A Wasteland from the Start: I Am a Civilization All by Myself

After being transmigrated as an illegitimate son cast aside by his family, Guo Ran chose the "wasteland" fiefdom that everyone else avoided at his coming-of-age ceremony. It was plagued by constant warfare and swarming with refugees, and came with a debt of 4,300 taels and three "war captive" wives and consorts, each harboring a secret: a gentle yet sharp-witted Jiangling spy, a fallen princess of noble bearing and encyclopedic knowledge, and a wild, untamable grassland goddess of war. Each had her own agenda, but all were forced to bind their fates to his on this barren land.

While everyone waited for him to starve to death in Mo City, Guo Ran quietly brought out hybrid rice and The Complete Guide to Ancient Handicrafts. More terrifying still, he discovered how to use science to unravel the secrets of martial arts: electrolyte water sped up the Hundred-Bone Realm, non-Newtonian fluid principles broke through the Iron-Cloak Realm, and resonance theory enabled the Thunderclap Marrow Cleansing...

Watch as this socially anxious agricultural student uses science to decode martial arts and knowledge to reshape the land. While others painstakingly cultivate internal energy, he mass-produces martial arts experts. When the enemy cavalry charges, he sets up a makeshift cannon based on fundamental physics.

"My ladies, this isn't rebellion," Guo Ran said with a smile to the three beauties staring at him in shock. "It's a civilizational upgrade."

In this chaotic age, he would build his own ideal nation, and, while he was at it, enjoy the shamelessly intimate life he'd dreamed of in his previous life with women who were "on his wavelength."