Do not be happy with things, do not be sad with yourself.
This is the only truly good phrase that came out of this novel.
Summary: Every world has a supporting role, blinded by love that is ready to give everything she has to the person she loves. But she is not the main protagonist so her fate is to be a stepping stone for others, becoming a basic cannon fodder in the script.
Lu Xi works as a traverser who changes the script/fate for these women and charges to a new and successful future.
Author mentioned ML, which is a spliced character, but basically this is another NoCP novel under the guise of "romance" tag (after all romance is more popular than NoCP), just because FMC ends up always alone throughout her entire short life she has and this ML appears in just few worlds and is such a background character. Thos who pursue FMC are not counted.
Note: I feel like I've read this novel before, because I know this cover, but I couldn't remember a thing, so I ended up re-reading, but mostly skipping through to get the idea of it. And to me it is much to be desired, so no wonder I forgot the entire thing.
I love QT as a genre, it fascinates me, because it covers all types of different worlds, author can create all types of stories and plotlines. But this one undofrtuntely falls under the category of I'm full of tropes and cliches and I have little individuality.
But don't get me wrong, this is pretty much basic novel and there is nothing wrong with it, but on the other hand it doesn't hold anything exciting or particularly new.
Also my main complain about it is how we concentrate on something for the whole period of time, but the conclusion is basically described in few paragraphs. I don't wait from these novels anything spectacular, but if you want to be entertaining, be it. This novel was published in '21, so all the things written in here were done a million times, but because there is nothing to it, it became so forgettable.
The only commendable thing must be the protagonist Lu Xi, tenacious and resilient. But it's again nothing new on the market, there are ton characters like her. And because the work is shallow her highlights are not that bright anymore.
I don't remember if this was under this novel or another one I saw a comment which was quite interesting and I agree on it. Most of the rebirth script are followed along revenge scripts (partially this one too), but sometimes people who our character retaliates against did not commit anything yet, which isn't actually fair. I agree with this take, because most of the time those we claim as villains are foul through and through, but sometimes people have not committed anything yet but they get a full on revenge for those who exist in parallel time. So is it fair for them to go through it or no? This commentator also said they liked to see main characters doing their all in the previous life to get revenge and even if they fail eventually or succeed, at least they tried. I also like when authors logically follow the development instead of mindless - I'll get revenge no matter what!
This was going on a tangent.
Back to the boring.
At least it's kinda whatever to me since everything is all convenient for FMC and follows her "plan", but actually it's better not to look for logic at some places.
Even the beginning, the system shows her stats, which are particularly barren except for some engineering stuff, but she is mentioned to already travel several worlds (doesn't add up, since she has at least some health accumulated and low-level wolrds give her like 1 point of health - her main goal to accumulate the health points - but her other stats are basically non-existent, while in other worlds she tries to accumulate knowledge in other fields as well). In consequent worlds her stats begin to change considering which path she choce, but mainly it is connected with tech.
The main goal for her is to go back to her original world, like no matter how short her life will be there, it is her original roots.
World 1.
Lu Xi is a supporting character in the period novel. She is childhood sweetheart who followed a boy she liked, but who doesn't like her to the village to build the motherland, because she pestered him she got into trouble and eventually since she had no connections like him she stayed there for a longer period of time and her life was ruined.
Tbh many of the period novels describing '70-'80ss are like self-criticism to me.
Lu Xi changes her attitude upon arrival, she is a tech bro, so she trie to alleviate the problems for the village, like fixing the waterwheel to irrigate the fields. And I was like - did everyone loose all the knowledge they ever had? Or did they off all the intellectuals? Anyway, she became a well-known figure in that village and eventually moved on to capital to work on other things, not mentioned.
I agree with people who said that the OG girl really jumped around and was annoying to the man, but the guy also was unkind since he knew this is a hellhole, he has a way out but she doesn't, and despite her being annoying he could have mentioned it to her or her parents.
