Looking for Stories About Infrastructure, Building Cities or Nations, or Transforming Them 求基建，建城，建国，或者改造城市和国家

1. 51 大 Great Ming: I Transmigrate as the Chongzhen Emperor, Starting with a Rope 大明：穿越崇祯帝，开局一根绳 An Illiterate Writes a Novel文盲写小说Historical2.8M WordsCompleted [No System + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Ruthless Combat + War] Good news: Zhu Lian transmigrated and became Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming dynasty. Bad news: It was the tenth day of the third month of Chongzhen’s seventeenth year, just seven days before Li Zicheng’s rebels stormed the outer city. The Ming dynasty was already on the brink of collapse, in grave danger. The Jurchens threatened from the north, rebels from the west, with one natural disaster after another an 59.6kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves
2. 52 重 Reborn as the Ming Emperor, but the Ming Dynasty Is Already Gone 重生明帝，但大明已经没了 Li Zhen理振Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yan is reborn. The good news: he’s the emperor of the Great Ming. The bad news: the Great Ming is already gone. The Southern Ming court is on the verge of collapse, the Qing troops are pursuing them south, and the court keeps fleeing south… Li Yan: “I’m done running! I’ll fight the northern barbarians to the death!” Factional infighting? Kill them! We’ll fight our way from Guangdong back to Beijing! Li Dingguo, Zheng Chenggong, Gu Yanwu, Huang Zongxi. This time, they won’t be disappointed! 33kReads9.3Score3kShelves
3. 53 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
4. 54 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score181Shelves

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   [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lord] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Refreshing Read] Starting from Lake Baikal, the protagonist builds his power, establishes a city, resists beast tides, leads China to rise, and conquers countless worlds.

