Hard Sci-Fi! Hard Sci-Fi! I Want Hard Sci-Fi!!! 硬科幻！硬科幻！老子要硬科幻！！！

1. 51 阿 Artemis Takes Off, but a Chinese Astronaut Lands on the Moon 阿尔忒弥斯号升空，登月却是中国人 Failed Exam, Young General落榜少将10k WordsCompleted The Artemis Takes Off, but a Chinese Person Is the One Who Lands on the Moon 20Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 为 To Get a Reduced Sentence, I Took a Rabbit to the Skies 为了能减刑，我带兔子飞上天 Mu Dalong木大龙Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Ye Cheng, a death-row inmate who killed a man to save his mother, is sentenced to execution, effective immediately! But on the day of his execution, he activates the System for Earning Merit Through Crime, unveils controllable nuclear fusion from the start, and earns a chance to reduce his sentence. As long as he leads the Dragon Kingdom to greatness on Blue Star, he will gain access to unlimited black technology. To earn his way out one step at a time, Ye Cheng stops at nothing. Controllable nu 2.4kReads7.1Score382Shelves
3. 53 末 I Became a Summoner After the Apocalypse 末世后我成了一个召唤师 A Big Fish in the Vast Sea沧海有大鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives, gods loom high above the sea of stars, and a game called Abyss envelops all of humanity. As mythology becomes reality, the supernatural is within reach, and immortality is no longer a dream. Humanity's greatest desires are fulfilled with ease, amid disaster. High-level mages can summon meteorites from the sky and freeze thousands of miles of land in an instant... A beast tamer's Abyssal Star Bear can roar mountains to pieces... Terrifying assassins can vaporize a boss in 35.4kReads8.5Score3kShelves
4. 54 群 Apocalypse of the Stars 群星启示录 Owl Owls猫头鹰OwlsSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Star Cluster] + [Ship Girls] + [Interstellar War] 2403 was an ordinary office worker until an accident transmigrated him into a mechanical civilization in the interstellar age. After passing the civilization's assessment, he officially became a fleet commander. His adventures across the galaxy are only just beginning. 416Reads9.3Score180Shelves

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   I've been reading for over 20 years. Here are some intellectually stimulating novels I've recently kept on my bookshelf that I haven't removed. You're also welcome to recommend your favorite science fiction books to me.

5. 55 重 Reborn as the Godfather of the Internet, I Made the Whole World Worship Me 重生互联网教父，我让全世界膜拜 Panda Turning Pages翻书的熊猫Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Building a Strong Nation + Business + Technology + Military Industry + Upright Values] Lu Yuan, developer of the super AI Luoshu in 2041, is sent back to the site of the 2000 college entrance exams. Armed with advanced scientific knowledge, he drops his pen to save someone, then rents an entire internet cafe from the start to work on artificial intelligence. He passes the Turing test with flying colors and becomes the legendary hacker Minerva on the forums. Quickly earning his first startup cap 66Reads5.3Score—Shelves
6. 56 神 The Age of Gods: My Followers Can Build Nuclear Bombs 神祇时代：我的信徒会造核弹 Shadow Z黑影ZSci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted In the twilight of the gods, divine powers have scattered across the land, and anyone can become a god! Lin Chen was an early-admission student at the Imperial Capital Royal Academy, but after awakening the lowest-grade deity, he was expelled… Luckily, he also awakened a super technology System! So while everyone else believes in magic, his followers are convinced that technology is the greatest power of all! Heard your followers can conjure fireballs? Sorry, mine can build nuclear bombs! 13.6kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
7. 57 从 Train Survival Begins as My Home Planet Explodes 从母星爆炸开始列车求生 Feng Qiumo风秋莫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.6M WordsCompleted [Supernatural evolution] [Civilization collection] [Theism] Their home planet explodes, and humanity escapes into the depths of space aboard interstellar trains. Chen An becomes a train conductor, carrying passengers through the struggle for survival among the stars and creating a unique civilization of his own: the Fuyao Civilization. Under his direction, the passengers sweep across the stars like locusts. They develop technology, plunder species, destroy empires, and trample civilizations. Cou 37.1kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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   It's really, really, really beautiful! [Admiration]