The guy ended up badly for some reason. He did not end up with the girl he met in the village, she was a basic white flower type who relied on others. He remembered Lu Xi as his white moonlight in a way, but eventually married and worked at the place of his father (when people inherited the work of their parents), but something went wrong and he was apprehended. See no reason for such an ending for this guy tbh. Just write that they parted ways and that's all. Also Lu Xu was pursued by her collegue in the lab but she refused. She does not need a man and also she lives a short life in these worlds.
World 2.
Supporting character in the campus romance. Lu Xi became a daughter in a reconstructed family, her parents divorced and each got their own family. She followed her father who came around with a new wife and child who was obviously his. With a stepmother you'll get a stepfather. She got along with a person since she was bullied and he saved her, but he was a "bad boy". She became also like him to stay close. But when they guy fell in love with a student he changed his ways.
Lu Xi changed her ways first, she became a good student and other "good brothers" followed along, which eventually changed their life too. She studied medicine since she is in "poor health". Do you think she ever used this knowledge or it was mentioned later? only once I think.
The couple from campus actually dated for some time but then they broke up. She was pretty cruel in her words to the guy I'll be honest. A mature woman who lived for hundreds of years against a teenage boy in love who has not corrected his ways. It was kinda embarrassing.
World 3.
The world says ex-celebrity. While in reality Lu Xi became a household name after her fame.
Tbh the way she came into fame is so weird. She was hyped by her company and used as a stepping stone, but when the guy became famous it was her who sucked his blood as they said.
She went to a variety show and showed how she can survive in the wilderness and everyone was inspired and she became an instant hit...why? She said - I'll become a hit and everyone is like - you go girl.
During one of the shows she exposed the guy who hyped with her. Because she managed to create a hand-made telescope ???!!!!!!!! from thing lying around. You got to be kidding me. And somehow looked out, said - oh, got attention from others and said she saw the guy (insert his name here) and the girl who wanted to get close to this man followed with the live camera and they saw him out of sight at another pool with a woman, so he dated while he also filmed the show. How did she see him? Unknown to me. Anyway the guy was dragged through the mud of course.
She became a hit and a name of variety queen. Why... She didn't do anything except surprise everyone during her "survival".
World 4.
About a Phoenix man. Nothing new here as well, the guy targetted a wealthy lady and his in-laws helped with his job. She became a housewife with a child.
Anyway, since he was also cheating she managed to get everything back since his own lover testified against him lol.
She got everything back, he got basically nothing of worth. He also has weak abilities so he was fired from different places and ended up with a simple job. Regretting to have treated his ex-wife so poorly.
Lu Xi had a son with him but she was awarded the custody because her husband had a baby on the way and she became sterile. She brought her son up to be a good man.
World 5.
The real and fake daughters.
Lu Xi traveled as a kid and wrote to her parents about her situation, she might as well found another way, but it was one of those.
She was taken back at the age of 11 I think, thin and small.
A lot of flash forwards. Her mother took her to dance since she showed talent and tenacity. While she also managed to be good in her academics and her father also paid attention to her.
Lu Xi didn't care and followed their wishes for some time, because everything will come to fruition later.
Her parents still didn't really care about her as a person but as a product and a puppet.
In OG world it was the same, fake was favored since she was so accomplished, but now fake is a child and can't do anything against adult Lu Xi. Her actions are childish and provocative and she is always hostile. Tbh questionable actions for Lu Xi since she is an adult and the girl is a child still who lacks education. But anyway. When Lu Xi grew up and was praised she retired after winning a dance competition announcing she no longer wants to be her mother's puppet, which created a rift between husband and wife for years, she wanted her to complete what she failed to achieve. While the father wanted her to follow his path. She again chose medicine and was already admitted and said - you never cared to know, I chose the college entrance exam just to experience life.
The fake daughter was found guilty of plagiarism (since she played Beethoven as her own music, essentially this world didn't have him). And after the shame she was sent away abroad, so no beautiful career for her.
