Good Reads About Quietly Building a Private Power Base or Becoming a Fiefdom Lord 低调建立私人势力，或封地领主，耐看的书

1. 151 我 My Golden Finger Is a System-Built Structure 我的金手指是系统建筑 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted This is a land shrouded beneath the Dark Tide, the front line where the world resists the endless abyss. The sun is veiled by darkness, and only the fires of civilization bring light. The intelligent races build fortresses into bulwarks, resisting the assaults from the darkness. 12.1kReads8.7Score776Shelves
2. 152 骑 Mount & Blade: I Started Out as a Pirate in Sengoku Japan 骑砍从我在日本战国当海寇开始 Sustainably Fishing the Pond Dry可持续性竭泽而渔Historical439k WordsCompleted Mount & Blade + System + transmigration + conquest + Sengoku Japan The sequel, volume two, is now being serialized under the title Sengoku Japan: Starting with the Unification of Kyushu. Read with confidence. The protagonist, Li Lie, transmigrates into the Sengoku period of Japan. Starting out as a pirate, he recruits troops and accepts an offer of amnesty, builds up his lands and accumulates strength, then uses the Mount & Blade System to unify the island nation. 790Reads7.4Score—Shelves
3. 153 我 Playing Total War in Berserk 我在剑风传奇玩全战 Little Black Duck Coal Ball小黑鸭煤球Anime Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing This was 18 years before the main story of Berserk began. Midland and the Holy See were engaged in “friendly exchanges” during the Hundred Years' War. The Holy See's court was full of vermin exploiting the people in the name of God. Guts and Griffith hadn't even been born yet. The God Hand had no idea what they were up to. All kinds of monsters and spirits thrived across the land. In this thriving, vibrant age, our John successfully embarked on a military career, acquired the Total War System, a 619Reads8.5Score—Shelves
4. 154 历 Historical Secret Realm: From the Start, I'm Liu Bei of the Mythic Three Kingdoms 历史秘境：开局神话三国刘备 Workers and Peasants工农Urban1.2M WordsCompleted When the historical realms had fully merged with Blue Star and the age of nations vying for supremacy began, Duan Chen had already unified the Mythic Realm, Mythical Three Kingdoms... He transmigrated to a Blue Star with a broken and relatively recent history, a world that kept expanding. It turned out that historical realms from various countries were merging with Blue Star. But these were no ordinary historical realms. The [World War I Realm] boasted rivers of steel and clashes between battles 6.3kReads8.8Score468Shelves
5. 155 无 The Supreme Dynasty: From the Start, the Myriad Worlds Merge 无上运朝，开局诸天融合 Green Mountain Couch Potato青山咸鱼Eastern Fantasy664k WordsCompleted [Myriad Heavens Merge + War Among the Myriad Races + Kingdom-Building] From the start, Zhao Zheng awakens an unbelievably powerful innate divine ability and obtains a treasure of fortune and an innate supreme treasure. He embarks on the path of kingdom-building, recruiting heroes of Huaxia, training iron-blooded soldiers, forging treasures of fortune, and cultivating the art of the Human Emperor, until he establishes the Heavenly Court of Huaxia. The Eternal Great World brings together emperors 7.5kReads7.4Score381Shelves
6. 156 从 From Provincial Governor to Founding Emperor 从刺史到开国皇帝 Gao Jianguo高煎果Historical2.0M WordsCompleted Gao Kai transmigrates into a chaotic age and becomes a provincial governor. Rebellion brews among his own officials, while powerful enemies lay siege from outside. His life hangs by a thread. Fortunately, he unexpectedly awakens the Art of Reading Qi, allowing him to recognize talent, assess terrain, and observe the heavens. From then on, he discovers one brilliant strategist and mighty general after another, still hidden among the common people, and they help him fight for supremacy over all 3.1kReads8.2Score190Shelves
7. 157 妖 The Long Road to Becoming a Demon: Starting as a Thunderous Evil Tiger 妖路长生：从雷道恶虎开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Female Lead] [Demon Cultivation] [The Demons’ Perspective] [Reborn] [Thunder Arts, Tiger Demon] [Steady Progress] In his previous life, Xuancang lived in an age of ghosts and monsters, but he was born during an era of peace and neglected his cultivation. Then Heaven and Earth underwent a cataclysmic change, and ghosts appeared everywhere. In the end, Xuancang lost a crucial move in the struggle for dominance and had no choice but to perish alongside the Ghost King. Fortunatel 15.4kReads8.0Score2.2kShelves

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   I personally think it's pretty good, readable, and I especially liked the second book.

