Famine Years: A Stone Statue from the Start, a Trading System to Feed the People

Name: Famine Years: A Stone Statue from the Start, a Trading System to Feed the People
Author: Half-Sugar Lychee

荒年：开局石像，交易系统养万民

by Half-Sugar Lychee (半糖荔枝)

Status: Ongoing
Length: 251k Words
Genre: Ancient Romance
Subgenre: Ancient Romance High-Concept
Updated: 14h ago
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Synopsis

[Infrastructure Building + Myriad Worlds Trading System + Farming + From Stone Statue to Empress + Light Ensemble Cast + No CP]

She transmigrates into a goddess statue deep in the mountains during a famine. She can't move or speak.

Her only golden finger is a [Myriad Worlds Trading System].

But she has no followers and no coins.

Who can she trade with?

When the first emaciated refugee crawls into the ruined temple and tremblingly places two bloodstained copper coins on the altar...

Two huge bags of steaming hot buns appear out of thin air.

They land right on the refugee's head with a loud thud!

The refugee sees stars, but is overjoyed!

"The goddess has answered our prayers! As long as we have copper coins, the Goddess really will give us food!"

And so, refugees from a hundred li around sell everything they own, bringing every last copper coin, scraps of silver, and even old burial jewelry they'd kept hidden to the goddess statue.

While others fight until they're bleeding over a mouthful of food, Sang Zao uses the coins her followers offer to go on a shopping spree in the System.

She buys cement, steel bars, and seeds!

Not only do Sang Zao's followers eat meat at every meal, under her direction they also build city walls, construct factories, and train soldiers, overthrowing the dynasty that plunged the world into chaos!

From an unknown wild deity in a ruined mountain temple to an iron-blooded empress who conquers the chaotic realm and receives the homage of all nations!

This realm was built with money thrown at her by refugees, and conquered by her own hand!

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It's a heartwarming book, but many of the terms used are male-centric and the female-to-male ratio isn't ideal. However, the storyline is quite good, and there's nothing disgusting about it.
11 likes28d ago
There are many stories about goddesses, but this one is unique in that the protagonist is trapped inside a stone statue from the very beginning, unable to move or speak. It also features a goddess who requires payment for her existence; this is truly the only one I've read that has been made this way, which feels very refreshing. Keep it up!!!
9 likes1mo ago
This is the author's first time writing an ancient-themed novel, and there are bound to be shortcomings. I hope everyone will forgive any inconvenience. If you think it's well-written, I hope you can show your support (for example, leave a paragraph comment, a full review, or send a small free gift!). The author will try to write and update every day after get off work. Thank you for your support!
9 likes1mo ago
Having read many similar stories, I feel this one has no major flaws. It's a novel subject, quite different from others, without any supernatural powers or anything like that. It offers a better perspective, perhaps due to the combined efforts of both parties? I like the character of Hongdou, and everything else is fine. In short, it's a great read. [Top Post]
4 likes12d ago
Keep it up! [Full] This is an old-school goddess story, with no major flaws, but also no major highlights. Some people might be looking forward to seeing her emerge from the stone statue? [Full] The villagers under the protagonist's command change their minds very quickly, haha, it feels like they'll start an uprising very soon.
4 likes1mo ago
Great! It gets better and better as you go on!
3 likes1mo ago
It looks great, it looks really good.
2 likes20d ago
A good book. Apart from the yamen runners, I haven't seen any really bad people yet, so it won't make you feel like you have a heart attack.
2 likes25d ago
It's great! The female lead is amazing! Update soon!
2 likes1mo ago
I haven't read the latest chapter yet, but this book is really good, and so far there don't seem to be any major flaws.
1 like22d ago