Looking for Infrastructure-Building Stories from the Ground Up 求从无到有的基建文

1. 51 县 A County Town's Rise: Starting With Culture and Tourism 县城崛起，从搞文旅开始 A Salted Fish Who Has Lie Flat躺平了的咸鱼Urban1.1M WordsOngoing This book is also known as “A County Town’s Rise, Starting by Snatching Wansui Mountain.” Ma Jiaxing is reborn four years in the past. He’s just about to return to his hometown county and lie flat when he awakens the Hometown Development System. Every person in the county gives him a hundred yuan a day, but he can only spend it within the county or use it to develop the county. With his hometown’s industry underdeveloped, he has no choice but to make a major push into cultural tourism. It all st 51.9kReads8.1Score4.1kShelves

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   This is a good book. It's about making money in a small town, and the protagonist isn't brainless. It's a very enjoyable read.

2. 52 全 Global Survival in a Haunted Sea: From Raft to Sky-Scraping Giant Ship 全民诡海求生，从木筏到遮天巨轮 Why Won't Time Pass in an Instant时光为何不转瞬Sports538k WordsCompleted [Ocean survival + shipbuilding + cheeky female crewmates + upgrades + talents + Cthulhu] One day, all eight billion people on Earth wake up transmigrated to a strange ocean. The age of global seafaring begins. Some people get the Shorts Ship and build their vessels out of all kinds of shorts. Some get the Dung Ship, whose stench carries for dozens of nautical miles. And some get ironclad warships and fight to the death against giant creatures from the deep. Wang Dao, however, has nothing but a t 403Reads6.6Score103Shelves
3. 53 模 Business Simulation: From Sand Dredger to Infrastructure Tycoon 模拟经营：从采砂船到基建巨头 Thousand-Leaf Tea Bag千叶茶包Urban181k WordsCompleted A civil engineering graduate from a top Chinese university accidentally transmigrates into a construction-management simulation game. From the start, all he has is a secondhand sand dredger. Step by step, he becomes a construction magnate. Asset System + Beauty System + Reputation System + Shop System, 43Reads—Score110Shelves

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   Making money in a county town isn't mindless.

4. 54 我 I Am the King 我为王 Model Huiyin模特徽因Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Betrayed by everyone, I was wounded by those closest to me! I cut off a finger to survive, then lay low for six years before emerging again. Through the grudges and warmth of the martial world, I’ve seen it all. I am the king! 1.7kReads8.4Score122Shelves
5. 55 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: Three Women, Countless Dramas 穿越古代：三个女人N台戏 A Lamp in the Twilight一灯阑珊Ancient Romance6.1M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + group transmigration + farming and commerce + military service and medicine + self-reliance and perseverance, an uplifting and satisfying story, slow burn, everyday slice of life] A car accident sends three women transmigrating to the unfamiliar Great Wu Dynasty, where they land in a bandit’s den from the start. Zhu Mingyue: “Watch me make a fortune with two deadweights in tow.” Duan Xiaotang: “Watch me bring stability to every corner of the realm with two teammates.” Lin Wanwan 27.5kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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   No romantic pairings, no female rivalry, an ensemble cast: a medical student, a CEO, and someone planning to return to the countryside for a peaceful life. The three are involved in a car accident at a crossroads, transported to ancient times. The story follows their growth from nothing to something, without mindless wish-fulfillment scenarios; everything is earned through hard work, not by boasting or reaping rewards. There are no clichéd ancient Chinese novel plots of constant infighting.

