The Guide Who Maxed Out His Combat Skills

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The young master of the Lin family, upon reaching eighteen, underwent the Sentinel pairing process, only to find his compatibility with all the Empire’s Sentinels at zero. Moreover, he was diagnosed with a deficiency in spiritual power. As a Guide without spiritual power, he became infamous across the galaxy overnight, a laughingstock of colossal proportions.

The Lin family paid a hefty sum to the noble academy to enroll him, out of sight and out of mind.

At school, the young master was ridiculed at every turn. He was everyone’s target, looked down upon, and easily insulted as a “good-for-nothing.”

Lin Fu, the transmigrator, faced with such circumstances, withdrew from the noble academy overnight, reclaiming his exorbitant tuition fees and knocking on the neighboring military academy’s doors.

The Sentinel who opened the door was dumbfounded, staring at the frail-looking little Guide before him.

Little Guide: “Hello, I’m here to attend the military academy.”

Artemis Military Academy had an addition to its ranks—a Guide without spiritual power.

The same individual who once became an interstellar laughingstock.

On the combined military training competition field, he piloted a mech, slashing through enemies with a dark, lightless steel giant, boldly confronting S-class Sentinels and securing the final victory, stunning the interstellar populace.

Everyone knew that Guides, with their fragile physiques, couldn’t pilot mechs or engage in frontline combat. Yet, this Guide was an exception.

After the training competition, the visiting Brigadier General was nowhere to be found.

Half an hour later, when he reappeared, his face bore a bright red slap mark.

Fellow officers who came to watch the competition were shocked at the sight of his face.

Associated Names
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向导一心点满武力值
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23 Reviews


Rira
New Rira
Feb 16, 2025
Status: Completed
4.5 stars

I got attached to this story, enjoyed it very much. It's short enough to get your continuous attention, pretty exciting, story complicated enough, MC is OP, however nothing is easy for him.

There are some holes in the story but they are not disturbing. Just like with the kidnapping the person who gave only 1 star wrote about. Everything has a reason, later the story unfolds and we'll understand why they took his blood that time and the role of that family in the grand scheme but at first it's... more>> confusing because MC doesn't know anything, and later on it's only some passing by information that gives some kind of understanding.

The romance is nice too, both MC and ML are likeable figures.

The translation quality is, well, lacking. Grammatically it's pretty OK, so there is no problem with the understanding but sometimes he and she is mixed (nowadays this is so common, it irritates me to no end) and the names are always changing, Harvey, Havi, Habi, Hav, Lin Fu, Lin Fan.. meh... Even if people are doing MTL, at least take care of the names and gender, not to drag down the story. <<less
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AriaSoul16
AriaSoul16
Nov 04, 2023
Status: Completed
I like the story. It is a new take on how MC, the weak guide, works hard to be independent and strong. The ML is very supportive of the MC. I love how he dotes on the MC.

I read this long ago so I forgot the small details but this is a good read.

😭 I just realized I clicked the wrong amount of stars. It should be 4 stars.
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Kakipii13
Kakipii13
Nov 21, 2023
Status: c57
Stopping at ch 57 to leave a review to help people decide whether or not to read. Not leaving a rating quite yet because I want to see how to romance plays out. A Sentinel/Guide story where established norms keep Guides from doing any fighting and while being actively encouraged by the government to stay away from the front lines of the fight against the Zerg. Putting aside the naturally inferior physicality, having more Guides on the front lines as support roles would be extremely helpful to the main fighting... more>> force of sentinels, and this contradiction of interests is just the first peek into a greater conspiracy that the finds himself MC transmigrated into.

The MC, with the fractured memories of his new body and the help of a system, quickly realizes that the poor situation of the og host is not simple and may have been set up with malicious intentions. Coming from some kind of conflict-heavy world, he decides to do what he knows best and physically fight his way to the top so he can escape the political intrigue that keeps coming after him. With the help of the system, he overcomes the barriers both biological and artificially placed upon him to become a military man. His unique mindset from coming from a different society, and a society steeped in constant warfare at that, means he quickly proves himself.

