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What do you do when you wake up and find yourself inside the very game that you love?

What do you do when you realize you that you have not only become an NPC – you have even been thrown back in time to before the game even launched!

What will happen when our protagonist’s two realities coincide?

Han Xiao was a professional power leveler before his transmigration. Using his past life’s knowledge, Han Xiao sweeps through the universe as he prepares for the arrival of the players. This is definitely not your typical transmigration novel.

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Chāo Shén Jī Xiè Shī
Siêu Thần Cơ Giới Sư
TLM
Transcendental Mechanic
超神机械师
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peghius
peghius rated it
August 13, 2021
Status: Completed
Overall a good read, I would give it a 3.5, but since I unable to I tend toward 4 (mostly because it stands out more in comparison to the other crap that goes around)

Genre (those that actually have an impact) : second-chance / game system / trasmigration / powerleveling

  • (+) The pacing does a decent job alternating between speed ups, to avoid dragging, and slower sections, to allow for more descriptive sections and background stories, which create a more immersive environment for the reader.
  • (-) The side characters aren't usually one-dimensional and have some flavours to them, altough, due to the MC powerleveling, they keep being left behind without any conclusion for the reader. This is the main downside of this novel: from begining to end we get introduced to an incredible number of characters, most of them get some good build up, interests, motivations, actions, decisions, but they all end up fading away bit by bit before they can reach a personal climax.
  • (-) There is a general mold with which every conversation is created, this gets tiring pretty fast due to the real complexities of interactions between different peoples, especially when they are exacerbated by differences in social standing. This point might bug you a bit but, I don't believe it will be to the point of being a dropping point
  • (+) The story plot is quite nice and even the end isn't out of nowhere, there are some good twists and it keeps you coming for more. I believe that it ended just at the right point, more than that and it would have wore out the reader
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Little Rookie
Little Rookie rated it
August 11, 2021
Status: Completed
One of the very few where the ending actually makes sense. The author explained everything in the end and it was like pieces of puzzle stitching themselves together to form a complete picture. Some might disagree with me but imo I like this kind of ending way better than unfinished endings.

Not gonna talk about the starting or the quality of the novel... we all know it amazing... for these kinds of novel, it is generally the ending which decides the overall picture.
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ZeaZ
ZeaZ rated it
July 15, 2021
Status: Completed
This is so interesting. Characters are well made. The MC's plot armor is so thick that you can see he only has 1 luck in his stats but basically get every rare skills of his enemies just by touching someone with high luck lol that's pretty shitty but well his tactics are beautifully done
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RamHam
RamHam rated it
March 11, 2021
Status: c569
Good story, only problem is that the main character has a lack of intrest in other characters. Makes the story very bland.
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JKingSniper
JKingSniper rated it
February 2, 2021
Status: c1000
I love this novel. The beginning starts off amazing with an prison/break out scene which I just loved. He slowly accumulate lvl and power to fight back against the organization and rise up.

It does get a bit tedious middle since the tournament arc isn't fun and a bit of filler, but after that, it becomes amazing again.

Therefore, I would say read the beginning areas, into the outer space area, skip tournament arc, and continue.

Also, it does make me sad we never get to see the old character. Like the daughter... more>> of the old mechanic MC meets very early on. We only got to see the pugilist team member that bought MC's gaunlet later on, everyone else is gone. <<less
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Nietp
Nietp rated it
January 31, 2021
Status: c1463
How to evaluate this novel? Awesome!

We follow the story of Han Xiao, a normal guy that used to play a VRMMO that allowed player to explore the universe, join different forces and event, and change the destiny of civilisations.

When he woke up, he found himself in the game, before it was launched. However, even while he became a 'NPC' inside the game, he still has the player pannel (with some NPC option, like 'shop' added).

This story is about how, using his knowledge of the future events, and this 'NPC pannel',... more>> he strive to get stronger.

The only "bad point" I can think of, is that the player's role isn't as important as you progress in the story. It feels like towards the end, the author talks about them, and I'm like "oh yeah they're here". However the role of the player has been really interesting during the most part of the story and it was quite satisfying.

I really liked this work. The way he masterfully 'manipulate' people that doesn't know he is a real person, how he change the destiny of other NPCs, how, despite putting his own interests foward, he still help to save people.