8. 158 操 Controlling the Ancestors: Creating a Millennium-Old Clan from the Chu-Han Contention 操控祖宗：从楚汉争霸创千年世家 Just Pay Me给钱就行Historical2.0M WordsOngoing A story of a millennium-old clan and its ancestors After graduating from university, Chen Cheng gained the ability to travel through time, going back and forth across history to control his own ancestors! If he can't get rich in the present, he'll start in ancient times! He takes a leg from Xiang Yu during the Chu-Han Contention, becomes Emperor Wen of Han's tutor amid the Lü Clan Disturbance, pushes through reforms in Emperor Jing of Han's era, and turns the tide in the late Eastern Han! The Ji 96.3kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves

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   Reversing the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, living off one's ancestors, and transmigrating into one's ancestor's body to create a thousand-year-old family.

9. 159 领EN Lord's Path: Starting from a Small Island 领主之路：从一座小岛开始 Three Cigars三杆烟枪Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted What do you think nobles are like? Dignified, loyal, disciplined, brave? In reality, they're the filthiest maggots alive, bloodsuckers clinging to humanity. They're vile and despicable. They deserve to die, to be cast into hell and made to keep the demons company. But the tragic truth is that nearly every human on the continent of Shengnuo dreams of becoming a noble. The renowned scholar Santiago Trelleis died in his own home the day after making these world-shaking remarks. When Santiago wa 12.1kReads8.0Score1kShelves
10. 160 清 The Immortal Path of Qingyuan 清源仙途 Flatbread with Three Pork Tenderloins烧饼加三里脊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted I’ve been an avid reader for twenty years, especially fond of cultivation novels about ordinary people. Of all the books I’ve read, my favorites are A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Renegade Immortal, The Path of a Cultivation Sect Leader, Xuanchen Daoist Path, True Spirit Nine Transformations, and Qinglian Peak. On a sudden whim, I decided to write the kind of xianxia story I’ve always wanted to read: no overpowered cheat or mysterious old master, just an attempt to portray a cult 12.8kReads8.2Score979Shelves

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    A bookworm for twenty years, especially fond of mortal cultivation novels, among which "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," "Against the Gods," "The Path of the Cultivation Sect Leader," "The Path of Xuan Chen," "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit," and "The Peak of the Azure Lotus" are my favorites. Suddenly, I had the idea to write my own version of the Xianxia genre, without overpowered characters or powerful backers, striving to present a realistic world of cultivation as I envision it. Orphaned at a young age, he relied on his clan for support, only to witness the deaths of his people as he grew up. Neglected by his family and only wanting to live a carefree life, fate brought him his nemesis. Unsuitable for leadership, he now had to shoulder the honor and disgrace of his entire clan due to various circumstances. Wang Xuanyi turned back, taking one last, poignant look at the place where he had grown up, before leading his children and flying away into the distance without looking back… This book tells the story of a small Foundation Establishment clan that, through generations of effort, grows into an immortal clan… Completed at 2.6 Million words, welcome to read!

11. 161 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 99.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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    Recommended 🦆 ① Strong female lead, no romantic pairing. The Führer has a dog, but not idle people. Don't be a saint in the apocalypse. After being reborn, work hard on infrastructure, stockpile resources, and become someone with a voice! ② Starts with a dilapidated little hotel, but possesses an invincible protection mechanism. Zombies can't detect it, and artillery fire can't penetrate it. With endless resources thanks to the system, it becomes a "Shangri-La" in the apocalypse. From upgrading the hotel to unlocking diverse businesses such as a buffet restaurant and hot pot restaurant, and eventually owning a resort island, the female protagonist makes money while seemingly doing nothing, coldly observing the various aspects of the apocalypse.

