Top Kingdom Building Web Novels/Lightnovels

Kingdom Building is a sub genre of a web novel where the story focuses on territory management and military conquest. Mostly the setting of this is in Medieval like society and the the MC uses his past life knowledge in order to adapt and improve the way of living of his citizens and also using modern warfare such guns and cannons for his military conquest. 

1. Release that Witch (CN) -

Cheng Yan transmigrated only to end up in a medieval Europe like world, becoming Roland, a Royal Prince. But this world doesn’t seem to be the same as his former world, despite some similarities. Witches are real and they actually can use magic?

Follow Roland’s battle for the throne against his siblings. Will he be able to win, even though the king already declared him to be a hopeless case and with the worst starting situation? With his knowledge of modern technologies and the help of the witches, who are known as devils’ servants and are hunted by the the Holy Church, he might have a fighting chance.

Now, let his journey begin.

Available Chapters: 234
Avg. Release: 1 per day
Translator: Roxerer - volaretranslations

2. A Realist Hero's Kingdom Reconstruction Chronicle/Genjitsushugisha no Oukokukaizouki (JP)

In a world where the Demon King had taken over a fifth of the land. Souma Kazuya (Soma) was summoned to that world as a hero, but the king took a liking to his rich country strong army proposal and somehow handed him the throne. Soma, who had the throne forced upon him, forewent adventure, and together with the talented companions he gathered, went about his nation-building with his realism.

Available Chapters: 3 volumes (5-12 chapters per volume)
Translator: Larvyde

3. Hail the King (CN)

An ordinary student accidentally traveled into an other universe and became the king of a small kingdom. He had gotten a “Cheating Code” of life and was able to complete something extraordinary. This is the story about a king that was able to conquer continents and leave behind him an ultimate legend that will be recited between every generation to come.

Available Chapters: 113
Translator: Roxerer - volaretranslations

4. Dungeon Defense (KR)

Do you know how this world ends?

Become the hero and defeat the 72 Demon Lords. The game that was boasted as the absolute hardest strategy game, 『Dungeon Attack』.

I used to be the ‘hero’ that had accomplished everything in this game, but after answering a suspicious survey, I found myself in the game as the weakest Demon Lord, 「Dantalian」.

With only my eloquent tongue and my memories of conquest as a hero—.

In order to survive as Dantalian. I shall tear this world apart.

Available Chapters: 4 volumes 
Translator: Shalvation Translations

5. Tales of the Reincarnated Lord (CN)

In a world where magic is long but a thing of the distant past, where humans have the potential of harnessing a dormant power within them, called Battle Force…

A man from modern day Earth finds himself suddenly waking up in the body of Norton Lorist, a youth of noble descent that had been exiled from his homeland in the North by his family to Morante City, the capital of the Forde Trade Union on the pretext of pursuing his studies.

Little did he know what would await him when he receives summons from his family years later to return to the Northlands and inherit the position of the family head…

This is the tale of his life before the summons…

This is the tale of his journey northward and the allies he gathers along the way…

This is the tale of his rebuilding his family’s dominion and keeping it safe from other power hungry nobles…

This is the “Tales of the Reincarnated Lord”.

Available Chapters: 132
Avg. Release: 4-6 chapters per week
Translator: Path of Translation