Founding a Nation Overseas!!! If Not, Do Not Recommend It 海外建国的！！！不是就不要推

1. 501 帝 Empire: Founding a Nation on an Island, Building a Superpower 帝国：海岛建国，超级帝国 Happy Young Master Huan欢少快乐Urban112k WordsOngoing [Technology]+ [Arms]+ [King]+ [One heroine]+ [Making trouble]+Mid-story [Genetic warriors + mutant beasts] Lin Jianhua, an internet cafe attendant in the 21st century, transmigrates into the body of a deliveryman in a parallel world called Flame Star. Transmigrating is one thing, but he's a penniless nobody too? Just as Lin Jianhua is despairing, a shocking announcement arrives: The island nation's king has died unexpectedly. People from the Southern Kingdom find Lin Jianhua. “Guard Captain Li H —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 502 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 22kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
3. 503 军 Military Industry: Unlocking Skills to Strengthen the Nation on the Eve of the War Against the Eagles 军工：抗鹰前夕，解锁强国技能 Back Then, Now Li Yue当年现离月Historical625k WordsCompleted He unexpectedly returns to a parallel timeline on Blue Star. At the time, it coincides with the first year of the newly established regime. He has a System. Faced with the challenges of the new era, he smiles. This is nothing. No equipment? Then he'll build it. Are rockets streaking across the sky spectacular enough? What, the Eagle has planes? The J-10 is ready to deploy. The steel tide of Type 99 tanks leaves the Eagle stunned. And on the Korean Peninsula, when the new equipment makes its de 7.5kReads8.3Score352Shelves
4. 504 往 Traveling Back and Forth: I Have a Fishing Village in the 1980s 往返穿越：我在80年代有个渔村 Lang's Notebook of Wild Ideas阿浪的脑洞笔记Urban621k WordsCompleted [Fishing village business + reselling goods + everyday life + a little livestreaming + tycoon] I got a small fishing boat that could travel back and forth to 1980. After selling large quantities of wild seafood and getting followed, I decided to return to my hometown, Baishi Bay, and open a private restaurant to serve the officials and business owners I knew. But I never expected the people who came to eat at my restaurant to care about anything but the food. “The wild seafood in your fishpond i 2.2kReads8.3Score107Shelves
5. 505 从 From Skipping Out on Debt to Tech Hegemony 从欠债不还开启科技霸权 Northern Blue北落天青色Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Sci-fi urban power fantasy] He transmigrated, only to find himself buried under a mountain of debt. The Debt-Dodging System activated, ushering in an era of grand promises and scientific research. Chen Yang, the century’s biggest debtor, an expert at running businesses, a marketing genius, a leading figure in high-tech innovation, and the new age’s master of success, told the media in an interview: “Many people think I’m a scammer. They’re right, I did deceive them!” “I told them to lend me fiv 18.2kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
6. 506 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 15.7kReads8.2Score942Shelves

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   This is a high-quality, logically sound, alternate history novel with multiple female leads. It's both humorous and poignant, with a strong storyline. It explores national righteousness and complex relationships of love and hate—a truly captivating read! Full of memorable quotes, it has a lasting impact! Highly recommended! [Smirk]

7. 507 只 I Only Robbed a Billion Planets, and You Call Me a Space Bandit? 只抢了亿个星球，叫我星际土匪？ The Desk Lamp Is Mine台灯是我的Urban415k WordsCompleted [Troop-Summoning] [Overwhelming Firepower] [Conquering Blue Star] "What should I do if I accidentally awaken the Infinite Death Squad System, but can only activate it by going to a specific location?" Lin Yi's answer is to head straight there and activate the System without hesitation! Starting with his first summoned squad of death soldiers, Lin Yi's immortal army grows stronger by the day, crushing every force in its path until no one can stand against it! And so, the era that belongs to Lin Y 7.2kReads8.5Score600Shelves

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   Establishing a state in northern Myanmar

