I’m Out of Books to Read. Lordship, Commercial Empires, You Know? 书荒，领主，商业帝国，懂？

1. 1 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 55kReads8.8Score6.4k14d adds

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   Male-oriented novels 🤦 Please stop recommending female-oriented novels!

2. 2 春 Lingering Warmth on a Spring Night 春夜余温 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted Multiple short drama adaptations are now available. The story features a reunion after years apart, rekindled love, a devoted couple, and sweet married life. A beautiful, down-on-her-luck heiress x a powerful man who loves her deeply but keeps his feelings buried. In high school: a proud rich girl x a cool, poor boy. Wen Yu reunited with Song Qingshu at the lowest point in her life. The poor boy she'd once dumped had become the chairman of a publicly listed group worth tens of billions. Wearing 67.1kReads9.3Score8.7k14d adds

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   You really should go watch it, it's really good, the plot is great! 🤭🤭

3. 3 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 53.1kReads9.5Score6.7k14d adds

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   I haven't read many books of this type, but this one is quite interesting. It's been adapted into two short dramas.

4. 4 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.1kReads9.4Score2k14d adds

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   This is a historical fiction story featuring a strong, powerful, and skilled female protagonist.

5. 5 我 Now That My Sister Is Back in the Country, Why Am I Still Her Stand-In? 我姐都回国了，我还当什么替身 Fishing for Goldfish in the Pond池中钓金鱼Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + redemption] Complete Xu Siyi, the number-one heiress of the capital's elite circle, has barely returned from overseas when she discovers that her once-proud second sister has become a stand-in for someone else, donating blood every month to her scumbag boyfriend's true love and living in a shabby little room. Her sweet, adorable third sister is about to get a dragon tattoo on her arm. She's a little demon, the leader of the local street gang, smoking, fighting, brawling, talkin 2kReads8.6Score24214d adds

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   This vest is so cool! 🥰🥰

6. 6 您 You Have a New Thirst-Quenching Drink Order 您有新的渴了么订单 Braised Wings of the Great Peng大鹏炖翅Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Character development + business simulation + infrastructure building + healing + no romance + a touch of court intrigue] They say the emperor was corrupt and incompetent, and Heaven sent down divine punishment. Not a drop of rain had fallen on this land for nearly twenty years, and countless people had died of thirst. Then, all of a sudden, a milk tea shop opened in the desert. In spring, there were all kinds of ice-cold fruit juices, along with seasonal drinks like cherry blossom and lychee b 13.4kReads9.4Score1.9k14d adds

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   The first book is about a female protagonist who transmigrates to ancient times (with a system), becomes wealthy, opens a milk tea shop, saves people and the country, and drinks milk tea with restorative properties. The prices are reasonable, and upgrading the shop will benefit the local people. The second book is currently on my bookshelf, but I haven't read it yet. You can check it out if you're interested.

7. 7 位 Quick Transmigration Across Planes: I Own a Little General Store 位面快穿，我有一间小杂货店 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Modern Romance4.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + no male lead + general store + ensemble cast + doing business in various novel worlds, including storylines where the heroine gets help] [Main characters: Su Ling + a calico cat] After waking up one day, Su Ling finds that her general store has bonded with a planar trade System, and she transmigrates into a book. First book world: a lucky heroine in a story set during the era of rationing. A general store suddenly appears on the hill behind Dawang Village. It has more goods tha 52.3kReads9.3Score4.7k14d adds
8. 8 纵 After Setting Myself Ablaze, I Was Reborn as a Human Succubus 纵火自焚后竟重生为人形魅魔 Hope Is Out of Reach希不了望Urban694k WordsOngoing (Rebirth + entrepreneurship + no System + multiple heroines + sweet romance + love-triangle drama) Alone and on the run overseas, Yang Shiguang was betrayed and hunted down. In a fit of fury, he set the gasoline ablaze, consigning himself and his memories to the flames. But though he had grown prematurely worldly, he was reborn in 2007, during the summer before college. This time, he was determined to make the most of his youth and stop being a doormat. Starting in the food business, he would bu 1.1kReads9.2Score10714d adds

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   There are no mindless wish-fulfillment plots. Even after becoming a succubus, the male protagonist still encounters difficulties, such as business failures and misunderstandings in relationships. These ups and downs make the plot more interesting than one where the protagonist is always on easy mode!

