The Protagonist Is a Mastermind Behind the Scenes Who Builds an Elite Team of Subordinates 培养精英下属，主角是幕后大佬的

1. 101 组 Building Umbrella PMC: The Security Council’s Sixth Permanent Member 组建保护伞PMC，安理会第六常 Evergreen Nanxun南浔长青Urban554k WordsOngoing Chen Ge, a soldier in his previous life, died a heroic death and transmigrated to a parallel world. He had planned to become a star on the strength of his stunning good looks, but couldn’t stomach the unspoken rules, so he took a job as a security guard at an entertainment company. As luck would have it, one of the company’s actresses was kidnapped overseas. The golden finger every transmigrator needs awakened, binding him to a Multiverse Network where he could recruit military talent and purcha 281Reads7.3Score—Shelves
2. 102 东 Tokyo Pirate Powers Free-for-All 东京海贼能力大乱斗 Highly Flammable易燃爆炸炸Urban356k WordsCompleted [One Piece abilities + mastermind behind the scenes + ensemble cast + mind games + conflict between good and evil. New novel: Konoha: I Spread Fake Information Across the Ninja World. A pure behind-the-scenes mastermind story set in Tokyo. Whenever the protagonist appears, he's always wearing a secret identity. After gaining a System that grants One Piece abilities to his pawns, the Tokyo that should have been running normally begins to change. Monsters suddenly app 457Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   A decent behind-the-scenes mastermind story

3. 103 我 I Rebelled and Became Emperor in Ancient Rome 我在古罗马造反当皇帝 Sharp Little Knife锋利的小刀Historical726k WordsCompleted Lin Chu, a modern mercenary, dies unexpectedly and transmigrates to ancient Rome, where he becomes an abandoned playboy of the Empire. Moved by the tragic plight of Rome's slaves, Lin Chu decides to lead them in rebellion. With The Art of War, the Eight Trigrams Formation, and merciless slaughter, Lin Chu shows the Romans what ancient warfare from the East looks like. 199Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   These should meet your requirements. They include talent development, summoning systems, and behind-the-scenes power dynamics, set in the Republican era, foreign eras, modern urban settings, and fantastical worlds.