6. 56 全 Global Survival: Growing Stronger from a Wooden Cabin 全民求生：从小木屋开始变强 Qiu Yingxin秋影新Sports2.3M WordsCompleted [A Different Kind of Apocalyptic Adventure, Not a Harem Novel] Everyone transmigrates to a random location. Some end up in the ocean, others in the desert, a small village, a city, or even inside a whale… Harsh weather, treacherous terrain, zombies, monsters, goblins, terrifying giants… When Ye Feng wakes up, he discovers that in this perilous environment, he has somehow gained a hint system and a [Shop]. “Beep. Hint: A treasure chest has been detected 0.1 meters directly below you~” “Beep. A sw 4.3kReads5.9Score269Shelves
7. 57 签 Sign-In: Stranded on a Deserted Island, I Just Built a Luxury Villa 签到，人在孤岛，刚自建豪华别墅 White Snail白蜗牛Urban7.3M WordsCompleted A burst of blinding light, and the continent shattered! Everyone was assigned an island measuring just two meters on each side! You start with nothing but a shabby fishing net. Whether you survive depends on your own abilities! "Ding! Sign-in System activated!" "First-day sign-in successful. Reward: fully automatic fishing net!" "Everyone else has to rely on their abilities, but I have a System!" Xiao Yi muttered as he took a bite of grilled fish. While everyone else was struggling to survive on 37.1kReads8.2Score3.4kShelves
8. 58 穿 Transmigrating to the Warring States: Two Rice Balls in the Second Year of Eiroku 穿越战国：永禄二年的两个饭团 Deep Dive Premonition深潜预知Historical1.5M WordsOngoing Sengoku Japan, in the second year of Eiroku. Two rice balls save a life. No System, no golden finger. Only increasingly hazy knowledge of the future, a bold yet cautious way of handling affairs, and a man from a later age who rises from humble beginnings. Starting with nothing, he survives the chaos, stands tall, and fights his way to prominence, eventually vying for supremacy in the Sengoku era. He studies medicine and builds castles, trains in swordsmanship and spearmanship, and learns the p 2.8kReads—Score355Shelves

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   Is the Japanese Warring States period possible? What a coincidence! Japan secretly develops and advances technology, starting from humble beginnings, waging war in chaotic times, cultivating land, building ships and cannons, vying for supremacy. In the mid-game, the protagonist fights the Jurchens, establishes the Liaodong Army, builds treasure ships, fights the Netherlands and Portugal in Southeast Asia, occupies India, discovers Australia, seizes the Middle East, enters the Americas, and confronts Western powers.

9. 59 这 This Is Survival, So Why Are You Taking It Easy? 这是求生，你搁这养生呢？ An Zhi Jiao安之骄Urban699k WordsCompleted [Regular updates] At least 4,000 characters daily. More if readers keep asking! [Well-paced plot] Some may find it wordy or slow to warm up. Readers who love instant-success stories can move along. He woke up to find the apocalypse upon him. From then on, civilization on the mainland gave way to island civilization. From the start, all he had was a tiny island, and every supply had to be caught! Prehistoric beasts, sea monsters, indigenous tribes... Crisis followed crisis, forcing humanity into 4.8kReads8.7Score273Shelves
10. 60 生 Survivalist: The Doomsday Prepper 生存狂：末日准备者 Watcher in the Abyss深渊里的守望者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse315k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic disasters + hardcore survival + shelters + no rebirth + no pocket dimension + no System + no mutations + no superpowers + no zombies + no fantasy + no harem] Solar storms, food crises, super typhoons, biological warfare, earthquakes, tsunamis, asteroid impacts, supervolcanic eruptions, and an ice age: the disasters grow ever worse. As the world falls apart, Shen Cun is an ordinary man who can rely only on his own hands and mind to protect himself and his family. (The protagonist is 13.1kReads9.0Score871Shelves
11. 61 最 I Turned the Poorest Border City into the Center of the World 最穷边城，被我砸成世界中心 Mr. Angry Bull愤怒的公牛先生Urban814k WordsOngoing Su Ye quits his job in Shenzhen after nearly working himself into a heart attack and returns to a remote desert town on the northwestern frontier, a place so barren even birds wouldn’t bother to shit there. He awakens a System: all thirty thousand townspeople give him 100 yuan each per day, earning him three million a day! The money can only be spent in town. The mayor is worried about attracting investment? Su Ye buys up an unfinished building and turns it into a full-immersion esports center. 771Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unleashing a relentless march, pouring out youthful sweat and toil. Infrastructure construction is exhilarating, and exhilarating forever. Games, nuclear fusion, industrial machine tools, space elevators, Martian farming…

12. 62 浮 Surviving on an Ice Floe: Everything I Salvage Comes to Life 浮冰求生：我打捞的物资全成精了 Carrot Hater拒绝胡萝卜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Sneaky schemer] [Comedy] [Apocalypse] [Survival] [Everyday life] The whole world enters an icy sea survival game. From the start, all you have is a floating chunk of ice, and supplies can only be fished up! [Host detected to be facing an apocalyptic threat!] [System descending!] [System under attack from the game’s firewall!] [System has taken down the game’s firewall!] Chen Mo can’t access the System, but the world has started acting strangely, as if some rule has changed… The chunks of ice in 16.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves
13. 63 朕 I’m Busy Unifying the Realm, I Don’t Have Time to Be a Doormat 朕忙着一统，没心思做舔狗 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical1.4M WordsCompleted The good news: I transmigrated into the body of an emperor, so I can live in extravagant luxury! The bad news: This emperor is a hopeless simp, and he’s already taken it to an art form! Worse still, he’s about to become the ruler of a fallen dynasty and be captured and locked in a dog cage up north! This is a story about saving himself. 6.6kReads8.2Score472Shelves

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    Historical travel, infrastructure comes later.

