2024-11-16 - Reading List
Weekly Reading list for 2024-11-16
This is what I'm reading the week of 2024-11-16. I only included the ones I've added to my bookshelf to continuous reading.
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异界：革命失败以后 (Another World: After the failed Revolution):
magic, no system, no harem, revolution
MC is a native in a world where a transgressor tried to start a revolution against the church,
the aristocrats, and the Wizard Society. The revolution failed as science based army with muskets and steam engines was no match for Epic Wizards. All Science was banned as heresy. MC happened up on the notes left by the transgressor and applied the scientific knowledge to practicing magic, and became an Epic Wizards. The novel starts as the MC is trying to gain more scientific knowledge to further his own leveling beyond Epic. (The power system is loosely based on DnD). The plot revolves around MC promoting the idea of combining science and magic and in a way helping the revolution to start again. Lots of face slapping as no one believes MC is an Epic Mage. Fun so far.
恶龙，为了赚钱选择文化胜利 (Evil Dragon, Chose Culture Victory to make money):
magic, no system, no harem, culture invasion.
MC became a red dragon in a magic world. He was an evil dragon that pillaged cities and robbed many kings and cities for treasure. But MC wants to make money the safe way. so he started to use soft power instead. He popularized Yo-Yos by adding special effects (with magic) to the ball so if you completed a sick move, it would trigger a cool mirage, like a tiger running out, or cloud with lighting. To promote the yo-yos, he then started a manga and later TV series called Blazing Teens(火力少年王), which is a real life TV anime in China in the early 2000s. It then goes from there to things like beyblades, video games, etc. etc. He is also branching out to making TVs and even bringing teas into the culture as well. A fun read as the author and the characters doesn't take themselves too seriously and there are many meme references in it as well. Might be hard for western readers as some memes are chinese specific, and MTL will probably screw up the rest.
巫师：从领主娶妻开始 (Wizard: Starting as a lord getting married):
magic, harem, system.
MC is the son of a lord in the cold northern region of the country. He did not inherit the magic beast bloodline from his father, who died in battle a while back and left him the region. Fortunately, MC can gain the bloodline and magic talent from any woman that he "communicates" with. So he first "married" a commoner who happen to have a bit of the Frost Wolf blood line. Thus he now has it. He can also level up his bloodline and talents by boosting it with points from the system. The point is earned each time he "communicates" with the women.
So yeah, harem. He has many girls with different powers. He later also has a witch girl as well. And he aligns with the witches who are hunted by the church to further develop his region and bring about changes to make the citizens have a better life.
别胡说，我这是人皇幡 (No talking non-sense, This is a Human Emperor banner )
modern world, xianxia, slice of life, no harem, slow pace.
You say it was the Emperor's Banner, but I see black smoke billowing out of it.
Foreign Realm Demon Lord, overturned the dynasty, reaped souls, and cultivated the All Souls Banner. Under the Lightning Calamity of the Nine Heavens, his body disappeared, but the All Souls Banner protected his true spirit. Instead of possessing a body, he was possessed instead.
An apathetic young man, holding the All Souls Banner, walks among humans. Holding the All Souls Banner, yet I cultivate Golden Elixir through good deeds. In his daily life, he avoids conflicts, helps restless souls complete their wishes, earns good karma to repair the All Souls Banner, and lives a carefree life.
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