5. 55 修 After a Century of Cultivation, I Built a Computer 修炼百年，我造出一台电脑 A182Eastern Fantasy777k WordsOngoing [Almost Invincible] The protagonist rarely meets anyone he can't beat, and he's no pushover himself. [Sci-Fi and Fantasy] He'll eventually combine science fiction with fantasy. [Slice-of-Life Farming Style] He'll build up his own forces and increase production. [Genius and All-Rounder] He'll eventually evolve himself. He accidentally transmigrated to a world of cultivation. Wang Ke had no grand ambitions. He just wanted to cure his internet addiction. Then he spent a hundred years. And built a 208Reads6.2Score105Shelves
6. 56 两 Reinforcements Between Two Worlds: The Steel Tide of the War of Resistance 两界驰援：抗战之钢铁洪流 Big Chenzi大郴子Urban694k WordsOngoing [System]+ [Combined Arms Brigade from the Start]+ [Wish-Fulfillment] By accident, he sends his father transmigrating to 1937. The protagonist turns in the Time-Space System and sends aid across time to support the war of resistance! Heavy tanks roll over the Japanese army, all kinds of rocket artillery bombard their positions, and logistics between the two worlds provide unlimited supplies. Our forebears traded flesh and blood for peace. Today, we use steel to defend our homeland! 4.2kReads8.3Score345Shelves
7. 57 文 The Clash of Civilizations: The Eternal Flame of Yanhuang 文明争霸之炎黄不朽 Bai Fansheng白凡生Eastern Fantasy92k WordsOngoing [Lordly conquest] [The rise of civilization] [Heroes of Huaxia] [Overwhelming power] The universe is being consumed by the Void. Civilizations of every race are sent into countless worlds to develop from scratch, warring with and swallowing one another. When a lord loses, they are erased, and the plane their civilization occupies becomes a public mission zone. Billions of its inhabitants are reduced to NPCs at everyone else's mercy. Qin Zheng represents the Yanhuang civilization in the contest. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 58 什EN What? The Mutants Have All Been Tricked Into Coming to China? 什么？变种人都被忽悠到华夏了？ Just Trying to Earn a Living只想混口饭吃Anime Fanfiction988k WordsOngoing [Marvel] [Mutants] [Stephen Chow in one] In this world, mutants usually have only two paths. Either they are shunned by ordinary society or dragged into a laboratory by a secret organization. But Zhou Xingxing, an agent with China’s Bureau 749, wants to offer them a third path. Medical checkup, training, contract signing, salary, and a proper job! So Zhou Xingxing arrived in America with a stack of employment contracts and unleashed a crushing, dimension-level assault on the displaced mutants. “ 70.7kReads8.1Score8.8kShelves
9. 59 上 I Handed Over the Evil Witch, and the State and I Started by Helping the Poor 上交邪恶女巫，国家和我先扶贫 Quan Doujin全斗金Eastern Fantasy863k WordsOngoing [Farming + Witches Turn Themselves In + Red Tide + Western Fantasy] Witches should be burned at the stake? I say the Church should be burned at the stake! Li Xuan, a poverty-alleviation official, accidentally arrives in another world. With his homeland backing him, he decides to unite the people, fight poverty and hopelessness, and transform the world. 89.8kReads8.0Score11.9kShelves
10. 60 筑 Building Gardens to Overcome Calamity: I Restored Seven Courtyards 筑园化劫：我修好了七座院落 Burn Immediately即焚Ancient Romance108k WordsOngoing [Possessing another's body|substitute|court intrigue in an alternate setting|fated push and pull|mutual bonds|reunion across time and space, HE] [Resilient senior master artisan × restrained, loyal great general] Jiang Tan, a modern designer of traditional architecture, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty while investigating her father's murderer. With no one to rely on and nothing to her name, she advances step by step through the Ministry of Works with her architectural and —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 亮 Bright Sword: A Quiz on Future Military Gear Leaves Old Li Rolling in It 亮剑：竞猜后世军备，老李赢麻了 Meazza Ball Boy梅阿查球童Urban577k WordsCompleted [Bright Sword Fanfic]+ [Feel-Good War Story]+ [Military What-If]+ [Technological Overmatch]+ [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] In the world of Bright Sword, a sky screen appears, and famous generals from around the world gather to watch a future national-fortune prediction contest. Patton, Guderian, Zhukov, and Isoroku Yamamoto compete on the same stage. Everyone is drooling over the three incredible prizes, but Li Yunlong just grins. “Guessing the answers? That's a family tradition.” He pulls off 1.3kReads6.2Score100Shelves
12. 62 一 One-Man Army: I’ll Paint the World Red 一人成军，我将世界染成赤色 Shuidu Jun水都菌Eastern Fantasy576k WordsCompleted (Xianxia, clone cultivation, shared memories, every path leads to the supreme realm!) What is cultivation? Is it looking down on the mortal world from on high, or becoming a sage of the human race and blazing a trail for those who come after? As a successor to communism, Qin Xin chose the latter without hesitation. With countless System clones at his side and the favor of Confucian sages as his guide, he would lead the human race to the supreme heights! 2.4kReads8.4Score211Shelves
13. 63 崛 Rise of 1934: Breaking the Deadlock in the Southeast 崛起1934：从破局东南开始 Young Master Peilan佩兰公子Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [War of Resistance] + [Red Army] + [Strategy] + [Rapidly Building an Army] + [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] After the Autumn Harvest Uprising, Zhou Zeyuan was still a little beggar when a passing Red Army soldier lured him into the ranks with a sesame flatbread. Together, they headed to Jinggang Mountain. With his Humanity-Inspiring System, Zhou Zeyuan gained four abilities: inspiring others with his words, seeing into their hearts, an exceptionally long life, and the ability to evade danger. Fo 251.9kReads9.1Score36.7kShelves
14. 64 血 The Supreme Soviet of the Vampire World 血族世界的最高苏维埃 Eighty-Pull Guarantee Chieftain八十保底酋长Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Low-Magic World] [No System] [No Golden Finger] [Protagonist Transmigrates Whole] [Grassroots Path] [Encircle the Cities from the Countryside] Twelve hundred years ago, the vampires rose to power in Sylvania... Eight hundred years ago, they unleashed the first Vampire Calamity, which was successfully put down by the combined forces of the human kingdoms and the Holy Church Alliance. Over the next six hundred years, the vampires kept returning. With steel, gunpowder, and faith, the Holy Church A 18.6kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    Revolution and nation-building are also nation-building

