Looking for Grounded Infrastructure-Building Stories, Step by Step, with a Modest Golden Finger 想看基建文，一步一步脚踏实地的，金手指不要太大

1. 1 穿EN Transmigrating to a Small Country and Developing Its GDP to Number One 穿越小国，发展GDP到第一 Won a Wisp of Tea Fragrance at Book Gambling赌书赢得缕茶香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Farming + Development + War + Ensemble Cast + Ideals] To borrow Sankara's words: What was the Republic of Bujinia like before he took over? Its national GDP was just 7.26 billion dollars. Its land area was a pitiful 274,000 square kilometers. Its entire armed forces numbered fewer than 100,000! The navy? What's a navy? Can a landlocked country even have one? And what was Bujinia like after he took over? Its GDP surpassed that of the United States Federation, accounting for 40% 30.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   The first book features a protagonist who travels through Africa, gradually developing GDP and eventually dominating the continent! A masterpiece! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The second book depicts a protagonist who, in 1949, moves to Southeast Asia to establish a nation overseas! Very exciting! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] A masterpiece! The third book, at a crucial turning point in the Central Plains, features a protagonist who decisively sells out the island lord! [Smirk] Dominating Southeast Asia! A masterpiece! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

2. 2 1 The 1949 Southern Campaign in Southeast Asia: Founding a Nation Overseas 1949南征东南亚，海外建国 Lord Cat Who Loves Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry爱吃番茄炒蛋的猫爷Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Guangxi Clique] [Transmigration] [Founding a Nation Overseas] [Cold War] [Nanyang] [Feudal Enfeoffment] Li Chongwen transmigrates into the body of a Guangxi Clique general. On the eve of crossing the Yangtze, he leads a hundred thousand Guangxi troops south and seizes French Indochina. That is, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Milk the United States for all it is worth, snatch colonies from Britain and France, and found a nation in Nanyang. Redistribute land taken from local landlords, relocate the 98.4kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves
3. 3 军 Warlord: I’m from Fenghua, So What If I Become President? 军阀：我奉化人，当个总统怎么了 Brother Dog Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的狗哥Urban1.0M WordsOngoing In the nineteenth year of the Republic, Li Xuewen, county magistrate in Fujian Province, was forced to flee overseas to Nanyang after offending the Song family. He led eight hundred elite members of his security corps across the sea to Borneo, planning to restore the Lan Fang Republic and establish a nation abroad. President Li says, “No one understands nation-building better than I do.” Is nation-building difficult in its early stages? No matter. There will naturally be fools eager to come to t 301.3kReads9.0Score32.7kShelves
4. 4 奇 Strange Soil 奇壤 Little Little Yimu Zhi小小亦木之Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsOngoing Don't worry, this is absolutely a farming novel. A construction worker's journey of development in another world. Infrastructure, farming, culture... Think that's all there is? A whole world of possibilities! Countless races, an enormous world, hardcore development, and mysteries aplenty. A sea of stars? Just stars and the universe, or perhaps multidimensional space, or advanced civilizations? A sea of stars like that would be far too boring, wouldn't it? Could there be something more varied, gr 26.3kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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   1.8. Looking at these books, the others aren't strictly infrastructure-building novels but are of good quality. I highly recommend the first one; the others are 17, 18, 3, and 4.

5. 5 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves

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   Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, flowing like a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, as if he had become one with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it. He left the mansion and headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

