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- 151 A Laborer from the Start: Building a Nation in South Australia 开局劳工：我在南澳建国 [Alternate history set in 1880 · A hard-hitting tale of founding a nation overseas] Zhong Tu, a modern transmigrator, awakens in 1880 on the Australian continent in the body of a Chinese laborer. Using his modern perspective, he spends three years laying plans, gathering Chinese workers and taking control of mines and factories, quietly establishing a foothold. Under colonial oppression, he rallies the people, seizes cities, builds an army, and sweeps away the colonial forces. No futuristic tech 52.5kReads8.6Score4.7k14d adds
- 152 1843: My American Sun Never Sets 1843：我的美洲日不落 The rating has only just come out, so it’ll go up later! [Transmigration] [Founding a nation overseas] [North American continent] [System] [Technology tree] [Empire] Transmigrating to California in 1843 as a twelve-year-old, Jiang Ming is fortunate to awaken a System. With its help, he climbs step by step to the pinnacle of the world. 19.7kReads8.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 153 Warlord: Founding a Nation on an Island, I Vie for Global Dominance 军阀：海岛建国，争霸全球 [Naval Warfare] + [Battleships and Big Guns] + [Parallel World] + [Alternate History] After an accident transmigrates him to a parallel world, Lin Shiqiang finds himself in a turbulent era. His father, a high-ranking official, is brutally murdered, leaving Lin Shiqiang in grave danger. His future seems bleak, until the appearance of a mysterious System changes his fate completely. In this chaotic era, Lin Shiqiang uses the System to rise step by step! Years later, someone asks him what his goal 937Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 154 From the Start, My Exchange System Gets Me a Million-Man Army 开局置换系统，我换出百万大军 Alternate universe + System After transmigrating to one of the darkest periods in history, Qin Ye awakened a trading System that could exchange for planes, artillery, and more. From then on, the army had another commander who firmly believed that firepower always came first. This synopsis doesn’t do the story justice. Please go straight to the main text. 14.6kReads8.5Score80414d adds
- 155 Dual Transmigration: I Have a System in Uncle Nine’s World 双穿：我在九叔世界有系统 212Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The Colonial Warlord 殖民大军阀 Yang Yun is a modern-day mercenary who unexpectedly transmigrates to the body of a young man on a ship bound for South America during the late Ming Dynasty. Thus begins his new life, one that will reshape the tides of an era. 1Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 157 Twenty Years of Feuds and Grudges in the War Against Japan 抗日峰火之恩怨情仇二十年 The protagonist transmigrates to 1935, a year ravaged by war. From an innocent boy, he rises up against the landlord class and eventually becomes a true revolutionary soldier. He takes part in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, then retires after completing his mission. At long last, he and his enemy meet again and put their grievances behind them with a smile. 225Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 158 1635: Changing the World 1635改变世界 The most regrettable part of history is that particular chapter. The empire’s fading glory; The barbarians’ iron cavalry; The rebels’ cries; All these voices mingled to make the turbulent final years of the Ming. But a man from another world has begun to quietly change everything, knocking the wheels of history off course... 885Reads7.2Score10914d adds
- 159 In Season 3, I'm a Myanmar Specialist at Taking on America S3赛季我缅甸专业干阿美莉卡 [World Championship Season 3] [War] [Reborn] [National Development] [Farming] [Ensemble Cast] [System] Peng Changlong woke up to find he had been reborn in Myanmar. At that very moment, his father, the commander-in-chief of the Kokang Alliance Army, was killed in an attack. Peng Changlong was called upon to take command in a time of crisis. Kokang was then just 2,700 square kilometers in size, with a population of only 200,000 and a force of just 6,000. Its GDP was practically negligible. He dec 23Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 160 Reborn in 2027: Germany’s Rise 重生2027之德国崛起 Back in Germany in 1929, Lu Fan takes office as chancellor and faces a dire situation. At home, he brings the economic crisis to an end, builds up agriculture, industry, and technology, and amasses national strength. Abroad, he tears up the Treaty of Versailles, forges alliances and counteralliances to reshape the global chessboard, and uses an iron fist to rewrite Germany’s fate and establish a whole new world order. 194Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Transmigrating as a Pig-Headed Man on the Brink of Death 穿越从要嘎的猪头人开始 A new book is here! Feel free to check out my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 203Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 162 Late Qing: I Became Emperor of Australia! 清末：我在澳洲当皇帝！ Parallel world + no System + technical materials from aliens + farming, war, and riding horses through the cherry blossoms! The man standing before you is the ruler of Australia, emperor of the Han Empire! It all began when Liu Xuan found a stone, one with a corner embedded with gold. And then, the seventy-sixth-generation descendant of Emperor Guangwu of Han stepped onto the grand stage of history! 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 A Cruiser from the Start, but It's 1914 开局一艘巡洋舰，但是1914 “System binding in progress.” “Congratulations, Host. You have received the starter gift pack: a St. Louis-class cruiser.” Lin Man gazed at the beautiful warship before him and, still unable to believe it, asked again, “What year is it? And where am I?” “1914 AD. Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands, German New Guinea.” 460Reads6.5Score3914d adds
- 164 I'm About to Become President, and You're Telling Me the System Is Here? 要当总统了，你跟我说系统来了？ He woke up to find himself the deputy commander of the 20th Army. At the end of 1949, the tide of history could not be stopped. Yang Rui, deputy commander of the 20th Army, was sent to support the forces in Southeast Asia. He set off for the region, ready for battle. Since he couldn’t go back, he might as well stay. Yang Rui declared, “No one understands nation-building better than I do.” Preparing to found a nation? Build high walls, take the throne slowly, and stockpile grain. It’s just that n 142.3kReads8.0Score13.7k14d adds
- 165 Warlord: From Young Marshal to Regional Enforcer 军阀：从少帅开始鞭策一方 My new work is out! Head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 A Bismarck Battleship from the Start: The Great Ming Empire's Sun Never Sets 开局俾斯麦战列舰，大明永不落日 1644, the fall of the Ming dynasty. Zhu Cilang, the eldest son of the Chongzhen Emperor, is taken away by a palace eunuch and travels west by ship. Who could have guessed that someone aboard would discover his identity midway through the voyage and try to take him back to the Qing court to claim a reward? Just as Zhu Cilang thinks he's about to bite the dust, he suddenly awakens the [Take What You Want System]. Every day, he can randomly obtain technology, armies, people, food, and other things. 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 167 Hearts of Iron: The Crimson Empire 钢铁雄心：赤焰帝国 [No System + Australia from the Start + Chinese Empire + Imperial Rivalry + Partly Alternate History] Steel behemoths cleave through the waves, while squadrons of aircraft blot out the sky. From the Pacific to the Atlantic, the Southern Cross flag is unstoppable. When my carrier fleet sails into the mouth of the Thames, there is only one headline left on the front pages of newspapers around the world: The empire on which the sun never sets? No, now it is the age of the Empire of Eternal Day! 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 168 Founding the Nation of Austalia: From Kangaroos to Dragons! 建国奥呆利亚，从袋鼠到巨龙！ On a rainy night in Nanyang, Zhao Anbang, an 18-year-old member of a puppet army, opens his eyes. But hidden in them is the weathered soul of someone from the future. It is 2163 in the Great Qin calendar, and the flames of World War II are sweeping across the globe. This reborn citizen of Huangxia uses his knowledge of history to climb the ranks of the Japanese puppet forces, step by step. From commander of a hundred thousand puppet troops to leader of a six-hundred-thousand-strong expeditionary —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Transmigrate to a Small Country and Build Its GDP From Scratch 穿越小国，从零开始发展GDP You want me to sign a treaty selling out my country? Back when I had only ten thousand soldiers, no planes or tanks, and no missiles or artillery, you asked me to sign a treaty selling out my country. I didn’t give you a hard time about it. But now I have a million troops, tens of thousands of armored tanks, and planes and missiles blotting out the sky, and you still want me to sign a treaty selling out my country? Then what was the point of all that development? Now it’s your turn to sign! 