4. 104 民 Warlord of Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Give My Underlings Territory, All Won by Force 民国军阀：开局送小弟地盘全靠抢 You Eat Cilantro你吃香菜Urban230k WordsOngoing [Republican Era + Warlords + War of Resistance + Gangs + Building Power + Foreign Powers] The story begins with a gang rising to power, then turns to a warlord's journey through the War of Resistance! Qin Hao is reborn as a dockworker and awakens the Great Warlord System! He arms his underlings and rises from the lowest rung of society. Watch as the protagonist becomes a foreign power in his own right! Fight the Japanese! Fight the Japanese! Kill the Japanese devils! 113Reads5.3Score—Shelves
5. 105 我 I'm the Strongest Wish-Granting Machine, with Zero Bad Reviews So Far 我是最强许愿机至今0差评 Tang Anuan糖阿暖Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Big villain + quick transmigration + no female lead + a little dark-heartedness + no saintly heroine + explosive action + satisfying revenge] Hao Ren was born as a product with nothing going for it. A crippled System, it was casually thrown away. It roams the Myriad Worlds, rising from weakness to become the strongest. “Cut the crap, System. I'm being chased right now. Get me a gun!” “On it!” Zhang Lin stared speechlessly at the red-tasseled spear in his hands, then stopped running. “I'll fight 288Reads9.1Score102Shelves
6. 106 长EN Eternal Life: This Isn't a Forbidden Art, It's an Invincible Technique! 长生：这哪是禁术，明明是无敌术 Seeds of Time时光火种Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted [Immortal Longevity + Invincible + Pure Thrills] Su Fan transmigrates and, from the start, gets dumped by his fiancée, cast aside, and confined by his sect to the Cliff of Reflection. But he doesn’t panic at all: his transmigrator-exclusive cheat has activated. “Unlimited Lifespan System activated. Host will have an endless lifespan…” An endless lifespan means he won’t die of old age, but with such lousy cultivation, someone could easily kill him. Luckily, that’s when Su Fan discovers a forbidde 4.4kReads8.1Score373Shelves
7. 107 民 Republican Era: The Red Revolution Begins With The True Story of Ah Q 民国：赤色革命从阿Q正传开始 I'm Such a Sour Grape我是柠檬精啊Urban382k WordsOngoing A red flag rises in a world that seems to be, yet is not, the world of The True Story of Ah Q. A hundred years later, every history book covering that turbulent era will say it all began in the little village called Weizhuang. 1.7kReads9.4Score120Shelves
8. 108 我 I Brought the Underworld into the World of the Living 我带着冥界，降临现实 A Salty Fish a一条咸鱼aUrban596k WordsCompleted Zhang Shuo transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a Netherworld System. As long as he made other people feel afraid, he could earn Fear Points. He could use Fear Points to exchange for all kinds of ghosts and monsters, Ghost Kings, the King of Hell, and even the Great Emperor of the Netherworld! You want to play the pen fairy game? Fine, I'll make your wish come true. You want to ride a haunted bus? Fine, I'll show you what a ghost looks like. You want to go to the abandoned factory? I'd 390Reads8.0Score100Shelves
9. 109 梁 Liangshan's Chief Stronghold Master: I Went Down the Mountain and Kidnapped Li Shishi 梁山大当家，下山抢了李师师 Discussing the Dao Over Wine and Tea煮酒煮茶论道Historical416k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the world of Water Margin, Wang Cheng becomes the son of a disgraced official. He is being escorted to Beida Ming Prefecture to serve in the army as a convict. By chance, he reaches Liangshan territory. Wang Cheng kills the guards in a fit of rage and is about to flee for his life, but through a twist of fate, he ends up as Liangshan's chief instead. Just then, the infrastructure-building System activates, and an empire that will sweep across the world begins to rise. E 2.9kReads7.9Score181Shelves
10. 110 我 I Build My Power in the Shadows 我在幕后培养势力 Cheerful 9h爽朗的9hMystery391k WordsOngoing [Behind the scenes, building a faction, System, slow-paced, large cast of supporting characters] The arrival of the supernatural shattered Blue Star's peace. Those who gained power often gave themselves over to their desires, bringing out the worst in human nature. A vengeful female ghost in a murder case; a killer with lightning-fast Seven-Step Fist in a string of murders; a construction laborer who rises to power after a shooting in an abandoned building; a police officer whose bullets can tur 201Reads6.8Score—Shelves
11. 111 真 A Real Tough Guy Never Slacks Off! 真莽夫，绝不摆烂！ Spring River, Flowers and Moonlight春江花月Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy] + [Passionate] + [Funny] Fang Yun transmigrated to a fantasy world and awakened a Life Evaluation System. No matter how many times he was killed, he never died. And as long as he was ruthless, powerful, and imposing enough, he could earn the respect of thousands and win incredible rewards. Talent! Elixirs! Spiritual artifacts! He could get it all! Fang Yun thought, why hold back? One word: Charge! The villains you don’t dare kill? I’ll kill them! The powerful foes you c 2.6kReads8.0Score212Shelves
12. 112 海 One Piece: Summoning Heroes to Build the Strongest Family 海贼：召唤英雄，建最强家族 Drunk on the Passing Years醉光阴Anime Fanfiction629k WordsCompleted After being reborn as Robin's dad, a West Blue Mafia officer, Duke obtained a League of Legends Lottery System. He could spend his wealth to draw any League of Legends champion, equipment, skin, or other prize. And so, Marine Headquarters Admiral Garen stood against Kaido of the Beasts, while the great pirate Gangplank challenged Big Mom and rose to the ranks of the Four Emperors. Noxus, a superpower on the Grand Line, began to rise. Across the four seas, the Hextech Commerce Guild, Zaun Group, 6.1kReads9.0Score339Shelves

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    This is a must! The mastermind behind the scenes summons heroic underlings in the One Piece world.