14. 64 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    A very good read! ① No romance + teaching + cute baby + farming + getting rich + infrastructure construction, a heartwarming slice-of-life story! Zhang Ziruo transmigrated into the body of a villainous tyrant's wicked foster mother, suffering a tragic end. Based on her post-transmigration situation, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! Besides regular books, she'll include moral education, nature, chemistry, physics, and more! What, the protagonist will be a yandere in the future? A course on adolescent mental health is a must! ② A modern-day transmigration story: A modern female village official transmigrates to an ancient rural village, leading her fellow villagers to open food workshops, build bridges and roads, escape poverty, and become wealthy. She is appreciated by the rulers and revered by the people. Along the way, she encounters a talented second-generation official, and the two, sharing the same ideals, create a brilliant future together. The simple narrative style, without contrived suspense, portrays the ordinary lives of the common people in a way that resonates and evokes tears. ③ No space, no system, no romance, a heartwarming rural story! Jiang Zhi, an ordinary person with knowledge of herbal medicine, transmigrates into a book. Instead of clinging to powerful figures, she abandons the male lead and relies on her extensive herbal knowledge to survive the chaos of war, clearing land, farming, and even raising a wild boar as a pet. She gathers herbs, makes medicine, and becomes a village chief… There's no royal power or wealth, only the everyday realities of life! The book even includes illustrations of various building materials, ingredients, and Chinese medicinal herbs—quite interesting! The book constructs an ideal ancient utopia where people progress from ignorance to erudition, from struggling for daily sustenance to contemplating the establishment of a system. Grass Mouse Aqi leads his tribe to become a powerful force on the grasslands! As the book says, "The seeds of hope are taking root, sprouting, and growing strong; one day they will grow into towering trees."

15. 65 物 You Can't Even Fit All the Supplies, and You Call This Survival? 物资都放不下了，你管这叫求生？ Ai Huizhu爱灰著Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyman protagonist + stockpiling supplies + survival + self-interest + no saintly heroine] One day, a hundred billion people around the world wake up scattered across a perilous world of cave abodes. The caves contain cultivation resources and powerful monsters. Everything depends on your luck. Mu Feng is forced to take part, but luckily, he can hear hints. [The cave abode to the northeast is a good one. It has a Spirit Spring. Claim it, and you’ll greatly increase your cultivation speed! 8.2kReads7.9Score615Shelves
16. 66 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves
17. 67 求 Survival: Building an Empire in the Frozen Wasteland 求生：建造极寒帝国 A Billion Hopes, No Machines亿望无机Sports528k WordsCompleted This is a world of ice and snow, crawling with strange and monstrous beasts. All of humanity has transmigrated here, struggling to survive and fighting the bitter cold, the savage beasts, and the natives of the frozen wastes. Wu Di is one of them. He accepts his lot, battles the cold, slays the beasts, and cuts down the natives, determined to build a homeland for humanity amid the frozen landscape and polar chill. 62Reads6.6Score—Shelves
18. 68 穿 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 86kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
19. 69 全 Global Survival: From a Thatched Hut to the Mightiest Empire 全民求生：从茅草屋到最强帝国 Wow Oh哇哦哦Sports2.1M WordsCompleted Countless people transmigrate to another world, starting from the start with nothing but a drafty, dilapidated thatched hut. Here, people can obtain various blueprints and cards by chopping trees, gathering grass, and smashing stones. Food and other supplies must be obtained by using cards, but what you get from each card is entirely up to luck. Bai Xiaolin obtains the [Survival Points System] and discovers that he can use survival points to enhance cards and blueprints. "Survival points -1" "Su 7.9kReads7.8Score555Shelves
20. 70 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: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
21. 71 公 Highway Survival: I Can Draw Vehicles Without Limit 公路求生：我能无限抽取载具 Eating Watermelon Gua Gua Gua吃西呱呱呱Sports1.5M WordsOngoing [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Never Lets a Grudge Go Unsettled] When Chen Anzhi woke up, he discovered that everyone on Earth had transmigrated into a highway survival game. He started with a bicycle and kept upgrading it. As luck would have it, Chen Anzhi awakened the “I Want It All” System! Resources, food, upgrade blueprints: hand them over! While everyone else was worrying about what to eat tomorrow, Chen Anzhi had already achieved total material freedom. Later, when an apoca 3.4kReads7.6Score221Shelves
22. 72 人 One Meal Kit a Day in a Chaotic World 人在乱世，一天一份拼好饭 Compete with Heaven for Freedom与天竞自由Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Everyone stays smart throughout] [The new story doesn't recycle the same plot] [Tomato's fastest updater] [No emperor worship] [Contains personal takes, enter at your own discretion] [Alternate history mash-up] Lin Yuan wakes up after a nap and finds himself transmigrated back to a chaotic age. Just as he's about to starve to death, he suddenly discovers that he can order one combo meal every day. From that moment on, what path will a soul that can never return ho 320.5kReads8.1Score32.1kShelves