6. 6 魔 Warcraft: Chronicles of Another World 魔兽争霸之异界风云录 The Young Scholar of Ancient Style Has Burned Out古风小生燃尽了Eastern Fantasy609k WordsOngoing Countless races stand side by side, and war has swept across the entire continent. The undead legions claw their way out of rotting tombs, their skeletal banners blotting out the sky. Deep-sea Naga stir up towering waves, sweeping along the coast with monstrous sea beasts. The elves hold fast to their ancient forests, where towering trees and volleys of arrows form a divine realm that can never fall. Human kingdoms wage endless wars, while orc cavalry thunder across the vast, barren plains. The 667Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Perfectly meets the requirements. You can take a look at the synopsis first: A myriad of races coexist, war raging across the entire continent. Undead legions rise from decaying tombs, their skeletal banners blotting out the sky; the Naga of the deep sea stir up vast ocean tides, sweeping across the coasts with their sea monsters; elves steadfastly guard ancient forests, their ancient trees and rain of arrows forming an unyielding divine realm; human nations wage endless wars, and orcish cavalry gallop across the desolate wastelands. The world's powers are intertwined, there is no absolute justice, only eternal interests. The high and mighty Church wields the blade of faith, secretly manipulating public opinion; the corrupt royal family clings to power, locked in a power struggle with ambitious nobles; the magic guild monopolizes arcane power, coldly observing the battles between nations; the Misty Capital lies hidden deep within the fog, while neutral city-states conceal endless treasures; the Assassin's Guild roams the shadows, a single contract enough to claim the lives of kings; the Explorers' Guild roams the continent, seeking ancient ruins and lost treasures; ferocious beasts roam the wilderness, bandits plunder everywhere, danger lurks at every turn. Multiple forces maintain a balance of power, alliances crumble in an instant, betrayal is commonplace. Smoke rises, intrigue and war intertwine, racial survival, royal ambitions, and ancient secrets unfold in turn. Who can break the deadlock of this chaotic world, and in the midst of this power struggle among countless races, seize control of the destiny of this turbulent continent?

7. 7 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban394k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.1kReads—Score117Shelves

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   These two books are super good!

8. 8 吸 The Whole Mess Between a Vampire and a Paladin 吸血鬼与圣武士的那点破事儿 Forest Gazing at the Stars望向星空的森林Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted] [Transmigration] [Growth-focused] [Genius protagonist] [Slice of life] [Ranks: Apprentice, Official, Elite, Master, Grandmaster, Ultimate, Transcendent, Legendary, Saint (Demigod). A rank represents only the minimum, not the maximum. Fighting above your rank is nothing unusual.] [The protagonist is currently single. The romance won’t be explored in much detail. Thank you, dear readers, for supporting this book!] [Synopsis] Knights and castles, witches and curses, dragons and princ 23.1kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
9. 9 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves
10. 10 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 5.6kReads6.0Score510Shelves
11. 11 列 Train Survival: Surviving Without Cheats 列车求生：无挂求生 Azure Hymn苍蓝圣歌Sports1.5M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Small Team] [Travel Between Multiple Worlds] [No Cheats] [Multiple Female Leads] When Su Li woke up, Blue Star was gone. Fortunately, the people of Blue Star had arrived in an endless train Survival game. Everyone got a train of their own. They had to travel through countless fragments of other worlds, gather supplies, and struggle to survive. Su Li was thrilled. “Isn’t this a survival novel? I know what to do. Come forth, my sign-in System! My hint System! My critical-hit enhancemen 7.2kReads8.6Score374Shelves
12. 12 前 You Doted on Me in My Past Life, So Why Make Me Your Concubine in This One? 前世宠我入骨今生纳我为妾？ Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted Several hundred years later, she is reborn as a human. After more than a decade spent in a fog of madness, she returns to her own body with memories of her past life and searches among the masses for the lover she once cherished above all. But he wears a mask, consumed by a deep hatred and forced to bide his time as he seeks revenge. The lovers meet for the first time in this life, and one look spans a thousand years. She recognizes him, but he treats her as a pawn in a beauty trap. With the ene 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 带 Reborn in the Bizarre Realm with Two Symbiotic Seeds 带着二颗伴生种子投胎荒诡界 A Thousand Autumns Facing My Reflection千秋对影Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Chu Hua was born into a powerful tribe that had endured for ten thousand years in the strange and desolate world, bringing two miraculous companion seeds with him from the start. This world is overrun with the uncanny and beset by countless disasters. Humanity struggles to survive. Chu Hua was born with exceptional gifts, and the forces backing him grew stronger by the day. From the young son of a mountain clan to the seventh-ranked human, he swears to change the world through his own strength. 12.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
14. 14 双 A Love Beyond Death: My Husband Awakens and Spoils Me Every Night 双魂绝恋：夫君觉醒夜夜宠 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance47k WordsOngoing A tug-of-war of passion, sweet and bittersweet in equal measure. Fate played a cruel trick. She rode away in a grand red bridal sedan, dressed in a phoenix crown and red wedding robes, while he returned home in a black coffin, clad in white. Wedding music and funeral dirges mingled as two processions, one red and one white, passed each other in the snowy, frozen wasteland. He was a noble young master of the marquis's household, graceful as jade and gentle as a breeze. She was a beautiful young c 48Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 我 I Became a Clan Chief in Prehistoric Times 我在史前当族长 I Just Want to Scoop the Litter我只想铲屎Historical4.7M WordsOngoing Woolly mammoths! Saber-toothed tigers! Where is this place? Zhang Hong is utterly despairing, while the primitive people around him, clad in animal skins, look concerned. “Chief, it’s time to head back...” If you returned to prehistoric times, how would you survive and live a better life? 11.9kReads7.9Score1kShelves

