Transmigrate to Ancient Times, Build Cities and Infrastructure, Create a Modern City 穿古代，城建流，基建流，建现代化城市

1. 151 都 They Say Beautiful Women Shouldn't Discuss Politics, But I Claim the Realm and Bring Peace 都说红颜不议政，我揽山河定太平 Xi Zhi晞枝Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted Position: Princess of Anning and chief construction contractor for Nanyang Commandery Subordinates: A bunch of oddballs with remarkable skills who are dirt poor Daily routine: Repair river dikes, refine iron, build bows and crossbows, fend off bandits, and take the occasional jab at old diehards who look down on women Biggest worry: Money! Money! Money! Infrastructure costs a fortune, and the estate troops are nearly so broke they have to catch fish in the river Achievements: Turned a flood-pron 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No CP, infrastructure

2. 152 从 A Demon King's Life in a Peaceful Otherworld 从和平异世界开始的魔王生活 Steamed Rice Bucket蒸汽饭桶Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Completed] + [Lighthearted] + [Underhanded Schemes] + [Shenanigans] + [Behind the Scenes] + [No Female Lead] Ren Ping'an loves peace. He transmigrates into a peaceful world and becomes the Demon King, only to discover that things aren't so simple. The heroes are absurdly powerful, and his subordinates have a certain brainless charm. How can he improve the education of the demon race's cannon fodder and stop them from being kidnapped and sold by humans? How can he keep the vampires from falling 5.2kReads9.3Score648Shelves
3. 153 开 Sign-In from the Start: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times 开局签到：我在古代搞基建 On the Years to Come论余年Historical246k WordsCompleted (Sign-In, Infrastructure, No Female Lead, Power Fantasy) Chen Yuanshan transmigrates and becomes a good-for-nothing county magistrate banished to the frontier. The land is saline, the soldiers are old and frail, and even the rats are crying as they move out of the storeroom. Day one after the System activates: “Sign-in successful. Obtained 100 jin of hybrid rice seeds.” Day two: “Sign-in successful. Obtained one set of basic irrigation blueprints.” Day three: “Sign-in successful. Obtained one ce —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hmm... It's watchable, better than average 👍

4. 154 牢 The Fierce Soldier of the Prison Camp 牢军营悍卒 Snow on the Blade刀锋雪Historical1.3M WordsOngoing The animated short drama is now streaming. Search for "Iron Bars, Fierce Prisoners, and a Fight to Rule the World" on Hongguo and watch with confidence. [Blood-Pumping War God] [Power Plays and Ambition] [Warm-Hearted Man] [Rise from the Grassroots] [Multiple Heroines] Jiang Fan, a Special Forces king from the Dragon Kingdom, transmigrates into the body of a heavily punished border prisoner in the Great Jiang Dynasty. He forges a new identity, seizes power, and trains soldiers, surviving amid th 11.6kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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   They built a massive city covering 40,000 acres. Awesome.

5. 155 流 The Exiled Prince Builds a Modern Technological Empire 流放皇子，打造现代科技帝国 Fortune Cat's Fish招财猫的鱼Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis [Alternate history, transmigration, no System, farming, slow burn.] Nothing is more ruthless than the imperial family! In the struggle for the throne, fathers and sons, brothers and sisters turning on each other is commonplace! He is a loser: his father has abandoned him, and his older brother wants him dead! His fief is a living hell, where he must outwit corrupt officials! When you lack power, you can endure humiliation. Once you grow strong, strike decisively! As the saying goes, “A 3.2kReads8.6Score229Shelves

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   🍂Transmigrating to Ancient Times to Build Infrastructure🎋🎋 A biting wind howled, and the young man knelt like an ice sculpture. The emperor was incompetent and murdered his own son; ruthlessness reigns supreme in the imperial family. Xiao Long felt his body lacking in strength. If the situation in the court turned unfavorable, he would go to his fiefdom to develop. A true man can bend and stretch; he was determined to build a powerful empire.

