Imperial Exams, Worldbuilding, and Sci-Fi Reading List 科举，基建，科幻文书单

1 穿 Transmigrated as the Crown Princess of a Fallen Kingdom 穿成亡国太子妃 Rice Ball Invasion团子来袭Romance696k WordsCompleted [The simplified Chinese edition has been retitled "The Phoenix Sets Sail"] One day, Qin Zheng, an engineer who worked on aid projects in Africa, transmigrated as the Crown Princess. She didn’t get a palace-intrigue script or even a chance to enjoy the Crown Princess’s luxurious life. Because the country had fallen. A eunuch held out a three-foot strip of white silk. “Your Highness, the city has fallen. Please die with dignity.” Qin Zheng: “...” What kind of opening was this? To avoid being force 374.4kFavorites657.7kClicks/ch281.5kGifts

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Very annoying hehe

2 我 My Wife Is Cold-Hearted 我妻薄情 Green Radish Skirt青青绿萝裙Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Complete] Xie Xuanying was born into wealth, beautiful as a jade tree, and gifted in both letters and arms. Later generations summed him up perfectly: Those who could beat him weren’t as learned; those who were as learned weren’t as handsome; and no one as handsome as him had even been born yet. Yet for all the advantages in his life, he faced three setbacks. First, he met the woman he loved but couldn’t marry her. Second, after going through countless hardships, he finally married her, only 277.2kFavorites480.1kClicks/ch2MGifts

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I like the heroine's insistence on self-thinking, her tenacity, kindness, bravery and stubbornness. I also like that the male protagonist can reflect on himself and respect the character of women.

3 神 The House of Gods and Ghosts 神鬼之家 Ji Ying纪婴Romance900k WordsCompleted [An absurdly funny, thrilling infinite-loop novel, complete] * The world undergoes a cataclysmic transformation, and eternal night falls. Humanity is dragged into an infinite space overrun by ghosts and monsters, forced to take part in extremely dangerous survival challenges. Bai Shuangxing gains the skill [Haunted Home]. Once she earns a ghost's favor, she can sign a contract with it, make it family, take it out of the instance, and summon it to her side. Bai Shuangxing: Got it. If one of us i 158.6kFavorites224.6kClicks/ch218.9kGifts

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It's a bit on the unlimited side, and it's a cute group portrait.

4 我 I Make Games in the Interstellar Era 我在星际做游戏 Ji Lingshan季灵山Romance509k WordsCompleted [Revising + rewriting more than half the book] Xu Piao died and came back to life. In the blink of an eye, she transmigrated into an interstellar online-game romance novel and became a supporting female character who shared her name. In this interstellar world, everyone was addicted to the internet and games reigned supreme. The male and female leads were both top players in a hugely popular full-dive game, while the supporting character named Xu Piao was a lousy player who spent every day hangi 87.8kFavorites174.1kClicks/ch178.3kGifts

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After reading it, I felt a sense of loss and a sense of urgency that the author hoped to start a new book and continue writing immediately.

5 我 Kindergarten on a Garbage Planet [Interstellar] 我在垃圾星上幼儿园[星际] There Will Be Cake蛋糕会有的No CP636k WordsCompleted Blurb: The Federation government has opened a special livestream channel dedicated to broadcasting the daily lives of exiles after their banishment. After hundreds of billions of citizens voted, the exiles banished to garbage planet A-99 were selected for the broadcast, and a series of rules were drawn up for the occasion. On the first day of the broadcast, everyone is scared half to death. On the second day, sharp-eyed viewers spot a toddler with a tiny topknot, wobbling among a crowd of bal 39.1kFavorites112.6kClicks/ch28.3kGifts

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Sci-fi cub-raising story. Jinjiang is not allowed to give five-star ratings and can only give four-star ratings.

6 星 The Interstellar Number One Weapon Master Started Out Collecting Scrap 星际第一兵器师从收废品开始 Eternal Pointer永恒指针Romance505k WordsCompleted [A new novel in the same vein is now underway! Come check it out in my profile!] – Song Shisan, a top weapons researcher at the end of the world, transmigrated to the interstellar era. After failing the mental strength test, she was assigned to the weapons science program as a first-year student. Good news: She's back in her old line of work. Bad news: In this world, weapons science is not only unpopular, but also incredibly expensive. Faced with the steep material costs and an empty wallet, Son 33.1kFavorites52.8kClicks/ch23kGifts

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It was anticlimactic, the ending was too fast-paced and some things were not explained clearly.

