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- 1 After Nine Failed Transmigrations, I Become King of a Primitive Tribe 九次穿越失败，我在原始部落称王 Primitive + prehistoric + tribal [multiple women] [Transmigration] [farming] [hunting] [woolly mammoths] [saber-toothed tigers] [the protagonist has a golden finger] A little of that [development] [exploration] [the unusual] [conflict] [hegemony] The protagonist is an orphan. By day, he’s a beggar; by night, he tells fortunes from a street stall. While watching a livestreamer dance provocatively in the town square, he unexpectedly meets a white-bearded old man. They wager on a game of chess, and 285Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 2 Striving in the Age of the Wilderness 奋斗在蛮荒时代 He arrived in the Age of Ancient Artifacts, and swore to lead his friends in bringing humanity out of the wilderness and beyond the Stone Age. From then on, he devoted himself to the hard work of cultivation! He also swore that through his own efforts, he would create an even greater people! Above all, he was grateful to his teachers from primary school, middle school, and university. It was only after finding himself in the Stone Age that he realized how useful every bit of knowledge they had t 37Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 3 Grassland Conquest: Building the Strongest Tribe 草原争霸：打造最强部落 [Political intrigue + conquest + fiery action + ruthless battles + no System] A modern special forces soldier transmigrates into a steppe tribe, overthrows its tyrannical chieftain, and leads a small tribe with a breathing technique and a cavalry of steppe warriors. He sweeps the grasslands clean of bandits, destroys the great tribes, and slays anyone who stands in his way, be they gods or Buddhas. He conquers the vast deserts and grasslands to become their king! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 I Became a God in a Primitive Tribe 我在原始部落当神仙 Watch out after dark: primitive people riding dinosaurs are on the attack. A fake human with modern technology arrives on an ancient continent where dinosaurs roam, primitive people lurk, and the power of totems is woven into it all. Lin Hao wants to change everything, and it starts with conquering the primitive people and leading them toward civilization and refinement. Witness technology collide with totemic power, and the friction between the primitive and the advanced! Aba aba aba~ 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Hardcore Primitive Man 硬核原始人 Why is Homo sapiens the only surviving species among all the upright-walking hominins today? And why was it humans, of all creatures, who created so many wonders of civilization? What sweeping history of our ancestors is encoded in our genes? The fittest survive. If evolution is a game devised by nature, how did our ancestors rise above the beasts? How did they level up from Bronze Age players on the African continent, little more than lambs led to slaughter, into the ultimate players who rule t —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 6 The Primitive Era: From the Start, I Befriended Dinosaurs as Brothers 原始时代：开局跟恐龙称兄道弟 From the start, he swears brotherhood with a Fengshen Pterosaur! Recruit pterosaurs, dinosaurs, pliosaurs, mosasaurs, plateosaurs, plesiosaurs... Build an army that rules land, sea, and sky, and dominate the prehistoric age! The battle begins. I look forward to fighting alongside you! [Primitive people] [Catch dinosaurs] [Tame dinosaurs] [Dig deep tunnels] [Store plenty of grain] [Expand the population] [Build infrastructure] [Claim territory] 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn in a Primitive Tribe 我重生到了原始部落 A good-for-nothing who loved martial arts was left gravely injured by professional boxer James during a match and died despite efforts to save him. After death, he was unexpectedly reborn as the son of a tribal chief 50,000 years ago. From then on, he resolved to rule the world and save his tribe from dire straits. Surrounded by beautiful women, he built houses on a grand scale, domesticated animals, farmed the land, and traded goods, ushering primitive society into civilization ahead of its tim 24Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 8 From Fishing to Founding a Nation: Conquering the Primitive Tribes 从捕鱼到建国：杀穿原始部落 (Original story, nation-building, farming, tribes, civilization, slow burn) When Ye San, an expert at wilderness survival, woke on a savage planet, all he had were stone spears and animal hides. The first fire he lit was revered as the “Sacred Fire” by a terrified primitive tribe. Using modern knowledge, he guided the tribe toward civilization step by step, starting with flint: building homes, domesticating crops, and smelting bronze. The tribe left behind a life of raw meat and animal skins for 111Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 9 Transmigrating to an Ancient Tribe to Become Its Chief 穿越到远古部落当首领 After Xu Feng, a modern man, dies in an accident, his consciousness transmigrates into the body of a man from a primitive village in ancient times. The village has just been raided, and its original owner died in the attack. Reborn in the man’s body, Xu Feng uses his modern knowledge to help the village avert a crisis. But in this small and backward tribe, the struggle to survive never lets up. The entire village could be