6. 156 开 Stealing a Chicken from the Start: My Scheme-Rating System 开局偷鸡，我有诡谋评分系统 Peerless Blade Edge不二刀锋Historical246k WordsCompleted [High Martial] [Schemes and Power Plays] [Funny and Lighthearted] [High IQ] [Scoring System] Chu Wen, a PhD who studies military strategy, accidentally transmigrates into the body of a poor scholar who has starved to death. To survive, he goes to steal a chicken, and unexpectedly binds himself to the Cunning Schemes Scoring System. From then on, the System coerces him: only by constantly using plots and schemes to earn Cunning Scheme Points can he ensure that points are added to his Life Score. 30Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 大 The Great Tang Prince: Sent to His Fiefdom from the Start by Li Shimin 大唐皇子：开局被李世民赶去封地 Great Tang's Guardian General大唐镇国将军Historical1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Tang dynasty, Li You became Li Shimin's fifth son. Since Li You was always talking back to Li Shimin, the emperor sent him to Qi Zhou as its governor. Li You was overjoyed. Not only had he transmigrated into the body of a prince of noble birth, but he had also been sent to his fief from the start. Now no one would be there to keep an eye on him! This was an absolutely perfect opening! As for Li Shimin not giving him any money, was that really a problem? How could he f 12.4kReads8.6Score777Shelves
8. 158 我 I Brought Electricity to the Great Yong 我给大雍通上电 Feng Xiaonuo枫小诺Historical165k WordsOngoing Shen Yan, a senior electrical engineer at the State Grid, unexpectedly transmigrates into the declining, impoverished family of a concubine-born son in the Great Yong dynasty. From the start, he has nothing but bare walls, a clan coveting his ancestral property, no power or influence, and a head full of electrical knowledge. Starting with scrap copper nails, a battered iron pot, charcoal, and salt water, he builds a Voltaic pile by hand, cranks out a permanent-magnet generator, and lights the fi 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An engineer is recommended to travel back to ancient times, manually make batteries to light lamps, build power grids, manufacture telegraphs, create computers, and promote engineering as a discipline for selecting officials, using electricity to bring this dynasty into the electrical and information age ahead of schedule.

9. 159 我 I Secretly Built a Great Qin Technological Empire in Late Ming 我在明末偷偷建立大秦科技帝国 Zhang Xiaosong章小松Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Late Ming Dynasty + Infrastructure and Troop-Building + Technological Overwhelming Force + Interstellar] In the fifteenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the land falls into chaos. Qin Tian transmigrates into this world and uses a mysterious orb in his mind to rapidly develop infrastructure and technology. He recruits and trains troops, builds up his forces, defeats rivals across the land, establishes Great Qin, and unifies the Central Plains. He then continues expanding outward, conquers the glob 3kReads8.2Score169Shelves
10. 160 帝 The County Magistrate Who Taught the Emperor 帝师县令 Dao Shijiu刀十九Historical2.1M WordsCompleted In a world torn apart by war, Zhao Kang transmigrates into the body of a ninth-rank county magistrate in the Qian Kingdom. With no grand ambitions, he has no desire to vie for supremacy. He just wants to live off the land, do as he pleases, and rule his patch as a local tyrant. 480Reads9.1Score158Shelves
11. 161 穿 Transmigration: I Arrived in the Late Ming with an Entire City 穿越：我带着一座城来到了明末 Bearded Uncle虬髯大叔Historical723k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the late Ming dynasty, Li Lin receives an enormous golden finger from the heavens: he brings a thriving coastal city to the final years of the Ming. And as his influence expands across the dynasty, he can reach more and more cities and acquire more and more supplies! In an age when human lives were worth no more than grass, Li Lin works tirelessly to survive, to avoid being forced to shave his head or lose it, and, above all, to keep his fate out of other people’s hands. 2.9kReads8.4Score205Shelves
12. 162 兽 The Beastfolk Tribe Upgrade System 兽人之部落升级系统 Admiring the Cherry Blossoms in Spring春赏繁樱Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [1v1 (in bold caps) + two male leads (in bold caps!) + younger man/older man + both protagonists are pure in body and heart + Beast World + System + happy ending] A gentle, considerate younger black panther beastman x an innocent older male college student "You're dead." "Huh?" "So hurry up and bind yourself to our tribe-upgrade System! Let's conquer the continent together and become rulers of the world!" "Thanks for the offer, but I'm in the Beast World and just want to go home." Meng Yuqing is 17.7kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    A male college student accidentally transmigrates to another world and ends up hanging from a tree. He thought he was going to become a wilderness version of Robinson Crusoe, but instead, he's carried off by a "black panther spirit." His lucky charm arrives late, and to survive and return home, he embarks on a journey of building a powerful nation (the path of the tribe).

