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

1. 351 汉 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty's Eternal Prosperity 汉祚永昌记 I Hear You're Quite the Rascal听说你挺淘啊Historical288k WordsOngoing [Hardcore Three Kingdoms] [Farming] [Political intrigue] [Struggle for power at court] Zhang Fei, the straightforward and valiant hunter from Zhuo Commandery; Zhang He, a gifted general rescued while gravely wounded; Taishi Ci, a young man from Donglai burdened by a family vendetta... These figures, each with their own path in the history books, are brought together here one after another by a twist of fate. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Try this hardcore Three Kingdoms time-travel novel: farming, infrastructure building, political intrigue, and conquest from scratch.

2. 352 天 The World Is Falling Apart: Escape from Tumu Fortress and Flee for My Life! 天崩：逃出土木堡，亡命狼居胥！ Book Silkworm书蚕虫Historical450k WordsOngoing [Survival of the Fittest] [No System] [Political Intrigue] He transmigrates into Zhu Qizhen. He is emperor for just one day, before being forced to flee into the snowy north. The Battle of Tumu is riddled with unanswered questions. First, he has to stay alive. Only then can he think about anything else... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Take a look at these two books

3. 353 开 Twelve Buildings from the Start: Renting Them Out Shakes the Whole City 开局十二栋楼，我靠租房惊动全城 Do You Eat Tangerines?吃不吃橘Modern Romance250k WordsCompleted [A touch of a System + career-focused + wealthy big shot who never wants for money + no romance] [Just started getting rated, so the score will be low. Idealized community life! Idealized!] Jiang Yu inherited more than a dozen apartment buildings and became a landlady. On a whim, she visited one of the old neighborhoods and saw peeling walls, exposed wires, and crumbling roads... Meanwhile, in the System shop, soundproof walls, climate-controlled furnishings, air-purifying ventilation, and all k 4.3kReads8.9Score440Shelves

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   Highly recommended for a story about building an ideal community! [Kissing emojis] This is essentially a community building story. The female protagonist inherits a residential complex with over a dozen old buildings, all with many problems. She then acquires a system and decides to renovate the complex. After the renovation, the infrastructure is complete, the interiors are high-tech, the property management is responsible, and they regularly hold events to reward residents and tenants. They also developed the Jincheng Mingyuan app, making the community services excellent and truly worthwhile. Everyone's property management fees are well paid for, and everyone feels incredibly happy.

4. 354 魂 The Strongest Empress Reborn in Another World 魂穿异世最强女帝 Crispy Taro芙蓉薄脆Ancient Romance329k WordsOngoing Who says women can't understand schemes and power plays? Who says women don't understand politics? How will she unravel every unsolvable open scheme and every vicious plot? Chapter 89: The Red-Eyed Civet ...Qi Ruochu crouched down to look at the cat. Just as she was about to reach out and pet it, the runes on the Demon-Breaking Sword in her hand flashed, and she felt a sharp sting... Chapter 100: The Underground Palace ...Qi Ruochu noticed something unusual about the moon in the mural. She walke 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both stories feature a female protagonist who starts from nothing and struggles her way to success.

5. 355 末 The Apocalypse Arrives: The System Forces Me to Become a Landlady 末世来临：系统逼我当包租婆 Northern Feather Kite北翎之鸢Sci-Fi & Apocalypse739k WordsCompleted The day before the apocalypse, Jiang Li was forced to bind herself to a system. This mysterious creature, which called itself a rental system, immediately made a grand gesture and gave her an entire apartment complex. The System waved its little whip. “Our goal is to become the most famous landlady in the world!” Jiang Li: “What the hell?” The serious version: When the apocalypse arrives, humanity faces a fight for survival. A place untouched by zombies becomes especially precious. Watching her 5.1kReads9.2Score544Shelves
6. 356 位 Planes: From the Start, I Get a God-Tier Tavern and Raise Dragons 位面：开局神级酒馆，豢养巨龙 Sobbing Little Kid爆哭小朋友Sports3.6M WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Lord-Building]+ [Fake Golden Finger]+ [Hearthstone]+ [Honor of Kings] Blue Star fell, swallowed by the laws of another universe. All the people of Blue Star became visitors from another world in the boundless plane universe, and members of the human race. [Ding! Dawn System Version 14.0 has been updated.] [A Record of New Human Observations]! Seven billion people were bound to the Human Alliance’s Dawn System and randomly transported to life-bearing planes. Alongside the local Pionee 28.4kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
7. 357 西 Western Han: The Prince Who Loved to Complain About Being Poor 西汉：王爷哭穷精 Tianjin Old Cat 74天津老猫74Historical166k WordsCompleted History + transmigration + expanding the borders + a commercial empire + fighting the Xiongnu I transmigrated into Liu Zhu, King of Chu and cousin of Emperor Wu of Han. Give me a kingdom, and I’ll make it strong. Emperor Wu, take me along. I’ll bring the money, and together we’ll fight the Xiongnu. By the way, my tomb is known as the Pyramid of the East: the Guishan Han Tomb in Xuzhou. Come visit, folks! 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The King of Chu? Don't recognize him? He's a cousin of Emperor Wu of Han! The owner of the Guishan Han Tomb in Xuzhou, the most luxurious tomb of a feudal lord! It's known as the Oriental Pyramid! No, Your Majesty, my Chu Kingdom is very poor… [shy][shy]