9. 9 全 Global Lord: I Have a Small World 全民领主：我有一个小世界 Fearless Young Master公子无畏Sports929k WordsCompleted [Lord-Building + Pocket-Sized World + Steady Development] Humanity on Blue Star transmigrated en masse to a game world. Every night, countless undead swarmed toward the human main cities. Humanity struggled to survive. Su Heng arrived carrying a small world and became a lord, placing his territory inside that world. With no undead attacks in the small world, Su Heng's territory continued to grow and thrive. At the critical moment, Su Heng stepped forward. His vast army swept across the land, stu 3.7kReads7.9Score22714d adds

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   I've never read this type of book before, and I think both of them are quite good. 😳😳😳

10. 10 无 Infinite Lord Intelligence: Conquering the World with Demi-Human Girls 无限领主情报，以亚人娘横推世界 Three-Nine, Never to Return as One三九不归一Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: “The Intelligence Lord: Demi-Human Girls Keep Trying to Get the Better of Me!” “I Have Unlimited Lord Intelligence, and I Declare Myself Invincible!” [Beast-Eared Girls + Plant Girls + Mechanical Girls + Elves + …] [Daily Life + Taming Beasts + Farming + Conquest + Hunting + Infrastructure] Order collapses, games descend into reality, and everyone enters the Age of Lords! Random supply drops, fishing for treasure chests, extreme weather: all kinds of unknown opportunities are righ 4.9kReads7.8Score58214d adds
11. 11 领 Lord: I Build a Realistic Gaming Empire 领主：我打造真实游戏帝国 Can Yu参屿Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Territory Lord Farming] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [Building an Empire Through Management Games] The world is shrouded in darkness and rife with war. Tens of thousands of territory lords battle over land and resources. But Chen Yu is different from them. While others are busy fighting, he’s busy building dungeons and luring adventurers from other worlds in to challenge them. [Happy Landlord] [Resident Evil] [Dungeon Fighter Online] [Audition] [PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds]… One dungeon after a 17.6kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
12. 12 领 Lord: Building My Fortune from a Run-Down Barony 领主：从落魄男爵领开始发家 Black Little Civet黑小狸Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Plenty of Everyday Life + Growing Male Lead (with increasing strength) + Lord-Building + Multiple Races + All Kinds of Romance] Lin Wei inherited a run-down barony from his father. The land was too barren to grow food, trade was underdeveloped, and bandits plagued the surrounding area. Even the last hundred guards in his domain were about to mutiny because they hadn't been paid. Fortunately, he unlocked a golden finger that let him see other people's talents. What? The cat-eared girl he b 11.2kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
13. 13 第 The Fourth Calamity: I Rebuild the Immortal Sect with Players 第四天灾：我靠玩家重建仙宗 Huang Yaoshi Doesn't Practice Martial Arts黄药师不练武Sports320k WordsCompleted A wage slave dies suddenly and becomes the most miserable sect leader in the cultivation world? A dilapidated hut to start with, surrounded on all sides by powerful demon beasts! His only golden finger is called the System, and its core function is... tricking Earth players into becoming disaster fodder to be harvested? The Ancient Profound Era bursts onto the scene! A 100% authentic cultivation experience! Players around the world scramble for limited-edition helmets! The goofy players go wild 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Gaming and sports, urban martial arts