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Warlord: The Empire Rises and Sweeps Away the Great Powers 军阀：帝国崛起，横扫列强 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 106Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 171 Transmigrating to 1936: I Transformed the British Empire 穿越1936：我改造了大英帝国 The darkest hour is drawing near in 1936. A soul from the modern world becomes the son of a baron in the British Empire. He knows that after a hard-won victory in the last war, this great global empire, hailed as the victor of the world war, is now drowning in debt, suffering industrial decline, bleeding its colonies dry, and watching new powers rise. The empire on which the sun never sets is already nearing its twilight. Rather than being forced to give everything up after the coming storm, he 15.2kReads6.9Score1k14d adds
- 172 Transmigrate to 1905: Armored Might Shakes the World 穿越1905装甲洪流扬威全球 On the parallel-world Blue Star, Li Weiguo is medically discharged from the military after being wounded, then transmigrates bodily to 1905. He establishes a base and develops heavy industry. He builds serious military hardware, rejecting the so-called do-it-yourself approach. In the end, armored forces sweep aside every foreign enemy. He has a golden finger, but it becomes less important later on. No weapons or equipment will surpass the era they belong to. Combat conditions are realistic and g 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Empire Rises: Starting with the Indochinese Federation 帝国崛起：从印支那联邦开始 [Alternate World + Paradox Games + War for Supremacy + Resistance War] As the land of China bleeds beneath the iron hooves of Japanese invaders, a “last gleam” from Gaul’s colonial legacy unexpectedly lights the way through the wilds of the Indochinese Peninsula. A transmigrator keenly seizes a fleeting opportunity in the cracks of history. On the war-torn battlefields of Southeast Asia, he miraculously gathers a force by exploiting the power vacuum and remaining resources on the eve of the coll 3.7kReads6.4Score16214d adds
- 174 Transmigrating to 1900, I Turn the World Upside Down by Selling Arms 穿越1900我靠卖军火掀翻世界 Chen Feng builds an arms base in Hainan and forges alliances. He grows into the greatest arms dealer in the world. His motto is: “If others dare to sell it, I’ll sell it! If they don’t dare to sell it, I’ll sell that too! Leave saving the world to you lot. I’m only interested in that vile thing called money!” Wilhelm II: “My dear Chen, I want several Elizabeth-class battleships!” George: “I’m richer than the Germans! Sell them to me!” Sakura: “Esteemed Mr. Chen Feng, the Empire accepts Kyushu’s 40Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 175 What? I’m the Ming Emperor in South Asia 什么？我在南亚当大明皇帝 [Modern Emperor]+ [System]+ [World Domination]+ [Beating Up the Great Powers] Zhu Chenming never expected to wake up one morning and find that he had transmigrated into the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He had even awakened a System. But this Ming Dynasty was a little different. Descendants of the Southern Ming had actually fled all the way to the Indian subcontinent, seized a territory, and become emperors there? And their dynasty had survived all the way into the twenty-first century. But since 5Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 176 Transmigrating to West Africa, Rebuilding the Great Interstellar Ming Empire! 穿越西非，重建星际大明帝国！ [Transmigration + farming + conquest + the Tongliao universe + rebuilding the Ming!] “The emperor guards the realm's gates; the ruler dies with his kingdom!” This is the splendor of the great Ming Empire! This is the final embodiment of Han China's royal spirit! The emperor hanged himself at Coal Hill, and the realm was shattered. The Ming's last hope, leading a hundred thousand people, arrived in a new land... More than three hundred years later, a transmigrated soul takes the place of Zhu Jing 14Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 177 Northeastern Warlord: Slaughtering Japanese Invaders from the Start 东北军阀，开局就乱杀倭寇 [War of Resistance]+ [Struggle for supremacy]+ [Late Qing and Republican eras]+ [If they won’t yield, fight them. Kill, kill, kill!] Zhao Zhenhua transmigrated to a parallel version of Northeast China, where his very first battle ended with the extermination of the bandits who had attacked a village. “Ding! Fourteen enemies eliminated. Reward: 140 million!” With a wave of his hand, he brought a “factory producing ten thousand rifles” up to full capacity, building the strongest iron-blooded force 11Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 178 From Chinatown, I Conquer the Seven Seas 从唐人街开始纵横四海 In nineteenth-century San Francisco, gangs rule the streets. Chen Mu looks out at the street with a cigarette between his lips. Through his twenty-first-century eyes, this place looks like a land of freedom, an ocean away from home. [Let’s rob a bank first!] Capitalists exploiting Chinese laborers, hostile Irishmen, gangs in the wilderness, and the Italian Mafia quietly on the rise. None of them can stop Chinatown from taking control of San Francisco. 271Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 179 The War of Resistance's Greatest Logistics Tycoon 抗战最强后勤商人 Li Yunlong: Old Xu, the Japanese are sweeping through the area again. What do we do? Xu Fei: We roll right over them! Li Yunlong: Er Biao’s Second Battalion only killed 200 Japanese soldiers this month. What do you think… Xu Fei: Dock their performance pay! The author will tell an unconventional version of Liang Jian in a different way. This book is incredibly vivid. Buckle up while reading, and try looking at things from a different perspective! 4Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 180 My Commander, My Regiment: Killing with a Borrowed Knife 我的团长我的团之借刀杀人 In tribute to the original work and the director In tribute to Long Wenzhang, Mi Long, Meng Fanle, Bu La, She Pigu, Kang Ya, Li Wula, Sangmen Xing, Da Huzi, Dou Bing, Krupp...! In tribute to the countless ordinary, nameless heroes! This book begins on a somber note and rises to a triumphant ending. I only hope to give these brave fallen heroes a happy ending. History cannot be changed, but blessings are endless. May fate be defied and my regrets put to rest! 11Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 181 Wandering with Cannon Fodder: I Became a Warlord by Roaming Around 带着炮灰流浪：浪成大军阀 Transmigration, no System, a regiment commander, "Bright Sword", war, brotherhood, strategy, and a thrilling tale. He gathers a huge number of scattered troops, training them in combat, fitness, and tactics, and stirs things up with ideas far ahead of his time. He wanders from place to place, gathering men along the way. By the time he returns, he has become a super warlord. 4.2kReads7.3Score17814d adds
- 182 The Far Eastern Empire in 1900: Starting with a Northeastern Arsenal 1900远东帝国:从东北兵工厂开始 Fang Xiu, a military engineer from the 21st century, transmigrates to Jilin, occupied by Russian forces in 1900. He resolutely raises the banner of resistance against the foreign powers. He establishes a base, develops the arms industry, and begins building a heavy industrial hub in Northeast China from 1900 onward. Recoilless rifles, heavy mortars, grenade launchers, and general-purpose machine guns: one new weapon after another rolls off the production lines. Before the steel torrent of Chines 2.9kReads7.1Score23214d adds
- 183 Soviet Russia, 1920: Starting as Stalin's Bodyguard 苏俄1920：从护卫斯大林开始 (Two chapters released promptly at midnight every day.) (Preparations for World War II begin in Chapter 322.) Lin Tuo, a Chinese special police instructor, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Sergei, an orphaned Chinese laborer’s son in Soviet Russia, and steps onto the storm-tossed Soviet soil of 1920. With modern combat techniques, advanced historical knowledge, and extraordinary physical prowess, he overcomes one challenge after another and earns a place in the Cheka’s guard unit. Dur 3kReads7.0Score8114d adds
