while keeping his promise to protect his friend's family. They respected each other and parted as good friends. Afterwards, MC uses his husband as a shield to decline marriage offers to focus on work, but it made people (ML especially) misunderstand that they were in love.

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My favourite part of this is how the side characters don't get forgotten and they have their own roles to the story as well. The MC's husband's death signified the summary's start, but even after reading 80 chapters I still find myself missing the older brother.

Overall though, it gets a little stagnant in the middle, so I'm taking a break before continuing. My requirements of army/kingdom building novels are a little more strict, but the start of the novel did catch my attention and was very well-written.

The translations are really good, and it was really enjoyable rereading the first few chapters through the translations. Kudos to the translator.

4/5 - as of chapter 80 <<less
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Redroses__
Redroses__ rated it
July 1, 2023
Status: Completed
At first, I thought this would be a bit boring, with the MC solely focusing on accumulating power with the help of ML. Then, I expected the romance to be bland like other similar novels of kingdom building.

I'm glad I was proven wrong. The relationship between the ML and the MC is fantastic. It wasn't forced, and the author didn't forget about it midway. They make a powerful couple.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. It's been a while since I've come across a novel this good.

I'll definitely reread the... more>> novel once it's completely translated. <<less
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Roxasfleur
Roxasfleur rated it
July 20, 2023
Status: c157
An underrated gem. It's a bit long but so worth it. This story main theme is kingdom building, how MC and ML start from scratch to their present achievement. They are OP, true, but the world was so in chaos that their OP Ness is very reasurring.

The relationship start a bit slow, since they have a piece of window paper in between, but when it happens, it goes with a bang. They both aren't the shy type so it all progress quite fast with all the filial piety time skip.

I... more>> love how the growth of MC and in the end, how his mind changed once he realized that nobody wanted and cared for the people of the world except him. ML just supporting MC and his wishes along the way, but he is in no way a passive person. <<less
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Snowflake1
Snowflake1 rated it
August 10, 2024
Status: c163
This story is sexist, racist and also ableist. While I do think the storytelling is good, I just cannot like this. The main character is very problematic but is still described as this saintly hero.

There are virtually no female characters and the few that appear do not have any kind of personality. I get that this story is set in ancient china where women had no agency whatsoever. However, the main character is supposed to come from modern times but still upholds these mysoginistic values.

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Whenever the xiongnu (nomads who lived in mongolia) they are treated as lesser than human, not only by the supportig cast but by the main character as well,

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who, once again, was supposed to be someone with modern values.

The ableist part is not as severe but it still bothers me
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for the imperial examination, any person with a disability or sickness is excluded.

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The main character justifies it in the novel, but the reasons really did not convince me at all.

In summary, good story, shitty person and values. If you want an easy read whithout turning your brain on and do not mind the main character being a gary sue a-hole, then this is for you. <<less
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MisterMiles
MisterMiles rated it
September 29, 2024
Status: --
Just making this as im kind of disappointed in eceo’s review-

excuse me if I used the spoilers wrong, this is my first review, and its not even really a review... anyways if you’ve seen eceo’s comment then u already know what its about

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First of all, no one asked you to defend genocide, and I understand that context is important, but im pretty sure that the other reviewer was mainly upset with MC. Xenophobia? Genocide? That sh*t was probably more common than the cold in history- but MC is a MODERN man. Born in the 21st century. The fact that HE has no problem with it is out of character AND extremely concerning. Honestly its crazy how wanting ur MC to NOT genocide an entire community means u want a gary stu MC 💀 Like its not even having standards, let alone high standards - Its expecting basic human decency from a character that has been shown to have basic human decency... But I guess wanting an Anti-Genocide MC is too much to ask for💀

And honestly, the fact that the author wrote them as “barbaric” is just lazy imo- Like I dont understand why you would generalize an entire group of people just ur readers don’t sympathize with them once u kill every single one of them off -when u dont even need to kill them all in the first place... But sure, choose the boring and 1 dimensional option instead of fleshing out out some of the other ethnic groups to make ur world a little more immersive...

