My number2 favorite novel of all times (btw i am veteran reader)
"History strongest husband"
Ok the title is cringe and cliche but this rare CHINESE novel is a masterpiece that english readers (NU) somehow didn't pay attention to. Probably bc of the cringe title, the cover in NU that for some reason shouldnt be it, AND a summary and few early chaps being very very boring.
This series occuped TOP10s ranking in raw websites.
Thing is, this old series, was one of the very epic series where MC was ruthless badassly. AND NOT CENSORED BY CCP. MC dare to use all kinds of evil methods to destroy his enemies to keep his family safe.
STDs, bomb, drugging, poison. AND all the men that coveted his wife, had their downthere CUT WITH A KNIFE.
To be honest, its like a down toned "RI" version. Where the only sole reason this MC (unlike RI's mc) doesn't destroy everything is to "have a family".
Everything outside of family/close-ones = he doesnt care, like ants.
And recently it got a manhua adaptation named "Survive as the hero's husband" done by same artist of the xianxia manhua where long hair MC had 9999 body realms.
SADLY, it suffer the same fate as ARIFURETA, which is "I am a old masterpiece that get recent adaptation but the adaptation is fcking trash"
In particular the beginning, that doesn't mention that MC was a handsome rich dude in college disfigured by explosion in lab, or the fact even after paying MILLIONS to a nurse she cracked down and begged him on knees that she can't marry him (too ugly) before ceremony, or that despite saving innumerable number of families and them saying he is their benefactors they never once tried to make their daughter marry him, the peace nobel looking more important, and his death in africa warzone was because he blocked bullets of enemy soldier that aimed at his patient being a kid (manhua just draw a missile attack) in the tent.
All this flashback prologue help modeling and explaining about the "character" of the MC. Why he is so uncaring of others he don't care, why he is craving for a family so badly, why he have no limits for methods, why he seems so knowledgeable about human psychology, and also explain [why he is so pitiful] and inside isn't a bad guy.
Most importantly that pissed me off, is the fact, there is this "pirate queen" FL among the harem having a cameo in prologue chapter of manhua, in novel she basically is a fusion of uncaring-no-feelings human + heroic vibe + Miss Fortune hot body, but in manhua she looks like the trash disney little mermaid live action movie. [Insert meme : Look at how they massacred my boy]
PS : it is probably the only C novel, where mc, ONLY USE HIS BRAIN the whole time with 0 fighting strength. Yes, no fighting himself, just pure planning that kill his enemies, or using soldiers, or objects.
MC (transmigrated) strength, is so weak that he can't even beat a duck. Even once had a scene of a dude throwing one to him to mock him as MC is chased around by it.
But MC's IQ is so high that his plans always foresee 4 steps of the enemy.
PS PS : Main wife is as hot looking as Raikou, even wearing a snakescale-suit and genius at fighting, but youthful and as pretty and kind the girl from Doupo Cangqiong series.
And not a vase and VERY USEFUL. Same for other girls of harem.
PS PS PS : Also very useful series explaining how shit humanity is and explaining psychology. One being "Not caring about looks" in romance is bullshit.
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Edit : Forgot, MC dont have family background BUT after the boring 5few chaps, he marry the true waifu FL1. And the father-in-law and mother-in-law are kind to him and a very decent rank noble, and genius FL1 despite no love, doesn't disdain him like old CNs with a arrogant heroine. Despite not doing the first night, she gave a maid for it. AND she also very harshly punished a close relationship maid in 2nd day when the maid openly showed her disdain for MC.
Btw father-in-law and brother-in-law are fat. Unlike shitty manhua.
PS: The series later on also explain a very cool original idea about "martial qi is op but not omnipotent bc when running out you are deadmeat against an army".
PS PS : MC punched a woman for FL (very rare among old CNs)