- 184 Founding a Nation in Australia, 1796 在澳洲建国1796 [No transmigrators + the protagonist changes with the times + no System + historical fiction + not anti-Qing] “To keep all our efforts from going to waste, I've decided to found a nation!” Li Chen declared. “For our country, for our freedom, for our democracy, take up arms and defend our homeland!” Liao Caifeng cried. People are born free and equal, remain free and equal, and will always be free and equal. All power in the Federation belongs to the people. 23Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 185 From the Start in 1878: Founding a Nation in Australia 开局1878，我在澳洲建国 (A story about founding a nation in Australia and developing it) Li Yan has an accident while filming a scene on a safety harness. He transmigrates to Australia in 1878, becoming a dying sixteen-year-old. In a savage wilderness, he gathers the Chinese together and rules with an iron fist to establish the Tang People's Camp. He takes Perth, founds Yumen, and builds an unprecedented Tang Empire. At last, the Chinese on this land have a place to call home. This is the rebirth of a new civilization 1.9kReads—Score12014d adds
- 186 Taking Over from Han Fuju to Defend Shandong 接替韩复榘保卫山东 Chen Xiangbei transmigrates to 1936. After obtaining a large stockpile of weapons and money, he decides to build up his forces in Shandong, leading his men to defend the province and fight the Japanese invaders to the death. 17.4kReads7.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 187 The Counteroffensive Begins in the Savage Mountains! 反攻从野人山开始！ My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 210Reads7.8Score3114d adds
- 188 North America, 1625: From Dragon City to a World Empire 北美1625：从龙城到世界帝国 A Chinese town of more than forty thousand people is dropped wholesale into the North American wilderness of 1625. Spanish matchlock guns lie ahead; hunger and winter close in from behind. They have no System, no golden finger, only a modern industrial and knowledge base on the verge of collapse. In the seventeenth century, they build their way up the technology tree with their own hands. Through reason, cooperation, and steel, they kindle a beacon of civilization on a savage continent, one that 608Reads—Score4214d adds
- 189 Back to the Republic of China as a General 回到民国做将军 A delivery guy is in a traffic accident while making a delivery and transmigrates from the modern world to the chaotic Republic of China era, a time of raging wars, warring warlords, and bandits everywhere. From then on, he begins a life with cheat-like advantages! 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 Bright Sword: I Somehow Went on a Rampage in Northwestern Shanxi 亮剑：我竟然在晋西北杀疯了 (Fast-paced power fantasy + satisfying revenge + building things up alone + play the pig to eat the tiger + System + War of Resistance + warlords) Reborn into the world of "Bright Sword" from the start, he discovers that he has become Zhang Dabiao and acquired the God of War System. “Ding! Host reward received: one Italian cannon and six shells. Please check your inventory.” “Second Battalion Commander, bring out your three thousand men! Don’t hold back those dozens of mountain guns. Hit them wi 1.1kReads7.3Score—14d adds
- 191 I’ve Become a World Power, So Why Am I Still So Cautious?! 明明都当列强了，却还过分谨慎！ In the final years of the Great Zhou, foreign powers invaded and the land was torn apart. Zhang Renxin transmigrated into the son of a powerful frontier official. To save the empire from collapse and turn the tide when all seemed lost, he set out to act! After returning from studying abroad, he founded factories and built a modern army. Before long, several years had passed. A million troops now guarded the land, backed by a steel tide of tanks and aircraft! One of his subordinates asked, “My lo 1.4kReads6.9Score10014d adds
