Madam Ru
Overrated slow paced novel that is more about cultivation in a sky-fi settings than Mechas. More than 50 chaps later and she was still a kid. 6 year olds behave and talk like 20 years old and have the wisdom of full fledged soldiers. MC is boring and overpowered. There's no main story or plot to follow though. No challenge whatsoever. Just her training to become strong for no reason in a standard wuxia kind of way. She also has a cheat AI that solves all her problems with no effort, hacks all things, has all the techniques for her, heal all things in her body, makes money on it's own and is a moe kid for fanservice. Maybe this gets better later, but the first 50 chapters are really boring, the premise is bad, the worldbuilding is generic and her interactions with other kid and their super wisdom are more fantasious than any superpowers in any story. Hard Pass on this one. Was disapointed for the lack of focus on mechas, but even more aggrieved by the bad cultivation part.
This is honestly one of my all time favorite novels there is! I don't know where to start my review.After all those years waiting I was never able to progress further as chapter 1430 so I never left a review. Still I reread the book multiple times, certain arcs even more than that. After waiting nearly three years for further updates, I decided to come to a close with this story (at least till there are any new updates) and progressed till the current last chapter 1501. This book will now silently sit in my "Completed & read" list waiting for new chapters. The story is about the FL that transmigrates/gets reborn in the womb of her new mother. Her mother is the widow of the nation's hero. To protect her child from their greedy relatives she chooses to raise her as a boy and let's her inherit her fathers military benefits. This is a futuristic world with mecha but also physical skills where the nations span across planetary sectors. So there are starships and fighs in space as well. The story follows the FL as she grows up, goes to military academy and enters the military besides her trusted comrades she found early on. Their journey never gets boring. First of all the writing is really great. Towards the later chapters (after thousand something) a few mistakes (like a missing word) start to appear but that is almost neglectible. It's detailed and you just can't seem to put the phone down. Same goes for the characters. As the story progresses and all the main characters start to grow up they also start to evolve and adapt. It goes really well together with the way their abilities and strength progresses and levels up as it is closely related to new insights and their character. All in all they are just so freaking adorable and very character is very unique and absolutely needed in the team. The story develops smoothly all the way to the later chapters. The world background very intricate and there is a lot of thought put into.For those that are concerned with romance... The first kiss happens in chapter 1407. And the FL doesn't even know she's in love yet so there's not much further progression on that till the current last chapter (1501). Still Ling Lan x Li Lanfeng is my all time favorite couple out there!At chapter 1501 the story is at a point where it's at a good stage for an open ending happy ending with her as the foreshadowing in chapter 1446 promises us. So for now I have to keep on rereading and waiting for the happy event of an update
I am hearing a lot of 'It is going to be like all the others where the FL will be protected by a shadow guardian' 'there will be nothing unique, I bet FL is just like all the others, weak and played around by the ML' :) Has anyone even bothered to read it? I HATE speculation of something not based on anything logical whatsoever. These statements have spurned away multiple readers who now lives with the regret of not reading a very good novel. Worst thing is they do not even know it. If anyone is still reading this then I beg u not to make the same choice. This novel is worth it. The characters are really nicely fleshed out Their interactions and friendship r amazing The comedy is gold The MC\FL is a true strong kickassing female lead who works hard to pave a way for herself and her comrades And most of all NO THE ML IS NOT A SHADOW GUARDIAN ALL POWERFUL ENTITY in fact he is weaker than the FL, this shows that in a relationship a man does not always have to be the one protecting, dominating etc etc He has his own strengths too. He is incredibly smart. They complement each other well And no, in the future it won't be like 'He grew stronger than her and now is forcing her to marry him like all the other overbearing MLs out there. Called it!' Sorry, not gonna happen. Mark my words