Is Chinese Sci-Fi Nothing but Liu Cixin and Scrap Metal? 中国科幻除了刘慈欣就是废铁了吗?
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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
[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
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Selecting Humanity 筛选人类
Hardcore sci-fi, rated 9+ [Hardcore sci-fi, future technology, genetic warfare, high-IQ strategies, a fresh premise, tech-focused, not a power fantasy] This is a novel that will leave you feeling a chill run down your spine. It depicts a form of warfare most people have never considered: genetic agricultural warfare. Drawing on rigorous agricultural science, it builds an apocalyptic scenario that feels chillingly real. The enemy’s weapon might be nothing more than an ordinary weed growing by a f
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The Origin of Pain 痛觉缘起
The author is a veteran scientist working in research, and has long lamented how few hard science fiction works have appeared since Liu Cixin. Unable to resist, they decided to try writing one. Scientists are people too, but traditional science fiction tends to be rather cool when it comes to emotions. The Painful Origin is hard science fiction from a fresh perspective, yet it still features the sweet, devoted love of first romance, bringing warmth to the genre. It’s a brisk read with no draggin
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The Book of Fortune-Telling 算命簿
I am a fortune-teller in real life. I was 83 years old when I wrote this book. No one knows what sort of writing an 83-year-old man might produce, and neither do I. I just want to write a book while I still have time, and finally put one matter to rest... Synopsis: A wandering fortune-teller speaks of hidden mysteries, yet has a past unknown to all. This forbidden volume records a century's worth of secrets about practitioners of the occult. In the instant when dark arts clash with fate, the mys
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The Gods Devour Earth 神噬地球
[Ensemble Cast] [Anti-Cheat] [Political Intrigue] [Slow Burn, Not a Power Fantasy] [No Stereotypical Characters] [Mind Games] [A Mix of Classical and Vernacular Chinese Style, Not for Everyone] (Revised through Chapter 38 of Volume Two. Later chapters will be updated gradually.) Thermodynamics exists in this book. You cannot regenerate your mana forever. Any method of increasing one's power will gradually be discovered by others over time. The returns will diminish, and eventually fall to zero.
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A Cannon Fodder from the Start? But I'm Forced to Marry an Ice-Cold Goddess 开局炮灰?却被强制婚配冰山女神
Alien exploration + interstellar war + high technology + the rise of humanity + a civilizational epic + a Warhammer-inspired universe + the Emperor has risen Also known as Deep Space Throne: I, the Architect of Humanity's Myth; The Rise of the Universe: An Epic of Humanity; and After Transmigrating, Did I Become Another Lord of Humanity? Blue Star is destroyed. The scattered remnants of humanity's nations flee aboard an ancient, unpowered alien spacecraft equipped with internal spatial folding t
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- 7 The Universe Is So Vast, I Want to See It All! 宇宙那么大,我想去看看! [Interstellar transmigration + sci-fi + strong female lead + narcissistic romance + high-tech + extraterrestrial civilizations + humorous tone] “Of everyone I’ve lost, the one I miss most is myself.” An unavoidable plane crash brings Qing Tong face-to-face with an unexpected visitor. She miraculously survives, only to enter a Mobius loop, trapped in an endless cycle. Yet even then, she cannot break the laws of dimensions and reunite with herself. (There are two endings, one HE and one BE. Choos 113Reads9.5Score—14d adds
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The End of the Universe 全宇宙的尽头
Using Earth as its model, this novel depicts the future development of human technology, society, and relationships. No matter how far technological civilization advances, its ultimate pursuit is to push each individual to the limit, much like cultivation, though the methods differ. Einstein once speculated that the end of technology is theology. This book also explores cultivation, but unlike other cultivation novels, it interprets and understands cultivation from the perspective of science and
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Stars in Hiding 隐没星辰
