Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School

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She was once one of Earth’s top engineers—sharp, cool-headed, a woman of schematics and precision. But fate has its own twisted sense of humor. When Wei San woke up in a tr*sh heap on a remote, forgotten planet somewhere in the galactic backwaters, she realized she’d crossed time and space… only to land in the body of a dropout with nothing but a malnourished body and a nose for salvaged junk.

Thrown from Earth’s engineering labs into the dirt of a nameless alien star, Wei San doesn’t crumble. She rises.

Because the tuition was cheap and she was broke, Wei San ended up signing up for the wrong program. She didn’t become a mech builder.

She became a mech soldier.

The kind that gets thrown into live-fire drills and survives off sheer bloodlust and pain tolerance. The kind of profession where “close combat” means face-to-fist and “training” means voluntary trauma.

Though she stumbled into the blood-soaked path of a mech soldier instead of building the machines herself, she refuses to be limited by labels. She trains, she adapts, and she learns to kill with as much finesse as she once designed engines.

Through perseverance, wit, and a hefty dose of don’t-f*ck-with-me energy, she blazes a dual path—as both soldier and engineer—toward a future carved with her own two hands.

One-line summary:

Poverty made me powerful.

Core theme:

How to grind your way to top-tier single-soldier with nothing but pain, precision, and petty spite.

[This novel is fast-paced, smartly written, and absolutely unafraid of biting humor. The worldbuilding is fresh, the characters fiercely vivid, and the protagonist?

She’s pure steel wrapped in sarcasm and stubborn ambition. A must-read for anyone who likes their heroines relentless, clever, and just a little bit deadly.]

Associated Names
One entry per line
Pawn My Life Just to Get an Education
SAPPS
Za guo mai tie qu shang xue
Đập nồi bán sắt đi học
我要上学
砸锅卖铁去上学
Related Series
Quitting My Studies, ‘coz I Want to Date! (Same Franchise)
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Mmand1
Mmand1 rated it
August 13, 2022
Status: c95
Reminds me of 'Crossing to the Future, it’s Not Easy to Be a Man' in a good way. Keep it up! I'm not gonna be stingy, it's not great but it's extremely promising so far. Maybe we're just missing a big defining moment but I guess it's kina hard with MC being nonchalant and clueless most of the time.
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NadiaClover
NadiaClover rated it
May 9, 2022
Status: Completed
This novel is really good. Best. Sometimes I even forget that the MC is female and thought that she us male.😂😂😂 Like I mean I came to find novel romance, but when I read this, although in the early chapter there is no romance, I really enjoy it. I even not feel bored or angry, it's like you know reading something fun. 5 star.
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yanyanchan
yanyanchan rated it
May 3, 2022
Status: Completed
THIS!!! THIS IS LITERALLY MY MOST FAVORITE NOVEL! WHY DIDN'T I FIND THIS NOVEL SOONER?! QAQ

I've literally reread this for like 3 times already and it never gets old! Ugh! Their friendship is totally friendship goals for me! And gods, everyone of them were really shameless (*ahem* Wei San *ahem*).

Oh yeah! The romance was really not the focus on this story! This story was literally the definition of slowburn (in my opinion). No lovey-dovey romance, only subtle. Also, the romance was at the end part of the story. But fret... more>> not—even without a romance this novel is still a masterpiece.

A SOLID 5🌟 RATING FOR ME!

YOU GUYS LITERALLY NEED TO GIVE THIS NOVEL A TRY OR YOU'RE MISSING OUT SUCH A GEM!! <<less
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Skyhigh
Skyhigh rated it
March 7, 2022
Status: c326
I have been on novelupdates for years on end and never thought about writing a review but this one is worth it.

The writing is so good and all the emotions from sadness, anxiety, anticipation and happiness are all conveyed so well I am in awe. I have not laughed out loud reading a book for a long time but I couldn't stop with this one.

It's short and sweet and doesn't continue endlessly.

I'd love to go on but don't like increasing people's expectations. So if you have the time it's a... more>> great read. <<less
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Tararissa
Tararissa rated it
September 20, 2024
Status: Completed
It's sooo sooo sooo soooooo GOOD! Long time not see this kind of wholesome novel..

Some people say the first part is so flat.. But for me it's already quite nice but of course the development of story much more fun and thrilling.. The plot quite consistent

The way the author deliver the story element is neat and not confusing at all..