And no perfect daughter for the parents, she was known and brought them fame and honor, but not in a way they wanted her to. So yeah.
World 6.
Weird script that somehow should have tested FMC
In this script she is a chosen illegitimate daughter to be sent to her fiance, this is a bloody old-fashioned script, OG FMC is happy with how it turned out. Lu Xi died several times when she wanted to avoid following the script, but returned at different time nodes, the last one her killing the guy who tortured OG person and this is how she proved she can do it and her mentality is strong....
World 7.
Apocalypse. Because Lu Xi is so accomplished in tech, she used her time to learn Sanda for protection, she knew the doomsday will come. She was again a part of reconstructed family. Biological father, stepmother and a sister (non-related), but her father treated the girl better than her of course. She is the girl who stole her script in this world (OG supposed to be a heroine). She also had a spring in her bracelet that the girl took away.
This time she starts early and prepares. later the apocalypse arrives. Two words - she comes fro her grandparents (I skipped the most of this arc, since it was whatever, and have no idea what happened to them, she took them away and later spent her time at the safe base in the lab, no mention of her grandparents since they arrived).
She met with some guys along the way - one of them is called Yun Xia. Which I guess is supposed to be the spliced ML? He appeared in the celebrity arc as a minor character that FMC saved. Nothing serious. Now it's the same name and face.
Anyway they created their own place full of order, she found her father who was a zombie and used him for tests. I mean... she never learnt these things, it was described as if she is so knowledgable about it, while it is different from her previous surgeries and physicians etc. Anyway she experimented and reliazed her spring has power to cure but not entirely? At least can be used for vaccine. SO they spent like a decade, not to mention their base was the best and msot organized and orderly she also helped with semi-finished vaccines that were useful.
The step-sister who survived as a woman of a man from another base came around decade later, she was thrown out and among other her skills were much lower even if she had a head start, by this time Lu Xi's father gained most of his original human look back, so when she arrived Yun Xia (ML) showed her the way to the lab and Lu Xi let her meet the father that was pushed to feed zombies by her and she was infected and became a conscious zombie herself. What a fate.
What a pipe dream. So Lu Xi became the savior who helped people to reclaim the land and defeat the virus. Applause.
World 8.
Real daughter again, but now Lu Xi is the mother. Her child was kidnapped and changed by the mistress. OG wife never ceased to look for her daughter, but found her pretty late. This time she took her home earlier and taught her well. Fake/illegitimate daughter is reborn, she knows her fate and wants to change it, when her mother returned with her biological daughter she was pushed aside (since Lu Xi knew that she was an adult in a kid's body). Her husband thought he was so smart but he was promiscuous outside. This time Lu Xi created some buzz online catching her famous husband cheating and while she was taking her daughter away he was out there having fun, which helped her fight for company and custody during their divorce. The husband seeing the company falling down due to the social impact (what a fantasy) decided to take away all the assets like houses and cars etc. Lu Xi took the company and of course led it to suceed becoming a legend. The husband liked the new and hated the old, blamed his failure on everyone around him, since he somehow managed to lose a lot fo many on investments... no comment how a guy who led a huge company with so many ssets managed to get to this point. Possible but still kinda weird. So his mistress (fake daughter mother) escaped eventually with another man lol, the fake daughter stayed since she had nothing and chose her father for money. They moved from good place to worser and cheaper places.
World 9.
Withered Imperial Rose. Interstellar world, she was betrayed by family and her twin-sister who took her identity as famous Imperial Rose, a warrior who chose to settle down and teach and marry and not follow her previous career path. While wounded real Lu Xi was thrown to garbage planet.
The managed to build a spaceship okay? And they landed on a closest planet. She saw the tournament of schools was coming up so she joined as part of some backwards school.
How no one recognized her even if she always wore sunglasses beats me. Her face is everywhere.
