The Protagonist Builds Power on the Frontier, Rebels, and Expands the Realm 主角在边疆发育，然后造反，开疆拓土

1. 551 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
2. 552 红 Red Alert: Starting a Rebellion in Empresses in the Palace 红警从甄嬛传造反开始 Xiao Xiao Feng萧瑟小小疯Male-Channel Fanfiction978k WordsCompleted What would you do if you brought a Red Alert System to the Qing dynasty? Look at the assault rifle in your hands, then at the Qing soldiers in armor before you. Zhang Fan: “Do I have any choice besides rebelling?” “Take a kitchen knife to the power line, sparks and lightning all the way!” “What do you mean, the Jurchens are invincible as long as they number less than ten thousand? You little punk! Look at the Apocalypse Tank behind me. I'll give you one chance to rethink what you just said!” A s 102Reads7.7Score—Shelves
3. 553 网 Online Game: A Resource Satellite from the Start 网游：开局一颗资源卫星 Fang Hetaо方核桃Sports2.5M WordsCompleted The era-defining game Global War has launched. Starting from a thatched hut, players develop their settlements from the tribal stage, gather resources, train troops, recruit famous generals, and build armies to challenge the world’s top powers! The Great Song Duchy, the Great Qin Duchy, the Great Han Duchy, the Great Ming Duchy, the Mongols, the Xiongnu... The Empire of Alexander, the Holy Roman Empire, the Persian Empire, the Maurya Empire, the Egyptian Empire... Unemployed young man Chen F 9.6kReads8.9Score839Shelves
4. 554 无 The Invincible Prince of Qin 无敌六王爷 Writing to Pay Off My Debts码字还债Historical3.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + Lighthearted Comedy + Political Intrigue] Qin Feng transmigrated to the Great Qing Dynasty and became a prince ruling the frontier lands of Liao. After spending six years building his own ideal city, he planned to live the carefree life of a leisurely prince. But then his father, whom he had never even met, impersonated an imperial envoy and secretly slipped into Qin Feng’s fief. Coal, paved roads, apartment blocks, communal kitchens, and an ironworks! Confronted with this strange nor 15.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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   After being betrayed by the empress he had helped to establish himself, the protagonist develops his power in his fiefdom and eventually regains control.

5. 555 骷 Skeleton Evolution: Starting as a Goddess's Summon 骷髅进化:从被女神召唤开始 Stillness, Solitude, and Loneliness静孤与寞Sports2.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Cheng is reborn in a game world as a skeleton summoned by a beautiful female player using a skeleton summoning spell. A skeleton like this is even more disposable than cannon fodder! Luckily, he has an Infinite Evolution System! Skeleton evolution, Skeleton Dragon General, Death Tyrant, Undead Overlord! From then on, the game world has a god-tier skeleton who makes players and NPCs alike wail in despair. “Holy crap! Why can that skeleton change its weapon at will, and why are its attack an 13.4kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
6. 556 架 Alternate World: From the Start, I Become a Useless Prince 架空：开局成为废物王爷 Babu Lei巴不累Historical864k WordsOngoing [Purely fictional setting + military warfare + court intrigue + the Hundred Schools of Thought + a wealthy, beautiful princess consort + incredibly sweet romance] The Tiansheng Dynasty unified the Central Provinces hundreds of years ago and appointed kings to rule the eastern, southern, western, and northern borderlands. A modern graduate student accidentally transmigrates into the body of a useless prince. As chaos once again engulfs the Nine Provinces and conspiracies emerge one after another, 1.3kReads8.4Score102Shelves

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   Keep reading, the later parts are very detailed.

7. 557 天 The Heavenly Workshop’s Broken Axle: Building Infrastructure in the Qing Dynasty 天工折轴：我在大清搞基建 Brother Genzi根子哥Historical274k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a convict sentenced to exile in Ningguta? No problem. I'm a modern engineer. I can clear mountains, build roads and cities, and strengthen the army. My skills let me do whatever I want in the Qing dynasty! With engineering, I'll usher in a golden age; with a broken axle, I'll decide the fate of the world. From convict to industrial magnate, all I need is infrastructure! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He was exiled to a harsh and desolate land and built up his power through infrastructure development.

