Build Your Own Faction from the Start and Grow It Step by Step 开局自己建立势力一点点成长

1. 851 重 Reborn as a Bandit, I Rise to Become Emperor 重生从山贼开始做皇帝 Thirty Skinny Guys三十廋子Historical56k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into an ancient era of chaos, Long Jia finds himself the leader of a bandit gang on the verge of being wiped out by the imperial army. Just as he gives in to despair, he unexpectedly awakens the Munitions System. Armed with all kinds of weapons he buys through the System, Long Jia leads his band of outlaws to seize cities and strongholds, rob the rich to help the poor, and build a warlord empire of his own. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I must recommend this book

2. 852 赵 Zhao Gouzi's Struggles in Ancient Times 赵狗子的古代奋斗史 Riverside Pebble河边鹅卵石Historical2.1M WordsCompleted At the end of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gouzi was born. The Ming was visibly in decline, while the world hurtled into the Age of Discovery, with wealth pouring in from across the seas. Zhao Gouzi lifted his chin and resolved to catch the last wave of the Age of Discovery, sending the peoples of Huaxia sailing across the seas to conquer new lands! 12.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
3. 853 卧 Undercover, Reel Them In Already or I'll Become Utterly Corrupt! 卧底，再不收网我就恶贯满盈啦！ I Soar我飞扬Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Undercover in a gang + ruthless and decisive + no bleeding-heart heroine + no System + patriotic + special agent] Lu Chengfeng transmigrates to the year 2000 in a parallel world. After dropping out of police academy, he begins his life undercover. He rises quickly by preying on the criminals themselves. With a beautiful woman on his left and a rich wife on his right, he becomes so feared that even the ruthless gangsters blanch at the mention of his name. “I’m not the boss, so don’t call my wife 1kReads9.1Score208Shelves

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   [Adoration] This is the first novel about underworld forces. It's so cool!!! [Adoration] [Sending Hearts] Undercover, undercover, I'm almost the boss! Rise quickly by relying on black and white. The elder sister-in-law on the left hand, the noble lady on the right hand, the ruthless big brothers in the world changed their minds after talking about it. "I'm not the eldest brother, don't call my wife sister-in-law!"

4. 854 这 This Great Wei Could Also Bear the Xiahou Name 这大魏，亦可姓夏侯 Han Xiaochun Steals Ribbonfish韩小春偷带鱼Historical1.8M WordsCompleted In the late Three Kingdoms period, the realm is divided among three powers. The Wei imperial clan is dwindling, while the great families watch hungrily from the sidelines. Xiahou Xian is reborn as Cao Cao's grandson. As a third-generation official of Wei, he will never let the Sima clan seize the imperial throne in this life. Sima Yi: Even if I wanted to seize power, where are my trusted followers? And where are my sons? Sima Shi: Father, when will I be able to enter government service? Sima 33.3kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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   The first book [Fei Shuangwen + Slow Heat + Multiple Lines + No Golden Finger + Passionate Usurpation of the Song Dynasty] In the late Northern Song Dynasty, Bianjing was besieged and the land of China was sinking. The protagonist makes careful calculations step by step, and finally becomes a powerful figure in the world, replacing Zhao with Gu, and saving the country with his blood. The second book: [Fetal Transmitter, No Golden Finger, War] At the end of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao's grandson followed Sima Yi's path. Let Sima Yi have no way to go! [KISS][KISS][KISS][Please pay attention]

5. 855 穿 I Transmigrate into a Land Battleship and Become the Last Sanctuary 穿越陆地战舰，成为最后的庇护所 Tieba Scribbler贴吧水笔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse776k WordsOngoing Fang Zhou woke up one day to discover that he had become the control core of the famed Tiamat battleship, the C-Device, in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by the Great Destruction. As a super-bounty target feared by all, Fang Zhou decided to change the fate of the Tiamat being destroyed and Alpha eventually becoming the C-Device. In the countless years that followed, under Fang Zhou’s leadership, a legendary post-apocalyptic transport convoy was born. Independent of the Bayas Marauders, the 928Reads8.7Score104Shelves

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   Is it okay to use an apocalyptic background?

6. 856 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 35.1kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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   These two books are in perfect agreement. They are both about slowly building your own power. They are super good-looking and have super high ratings.

7. 857 娘 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 Toast Toast土司吐司Historical2.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 39.4kReads9.0Score4kShelves

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   Rely on memory to play around with the world, build power, and compete for world hegemony.

