It actually has no newbie protection at all.

So far the novel is very good. I like the MC's characterisation the most. The world building and sense of adventure and mystery are good.

One of the very best chinese webnovels I have read. There is no racism. The MC is smart, capable and has clear goals. Only drawback is main story progression is bit slow. On the flipside each dungeon story is very grippy and engaging

Mc is too stupid. He would die hundred times over without plot armor.

It is good at the beginning. But keeps going on nowhere.

Villain is stupid. He is rich second generation. He can interrupt original MC's chances but no he directly replaces him in actions. Carrying favor with some small characters who were protagonists younger brothers.

The author is smart and good with numbers and game logic. World building is also very interesting. The MC's character is also fleshed out very well. Only downside is, too much racism. These arcs are repeated every 10-15 chapters. Adds nothing to the story except china number one propaganda. At this point, I don't even know if the author is writing threse pointless arcs to please officials or he himself is a racist.

I don't know if user Immemorial read the work. But MC indeed gets found out by literally everyone as soon as he meets them.