8. 358 长 Longevity: Transmigrated as a Tree, I Built an Immortal Divine Dynasty 长生：穿越成树，我打造不朽神朝 Chuan Yi川易Eastern Fantasy694k WordsCompleted [Longevity] [Low-Key and Cautious] [Plant Protagonist] [Cultivation] [Expanding His Power] [Ensemble Cast] [Schemer] [No Female Lead] [Cunning, Ruthless, Not for the Overly Righteous] After transmigrating into the Great Wilderness as a willow tree, Lin Feng grows stronger by cultivating his forces. From a tiny village to an eternal divine kingdom, from a little beggar to an empress, from a blind man to an unparalleled sword god... Behind each extraordinary individual appears the shadow of a prim 1.7kReads8.7Score139Shelves
9. 359 系 System: I'm a Slacker Landlady in the Apocalypse 系统：我在末世当咸鱼包租婆 Qian Xiao浅潇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse300k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Apocalypse + Infrastructure Building + Management] Lu Qiqi hadn’t even run out her lease when she lost her job and got kicked out by her unscrupulous landlord. To make matters worse, she ran into zombies. To save her life, she bound herself to a mysterious System and ended up owing a massive 20,000 Star Alliance Coins. But every cloud has a silver lining: she gained permanent ownership of a house and a lifetime pass to being a landlady. So she quickly put out a rental ad: Are you w 33Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 古 An Ancient Apocalypse? Our Whole Dorm Transmigrated and Opened a Holiday Resort! 古代末世？全寝穿越开度假村！ Chen Aru陈阿汝Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic natural disasters + no romance + management + infrastructure building + lighthearted] A fresh, unconventional ancient-era apocalypse management novel! If you’re out of books to read, come on in! Three roommates transmigrate to an ancient-world apocalypse?! Zombies are running wild in the streets! And there are extreme heat waves, cold snaps, insect plagues, torrential rain, floods... The resort doesn’t accept gold or silver. Zombies are the real hard currency! Three college students 15Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Opening a resort in an ancient post-apocalyptic world! This is Tomato's only book! The hosts are three female college students! No romantic pairings! Focus on infrastructure development! Starting with two dilapidated houses, they slowly develop a farm, ranch, buffet, beach, yachts, food street... And finally establish a nation!!!

11. 361 捏 Creating a New Account as a Cute Girl, Building the City of Desire 捏个妹子新号，建个世界渴望之城 Qiao Ji桥基Eastern Fantasy191k WordsOngoing Reborn and retraining at eighty, I make a new character: a thirteen-year-old girl, ready to start over. I only wanted to retire in peace, but somehow I got saddled with a ruined city? Watch me build technology from scratch: handcrafting soap and bullets, sparking an Industrial Revolution in the Middle Ages. The workers get the job done while sipping soda. My city has no slums, and farmers pay no taxes. Food, lodging, and education are all covered. Even princes and nobles are pulling strings to g 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 从 A Rebel's Life from Scratch 从零开始的反贼生涯 Ga Re噶热Historical308k WordsOngoing Rebellion + Farming + Hegemony + No System + Empress Protagonist + No CP + Career-Focused Story + Slower Pace The protagonist transmigrates as the daughter of a bandit chieftain. Starting on the Hunan-Jiangxi border, she slowly builds her strength, takes over a county seat, repels government forces, and grows a bandit camp of fewer than fifty people into a unified dynasty. “That’s how the Great Zhou court works. The common people just need to devote themselves wholeheartedly to farming, pay the 12Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 363 我 My System Is Called the Construction Maniac 我的系统叫基建狂魔 Dream Within Ice冰中梦Eastern Fantasy158k WordsOngoing Programmer Lin Sen had worked overtime for seven days straight when everything suddenly went black. When he opened his eyes again, he had somehow transmigrated to a godforsaken primitive tribe! He had to sleep in a drafty thatched hut and eat coarse grains that scraped his throat. Every villager was so gaunt and sallow they might not survive the winter. [Ding! The Almighty Slacking-Off Infrastructure System has been bound!] [The System's motto: Reject the rat race, enjoy slacking off, and bui —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 55.5kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
15. 365 我 I Use a Card-Drawing System to Start a Rebellion in Ancient Times 我靠抽卡系统在古代搞造反 Whale's Slumber鲸眠Ancient Romance559k WordsOngoing [Historical figure gacha System + woman disguises herself as a man + infrastructure and farming + transmigration power fantasy] Xie Linchao transmigrates into the body of Qi's second prince, who is a woman disguised as a man and has been demoted and sent to his fief. With everything stacked against her from the start, Xie Linchao is about to give up when she binds to a gacha System for world domination. [Congratulations, you drew an SSS-rank general card: Bai Qi, the God of Slaughter] [Congratul 2.4kReads9.3Score253Shelves

