Any World-Building Novels About Developing a Vast Territory Step by Step? 有没有大世界观基建文啊，一步一步完善自己的领土

1. 51 开 An Angel Hunts Me from the Start, So I Turn Her Over to the Nation 开局被天使追杀，我把她上交国家 Funo孚诺Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing Lu En transmigrated as a hero, only to discover that his allies were the villains? The people at the bottom were starting a revolution, while the kingdom kept up its oppression. Lu En decided to slack off and support the rebels. The kingdom flipped the table, summoning angels to hunt him down. At the critical moment, Lu En took an angel back with him to the modern world. Faced with an angel who had entered the country illegally, Lu En made the obvious choice: turn her over to the government! He 10.9kReads7.5Score891Shelves
2. 52 我 We're Fighting for Our Lives in Another World, While You're Farming and Retiring? 我们异世厮杀，你却在种田养老？ A Graceful Swan Enters a Dream惊鸿入梦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse518k WordsCompleted [Farming + Everyday Life + A Little Wish-Fulfillment] This is a slow-paced story. The heroine isn't a powerful, independent female lead, but a rather silly little darling everyone dotes on. [Content Warning: No romance. The heroine is very dumb, with intelligence a little below average.] Blue Star was destroyed, and all of humanity was transported to the Qishi Continent, a hellish arena disguised as a game where people are forced to fight one another. The floating islands had no food or water, a 465Reads8.8Score103Shelves

   Reader note

   All the various types of infrastructure-building novels are completed works, with quite large world-building aspects. They are all excellent works that I could read aloud in one go. Some of the lower scores may be due to shorter word counts or niche genres.

