Period Novel + Developing Technology 年代文+搞科技

1. 1 带 I Take Trillions of Netizens Back to the Eighties to Rebuild the Nation’s Heavy Industry 带万亿网友回八零，重铸大国重工 Ling Tai Three Hearts灵台三心Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Industrial powerhouse + period setting + livestreaming + no heroine] After transmigrating to the Great Northwest in 1980, Lin Xi didn’t want to spend his life as a mere draftsman. When Mr. Qian tried to recruit him, he replied with astonishing boldness: “I’m not going to the design office. I want to make money at the labor services company!” He knew that without money, wind tunnels would shut down, projects would be cut, and the nation’s master craftsmen wouldn’t even be able to afford a new pa 66.3kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves

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   They all travel through time or are reborn, going to different decades to help the country develop.

2. 2 重 Back to the 1970s: Developing Chips from Scratch 重回七十年代，从零研制芯片 The Porridge Is Gone粥没有了Urban318k WordsOngoing Back in the 1970s, China’s microelectronics industry is starting from scratch, shackled at every turn by overseas restrictions. Li Yan arrives at a military microelectronics factory and uses technology far ahead of its time to turn around its dismal production yield. He devotes himself to military-grade chips, develops lithography equipment independently, and upgrades the entire production chain, taking on technological monopolies and breaking through industry barriers. 121Reads—Score138Shelves
3. 3 归 A Cheap Import Who Studied Abroad? Call Me the Father of Chips! 归国留洋水货？叫我芯片之父！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The 1950s + technological powerhouse + academic prodigy] A young man from the new century transmigrates to 1955 as an overseas student returning to China, becoming one of the same group of ocean-liner returnees as Qian Xuesen. The original list of twenty-four people has inexplicably gained one additional name: his. However, this Stanford graduate in his former life actually graduated through his family's donations. He has no real knowledge in his head and is already someone about to be eliminat 386.8kReads8.7Score28.7kShelves
4. 4 建 Early Years of the People’s Republic: Returning Home to Develop Supertechnology 建国初期，回国发展超科技 Blazing Cosmic Sky炽宇天穹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: In the early years of the People's Republic, overseas student Qin Liang receives the Dragon Soul Technology System! He resolutely returns home to build a complete industrial system! If the Americans have it, we need it too. If America doesn't have it, we need that as well! Back then, you had planes and cannons, while we had a will of steel! Now we have planes and cannons too, so you'd better have a will of steel as well! 30.4kReads7.8Score1.8kShelves
5. 5 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 158.3kReads9.0Score15.1kShelves

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6. 6 火 Machinist in the Red-Hot Era: Helping the Pioneers Forge Great Weapons 火红年代机械师：我助先辈铸重器 Eggs and Tomatoes, Stir-Fried in Turns鸡蛋番茄轮番炒Male-Channel Fanfiction3.9M WordsOngoing It was a fiery, passionate age, but also one of scarcity and backward technology. Jiang Xia transmigrates into this era. He sees the giant bending machine in the workshop break down and grind to a halt. He sees the older generation laboring for the nation’s industry and defense, eating rough cornbread and working late by lamplight as they chart a path to national strength on sheet after sheet of paper. He can’t bear it, and he can’t accept it. The System he has is barely useful; only the fault a 41kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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   This one is absolutely perfect for you!!!

7. 7 两 Between Two Worlds: 1949 两界穿梭之一九四九年 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban229k WordsOngoing No morals + a little cruelty to beasts + everyday life at the heart of it Su Tianci transmigrates to Beiping in 1948, where his daily life revolves around tormenting beasts. Our protagonist has no manners and often does things without playing fair. The main idea is simple: if I have no morals, you can't morally blackmail me... [Putting the facts aside, is the author wrong to want to earn a little more tuition money? We shouldn't think only of ourselves; we need to consider the author too. I've m 3.3kReads—Score192Shelves