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    It's great! 😍, But it's not finished yet, which is so frustrating.

16. 366 我 Raising Beastmen in a Wasteland World 我在废土世界饲养兽人 Qin Yuli秦鱼里Sci-Fi & Apocalypse401k WordsCompleted [Wasteland + Food + Some Infrastructure Building + Beastfolk] The wasteland setting is entirely of the author's own making, a world rebuilt from ruins after the apocalypse caused by forces beyond human control, such as machinery, plagues, and cataclysms. The background world is fictional. Some elements draw equally on Eastern and Western cultures. Technology has collapsed, morality has crumbled, order has fallen apart, productivity has regressed, and supplies and resources are desperately scarce 769Reads9.0Score106Shelves

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    🏰🏯[Wasteland World + Food + Semi-Infrastructure + Orcs] Wasteland World (Reconstruction of ruins after the apocalypse caused by uncontrollable forces such as machinery, plague, and catastrophe) 🍰🍝 Qin Yiyi, who possesses the skill of a Grandmaster Cooking, transmigrates into a pure-blooded human who cannot lift a finger or carry a heavy load. Unable to transform into a beast, she is abandoned by her family around the Chaotic Territory and becomes the lord of a small village in the boundless wasteland.

17. 367 我 I Use a Travel System to Turn the Moon into an Interstellar Resort 我靠旅游系统，把月球建成星际景 Spicy Fragrant Shrimp麻辣香辣虾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse400k WordsCompleted Lin Ye unexpectedly binds to an Interstellar Tourism Development System. It has just one mission: Turn a desolate moon into the hottest tourist destination in the entire universe! Starting capital: ten million. Five million for a spaceship, one million for operations on Earth, and four million for the lunar base. While everyone else goes to the moon for research, he goes to build infrastructure, open attractions, host visitors, and sell tickets! For his first project, he builds a mega-mall out 3Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 368 领 Lord: I Build a Realistic Gaming Empire 领主：我打造真实游戏帝国 Can Yu参屿Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Territory Lord Farming] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [Building an Empire Through Management Games] The world is shrouded in darkness and rife with war. Tens of thousands of territory lords battle over land and resources. But Chen Yu is different from them. While others are busy fighting, he’s busy building dungeons and luring adventurers from other worlds in to challenge them. [Happy Landlord] [Resident Evil] [Dungeon Fighter Online] [Audition] [PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds]… One dungeon after a 18kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
19. 369 万 Anchor of Ten Thousand Worlds: My Cat God Is a Landlord 万界锚点：我家猫儿神是地主 If a Salted Fish Could Type假如咸鱼能打字Modern Romance588k WordsOngoing [Golden Finger + Scenic Area Development + Another World Arrives] After being shelved for five years by her secret sugar daddy, Yu Xiao angrily quits showbiz and returns to her village to build a business! But as soon as she gets back, trouble strikes the Cat Temple that the Yu family has guarded for dozens of generations! A strange orange cat suddenly transforms into the Cat God and gives Yu Xiao an ordinary stone. "This is an anchor point connecting the myriad worlds. Use it well, and your fat 88Reads—Score112Shelves

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    The girl gradually transformed her family's scenic area into a paradise!

