I Built This City [LitRPG, Lateral Progression, City Builder, Clones]

Ellen dreams of surpassing her legendary grandfather as the greatest adventurer—until a dungeon mishap leaves her with an inconvenient ability: every time she dies, she spawns a clone. Now, drowning in identical selves, she battles bureaucratic tax collectors, a glitchy System barrage of notifications, and a petty dungeon core determined to ruin her afterlife. Her clones share her memories, her ambitions, and her terrible luck—but not her patience. As their numbers grow, so do the headaches: property disputes, identity fraud, and an alarming lack of personal space. To survive, Ellen must unite her fractured selves, manage a burgeoning clone city, and outwit the dungeon’s escalating torment. The real challenge isn’t staying alive—it’s learning to live with herself.