Novels like Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: Maxing Out Defense from the Start
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- 151 The Planar Shop System: The Shopkeeper Is a Dragon 位面开店系统之店长是条龙 Synopsis: [Multiple worlds + shopkeeping + System + cutting-edge tech + no couples + strong heroine + food] Hua Jiu was once an ancient divine dragon. When her soul fell asleep and she lost track of her System, she followed a rift in time and space to an unfamiliar plane. Three years later, the System found its Host drifting around a snack street. [Host, I'm the System bound to you. Do you remember me?] Hua Jiu: 999? [That's, bzzzt, beginning transfer to another plane,] Cultivation Plane Years 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Hey! Hand Over the System, We're Opening Branches Across the Myriad Worlds 嘿！上交系统，咱在万界开分店 [Quick transmigration + turning over the System to the authorities + no romance + brainless feel-good thrills + fictional setting] After Xie Yiqiu was bound to a System, she thought of the plots in all those novels and decided without hesitation to turn the System over to the authorities. [Apocalyptic plane]: She thought survival would be a struggle, but a miraculous shop appeared in the capital star. As long as you worked hard, you could earn supplies to stay alive. Apocalypse survivors: It’s g 605Reads6.0Score10014d adds
- 153 Shocking! I Earn Merit Points Through Time-Space Trading 惊！我靠时空位面交易赚功德 Don't read! Don't read! This was just written for practice. [No romance, trading across different planes, infinite planting space, sensible stockpiling] Parallel modern world Fictional ancient world Future apocalypse world Other worlds to come 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 In the Global Apocalypse, My City Became the Last Pure Land 全球末世我的城市成了最后的净土 Gu Yuan, who has traveled through 999 inner worlds, is about to begin her final mission. In this world, she must explore on her own to unlock the progress bar. For now, all she has to do is follow the mission. P.S. No romance. The heroine just wants to finish the mission and fulfill her wish! This is a fairly gentle story: good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds punished. Good people deserve full stomachs, warm clothes, and happy days. 179Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 155 I Was Thrust into an Apocalypse Tragedy, but I Saved the World by Opening a Shop 穿进末世虐文，我靠开店拯救世界 [One-on-One Romance + Apocalypse + Transmigrate Into a Book + Shopkeeping + Card Draws + Development + Zombies + Natural Disasters + Cute Pets] Heads-up: The female lead has no special abilities at first and relies on advanced technology. As her memories return, she grows stronger later on, gaining abilities in every element and the ability to pilot mechs. The main focus is saving the world and running shops. When the apocalypse arrives, the world spawned from a novel is on the brink of destruct 306Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 156 The Myriad Worlds' Demon Pet Shop 万界魔宠店 After accidentally transmigrating to a world of magical pets, I found myself in the body of my useless twin brother. No need to panic: with the System in hand, the world is mine. Just watch as I turn stone into gold and build a legendary magical pet shop... 222Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 157 Rebuilding the Apocalypse with a Recycling Station System 带着回收站系统重建末世 Ye Qing had finally earned enough to buy herself a home when, of all things, a falling billboard hit her and sent her to the apocalypse: a desolate world five years after it began. The one consolation is that she has a recycling System with her, and it even gives her a little house. With hard work, she can make it bigger. This world is far from pleasant, but since she's already here and has a golden finger System at her disposal, she has to give it her best. She doesn't expect to make the whole 209Reads8.4Score10814d adds
- 158 On the Long March, with My Beloved Forebears 长征路上，我和我可爱的先辈们 (Long March + System + patriotism) When the Merit System, Nos, was on the brink of death, it unexpectedly bonded with a Host. The Host chose to return to Huaxia in 1934 and help the Red Army soldiers complete the Long March. She witnessed with her own eyes how their forebears, determined to save Huaxia from dire straits, faced every hardship without fear and crossed twenty-five thousand li, creating a magnificent new chapter in human history. But the forebears had suffered so much: they ate tree 1Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 159 I Run a Supermarket in the Apocalypse 我在末世世界开超市 Ye Shuhan woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated to a post-apocalyptic world. To survive, she had to run a store according to the System's instructions, upgrading a little shop into a supermarket and mall. As she upgraded it step by step, she also uncovered the secrets of the apocalypse. She even met the man she had secretly loved in this post-apocalyptic world. Will they recognize each other? Will they make it back to a peaceful era? 34Reads—Score414d adds