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8. 8 双 Crossing Between Two Worlds: From the Start in 1952, I Was Already a County-Level Cadre 双穿一九五二开局就是正科级 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban443k WordsOngoing In 2026, Su Tianci accidentally transmigrated to the war-torn Korean battlefield. Fortunately, he had brought along a pocket dimension. The System grabbed a bucket and ran. To return to 2026, he had to reach the siheyuan. Two vast eras lay before him. 28.5kReads5.5Score1.6kShelves
9. 9 双 Traveling Between Two Worlds to Fight in Korea, I Beat Up the Americans 双穿抗美援朝，我暴打美国佬 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Historical632k WordsOngoing In 2026, overworked wage slave Su Tianci gets his writing royalties. He plans to go out for a foot massage with the full-service treatment, as a reward for himself. But he never expects to open his eyes and transmigrate to a battlefield engulfed in war. There’s no water, medicine, or food. Fortunately, he can return to 2026. Two vastly different eras now lie before him. 24.7kReads7.2Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 八 The 1980s: After the Real Heiress Returns, She Reigns Supreme in the Capital! 八零：真千金回归后，宠冠京城！ Yingying Zhao英英昭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed [Era + military marriage + real heiress + adored by everyone + heroine is incredible at putting people in their place and beating them up] After sacrificing her life for her country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange was reborn into her own past life. But that past life had been a miserable one: she was the real heiress, yet had been maliciously switched at birth, beaten and cursed, and forced to marry an abusive second-time husband. After she died miserably, her body was sold for a 32.7kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    🥳🥳After sacrificing his life for his country, modern computer genius Jiang Tiange is reborn into his past life, cracking encrypted intelligence, intercepting reconnaissance planes, retrieving nuclear submarines, and receiving commendations... He's very busy, so please don't mention him.

11. 11 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    Wow, this book is amazing! The female lead is a techie who's just been assigned to a machine factory. The factory manager is going through the motions, making grand promises to her, and she pulls out a tractor blueprint instead. She gets a raise right after starting work, gets promoted two levels, and her rank and salary are higher than her father's! ① Everyone's incredibly intelligent. It's so good! I read a dozen chapters and then shared it. I carefully read the comments and recommendations; there aren't many awful characters. It's super good, a hilarious and funny period drama that's really addictive…

12. 12 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    The first book is a historical research novel told from the male protagonist's perspective, while the second and third are historical research novels told from the female protagonist's perspective.

13. 13 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.2kReads9.1Score593Shelves
14. 14 甜 Sweet Military Romance: The Reborn True Heiress Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 甜宠军婚：重生真千金在八零赚麻了 Scallions and Tofu青葱拌豆腐Modern Romance887k WordsCompleted After the mission to save the world ended, the System disconnected, and Gu Baozhu was reborn. After being reborn, she kicked out the cousin who had tried to steal her destiny, and turned around the miserable fate of being made a sacrificial pawn by a reborn heroine who rose to success. She put what she'd learned in various worlds to use, making a fortune amid the tide of reform. She truly made so much money her hands cramped from counting it, and slept until she woke naturally. What's more, she 3.2kReads9.1Score309Shelves

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    The female protagonist travels through multiple small worlds, gaining a wealth of knowledge. She uses this scientific expertise to lead the Xia Kingdom to new heights, making the country increasingly prosperous. Furthermore, there's a storyline involving a real and a fake heiress, but the lack of conflict between them makes it quite enjoyable.

15. 15 反 The Villainous Young Lady Is Actually a Research Genius! 反派大小姐竟然是科研大佬！ Cat Lantern Guest猫灯客Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Period Setting + Scientific Research + Fake and Real Heiresses + A Rising Nation] The standard period-novel setup: a scheming adopted daughter, a domineering male lead chasing after his love, wealthy-family feuds, and a protagonist who wins at life through romance. Lu Zhaozhao flips through the script and falls silent for three seconds. ...Fair enough, but I’m not taking part. On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a vicious rich-girl villain, her biol 24.8kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

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    A science fiction novel set in a bygone era, now complete.