The world built is really awesome and the scope just keeps getting bigger, from a sole planet, a star cluster, to the whole explored universe.

It was really a bit emotionnal when it finished it, the end is open, the story could go on, there are still possibilities but the author said that the main text was over. From now on, only stories on some characters will be realesed when the author feels like it. Maybe there will be parts about some players and what happened to them IRL.

Spoiler

The first side story is out, it is about the origin of the Germinal organisation Leader

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Wonjae
Wonjae rated it
January 25, 2021
Status: Completed
Ch 1178

The best and more entertaining novel I have read so far. I have been following it since the first good translation it had and it never gets boring for me. Every single day I am checking if there is another chapter and it always makes me want more (the only chapters that I didnt enjoy were the ones of the pro league).

Ch 1463

This was an awesome novel.
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SoulZer0
SoulZer0 rated it
December 21, 2020
Status: Completed
A piece of something that could have been regarded as art, yet ruined by the author. Towards the end of story, it is clear as sky that the author had already given up on the story, and they rushed most of the stories and destroyed potential plots.

The main character, Han Xiao, who had never even once mentioned throughout 1400++ chapters how he miss his former world (the Earth) suddenly acted like returning to Earth had been his lifelong ambition. Very peculiar in my opinion.

The threat of small restart, as well... more>> as the big restart had yet to be solved but the story had already come to an end.

Out of many players, why do I have to see the ending from Bun-hit-dog's perspective?

If Earth is a Surface Civilization, then how did he get reincarnated in the darkside cosmos? Why no answer?

Who made the Galaxy game? I'm quite sure that person has to at least possess Cosmos Grade Civilization and at most Ultimate Civilization technology to be able to connect main cosmos to darkside cosmos. But Earth is Surface Civilization. And the Carbon Expeditionary team did not seem to now about it.

RIP Lu Qian, Li Yalin and the other mortals who were once important characters.

There are 6 sanctuaries, each corresponds to the 5 super power systems except the 6th sanctuary. What's inside it?

Honestly, the sanctuary, the iterations, the big restart, the loops, as well as the darkside cosmos had made this novel's world extremely interesting to me and I am extremely disappointed that it ended this way. <<less
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Poemandres
Poemandres rated it
November 8, 2020
Status: --
I guess the best word to describe this would be "meh". Had good potential and the MC has a slightly above average personality, but it's not anything great. Many things aren't explained, but not in a mysterious way, more in a "I don't know how to properly write this plot point, so I won't mention it." Filled with holes. The MC never loses. He's tied before, but he has never lost (not from what I can remember).

I'd say the most disappointing thing is how the author is developing the MC's... more>> personality. I only read this for the Ruthless MC tag, but he's not ruthless at all, actually. He dislikes "evil" and is only willing to do bad things when he has no other choice (supposedly, but that seems more as an excuse for the author to keep up the anti-here charade), or when the other person is "evil". Although he describes himself as "chaotic neutral", he's always on the good side. I'm also not a fan of the whole "world within worlds" concept, like Renegade Immortal. It's never properly explained why he was transported in this world, nor are any conjectures given. The MC doesn't really seem to have a goal. It appears he wants to fight off an invasive universe or something, I guess? But there is no personal goal. Lot's of moments I consider cringe as well, are the forums, the "warmth" (yikes) and the comedic undertone. The story isn't serious at all actually, and I never really got immersed in it. It's a fairly ok fast-food novel, but it's pretty tr*sh. Would not recommend. <<less
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Diskat
Diskat rated it
September 28, 2020
Status: c900
Its alright. I'll just point out the things I think of:

    • Where are the Dev's? You don't hear anything about them so far.
    • I fail to see what disadvantages the Chinese players have that other players in foreign countries don't in the original world. Conflict means more chances for XP gain for players.
    • Skipped out on all the player pro season chapters because it was pretty obvious what would happen when you give a former player the chance to uplift his country's team and barely bother with expanding to other star clusters which apparently are where the majority of foreign country players are.
    • No Romance so far. He had bad experiences with ex-girlfriends. Unfortunately, he doesn't even bother with enjoying his life and its just ambition for more power, fame, wealth.
    • We eventually hear his goal like several hundred chapters in; where he knows a civilization stronger than his known universe will be coming and is preparing for it.
    • No Morality in business. Just all benefits and losses. Neither a good for bad thing.
    • Although he doesn't get lucky all the time, his 1 Luck does not matter. His 2 lucky halo NPC characters that have a skill in luck are able to somehow give him luck if he touches them. I'm pretty sure that's not one of their powers though.
    • Player exploitation; neither a good or bad thing. It would only serve his interests if he did get them to work for him so that's not bad.
    • He's actually smart. He doesn't spill his plans like a 3rd rate villain and keeps his secretive act up so he doesn't spill anything to players.
    • I don't think there's that much racism, but there is nationalism here and there.
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Josuto
Josuto rated it
August 1, 2020
Status: c910
Cons:

MC is extremely self-serving, borderline sociopath that doesnt seem to feel any attatchment to either his old life or his new friends, treats both the npc's and players based on pros and cons. This novel isnt for you if you want some friendship bonding i.e. Reciprocated both ways.

MC doesnt seem to have a clear goal like returning to his real world or finding out why he became an npc, just going through the stages of the game he remembers.

There isnt any sense of danger, he is always calm, composed and... more>> usually op enough to get through most situations.

Pros:

On the flipside, the story is interesting. Its fun to see him get new abilities, assets, npc companions (the way he sees it) and the way npc's react to him being a lowkey monster.

Its fast paced and feels fresh enough to not be repetitive.

Tl;dr: Its a light hearted novel about a calm op intelligent npc/player that knows about the future. Not for you if you want serious stuff. <<less
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AsianSnorlax
AsianSnorlax rated it
April 20, 2020
Status: --
Pros

Spoiler

-Excellent Story

-Continuous, well defined and Realistic Progression

-Extremely Binge-able

-Not a comedy but has funny moments

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Cons

Spoiler

-How he came to be in his current status not properly explained

-No one questions how his "foresight" ability works and how fast he progresses

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Kezmark
Kezmark rated it
December 8, 2019
Status: c526
Don't expect brilliant writing or riveting plot. This is a power fantasy, where the MC is fairly over powered. There's nothing really new about it, it is flawed in many ways, but it is very fast paced and as such not a chore to read.

Honestly, just making a decently paced novel, where the author doesn't try to pad the sh*t out of it with irrelevant garbage, gives you such a big boost in my eyes. Way too many other chinese novels love to pad sh*t out and there's very little... more>> of it in this one, mostly just stats when he levels up, or upgrades equipment, but its easy to skip and not overly common.

The general writing stays consistent throughout. No changes to how things work 100 chapters in, like with other novels. Now granted, the abilities, and level ups, and all that are kind of irrelevant. They are there, don't get me wrong, however they don't really matter, and are fairly poorly implemented really. The side characters are alright for the most part, except for the players, who as a whole are mostly there to be his cheat.

So, what can I say ? Its not a recommendation per se, but if you have nothing else to read, and are looking for something easy to digest, with a fast pace, then you can have some fun with it, if you approach it with the right mindset. <<less
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GabeZhul
GabeZhul rated it
September 26, 2019
Status: c492
To be blunt and concise: this is a power fantasy litRPG story with tight pacing, good action scenes, and decent comedy. On the other hand, the world building suffers from an overblown scale and a lack of logical consequences, the action scenes often lack tension, and the comedy, and the MC's pragmatism, while refreshingly direct, too often veers into full blown sociopathy. Overall, it is a really enjoyable read, and I would recommend it for anyone looking for a LitRPG or just a good, amusing power fantasy.
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IMakeCopperMirrors
IMakeCopperMirrors rated it
September 12, 2019
Status: c450
Rating: 6.5-7/10

I kind of get why this is at the top of so many recommendation lists - it starts with fresh flow of the plot, nothing too fancy but it is fast-paced and well-executed. The MC is somehow profit-driven to advance his pseudo-technology power mechanic, but also sets a strict moral limit.

Sadly, the after 300-odd chapters the MC is gifted with obscene power upgrades in the most deus ex machina way and the plot struggles to progress since the author can't create tension anymore. The quality drops like in Swallowed... more>> star
Spoiler

He gets basically unlimited XP from the players by selling them knowledge and the only reason he doesn't instantly powerup to max is due to many advancement requirements that are somehow way harder than for other players.