8. 858 门 My Sect Was Wiped Out, So I Led My Fellow Disciples in a Desperate Escape 门派被灭，我带同门绝地大逃亡 I Hate the College Entrance Exam讨厌高考Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted [Authentic Sect Story] [The Entire Sect Ascends] [Ordinary Mortal's Path] [Smart Characters] [Team Battles] [No Harem + No System] There's a sect whose experience of near-annihilation brought everyone together. United as one, they hack their way through the cultivation world! In a world of selfish cultivators, they are a breath of fresh air! This unconventional sect struggles to survive in the cracks. They are decisive killers, audacious to a fault, and every last one of them is a bandit! They a 16kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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   Cultivation sect, sect development, a group of old men

9. 859 从 From Eunuch to Emperor 从太监到皇帝 Bubble's Cat泡泡的猫Historical5.5M WordsCompleted Long Chen transmigrates to ancient times and finds himself in the castration chamber, about to be made a eunuch. Luckily, the man wielding the knife is an old acquaintance, and Long Chen narrowly escapes disaster. Using his wits, he rises step by step to the top and becomes the strongest emperor! 50.7kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves
10. 860 修 The Great Cultivation Expansion: Lingyun Realm 修仙大开拓之凌云界 Too Casual太随便Eastern Fantasy174k WordsOngoing Ye Yunzhong transmigrated into the body of someone who was already in the middle of transmigrating, so he was a little confused! The person Ye Yunzhong transmigrated into was named Yun Zhong Fu, with Yun Zhong as his surname and Fu as his given name. Yun Zhong Fu was on his way to transmigrate to another world when a Lingxu Storm grazed him, gravely injuring and dispersing his soul. That was how Ye Yunzhong’s soul transmigrated into his body. After learning what had happened, Ye Yunzhong couldn’ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come on, come on, give me a thumbs up to those who have read for tens of thousands of hours, don't worry, I'll look for the 900+ books on the bookshelf and put them up again... It's too difficult to read, so let's start with these.

11. 861 军 Warlord: Rising from the Northwestern Frontier to Crush the Great Powers 军阀：从西北边陲崛起，横扫列强 Young Master Yi Chen逸辰公子Historical2.9M WordsOngoing [Warlords] [Republican Era] [System] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Not mindless] Su Zhengyang transmigrates to a world resembling Republican-era China. Warlords have risen everywhere, heroes battle for supremacy, and the foreign powers eye the vast land of China hungrily. By chance, Su Zhengyang activates the Super Warlord System, which can provide all kinds of supplies and military equipment. Armed with a single letter of appointment, Su Zhengyang builds his power step by step, starting in a small 186Reads8.5Score—Shelves
12. 862 明 A Professional Rebel at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末造反专业户 Golden Chicken Wings金黄的鸡翅膀Historical2.5M WordsCompleted [No System + No Cheat Powers + Late Ming Dynasty + Rebellion] Wu Cheng, a newly graduated college student working as a village official, transmigrates to the second year of the Chongzhen reign in the late Ming Dynasty and becomes a military household member of the Great Ming. A corrupt court, an incompetent emperor, greedy officials and gentry, and commoners treated as less than human push Wu Cheng step by step toward rebellion. Watch as he takes on the local tyrants, fights the Great Ming, dest 14kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
13. 863 重 Reborn, I Rose from a Little Beggar to the Eternal Immortal Emperor 重生后，我从小乞丐走向万古仙帝 One Tree, One Forest一木一林Eastern Fantasy165k WordsOngoing [Pathwalking System] + [Thrilling Twists] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Classic Xianxia] I've been beset by misfortune since childhood. After my big brother killed me in front of everyone, I unexpectedly returned, reborn. Having lived a second life, I've seen through the world's fickleness and the people's fickle hearts. So I made a vow: If injustice still runs rampant in this world, I'll break it all apart and give everyone a clear, just world. If there's still no place for me to call home, then —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone will accept this different start! Very touching, little by little, starting from the bottom. [Exploration]

14. 864 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 27.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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    Starting from scratch, he really built his own team.

15. 865 神 Master of All Things 神控天下 I Am Pure我本纯洁Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted I had just transmigrated when my divine beast mount was stolen. Even my fiancée, who had made a three-year pact with me, was promised by her father to my enemy’s eldest son! Well, that’s it. My hate level is maxed out from the start. Time to unleash my inner power and settle this once and for all! The Eight Great War Generals, the Nine Profound Techniques, and my Thirteenth-Rank Warrior identity are all coming with me... Tremble! 6.2kReads8.9Score753Shelves

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    After reading the first book, you will not be able to stand any other fantasy novels, so watch with caution!!