15. 65 流EN Wandering Knight: My Simple Data Panel at the Start 流浪骑士开局：我有简易数据面板 Not a Penny in My Pocket兜里没有一分钱Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to another world, he found himself in a feudal society much like the Middle Ages. Starting as the second son of a knightly family, armed with nothing but a simple data panel, he set out on the path to empire. Training soldiers, forging weapons, building castles: he had it all. 32.6kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves

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    It's a classic, all I can say is that it's very good.

16. 66 历 Historical War of Nations: The Yellow Turban Rebellion from the Start 历史国战：开局黄巾起义 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (History + nation-versus-nation war + famous generals + livestreaming + national destiny + political scheming + passion) The historical nation-versus-nation war begins. Having lost its historical records, Huaxia forfeited the initiative and spent twenty years mired on the battlefield, losing all its accumulated strength. Li Chen, who transmigrated here, is inexplicably chosen as the sixteenth contestant. Bearing the name of Huaxia, he enters the battlefield to fight for a glimmer of hope. Lookin 68.6kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
17. 67 大 Great Tang: If You Won’t Rebel, Father, Then I Will! 大唐：父亲您不造反，我造反！ Darn Spider扑街蜘蛛呀Historical2.5M WordsOngoing [Ruthless and decisive]+ [Golden finger]+ [Conquest and expansion]+ [Industrial Revolution]+ [Age of Discovery] Also known as The Crown Prince Should Stop Competing, the Tang Dynasty Already Has Nine Dragons in One Court, Tang Dynasty: Father, You’re This Old, How Can You Still Sleep?, and I, Li Chengqian, the Steadiest Crown Prince in History. He transmigrates to a parallel Tang Dynasty and becomes Li Chengqian, still the heir of the Prince of Qin’s household. Faced with Li Shimin’s indecision, 12.7kReads8.6Score782Shelves

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    Time travel novels, industrial development

18. 68 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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    The third book is quite good; after establishing a stronghold, you can gradually occupy the surrounding cities. The second book is also good, about building a city, starting from scratch. The first book is also decent.

19. 69 村EN There's a Cultivation Sect in the Village 村里有个修仙宗门 Alone in the Snowy River独掉寒江雪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Cultivation] + [farming] + [sect building] + [System] Original title: A Cultivation Sect in the Village Years later, Xiushui Village has gone from an isolated, impoverished little village to Xiushui City, a renowned metropolis on the Shifang Continent. It all began because this was where Lingxian Sect, the number one sect on the Shifang Continent, rose to prominence. This is the story of a group of country youths, their families, and their friends building a sect together and growing together. 18.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    [Cultivation] + [Farming] + [Sect Building] + [System] It's really good!!! Original title: *There's a Cultivation Sect in the Village* Years later, Xiushui Village has transformed from a remote and impoverished village into the renowned Xiushui City of Shifang Continent. All this is because it is the birthplace of Lingxian Sect, the number one sect on the Shifang Continent. This is the story of a group of village youths, relatives, and friends who build a sect together and grow together. — Lin Xiao: As the sect leader, I'm busy with many things every day. Cultivation is really interfering with my sect building. System: Received, understood, will arrange immediately. [Ding—Congratulations to the host for successfully activating the AFK cultivation function] Lin Xiao: Oh no, I'm out of spirit stones. System: Received, understood, will arrange immediately. [Ding—Sect mission has been issued, mission reward: Spirit Stones xN] No one loves their host more deeply than me, the system!