20. 370 全 Global Divide: Follow Me for Good Food, Warm Clothes, and Plenty to Drink 全球分割：跟着我吃饱穿暖又喝好 He Muzong菏木宗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse314k WordsOngoing [Global Survival + Territory Expansion + 1v1 True Love + Good Luck Buff] Blue Star was suddenly divided into a grid, and all of humanity was thrown into a two-person survival game. From the start, each person was paired with a stranger and given a floating territory measuring 9 by 9 meters and a bed that needed repairs. Above them, waves of beasts surged; below them stretched an endless drop. Lian Chengzhou awakened the only good luck buff and card-draw ability on the entire server. His loot box 1.4kReads—Score205Shelves

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    3. This new book is definitely worth waiting for. Not only is the world-building brilliantly conceived, but even the side plots and minor storylines show meticulous craftsmanship. It rarely features clichéd conflicts, and the plot development is full of unpredictability. Once you start reading, it's easy to get immersed, and the more you read, the more you'll appreciate the story's unique charm.

21. 371 帝 The Empire’s Great Bandit 帝国大反贼 White Lonely Island白色孤岛Historical5.8M WordsCompleted (This is a traditional alternate-history novel.) That year, more than a dozen prefectures suffered a severe drought, and the harvest failed completely. That year, five powerful military governors carved up the land, and their princes rebelled. That year, Zhang Yunchuan became an outlaw and one of the great bandits of Jiufeng Mountain. 48.9kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves

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    Footsteps sounded outside the main tent of the Zhenshan Camp. "Captain." Song Tian, ​​the platoon leader of the personal guard, appeared at the tent entrance. "What is it?" Zhang Yunchuan put down his pen, looked up, and stared at Song Tian. Song Tian had been assigned to the personal guard due to his good performance on the battlefield, earning Zhang Yunchuan's trust and favor. Song Tian replied, "The Commander-in-Chief has delivered a new military order." "Bring it in." Upon hearing this, Song Tian immediately entered the tent and presented a document to Zhang Yunchuan. Zhang Yunchuan opened the document, glanced at it, and a smile appeared on his face. "It seems our Commander-in-Chief miscalculated." Zhang Yunchuan put down the document, in a good mood. The bandits sensed the danger and scattered, failing to fall into the ambush set up by the patrol army commander, Gu Yizhou. Now, Commander Gu Yizhou had ordered an expedition into the mountains to suppress the bandits.

22. 372 召 Summoning Foodie Players to Dominate the Apocalypse 召唤吃货玩家制霸末世 Soft and Squishy软叽叽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse692k WordsOngoing [Fourth Disaster + ensemble cast + world-building + no heroine + everyone’s a clown + lighthearted] Yang Li had struggled for ten years in the apocalypse to become a local power, only to be betrayed by his subordinates in the final battle. When he opened his eyes, he was back seven days before the apocalypse began. Facing parents who favored his younger brother over him, Yang Li had long since stopped letting his family manipulate him. He played the fool, outsmarted them, then took their money a 7Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    A comedic novel disguised as a post-apocalyptic story. The protagonist summons quirky players from interstellar space to build infrastructure and lead humanity to survival in the apocalypse! The protagonist oversees everything from behind the scenes, while the quirky players flourish. The plot flows smoothly, and there's no romantic pairing! There's delicious food! There are animal-girl characters! Early on, there are zombies; later, various natural disasters occur! A great read! Highly recommended!!

23. 373 柯 Detective Conan: No More Overthinking, I'm Really Just Playing a Game 柯南：拒绝脑补，我真是在玩游戏 Yue Wenxi月文溪Anime Fanfiction540k WordsCompleted With the college entrance exams over and nearly three months of vacation ahead, Lin Sen was thrilled to be free from the playtime restriction System. He happily decided to spend the next few months gaming to his heart’s content. Then he happily climbed into his gaming pod. But he was supposed to be playing a management and construction game, so why was there an affection system in it? And most ridiculous of all, why were all the SSR employees in his Western game Japanese? Bonus scene: Lin Sen l 3.2kReads8.8Score313Shelves
24. 374 神 The Age of Gods: My Followers Can Build Nuclear Bombs 神祇时代：我的信徒会造核弹 Shadow Z黑影ZSci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted In the twilight of the gods, divine powers have scattered across the land, and anyone can become a god! Lin Chen was an early-admission student at the Imperial Capital Royal Academy, but after awakening the lowest-grade deity, he was expelled… Luckily, he also awakened a super technology System! So while everyone else believes in magic, his followers are convinced that technology is the greatest power of all! Heard your followers can conjure fireballs? Sorry, mine can build nuclear bombs! 13.8kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] I heard your followers can conjure fireballs? Sorry, my followers can build nuclear bombs! Lin Chen, originally a special early admission student at the Imperial Academy in the capital, was expelled after awakening a low-level deity... Fortunately, he also awakened a super technology system! So, while everyone else believes in magic, his followers firmly believe that technology is the strongest power!