The meat of the story is training, mecha battles, and inadvertently uncovering more of a greater political conspiracy that the MC really doesn't want to be involved in. The original host of his body was unknowingly in the thick of it from the very beginning, and part of the MC's character development is switching his mindset from "just doing things to survive and avoiding this nonsense" to "if I'm going to be a political pawn, I'm doing it on MY terms, and I'm also becoming so powerful that no one can stop me from doing whatever I want" as he comes to care more about the world around him and takes on more responsibilities. He cares about the friend of the original body and keeps up contact with him, makes new friends and turns rivals into allies, isn't afraid to call in favors, and is willing to take risks - he's not the lone wolf type and his provocativeness moves the plot along.

ML is a typical OP c*cky guy who is used to having his way and teases the MC relentlessly. He's not the cold and overbearing type, though he does get jealous but tries to control it. His and the MC's relationship warms up but unfortunately he can't develop their relationship deeper and romantically how he wants because of how he acts, acting superficially and doing things however he wants without considering the MC's feelings. MC's feelings for him at this point are ambiguous but possibly in the "has feelings but oblivious to them" stage, but every interaction with the ML immediately shuts down any possibility of progress. He has his own baggage from noble family stuff and his heavy responsibilities which he never explains to the MC despite trying to get the MC involved with him. It seems like a cliche setup that could end up with the MC falling for ML without the ML undergoing the character development to deserve it, but the MC's stubborn resistance and potential growth to be his equal means there is some sort of chance for the ML to have a revelation and growth as a person, so we'll see.

Side characters have development and things going on in their lives that make than more than 2D supporters. There are a lot of timeskips of huge spans of time, like months at a time, but this is usually during training times or when not a lot plot-wise is going on, and the events are summarized and not just glossed over so the reader understands changes going on during that time. This means the duration of MC's growth, training, and education covers a realistic amount of time, as do the affairs of other people. It also means that the story keeps the plot moving. Even as he grows stronger both as a Guide and a physical fighter and slowly approaches OP the MC still needs solid allies, and his own unstable position that puts his personal safety at risk means that he can't just OP his way through his problems. Also, as of c57, he still doesn't understand his body's position in whatever the heck is going on in the tangled web of political conspiracies. This means that the story retains tension and conflict despite the MC getting so much stronger.

Tentative 4/5, not willing to give it that full score yet because I'm waiting for some things. I like ML's character but if he doesn't go through some character development not only will the romance with MC will fall flat but he will fall flat as a character. Also waiting for more revelations about the conspiracies as well. The pacing is mostly good, but sometimes details or snippets that could have been fleshed out get skipped over for the sake of moving the plot along, which could be a pro or con depending on your preference. Finally, not clear if it's the translation or not but some little things aren't explained explicitly enough for me to understand what is going on. Maybe the connotation is more clear in the og Chinese, or maybe it's the writing style, or maybe it will be explained in thoroughly later, who knows (speaking of the TL, asianovel has much more of the novel MTL'd than is linked on this site, so you can read up to c57 like me even though it isn't listed). <<less
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YozoraHaru
YozoraHaru
Mar 03, 2024
Status: Completed
Hmm, simply put, this story is basically a feel good OP MC novel where you have to kinda just turn your brain off at some moments to just enjoy the story and go with the flow.

Both the MC and ML are lovable, with honorable characters (although some audience may find the age gap between them a bit icky and the fact that ML kissed MC like, two times without MC's consent uncomfortable, I personally think MC did well standing his ground and when he was pissed/uncomfortable he made sure to... more>> make it clear to ML, so yeah, MC doesn't need the readers defending him).

The MC is strong, brave, resolute and ruthless at times but he's also gentle and caring towards his precious ppl. Whereas ML is equally strong, dependable, Patient and Respectful of MC when it truly matters (ML has a bit of a playful character so he likes to tease MC but other than that, whenever MC stood his ground, he never bulldoze over him, and he NEVER coerced MC, only coquettishly pursue him, so yeah, totally a green flag, although he does admit that he was a bit of a hooligan for falling for MC who's much much younger than himXD).

However, I admit that the plot leaves much to be desired with loopholes everywhere and a very very rushed ending along with chronically ret*rded villains... Many extras (like MC's childhood friend, MC's close friends, seniors and teachers from Artemis Academy, MC's aunt, MC's siblings and the Harveys, Qi and Laine families) were just... well, forgotten and many exciting subplots (like human evolution, humanoid zergs and the conspiracy between the zergs and the upper echelons) and mysteries (system, Cheng Su, poison used to incapacitate OG Lin Fu) were introduced only to be left without conclusion at the end...

