First, "Zerg" isn't the StarCraft Zerg you probably expect, but the general "insects".
I was attracted by the cover but it has nothing to do with the story. No idea who the two people are supposed to be, or the city, because it doesn't match the description in the novel.
Everything is just a tad misleading.

Personally, I gave it more than a fair chance and it's clear that it's not going to get any better in the last 18 chapters.

The pacing is awful.
Nothing really happens for long periods of time, and when something finally does happen, it's split between several characters and locations, which breaks apart the tension and can even be confusing.
Timespans are long, you have to pay close attention or you'll miss that several years were simply skipped, it's mentioned only in the middle of some random sentence.
"The harvest was especially good, in the third year the wine was finally ready". Something like this is all you get as an indicator that the writer left out a couple of years.

Characterisation is very flat as well, mainly because there are way too many characters to develop them properly.
People vanish for 10 or so chapters, show up for half a chapter, and leave again.
Others are just never mentioned again, but you are still expected to care when they die despite not knowing much about them.
Just to highlight how problematic the characterisation really is, the writer had to edit some chapters because the characterisation was too wonky/inconsistent.
Several characters change their behaviour, thinking and feelings very suddenly, they don't have development but instant transformations.

All of this makes the romance very disappointing.
MC and ML get together after knowing each other for years, but they met only a handful of times, the rest is all done via letters that are 5 sentences long.
ML has barely any personality, like most characters, he has some basic traits but that's it.
You see him so little, and he interacts so little with MC, that their romance is so flat and nondescript that it left me completely cold.

MC is the only one who has a passable characterisation, but even he isn't three-dimensional enough to care about him.
The writer just isn't good at characterisation, they honestly simply aren't good at any kind of deep or atmospheric writing.

World building isn't worth mentioning and plays little role, bad stuff happens and yet it has no emotional impact.
That's overall a thing with this novel, it has no soul or emotions, neither the characterisation nor the plot.

Try it if you like basic kingdom building and have nothing else to read.

That being said, the writer seems to be new, maybe someday they get the hang of it, maybe when they realise that writing several novels at once as a newbie isn't a smart thing to do.

Rating: 3.5/5

If you want a slow paced slice of life with a bit of action and romance on the side genre, then it's not for you.

The title lives up to the story but I was hoping it to be more detailed and slow since the world building was slightly glossed over where the MC[just ask what he wants to build then voila he got the blueprint then give it to someone to make it. ] Actually he's giving a supporting character vibes for me since other characters have greater character... more>> developments.

The romance is good and cute if given a few chapters to build up or given a little bit focus on their interactions.

The overall story feels a bit rushed and I hope to have some more extra chapters to see their romance. <<less