25. 375 退 After Calling Off the Engagement, I Built a New City in the Western Regions 退婚后，我在西域建新城 Little Ink-Pen Dumpling 1毛笔小团子1Ancient Romance436k WordsOngoing Shen Qingwu, a noblewoman of Liangzhou, is publicly jilted and exiled to the Western Regions to die. They laugh that I’ve lost my reputation, that my father’s clan has fallen, that I’m unarmed and doomed to be buried beneath the yellow sands. But they don’t know I have the Civilization VI System, and that I can turn everything I see into data. In this forgotten outpost of Dry Springs, I gather seven disillusioned people, each with a remarkable talent: a water-control fanatic, a lone-wolf general 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The annulment of the engagement is not the end, but the beginning. The female protagonist, with a special "golden finger," goes to the Western Regions to develop infrastructure. From gathering refugees to building cities and revitalizing the nation, the allocation of human resources and the advancement of livelihood projects are all logically clear. The transformation of a barren land into a pearl of the Silk Road is incredibly satisfying.

26. 376 帝 The Emperor: A Young Man's Journey Through the Land 帝：山河少年行 A Light Garment一袭轻衣Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Qin Ziyu obtained the Mo Bing Token and forged a bond with the Ancestral Dragon. Every step forward brought him into contact with secrets of an even higher order. Trapped in layer upon layer of intricate schemes, he presses on through an endless climb and game of wits, driving himself ever forward. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 377 盛 Empress of a Golden Age: From Refugee to Ruler of All 盛世女帝：从流民到万民之主 Pear Thousand Sails梨千帆Ancient Romance332k WordsOngoing [Not even a full bowl to start with, just half a sack of moldy grain!] Ling Xi transmigrates into a chaotic age and lands in a living hell! Corpses litter the ground, and human lives are worthless. She has barely arrived when a riot breaks out among the refugees, and she is about to be trampled into a pulp! [Ding! Activate the Grand Era Compendium? No! This old lady will get by with sharp words and half a sack of grain!] At the brink of death, she snatches a broken gong, climbs onto a grain cart 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Building something from scratch—I don't know if that counts as infrastructure.

28. 378 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds, I Pretend to Be a God in Primitive Society 两界互穿，我在原始社会伪装神灵 Yu Chenchen玉沉沉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition, The Boundary Crosser, is now available. [Female-oriented, no romance] [Food + Street Stalls + Transmigrate Between Two Worlds + Farming + Getting Rich + Development + Infrastructure] Lu Chenyu is poor, but unexpectedly inherits a villa from a distant relative. Before she can even celebrate, she learns that she has also inherited a huge debt. Her fortune turns into a massive liability, and the big villa is haunted, so she can’t sell it at all. On the verge of tears, Lu Chenyu h 13.9kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
29. 379 郁 The First Book by Yuyu Er Cong 郁郁而葱的第1本书 Lush and Green郁郁而葱Ancient Romance247k WordsOngoing A story about loving women. No male lead, no male lead, no male lead. That’s important, so I’m saying it three times. When a female poverty-alleviation official who has faced gender discrimination arrives in a matriarchal society, she finds a utopia free of gender discrimination and rivalry between women. She uses the worldview and methodology Ahua taught her to build and develop a socialist matriarchal society. She sends the gender-discriminating leaders back to ancient times to live as monkeys 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female cadres whose projects were stolen were transported back to ancient times, where they focused on construction and infrastructure development. There was no hair-pulling or competition among them. The main theme was infrastructure development and farming.

30. 380 臣 I Was Born a Commoner, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 臣本布衣，为何逼我称帝？ Jiangnan Scenery江南山水Historical3.6M WordsCompleted On the day he transmigrates, he gets three shocks in a row: he has an engagement, his fiancée isn’t pretty, and all six of his brothers-in-law are bandits. “How can you call them bandits? They’re the six mighty generals who followed me in founding the empire and ascending the throne!” 22.2kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
31. 381 硬 Hardcore Transmigration: A College Girl Leads Her Family to Become Rulers 硬核穿越：女大学生带全家苟成霸 Knock a Little Horse to Test the Path敲个小马探探路Ancient Romance195k WordsOngoing [History Major Prodigy + Hardcore Survival + Family Comeback + Nation Building and Conquest] Su Wanyue dies suddenly after staying up all night working on her thesis. When she opens her eyes, she’s become a peasant girl in a chaotic age, destined to be cannon fodder. The government imposes forced levies and crushing taxes, while marauding soldiers burn, kill, and loot. Her entire family is so hungry they’re seeing stars, and the neighboring village has already resorted to cannibalism. Looking at —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this cool hardcore survival game! It combines family comebacks with infrastructure building to help you become the ultimate ruler!