14. 14 领 Territory Survival: A Mechanical Factory from the Start 领地求生，开局一座机械工厂 A Thousand Cranes千只鹤Sports1.3M WordsCompleted [Mechanical disaster] [Mass-produced troops] [Rivalry among the myriad races] [Lord] Billions of people are forcibly brought into a survival game, made Lords of their own territories and forced to take part in a contest among the myriad races. At the beginning, each city lord randomly receives a building and a troop type. However, Su Ming gets mechanical troops. Scrap metal? Junk? A pile of junkyard trash? You clearly have no idea what mechanical troops are capable of. Early game: I can fe 9.8kReads7.0Score1k14d adds
15. 15 全 Humanity’s Invasion Begins, and the Racial Trials Are Underway 全民入侵，种族试炼开启 Blue Wind蓝色的风Urban3.3M WordsOngoing An invincible body makes anything possible! Today, as I continued down the road of getting beaten up, I once again managed to make it through another day... A hundred years ago, a cataclysmic change struck the star sector! A higher civilization appeared in this galaxy, and trial stages emerged from thin air. Everyone could participate. By using a Star Key, they could be matched with and enter trial planets, searching, exploring, and killing, using every possible means to constantly improve thems 210.8kReads8.4Score18.6k14d adds
16. 16 女 My Girlfriend Thinks I'm Poor, So I Evolved a Two-Dimensional Foil in My Divine Kingdom 女友嫌我穷，我神国演化二向箔 Guangdong Cockroach广东蟑螂Urban387k WordsOngoing [Godhood for All] [System] [Divine Kingdom] [Technological Civilization] [Face-Slapping Power Fantasy] [No Saintly Protagonist] This is a supernatural world where everyone can awaken a divine kingdom, become a deity, and govern a civilization! The stronger a divine kingdom's initial energy, the more formidable the supernatural civilization it develops! In one person's divine kingdom, sword energy emerges and gives rise to a civilization of sword immortals, who split the sky with a single strike 299Reads8.4Score—14d adds
17. 17 全 The World’s Most Terrifying Organization: Ruling the World 全球战力最恐怖组织：称霸全世界 Tian Jiubaiya天九白鸦Urban4.8M WordsOngoing [Assassin]+ [Mercenary]+ [Underworld] I founded the Underworld and hunted down the fiends. A hundred kings under my command wage war across the land, all to reach the pinnacle of the world. Assassins, mercenaries, the underworld, the whole wide world. My name is Zhou Du. I kill… I do not ferry souls! 84.4kReads8.8Score6.5k14d adds
18. 18 神 Mythic Lord: The Nine Heavens Lady Descends 神话领主：九天玄女降临 My Deskmate Is So Handsome同桌真帅Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Churen transmigrated to a world where everyone could become a lord. Here, after finishing their college entrance exams, everyone could use their Lord’s Heart to enter the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races and become a lord, waging war across a vast world. An orphan, Chen Churen could only use the white Lord’s Heart handed out for free by his school to enter the world of ten thousand races. But when he recruited heroes, he suddenly discovered a book of myths from his previous life in his min 7kReads8.3Score48414d adds
19. 19 御 Beast Taming: My Six Adorable Boys Turn the Whole Alliance Upside Down 御兽：我家六正太，炸翻全联盟 Mo0071墨0071Urban511k WordsCompleted [Game Worlds Merging] [Beast Taming] [Beastfolk] [No Romance, Absolutely Firm] [Everyday Child-Rearing] [Young Boys] Su Luo transmigrated to a Beast Taming world, so poor he couldn’t even afford the weakest battle beast. Then, by chance, he found a strange giant egg covered in cracks. When the shell broke, out hatched a group of scheming little boys, each with his own distinct style: The elegant yet infuriating young Time Dragon said, “Human, want to make a contract? The life-bound kind.” The Ab 598Reads8.7Score10014d adds
20. 20 咬 Bite the Scales 咬鳞 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads708k WordsCompleted [Pink little mermaid x high-ranking commander] [Gentle, cunning, and devoted x resilient, ferocious, and cruel little darling + corruption + melodrama + sweet and angsty romance + 1v1 + devoted couple, happy ending] Xing Nan is a rare pink mermaid, so rare that everyone covets him. Everything around him is dangerous. The first person he meets after escaping from the laboratory is Pei Wenyang. He begs Pei Wenyang to save him. Pei Wenyang is the gentlest human he's ever met. He dries Xing Nan's 19.1kReads9.6Score3k14d adds
21. 21 炮 The Supporting Character Strikes Back: The Beloved Little Country Doctor 炮灰逆袭：团宠农家小医妻 Salt Pork盐巴猪Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Double doting + farming + putting scumbags in their place] Shen Yao transmigrates into the story as a doomed female supporting character! Her father is dead, her mother has remarried, and now her stepfather's family is scheming to sell her off? Hmph. She'll take on the shameless troublemakers, raise her younger brother, and call off an engagement while she's at it. But right after she breaks it off, a rugged man latches onto her and stubbornly insists on marrying into her family. Everyone: “Tha 9.8kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
22. 22 官 The Official Road, Starting at Level Three 官道，从三段开始 Mr. Fishjoy鱼乐先生Urban512k WordsOngoing My name is Bu Qingyun. (I hold a senior government post and have a fortune worth over a hundred million.) Let me tell you a secret. Ever since I was in elementary school, entering politics has been the light of my ideals and the flame of my ambition. It was buried in my heart like a seed, ready to take root and sprout as soon as the soil was right... 18.6kReads7.6Score2.9k14d adds

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    This is a good book and worth recommending; everyone should read it. Don't miss it!

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