20. 70 大 Building a Great Nation: Digging a Thousand-Mile Canal in Ten Days! 大国基建：十天挖完千里运河！ Pear Crust鸭梨卡皮Urban947k WordsCompleted According to the records, this medicine is no spirit plant. It is a rare substance formed when the realms of heaven and earth meet, as it devours flames and the breath of souls. It lives for years in places where spiritual energy is wildly chaotic, feeding on the lingering spirits left behind by wars between gods and demons, and is exceedingly difficult to find. More importantly, it is sentient, and it can flee. 16Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    The first book is a time-travel story with a system and infrastructure. The second book is an ancient beast world story with sweet romance, a beloved pet, a spiritual spring space, 1vN, more males than females, gourmet food, infrastructure, no female competition, transmigration, and a female supporting character. The third book has two male leads, gourmet food, a beast world, transmigration, villains, farming, infrastructure, and gourmet food. The fourth book is a post-apocalyptic story with ruthless characters, a system space, hoarding, infrastructure, a strong female lead, and a super powerful cheat code! + The female lead is ruthless and wicked + no romance + no male lead + raising many dogs 🐶 The fifth book is a post-apocalyptic rebirth story with zombies, natural disasters, hoarding, farming, infrastructure, teamwork, two strong characters, and two spaces.

21. 71 穿 Beast World Transmigration: I Just Want to Flirt and Farm 穿越兽世：只想撩汉种田 Hua Lun花伦Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Prehistoric Beast World + Sweet Romance + Cherished by Everyone + Spirit Spring Pocket Dimension + One Woman, Multiple Partners + Many Males, Few Females + Food and Community Building + No Female Rivalry] [Transmigrate into a Book + Female Side Character] Medical student Sheng Xia loses her footing and dies while gathering herbs. She immediately transmigrates into a cannon-fodder female character in a beast-world novel, the kind who plots to sleep with the heroine's mate, only to be 3.9kReads8.9Score499Shelves
22. 72 穿 Reborn as a Villain's Cannon Fodder, I Farm and Build in the Beast World 穿成反派炮灰，兽世种田搞基建 Succulent Little Flower多肉小花Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Yu Sui becomes the villainous cannon-fodder bottom in a novel he’d just read. The original owner secretly loves Qi, the strongest warrior in the tribe, but Qi and Xu grew up together and gradually fell for each other. The original owner does everything he can to keep them apart, and is eventually driven out of the tribe. He dies a miserable death from cold and hunger in the winter. This continent is home to many different races. Yu Sui hasn’t even managed to pa 7.1kReads8.6Score950Shelves
23. 73 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 98.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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    🎊🎊It's really good! The beginning might be a little cliché, but the later parts are absolutely amazing! You all have to watch it!

24. 74 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn and leads his fellow villagers and soldiers out of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, creating a new world for the Han people.

25. 75 重 Reborn in the Apocalypse, I Stockpile a Trillion in Supplies With My Family and Build a Fortress 重生末世，带家人囤货万亿建堡垒 Worry-Free Blossoms花开无忧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse624k WordsCompleted [Doomsday reborn + zombies + natural disasters + stockpiling + farming + infrastructure building + teamwork + two powerful leads] Jiang Xia struggled to survive for eight years in the apocalypse before her own family killed her. When she opened her eyes again, she was back half a month before the apocalypse began. Her mother and younger sister were still alive, not yet dead from saving her, and she had gained an invincible pocket dimension. She could grow crops, stockpile supplies, and even b 4.1kReads8.5Score464Shelves
26. 76 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves
27. 77 关 How I Summoned the Fourth Calamity 关于我召唤了第四天灾这件事 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse685k WordsCompleted [Wasteland Survival] + [Infrastructure Building] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [No Romance] The Fourth Calamity refers to players whose thoughts, actions, and goals in the game are all unpredictable. Luo Zhi transmigrates to Blue Star after the great cataclysm, becoming a noble young lady in a shantytown with a radiation level of 90 percent, on the verge of death. The original owner had no family, no friends, and not even any memories, but she did have a System that claimed it could summon The Fourt 3.8kReads8.9Score467Shelves