7 穿 Forced to Ascend the Throne After Transmigrating 穿越后被迫登基 I Love Eating Mangosteens我爱吃山竹Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Once he traveled through time, Ye Shuo became the ninth prince of the Zhou Dynasty. His mother was the most favored concubine, and his grandfather was a powerful military commander. As soon as he was born, he became one of the top three most popular contenders for the throne, almost as popular as the crown prince. The most important thing is that the mother also has the desire to seize the legitimate son. Beloved concubine + military power + upright and mature emperor, this configuration is almo 284kFavorites669.2kClicks/ch1.2MGifts

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The reading experience was poor due to the long interruption during the update process, and the ending felt a bit unfinished, but it is undeniable that this is a good novel overall.

8 如 How to Farm a Thousand-League Realm for the First Emperor's Little One 如何为始皇崽耕出万里江山 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Zhu Xiang, a professor of agricultural science, transmigrates into the Warring States period as a commoner in Zhao. At last, his life is beginning to improve. His elder sister, who ran off with all the family’s valuables to follow a wealthy merchant, dumps her son on him, saying she’s fallen for another rich merchant and can’t bring the child along. An angry Zhu Xiang is just about to find someone else to raise the boy when he learns the child is named Zheng, and his father is Yiren, a prince of 205kFavorites431.6kClicks/ch3.3MGifts

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The novel is a cub-raising and gourmet novel that focuses on infrastructure construction. It spans a long time and has rich character descriptions. Fans of the First Emperor who like long-form infrastructure novels should not miss it.

9 军 A Military Academy Student Addicted to Farming 军校生但沉迷种田 Long Qi龙柒Romance1.7M WordsCompleted My new novel is here~ Come read the world-building wish-fulfillment story The Golden Finger Manager! Li Yang was accepted into the top military academy in Huaxia and was about to choose her department. Everyone around her watched eagerly, assuming she would choose one of the highest-ranked combat departments. But then she said, “I want to go to the Agricultural Department.” Her classmates: “???” Her teachers: “???” Why would a genius combat student choose that desolate Agricultural Department? 195.2kFavorites239.6kClicks/ch1.6MGifts

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It's a cool female protagonist, with a counterattack theme, but there are some OOC characters in some of the characters, so those who don't mind can enter.

10 玩 Playing Song 玩宋 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance852k WordsCompleted As Wang Pang grows up and enters officialdom, here’s what the big shots of the Northern Song are worried about: Su Shi: Don’t even think about setting me up! Han Qi: Don’t even think about setting me up! Di Qing: Don’t even think about setting me up! Wang Anshi: Every day, I worry my son will become a treacherous minister. Fan Zhongyan: Every day, I worry my student will become a treacherous minister. Sima Guang: Every day, I worry my son-in-law will become a treacherous minister. This book wil 188.5kFavorites457.6kClicks/ch540.3kGifts

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It's more of a historical subject, and I like the Song Dynasty content.

11 [ [Tang Dynasty] Chang'an of the Great Tang [唐]大唐长安 Gold and Jade Fill the Courtyard金玉满庭Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Chang’an opened her eyes again, she was in the Tang Dynasty. The good news: It was the Kaiyuan era, the golden age of the Tang, and she was a daughter of Emperor Xuanzong. The bad news: The An Lushan Rebellion was just around the corner, and her father disliked her so much he wouldn’t even give her a princess’s title and made her become a Taoist nun. Princess Shou’an was born to Cao Yena Ji. She was born in the ninth month of pregnancy. The emperor hated her and ordered her to be dress 175.3kFavorites237.3kClicks/ch655.7kGifts

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It is a rare infrastructure novel that is not unfinished. The protagonist is very flesh-and-blood. She may not meet the public's definition of a perfect heroine, but it is undeniable that she is a very charming and ambitious character.

