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- 1 A Million Armored Men in Troubled Times, and You Call Them Beggars Scrounging for Food? 乱世带甲百万，你说是流民乞食 [War + passion + history + anti-cliché + no System] Qin Tian, a university graduate, transmigrates into a vagrant in a land torn apart by war. From the start, he’s fighting a wild dog over half a piece of bread. No System, no golden finger, and he can’t even understand what people are saying! Bandits want to sell him, soldiers want to arrest him, and the city is full of starving corpses and danger at every turn. While others endure humiliation, he grabs a shard of pottery and fights back; while 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Hunting for a Living in Ancient Times: The System Returns a Thousandfold for Prey 古代打猎为生，系统猎物万倍返还 When Gao Yu woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of a rural young man in ancient times, whose parents were both dead and who had a serious gambling habit. A few run-down thatched huts and a crock of old pickled vegetables. His parents were dead, gambling debts were coming due, and his uncle had already drained the family of everything. Hard times were closing in. "Ding! Your ten-thousandfold resource return System has arrived. The longer you store something, the greater the return!" Gao Y 5.9kReads8.1Score55514d adds
- 3 Hunter in a Year of Famine: I Stockpile Grain and Become King by Killing a Tyrant 荒年猎户：从杀恶霸开始屯粮称王 Hunter + farming + conquest + stockpile grain and bide your time before claiming the throne After transmigrating into a year of famine, Su An had barely opened his eyes when his own father nearly killed him. His dad thought he was possessed by a ghost! “Since I’m here, I’d better survive first!” A bully killed his original body to take the village beauty? He raised a crossbow to the bully’s forehead, and the man didn’t dare make another peep. Freezing in the bitter night? He spent the night repa 727Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 4 In a Year of Famine, I Take Concubines and Eat Meat with Daily Intel 饥荒年，我用每日情报，纳妾吃肉 (Ancient famine setting + action-packed wish fulfillment + laid-back hunting + conquering the realm) When Su Ming woke up, he had transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing in an ancient era of famine. The man had squandered the family fortune, even selling off the few acres of farmland. Luckily, his older brother and sister-in-law looked after him, keeping him from starving to death and allowing him to scrape by. Starting out amid natural disasters, Su Ming awakened an intelligence Syste 90.6kReads7.5Score5.6k14d adds
- 5 Famine Years: I Secure My Reign with a White Rice System 灾荒年，我靠白米系统坐稳天下 After transmigrating to the fictional Great Liang Dynasty, he finds himself facing a three-year drought from the start. A thousand miles of land lie barren, and not a single grain has been harvested. As the young son of a landowner, he thought his family fortune would keep him well fed and clothed. Then he discovers the granaries are nearly empty, and everyone in the village is starving. At the brink of despair, the White Rice System suddenly awakens! For every person who pledges allegiance, it 508Reads5.9Score11214d adds
- 6 Automatic Reloading Every Day: I Become a Hunting King in Ancient Times 每日自动填装：我在古代当猎王 [Transmigration + farming + face-slapping + the whole family rises to success] He opens his eyes to find himself a tyrannical drunkard in an ancient mountain village. His family has nothing, his younger siblings are thin as sticks, and his three-year-old daughter is so hungry she’s chewing tree bark. After binding to the Chosen Hunter System, Lu Liusheng shoulders a double-barreled hunting rifle. A boar king? One shot to the head! Greedy relatives scheming against him? They’ll get a taste of his 586Reads7.5Score10314d adds
- 7 Just Transmigrated, I Traded Two Acres of Poor Land for a Wife 刚穿越，两亩薄田换老婆 [Feel-good power fantasy + farming and hunting + multiple heroines + vying for supremacy] Jiang Ye transmigrates to ancient times during a famine and becomes a lazy good-for-nothing despised by everyone. He has to marry to awaken his powers! But his family has nothing. Where is he supposed to find a wife? Just then, a slave trader comes to the village, and the villagers scramble to grab the stout, strong women. Jiang Ye, however, trades his two meager acres, the only land that can keep him al 554Reads7.2Score19214d adds