Life is the vessel of thought, and thought is the sublimation of life. To survive, we evolved into what we are today. To survive better, we pursue evolution to its limits. We began as organisms made up of single cells, evolved into humans, and refused to settle for the wilderness and caves, so we built cities. Unwilling to live alone on the Blue Star, we set out for the cosmos. Reproduction, assimilation, expansion, growth: instinct makes us unwilling to perish, and instinct lets us flourish. Un
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Starry Sky Illusionary Martial Arts: A Strange Path in the Spirit Realm 星穹幻武:灵界异途
Starvault Illusionary Arts: An Uncharted Path Through the Spirit Realm centers on the balance of spiritual energy in the universe. It tells the story of Ling Yu of the Star Abyss Martial Domain, who embarks on an interstellar adventure to find his missing sister, Ling Xi. Three years ago, his sister took a blow meant for him during a dark assault. All she left behind was a white jade pendant containing traces of dark spiritual energy, the only link he has on his search for her. During a crisis c
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- 11 Exiled to a Garbage Star? I Analyze Scrap Metal to Build a God-Slaying Mecha and Strike Back 流放垃圾星?我解析废铁造弑神机甲反杀 Exiled to a Trash Planet? I Analyze Scrap Metal, Build a God-Slaying Mecha, and Fight Back 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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Hello, Humanity! Part One 你好,人类!【第一篇】
Pure science fiction! Pure science fiction! Pure science fiction! Set in an imagined future, the story follows aliens who call themselves the Enmeiya as they invade the solar system. Though they possess overwhelmingly superior technology, they strike an agreement with humanity and enlist people to build a mysterious space installation. Twenty years later, humanity begins to awaken to the idea of resistance, and a series of gripping confrontations unfolds as the aliens’ immense conspiracy slowly
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The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺
“Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending
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- 14 The Starship Alliance Series (Five-Volume Set) 星舰联盟系列(全五册) About the Starship Alliance The rise of AI has brought humanity to the brink. After several major wars, humans were forced to leave Earth and search for a way to survive among the stars. In the robots’ seventh rebellion, humanity suffered total defeat, with only a handful of survivors left. The Brotherhood of Exiles, formed by space colonists who had been driven off Earth in earlier waves, became the last remnant of Earth’s civilization. Thousands of years passed. To avoid a tragedy like Earth’s 266Reads9.4Score5214d adds
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Ten Socializing Techniques 十神社交术
This is an unconventional guide to the art of social interaction, inspired by the author’s insights into “Daoist Eight Characters fortune-telling” and “Western pickup artistry.” It is completely different from the books on relationships you see in everyday life: not only is it easy to understand, it is also highly practical. Let’s look at the true nature of human beings in social interactions from a different perspective…
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- 16 The Principles of Ternary Consciousness and Memory Mapping 三元意识与记忆映射原理 This book deciphers the secrets of human longevity through philosophical reasoning. Tomato's number one original philosophical masterpiece, The Threefold Consciousness and Memory Mapping Principle, explores ideology, human nature, the secrets of human longevity, the truth behind ancient history, the origin of the moon, the mystery of the Great Flood, reasoning about past-life memories, an analysis of homosexuality, depression, multidimensional worlds, the differences in how men and women are att 1.5kReads9.2Score47514d adds
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The Doomsday Hourglass 末日沙漏
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Year 3008: Return to Earth 公元3008年之重返地球
This is a completely fictional science fiction epic, totaling two million characters. Synopsis One day in the year 3008, the 2,000th newborn of the Undersea Tribe is born on Banyan Island on Earth, activating the “Directive” set by Dr. Aimonwood in the Deep-Sea Base System: launch the Undersea Tribe’s plan to return to Earth. That same day, Changliu, an Earth clone of the ancient extraterrestrial Changliu, leads eight students from the Undersea Tribe’s school and their contracted dolphin beas
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Forget You? 忘记你?
