Building the Foundations Begins at the Demon King's Tower

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Just after Song Ming transmigrates into the body of a demon, he discovers that the Demon Realm's economy is in a slump. The bastard old Demon King was defeated by a holy knight, ran off with his sister-in-law, and left behind a debt of 350 million. All the Demon King's towers were handed out to his subordinates as severance pay.

After working for the Demon King for decades, Song Ming receives just one tower, the most run-down of them all

Surrounded by a maze and teeming with monsters and tentacles, it's said to contain a powerful, evil man-eating demon asleep within, strong enough to shake the entire Demon Realm. Everyone steers clear of it.

Song Ming sighs and hangs a sign in front of the Demon King's tower:

"Huge, 1,000-square-meter secret chamber! 10 gold for one visit!"

"Mysterious monster hunting grounds! All-you-can-eat monster barbecue! Top chefs from the Demon Realm!"

"Passionate tentacles! Secret spaces! A special kind of play, just 20 gold!"

As the number of customers and gold coins grows, Song Ming buys up all the Demon King's remaining towers and turns them into all kinds of entertainment businesses.

To improve the supporting infrastructure, he also opens up farmland, builds waterwheels, develops transportation, and expands the city...

Song Ming stands atop the towering city walls and gazes out at the bustling Demon Realm, which has clearly become a famous tourist destination. He prays silently:

Please, don't let the evil man-eating demon in the tower wake up from all this commotion!

Unbeknownst to him, the "evil man-eating demon" is standing beside Song Ming, holding his arm and smiling as he feeds him a huge grape from the Demon Realm, freshly picked from the fields.

"Darling, what are you thinking about?" The "demon," Sait, blinks his beautiful blue eyes. "Are the grapes I grew sweet?"

Sait, top; Song Ming, bottom

A clever, looks-obsessed little merchant x a beautiful, double-standard great demon

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After the tractor he was riding in plunges off a cliff, Gu Wen, a university student and village official, transmigrates into the body of a prince sent to marry into the Rong tribe in ancient times. He brings along a farming app as his golden finger.

When Gu Wen lifts the curtain of the wedding carriage and sees the barren Gobi Desert and sand dunes, his heart leaps with joy:

Isn't this where I worked on poverty alleviation in my previous life?

Transform the environment, prevent wind erosion and desertification, build irrigation canals, and plant orchards. Creating a good place to live for future generations starts in ancient times!

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When Gu Wen arrives at the Rong tribe, he's ready to roll up his sleeves and get to work. But then all kinds of strange people start appearing around him.

The Rong chieftain, who transmigrated out of a contract-marriage romance, frowns: "Remember your place. You've been my wife for 214 days, yet you've only looked me in the eye 23 times. That's less than a 20 percent rate."

Gu Wen is delighted: "You're great at math! Could you calculate the project quantities for me?"

The chieftain's son, who transmigrated out of a story about a stepmother and her stepson from a certain website, has a wild look in his eyes: "Don't move. I don't know what will happen next. My heart is full of burning desire for you."

Gu Wen is thrilled: "You have that much energy? Then come plant a windbreak forest with me."

A general from the Central Plains, who transmigrated out of a story about a scum top pursuing his lover through a trail of regret, looks at him earnestly: "A Wen, I was wrong. I rode over 300 li in two days to get here. Come home with me."

Gu Wen is excited: "So you can travel fast! Then you'll be the messenger connecting the Central Plains and the Rong tribe!"

The transmigrators: "..."

Gu Wen smiles, showing his two little canine teeth. "Stop fooling around, my good brothers. Come help me prevent wind erosion and desertification, and build a wonderful new tribe!"

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Gu Wen leads a group of transmigrators toward a prosperous, free new life through farming.

Until one day, his golden finger tells him that its developer, Gu Wen's childhood friend Bai Li, has also arrived. His memories are jumbled after hitting his head, and he's blended in among the other transmigrators.

"Find him and have him upgrade my resource pack," the farming app tells Gu Wen.

"Just make sure he doesn't die first~"

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[Please note before reading: The couple is Gu Wen (bottom) x Bai Li (top). Everyone else is the bottom's farming buddy.

Completely fictional, no historical accuracy intended!]

Theme: Labor creates wealth.