- 8 You Want Me to Chew Bark in a Famine? I'll Feed My Whole Family Meat 荒年让我啃树皮？我带全家狂炫肉 [Farming + Sibling Bonds + Cozy Daily Life] Qin Tiance opens his eyes to find he has transmigrated into the useless third son of a family during a famine. His five siblings are so hungry they’re chewing tree bark? Ding! The System has awakened. In my eyes, every wild vegetable on the mountain is worth its weight in gold! While others dig up mugwort to stave off hunger, I’m picking matsutake mushrooms and ginseng. [Five jin of wild kudzu root can be exchanged for three dou of fine salt!] [A centu 15.5kReads7.5Score1.7k14d adds
- 9 The Creator God’s Science Diary 创世神的科学日记本 Who says people in the late Ming can't go to space? When one self-suspending triangular elevator craft after another are connected together, it will herald the completion and launch of the Dragon Mountain Empire's first space elevator. While the natives are still fighting to the death over scraps of land on this global village, Chen Shouzhuo's sights are already set on the stars and the sea… A hard science-fiction tale of technological development after transmigrating to the late Ming. The schem 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Beautiful Empress Dowager's Number One Guard 美艳太后第一护卫 [Decisive and Ruthless + Political Intrigue + Martial World Feuds + Rival Beauties + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Cunning] Hao Tian accidentally transmigrated to the Great Kang Dynasty and became a lowly guard carrying a saber. Who could have guessed that at a critical moment, he’d get swept into the struggle between the Empress Dowager and the powerful ministers? The glamorous Empress Dowager: “Hao Tian, as long as you serve me loyally, I promise you’ll rise to prominence and enjoy wealth an 1.9kReads7.5Score20514d adds
- 11 Devouring the Frontier 吞疆 [Jianghu + political intrigue + battlefield] A country boy from a small town, living in a turbulent age, does whatever it takes to survive and gradually rises to the throne of a great warlord! From then on, he dominates the Nine Provinces and devours vast territories! 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times, and My Betrothed Came Knocking! 穿越古代，娃娃亲找上门！ After an accident, Chen Feng transmigrates to an ancient era that never existed in history. His parents died young, he lives in a bare-walled house, he barely has enough to eat, and his uncle's family constantly bullies him. Before he can even get his bearings, his childhood betrothed arrives, having fled famine, along with her younger brother. Just as Chen Feng is at his wit's end, the System Shop binds to him. As long as he tops up with shop credits, he can buy modern supplies. No food? There' 267Reads7.4Score4914d adds
- 13 In the Year of Famine, I Came to Save a Girl Starving to Death 饥荒年，我来拯救快饿死的少女 [The animated series and live-action series are both now available] During a famine, the population plummets, so the Great Qian dynasty starts assigning wives to encourage people to have children. Xu Lang awakens a Wife Affection System! He showers his wife with love, and her affection skyrockets... System, there are too many rewards! My storage space is full!! 22kReads7.7Score2.4k14d adds
- 14 Bound to the Dutiful Son System During the Famine, the Wicked Mother-in-Law Turns Over a New Leaf 荒年绑定孝子系统，恶婆婆洗白了 Farming + pocket dimension + flight from famine + a life full of blessings Wang Yi, a workaholic who has always been single, transmigrates into a book and suddenly becomes a thirty-seven-year-old mother of seven sons and four daughters-in-law. She comes with a farming System, but even providing for the whole family is a struggle, and Wang Yi is ready to give up. Then the System reveals that filial piety points can be exchanged for silver. With a deal this good, she has to keep working with them. 567Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 15 Transmigrated to a Farmhouse, Raising a Son to Pass the Imperial Exams 穿越农家，养儿考科举 A modern unmarried man past his prime transmigrates to ancient times, where he has no strength to even wring a chicken’s neck and finds himself on a battlefield from the start. The good news is that the war is about to end, and he’ll soon be able to go home. The bad news is that before he can make it home, the authorities force him into an arranged marriage. He’s barely in his twenties, yet he’s considered an aging bachelor in this ancient world. If he doesn’t marry, he’ll have to pay a head tax 2.9kReads7.0Score18114d adds
