Reading List 08-03

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Changing a word in skill name, they got played by me ⭐️⭐️⭐️

(modern world, brain hole explosion, no system, no romance, maybe harem)

MC reborns in a modern world infested by other realm monsters. Everyone can awake a profession. He has a special F class skill that allows him a word on the skill name and thus changing the skill. Like "Corpse explosion" can be changed to "Cloth explosion".... He can do this either on himself, or other people, so it is just fun reading to he mess up other people.
DeepSeek Translation:
THE BEST LEVEL-UP NOVEL OF 2025
Demon Lairs Invade, Humanity Awakens!

Jiang Yan, born with max magic power, awakens to a rare dual-class... only to find both are utterly useless F-Ranks with zero combat power.

But little did anyone know, Jiang Yan's F-Rank [Tinker] class granted him a game-breaking skill:
He can [MODIFY] equipment... and even ALTER ANY SINGLE CHARACTER in others' skills!

• Beast Transformation too fierce? Change it to Waifu-ization!
• Explosion magic terrifying? Clothes Explosion is harmless!
• Infinite Ammo overwhelming? Switch to Infinite Rant and roast them instead!
• Gravity Control → Gravity Cooking | Teleportation → Tele-pothole...

He's breaking everyone's skills with a single tweak!
...
Then came the day a Level 96 Demon Beast invaded. Its cataclysmic Inferno Blast instantly melted the city center – vaporizing Jiang Yan within it.

Or so they thought.
He'd long ago modified his other F-Rank class's skill...
[Farmer]'s [Regrowth] (accelerates plants) → [REBORN].

**American Media: Mafia Boss, WTF is peace ambassador ! ** ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

(modern urban, mafia, gangster, American TV/movies, ruthless MC, harem )

MC is in a world that combines many different American TV and movies. Mostly gangster and action types from the 90-2000 era. Things like the good fella, John Wick, Die Hard Series, The Professional, etc. etc. He is a low level member of the Luchese Family and has a peace keeping system where if he stopped violence and kept the peace, he gets buffs and peace points that allow him to copy skills from other people. Imagine having the gun skills from John Wick, kung-fu fighting from Jackie Chen, Assassination skills from Leon. etc. etc. It is a well written novel with many characters, some of the skills are funny, like John Wick has the "Dog Killer" skill, meaning if he had a dog, he has a +5% boost to all his skills, and if someone killed the dog and he is to do the avenge, then he gets a 100% boost. John Mclane (die hard) has a "barefoot" skill where he gets a 20% movement speed boost while barefooted. It is worth it to just see the skills by the characters. There actually is like a semi-coherent plots of MC moving up the ranks in the mafia family to keep the story going. Best for people who have a fan of these mafia/action movies, would recommend to watch the TV/movies mentioned in the novel to enhance enjoyment of reading.
Try to guess the character and movies from the follow descriptions:

After transmigrating into an American TV universe, Luca found himself reborn as a full-blooded Sicilian made man... only to awaken the "Peacekeeper System."

Keep the peace → Get rewards? → Befriend legends → Steal their skills?

【Stopped a "five-finger discount" → Defended supermarket peace】
✦ Reward: 3 Skill Points

【Diffused a neighborhood brawl → Preserved community harmony】
✦ Reward: +1 Charisma

【Saved NYC from annihilation → Secured citywide peace】
✦ Reward: +5 Years Lifespan

【Prevented a global war → …】
Reward: ????

But the real perk? Copying skills from every movie/TV character:

✦ [Furniture Store Fury]
Fighting prowess ↑100% in IKEA-like zones

✦ [Dog’s Vengeance]
Unlock +100% combat rage after pet goldfish dies

✦ [Wolf of Wall Street]
+50% profit margin on "creative" bookkeeping

Life got weird fast:

• The local supermarket stockboy? A martial arts beast in the home goods aisle.
• That "Continental Hotel" downtown? Run by a hitman with a soft spot for Shiba Inus.
• His neighbor? A taciturn assassin who talks to ferns.
• The girl next door? A 10-year-old who outsmarts cartels.
• Those bald gearheads in the suburbs? Keep vowing to "drive to the moon for family."

Years later, as missiles rain on New York...
The Mayor begged Luca: "Save our city!"

Luca adjusted his tie, Sicilian leather shoes crunching glass.
"You ask for my help... yet refuse me respect?"
His voice dropped to a whisper:
"You won’t even call me Godfather."

The Mayor knelt, sweat mingling with the scent of tomato sauce:
"Godfather... name your price."

Starting as a HS Senior, Why are there ghosts everywhere ? ⭐️⭐️⭐️

(modern urban, slice of life, ghost stories, haremish, system )

MC has a ghost buster system that was suppose to take him to the ghost world, but the transmigration failed and both him and the system are stuck on earth. Now the system are redefining what it meant to be a ghost. slow paced, MC just gets money and abilities as reward for ghost busting, but it isn't real ghosts, see below for examples:

On his 18th birthday, high school senior Jiang Xin got a [Ghost Capture System]... that tried to yeet him into a horror dimension.
Spoiler: The teleport failed.
Now the glitched system screams:
🔥 "This world is HELL! SMITE INJUSTICE! PURGE EVIL SPIRITS!" 🔥

【ALERT! "Ghost Kitchen" detected!
Spectral entity mass-producing cursed slaves!】
✦ Reward: $10,000
Jiang Xin stared blankly at the packed, beloved bun shop outside his apartment.

【WARNING! "Hanged Ghost" confirmed!
Extreme aggression! Subdue immediately!】
✦ Reward: 3x "Insight Pills"
Jiang Xin sighed. His idiot friend was just struggling with his hoodie strings.

Until one day...

【MISSION COMPLETE】
✦ Reward: Ultra Spark - 3min Trial Card

Jiang Xin finally snapped:
"SYSTEM! ARE YOU EVEN TRYING TO CATCH GHOSTS?!"

Also known as:
《Since When Is Exorcism This Random?》
《Stop Mistaking Hoodies For Horrors!》
《My Glitched Exorcist Simulator》

 Don't Disturb the Dark Mage's Research ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

(system, magical world, system, harem, funny)

MC is a dark mage in a magical world, he has a system that grants points when he does research on magic and spell improvements. The points can be spent for self improvements like higher intelligence, or as research points to speed up study. He starts small, like updating the basic healing spells to heal more things like bruises, puncture wounds, and also to grow toenails side ways to cause pain as an attack method....... I'm just reading for fun about magic + scientific thinking.

"Every spell I've researched and improved stems from the pursuit of truth and science. You shouldn't slander an honest scholar like me."
In Year One of the Third Era, Jaxiu, history's greatest spellcaster, inventor of over 10,000 spells, and the Forbidden Arts Creator, responded thus when facing genocide charges.
"'Infinite Healing' causes cancer throughout the target's body? But are the tumors healing infinitely or not?!"
"'Absolute Protection' suffocates by blocking air? Air is dangerous! I have proof: everyone who breathes air inevitably dies!"
"'Little Boy Summoning' destroyed the Demon King's Castle with radiation making it uninhabitable for 30 years? Well... fine! I exterminated the demon clan! So what? I declare myself innocent. All in favor?"

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