16. 16 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.5kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    🍒A period drama where the female lead doesn't go to the countryside, [smirking][smirking] she wields multiple testing systems, focuses on her career, and strives to make the country technologically advanced [salute][salute], novel concept, smooth plot, clear theme 😍😍😍

17. 17 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Do Scientific Research 穿进70搞科研 Nini Yuan妮妮圆Modern Romance607k WordsCompleted Zhao Qing, a university student at a military academy in the interstellar era, died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a farm girl in 1970s Longguo, a girl who had been beaten to death by her grandmother. She kept her head down at first. But when the country reopened its universities, she caught her family completely off guard, got into college, and left home to make her own way. After that, when communication proved inconvenient, she invented an optical brain. When transp 507Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who travels from interstellar space to the 1970s. After the college entrance examination system was introduced, she helped the country develop many advanced technologies, leading the world. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The second book focuses on scientific research for the country, with no romantic pairing and a top student. [Cool][Cool] The third book has solid logic; things aren't researched all at once, but rather through a process. It also incorporates many elements: time travel, rebirth, space, and a system.

18. 18 重 Reborn in the Sixties: Using My Powers to Help the Nation Prosper 重生六零：带着异能学习强国 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Yu An'an, a high-level superpowered survivor of the apocalypse, is reborn one day as a nobody mentioned in only a few lines of a book. First, her older cousin transmigrates. Then, her neighbor is reborn. Neither of them gives Yu An'an, the invisible nobody, a second thought. Yu An'an gets a perfect score on an exam. The transmigrator and the reborn woman say, “We can do that too.” Yu An'an is strong enough to take down a wild boar with one punch. The transmigrator and the reborn woman say, “What 4.4kReads8.1Score346Shelves
19. 19 重 Back to the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Army Wife Pursues Science to Strengthen the Nation 重回七零：炮灰军嫂励志科研强国 Traditional Chinese Text繁体文Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted [Stationed on a remote island + marriage first, love later + scientific research for the nation + husband’s groveling pursuit after marriage] Content warning: The hero is a real jerk at first. The heroine focuses on settling in before turning to research. There are plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people, plenty of awful people!!! Professor Su, a pillar of the nation, transmigrates into a period novel as the female lead’s cannon-fodder foil. In the original story, the female lead is confi 8.2kReads9.2Score656Shelves

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    High-energy thrills + contrasting character designs + cutting-edge technology: 1. *Back to the 70s: A Cannon Fodder Military Wife's Inspirational Scientific Research to Strengthen the Nation* High-energy plot: Military wife's counterattack + scientific research goddess + breaking down the barriers of the 70s military marriage script. Starting as a "cannon fodder tool"? She blows the surface with her modern scientific research mind! From being mocked as a military spouse who "only knows how to do laundry and cook," she pulls her officer husband into developing cutting-edge military technology, using computer algorithms to optimize missile trajectories and chemical formulas to improve steel, turning a "logistics wife" into a scientific research bulldozer of the era! The military marriage storyline is sickeningly sweet (rough-mannered officer: "My wife is doing scientific research and we need people? The whole division will be your laborers!"), And the scientific research storyline is thrilling (shouting "Why is Chinese technology lagging behind?" Amidst welding sparks in the lab). Watch as a cannon fodder military wife uses knowledge to break through the 70s ceiling, experiencing a national strength that will leave you breathless! 2. *The 1960s: I Returned to My Ancestors in the Scientific Research World* High-energy plot: System-based family recognition + cutting-edge technology + era-defining revenge. Bound to the 1960s by the [Scientific Research Family Recognition System], she brings a future knowledge base to deliver a devastating blow! She's barely arrived in the countryside when an old professor drags her to claim her as a "family genius" (Professor: "My great-grandfather had this formula in his manuscript!" She: "This is a 21st-century AI algorithm..."). From a "nobody" in the lab to a living ancestor in the scientific research world, the system reward unlocks a blueprint for controlled nuclear fusion. Watch as she uses knowledge to overcome the limitations of her era, turning her scientific research journey into a double buff of family recognition and technological advancement! 3. *Quick Transmigration: Tech Giant Becomes Cannon Fodder and Goes Mad* High-energy plot: Quick transmigration revenge + technological cheat + world bulldozer. The quick transmigration system tricks her into becoming cannon fodder? The tech giant laughs mechanically—a quantum computer as her brain's CPU, an AI army as her bodyguards, she reverses the rankings in a "cannon fodder" script! In the world of the wealthy, she uses robots to expose her hypocritical stepbrother (robot: "Your bank account balance is 0, we suggest physically eliminating the heir"). In the interstellar world, she uses warp drives to crush powerful fleets (enemy forces: "How did this tech tree become a star destroyer?"). Watch her turn each world into a tech showcase, so exhilarating that the system crashes and shouts, "Host, you've violated the rules by piloting a Gundam!" 4. "1959: With an Achievement System, She's Got It (Serving the Nation through Military Industry)" High-energy plot: Military industry passion + achievement crushing + era bulldozer. In 1959, she transmigrates into a military industry family and activates the [Achievement Explosion System]! Building fighter jets, developing nuclear submarines, every military achievement unlocked triggers an era buff (successfully building the J-5 → nationwide aluminum plant material allocation; missile breakthrough → Qian Xuesen personally guides). From workshop apprentice to chief engineer candidate, she leads the entire factory in welding the miracle of the new China's military industry. The achievement pop-ups are more explosive than National Day fireworks. Her patriotic passion turns a period novel into a thrilling military industry novel! 5. "Nonsense!" "Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Lead a Scientific Nation?" Is a high-energy drama featuring: a capitalist heiress with immense wealth and a satisfying, face-slapping storyline. She wants to do scientific research? Everyone laughs at her, calling her a "pretty face dabbling!" But she uses her family's capital to build a multi-billion dollar laboratory, transforming imported equipment into domestically produced chips, turning her "capitalist plaything" into a major research benefactor (Scientist: "Miss, the lithography machine you donated has arrived!" She: "No, I bought the entire industry chain and gave it to you!"). The drama is packed with memorable face-slapping moments (Research guru: "You know nothing! She: "This is my published SCI paper, understand?"). Watch as she uses her wealth and real talent to make the research community collectively exclaim, "The heiress has really gone all out!"