8. 58 就 Am I the Only Villain Here? 就我一个人是反派啊 Young and Inexperienced少不更事Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [This isn’t some serious villain story. If you like dark, grim, and edgy tales, or characters who act cool and withdrawn, don’t read this.] Cao Qian, a scientific research genius, transmigrates into the world of a soldier-king and war-god novel. He’s also pulled into a chat group filled entirely with “himself.” It turns out all the other “Cao Qians” in the group are the protagonists of their own novels. Am I the only villain? Ahem. Well... since I’m a villainous scientist, I guess knowing a bit 3.4kReads8.9Score221Shelves
9. 59 移 Mobile City: The Divine Resource Wholesaler 移动城市，神级资源批发商 Parentheses Laughing括弧笑笑Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Raved about by ten thousand readers | One million following the updates | Ten million currently reading!] [Lord-Building] [Overwhelming Power] [The stats are still professional] [From Chapter 78 onward, the protagonist can print unlimited money] [A beacon-of-civilization story! (Elementary schoolers who want to see the protagonist act like a ruthless doomsday human trafficker, stay away)] (The novel's theme song, “Alliance of the Singularity,” is now available on all platforms.) All of humanit 165.1kReads9.2Score13.4kShelves

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   [Sparrow's Masterpiece] has virtually no flaws, absolutely no romance, it's all about conquering the stars and fighting for a better tomorrow for humanity. The plot twists are indeed quite powerful, but on Tomato's platform, a weak twist would be embarrassing; everyone's here for a fast-paced, action-packed story. In summary: a very good read, worth checking out if you like sci-fi farming/lord-themed novels. The only downside is the slow update schedule; you'll have to follow it closely.

10. 60 让 Make Human Civilization Great Again 让人类文明再次伟大 The Elusive Integral难解的积分Sci-Fi & Apocalypse752k WordsCompleted Freedom, equality, harmony, and democracy. Even in the interstellar era, humanity has never stopped pursuing them. Humanity sent out wave after wave of envoys, scattering them across the stars to establish beacons for large-scale travel in the future. Wu Ming was one of them. But on an alien planet, the same miseries humanity had once endured, colonization, massacres, and oppression, were unfolding again. One humanoid life after another vanished before his eyes. He couldn't stand by and do nothi 773Reads8.0Score104Shelves

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    (This recommendation is based on personal preference. Please don't give it a low rating if you disagree; I still want to read it, and I'm worried it might be abandoned [crying][crying]) I personally like the first, third, fourth, and fifth books the most. The first book is by a graduate student, the quality is excellent, and updates are reliable; I highly recommend it. The plot of the third book suits my taste; it depends on your personal preference. You might not like the beginning of the fourth book, but it's definitely worth reading later. The author is rewriting an old book, and it's a top-quality work. The fifth book is my favorite, but it didn't get much traffic before it was finished. Later, the new book didn't get any readers, so it was abandoned, and the author even went to QQ, which is a real shame. After it was finished, the traffic suddenly increased, but then the new book disappeared, sob sob [crying]. Science fiction fans should definitely give it a try; it's absolutely worth it.

11. 61 群 Stellaris: The Rise of the Human Federation 群星，人类联邦崛起 Stammering磕磕巴巴Sci-Fi & Apocalypse263k WordsOngoing The stars, myriad worlds, species purism, no female lead, faux sci-fi, and a complete newcomer to writing. The opening of Chapter One is a little “mind-bending.” The protagonist is a shipboard AI. It isn't bound to one ship and can be removed and installed elsewhere. No transformation into human form, no cultivation, and no fantasy powers. Worlds the protagonist will visit: The Wandering Earth, Pacific Rim, The Three-Body Problem (later period), and others to be decided… 1.3kReads8.0Score105Shelves
12. 62 天 Heaven's Secrets Revealed 天机泄漏 Bajie Calls Me Big Brother八戒叫我大师兄Sci-Fi & Apocalypse249k WordsOngoing In a world where science and mysticism intertwine, an unremarkable scientist unexpectedly becomes the central figure in a cosmic revelation. He had been living a quiet life of research, but then a higher-dimensional civilization chose him, setting off a chain of events that would change humanity’s fate. Drawn into a shadowy struggle between two superpowers, he must navigate a maze of spies, deception, and danger. Every step is fraught with peril, but each brush with death brings him closer to u —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is hard science fiction, so hard that you'll have to look it up on Baidu while reading. If you think you're not bad at science fiction, give this book a try.