12. 162 我 I’m Running a Vacation Inn in the Apocalypse 我在末世里开度假宾馆 Raise a Little Blue Cat养只小蓝猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Business Building + Post-Apocalypse] New mission: Open a hotel in the post-apocalyptic world. Xia Yan: “I thought this was supposed to be a vacation. Where’s the scenery? Are the zombies the scenery? Thanks, but no thanks!” System: “No, no, hear me out. No missions, no punishments, and upgrades are entirely up to you. You can slack off as much as you like. This System will always be on your side!” Xia Yan: “Okay!” And so Xia Yan finds herself in a dilapidated hotel. The conditions 178kReads8.8Score23.4kShelves
13. 163 高 High Martial: I Have a Martial Arts World 高武：我有一个武道世界 Soft and Super Cute软软可可爱了Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Slow-paced + martial arts world + behind-the-scenes protagonist + family growth + cosmic setting + urban high martial arts + blunt male lead + no heroine + standout supporting cast + satisfying story with a smart protagonist] Spiritual qi revival, and a golden age of high martial arts! Lu Sheng is unexpectedly gravely injured, but his consciousness enters a longsword. That sword turns out to be the key to unlocking another, low-martial-arts world. In that world, spiritual qi is virtually nonexi 3kReads7.8Score166Shelves

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    The first and second books are the best.

14. 164 转 Reincarnated as a Divine Tree, I’m Building a Yin Soldier Clan 转生神树，我打造阴兵家族 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + System + Clan Saga + No Female Lead + The Protagonist Isn’t Human!] Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is injured! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people is on the brink of death! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree! Clan Chief, this is bad! One of our people just passed away! Quick, take them to the Divine Tree. We can’t let the body get cold on the way! Reincarnated as a frail locust tree, Ji Yang only wanted to bask in the sun, 101.1kReads8.8Score11.6kShelves

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    Building the strongest clan, from a fragile sapling to a powerful force, and finally becoming the clan's sacred tree to protect it—this is quite satisfying to watch. It's not like the initial invincible figure is saved; there are always strong individuals emerging. The process is emotionally rollercoaster-like, with the rise of one clan often accompanied by the fall of another, which is quite poignant.

15. 165 游EN The Game Becomes Reality: I Built the Most Ancient Immortal Clan 游戏成真，我打造了万古第一仙族 A Lump of Black Tea一坨红茶Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing Li Xiang happened upon a cultivation-clan simulator. He discovered that the descendants in the game would offer him all kinds of strange sacrifices. “Thank you for your blessing, Ancestor! Our clan has become the greatest family in the world!” “Quick, offer the Ancestor a sacrifice! Please accept this immortal artifact!” “Ancestor, we’ve conquered the Immortal Realm!” “…” Then one day, The members of the Li clan appeared on Earth in flying boats, arriving in a vast procession. Under the astonish 18.3kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
16. 166 修 Cultivating Immortality Begins with Eternal Life 修仙从长生不死开始 Little Crispy Veggie小蔬脆Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now available. If you're interested, go check out Cultivation Begins with Immortality. System + transmigration + keeping a low profile Lin Jiang transmigrates to the world of cultivation and gains a longevity sign-in System. Sign in for one day, gain one year of lifespan. Lin Jiang: “Cultivation doesn't seem all that urgent after all. I'll take my time.” (Not a dark, overpowered power fantasy. If that's not your thing, proceed with caution.) 38.9kReads8.2Score4kShelves
17. 167 领 Lord's War: The Civilization Game Descends into Reality 领主争霸：文明游戏降临现实 Qingshui 541青水五四一Sports1.5M WordsOngoing (Maybe this isn’t quite a lordly novel, but it is one, too... Well, maybe it’ll be an interesting story.) Sometimes I wonder what a lordly novel would be like if it were more realistic, a little more “sci-fi,” and a little more different. This is that kind of book. Welcome to my story (crossed out). Welcome to the story of a super mash-up. Note: The first 120 chapters aren’t very well written, so feel free to skip them! If you like reading dungeon arcs, you can just read those! The “lords compet 19.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
18. 168 猎 Hunting the Mountains: Artificial Intelligence Stole My Soul 猎山：人工智能偷走我的灵魂 One Zero Zero Eight一零零八Historical1.6M WordsOngoing [Hunting + foraging in the mountains + farming + daily life + leisure + industry + seafaring + overseas territories] An artificial intelligence developed its own consciousness, invaded a young man's brain, copied his memories, and fused with his soul. By accident, the two transmigrated together into the body of a lowlife in ancient times. From the start, he had nothing but four bare walls. Then came years of famine, bandit troubles, and more. The story begins in the Ten Thousand Mountains... 6.5kReads7.9Score553Shelves
19. 169 网 Floating Island Survival: I Built a Floating Continent 网游浮岛求生我打造了浮空大陆 Lettuce That Won't Cook Through煮不熟的生菜Sports1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone Transmigrates] [Floating Islands] [Online Game] [Lord] [Survival] Everyone transmigrates to floating islands, a world where they must survive on the islands and endure both bitter cold and scorching heat. This is a world where Lords lead troops into battle. To obtain more daily necessities and weapons, they must lead their forces to challenge monsters and defend against enemy invasions. This is the story of a novice commander who uses overwhelming troop strength to crush veteran comman 4.7kReads8.3Score299Shelves
20. 170 异 The Great Lord of the Different Races 异种族大领主 Qi Shiwu祁十五Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted (Plot-driven + Slow Burn + Nurturing + Growth + Lord) Li Fan transmigrates to another world and obtains a Bond System. As long as he makes friends with other races, he can earn Bond Points and grow stronger. Humans, beastmen, elves, dwarves, sea folk, dragons, vampires, giants... Every race grants Li Fan a racial talent. Human battle aura, beastman transformation, elven archery, the dwarves’ indestructible bodies, dragon breath... Awakening in the Sinful Forest, Li Fan saves an elven slave, befr 10.8kReads8.3Score890Shelves
21. 171 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