8. 558 重 Reborn: From Selling Water to Becoming the World's Richest Man 重生：从卖水开始成为世界首富 Number Zero Wannabe零号小扑街Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He woke up to find himself back in 1995. That year, his family owned just a small water-bottling plant. Watch how a college student like me makes my first fortune by selling water! From then on, I’ll turn the tables and command the winds and clouds! I’ll build a world-class business empire and lead China back to the top of the world! Also known as: Reborn: From Selling Water to Becoming the World’s Richest Man; Just Started College, and I Accidentally Became a Global Powerhouse; From Sel 15kReads9.1Score871Shelves
9. 559 重 Reborn in 1895: Founding a New Nation in the South Seas 重生1895，我在南洋立新国 Doudou, Are You Being Naughty?兜兜闹不闹Historical3.4M WordsOngoing A blend of military conquest and technology-driven development, with no System. See how the protagonist uses the course of history, step by step, to restore the nation in Borneo, then transform an agrarian country into an industrial and military power. Transmigrating back to the Nanyang in 1895, he is the grandson of Liu Aseng, the last president of the Lanfang Republic. He swears to restore the republic! Standing in his way are the European colonizers, the native peoples of the Nanyang, and a n 37.9kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves
10. 560 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
11. 561 网 Online Game: Reborn, I Built the Number One Village Under Heaven 网游：重生后，我建立天下第一村 White-Clad Reincarnation白衣轮回Sports3.3M WordsCompleted Governments around the world launch the virtual game World, set against the backdrop of the Great Qin Dynasty. Historical figures from every dynasty will appear in the game! "Ding! Congratulations, Player, on establishing the world's first village. You are rewarded with an SSS-rank historical figure..." "Ding! Congratulations, Player, on obtaining a General Summoning Platform!" "Ding! Congratulations, Player, on obtaining Cheng Yaojin, Zhao Yun, Han Xin, Dugu Xin, Gao Changgong..." [Note: The pr 14.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Don't look at the ratings; I wouldn't recommend a book if it wasn't good.

12. 562 废 Wasteland Red Alert Commander 废土红警指挥官 Quicksand 1流沙1Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted Biochemical horrors are unleashed, and the world falls. Xiao Fan obtains the Red Alert System and dominates the apocalypse, turning the tide against disaster. Armored vehicles roar across the wasteland, while fighter jets race through the sky. Warships ride the waves, and lightning storms sweep in among the clouds. This is the story of a young man who gets a System, starts building an army, saves the world, and eliminates the bad guys. 948Reads8.7Score104Shelves
13. 563 五 The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: Starting from Weibo to Conquer the Realm 五代十国：从魏博开始争霸天下 Han Dong's Great Lao汉东高老大Historical248k WordsOngoing In the third year of Tianyou, Zhu Wen slaughtered the eight thousand families of the Weibo Guard overnight. Deputy Commander Li Hu led five hundred survivors, escorting a thousand families as they fought their way out of the encirclement. Three thousand li away, north of Yanmen Pass, beneath a soot-blackened banner bearing the character “Wei,” they established the Li family stronghold. Ten years later, the chieftain’s legitimate son was born, carrying the soul of a man from a thousand years i 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A sense of historical weight: Set against the backdrop of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Weibo, as the most important of the three towns in Hebei, was the focus of power struggles among various factions. The story follows the protagonist as he navigates, leverages, and ultimately turns the tables among these powerful figures, offering both a solid foundation in historical research and a fast-paced, exciting narrative.