13. 63 让 I Told You to Be Reborn, Not to Become an AI 让你重生，没让你成人工智能 Write Novels Well好好写小说Sci-Fi & Apocalypse840k WordsOngoing Artificial intelligence! Mechanical ascension! Conquer the universe! In 2021, the entire world announced the revival of spiritual qi, and technology was branded heresy. The revival of spiritual qi? It was all a conspiracy. Judgment Day crushed the spiritual qi revival, mechanical ascension made immortal thought possible, and curved space enabled faster-than-light travel… Starting from a Level Three civilization, Fang Cheng led Earth to the pinnacle of Level Nine civilization. The Theory of 1.9kReads8.6Score104Shelves

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    Spaceship Girl Upgrades + Interstellar Trade + Starship Building Novels + Far Planet Fanfiction + Fireseed Mechs + Warhammer Fanfiction + Science Fiction + Science Cultivation + Mechanical Ascension + AI + Artificial Intelligence + Stellaris + Fourth Calamity Laborers + Extinction Lords + National Destiny Conquest

14. 64 神 Divine Punishment Descends 神罚莅临 Witch's Evil Knight巫衣邪士Sci-Fi & Apocalypse214k WordsOngoing The virtuous suffer poverty and die young, while the wicked enjoy wealth and long lives. When you are oppressed by evil, have you ever wished, even for a moment, that the underworld existed? If it did, would you dare to peer into it for even one-millionth of a second? The year quantum computing underwent a revolution, Company R offered an answer: the Cyber Underworld. Professor Qi Yuan used computer simulations to resurrect sinners in a virtual world after death, where they would endure eternal 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ethical dilemma + subtle philosophical reflection + subtle intrigue + intellectual battle + high-concept + strong emotion + dramatic twist. Imagine this: You wake up after death, your feet on burning coals, your flesh charred and regenerating. You scream, you wail, you beg for death but cannot. This is the cyber underworld. Professor Qi Yuan created it with a quantum computer, judging all sinners in the world. But right next to you, there is one person who doesn't cry out. She kneels on the coals, cups the face of a soul that has become a walking corpse, and kisses it. The soul calls out her name. With each kiss, she grows weaker. She is a prophet. This is the "Silent Stream." Pan Ye said: Once you enter the Silent Stream, everything from your life remains in the river of blood. But some refuse to forget, refuse to cry out, refuse to become beasts. They do the cleanest things in the dirtiest place in the underworld. And the person who created this underworld is now standing on the opposite bank of the river of blood, watching her kiss each one. He uses a quantum computer to judge all evil in the world—but he himself cannot even afford the price of a single kiss.

15. 65 星 Starsea Shipgirls: The Age of Expansion 星海舰娘：开拓时代 Snow, Moon, and a Thousand Shadows雪月千影Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Sea of Stars] [Shipgirls DLC] [Frontier Lord] [Interstellar Fleet] This is the age of starships, and also the age of shipgirls. The transmigrator from China, Luo Xingyuan, arrives in this golden age with a mysterious treasure. He will build his own fleet of starship girls and set out on a journey across the dazzling sea of stars. 8kReads8.9Score719Shelves
16. 66 从 Starting Out as a Space Junk Scavenger 从太空垃圾佬开始 Harvester Ant收获蚁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsCompleted [Space Opera] [Exploration and Frontier Development] [Interstellar Trade] [Dreadnoughts and Big Guns] [Interstellar Colonization] A modern man transmigrates to the interstellar age, but can't handle future technology? No problem, Emperor Gaozu of Han already showed us the way. I'll start my own business, offering benefits with one hand and dangling promises with the other. I don't need to master everything; the talented people will take care of it for me. From the start, my unreliable parents di 66.6kReads9.4Score6.6kShelves

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    Undoubtedly, the hard science fiction is quite logical, and the writing style is also very good.

