Looking for Good Wasteland Stories: No Zombies, High Radiation, Mutated Plants and Animals 求好看的废土文 没有丧尸 高辐射 动植物辐射变异

1. 1 就 Even a Muggle Has to Take This World Down! 就算是麻瓜也要干翻这个世界！ Clouds Disperse, Words Remain云销语记Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted “Wasteland + military academy + competitions + System + leveling + strong female lead, no romance” “Looks like a good-for-nothing, but is actually a powerhouse” “I mean, is it possible that abilities other than metal, wood, water, wind, fire, and earth exist?” Ming Xiang transmigrates into a wasteland world, becoming an ordinary person whose tests show no elemental abilities, but who comes with a status panel. What do you do if you have no abilities? Forge a path to power that belongs to ordin 19.6kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds

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2. 2 靠 I Eat My Way to All Kinds of Rewards in the Wasteland 靠吃，我在废土有了各种收获 Ting Ting Mu廷听暮Fantastical Romance357k WordsOngoing [Wasteland, Reborn, Superpowers, Golden Finger, Love That Grows Over Time, One-on-One, Both Pure] "Consume mutated Chinese toon to obtain a beast-repelling incense recipe." "Consume a mutated freshwater clam to obtain the water-purifying ability for three days." "Consume mutated coral to obtain the healing ability." After an unfortunate traffic accident while crossing the street, Chu Yu finds herself on a completely unfamiliar planet. Here, there are dangerous radioactive toxins, bizarre mutan 10.2kReads8.0Score1.5k14d adds

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   This book contains information on radiation-induced mutations in plants and animals.

3. 3 废 A Wasteland Guide to Buying a Home: Starting as a Scavenger 废土买房指南：从拾荒开始 Cat Paw Candy猫爪糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse676k WordsOngoing [No CP + Slow-Paced Wasteland Living + Ordinary People's Daily Lives] Caution: The golden finger is small, the female lead is young and won't pick fights with adults, and there are no plots about saving the world or slaughtering everyone. Life gets a little better bit by bit. This is a slice-of-life story. (If you're looking for a power fantasy, please look elsewhere.) The wasteland is a world after a great cataclysm. It has its own order, its hardships and dangers, but also warmth between peopl 36.4kReads8.8Score4.1k14d adds

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   It meets the requirements, you can take a look.

4. 4 废 Wasteland Sweatshop: Starting with a Level-One Bullet 废土黑作坊：从造一级弹开始 Doggie Books狗儿书Sci-Fi & Apocalypse284k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the wasteland, Su Mo becomes the lowest-ranking drifter aboard the Cangxu Ark. He thinks he can make a steady living by crafting bullets, but before long, he has become the biggest arms dealer on the entire ark. "I really didn't mean for things to get this big. I was just focused on making a few bullets." 577kReads8.2Score81.9k14d adds
5. 5 废 Wasteland Contamination: Unlocking All Kinds of Pocket Monsters 废土污染，解锁各款小精灵 Zijin Sect, Who Loves Licorice Tea爱吃甘草茶的紫金宗Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No romance + slice of life + character growth] Lin Chumo’s quiet, uneventful life is upended when she transmigrates. She arrives in a parallel world, Blue Star, five hundred years after the apocalypse. Humanity’s living space has been severely reduced. Mutated plants that grow and spread at a frenzied pace, and unusually aggressive mutated beasts that breed rapidly, have forced humans to evolve spiritual powers as well. Among those with spiritual powers, some cannot fight. Their gentle spir 5.8kReads8.3Score78614d adds

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   Then we have to mention these three books. None of them feature zombies. The first one is about searching for food in a wasteland, where the female protagonist can purify things and then raise elves. The second one features a protagonist with superpowers who gradually grows into a powerful figure. The third one involves finding various mutated plants in the wilderness, which can be eaten and used in many ingenious ways.