13. 113 四 The Siheyuan Is Just the Beginning 四合院只是开始 An Insignificant Social Nobody无关紧要的社会边角料Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted (This is not a slice-of-life story set in a Beijing courtyard. The courtyard is only part of the early plot, and the female characters get much less screen time once they leave their original storylines. The pacing is fast. The protagonist is a womanizer, there is no female lead, but there are female supporting characters. Don't read if that bothers you.) [Ding! Dear Host Lin Yu, congratulations on successfully activating the Apocalypse Survival System. In this perilous apocalypse, where resourc 2.7kReads5.5Score181Shelves

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    The first book has the plot you mentioned. If you want to try something different, you can check out the others.

14. 114 我 I'm a Cash-Grabbing Streamer! But the Big Spender Really Does Send Gifts! 我，圈钱主播！但大哥是真刷啊！ Blue Chalk蓝色粉笔Urban1.8M WordsCompleted Jiang Feng transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a livestream money-grabbing System! As long as he earns gifts and tips and meets his cash-grabbing targets, he can receive random rewards from the System! And so, the internet's most shamelessly money-hungry streamer is born! "Boss! Singing, dancing, doing stunts, rapping, standing on my head, whatever other streamers can do, I can do too. And whatever they can't do, I can do even better!" "Boss, just tell me what you want me to do! As lon 162.5kReads9.4Score14.7kShelves
15. 115 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves
16. 116 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
17. 117 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
18. 118 铁 Ironclad Oathkeeper: My Subordinates Can Level Up 铁血誓卫：我的手下能升级 Loves Microwave Barbecue爱吃微波烧烤Historical345k WordsOngoing Red flames sweep across the land as an age of chaos dawns. In the borderlands of Yuncang Province lies Yuntai Village. Chen Ping has a mysterious System. Those who are loyal can be strengthened! Frail hunters become human weapons, and even simple farmers can wield knives and draw blood. An ambush at Hulu Pass gives them their first chance to show their strength. See how the young Chen Ping uses blood as fuel to forge a battle-hardened army in this chaotic age. Starting from Yuntai Village, he wi 307Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!!!

19. 119 苟 Laying Low in the City, I Build an Immortal Power 苟在都市建立不朽势力 Broken Sword断剑Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After the apocalypse, order is rebuilt and superpowers are explored. A true powerhouse builds an empire meant to last for generations, crushes the old generation of hidden masters, and has no time for nonsense. The story takes off at breakneck speed. 1.1kReads5.7Score104Shelves
20. 120 都 We're Cultivating Immortality Now. Who Fights One-on-One? 都修仙了谁跟你单打独斗？ The Embarrassed Jade Emperor没面子的天王老子Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [A villain story with no harem, no tired tropes, no overpowered hero, no System, no brainless plot, and no wish fulfillment. If that's not your thing, read no further.] Warning: intense plot ahead. This is a story-driven novel, not wish fulfillment, not wish fulfillment, not wish fulfillment, and not about an invincible hero slaughtering everyone in sight. If that's not your thing, please move along!!! This is no conventional villain story. It is a clash of political intrigue and human nature. L 1.2kReads7.9Score102Shelves

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    This is good, this is great.

21. 121 骨 Overlord: I Have an Eternal City 骨王：我有一座永恒之城 Qing Yuhong青羽鸿Anime Fanfiction756k WordsCompleted [Overlord] [Not a member of Nazarick] [Human player] [Self-founded guild] If you transmigrated to the world of Overlord, what kind of life would you choose? Transmigrator A: I want to become the Supreme Being of Nazarick! Transmigrator B: Caring for the lonely old bones is our sacred duty! "I am the Eternal King!" Mo Lei, who became the Host of a rich second-generation heir, didn't choose to join the protagonist group, Ainz Ooal Gown, like everyone else. With his overwhelming spending power, 1.5kReads6.6Score100Shelves

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    💀💀①Morey, who acquired the identity of a rich second-generation host, did not choose to join the protagonist group Ainz Ooal Gown like the others. With his immense wealth, he not only created an extraordinary game profession for himself but also defeated other transmigrators in the resource war, becoming the player with the most world items.💀💀② [Adventurer + Cthulhu + Urban + Mastermind + Superpowers]