3. 53 我 My Territory Is Still Too Well-Rounded 我的领地还是太全面了 Ning One Two Three宁一二三Sports410k WordsCompleted [Base-building game] + [ensemble cast] Lin Zhitang woke up to find that she had been kidnapped by the Will of Heaven from another world. Having never worked for anyone before, she became its employee, tasked with beating a real-life version of the “natural disaster game” and helping the Will of Heaven defeat the invaders who had taken the form of a game System. Only then could she return to her original world. Since that was the case, what was there to hesitate about? Lin Zhitang rolled up her s 1.8kReads8.4Score186Shelves
4. 54 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
5. 55 开 I Inherited 100,000 Gold Coins from the Start and Became a Lord in the Apocalypse 开局继承十万金币我在末世当领主 Stewed Fish炖鱼鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse313k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just came out, but it’s slowly climbing~) [Apocalypse + Shopkeeping + Business Management + Leveling Up + No Romance + Max-Level Expert Back in the Beginner Village] Jiang Guo never imagined that simply playing a game would lead to her transmigrating. Even worse, she transmigrated into the game itself! The game she played was an apocalypse game. Wasn’t this a recipe for instant death? Jiang Guo wants to run, but she can’t. She has no choice but to follow the game’s 1.9kReads8.9Score227Shelves
6. 56 关 How I Summoned the Fourth Calamity 关于我召唤了第四天灾这件事 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse685k WordsCompleted [Wasteland Survival] + [Infrastructure Building] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [No Romance] The Fourth Calamity refers to players whose thoughts, actions, and goals in the game are all unpredictable. Luo Zhi transmigrates to Blue Star after the great cataclysm, becoming a noble young lady in a shantytown with a radiation level of 90 percent, on the verge of death. The original owner had no family, no friends, and not even any memories, but she did have a System that claimed it could summon The Fourt 3.9kReads8.9Score494Shelves
7. 57 穿 Transmigrated to Prehistory: My Mom Burns Incense and Makes Offerings to Me Every Day 穿到原始：我妈天天给我烧香上供 Plum Blossom K梅花小KAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Farming + Infrastructure Building + Ancient Times + No Romance + Serving the Motherland + Apocalypse] Household Guardian! Please keep my daughter safe and bring her home! Jiang Xiuyun reverently placed three sticks of incense in front of the shrine. After going hungry for three days in primitive society, Jiang Hua grabbed a huge steamed bun that had suddenly appeared and took a bite! The Household Guardian has answered her prayers! When 10.2kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
8. 58 真 I'm Not Lying to the Tourists: The Theme Park Is Made Up of Real Worlds 真没骗游客，主题乐园都是真世界 Little Sakura Never Drops Her Novel小樱不弃坑Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted [Pure imagination, management, heartwarming, infrastructure-building, everyday life, no romance (but excellent male characters)] Ling Shuang, an office worker diagnosed with a terminal illness, bound herself to the “World’s Number One Amusement Park” System on the very day she got her diagnosis. By creating and running amusement parks, she can gain a healthy body, reclaim the luck and talents her family stole from her, and more. Her amusement park connects the past and present, as well as variou 3.2kReads8.7Score392Shelves
9. 59 大 Age of Discovery: Evolving from a Bamboo Raft 大航海：从竹筏开始进化 Can I Give You My Life?命给你行不行Eastern Fantasy748k WordsCompleted Li Yuan was reborn, but unfortunately, he had become a boat. More precisely, he was a raft made of three bamboo poles tied together. However, everything changed when Li Yuan, who had thought there was no chance of turning things around, discovered he had a System. “Congratulations, you've received the beginner's gift pack: one Labrador Retriever.” “Wood +1” “Wood +1” Upgraded to a wooden-plank boat. “Fiber +1” “Fiber +1” Upgraded to a single-masted sailing ship. “Iron ore +1” “Iron ore +1” [Plea 503Reads9.0Score191Shelves
10. 60 废 Wasteland Survival: I Can Summon Players 废土求生：我能召唤玩家 Apple Candy Doudou苹果糖逗Sports518k WordsCompleted In the ruins left by the catastrophe, human factions reorganize. Immortals with mechanical bodies, gene warriors from Dawn City, mechs atop the Beacon of Civilization, and more... After Su Chen is bitten by a zombie, he awakens a Tinder Chip and uses it to summon players from Blue Star. From then on, a mysterious faction swiftly rises in the wasteland. They cannot be killed, fear nothing, and even dare to bite zombies back! They're clever, stay up all night grinding away, and will even raid a mo 10.5kReads9.3Score840Shelves
11. 61 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Foster Mother: I Raised the Villainous Tyrant All Wrong 穿成恶毒养母：把反派暴君养歪了 Blue Sky over Mountains and Rivers山水蔚蓝天Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + teaching + adorable kids + farming + building wealth + infrastructure] A warm, slice-of-life story Zhang Ziruo transmigrates into the role of the evil adoptive mother of a tyrannical villain, destined for a tragic end. She plans to win the villain’s favor while he is still young, only to discover that he has been reborn... Taking stock of her new circumstances, she decides to open a school and become a teacher! She’ll raise the villain to be a virtuous, capable, open-minded, and po 15.3kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
12. 62 家 Cultivating an Immortal Clan: Becoming a God Starts with Farming and Raising Pigs 家族修仙，成神从种地养猪开始 Boba Milk Cap波波奶盖Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Slow-Burn Ordinary-Person Cultivation + Family Farming and Cultivation + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Male Leads + Divine Female Lead] While other people transmigrated into the cultivation world and slaughtered their way to the top, Su Jiahe transmigrated and ended up with a bunch of “useless” underlings. When locusts ravaged the land and the harvest failed, they “sacrificed” a rugged, top-grade hunk: “Please, Divine One, grant us your blessing.” When they were still mortals and faced powerful cult 943Reads9.0Score118Shelves
13. 63 克 The Husband-Killing Old Lady Lives in Luxury and Is Doted On 克夫老太太，她吃香喝辣有人宠 Little String of Coins钱串儿Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted farming + Hilarious imperial exams + Single elderly woman + Sensible child-rearing] She transmigrates: Grandma farms, grandson takes the imperial exams. In her previous life, Xiufen was a little old lady enjoying her retirement, taking a stroll whenever she felt like it. The original Xiufen was a poor woman who had remarried four times. Just after transmigrating, Xiufen is faced with the death of her fourth elderly husband. Everyone says it was caused by that wicked old woman, he 2kReads9.2Score202Shelves
14. 64 末 Raising Kids in the Apocalypse Is Tough: Good Boy, You Go First 末世养儿不易：乖宝你先上 Yun Yaowu云姚雾Fantastical Romance517k WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse; stockpiling superpowers; a trickster mom and her highly intelligent, powerful little one] Who would have a baby in the apocalypse? Shu Lan would. She'd die sooner or later anyway, so she might as well take a big gamble. And that gamble gave her a son, Shu Maomao, with the most powerful superpower of all: “Plunder.” Every day in the apocalypse is an adventure for Shu Maomao, with his dramatic mom, his missing dad, endless zombies, and his own little self. A mama's boy? You bet 30kReads9.5Score4kShelves
15. 65 位 Planes: From the Start, I Get a God-Tier Tavern and Raise Dragons 位面：开局神级酒馆，豢养巨龙 Sobbing Little Kid爆哭小朋友Sports3.6M WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Lord-Building]+ [Fake Golden Finger]+ [Hearthstone]+ [Honor of Kings] Blue Star fell, swallowed by the laws of another universe. All the people of Blue Star became visitors from another world in the boundless plane universe, and members of the human race. [Ding! Dawn System Version 14.0 has been updated.] [A Record of New Human Observations]! Seven billion people were bound to the Human Alliance’s Dawn System and randomly transported to life-bearing planes. Alongside the local Pionee 29.2kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves