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it start with wei San story at garbage place, how she strive and it's sooo so funny when she wrongly choose class at academy

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It has various kinds of feeling and genre.. Comedy yes..I laugh a lot, romance yes, action so much, thrilling too at some arch story, detective like, friendship too

Really like this novel..I continue reading MTL..I think after few times completed reading novels with MTL, now I still can enjoy and understand hahahaha.. But definitely worth binge-read this for 3 days

Alread 3rd day since Im done this novel n still can't move on huahaua <<less
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xxchroniclerxx
xxchroniclerxx rated it
July 11, 2024
Status: Completed
(Edit : Forgot the rate ;-; and unable to add or delete it now so rating : 5Stars)

I'm a hugeee fan of novels with themes of training/companionship/slow burn romances. This novel didn't disappoint! This is very refreshing in various senses, like the other comments said, gender equality is very refreshing, I like how gender wasn't mentioned anywhere or was a criteria to determine or undermine, if you have the skills, then you will be respected.
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I like how Wei San is the only female cadet in the main team of 5 and despite some groundless (misinterpreted rather XD) rumours about her and her male teammates, it isn't ever a stumbling point for anyone. Its rather refreshing when the novel isn't constantly focusing on gender differences and the fatal attraction between a fMC and her male friends. I love the camaraderie, goofyness, unwavering trust and love that they share for each other, as friends and teammates. Ngl I love how the male lead wasn't one of them and the friendship displayed was so pure and heartwarming.

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The novel has very slow movement, no unnecessary timeskips or powerups, it's kind of interesting to see such slow and steady growth, and it gave the novel much more chapters to flesh out certain arcs, even though it might seem slower comparatively, every plot point is relevant. The translated chapters doesn't even cross the halfway point of the original translation so expect really slow but steady and interesting developments. The novel has its plenty of ups and downs where one moment I was loosing my head laughing but the next I was into the plot trying to uncover the hidden threats.

I did kind of wish some plot points were a bit more fleshed out, regardless the loose ends are tied up really well at the end.
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Things like their ancestors like Qingfei and Ji Ci and Gongyi guy I forgot his name lol and how tf he managed to well.. Put doors inside the certain star beast like ?? Who does that bro. It remains a mystery but considering the novel focuses more with the standard 1st person pov of wei san, ig its better it remains a mystery held by the ancestors with no way of knowing anymore lol

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I like the side stories as well, it gave a nice perspective to the novel amd we get to see how they eventually came to form the team that made history.

tldr : Refreshingly nice read for the genres with a slow and steady developing story. Beautiful depiction of youthful friendships, rivalry and camaraderie. Gentle and slow romantic subplot and a fulfilling end. A very good read.

Thanks to the hardwork of the translator/translating team, great work and really grateful to be introduced to a good novel.
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JamesBunny
JamesBunny rated it
July 18, 2023
Status: c8
Still waiting for current tl because MTL doesn’t do this novel justice. This is hands down my favorite novel EVER. Every novel I read after this, is compared to how fun it is to read in comparison. The story itself isn’t the most unique, it’s a poor to rich with a reincarnation in a sci fi world, but the CHARACTERS are what makes this so enjoyable. Our protagonist just coasts along and does what she likes and is absolutely shameless, but not in an annoying way like other novels I’ve... more>> read. I also appreciate how unlike “its not easy to be a man” the author doesn’t try to add commentary on sexism, but just makes our protagonist female without making it a super feminist story. <<less
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Ellyon
Ellyon rated it
May 15, 2023
Status: c213
Never read about a more same-less and thick-faced FL 😂 Love how the shamelessness spreds through the school and love the friendships she makes along the way. I think I finally know who the ML is so I'm looking forward to the development there.

I know ppl have raised complaints about ML's action when FL was a kid but dont forget that the ML participated in war at a young age. It's not an excuse but it messes with you.

My favourite part of this novel so far is the down to... more>> earth feeling I get from it. Our FL has issues and it shows through at times but she got Friend's who are there for her later and make her reflect over her behaviours. Both in Battle and how she takes care of herself.

I took a star away bc of the many mix-ups with pronouns in the translations. Not a major issue but annoying and frequent enough. I Was planing on only taking half a star away but yeah, can't change it after pressning wrong. 🤷🏼‍♀️ <<less
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Kim Nara
Kim Nara rated it
August 29, 2022
Status: Completed
For those who found that this story ended in an abrupt way, you're not reading it until the end, there's still a few more chapters outside the MTL site, just copy the Chinese version title to Google and read it on another site (it's Chinese site), you'll get another pov from another chara there.