20. 20 让 You Were Sent to the Factory, and Became the Pride of a Great Nation? 让你进厂，你成了大国荣光？ White-Robed Scholar白衣秀士Modern Romance450k WordsCompleted (No Romance + Scientific Research + Academic Prodigy + System + Period Setting) Ye Anxin wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated to the 1960s. She had planned to take it easy and do as little as possible, but then a System drops from the sky. With a daily sign-in, her intelligence increases by one point. If that's how it is, then she won't hold back. Fully automatic rifles, rocket launchers, turbofan engines, bulletproof vests... These are all well within her reach. Now watch her bring g 5kReads8.5Score414Shelves
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tech Master Goes on a Rampage as a Cannon Fodder 快穿：科技大佬变炮灰直接杀疯了 Breeze Misstep清风错Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Livestream System + No CP + Face-Slapping and Scumbag-Bashing + Patriotism Through Science and Technology + Sharp Tongue + Strong Female Lead) In a series of journeys through different worlds, becoming cannon fodder is nothing to fear. The livestream viewers cheer her on, while the people of each world give her their full support. She has no time for romance and devotes herself to her career, determined to promote patriotism and technology to the very end. Face-slapping and scumbag-bashing, bri 2.3kReads8.8Score171Shelves
22. 22 胡 Nonsense! Why Can't a Capitalist Heiress Strengthen the Nation Through Science? 胡说！资本家大小姐怎么不能科研强国 Lucky Calico Cat狸花招财宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama I, the Goddess of Scientific Research, Repair Tractors in the 1950s Qu Lingyi transmigrates into the 1950s and becomes the foil to the heroine of a period novel: an unlucky heiress from a capitalist family in Gusu. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s landed in a nightmare from the start. Her scumbag live-in son-in-law of a father plans to flee to Hong Kong with his illegitimate children, leaving her behind to take the fall. Her childhood sweetheart swears he’ll 15.1kReads8.1Score1.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended! A historical romance novel featuring a female protagonist focused on scientific research and career.