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    I recommend this book. It's a primitive society infrastructure building novel, with no system or cheat codes. It currently has 1.7 Million words and is still being serialized. Follow the protagonist as he leads a small tribe, clearing wasteland to grow millet, hunting animals to develop animal husbandry, building infrastructure and roads, planning living areas, climbing the technology tree, and gradually leading the tribe to grow stronger while struggling against the natural environment. [Learned something]

16. 16 给 Giving the Gods a Little Taste of Their Own Worshippers 给神灵一点点小小的眷族震撼 Workers and Peasants工农Eastern Fantasy588k WordsCompleted [Defying the Gods + An Unconventional World of Deities + No System] (Also known as: Give the Gods a Little Shock from Their Own Followers) Duan Tianming transmigrated in spectacular fashion. After spending two and a half years developing his tribe into a nation, he discovered that the Goddess Yuqing, whom his people had always worshipped, had actually “answered their prayers.” Only then did he gradually realize that he had transmigrated into a world of deities and become a follower of a beautifu 787Reads8.3Score107Shelves
17. 17 部 Clash of Clans: My Troops Can Evolve Without Limit 部落冲突：我的兵种能无限进化 Tiger-Hunting Up the Mountain上山打老虎Anime Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Xiao Ran, the world champion of Clash of Clans, transmigrates into the game world and gains the hidden SSS-rank skill Troop Evolution. While barbarians from other villages are still fighting goblins, the barbarians in Xiao Ran's village are already marching off in droves to slay dragons… 1.5kReads8.9Score147Shelves
18. 18 无 In an Empty Apocalypse, I Lead Players on a Rampage! 无人末世，我带着玩家杀疯了！ Bamboo Shoots Braised with Fried Food笋干煲炸Sports1.8M WordsCompleted Game designer Gu Zhe transmigrates to an apocalyptic world overrun by evil races. Undead, demons, dark elves, vampires, insectfolk, serpentfolk, and all manner of other evil races... Humanity in this apocalypse has already been wiped out by the evil races! Gu Zhe, being human himself, is in mortal danger! Fortunately, he brought along the game he designed. Through the game, he can summon players from Blue Star to descend into this world! In this lifeless apocalypse, Gu Zhe joins his players to r 5.2kReads8.8Score465Shelves
19. 19 从 Starting from Scratch: Building the Strongest Tribe 从零开始开荒，打造最强部落 Planting the Moon种月Historical3.4M WordsCompleted A modern man transmigrates back to ancient times, into a savage wilderness, only to become a reserve meal for a cannibal tribe from the start. But with knowledge and intelligence that surpass the entire era, he escapes the cannibals. He goes from surviving alone to gathering wild tribes, fighting to stay alive. Just when he thinks this is the truth of his era, he encounters figures from myth and legend: Xuanyuan, Chiyou, and Shennong. If you met them, how would you face your own ancestors? In th 10.4kReads8.3Score811Shelves
20. 20 第 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 30.9kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
21. 21 异 A Sparrow in Another World Builds an Animal Empire 异界麻雀，打造动物帝国 A Little Sparrow Duck一只麻雀鸭Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming] [Evolution] [Lord-style farming] In a Blue Star world invaded by otherworldly forces, Qi Ye became a sparrow and made his home in a terrifying S-rank otherworldly dungeon. He awakens the Animal Leader class, gathers animals scattered throughout the forest, grants them the ability to evolve to higher ranks, and leads them as they grow and evolve. From a frail little sparrow, he becomes the god of animals who rules the land. He turns a rotten forest where not even birds would cra 6.6kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
22. 22 人 Humanity Transmigrated, but Left Me Behind 人类穿越了，却没带上我 Cute Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms萌小鸡炖蘑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Blue Star's environment collapsed, and humanity struggled to survive. The powerful First Generation ruled with impunity, controlling the world's order. A “god” descended from the heavens and transported all of humanity to another world. With billions of races and endless civilizations, it was about to begin a survival challenge for civilizations! Yet Zhao Yue, a Longguo astronaut stationed on Mars, was forgotten by the “god.” From then on, he alone became an independent civilization. While other 3.1kReads7.9Score212Shelves