The story ended in chapter 337.
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novem
novem rated it
August 8, 2022
Status: Completed
I mtl-ed this and since I couldn’t find the extras I went onto the CN raws and plugged every one of them into google translate. That’s how much I freaking enjoyed this novel.

This novel is pretty easy to MTL and it is soooo funny. Like honestly had me cracking up. It’s like subtle word quips and jokes that have me cackling. The MC is sooo funny and very like... girlboss? Honestly, this is a bit of a Mary Sue story I’ll admit with how OP the MC is. But honestly... more>> who doesn’t like seeing an OP MC? The ‘money grubber’ and ‘hardworking protagonist’ tag should definitely be highlighted and taken into account. So much of what drives the MC forward initially is money and to get out of poverty. Which, again, is super funny and just part of her character development.

The romance is quite subtle. It’s definitely not a focus in the story and I wouldn’t stress about trying to find the ML or anything like that. It happens eventually but in comparison to the high action plot it’s almost miniscule.

A lot of this novel is the female MC being badass, subverting peoples opinions about herself, building a strong group of friends and teammates, kicking ass, and fighting. Not a whole lot of angst, though I’ll admit I cried at some parts, and also not particularly fluffy.

If you liked ‘Crossing into the Future, it’s not Easy to be a Man’ or however the title of that novel on hiatus is like, this novel is very similar and I would definitely recommend it for you. Aside from the fact that there’s no genderbender or anything of the sort here, the kickass strong Mecha component is quite similar. All around a very enjoyable, comedic, solid read. Would definitely trudge through MTL to read this again. <<less
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LunaSolis070
LunaSolis070 rated it
May 27, 2022
Status: Completed
I actually have lots of Spoilers alert here. So read at your own risks. 🤣

MC looking back and seeing ML looking at her: hmm.. someone is coveting my mecha..

ML actually looking for her fluctuation.

... more>> If MC knows what ML is doing she will be like: the only thing that is fluctuating is my heart.

Other MC's: red lips, white teeth, peach blossom eyes or fox eyes. Learning business or acting

MC here: dark under eyes, unkept hair, and a tissue in the nose. Reading - Salesman word's, gardening 108, how to be a fugitive. 😂😂

MC doesnt let anyone rely on her. Not like those MC from the other Novel that keeps shouldering everything. Look what happened to the MLs team, they rely too much on MLs protection.

Scenario:

Gathering of military students.

Other school elegantly dancing.

MC and Liao: Wow! They are twisting their butts!

See's someone ACCIDENTALLY stepping on the others foot.

Liao: I see thats sharing your feeling!

Liao invites an irritable character to dance. 😂😂😂👏

Irritable character: is my charm value high?

Me: no, he just wants to step on your foot...

Everyone started stepping on ones foot. Liao " Wei San! Come join!"

Mc: give me a second. *Grabs a spike shoes* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH

Why MC is hated?

Its not her gender that is belittled. Its because she was an orphan so they dont want to believe that she can stand with those proud son side by side.

I think ML hurting MC when they were young wasn't a big problem. Also MC didnt really put it in her heart because if she wasn't in that place, she wasn't testing her "mecha" which attracted the attention of the zerg. She wouldn't be helped by her teacher. So I also dont take it to heart.

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some reviews said that there is a discrimination regarding genders. Im already at 141, all I see is there are a lot of female in military. Like, ML's auntie She is a commander and ML's father is a Grade B. There is also Master Xie who likes to kick peoples bu*t in the training, MC, Master Yu, and the military school full of females. When people provoke MC its because they dont believe that an orphan can defeat them the proud son of heavens. It's not because of gender but because of resources. They have been trained since they were a child, while MC lacks of resources. Im in chapter 170+ now, if you still think they like to fight her because she is a girl then I'd say you are a s*upid sh*t. If they really look at her gender they would always belittle her in the battle field. As you have read, its obvious that they want not taunt her instead they would directly eliminate her because she is a threat.

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MC and ML

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MC was attracted by ML's face and especially his shiny long hair. While ML, his eyes would subconsciously follow MC.

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Irritable character, Xiao Eli: Those friends of Wei san (MC) are not good people 🙄.

Also Xiao Eli: Wait.. im also not a good person... 😐.

"Speak less, you are a crow mouth."

Me: oh, you actually noticed it. Its already chapter 144+ 😂😂

ML not giving back MCs items like hair tie 😂👏 he is even using it HAHAHAHAHA

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Chapter 214. I really love ML's Auntie. She became a commander so she can protect the Ying family and when she saw Ying Cheng (MCs teammate) having fun. She was happy that 1 of the Ying is living a free life.