22. 122 克 Cthulhu: Reclaiming the Glory of the Black Hand 克总：重铸黑手荣光 Uncle Tang汤大叔Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Adventurer + Cthulhu + urban fantasy + mastermind + superpowers] As a pawn of Cthulhu, Su Ming has his dreams replaced every night with adventures on a bizarre island where Cthulhu is sealed away. Other people’s cheats treat their Hosts like beloved children, but mine wears its malice right out in the open. At least it’s honest about it. Since rivals are enemies, there’s nothing wrong with setting a trap for the Deep One fishmen, right? And since I’ve already trapped them, it’s only fair to kil 27Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 妹 After My Sister Became the Hero, I Turned Out to Be the Demon King Behind the Scenes 妹妹成为勇者后，我竟是幕后魔王 Mo Xian Yu莫弦鱼Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Enjoy the thrilling experience of following an anime series [Urban] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Superpowers] + [Overprotective brother] + [System] + [Anime elements] + [High-octane battles] + [Everyday moments now and then] Eight years ago, a mysterious virus known as “Demonic Energy” broke out, starting in Neon. Humans infected by it underwent physical mutations, and their minds became horribly twisted, turning them into puppets controlled by desire. Those infected, who looked like demons when 16.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves
24. 124 穿 Transmigrated as a Player, I Just Want to Kill Myself 穿越成玩家的我只想自杀 Lazy Little Nobody慵懒小扑街Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Elden Ring + Assassin's Creed + Overlord + Re:Zero + ...] [Travel between two worlds + resurrection + not overpowered + slow burn + difficult early stages] [So many fanfic easter eggs, find them yourself] He wakes up one morning, alone and transmigrated to another world. No overpowered golden finger that lets him dominate everything. His status is no better than that of a street beggar. No genius intellect that sets him above everyone else. His eyes are clear, but utterly clueless. No superhuma 2.2kReads8.1Score206Shelves
25. 125 转 Reborn as a Leader, I Guide Civilization! 转生：成为领袖，我引领文明！ Immortal Thief仙偷Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + System + Saving the World] The protagonist is kindhearted. Read with caution. Note: The book's real title is: Infinite Reincarnation: I Offer My Loyalty! “Can human civilization continue to survive?” “Comrade, hold fast to your beliefs. A single spark can never be extinguished!” This was once an age of despair. But when rune towers rose from the ground and rune mechs swung their greatswords, the future filled with possibility. The Tree of Life swayed across the land, usheri 3.3kReads9.1Score285Shelves
26. 126 恶 A Demon’s Guide to Getting Hired 恶魔入职指南 Duan Keduo段可多Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [Author’s note: You can start reading from Volume Two] This is an age when the divine court has fallen into ruin and demons run rampant. A vast organization known as the Restraint Bureau secretly keeps modern society running smoothly, but beneath its calm surface, sinister conspiracies are stirring. A fallen family, parents who died under mysterious circumstances, strange demons sealed away in an old mansion... A world slowly approaching collapse, shadows rife with conflict, contracts that deman 7.7kReads8.4Score594Shelves
27. 127 纳EN The Calamity Dragon Lord of Nazarick 纳萨力克的灾厄龙王 Hun You魂悠Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as one of the Supreme Beings, Nai Yuan intends to enjoy this hard-won life in another world to the fullest. Watching the old bones struggle to outsmart the air, Black Helo Helo slack off and shirk his duties, Little Di claim he can read the minds of the three Supreme Beings, and all the other oddball Guardians, Nai Yuan decides that there’s fun to be found everywhere. 12.1kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