    Reader note

    The Blue Star has fallen, and the protagonist awakens the niche profession of architect at the beginning, building spectacular structures with his bare hands. Starting from a god-level tavern, he explores a vast otherworld step by step. The game combines easy infrastructure building, otherworldly adventure, and a grand world view. The pace is fast and not frustrating. The construction process is both healing and addictive. Watch the protagonist create an immortal miracle that spans the heavens from scratch. The more you watch, the more addictive it becomes!

16. 66 雷 Lord of Thunder, Have You Ever Been Elbowed? 雷霆领主，你被肘击过吗？ Godmother Who Loves Potato Cakes爱吃土豆饼子的干娘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse116k WordsOngoing Protagonists: Ye Xiuzhen, Ye Si Ning, Audrey [Farming + Slow burn + Multiple races + No System + Conquest] [Lord + High Martial Arts] After nuclear war, civilization was reborn. At some point, a new kind of person called a lord appeared. They transmigrated to another continent light-years away and awakened their own innate hero units. When Ye Xiuzhen became the Lord of Thunder, he arrived on the Thousand Isles Continent. The Wolfmen have such a nice territory? Then I’ll elbow my way in and raid —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 谁 Who Gets an Popularity System When They Transmigrate to Ancient Times? My Family Does 谁家穿古代绑定了人气系统？我家 Yeye Ya椰椰呀Ancient Romance862k WordsOngoing [The whole family transmigrates to ancient times and opens a restaurant and an academy for a good life! Food + farming + business + feel-good wish fulfillment] Su Miaoran and her parents become a down-on-their-luck family of scholars. From the start, they’re out of food, and nearly get tricked into selling their house for next to nothing. Luckily, the System arrives just in time. But what is a popularity System? They need lots of people to check in at their home? Su Miaoran: “I’ll open a restaur 10.8kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves

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    I'm following the first three books; they're good.