13. 163 我 Zhu Di Exposes the Modern Village I Built 我打造的现代化村落，被朱棣曝光了 Jiu Tian久天Historical659k WordsCompleted “The iron posts in the village actually glow at night?” “This fruit is so big and sweet. It’s even more fragrant and delicious than the tribute from foreign lands.” “Hey, this wellness resort…?” Everything in Xianyun Village left these unexpected visitors wide-eyed and amazed. Two years later, an army of a hundred thousand surrounded Xianyun Village. At its head was the very man who had washed up in the village two years earlier. Zhu Di: “I am Zhu Di, Prince of Yan. I have come especially to ask 17Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 164 冲 After Her Tragic Death as a Concubine Brought in to Bring Good Fortune, She Empties the Marquis's Estate and Flees Famine 冲喜姨娘惨死后，搬空侯府去逃荒 Flowing Moon over the Paulownia流月梧桐Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted Fleeing famine + natural disasters + special abilities + pocket dimension + strong female lead + farming and infrastructure building + conquest + reverse harem + feel-good story Ji Wushuang transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the ill-fated concubine brought in to bring good luck to the heir of the Yong'an Marquis's household. They say revenge shouldn't wait overnight. That very night, Ji Wushuang sneaks into the marquis's residence, kills her enemies, and empties its treasury. It is a yea 531Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Infrastructure building and farming + power struggles [Learned it!] A concubine brought in for good luck dies tragically? No, it's a post-apocalyptic powerhouse awakening! She avenges her enemies, empties the noble mansion to escape famine, uses her wood-elemental abilities to cultivate land, build cities, and establish order. Rogue bandits, fallen princes, and strategists fight tooth and nail for her. A novel and engaging concept, combining a strong female lead, famine relief and infrastructure building, and power struggles. The plot gets more exciting as it progresses, definitely worth watching!

15. 165 带 Me in Ancient Times with a Construction System 带着基建系统的我在古代 Tuan Tuan Zi 33团团子33Ancient Romance347k WordsOngoing Nan Li, a 25-year-old office worker in the modern world, was heading home after working late on her birthday when she fell into a uncovered well during a rainstorm. She transmigrated to Kaifeng, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, a thousand years in the past. With no money and no one to turn to, she unexpectedly bonded with an ancient-style infrastructure-building System called “Worlds' Construction.” Armed with the System's starting funds and legal household registration, she took her f 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transmigrating to ancient times and binding with a multi-dimensional infrastructure system, I then undertake infrastructure construction in ancient times.

16. 166 穿 Reborn as a Maidservant: Spring Buds Bloom at Qiheng Gate 穿成通房，春芽初绽栖衡门 A Drop of Clear Water一滴清水Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Imperial Examinations + No Golden Finger + Slow-Burn, Steady-Paced Story + CP] Li Wanchun, a biology teacher, opened her eyes to find herself as Chunya, a young maid who had drowned in the Lin residence in Yangzhou. To survive in the sprawling mansion, and especially to escape the clutches of the spoiled young master, Chunya took a desperate gamble. She carefully staged an “accident” and successfully faked an injury in front of the reserved eldest young master, Lin Ji 255Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A farming novel where a teacher transmigrates into the body of a maid. With clear-headed wisdom, she changes her fate, orchestrating a car accident to become the eldest son of the Lin family and his concubine. She searches for corn, determined to make the corn business the biggest and strongest, so that more people can eat enough to survive! It's a very good read!

17. 167 大 Great Qin: Plotting Against the First Emperor from the Start 大秦：开局策反秦始皇 Yanmen雁门Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Zhao Che transmigrated into the Great Qin dynasty and discovered that he had a new, rather unexpected father. What was more, less than two years remained before the dynasty's fall! Just then, Zhao Che awakened a sign-in System. He began farming and stockpiling grain, smelting iron and refining salt, and building up and training an army. “Father, Emperor Qin Shi Huang will die next year. When he does, we'll raise an army and rebel against Great Qin.” Just as Zhao Che had everything ready, his une 617Reads8.6Score163Shelves

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    ① Conducting scientific research and infrastructure construction to build modern cities (male-oriented) ② The following two are female-oriented, both focusing on infrastructure construction. The latter one features a woman disguised as a man who improves people's lives through infrastructure development and even helps Qin Shi Huang fight wars.