23. 23 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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    These two female leads have different personalities, but both are amazing 🌱🌱 The female lead is a post-apocalyptic powerhouse with dual abilities in lightning and space, strong research skills, and a super mischievous personality, which has led to her dad habitually beating her—it's so endearing! There are some battlefield scenes, and the author is really heart-wrenching; I even developed feelings for the female lead's unit. One battle wiped out two-thirds of them—it broke my heart 🌻🌻

24. 24 刚 I Transmigrated and Got Arrested? The Scientist's Army Wife Turns the Tables 刚穿越就被抓？科研军嫂逆风翻盘 Mr. Zhongli钟离先生Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1970s era + period setting + advancing the nation through research + military marriage + alternate history + slow burn (not a power fantasy, includes awful characters)] // Twilight shines over the nine provinces, stars settle in my arms // A genius inventor from the interstellar era unexpectedly reborn in the year 1975 of the Xiazhou calendar. She opens her eyes in an interrogation room, in a dire situation, on the verge of being sentenced to death. Ye Mu is just about to show 31.2kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
25. 25 资 The Capitalist Heiress Earns Military Merit, and Her Husband Dotes on Her 资本家大小姐挣军功，老公宠翻天 Yuan Xiaotian元小天Modern Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Alternate universe + military marriage + art-based powers + pocket dimension + wise, powerful, pure-hearted military officer VS aloof, levelheaded heiress] Ding Yiyi, a chip research engineer, transmigrates into the body of a wealthy heiress in the 1960s, bringing her art-based powers and pocket dimension with her. Hoping to enjoy a carefree life as soon as possible, she decides to cling to her military husband's coattails. Life as a military spouse is a little tough? She puts her art-based po 22.3kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates and becomes a military wife, helping the army modify weapons after joining their unit. [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

26. 26 军 Military Industry Tycoon Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s, Developing Science and Building Missiles for the Nation 军工大佬穿书八零，为国家搞科研造导弹 Four Happiness Sweet Bun四喜小甜饼Modern Romance1.7M WordsOngoing [Family Drama + Major National Projects + High-Tech Military Industry + Military Marriage + Espionage + Political Intrigue] [Straight-Shooting Woman + Strong Yet Tragic Land Combat King = Powerful Leads and Satisfying Everyday Romance] A mix-up by a young ghost while she was eating crispy pork sent military-industry mogul Lin Miao transmigrating into a book, right into the far northeast! Good news: She has a pocket dimension! Bad news: It’s full of secondhand, recycled industrial junk! Even wors 25.3kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    I figured it had to be our Forestry Engineering Department. In those days, if Forestry Engineering's skills were second to none, who dared claim to be first? Purely hardcore, bring it on if you dare! [Staring][Staring][Staring]

27. 27 开 The Ninth Base City From the Start 开局第九基地市 Fragment 11057944碎片11057944Urban197k WordsOngoing On Awakening Day, Li Xiang was tested and found to have an F-rank, defective talent: [Repair]. Everyone mocked him as a good-for-nothing who could only fix scrap metal. They had no idea that Li Xiang's talent was conceptual-level "Repair." A cultivation technique has a flaw? Repair it. A bloodline has impurities? Repair it. Memories have gaps? Repair them. While others fought tooth and nail over a single S-rank piece of equipment, Li Xiang quietly repaired one artifact after another from the jun 77Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 回 Back to the Sixties to Do Scientific Research 回到六十年代搞科研 Fragment 11057944碎片11057944Male-Channel Fanfiction561k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into that innocent era, why am I still getting caught up in the endless Siheyuan dramas across the myriad worlds? A great man once said, “There’s plenty to do in this vast world.” No more pointless infighting; there’s no time to waste... 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 初 Arriving in Bright Sword, the System Urges Me to Repay a Debt of Gratitude 初到亮剑，系统催我去报恩 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Arms Dealer System + War of Resistance + Arsenal + Spycraft + Logistics + Behind-the-Scenes] What's the biggest thing in Bright Sword that left fans feeling it could have been better? Sun Desheng: “Regimental Commander, using Tiger tanks to take out those Japanese tin-can tanks is so satisfying. Shame we've got so few.” Li Yunlong: “No rush. Use these for now. Another 200 are already on the way.” Zhang Dabiao: “Regimental Commander, my First Battalion is nearly 5,000 men now. We can't fit any m 28.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    A completed novel of over 2.6 Million words, rated 9.1, With over 1200 chapters, is a satisfying read. A currently updating novel of 1.2 Million words. The protagonist sells weapons to the Eighth Route Army and incidentally helps the base area develop its industry. Sun Desheng: Regimental Commander, using Tiger tanks to fight those Japanese mini-tanks is really exhilarating, but the numbers are a bit small. Li Yunlong: No rush, use them for now, another 200 are already on their way. Zhang Dabiao: Regimental Commander, my battalion is almost 5000 men, any more and we won't have room. Li Yunlong: Dabiao, a corps is still a regiment, the higher-ups don't give us official ranks, there's nothing I can do. Wang Xikui: I just killed a Japanese major general, what's the reward? Li Yunlong: Only a major general, a low rank, the reward is half a jin of sweet potato liquor. Chu Yunfei: Brother Yunlong, what do you think about us joining forces to attack Taiyuan? Li Yunlong: Brother Yunfei, after we take this territory, we need to clarify beforehand who gets it. I, Old Li, am not going to...