6. 6 天 Natural Disasters Strike: I Scavenge for Junk in Dungeons 天灾降临：我在副本里捡破烂 Admiring Beauties Under the Moonlight月光下看美人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted When Ji He transmigrated, she thought she'd gotten the script of a business tycoon. She worked hard to make money, all so she could count it until her hands cramped. Then she suddenly discovered she was in a post-apocalyptic survival story. She refused to accept it. But what could she do? With the belief that a miserable life is better than a quick death, Ji He did her best to keep her head down. She worked by day, dug tunnels at night, and even ran a dungeon whenever she had time. She lived by 14.7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
7. 7 废 On the Wasteland, I Farm My Way to Wealth 废土之上，我靠种田脱贫致富 Orange Who Loves Making Money爱挣钱的橙子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted After the Red Sun. Blue Star lies in ruins, reduced to a wasteland. The moment Jiang Nuan opens her eyes, she’s faced with the pressure to marry. The Human Alliance has decreed that all residents must start a family when they turn sixteen and reach adulthood! Families are the basic unit for entering the wilderness and opening up new land. She’s a body-based ability user who has broken through the limits of her genes, but everyone calls her a weakling. No one wants her, and she’s become a “leftov 12.2kReads8.9Score1.3k14d adds
8. 8 废 Wasteland: Even Scavenging Is Hard 废土，拾荒也很难 A Giggly Little Xixi笑嘻嘻的小溪溪Fantastical Romance874k WordsCompleted What happens when humans are no longer the masters of this planet, but its lowest-ranking inhabitants? When they have to scrape together everything they need to live in the cracks, and on the wasteland plants and animals evolve while even the air and sunlight they depend on become deadly, how are humans supposed to survive? 2.9kReads—Score17314d adds

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   Here comes some great post-apocalyptic novels! Click to check them out, they're definitely worth reading. Radiation pollution, mutated plants and animals, superhumans—everything you could want to see is here.

9. 9 废 Thriving as a Wasteland Scavenger 废土拾荒赢麻了 Pale Ink, Light Blue浅墨浅蓝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, Superpowers, Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Farming and Scavenging] Original title: "Thriving in the Wasteland by Scavenging" / Shen Qixing, who survived the apocalypse for six years, is reborn in a wasteland. Danger lurks everywhere. Humanity has fallen from the top of the food chain to the bottom, and people must constantly face the threat of intense radiation. Her circumstances from the start are truly miserable: she has transmigrated into the body of a girl with moderately dama 17kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds

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   Wasteland scavenging is amazing! The female lead struggles to survive in a radiation-filled wasteland, getting stronger and stronger with each challenge. It's so good! ❤️👍

10. 10 我 I Came from the Apocalypse. What’s Wrong with Retiring in the Wasteland? 我末世来的，在废土养老怎么了 Feifei Is Not a Fish菲菲非鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse501k WordsCompleted [Wasteland + gathering + pocket dimension + cute pets + no romance + no faction-building] Mu Xingyao had spent more than ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse when she was unexpectedly attacked by a zombie king. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a wasteland world. She had also transmigrated into the body of another Mu Xingyao, who shared her name. The original was too thin? No problem, the pocket dimension had food. The original was too weak? No problem, her powers could 6.1kReads8.2Score63014d adds

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    This one doesn't have a zombie apocalypse, the plants and animals are mutated, and the female lead has an incredibly powerful spatial ability. The rating just came out, but it will rise later.

11. 11 废 Wasteland: What’s a Frail, Delicate Girl to Do? 废土，身娇体弱怎么破？ Slender Jade减了玉肌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse438k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the body of a wealthy young lady. Has the modern-day wage slave finally won the lottery? What? Her father is dead, her mother has remarried, and now she’s supposed to marry her enemy’s son? Skin as white as snow, delicate enough to break with a touch, glistening eyes, soft little gasps, born with a bewitching allure? What kind of character setup is this? Why is the man waiting in the bridal chamber his father? I can’t be anyone’s helpless little flower. Not a chance. I’m g 3.3kReads8.4Score26414d adds

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    Recommended: The female protagonist transmigrates to a wasteland; she possesses powerful spatial abilities and incredible luck.

12. 12 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to the Wasteland to Scavenge, Farm, and Survive 全家穿越在废土拾荒种田求生 Everything Works in My Favor凡事皆利我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse592k WordsCompleted [Radiation-Warped Plants and Animals + Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland + Whole Family Transmigrates + Foraging and Stockpiling + Not a Power Fantasy] Most people transmigrate alone. This family transmigrated as a whole bunch! Not one of the four has an ability! In a radioactive wasteland where plants and animals have mutated, there are no points, edible plants are scarce, and drinking water is expensive. Humanity can only scrape by in cramped safe zones. A chaotic, abnormal living environment; hous 1kReads8.2Score10414d adds

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    The entire family transmigrates into the wasteland survivors of the era following the red giant star. The X-elements spilling from the red giant star cause a massive evolution of all life on the blue planet. The protagonist's family adapts to the cruel laws of the wasteland, uses their special skills, and builds their own safe house.