18. 168 被 The Hundred Officials Go Crazy After the First Emperor Hears Their Thoughts! 被始皇读心后，文武百官卷疯了！ Gu Qijin顾七堇Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Developing the Qin Empire + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Infrastructure Building + No Romance + Everyone’s Favorite + A Cast of Smart Characters] The genius PhD Gu Lingxue woke up one day and transmigrated to the Qin dynasty! With a wave of her little hand, she decided to become an official! If she became an indispensable favorite of Qin Shi Huang, wouldn’t she be able to make the rules? Just as she was drawing up all kinds of development plans, she never expected Ying Zheng to hear 17.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Traveling back to the Qin Dynasty, focusing solely on infrastructure development and building a career, no romantic pairings, no love lines, everyone is caught in the middle of the competition!

19. 169 山 Night-Blooming Jasmine in the Mountain Village 山村夜来香 Langya Swordsman琅琊刀客Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Mitao Village has beautiful mountains, beautiful waters, and even more beautiful people. There's a young man in the village named Tiezhu. This lucky fool unexpectedly gains an unparalleled inheritance, and from then on the mountain village is transformed. The roads improve, the people grow wealthy... 17.8kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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    [Shy][Shy] The pictures inside are so beautiful! ❤️❤️ I'll eat my hat if you're willing to delete them after reading! [High-quality complete series, enjoy it all at once, no waiting] 👬👬 In Peach Village, there lived a barber named Zhao Tiezhu. Orphaned and suffering from a strange illness, his life was as bitter as gall. The unlucky Tiezhu incurred the wrath of a bully while saving a beautiful woman, but unexpectedly received a supreme inheritance, and from then on lived an enviable life.

20. 170 女 Disguised as a Man in the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng Treats Me Like a Brother 女扮男装穿大秦，嬴政把我当兄弟 Liu Lanting柳兰亭Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigration + lighthearted + farming + I give Brother Zheng a map of the world] The darling little teacher, adored by all and surrounded by 88 rough-and-tumble men, transmigrates into the apple of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's eye. One day, Qiyuan accidentally mistakes Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, who has come calling, for an ordinary merchant named Old Zhao. “Old Zhao? Don't just stand there. Come on in, let's talk!” Ying Zheng: “You're saying immortality is a lie? The elixir is a lie to 3.6kReads9.3Score465Shelves
21. 171 春 Inventor of the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋发明家 The Middle-Aged Dream Chaser逐梦的中年人Historical568k WordsCompleted (Historical) (Transmigration) (No System) (Inventory Space) (Spring and Autumn and Warring States period) (Farming) A bolt of lightning split two worlds apart. Mu Lei, the least favored illegitimate son of low status in the state of Xing, was struck by lightning at the age of five. His mother died a tragic death, and he was thrown into a silkworm house to fend for himself. No one knew that from that day on, whenever he fell asleep at night, he would transmigrate to the modern world three thous 906Reads8.4Score100Shelves

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    "Little White and Ninth Prince" is finished, you can read those two first. "Da Ming and Baby" is a bit more substantial now, so you can read those first too. "The Inventor" is something I've been reading recently, it has a very interesting premise, the protagonist alternates between being a student in the modern world and a young master in ancient times. I hope the author keeps up the good work and doesn't give up updating.

22. 172 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. 19.4kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    I've been watching "Building for the People" lately, and I think it's pretty good.

23. 173 我 My Grandpa Is the Daoist Emperor 我爷爷是道士皇帝 Bald Li San光头李三Historical3.1M WordsCompleted His grandfather practices Daoist arts and seeks medicinal remedies. He won't live in the imperial palace, preferring a Daoist temple... His father is a womanizer who stays in the palace, working tirelessly as a busy little bee in the imperial harem... Young Zhu Yijun quietly watches them perform from the sidelines, thinking to himself, “Now that you're done, it's my turn to put on a show...” 74.3kReads9.0Score7.6kShelves
24. 174 大 Great Qin: I Reveal from the Start That I Transmigrated, Leaving Ying Zheng Stunned 大秦：开局自曝穿越者，嬴政麻了 The Production Team's Donkey ③生产队的驴③Historical2.9M WordsCompleted Good news: It’s finally my turn to transmigrate! Bad news: I’ve transmigrated to the end of the Qin dynasty. In five years, the First Emperor will die, and the realm will descend into chaos as heroes vie for supremacy. Good news: Five years is plenty of time to build up my strength and lie low while I grow. Bad news: The Black Ice Terrace has burst through my door. “Chen Qing, your case has come to light!” Good news: Your Majesty, I’m a transmigrator from the year 2200! I know the future of Grea 16.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    This is pretty good, but I don't know why there's no official promotion anymore. The plot is tense and exciting.