28. 128 抱 Sorry, I'm on the Villain's Side 抱歉，我是恶役阵营的 Playing with a Puppet Until It Breaks玩坏一个木偶Eastern Fantasy481k WordsOngoing [Villain + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Leveling Up + Multiple Female Leads] One day, he suddenly transmigrates into a fantastical otherworld. There are beautiful elves and catgirls here. And real maids, too. But Hilder discovers that he’s actually a member of the villain faction. Hilder: “What am I supposed to do now?! How can I keep up my good qualities when I’ve become a villain? I’m a villain, after all! I’ll just have to give up those good qualities for now. This is such a hardship!” 11Reads8.0Score—Shelves
29. 129 诡 Mysterious: I Gained the Creator's Authority from the Start 诡秘，开局获得造物主权柄 Lingling Moonshadow泠泠月影Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Steampunk + Cthulhu! “Sir, what do you think of the recent Rooting Morning Post?” “They say I’m an agent of the Abyss, a traitor to the kingdom, a close friend of witches, a betrayer of the world, scum, a man who plays with young girls’ hearts, a despicable outsider, an ominous blasphemer, a source of all evil radiation, a pervert who deceives little girls, the maddest of the evil gods, and the unknowable among the unknowable! Slander, all of it! I, Ivan, am a good person! I’m not joking!” P.S. 3.9kReads8.7Score407Shelves
30. 130 视 Anime Through Videos: Saitama Chases Ainz Until He Breaks 视频通动漫：琦玉追杀骨王到破防 Shrimp Fungus虾真菌Anime Fanfiction135k WordsOngoing [Anime revelations + crossover interactions + reviews] After binding to a transdimensional app, the videos edited by Song Hang can be projected into the world of anime. 1. He edits One-Punch Man and OVERLORD: Ainz’s atrocities are exposed, and Saitama flies into a rage and hunts him down across dimensions... 2. He edits Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World and KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!: Two transmigrators who have both suffered terribly, Kazuma Satou and Subaru Natsuk 45Reads5.5Score—Shelves
31. 131 直 Live Science Stream: I Pick Up a Zanpakuto and Am Invincible from the Start 直播科普：我捡斩魄刀，开局无敌 Wild Boar, Oh Wild Boar野猪啊野猪Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + System + Invincible + Anime Spin-Off + Decisive and Ruthless + No Heroine, Just a Little Flirting] Lin Mo transmigrated. From the start, fantasy invaded reality, and people all over the world awakened to supernatural powers. From then on, the world had Soul Reapers’ swords, Devil Fruits, Ultraman transformation devices, and more... And all of them matched the anime, movies, and games Lin Mo knew from his previous life. That was how Lin Mo activated the Fantasy Knowledge System a 2.7kReads6.3Score149Shelves
32. 132 在 Building a Crew in One Piece: My Crew Members Are Villains from the Myriad Worlds 在海贼建团：船员是万界反派 Self-Proclaimed Clever Rhino自作聪明的犀牛兽Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted A new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your follows are what motivate me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! The protagonist is Kuruda, a transmigrator from Blue Star. His previous life had been a good one for the most part, but he was ultimately framed by a villain and died full of resentment. His soul transmigrates into the body of a down-and-out noble youth in the world of One Piece, where he awakens the golden finger, the In 1.6kReads6.5Score106Shelves
33. 133 我 I Became the Hero Who Exiled the Protagonist 我成为了放逐主角的勇者 eagle123Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing My new story is here! You’re welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 穿 Transmigration: I Arrived in the World of Overlord 穿越：我来到骨王的世界 A Downcast Tea Egg颓然的茶叶蛋Anime Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted If Gazef Stronoff had fallen in battle on the Katze Plains, Carne Village had been wiped out, and Clementine and Khajit had successfully unleashed their undead plague... What would the world have become by the time it finally fell apart? Sakuraba didn't know. But as he looked at the army blocking his front door, he knew he couldn't keep lazing around anymore. “Overlord” “The Undead King” 5.1kReads9.1Score249Shelves