30. 30 亮 Bright Sword: Following Kong Guoyin, I Build the Strongest Military Industry 亮剑：追随孔过瘾，打造最强军工 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Military production + War of Resistance + Special operations + No female lead + Li Yunlong + Independent Regiment] While on a mission, Kong Hao is ambushed by spies from Sakura Country and unexpectedly transmigrates to the turbulent years of the War of Resistance. The land is overrun, and the people are slaughtered. A Chinese man from the future vows to defy the odds and lessen his people's suffering. Short on heavy artillery? He builds a devastating spigot mortar. Worried about enemy planes ru 16.2kReads8.3Score921Shelves
31. 31 七 Joining the Army in the Seventies: The Brilliant Scientist Tames a Rugged Man Who Can't Have Children 七零随军：科研娇妻驯服绝嗣糙汉 True to the Mountain at Dawn不负熹山Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted Si Nian was beautiful and lucky, but one careless mistake led to her father being reported, putting her at risk of being sent to the countryside. To spare their daughter from hardship, her family pulled some strings and found her a blind date who could protect her. But as soon as she arrived, she saw her cousin had gotten there first and stolen her prospective match. Si Nian was about to confront her when a string of comments suddenly floated above her head. [Such a beauty, yet she's going to ma 1.8kReads8.8Score171Shelves

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    The male lead is a soldier, and the female lead is a researcher. The female lead's special ability is to see and receive notifications for key events in the live chat. 🌹In scientific research, she relies on her own knowledge; she doesn't have any special advantages. The female lead is a genius in herself.

32. 32 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s: The Lucky Star Sets the World Ablaze 穿越七零：福运大佬燃翻天 Beef with Green Peppers尖椒牛柳Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Futuristic high technology, strengthening the country and enriching its people, the whole family’s darling, a lucky charm, power fantasy Gu Jinxiu arrives in the 1970s with a pocket dimension full of future technology. After getting revenge on her scumbag father, who married into her mother’s family, and her wicked stepmother, making their lives worse than death, she takes her younger brother and heads to the countryside in style. Out in the countryside, she builds a career and runs bu 10kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    The female protagonist went to the countryside as an educated youth, leading the villagers to prosperity. She brought her vast array of technology back to the 1970s, which also accelerated the country's development.

33. 33 智 Wisdom Lights Up the Technology Tree [The 1980s] 智慧点亮科技树【八零】 Mu Keke牧可可Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [1980s + alternate setting + no return to the present + science and technology serve the nation + romance + love grows over time] The founding master of the interstellar System lived a freewheeling life, doing whatever they pleased, until their own recklessness brought it all to an end. They took a junior along and transmigrated into a human body on Blue Star, billions of years in the past. The day Xu Youjin was discharged from the hospital, she was stunned by the sight of a little car wobbling 443Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    They're all powerful figures who traveled through time to build technologically advanced nations.