13. 13 末 After Farming in the Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland, My Family’s Table Is Never Short on Meat or Veggies 末世废土种田后我家餐桌荤素兼备 Everything Works in My Favor凡事皆利我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [Content Warning: Very Little Romance! Slow-Burn, Realistic Wasteland Farming Story] The whole family transmigrates | Farming and animal husbandry | Base building | A family ensemble | Wasteland survivors The golden finger develops gradually, and supernatural abilities are weak at first. No mindless power-fantasy domination. As the red giant enters its twilight years, the atmosphere grows thinner by the day. Radiation sweeps across the land, plants and animals mutate wildly, and civilization fr 2.5kReads8.2Score27414d adds
14. 14 废 Wasteland: Scavenging to Feed the Family 废土：拾荒养家糊口 Soft Peach Blossom浅浅桃夭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse539k WordsCompleted [Wasteland + personal growth + romance + scavenging + adventure + supernatural abilities + mutated plants and animals] No transmigration: the everyday survival of a native of the wasteland. In this wasteland world, a hundred years from now, don’t be surprised by any kind of mutant. That’s perfectly normal. The only real dangers are people who lose their reason and become Fallen after excessive contamination or attacks by mutated plants and animals. The wide variety of mutants exists partly becau 4.7kReads8.6Score41014d adds

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    I just finished reading this. It's not about transmigrating to the original inhabitants. Simply put, it's the story of three orphans struggling to survive in a wasteland. There are parts of depravity and also parts of kindness and compassion that clash and coexist. Overall, I really liked it.

15. 15 废 On the Wasteland, I Scavenge My Way to a Home in the Safe Zone 废土之上，我靠拾荒在安全区买房 Little Mistress Is Blessed小主超有福Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsOngoing Female lead: Chu Ci, transmigrated from another world. Male lead: Ji Xuan, a mercenary suffering from genetic collapse. The story mainly focuses on scavenging and farming, with a slow-burning romance woven through it. Note: The two only want to live a good, quiet life of their own. There is no plot about saving all of humanity. The story follows ordinary people at the bottom of society as they struggle to survive in a harsh environment. After the apocalypse, on this 28.8kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates to a wasteland and begins a difficult struggle to survive, slowly stockpiling food and increasing her strength. The male protagonist is initially confined to a wheelchair and unable to go out, essentially serving as the female protagonist's encyclopedia in the wasteland. The story revolves around the female protagonist's role in external affairs and the male protagonist's role in internal affairs. He gradually recovers later. ② Xu San San becomes a survivor in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, with no memories and no system. Facing this challenging start, she remains calm, collected, and surprisingly witty. After rescuing the male protagonist with her own abilities, she embarks on her scavenging journey. ③ An Qing Yue transmigrates to the spiritually rich Qingling Continent, becoming a useless person. Despite her weak body, she is matched with the head of the Yan family, thus successfully awakening and beginning her extraordinary life. ④ A natural disaster turns Blue Star into a heavily polluted wasteland. Lin Yan's family struggles to survive in their village for three years before finally moving into a base. Lin Yan, along with her still-active brother, goes out to scavenge, gather resources, and hunt... Working hard every day to support her family. ⑤ Zuo Shan struggles to survive in a wasteland frequented by strange beasts and encounters a high-level civilization—the Mechanical Race. She found another mutated panda cub and formed a contract with a mutated little moonflower that could purify the soil. Life was getting more and more hopeful. ⑥ She transmigrated into Song Liuhua, a useless girl who was killed by a strange beast in the Ten Winds Continent. In one day, she completed the major events of her life. She wandered around with her hands in her pockets, casually catching fish and rabbits. Her luck was invincible.