wiped out and reduced to dust at any moment. To survive and spread the civ 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Hit the Fast-Forward Button on Civilization 我为文明按了加速键 During a mission, modern soldier Yang Fei accidentally transmigrates to the prehistoric era, ten thousand years ago. Watching mammoths and saber-toothed tigers race across the grasslands, he falls into a long silence. What kind of sparks will fly when he encounters homeless natives? Can the rifle in his hands help them reclaim their home? Can farming and livestock raising, along with developing new technologies, speed up the progress of human civilization? What crises will arise when he forms an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Three Kingdoms at the End of the Shang Dynasty 商末三国志 “Shen Gongbao is my sworn brother!” “King Zhou of Shang is my father-in-law!” “Jiang Ziya is my dear old dad!” Jiang Lin, a university graduate, transmigrates to the frontier of ancient China during the late Shang and early Zhou dynasties, three thousand years in the past, after a car accident on his way to start a new job. Upon arriving, he leads local villagers to repel a band of Gui Fang raiders trying to steal their grain. This earns him their support as village chief, and he begins lead 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Those Days After I Transmigrated to Ancient Times 穿越远古的那些日子 (Spatial powers + building a tribe + ruthless combat + leveling up) He transmigrated by accident into the body of a primitive man in ancient times. Beasts roamed everywhere, the tribes were treacherous, and survival was hellish. Fortunately, fate smiled on him and he obtained a mysterious ring. See how he uses it to overcome deadly dangers and become a mighty warrior of the ancient world. 155Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 13 Starting a Business in the Primitive Era: Something’s Wrong with This World! 原始创业：这个世界不对劲！ A corporate wage slave from twenty-first-century Blue Star suddenly becomes the young chief of a tribe on a primitive continent in another world. This is an inspirational tale of entrepreneurship, following him as he starts with a handful of elderly, weak, and sick people, then expands his company’s business across the entire world. A lighthearted farming novel, with some fantasy elements to be added later. Please show this newcomer your support, dear readers. My heartfelt thanks! That’s all t 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 We Are All Transmigrators 我们都是穿越者 While passing through the Bermuda Triangle, MH370 suddenly vanished without a trace. A space-time tunnel carried the plane to an unknown planet. To survive, the passengers began a legendary new life on this barren world, among primitive people and all manner of animals. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Reborn in the Primitive Age 重生之原始时代 Shang Yu is unexpectedly reborn in prehistoric times. With no weapons, he is chased by wild beasts; outnumbered, he is robbed by primitive people. With no pot or salt, all he can do is chew on bitter, charred fish. To survive, he makes fish traps, fires clay pots, builds houses, and crafts weapons. He fights beasts, primitive people, and the elements. A man never gives up. Farming, raising livestock, firing bricks, building houses, constructing cities... “Ancestors, you passed all this down to u 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Ancients of the Great Wilderness 大荒先民 When the tribe teeters on the brink of extinction through the winter, Xia Yan arrives after transmigrating, equipped with a System that can access modern knowledge. Fishing, medicine, shipbuilding, farming, weaving, animal husbandry... Starting with the most basic survival skills, he shares knowledge, develops technology, strengthens the tribe, and repels invaders. For the simple dream of “living a little more comfortably,” in this primitive age, he gradually builds a magnificent civilization of 121Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 17 Conquering the Primitive World, Leading My Tribe to Greatness 征战原始，带领族人走向强大 After spending too much time on the computer, Xia Song accidentally transmigrated to an unknown world. This world was teeming with foreign races and ferocious beasts. Humans were the weakest species, reduced to serving as food for the others. Unwilling to watch humanity be trampled at will, Xia Song set out to strengthen his tribe, wage war on the foreign races, and tame the beasts. All kinds of foreign races stood in his way, but each would become a stepping stone for his tribe. Humanity would 269Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 18 Primitive Society: From Tribe to Empire 原始社会之从部落到帝国 No System, no supernatural powers. As the shaman of a small tribe, he might never have imagined that the boy he saved while testing medicine would transform his little tribe. He watched as the boy, who had been on the verge of dying from illness, invented writing and recorded the knowledge passed down orally through generations on bamboo slips and silk. He tamed the fearsome wild oxen and reclaimed thousands of acres of farmland. Even the wild horses, swift as the wind, had to submit to being ri 404Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Reborn in a Savage Otherworld 重生在异界蛮荒 Reborn in a world where humanity has only just appeared, Zhou