He also gets obscene amounts of op abilities as rewards from quests. Like casually 12 uses of instant full HP recovery as one of the 5+ such rewards from a single quest

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Also the world building has flaws that bug me to death:
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Like after many months the players can't figure out there is something wrong with the game- it being a real world- and still thing it is just clever AI. The NPC in the world also are very casual about millions of undieable people spontaneously spawning in their world... even when thousands of players reach level cap of 60, meaning they are as powerful as the top 20 natives there and can do whatever they want like humans in an anarchy game like to ab*se their power and simply troll... but the countries still somehow persist and the cities don't get randomly destroyed without automatically regenerating like in games. Yet the players don't seem to cause any damage to that society or suspect it can't be just a game

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Overrated in many reviews. <<less
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HamSandFridge
HamSandFridge rated it
September 11, 2019
Status: --
really noice, not like your typical cn novel with MC hiding identity/power for absolutely bullsh*t reason like safety but not reveal it even after he leave his/her realm/planet. He reveal his identity and use it to his advantage when he have the power to.

  1. Honestly don't get the complain about devs not doing their job to fix what the *storyline* was suppose to be, you have to look at it not from the reader pov, but the character in the novel. The dev don't know what the ending of the story line, the MC does. The devs shouldn't also know what the start of the story is or who it should be, and we don't even know what type of technology is used to build this world the MC is in, be it a supercomputer or something. And people, the author introduce a game-like world, but this world is pretty much a real world to our MC, death mean the end, he can't treat it as a game.
  2. This isn't just a game, it is considered another world, albeit a virtual one. Devs balancing the game? Just why? The god in our world balance the human race? I don't think so. As a reader, you should also seen the interaction between the MC and npc, they are pretty much real life, even small change from the dev would affect the mindset of the resident of that world.
  3. When was there ever a fixed main story line? We only know of this because of the MC going back to the past. If we were looking this as a outsider view from any char in the novel except the MC, we would not even know about the hidden story, the past of special character, the power of special character, their relations, etc. If the you were one of the player, you would think what the MC doing rn is just part of the story, not destroying the original story that was *Supposedly* exist in the previous MC life.
  4. The MC still have the some mindset of a player, so npc is just tool for him to be use, and so he treat them as much., just like how the player are treating the npc. Most npc are just canon fodder, except for some like hila.
  5. honestly just read and not try to think like some reporter, I don't get the point of acting like one, either enjoy it or drop it. This apply to every novel, like watching a movie, no random dumbass gonna write a essay to report on a movie. Unless you get pay for doing that ofc.
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SayMrrp
SayMrrp rated it
August 28, 2019
Status: c437
It started off a bit bland near the beginning, but got better. When the players start coming in en masse, things heat up for sure! I especially like MC's interactions with players. It's the most creative VRMMO transmigration? I've seen in terms of interaction with real players. Overall, it's a decent novel that develops into a brilliant novel.

Cons: a bit of nationalism (not too bad, just the MC trying to boost his country's rankings), and stat dumps (people kept complaining, but it gets less and less)

Pros: Seemingly well planned... more>> and organized. Interesting side characters. Smart MC who has a sense of humor, but is hella cool and capable of manipulating.

No romance yet. Lots of mysteries. MC has cool fighting skills, and the fight scenes are pretty good. <<less
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Finore
Finore rated it
May 31, 2019
Status: c68
It's imaginative and the universe is interesting, but those are the only positive points.

The story itself has no actual plot. There's no purpose. The MC got transferred, and knows a lot of things about how things will progress, but what is going to do with it? Become the king, kill everyone, look for a way home? Nobody knows!

The MC is a jerk focused on growing and gaining more tech and power, purely for the sake of becoming powerful? Even the lamest story out there as some reason.

Basically, the author fell... more>> in love with the idea of an sci-fi transmigration novel and wrote it with those two specific things in mind, ignoring everything else. <<less
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cute bird of sadness
cute bird of sadness rated it
April 4, 2019
Status: c793
This novel is amazing and might even be the best game novel that I have ever read.

The MC is really smart and cool, the power system is also really fun and easy to understand.

Overall it's just amazing and a very enjoyable read, I recommend this very much.
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sunkenpanda
sunkenpanda rated it
December 18, 2018
Status: c45
Honestly compared to most novels listed on this site this story is pretty decent. Easy to get started and surprisingly well thought out for the initial chapters. Haven't seen the raws yet and I don't read mtl so witholding further judgement for now.
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