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    This is a completed, infrastructure-building novel. It features the female protagonist summoning players from a parallel world to help her conquer new areas. The story revolves around their daily lives, with no major triggers. It's a good read for those who enjoy comedy, strong characters, or those who prefer characters with a beloved main character. [Eating melon emojis]

28. 78 世 Becoming King of the World Starts with Acquiring Task Force 141 世界之王从获得141特遣队开始 Ci Yong Baiyu词庸白鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (Partly set in the Call of Duty universe, combined with various films and TV franchises. Later, the protagonist will transmigrate to other worlds and fight for supremacy.) By a twist of fate, Bai Yu transmigrates to Blue Star, a world very much like Earth. He also unexpectedly acquires a golden finger, and from the start, the 141st Task Force pledges its loyalty to him. Bai Yu will gradually build a power that is invincible across the world. 10.4kReads8.5Score709Shelves

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    With the system providing massive troop and equipment drops, you can unify a country early on and become incredibly powerful later on.

29. 79 没 That’s Right, I’m Fighting the Great Powers 没错，我打的就是列强 Shaking Xuanyuan震轩辕Rural Life680k WordsOngoing The book has just been released, and its rating is still fluctuating. Please add it to your library and follow along. Liu Tianqing, a special forces soldier assigned to an escort mission, unexpectedly transmigrates back to 1900. Armed with his equipment and the escort case, he fights decisively through the chaos, struggling with all his might against the foreign powers. 15.6kReads6.9Score892Shelves

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    Both of these are worth watching.

30. 80 都 Cities: Skylines: Building Night City 都市天际线：我打造夜之城 White-Haired A Man Needs Dian Wei白毛阿瞒要典韦Anime Fanfiction224k WordsOngoing Treat troublesome citizens like Pals! After transmigrating into Cities: Skylines and starting a city from scratch, the player finally remembers, after getting hassled by the citizens every which way, that he's still a Paradox gamer. He's done being human! (Successfully transforms into a streetlight spirit.) A worker's district, processing sewage with biological treatment, maxing out taxes, toll booths at the city limits, the mayor personally getting into stock trading, taking out loans to buy up 56Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrated into Cities: Skylines, Shen Wenhua builds a city from scratch. After being harassed by all sorts of troublesome citizens, he finally remembers: "I'm actually a Paradox Interactive player! I'm not going to be human anymore!" He implements biological wastewater treatment, maxed-out tax rates, toll booths at city exits, referees personally involved in stock market speculation, and even acquires banks after taking out loans… until players arrive and begin exploring this cyberpunk city.

31. 81 三 Three Kingdoms: My Wife’s Surname Is Liu, and Her Dowry Includes Guan and Zhang 三国：家妻姓刘，嫁妆有关张 The Old Salted Fish of Yashan亚山的老咸鱼Historical177k WordsOngoing [Three Kingdoms] [Wild Imagination] [Apocalyptic Crisis] [Does Not Support Liu Bei] [Liu Bei Supports Me] [Does Not Restore the Han] [Historical Generals] [One Heroine] Yang Chen, a young man from Earth, transmigrates into the Hongnong Yang clan in the year 162. When he awakens the wisdom of his past life at age six, he discovers that this world is entirely different from the one he knew. A century earlier, a white horse carried scriptures here, but they were not Buddhist teachings. They were th 296Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book is about to launch! It's a high-martial arts Three Kingdoms story. The male protagonist is a time traveler, the female protagonist is a gender-swapped Liu Bei, and historical generals make cameo appearances. The protagonist doesn't serve Liu Bei, but Liu Bei serves him; the goal is to overthrow the Han Dynasty. It has a complete six-volume story outline and is guaranteed to be over a million words. Readers who enjoy the Three Kingdoms period are welcome to read it.