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    This is an ancient Chinese infrastructure-building novel, currently ranked second on the gift list. It doesn't have any major flaws; the main and supporting characters are generally quite intelligent. There's currently no female lead. The author updates incredibly fast, releasing over 300 chapters in 37 days, complete with illustrations. It's super popular!

23. 73 迷 Surviving in the Mist: I Have a Simulator 迷雾求生：我有一个模拟器 The Lazy Foolish Bird游手好闲的笨鸟Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Fog Survival] + [Little Log Cabin] + [Build a Base] + [Advance Technology] Chu Yun wakes up in a strange world shrouded in fog, with nothing before him but an utterly ramshackle little log cabin. The weather is unpredictable, and danger lurks in every patch of fog. There are morning glories as big as bronze bells that eat people, and ordinary grass with teeth like hacksaw blades. There are ratmen and rabbitfolk about as tall as humans, werewolves and crocodile people half a head taller than hum 1kReads6.2Score—Shelves
24. 74 我 I Own a Super Island 我有一座超级海岛 Romance at Your Fingertips指尖风月Urban3.3M WordsCompleted After a plane crash, Fang Cheng finds himself stranded on a deserted island with his sharp-tongued female boss. Drawing on the survival skills he learned from watching Bear Grylls' Man vs. Wild, he begins a difficult struggle to stay alive on the island. Humanity? Social class? Under the pressure of survival, both are redefined. On this island, I am king! As the two explore the island further, they gradually discover that this deserted island is not as simple as it seems... 933Reads8.2Score123Shelves
25. 75 拼 I Worked My Way to the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams, and Now You Say I Have a Powerful Identity 拼命科举成状元，你才说我有身份 This Fish Wants to Eat Cats Now这鱼想吃猫了Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (A cathartic power fantasy: the protagonist never takes anything lying down, and never lets a grudge wait until tomorrow!) No romance + nation-building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + court intrigue A no-holds-barred power fantasy, with a decisive, ruthless protagonist!! If there's no justice in this world, then I'll carve it out with blood! If the great clans leave everyone with nowhere to turn, then I'll cut a path through them. The county magistrate's son toys with peo 33.7kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves

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    A fast-paced, action-packed novel! No romance + infrastructure building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + ancient political intrigue (a truly satisfying read; the protagonist never suffers a grudge and never holds a grudge!) Super incredibly good!! The author's writing is excellent, definitely not amateurish!! The plot is sometimes hilarious and sometimes incredibly moving, it's so good! Over 600 chapters, this is the first time I've felt a long novel is so short. I've already read about 400 chapters, it's so good, every character is so well-developed!! Super, super good, I'm totally hooked! A super satisfying read, everyone go read it!! You won't regret it, you won't be disappointed~ Don't miss it~ [(*/∇\*) I feel like I'm trying to sell something (*/∇\*) but it's really good (*/∇\*)]