8. 508 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I’m the Big Winner 港综：我是大赢家 Scapegoat Prawn背锅大虾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted Ding! You have a new mission. Become famous throughout the city? Too easy. You know Wu Song, right? Watch me spill blood at Mandarin Duck Tower. Ding! You have a new mission. Become a billionaire, a legend of the underworld, and a powerbroker who rules over all? Yikes... Should I study the life of Lai Hao or Al Capone? Never mind. New place, new game plan. I’d better get some startup capital first... 95kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
9. 509 大 Great Tang: Reborn into a Noble Clan, I Begin by Conquering the Seas 大唐：重生世家，从海洋争霸开始 Rain Falls Every Day大雨天天下Historical330k WordsCompleted [Historical] + [Clever Protagonist] + [Passionate] + [Weak System] The Tang Dynasty, an era when the imperial house and the great clans both loved and fought one another. After transmigrating into the Feng family of Lingnan, see how Feng Zhiyou protects the Tang Dynasty, seizes control of the seas, preserves his family line, and establishes a nation overseas... A sun-never-sets empire, a world-spanning empire stretching across five continents and three oceans. 612Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist comes from the Feng family of Lingnan, and his story spans from protecting the Tang Dynasty to establishing a nation overseas…

10. 510 启 The Enlightenment Human Community 启明人类共同体 Yuwen Jun, Who Hates Grocery Shopping苦于买菜的宇文君Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing (The rating just came in and will keep rising, so feel free to give it a try. People keep saying there’s no room for sci-fi here, that everyone only likes cultivation and fantasy, and that The Three-Body Problem is the only one that can compete. Let’s prove them wrong!) Abducted by aliens? Turns out that’s a good thing: we’re the pandas of the universe. They won’t let us visit home? There’s always a way around every obstacle! They lock us in cages and cut us off? Then we’ll just have to secretly 1.2kReads8.3Score128Shelves

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    Does establishing a nation in space count? This is a traditional science fiction novel without a system, referencing the worldviews of *The Three-Body Problem* and *Stellaris*, but forging its own path. It's unconventional, insightful, and I welcome all readers.

11. 511 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1988 to 2025 两界倒爷从1988到2025 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban469k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an unemployed street loafer in 1988. He was planning to head into the mountains to hunt for some meat, but accidentally fell off a cliff. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to 2025, an age of booming economic growth. Even more astonishingly, two vastly different eras now lay before him, and he could travel back and forth between them. 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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    Three million is fine, making money is hot.

12. 512 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.4kReads5.8Score297Shelves
13. 513 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 248Reads7.6Score101Shelves
14. 514 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score135Shelves
15. 515 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score149Shelves
16. 516 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 132Reads7.6Score—Shelves
17. 517 全 Sign-In for Everyone: Only I Can Choose Where to Sign In 全民签到：只有我可以指定签到 Anmuxi Loves Malatang安慕希爱吃麻辣烫Urban477k WordsCompleted [Sign-In + Troop-Building + Umbrella Corporation + Semi-Behind-the-Scenes + Feel-Good Story + Building a Faction + Invincible + Apocalypse + the Myriad Worlds] Zhou Dao is reborn on the first day that sign-in arrives for everyone, and gains the ability to choose what he signs in for. Everyone else gets just one chance to sign in, but he gets two! First-day sign-in: Umbrella Hive base, spatial powers! Build the Umbrella Corporation and challenge the world’s financial conglomerates. Sign-in reward 2.6kReads8.1Score188Shelves

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    It's alright, they're all about the founding of the nation, but they have system and science fiction elements.