So they defeated every school and she won single-handedly the last final and exposed her twin sister also announcing she will put her to trial. Actually because Lu Xi was part of the military the trial in my opinion should have happened despite wanting her or not, her parents should be brought to justice too despie any type of verbal distancing. So the way the mother was untouched was baffling, while father was flogged? Lol what. The twin sister was thrown to a garbage planet.
Oh yeah in this world OG Lu Xi had a fiance but he didn't notice the change, well, he noticed but did not dig deeper, which I think is completely stupid, the fact she has a twin must have been know, so where is the twin while new "Lu Xi" can't even pilot her mecha well. So stupid.
World 10.
Exiled Princess. European ambience.
Ugh... don't get me started.
In this world the church has the power - you get it? The criticism of church. And the monarchy is a mascot. Also the belief is the darker the hair, the worse it is. Ai No Kusabi where are you?
OG Lu Xi has black hair but she also has open mind, she tried to fight against the dogmatic church but failed and was exiled.
Her new land is the full of black oil. I was like - how do you gonna process it? Her land is also barren, she used her money to recruit some people at first, so she used to build houses and promised land, which helped her to recruit more people, from rent etc she started to receive the money. While everyone who came by at first were supposed to be quite poor though... Anyway, her small town grew, becoming a city (where she get so much metal producing a lot of stuff, especially engines that worked with gas).
People arrived with prospects, since everyone was treated well and equally. She also had good policies and people reclaimed the land etc. She called it industrial revolution.
Then she also produced guns. Again, where did she get all thematerials is unknown, she's talented, get over it. It is explained, but I felt it is quite perfunctory explanation.
Anyway, at the most peak part she is called back, she returns, frames the Pope for attempting to murder the Queen and strikes a deal with him, letting him return and say - everything church said was a lie, there are no gods, they created it to manipulate public and control people.
He wanted to live so he did as he was told.
Convenience is that many believed in it............... I mean try to convince a brainwashed person.
So she became a Queen herself, introduced her technology, at least because of this people believed that she can bring them mroe than some god figure.
And she became the last queen, letting people choose the ruler from among other people....................
Won't it create other conflicts? So shallow.
World 11.
Short story about the sister-in-law or favored daughter in the family who because of her pursuit of a young man ended up with soiled reputation and ended up lonely.
Although graded A, it didn't feel like it. her family truly loved her. Now Lu Xi also helped them improve their lives through things she knew and could do. This is suddenly more of a gourmet part, because Lu Xi cooked a lot...and I'm like when did she became so knowledgable in cooking again?
Anyway, since it's a very fast and shallow we move really fast.
Lu Xi sometimes goes to the mountains, does and cooks things and then sells them, allowing their family to live a little better. Though their entire family is said to be not good, but she has three brothers, except the second one who is a live-in son-in-law who never contacted them (why include such a character that never appears lol), so two brothers are quite enough for support.
Anyway, her third brother returns from the army with a friend who is Yun Xia.
The previous guy whome OG chased decided to pursue Lu Xi for a bit, but was disappointed, found this part weird. Just why someone whould start regretting their choice all the time, she had so many men in each arc regretting how they separated. This time too. But the thing is, in OG plot he has a girl at home he likes. So wtf?
Yun Xia and Lu Xi were again together in this world. The last part is described again in few words that she led her family to prosperity etc.
World 12.
Cultivation. Author used the same plot with someone replacing the OG Lu Xi, same as with Imperial Rose of interstellar. She was a guarded girl cultivator of her parents, but when she went down to experience they met a lose cultivator who later replaced Lu Xi with the magic weapon of "thousand faces" the senior brother supported this plan since he didn't want to be punished by the master and his wife who were the ones who took care of him from a nobody to a disciple.
Lu Xi was trapped in Demon Swamp and spent time cultivating there, while finding treasures on corpses of others. One of those was a space which had a lot of good stuff and she could grow herbs there. One of those became purple bamboo she later cultivated as her weapon.
She decided to cultivate a different technique called a thief, which gave her invisibility and other perks.
