Building on a Deserted Island

From the start, all you have is a dog. Gear comes from fighting.

What age are we living in? And you're still playing with these clichéd old tropes!

Le Fan inexplicably gets bound to a seafaring System and dumped on a deserted island, where he has to struggle to survive with limited resources.

Living off raw meat, making fire by rubbing sticks together, and dying alone? No way!

Hunting, building houses, raising magical beasts, and recruiting goblin natives: that's just the first step in showing off (crossed out).

Developing industry, building ships, launching ocean trade, and setting up trade agreements with all the different tribes: that's the second step in growing stronger.

Middlemen trying to make a profit? One-click shipping straight from the source. Delivery golems cover the whole continent. If you're satisfied, please leave a five-star review!

Attacked by pirates? My merchant ships are equipped with cutting-edge technology. They'll beat the pirates so badly they'll question their own existence.

The queen wants to collect taxes? Sorry, my deserted island isn't under the kingdom's jurisdiction. If you don't like it, bring it on.

In the end, wherever Le Fan's fleet goes, the demon race, humans, elves, and every other intelligent species will all submit to him!

The great powers send treasures as tribute. Gold, jewels, and beauties: he accepts them all... Wait, he can't accept beauties. There's a big furry jealous grouch at home.

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1. A kingdom-building and farming story, with little romance.

2. The love interest is a magical beast who can take human form later on, a handsome dark-skinned man (brown, bronze... for reference, look up pictures of dark-skinned handsome men online).

3. Please spare me writing advice. If you don't like it, just click the top-left corner to leave.

4. Unless something unexpected happens, this will be a very long story. The author is a hardworking little mole (or so they think), so feel free to jump in.

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My next upcoming book is also about kingdom-building. Feel free to add it to your collection.

"I Recreated Earth with Card Draws"

Qi Lie transmigrates to a world among the stars, where he is about to face the once-in-a-century planetary competition.

But when he looks at the planet beneath his feet, he is speechless. No plants, no animals, no rivers, no ozone layer. With nothing but yellow sand swirling everywhere, it's a dead planet.

The other planets are vast and rich in resources. If his dead planet enters the competition, it will definitely come in last.

Thankfully, there's always a way forward. He even happens to get bound to a card-drawing System. With those strange cards, perhaps he can turn things around.

[Ding~ Congratulations, player! You drew an N-rank card: A filthy ditch. Description: Severely polluted and unbearably foul. After treatment, you might be able to see fish and shrimp.]

[Ding~ Congratulations, player! You drew an R-rank card: A patch of saxaul trees. Description: The area is small, but with careful cultivation, it might eventually cover the desert.]

[Ding~ Congratulations, player! You drew an SR-rank card: A herd of easy-to-raise alpacas. Description: They grow their wool quickly, have tender meat, and their spit is their strongest weapon. Watch out, or you'll get hit!]

[Ding~ Congratulations, player! You drew an SSR-rank card: An old air purifier. Description: It's showing its age, but it can still be used after some repairs. It can purify the air across an area of up to one hectare.]

Each card has its uses. Qi Lie does everything he can, and under his care the barren dead planet becomes more and more full of life. However, the planet's most pressing problem, its lack of water, remains unresolved.

Just as Qi Lie is fretting over it...

[Ding~ Congratulations, player! You drew a UR-rank card: An injured Azure Dragon from the ancient Eastern world. Description: Its attributes are currently unknown. Please treat it with care.]

Staring at the enormous Azure Dragon circling overhead, Qi Lie is completely dumbfounded. You can get one of these things from a card draw?

The Azure Dragon speaks in a deep, melodious voice. "Human, what do you need me to do?"

Qi Lie answers respectfully and obsequiously, "I've heard that the dragons in myths are masters of controlling water. There's no one we need more right now!"

And so, the noble, mysterious dragon from ancient times gradually loses itself in Qi Lie's endless stream of flattery, becoming a fully automated sprinkler.

At the planetary competition, Qi Lie arrives riding the dragon and easily takes first place.

At the award ceremony, he advertises his planet with practiced elegance:

[Earth isn't just home to breathtaking scenery, but also all kinds of unusual creatures, like angels with pure white wings, human cultivators who fly on their swords, and merfolk who are gifted singers. And of course, there's the distinguished Azure Dragon by my side. He can take human form and has unparalleled strength. Most importantly, he's incredibly handsome and devoted, and treats his partner wonderfully! Everyone is welcome to visit Earth, trade, or find a partner!]

Qi Lie's advertisement works like a charm. In no time, Earth becomes the most popular planet in the entire star system, and countless extraterrestrial species want to immigrate and become its residents.

The legendary planet owner, Qi Lie, even becomes the number one ideal partner across the stars. Unfortunately, a powerful Azure Dragon is always by his side, leaving no one else a chance to get close.

Everyone thinks that the influencer planet owner Qi Lie must be living a life of endless glory. Who could have guessed that right now, he's pleading for mercy with tears in his eyes?

"Lord Azure Dragon, can we call it quits on the sprinkler experience for today? QAQ..."

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