26. 76 震 Shocking! A Patch of Land from the Start, Transformed into a Miracle 震惊！开局一片地，异变出奇迹 Old Elephant Smokes老象抽烟Sports1.4M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic survival + class advancement for all + disasters + building shelters + farming + stockpiling supplies] Overnight, hundreds of millions of people around the globe are transported into a survival game. The age of universal class advancement begins. Some people become dung collectors and make their living shoveling manure. Some become tough shield-bearers, honored cannon fodder. Others become powerful lightning mages, commanding thunder and lightning and doing whatever they please. Chu 4.5kReads7.9Score333Shelves
27. 77 每 Every Time I Open My Eyes, I'm the Last Emperor of a Dynasty 每次睁眼都是末代皇帝 Wine God, Green Grape酒神葡萄绿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Fifth Xiaobai 2 + male protagonist + no romance + court politics and infrastructure] After rising from Son of Heaven to Celestial Emperor and completing the construction of the Celestial Palace’s administrative system, Fifth Xiaobai is sent by the Heavenly Dao to undergo trials. Each time, he becomes the final emperor of a dynasty. Xiaobai, Second Emperor of Qin: It’s convenient not having to speak out loud, but I really don’t want everyone hearing every thought in my head. Leave me alone, Fath 7.2kReads9.2Score550Shelves

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    Crown Prince Xiaobai of Qin❗️❗️Emperor Zheng Ge🌺 Look at the soldiers you've trained in King of Glory🍅🍅🍅 Han Xin touched his hair: "Your Highness, doesn't everyone have long hair?" [You're different. You'll have to grow a high ponytail from now on. Besides studying literature, you can't neglect martial arts either. You must learn spearmanship. Once you've mastered spearmanship, even without a steed, you can still charge in and out of the chaotic army seven times, leaping around, making everyone dare not speak against you.] Zhang Liang tried to advise: "This doesn't seem like a general's style..." Your Highness, you've charged in and out seven times, what a brave warrior you are, but how do you resemble a general?

28. 78 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    It is an ensemble piece that depicts the changes brought about by the female protagonist from different perspectives, from a dilapidated village to a powerful force in the area, as she gradually builds the life she desires.

29. 79 木 Raft Survival: More Children, More Blessings 木筏求生，我能多子多福 Gentle Breeze and Dust清风和尘Sports929k WordsOngoing The world changed overnight. Lin Jiu'an discovered that everyone had been swept into a raft-survival world. One raft from the start, and all your equipment had to be fished up. Luckily, Lin Mu awakened the top-tier talent [Gift of the Lord of Life]. As long as he had more children, more blessings, he would receive rewards from the Lord of Life and rise straight to the top. Gentle wives, aloof campus beauties, cold CEOs, gorgeous actresses... “My raft still has plenty of room.” 98Reads8.2Score—Shelves
30. 80 末 Apocalypse Game: Buying the Whole World from a Subway Station 末日游戏：从地铁站购买全世界 The Chasm of Desire欲望鸿沟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic survival + cities + upgrading hideouts + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + disaster survival] The apocalyptic game has arrived. Disasters are striking all over the world. Volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, extreme heat, viruses, bitter cold… In just six months, Blue Star's population has fallen by 80 percent, and civilization has nearly collapsed. With no other choice, humanity must enter the apocalyptic game and take on survival challenges in the hope of staying alive. Fortunat 22.3kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves

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    This is the most infrastructure-themed novel I've read in all these years.

31. 81 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.5kReads—Score494Shelves

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    Get ready!!! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" is guaranteed to get increasingly addictive and captivating as you read on! Intellectually brilliant, logically sound! Quality absolutely guaranteed! A nearly one-million-word novel to be completed in September, with all foreshadowing resolved, plot holes filled, and no disappointing ending. The writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military battles, and court intrigue are all top-notch. Grand in scope, lofty in its themes, profound in its thought, and rich in cultural depth. If you don't enjoy it, you can beat me to a pulp!

32. 82 一 The Little Farmer Girl Who Brings Prosperity to Her Husband 一品小农女：旺夫从种田开始 Casually Busy随意小忙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A cozy, cheerful farming story with delicious food and no over-the-top villains] What? The prince's fighting has brought disaster upon the common people, and we have to flee? No, no, Xiaoxi says, “I have a System. Our whole family can hide in the mountains.” What? There's a devastating snowstorm, and we have no food, clothes, or shelter, so we have to flee again? No, no, we'll keep hiding in the mountains. We can eat all the steamed buns made from fine white flour and braised pork we want. What 1.9kReads8.9Score191Shelves

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    The first two books feature female protagonists who travel to ancient times and build something from nothing. The third book features a female protagonist who travels to a beastman tribe, leads the tribe to development, and creates a better future.