Eventually she came out and many years passed by.
She used a different school (again same tactic as previous interstellar story) and joined a competition (god, just a copy-paste) where she defeated the pair of scums. Revealing the truth of that time.
The good part is that her parents felt something was wrong with their daughter, but they couldn't put a hand on it, but not only the fake deceived them, but the good desciple and even the sect's master who used "Lu Xi" for prestige, while fake "Lu Xi" did not achieve the same result as OG.
The only cute part is that bamoboo who gained conscience and the scene of him in hot springs, not the novel, but the in my imagination a bamboo thrashing and having fun in the hot springs is cute. Novel just mentioned that it had fun in hot springs.
So yeah, she cultivated, revealed the truth, left with her parents and then when the time was up she came back to the system.
Sigh.
World 13.
Because she wanted a "vacation" she entered another A-world. Tbh there is no difference between them, just because she is exhausted or sometimes wounded is considered bad, but in a low-level world of a celebrity she tried to off herself and had wounds upon arrival, so what's the difference.
Anyway, ancient plane, she is a bullied widow, after her husbands death her husband's family eyed her house and land (have no idea how this happens) so she was robbed of everything and sent to another man to be a stepmother. Her mother-in-law did not treat her well, so she worked for two years before a flood, during escape she fell ill and was left behind.
This is where Lu Xi arrives, she spent the winter in mountains with her son, because her stats in physique were great she recovered, treated it as vacation and mountains fed them well. So they followed to the capital, she found the family that was ready to marry in her good husband, revealed the story, then beat the gond and went through trial explaining what they did to her and asked for divorce.
The scholar was sacked by the wealthy family, divorced and his life plummetted again, while his entire family relied on hm, him trying to earn did not allow to concentrate on studying and he failed the exams and had to return home.
Lu Xi surprisingly met with Yun Xia (he was presiding her trial) in this world and they married and had a happy life, raising her son together. Again described in few passages.
World 14.
Goddes of Light. She is a saintess, but was tripped by her fellow saintess, who used her brother as a honey trap, so Lu Xi (Lucy) left the temple, fell for the trap and was devastated by betrayal, she is a reincarnation of the goddess so this betrayal left a scar on her and the gods fell. At least her for sure.
Like where is the S-rank difficulty?
Lu Xi just stopped associating with the girl who tried to hurt her and exposed the guy.
She again found Yun Xia (5th and last piece) who is the reincarnation of God of Darkness. They lived together happily, changed the world for the better and returned to their realm where spent.. mtl says 100k years. So if the s-rank comes from time spent then ok. She and her lover were together for so long. How they did not tire from each other haha
And that's it, she completed her tasks, retained her memories and returned to her world. And also found Yun Xia in it. The end.
I can appreciate the effort but this is shallow and hard to praise.
Maybe because the excitement aspect is so lacking?
Mainly these plots tell you "been there, done that" some even done more than that.
Was the technical aspect interesting? Not, I think some novels have done it better. Like my best of all is With the God of knowledge in hand, I own the world (me personal interpretation, since the one on NU is something about learning god) but it's from author of FOD with MC being a genius, yet the arcs are interesting, some I'd call innovative and unexpected. It made me surprised. Here I was not surprised.
Is the story interesting? I find it lackluster, since we just concentrate on one thing, often re-using same material in the same novel (like interstellar and cultivation worlds have the same story, but other stories are basically same situation but from a bit different angle).
Also what comes to OG characters, some do not deserve what came upon them, some tbh do.
As for the FMC, she is a remarkable character, but is she the only one like that? I often review Lan Gui and the way I think her FMC is basically the same character over and over again, but at least the way she is always about "let's stek one step at a time" and doesn't make it sound like things progress with unrealistic rates. Or the novel anout Heng Yu, not to mention that she herself is remarkable and knowledgable, but the plots is touching.
Because arcs are so short it all seems quite shallow and rushed. So what is the point?
RATE: 2/5.
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