23. 23 植 Plant-Zombie Overlord: I Turn the Battlefield into a Vegetable Garden 植僵领主：我把战场当菜地种 Pale Blue Chill淡蓝色冰冷Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy + Supporting-character-style protagonist + Battlefield antics + Rise through cooperation + Otherworldly continent + Tower defense mixed with everything] As resources run dry and competition on their planets grows ever fiercer, civilizations send their planets' inhabitants to the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races to seize resources and earn them for their worlds. Ye Chen is a nobody who enters the battlefield through unofficial channels. After enduring one disaster after anot 518Reads6.5Score102Shelves
24. 24 迷 Surviving the Mist: A Lord’s Journey from Refugee to Ruler 迷雾求生，从流民开始的领主之路 Thorny Road, Thorny Song荆歌棘路Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The mist devours everything, and the world is reduced to ruins. The remaining bonfires are the last glimmer of civilization, and its final cages. Slay monsters, seize their crystal cores, and offer sacrifices to the bonfire in exchange for the right to survive. Build structures, take in refugees, and establish your own territory atop the ruins. But resources will eventually run out. Huddling on an isolated island means certain death! The only way to survive is to sacrifice the core, ignite the [ 13.2kReads6.6Score1.1kShelves
25. 25 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles 249Reads9.0Score161Shelves
26. 26 黑 Black Rain 2027 黑雨2027 A Cat in a Pig's Clothing扮猫吃大猪Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy, no cheats, a hard-core natural-disaster apocalypse] Black Rain 2027 is a chronicle of the end of the world as experienced by a modern family. As the first black rain falls, the world slowly collapses amid journeys and long waits. It doesn't tell the story of heroes. It records the long aftermath for ordinary people after everything falls apart: the process of growing numb and sluggish in extreme conditions, yet having no choice but to keep going. The rain will keep falling. 12.3kReads9.1Score1kShelves
27. 27 穿 Transmigrate to Another World and Start as a Mountain God 穿越异世从山神做起 Song of the Dao道前歌Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and fun] [An otherworldly system of immortals and gods] [The protagonist becomes a mountain god, but is more human than divine. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] [No female lead] Li Yuan is the disgrace of transmigrators. While everyone else transmigrates as a live-in son-in-law, an invincible agent, or an almighty emperor, he transmigrates into a rock and spends several thousand years on a mountain. Until one day... A golden book descends from the heavens, and Li Yuan becomes 40.9kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
28. 28 被 Imprisoned by My Yandere Wife, I Have No Choice but to Write Yandere Stories 被病娇老婆囚禁只好来写病娇文了 White Cat Pretending to Be Brave白猫猫故作勇猛Urban384k WordsOngoing [Yandere] + [Autobiography] + [One Heroine] + [Super Sweet] + [Imprisonment] + [Control] + [Everyday Life] This is my own experience. It was so outrageous that I couldn’t help writing it down. My writing is awful, and I don’t know how to write fiction, so this is more like a memoir. No tricks, just feelings, completely unfiltered, with nothing made up or revised. Even the title is true to life. If there are any details you’d like to know more about, dear readers, leave a comment and I’ll add the 6.4kReads7.7Score290Shelves
29. 29 退 I Leave the Party, Then Pick Up a White-Haired Saintess 退队，然后捡到白发圣女 Gou Dan'er苟蛋儿Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted “Two gold shields, and I'll entrust you with my life.” Reborn as the son of a serf, Benjamin fought his way up and successfully joined a hero's party, becoming an honorable little errand boy. Don't look down on the job of an errand boy. After one farewell dinner, he couldn't even keep that position. The party disbanded, and Benjamin went from lowly errand boy to lord of a wasteland. Nobody said graduation came with a guaranteed job assignment! Fine. Benjamin picked up the memories of his past li 39.7kReads8.6Score5kShelves