- 160 After Getting a Little Supermarket, I Made a Fortune in the Apocalypse 绑定小超市后，我在末日赚疯了 [Power Fantasy + Getting Rich + Infrastructure + System + Business] She was just watching the excitement when she got herself killed. Wen Sui was completely speechless!!! "Ding dong! Congratulations, Host, you've successfully bound the Supermarket System! Want to count money until your hands cramp? Want to get rich, get gorgeous, and reach the pinnacle of life? Then go open a supermarket!" In a post-apocalyptic world, zombies ran rampant, supplies were scarce, and despair blanketed the land. A m 358Reads7.1Score10414d adds
- 161 Apocalypse: Touring the Fallen Zones in a Mobile Food Truck 末世：开着移动餐车环游沦陷区 "My new novel, Full-Dive Apocalypse: Signing a Capsule Hotel from the Start, is ready to read. Feel free to let it build up…" [Apocalypse] + [business management] + [no CP] + [not a saint] Content warning: There are side plots to add flavor to the protagonist’s life, with plenty of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty moments. Of course, most of them are sour enough to make your teeth ache. XX: This girl’s had a rough life. Give her a welfare System so she can survive. And so Ning Yan dies, the 837Reads6.9Score14614d adds
- 162 A Mad God Builds a Zombie Town in the Apocalypse to Enjoy Retirement 疯批神明在末世建丧尸小镇养老 The author’s unhinged fiction. Bai Feng is a god who evolved from a zombie. She’s not quite like the other gods. Just like her name suggests, she’s a lunatic. One day, she had nothing to do, so she entered a small world to enjoy a peaceful retirement. Who knew that world would soon be struck by the apocalypse? Bai Feng didn’t want her retirement to end. She’d heard that whenever this happened, a System would come to help the people of that world. So every day, Bai Feng lurked in different corner 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 After Transmigrating to the Apocalypse, I Built Hotels and Became the Savior 穿越末世后我靠盖酒店成了救世神 [No CP] [Apocalypse] [Strong Female Lead] [Cooperation with the State] [Cross-Plane Trade] [Cozy, Few Villainous Relatives] [Satisfying Story] Bao Taozi transmigrated into a novel she'd once criticized, as the cannon-fodder second female lead. She had to protect the space that was rightfully hers and bring along the System every transmigrator needs: an apocalypse hotel-building System. But she never expected the System to give her more than one identity. From the future to the past, then from t 1.1kReads9.1Score12314d adds
- 164 Transmigrating Across Dimensions with an Invincible Hotel 带着无敌酒店穿越位面 [Invincible + management + no romance + multiple worlds] [Hope you'll support this book. I'd love to hear your reviews.] This isn't purely about running a business; it also has fights and everyday-life chapters. The protagonist has no romantic pairing. Multiple worlds, multiple worlds, multiple worlds. The important things bear repeating three times! Liu Feng worked himself to death staying up late, then transmigrated to an apocalypse world, where he was chosen by the System Jiujiu and given an 141Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 165 Doomsday: The System Made Me Financially Free 末日：因为系统我财富自由了 [Post-apocalyptic + shopkeeping + no romance + business management] What a shock! A college student has been chosen by the System to work for it. All because she stayed up late reading fiction. Once she hits her sales target, she can return to the real world. Forget it. I'm useless. I can't do this! Or maybe she has a shot at becoming the richest person alive? Why didn't you say so sooner? Song Yan says she's ready to give it another go! “Once I meet my sales target, can I return to the real wor 9Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 166 I Open a Supermarket in the Apocalypse 我在末世开超市 Survival was never easy, especially when you were treated as food. When money and wealth were worth less than a loaf of bread, staying alive became people's only goal. But no worries! I have the strongest Supermarket System! As long as you have money, I can even buy you the moon! 45Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 167 Apocalypse Innkeeping: My Homestay Is a Smash Hit 末世经营：我的民宿卖爆了 [Business management + no CP + ensemble cast + shopkeeper as a tool character + cozy business management] Jiang Ning woke up one morning to find herself in a strange world. In this world, spiritual energy mingled with radiation, and humans lived alongside mutated plants and animals. Bound to Management System 51678, Jiang Ning began running an inn on the shore in another world. The good news: She got a job with benefits, courtesy of the Universal Administration Bureau! The bad news: If her busin 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 I Have a Shelter in the Doomsday 我在末日有个避难所 Making money + collecting rent + infrastructure development + no romance + System While everyone else is worrying about having nowhere to live and not enough to eat in the apocalypse, the heroine has already opened her shelter for business. —Reads6.1Score114d adds