34. 34 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Research Prodigy Lets Loose 重生七零科研大佬她放飞自我了 Molten Yolk Pastry蛋黄流心酥Modern Romance419k WordsCompleted [She saved humanity in her last life. This time, she wants to live for herself.] Qi Luo'an died after bringing the apocalypse to an end. To thank her for her outstanding contribution to humanity, the System helped her transmigrate. They said she could choose for herself, and the new body even had the same name. Then I get here and you tell me I'm called Li Xiaohua? The big shot's composure shattered. At least she still had a whole space full of supplies. She catches spies, does research, plays t 82Reads9.0Score—Shelves
35. 35 军 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Ruthless Commander Is Doted On 军婚七零疯批指挥官被宠上天 Ye Wu夜妩Modern Romance649k WordsCompleted Fanxing is one of only two 5S-level psychic War Gods in the entire interstellar realm. She is an outstanding commander. She is a research fanatic and an exceptional elite soldier. Taking an enemy commander’s head from among thousands of troops is as easy for her as reaching into a pocket. But no one knows that she actually has dual 5S-level psychic powers, equivalent to having two souls. As a result, her psychic powers have always been unstable, even violent. But she is so powerful that she has 4.3kReads9.0Score316Shelves
36. 36 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 71.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    After reading this book, you'll find all those spatial abilities, spiritual springs, and superpowers boring. The greatest advantage in life is a sharp mind, and diligently studying is the most correct way to use your advantages.

37. 37 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join My Husband, Only to Be Rejected? The Military Wife Is So Capable, the Nation Has Its Eye on Her 千里奔夫被嫌？军嫂太强国家盯上 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance800k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 6.4kReads9.3Score468Shelves

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    Don't underestimate the value of steamed buns; how can agriculture not be considered technology? [Cool][Cool]

38. 38 闪 A Flash Marriage in the 1970s, and She Becomes the Compound's Sensation 闪婚七零，她风靡家属院 Bai Yuyuyuyu白鱼鱼鱼鱼Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Wang Mingyue wakes up in the 1970s in a family that treats its daughter like a pack animal, then nearly drowns after a scumbag man causes her downfall. To escape her shrewish mother, hypocritical father, and ungrateful brothers, Wang Mingyue quickly marries a soldier and follows him to the far reaches of the northwest. The northwest is bitterly cold, and fresh green vegetables are nearly impossible to find in winter. Using what she knows from modern times, Mingyue starts growing vegetables indoo 1.1kReads8.2Score102Shelves
39. 39 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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    1. A post-apocalyptic tycoon transmigrates to a bygone era, joins the army, works on machinery, and tries to save his father from being demoted. 2. A scientific research novel set in an interstellar era, featuring strong hands-on skills and a powerful sense of destiny that will bring tears to your eyes. 3. A story combining scientific research and politics, involving the creation of satellites and robots, and the fight against organized crime.

40. 40 机 A Mechanical Genius Reincarnates as a Science Whiz: Taking Off from the Start 机械大佬魂穿理科学霸：开局起飞 Math Is Too Hard数学太难Modern Romance989k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Career-focused] [National University of Defense Technology] [Creating a New World] Gu Yi, a mechanical engineering genius from the 25th century, transmigrates into the body of Zeng Li, a top science student in 1999. From then on, she lives each day planning two hundred steps ahead. She overcomes every obstacle and leaves her rivals in the dust, eventually becoming Huaxia's youngest general. Just as she leads Huaxia to become the world's leading power, she also happens to establish a new 1.2kReads9.3Score228Shelves
41. 41 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.4kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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    A female-oriented historical fiction novel with a focus on science and technology. The female protagonist takes the high school entrance exam early, gets into a vocational school, and is assigned to a state-owned factory.

42. 42 星 A Galactic Big Shot Lands in the 1960s, and the Nation Reaps the Rewards 星际大佬穿六零，国家爸爸躺赢了 Journey to the Mountains and Seas and Freedom奔赴山海与自由Modern Romance272k WordsOngoing 165Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is an interstellar researcher who is reborn in the 1960s. She is incredibly powerful and directly helps her country take off, giving various powerful nations a slap in the face.

43. 43 七 The 1970s Research Genius Is Open for Business 七零科研大佬在线营业 Carefree Young Master Zhao逍遥赵公子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + superpowers + golden finger + period setting + technology + devoted mutual love] Lan Yan, a professor of interstellar scientific research and an expert in weapons and warships, unexpectedly dies and transmigrates to China in 1970. Drawing on her expertise, Lan Yan assembles watches and radios herself, then goes on to develop washing machines, electric fans, refrigerators, rice cookers, and more. The country recognizes her talent and recruits her into the mili 6kReads9.0Score446Shelves

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    Highly recommend this historical fiction with a focus on technology. The first three books are set in a post-apocalyptic world where the protagonist uses technology to ruthlessly defeat adversaries, conquers enemies with force, becomes a powerful figure, and leads those around her to success. The latter three books are also historical fiction with a female protagonist focusing on technology, but they are more about family life and have more delicate and heartwarming moments.

