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Reborn to Roast the East India Company with My Emperor System

In modern India, Vihaan Roy, a 28-year-old workaholic businessman running his family’s sprawling import-export empire, dies in a tragic car crash. Obsessed with Indian history and trade, he regrets burying himself in work, yearning for a life of joy. As he fades, he wishes for a second chance to truly live. Reborn in 1600 Surat as Jai Vora, son of a middle-class spice merchant, he awakens with the Emperor System, a mystical interface granting stats (Power, Stamina, Endurance, Health, Wisdom, Agility, Perception, Luck, Charm), starting with Wisdom=100 and Charm=1, and the Ability Detector to scan others’ stats and loyalty. Jai spends his early years savoring life’s pleasures—market games, street food, family warmth—in his bustling port city. But when the East India Company’s ship Hector docks in 1608, his past-life memories flare: these foreigners will plunder his homeland. At age 8, with Charm=7 and a knack for rallying allies, Jai vows to roast the EIC with wit, trade, and sabotage, building an empire to rival theirs. The Emperor System fuels his rise, offering quests (e.g., recruit followers with stats above 10), stat-stealing (with risky backlash), and loyalty perks (x2 learning at +10 loyalty, system benefits at +50). Normal folk have stats of 8-10, elites hit 20-25, prodigies boast 40-100, and nobles range 20-80, but Jai’s stats can soar un-constrained, marking him as a legend. From charming street kids to outsmarting Mughal nobles, Jai grows from a clever boy to a trade titan. He faces cutthroat rivals, EIC schemers, and rare prodigies (like a Power=80 warrior), using his Ability Detector to recruit or steal stats. Quirky moments—like “branding” spices or tossing modern slang into Mughal courts—clash with heartbreak, as betrayals and losses (family, loyal allies) test his resolve. By his 20s, Jai commands trade routes, influences emperors, and battles EIC fleets, his Charm and Wisdom turning foes into followers. Will he rewrite history, balancing joy and duty, or will the system’s temptations (stat-stealing’s cost) doom his dream? Reborn to Roast the East India Company with My Emperor System is a thrilling blend of historical intrigue, game-like progression, and swaggering defiance, as Jai Vora becomes the GOAT of India.
NikhilT · 22.2k Views

The Jade Ascendent

Li Wei, kind of your everyday guy, not out there saving the world or anything. He’s probably the dude you’d find zoning out in class or scrolling endlessly through memes. No chosen one vibes—until, bam! Out of nowhere, this ancient jade fragment fuses itself to his hand. Not painful, just... weird. And then it gets crazier. He starts unlocking these freaky powers, stuff right out of a wuxia flick. We're talking slow-mo parkour, mystical energy blasts, the whole sha-bang. Honestly, most people would just freak out and call it a day, but poor Li Wei? He’s got no guidebook for this. And it’s not like his life gets easier. Modern Earth’s messy enough, but throw in baggage from ancient cultivation worlds that randomly crash into his reality? Yeah, total chaos. Imagine trying to cram for your finals or just hang out with your friends, all while dodging assassins with killer kung-fu moves straight out of those old school movies. Sects start popping up, each with their own deadly drama and rules—some want to recruit him, some are straight up trying to end his career before it starts. Now here’s where it gets juicy—nobody’s got time for easy morals. Friends have secrets, enemies sometimes aren't total jerks, and don’t even get started on the people stuck somewhere in between. Li Wei’s trying to figure out who’s a real ride-or-die and who’s a snake in disguise. And in the midst of all this supernatural chaos, his heart’s doing its own thing, falling for someone that's practically a big, flashing “DANGER” sign. Kind of classic, right? Like the universe really wants to see how much emotional whiplash he can handle. But here’s the big question: is Li Wei gonna put it all together, turn the odds, and break out of normal-human mode? Or is he just gonna end up being another casualty in someone else’s ancient feud? Either way, it’s a wild ride—kind of like binge-watching your favorite fantasy drama and realizing you’d also have no clue what to do if lightning powers got dumped on your lap. Grab the popcorn, because Li Wei’s about to make some bad decisions in style.
ManCastle9 · 4.6k Views

Apocalyptic Rebirth: With a repairman system space, she rises again.

In the fifth year of the apocalypse, when it was coming to an end, Sunshine Raine died, killed by her cousin and her fiance. Sunshine only had one wish, if she could go back in time, she would not make the same choices she had made. In this dog eat dog era, she would be the top dog. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back in time, one month before the apocalypse. A few changes had happened, one, she was in bed with Hades Quinn the father of her foolish fiance in her last life. Not just that but they had a marriage certificate! Two, her sister was also reborn and in this life, she had chosen to marry the foolish scummy ex. It made Sunshine his stepmother!! Granted he was adopted by her husband but it was all the same, she was now his mother and her cousin's mother-in-law. Despite the surprises, Sunshine focused on the upcoming weather disasters, monsters in the mist and humans that were more savage than those monsters. With a system in hand and knowledge of what was coming, she used her wealthy husband's money to stockpile, sold the family property and went on to rise again as the apocalypse queen. While her cousin was being starving and suffering with the man that was pretending to be a fool, Sunshine was being pampered and kissed by the male lead. While her sister was being forced to work by the fool, she had three step sons to work for her. As promised, she became top dog. This novel is participating in the WSA, please support.
1cutecat · 1.2m Views