- 169 Apocalypse: Lord of the Gourmet Pocket Dimension 末世：美食空间领主 #Apocalypse + System + pocket dimension + food + strong female lead + devoted couple# Han Xi, a food lover, unexpectedly encounters a mysterious person, bonds with a cute pet, and unlocks a miraculous System space. No money to stock up? Sell signature tea eggs to aliens and make a fortune! The team has grown: what will everyone eat? The apocalyptic homestead has every kind of fruit and vegetable! With humanity facing an unprecedented catastrophe, should he stay with her to save Earth? Or should 15Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 170 The Myriad Worlds Tailor Shop 万界裁缝铺 The Tailor Shop Between Worlds Ling Yue works at a small pharmacy. After the senior employees bullied her for being new and the manager guilt-tripped her into accepting a pay cut, Ling Yue quit in a fit of anger. She went home to inherit her grandmother's tailor shop and downloaded all kinds of apps to start offering custom orders online. Instead, she received all sorts of strange commissions, and completing them earned her magical rewards. (A tiny swaddling cloth made with love, rewarded with a 264Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 171 The Strongest Convenience Store in History 史上最强便利店 The rise of online shopping and Tmall Supermarket’s encroachment on brick-and-mortar stores have left the retail sector in despair. Lu Ming, who runs a small chain of convenience stores under his own brand, has poured more than 200,000 yuan of his savings into the business. After barely holding on for three months, he can’t take it anymore. Meanwhile, his younger brother Lu Zhao has been in a car accident, and the surgery will cost 180,000 yuan, or he may lose the use of both legs… Exhausted an 540Reads6.9Score11714d adds
- 172 Apocalypse: I Became a Landlady and Started Raking in Rent 末世：成为包租婆后我疯狂收租 [Apocalypse + System + Infrastructure Building + No Romance] Jiang Li struggled to survive in the apocalypse for twenty years, only to die of food shortages in the end. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn three years after the apocalypse began. And now a... System claiming to be the apocalypse’s landlady had come looking for her? It said it would lead her to the peak of success. Jiang Li: To survive, I have no choice but to bind myself to this mysterious System. Mi 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 With a Myriad Worlds Manor at Hand, How Much Stronger Can I Make My Homeland? 万界庄园在手，祖国强亿点怎么了 [Strong female lead + no romance + satisfying read + wild imagination + serving the nation] Out of a moment of kindness, Shen Songlan rescued a stray dog that was nearly frozen to death by the roadside. Who could have guessed the dog was no ordinary animal? It claimed to be an immortal cultivator who had failed his tribulation. The big yellow dog was overwhelmed with gratitude and secretly vowed to give her a mountain of gold. But its spell failed, and not a single grain of gold appeared. Instea 7Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 174 I Became Ancient China's Richest Woman by Opening Beauty Salons 靠开美容院我成为古代第一女首富 Her business journey: convenience store + nail salon + beauty shop + clothing store + hair salon + massage parlor + home furnishings store + hotel + beauty clinic (The business starts slowly in the early stages, but later she opens them like crazy. It's only 200,000 words, so read it all in one go. Let's go!) Bai Zhaozhao opens the Great Yan Dynasty's first beauty clinic, and customers stream through its doors, from the most revered Empress Dowager in the dynasty to ordinary commoners. The clini 123Reads—Score914d adds
- 175 After Coming Back to Life, I Opened a General Store in the Apocalypse 死而复生后我在末世开杂货铺 [End-of-the-world shopkeeping + no romance + pseudo-quick transmigration + System + reborn] [The rating is low because the book was just rated.] A year into the apocalypse, Jian An'an has just died when she is bound to a shopkeeping System that calls itself “the universe’s most handsome and unbeatable.” The System brings her back to life, but also leaves her owing a huge amount of points. To stay alive, Jian An'an has no choice but to open a shop and earn points to pay off her debt. But the 32Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 176 Transmigrated into the Apocalypse, I Became a Landlady by Selling Blind Boxes 穿越末世，我靠卖盲盒成为包租婆 [Apocalypse + System + Spirit Spring + Blind Boxes + Elves + Secret Identity] When Jiang Luo transmigrated into the apocalypse, everyone rejoiced at her misfortune. When Jiang Luo bound herself to the Blind Box System, everyone rejoiced at her misfortune. When Jiang Luo started selling blind boxes for crystal cores, everyone... couldn’t laugh anymore. Who would have thought that a once-tiny shopkeeper would become the biggest landlord in the city!!! And her business kept expanding: a blind box s 605Reads6.3Score10814d adds