25. 175 模 SimCity: Build a City and Become Its Mayor 模拟城市：建个城市当市长 Tomato's Smile番茄的微笑Sports285k WordsOngoing Yun Buqi stood atop the White Cloud Group’s skyscraper. He looked out over the city he had built with his own hands. A surge of indescribable excitement welled up within him. He gazed out at the towering skyscrapers and the streets teeming with traffic. The skyline was a blend of quiet and clamor. His heart grew exceptionally calm and contemplative. Then he went to City Hall. Looking at the certificates covering the walls, he smiled in satisfaction. It was as if every sheet of paper on the wall 463Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    SimCity, city building, city development games—not sure if this is suitable? [Smirk]

26. 176 黑 There’s a Bone Spirit in Black Wind Stronghold, and Her Fearsome Reputation Precedes Her! 黑风寨有只白骨精，她凶名在外！ Zhuozhuo着着Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Romance + System + Farming + Absurd Comedy] When Shen Tao transmigrated, her father, Old Shen, had just kicked the bucket. Shen Tao took over as the boss of Blackwind Stronghold. Worried she might get herself killed, Shen Tao tried desperately to put these newly recruited bandits on the straight and narrow. The people of Blackwind Stronghold were so uneducated that they watched Shen Tao call a promissory note an extortion letter and nodded along in agreement. Only magic can defeat magic. To 9.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    🎉Focusing on strategy, the female protagonist, after being exiled with her husband, proceeds cautiously, developing infrastructure, recruiting talent, building an army… and establishing her own territory.🎉Disguised as a man, the female protagonist takes her brother's place as county magistrate and starts a business… 🎉The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a bandit leader. To avoid being captured by the government, she leads her bandits down a path of "reformation" and wealth.

27. 177 大 My Lord, It's Cold. Put on a Yellow Robe! 大人，天冷了加件黄袍吧！ Celadon Waiting for Rain青瓷等烟雨Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Zhou Yi transmigrated to an ancient dynasty. As a transmigrator, he didn’t do anything particularly momentous. He simply made sure the laborers conscripted to repair the city walls got steaming bowls of rice porridge with pickled mustard greens every day, and that the border troops could enjoy braised beef noodles and pickled cabbage noodles. He also expanded the territory by a thousand li and captured the invading Xiongnu Chanyu along the way. Zhou Yi never imagined that his subordinates would 35kReads8.7Score3.1kShelves
28. 178 开 Exiled from the Start, I Conquer the World with Modern Weapons 开局被流放，用热武器争霸世界 That Glimmer of Sunshine那一抹阳光嘛Historical508k WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Wish Fulfillment + Fiefdom Development + Decisive and Ruthless + Prestige-Powered Arsenal] Su Chen, a top medical student, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the fourth prince of the Great Jing Dynasty. Caught up in a scandal involving students cheating on the imperial examinations, he activates the strongest prestige-powered arsenal at the crucial moment! The ministers propose sending Su Chen to a perilous fiefdom, while the emperor looks on with cold indifference. 1.3kReads7.7Score101Shelves

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    A top student from Blue Star Medical University transmigrated into the body of the fourth prince, only to be exiled to his fiefdom right from the start. Fortunately, he was bound to a Prestige Armory System, which gave him an unfair advantage! Relying on firearms, he wreaked havoc across his fiefdom, sweeping through enemy territories and forcing them to sign thousands of tyrannical treaties! He even colonized enemy countries all over the world, reaching the pinnacle of his life.

29. 179 我 My Wife Is a Poor Empress 我的娘子是穷鬼女帝 Feng Xian凤闲Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Alternate History + Farming + Technological Advancement + Industrialization + Empress and Emperor + Multiple Female Leads] He transmigrates into a dynasty in an alternate history, during a turbulent era shaped by the rise and fall of four dynasties. Qin Buyi, the seventh son of the Prince of Beiliang, transmigrated as an infant and discovered that his mind contained a database of human civilization's technological knowledge. At first, he planned to persuade his father to don th 1.7kReads7.2Score154Shelves
30. 180 异 Another World: I’m a Baron of Original Sin in a Witch Tribe 异世界：我在魔女部落当原罪男爵 Yi Chen Blue Star Realm逸尘乾蓝星境Eastern Fantasy415k WordsOngoing [Another world + character development + lighthearted + no System + slow burn + city building. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Su Ye transmigrates to another world full of demons, witches, vampires, angels, dragons, elves, liches, and astral spirits. He merges with the Eye of Original Sin and becomes a Baron of Original Sin. A witch is his neighbor, demons are his subjects, and the Seven Deadly Sins are the source of his power. To grow stronger and survive, Su Ye gradually turns his territ 1.3kReads9.5Score125Shelves