18. 68 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 98.2kReads9.4Score13.6kShelves
19. 69 穿 After I Was Sent to the Battlefield, I Was Forced to Play It Safe Until I Became a Great General 穿到战场后我被迫苟成了大将军 Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance849k WordsCompleted Su Li was caught completely off guard when she transmigrated onto a battlefield, where she was bound to a System. The System told her she had to fight for the future wise ruler of her country and put an end to the wars. Once the ruler had brought peace and prosperity to the land, she could retire and go home. Su Li, holding a story script about disguising herself as a man to take her brother’s place in the army: “...” Forced to accept reality, the lowly soldier Su Li began to cling nervously to 1.7kReads9.1Score224Shelves
20. 70 穿 Transmigrating: The Female Assassin Turns into a Little Old Man 穿越之：女杀手摇身一变小老头 Little Xin Zi小新子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Romance + Imperial Examinations + Rural Life + Heartwarming A top female assassin is blown into ancient times and transmigrates into the body of a sleazy old countryman. Looking at the honest, skin-and-bones members of his family, the emotionless assassin is moved. Just live. So what if she’s become a man? So what if she’s become an old man? No one can match an assassin’s mental resilience. The Zhang family notices that Father has changed. At his age, he’s finally turned over 2.9kReads8.7Score384Shelves
21. 71 签 Sign-In: I Ruined the Heroine’s Moment in the Spotlight 签到：穿书女配搅了女主的风光局 Lone Sail, Moon Shadow孤帆月影Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Sign-In System] [Disguised as a Man] [Imperial Exams] [No Male Lead] The story begins with farming and later moves on to the imperial exams and officialdom. (How should I put it? There are loads of handsome men and beautiful women. The female lead, supporting women, and supporting men are all gorgeous, that’s all.) Jiang Youzhen had barely transmigrated before she was lying flat on a plank, and became the only son of the Jiang family’s second branch. Everyone immediately started feeling her up. 814Reads7.6Score101Shelves
22. 72 做 The First Thing I Did as a County Magistrate: Feed the Whole County 做女县令第一件事：让全县吃饱饭 Jasmine Milk Tea茉莉牛乳茶Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming + infrastructure development + improving people’s livelihoods + System + a female magistrate’s rise to power] Shen Zheng opens her eyes to find she’s become a newly appointed female magistrate. The county office is so poor that plaster is crumbling off the walls, and the granary is so empty even the mice stay away. Everyone knows that the poorest county in all of Liuyang Prefecture is this very county, Tong’an. Just as she thinks she’ll have to waste three years in Tong’an before retiri 17.7kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
23. 73 枫 Maple Fate City 枫缘城 Grassroots001草根001Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing "What's your shield called?" Jiang Tian asked Yuan Jie directly. "Golden Armor Shield." Yuan Jie answered Jiang Tian with a hint of arrogance in his voice. Jiang Tian praised him. "Golden Armor Shield... That's a fine shield." As he complimented Yuan Jie's shield, Jiang Tian, captain of the Divine Weapon Guard Corps, stroked his own silver spear. The silver spear seemed to respond to Jiang Tian's touch, growing intensely animated as he caressed it. Suddenly, Jiang Tian said, "Friend from another 495Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 流 Exiled? I'll Kick You Out and Claim the Throne Myself! 流放？姑奶奶踹了你自己坐江山！ Huihui Cat茴茴猫Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + playful comedy + wish fulfillment + sweet romance] Xiao Qingcheng, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, returns to life in another body and transmigrates to ancient times, becoming the second young madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. She thinks she can coast through life, but before she’s had her fill of living off her husband, an imperial decree orders the entire household executed. Fortunately, the sentence is changed to exile. Her mother-in-law is cruel, the guards abuse 24.7kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
25. 75 大 The Great Ji Empire: From Starving Corpses to an Empire in a Chaotic Age 大稷帝国：从饿殍到乱世建帝国 Clouds Shielding Bamboo残云护竹Historical375k WordsCompleted Hu Yisheng, an agricultural college student, opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated into a frail young boy who has just died among heaps of starving corpses. He is freezing, starving, and on the brink of death! While others wait to die in these chaotic times, he seizes every chance to survive with his modern knowledge of agriculture! He ventures into dense forests and takes over mountain strongholds, digs up treasure and gathers refugees, clears land for farming and domesticates wild fowl. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 农 The Farmer Girl's Path to Reversal: Rising to King and Chancellor 农女的逆袭之路，一路封王拜相 Jiang Taoli姜桃李Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + infrastructure + System + a female county magistrate rising through the ranks + no male lead + fictional setting] Jiang Tingyu, a science blogger from the 21st century, dies suddenly from overwork and transmigrates into the body of a peasant girl in a remote village in the Great Yu Kingdom. This is a dynasty with no record in history. The peasant girl shares Jiang Tingyu's name and, like her, has no parents. But she does have grandparents and an uncle's family. The Great Yu Kingdom wa 1.3kReads7.3Score152Shelves
27. 77 扑 A Struggling Author: The Characters Help Me Become a God After I Transmigrate into a Book 扑街作者：穿书后，角色助我封神 Spicy Pudding Q麻辣布丁QUrban231k WordsCompleted [Urban Fantasy + Book Transmigration and Comeback + Multiverse Crossover + Ascension in the Real World] Xu Qingbei, a 28-year-old author whose books never took off, is hounded for rent by his landlord, dumped by his girlfriend, mocked by his peers, and faced with his father's critical illness... He's spent six years writing, with 99 failed novels and no money to show for it. Then one night, he transmigrates into a novel he wrote himself! His life becomes a constant journey between the world of h —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 小 After the Village Girl Enters the Court, All the Officials Clamor to Win Her Favor 小村姑上朝后，满朝文武抱我大腿 Pin What?pin什么Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The undercover agent Li Zhiyi transmigrates to an alternate dynasty and wakes up in a hopeless situation. She decisively abandons her father, keeps her mother, fixes up the courtyard, and settles down to live her life. But fame brings trouble. The Great Moon Dynasty is surrounded by packs of wolves, and the Western Wolves are waiting for a chance to attack. The Black Wind Stronghold sets its sights on Li Family Village, and her mother is taken captive... When Li Zhiyi appears again, she has gone 3.6kReads8.1Score456Shelves
29. 79 我 I Build Infrastructure in Ancient Times 我在古代搞基建 Chi Mitang池米唐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Infrastructure Building + Career-Focused + Fiercely Protective + Clear-Eyed Heroine] Original title: Building Infrastructure in Ancient Times Tang Yixuan, a brilliant engineer, transmigrates into the body of a woman who has taken her brother’s place as the new magistrate of Qingchuan County. To stay alive, she racks her brains and exhausts every resource at her disposal. She builds waterworks, raises tall buildings, paves roads with concrete, and constructs a city. Be 4.4kReads9.1Score572Shelves
30. 80 神 Divine Fall Storm 神陨风暴 Brother Niu, Fourth Most Handsome Under Heaven牛哥天下第四帅Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Monsters and magical beasts, war-torn empires, elemental temples, the ten High Gods... Alan Smith, a fallen noble with the legendary bloodline of angels, will stir up a storm in this world of magic and battle aura! It all begins with the fall of a god... 1.1kReads6.5Score149Shelves