35. 135 骷 The Skeleton Lord's Growth Journal 骷髅领主的成长日记 Even a Prawn Can Be a Hero大虾也是侠Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted I unexpectedly transmigrated to another world. Others became immortals or Buddhas, while even the less fortunate got to rise from being nobodies. But when Gu Erdan got here, he realized he had nothing to look forward to. Because this guy had become a skeleton soldier! And not just any skeleton soldier, but a low-grade, headless, battle-damaged wreck of one! Life is hard, so the skeleton sighed. Looking at his body, without an ounce of flesh on it, Gu Erdan decided he would show everyone how to m 3.6kReads9.1Score461Shelves
36. 136 骨 Overlord, But It’s Total War 骨王，但是全面战争 Black Tower Tower黑塔塔呀Anime Fanfiction845k WordsCompleted A few things to know before you read: 1. Transmigration, no System, Overlord fanfiction. 2. I started writing this because a book I liked went on hiatus. The plot is related to the original, but not by much. Since I believe “you should enjoy the books you write,” I’ve borrowed a few settings from other games. I hope you’ll like them. 3. Saving the lonely old bones is our duty. 4. I know some Japanese and bought and read the original Japanese edition a few years ago, but the story had only reache 3.2kReads8.6Score290Shelves
37. 137 反 The Villainous Demon King Refuses to Die in the Opening CG! 反派魔王绝不死于开场CG！ Listening to the Wind of Bygone Days前尘听风Sports1.9M WordsCompleted He wakes up as one of the Demon Kings from the game he created: the legendary Demon King Angechilo. But as luck would have it, this Demon King is surrounded by traitors and spies, and is about to die in the game’s promotional cinematic! To survive, Bai Chenfeng races against time to grow stronger and escape his fate of not making it past the promotional cinematic! And so begins his path to godhood. 5.1kReads8.5Score397Shelves
38. 138 o Overlord: Another Player overlord：另一个玩家 Qing Yuhong青羽鸿Anime Fanfiction455k WordsCompleted [Overlord] [Solo player] [Not Great Tomb of Nazarick] [Building a faction] After transmigrating to the world of Overlord, he became a small-time native human. What an absurdly awful start, enough to make anyone despair! The world is about to welcome the Undead King Ainz, who has transmigrated with a max-level account from the virtual game Yggdrasil, along with his many max-level NPCs and the entire enormous guild base. They regard humans as inferior creatures and toy with them as they please. At 447Reads7.0Score100Shelves
39. 139 转 Failed to Reincarnate as the Bone King, Then Met a Vampire Princess 转生骨王失败遇到吸血鬼公主 Zhen Xiaoyue臻小月Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines] [System] [Smart Characters] [Farming and Leveling Up] [Western Fantasy] [Showing Off and Face-Slapping] “I’ve been reincarnated?” System: “Please choose the character you will be born as.” “Spider Girl, Slime, Goblin, Birdman... What kind of ridiculous choices are these?” “Wait, isn’t this Bone King?” “I’ll take this one!” “Oh, come on! I just reincarnated as Bone King, and now I’m up against a max-level Paladin and a top-tier High Priest. How am I supposed to play this?!” Od 5.4kReads8.6Score716Shelves
40. 140 次 Dimensional Invasion: My Clones and I Rule the World 次元入侵：我与分身共天下 Li the Cavity蛀牙李Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In a parallel Blue Star, dimensional invasions, spiritual qi revival, and fantasies made real brought forth countless things from novels, anime, and films. Lin Xiao transmigrated to this world with his clones. Gazing at this bizarre, dazzling world teeming with stars, he made a single wish: to become the sun. 4.8kReads—Score455Shelves