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bllbblblblbl1123
bllbblblblbl1123
August 1, 2023
Status: --
The translator did a great job. I read this story in one day, from the first chapter to the last. I was satisfied with the work.

I see the author has many other highly rated works.

Regarding this novel, it is quite popular, the way the author implements everything is quite okay, focusing on agriculture and political intrigues. Maybe because I use mtl, I didn't read these plots carefully. The author is thoughtful about it.

My feeling about MC and ML is that they are straight guys even after they fall in love.... more>> The BL setting and premise are too superficial, used only at the beginning and end as a plot device.

Their emotions and interactions are fine.

I like that they are in equilibrium. The author left the elder brother in the background until the end, which made me pleased. <<less
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earlgreyt
earlgreyt rated it
August 24, 2024
Status: Completed
It was overall very enjoyable.

I probably would have given this a higher rating if not for the...

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somewhat black-white righteousness of the MC in the world penned by the author, which stood out quite a bit despite the author trying for a more serious/nuanced story.

The two tribes of the north were both utterly villainized and the extraordinary descriptiveness of how the MC successfully slaughtered / got rid of two ethnic groups. Apparently, those tribes in the north had no women, no children, no culture worth praising despite their incredible horsemanship and beautiful Fergana horses. Those tribes had zero "peasants" worth even a drop of the vast ocean of sympathy the MC had for the other peasants next door.

Sure, the tribes were long-time enemies of the MC's country (and I'll tell you historically, very few things are black-and-white and it would be nearly impossible for tribes in close contact to not intermingle with the MC's own people), but it was a stark contrast of how the MC cared so much for "the masses" yet delineated such a clear separation between "his own people" and the "other race." After destroying one and subjugating the other tribe, he also completely banned their language in order to completely stomp out their culture.

Sure, the story takes place in ancient times. But the story wasn't written by an ancient historical author and the MC "transmigrated" from modern times. The world penned by this modern author reflects the author's views; therein I found it interesting that the author had no awareness about writing the worshipped, compassionate, modern-sensibility MC, casually destroying two peoples and their cultures with zero inner turmoil. Very interesting indeed.

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Otherwise, it was enjoyable to see the MC build up his power base slowly. I didn't have an issue with the romance and found the ML to be pretty funny. <<less
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Severe
Severe rated it
March 7, 2024
Status: Completed
The one and only "farming simulator" novel out there that is interesting to follow in all the aspects. It even made me curious about some processes.

Not exaggerated in description and full of plot advancement. I liked it.
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antimonia
antimonia rated it
January 15, 2024
Status: c111
I find that this novel's title and the keywords are very deceptive and don't truly show how good this novel actually is.

Here's my thoughts:

Despite the MC being transmigrated, the MC never feels like an outsider in the setting. Of course, this can be chalked up to the fact that MC was transmigrated from birth, but I'd argue that that isn't actually that relevant. A lot of transmigration novels place emphasis on the transmigrator feeling out of place when put in such a different environment but not this one.

This novel is... more>> best described as territory management/building. The romance is certainly there, but the author doesn't let it take over the plot. Instead, it progresses alongside the military/territory growth and political plot. The balance between the plot elements is very satisfying.

As a final note, this translation is excellent. Out of the many novels I've read, this is probably the highest quality one I've read. The novel reads very smoothly, without the awkward turns of phrases that many translations suffer from. Both the author and the translator have done an excellent job! <<less
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Ease
Ease rated it
November 16, 2024
Status: c161
It started fine but then it kinda get draggy so I stopped reading. Maybe I'll pick it up again. Maybe not.

On to the review, I do think the author is xenophobic because the MC they wrote disregard human lives so easily when they're of other races.

Mind you, the war was justified. If you're being invaded and you didn't take up arms to protect yourself and your nation, you're the idiot. The soldiers and ML's hatred towards the invaders was also justified since they've been fighting for so long, lost their... more>> brothers and friends, and even suffered near-death injuries.

But MC's hatred come from where? He's a modern man. He learnt history, he learnt about WW1, WW2, the apartheid in America. He learnt that no one wins the war, yet still, he wants to eradicate other tribes? He knew hundreds and thousands of his own soldiers gonna lose their lives and still want to start a war?