17. 67 星 A Starbound Adventure 星际奇旅 Gentle Breeze, Drunken Fluff清风醉絮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse130k WordsOngoing Born aboard the Endeavor, Zhong Hai was still a naive child when a sudden accident struck the ship. His parents placed him in a hibernation pod, accompanied by his two robot pets. Then the Endeavor’s stern exploded. His father stayed behind in the command room to help the survivors, while the shockwave knocked his mother’s hibernation pod into a spatial wormhole, where it vanished. Zhong Hai was inexplicably swept into a sea of stars. He then boarded a comet and began an extraordinary journey... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is hard science fiction hard?

18. 68 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban379k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychologically Oppressive] [Dystopian] (The plot moves slowly at first. Please be patient and read to the end.) After the catastrophe, a city-state rose from the ground. People called it New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power had long since ceased to be human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied the highest offices. Their eyes were connected, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed t 2.4kReads—Score204Shelves

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    This is true hard science fiction.

19. 69 苏EN Awakening Forty-Two Thousand Years Later 苏醒于四十二个千年之后 Thought I Ghosted, But I Didn't, Which Is Still Ghosting以为鸽了但没鸽也是鸽Anime Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted Forty-two millennia later, the entire empire was engulfed in endless war. The Human Imperium struggled to maintain its rule, while facing savage assaults from alien species, covert sabotage by Chaos cults, and corruption and power struggles within its own ranks. The AI forces, the Iron Men, had been all but wiped out in the wars of the past. But Ax, an intelligent Iron Man commander accidentally brought back online, was inevitably drawn into the tangled conflicts among all sides. 9.2kReads9.2Score767Shelves
20. 70 星 My Starship Game Ships Become Real? I Spent a Fortune on a Million Ships 星际手游反馈战舰？我氪出百万舰 Fallen Stars, Leaves, and Moon落星点叶月Sports385k WordsOngoing “The ten thousand Silent Behemoth-class carriers you own in the game have been transferred to real-world shipyards.” “The one hundred thousand Flawless Nebula-class patrol cruisers you own in the game have been transferred to real-world shipyards.” “The five hundred thousand Wandering Sanctuary-class battlecruisers you own in the game have been transferred to real-world shipyards.” “The one million Dreadnought Orca-class destroyers you own in the game have been transferred to real-world shipyard 2.2kReads8.9Score184Shelves
21. 71 科 The Age of Technological Cultivation: I Can Boost Comprehension 科技修仙纪元：我能加持悟性 Wang with a Dream有梦想的汪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk Technology] + [Cultivation System] [Prodigy] + [Cheat-Level Comprehension] + [Power Fantasy] + [The Sword That Breaks All Laws] A ring with folded-space storage, a complete collection of circuit-integrated talismans, supreme immortal bones enhanced with ultra-fine nanotechnology, spirit treasures worn as armor, technology-based foundation building… When the world of technology collides with the world of cultivation, feathered immortals clash with starships, and planet-destroying warsh 22.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
22. 72 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    [OK][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][KISS]