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    This is an absolutely fantastic lord-themed novel! It's my absolute favorite [shy]. The writing is excellent and the plot flows smoothly; everyone will love it. (Also, I didn't get any referral fees; I'm sharing this voluntarily because I really love it so much [sad face]). It will definitely keep airing!

30. 30 开 Transported to the Wasteland at the Start—I Choose to Hand It Over to the State 开局传送废土，我选择上交国家 San Yue iii三月iiiSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Two-way portal]+ [Wasteland farming]+ [Handing everything over to the state]+ [Ensemble cast] Lin Xian is forcibly transported to a wasteland after a nuclear war. His only advantage is a 21-cubic-meter storage space. After struggling alone for a day, he makes the only sensible choice: carrying samples, he heads straight for the military district's gates. “I have intelligence that concerns national security. I request to hand it over!” When mysterious samples from another world and horrifying im 37kReads8.4Score2.7kShelves

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    All of them are related to infrastructure development. The first one is about post-apocalyptic infrastructure development, where the protagonist gains the ability to travel to a post-apocalyptic world, hands it over to the nation, and establishes a construction vanguard base in the post-apocalyptic world. The others are also mostly related to infrastructure development and are worth reading.

31. 31 海 Ocean Survival: A 155Mm Howitzer from the Start 海洋求生：开局155加榴炮 Bee Hummingbird蜂蜂鸟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast] [Ocean + survival + large-scale cooperation + overwhelming advantage] Humanity arrives in an ocean world, with each person starting out with nothing but a canoe. Fortunately, they receive a final gift from their original world, which can randomly grant them various items and abilities. The surviving humans quickly join forces, and Chen Zhi joins them on the very first day. From cautious contact to an initial adjustment, from building trust to joining forces as one. With his one-o 31.7kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
32. 32 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
33. 33 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 259.2kReads9.2Score31.2kShelves
34. 34 我 Me, the Gate, and the Nation 我与门与国家 Great Xia's King of Slacking Off大夏摸鱼王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse550k WordsOngoing [Two-Way Portal]+ [Handing It Over to the State]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [No Female Lead] Zhang Ling accidentally obtains a portal and decides to hand it over to the state. Thanks to Zhang Ling’s selfless contribution, the country undergoes unprecedented development. Without any foreign nation knowing, the Great Xia has already become a colossal power. [Note 1: The portal turns into a little girl after about 30 chapters. If you can’t accept that, don’t read this novel.] [Note 2: There’s no female lead 33Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Just look at how long I've read them to know which ones are good.

35. 35 倒 90-Day Countdown: China Enters First-Level Combat Readiness 倒计时90天：华夏进入一级战备 A Salted Fish Swaying in the Wind风中摇摆的咸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsOngoing #Ensemble Cast #Reborn in the Apocalypse #Nationwide Mobilization #Hardcore Military Industry #Everyone Transmigrates #Rise of a Great Power "If the apocalypse were imminent, Dongguo would deliver the most stirring answer!" At a single order from the nation, Huaxia immediately activated its highest-level state of combat readiness! We would not sit back and wait for the gods to save us, nor pin our hopes on aid from other countries. Billions of people united as one, building a nationwide line of 66.3kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
36. 36 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
37. 37 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 124.2kReads9.7Score17.6kShelves
38. 38 全 A Contest for All: From Tribal Chief to Ruler of the Star Sea 全民争霸：部落酋长到统御星海 Doge of Venice 1453威尼斯总督1453Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone is a lord, races vie for supremacy, eras change, farming, war, all kinds of Paradox-game elements, civilization, rebirth and revenge, no other golden fingers Everyone builds their home base in the same vast world and competes for resources in smaller worlds.] Synopsis: In the previous life, during the era of the all-people lord competition, Earth's alliance was enslaved by an alien civilization. He had once been a ruler of a weak city-state, but returned reborn through the Heart of th 40.5kReads8.7Score4.1kShelves