- 16 In the Famine Years, I Lived Freely and Recklessly 饥荒年我逍遥又猖狂 In a year of famine, the protagonist, Zeng Zhou, transmigrates into a chaotic age. First he makes his fortune, then marries and has children, working hard to farm and grow stronger, until at last he contends for the world. The story of an ordinary man who grows little by little, until one day the great roc rises with the wind and soars ninety thousand miles. Striving to survive and improve his lot, he learns that to enjoy riches and honors before others, one must endure hardship behind the scene 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Raising an Army Through Bandit Suppression 暴兵从剿匪开始 [Raising troops + farming + harem + conquering the world] Liu Shuo transmigrates to a strange world much like ancient China, where humans coexist with dozens of races, including orcs, elves, and dragons. He becomes a hereditary commander of a thousand troops. The garrison has just been slaughtered by goblins, leaving him with no money, food, soldiers, or people. At any moment, he could be sent to the front lines as ogre food! With his life hanging by a thread, he binds to a System and starts far 2.9kReads6.6Score15814d adds
- 18 Weapons Delivered from the Start: I Use Japanese Pirates as Test Subjects 开局送武器，我拿倭寇做实验 On the day I transmigrated, I caught Japanese pirates bullying my sister-in-law. The System popped up: [Option One: Swear brotherhood with the pirates. Reward: Japanese sword-drawing skills after two and a half years of practice] [Option Two: Pretend to be blind and run. Reward: One motorized tricycle] [Option Three: Rescue my sister-in-law. Reward: One pistol] I chose option three and shot a pirate dead. I thought I was on my way to the top of the world from then on... Until I ran into thre 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 From the Start, the Government Gave Me a Wife, and I Became Clan Head in a Time of Chaos 开局官府发媳妇，我在乱世当族长 [No System] [No Cultivation] [Farming] [Clan-Building] Jiang Yunshan transmigrates into an ancient land torn apart by war and becomes a poor young man from Jiangjiawan. The original owner’s family lost all its members in a house fire, and what little property they had was burned to the ground. With everything stacked against him from the start, the government comes to arrange a marriage. He chooses two refugee sisters as his wives, and with help from the villagers, gets through the hard times an 1.9kReads7.5Score15514d adds
- 20 General, the Emperor Has Ordered You to Withdraw Again 将军，官家又命你撤兵了 [No System + political intrigue + ensemble cast + conquest] He Buyi, a game concept artist who’d been pulling an all-nighter, wakes up to find he has transmigrated into an Eastern Xia general who has just passed the seventh day after his death! His coffin lid hasn’t even warmed when he hears an enemy general outside the city insulting his fallen father. Dream or not, a general has to fight with all he’s got! He grabs the silver spear buried with him, charges out of the city, and knocks the great —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 I Transmigrated and Got a Wife, Then Began Cultivating with 3D Printing 穿越得媳妇，靠3D打印起步修炼 After modern office drone Su Yan suddenly died, his soul crossed into another world, where he became a frail scholar with nothing but bare walls to his name. He also got a gentle, virtuous wife, Liu Yuner, thrown in for free. Just as he thought he would spend his life copying books to get by, he discovered that his soul had somehow bonded with the new smartphone from his previous life, along with its AI, Wanxiang! With 3D printing and modern technology, he easily earned his first pot of gold by 405Reads5.7Score10114d adds