14. 564 天 The Heavenly God Returns to Bathe the City in Blood for His Daughter 天神归来为女儿血洗都市 Yan Bei燕北Urban6.2M WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional] While fighting bloodily on the battlefield, he receives a desperate call for help from his daughter. Overnight, the world's top experts from across the three thousand realms rush to Huaxia! Xiao Tiance has lived a life of hardship, and his daughter and wife are the light of his life. He will never allow them to suffer even the slightest harm! 42.4kReads9.5Score10.2kShelves
15. 565 刚 I Was Barely Born When the Empress Dowager Used Me to Fight for the Throne! 刚出生，母后就拿我争皇位！ Riding a Wild Boar骑着野猪Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Alternate history, no System, strategy and warfare He was once a prince, but fate left him stranded beyond the frontier. Now the land is shattered and warlords vie for supremacy. How could he, a prince by birth, stay out of it? 1.4kReads7.1Score104Shelves
16. 566 造 Rebellion? You’re the Ones Who Forced Me Into It 造反，还不是你们逼的 The Snail Who Wants to Eat Swan Meat想吃天鹅肉的蜗牛Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Fan transmigrates to the General’s Residence of a Great Zhou Dynasty that never existed in history. The Jiang family is one of the Great Zhou Dynasty’s top marquis households. Its descendants are stationed in the southwest and south of Great Zhou, defending against the states of Wu and Wei. But Jiang Fan is the exception. He refuses to join the army, let alone go to the battlefield. His father has beaten him, scolded him, and even had him tied up and taken to the border, but Jiang Fan alwa 6.1kReads8.0Score385Shelves

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    The most ruthless are those in imperial families. The protagonist's elder brother wanted to kill him, and so did his father. All because the protagonist was born into an imperial family, ranking ninth. He was enfeoffed on the frontier, commanding a million soldiers!

17. 567 唐 A New Path at the End of the Tang Dynasty 唐末新轨 Little River Shrimp河小虾Historical367k WordsCompleted Li Mingyuan, a modern social science researcher, transmigrated to the eve of the Huang Chao Rebellion and joined the rebel army as a refugee. Drawing on modern management ideas, he carved out his own domain amid the chaos, established a base, created a system of decentralized governance, and introduced reforms. As the old order crumbled, he used institutional innovation to contend with the regional warlords and rebel forces, seeking a new path that united the ancient and modern worlds in the tur 57Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This was originally a process of refugees moving to the borderlands, eventually leading to separatism, dominance, and eventual unification of the world.

18. 568 龙 The Dragon King's Son-in-Law 龙王医婿 Xuan Kuangfeng轩疯狂Urban9.8M WordsCompleted The Jiang family was caught up in a conspiracy and consumed by a raging fire. Tang Chuchu risked her life to pull Jiang Chen from the flames. Ten years later, Jiang Chen returned in glory to repay his debts of gratitude and avenge his family. He would repay Tang Chuchu for saving his life. He would avenge the destruction of the Jiang family. Jiang Chen appeared before Tang Chuchu. “From now on, as long as I’m here, you’ll have the whole world.” 25kReads9.2Score11.8kShelves
19. 569 我 I'm Just a Banished Prince 我只是一个流放的藩王 The Egg of a Shaky Hand手抽的鸡蛋Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [A completed classic, so dive in without worry! A new book is coming soon!] Xia Yao, a young man from the new century who had just gotten into college, tried to save the class beauty from drowning, only to transmigrate to the unfamiliar Great Xia Dynasty. From the start, he transmigrated to Jinzhou on the frontier, where he became a penniless prince. Enemies on the frontier were watching hungrily… A foolish emperor in the court. Brothers eyeing him with jealousy. A border region in crisis. Faced 751Reads7.5Score—Shelves
20. 570 东 Tales of the Five Barbarians in the Eastern Jin 东晋五胡风云录 Lord Chen of a Thousand Households千户陈公Historical751k WordsCompleted Though life is as insignificant as an ant, one should aspire to the heights of the great swan. Though fate is as fragile as paper, the heart remains unyielding. How can a true man, born between heaven and earth, remain forever beneath others? The future is not yet decided. You and I could both be dark horses... Chen Qian, a sophomore studying mechanical design at a certain university of science and engineering, loves history, especially the history of the Two Jin dynasties and the Northern and S 413Reads7.6Score—Shelves
21. 571 魂 Reborn as Emperor Yang of Sui: Ruler of All Under Heaven 魂穿隋炀帝之天下共主 The Final Outcome最终的结果Historical190k WordsOngoing In 618 AD, a fire broke out in the eastern part of Jiangdu. Pei Qiantong stood outside the palace and told Yang Guang it was only a fire in a hay storehouse. Feng Shengyou knew, however, that the firelight heralded the Jiangdu coup. Within hours, Emperor Yang of Sui would be strangled with a silk sash, and the Great Sui would plunge irrevocably into chaos. And at this very moment, he had become Yang Guang. He had no System and no endless supply of modern technology. All he had was a fragmentary 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Novels about conquering Europe during the Sui Dynasty