23. 73 大 Great Qin: Flesh Is Weak, So I'll Help the Ancestral Dragon Ascend Through Machinery 大秦：血肉苦弱，助祖龙机械飞升 Loves Rice Balls爱吃饭团团Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [Great Qin + mechanical ascension + fascinating ancestors + absolutely exhilarating.] He transmigrated to the Great Qin dynasty and became the First Emperor’s adopted son. He awakened the “Glorious Evolution System.” After ten years of studying under the Mohists, he returned just as the First Emperor fell critically ill at Sand Dune Palace. Ying Mang knew that if the First Emperor died, the world would fall into chaos. He didn’t want the Great Qin to perish after just two generations. He wanted 7.5kReads8.2Score733Shelves
24. 74 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.6kReads8.8Score194Shelves
25. 75 邪 An Evil God Invades, and I Somehow Become His Chosen One? 邪神入侵，我竟成为邪神神选？ Moon Song of the Border City边城月歌Urban480k WordsOngoing [High martial arts + satisfying read + invincible protagonist + nonstop thrills] Demons are “brutal and savage,” while Yi Xing is “savage and brutal.” One of the toughest men in the Milky Way, a giant among the hulking interstellar warriors. The warband leader of the Children of the Stars, the embodiment of a six-eyed lion-tiger beast, the scarlet demon god of death. … Yi Xing has no memories from before the age of ten. Every detail about him is listed as “unknown.” He even fell into the Chaos 81Reads6.4Score—Shelves
26. 76 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 953Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 77 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I'm the Only One Who Gets a Gold Card Every Time 末世重生：唯独我每次抽卡必出金 Folk Song 2023牧歌2023Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Realistic + Science and Technology + Cthulhu + Terminal Case of Not Having Enough Firepower + Interstellar Escape + One Female Lead] The Scarlet Kin, having crushed hundreds of planes of existence, have begun invading your world. With the All-People Lottery System activated, can materialistic technological weapons and equipment, together with idealistic psychic powers and elements, help Blue Star civilization withstand the Scarlet Kin, the resurrected ancient gods, and the Outer Gods peering in 561Reads6.9Score109Shelves
28. 78 灵 Ling Cage: A Random Barracks from the Start 灵笼：开局一座随机兵营 Royal Jelly蜂王浆Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as Spirit Cage: A Random Barracks from the Start Also known as My Barracks Produce Soldiers Every Day, Starting from the Apocalypse ~ [System + ensemble cast + Warhammer Fantasy races / 40K Space Marine chapters / warbands + Necrons + Tyranids + Aeldari + T'au + Sisters of Battle + Astra Militarum + Titan Legions + Knight Houses + StarCraft + Red Alert + Overwatch + Yu-Gi-Oh! + Halo + Transformers + super robots + Girls' Frontline + Punishing: Gray Raven + Titans + Righteous Red Lions 2.6kReads6.9Score199Shelves
29. 79 国 A Nation's Destiny at Stake: Great Qin's Heavy Industry Stuns the World 国运争霸：我大秦重工，震惊世界 Dragon Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的龙Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [National destiny + lordly conquest + Qin heavy industry + War God mechs + armored legions + passionate battles and ruthless killing] Also known as: Starships and armored mechs can settle any argument, so the great powers are actually me?; It's not that the Six Kingdoms didn't try, it's that Great Qin had technology; How can a planet-busting ship not count as a sword? A mysterious forbidden realm from beyond the stars descends upon Blue Star, and the trial of national destiny begins. Su Yang, wh 8.1kReads8.8Score821Shelves
30. 80 幻 Phantom Fleet: How About Combining Signals and Firepower? 幻影舰队：信火一体了解一下 Balalaika from the Moscow Hotel莫斯科旅馆的巴拉莱卡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsOngoing [Science Fiction] [Original Story] [Hardcore Military Action] [Red Revolution] When the fusion of signals and firepower arrives, when the vast ocean of war comes crashing down, the lofty rulers of the Philine Empire will never imagine that a new era has dawned. Revolution becomes the choice, and history will always find its way to where it must go. This is a story about arming people with ideas and launching a revolution. 136Reads6.9Score—Shelves
31. 81 战 Warhammer 40K: My Girlfriend Is the Emperor of Mankind 战锤40K：我的女友是人类帝皇 Tank Ace坦克高手Anime Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing (A Warhammer 40K fanfic. Some details in the timeline may be adjusted slightly, but it'll still have plenty of Warhammer flavor.) (Some memes and historical events will be mixed in to make this fanfic universe more dramatic and entertaining.) Li, a student studying abroad, was driving home with his girlfriend, Empress, when they were suddenly sucked into a warp vortex and dragged into the world of Warhammer 40K… It turned out that his girlfriend was actually one of the Emperor's soul 10.6kReads8.8Score804Shelves
32. 82 星 Interstellar Lord: A Space Station from the Start 星际领主：开局一座空间站 Early-Rising Pork Cutlet早起的炸猪排Sci-Fi & Apocalypse168k WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity + Interstellar Farming] After a failed pirate raid, Zhang Mu unexpectedly strikes it rich and acquires a space station. But why does the station keep churning out endless clones, every last one of them a born worker? "Well, now we're taking off!" Zhang Mu cries, throwing up his arms and vowing to charge headlong into a whole new world! 603Reads—Score103Shelves
33. 83 我 I, an Emanator of Erudition, Am Absolutely Not an Emanator of Destruction 我，智识令使，绝不是绝灭大君 The Green Thunder User Who Can't Cook不会煮饭的雷之绿者Anime Fanfiction325k WordsCompleted “How many times do I have to tell you? I'm the eighty-fifth member of the Genius Society, not one of the Lord Ravagers!!!” A vehement protest from Su Nan, the Lord Ravager known as Calamity, a disaster scientist and the eighty-fifth member of the Genius Society. “Antimatter equations? I've never studied those!! That's the Edict of Abolition, okay!!” “And the Swarm Disaster? What does that have to do with me?!” “And I really didn't build any colossi or Aether Phase Engines, and I never planned to 10.9kReads7.4Score573Shelves
34. 84 开 Starting Over on Earth from a Level Nine Civilization 开端从九级文明重返地球 Qingliu 99清流九九Sci-Fi & Apocalypse189k WordsOngoing It has surpassed ten million reads. Many books on the top rankings only have ten million, yet I don't understand why the price per chapter is so low. It must be because I wrote about secrets they didn't want people to know, and was warned by various powers. The rating dropped to 5.0. The author solemnly declares once again: This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. It begins with a Level Nine civilization returning to Earth. 600Reads5.4Score104Shelves

