???/5!!! [Infinite Flow, Survival, Psychological Horror] TBH, my impression of this novel is very mixed. I think that the world is very detailed and there seemed to have been a lot of attention paid on setting it up properly, but I always feel like there are gaps. This is not the fault of the story, but mostly on the fact that my comprehension began to slip by a LOT after all the action LMFAO. I thought this would be like your typical infinite flow novel. Fast-paced and focused on problem-solving. However, it ended up being more action-based than anything. OK, idk if I'm making any sense, so let's go with the summary first!... more>>

Summary: The novel starts like your typical infinite flow novel. The MC, Bai Lu, is dragged into a game world inexplicably and is forced into an instance where he has to solve puzzles, fight baddies, etc. in order to survive. The tone of the novel is very mature, but it's not completely dark. I mean, in most infinite flow novels, the situation seems to be hopeless for most people. But, here, players can directly watch others clear instances and make use of that knowledge to clear the instance themselves. Like this, we also get to see the reactions of the older players to Bai Lu's style of playing --- which is heavy on surprise tactics that seems to have been thought of as soon as he had entered the game.

I don't particularly mind that the MC is OP, but others might XD It's true that he's a bit too all-knowing. And that there doesn't seem to be much tension in the instance themselves. It's more like a playground that the MC casually strolls around on as he gets into conflict with other players and guilds. (I don't dislike this concept, to be honest. It means that you get to truly know the characters here, at least, but yeh, it's a bit weird.) The side characters, especially, don't feel like side-characters at all. The author gives each of them a complex background so that they can stand steadily throughout the story and not just fade away like in most other infinite flow novels (where the MC's team is just casually watching him clear instanes lol.)

ANYWAY, I won't be doing a full review on this novel cause I didn't make it halfway. The untranslated half (after RM's translation) it was really not easy to read -- so I gave up mostly for this reason. My current impression though... well, how to say it? I think that it's interesting and worth taking a look into, but it's also a little bit of a bog sometimes. I'm not someone who likes action all that much, so I guess this makes sense. If that's more your style, you should enjoy this story more than I did. I won't be giving this novel a rating either because of the reason mentioned above! However, my preliminary rating would be around 3.75-4.25 stars out of five. Not bad all in all, a better than average read, at the very least! But, perhaps not my kind of story in the end. <<less

???/5!!! [Rebirth, Historical: Ancient China, Political Intrigue] Not a bad read, but after a while, the focus is mostly on the political intrigue, so I got bored. Still worth reading though! It’s arranged like your typical revenge-driven rebirth story, but in a more natural way. Not so directed. At least, the MC is not eagerly chasing after it, it’s just the trouble comes knocking no matter what. Which splits the tone of the story in two. One is the face-slapping aspect and the other is the sweet, slice of life romance between the reborn MC and the pitiful ML who stuck with him in his previous life.... more>>

Summary: The MC (An Changqing) was a timid and cowardly kind of person. His life at home was not good, and he was often bullied, resulting in a very meek personality. That is why, when he was asked to become the male wife of the rumored bloodthirsty northern warlord, he was entirely against it. He spent his first life like this, always avoiding his husband and just willing his time away. He didn’t realize his wrongs until he died prematurely and was forced to wander around his husband as a ghost — only to be left to see his miserable end. During his second chance at life, he intends to live happily with his husband, and refuses to let anything get in their way.

I liked the romance aspect, it was chill and sweet, despite the fact that the personality of the characters are a bit formulaic (kind, soft shou and apathetic and stoic gong that only cares about the MC lolol). The political intrigue was interesting as well, but after reading many similar stories, I can already guess where things are going, so it’s not as fun anymore.

ANYWAY, as per usual, since half of what I read was in MTL (which is 70% readable), I won’t be giving this a full review. As for the preliminary rating, it would have to be around 3-4 stars out of five. <<less

???/5!!! [Transmigration, Slice of Life, Historical: Primitive Society, Infrastructure-Building/Clan-Building] Honestly, not bad if you enjoy slice of life, farming, and poor-to-rich development. It's definitely not for everyone, and can even be considered boring (especially because the author's writing style is more tell rather than show --- like they're writing a summary rather than a novel xD).... more>>

However, if you're like me and you enjoy the aforementioned tropes, then this is something that can be read when you have free time. The only reason I stopped reading is that I'm antsy for something a little more lively. Plus, the MTL, while at least 70% readable, is still a bit dizzying. There are so many name errors (The MC is called Li Feng, the ML Li, and the original owner Feng. The author changes it later, but still, I kept seeing them call the ML Li Feng, and the MC Li, etc., etc.)