22. 572 带 With Four Royal Sisters-in-Law, I’ll Reclaim My Brother’s Throne! 带着4个皇嫂，夺回皇兄江山！ Xiangxi Peach Blossom Fish香溪桃花鱼Historical269k WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Chu Jiang transmigrated into the body of an emperor and was forced to abdicate from the start. He was exiled to the frontier with his four stunning sisters-in-law, the emperor's widows. Luckily, his System's storage space was stocked with enough supplies to fill an entire county, all available at will. Before his exile, he emptied the imperial treasury, taking even the dragon throne and bed with him. On the thousand-mile journey into exile, he used his wits to outsmart all 2.7kReads8.8Score293Shelves
23. 573 一EN The Venerable Swordsman 一剑独尊 Above Qingluan Peak青鸾峰上Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsCompleted In this prequel to "The Invincible Sword Domain", young Ye Xuan faces pressure from his family. To protect his beloved younger sister, he stumbles upon a lost sword technique by chance and begins a long journey of cultivation. Follow Ye Xuan as he defies fate, becomes a legendary Sword Immortal, and reaches the pinnacle of life! 6.8kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
24. 574 隐EN The Hidden Demon Lord: The Empress Demands Responsibility 隐世魔尊，女帝带娃上门求负责 Lazy Cat on the Roof屋上懒猫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Devoted Husband] [Raising a Child] [Invincible] Ning Yechen was once an unparalleled Demon Venerable. He unified the Demon Realm by himself, beat the Immortal Realm to a pulp, and struck terror into the hearts of the Six Realms. Tired of all the fighting and killing, he eventually chose to live in seclusion among mortals, quietly enjoying life as a carefree hermit. Then one night, an Immortal Realm Empress, afflicted by a lust-inducing aphrodisiac, fell into the mortal world a 38.2kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves

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    One night, a celestial empress, poisoned by the aphrodisiac, fell to the mortal realm and landed in his room… 🔥That night, by a twist of fate, they made love, with dragons roaring and phoenixes crying… Afterwards, the empress left quietly, thinking it was just a fleeting dream. But ten years later, she returned to him, this time with a child claiming to be his daughter!!! She demanded he take responsibility! "💥She's your daughter, you have to take responsibility for me and her!" Ning Yechen: "O_O) Ah…?"

25. 575 杀 I Became a Great General by Slaying Enemies, and You Want to Strip Me of Everything? 杀敌成大将，你让我净身出户？ Ying Baichi应白尺Urban418k WordsCompleted He Yiming transmigrates to an age of high martial arts, only to discover that he’s just an old soldier, with a spiteful wife and unfilial children. From the start, his wife even pressures him to hand over the property deed. Just as He Yiming feels his life is hopeless, the System awakens. The Heaven and Earth Furnace System can refine anything to increase his strength. “Ding! Congratulations, Host. You’ve received a hundredfold critical bonus: a second-grade spirit herb.” “Ding! Congratulations, 612Reads7.3Score105Shelves
26. 576 开 Rebellion System Loaded from the Start: Slashing My Way Through All Worlds 开局加载造反系统，一路杀穿万界 Black Teacup黑色茶杯Historical266k WordsOngoing Li You wakes up one morning to find that he has transmigrated, and landed in a terrible situation. Because he entered a room left foot first, his original body was stripped of its cultivation by a tyrant and sent to the frontier to serve in the army. Having your cultivation stripped and joining the army is no different from walking to your death. Fortunately, Li You binds himself to the strongest Rebellion System. As long as he seizes the Great Jing Empire’s fortune, he can draw armies and gener 5Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    Starts with only one character, relies entirely on gacha pulls for the army, a semi-invincible build.

