I Rely on Beauty to Stabilize the Country Chapter 180 Discussion

Pretty much a waste of time... Since my estimation is very different to other reviews, let me explain a bit.

There are some points that I need to speak up about:

The "Realtionship" and MC&MLs interactions

The "Transmigration" into a book trope

I do unterstand, why a lot of people like this novel. The writing itself is smooth and the translation is good. With that much bad examples out there, this novel is already good, if you never read a really good one. But that is just a thin sugary glace over a boring pile of shit.

Let's start with the transmigration. The story starts, when MC is already in that world for 3 years and recently finished a decisive powerbattle in court to gain the power back. He does know who the books ML and MC are and some minor other info but not the whole story. So asside from the moments at the beginning, when meeting some important characters, he does not use any information, that you would await in a transmigration novel. Basically there is not the feeling of "transmigration into a book" at all.

Neither does MC use that knowledge, nor does he really use the knowledge of modern people. He is hinting here and there, looking for "geniuses " that can unterstand his hints and produce things, like windmills, crossbows and some other stuff. But all in all, he kind of integrates into old customs.

So the transmigration parts and the whole reagent part, was kind of boring. There were no real up and downs, no struggles... everting was rather smooth. Even an earthquake was solved in one day?

Now to the real reason I deemed this novel a failure.... MC and ML. To be honest, it takes a lot in a novel, that I dislike a main character... but damn...i really dislike booth. To be honest, if you like reading about kinks and psychological S&M play, you might like this novel a lot. It's just not my cup of tea.

ML is obviously inteded written as a crazy "wolf" that will be tamed by MC. His personality is often linked to dogs and wolfes, behaviors like an animal. And so he really becomes a kind of obsesses lapdog. The biting kind. He is always pushing limits. He touches, when he shouldn't, he dares pushing the emperor down, even if it costs him his life. Totally sure, that ML "wants it". I hat the "your NO is a Yes" trope. To sum it up without the sugarglacing... ML is a violent stalker and raping a person, that expressed his unwillingness. ML is the guy that likes to drink his loves bathwater (literally).

MC on the other hand, gives ML exceptional leeway because he is the future "Main Character" and will lead the nation, when MC dies. Also... he wants to "tame" ML and likes the kick it gives him. He likes to see ML desperate, whenever he lets him wait or struggle for even a glance. So yes, MC and ML are pretty much in a SM non-relationship.

Although ML is weak and sick... so this is also used to make ML obedient. That is another thing that annoyed me greatly. MC is sick throughout the whole novel. There is a "live saving" doctor, starting chapter 130 forward but its just prolonging live, not making him really healthy.

Oh... and the novels title, keeps it promises... EVERY male character is falling in love with MC. This is basically a harem novel, just shy of the s*xual contacts. The male characters fall in love, keep his pictures and are basically going crazy for him.

So instead of a good romance novel, I got a abusive one. Instead of a book transmigration, I got a halfassed one. Instead of up and downs with palace intrigue, I got the "after the intrigue" part, where everything goes the emperors ways or he sends his "dog".

So no, I do not recommend this novel. It was really wasted time for me. If you like the kink and SM play, you might like this novel and go for it.