33. 83 原 Primitive Times: Living as a Caveman in the Ancient World 原始：在远古当山顶洞人 Orange Mama Loves Foraging橙子麻麻爱采集Ancient Romance734k WordsCompleted [No romance, born into another era | gathering and hunting | farming and infrastructure | matriarchal society] ⁼ Tangguo arrives in the matriarchal society of the Upper Cave People era. She looks at the naked savages, clad in leaves and communicating with gestures, then blinks. ⁼ A heartwarming story with no terrible characters, as everyone works together to develop the tribe. ⁼ As soon as she can walk, she uses her own two hands to bring one surprise after another to the tribe: ⁼ ✦ Weaving hand 2kReads8.8Score232Shelves

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    Reborn into a primitive society where people speak using gestures and have only about twenty syllables, this is a novel about the development of an extremely wild tribe. From village to town to city, it's a heartwarming story of the heroine and her honest, simple tribe members striving to improve their lives. Fans of gathering, farming, and infrastructure building can jump right in. No overpowered characters or cheat codes!

34. 84 穿 Between Two Worlds, with an Armored Tide at My Back 穿梭两界，我的身后是钢铁洪流 Boundless Rivers and Mountains无限江山Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Calling in the Parents] + [Steel Torrent] + [Mechanical Fantasy] + [Across the Stars] + [Smart Characters] Ultimate Summoning Technique: Motherland, I need you! Transmigration means hacking through thorns and blazing a trail, struggling through hardships, facing deadly battles and danger at every turn. After fighting tooth and nail in another world to carve out a tiny territory, the enemy is about to reach his gates. The foolish nobles have abandoned my country. Th 47kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    1️⃣Female-oriented Western fantasy! When you're out in the world, you choose your own identity! 2️⃣Male-oriented, cross-dimensional travel. If a wandering child gets beaten up, they'll go to their parents! Warning: Ironclad onslaught! 3️⃣4️⃣Fourth Calamity summoning player type. 5️⃣Alternative infrastructure! Build tourist attractions and bring ancient people to work! 6️⃣SimCity! Urban fantasy. 7️⃣Rare ancient Egyptian infrastructure! From Tutankhamun to Ramses!

35. 85 惊 What?! The Big Shot Is Farming and Building a Homestead in the Beastman Tribe 惊！大佬她在兽人部落种田搞基建 Xumi Er须弥尔Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted Yuran planned to finish one last project and then retire to a quiet life in her hometown. But after working through the night, she died suddenly at her desk. Chosen by the Beast God, she became the divine envoy of the Beast God in the beastman world. A heartwarming story of Yuran leading her tribe as it builds and grows, while finding family, friendship, and love. A peaceful, simple life. 603Reads9.0Score—Shelves
36. 86 万 Ten-Thousandfold Returns: I, the Holy Mother, Slay My Way Up the Death Line 万倍返还：我，圣母，逆伐斩杀线 Shi Wei Shui师尾水Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing In the era when everyone can become a City Lord, Zhou Yun turns eighteen and gets an F-grade junk town for his brutal start. The town is rundown and desolate, and most of its residents are elderly, weak, sick, or disabled, hardly useful at all. By the usual rules, more than seventy percent of the population is already on the kill list. For the town to prosper, they have to be driven out! But Zhou Yun isn’t worried. He has the Infinite Rebate System! “Ding! You successfully gifted 1,000 jin of ri 58.7kReads7.1Score6kShelves

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    Very good infrastructure article

37. 87 流 Exiled? I'll Kick You Out and Claim the Throne Myself! 流放？姑奶奶踹了你自己坐江山！ Huihui Cat茴茴猫Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + playful comedy + wish fulfillment + sweet romance] Xiao Qingcheng, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, returns to life in another body and transmigrates to ancient times, becoming the second young madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. She thinks she can coast through life, but before she’s had her fill of living off her husband, an imperial decree orders the entire household executed. Fortunately, the sentence is changed to exile. Her mother-in-law is cruel, the guards abuse 25.1kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    The first book is truly amazing! The female lead kills someone right from the start, refusing to suffer in silence or belittle others; it's incredibly thrilling to read. The comments section is filled with real-time map updates from netizens – it's so engaging!