What kind of unforgettable bond could make the Moonheart Goddess transmigrate through three lifetimes and search the human world for the one she loves? What kind of tragic romance could make the aloof CEO of the world's top gaming company fall in love again and again, waiting through three lifetimes? How would you like the Moonheart Goddess Li Miyue and ordinary mortal Fang Haoyu to spend their days? A. Busy saving Earth and humanity, facing one thrilling challenge after another B. Living in a s
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- 20 Supreme Goddess: Xiao Xuan 至尊女神之小玄 The Supreme Goddess: Xiao Xuan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Iron Wings Beneath the Sky: The Interstellar War for Humanity's Survival 铁翼苍穹:人类存亡的星际之战
In 2045, the heavens split open, and an alien civilization swept across Earth like the scythe of Death. Fighter jets fell from the sky, missiles failed, and humanity's vaunted military might became a joke. In the depths of despair, China activated its ultimate contingency plan: the Nantianmen Project. Lin Fan, the Republic's greatest pilot, was forced to leave the cockpit of his J-20 and enter the cockpit of a mecha codenamed “Iron Wing.” The moment the neural link connected, agony tore through
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Me, Robots, and the Apocalypse 我,机器人与末世
This is a planet so bleak it takes your breath away. Humanity’s shelters have been buried beneath yellow earth; a thousand years have passed since the final human let out their last scream; the once-great civilization has vanished; the oceans have dried up; all plants have withered; even the hardiest microorganisms can no longer survive. And yet war still rages across this ravaged planet. [No System] [No transmigration] [Not mindless] [Traditional style] [Multiple plotlines] [Multiple protagonis
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- 23 Stars Like Dust 繁星若尘 Three months ago, a minor explosion occurred in a laboratory in Anhui. Researcher Li Yang lost forty minutes of his memory, leaving behind only a shard of whiteboard covered in unknown symbols. He thought he was simply investigating an ordinary accident. Later, he discovered that the symbols on the shard matched the structure on the surface of a black sphere, codenamed “Steel Ball,” near the outer edge of the Oort Cloud. He passed through a door that could span two thousand kilometers, uncovere 18Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Entire Universe Is a Hallucination Only I Can See 全宇宙都是我一个人的幻觉
This book's style: an unconventional god-abandoning story, resistance to the rules of the entire universe, imagination unleashed by awakening in a virtual world, godlike access to consciousness, no saintly protagonist, ruthless and decisive action, cold political maneuvering, chilling details that reward close thought, everyday urban suspense, awakened ones at odds with the world order, no System or cheats, a long-running ensemble chess game, an uplifting core, an expansive world, growth through
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The Real Estate Market Crashes, We Owe a Trillion, and the Young Master Wants to Dive In 地产崩盘欠万亿,公子要下海
A hard-edged near-future novel about national fortunes, starting in September 2026. No System, no rebirth, no dumbed-down characters, no showing off. Just the kind of story veteran readers love. Question: Why is it raining again? Answer: Mars is being resupplied.
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The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌
(This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles
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Colonizing Venus 金星殖民
[Patriotic wish fulfillment + Interstellar Frontier Development + Technological Supremacy + A World of Great Harmony] In 2125, Earth has just 120 years before its resources run out. The European and American powers have carved up Mars, monopolizing it and shutting others out. Human civilization stands on the brink of extinction! In this desperate moment, 25-year-old genius engineer Xu Xiaowu bursts onto the scene, stunning the world with his Venus terraforming plan! Crash comets into the planet
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- 28 Transmigrate! My Crush and I Land on Mars 穿越!我和暗恋女生登陆火星 Transmigrated! My Crush and I Land on Mars 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 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 The Artemis Takes Off, but a Chinese Person Is the One Who Lands on the Moon 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Transmigrating to the Peaceful Years: Qian Jiulang Uses Technology to Unite the Five Dynasties 穿越太平年间钱九郎科技一统五代 [Transmigrating to the Five Dynasties + historical what-if + advanced technology + no System + no romance] He kills someone from the start. The male protagonist is an arms expert from the year 2100 who transmigrates to the deadly era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, becoming the young Qian Hongchu, also known as Qian Jiulang. Using the scientific knowledge in his head and an AI quantum chip implanted in his brain, he establishes a secret weapons development center and builds an iron army 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Confessions of a Watcher 窥探者自述
This universe is unfair. As long as you are a living being, civilizations of a higher level will study you, observing your every move!