So yeah, quite dissappointed by the ending and the rushed plot with unresolved questions but I really like the MC and ML's characters along the sweet development of their relationship. I sincerely think the author could have still salvaged this story with lots and lots of extras but I guess they must have been faced with an author's block near the end of this story resulting in a rapid decline in plot quality in the last 1/3 of the story.

But I think this story deserve a chance at least, if only coz of the healthy relationship between MC and ML and the bromance in the early and middle part of this story^^ <<less
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Yumeru
Yumeru
May 11, 2024
Status: Completed
4.5 stars!!! For the overall!!round it up, there's a villain that was skipped? Or maybe was also killed by MC? And ML's 1st appearance was never explained? Well anyways as a military they have missions, and being hurt is normal

Just take note sometimes the translations make mistakes on pronouns well anyways kinda jumble up with the guide&sentinel theme of the story.

Don't listen to that low review, ranting about the parts being livestreamed. Like first time?? ?? Like hello? Mainly the story IS interstellar. And it is in their WORLD... more>> BUILDING that some competitions can be Livestreamed world/ wide. It's so common even in modern world to have the school what you calls *forum* it's kinda sad on 1 of the competition [ lasts for 6months?]wherein many students died and No teachers there to protect them [a rule where in livestream will only start@ the last Month of competition] but well everyoen is aware if you joined, you can die anytime.

Our MC &ML was kinda Known especially their strengths so of course the Mass /media is very attached/concerned on their Lives

MC was not OP, he is slowly getting strengthened through out his Journey. ML is supportive and like to tease our MC. You can also feel MC's patience to ML and even MC guard agiants ML. Is slow. MC can show his weakened state& be clingy to ML. MC can be strongminded sometimes that leads ML have his heartbroken whenever MC is hurt;_;

System can be on help sometimes but not a super cheat for the story. And was never further explained. Anayways finally MC and ML won. With a newfound government system. Go and enjoy your newfound freedom after the war ^^ <<less
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dramamonster
dramamonster
Feb 25, 2024
Status: Completed
ML transmigrated from a war zone to a weak Guide, escapes to a military academy filled with Sentinels, and proceeds to strengthen himself, dominate everyone else, and save the galaxy.

Pros: For an interstellar guide-sentinel novel, I've read a lot worse. At least here the ML is strong, determined, works hard, and is very smart (I'm a sucker for omegas or guides who can fight...). The basic plot requirements are all present, from military academy competitions to noble conspiracies to mad scientists to space pirates.

Cons: Every villain was part of a... more>> huge conspiracy that felt too big and ended too quickly. For the good guys, I wish there were more character development, more time spent on the plot, and the whole novel wasn't as rushed. One of the best parts of the novel was the underground competition story arc where detail and care was put into the plot.

Similar, but better developed novels that I'd suggest: "Smash All Pots and Pans To Go To School", and "I Rely On Wilderness Survival". <<less
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damnmei
damnmei
Dec 17, 2023
Status: Completed
This is basically another ABO interstellar story with the weak MC showing that omegas can be just as strong as alphas except with sentinels and guides as alphas and omegas respectively. And no phermones I guess, but the whole guides being weak and sentinels being strong really gives me ABO vibes, as there's really no actual guideverse going on otherwise.

MC basically never guides and sentinels in this world don't actually seem to need guiding (like there's no mention of sentinels losing control without a guide in the entire story, unless... more>> I missed something??). To be fair, guideverse is basically fuel for PWP so it's understandable the author didn't want to go too much into it haha!

Honestly not sure what the guideverse is even doing here except to give MC the ability to faceslap everyone for underestimating him for being supposedly in a weaker body.

Author seems to have wanted to write an ABO alternative feminist story but didn't want pheromones so they went for guideverse, but didn't put any effort into building that world. Rather, this story has spiritual companions, or animals that manifest from a sentinel or guide's spiritual powers. They don't serve much of a purpose than being cute though to be honest.

ML is a bit of an inconsistent character, and his first few appearances took me aback by how different he was from his initial introduction, but I soon got used to him. The romance isn't the main focus of the story anyway, so his role isn't that important, at least not in the first half.

I wasn't really rooting for him but I also wasn't against him either- he was just kind of there. The interactions between him and MC mostly just confused me. Like the first few scenes of them kissing I was just like... alright, moving on...

They do get cuter together after some time though, so it's mostly just that the relationship development is chronologically slow and scattered but develops pretty quickly when they actually get scenes together (which is pretty rare until the latter half).