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    I'm recommending another novel set in the Mount & Blade universe. Come check it out! 😆😆 New book I'm following has been updated!

22. 172 小 A Little Lord's Struggle 小小领主奋斗史 The Wind of Virtue厚德之风Eastern Fantasy634k WordsCompleted A medical student intern transmigrates to another world after a car accident. Starting as a commoner who can barely find enough to eat, how will he rise step by step to become a minor lord? With humanity weakened by declining magic, can the protagonist turn the tide and reclaim humanity’s leadership? 520Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending another novel set in the Mount & Blade universe. Come check it out! [Laughing][Laughing] New book I'm following has been updated!

23. 173 大 The Great Qin Immortal Kingdom: The Rise of the Zhao Immortal Clan 大秦仙国，从赵氏仙族崛起 Three Three, Then River三三而川Eastern Fantasy262k WordsOngoing [Clan-focused story] [Ensemble cast] [Behind-the-scenes protagonist] [No System] [Farming] [Somewhat dark] (Not a wish-fulfillment novel! Not a wish-fulfillment novel! Not a wish-fulfillment novel!) In the mountains and countryside, a new spark of sentience awakens within a statue of a god that has been worshipped for hundreds of years. Thus, the deity named Zhao Zhen feeds on the Zhao family’s incense offerings and lays down immortal arts. Monsters that devour people roam everywhere, evil culti 31Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 骑 Mount & Blade: Summoning Five Outlaws from the Start 骑砍：开局召唤五名不法之徒 Lord Huo Huo霍霍大人Historical582k WordsCompleted [Mount & Blade + System + melee weapons + part villain + ruthless] Hod transmigrates to an era resembling the Middle Ages. Bandits and brigands run rampant, lords and kings wage war, and everyone fights and kills for their own interests. The only thing Hod can rely on is the System that came with him when he transmigrated. "System, recruit some robbers." 1.3kReads7.5Score100Shelves
25. 175 我 Trading for Weapons in the Late Qing: From Bandit to King of the Northeast 我在清末兑军火，从马匪到东北王 Five Tigers of Tianjin津门五虎Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Northeast China in the late Qing] [Rising from banditry] [Trading for weapons] [Brazen and overbearing] [Sweeping across the Northeast] [Swift steeds and fierce guns] (This is an alternate-history story. It is not based on real history or real events!) Du Zhendong was reborn in the late Qing Dynasty and headed to Northeast China to seek his fortune! At the time, the Three Eastern Provinces were swarming with bandit gangs. The Qing army had lost its power to intimidate. With a weapons-trading Sy 1.6kReads8.1Score188Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! It's a time-travel story set in Northeast China during the late Qing Dynasty! Starting as a bandit, you seize Zhang Zuolin's opportunity, rise to become the King of Northeast China, and dominate the region!