Here I was expecting some modern warfare that goes beyond the use of gunpowder. Divide and conquer the tribes, send them in small numbers to different parts of the nations, assimilate them into the local life until they forget their root. Where's the cunning of the strategist?

And the author tried so hard to paint the foreign races as the Absolute Evil. Only one mention of them invading because of scarcity of food and never again, as if that was not the most important reason they were invading in the first place. No emphaty at all for their difficulty or the lost of lives.

I can't help but compare this to another kingdom-building BL novel that I've read recently and it fell short. <<less
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glitteryjoon
glitteryjoon rated it
July 24, 2024
Status: --
I’m currently on chapter 79 and while I haven’t dropped it just yet, I’m really thinking about it.

I won’t lie, I’m really interested and excited about this plot. It has been super interesting so far and I like slow build type sh*t that deal with agriculture, business, and the common man, add a little romance and it’s a hit.

HOWEVER!! This cp is icky and it makes me wanna gag. Initially, I was fine cause I was looking forward to the slow character development and character changes that should have come,... more>> however I waited and waited and instead of character development they were just forced together as they are.

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It feels icky idk how to explain it other than that. Like, as I read their tryst in the cave and again in the governors home it makes me cringe and speed read through it. For one, the MC never held any s*xual interest towards him throughout every scene where his body was on display or the author described how sexy and sensual the ML was they would go on to reiterate that the MC was made to feel uncomfortable due to the difference in stature and aura as well as his disinterest in him compared to whatever item he may have been tinkering with. So it’s beyond me how just a few chapters ago he was still just having fun teasing him because of his competitive nature to now talking about being in love and willing to face the consequences of their relationship.

I genuinely don’t understand. Not to mention I think the repeated statements about how in*estuous the relationship would be also in turn makes me even more uncomfortable with them.

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Also, I have a problem with the ml

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I understand that his upbringing was devoid of any real familial connection or bond and I understand that because of that, and the fact that from a young age he was in the military made him more volatile and lacking in basic human understanding.

However, why does that mean he’s unable to control his anger and frustration? Like, he’s supposed to be a general of an army of over 100000 soldiers yet their general throws hissy fits because his crush hurts himself or because he’s trot suppress his desires? Like I know this may not be a huge deal, but it bothers me that this grown ass man goes through bouts of madness where he hears voices because he’s trying to suppress his emotions. I put up with it because I really was hoping they would show the gradual improvement and development of learning how to talk to people and learning how to deal with others who weren’t rough soldiers but nope.

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I’m really just not sure what I want to do. This novel is too long to want or desire to deal with the icky feeling I get when they makeout even though I’m really curious about the novel <<less
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waiting for it to rain
waiting for it to rain rated it
June 7, 2023
Status: c11
The review section sure is empty for such an interesting novel! I’ve only read the first few translated chapters but so far, so good! The translations are awesome as well, so thank you Lazy Girl Translations!

From what I’ve gathered, this novel has similar vibes to those kingdom building genres? Like “Back to the Beginning of Ming to do Charity” or “Royal Road”.

The MC is basically transmigrated to the past and is able to utilise his past knowledge and apply it to the present. Though it isn’t as obvious, the troop... more>> gathering and farm building is appearing... But what I like about this novel is not the premise but how the author integrates usual themes of historical danmei into this novel as well. The political intrigue is starting to appear and some drama between characters are emerging... so (hopefully) this would turn out to be more interesting than your usual farming/world building novels.

Characters:

MC: I really like him so far! He is charismatic and smart. Almost kind-hearted but also calculates the profit. He’s the logic>emotions type of guy I feel like. Perhaps even a bit sly.

ML: Usually, I’m not a big fan of aggressive and hot-headed MLs, but I quite like this guy actually! (It may be because the MC isn’t a pushover and stands his ground so their personalities are matched evenly.) He is.. rude but he cares deeply about his people and I’m excited to see more of his character!