SUMMARY:

The MC, Li Feng, is a journalist that ends up transmigrating after being struck by lightning. When he came to, he was in the process of giving birth (as a male XD), but he doesn't really register this. The first thing he registers upon waking up later is that he has been transmigrated into a primitive era. And, unlike other primitive-era novels, where the characters are either beastkin or the like, the humans here cannot be any more normal. As such, the MC doesn't have any other golden finger outside of the modern knowledge he brought with him upon transmigration. As for the ML, he was already together with the original owner before the MC transmigrated, and their relationship wasn't bad. It's just, I guess, in ancient times, people didn't really care much for their partners. Or, at least, not to the point that they noticed them changing so significantly lol.

THOUGHTS:

Outside of what I mentioned in the beginning, the story has a lot of other small issues. When it comes down to it, it's a self-indulgent slice of life novel (similar to the other low-quality ancient china farming novels that you see where the development is mainly on making money or infrastructure-building -- the characters are secondary and it's not the most realistic.) Because of this, I wouldn't recommend reading it unless you just happen to be interested in such tropes. I happen to be that kind of person, so I plan to come back to reread it later lolol XD low-quality or whatnot. It's readable and to my taste, so why not? AH, but I won't be rating this until I reread it later. <<less

???/5!!! [SYSTEM, Romance, Slice of Life] This is a very simple, slice-of-life story with a fantasy twist. However, the characters, while formulaic in terms of personality styles, are likeable and well-flexed out, so the relative simplicity of the plot makes it rather easy to sink into the story. Note, it's a lot more artistic in concept than most SYSTEM stories, it's going for that typical literary style, but with a lighthearted tone (I marked this as important because it's a bit difficult to truly enjoy the story in MTL. I'm sure I missed out on a lot of subtext DX. And so, while I would definitely recommend this novel to others, I'd also suggest you... more>> wait for the TL to finish before starting.)

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SUMMARY: The MC (Ji Tong) of the story is your typical innocent and optimistic kind of shou. He was unexpectedly sent to another world after getting into an accident. But rather than entering with a human identity, he entered the world as a SYSTEM. It's not your typical out-of-picture-SYSTEM, but it's still a role that's supposed to stand aside and act mainly as a support (he's not the one that hands out the tasks, he's just there to provide helpful hints and interact with the Host — both indirectly, and directly as a human, electronic device, pet, etc.). As for the MC's host, he's the ML (Pei Qingyuan). Typical stoic gong. His script is set up for a counterattack — originally, he was raised in a wealthy family, but he later found out that he had actually been switched at birth, and so his entire life had been flipped over all at once. Resulting in the SYSTEM's appearance.

This premise seems a bit wild and fantastical when said like thisXD. But the story is actually pretty tame. Very vanilla, I should say. Most of it is school life, some romance, cub raising (the MC takes on the image of a 3yo at first), and romance. All in all, very fluffy. There are no radical cannon fodders in sight either. All the villains here are very reasonable. And they're not inherently malicious for no reason — which makes the tone of the story even lighter as a result.

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THOUGHTS: To be honest, this kind of slice of life novel is really not my preference. Based on that, the fact that I read it till the end says quite a bit. I mean, I did get bored in occasion — to the point that I was tempted to drop it early multiple times. But all in all, my impression of the novel is pretty good. At least, I think that it's definitely worth the read, and quite memorable. The author does a really good job with establishing their characters — to the point that, while the story may not be the most exciting or comprehensive, it's still very easy to sink into the story for the sake of seeing their ending through. ANYWAY, I won't be rating this for now, because I read it mostly in MTL, and I can't be sure my impression is entirely accurate. If I were to give it a rating though, it would be around 4.3-4.4 out of 5 stars. This is with points added to account for the subtext I might have missed by reading the MTL. As of rn, based on what I actually read, it's closer to 4.1 out of 5 stars XD. Either way, it's still four stars rounded up. <<less