27. 577 节 The Marshal's Son: From the Start, Defeated in Battle, I Defy Fate and Rewrite My Destiny 节度使之子：开局兵败，逆天改命 Broad Daylight in Handong汉东白日Historical349k WordsOngoing [Fortune-driven rise + dynastic warfare + ruthless decisiveness + intelligent leads] At the end of a dynasty, Yong lost its deer, and all the land rose to hunt it. In a daze, Luo Xuan stumbled into a stroke of extraordinary luck and found himself in a dynasty called Dayong. From the son of a military governor who had nearly died in a disastrous defeat, he rose step by step to the very top. On the battlefield, he cried, “A true man should wield a three-foot sword and achieve a feat for the ages!” 15Reads8.6Score—Shelves
28. 578 别 Don’t Be Rash, I’m a Professional at Rebellion 别冲动，造反我是专业的 Green Flower Roll Milk Tea花卷奶茶青Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Female-led story, no romance, no System, political intrigue, socialist development] [Road trip arc (complete), development arc (ongoing)] Qin Yanning never imagined that in her lifetime she would transmigrate to an ancient feudal society, and into the most unfortunate cannon-fodder family of all. From the start, the difficulty was set to hell mode. Her father was demoted, and her eldest sister's husband was snatched away by the powerful. The whole family was as soft as dough, and anyone could c 2.8kReads7.5Score262Shelves

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    It looks good, try it and you'll see.

29. 579 仙 Immortal Qin: Forced to Rebel from the Start 仙秦：开局被逼造反 Someone in the Clouds云上有个人Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Great Qin + Emperor + the Myriad Worlds + Conquest By the Mandate of Heaven, may the emperor’s reign endure forever! When a young man who only wanted to return home and care for his elderly father cried out, “The tyrannical Liang has lost the Mandate. I can take its place!” When the young man obtained the Imperial Seal, the very symbol of the Mandate of Heaven, and the words “By the Mandate of Heaven, may the emperor’s reign endure forever” echoed in his heart, the seed of ambition was quietly p 5.4kReads8.7Score298Shelves

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    ① "Exterminate My Entire Clan? Abandon the Frontier, Rebel and Become Emperor"🔥A vengeful tyrant defies fate! After his clan is massacred, the protagonist fakes his death on the frontier⚔️, spends three years training an iron-blooded Xuanjia Army💥, and uses a natural disaster to incite nine warlords🌪️! The court believes he's been exiled and awaiting death, but on the day of his coronation ceremony, a million iron cavalry trample the imperial city👑! A hidden plot point—the "curse of patricide" of the founding ancestor is buried beneath the dragon throne🗡️💀! The most outrageous part is: after becoming emperor, he personally tears up the imperial edict of succession📜🌪️!

30. 580 封 Three Years in My Fief, and the Useless Prince Shocks the Court 封地三年，废物皇子震惊朝堂大佬 Daoist Wick灯芯道人Historical511k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + laid-back daily life + developing a fiefdom + a slight golden finger] Li Su, the useless prince hated by everyone in the capital, is driven from court and sent to Lingnan Prefecture, a desolate backwater, to fend for himself. Once-in-a-century earthquakes cut off the fiefdom from the outside world for three years, leaving Lingnan isolated from the court and the rest of the realm. Three years later~ Emperor Qian graciously permits the various regional princes to come to the 5.6kReads8.6Score311Shelves

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    🎉The Legend of the Useless Prince of Lingnan🎉 The useless prince Li Su arrives, banished to Lingnan to fend for himself. 👑🏞️ A sudden change in the land blocks his path, isolating him in his fiefdom for three years. 🌋🚫 Three years later, he heads to the capital with a thousand personal guards on horseback. 🐎🛡️ Just then, the Tatars besiege the capital, and all eyes are on the impending battle. 🏰🛡️ Li Su leads his army into battle, scattering the Tatars. 🗡️💨 The crisis in the capital is averted, and the Qian Emperor is shocked, demanding an explanation. 👑😲 The investigation reveals a startling discovery: the changes in Lingnan are astonishing! 🏙️💥 A fashion capital gathers goods, news of which reverberates throughout the capital. 🛍️📰 Follow this legend now as the prince embarks on a new chapter in Lingnan! 🚀🎬

31. 581 南 Nanjing Photo Studio: I Won't Take This Kind of Crap 南京照相馆：劳资不受窝囊气 His Majesty the Sleeper Has Arrived觉皇大人参上Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [System Conquest] [Alternate World War II] [Founding a Nation Overseas] = [An Emperor Unifies the World] On the eve of World War II, Su Lie transmigrates and activates the War Replication System! Copy skills, armies, weapons, and industry! While everyone else fights tooth and nail in World War II, he quietly establishes a nation overseas and crowns himself emperor! He stays out of the chaos and reaps the rewards! With the System's power, he sweeps aside all opposition, subdues the great powers, 580Reads7.2Score112Shelves

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    Starting from humble beginnings, becoming a global hegemon.