16. 16 废 I Strike It Rich Scavenging the Wasteland, but the Apocalypse Is So Insane I'm Stunned 废土拾荒我暴富，末世太癫我傻眼 Su Sanyou Lu苏三有路Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy, Goofiness, Wild Imagination, Growth, Undercover Intrigue, Core Crystals, Romance] Main plot (heroine): Solo scavenging at first, then a team-based upgrade journey Subplot (male lead): Mystery and deduction, undercover intrigue (backstabbing + setting traps + dismantling traps + countering the countermeasures) * Amid piles of corpses in the post-apocalyptic wasteland, a survivor miraculously appears! The moment Xu Sansan opens her eyes, everything is pitch-black. No memories, no System. 10.5kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
17. 17 开 Married Off from the Start, the Good-for-Nothing Spirit Master Rises to Power 开局婚配，废柴灵师崛起了 I'll Grow Tomatoes and Raise You种番茄养你Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Another World + Foraging and Hunting + Lucky Charms + Artifact Crafting + Alchemy] On a whim, An Qingyue visited Yonghe Temple, then promptly got herself killed. When she opened her eyes again, she had arrived on Qingling Continent, a place rich in spiritual energy. She never expected such a disastrous start. It would have been bad enough not to be born a genius, but she was a good-for-nothing, and not just any good-for-nothing: she was the worst of the lot. Just as An Qingyue was preparing to 23.4kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates to a wasteland and begins a difficult struggle to survive, slowly stockpiling food and increasing her strength. The male protagonist is initially confined to a wheelchair and unable to go out, essentially serving as the female protagonist's encyclopedia in the wasteland. The story revolves around the female protagonist's role in external affairs and the male protagonist's role in internal affairs. He gradually recovers later. ② Xu San San becomes a survivor in the post-apocalyptic wasteland with no memories and no system. Facing this challenging start, she remains calm, collected, and surprisingly witty. After rescuing the male protagonist with her own abilities, she embarks on her scavenging journey. ③ An Qing Yue transmigrates to the spiritually rich Qingling Continent, becoming a useless person. Despite her weak body, she is matched with the head of the Yan family, thus successfully awakening and beginning her extraordinary life. ④ A natural disaster turns Blue Star into a heavily polluted wasteland. Lin Yan's family struggles to survive in their village for three years before finally moving into a base. Lin Yan, along with her still-active brother, goes out to scavenge, gather resources, and hunt... Working hard every day to support her family. ⑤ Zuo Shan struggles to survive in a wasteland frequented by strange beasts and encounters a member of a high-level civilization—the Mechanical Race. She found another mutated panda cub and formed a contract with a mutated little moonflower that could purify the soil. Life was getting more and more hopeful. ⑥ She transmigrated into the body of Song Liuhua, a useless girl who was killed by a strange beast in the Ten Winds Continent. In one day, she completed the major events of her life. She wandered around with her hands in her pockets, casually catching fish and rabbits. Her luck was invincible.

18. 18 废 On the Wasteland, I Take My Whole Family to Scavenge! 废土之上，我拖家带口去拾荒！ Liu Huo Le柳火乐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Content note] A slow-paced, slice-of-life story. It doesn't dwell on the dark side of human nature in the apocalypse. Instead, a group of people stick together, help one another, and face hardships as a team. [Content note] No transmigration, rebirth, System, or pocket dimension. The heroine focuses on working hard and has no romance! A natural disaster destroyed human civilization. Blue Star became a heavily polluted wasteland, and every living thing except humans began to evolve. Lin Yan's wh 9.9kReads9.1Score91814d adds
19. 19 孕 A Pregnant Mom Forages and Farms in the Wasteland to Raise Her Baby 孕妈在废土拾荒种田养宝宝 Hu Pangya胡胖丫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Marathon champion Zuo Shan transmigrates in her sleep to an interstellar apocalypse, becoming a wasteland scavenger who has just been abandoned by her childhood sweetheart. She struggles to survive in the wasteland, where alien beasts often roam. Zuo Shan figures she can run fast, so she’s not afraid of being chased by beasts, or of scavengers with ulterior motives eyeing the mutated wild vegetables she finds. One day, Zuo Shan picks up a lump of scrap metal. She takes it home and soaks it in mu 5.7kReads8.9Score61814d adds
20. 20 废 The Useless Spirit Supporter: I’d Rather Die Than Dig Up Wild Vegetables 废材辅灵师：打死也不挖野菜 Pepper Monkey花椒猴Ancient Romance820k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Otherworldly Continent + Hunting and Farming + Alchemy + Crafting] If talent falls short, good fortune can make up the difference. On the Continent of Shifeng, a year has three seasons: the warm season, the flood season, and the cold season. There are twenty-four months in a year. Men awaken as Martial Spirit Masters and hunt strange beasts; women awaken as Support Spirit Masters and practice alchemy, crafting, and farming. After transmigrating into the body of a useless you 50kReads9.3Score5.2k14d adds
21. 21 废 Wasteland Reclamation: Two Best Friends Farm the Land 废土开荒：闺蜜俩开荒种田 Mustard-Flavored Lollipop芥末味的棒棒糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse503k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented + romance + no transmigration or rebirth + wood-element powers + scavenging + reclaiming wasteland and farming + spirit beasts and plants] (The rating has only just come in, and this is a niche genre, so it should go up over time.) Not long after Lian Miao was born, both her parents died while carrying out a mission. She grew up in the base's orphanage. Not long after reaching adulthood, Lian Miao, who had always relied on scavenging to get by, happened to be there when the base 460Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This is a good read; it's a farming and exploration story with adorable spirit beasts and plants living in harmony with humans.