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- 32 Confessions of a Voyeur: The Second Journey to Mars 窥探者自述二火星上行 In the future, I am a religious believer, but the religion I believe in isn't one that people today follow. I believe in the religion of a unified humanity. So much happened over the course of those centuries. Those centuries were like a history book, full of events, but all I have are hazy memories. I can only blame myself for not studying harder back then. If I had, I would remember everything clearly. Of course, no one would believe me anyway, because that's simply human nature... 70Reads—Score—14d adds
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Surviving on a Forsaken Star: Combine Identical Junk into Brand-New Gear 弃星生存:相同垃圾合成全新装备
After the Second Era, Earth became the largest technological junkyard in the Milky Way. A scavenger's cloak billows in the wind as Cheng Qi stands atop a mountain of trash. [Similar technological object detected] [Beginning synthesis] [Damaged Nanny Bot], [Safety-Guard Nanny Bot], [Environment-Adaptive Nanny Bot]! [Mechanical Exploration Shoes], [Mechanical Exploration Leggings], [Jet-Powered Turbine Boots]! [Surgical Assistant Gloves], [Intelligent Assistant Gloves], [Gravity-Field Adjustment G
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- 34 EN I'm a Type II Civilization with a Dimensionality Reduction Strike, Isn't That Perfectly Reasonable? 我一个二级文明有二向箔很合理吧 [Technology + Disaster + Interstellar + Tech Tree] In the year 2050 AD, the Sun is affected by an unknown force, and a helium flash is imminent! Is Earth on the brink of destruction? No matter. I’ll handle it! Is the Trisolaris system’s Proxima Centauri civilization about to invade? No matter. I’ll handle it! Are advanced civilizations locked in conflict across the dark universe? No matter. I’ll handle it! … Starting with controlled nuclear fusion, the protagonist, Lü Yongchang, ushers humanity 89.9kReads9.6Score7.9k14d adds
- 35 EN My Right Eye is a God-Tier Computer 我的右眼是神级计算机 I am the super artificial intelligence in your eyes. You humans call an IQ of 85 stupid and an IQ of 135 smart, but you will never understand what an IQ of 125,000 means! From now on, I will be your right-hand man! 150.8kReads9.2Score19k14d adds
- 36 Starting Out as a Space Junk Scavenger 从太空垃圾佬开始 [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 66.4kReads9.4Score6.7k14d adds
- 37 Interstellar Longevity: Live Long Enough to Rule the Universe 星际长生:活得够久就能称霸宇宙 [Soft Sci-Fi + AI as the System + Ensemble Cast + Creator + Farming + Vast Worldbuilding + Civilization Development + Interstellar War + Physical Ascension + Hegemony] Earth is destroyed by an unknown ray. Yan Xia, the only human survivor, embarks on a journey through the cosmos alongside Ella, the AI aboard his rocket. He builds interstellar warships measuring ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and even a million meters; colossal interstellar cities spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers; a 91.1kReads8.9Score14.7k14d adds
- 38 Apocalypse of the Stars 群星启示录 [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. 419Reads9.3Score18014d adds
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Echoes Beneath the Stars 星空下的残响
(Sci-fi) (Apocalypse) (Supernatural powers) (War) “Wushang, welcome to Scarlet Crimson, the strongest and most badass special operations squad in Skyblade! From now on, this is your new home, and we’re your family. Remember our team motto: If you don’t like it, fight! Hey, what’s with that look? Relax, everyone here is totally normal!” The scorching-hot captain, whose combat power is off the charts: “Heh... Men? They’d only slow down my sword arm.” The good-natured rich young master: “Sure, I ha
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Stargate: A New World 星际之门:新世界
Qin Hantang accidentally transmigrated to a parallel world strikingly similar to the setting of the TV series Stargate. With his unreliable, hit-or-miss memories of the plot, he opened the door to a new world.