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    The low rating is because it's a new book and the author updates too quickly, like SpongeBob SquarePants; it's purely a work of passion. There's no female lead, no Void army rush, no resource management or autocratic rule, and some plot points even have a historical feel and epic quality. It avoids all the pitfalls and common tropes of typical lord/player novels, such as the protagonist always having to trade with a resource-rich player at the start, and who is always female. Here, the male protagonist kills over a dozen players at the beginning to develop his power, resorting to any means necessary to revive humanity.

39. 39 就 You Call This a 10A Tourist Attraction? 就你这景区是10A啊 Lucky Little Pig小猪旺财Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure] [Building Tourist Attractions] [No Heroine] Xu Jing inherited a scenic area in a barren mountain range. You say it's so rundown that nobody visits? Then he'll turn it into a Level 10A attraction! A sacred mountain teeming with life, ruins beneath the lake, a place of pilgrimage... Countless people poured into this obscure little city and stared in bewilderment at the floating island overhead... You call this just a tourist attraction? 97.5kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves

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    Except for the last one, which has already finished, all the others are still being updated, but they are all system novels.

40. 40 继 I Inherited a Bankrupt Resort and Make a Million a Day from the Ancients 继承破产度假村，靠古人日收百万 A Little Cat Called Diandian有只小猫叫点点Modern Romance257k WordsCompleted Ji Yun inherited a half-built resort and was on the verge of despair. Then she unexpectedly got bound to the [Past and Present Dream Resort System]. She had to hire staff, except they were dead people. No, wait, they were people from the past! And so her employee roster grew increasingly absurd: Housekeeper: a scorned farmer’s wife, a cleaning whiz; Front desk: a demoted star performer from the music bureau, whose dance was worth a fortune; Security: a retired frontier soldier with a fearsome re 3.4kReads8.1Score466Shelves
41. 41 团 One Second Before Our Annihilation, I Brought the Demon Cult to the Modern World 团灭前一秒，我带魔教回现代了 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Hot Pot香菜不吃火锅Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing (Main story complete. Comic adaptation and audiobook available.) [Female lead + no romance + business management + a group transmigrates together + immensely satisfying] After spending three years as the leader of a demonic cult, Miao Yunyou was cornered by the righteous sects on a mountaintop. Just as her entire group was about to be wiped out, she transmigrated back to the modern world. The good news: As compensation, the Heavenly Dao brought her mountain along, as well as her followers, who c 29.5kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
42. 42 山 Mountain Village Management System: From the Start, I Hire Refugees from Ancient Times 山村经营系统：开局招聘古代难民 Seedless Watermelon无籽西瓜瓜Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] + [No Romance] + [Management: Desolate Village - Homestay - Resort] + [Ensemble Cast] System: "Village Chief, do you need employees? If you do, just say the word, and I'll send some over in a bit." Ji Zhao: "Then send them over~" Ten years ago, a gang of con artists targeted Ji Village, where Ji Zhao lived. Using a landslide as an excuse, they tricked the villagers into moving away and pocketed the compensation money, turning Ji Village into a desolate wasteland. Ten years later 7.4kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
43. 43 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.2kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves
44. 44 系 System Management: From Cabin to Resort 系统经营，从木屋到度假村 October in Tingzhou汀州十月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted From the start, all he has is a shabby little hut. But his goal is to develop a world-class themed resort? This is like a cuckoo taking over a magpie's nest: Little given, much demanded! … Lin Yu was bound to a “business simulation” System in college, but it took the System a full two years to finish loading and activate! Even worse, it dumped him in a vast desert from the start, claiming, “This is the empire I've conquered for you!” System: Would the player like to begin the tutorial m 3.2kReads8.0Score236Shelves
45. 45 白 The White-Robed Emperor 白衣天子 East Has Fusu东有扶苏Historical3.4M WordsOngoing (No System + One Female Lead + Political Scheming and Conquest + Surviving in Troubled Times + Building a Following) “You want to know who I am? Sit down, have some tea, and let me spin you a tale.” In the eyes of the refugees, I'm a living bodhisattva who barely belongs in this world, giving them food and shelter. In the eyes of the noble clans, I'm a mad dog in human skin, mild-mannered most days but ready to wipe out entire households when I make a move. In the histories, I'm the gravedigger 186.6kReads9.0Score22kShelves