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    Traditional Western fantasy. Rich plot. Numerous foreshadowing elements. Slow-burn, fast-paced yet exciting story. Enjoy your reading.

31. 81 踹 After Kicking Over the Dragon Throne, the Entire Court Begged Her to Take the Crown 踹翻龙椅后，满朝文武跪求她登基 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 8.7kReads8.8Score737Shelves
32. 82 网 Online Game: Three Kingdoms, Reborn to Craft a God-Tier Village-Building Decree 网游三国之重生制造神级建村令 Messenger in the Clouds云中信使Sports405k WordsOngoing [Online Game] + [Lord] + [Reborn] + [National War] + [Famous Generals Throughout History] + [Epic Battles] In the future, intelligent robots have taken over 99% of the world’s production. To burn off the excess energy of billions of unemployed people and maintain social stability, top scientists from countries around the world have joined forces to develop the game Ten Thousand Races Continent, based on each nation’s mythology. Does the meteorite carrying the game’s central intelligence, “Tai Ch 74Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    A Three Kingdoms-themed online game where you start by developing from a small village into a town, city, major city, prefecture capital, and finally royal capital. Recruit historical generals, build invincible troops, and conquer foreign tribes.

33. 83 被 After People Read Her Mind, the Princess Is Always Trying to Kill Someone 被读心后公主总想刀人 Juanjuan隽隽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Live Broadcast on a Sky Screen] [No Body Snatching] [Self-Interested] [Ambitious] After Zheng Xun finally lived to see order restored in the apocalypse and became the head of a survivor base, she suddenly transmigrated into a tragic novel about a real and a fake princess. She was also bound to a gossip System. In the book, the Great Yong dynasty would fall in ten years. When she arrived, it was beset by troubles at home and abroad, and long-standing probl 4.5kReads8.7Score534Shelves
34. 84 我 I Became a Rebel in Another World 我在异界当反贼 Return on the Roadside陌上回Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted A slow-burn Western fantasy about knights and lords, with no female lead! The golden finger is minor and appears late! Henwell became a commoner from the start and planned to work his way up to nobility, but as a young child, he was swept into a war. To stay alive, he threw in his lot with the enemy and became a junior strategist, forging the strongest army in the world. Just when he thought he could enjoy a good life after the war, he was sold into slavery. He was trained as a gladiator, but be 29.3kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    I've read over 400 chapters of the first book so far, and the world-building is really expanding with each reading; it's still not finished, which is quite interesting. I'm also really looking forward to the second book; the author updates quickly, and it's really well-written.

