A Black Market LitRPG

Ch. 65 It’s certainly an interesting read. The mc, Kyle, is a badass chef through and through. He does not hesitate to kill, blackmail or t*rt*r* people but is very protective of his gang. the style is a bit reminiscent of Past Life Returner, in the sense that even if there is a system, it plays more of a secondary role while the story focuses more on the business side of the gang. I stopped it because the dialog boxes were missing, which cut off my desire to continue reading. Overall a good novel to pass the time.

The Protagonist is very smart and cautious enough that he's good leader figure compared to most protagonists in other novels. But in recent chapters the protagonists acts like a common grunt in his organization, risking his safety even though he's a boss of a syndicate for little reward. I'm sure the author would justify this by making it significant for the story but it looks like the protagonists gambling but we all know that protagonists almost always wins.

Great novel. Came here expecting a typical system like novel but found gold. The mc is unlike other mc with a system. He is smart, ruthless, and knows how to adapt to different situations. He is realistic about his goals and actions and knows what is his limit. Worldbuilding is easy to understand and realistic too. The system display might be a bit weird and especially goofy if you are reading on mobile but overall it is worth reading

The novel is well organized and has a engaging and neat history, while this one isn't really my cup of tea I cannot disregard the world building aspect and the fact that our mc here is not alone at all, being smart and decisive at the areas he knows about and realistically commiting mistakes in the things he doesn't know, showing real growth to achieve his objectives (this one is going to r/engrish lol)

Currently on chapter 127. Perfect novel anyone looking for a protagonist go from weak to strong while powering up himself and his subordinates simultaneously. With no romance. The system is neat and well designed every upgrade being consciously chosen by the MC instead of random upgrades. With the every side characters having their own unique personality easily shown through the dialogues. The concept of gangs in the plot is a very interesting making it unique.

I read quite a bit of this one in order to leave a solid review. Two things become glaringly apparent and they are the first pitfalls noticed. 1. The novel plays a few tricks with the format of the system passages and they are nigh unreadable on computer unless you turn on reader view. 2. There is a distinct lack of information regarding his past life. All we know is that he was a galactic crime boss. Rather than a distinct background the author just uses it as a catch all to say he is versed in everything from martial arts to distillation, strategy and manufacturing. Which makes no sense since the boss shouldn't really be doing any of that stuff. No delegation. Despite that this one has potential. Kingdom building elements. Pace is somewhat fast but overly so. Enemies aren't total idiots and the MC's decisions are somewhat logical. He's not killing people for no reason or holding some weird sense of justice. Not a masterpiece but an ok read. Good if you got nothing else. 6/10.

Currently on chapter 126. So far so good. The author know how to develop interesting plot and make it better the more you read it. I liked the MC personality that develop both his personal and subordinate strength from the start and more focused on his personal strength afterwards. The downside maybe the system message that make it hard to read in phone and the fact that author inculed all MC tittle. And I hope the Mod fix the broken system message when you read it in the potrait mode on phone

The story has been enjoyable so far as everything is shown to us a little bit at a time. There is no exposition but you don't need it as the flow is great. MC's power growth is paced but I wished it was faster as he has a lot of enemies as all Crime Lords would. The whole Versia Arc was slow though but it gave some important information about the current world. I wish it speeds up a little and MC can grind in some strength as there's a lot going on.

Good grammar, good setting, great plot. Characterization is reasonable. The main downside, if you can call it that, is a complete lack of morality. Not one person I've seen so far in the story is a good person. The main character Kyle is perhaps the most evil of them all, or perhaps just the most effective.

It's good. The Mc has a brain which is rather rare and the plot is clearly going in a good direction. The LitRPG elements aren't a key focus and instead focus' on the dynamics between people, which in an organisation based novel makes complete sense. Overall, I would give it a 4. 5 out of 5 but i can't so I've rounded it up. Give it a go, it won't let you down.