The Male Lead Returns to His Hometown to Develop It and Lead Everyone to Prosperity 男主回家乡发展，带领致富

1. 151 穿 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—Shelves
2. 152 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.4kReads6.4Score116Shelves
3. 153 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 308Reads5.8Score—Shelves
4. 154 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 856Reads7.2Score—Shelves
5. 155 修 The Urban Cultivator’s Carefree Life 修真者都市逍遥 Keep Going 6688努力加油6688Urban122k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was a young man from China. While climbing Mount Laojun, he was accidentally sucked into a black hole and transported to a world filled with powerful cultivators. As an ordinary mortal, he thought he was as good as dead, but unexpectedly, he gained the cultivation legacy of the Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords. Relying on his Chinese bloodline, he fought his way through every obstacle. After countless trials and hardships, he rose to the realm of Supreme Sovereign of the Myriad Worlds 93Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 490Reads5.9Score—Shelves
7. 157 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 and build a Han Chinese world for the people.

8. 158 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! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves
9. 159 战 A World of War Like Hell, Where Shelter Makes You King 战乱如狱，庇护为王 Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Urban518k WordsCompleted In the war-torn Middle East, Li Nezha, a lowly worker at a Dongda lamb restaurant owned by a Black and Blue man, awakened a Protection System just before he died, beginning a life of cheat-like advantages... This is an alternate history. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Middle East war text...

10. 160 秦 The Qin Fu: The Lone God Mends the Heavens, Wind! Wind! Great Wind! 秦赋：孤神补天，风！风！大风！ Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Eastern Fantasy894k WordsCompleted [Wild imagination, martial arts, ruthless combat, blazing passion, power progression, an unconventional take on Qin history. Historians and archaeologists, stay away.] The Qin Empire had just been founded, but undercurrents were already churning. Chaos reigned, and monsters ran rampant. The useless prince Ying Wuji was stripped of his title without mercy by the emperor after a bizarre assassination attempt, then tossed like trash into the deepest pit of the Black Ice Platform's Spirit-Severing P 3Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 161 不 Oh No! I’ve Become the Big Villain 不好！我成了大反派 Le Tu乐吐Eastern Fantasy109k WordsOngoing Lu Ge used to be a street thug, but he unexpectedly transmigrated into a world of cultivation and became the young master of a clan about to be slaughtered by a Son of Fortune. The original young master was gentle and refined, but everyone saw him as a coward. He lost his fiancée, who betrayed him, and his entire clan was wiped out. He became nothing more than a stepping stone for the Son of Fortune. Reborn as Lu Ge, he awakens the Fortune Plundering System. Can he break free of the chains of fa 51Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lighthearted, hilarious, and tear-jerking: Lu Ge is reborn as the young master of a small family, about to be crushed by a chosen one of destiny. As a villain, his cultivation is low, and he faces betrayal from his childhood sweetheart and the slaughter of his family. Watch how he turns adversity into opportunity, step by step forging his own path to immortality!

12. 162 跑 Eight Million for One Delivery: How Do I Spend It in a Small County Town? 跑一单800万，我在县城怎么花 Asparagus Doesn't Eat Spicy Food芦笋不吃辣Urban128k WordsOngoing [Career] [Satisfying cognitive edge] [A ridiculous System] [Multiple heroines] (The rating has just appeared, so it'll go up.) Food delivery rider Zhang Qiang rescues a scrawny fox, only to discover that it's actually a grateful-reward System in the form of a big yellow dog! He has to spend a fixed eight million every day, and only in Wanshou County. It must all be spent that day, or he'll be docked twice that amount! He thinks he'll just buy a house and a car and lie flat, but trouble keeps cro —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I stumbled upon this; it's lighthearted, humorous, and full of humanistic reflection. It's likely to be the dark horse of this series. If you don't like it, come back and slap me! I'm making this a promise.

13. 163 最 The Strongest Little Farmer 最强小农人 An Ordinary Leaf平凡的树叶Urban213k WordsOngoing After years of drifting through life following his college graduation, Chen Zhe awakens the Ultimate Farmer System after going through a series of life-changing events. He sets out to build the ideal little village of his dreams, a countryside home of his own. He raises fish and chickens, grows flowers, and develops a new rural community, turning it into a renowned village admired far and wide. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Preserving the warmth and life of the countryside allows wanderers to stay home, children frolic in courtyards, families prosper, and a sense of spiritual home is built. The simple joys of rural life are truly beautiful.

14. 164 五 One of the Five Categories: My Career in Government Is on the Fast Track 五类人员:我的仕途开了挂 Whose Wondrous Pen凭谁妙笔Urban585k WordsCompleted [Officialdom + Getting Things Done + Realism + No Special Recruitment] A village official’s ten-year journey from the bottom to the top! From a confused young man lured back to his hometown to a pillar of the nation’s central government, Zhao Zhang spends ten years starting out in the most humble of villages. Amid the sweeping changes of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, he follows his commitment to serving the people through practical work and his dedication to continuous learning, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true story of the times from 2015 to 2025, from poverty alleviation to rural revitalization, from the fight against organized crime to the rectification of corruption among the masses, from battling village bullies to fighting the epidemic, the protagonist takes one step at a time and finally makes a comeback after ten years!

15. 165 禁 At 4 P.M. on the Forbidden Island, I Build a Paradise at Sea 禁岛十六点，我在海上建桃源 Island-Separated Little City离岛微城Urban82k WordsOngoing On my previous life’s return to the island, I found it deserted and drowned while exploring. Reborn in 2005, I set out to build a seaside paradise on a remote island, far from the mainland, with a population of just 400. A Little City on a Remote Island —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist earns hundreds of thousands a day, but it's still not enough to build an island for a few hundred people.

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