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    The protagonist cultivates his own clone.

41. 141 重 Reborn as the Nation’s Top Power Broker 重生之第一权财 You Ah You Ah酉啊酉啊Urban288k WordsCompleted Living a second life and gaining the Wheel of Destiny, he stops playing by the rules. He’ll protect the people he loves and claim the world’s greatest power and wealth! He establishes his own security company and accidentally draws the blueprints for a nuclear submarine. He ventures abroad and becomes the uncrowned king of the underworld. He starts a multinational corporation and, in a moment of excitement, draws plans for the most advanced chip lithography machine. He takes control of the world 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    On the surface, he's a student barely making ends meet with a small shop, but his gradual rise to become the world's number one underground army is increasingly interesting. The story has now progressed to the initial clashes with the United States.

42. 142 大 The Great Qi Marquis of One Step 大齐一步侯 A Single Thought of Nothingness一念无Historical846k WordsCompleted [Alternate history, airtight logic, a treat to listen to, multiple heroines, lighthearted daily life, the jianghu and court politics, love and hate, national and family vendettas...] A modern-day criminal investigator transmigrates into the body of a minor official in the State of Qi. At first, his only dream is to stay alive. But when foreign barbarians invade the Central Plains, slaughtering and pillaging until the kingdom falls and families are torn apart, he has no choice but to enter the fr 16.3kReads8.2Score984Shelves

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    A historical fiction novel of exceptionally high quality, perfect for both reading and listening. Clear logic, well-developed characters, rich plot, and tight writing. Not a formulaic, fast-paced read. Please enjoy! [Add to bookshelf][Add to bookshelf]

43. 143 星 The Galactic Junkman 星际垃圾佬 Longing for Each Other遥相依Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (No harem, no romance, a farming-and-scavenging story full of wild ideas and meme references.) Rich kid Li Chen accidentally lands in a postwar wasteland on an alien planet after a thrilling, near-fatal stunt. His only companion is a little white-haired girl he picked up along the way. To make matters worse, slavery is widespread in this universe. “Ummm... How about I start a recycling company?” Li Chen thought as he looked at the postwar wreckage before him. 321Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    It blends the backgrounds of Stellaris and Warhammer, with a dark and desolate universe, a vast technology tree, a game of farming, developing, and building a global behemoth, a protagonist with a quirky personality, and lots of inside jokes. [Cool]

44. 144 疯 Have You Gone Mad? The Eunuch Says He'll Restore the Qing Dynasty 疯了吧，老太监说他要复兴大清 Crimson Sky Qiyu赤霄琦狱Urban263k WordsCompleted I was fed up with all those cookie-cutter stories about Systems, stat-based power-ups, and immortal cultivation, so I thought I'd try writing one myself. My personal take on Systems is that they're bait cast by higher-dimensional powers into lower dimensions to harvest the universe's origin energy. I guess I was too young and naive. Readers these days might not go for that, but I couldn't bring myself to write a story where the protagonist just keeps clicking through upgrades with a System. I'll 167Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    The ceiling for cultivating power!

45. 145 杀 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Cold Weather, Rain天寒雨Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.8kReads7.3Score410Shelves

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    Martial arts fans can enjoy this; it's good.

46. 146 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 16.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    This will give you a different reading experience~ The plot is great~ It brings all sorts of twists and turns

47. 147 我 I Want to Save Someone, but She Lived a Thousand Years Ago 我想救个人，可她活在一千年前 Li Getuir李个腿儿Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Xianxia] [Convergence of Time and Space] [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Plot-focused] “Are you a disciple of the Sword Sect?” “I'm the Sect Master.” “Then you should still have a long time to live, right?” “Why do you ask?” “Put down your sword first. I need to tell you something.” “Go ahead.” “Do you know that the place I'm standing in is the ruins of the Sword Sect?” “...” “This may sound strange, but what I mean is that your Sword Sect was destroyed a thousand years ago. Your past, your 7.4kReads8.8Score790Shelves
48. 148 一 One Farewell from the Chancellor, and Why Are All the Netizens Crying? 一句丞相保重，网友怎么都哭了？ The Production Team's Big Donkey生产队的驴大Urban327k WordsCompleted Yang Xu was utterly bewildered to discover that he had transmigrated and was now taking part in a global creative writing competition! Contestants had to create a work based on a theme provided by the organizers. When the organizers announced the theme [Regret], Yang Xu immediately began writing The Great Qin Empire, focusing on Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor in history! A dark, cold childhood, betrayal and misunderstanding from those closest to him, a grand ambition that fell just one step sh 8kReads8.2Score897Shelves
49. 149 典 Treasures of China: From the Start, I Talk with the Ten Greatest Emperors 典藏华夏：开局对话十大皇帝 The Flames of War Rekindle烽火重燃Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo 30.3kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
50. 150 官 The Government Assigned Me a Wife, but Is My Bride a Fallen Empress? 官府发媳妇，我娘子是亡国女帝？ A Lonely Grave Ten Thousand Miles Away万里孤坟Historical2.6M WordsCompleted Qin Anyang accidentally transmigrates to an unfamiliar ancient land torn apart by war, where people mistake him for the village idiot who went missing days ago. The local authorities are handing out wives, and he is dragged along to claim one before he even understands what's happening. But everyone thinks he's a half-dead fool, so no woman is willing to go with him. With no other choice, the officials escorting the brides give him a severely injured, unconscious woman they picked up along the w 3.9kReads8.1Score468Shelves

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