35. 85 哥 Goblins in Another World: Conquering with Guns, Cannons, and Swords 哥布林与异世界，争霸枪炮与刀剑 Ah, Life啊，生活Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy, goblins, conquest, Mount & Blade System, tech-tree progression, Total War] Li Qinwu transmigrates into a goblin and gains the Mount & Blade System. He recruits soldiers, upgrades fortresses, climbs the tech tree, fights in World War I and World War II, colors in the map, rules the world, and enslaves all races, giving this world a gritty feel. 104.8kReads9.1Score14kShelves
36. 86 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 96.8kReads9.4Score14.1kShelves

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    It's great, highly recommended, and flawless.

37. 87 兽 Beastblood Boils: The Demon Realm 兽血沸腾之魔界 Crazy Maple疯狂的枫Eastern Fantasy306k WordsCompleted When Lu Yuan wakes up, he finds himself dropped straight into the Boneyard Wastes of the Demon Realm. From the start, all he has is an ancestral jade pendant and a mouthful of sand. Here, the strong prey on the weak, demonic nature reigns supreme, and humans are born to be slaves and food. To survive, he must awaken the power sleeping in his bloodline, subdue the most rebellious demons, and build a force of his own. His goal is to become the one and only king of this chaotic land! 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Writing my own

38. 88 废EN Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers 废土藏身处，从下水道开始升级 The Chasm of Desire欲望鸿沟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [‘Wasteland: Fortress of Civilization’ loading complete! Survivor status activated.] [Survivor Yu Yuan, starting area selection complete! Selection result: Riot District] After accidentally entering a wasteland world, Yu Yuan was forced to begin a hardcore struggle for survival. Threatened by urban thugs, extreme disasters, player raids, and invasions of civilization, he had only one choice: do everything in his power to build and fortify his shelter. Fortunately, Yu Yuan obtained fate cards and 90.5kReads8.4Score9kShelves

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    These are all good ones I've read, covering various genres: modern, ancient, time-travel, survival—they're all basically base-building/lord-themed novels.

39. 89 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score239Shelves

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    I highly recommend this Western fantasy novel! It's an epic read! The writing is superb, with a unique style, fresh metaphors, and outstanding language expression. The descriptions of characters' inner thoughts and the scenery are particularly exquisite. The plot is also incredibly engaging, with each twist and turn keeping you completely hooked.

40. 90 说 You Said It Was a Battle for All, So What Do You Mean by Setting Up a Monopoly? 说好全民争霸，你搞垄断什么意思 World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.9M WordsCompleted (The print edition has been published under the title The Final Ownership Era) [The Ultimate Owner] [Synopsis: The stars are my candlelight, the orbits my sash, and civilization my game board. It is my mercy that lets all life flourish in my garden, where no one has to measure each breath in money.] Like millions of others, Ling He was unexpectedly pulled into a war game. Outside, countless races watched hungrily. Within, humanity schemed against itself. Some wanted to become emperors, standing 56.1kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves

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    They're all good, the last one is kind of a farming novel.

41. 91 恐 Terror Era: Starting as a Tomb Keeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 89.5kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
42. 92 星 Starsea Shipgirls: My Talent Is Adding Points 星海舰娘：我的天赋是加点 Snow, Moon, and a Thousand Shadows雪月千影Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.6M WordsCompleted Nineteen years after being born into the interstellar era, Lin Wangchen finally reached his day of awakening. While others awakened gray, white, or blue talents, he awakened an unprecedented colorless talent: [Enhancement Points]. One enhancement point a day, enough to upgrade his level, talent, abilities, and even... his shipgirl. While others were still struggling to make their first summon, he tapped his fingertip and resonated with his shipgirl's soul. She answered in an instant, and the stu 26kReads8.5Score4kShelves

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    The data analysis in the StarCraft novel is well done. The author's writing style is also excellent, but it's a pity the rating is too low; in my opinion, it should be around 9.3. I hope those who are interested will read it.

43. 93 大 Great Tang: Li Shimin Begs Me to Start a Rebellion 大唐：李世民求我造反 Joy Throughout the Land天下乐Historical3.1M WordsCompleted Li Ke transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang dynasty. He plans to use his skills as a motivational speaker to brainwash a loyal crew and keep his head down as an unremarkable prince. But eight years after transmigrating, he discovers that he brought along an entire national strategic reserve warehouse. So Li Ke throws caution to the wind. If he’s going to be a prince, he might as well be one who fears nothing and lives as freely as he pleases! First, he starts a newspaper to build his rep 157.2kReads9.5Score16.9kShelves

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    The plot is described in great detail.