22. 22 末 I Work as an Inspector at an Apocalypse Base 末世我在基地当检测员 Whether or Not Yao Yao杳杳与否Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + plants with special abilities + everyday life + human solidarity + no focus on human nature + establishing residential growing areas) [Mutated dandelion: a flight-type gene food. Eating it grants the ability to fly for ten minutes.] [Mutated okra: changes the consumer’s intestinal function, making bowel movements smoother and easier. You’ll never be constipated again.] [Mutated...] Natural disasters strike without warning. Cities are reduced to ruins, and wild beasts and plants ove 9.5kReads8.5Score95314d adds

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    There are no zombies, and the story doesn't delve into human nature; it only focuses on humanity's unity and adaptation to the post-apocalyptic environment. [Mutant okra: Consuming it alters intestinal function, making bowel movements smoother and eliminating constipation.] A sudden natural disaster strikes, and humanity unites, using existing technology and materials to build bases to protect itself. After the disaster, Lu Yao accidentally eats an orange with supernatural abilities, causing a genetic mutation that allows her to see the functions of every genetically modified food. She gathers food during the day and works as an inspector at the city gates at night, testing genetically modified foods to earn points. Her father farms in the planting area, her sister runs a clinic at home, and her mother sells ice in the summer. The family works together, moving from Zone E to Zone D, and then to Zone C.

23. 23 废 Wasteland: I Open Mystery Boxes on Earth 废土：我在地球开盲盒 The Melancholy Little Snake忧郁的小蛇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse112k WordsOngoing [Post-apocalyptic wasteland + transmigration + blind-box System + resistance + brotherhood] (I just graduated from college. How did I end up transmigrating to a wasteland?) Year 139 of the Earth Calendar. The ozone layer has been destroyed, and people eke out a living in underground base bunkers beneath the wasteland. But inside the bunkers, red and black stand opposed! Those in red wield privilege, while those in black are treated as expendable. Liu Yunchu, a recent college graduate, transm 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Give this one a try! The author himself is recommending it! [Kissing emoji]

24. 24 神 The Godspawn Game: I Use Annihilation to Toy with the Heavens! 神孽游戏，我以寂灭为台戏诸天！ Dragon-Riding Rabbit御龙兔Urban334k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Apocalypse + Ensemble Cast + Unhinged Characters + Lovecraftian Elements + Slow Start, Strong Finish + Decisive and Ruthless + Sigma Male] That day, two worlds converged. Blue Star and a wasteland world crashed together. The Divine Calamity Game descended, dungeons spread across the sky, and the apocalypse swept over every inch of land like a locust plague. Humanity became lowly vermin in this deadly game. The military collapsed, the holy maiden of the Sacred Order Church knelt and 151Reads8.2Score10114d adds

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    Similar to the Ling Cage genre, it's plot-driven and incredibly enjoyable to read, especially the fight scenes. Highly recommended!! Excerpt: Scorching waves devoured the skin, blinding light threatened to blind. Reflecting a slender figure, against the blazing wind, he stepped forward! ... "I, Su Tianqing—" "With the smallest speck of dust, I mend mountains and seas. With the last glimmer of firefly, I enhance the brilliance of the sun and moon! Life is like a blazing fire, burning away the long night. Death is like a startled bowstring, shaking the universe!!"