32. 382 从 The March to War 从军行 Rain Falling in the Dust风尘落雨Historical5.6M WordsCompleted “Where is the Imperial Guard? Who dares ride with me across the battlefields of the northern desert and trample the Yanrong King’s tent beneath our horses?” A general in a red cloak sat astride his horse, saber in hand. “We will go!” the battle-hardened soldiers before him answered in unison. A boy from a small mountain village joined the army only to spare his family some taxes. All he wanted was to save enough money to marry his childhood sweetheart. As his military achievements mounted, he ro 24.8kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
33. 383 求 Survival Game Arrives: I Turn the Tables With Three Acres of Farmland 求生游戏降临：我靠三亩耕地翻盘 Wang San Qian Qian Qian王三前前前Sports905k WordsCompleted If everyone on Blue Star is going to transmigrate into a maritime survival game ten days from now, what would you do? Qi Ge: "Obviously, I'd go on a crazy spending spree and stockpile supplies!" In his previous life, he starved, endured waves of beasts, and was finally frozen to death in the bitter cold. This time, Qi Ge will do whatever it takes to survive. But... "Hey, hey, hey! I just wanted to survive and maybe make a little pocket money. How come you all keep calling me a big shot?" In the 3.8kReads7.8Score360Shelves
34. 384 山 City of Mountains and Seas: A Chronicle of Jinwan’s Development 山海之城一一金湾发展纪实 Xiao Ming-chan of Hexiao鹤霄的小明酱Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Shanhai Jinwan: A Chronicle of Jinwan's Development is an epic history of urban development spanning half a century. It tells the sweeping story of Jinwan, a small coastal town that grew from a poor fishing village into a modern seaside city. The story begins in 1978, when architect Zhang Yuke arrives in Jinwan. Faced with a budget deficit and struggling living conditions, he draws on his forward-looking planning ideas and pragmatic approach to reform to lead Jinwan through its first steps towar 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Chinese style, realism

35. 385 回 Back to the Song Dynasty to Be a Tyrant 回到宋朝当暴君 Painting Lingyan画凌烟Historical3.2M WordsCompleted In the halls of government, rotten wood holds office. Between the palace steps, beasts feast on their salaries. Men with hearts like wolves and the ways of dogs crowd the halls of power. Toadies and bootlickers fill the ranks of government, bringing the state to ruin and the people to misery! You dare demand to know whether the sword in my hand is sharp? 169kReads9.4Score19.6kShelves
36. 386 国 National Fate Survival: I Built a Max-Level Shelter 国运求生，我建成了满级庇护所 Black Grapes黑萄萄Sports759k WordsCompleted [Survival + Development + Natural Disasters + Livestreaming + No CP] The luckiest thing that ever happened to An Xia was escaping the mental hospital and being chosen to enter a survival game. Even though she rolled an unlucky constitution with a luck stat of 0.00001, she never lost heart. Through her own efforts, she safely made it through the three-day beginner period, despite everyone believing she’d be the first to get eliminated, then climbed to the very top of the survival rankings under t 2.2kReads8.4Score168Shelves

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    Highly rated and worth watching

