The Cave King Will Live a Paradise Life -Becoming the Strongest With the Mining Skill?- Chapter 42 Discussion

Definitely, as the other reviews say, a very typical Isekai-style novel (without the transported aspect). Checks all of the boxes:

• • Increasingly many female supporting characters as the story progresses, almost all attracted to the...

• • Beta MC (who, while not as bad as some, is dense af and of the "explains something; target doesn't understand; "do I fail at explaining?" sorta pathetic mindset [arguably a result of his childhood; still irritating]) who barely ever faces any challenges due to his power, which functions as...

• • EZ Wish fulfillment PLUS Deus Ex Machina galore! The plot is very predictable once an element is introduced, partially due to a lot of foreshadowing, but also because the MC will use his ability/system to solve the problem (in one of very few different ways). But also this story would benefit if the author planned further ahead; the solution to each problem is presented almost immediately after the problem crops up. There has been only one plot point I can think of that provided even a little multi-chapter suspense beyond "when will the MC realize x".

This being said, it is a pretty novel story and (especially relative to most other stories of the genre) fun to read. It has the classic elements of the genre, presented in a way that they're just minor annoyances in a decent (if slow) story, rather than infuriating reasons to stop reading.