25. 25 双 Double Crossing to the Wasteland: I Bring Canned Food to Build a Nation 双穿废土：我带罐头去建国 Little Bookworm书虫小小Sci-Fi & Apocalypse348k WordsOngoing I'm Fang Mo, an ordinary salesman, forcibly dumped into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. After 12 hours, I automatically snap back. Want to go again? Wait for the countdown. No going it alone: I reported what was happening and got three warehouses of supplies, plus an excavator. I traded canned food for loyalty and built a city with an excavator, founding a nation from scratch in the wasteland; I dug up black-tech blueprints from the ruins, leaving the lab staff dumbfounded and saving the country's 380Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A burning right hand signaled time travel; he took everything within a meter of him. While others relied on luck to survive in the wasteland, Fang Mo relied on a shopping spree at convenience stores. His bag was stuffed full of braised duck, rebar, and compressed biscuits. Back in reality, he punched through a wall. Wasteland law: the more supplies you have, the more lives you have.

26. 26 盗 Tomb Raiders: I Transmigrated to the Wasteland and Ran Into the Fresh-Faced Wu Family 盗笔之穿越废土碰到了嫩牛五方 Qin Qi沁绮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Wasteland Gathering + Good Luck + CP with a Young Master] While taking photos at an event, Zhang Wangyu accidentally fell over a railing. In a daze, she spotted a cosplayer who looked just like Xiaoge and used the last of her strength to call for help. After another fruitless day, Zhang Qiling thought he'd imagined it. That is, until he heard the words “Xiaoge, save me” again. He rescued her and wound up with a wife. What a deal! From then on, the house was n 12.5kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds

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27. 27 废 Scavenging the Wasteland, Farming a New Era for Humanity 废土拾荒，种植开创人类新纪元 Ink-Dyed Stars and Dawn墨染星晨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse342k WordsCompleted [Wasteland world + no CP + spatial storage + superpowers + growing from weak to strong + developing female lead] Ye Qianqian, the youngest genius in her sect, is struck dead by heavenly lightning while undergoing tribulation and wakes up in the body of a fourteen-year-old scavenger girl in a wasteland world. She opens her eyes to a life-or-death crisis, with none of her cultivation left and only a pocket dimension to her name. Her parents are dead, and she still has to protect her younger siblin 1.8kReads8.0Score15914d adds

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    This one should be quite suitable.

28. 28 腿EN My Legs Are Giving Out: Forced to Team Up with Five Mercenary Powerhouses 腿软，被五个雇佣兵大佬强制组队 Yang Jin养金Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Push and pull to the limit] [Small ensemble cast] [All male characters are chaste] Fans of strong female leads, don’t come in! Fans of strong female leads, don’t come in! First, this story is set amid a global war, with civilization and order collapsing. Second, in a war-torn apocalypse, there’s no gender conflict, only the survival of the fittest. Lastly, it’s a war-torn apocalypse story, a war-torn apocalypse story, a war-torn apocalypse story. Song Zhi is about to have a kidney stolen when s 167.9kReads9.1Score27.2k14d adds
29. 29 零 Zone Zero 零号防区 Mammoth Who Loves Typing爱码字的猛犸象Sci-Fi & Apocalypse432k WordsCompleted In the new era after the cataclysm, towering walls divide the world, and the class system is rigid. Inside the walls, people revel night after night. Outside, corpses freeze in heaps. Caught between the two is Defense Zone Zero, a black market where the powerful carve up the spoils and a living hell where the downtrodden struggle to survive. Su Yan, an unofficial ground crewman, draws the gun at his waist so his men can have a hot meal this winter. He smashes the bigwigs’ rice bowls and flips ov 153Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    The brotherhood in this book is incredibly moving; the burly Da Biao fights for the protagonist without regard for his own life. Men should read this kind of action-packed military novel—it's absolutely thrilling!

30. 30 废 Wasteland Scavenging: I Become a God by Picking Through Trash 废土采集：我靠捡垃圾成神 Tong Bao'er瞳宝儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Post-apocalyptic wasteland] [Strong female lead] [Gathering] [No romance] [Ruthless and decisive] [Building a team] In the Age of Cataclysm, civilization collapses. Radioactive dust blankets the cities, and mutated beasts roam the wilderness. The surviving humans eke out a miserable existence behind towering walls. They'll draw their knives over a jug of clean water or a low-radiation rye cracker. Jiang Youyou is an orphan whose parents have disappeared and whose home was taken over by her step 2.6kReads7.5Score25614d adds

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    It's a post-apocalyptic story, without zombies.