37. 387 回 Returning to the Ming Dynasty to Rule as Regent 回大明摄政 Desolate Dawn荒曦Historical2.8M WordsCompleted A paragon of brotherly love in the imperial family, the wise counselor of Emperor Mingwu, the new ruler of the Golden State, Wang Yangming's guide, the architect of the westward expansion, the man who controlled the court for decades, the most powerful man beneath the throne, a towering genius of invention, the helmsman of new sea routes, and the Great Ming's emperor in all but name. 8.3kReads8.8Score656Shelves
38. 388 我 My SSS-Rank Farming 我的种田SSS级 A Flutter with Every Beat一一悸动Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Strong female lead, farming, infrastructure building, heartwarming, knowledge is power, secluded paradise, love that grows over time A Log of Building a Secluded Paradise After giving her life for her country in a hail of bullets, female special police officer Ling Wei opens her eyes to find herself in a remote valley cut off from the world. Towering cliffs rise before her, while steaming hot springs lie behind her. The valley enjoys springlike weather all year round. There’s no System or magica —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 389 惟 I Alone Am an Immortal: While They Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, I Cultivate and Build Infrastructure 惟我独仙：别人宫斗我修仙搞基建 Moon in Its Prime盛时月Ancient Romance690k WordsCompleted [Unifying the realm + mutual devotion, one-on-one romance + cultivation-style infrastructure building] Xia Ranyue transmigrates into the body of a princess about to take the stage and pray for rain. If it doesn't rain, she'll be executed! Luckily, the cultivation game she used to play came along with her. On the altar, Xia Ranyue calmly casts a spell, and the people bow their heads in gratitude. Chancellor: Furious! I just finished drafting the imperial family's “Edict of Self-Reproach”! Assassi 62Reads6.7Score—Shelves
40. 390 衡 A Warm Song for a Harmonious World 衡世温歌 Gory Little Tomato狗血小番茄Two Male Leads135k WordsCompleted When other people transmigrate, they either become impossibly cool and powerful or get a wife and kids and a warm bed waiting for them. But when Jiang Heng transmigrated, he got a city made of yellow earth from the start. His neighbors were all like hungry wolves, eager to gobble up his city, while the people inside were gaunt and starving. Jiang Heng felt like he couldn't even make a clean getaway. Oh, well. With a city made of yellow earth in hand, he might as well expand his territory. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does anyone read stories about two male protagonists building infrastructure?

41. 391 开 A Zhao Zilong as a Starting Reward 开局奖励一个赵子龙 I Don't Eat Pig Feed不吃猪饲料Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing [The 2023 luck-and-farming novel: follow the journey of building a power from scratch] [Fortune + Farming + System + Conquest] [P.S. This isn't a fast-paced power fantasy; the story moves at a slower pace.] [Become emperor, not a eunuch. If that bothers you, don't read this.] Qin Tianzong: “The Divine Race bullies us, the Demon Race humiliates us. Our human race must rise! Yanhuang shall never perish, and Huaxia shall never fall!” Ying Zheng: “Great Wall Legion, slaughter the jackal tribe! They 12.8kReads8.7Score755Shelves
42. 392 什 What Do You Mean, Evil Cultivator? My Junior Sister Is as Righteous as They Come 什么邪修啊？我家师妹超正经的 Burning Books, Burying Myself焚书坑己Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Goofy, transmigration, unhinged, pocket dimension, cultivation with no pretensions] Miao Miaomiao transmigrates into a cultivation harem novel as a disposable side character. After the sect cuts out her heart and lungs, the original owner is dumped in the wilderness. Then she rises from the dead! With a chance to obtain an infinite pocket dimension, she decisively returns to the sect for revenge. The sect is covered in barriers? Miao Miaomiao casts a sinister glance toward the graves behind the 37.7kReads8.9Score4.9kShelves
43. 393 小 Junior Sister, We Really Can’t Keep Competing Anymore 小师妹，我们真的卷不动了 A Learned Cat一只博学多识的猫Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted Lingyun Sect has welcomed a sweet, adorable little junior sister, and everyone is thrilled. Pamper her! We have to pamper her to the moon and back! So they shower her with every kind of spiritual fruit, storage ring, pill, and defensive artifact... without even asking for a single spirit stone in return. But when they see what the little junior sister gives them in return, they're all stunned. This junior sister is loaded! Their excitement lasts only a few days before they realize that she's eit 3.6kReads8.7Score533Shelves
44. 394 请 Create Your Own City 请创建属于你的城市 Traveler with Sore Heels脚跟痛的行者Urban2.0M WordsCompleted No killing. No revenge. No wiping out entire families. The protagonist, Shi Tie, is gentle and humble. He is interested only in maintaining and expanding his city, and shows his bravery only when protecting its safety. You can call him a pushover, but he reads people well. He devotes himself to building a city, creating an age of peace and law in a chaotic world where strength reigns supreme. No heroine, no romance. After suddenly finding himself in unfamiliar surroundings, Shi Tie reluctant 149Reads—Score—Shelves

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    City building and cultivation in another world

45. 395 明 The Great Stronghold Lord at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末大寨主 Duke of Bohai渤海郡公Historical7.2M WordsCompleted Back in the late Ming dynasty, Chu Xing became a bandit. But his stronghold was repeatedly overrun, and he went through four or five big brothers. After fleeing time and again, his thoughts grew increasingly clear. It seemed Heaven was pointing him toward the answer: he should become the big brother himself and fight to rule the land. 283Reads7.8Score141Shelves
46. 396 大 Age of Exploration: I Conquer Europe with Food 大航海时代：我用美食征服欧洲 Shali纱荔Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + transmigration + food + infrastructure building + Age of Exploration + mutual pampering + 1v1] Min Xi has the bad luck to transmigrate to the Ming dynasty, and even worse, he isn't in the Ming Empire at all. He's in Europe. At this time, the Industrial Revolution hasn't begun. Europe is still in a primitive state of plunder and ruthless expansion, with chaos everywhere and might making right. Luckily, he's not alone: Yun Ji, a young master who can really fight and happens to be 4.4kReads9.1Score758Shelves