Yang feels utterly exhausted. There’s far too much for him to do, and even one thing left undone could ruin everything. First, he has to solve the problems of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Then he has to ensure that humanity’s flame never goes out. Finally, he must lead humanity in fighting heaven, earth, and even thin air, all while uncovering the mystery of his rebirth. Zhou Yang says, “Do you think this is easy for m 92Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 20 Back to the Stone Age: Building a Savage World 回到石器时代建设蛮荒 (Ancient farming) + (metal smelting) + (leading a tribe to the pinnacle of its age) The protagonist transmigrates to a primitive tribe in the Neolithic Age. To survive better, he leads his people in building up the wilderness. As they develop and grow stronger, they compete on equal footing with one great figure after another. The Shennong, Youxiong, and Jiuli clans make their entrances one by one. Xuanyuan, Chiyou, and Kuafu all take the stage. Will he become part of the tide of history, or for 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Drifting Across the Primordial Continent 原始大陆漂流记 Transmigration + primitive survival + daily life + farming + technological advancement + building a faction + life as an emperor + a harem with no female lead + no System + no superpowered battles + no immortals fighting + no mythical beasts + no bizarre settings... This is a prehistoric survival journal that sticks as closely as possible to realistic logic. An ordinary modern man somehow ends up in a prehistoric wilderness. All he can rely on is his modern-day knowledge and an apparently useles 642Reads8.4Score101Shelves
- 22 Back in Prehistoric Times, I Gained the Power to Tame Beasts 回到远古，我获得了御兽能力 (Transmigration + Beast Taming + Tribes + Adventure + Survival) Li Mingxuan, a young man living in modern society, transmigrates to a world of primitive civilization. It is home to all kinds of races: terrifyingly powerful ferocious beasts, strange beasts with bizarre abilities, and humans who are half man and half beast... Empirical knowledge versus theology? Gunpowder versus sorcery? Super tribes stand high above all like gods! And we barbarians are slaughtered by foreign races like stray dogs 251Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 23 Transmigration: From Grid Worker to Tribal Chieftain 穿越：从网格员到部落酋长 [Transmigration + tribal conflict + no System + no female lead] (He already commands an army of a hundred thousand, so dive right in.) A Shu transmigrates to the Neolithic Age and, after great effort, leads his tribe to unite the jungle. But he discovers that the civilizations beyond the mountains have already entered the Bronze Age and developed a slave society. Slavery? No way. Let's fight them! See how he draws on the knowledge and technology of the twenty-first century to lead his tribe, swe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 This Primitive Man Is a Bit of a Rogue 这个原始人有点骚 [Primitive people + farming + shamanic charlatan + lighthearted + wilderness survival + survival skills] Chen Feng transmigrates! He arrives in an absurd world where dinosaurs, ferocious beasts, all kinds of exotic plants, and humans coexist. This world isn't exactly friendly to humans. To survive in the wilderness, Chen Feng has no choice but to pose as a shaman. In the end, he shoulders the mission of saving humanity! 83Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 25 The Great Wilderness: I Lead My Tribe Toward Civilization! 大荒，我带领部落走向文明！ Lin Chen transmigrated to primitive society and became the son of a tribe chief, only to have his entire family slaughtered. In this vast, untamed world, humanity is weak, bullied by the myriad races and barely scraping by. Just then, Lin Chen awakened humanity’s strongest awakening gift: the Flame! He resolved to lead the surviving members of his tribe and carve a path through this perilous world by force. Using human ingenuity, he built clothes, weapons, houses, and more... He created civiliza 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Leading Primitive People to Prosperity 带着原始人奔小康 Hua Long accidentally fell off a cliff while transporting supplies, only to unexpectedly transmigrate to another world. This was a world of primitive tribes. A world where the strong preyed on the weak. A world where people went hungry. Unable to stand the state of this world, Hua Long, who had transmigrated with a truckload of modern technology, decided to lead the primitive people toward prosperity. No food? I’ll teach you how to farm. No clothes? I’ll teach you how to weave. No tools? I’ll te 67Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 27 Building a Primitive Civilization: Hints Are Everywhere 打造原始文明：生活处处是提示 Build a faction + farming + infrastructure + conquest + adventure + bunny girls + tips [A saber-toothed tiger is lurking in the grass. The tribe chief will be eaten in three minutes!] [Your tribeswoman Shicao has admired you for a long time. She wants to have your babies and will sneak into your cave at midnight tonight. You know the rest…] [A cedar tree is excellent material for making a shortbow. See the diagram for instructions!] Ye Chen’s soul transmigrates into a prehistoric tribe. Using th 913Reads6.5Score102Shelves