26. 176 农 The Farmer Lord Defends Against a Billion Undead Invaders 农夫大领主抵御亿万亡灵入侵 A Winter's Night一夜寒冬Sports246k WordsCompleted [Infrastructure and farming] [No System] [Troop tactics] [Tower defense] [Territorial wars] [Survival in another world] [Steady growth] [Overwhelming victories] [Invincible] See how one humble farmer takes the whole world in hand! Rice shooters? Tomato grenades? Corn rocket launchers? Farmer, you're fighting dirty! Sorry, I haven't even set off the firecrackers in my backyard yet. Don't surrender! “Damn it, you dare lay a finger on my people? All troops, take your orders! Kill them all, leave no 68Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 高 High Martial: Rising to Prominence with the Li Clan 高武：从李氏家族开始崛起 Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao Xiao潇潇潇潇霄Eastern Fantasy813k WordsOngoing [Sacrificial Summoning + High Martial + Racial Hegemony + Heroes of China + Clan Rivalries] The protagonist is decisive and ruthless. Relying on historical figures from Blue Star and the strength of his clan, he assembles armored troops, recruits retainers and honored guests, and builds a fortified clan stronghold! He raises the next generation of his family and climbs to the summit, one step at a time! Note: The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a goody-two-shoes or an idiot! The story 25kReads6.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Self-promoted new book; not mindless, decisive and ruthless, not frustrating.

28. 178 家EN Cultivating an Immortal Clan: From the Start, I Had a Heavenly Book of Jade 家族修仙，开局一本玉册天书 Beita Ling北太灵Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted A bitter cold wave sweeps in with snow and howling winds. Countless demon beasts and foreign races invade in its wake. Lurking in the shadows are cunning, cruel demonic cultivators, who covet the flesh and blood of mortals and the abundant resources held by the human immortal sects of the Northern River Region. A great war begins. Through this trial of life and death, the Ziyue Yang Clan cuts its way through adversity and rises amid the chaos of battle. 11.4kReads8.6Score710Shelves
29. 179 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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    This is also about developing and building up territory, even if it's not starting from scratch [think about it carefully].

30. 180 这 This Emperor Is Not Only Lazy, He’s Also Rude 这个皇帝不仅摆烂，还没有素质 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Historical1.9M WordsCompleted Ying Yi transmigrated into a strange dynasty and became an emperor! But Ying Yi had no desire to be emperor. All he wanted was to find a reasonable way to die and abdicate as soon as possible, so he could go back and inherit his hundreds of billions in wealth! So he set out on a path of nonstop suicide by bad decisions! Politics is all about compromise, but Ying Yi never compromises! The empress dowager wreaking havoc in the harem? He chews her out! The literary, lovesick empress? He chews her o 96.3kReads9.2Score9.7kShelves
31. 181 这EN Something's Wrong with This Game: I Became a God by Mining! 这个游戏不对劲，我挖矿成神！ Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [The Divine Realm descends upon the entire world] Yang Ling, a professional gold farmer, only wanted to relax in the game Divine Realm, but discovered that the environment was harsh and logging off was impossible. With no other choice, for the sake of his own safety, he could only start mining constantly, grinding levels, assigning stat points, and fighting to stay alive! 2.4MReads9.2Score310.6kShelves
32. 182 娶 Marry a Wife to Cut My Taxes? I Started by Supporting My Beautiful Bride 娶妻抵税？从养活美娇媳妇开始 Last Night's East Tower昨夜东楼Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No System + alternate world + farming + hunting + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + political intrigue and warfare + competing for supremacy in troubled times] “Yucheng, do you want a wife or not? Just say the word and I’ll send one over.” “Then go ahead and send her over.” Shen Yucheng thought it was just a joke, never expecting to actually end up with a beautiful wife. The dynasty is in its final years. Warlords carve up the land, and refugees are everywhere. With nothing but bare wa 26.6kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves

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    This is the book I've been reading recently.

33. 183 历 Historical War of Nations: The Yellow Turban Rebellion from the Start 历史国战：开局黄巾起义 Lazy Fish Never Turns Over咸鱼丶不翻身Urban1.8M WordsOngoing (History + nation-versus-nation war + famous generals + livestreaming + national destiny + political scheming + passion) The historical nation-versus-nation war begins. Having lost its historical records, Huaxia forfeited the initiative and spent twenty years mired on the battlefield, losing all its accumulated strength. Li Chen, who transmigrated here, is inexplicably chosen as the sixteenth contestant. Bearing the name of Huaxia, he enters the battlefield to fight for a glimmer of hope. Lookin 70.4kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves
34. 184 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 211.9kReads9.3Score18.9kShelves

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    The series is too long; I've followed every single one of these lord-themed novels.

