it's very slow and methodical. it reminds me a lot of the story "I live forever in the world of cultivation". it has the same type of steady-temperament-MC. there's no thrilling fights or face-slapping or any dramatics at all, really. i think it's an okay representation of what cultivating is, where being consistent, steady, and humble gets you further than being flashy and well-known. I understand why some people might not like it because there's a lot of nothing happening for a while; the MC cultivates to the 1st level of qi refining in 2 years and really doesn't do anything after that, with several time skips. but I think for a world where even getting to the 2nd level of qi refining is an insurmountable task for some, so what if nothing happens for several years? what I'm trying to say is it's a chill read, it can be boring, do not read if you want flashy fights, revenge plots, face-slapping, etc.

c54 he reveals himself he is not hiding for all 600+ chapters. it's just a sign in story with progressively better rewards and progressively stronger enemies. not bad or good so far, just writing this review to clarify the "hiding like a bug" review. he's not hiding, he is just so strong now that worldly possessions mean nothing to him. when someone wants him to come out and offers him the position of base commander or w/e, he just doesn't care. he's apathetic to fame, not cowardly.

its not bad or good. it takes a long time to get to the point of a happy romantic relationship. I personally find it annoying that the MC's ex-gf can't understand human language, the ex-gf's friend wants to steal her friend's ex and doesn't understand when the MC tells her to stop and leave him alone, the ex-gf's white moonlight is also the guy who wants to marry the wife... I just feel like this is going to be hundreds of chapters of miscommunication and purposeful misunderstandings for drama, especially when the wife straight up asks the MC if he is a famous hacker and names his actual alias and he straight up says no. there is no reason to lie other than the author keeping the reveal for later. but if that's the case then why write her asking him??? dnf here, it's exhausting.

this is not a traditional harem story. it's more of the MC having a heartthrob aura and frantically beating away his own suitors with a stick. the MC is paranoid and a little delusional, but every time his fears are proven to be valid and reasonable. everyone in his sect seems to be drunk in love, heartsick, heartbroken or downright crazy about someone who isn't crazy about them. the demonic cultivators fall for righteous cultivators all the time, ruining the safety of the sect he's in. it's like every bad xianxia dog-blood romance trope is happening at once. I personally think it's hilarious. there also seems to be a mysterious reason all of this is happening; a plan in the dark from a person with supreme cultivation that the MC is unintentionally always ruining with his savvy ways. I don't know where this story is going but I'm happy to be along for the ride

yes the MC is a little bit of a simp, but I don't think it's that much of a bad thing. at least this MC actually has a personality other than being the strongest. the MC is not good at leading a territory, he is not good at leading troops, he is not good at business, he is not good at diplomacy... he's just a dude. just some guy who, like everyone else on earth, got sucked into a new world and has no idea what to do to survive. it's very realistic. his golden finger isn't even really a golden finger so much as a head start. it's interesting to see someone write a lord genre story where the MC is so boring but I think it works. it's really unreasonable to expect to have someone like him suddenly become a cold-blooded murder machine perfectly capable of leading troops and fighting for territory. I won't say it's bad, but I can see why some people would hate reading about someone who's not cool, or good with women, or is a bad leader. but this story isn't about that kind of guy, so ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

i agree with the reviews saying this is generic but good generic. the author has a good grasp of storytelling, and understands that making the MC ridiculously OP means that the story needs to be interesting elsewhere. if there's no challenge, there's no story. the main conflicts in the story is the overarching plot of humanity fighting against the abyss and the demon lords, and Lin Ye's contradictions with randos who don't have a chance in hell of affecting him in any way. I kind of wish there were more personalities in the cast, but it is mainly a solo novel. he doesn't really have any friends; he's a grown adult in an 18 year old's body, he has nothing in common with his "peers". there is no harem, he doesn't even flirt with anyone at all, and that's a good thing. Lin Ye genuinely acts his mental age; he doesn't regress to being 18 mentally even though he goes back in time. it's genuinely a nice read, nothing outstanding about it. I will say it's kind of interesting how every human antagonist basically doesn't have to do anything before they get their lunch box unceremoniously. half the time Lin Ye doesn't even see them as a threat.

writing this because a lot of the reviews don't talk about this story at all. about the premise: MC is a normal Chinese man who was playing a mobile game that mysteriously appeared on his phone one day, and after beating the game he gained the qualifications to have a system. the system is very OP, there's no build up or struggle to get a shelter that is 50 floors deep underground and built in a month. he uses ai to hack to get unlimited money to buy as many goods that he can get delivered. this average Chinese man basically turns into a warlord overnight with unlimited guns and ammo, food and necessities. there's no struggle or suspense. about the characters: the MC is very pragmatic and doesn't want people who can't do anything to be in his shelter, but conversely allows people qualified to bring in others as dependents. men have to be under 40, women under 25 (???), people have to have skills or talents. I'm not saying that the MC should let everyone into the shelter unconditionally. I'm saying that if he has an OP, black technology shelter that's super far ahead earth tech, why are his requirements so odd? you're telling me that for explicitly child bearing purposes he can't have medical equipment that would be able to take care of pregnant women who are older than 25? also being under 25 and never having kids and also being attractive and also having a technical skill or useful job is just.. so strict. he had a harem in the game but that's a game. idk if he has plans to also have a harem in the rest of this. I dnfed because the author isn't very good at suspense or drama or intrigue. like oh no! foreigners seem to have raised a t3 zombie in the first week of the apocalypse (?) and are attacking our MC because..... ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ they're "powerful "and "dangerous" but are immediately wiped out. the zombie is also wiped out. but it takes several chapters of suspense and "is he going to win?" and then no pay off happens. it's just a boring read while also being horny as hell.

the story is pretty interesting, the premise is pretty complicated and you can tell the author put a lot of thought into it. the world is thought out well. unfortunately I can't finish this story. the MC sleeps with a 13 year old. the first time he is unconscious and it isn't described as really sleeping with her it's "sharing energies and essence" and he doesn't remember any of it and it's glossed over so I assumed it wasn't literally sleeping with a 13 year old. the second time she comes to him and complains that she worried that he doesn't want her anymore (???) because he didn't touch her again. he thinks about it for all of 2 seconds and decides that because he isn't on earth anymore, he doesn't have to follow earth's rules, 13 isn't young to wastelanders! they have sex as soon as they can get pregnant, it's not strange! and this is literally a few chapters after he was gratified and pleased that Heishi was acting like a normal child and having a childhood and playing around and making friends with other children. this shit is gross, it's weird, justifying it by saying she's developed physically because he fed her enough good food and saying because she's okay with it that it's not weird IS WEIRD BY ITSELF. which is a shame, because it's genuinely an interesting story. the author's fetish is loud and it's a damn shame.

this is a sweet romance story. the other reviewer is probably the troll from a few months ago who just went around 1 starring all female protagonist romance stories. dunno why. strange hobby. about the story: I think it's fine. I don't like how cliché it is, but I think that's just bc I've read too many of this type of story. I also don't like how the ML is represented; he's manly bc he beats up other men, he's better than all these others bc of his physical strength, when he was in the army he got a bullet removed without anaesthetic but he was drugged a little and raped the MC bc she was his dream woman?? ok. it's really very old-timey, a more modern novel usually wouldn't have these. but the translation is readable, the story makes sense, there's many subplots under the romantic main plot and it seems fine.