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The Concrete Queen: My System Roasts Me While I Build an Empire

TokyoSan
I didn't want to save the world. I just wanted a flush toilet. Taylor Oakhaven was a brilliant Civil Engineer in modern Tokyo—until she died and woke up in a fantasy world that smelled terrible. No plumbing. No soap. No concept of hygiene. Armed with a snarky System that loves to roast her ("Intelligence Check: Failed"), Taylor decides to rebuild this medieval dump into a modern industrial empire. She has the blueprints for steam engines, gunpowder, and heated floors. But there’s a problem. Her "Construction Crew" is a disaster: The Guard : A swordsman so directionally challenged he gets lost in a walk-in closet. The Chef : A combat-kicking cook who gets nosebleeds every time she looks at Taylor. The Sister : A beautiful, terrifying Yandere who wants to "collect" Taylor like a doll. The Maid : A masochist who thinks cleaning is a spiritual punishment. And if her own team wasn't bad enough, a new enemy has arrived. **Viscount Valerius**, a Biomancer obsessed with "True Beauty," has declared war on Taylor’s "ugly" concrete inventions. He doesn't want to kill her—he wants to turn her into a decorative topiary bush. Can Taylor build an industrial revolution before she gets turned into a shrub? Or will the System roast her to death first?
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