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ML noticing MC

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You will only become unhappy if you deal with her.

She is strange.

She is happy.

She is in a bad mood...

Is she hurt?

Give her drinks, make the clay mecha, that she made, into porcelain to preserve. Her hair tie is now mine.

Be careful.

Dont waste your time observing, you will only die in a battle field.

I haven't seen her today...

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Im crying

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Even though they have no ambiguous relationship MC gave ML the button that will automatically kill MC. 😭MCs weakness is ML. 😭

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haihay
haihay rated it
May 6, 2022
Status: Completed
My first time writing a review but this is...

...A GEM

DEFINITELY A GEM

Their shamelessness is next level✅

Comedy ✅

Character✅

Friendship goals✅

World building ✅

Plot ✅

No major plot holes, wait I don't even see any minor ones... well I MTLed so im not sure but still the story's chef's kiss <3

As previous reviewer said, no major romance. Its very subtle and at the very end but I still love it anyways

I love every bit of the characters. Soo well written (to me). Their interactions are... Man I donno how to describe it

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I love the relationship between the Ying cousins. Ying Jingxue and Ying Chenghe are soo cute. That moment when YJX actually wanted to accompany YCH to the mecha event when they were kids and how YJX was waiting for YCH to apply to the imperial military academy.. damn cuties... and that bit when they exchange mecha sculptures... ugh

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Klaruza
Klaruza rated it
April 8, 2022
Status: Completed
I was searching for good scifi novel on MTL, then many people talks about this one. So I decided to give it a try and so glad I did it 🤧

Because this novel is such a gem.

Im picky about novel, because I want the plot to flow smoothly (no plot hole and no jumping). So I was very satisfied with this one. Every part is explained clearly, the scheme is also mind blowing. There are few OP characters but the way the author write it makes them more realistic.

There are... more>> many characters who has their own personality. There are no forgotten characters (they have their own time to shine). Friendship is one of the strong point of this novel.

Very recommended to read, especially if you like strong FML, great plot, comedy and realistic romance. The total chapters are 337 (the last 10 chapters can be read from the original site) <<less
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Justmepassingby
Justmepassingby
July 27, 2024
Status: c10
I'm kinda disappointed??

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I like the concept of the story and how she's currently a 7 year old (formerly 20 before transmigrating). For me, its more gratifying like that when everything unfolds in the future. She's a very hardworking person and also smart, so watching her grow up is gonna be very interesting because of that. Buttttt, the narration is whats disappointing for me. Its kinda vague? And doesn't really go into much details, which is a bummer. Its in third person and per chapter there's a very few dialogues. I don't know what's in her environment at all, what does her school look like, her classmates, her teachers. Its hard to imagine at all because its all vague.

What threw me off the most is the time skip, like what hell was that? At chapter 9, we're just at her second day of school but in chapter 10 there's already a 7 years time skip?? Like, we wouldn't even see her hardships in her first months at school? Especially since her major is not what she initially wanted. How did she overcome it? How did she survive? We're just gonna narrate everything that happened in those 7 years?? Just telling and not showing at all?


Just why?

I know I'm probably judging too early but if its like that til the end, I can't finish it.


I could really see the potential but the writing is just kinda lazy writing imo.
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Sheddy
Sheddy rated it
April 22, 2024
Status: Completed
Very enjoyable read, the MC was very humorous, it was enjoyable reading her antics. I love her interactions with her teammates. There were some minor plot holes but it doesn't matter much. MC isn't a mary sue, but she is stronger than her peers and learn very quickly. The romance was slow and subtle.

As for the ML, I originally didn't like him very much due to their history together.

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the ML is Ying Xingyue, one of the guys who left MC for dead when she was attacked by the star beast when she was younger.

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After around 200+ chapters, the tone of the novel turned darker and more serious, which makes it harder to read, because there were less and less comedies.

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MC also lost her humour after finding out she was infected and would soon be consumed by the infection, it was hard to read. Thankfully her friends and the ML were always there for her.

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Ending was rushed imo, but it wasn't getting anymore exciting anyways so it's best to end it there

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MC managed to fulfill her goal of seeing the ML's hair burn by the end of the novel😂

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Sosseres
Sosseres rated it
April 12, 2024
Status: c269
A very entertaining story. Misunderstandings, laughs and just going to the next page over and over.