RATING: 4/5!!! [Rereadability: 9/10] [Game Elements, Interstellar, Farming, Infrastructure]This novel is lacking in many areas, but in the areas that it's good at, it shines~... more>> What I mean by this is that this novel should be read with a certain expectation in order to be enjoyed thoroughly. More specifically, you have to like infrastructure and farming XD. The tone is similar to the BL novel "Sand Sculpture Demon King" the one where the MC transmigrates in a western fantasy world as a demon king with his smart phone and starts to transport modern culture to enlighten the people of that world. Only, the things transported are different. Here, the MC transports ancient Chinese culture, food culture, and farming know-how by building a game focused on agriculture.It's surprisingly fun. You get to see the MC updating the game slowly — which is the focus of the story. As for the other things. It's not as good. The characters are mostly simple. At least, they don't go through tempering or extreme character development. They just live their life smoothly. Without any real conflicts or growth. As for romance … DX don't expect too much!! The romance here is sooooo basic that it pretty much has no reason to exist. The falling in love step is skipped directly or, at least, is not given enough development to be very realistic. It always feels like it came out of nowhere, so I didn't care much about it.My real goal in reading this till the end is seeing the completed version of the game — which was not bad. Kinda wish there was more game-building content, even, since there were a couple of loose ends here and there. And it seems like the game has a lot of room for growth. If I rated the novel based on the game aspect alone, I would give it a 5 star rating XD. BUT, as it stands. Ignoring my usual criteria for rating (character, romance, setting, and premise). This novel fails 3/4 (yes, the setting is also kind of broken. The explanation about how the empire suffered from genetic collapse and the treatment was so flimsy that I almost spat out a mouthful of blood.) SOOOO…. Yeh. 4/5 is the highest I can consciously give XD.All I can say is … read it if you like infrastructure and farming!!!! The tone is lighthearted and the development self-indulgent. On the other hand, if you're looking for romance or character development, STAY AWAY! Come back when you're in a better mood for some leisurely farming lolol._____________SUMMARY — The MC of this novel is named Bai Li. He's a "Shennong" from another time and space that ended up soul traveling to an interstellar world. His new identity is somewhat mysterious. The original owner is gone, leaving him only with instructions to live on and a bank card with 6666 star coins. As a relatively optimistic person, he makes the most of what he has to build a game. It's relatively simple at first. Just a blank empty village with an NPC to hand out tasks for clearing wasteland and building a simple hut. The purpose of the game is to introduce the leisurely farming life to the interstellar people.He has no big goals. He just has no other way of planting at the moment. And he needs to plant in order to collect spiritual energy. In the end, the game he made becomes the best source of the energy he needs to cultivate. So he focuses his attention on the game more. Adding updates whenever he gets an idea, and, by the way, making money so that more people can play his game and give him star coins and spiritual energy.(As for the ML, he's the great admiral of the empire. He's suffering from a genetic collapse that has reverted him back to his kitty form and was picked up by the MC to be a pet and helper. Later, after he's brought to the game by the MC, the ML gains consciousness. But he doesn't remember being a kitty. So shenanigans with identity ensue. It's all very simple. Cute, but don't expect too much!!! <<less

???/5!!! [6/10 RR] Promising... but the MTL, while not the worst, is a bit difficult for me. I just have a difficult time focusing on it, and I keep getting lost, until, after a while, I notice that I haven't been paying attention to what I was reading XD. Maybe it's the content too? I find it interesting, but it's kinda very inclusive. Once you miss one thing, you miss everything. And there's all sorts of things going on. The MC's cheats are very... unique! And, because of this, there are tons of explanations (which is very hard to completely piece together in MTL T.T). ANYWAY SO -- I think I didn't give this a... more>> fair shot. So I've decided that, even though I've read more than half of the story, I won't be rating it. I'll just come back to reread when the TL is further along.

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SUMMARY: The MC, Yu Qunqing, died after being used to the fullest extent by someone he thought of as a friend as well as his brother. The next thing he knew, he woke up to the time when the apocalypse had just begun. Well, it's been at least three months. The world has already mostly gone to hell. There are various "disasters" (which is what the monsters of this novel are called) running around, and he's all alone in the apartment he had bought before the apocalypse began. In the previous life, he would have headed to the shelter and met up with his family and his brother. Later, because of his strong abilities, he was touted as the most powerful ability user by the base and was given priority on things like experimental evolution liquids. He was also forced into a team with other ability users to become the fighting force of the base.

All of this, he took in stride. His personality became somewhat skewed. But he worked hard. Until ... well, he died. The MC after rebirth knows all of this, but there are severe gaps in his memories. So he can only work with what he's got. He intends to find all of his allies in the previous life. All while upgrading his community with the help of a system (the system is his ability, in a way. It forces him to play various mobile phone games to earn stars -- which he can use to buy upgrades for infrastructure). There are some conflicts along the way, of course, not just with Disasters but also with humans from other bases. But the main focus seems to be upgrading. <<less