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Lord of the Mysteries
诡秘之主 · 爱潜水的乌贼
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★ 4.8
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⏱ ≈ 110h read
👥 10M
A Victorian-steampunk world of secret pathways and eldritch gods — often called the best Chinese web novel ever.
Klein Moretti navigates a Lovecraftian, industrial-age setting with a card-based "pathway" power system. 49M+ EN views, 4.85 rating, in the British Library. Dense but unforgettable.
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a budgeting icon who goes from feeding his family with 1/2 slice of bread to beef stews everyday while roleplaying as god as a side…
Quick Recommendation Lord of the Mysteries by Yuan Ye (袁野) is a popular Chinese webnovel that is known for its common transmigration trope. Only that this is a unique story where the protagonist is not omniscient or omnipotent. Some other unique features are the complexity of the story's world-building and deeply unsettling mysterious events that slowly unravel into something bigger.
[Rating: 5 out of 5 stars] Jan 20, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023 Volume 1: CLOWN Chapters 1-213 Possible spoilers ahead, be warned.... My emotions are still raw right now after finishing the first volume of this book. This volume is a re-read for me but I didn't expect that I would still cry despite knowing what happens at the end. This web series is an absolute gem for me that I happened to discover in the mid part of 2022.
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