38. 88 本 I'm a Fake Official, Yet I've Won the Crown Prince's Heart 本官是假货，却哄得太子倾心了 Wen Lang文朤Ancient Romance295k WordsOngoing [Transmigration and nation-building | Woman disguised as a man | Court intrigue | Farming and famine relief | Feel-good rise to power] Li Yanhe takes over another person's identity and becomes magistrate of Pingwu County. Disaster is everywhere, refugees are on the move, and the treasury is empty... At the grand court assembly, officials from every prefecture report disasters, leaving the entire court at its wit's end. One report from the Commissioner of Administration sends shock waves through 5.5kReads6.5Score587Shelves

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    No mindless romance, just realistic political intrigue! Transmigrated into the body of a dead woman, she assumes the identity of a county magistrate, facing a deadly predicament from the very beginning. Displaced people, famine, banditry, official infighting, and the crises of routed soldiers follow one after another. As a woman, she conceals her identity, disguises herself as an official, governs the region, breaks through countless deadly traps, and forges a path to survival. The aloof crown prince falls deeply in love, and the vortex of political intrigue closes in relentlessly. The risk of being exposed is ever-present, and the plot is fast-paced with no unnecessary dialogue!

39. 89 第 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 30.7kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
40. 90 全 The Whole City Transmigrates, Building a China That Never Sets 全市穿越，打造中华日不落 Southern Anhui Chili Pepper皖南朝天椒Historical698k WordsOngoing Overnight, the entire city transmigrated to the tenth year of the Xianfeng Emperor's reign. At the time, Qingting was beset by troubles at home and abroad. The Longhairs swept across Jiangnan, the Anglo-French allied forces threatened the capital, and the great powers' ironclad ships and cannons pounded at the gates of the ancient nation. Yet the city that had arrived from another time faced a grave crisis of survival: food was scarce, energy supplies were failing, and the industrial supply chai 85.2kReads8.5Score7.1kShelves

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    An entire city is transported back to 1860. How can it survive in this chaotic world?

41. 91 开 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 18.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    Package various worlds into games and take players to other worlds to build infrastructure.

42. 92 都 Everyday City Life: The Village Chief Is a Construction Maniac 都市日常：村长是个基建狂魔 Love Eating Rice Rice Rice爱吃白米饭饭饭Urban699k WordsOngoing [Infrastructure Building, Special Powers, Daily Life, One Soul in Many Bodies] Also known as: “SimCity: Every Day Is a Battle of Wits with the NPCs” Also known as: “The Rise of the Village: Strange Tales” This is a city-building simulation game. When college student Gao Jian was pulled into the game, he thought he could go home once he beat it. He never imagined he’d be both the village chief and the villagers! Every NPC is a crafty schemer, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Just as he finishes 37Reads8.2Score—Shelves
43. 93 逃 Fleeing Famine: My Four Perfect Children, Their Mother’s a Killer 逃荒：满级四宝，娘亲杀疯了 Nan Xing Writes Stories南星写故事Ancient Romance364k WordsOngoing Three years of drought have left the land strewn with corpses. Lin Wanqing, a modern expert in both agricultural science and combat, transmigrates into the body of a widow who starved to death in ancient times, with four burdensome children thrown in for good measure. The eldest is a reborn young marquis, already a schemer at eight, armed with memories of his past life and determined to expose corrupt officials. The second was born with the ability to read minds, so the schemes of their awful r —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "On the day Fulin Village was officially named, the fourth sister pointed to the characters on the bluestone slab and shouted, 'Fufu knows this character! It's Fu! Fufu's Fu!' Then she tiptoed and drew a crooked little flower next to 'Fulin.' 'Okay. Now this village not only has a name, but also a flower. Fufu's flower.'" — The most heartwarming scene in the entire book. #BookRecommendation #Healing #Heartwarming

44. 94 三 The Three-Year-Old Empress Unites the World Amid Chaos 三岁小女帝，她乱世一统天下 Boba Milk Cap波波奶盖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animal Communication + Nation-Building + Rebel Empress + Powerful Couple Who Dote on Each Other + Building a Nation in Chaotic Times] The moment Ye Lingxi opens her eyes, she finds herself being sent into exile. She has transmigrated to a dynasty plagued by bandits, ruled by a tyrant, and filled with starving people. Her family is so poor that their pots clang empty. No matter. Master math, physics, and chemistry, and there’s nothing to fear when you transmigrate. She improves looms, fires bric 1.9kReads9.3Score303Shelves

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    Amidst dynastic turmoil, the female protagonist is born with an imperial mandate. She improves weapons such as crossbows and pistols, organizes forces, and rebels for the people of the turbulent dynasty. She becomes the emperor, establishes cities, and invents various advanced technologies.