- 22 The Upheaval of the Five Barbarians: My Mother-in-Law Took Me In 五胡乱华，我被丈母娘捡回家 [Farming] [Building wealth] [Multiple female leads] [Everyday family life] [Warring for supremacy] [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Warm daily life as the family grows prosperous, alongside ruthless determination to survive in troubled times] In the final years of the Western Jin dynasty, the Rebellion of the Eight Princes leaves the people of Guanzhong destitute. Wang Dachuan is pushed aside by his eldest legitimate brother, and at just thirteen, he angrily leaves home. He ventures deep into th 449Reads—Score10214d adds
- 23 The Northern Wastelands in a Chaotic Age 乱世北荒 An alternate-history power fantasy with a slow build, this novel focuses on romance, beauty, warfare, and bloodshed... One nation falls, and ten thousand nations rise. After the ancient empire that unified the Northern Wasteland continent collapsed a thousand years ago, a thousand years of chaos began, as princes, nobles, heroes, warlords, and feudal lords all vied for supremacy. War and slaughter became the continent's eternal refrain, leaving the land devastated and its people in misery. Yet e 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 A Chaotic Era: I Have a Space-Time Warehouse 乱世开局：我有一座时空仓库 The Great Wu has suffered drought after drought. When Lin Zhuishan awakened a space-time warehouse, it came stocked with powerful crossbows, thunderbolts, building materials, and high-yield seeds. As war erupted and northern enemies invaded in force, he mass-produced firearms, opened up vast stretches of farmland, and gathered a million displaced people. Armed with powerful tools to protect the realm, he fought internal rebellion and foreign enemies, carving out a safe haven for ordinary people. 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Liu Song Dynasty in Turmoil 刘宋风云 After graduating at the top of his history class, he takes a job at an archaeological research institute. While cataloguing artifacts, he comes into contact with a silver ring and unexpectedly transmigrates to the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty. He discovers that he is Liu Yu’s third son, the founding emperor of the Southern Song, and the third emperor of the Liu Song dynasty. In this age of chaos between north and south, when heroes abound, knowing how history unfolds means seizing the initiati 3.1kReads6.8Score22714d adds
- 26 Fishing Village in a Year of Famine: Starting with a Daily Fortune Compass 荒年渔村：从每日机缘罗盘开始 Fisherman + farming + cultivation + face-slapping Overworked office drone Su Qi, known as 009, accidentally dies after pulling an all-nighter at work. He is reborn as the spendthrift younger son of a fisherman's family in ancient times and gains a Daily Compass Fortune Guidance System. [Name: Su Qi] [Identity: Mortal] [Guidance One: The younger daughter of a wealthy family is having an affair with a local thug and is already two months pregnant. She urgently needs to recruit a live-in son-in-law 1.8kReads6.7Score10214d adds
- 27 Two Thousand Years of History Through the Eyes of an Immortal 历史永生者的上下两千年 After transmigrating to the final years of King Zhou of Shang, the protagonist finds that his elder brother is E Lai, ancestor of the Qin state, and his younger brother is Ji Sheng, ancestor of the Zhao state. Able to live forever, he heads straight to Mengjin to pledge his loyalty after hearing that King Wu of Zhou has ascended the throne. He slowly builds up his credentials, rising from junior officer to senior officer and then to magistrate, until he has a fief of his own... He accompanied Ki 1.3kReads8.1Score11114d adds
- 28 Ancient Calamity: A Warlord Starts by Making Money to Support His Wife 古代寒灾：枭雄从赚钱养妻开始 Zhou Ning is a PhD in both mechanical engineering and chemistry. After an accident transmigrates him to ancient times, he discovers that this place doesn’t resemble any dynasty he knows, though it clearly bears the signs of a dynasty in decline. The Little Ice Age has left the people in dire straits. To keep his beautiful wife from freezing to death, he organizes refugees to mine coal and make coal briquettes. To keep his family from going hungry, Zhou Ning organizes workshops to produce all kin 644Reads8.7Score10314d adds