18. 518 超 Cross-Time Trading: I Trade a Bottle of Water for Nuclear Fusion 超时空交易：我一瓶水换核聚变 Dream-Chasing Boy 123追梦少年情123Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Cross-Time Trading + Tycoon + Technology + Incredibly Satisfying] "The Super-Time Trading Platform is recruiting Blue Star agents. Base salary starts at 100,000." Su Yu had just lost his job when he happened upon this recruitment ad. He clicked on it just for a laugh. Then he became a Blue Star agent for the Super-Time Trading Platform, able to trade goods with people across different eras and worlds. A ton of rice could get him 50 kilograms of gold from a trading partner in a wasteland world? 29.1kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves
19. 519 安 Umbrella: From Poor Student to Global Tycoon 安布雷拉：从穷学生到全球财阀 Umbrella Corporation in a Parallel World平行世界的安布雷拉Urban2.3M WordsCompleted Ye Feng transmigrates to Blue Star and becomes an ordinary student at Pengcheng University with only a few thousand yuan in his pocket. He thinks he'll be poor and down on his luck in this life too. But once he's fully adjusted to this world, the System finally finishes loading: The Umbrella Corporation template is unlocked! (No saintly heroics, decisive and ruthless, self-interest above all. There may be women, but no female lead.) A million yuan in startup capital from the start, a cure fo 2.8kReads6.4Score227Shelves
20. 520 操 Controlling the World: I Create Every Supernatural Being 操控全球：所有超凡由我缔造 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban300k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Power Fantasy + Role-Playing] Shen Wuxu was forcibly bound to a System and transmigrated. After killing the System, he became anchored by an unknown force, and his sanity teetered on the brink of collapse! He decided to summon players! On the verge of madness, he played the part of a musician who had fallen into darkness. With a hoarse voice, he raised the curtain on this world. “When crimson roses and thorns bloom, only fear can truly shake the heart.” “Pursue the thrill of 3.9kReads9.2Score293Shelves
21. 521 开 Starting as a Regiment Commander: From Then On, the Road to Hegemony 开局当团长：从此踏上争霸路 Noodles Who Loves Steamed Buns爱吃馒头的面条Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Warlord + Ambition + War + Resistance Against the Great Powers + Foreign Campaigns Wang Quan transmigrates to another world. After unlocking the standard cheat every transmigrator gets, he can already tell that life is going to be exciting. “Congratulations, Host. You’ve received your starter reward: 3,000 rifles, 165 light and heavy machine guns, 50 field artillery pieces...” “Congratulations, Host. Your industrial equipment purchase is complete. You’ve also received the corresponding technical 15.7kReads8.0Score858Shelves
22. 522 开 Five Million People from the Start: Who'd Want to Be a Warlord? 开局人口500万，谁稀罕做军阀 Down-and-Out with No Dreams扑街没梦想Historical674k WordsCompleted System + Transmigration + Historical What-If + Alternate World + No Heroine, a great-power rivalry story With a population of five million, how has he only just made it out of the beginner village? The world has seven superpowers, thirty first-rate powers, and countless second- and third-rate nations and factions. Yang Jie wants to become a ruler too. 3.6kReads8.2Score153Shelves
23. 523 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn to reclaim his homeland, build a Han Chinese world for the people, and marry a beautiful woman.

24. 524 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves
25. 525 桀 The Unruly Empire 桀骜江山 Casual Notes by the Jujube Window枣窗闲笔Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted On the day the beacon fires of the You Shi clan were extinguished, Mo Xi was pushed into a carriage to be presented to Xia Jie. She was no longer the most honored girl in her tribe, but a razor-sharp blade in the palace of Xia. She used her beauty as armor and love as a trap, sowing discord between ruler and ministers and draining the people and the treasury. She would cast Xia Jie, a man who cried “Conquer the world!” every day, from his throne and grind his magnificent realm to dust, all to co 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Xia Jie is about to be overthrown by Shang Tang. Dear readers, please read, comment, and appreciate! [Laughs][Laughs][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

26. 526 1 1937: I Have an Arsenal 1937：我有个军火库 Fang Shaobai方少白Urban617k WordsCompleted A modern soldier transmigrates to the Republican era, where he studies intangible cultural heritage and uses the military knowledge he learned in the future to support the war of resistance. Every inch of land is soaked in blood; a hundred thousand brave men fight with all their might! How can four hundred million Chinese compatriots let the Japanese invaders run rampant? Kill the invaders and defend our homes and country! For a soldier's honor and the dignity of our people, China's passionate s 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Espionage during the War of Resistance Against Japan: Establishing a base area in the Indochina Peninsula

27. 527 财 Financial Freedom: Starting with Ten Thousand Bitcoins 财富自由：从一万枚比特币开始 Rising Young Star当红一小生Urban1.6M WordsOngoing In a parallel world in 2010, Lin Fan buys ten thousand Bitcoins and heads south to Gusu for work. He happens to hear that Bitcoin's price has soared, so he goes to America, mingles with the homeless, and founds T. After becoming a trillionaire, he returns to China, then heads south across the seas. Daring to outdo Sheng and Guang, surpassing Cao and Liu in ambition, he raises his three-foot blade to carve out a vast frontier. Should he not pass it on to his descendants? 21.8kReads7.0Score1.3kShelves

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    This book is invincible

28. 528 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical716k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.5kReads8.8Score165Shelves

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    This is a good book.