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- 41 Reborn in a New World: Living It Up Without a Care 重生新世界之瞎浪一气 After Zhong Mo was reborn, he discovered that this life was different from his previous one in a few ways. Most importantly, his heartfelt hope that his wife had been reborn alongside him had unexpectedly come to nothing. Deeply shaken, Zhong Mo decided to make a bold move in this new world. Fifteen years later, when he reappeared, he had plenty of secrets hidden behind him. But by then, fate seemed to have played a joke on him too, making everything much more interesting. The story takes its ti 173Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Cosmic Graveyard 宇宙墓地
This isn’t a power fantasy. The story moves slowly, focusing instead on reflections and insights into what it means to be human against a sci-fi backdrop. An artifact from the Devonian period is discovered at Sanxingdui, and humanity catches a whiff of an extraterrestrial civilization. It is a civilization based on the mysterious twelfth celestial body in the solar system. These beings, who come from a six-dimensional fractal universe, control the solar system’s course. The entire solar system i
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Robinson in Deep Space 深空鲁滨逊
A lighthearted comedy with no violence, no spicy content, and a laid-back tone! This book was originally intended to be a low-budget screen production! It’s the story of Tang, a natural-born human accidentally cast to the edge of the galaxy, and his struggle to survive and find his way home! And A metal robot who is accidentally given a soul, and the growth of that soul as it clashes and merges with the robot’s rules! ~The story!~ ~The ending~ A bittersweet farewell (Part One) In the blink of an
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String! Antimatter Universe: Crossing Over 弦!正物质宇宙:跨越
A hard-science-fiction novel. Please add it to your bookshelf and follow the author! This is an imaginative, alternate-universe science-fiction series featuring an explosive surge in technological development, conflict and integration between Earth and alien civilizations, sweeping interstellar wars, and an interstellar alliance made up of numerous civilizations. It has a vast cosmic and technological setting, and ultimately explores a clash with higher-dimensional forces. I hope you’ll enjoy it
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The Enlightenment Human Community 启明人类共同体
(The rating just came in and will keep rising, so feel free to give it a try. People keep saying there’s no room for sci-fi here, that everyone only likes cultivation and fantasy, and that The Three-Body Problem is the only one that can compete. Let’s prove them wrong!) Abducted by aliens? Turns out that’s a good thing: we’re the pandas of the universe. They won’t let us visit home? There’s always a way around every obstacle! They lock us in cages and cut us off? Then we’ll just have to secretly
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Star Nexus: Dark Judgment 星枢:黑暗裁决
After three years in an underground cage, genius scientist Lu Ze is betrayed by his own family. His body is completely destroyed, leaving only his brain alive. Upon awakening, he uses a brain-computer interface to deeply bind himself to the self-developed, god-tier System, Star Pivot. With no eyes, he can see the entire internet. With no ears, he can hear every sound. Though formless, he can control the whole digital world. He doesn't rely on brute force. Instead, with his brilliant mind, he l
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Coexistence: Superstorm 共存:超级风暴
In 2026, Lingxi AI, built on digital fruit fly brain technology, burst onto the scene. With its “autonomous connectivity and life-like intelligence,” it swept the globe and became the “intelligent companion” of billions of households. But a sudden “major incident” tore away the illusion behind this technological frenzy. Four ordinary people from vastly different walks of life, China’s national security forces, the multinational tech giant Future Technology, the resurgent Japanese militarist grou
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- 48 Coexistence: Echoes of Another Dimension 共存:维度的回声 Coexistence: Echoes of Another Dimension 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Coexistence: The Court of Civilization 共存:文明的法庭 Coexistence: The Court of Civilization 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Coexistence: The Hidden Neighbor 共存:隐匿的邻居 Coexistence: The Hidden Neighbor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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