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    The gold was hard-won. The new book doesn't have a high rating, but the packaging is nice.

46. 46 穿 I Transmigrated, but Into a Walking Joke 穿了，但穿成大笑话了 The Cannon Fodder Has No Memories炮灰没有回忆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing A nontraditional Spring and Autumn period tale of rivalry and nation-building. The early chapters are told from the perspective of commoners, with a focus on farming and a slow, everyday pace. The power struggles come later. No romance + powerful heroine + hands-on craftswoman. Jiang He transmigrated into the past with one small problem: her new status was “wild person.” She was one of the lowest-ranking commoners, farming the land beyond the city for the ruler. She could not join the army and h 31.9kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    I recently watched this, it's really good, I highly recommend it! 🥰

47. 47 我 After Reaching Max Level in the Wasteland, I Transmigrated to a Famine Year and Became Empress 我在废土满级后，穿越荒年当女帝 Zhuye竹野Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A satisfying infrastructure-building power fantasy, not a matriarchal-world story. Ruan Xiang, ruler of the largest base in the wasteland, transmigrated into one of the refugees fleeing famine in ancient times. Finding water, irrigating fields, building filtration ponds, making bricks and building kilns, teaching people to read, pressing oil… To survive better, Ruan Xiang gathered every worker she could. Until she discovered that the imperial court was growing weak, the ministers were afraid 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
48. 48 亮 Bright Sword: Half of My System Has Been Cracked 亮剑：我的系统被破解了一半 Little Ghost's Big Confusion小鬼仔大疑惑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into the world of Bright Sword and gets a points-exchange System. Killing enemies earns points, which can be used to exchange for equipment through the System. This should have been an ordinary, standard transmigration perk, but unexpectedly, the System gets hacked. It’s only half-hacked, but that’s still ridiculous enough. Having a golden finger is already powerful, but then it evolves into a golden thigh. Just you wait, Japanese devils. 4.2kReads8.3Score220Shelves

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    These books all cover this topic, right?

49. 49 修 After a Century of Cultivation, I Built a Computer 修炼百年，我造出一台电脑 A182Eastern Fantasy777k WordsOngoing [Almost Invincible] The protagonist rarely meets anyone he can't beat, and he's no pushover himself. [Sci-Fi and Fantasy] He'll eventually combine science fiction with fantasy. [Slice-of-Life Farming Style] He'll build up his own forces and increase production. [Genius and All-Rounder] He'll eventually evolve himself. He accidentally transmigrated to a world of cultivation. Wang Ke had no grand ambitions. He just wanted to cure his internet addiction. Then he spent a hundred years. And built a 201Reads6.2Score105Shelves
50. 50 开 From the Start, I'm a Superman Clone, So I Grab a Bucket and Run 开局成为超人克隆体，我提桶跑路 Writing Novels to Feed Cats写小说喂猫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing Reader’s Guide: 0. This new title, “Colonizer,” is best enjoyed alongside the sour-grapes comments in the one-star reviews and the bitter remarks from people too chicken to leave. Their promised land, the Lighthouse Nation, has already been flattened in this book. The more brainless the bad reviews, the more they prove I’m writing well. :) 1. Both this book and its author uphold the One China principle. The entire book is free, too. Middlemen and traitors, don’t come here looking for attention. 1.1kReads8.0Score112Shelves

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