- 29 Famine Years: The Authorities Force Me to Take Two Wives 荒年，官府强制发俩老婆 [Farming + making money + countryside + laid-back and leisurely + no imperial examinations] Chen Xian wakes up one day as a 35-year-old widower in the ancient village of Qingxia. A boy and a girl kneel on the ground and call him Dad. In his previous life, he was a lonely young man in his early twenties. What had he ever done to deserve becoming a father the moment he transmigrated? Even more absurdly, the first order from the authorities after he transmigrates is that, to boost the population, e 273Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 30 One Bowl of Instant Ham Noodles, and I Somehow Became Emperor!? 一碗火腿泡面，我竟黄袍加身！？ Lin Beixuan transmigrates into an ancient dynasty just as chaos descends and famine ravages the land! Rebel armies rise across the realm, and the court teeters on the brink of collapse. Yet he becomes nothing more than a low-ranking garrison commander at a remote pass on the northern frontier. Beyond the pass, rebel forces swarm like locusts. Within it, his men are so gaunt they can barely lift their swords! How is he supposed to defend this city?! Just as Lin Beixuan is about to pack his things 78Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 31 Draw Your Blade! 请，拔刀！ He is the useless Crown Prince of the Great Xia Empire. His royal brothers want him dead, foreign enemies want him dead, and even the beauties of the realm want him dead. To stay alive, he gives up the throne, builds an invincible army, and creates a paradise beyond the mortal world. The people call him the Great Emperor of Cangzhou! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Borderland Veteran: I Pick Up a Fallen Empress from the Start 边关悍卒：开局捡个亡国女帝 (The comic adaptation, The Lonely City Shines Across Mountains and Rivers, is now available. Please check it out.) More than a decade after the Yu Dynasty was founded, aristocratic clans dominate the court and govern through civil rule. The border troops go unpaid year after year, and their lives are worth less than grass. Shen Lie was an elite soldier in his previous life. After transmigrating, he becomes a dull-witted frontier soldier whom everyone can bully at Heihe Fort, the foremost outpost 73.6kReads8.6Score5.6k14d adds
- 33 Reborn in Troubled Times: Fighting My Way to the Throne 重生之乱世奋斗当皇帝 Special forces soldier Wu Feng transmigrates into a small mountain village in a parallel world resembling the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Poor, starving, and unable even to dream of a bowl of thick porridge. He never planned to become king. He just didn't want to starve to death again. He gathers refugees and builds a stronghold, growing from a single earthen wall to a realm stretching thousands of miles. The world sees him planning every move when sober and sleeping among 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Reborn as a Barren Old Bachelor, with Two Daughters-in-Law to Feed 穿成绝户老光棍，两个儿媳不愁吃 Zhao Zheng woke up with a terrible hangover to find himself a forty-year-old bachelor in a small mountain village in the ancient Da Kang dynasty. Both his adopted sons had died in battle, leaving behind two daughters-in-law who had only just joined the family. Above him were siblings hoping to seize his estate, and around him were neighbors eager to bully him. Even his own mother openly favored someone else. And his ill-intentioned neighbors were always looking for trouble! Life was hard enough 6.9kReads7.9Score72214d adds
- 35 In the Famine Years, I Married an Older Widow and Hit the Jackpot 饥荒年，娶个年上寡妇赢麻了 A farming novel for male readers: he marries a widow, raises fish, burns bricks and charcoal, and builds a grand house. No pocket dimension, no System. Sweet romance and farming, with a slow pace and no frustrating plot points. Lu Dahai transmigrates into the body of a poor bachelor in ancient times. Unable to find a wife, he is looked down on by the whole village. But who would have thought that from the start, he would become engaged to the village’s pretty widow? While everyone else is still 2.2kReads—Score13814d adds
- 36 A Game of Mountains and Rivers: Schemes in Troubled Times 山河弈：乱世谋 They say poor families produce no great men? Then you haven't met someone truly ruthless. Ling Ce, a graduate student in history, opens his eyes to find himself a low-ranking official from a poor family on the northern frontier, beaten to death. He has studied the Twenty-Four Histories, witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties, and mastered the art of political scheming. As sandstorms rise on the northern frontier, he uses brilliant tactics to defeat his enemies and secure his footing amid mount 44Reads—Score414d adds