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    This Western fantasy book has a great plot, mainly focusing on territory building with a small portion dedicated to war. The characters are well-developed, and my favorite is Evelyn, the Witch of Knowledge—quirky yet adorable! [Winking emoji][thumbs up] Rating: 5 stars

31. 181 重 The Reborn Minecraft Player at the End of the Ming Dynasty 重生明末的方块人 Black Cat's Dream黑猫梦境Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing During the Ming dynasty's Little Ice Age, disasters struck every corner of the country in different ways. Thousands of coffins a day, the people starving, and the living eating one another! Bai Li accidentally stumbles into this desperate, chaotic age. Fortunately, he has all of Steve's abilities from Minecraft! He can also bring the laws of the MC world into reality. No food? With a fishing rod in hand, he can fish from the void. The lake's dried up? He can drink all he wants with an infinite t 21.9kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    This is good, worth checking out.

32. 182 我 My Great Ming, Ruling Three Thousand Miles! 我的大明，纵横三万里！ Monk Hall That Loves Pork Chops爱吃肉排的武僧堂Historical2.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out! It’ll go up!) With a computer in tow, he transmigrates into the Ming dynasty and starts out as Zhu Xiongying, eldest son of Zhu Biao, the Crown Prince acting as regent. Knowing how history unfolds, he understands that both he and the empire are already surrounded by crises. The vassal princes are everywhere. How can he turn the tide? Corrupt Confucian scholars are ruining the country. How can he root them out? Zhu Xiongying’s answer is just one word: fight! Build fac 5.1kReads7.5Score430Shelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing, it's just too short, but the logic is clear, the writing is superb, even a ten-year veteran reader would praise it highly.

33. 183 古 The Ancient Apocalypse: My Hotel Saved Ten Thousand People 古代末世，我的酒店拯救了万民 Candy on the Wood木子有糖Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [Alternate world + no romance + System + invincible protagonist + feel-good story + infrastructure building] Shi Qi transmigrated!! As soon as she arrived, she was bound to a business management System... What??!! The apocalypse is coming in ancient times, and you want me to open a hotel there? Does that make any sense??!! Well, whether it makes sense doesn't matter. She's transmigrated, which is already absurd. As long as the System can guarantee her safety, she'd open a hotel in ancient times, 873Reads8.2Score104Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist first manages the ancient city and then builds infrastructure, transforming it into a modern city.

34. 184 明 Late Ming: A Portal Between Two Worlds, Saving Chongzhen from the Start 明末双穿门：开局救下崇祯 Xuan Yuan Shiyu轩辕诗宇Historical708k WordsCompleted After his parents died in a car accident, Tang Yi inherited their machine shop, which was on the verge of bankruptcy. Burdened by enormous debts and nearly driven to despair, Tang Yi stumbled upon a portal that could take him to the late Ming dynasty. But he never expected that, from the start, he would arrive just as the Chongzhen Emperor was about to hang himself. After saving the emperor, Tang Yi used his imperial status to control the feudal lords in his name. Decades later, thanks to the po 286Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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35. 185 去 To Hell with You! This Princess Is Taking the Throne 去你的吧，这龙椅该本公主坐了 The Overbearing Beast Who Likes Book Drums喜欢书鼓的霸玄兽Ancient Romance772k WordsOngoing [Reincarnated Before Birth + Empress + Childhood Sweethearts + Mutual Firsts + Height Difference + Nation-Building and Farming + Epic War] Reborn in the womb as a princess, all I wanted was to keep my head down. The noble clans bully my childhood sweetheart? Then I'll send their whole families to the grave. My dog of an emperor father wants to marry me off to secure his throne? I'll defy the decree and head north, then raze the Turkic royal court that meant to marry me as a wedding gift! With my 184Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The last dozen or so chapters have switched to a farming mode, let's see how it goes.