29. 529 史 Prehistoric Civilization: The Great Han Tribe 史前文明之大汉部落 Seeking the Ancient Past追寻远古Historical732k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it will gradually rise.) Saber-toothed tigers, mammoths, giant prehistoric pigs, prehistoric elk... Jiang Xiaobai was stunned. He'd only fallen into a cave, so what happened to the world while he was asleep? Was this the prehistoric age or a world of ruins? He would have to explore it step by step. First, after joining a tribe, he had to figure out how to solve its food and security problems, then gradually make it stronger! Dear readers, come on in and check out my 1.8kReads7.1Score114Shelves

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    That's fine.

30. 530 重 Reborn in 2010 with X-Ray Vision, but I’m Trying Not to Look 重生2010开启透视，忍住不看 Live with a Smile爱笑则生Urban566k WordsOngoing Luo Ji is reborn in his student days and gains the ability to see through things. He wins over his first love from the start, then rides one lucky break after another, winning the hearts of countless goddesses, becoming fabulously wealthy, dominating overseas, and reaching the pinnacle of life! In a word, it’s just pure fun! 11kReads8.8Score924Shelves

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    What a coincidence, this is it!

31. 531 苏 Su Fangqi’s Road to the Top in the 17th Century 苏方琪的17世纪登顶之路 Little Cat on the Road路上小猫Ancient Romance145k WordsOngoing [Another world + coming of age + transmigration + slice of life + political intrigue + farming + a new world order] [The protagonist has a CP, strong female lead, coming-of-age arc, campus life in the early story and government in the later story, slow-burn pacing, career-focused, the protagonist eventually reaches the top, ensemble cast] [The setting is half-real and half-imaginary. The protagonist is a transmigrator, but she arrives in a country founded by a group of transmigrators.] Su Fangqi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    With North America established, the older generation has already endured the hardships; the female protagonist only needs to act cool.

32. 532 臣 I Was Born a Commoner, So Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 臣本布衣，为何逼我称帝？ Jiangnan Scenery江南山水Historical3.6M WordsCompleted On the day he transmigrates, he gets three shocks in a row: he has an engagement, his fiancée isn’t pretty, and all six of his brothers-in-law are bandits. “How can you call them bandits? They’re the six mighty generals who followed me in founding the empire and ascending the throne!” 22.6kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
33. 533 野 Unofficial History Isn't Necessarily False 野史未必假 Wang Lei王磊Historical151k WordsCompleted [The full-cast audio edition is now available. Give it a listen!] From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing dynasties, discover the truth behind popular unofficial histories! This book examines 22 popular historical tales from China’s earliest dynasties through the Ming and Qing, using vivid reconstructions, close study of historical sources, and logical analysis to uncover the truth behind them. Was Qin Shi Huang’s biological father Lü Buwei? Did Emperor Taizong of Song m 26kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
34. 534 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 379.2kReads9.2Score53.2kShelves
35. 535 民 From the Start of the Republic, I Applied to the First Class at Whampoa: I'm from Fenghua 民国开局报考黄埔一期我是奉化人 I Eat Beef with Cilantro我吃牛肉加香菜Urban517k WordsCompleted [Main Battlefield + First Class of Whampoa + No System + No Fighting Among Ourselves] If you're here for the War of Resistance, start reading from Chapter 43. The earlier chapters cover Whampoa and Eastern Europe. Liu Bin looks back on the century of humiliation in the history of the Rabbit nation. To make up for the regrets of history, he'll set foot in Whampoa's first class and rewrite what happened in places like Shanghai and Nanjing. It all starts now, in Fenghua. What does it matter if y 114Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    Commander Chen has been eliminated, so we can only make up for it with Commander Liu. That's it, okay?