- 28 Ancient-Era Farming: The Changing Tides of Time 远古种田之沧海桑田 While conducting a geological survey in Shennongjia, Sang Tian unfortunately falls off a cliff and discovers she has traveled to ancient times. A group of hunter-gatherers find her and bring her back to their tribe. Outside the cave, towering ancient trees cast deep shadows, and the plants and animals are twice the size of their modern counterparts. The tribespeople have rudimentary tools and live in poor conditions. So developing cuisine, storing food, learning about useful plants, farming, rai 196Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Return to the Primitive Era: Become a Wild Man, Farm, and Build a City 回到原始时代当野人王种田建城池 Good morning, everyone! Women, come over and give me a massage. Men, go shovel manure! Have you eaten? If not, eat two of my fists! Pure wild people, no System! A true man is born between Heaven and Earth. Even in primitive times, he should be the wildest of the wild! The protagonist transmigrates and has to survive alone in the wilderness from the start. Different environments lead to different paths of development. Follow him as he gradually mines and gathers resources, discovers others like h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Wilderness: My Tribe Is a Little Too Powerful 蛮荒：我的部落有亿点强 What does it feel like to transmigrate and immediately find yourself surrounded by people in animal skins calling you their chief? And the tribe's totem is about to disappear. They have no fire, no water, no food, and they live in caves! With no other choice, Lin Ye starts from scratch: hunting, farming, raising livestock, cultivating, building a city, and establishing a civilization. He won't stop until he builds the strongest tribe of the age, leads humanity toward civilization, and reaches th 642Reads6.6Score104Shelves
- 31 Great Chief of a Primitive Tribe 原始部落大酋长 No System, no golden finger, no peerless martial arts. A transmigration caused purely by accident. He leads primitive people in fishing, hunting, farming, and developing technology, conquers other tribes, and speeds up their progress. 41Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 32 Primitive Journey: Beginning with the Dragon Totem 原始征途：从龙图腾开始 It's a fight for survival against impossible odds, and a search for the roots of civilization! Yang Ge, a border guard, wakes after falling off a cliff to find himself in a primeval wilderness teeming with giant beasts and scattered tribes. Wounded and unable to speak the local language, he has only his military skills and a bullet casing engraved with the words, “Not an Inch Shall Be Yielded,” to rely on. Here, survival is the only rule. A fight to the death in a valley of venomous pythons, a 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Primitive Man: I Pretend to Be a God in Prehistory 原始人：我在远古冒充神灵 Li Mu transmigrated to prehistoric times and awakened a Reputation System. As long as he had enough reputation points, he could buy all kinds of futuristic products from the System Shop. He taught the tribe to raise livestock and grow crops, finally solving its food shortages. He taught them to build cities and roads, so they would no longer freeze in winter and could travel with ease. He taught them to weave cloth and smelt iron, and they made cotton-padded coats and cannons. One day, when the 576Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 34 Return to Ancient Times and Lead the Tribes to Unite Huaxia 回到远古带领部落一统华夏 Zhang Wei is an ordinary delivery guy, working hard to make ends meet in the modern world. By accident, he transmigrates to prehistoric times. He has no System to boost him and no golden finger, only the modern knowledge he brought from his previous life. With it, he leads his tribe to a happy life where they have enough food and clothing. They hunt, make pottery, grow crops, raise livestock, smelt iron, manufacture weapons, build an army, and construct cities. Under Zhang Wei's leadership, the 355Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 35 Returning to Primitive Times to Conquer the World 回到原始时代征战天下 He arrives in a cruel, savage prehistoric world where beasts from different eras roam the same land. Fierce beasts prowl the mountains, giant pythons lurk in the jungles, raptors shriek across the sky, and enormous crocodiles rule the deep pools. Red-haired, green-faced cannibals dominate the mountains, while hulking giants wreak havoc across the skies. Watch as Jiang Yuan leads a weak tribe that lives off raw meat and blood, teaching them to make fire, hunt, plant crops, weave nets, raise lives 1.5kReads8.4Score103Shelves