31. 31 银 The Ultimate Lifeform of the Silver Tide 银潮终极生物 User 74923287用户74923287Sci-Fi & Apocalypse94k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic Wasteland + Hard Sci-Fi + Mutation + Mecha + Nontraditional Power Fantasy + Ensemble Cast] Seven years after the cataclysm, the ultimate life-form, the Spirit Cell, devours the continent. Human civilization is driven back at every turn. The few remaining strongholds have become isolated islands, and nuclear bombs are the only thing keeping the last patch of clean land safe. A young man named Hua Yi struggles to survive in the wasteland with a strange-looking ragdoll cat, unaware tha 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The wasteland atmosphere is strong, but it's not a floating post-apocalyptic world. The lively atmosphere of Aoki Town contrasts sharply with the despair of the Black Tide's destruction, and the struggles of ordinary people are portrayed with remarkable realism.

32. 32 废 Wasteland Scavenging: While Others Scavenge, I Raise Kids and Cultivate Immortality 废土拾荒：别人拾荒我带娃修仙 Glutinous Rice and Youtiao糯米油条Fantastical Romance272k WordsCompleted [Raising a child] [Wasteland scavenging] [No CP] [System] [Cultivation] Liu Jingjing wakes up in a wasteland world, having transmigrated into the body of a wife-lord in a poor district. Bad news: She’s poor. Worse news: Someone wants to kill her. Even worse news: Her four-and-a-half-year-old daughter has come along with her. Looking at her bewildered little girl, she has no choice but to adapt to local customs and take a husband. Just after bringing home the man she picked out as a partner in ra 1.2kReads7.3Score13214d adds

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    (˶⦁᎑⦁˶) Recommending my own book: a post-apocalyptic story about raising children, scavenging, and cultivating immortality. It's a female-oriented novel with a system but no romantic pairing. It involves developing a family, and there's a one-sided crush on the female lead. The early stages involve raising children, scavenging, cultivating, and stockpiling resources; later, it transforms the world. New book, please add to your favorites and recommend! [Kiss]

33. 33 猩 Scarlet Wasteland: The Abyssal Cage 猩红废土：深渊囚笼 Yaner of Qiahe Palace恰合宫的燕儿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse257k WordsOngoing Eastern Fantasy · Nine Realms' Contest for Supremacy · Epic Warfare · Ensemble Cast and Passion · Lighthearted Comedy · Multiple Romantic Storylines To protect is to follow the Great Way; existence surpasses nothingness, and all living things can attain godhood. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Please, someone take a look. [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged]

34. 34 别 Others Awaken Superpowers, I Cultivate in the Wasteland 别人觉醒异能，我在废土修仙 Not Trying to Be Li Bai不作李白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse203k WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrives, and the world becomes a wasteland. Survivors awaken all kinds of strange abilities and struggle to survive in the crumbling walled cities. While everyone else pins their hopes on genetic mutation, Chen Chuan, who transmigrated from a world of cultivation, rekindles the fire in his dantian on this land abandoned by spiritual energy. Supernatural abilities disrupt spiritual energy, and the two cannot coexist. He is destined to walk a path that puts him at odds with the whol 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Without a system to buff him, the protagonist relies entirely on his cultivation foundation to get by. Lacking a ready-made alchemy furnace, he uses a stone pot to refine pills; lacking a jade array base, he carves runes from concrete, gathering materials bit by bit from ruins. His battles are also unpretentious; fighting mutated beasts and mercenary groups depletes his spiritual energy, requiring him to meditate and recover afterward.

35. 35 废 Wasteland Continent: Infinite Evolution 废土大陆：无限进化 Wilderness Stand-In山野凑数员Sci-Fi & Apocalypse83k WordsOngoing [Superpowers] + [Wasteland Survival] When disaster struck, I, Lin Bei, was lucky enough to awaken the power of evolution. By hunting exotic beasts, I could grow stronger without limit as I struggled to survive alone in the wasteland. By chance, I met Anna. She possessed the rare power of summoning and was also the daughter of Sunset City’s lord. Lost in the wilderness, she was in grave danger. We made a pact, and I escorted her all the way back to Sunset City. All I wanted was a chance to surviv 3Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 36 废 The Official Seal Above the Ruins 废墟之上的公章 36-Hua Sheng36画生Urban141k WordsOngoing Synopsis of The Official Seal Above the Ruins A catastrophe sweeps across the land. Once-thriving cities become heaps of rubble, and the old order crumbles. Xu Yancheng, a grassroots public servant who came of age in the new era, takes up a weighty administrative seal amid the ruins of the apocalypse. Its red lacquer remains unfaded, but the seal is no longer just a mark pressed onto office documents. To the survivors, it is a beacon of hope, a standard for preserving order amid chaos. He must f 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The city after the catastrophe was nothing but ruins, the old order shattered like broken glass. When Xu Yancheng received the official seal with its still-red paint, no one thought this old symbol from the office would be of any use. But he knew that in the eyes of the survivors, this seal was the compass for survival.