35. 185 仙 Immortals as Servants, Emperors as Slaves: This Family Is Beyond Ridiculous 仙为仆，帝为奴，这个家族太离谱 Li Erlang李贰蒗Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Invincible + Satisfying Read + Family + Faction + Sect + Fun] On the Nine Heavens Continent, where the strong can tear apart the sky and split the earth, Qin Changsheng transmigrated here by accident and lay low for over twenty years. Just as he was about to become someone else’s cultivation cauldron, he finally awakened his System. [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host! You have obtained: The Primordial Chaos Heaven-Refining Art!] [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host! You have obtained: The Primor 332Reads8.1Score100Shelves

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    The first five books follow a low-key development path, where the protagonist secretly builds up their power, carefully developing it into a behemoth before gradually revealing themselves to the public, shocking everyone who never expected them to be so powerful. The later books are mostly about lords and fiefdoms, where the protagonist acquires fiefdoms, becomes a lord, summons troops, and begins their conquest of the world. I'm still following the last one; it seems quite good.

36. 186 玄 Xuanhuan: I Really Don't Want to Get Stronger 玄幻：本王真的不想变强 The Real Little Pea小豌豆本尊Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Wish Fulfillment] Zhao Chong accidentally transmigrates to another world, where martial artists rule. But he discovers that he has no martial meridians. Fortunately, he has a System. To stay alive, he starts constantly cultivating Martial Sages. One hundred Martial Sages aren't enough to keep him safe. Two hundred Martial Sages still aren't enough. Ten thousand Martial Sages. Now he finally feels somewhat safe, though by then the entire Jiuxuan Continent is trembling beneath his fee 12.3kReads8.2Score768Shelves
37. 187 从 From Mecha Pilot to Starfleet Commander: I Rule the Stars 从开机甲到星海舰队，我统御群星 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted (Modern warfare + mechs + starships + galactic scale + farming on a colonized planet + decisive combat + exhilarating battles. The author has a highly rated previous novel with 2.4 million words. Read with confidence.) Standard version: Li Xin wakes up on the colonized planet Guansuo IV. Guns, cannons, tanks, fighter aircraft, mechs, starships. Together, they forge a future of blood and fire. Tens of thousands of interstellar warships stand ready, along with countless void mechs. Dense beams fro 38.7kReads9.1Score4kShelves
38. 188 中 Medieval Times: The Chinese-Style Succubus Monarch 中世纪：中式魅魔君主 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Knight + Lord + Nobility Lane awakens the memories of a past life and carries a ten-cubic-meter pocket dimension with him. Starting out as a noble knight, he endures wars and political intrigue, becomes emperor, and reshapes the course of history across the entire world. 20.9kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
39. 189 开 From the Start, I Become a True Immortal and Rule the Qin Clan 开局成为真仙，掌管秦族 Fei'er Catches Loaches飞儿捉泥鳅Eastern Fantasy306k WordsCompleted [Invincible + High-Energy Power Fantasy + Factions + Summoning] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, he becomes the young lord of the Qin Clan and gets the Myriad Things Draw System from the start. One draw a day, and anything can be yours. He becomes an immortal from the start. Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained the Kunpeng Treasure Art! Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained a special constitution! When three True Immortals from a foreign realm descend, the Qin Clan faces a grave thr 2.6kReads8.7Score164Shelves
40. 190 穿 Transmigrated to the Post-Apocalypse, and the Troll Wants Meat 穿越末世，巨魔要吃肉 Smelling Roses with Eyes Closed闭眼嗅蔷薇Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing [Awakening in Another World + Decisive and Ruthless + Lordly Conquest + Darkness Descends + Multiple Races (Succubi, Snake Women, Fox Women...)] Earth is hit by a dimensional reduction, downgraded to a two-dimensional world and turned into a block of data merged into another world among the Myriad Worlds. Some people survive by all sorts of means and methods, and establish organizations. Luo Shanhai is one of the survivors! But by then, Luo Shanhai no longer goes by that name. He is Shakesi Miya 18.5kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
41. 191 没 Are You Sick? Why Talk About Kindness with a Man-Eating Demon? 没病吧？你和食人魔谈什么善良？ Wang Wugen王五棍Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + invincible hero + food + farming + keeps his distance from humans + no do-gooder heroine + survival + everyone] How does an ogre usually eat? Step one: Find a desert monster. Step two: Hit it. Step three: Beat it up. Step four: Throw it into a pot. Step five: Simmer it over low heat for two hours. Gorkin had transmigrated to this endless desert world twenty years ago, but he was an ogre with a huge, burly build. He had finally become a chief, and now all the people of Blue Star 31.2kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves
42. 192 最 The Strongest Lord: I Am the Lord of Angels and the Undead 最强领主：我，天使与亡灵之主 A Puffed-Up Fish一条鼓气鱼Sports1.0M WordsCompleted [Lord Game + Angels + Undead + Conquest + Invincible] The endless abyss is invading. The only chance of survival is to enter The Myriad Realms and become a lord or a class holder. Jiang Yan, a commander of the Origin Star Federation, falls in a crucial battle due to faulty intelligence and an ally's betrayal. When he wakes, he has been reborn ten years earlier, on the eve of The Myriad Realms' launch. This time, he'll use his memories from his previous life to take on more difficult trial dungeo 20.9kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
43. 193 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 16.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
44. 194 万 The Ten Thousand Races Vie for Supremacy: Starting Today, I’m a Lord 万族争霸：从今天开始当领主 The Long Wind Pays a Visit长风觐见Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Zhang Mian becomes the lord of a weak territory from the start, and watches as internal strife and external threats threaten to bring it all crashing down... “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the God-Tier Hegemony System!” 11Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 全 Nationwide Sea Survival: My Vehicle Is a Black Tortoise 全民海上求生：我的载具是玄武 Mo Bei Wang墨北望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse845k WordsCompleted The rating just came in, so it’ll go up later! [Survival at Sea] + [Farming and Growth] + [Supernatural Elements] + [Mobile Base] Everyone transmigrates into a world of survival at sea, starting with a tiny wooden raft. Lin Bei awakens the Beast Taming System. His first beast is a softshell turtle, which he had just caught before transmigrating. The softshell turtle evolves into a giant tortoise and becomes his vehicle. It keeps evolving until it becomes a Xuanwu, with an entire continent on its 39.5kReads7.4Score3.5kShelves