- 36 I Am a Transmigrator 我是穿越者 While taking part in a street race organized by his rich-kid friends, a young heir unexpectedly transmigrated to another, primitive age. After getting a brutal taste of life in a primitive society, he set out on his legendary journey... 64Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 37 An Agricultural Academician with a Pocket Dimension in the Wilderness 农业院士自带空间，蛮荒之上 She was the youngest genius academician at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Then, in a single day, she transmigrates into a “mute girl” rescued on a primitive grassland. Unable to speak the language and facing harsh conditions, she quietly takes out high-yield seeds from the space in her golden finger. The scheming female rival mocks her as weak and helpless, while hostile tribes repeatedly raid and plunder. She calmly deals with every threat. Before long, she has cultivated fertile fields 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Transmigrating to Primitive Times: Building the Strongest Tribe from Scratch 穿越原始：从零打造最强原始部落 [Transmigration, no cheat, primitive daily life, tribal conflicts, farming] Mo Yu transmigrates to prehistoric times and unexpectedly becomes a candidate to succeed the shaman of the Stone Tribe. Ferocious beasts roam everywhere, and powerful tribes oppress them. How will Mo Yu use his modern knowledge to survive and build the strongest primitive tribe? Cat-eared girls? Beautiful merfolk? I have no idea what you’re talking about! The author is about to lead you into the primeval forest and let y 426Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Soar, Primitive People! 腾飞吧，原始人 [Primitive Society + Strong Heroine + Farming + No Romance] What would happen if a woman with no passion for life transmigrated to prehistoric times? I’m a new writer, and this is my first novel. My writing isn’t very good, so I welcome all feedback, positive or negative. 47Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 40 Where Fate Begins, a Lifetime Is Set 缘起定今生 Destiny Begins in This Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Love Through the Years 情在时光里 Love Within the Passage of Time —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Love Beneath the Stars 星辰下爱恋 Love Beneath the Stars —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 We Met in Midsummer 相遇在半夏 We Met in Midsummer —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Primordial Traveler's Soul 原始旅魂 Chen Yan, a young man from the modern world, is electrocuted in an unfortunate accident, and his soul somehow transmigrates to a completely unfamiliar primordial continent. There is no magic here, nor any trace of modern technology, only primitive tribes, dense forests, vast grasslands, and untamed beasts. Facing this brand-new world, Chen Yan has no choice but to rely on his wits and courage to adapt and survive. However, this primitive tribal world is rife with conflict and warfare. The trib 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Transmigrating to a Primitive World 穿越原始世界 The story follows an ordinary young man from Northeast China who transmigrates to a primitive world with no pocket dimension, no System, and nothing to wear from the start. Using wilderness survival skills he learned from e-books, he conquers primitive society. He learns to make fire, hunt, craft tools, build shelters, make clothes from animal skins, find a wife, and establish a tribe, struggling all the way from being alone to having a whole community around him. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Tribal Frontier: Pioneering the Wilds 部落之开拓莽荒 In a primeval jungle, a boy called Feng ventures alone into a lawless world. Amid countless dangers, he builds his own power, forms a tribe, and begins his quest for supremacy from nothing. At fifteen, he has no System and no mysterious powers. In a primitive society overrun by beasts, he relies on his own hard work and clever mind to carve out a place for himself. During a aimless journey, he finds a wild man who can become his companion. From then on, his dream of venturing into the wilderness 95Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 47 The Original Diary 原始日记 Chu Ci, a young man from modern times, has been blacklisted and finds doors shut in his face wherever he looks for work. After drinking himself into a stupor, he accidentally transmigrates to prehistoric times, inhabiting the body of a boy who died while out searching for food. After Chu Ci has been missing for a long time, his tribespeople find him and bring him back to the settlement. Seeing them struggling with hunger and cold, Chu Ci quietly begins to change their lives. Little does he know 275Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 48 The Savage World: The Continent's Only Man 蛮荒世界：大陆的唯一男人 [Long Novel] [Lots and Lots of Heroines] [Fantasy] [Defying Common Sense] [Comedy] [I write novels, not fast food. Take your time reading] [A comic adaptation with the same title is already out] A spontaneous expedition to explore a volcano ends with Xu Datong, a temporary guide, and Lin Jing, a college student, slipping and plunging into a volcanic abyss. They think they are doomed, but instead they stumble into a savage world without order or civilization. As they fight to survive, the two sav 7.2kReads8.1Score944Shelves
- 49 Transmigrate to Become the Primal Supreme One 穿越之原始至尊 The protagonist transmigrates to primitive society, expecting a miserable life of eating raw meat and drinking blood. Instead, the air is fresh, the food is delicious, and the warriors are powerful. It's easy to become the ruler here! 273Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 50 A Journey of Transmigration to Primitive Society 原始社会穿越之旅 Yang Yi is an ordinary office worker. One day, after an exhausting bout of overtime, he falls asleep and unexpectedly transmigrates! When he wakes, he finds himself in a primitive cave, surrounded by a group of unfamiliar cavemen and their giant, barbarian bull chieftain. From then on, Yang Yi is forced to embark on a primitive journey full of the unknown and challenges... 543Reads—Score—Shelves