- 177 The Bathhouse at the End of the World 末世洗浴中心 [Apocalypse + running a business + powerful characters + wealthy families + comedy + adorable baby + sweet romance + face-slapping] [Easygoing, no-nonsense PhD + scheming, sweet puppy-like man + aloof, ascetic professor + two yandere brothers who rule the underground city] [Should there be a couple? It's a tough call!] An Yongwen finally grinds her way to graduation and joins an apocalyptic rescue project. What? Blizzards! Polar nights! Floods! Extreme heat!... And zombies popping up underground 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The Metaphysics Master Opens a Shop in the Apocalypse 玄学大佬到末世开店 [No romance + apocalypse + metaphysics + running a shop] Jiang Sha was a modern-day master of metaphysics. One moment she was traveling in spirit, and the next she had transmigrated into the apocalypse and bound to a food, clothing, shelter, and transportation System. True to her professional instincts, she set up a fortune-telling stall in her convenience store. She offered discounts on readings and purchases, but no one was interested. They even said her profession was useless in the apocalyps 25Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 179 Thanks for Asking, I'm Running a Vacation Hotel During the Apocalypse 谢邀，在末日开酒店度假中 [Hotel System + management + feel-good power fantasy + upgrade progression] After surviving for a year in the apocalypse, Lu Wanwan nearly became a zombie’s next meal. Luckily, she suddenly gets bound to an apocalypse hotel. Looking at the shabby little inn before her, Lu Wanwan’s eyes widen in shock. “System, this is the five-star hotel you told me about?” Fortunately, the hotel can be upgraded. She hangs up a sign that reads “Apocalypse Rip-Off Inn.” Want a room? Pay in crystal cores! And so c 190Reads6.0Score10114d adds
- 180 My Siheyuan Leads to the Apocalypse, and I Became a Landlady 四合院通末世后，我成了包租婆 [Male lead and couple pairing + apocalypse story + landlady + System + adventure + development + personal growth + daily life] Xia Mu has just graduated from university, and her family is worried about her job prospects. Her parents humble themselves and ask every relative they can, finally securing her a job as a cleaner at her uncle's property management company. She looks at her parents' faces, no longer young, and aches at the sight of them humbling themselves, almost getting down on their k 714Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 181 I Thrive in the Apocalypse Thanks to Good Food 我靠美食在末世躺赢了 Song Xingmian, a martial arts prodigy, unexpectedly transmigrates to the apocalypse. Faced with an unfamiliar world and countless zombies, she throws her head back and shouts, “Zombies, wash your necks and wait for this hero!” Just as she prepares to show off her skills and sharpen her blade for the zombie hunt, the System tells her to put down her weapons, pick up a cleaver, and become a proper cook! Song Xingmian: “I only know how to use a sword!” System (smiling): “Fighting and killing is no 9Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 182 I Have a Homestay in the Post-Apocalypse 我在末世有家民宿 [Romance + apocalypse + System + shopkeeping + sweet romance + ensemble cast] [1. This isn't a female-power leveling story, and the heroine isn't a self-sacrificing saint. 2. This book is entirely fictional, so please don't confuse it with reality. 3. We met through the internet, so feel free to offer suggestions, or simply move on if you don't like it. Let's part on good terms. The author reserves all rights of interpretation.] After waking up, Yan Qingwei discovers she's transmigrated to a par 618Reads5.5Score10214d adds
- 183 Transmigration: The Little Shop Around the Corner 穿越：有间小卖部 [Quick Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Shops + Qin Shi Huang + Fusu + War of Resistance in Nanjing + Long March] Hanhan took over her grandfather's convenience store. A warm ray of sunlight streamed through the lattice window, shining onto the rippling water by the window and creating beautiful patterns like those on a lake. In the quaint room, a pink bed stood completely out of place. Its mistress lay there, brows gently furrowed as if something were troubling her, making anyone who saw h 28Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 184 Transmigrate to a Famine Year: My Tall Tales Feed an Entire City 穿越荒年：我画大饼养活了一座城 [Powerhouse heroine + female lead + infrastructure building + farming + no romance] When she first transmigrated, Luo Jiuxiao thought she'd landed in a farming story. She planned to make a fortune, become a small landowner, and enjoy life. But as wars broke out everywhere, she realized that to be a landowner, she first needed land! From one mu of land, to an entire estate, then to a whole city, Luo Jiuxiao gradually realized that this was clearly an infrastructure-building story! 30Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 185 The Hot Spring Inn at the End of the World 末日温泉旅店 Cha Mi died and came back to life in another world, where, as a transmigrator from another world, she obtained a hot spring inn management System. Cha Mi is dumbfounded. She's in a desert, it's scorching hot outside, and she's supposed to open a hot spring inn. Can this place really stay in business? But penniless, Cha Mi has no choice but to open the shop. What she doesn't know is that humans who have long since adapted to the heat couldn't care less about the temperature of the hot springs. Is 281Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 I Own a Monster Shop 我有一间魔兽店 [What? You're acting tough? Watch Mo Fan help you kick your gambling habit, live!] Mo Fan, a layabout with no place in society, somehow transmigrates to another world of spiritual cultivation and inherits a shabby little magic beast shop left behind by his great-grandfather. He only wanted to keep slacking off and live like a corporate drone, but there are always troublemakers trying to mess with him. No more hiding it. I'll come clean: I've been blessed with a divine hand by the Heavenly Dao 28Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 187 Architectural Wonders Begin with a Single Tavern! 建筑奇迹，从一间酒馆开始！ Summon a tavern, and it comes with a bartender; summon a blacksmith's shop, and it comes with a smith; summon a jewelry shop, and it comes with a carver... The more demanding the conditions for summoning a building, the more powerful the talent who comes with it. Summon the Tower in the Clouds, and receive the God of the Sky; summon the Dragon-Taming Hall, and receive the Immortal Lord Who Commands Dragons; summon the Celestial Sword Palace, and receive the Celestial Sword Immortal! After arrivi 199Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 188 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Fed the Whole Village with a Truckload of Cat Food 穿越六零我靠一车猫粮养活了全村 Time travel + 1960s setting + unusual pocket dimension + group-buying chat + entrepreneurship Xu Song gets into a truck accident and is sent, truck and all, back to 1961. The good news: she's unharmed. The bad news: it's the Great Famine. The truck is loaded with goods, but unfortunately, it's all pet food for cats. People can eat it too, though it tastes a little strange. With the whole village on the verge of starving to death, Xu Song has no choice but to claim it's imported Soviet grain. Sh 2.2kReads8.0Score37014d adds
- 189 Apocalypse: My Restaurant Is the Safest Place 末世之我的饭店最安全 [No CP + lighthearted comedy. Don't bring your modern-day values into the apocalypse.] [The early chapters are weak and a bit dumbed down, but things get much better later. Please bear with it.] [Content warning: The protagonist belongs to no faction, has no sympathy, and acts purely according to her mood. She isn't particularly attached to humanity, and she interacts with several different races.] In her previous life, Wen Nan died in an attack by a patient's family. The Main God brought her ba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Apocalypse Management: My Inn Is the Safest Place Around 末世经营：我家旅馆绝顶安全 The rating just came out and is a little low, but it'll gradually go up~ [No romance + post-apocalypse + business management + everyday life + laid-back protagonist + easygoing + a touch of ensemble cast] After honorably retiring from the quick transmigration worlds, Nan Xi received one last gift from the System: an inn. Nan Xi thought she could earn money running an inn and enjoy a comfortable, well-off life. Little did she know that when she opened her eyes, all she saw was devastation. Nan Xi 16Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 191 Apocalypse Management: A Crazed Zombie Has a Crush on Me 末世经营，疯子丧尸暗恋我 [Two female leads, both devoted to each other | A deranged zombie guardian | Running a shop in the apocalypse | Saving each other] In her previous life, Lin Wanbai was paralyzed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair. Just as she was about to meet a despairing end, she unexpectedly bonded with the Apocalypse Shop System and transmigrated to a wasteland! After transmigrating, her paralyzed legs were completely healed. At last, she could stand, walk, and embrace a new life. From the st 1.6kReads9.0Score31714d adds