32. 582 从 From Frontier Army Officer to Conquering the World 从边军校尉开始征战天下 Seven Blades七刃Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Modern-day office drone Qin Chuan transmigrates to the Great Zhou Dynasty, only to find himself from the start a low-ranking officer at Tianxiong Pass! With barbarian cavalry pounding at the border from without and court intrigue framing him from within, he has no System or golden finger, only a modern mindset and a ruthless, iron-blooded streak. Others say a border officer is a pawn with nowhere to go, but he is determined to make his move, break through the frontier, purge treacherous official 2.2kReads6.7Score137Shelves

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    This is the story of how a border army started out, gradually developed, and finally conquered the world!

33. 583 宰 Ruling the Realm 宰执天下 cuslaaHistorical7.3M WordsCompleted The ruler governs as prime minister; the executor administers the state. Serving the monarch above and bringing peace to the common people below, with all ministers yielding the way and receiving honors above every official: this is the prime minister. Assisting in government, setting national policy, and countersigning imperial edicts, second only to the prime minister: this is the chief administrator. After an air disaster, He Fang leaped a thousand years into the past, returning to the Northe 505Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    These books are all pretty good, and one of them is already finished.

34. 584 铁 Three Thousand Iron Cavalry, and I Am Invincible 铁骑三千我无敌 Doesn't Eat Puppy Meat不吃小狗肉Historical801k WordsCompleted [Management + Strategy + Combat + Conquest] On the boundless grasslands, he is a bandit feared by all. In the mysterious desert, he is a merchant wealthier than nations. Even the Long Dynasty, with its five northern provinces and thirty-six southern circuits, falls before his war machine. Watch as Tuoba Li shatters chaos and stubborn resistance to forge his own path to kingship. 2kReads8.7Score101Shelves
35. 585 F Zone F F战区 Old and Faded Xiao Chuan年老色衰的小川Sci-Fi & Apocalypse269k WordsCompleted Where the heck have I ended up? Is this still Blue Star… The weirdest transmigration in history… A new star system, a new environment, a new… Watch the story of the madman Wang Longyin and his legendary rise in F Theater: from [I Don’t Eat Beef] to [Homelander] and then to [Superman]… 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The wind follows the tiger, the clouds follow the dragon; dragons and tigers, heroes soar through the heavens. For May Day, check out "F War Zone," a high-quality story, and handsome guys don't lie to handsome guys! [Cool][cool]

36. 586 借 Borrowing Heaven to Change the Ming Dynasty 借天改明 Calling to Heaven叫天Historical2.1M WordsCompleted I transmigrated right in front of Emperor Chongzhen. With my heaven-defying status as a transmigrator, I helped him reform the government, withstand natural disasters, crush the Later Jin, and make our power felt overseas! Could I finally erase the regrets of late Ming history? 13Reads8.5Score—Shelves
37. 587 明 At the End of the Ming Dynasty, I Become a Wild Man in the Northeast 明末，我在东北当野人 Little Bao of the Milky Way天河小宝Rural Life157k WordsOngoing In the twentieth year of the Wanli reign (1592), the skies over East Asia were thick with the clouds of war. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a generation-defining warlord, mobilized all of Japan's forces to invade Korea by sea, yet his eyes remained fixed on the Ming Empire behind it. In Ningxia, Bo Bai and his superior, Dang Xin, were at each other's throats, until Bo Bai suddenly rebelled. Nurhaci had just unified the Jianzhou Jurchens, but had already set his sights on the four Haixi tribes, sharpening h 85Reads—Score104Shelves

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    A new book, with a fresh perspective.