I would say the way that ML grows on MC is like a weed- not really wanted but also very hard to get rid of, pops up out of nowhere usually without warning, and turns out to be nicer than expected when it does bloom. Main problem is probably ML lacking much real depth to his character, and MC's emotions being pretty surface level throughout the novel, not just in terms of romance but overall.

The confession
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in Chapter 85 though, that was cute as hell. Honestly after this point the romance is really sweet, it's just the buildup to this point was a little emotionally unsatisfying.

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The TL is vaguely edited MTL but it's still mostly readable, and fully translated, which I appreciate. It's overall a pretty quick read, with some time jumps spread throughout. The plot progression is a little strange (and rushed) as the time skips aren't really well laid out, but it's comprehensible, so long as you pay attention.

Overall I'm not too impressed by this one, but it was entertaining enough for me to finish, mostly because I wanted to see how the author was going to resolve the romance subplot, and as with most other reviews I've read, I found it just a bit lacking. <<less
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Zsepiii
Zsepiii
Dec 25, 2024
Status: Completed
I can agree with the other people's oponion, that the end was hasty. Still, I think it's worth to read.

The people can think about, that it was a very long story and it has boring parts, but it isn't true. Every chapter is like a new story. The chapters aren't recurring, the main storyline goes very fast and we get enough side story to not fell boring. Unfortunately, this will be the fate of the plot, it becomes too complicated and the author himself cannot patch all the holes in... more>> the story. Nevertheless, the main story is well constructed and the characters are interesting.

The side characters are important and the most of them are help the story progress.
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I like, that the "best friends" and the "brothers" characters stay in their position and do not begin to craving the MC madly. They know their place, so we don't get too crowded love threads.

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The MC, he is one of my favourite MC. He is clever, determined, cunning, skilled, strong, but knows how far he can go. He go through a lot of betrayal, humiliation and coercion, but he can solve these problems. I love that he doesn't just get anything, he works for it.

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He has a system, that I don't like, because in most of the stories is too OP. In this story the system also OP, but not in the way we are used to. In this novel the system just help the MC to regain the original abilities of his body that he lost. In the process, it does not protect the MC from pain, only gives him enough help to survive.

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The ML is very sympathetic. When he and the MC met, I could feel, that he will be the perfect man for the MC. He is strict, but full of emotions, patient, protective, passionate but respectful of MC's feelings and decisions.

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The fights between the humans and the zergs are very entertaining. It was the dynamics of the fight that really grabbed me. The continuous tensions, the strategies, survival and the solidarity.

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A lot of fights don't spoil the plot or love story. In fact, it makes me much more captivated by the cute little interactions between the characters. Gives you the variety you need.

Love is pretty slow, but you keep getting impulses so the story can keep you interested.
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In the beginning, ML starts to squabble, makes a hasty decision and is rejected by the MC. Then he begins to mature again with restraint, after which the MC recognizes his own feelings. As they progress, we realize that the MC doesn't need to be feared either. Mehstand on its own two feet.

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I like their interactions and love. <<less
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Ling Wen
Ling Wen
Dec 11, 2024
Status: Completed
/I apologise for my English and for being messy in advance./

Honestly, I loved this story, especially the first half of it.

The action, the characters and their relationships were nice and the plot was interesting/engaging. I was a really fun read. I actually finished it. I'm amazed.

Of course, it's not perfect by any means and as grateful as I am for the links/chapters, the translation seemed to be just simple mtl with the pronouns/names/titles/ranks totally off at times, ruining the overall experience a bit. (I'm used to reading mtls, so it... more>> was bearable - surprisingly good, in fact - but some of the names was beyond frustrating.)

Anyway, as I said, the plot is good but the ending was rushed so after like chapter 80, there are many - previously important -side/supporting characters that were neglected or completely forgotten, probably for the sake of wrapping up the main plot as soon as possible. (They disappeared as abruptly as they came. XD)

There are also some loose ends here and there but it doesn't really matter.

*It actually felt like the author got tired of the story but didn't want to leave it unfinished so they nicely wrapped up the main plot, lightly mentioning some of the forgotten characters then casually said their goodbyes to the novel. It was like: "Why bother writing another 60 chapters for a satisfying end when I can finish it in just 20? At least, this way they can't accuse me of dragging out the story.".* <<less
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asampe_tae
asampe_tae
Dec 07, 2024
Status: c8
I read to Chapter 8 and dropped it. I don't know if it's the translator or author but the writing is bad. You couldn't submit this for an English essay assignment and expect to get anything higher than a D and even that is dependent on your story being gripping and the teacher being ultra generous.