- 192 The Republic of Great Ming 大明共和国 [No System, just knowledge. Reborn + history + sailing + farming + technology + military. This book covers a wide range of genres, so there’s bound to be something you’ll enjoy.] Wu Xiang, a university student studying oceanography, transmigrates to the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty. Starting out in Southeast Asia, he fights Japanese pirates, liberates the Ryukyu Islands, rescues disaster victims, and stockpiles supplies. He crosses the ocean to New Zealand and establishes a democratic republic, 187Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 War of Resistance: Starting with a German-Equipped Company, I Strike Out on My Own 抗战：开局选择德械连，独自发展 [War of Resistance] + [System] + [Troop Generation] + [German Equipment] + [Making Up for Past Regrets] + [Large-Scale Army Operations] + [Slaughtering the Japanese] [Newly Rated] Chen Hansheng transmigrates to the War of Resistance era by accident and activates a choice System. Every choice comes with lavish rewards. From the start, he chooses to develop independently and receives a reward: an elite German-equipped battalion of nearly a thousand men. Later, he is rewarded with a regiment. Throu 217Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 194 Transmigrating to 1935: War System 穿越1935之战争系统 He arrives in 1935 in another world with a War System: raise troops, seize money, mine, sell medicine, wipe out the Central Army. Whatever makes money, he does; whatever brings fun, he does. The Japanese devils think he’s Li Chuangwang, while he treats them as experience points. The elite troops directly under his command are all fiercely loyal. Others see them as a terrifying, unpredictable warlord army, but he welcomes them all. They want to plant spies in my troops? When I plant mine in yours 83Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 195 I Fled for My Life and Accidentally Became a Millionaire 逃命意外成富翁 Reborn by chance, she becomes rich overnight and embarks on a new life. No cheat abilities, no System: she just wants to start over, overturn everything that went wrong, and live life on her own terms. But who could have guessed that love and longing would give rise to so many twists and turns? 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Red Alert Base: Ruling the Pacific 红警基地之制霸太平洋 Nanshan transmigrates to the War of Resistance era with a super-temporal Red Alert base, using a mobile giant dry dock to build a floating island. He then constructs all the Red Alert buildings on the island... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Stop! Let That Young Lady Go! 住手！放开那个小娘子！ Reborn as the foolish son of a landlord, I even got saddled with the terribly embarrassing name Zhu Dazhuang. Should I lie flat and enjoy life, or work hard and stir things up? Hmm, it’s probably better to grow more crops, build more roads, have more children, and raise more pigs... What? Is life as a landlord’s son in ancient times really this plain and simple? Pah! Stop! Let that young lady go! I, Zhu Dazhuang, will show you what it means to bully men and women, tyrannize the neighborhood, com 52Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 198 Fighting the War of Resistance: Starting with My Captain in the Movies and TV 抗战从影视我的团长开始 [War of Resistance] [System] [Ensemble Cast] [Great-Power Rivalry] Zhu Jianguo accidentally transmigrates into the television drama "My Chief, My Regiment". Long Wenzhang, Bula, Milong, Yaoma, Dou Bing, Kluber... one by one, they appear before Zhu Jianguo. “I’m your regimental commander. I’m so poor that all I have left are good guns and cannons. I have only one requirement: wipe out those Japanese bastards across the way.” 1.3kReads8.3Score11914d adds
- 199 Reborn in 1895: Founding a New Nation in the South Seas 重生1895，我在南洋立新国 A blend of military conquest and technology-driven development, with no System. See how the protagonist uses the course of history, step by step, to restore the nation in Borneo, then transform an agrarian country into an industrial and military power. Transmigrating back to the Nanyang in 1895, he is the grandson of Liu Aseng, the last president of the Lanfang Republic. He swears to restore the republic! Standing in his way are the European colonizers, the native peoples of the Nanyang, and a n 38.6kReads7.9Score2.4k14d adds
- 200 System: Building a Nation Overseas from the Start 系统：开局海外建国 Xu Da was taken to a parallel world by a cultivation System and turned into an eight-year-old child. He had planned to become the lord of an island in the depths of the ocean. But the countries around him gave him no chance. With aircraft carriers surrounding his island, he had no choice but to rise up and fight. Fusang, the Ugly Country: if you dare attack me, prepare to lose. I make the rules on my turf. Later, he discovered that his island was growing larger and larger. Blue Star could no lon —Reads5.5Score114d adds