38. 588 我 My Women's Guerrilla Corps Has a Little Black Technology, So What? 我女子野战团，有点黑科技怎么了 God of Miracles奇迹之神Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Title 1: My All-Women Combat Regiment Has a Little Black Tech. So What?; Title 2: You Asked Me to Take Over a Women’s Regiment, and Now They Rule the Planet; Title 3: Black Tech from the Start, and I Turn Around and Build an Immortal Women’s Army] This is a planet where time is the currency. Military regiments are everywhere on this planet, and hunting down Chronobeasts earns you time. An unfair appointment letter makes Du Fei the commander of an unofficial military regiment from the start. 21.7kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    Then there have to be these two, starting with 108 wives.

39. 589 黑 The Black Dragon Roars, the Ink Dragon Sings, and the Halberds Ring as One 黑龙啸，墨龙吟，长戟齐鸣 Qi Yang琪洋Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Also known as The General. [War god] + [national warfare] + [political intrigue] + [fictional setting] + [military commanders] His father died on the battlefield when he was young. His mother passed away when he was a child. An orphan, he was fortunate to be raised with help from his uncle and aunt in the same village. Unwilling to accept the fate laid out for him, he joined the army in his early teens. A boy from a mountain village ultimately rises step by step to become a dynasty's general, gr 2.9kReads8.7Score189Shelves
40. 590 大 Great Tang: The Future of the Anxi Army 大唐：安西军的未来 Clouds Unfurl, Fine Jade云舒美玉Historical276k WordsCompleted During the prosperous Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty, after the Battle of Soros, the Anxi Protectorate once again launches a powerful campaign into the Western Regions against the Arab Empire. Under the brilliant leadership of General Li Cunrui, the Tang expands its territory once more, with invaluable help from his wife, Li Jing... 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The most powerful military governor of the Tang Dynasty conquered the beautiful and exotic female king of the Western Regions...

41. 591 大 The Founder of the Great Zhou 大周缔造者 Carefree and Irresponsible吊里个郎当Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Great Warlord + Crushing the Foreign Powers + System + Raising an Army + Conquering the World [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully drawn the fully organized German Fourth Panzer Army.] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully drawn an Iowa-class battleship!] [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully drawn a Super Arsenal, capable of producing Cold War equipment.] Ma Jin was a modern man who happened to transmigrate to another world: the Great 22.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
42. 592 水 Water Margin: One Strike Shatters the Amnesty, Another Brings Peace 水浒一锏碎招安，一锏开太平 Wu Chang, Who Loves Liangzhou Donkeys喜欢凉州驴的吴长Historical974k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into Water Margin and is rescued by Lin Chong from the start. Lin Chong is being framed? Then I’ve got to help him out. Li Kui of Liangshan Marsh is always causing trouble. Take a look, who’s that drawing water for the old lady? I’m changing more than just Liangshan. I’m changing the entire Great Song Empire. The Jingkang Humiliation? It won’t happen. 3.6kReads—Score236Shelves
43. 593 重 Reborn as the Seventh Prince, Conquering the Six Kingdoms 重生七皇子横扫六国 Seventh Uncle of Nanming南溟七叔Historical398k WordsCompleted Ye Qiu, a top student in weapons engineering, transmigrates into the chaotic Wu Dynasty and becomes its Seventh Prince, Wu Zetian. The realm is fractured among seven kingdoms, all of them at war with one another year after year, leaving the people to suffer terribly. Called upon in a crisis, Wu Zetian is sent to defend Jialing Pass against the enemy. He then travels through the various kingdoms, sometimes championing justice, sometimes ruling with an emperor’s authority. Once in power, Wu Zetian 109Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    The seventh prince guarded Jialing Pass, secretly developing his strength, and eventually swept across the six kingdoms.

44. 594 海 Haidai Tower 海岱楼 Clouds Unfurl, Fine Jade云舒美玉Eastern Fantasy256k WordsCompleted At Haidai Tower, during the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, swordsman Gao Gong and female swordswoman Shen Qingwu fight to preserve peace in the martial world. Around the pages of the Cloudbreaker Sword Manual, they take on the evil forces within the martial world's major sects. In the end, they become masters of their age, and Gao Gong and Shen Qingwu retire from the jianghu together, living as inseparable companions... —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 对 Sorry, My Interstellar Fleet Only Recruits Female Soldiers 对不起，我的星际舰队只招女兵 Seven Pounds of Time七斤流年Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.5M WordsOngoing He transmigrated into the body of a down-and-out noble young lord in an interstellar age. His territory was barren, resources scarce, and starships in ruins. The whole mess was dumped in front of Zhao Chen. No star gates in the territory? Then we'll build our own! No starships in the territory? Interstellar destroyers, frigates, cruisers: whatever you want, we'll build it. An aircraft-carrier starship leading swarms of drones, descending like a hive, announced its dominance over the battlefield. 42.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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    These are all pretty good, you can take a look.