- 37 The Authorities Give Me a Wife, and I End Up with a Princess from the Previous Dynasty! 官府发娘子，我竟领到前朝公主！ [Transmigration to ancient times + building wealth + vying for supremacy + wondrous martial arts + beauties of every kind + warrior goddesses on the battlefield] [The historical novel with more female leads than any other on Tomato Novel, bar none!] Jia Daoshi transmigrates to the Great Jing Dynasty. It resembles ancient China, but never existed in real history. Years of warfare have left the population dwindling! The martial world is in chaos, with heroes rising everywhere! To address the popu —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Rise and Fall of the World Are Mine to Rule 天下兴亡我为王 “Chief, you're awake?”… What do you mean, transmigrating here didn't come with a golden finger? What do you mean the government troops are coming to wipe out our stronghold? What do you mean an age of chaos is about to begin? Then there's only one thing to do: step forward, throw myself into the fray, and fight my way through this chaotic age… 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Hunting: I Start by Getting a Wife from the Government, Then Catch Bears and Chase Tigers 打猎：从官府发媳妇开始抓熊赶虎 After transmigrating, Lu Chuan was given two wives by the authorities. He discovered that he could get rewards from his wives based on their affection for him. Basic hunting skills? Basic animal-taming skills? How could there still be a famine? Weren’t the mountains full of meat? Hunt bears and chase off tigers, raise eagles and wolves. His wives had plenty of treasures to offer, so stockpiling mountain produce was better than hoarding grain! To make hunting easier, Lu Ming began acquiring land. 2.6kReads7.7Score21914d adds
- 40 The Court Arranged My Marriage, So How Did I End Up with Three Widows? 朝廷赐婚，我怎么分了三个寡妇 Jiang Lang, a master of his generation, transmigrated to a dynasty where the court assigned wives to men. A poor commoner with nothing but bare walls at home, Jiang Lang chose the three most beautiful widows as his wives. He would pursue a career in government, conquer the business world, make his mark in love, fight his way through the jianghu, and battle on the field! Plots, traps, flirtation, slaughter, and cruelty! To find a way back to his own time, Jiang Lang had no choice but to excel in 695Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 41 Six Dragons Vie for Supremacy: Taking Back the Capital Is Easier Than Summoning Them Home 六龙争霸：打回京师比召回简单呀 [Conquest]+ [Fief]+ [Lighthearted comedy]+ [Revenge and regret] After transmigrating into ancient times as the sickly, possessive sixth prince of the Great Qi Dynasty, he discovers that the dynasty is embroiled in a battle for the throne among six princes, and his five older brothers are ready to kill him at any moment! Luckily, he has the most powerful Ruthless Villain System. Every time he does something ruthless, he gets stronger and receives a reward! From the start, he’s exiled to Liangzhou 495Reads8.0Score10414d adds
- 42 The Rise of Tibet 吐蕃崛起 What if Tubo had attacked Tianzhu first? What if Tubo had become a feudal state? What if Tubo had held off attacks from the Arabs, the Tang, and the Uyghurs on three fronts? Duojie, a modern man, falls from his horse while riding. When he comes to, he discovers he has transmigrated into the body of Chide Zuzan, the Tubo king. As a man from the modern age, how will he lead the Snowy Plateau into the future? 960Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 43 A Random Aristocratic Clan From the Start: I'll Take My Time Becoming King 随机世家开局，我缓称王 [Full-Dive Online Game + Historical Foresight + Scion from the Start + Slow-Burn Power Struggle] He had a 0.1% chance of landing directly in a prominent Shence Army family. He thought his knowledge of history would let him coast to victory, but then history changed completely. Zheng Tian wasn’t pushed aside. Instead, he won a major victory. Huang Chao was still in Chang’an, and the uprising in Shu didn’t happen when it was supposed to. A prophet? A half-baked one. But good enough. Build up suppl 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 I Was a Commoner, Yet After I Transmigrated, I Got Two Wives 臣本布衣，穿越就领俩媳妇 Lin Yu accidentally transmigrates to the backward feudal dynasty of Dachang and becomes a simple-minded farmer. Dachang is poor and taxes are steep, but wives are assigned to men. To live a life with a wife and children gathered around a warm hearth, Lin Yu has no choice but to work hard and make something of himself. Before long, he becomes the richest man in Dachang and renders many services to the dynasty. Even the old emperor wants to marry his princess to him. "I was but a commoner. It is a 1kReads8.4Score10214d adds