44. 94 领 The Age of Lords: I Grew a Mushroom Calamity 领主时代：我种出了蘑菇天灾 Zuiwu zq罪鹜zqUrban244k WordsOngoing [Lordship, farming, growth, troops, exploration, slow-burn and not mindless wish fulfillment] This is an age when everyone has a chance to become a lord. It is a time of splendor and glory, but also one of cruelty and bloodshed. Li Mo lives in this age. The good news: At sixteen, he awakened his lord talent and gained an initial territory and a race of his own. Though both his parents are dead, he has a powerful uncle who treats him very well. The bad news: His chosen race is Pujis, the most use 53Reads8.2Score—Shelves
45. 95 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6kReads7.5Score385Shelves

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    A farming-themed novel with scientific cultivation elements, promoting the rise of independent cultivators. This fantasy farming story features planting spiritual herbs, brewing spiritual wine, opening hotels and shops, managing restaurants, creating rune computers and an internet for the cultivation world, allowing you to search for resources throughout the land without leaving your starting village, and building a holy city for cultivation…

46. 96 领 Lord: From the Start, Am I Really Marrying a Villainess? 领主：开局迎娶恶役千金？ Dog Cangyun Bai狗苍云白Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Lord + Farming + Western Fantasy] After transmigrating into the last game he played before dying, and somehow being chosen by the royal family, Lind became the doomed fiancé in the game, dragged into a rebellion by a villainess heiress. To avoid the tragic ending of the original story, Lind had no choice but to find a way to save himself in this increasingly fantastical world. Years later, some outlying races heard a human whisper: “Why do barbarian tribes keep spawning on the empire’s borders? 26.6kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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    If you're looking for a large-scale world lord novel, these two are good choices.

47. 97 都 Stop Competing, My Lord Just Wants to Lose Money and Become a God! 都别卷了，领主超想亏钱成神啊！ Bai Bai Bai Bai Ruo白白白白若Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [A Cure for the Blues] [No-Couple Lord-and-Fiefdom Farming Story] [Profit-Loss Plot] Su Xi, daughter of a Vampire Duke, is so weak that she’s considered a disgrace to the vampires. That is, until she binds to the [Get Stronger by Losing Money System] and her father kicks her out to develop a territory from scratch in the most desolate border town of a human kingdom. System: Lose money to get stronger! Su Xi is overjoyed: At last, I can lie flat with a clear conscience! She launches a string of i 4.1kReads8.6Score520Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book; I've been following it closely, and it's already over 500,000 words.

48. 98 穿 Between Two Worlds, with an Armored Tide at My Back 穿梭两界，我的身后是钢铁洪流 Boundless Rivers and Mountains无限江山Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Calling in the Parents] + [Steel Torrent] + [Mechanical Fantasy] + [Across the Stars] + [Smart Characters] Ultimate Summoning Technique: Motherland, I need you! Transmigration means hacking through thorns and blazing a trail, struggling through hardships, facing deadly battles and danger at every turn. After fighting tooth and nail in another world to carve out a tiny territory, the enemy is about to reach his gates. The foolish nobles have abandoned my country. Th 47.4kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    This novel is exactly what you're looking for.

49. 99 神 Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群 Nuclear-Fueled Skate Shoes核燃料滑板鞋Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene 38.5kReads9.3Score4kShelves

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    Is it considered perfecting a divine kingdom step by step from floating islands?

50. 100 国 National Fate Survival: My Skills Are a Little Too Powerful 国运求生：我的技能有亿点点多 Jiaojiao Gets Rich, Really Rich a娇娇发财发大财aUrban2.5M WordsOngoing [National-fate survival, livestreaming, infrastructure, farming, wilderness survival, no female lead] Su Han transmigrated to Blue Star, only to find it struck by an apocalyptic calamity. The planet’s resources were almost completely depleted in just three years. Then national-fate survival suddenly began! Three contestants would be randomly selected from each country to enter the Savage Realm. Whenever a contestant died, their country’s national fate would be reduced. If it fell below a certain 143.8kReads8.2Score11.5kShelves

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