46. 596 异 The Warcraft Lord of Another World 异界之魔兽领主 Potato Looking for Meat土豆找肉肉Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted Heaven and Earth are impartial, treating all things as straw dogs. Using blood as his medium, he writes the Blood Art of Spirit Commanding, commands all things under Heaven, and fights against the Heavenly Dao! He defies fate and changes his destiny! On the road to supremacy, who can claim to be innocent? Anyone who stands in my way commits the greatest crime! Reborn in another world, with no System and no saintly compassion. Beast taming, empire-building. 4.5kReads8.4Score385Shelves

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    It's very good-looking; it depicts the development of the frontier.

47. 597 九 The Nine Princes Vie for the Throne: From the Start, I Rebel with My Imperial Brother’s Head 九龙夺嫡：开局提皇兄人头造反 Little Flying Pig from the Mountains山里小飞猪Historical211k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Great Yan Dynasty, Yan Xun becomes the useless Sixth Prince, a vassal prince of Beiliang Province. From the start, the Fifth Prince marches an army right to his doorstep. With the enemy at his gates, Yan Xun awakens a golden finger and makes a spectacular comeback! He personally kills his Fifth Imperial Brother from the start, launching a rebellion then and there! Taking full control of his fiefdom, Beiliang Province, Yan Xun proceeds cautiously, expands his army, i 4.6kReads—Score335Shelves

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    This book is wonderful.

48. 598 穿 I Transmigrated to Azeroth, and From the Start I Had Two Heads 穿越艾泽拉斯，开局我有两个头 The Silent D'Artagnan沉默的达达尼奥Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [World of Warcraft + Hardcore Western Fantasy + Lord + Farming + War + Slow Burn] Good news: I transmigrated! Bad news: I transmigrated into an ogre in World of Warcraft's Azeroth. Bad news x2: It's a two-headed ogre, and I can only control one of the heads. Bad news x3: There are not only ogres where I transmigrated, but also the Scourge and werewolves. Bad news x4: The other ogres all say I'm an idiot, one of the biggest fools among ogres. What a terrible start! 2.8kReads6.1Score226Shelves

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    The two books are strangely similar, one historical and the other a Western fantasy.

49. 599 大 Great Tang: The Carefree Prince Consort 大唐：逍遥驸马爷 Wisps of Blue Smoke青烟渺渺Historical2.2M WordsCompleted The most beautiful princess in all of the Tang Dynasty is married off to a good-for-nothing. Who could have guessed that he was a modern man who had transmigrated here! One poem from him astonishes the scholars of the realm. One tune on his flute earns the praise of countless masters. Fated for romance! A murderous spirit in his heart! Wait until I play a tune from Smiling Proud Wanderer, wait until I ride into battle with my peerless iron cavalry. I am Fang Ying, the Tang Dynasty’s greatest imp 661Reads8.7Score167Shelves

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    These two books are really good, the content is very exciting. The first one is about a seemingly weak character secretly gaining power, and the second one starts with a fast-paced, satisfying premise. They're really good, come and check them out!

50. 600 玄 Xuanhuan: Who Draped the Imperial Robe Over Me? 玄幻：是谁将龙袍披在朕的身上 Jade Rabbit Drinks Soy Milk玉兔吃豆浆Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted A special forces king transmigrates into a good-for-nothing heir? After five years of keeping my head down, I'm flipping the table! Mu Chen was a soldier king in his previous life, but in this one he's a spineless heir whose meridians have been destroyed and whose family has been wiped out. Mu Chen: Fine, you want to give me a hellish start? I've played the obedient grandson for five years. That's long enough! A marriage alliance with a powerful family? Perfect! Time to bare my fangs. Revenge in 137Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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    So cool! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

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