- 45 The Great Ji Empire: From Starving Corpses to an Empire in a Chaotic Age 大稷帝国：从饿殍到乱世建帝国 Hu Yisheng, an agricultural college student, opens his eyes to find himself transmigrated into a frail young boy who has just died among heaps of starving corpses. He is freezing, starving, and on the brink of death! While others wait to die in these chaotic times, he seizes every chance to survive with his modern knowledge of agriculture! He ventures into dense forests and takes over mountain strongholds, digs up treasure and gathers refugees, clears land for farming and domesticates wild fowl. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Shocking! I’m Actually the Emperor Hao of an Ancient Kingdom!!! 震惊！我竟是古国昊帝！！！ Alternate ancient setting + gradual growth + a slight golden finger + multiple heroines + unification Internet cafe regular Zhou Hao is electrocuted and his soul returns to the ancient continent of Blue Star, where he becomes the ninth prince of the Shusha dynasty, saddled with the reputation of being a good-for-nothing. Fortunately, his phone unlocks a Myriad Worlds Marketplace. Armed with the knowledge of his former life, he boosts agriculture, establishes schools, builds a thriving economy, a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 You Took Me to a Year of Famine, and This Is All We Get to Eat? 穿到灾年，你告诉我就吃这？ [Farming + transmigration + spirit fields + leveling up a space shop + one heroine] Ye Cheng is reborn in the ancient Great Yu Dynasty, in Qingshan Village. Looking at his family of one gaunt, dark-skinned adult and five children, he begins the struggle to build a life in another world. Fortunately, he discovers a mysterious space within his body. It can reveal all kinds of precious medicinal herbs and grow various spirit plants. Once the space shop reaches its highest level, he may even find a 3.4kReads8.6Score25614d adds
- 48 Starting with Two Souls: I Conquer the Late Yuan with Firearms 双魂开局：我靠军火玩转元末 Drawing on an extensive range of ancient texts, this story blends historical fiction, Daoist fantasy, transmigration, and rebirth with spirit combat, farming, political schemes, psychology, destiny, and firearms, bringing to life the struggles and tangled cast of characters among the factions of Jiangnan at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Wang Zhen transmigrates by accident and takes over the body of Ming Er, a Red Turban general who lies dying after a defeat at the end of the Yuan dynasty. In desp 240Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 49 The Chaotic Jin Dynasty: I'm Just a Spoiled Brat, So Why Do You Think I Can Become Emperor? 乱晋：我只是纨绔，你说我能称帝 The Eight Princes plunged the Jin dynasty into chaos. Barbarian armies filled the land, and the catastrophe of the Five Barbarians ravaged the Central Plains. The great clans sang and feasted night after night, while commoners were reduced to eating their own children. The Great Jin dynasty teetered on the brink of collapse. Most scions of noble families were idle, pampered wastrels, destined to perish alongside their dynasty. But when a modern soul transmigrates into the body of an aristocrat, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Transmigrating as the Welding-Warrior Emperor, I Join Hands with My Beloved to Secure the Realm 穿越焊武大帝，携手红颜定江山 In a world torn apart by chaos, life is cheap, and from the start all you have is a pair of welding tongs that can shoot electricity? Lu Mingyuan: “If the world has fallen apart, I’ll weld it back together with my own hands!” Clear land and fertilize it → build an iron-walled fortress → found the Eternal Empire. The road to industrial domination begins! [Upgrade your territory’s buildings: ramshackle thatched hut → brick courtyard → steel fortress!] [Boost productivity: hand forging → hydraulic 9Reads8.9Score114d adds