44. 44 六 The Sixties: Herding Sheep, Studying, and Getting Into College 六十年代：放羊读书考大学 Mei Qingqing梅青青Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Native orphan girl + nanny System + later a landlady + scientific research) Song Jiu became an orphan at six and thought she was going to starve to death. Then a System suddenly appeared and told her that if she worked hard at one thing, it would reward her with delicious food. Why bother dying, then? Time to work hard! Eating every delicacy under the sun was no longer just a dream! Dating? No, no, no! Men would slow down how fast I get my homework done! With no man on my mind, my pen naturally 1.6kReads9.3Score148Shelves
45. 45 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Vow to Become a Top Student 穿越七零，誓要做学霸 Zeming则名Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Research + Devoted Couple + Everyone’s Favorite] [Brilliant, well-rounded female scholar with a striking contrast in personality × Talented and handsome man devoted to love, Mr. Xiao] Mi Zheng never imagined that she would be the one to “laugh herself to death after winning the lottery.” Given another chance at life, she decided to study hard and become the top student she had always envied in her previous life. After all, books are full of treasures. She never expected to 1.3kReads9.0Score106Shelves
46. 46 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 13.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    This book has many elements: a zombie female protagonist transmigrates and becomes a human, initially acting silly and clueless, which is quite funny. Everyone dotes on her. Later, it's revealed that she's the granddaughter of a general, and the female protagonist has strong scientific research abilities, making her a top-tier researcher.

47. 47 我 Developing Beidou GPS in the 1970s 我在70年代研发北斗GPS Dream of Nine Hundred Million Girls九亿少女的梦梦Urban568k WordsCompleted (Technological powerhouse + period setting) Ye Fan, a programmer at Beidou Navigation, a major state-owned company in Huaguo, is an overworked corporate drone. The moment he opens his eyes after waking up, the villagers of Hongqi Village have him cornered in bed. Faced with their vile remarks, how will he get himself out of this mess and leave the villagers marveling that Ye the Second has turned over a new leaf? 1.1kReads8.7Score—Shelves

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    The main characters in these historical novels are all engaged in scientific research.

48. 48 我 Doing Scientific Research in the 1970s 我在七十年代搞科研 Happy Little Ball幸福小团Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the 21st century, Lin Ziyu lived in luxury, dressed in gold and silver, and ate and drank to her heart’s content. Who could have guessed she’d be reborn in the clothing- and food-scarce 1970s? But it was fine, because her family loved and spoiled her! To her surprise, the System she’d been bound to in her previous life came along too. It said she owed it ten million points, and would be erased if she didn’t pay them back. To stay alive, Lin Ziyu had no choice but to study hard and earn points 1.5kReads7.6Score102Shelves
49. 49 军 A Military Industry Tycoon Transmigrates to the 1970s: Building Technology in the Compound 军工大佬穿七零：我在大院搞科技 Su Qianmo苏浅沫Modern Romance329k WordsOngoing After a car accident, modern military engineer Su Wanzhou becomes a young woman living in a military compound in the 1970s. Looking at the crude weapon blueprints in her hands, she quietly tears them up and stays up all night drawing an improved Type 56 assault rifle. Her father sternly scolds her for playing with guns, then is stunned when she hits the target with all ten shots. Her mother worries she’ll never get married, but she takes her blueprints straight to a military research institute. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 七 The 1970s: The Research Genius Turns Scrap Metal into a National Treasure 七零：科研大佬靠破铜烂铁当国宝 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, physics PhD Liang Yumei discovered she'd become the cannon-fodder female supporting character in a novel. She had been giving the male and female leads money and supplies, only for them to join forces and strip her family of everything. Then the two of them went off to university together, leaving the original Liang Yumei to be sold into the mountains, where she would never see the light of day. Liang Yumei immediately distanced herself from them, drew a clear line, and foc 656Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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