A bit early to judge but this story seems to be on the good path. And the translator is quick too! The tls are only speedy but also high quality so I’m very satisfied. 🙏🙏 <<less
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BL-lover
BL-lover rated it
December 7, 2024
Status: Completed
Definitely a must read if you want something of Kingdom building, War, Slow burn, Tab** relationship.

Pretty light hearted for me👍🏻 with minimal angst.

There are also some funny moments.

MC and ML are pretty OP but they still worked hard for their goals. And the side characters are not tossed aside. They have their roles until the end.
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hacques
hacques rated it
September 26, 2024
Status: epilogue
Good! Very good! One of the best novel I've read this year, I'm satisfied and really like everything from back to back. Highly recommended!

It's a slowwwwwburn novel, and the dynamic in between the protagonists was very lovable. Both are caring to each other and can't live without the other. They're powerful as individual, but when working together as team, they're formidable.

The wars are epic and quite realistic, love the country-developing part. There are may occurrences that make me shed tears too.

Thank you for the translator team to bring this novel... more>> to us. Keep up the good work! <<less
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EUGEO SYNTHESIS
EUGEO SYNTHESIS rated it
August 14, 2024
Status: --
This story is very good, the plot is solid and the side characters are not just decoration, they have their own roles in the story.

If there's something I don't like in this story, maybe it's how the author depicts his characters when they're sweating??? I mean I understand when they are nervous, in love and so on, they might sweat.

But how does the author describe it just little too much for me?? the way the author wrote it was like they bathed in a bucket of sweat.

While for comments that... more>> saying that MC and ML don't have chemistry, well they actually do... It's just that their depiction is depicted more like straight character, so it's make their portrayal as a couple looks a bit less suitable (???)... In fact they are just a perfectly match. <<less
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Bmw_fic
Bmw_fic
August 8, 2024
Status: Completed
This was a f*cking phenomenal resource building novel. I say novel versus webnovel because this is leagues better than your run of the mill story.

I was circling this due to reviews... and I wonder if they read the same novel? The author captured the chaos of a crumbling empire besieged by enemies within and outside. Barbarian hordes, corrupt officials, human suffering, and the gradual empire building and benevolence of our protagonist.

While the MC is a 'man out of time, ' he's still absolutely of his time with interests that correspond... more>> with what I would consider similar to a mash up of the (actual) N Zhou/16 Kingdoms/Han. All of this over the course of 10-30ish years (though the main story is abt the 10).

The ML was great, the background characters were alive and important, and the Crouching Tiger love constraints was excellently done. All being light enough to not drag and make an excellent story.

I cheered for the MC/ML's victories, mourned their loses, bit off my nails during tense moments, and at one point stayed up to 4am crying my eyes out.

I highly, highly recommend reading this. In fact, I've got my wallet ready if this has an official translation (the translation on this was very, very good). <<less
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Devrai
Devrai rated it
August 4, 2024
Status: c195
Ok read.

The pacing picks up around chapter 100. From them on there are a lot of time skips and more and more less details.

The story is OK and readable. The translation is good. I did dislike that MC "invented " a lot of new things but you basically only see about then when invented and not how he is actually implementing all of this to the larger crowd. It feels somewhat unsatisfying.

About the romance... not exactly my cup of tea. It is a bit doogblood at the beginning but basically... more>> straight forward. ML is kind of the "want to have s*x all the time" and rough character. I dislike it when writer mix romance up with "your NO is a YES" shit. You know, the guy that promises to be gentle but in the end does not care to keep his promises. I don't get it why so many people think that's romantic.

Well you can read this novel but don't hope for too much. <<less
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dee_ism
dee_ism rated it
August 3, 2024
Status: --
It was good, I'm really interested how the world turns better with MC knowledge and the system's help.

But, a BIG BUT, I truly dislike the romance. It's icky, uncomfortable, MC-ML simply doesn't match, and their progress also not satisfactory. This story would be better if there's no romance.

The ML also has no character charm at all, just a suppressed man with all 'yellow waste in his head', who act hooligan even in front of MC, who can't even handle his emotions properly.
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