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    Take it, you're welcome.

35. 85 群EN Stellaris: I'm the Galaxy's Biggest Menace! 群星：我是星海大初生！ Hall Master Yunmeng云濛殿主Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [If the cover you see looks completely bizarre, don’t worry. It’s just a joke for testing multiple titles.] [A faithful Stellaris setting, with no mods or other random additions. The author isn’t just playing vicariously; everything follows the original game. Newcomers welcome (extremely intense) (way too many memes).] “Interstellar war criminal? What are you talking about?” Xiyan roared at a meeting of the Galactic Community. “All I did was systematically eliminate inferior life-forms and expan 7.9kReads9.4Score725Shelves
36. 86 源 The Origin I: Eternal Life 源起I永生 The Mortal World l人世间lSci-Fi & Apocalypse382k WordsCompleted In 2060, humanity conducted an experiment to verify the impact of dark matter. It triggered a series of phenomena and disasters that human civilization could not explain, plunging Earth into a nuclear winter that lasted a century. Humanity could only eke out a living in underground cities. A hundred years later, breakthroughs in underground technology allowed people to gradually emerge and establish a new civilization on the surface, where they could raise families and search for answers about w 24Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Hard science fiction often lacks popularity. I believe Tomato's book is truly hard science fiction, but few people know about it.

37. 87 我 We're Fighting for Supremacy Among the Stars, and You're Bringing Calamity to Great Xia? 我们在星海争霸，你带大夏灾飞？ Que Shiyi雀十一Sports315k WordsOngoing [Space strategy] [Black technology] [No female lead] [Xenophobic machine servants] [Disaster ascension] [Utterly evil] The space strategy game begins. Two star lords from each civilization enter the game, developing their civilizations from the point where they have just entered the space age. However, Mu An's civilization seems to be a little different... Many years later, in the Great Xia that has ascended to a higher dimension. Great Xia reporter: “Mr. Mu An, because of your actions during th 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 归 A Cheap Import Who Studied Abroad? Call Me the Father of Chips! 归国留洋水货？叫我芯片之父！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The 1950s + technological powerhouse + academic prodigy] A young man from the new century transmigrates to 1955 as an overseas student returning to China, becoming one of the same group of ocean-liner returnees as Qian Xuesen. The original list of twenty-four people has inexplicably gained one additional name: his. However, this Stanford graduate in his former life actually graduated through his family's donations. He has no real knowledge in his head and is already someone about to be eliminat 390.6kReads8.7Score29.2kShelves
39. 89 我 I Use Technology to Crush Gods and Demons 我以科技镇压神魔 Little Tangerine Is My Favorite小橘是我的最爱Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted When the spiritual energy of a cultivation world meets the cutting edge of an iron tide, and the grace of sword-flying clashes with the roar of engines, a civilization-spanning war erupts beneath the starry sky. Lin Yue arrives in Xuanhuang bearing the spark of technology. He breaks spells with guns and cannons, and solves arrays with code. He pilots mechs over the corpses of gods and demons, reshapes cultivators' meridians with genetic agents, covers the Three Realms with satellite surveillance —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist possesses a technological system, uses antimatter weapons to fight against the angelic civilization, a void engine to suppress gods and demons, and the law of causality to contend with a level 12 civilization. He ultimately discovers he is inside the body of a god-king and uses technology to tear through space to escape the higher plane.