The bad writing is not due to spelling or grammatical errors, nah, it is the story's structure. Things keeps happening to MC as opposed to MC doing things.
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A kidnap happens to MC rather than MC getting kidnapped and even that scene happened out of the blue.

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The way things are resolved is also strange. Scene continuity is practically non-existent. One thing happens and another thing happens but there is no link, it is just paragraphs of words.

I've read lots of terrible MTL movels where you can't even tell if characters are male or female due to how often the pronouns switch and names are jumbled up, but at least the story flowed. This one is just strange and weird. No story is that interesting to make me sit through the discomfort.
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miles_morales
miles_morale
May 13, 2024
Status: Completed
So I will say, I liked the story in general. It was a fun, easy read and I especially feel like the Wilderness competition was a very engaging arc. Unfortunately after that the story started going downhill. The story began to feel rushed and a lot of plot concepts were starting to be left unfinished. The author created a very interesting cast of characters but left them all mostly unexplored, even leaving the MC fairly one dimensional.... more>>
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Im mad about how they basically abandoned MC’s trio of friends. They briefly mention Albert had a growth from A to S but only halfheartedly explained it and did nothing with it. The other two friends were done even more dirty, barely mentioned and never developed. Like the author literally had the MC isolate the three from himself for years for literally no reason, they are top tier sentinels and hold positions of power, but the MC literally never utilized them. Just a waste of characters at that point

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On top of that the romance was almost nonexistent until the end of the story, where the author seemed to abandon their set up for a lengthy political/military intrigue in exchange for feeding us over the top, cheesy, dog food. It just did not fit the story that had been built up so far. It truly seems to me the author got bored with their work at the end and just wanted to wrap it up as quickly as possible. <<less
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paputsza
paputsza
Feb 11, 2024
Status: c27
Everything seems really flat. The character's opinions don't develope. The villains are mean the whole time and the MC has complete plot armor so his growth is somehow underwhelming. The system doesn't even talk that often, It's felt rushed since the first chapter. He did martial arts in his past life or something, but it's not mentioned until he needs to prove himself in class, and no one else in the spage age military uses a traditional fighting technique other than instinct, which is unbelievable. The years of training that... more>> they get is just having the new fighters try to hit the old fighters all at once. They've just been like "okay, fight me" for a millenia as they dominate the stars. <<less
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Blkdrgn001
Blkdrgn001
Aug 28, 2024
Status: c83
To be honest I haven't reviewed a single novel here and I've read a LOT. But I have to vent my frustration at the constant changing of character's names. So far the main character has had 2 chapters where his name changed. The main villian has two different surnames and the translator flips between the two randomly. The main character's military aider's name changes every chapter, I can't even keep up with the variations. Many other character also have random changes. I think the only character who hasn't, as far... more>> as I've noticed, had a name change is the male lead.

As other reviewers have said the story is pretty predictable, with a fairly innocent romance between the mains.

I'm not sure if I will make it to the end, I'm trying because I love weak to strong, soldier grows on the battlefield stories and this novel does have those traits. <<less
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User.948761
User.948761
Aug 15, 2024
Status: Completed
It was good. Romance from the start with the ML falling first. The plot seemed rushed in the end. And felt almost a bit anticlimactic tbh. I did enjoy MC’s character and all the side characters.
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Captincapitalism
Captincapita
Jun 29, 2024
Status: Completed
I feel like this story is filled with a lot of wasted potential

Reading about the MC going through hell to reach his goal was very satisfying it didn't feel undeserved. He knew what he wanted and that boy shed pools of blood to get it.

honestly the romance development felt a bit odd? I don't know how to explain it but I never really saw MC fall for ML. They had chemistry but by the time feelings were confessed I didn't feel like their emotional bond was deserved. ALSO... more>> the focus on MC being an adolescent made me want to rip my hair out it was just uncomfortable and weird

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The entire bug can take the form of humans plot had so much potential but the way it was used is just eh and the uncle felt like a very cartoonish villain where the hell did he even come from

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overall the action was really fun to read accidentally gave it 5 stars realistically a 3.5

I definitely enjoyed reading it though nothing life changing but definitely fun <<less
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LilBaby Peace
LilBaby Peac
Jun 11, 2024
Status: Completed
3.7/5 honestly

I'm a sucker for strong MC and this delivery. Love the MC & ML relationship. Side characters could of been more but unfortunately...