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    I recommend this book. Min Xi travels back to Ming Dynasty Europe and falls into trouble with her bodyguard Yun Ji. They find themselves in a chaotic place and struggle to get home because they lack money. Watch how they set their sights on the wealth of European nobles and use food and infrastructure to help them on their journey home during the Age of Exploration. The mutual pampering between the two is also super sweet.

47. 397 穿 Transmigrating to Another World as a Lady Lord 穿越之异世女领主 Waterlogged Fish走水鱼Ancient Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Sword and Sorcery] [Slow Paced] [Farming] [War] [Conquest] [No Male Lead] After transmigrating to a world of battle aura and magic, Monica inherits what little property her family has left and becomes a minor lord in a remote countryside village. The land is barren, bandits run rampant, and the population is sparse. At first, Monica only wants to be a little noblewoman with enough food and clothing, free to lie flat and laze around at home... 2.1kReads8.1Score311Shelves

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    Infrastructure construction, from nothing to something, making money through business, training in martial arts to build an armed force, an army, and conquering the world.

48. 398 大 Great Tang, I Really Didn't Come Here to Get Myself Killed 大唐，我真的是来作死的 Three Three Ink Dabs三三点墨Historical862k WordsOngoing The enemy doesn't want to fight? Not happening! They want to surrender? Even less likely! We have to fight, or what am I supposed to do with all these tanks and cannons? Who will build the roads of the Great Tang? We have just one demand for the island nation: spare the women, and apply the scorched-earth policy to everything else! System + infrastructure + stress relief + electricity + real estate + one invention after another The protagonist accidentally draws the purple-tier reward, the Void 4Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    You've come to the right place. [Infrastructure + Invention + Starting a cement factory + brick factory + livestock farm + glass factory. Salt. Wine. Lumber mill. Real estate development company + weapons factory. Currently thinking about the steam engine. Advancing towards unlimited electricity and hydroelectric power.] This is just a new book primarily about infrastructure development and farming. After getting the back cover, the protagonist develops their fiefdom from scratch. A development-oriented story. Very interesting. Tight plot. Worth reading in your spare time.

49. 399 刚 We Just Had Our Home Confiscated, and Now It's the Apocalypse? I'm Stockpiling Supplies in Ancient Times to Escape the Famine 刚抄家又末世？我在古代囤货逃荒 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Disasters + Medicine + Superpowers + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling Supplies + No Saintly Heroine] Su Hua transmigrates into a book. She isn’t the heroine or even a supporting character, just a complete sucker who isn’t even important enough to have her name mentioned. In three days, her family will be confiscated and she’ll be exiled. Three months later, she’ll face extreme heat, heavenly fire, earthquakes, tsunamis... The world will turn into a map straight out of the Classic of Mo 24.3kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    MuMu recommends three books on building a base from scratch [Please follow]. ① The female protagonist, the most beloved princess of the late emperor, is banished to a desolate and harsh land by the new emperor. Amidst the ongoing internal strife in the Central Plains, she quietly builds her own Shangri-La in Liaodong. ② The female protagonist transmigrates from the apocalypse to ancient times as the eldest daughter of a large family. Unexpectedly, the same problems arise in ancient times as in the apocalypse. Using her experience, she quickly saves people and establishes a safe haven. ③ Ancient times are prone to natural disasters; the female protagonist possesses supernatural abilities and establishes a safe zone.

50. 400 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became a Widow, So I Raise Kids with My Pocket Dimension 穿到荒年成寡妇，我靠空间养娃 Feng Tianxiang凤天祥Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + Famine + Adorable Kids + Pocket Dimension + Infrastructure + Grand Ambitions] (The story hits its stride after chapter 15) After years of being single, Shen Qingyun wakes up to find she's become a married woman in ancient times, with three sons of her own! Worst of all, famine has struck. Not a blade of grass grows, and corpses litter the land! Eldest son: “Mom, this is the last of our money!” Second son: “Mom, this is the last pound of millet in the house!” Youngest son: “Mommy, here 4.4kReads9.0Score570Shelves

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    There's no romantic pairing; the female lead is too all-powerful, which some people might not be able to accept.

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