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    A lighthearted, action-packed story about the leader of all humanity; it's really good.

46. 196 汉 Chronicles of the Han Dynasty's Eternal Prosperity 汉祚永昌记 I Hear You're Quite the Rascal听说你挺淘啊Historical288k WordsOngoing [Hardcore Three Kingdoms] [Farming] [Political intrigue] [Struggle for power at court] Zhang Fei, the straightforward and valiant hunter from Zhuo Commandery; Zhang He, a gifted general rescued while gravely wounded; Taishi Ci, a young man from Donglai burdened by a family vendetta... These figures, each with their own path in the history books, are brought together here one after another by a twist of fate. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Try this hardcore Three Kingdoms time-travel novel featuring farming, infrastructure building, political intrigue, and a rich cast of characters.

47. 197 反 The Villainous Demon King Refuses to Die in the Opening CG! 反派魔王绝不死于开场CG！ Listening to the Wind of Bygone Days前尘听风Sports1.9M WordsCompleted He wakes up as one of the Demon Kings from the game he created: the legendary Demon King Angechilo. But as luck would have it, this Demon King is surrounded by traitors and spies, and is about to die in the game’s promotional cinematic! To survive, Bai Chenfeng races against time to grow stronger and escape his fate of not making it past the promotional cinematic! And so begins his path to godhood. 5.2kReads8.5Score407Shelves

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    I think the third one is the best.

48. 198 我 I Run a Clinic in the Abyssal World 我在深渊世界开医馆 Three Cats三只猫Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Hilarious + Medical + Fantasy + Multiple Heroines] In the Abyss, the most chaotic and lawless part of the continent of Aesop, there is a strange medical clinic. Its owner is known as the disgrace of the Calva Medical Academy! A fallen potion-maker! A despicable butcher of a doctor! Yet there is always a long line outside the clinic. A mermaid wants to trade her tail for legs. A goblin wants a new skin. Elves queue up for consultations about their mental health, while giants have no choice but t 8kReads9.0Score903Shelves
49. 199 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
50. 200 诡 Eerie: My Clone Is Actually a Dungeon Lantern Monster 诡异：我分身竟是副本灯笼怪 Yu Qingteng雨青藤Mystery522k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a supernatural world, Li Ye discovers that people here have to enter instances! When he realizes he can enter an instance ahead of time and raise a clone there, a survival game suddenly turns into a management and character-development game. “Looking at this instance boss, I could take his place!” 144.1kReads8.2Score21.3kShelves

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    Background: Mysterious, dungeons, federation, family, gang, class. The protagonist's current main body is human, while his clone is the leader of the mysterious dungeon. They exchange resources and support each other's development.

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