36. 186 快 The Everyman’s Rise to Greatness Through Quick Transmigration 快穿之路人甲奋斗成大佬 Young Hero Yun's Sword云少侠的剑Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Gender-Flexible Protagonist + Building a Strong Nation] When Shui Miao (Si Shui) was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, she encountered Shi Lei (Rock), a hapless passerby A System. They signed a contract and began traveling through myriad worlds. The protagonist has no plot armor or golden finger (probably). Each transmigration is a life of its own. I’ll do my best to avoid simplistic writing, so please go easy on me. Quick Transmigration World One: Money 36.7kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    My absolute favorite quick transmigration novel.

37. 187 大EN The Great Emperor Is Stunned! You Call This a Demon-Suppression Guard? 大帝惊了！你管这个叫镇魔卫？ Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Grow stronger by slaying demons + System + transmigrate + double agent + invincible + no female lead + Demon Suppression Office] From the start, Chu He joins the Demon Suppression Office and awakens the Super Stat-Boosting System! With peerless talent, he rises at an astonishing pace and quickly takes control of the Demon Suppression Office! “Chu He, you lackey of the imperial court! You dared wipe out my entire sect. May you die a miserable death!” “Chu He, you actually colluded with demons 49.3kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
38. 188 古 The Ancient World's Apocalypse: I Become a Deity with Unlimited Supplies 古代末世，我靠无限物资当神明 Orange Express Delivery橘子宅急送Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted [Ancient-era disasters + Pocket dimension + Stockpiling + Farming + Infrastructure + No romance] One pot of mushroom soup leaves the entire Luo family dead as doornails. When Luo Wei opens her eyes again, her whole family has transmigrated into an ancient apocalypse novel, becoming unlucky souls about to have their home confiscated and be exiled. Their home will be confiscated tonight, they'll be exiled tomorrow, and a month later, a catastrophic freeze will hit! “Dad! Mom! There's no time! Hurr 3.2kReads9.0Score412Shelves

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    The whole family transmigrates into a book; ancient times, natural disasters, infrastructure building; no romantic pairing.

39. 189 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 4.3kReads—Score308Shelves

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    Pretty good 😁😁😁😁😁

40. 190 火EN Naruto: Cross-Dressing to Fool Madara, but Hashirama Won’t Let Me Go! 火影女装忽悠斑，柱间不放过我 Lian Hongyue炼红月Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted On his third day in the Naruto world, he took out the System! He embarked on a GM career, fixing bugs while experiencing emergency mode firsthand. Yan Bai is a GM in the virtual Naruto world, responsible for testing all kinds of "golden finger Systems." He arrives in the Warring States era of the Naruto world and becomes Senju Hashirama's younger brother, Senju Hakuma. But the System's mission for this test was just too disgusting, and Yan Bai couldn't help killing it. So the System took "gentle 7.3kReads9.2Score705Shelves

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    Infrastructure in my bookshelf