Have to say it had potential but it got Sooo rushed towards the middle and end 😩 (reason for -1.3⭐)

It's a good (ok) read nothing dramatic or new (in my opinion) about it but good enough to finish it. Trust
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Gunesh
Gunesh
May 30, 2024
Status: Completed
3.75/5

I feel like some of the MC acts in the second half of the story was not in line with his character and potential of some side characters got wasted, but in general the main plot is interesting.

Overall, It's not exceptional, but it's a good way to kill time.

If you have time, give it a chance
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annie.png
annie.png
Apr 04, 2024
Status: Completed
Great story, loved the pacing and the main pair. Lowkey kind of ended the novel feeling like no one deserved the MC saving them but ykyk
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WallEyeKnee
WallEyeKnee
Feb 07, 2024
Status: Completed
The middle half saved the novel from getting a mere 2 stars.

First 30 chapters was speed pacing, it was more like auto typed and no emotional writing and there was no explanation on who is this, and why is what happening.

The middle was better with more plot and battles, more excitement and bonding. Though some people we should be seeing again was never mentioned again in the latter half.

This was because they rushed the ending with the latter half and it just trying to make sense, we put the idiot... more>> uncle as the biggest villain as so s*upid.

I love MC for his determination and grit (someone give him blood pills how much blood his lost the whole novel?, ML I just find him slimey, frivolous and weird. The romance was not even emotionally driven. I find they were rather forced together because they have to by plot because of the genre.

No other characters were memorable, because they are forgotten to show up for rush reasons.

This was good but was rushed, had potential but wasn't expanded properly. <<less
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Xiu_er
Xiu_er
Jan 16, 2024
Status: Completed
Rating: 3.5/5

Honestly, the story itself is fine, not overly complicated nor too boring. I also like the MC as I like my MCs op and level-headed. I feel more conflicted about the ML as he started liking the MC when the younger was still only 18, basically still a child in their society as the average lifespan is 200. No idea what the age gap is, but still sus af imo. At least his character seems to be okay to an extent, very supportive and protective, not toxic, although his... more>> take on consent is very ambiguous since he did kiss the MC without consent several times. He is neither a green nor a red flag. I would say he is beige.

There are also a few issues with the plot. It moved rather fast, oftentimes skipping details, be it locations, time or events that would have added context or made the story flow more easily. The ending was also a bit too rushed for my taste.

Then there is the issue with side characters falling off the earths surface, basically disappearing, never to be seen or spoken of again, even though I had expected them to play more important roles as the author had written them like that.
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Like the MC's guide childhood friend. He appeared in the beginning, dropping by via video call a few times and then disappeared for the rest of the story. The MC's sentinel trio friends also kinda lost their role towards the end, basically being forgotten shortly after the MC became the legion commander. I was disappointed to say the least as I liked their dynamic with the MC.

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Continuity itself seems to be a problem not only with characters disappearing, but also with issues remaining unresolved.
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What happened with the issue of Albert's unexpected grade jump and the ensuing susceptibility to mental outbreaks? What about the promise that the MC gave to principal Carl that he would deliver Lin Sicheng to him so he could take revenge personally? Why invite the aunt to the imperial star for the grand finale only for her to not play a role at all?

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The inconsistencies were not limited to the storyline itself. The translation only added to it by constantly switching and changing pronouns, names, military ranks and repeating paragraphs which, needless to say, was confusing and annoying.

I did manage to finish though so that's a plus, I guess as I don't always manage to finish reading a story before jumping to another novel out of boredom. <<less
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Couphie
Couphie
Dec 03, 2023
Status: c104
The story 3.5/5

The translation 2/5

This is MTL with barely (if there is any) editing done. The names are inconsistent, the pronouns are wrong most of the time for the female characters. There are double paragraphs, one the edited ver and the other is the original unedited MTL. Still readable and bearable, this coming for me who really don't like reading MTLs.

It is full of power struggle in military and politics, also dirty schemings in royal and noble families. The ending is somewhat unsatisfying, and I don't read the rest of... more>> the extras (can't find the translated ones). <<less
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