The Greatest Estate Developer

Description

When civil engineering student Suho Kim falls asleep reading a fantasy novel, he wakes up as a character in the book! Suho is now in the body of Lloyd Frontera, a lazy noble who loves to drink, and whose family is in a mountain of debt. Using his engineering knowledge, Suho designs inventions to avert the terrible future that lies in wait for him. With the help of a giant hamster, a knight, and the world’s magic, can Suho dig his new family out of debt and build a better future? (From LINE Webtoon)

Chronology of works in this universe:
"What a Bountiful Harvest, Demon Lord!" —> (7000 years later) "I Became the Chef of the Dragon King" —> (500 years later) "The World's Best Engineer" —> (300 years later) "Crown Prince Sells Medicine"

Original Webtoon:
Naver Webtoon, Naver Series

Official Translations:
English, Japanese, French, S.Chinese, Thai, T.Chinese, Indonesian, Spanish

Type

Manhwa

The Greatest Estate Developer (Novel) (Adapted From)

The Apothecary Prince (Sequel)

What a Bountiful Harvest, Demon Lord! (Prequel)

Associated Names

Bậc Thầy Thiết Kế Điền Trang

El mejor desarrollador inmobiliario

El Mejor Ingeniero del Mundo

Loco Frontera

O Melhor Engenheiro Do Mundo

The Greatest Estate Designer

The World's Best Engineer

Yeogdaegeub Yeongji Seolgyesa

Лучший инженер в мире

ยอดสถาปนิกผู้พิทักษ์อาณาจักร

史上最高の領地設計士

史诗级领地设计师

역대급 영지 설계사

Groups Scanlating

APEP SCANS

Asura

FlixScans

Immortal Updates Scan

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Latest Release(s)

c.193 by LINE Webtoon 2 days ago

c.192 by LINE Webtoon 1 week ago

c.191 by LINE Webtoon 2 weeks ago

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Status in Country of Origin

Digital
210 Chapters + 5 Hiatus Specials + Side Stories (Ongoing)

S1: 104 Chapters (1~104)
S2: 78 Chapters (105~182)
S3: 28 Chapters (183~210)
Side Story: 1 Chapter (211~)

Print
6 Volumes (Ongoing)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 9.1 / 10.0 (719 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.99 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 16th, 2025 8:48am PDT - 1 day ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Shounen
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

JQ Comics

Moon Phase (Print)

Naver

Serialized In (magazine)

Naver Webtoon (Naver)

Naver Series (Naver)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

LINE Webtoon

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #66

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Monthly Pos #16

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3 Month Pos #14

(-34)

6 Month Pos #24

(-19)

Year Pos #29

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List Stats

On 2998 reading lists

On 400 wish lists

On 279 completed lists

On 55 unfinished lists

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THAT WAS A BLAST!

by zoevdocomment
1 week ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

It's so amazing that I don't want it to finish. I still want to see his lovey dovey with the queen and another plot. But it can't helped...

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Very enjoyable read

by Sniberus
2 weeks ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

For the most part, the whole story was very light-hearted, and conflict was rarely a part of the story besides the end, which I thought was a bit strange for a change of pace. There was some build-up to what happens in the end, but I still think it was a bit left field with the final big fight and all that. It sort of reminds me of ORV, where our MC isn't the MC of the story, and in a similar sense, the beauty of this is the relationships and bonds that our main character makes with everyone else. I do wish there was more coverage on the backstory regarding the system / how it was created, and it may be a bit repetitive for some people in regard to the humor/comedy element.

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Absolute Cinema

by nyamagata
3 weeks ago

Rating: N/A

Absolute Cinema!

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BEST

by LazyM0nday
3 weeks ago

Rating: N/A

Simply AMAZING! Everything is amazing, from art to comedy and even the romance . its all fkn 10 10 . What an amazing journey reading this was. fkn BLISS

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The Greatest Estate Developer – Review

by _joker_1_0
6 months ago

Rating: 9.3 / 10.0

The Greatest Estate Developer – Review

• Art: 9.5/10 ⭐

• Story: 10/10 ⭐

• Character Development: 8.5/10 ⭐

• World Building: 9.5/10 ⭐

I read the Official English Translation (on LINE Webtoon) all at once, and honestly, it's an amazing story. The way the arcs and seasons are structured, the hilarious situations, and the world-building are all top-notch.

That said, I recommend reading the fan translation by Asura Scans if you can. In the official version, most of the dialogue uses the same font, which makes it harder to feel the tone or emotion behind the words. Asura Scans does a better job by using different fonts to express the mood and personality of the scenes.

Season 1 feels like an introduction to the world — setting up the characters, their relationships, and the environment. Season 2 feels more like the first half of a movie — it builds curiosity about how Suho Kim (aka Lloyd Frontera) will solve the challenges ahead.

There's also a neat connection to "I Became the Chef of the Dragon King" and "What a Bountiful Harvest, Demon Lord!" which was a nice touch.

Now, the storyline itself follows a fairly familiar pattern :

The MC gets transported to another world, inhabits a character doomed to fail or die, but changes everything by solving problems and helping people. Just as it seems like everything is perfect, fate tries to pull things back to the original path, and the MC has to find new ways to overcome it — leading to a satisfying happy ending.

While the basic premise is pretty generic, what really sets this series apart is the fantastic art, clever storyboarding, and the non-stop hilarious situations. It never feels boring, and it constantly leaves you wanting to read the next chapter.

Overall Rating: 9.3/10 ⭐

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Best Comedy Manhwa OAT

by swordman9
10 months ago

Rating: N/A

I've read many mangas and it's extensions but not one like this. It's totally hilarious where the main goal is to make the reader laugh, laugh and laugh. I loved the plot and the jokes. It is so good.

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Great Art, Funny Moments, and Suspenseful Cliffhangers

by 43
1 year ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The manga's art is fantastic, some situations are very funny, the dialogue is well-balanced, and certain chapter endings keep us on the edge of our seats.

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The greatest series ever written!

by luffy4
1 year ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Forget Solo Leveling, if ANY webtoon deserved to be animated, its THIS one.
If you don't like this series, you don't like fun.

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I dont like it, but do not haylte it

by MLGSwag
1 year ago

Rating: N/A

The reason why i do not really like it is because mc is an asshole tbh. Which is understanable based on hiw his previous life was and his current resolve to live a carefree life through any means necessary.
I like it because they show despite him being an asshole, he is able to change fate for the better

The manwha is generic in some aspects but overall this is somewhat unique compared to other manwhas I have read

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Belly-shaking comedy with notes of redemption

by JakeMertens
1 year ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

9/10. It's a comedy manhwa, so anyone's rating is gonna be pretty subjectively dependent on how much they laughed. I laughed a lot.

The protagonist is a lovable ruffian, his best friend an aide-to-camp a dashing hero providing the straight man reactions to the protagonists endless gags.

There are themes of redemption and defying fate to accompany moments of drama interspersed here and there throughout the story - it's not anything that treads new ground but they're nice bitter flavors to break up the sour-sweet flavor profile of what is first and foremost a comedy manhwa.

The story is a bit of an ode to construction workers - by volume it's about 50% action, 50% civil engineering and construction, and of course 100% comedy.

I would say that the art is above average, but the artist's unrivaled mastery of comedic facial expressions pushes an "above average" evaluation firmly into "excellent" teritory.

There are some very adorable pokemon-esque pet characters. The artist seems to have a thing for muscular red-headed women, which is not something you'll catch me complaining about.

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