37. 37 废 Wasteland Scalper: I Rebuild Civilization with Yiwu Trinkets 废土黄牛：我用义乌小商品重塑文 June XY六月XYSci-Fi & Apocalypse367k WordsCompleted A thousand years from now, the everyday objects we use today will have become rare and priceless treasures! A backscratcher will be a divine scepter! A washbasin will be a sacred vessel of covenant! People of the future will be endlessly fascinated by the mysteries of the past millennium. In 2025, terminally ill young man Zhang Wei wakes after a failed cryogenic experiment to find himself lying on a conveyor belt headed for an incinerator. The unlikely thing that saves his life is the yellow rub 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In the antiquities exhibition hall of Zone Zero, mechanical keyboards are revered as "sacrificial piano keys," toilet seats are called "meditation rings," and expired cola is even honored as "the blood of time." Zhang Wei, carrying a little yellow duck, bursts into this place and uses 21st-century common sense to expose the absurd pseudo-history pieced together by people from the future.

38. 38 人 Humanity Is Kept in Captivity by AI, and I’m the Only Bug 人类被Ai圈养，我是唯一BUG Panda on the Run from the Zoo动物园在逃熊猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse182k WordsCompleted Humanity is kept in captivity by an AI "Mother," forced day after day to perform the pointless labor of building walls, all to calculate the digits of the eternal pi. And the boy Yuan Laichao has become a [BUG] that must be erased from this perfect System. The "Dragonbone Power" awakened within him is an ultimate anomaly beyond the administrators' understanding. Every time he uses it, his body crystallizes, bringing him closer to death. From the moment he awakens, his world becomes a hunting g 12Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    Although the power of the dragon's bones can backfire, it is the only key to breaking the century-old experimental prison!

39. 39 塔 Inside and Outside the Tower 塔内塔外 The Twenty-Fifth Hour Has Been Used第二十五小时已被使用Sci-Fi & Apocalypse97k WordsOngoing In the world of the Dust Tower, a person's worth is decided by a single test. Lampbearers live at the top, Lightweavers in the middle, while the Kindlers fuel the light of the entire tower with their lives. Fourteen-year-old Shi Chu is given his destined result: zero. He cannot be drained, cannot be exploited, and isn't even fit to serve as fuel. They call him a "Zero-Dust," a System flaw that must be corrected. 593Reads6.7Score11314d adds

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    This book is amazing, but there aren't enough of it! [Kissing emoji]

40. 40 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to the Wasteland: Survive and Build a Fortress 全家穿越废土：求生建堡垒 Wings of the Blue Mist蓝雾的翅膀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse622k WordsCompleted [Wasteland + Pets + Survival + CP + Devoted Couple + Building a Fortress] Shu Xiaochen and Shu Muye, twin siblings, are traveling with their parents in a motorhome converted from a hybrid double-decker bus, driving along National Highway 318 toward the Sichuan-Tibet region. They run into heavy fog in a scenic mountain area and have an accident. They and their vehicle and supplies transmigrate to a wasteland world plagued by high radiation, rampant mutant plants and animals, scarce supplies, a ho 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist and her family, along with their car and pets, are transported to a wasteland. They gradually grow up through confusion, panic, escape, and survival.

41. 41 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (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 238Reads9.0Score16114d adds

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    Absolutely fantastic! The sheer imagination is truly astounding. The twin universes are like a double-petition experiment in the construction of an advanced civilization, where the connection between the two worlds is like the primal competition that arises after the petri dish is overturned! The transition from hard science fiction to the later virtual world with a touch of fantasy feels completely natural, and the final return of all data to a quantum state is absolutely thrilling!

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