- 192 Farming, Opening a Shop, and Selling Barbecue: Is This Really the Apocalypse? 种田开店卖烧烤，这真是末世？ [Apocalypse + no romance + business-focused + protective System + cozy tone + ambitious heroine] Our girl is clear-headed, principled, and serious about running her business. She saves people whenever she can, works hard to build her career, and is determined to get rich! She runs every kind of shop! (A pure business story. There are basically no bears, dogs, sci-fi characters, or other fictional characters. The author doesn’t like those things.) After choking on a sip of coffee, Wanyue had the 864Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 193 The Apocalypse Snack Shop Is Sold Out: Line Up All Night to Get Some 末日小吃店已售空，连夜排队买它 [Heartwarming story + apocalypse + lucky-cat System + food shop at first, inn later + no romance + feel-good power fantasy] With only a year left to live, Shen Xiaofeng is accidentally bound to a System. When it realizes their lifespans are linked, the System frantically tries to save itself, tears streaming down its face. System: This is the best spot I could find. You have to give it your all! Shen Xiaofeng: … System: I’m begging you! Shen Xiaofeng: All right~ Before long, the people at Mist B 6.2kReads8.6Score66214d adds
- 194 Xuanhuan: I Open a Supermarket in Another World 玄幻：我在异界开超市 On the wondrous Tianxing Continent stood a wondrous supermarket. A bottle of honey green tea could help someone break through a bottleneck that had troubled them for ages. The snacks here could instantly restore a person's energy and help them comprehend the martial way. The arcade games had special effects: beat a game and you could win a wondrous reward. Even a random bag of pet food could give a spirit beast a chance to awaken its divine beast bloodline. The store stocked all kinds of goods. 193Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 195 I Opened a Shop in Another World 我在异界开店铺 On the first level of the Stairway Continent stands a general store known to everyone. It has countless rules, yet not a single person complains. In fact, they’re always begging the owner to hurry up and open the doors. Is it a distortion of human nature, or the collapse of morality? Find out in Opening a Shop in Another World. The Stairway Continent has the following cultivation realms: Warrior, Heroic Warrior, Title, Profession, Grandmaster, Imperial Lord, Hero, Great Power, and Heavenbreaker. 167Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 196 Xuanhuan: My New Supermarket Multiplies Its Products’ Value a Hundredfold 玄幻：新店开业，我的超市商品百倍增幅 Can running a supermarket really let you thrive in another world? Whether you believe it or not, I do. The amazing supermarket is open for business, and all kinds of bizarre products are here. A cashier? No need. Even a dog can handle that, so why bother hiring anyone... 536Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 I Opened a B&B in the Apocalypse and Shocked Both the Living and the Dead 我在末世开民宿，震惊人鬼两界 [P.S.: Apocalypse + Running a business + Romance, with a loyal-dog-type male lead. Not your traditional apocalypse business story, with a touch of healing. Important: This story has a couple, it has a couple!] Jiang Ran is a ghost, and a rather slow-witted one at that. She has no lingering regrets and no memories. Because her soul is incomplete, one group of friends after another has come and gone, yet she still hasn’t managed to reincarnate. Her favorite thing to do each day is squat beside Lad 118Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 198 Spirit Pet World: I Became Invincible by Opening a Shop 灵宠世界：无敌从开店开始 Wu Di transmigrates to a spirit-pet planet where beast taming is the mainstream, and becomes the owner of a shop. But when he can’t afford the protection money, he is nearly beaten to death. At the critical moment, he awakens the Starry Sky Spirit Pet Shop System, saving his life and launching his cheat-powered rise. 86Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 199 I’m Just Running a Hotel in the Apocalypse, I’m No Savior 只是在末世开酒店我真不是救世主 (Rebirth + apocalypse management + no romance + light ensemble cast) Zhuang Xinya was reborn. She had just passed the civil service exam and landed a job, only for a treacherous System to kill her so she could take part in some stupid competition. It then lied and told her she was the chosen one, reborn in the apocalypse to run a hotel. Fine. For the sake of returning to the real world and claiming the generous reward, she accepted her fate. In this new life, she swore to reclaim everything, whe 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Apocalypse: I Opened an Animal-Themed City 末世：我开了一座动物主题城 [No romance + adorable pets + base-building and management + battles + System + plot-driven + heroine who grows over time + powerful from the start but not invincible + silly comedy early and mid-story + explosive action later] The System binds to her, and disaster strikes: zombies, freezing temperatures, dense fog, scorching heat... Ye Qingqing and her adorable pet army and employees aren’t worried at all. The apocalypse? That’s it? Not the least bit flustered. Her motto is: I’ll laugh with my 8Reads—Score—14d adds