45. 95 今 Even Today, the Goddess Is Building Infrastructure in Ancient Egypt 今天女神也要在古埃及搞基建 Zi Yue Dongzhi子月冬至Ancient Romance260k WordsOngoing Female-oriented novel [The heroine raises the hero + everyday life, no conquest or nation-building] Isla made a living playing games. By chance, she transmigrated to ancient Egypt during the turbulent Eighteenth Dynasty. With the help of the game's built-in System and a special location that appeared when she transmigrated, she became a revered “goddess.” She was a god in other people's eyes, but still just an ordinary person. She would never become a king. To live more comfortably, Isla threw h 313Reads8.7Score—Shelves
46. 96 不 I Have No Idea, I Just Played a Game and Became an Empress 不知道啊，玩个游戏就成女帝了 Spiral Takeoff螺旋起飞Ancient Romance916k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Fourth Calamity + Ensemble Cast + Build a City in a Game + Cheats + Female-Oriented] Lin Yue is a veteran single-player gamer who never browses game forums, looks up guides, or adds friends. By chance, she downloads a farming-and-conquest game. What she doesn't know is that the game is linked to a real world. The players gleefully claim a patch of unwanted land and start farming. The players are speechless when they learn that they need a population to cultivate the land. Without 865Reads9.2Score110Shelves

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    Of these books, I felt the first one had the most detailed descriptions, the rest were okay, and the fifth one was a new book by the author, but I have to mention my downsides: it felt a bit formulaic, and the author frequently changed perspectives. The other books were alright in terms of infrastructure development, and the rest, I don't think I need to say much about—they're all very popular books.

47. 97 做 I Just Answered a Few Multiple-Choice Questions, and Now I'm King? 做做选择题，就当上国王了？ Lili Taro莉莉芋Ancient Romance590k WordsOngoing [Fictional Western fantasy + no romance + heroine who grows over time + System + infrastructure development + magic + wish fulfillment + women's growth] We've only just started getting ratings, everyone! They'll go up with time! Please leave a review! Cynthia is an ordinary commoner from a remote town in Osethos. When the plague of death breaks out, people accuse her of being a witch because she likes to keep clean. As the flames rise and consume her body, a question appears beside Cynthia's ear 306Reads8.5Score109Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, female-oriented, with a system, ensemble cast, the Fourth Calamity, farming, Western fantasy, strong female protagonist with no romantic pairing, infrastructure building, magic, satisfying read, female growth story.

48. 98 第 The County Magistrate: I Have a Dream of Prosperity and Strength 第一县令：本官有个富强梦 The Silent Conch海螺无声Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted [No System + farming and infrastructure building + no romance + slow-paced] Yongxin County has been poor for so long that no one ever imagined it could become wealthy one day. The local tycoons have been rich for ages, but when Magistrate Lu arrives, they find themselves facing a choice: become poorer or get even richer. Even a fool knows which to pick, but Magistrate Lu's scheme has a catch! The wealthy families of Longyou Prefecture tremble. Who on earth is making all the money? By the time th 1.2kReads8.7Score131Shelves

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    ✨Starting with an impoverished county, watch as she gradually develops and strengthens it, leading the people to prosperity. The first five-year plan focuses on ensuring the people have enough to eat and wear, then developing employment and commerce, and addressing the problem of underdeveloped education. The second five-year plan… This story has no romantic pairing.

49. 99 海 One Piece: I Accidentally Became the King of the World 海贼：不小心成了世界之王 Xu Wuyou许无忧Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of pirates, Ge Er just wants to live freely on this vast, turbulent sea and protect the family he cherishes in this ruthless world. Getting stronger and fighting are such exhausting tasks, so of course they should be left to his adorable subordinates. What kind of boss charges into the thick of things and risks his life every day? Luo Jie: “Want my treasure? If you do, then it’s yours. Go find it! I left all the world’s riches there!” Ge Er: “Who do you think 18.5kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    Pirate base building, highly recommended, but the updates are unstable.

50. 100 异 Summer in the Otherworld of the Demata 异世之帝玛塔的夏天 neletaTwo Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [Otherworldly World-Building + Transmigration + Genius in Every Discipline + Primitive Tribal Setting + Ensemble Cast] Mu Zhongxia never imagined that the one time he boarded a transmigration flight, it would send him to the land of the barbarians! And that wasn't even the worst of it. The worst part was that his destination was basically the other world's version of Ningguta! A place where winter could freeze a person to death in seconds! In this world, mages and machinists stood at the ver 4.5kReads9.2Score544Shelves

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    I stayed up two long nights to finish watching it. It's about managing infrastructure and building a business in another world, with a feel of the Harry Potter magical world and mecha. Watch the protagonist transform a barren, primitive continent into a place that everyone longs for.

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