36. 536 帝 Will the Emperor Fall? 帝落否 Years of Peering Through the Haze窥霾数载Ancient Romance117k WordsCompleted What winding tales will take root in the boundless reaches of a desolate star system? What unknown journeys await across endless ages? Explore the deepest mysteries of existence and sail through limitless starfields… 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy romance novels

37. 537 曲 Qu Fans 曲粉 Years of Peering Through the Haze窥霾数载Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted Song dust drifts through the air, composing an epic canvas. The journey across it spreads without aim, enveloping everything as it carries us through the vast, boundless rivers of stars. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 538 1 Australia Founds a Nation in 1939, Rewriting History 1939年澳洲建国，改写历史 That One Mountain那一座山Urban317k WordsCompleted Chen Fan transmigrated to World War II, occupied Australia and founded a nation, fought island-hopping naval battles against the United States in the Pacific, reclaimed Russia's northern territories, and brought Oceania and Southeast Asia under his control. 2.6kReads6.2Score104Shelves

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    Both of these are

39. 539 长 Iron Wings Across the Sky: Aerial Combat Heroes 长空铁翼：空战英豪 That One Mountain那一座山Urban282k WordsCompleted Chen Fan, an ace pilot currently serving in the air force, transmigrates into a world resembling Earth during World War II. His new identity is a student at an air force academy. When enemy aircraft invade, he shoots down four of them in a trainer plane, rises through the ranks to become a senior air force leader, then is framed and forced to rebuild his career in a small country. With plenty of aerial battles, naval warfare, and ground assaults, this is a must-read for fans of stirring tales of 218Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 540 1 1914: I Became a King Overseas 1914，我在海外当国王 Eggplant Who Loves to Go Crazy爱发癫的茄子Urban886k WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the body of a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, but the Qing Dynasty has already fallen, and World War I is about to begin. Fortunately, his father is the emperor in all but name across Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan, ruling over more than a hundred million people. With a population this large, of course they have to expand abroad! He goes to France to start a company, joins World War I, buys warships, and then leads hundreds of millions of people to emigrate. A territory of more t 538Reads6.2Score—Shelves
41. 541 我 I Have a Map Hack in Tiannan 我在天南开地图挂 Author Shanhe作者山河Historical139k WordsOngoing Synopsis In 2162, war ravages the Tian Nan Continent as the great powers carve it up among themselves. Chen Shuo is reborn into the chaotic world of Mian Guo, with nothing to his name except a strategic map interface that shows the distribution of friendly and enemy forces around him in real time. Starting with just over a dozen men, he struggles to establish himself in the jungles of Yeren Mountain. Using the map's absolute information advantage, he evades encirclement, captures weapons, and gr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Overseas founding literature

42. 542 建 Founding the Nation of Austalia: From Kangaroos to Dragons! 建国奥呆利亚，从袋鼠到巨龙！ Author Shanhe作者山河Urban196k WordsCompleted On a rainy night in Nanyang, Zhao Anbang, an 18-year-old member of a puppet army, opens his eyes. But hidden in them is the weathered soul of someone from the future. It is 2163 in the Great Qin calendar, and the flames of World War II are sweeping across the globe. This reborn citizen of Huangxia uses his knowledge of history to climb the ranks of the Japanese puppet forces, step by step. From commander of a hundred thousand puppet troops to leader of a six-hundred-thousand-strong expeditionary —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 543 三 Three Thousand Sanctuaries: I Slay the Ghost King with Dragon Nation Heavy Firepower 三千庇护：我靠龙国重火力杀诡王 Tomato Great God Supreme 95番茄大神九五至尊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse234k WordsOngoing The Eternal Night Wasteland, drenched in blood rain. Chen Ye, an outcast and the victim of his clan's schemes, is exiled to Abandoned Post 37. With just three strange crystals left to fuel the night-watch lamps and a tide of monsters surging outside the walls, he faces certain death. [Dark Night Construction System] suddenly activates! A cross-dimensional portal opens directly to the Dragon Nation Night Watch Bureau. “Homeland, save me!” The next second, submachine guns, bulletproof vests, and 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lone travels across the dark continent, conquering a city, then a kingdom, waging war everywhere. 😁

44. 544 穿 Transmigrated to the End of the Ming: The Era of Zero 穿越明末之零的纪元 Just a Passerby in This World人间过客吖Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Programmer Su Hao accidentally transmigrates to Liaodong in the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign. He wakes on a battlefield, gravely wounded with a through-and-through injury to his left shoulder and surrounded by the corpses of Ming soldiers. At the brink of life and death, an artificial intelligence named Zero binds itself to his consciousness. It contains the entirety of human civilization’s achievements and can provide knowledge of everything from firearms manufacturing to tactical co 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The first book covers everything from the founding of the nation to dominating the galaxy.