16. 866 异 Spiritual and Martial Conqueror 异世灵武天下 Yu Feng禹枫Eastern Fantasy10.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, he becomes the dead young master's good-for-nothing body and meets the mysterious elder Uncle Nan. For family, for the women he loves, and for the people dearest to him, Lu Shaoyou rises step by step from a good-for-nothing to a powerful expert. The road to power is covered in thorns, but nothing can stop a heart set on becoming strong. He sleeps with beauties in his arms and wakes with the fate of the world in his hands. They say that reaching the pinnacle of the Martial D 30kReads8.7Score3.9kShelves
17. 867 我 I Became a King in Another World's Middle Ages 我异界中世纪当国王 The Returning Rice回归的大米Historical94k WordsOngoing The man standing before you now is the restorer of the mountain folk, founder of the Knights Templar, and builder of the Kingdom of Holy Jerusalem; shepherd of priests, vile and shameless, depraved saint: Ivan de Payen —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 868 法 France, 1794 法兰西1794 Kill Without Burial管杀不管填Historical3.4M WordsCompleted A glorious tale of struggle after transmigrating into a minor German nobleman during the French Revolution and the Directory. “His Excellency Andrew, the great and glorious, arrived in his beloved Paris in 1794.” 1kReads8.9Score104Shelves
19. 869 汉 The Sage of the Late Han Dynasty 汉末圣人 Ming Qi鸣奇Historical2.7M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court is in turmoil, people have lost their old ways, but morality has yet to disappear. At this time, Cao Cao is still the impassioned young man who has endured a decade of hardship without letting his ardor fade. Yuan Shao is still living in seclusion, waiting for the world to change. Dong Zhuo is still leading the charge and defending the Han Empire. Liu Bei is still a boy studying under Lu Zhi, fond of dogs, horses, and music… An age of chao 443Reads8.6Score123Shelves
20. 870 香 Extending My Life Through Incense, I Have a Houseful of Descendants in the Cultivation World! 香火续命，我在修仙界儿孙满堂！ Seeking Pleasure in Dreams梦里寻欢Eastern Fantasy353k WordsOngoing A longevity-focused story, no System After transmigrating to a cultivation world and becoming a failure who couldn't reach Foundation Establishment, Li Xiuyuan thinks his life is over. Then he obtains a mysterious wooden token, which can extend his lifespan by gathering worship and devotion. What? Nobody worships me? Then I'll just have to expand the family and create my own worshippers! In his pursuit of immortality, Li Xiuyuan goes further and further down the path of manufacturing worship! Wh —Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Unsystematic family writing, build a family from scratch. (New book)

21. 871 L League of Legends: Call Me the Führer LOL：叫我元首大人 Simmering the Sun in Warm Water温水煮太阳Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Unify Runeterra and write a great legend. My skills are limitless, my life eternal. I cannot die or be destroyed. I kick the Darkin and punch the Celestials, planting the Empire's flag in every corner of Runeterra. Standing atop Mount Targon, Garan asks calmly: “Who else!?” “No one understands Zaun better than I do. I'll make Zaun great again!” “Noxus? I'll show them what real war looks like.” “Demacia? I'll shove Hextech down their throats and tell them that backwardness means getting beaten.” 7.9kReads9.4Score641Shelves
22. 872 西 Great Qin Lies to the West, Rising Like the Sun 西有大秦，如日方升 The Cat with No Feelings木有感情的猫Historical2.0M WordsCompleted The blazing sun rose from distant Qin Yi, bringing a new order to this decaying world, where all ritual and morality had collapsed. Qin, a great nation. Even if given another chance, he would still lay the foundation for the unification of all under heaven. And the story all began beneath Beiman Mountain, under a sunset red as fire… 3.3kReads8.9Score224Shelves
23. 873 家 My Clan Rises, and I Can Summon Dao Soldier Nests 家族崛起，我能召唤道兵巢穴 Little Miracle Doctor from Liu Family Village刘家村小神医Eastern Fantasy402k WordsOngoing [Farming] [Dao Soldiers] [Nests] [Territories] [Clans] [Wuxia Fantasy] [War] After transmigrating to another world, Lin Ye finds his clan in decline and powerful enemies closing in from every side. As the clan’s last hope, his only support is the [Clan Nest] that came with him when he transmigrated. He must grow the clan and summon the nest. From then on, ant colonies can serve as soldiers, stone statues as generals, abyssal demon spiders can weave their webs, and lava behemoths can scorch the e 241Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This could have been done, with farming, war, lairs, lords, Eastern warriors, and more elements.

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