41. 191 大 Great Ming, So You're the Qing? 大明，就你叫满清啊？ The Salted Fish Is Too Cranky咸鱼太暴躁Historical1.6M WordsOngoing In 1690, the twenty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign, the Ming dynasty was already history. A soul from the future possessed Zhu Hechang, a Ming imperial grandson in exile in Luzon. At first, faced with this unfamiliar world, Zhu Hechang was confused and discouraged. Then... “Empire Rising System is now online...” “Congratulations, Host, the System has been fully upgraded!” “Congratulations, Host, you have received 500 soldiers from the Ming Divine Machine Battalion, all equipped with Minié rifles 3.2kReads8.7Score229Shelves
42. 192 宇EN The Uchiha Girl Who Sparked Konoha's Battle for Its Favorite 宇智波少女，在木叶点燃团宠大战 Demon Kulou Meow恶魔kulou喵Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [Hokage + beloved by all slice-of-life + strong female lead with no romance + genius leveling up + farming, conquest, and nation-building + reforming the shinobi world] [The heroine's golden finger is a divine tree that grows magic eyes, including the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. Tobirama Senju undergoes a dramatic change over the course of the story.] Uchiha Shenyue is one very unlucky soul who transmigrates to the early days of Konoha. Her father is an Uchiha, her mother is a Senju, and de 7.3kReads9.4Score608Shelves
43. 193 我 I Live Freely in My Fief, Yet They Call Me a Worthy Prince 我在封地逍遥，却被称贤王 Tired乏了Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate history + laid-back comedy + a real rascal!] As a prince, it's not unreasonable for me to have a fief of my own, is it? It's my fief, so I make the rules. That means I can do whatever I want, right? On my first day in the fief, I visited a brothel. On the second day, I went to a gambling den. Lost money at the casino? Absolutely impossible. Isn't it all my money anyway? Extorting wealthy merchants for protection money was just business as usual. Beggars lining the streets asking for a 29.8kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
44. 194 大 Great Tang: I Slapped the Crown Prince from the Start and Betrayed the Imperial Family 大唐：开局扇太子，我叛出皇室 Deified Zhou神化周Historical2.8M WordsCompleted He transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty and became Li Ke, the son Li Er liked least. The enormous Prince of Shu's residence didn't even have decent furniture, and he was being bullied by wicked servants? Remembering what history had recorded, Li Ke killed the wicked servants in a fit of rage, severed ties with the emperor, and left the imperial family! A month later... “Your Majesty, Li Ke has monopolized the ice!” “Your Majesty, Li Ke has monopolized the rice paper!” “Your Majesty, Li Ke has monop 11.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
45. 195 天 Surviving Natural Disasters: Everyone Protects the Slacker Lord 天灾求生，全民守护咸鱼领主 Really Speechless真真无语Sports545k WordsCompleted No romance + easygoing slacker + lord + territory building + everyone’s favorite + feel-good thrills + lighthearted On her way to jump off a building, Ci En is accidentally pulled into a disaster-survival game. She doesn’t want to survive, but her plans to end her life aren’t going anywhere, either. Her territory keeps growing, and the responsibilities on her shoulders get harder and harder to shrug off. Orcs, goblins, humans, and mushroom elves all start setting up neighborhoods in her domain. 10.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
46. 196 发 I Launched the Immortal Realm Version of Douyin, and the Holy Land Ancestors Lost It 发布抖音仙界版，圣地老祖破防了 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Cultural invasion of the cultivation world] + [Lighthearted comedy] Lin Ye transmigrates into a cultivation world where righteous and demonic factions are locked in mortal opposition, becoming a demonic overlord who has gone undercover in the righteous path. If war breaks out between the two sides, he’s as good as dead. Fortunately, he awakens the God-Tier Entertainment System. It gives the entire cultivation world access to the internet and brings over a host of entertainment devices and apps 30.7kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
47. 197 穿 Transmigrating as a Divine Healer in the Countryside 穿越之神医农女 Er Be Ya尔北呀Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads9.1Score179Shelves

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    All three books feature female protagonists with a very broad vision, who know how to develop in the long term and manage infrastructure and talent matters perfectly.

48. 198 灾 In a Year of Famine, a Jade Pendant Connects Two Worlds, Letting Me Feed My Family and Village Meat 灾年玉佩通两界，养家养村吃肉肉 The Cat Who Loves to Swim爱游泳的猫猫Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted The rating will go up later. [Family life + pocket dimension + no CP + ensemble cast + infrastructure building] A year of disasters in the Great Yu Dynasty. Meng Xiaohua is trapped in an isolated village. A landslide swallows her family, a flood sweeps away her neighbors, and the family has been out of food for three days. Her frail mother and older brother, along with her younger siblings, who are too hungry to walk, are facing death. Just as despair closes in, she accidentally travels to a “fa 3.4kReads6.7Score353Shelves

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    The later stages involve urban construction, infrastructure development, and relocation to hometowns.

49. 199 前 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 Ye Chenhuo叶尘火Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 9.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
50. 200 偷 After Overhearing the Mad Little Emperor's Thoughts, the Courtiers Went Berserk 偷听疯批小皇帝心声后群臣杀疯了 Feng Miao风淼Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [Court Officials Can Hear Her Thoughts + Dual Powers + No Romance] Lu Qing, a powerful wielder of two abilities in the apocalypse, transmigrated into a book. She became the deranged young emperor who loses her kingdom in a novel. The young emperor was cowardly and useless, gloomy and cruel, and even a woman disguised as a man! At court, ministers held the reins of power; beyond the borders, neighboring kingdoms watched like hungry wolves. Disasters struck one after another, and the people were l 7.7kReads9.2Score827Shelves

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    Infrastructure development, a female-centric novel—it's so exciting! [Kissing emojis]

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