Hi I am looking for Novels like The Legendary Mechanic with it's engaging story, over arching goals and most importantly, quantifiable progression. MC gets exp, blueprints, rare talents, forms organisation and makes assembly line to harvest exp more effectively, uses treasure for political leverage, etc. It's like the beginning of WMW before Leylin advances to a mage. Please also recommend some other novels that you may like Here's a Sample of what I read for reference Novels with Book-like quality: Lord of the Mysteries Pivot of the Sky Ze Tian Ji Great Stories: The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor (Epic Battles) The Second Coming of Gluttony(Great Character Development) Release that Witch (Early-mid parts for me) Supreme Magus Well Executed: Reverend Insanity (MC does whatever it takes) Coiling Dragon Ark A Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality The King’s Avatar World of Cultivation Sevens (LN) Mushoku Tensei (WN) The First Order The Amber Sword The Legendary Mechanic No Strong feelings: The Novel’s Extra Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Stop, Friendly Fire! The Book Eating Magician Once Upon A Time, There Was A Spirit Sword Mountain Throne of Magical Arcana (Same Author for Lord of the Mysteries) Trash of the Count’s Family Heavenly Jewel Change The Desolate Era The World Online (Loved The Beginning) Worlds’ Apocalypse Online Rebirth of the thief Who Roamed The World A Will Eternal Stories that had great potential: Overgeared Warlock of the Magus World Divine Throne of Primordial Blood Tales of Demons and Gods (First Love) Transcending the Nine Heavens City of Sin Stories that were too long but I finished anyway: I Shall Seal the Heavens Martial World Ether: Dragon-Marked War God Emperor's domination Library of Heaven's Path Against the Gods (Coitus is always the cure) Sovereign of the Three Realms King of Gods Age of Adepts Hail the King The Human Emperor Forty Millenniums of Cultivation (Exposition breaks the flow of the story)
we all do most of those novels are must readers for a beginner. Against the Gods, I Shall Seal the Heavens, Tales of Demons and Gods are the mainstream in the cultivation genre. Warlock of the Magus World is a must for Adepts World... (i think that Age of Adepts is better, but its my preference) Galactic Dark Net also, for Sci-Fi Setting... (The Mech Touch is more well written, but goddamit Exlor likes his ramblings) and any work from Toy Car for golden comedy, and a nice but broken system.
Superstars of Tomorrow, and that author, is a good writing and good translation edit: also try KN Reader , it’s fun too
Tales of Demons and Gods, first love and first disappointment. Lol Try Valhalla Saga. Good lore, level ups, and illustrations.
My own recommendation. Chronicles of Primordial Wars Instant Kill Mother of Learning My House of Horrors The Zombie Knight Saga
Haha TDG got me into reading web novels. WMW was next and ISSTH and Coiling Dragon After. I read Valhalla Saga but dropped it halfway cos it felt like the MC had no real Goal/Aim/Motivation. Should I give it another chance?
I would suggest Mechanical Emperor, Mech Touch, or The Great Machine Sage. I think the later two novels are in Webnovels.