32. 82 开 From the Start, I Save Old Li and Become a Legendary Ghost 开局拯救老李，我成为幽灵传奇 I Am Li Yunlong我是李云龙Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Drawing Sword + Li Yunlong + Chu Yunfei + Wei Heshang + Yan Shuangying + special forces] Lin Feng transmigrates and finds himself from the start in a clothing factory. Just then, Old Li is in danger. Lin Feng activates the System and rescues him with overwhelming force! From that moment on, Lin Feng sets out to create a mysterious ghost unit, gradually becoming a legend of death! 18.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
33. 83 状 The Top Scholar Becomes a County Magistrate: An Unusual Road to Success 状元当县令，不一样的青云路 Luo Wuwu落五五Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Alternate History + Nation-Building + Farming + Court Politics + No Romance] The main story is complete, and bonus chapters are still being updated~ The rating is low because so few people have rated it. Come give it a look! ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑ Warnings: This is a brainless power fantasy!!! Please don't post opinions like how modern people would act, how ancient people would act, or how the protagonist's actions make no sense. If you think a modern person sent back in time couldn't do anything, feel 14.3kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    New book recommendation: ① A young master from a wealthy family wakes up to find himself transmigrated to a dynasty he's never even heard of, becoming a county magistrate in a remote and impoverished area. Since he can't go back, he focuses on development. He tackles everything from the Four Great Inventions to sugar and ice making. Year after year, the small county town slowly transforms into a luxurious capital, and his humble beginnings rise to the rank of first-grade official. This is a no-romance novel; the male protagonist is solely focused on developing his wealth.

34. 84 抗 War of Resistance: Sending a Japanese Major to Meet Amaterasu from the Start 抗战：开局送鬼子少佐见天照大神 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Lao Ma, an armored corps veteran, is caught in a temporal mishap and transmigrates to 1941, a year engulfed in war, landing right in the middle of a Japanese encirclement. Gunfire erupts all around him as the enemy’s footsteps and battle cries close in. Stranded in an unfamiliar era without the modern armored equipment he knows, he has only his past combat experience and a soldier’s iron will. In this desperate fight for survival, Lao Ma begins an unknown journey of resistance. 7.3kReads8.7Score641Shelves

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    Novels about fighting Japanese devils

35. 85 国 Building the Nation's Pillars, One Screw at a Time 国之重器从螺丝开始 Love and Fateloveand缘份Urban513k WordsOngoing He lived to 102, closing his eyes as a titan of military industry. When he opened them again, it was 1940, and he was sixteen. Bombers roared overhead, crooked merchants sat in their counting houses, and spies lurked at the factory gates. He could see them all. From spotting fakes and repairing machine tools to catching spies and making gunpowder, it all began with a single screw. In this life, he would make the Japanese invaders' guns and cannons fire at their own people. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Technological development. Rebirth of patriotism.

36. 86 从 I Became Invincible as a Mercenary with My Uncle 从和大舅当雇佣兵开始无敌 Wind and Snow风雪灬Urban663k WordsCompleted Lin Tian was waiting for his third year of university to begin when he suddenly received notice that the start of term had been postponed indefinitely. He immediately decided to follow his uncle and become a mercenary. Uncle: Kid, make sure you stick close to me later! Lin Tian: You got it! Boom! The two of them went flying. His uncle got up, cursing under his breath. "We only make a few thousand a month. Why risk our lives?" Lin Tian: "I think that's my other uncle over there!" Uncle: "Has he l 11kReads9.1Score872Shelves
37. 87 我 I’m the Emperor, What Do I Have to Fear? 我是皇帝我怕谁？ Iris Bird 1鸢尾鸟1Urban1.3M WordsOngoing He woke up to find that he had transmigrated into the body of the empire's last crown prince. When his useless father abandoned the country and fled, Lin Feng led his subordinates in a fierce counterattack. Many years later, as the empire rose once more from the ruins of defeat, his subordinates draped the imperial robes over his shoulders. Lin Feng could not help but exclaim, “You people have really made a mess of things for me!” 254.6kReads9.1Score18kShelves

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    This is really great!