12 征 Conquering Another World Starts with a Game 征服异界从游戏开始 Loves Spicy Chicken Powder爱吃辣鸡粉No CP2.3M WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity: Player-Centric Story] A deranged black mage disguised another world as a game, tricking even more deranged Earth players into flooding the other world and causing mayhem. From the start, he had only a skeleton for a body, and all his equipment had to be seized... confiscated! Undead, bandits, and calamity as one: a storm from another plane begins sweeping across Nabaron this summer, bringing fear and trembling... bringing peace, justice, order, and light! The ancient gods 128.3kFavorites241kClicks/ch796.9kGifts

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The details are detailed, the sense of substitution is strong, the characters are vividly drawn, and the group portraits are well-written.

13 小 The Little Lord 小领主 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Once hailed as a genius destined to become the Empire’s chief knight, he was gravely injured and abandoned by his family and the princess he loved. Reduced to a stray with nowhere to go, he was taken in by an obscure little lord… The little lord, Jiang Zhuozhuo, has a tiny domain, no ambition, and just wants to lounge in the sun in comfort every day. Her only concern is that if no one succeeds her, the Empire will take back her land! Now her chance has arrived! The man in front of her is incredi 109.6kFavorites151.1kClicks/ch974.8kGifts

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Healing infrastructure text, the overall style is relatively relaxed, so you can read it if you are in a bad mood.

14 嬉 Frolicking Through the Three Kingdoms 嬉闹三国 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance709k WordsCompleted The day Cao Chong woke up, his father was weeping as he told his brothers, “This is my misfortune, but your good fortune! If Cangshu were alive, I would certainly make him my successor!” Cao Chong turned his head and saw a line of brothers standing by the bed. One had a murderous look in his eyes. One was built like a bear. One looked sorrowful. Cao Chong moved, and every one of them turned to look at him in unison. Cao Chong: ?????? Is it supposed to be this terrifying?! * One day, Cao Chong wa 72.2kFavorites207.5kClicks/ch477kGifts

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It's more of a historical subject, and the content of the Three Kingdoms can be included.

15 吾 I Am the Han Crown Prince, Champion of Filial Piety, Brotherhood, Benevolence, and Righteousness 吾乃孝悌仁义汉太子也 Mulan Bamboo木兰竹Romance1.3M WordsCompleted At the age of five, Liu Ying awakened memories of his previous life as a modern person and learned the “history” of his current life. His memories were hazy. Aside from knowing he had been born five years earlier than in “history,” he vividly remembered that his father, Liu Bang, would try to depose him as crown prince and drive him to his death, while his mother, Lü Zhi, would keep a human pig in the toilet to try to scare him to death. How could he put up with that?! Liu Ying immediately stol 64.7kFavorites105kClicks/ch620.2kGifts

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The characters are very charming, and the interactions between the characters are also extremely interesting. It received good reviews.

16 冒 The Fake County Magistrate Is Forced to Take the Throne 冒牌县令，被迫登基 Red Leaves Like Fire红叶似火Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a newly appointed top scholar who had been demoted, Chen Yunzhou worked diligently for three years before suddenly receiving a letter: Big Brother, you've had it rough all these years. Tonight, distract the guards at the treasury, and once we pull off this big score, we'll quit for good! Damn it! I can't keep doing this job. Just as Chen Yunzhou was planning to run for it, chaos erupted across the land and war broke out everywhere. He could only hole up in 53.6kFavorites95.1kClicks/ch76.3kGifts

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It is an infrastructure text with a fantasy color. Most of the content is unlocked in the form of units. If you like, infrastructure and detective elements can be included.

17 直 Livestreaming Li Shimin Transmigrating into Fusu 直播李世民穿成扶苏 Frying Salt, Piling Snow煎盐叠雪Romance527k WordsCompleted To save his wife and daughter, who were dying of illness, Li Shimin signed a contract with a so-called System and agreed to complete livestream missions. Then he opened his eyes and discovered that he had become Fusu, a prince of Great Qin. A man stood before him, delivering an order for him to kill himself. What a joke. Was he the sort of man who would sit back and wait to die? He killed the man who had forged the imperial edict. His actions startled the comments that had just appeared on the l 53kFavorites79.9kClicks/ch51.8kGifts

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An infrastructure novel with excellent overall pacing and content, fans of the First Emperor and Emperor Taizong will be delighted.