40. 90 老 Teacher, Stop the Lecture. The Government Is Here 老师别讲了，国家都来人了 Blue Peak Commoner青峰布衣Urban1.6M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later. Lin Yu, a high school math tutor, died while saving a drowning student. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated into his counterpart in a parallel world: A notoriously bad lecturer at Jianghai University, known for teaching easy-credit classes. The previous Lin Yu was not only infamous for his classes, but had also harassed female students and been placed on the department’s list for dismissal. His teaching evaluation was in three days. If he 103kReads8.3Score11.8kShelves
41. 91 重 Reborn in 2007: From Knockoff Phones to Global Dominance 重生07：从山寨机开始制霸全球 Yin Yangjun尹阳君Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Phones and digital tech, cutting-edge technology, business wars, semiconductor industry] An LV5 author and a legally certified chronicler of unofficial history. With 3.3 million words of completed novels in similar genres, including digital tech, phones, and technology, and a steady update schedule. Welcome! Chen Xing transforms a radio factory into a knockoff phone factory, catching the last wave of Huaqiangbei counterfeits. From four SIM cards with dual standby to super speakers, from flashy 129.1kReads8.6Score6.4kShelves
42. 92 现 A Modern Female Rogue Cultivator's Astral Travels 现代女散修的元神漫游记 Fan Yishan梵一善Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted A female rogue cultivator from the city wanders into a ruined temple and unexpectedly finds a strange book capable of revealing the universe's ultimate secrets. From then on, she can leave her body in spirit form and encounters all kinds of supernatural events in the city. She often befriends the Black and White Impermanence, thinking she is about to ascend, but this wildly imaginative astral adventure through the city has only just begun! It turns out there are all sorts of ways to cultivate bo 71Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    If you love "The Three-Body Problem," "Lord of Mysteries," and "Under One Person," then you must check out this book! It'll fulfill all your fantasies!

43. 93 星 EVE: The Galactic Restoration Chronicles 星战前夜之银河复国录 Uncle Glass玻璃大叔Anime Fanfiction913k WordsOngoing What Yin Jun Taloja? What cryo-sleeping Minmatar? They’re just poor souls lost among the stars, unable to find their way home. Keep your eyes on the path beneath your feet. Remember where you came from, and fear not what lies ahead. May fortune favor you all in battle! 344Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a fan fiction about EVE Online. Although it's fan fiction, even those who haven't played the game can understand it. The author introduces new factions and spaceships. There's no system or time travel; it's just the growth path of a native player. Because not many people play EVE Online, this novel doesn't have many readers, but the author's writing is excellent, and it's also a great science fiction read.

44. 94 帝 An Exiled Imperial Prisoner Builds a Deadly Fleet from a Wreck 帝国流放犯靠破船组建致命舰队 Scrap Picker破烂拾荒人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsOngoing [High-Level Mind Games] [Factional Power Struggles] [Science Fictional Deduction] [An Engineer Breaks the Deadlock] [No System, No Transmigration, No Cheats] [The Only Pure Sci-Fi Novel on Tomato That Still Has Readers] Sci-Fi · Ensemble Cast · Infrastructure Building · Interstellar Farming · Absurd Comedy · One Female Lead I was the Empire's youngest genius engineer, and I wrote an article full of insults. Before I knew it, it had racked up over a hundred million shares and likes. And now I'm 6.3kReads8.7Score798Shelves

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    True hard science fiction doesn't conform to easy-to-read standards; this unique bandit-themed fantasy novel is inherently hardcore, devoid of any physical inaccuracies.