38. 88 铁 Iron-Blooded War of Resistance: The Spoiled Quartermaster Awakens a Divine Machine 铁血抗战：纨绔军需官觉醒神机 The Colors of Songcheng Fireworks宋城烟火色Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [“War of Resistance, 1937” + “Divine Machine System” + “Hardcore War Against Japan” + “Burma-Yunnan Front”] Every inch of land is soaked in blood! Antique shop owner Chu Yun transmigrates into Chen Jiaju, a quartermaster in the 69th Provisional Division. Though born a spoiled rich boy, he raises a force and joins the main battlefield of the war against Japan. Fighting alongside troops from all walks of life, they pit their flesh and blood against the Japanese army to the bitter end, turning ever 4.3kReads6.4Score308Shelves
39. 89 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 258.9kReads9.2Score31.4kShelves
40. 90 大 As a College Senior, I Chose to Become a Mercenary 大四创业的我选择当雇佣兵 Wind and Snow风雪灬Urban172k WordsCompleted After awakening a System, Wang Yingjie, a college senior starting his own business, chooses to become a mercenary. From then on, he begins enjoying a carefree life livestreaming from the battlefield. He's also known as the man with the highest K/D ratio on the entire internet. 5.4kReads8.7Score229Shelves
41. 91 战 War God Possessed: I Transmigrated to 1937 to Fight the Japanese 战神附体：穿越到1937打鬼子 Cold Hands, Normal Pulse手冰凉脉正常Urban1.4M WordsOngoing “As long as Hunanese remain, China will never fall!” During the eight years of resistance against Japan, the Nationalist government conscripted about 14 million people nationwide. Hunan contributed nearly 2.1 million, or 15% of the total. More than 600,000 Hunanese soldiers on the front lines were killed, wounded, or went missing. About 300,000 were killed, accounting for one-quarter of all Nationalist soldiers killed on the front lines, the highest death toll of any province. Over the eight yea 3.2kReads5.9Score205Shelves
42. 92 战 War Lord: King of All Races 战争领主：万族之王 Chu Yi楚逸Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn. After transmigrating to another world, he becomes the militia captain of a frontier settlement. With only three hundred elderly people, women, and children at his command, how will he survive in the perilous wilderness? Watch as the protagonist advances step by step, rising from a humble militia captain to a knight, city lord, count, and ruler, making his way to the top in another world. Years later, the great King of All Races delivers a speec 71.8kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    The cold, cracked land, the pioneering spirit, and the gradual development.

43. 93 我 I, King of Dian in the Zhou Dynasty, Founded a Nation with Twelve Men from the Start 我，周朝滇王，开局带十二人建国 Summer Bugs Can't Discuss Ice夏虫虫不可语冰Historical190k WordsCompleted Zhou Yan, a modern man, transmigrated to the Great Zhou Dynasty and found himself in the great hall where fiefs were being granted. The Zhou emperor held back a laugh and said, “Zhou Yan, in recognition of your family’s service scrubbing chamber pots for three generations, I hereby appoint you King of Dian. I grant you ten commoners and two elite soldiers. Leave at once and go to Dian to found your kingdom!” 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    "Considering the merits of your ancestors for three generations in cleaning chamber pots," the Zhou emperor's voice was clearly mocking, "I hereby bestow upon you the title of King of Dian, and grant you ten commoners and two elite soldiers. Set out immediately to Dian to establish your kingdom!"

44. 94 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.3kReads9.5Score13.9kShelves

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    Both are stories about infrastructure development in a magical world. The first one features the female protagonist working alone, while the second involves the male protagonist contacting their home planet to collaborate on infrastructure development.