The downsides finally weighed too heavy and I did drop it. Some examples:

  • The first 100 chapters or so has very poor translation, for a while it was so bad that I thought the translator had put the wrong gender on the main character or the author wanted to hide the gender (switching between he and she in the same sentence).
  • There is no real tension in the story. The thing that finally did me in. Fun scenes only carries it so far.
  • The setting makes very little sense (as per most mecha settings), people move faster than projectiles from guns.
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Usernamedes
Usernamedes rated it
February 23, 2024
Status: Completed
All time favorite. Really didn't expect that Xiao Yilai would be my favourite next to the Domacles teammates haha. He's just so endearing! He's really such a pure guy. PURE! ;P haha. And.. Its, kind of sad but I really really like Ji Chuyu.

Ji Chuyu

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I love the friendship that will develop between Chinghe and Ji Chuyu, the one he's threatened of before (haha). He was actually a really sad character, he has a lot of expectations on him, and he was given the task of interacting with Xing Jue, so really, most of his time was really just with Ying Jing Xue, so he treats him as someone he was closest to then learns that he wasn't actually treated as such. He genuinely likes him but even when they were always together he didn't really enter Jing Xue's eyes and that's mostly because he was possessive as a child. The way he interacts with him isn't the way how Xing Jue wants to be treated, he doesn't keep his boundaries because he is possessive, but he means well. And the way he was brought down from the top? It's really good, the way the author wrote it was really well. Even though I mtl'ed most of it, I still felt it. He was annoying most of the novel but I really like him.

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And who will forget Eli's heir? Haha
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I like how at the end Jill wood learned to understood his character that he was just really childish but he's really kind, he's so dense but he has good intentions and really transparent he will say whatever he was feeling. I can't really say that Xiao Eli is Arrogant because it feels more like someone without filter and who's like a child.

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All in all, the author is really great I love the last chapters where we see how much they've grown. I love how they all grew up. And the characters are really distinct, there isn't one character where is the same with another character, they were all given their own personalities that you can remember their names because it leaves impression. You know who you like and who's character you're irritated with even if you don't see the names and just based it on their actions.

P.s. For Yamamiya or Yamagiya twins. Yamagiya Yongnan or Yo nan is the girl the Heavy mecha soldier, and Yamamiya Yoren or Yamamiya Wave Blade/ Wave Bo Ren, is the Guy twin, The light soldier who uses whip. Shongang Yo ling is their aunt and is called Wave blade palace. Don't confuse guys, (because I was for many times haha). <<less
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IrregularPerson
IrregularPerson
August 1, 2023
Status: c14
This novel has potential. I was looking for a self-made female protagonist, and it definitely checks off that box but it falls short of my expectation. I was excited to read that MC is a malnourished orphan, as she would develop from the ground up. But I'm only on Chapter 14 and early on she's settled her dietary issues by being opportunistic (persistently scavenging) and it's later explained why she got the chance to temporarily improve her living conditions (there is a quality issue with the foodstuff that was dumped... more>> en masse). I can applaud the author for being perceptive, but in other aspects... things just happen. Which is not only boring but frustratingly illogical.

I can't be convinced that within a short period of 1-2 days (of improving her impoverish-to-poor diet), she's capable of running 20 laps without collapsing like her peers.

    • Even with rations as an incentive.
    • And running 20 laps at age 7 is incredibly inhumane.
I'm a fan from INEBM, but other readers should take the chance and see if this sort of light novel is their cup of tea. The chapters are short and irregularly pace, but it's enough to judge if this novel is good. <<less
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Firious
Firious rated it
June 25, 2023
Status: c231
The novel is quite nice. It has a light-hearted feeling filled with comedy and ridiculousness but it also has a main story that's relatively serious. Though in the end

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they made a random family into the mastermind, ended main threat 1 in a few chapters, ended main threat 2 in 1 chapter, and rushed the ending in the chapter they ended main threat 2.

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But the translation is terrible. It updates slowly, cuts a normal chapter into several pieces, and is an MTL. It isn't even that much better than the MTL I found after searching on google. If boba's quality is 5/10, then the MTL I found is 4.5/10. And you know what chapter 231 was in the MTL site? It was chapter 73. Boba split the normal chapters so much that 73 chapters became 231 chapters instead.

Too bad really, the novel is quite nice too. <<less
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incoming
incoming rated it
November 14, 2022
Status: c218
Haven't you read this yet? Quickly do it! It's a pretty slow start, but God... Okay, this is a great combination of sci-fi genre and romance. Just perfect.

The description doesn't match the content at all, it's much less frivolous. I don't understand where the Chinese learn to write such bad descriptions.

Oh, and about the translation when you're going to read... To be honest, chapter 90 is about the thirtieth chapter of the original novel. I use a translator, it's not bad
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