ENThe Pillar Project
支柱计划
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- Ongoing
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- 1.9M Words
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- Sci-Fi & Apocalypse
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Other names
- The Old Days Return: Have I Become Humanity's Pillar?旧日归来，我成人类支柱了？Former title · until Oct 2026
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Tomato's Number One Apocalypse Novel!!!!
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Okay, okay, this is truly indescribable! Those novels that start with something like an alien god turning into a woman and coming to my house are just wishful thinking, riding the Cthulhu wave. I've been reading a lot of novels lately, mostly skipping chapters and pages, but this is the only one that I read line by line.
It's pretty good; the sense of crisis is great, and it's deliciously flavorful. However, there's too much technical stuff, and it's too long. Since it covers areas that most people don't know much about, it wasn't very engaging, so I quickly skipped through most of it. The medical terminology is also a bit difficult to understand.
This book already seems to have the potential to be a masterpiece. As long as the author maintains this level of quality, it will be a masterpiece. If such a book becomes a hit, it will be a blessing for Tomato (the author's pen name) and the readers! The narrative style and story progression have the feel of Liu Cixin. I hope the author keeps up the good work!
For this platform, it's a work of extremely high quality. I even think the author's background development far surpasses those empty-headed "Cthulhu" works, comparable to "Deep Sea Ashes" on a certain paid platform. Currently, the author's efforts to portray the inherent powerlessness of human science in the face of the indescribable, and the imminent threat to the existence of human society, are…
Before I begin my review, I apologize. I habitually read book reviews before reading a book, and when I saw a reader say this was the best Cthulhu novel I'd ever read, I cited Lord of Mysteries as an example to refute it. Now that I've read over a hundred chapters, I can only say that if it continues to be written at this quality, it could easily get even better.
It's considered one of the more authentic works in the Cthulhu/Kingdoms genre. It portrays the fear of the unknown, humanity's despair and resilience in adversity, the wisdom of civilization, the insignificance of the individual, and has an epic feel. It also delves into human nature, though somewhat lacking, focusing only on a macro-level perspective.
In my personal opinion, this is the best book in the Cthulhu series so far, even better than Mysteries. The despair in the face of the Cthulhu and the powerlessness of humanity are so profound.
It's very well written. My only concern is whether it can maintain this level of quality later on. It doesn't rely on the protagonist's halo just because he's the main character. The country and other talents also play a significant role, making it very realistic.
A very authentic Cthulhu-themed novel, filled with humanity's helplessness and confusion in the face of the unknown, not the kind of traditional leveling-up novel that's just a Cthulhu-themed skin.
It doesn't directly describe the horror of Cthulhu, but rather evokes a sense of despair and oppression through indirect descriptions. I really like this style. I'm tired of Cthulhu-themed cultivation novels; I can't find a similar modern novel without fantasy elements.