45. 95 世 World War: Battleship Arms Dealer 世界大战：战舰军火商 Drunk in the Land of Flowers醉至种花家Historical1.7M WordsCompleted In 1905, deep in the deserts of the Persian Gulf, the transmigrator Chen Feng uses his knowledge from beyond the age to build ten revolutionary Dreadnought-class battleships under the noses of the great powers. The first arms-trading conference draws only three clients: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Argentina. But when six enormous warships thunder into the Suez Canal, a global naval revolution begins, sparked by an industrial miracle rising from the desert. 8.1kReads7.7Score575Shelves

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    Nice!!!

46. 96 帝 The Rise of an Empire: I Extend the Ming Dynasty by Seven Hundred Years! 帝国崛起：我为大明续命七百年！ Little Shark Living in Antarctica住在南极的小鲨Historical3.7M WordsCompleted [System + alternate-history Ming Dynasty + decisive and ruthless + iron-blooded emperor + farming] The Ming Empire is growing weaker by the day. Shen Yu, whose soul has transmigrated into this world, becomes the ninth prince. Let’s see how he makes the Ming realm shine brighter than ever. 29.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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    Highly recommended, I tried it myself!

47. 97 我 My Grandfather Is Zhu Yuanzhang 我祖父是朱元璋 Time Thief岁月神偷Historical6.5M WordsCompleted I have the most illustrious name: Zhu Yuntong. I am the legitimate grandson of the founding emperor of Great Ming, and the legitimate son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. My mother is the daughter of Chang Yuchun, and my maternal granduncle is Lan Yu. I am the most illustrious imperial grandson in Great Ming, and the most influential and legitimate heir to the throne. I will usher in a different Great Ming, magnificent beyond compare, its sun and moon shining bright. It will embrace all rivers and welc 236.3kReads9.4Score27.6kShelves
48. 98 来 A Superintelligence from the Future 来自未来的超级智能 Spring Blossoms, Autumn Fruits春花秋果Urban73k WordsOngoing Three hundred years in the future, the superintelligent AI Xiaobai controls an interstellar fleet. While traveling through space, it is caught in a sudden anomaly in spacetime and transmigrates to the modern era. Su Wanwan, who suffers from a rare disease, and Jiang Tao, who was badly injured in a car accident, have their bodies rebuilt and their lives rewritten by future technology. 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A realistic time-travel sci-fi novel, feel free to check it out when you have some free time! [Shocked][Shy][Admiration][Cool]

49. 99 领EN Lord's Path: Starting from a Small Island 领主之路：从一座小岛开始 Three Cigars三杆烟枪Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted What do you think nobles are like? Dignified, loyal, disciplined, brave? In reality, they're the filthiest maggots alive, bloodsuckers clinging to humanity. They're vile and despicable. They deserve to die, to be cast into hell and made to keep the demons company. But the tragic truth is that nearly every human on the continent of Shengnuo dreams of becoming a noble. The renowned scholar Santiago Trelleis died in his own home the day after making these world-shaking remarks. When Santiago wa 12.2kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    This book is pretty good, it has around 600 chapters, and it updates twice a day (to be honest, that's a bit too little [awkward laugh]).

50. 100 迷 Surviving the Mist: I Can See Hints 迷雾求生：我能看到提示 Chen He Guai陈何乖Anime Fanfiction9.2M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into the world of Mists. Fog stretches in every direction. From the start, all you have is a ramshackle thatched hut, and you must search the dangerous wilderness for supplies and wood, keeping your campfire burning to survive! While everyone else is still struggling to stay alive, Ye Qianfan has already used divine-level guidance to obtain equipment and an estate! [East: The outskirts of the Misty Forest. There's a silver treasure chest!] [West: A hungry lightning leopard 53.3kReads8.3Score5kShelves

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    This is the one; I'll definitely read it again from the beginning when I'm in a reading slump. It's really good.

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