
A Foundation in Troubled Times
乱世基业
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 1.8M Words
- Genre
- Historical
- Subgenre
- Historical & Ancient
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
- Request a translation
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Any High-Quality Historical Novels? 😭😭😭😭
I want to read books similar to Father, Open the Door, I Brought Home the Trouble I Caused. The female lead should be intelligent. The male lead is optional. The author should have excellent writing. Please!
Top-Rated Historical Alternate-History Novels with Careful, Rigorous Writing
Historical fiction like The Grand Councilor, with rigorous writing.
Over 2,000 Chapters About Building an Army and Founding a Dynasty
Over 2,000 chapters, about someone raising an army and founding a dynasty, with martial arts.
Looking for High-Quality Historical Alternate Universe Stories with Wars, Rebellion, and Bringing Order to a Chaotic Era
The protagonist earns merit on the frontier and rises through the ranks step by step. He fights the northern nomadic tribes, then when the realm falls into chaos, he restores order.
High-IQ Alternate-History Novels
I want something with intelligent characters. No stories that rub my nose in how stupid I am, even if I’m not exactly a genius.
Looking for Passionate Stories That Bring Tears to Your Eyes
Ideally, it's about someone from the future transmigrating back to the present and helping our motherland fight off aliens or disasters. These are the only books that make me feel anything lately.
Any Novels with Massive Armies Clashing in War?
The Male Lead Rises Through the Ranks, Starting as a Foot Soldier
The male lead is a native of another world. The setting is a war-torn Middle-earth, starting with wars between nations. Later, as the male lead grows stronger, he joins wars between his world and other worlds. I remember one of them was a plant world. This book is pretty old. Please help me find it!
Looking for a Historical Transmigration Novel Like Tang Brick
Looking for a historical transmigration novel like Tang Brick.
Looking for Novels Set in Troubled Times
Looking for books like A Chaotic Era: Building a Paradise with Three Jin of Coarse Rice. I want something similar, but no royals, no starting out in the capital, and no cultivation stuff. An alternate world would be great. It's fine if famous generals like Zhao Yun are sent over by a System, but...
Pure Military Fiction: Battles Between Ancient Armies and Legions
Military and war
Any Traditional Stories About a Protagonist Leading a Rebellion to Conquer the World?
My favorite thing about novels where the protagonist becomes emperor is the emperor wielding absolute power: all under heaven belongs to the emperor, and everyone within its borders is his subject. I want a novel set in a traditional feudal dynasty. I really hate stories where the emperor also tries to introduce democracy or constitutional monarchy. Recommendations, please!
Looking for Great Alternate-History Novels with a Vast World and an Ensemble Cast
Hurry up and post some, so I can see how many ensemble-cast books Tomato has.
Looking for a Story About a Highly Intelligent Prince Who Uses Strategy and Martial Arts to Secretly Build Up His Forces and Compete for the Throne
Ancient Times, Rebellion, Princes, Hegemony, War, and Fiefdoms
Something set in an alternate version of history.
Transmigrating Into an Imperial Prince and Becoming Invincible
No restrictions.
Ancient History and Battle Scenes
Looking for books like "Marching to War". A genuinely great historical novel!
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It's really great! I love this genre. The only downside is the detailed plot; the development is a bit too slow. They haven't even finished developing the wasteland by chapter 400! But that has its advantages—it's very engaging. Anyway, author, keep up the good work!!!
It's well-structured and the story unfolds logically, although some parts are repetitive and drawn-out, slowing down the pace. Overall, it's very good, and I look forward to more! The story's pacing is too slow. Please update soon!!! The story is moving too slowly. Several chapters have already passed, and it feels too drawn out. If they don't pick up the pace soon, they'll lose fans!
The plot is meticulously conceived, built up step by step, without the typical protagonist who starts out omnipotent, exudes an aura of dominance that draws all talented individuals to his side, and then... Nothing happens.
The article is richer in content, and the relationships between the characters are very clear. I hope the author can bring us even better works.
I really enjoy reading this book, but the updates are too slow 🤭🤭
Keep up the good work, author! It's very well written; I hope it won't be abandoned.
This is the third pretty good military novel I've read. Unlike other military novels, it doesn't have the problem of the protagonist mindlessly and invincibly advancing, or the rapid advancement making it seem like nothing is a problem. It's very readable. The main issue is that the updates are slow, but that doesn't detract from its overall excellence.
This book is unlike any other I've read on this subject. The author's writing is not only excellent and the concept is novel, but the content is also captivating.
The book is quite good, but the updates are too slow. Other books I read at the same time have already updated more than 200 or even 300 chapters. I've been saving up for months, and I still haven't gotten a hundred chapters.
With its captivating story, novel subject matter, high-quality content, and clear structure, this is an excellent ancient military novel.