45. 545 末 The Apocalypse's Heroine Is Sacrificed, So I Go on a Rampage and Slaughter My Way Through the Trial Grounds 末世女主祭天，我暴走杀穿试炼场 Just a Passerby in This World人间过客吖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse155k WordsCompleted The Doomsday Heroine Sacrifices Herself, and My Genes Go Berserk as I Slaughter My Way Through the Trial Ground In 2026, beneath the prosperity of a golden age, Earth turns out to be an alien trial ground for the Zeta Star. Disaster strikes on Christmas Eve. Ice walls crumble, and aliens slaughter humanity. Eight-year-old Lin Yao and Su Mu are sealed inside cryogenic pods, where they sleep for a century. When he opens his eyes again, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic wasteland overrun by sa —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 546 鬼 The Ghost Bride Won't Leave Me Alone, and My Living Girlfriend Joins Me in Slaying Evil Spirits 鬼新娘死缠我，活人女友陪我斩诡 Just a Passerby in This World人间过客吖Mystery373k WordsCompleted Su Ming has three personalities. He is hounded at every turn by a ghost bride in red, while his girlfriend, a living journalist, stays by his side. Step by step, they uncover the truth behind the small town's ghost marriage, a cult's sacrificial rites, and an ancient god's seal. Together with the two heroines, he slays the uncanny and protects the world, though the storm is far from over and the shadows endure. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 547 别 Don't Call Me a Country Bumpkin! I Become a God on Livestream and Shock the Internet 别骂我土鸡！我直播封神震惊全网 Just a Passerby in This World人间过客吖Sports417k WordsCompleted People call me a country bumpkin, say I'm boring to watch, call me an airborne slipper, and say my credibility score is in the gutter? They laugh that I used to tighten screws at an electronics factory and ask how someone like me could ever be a top-tier star streamer? I'm Yu Xianlin. I've played Lu Bu for twenty thousand matches, streaming from a rented apartment with one rule: never surrender! My legendary five-kill defense of the base blows up the livestream. I take on Jinghui's nine-player a 3Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 548 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score170Shelves

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    [Contending for Hegemony] + [Expanding Territory] + [Lords] + [Crowd Portraits] Start building your power from Lake Baikal in a fictional world of immortals and heroes. Build factories, manufacture cannons, and sweep across the world.

49. 549 明 Maritime Power at the End of the Ming Dynasty: From Fighting Pirates to Conquering the World 明末海权：从抗倭到征服全世界 Gathering Dreams Among the Flowerso花间拾梦oHistorical281k WordsCompleted As the Ming dynasty crumbles, Japanese pirates pillage and slaughter along the coast while Western colonizers run rampant. Chinese waters have become a hunting ground for foreign powers! Qing Han, a humble military officer from a small southeastern coastal garrison, bursts onto the scene. With thunderous resolve, he wipes out the pirates and blasts the Western devils’ dreams of domination to smithereens! He builds the finest warships and trains a battle-hardened navy, surging ahead against all o 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is also worth reading.

50. 550 奇 Planet of Wonders 奇遇星球 Wald Beast of Zhengyang Palace正阳宫的瓦尔德兽Urban422k WordsOngoing A chance encounter brought a retired soldier an extraordinary power. Faced with a world overrun by demon-infested nations of tigers and wolves, he rose up without hesitation, fought on the battlefield, unified the nations, and transformed the world. In the end, he fulfilled his long-held dream of establishing a global system of democratic freedom, bringing lasting peace to humanity. From then on, he was surrounded by good fortune in love, as stunning women from every nation competed to declare t 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come check out novels about establishing nations overseas! Start your journey on a deserted island, experiencing a life reminiscent of antiquity. Learn survival skills like starting a fire, making saltpeter, smelting steel, crafting gunpowder, building bases, and manufacturing weapons. Then, enter worlds of Earth-based and interstellar conquest. You won't regret reading it!

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