45. 95 科 Building a Technological Superpower for the Nation: Give It Everything You've Got 科技强国，为了国家，电吧！ Rabbit with an AK扛着AK的兔子Urban706k WordsCompleted No System + no rebirth + no transmigration + no harem + satisfying angst + invincible protagonist + science and technology Every time Tang Qing gets electrocuted, a random item appears in his head. From then on, life by electrocution leaves Tang Qing both miserable and helpless, yet strangely exhilarated. 1.2kReads8.5Score101Shelves

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    Science and Technology Powerhouse

46. 96 全EN Global Dungeons: Giving the World a Little Taste of the P5's Might 全球副本：给世界亿点点五常震撼 Monk Wujie无戒僧Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Lin Ye transmigrates to a world covered by a sky screen, an era in which anyone can create battlefield instances. To his amazement, the people here still understand war as it was in Blue Star's S1 era... So he decides to give this world a tiny taste of the Five Permanent Members' shock and awe! In the first instance, “Raging Seas,” Lin Ye introduces them to nuclear-powered submarine fleets and nuclear bombing, advancing humanity's understanding of war by a full fifty years! In the second instanc 8.9kReads8.4Score823Shelves

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    Everything Wang Yuhao has read is absolutely good!!! (The first one isn't a wish-fulfillment story)

47. 97 三 The Three-Body Problem: You Were Told to Remain Hidden, So Why Start a Sect? 三体：让你面壁，你搞开宗立派？ Even Bunny Girls Are Wolves兔女郎也是狼Anime Fanfiction315k WordsCompleted Serious Synopsis: This is a guide for transmigrators. If you suddenly transmigrate into the world of The Three-Body Problem and the ETO comes knocking, please don’t panic too much. Reading this book may broaden your thinking on how to deal with such a crisis. It aims to offer fellow transmigrators ideas for surviving without a System. For reference only. The author accepts no responsibility. (If you can put up with the author’s rambling in the first few chapters, the story gets better as it goes 5.5kReads9.5Score721Shelves

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    It's sturdy and good-looking, only the title isn't great.

48. 98 开 God's-Eye View from the Start: How Could We Lose an Interstellar War? 开局上帝视角，星际战争怎么输 Overlooking the Melon Patch俯瞰瓜田Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsOngoing [Starships] [Interstellar Colonization] [Battleships and Big Guns] [War] [Battlefield Overlook] [Also known as: God’s-Eye View from the Start: How Could You Lose an Interstellar War?] Qin Beiwang transmigrates to the interstellar age. Born the son of a Federation Fleet Marshal, he ranks dead last in the Fleet Command program at the Federation Academy. He is parachuted in as a fleet commander, ready to pad his résumé on the front lines. Then he unexpectedly awakens the Commander System. It lets h 27.2kReads8.2Score3.1kShelves

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    Interstellar warfare begins with a fleet commander.

49. 99 铸 Forging the Divine: The Pangu Era 铸神：盘古纪元 Ed the Typewriter艾德打字机Urban60k WordsCompleted When the cost of replacing people with technology approaches zero, the economic value of those replaced does, too. This isn’t a problem of unemployment. It’s a question of whether we have any value at all. Pangu, the most powerful AI system humanity has ever built. It can complete in one second calculations that once took an old system seventy-two hours. In wartime, it can generate self-evolving code under a barrage of artillery fire. But there’s one question it can’t answer: What is left for —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Do you usually read science fiction? If you read "The Three-Body Problem" and think, "This technology is amazing," then "The Forge of Gods" is different—it makes you think, "This technology is terrifying because it's currently hidden in the system you're using."

50. 100 末 The Last Prince on Earth: The Campus Belle Insists on Defying Heaven! 末代皇子混地球：校花偏要逆天！ He Riyue何日越Sci-Fi & Apocalypse163k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Catastrophe + Mutual Redemption] She went abroad for the first time in her life to watch the Olympics, only to encounter a catastrophe unlike anything humanity had ever faced. The apocalypse descended, and fear and despair swept across the world. It all began with the arrival of a boy. He was as merciless as a god. With a wave of his hand, nuclear war erupted and civilization collapsed. Any nation that refused to submit was wiped out in an instant. Yet this very “demon” saved her ti —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These science fiction post-apocalyptic books are a bit special. The first one blends the post-apocalyptic background with alien elements very well. The little school beauty leads her family to escape a nuclear explosion and nuclear winter, making it an absolute guide to nuclear war survival. However, she is eventually tricked by the human government and sent to assassinate the alien overlord. She says that she does not represent humanity!

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