Wasteland, Scavenging, Radiation Detection, and a Little Romance 阅【废土】+【拾荒】+【检测辐射】，再有点小CP。

1. 101 废 On the Wasteland, Pick Wild Greens a Few More Times and You’ll Learn Your Lesson 废土之上，多摘几次野菜就老实了 Four Snowy Matters雪四事Fantastical Romance676k WordsCompleted She used to be an assassin, but transmigrated to a wasteland one day and gave birth to triplets. Between raising the kids and washing diapers, she got bound to an orphanage System. She was on the verge of a breakdown. No! She didn't want to look after children! But the System's rewards were too good: a shop, pocket space, spiritual spring water, and points every day. Life was getting ridiculously easy. For the sake of a bowl of luosifen and some hotpot, she sold her soul and chose to adopt a few 1.3kReads7.6Score106Shelves

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   A wasteland scavenging story with a cheat code.

2. 102 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 360kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves

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   🔥 *Global Freeze-Up: I Built a Post-Apocalyptic Safe House*—A Wasteland Scavenger's "Black Technology Survival Rules" Extreme Cold Wasteland *✖️ Radiation-Free Zone ✖️ Get Rich Quick by Scavenging When the world freezes at -80°C, the protagonist Zhang Ran's "junkyard" becomes the hard currency of the apocalypse: scavenging isn't about picking up trash, it's about saving lives! While others fight for half a loaf of bread, he uses a radiation detector to modify a "survival radar," sweeping through abandoned nuclear power plants and military bases, creating a geothermal generator and a hydroponically grown vegetable garden by hand, transforming his safe house into a post-apocalyptic technological fortress! Highlights: - The "King of Scavenging's" slick moves: He finds the vault password from a frozen millionaire's corpse, steals eggs from a mutated beast's nest to hatch "battle pets," and even uses radiation concentration detection to locate hidden resources! - A Human Nature Showdown: Moral blackmail from a saintly neighbor? He livestreamed himself trading a temperature-controlled system for gold, inciting fierce competition and infighting among survivors; - Radiation Zone Blind Box: In the 99% mortality zone, the ultimate key to restarting human civilization is hidden... "Beneath the ice, those who survive aren't necessarily good people, but they are definitely ruthless." #WastelandSurvival #HighTech #ApocalypticBusiness

3. 103 废 Wasteland Survival: Don't Throw That Away, You Can Eat This Purslane 废土求生：别扔，这棵马齿苋能吃 Ye Dianxin叶点心Fantastical Romance931k WordsOngoing Ye Mai was once an agricultural student from Blue Star, about to graduate. By chance, she became Ye Mai in a parallel-timeline wasteland world. Injured and suffering from amnesia, she struggled to survive in the wasteland for a year. After regaining her memories, she looked at the man she had registered as her husband just ten minutes earlier, who seemed to have only just reached adulthood, and resigned herself to the difficult life of scavenging and gathering in the wasteland. But why had the s 4kReads6.9Score372Shelves

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   Wasteland, scavenging, and strange mutated creatures.

4. 104 穿 I Transmigrated to the Wasteland and Bound a Waste-to-Treasure System 穿越废土，我绑定变废为宝系统 I Love Eating Walnuts我爱吃核桃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse123k WordsOngoing "My name is Qi Mo. I was gaming late into the night, and passed out without even quitting the game. When I woke up, I was lying in an unfamiliar wasteland. The good news: my computer, packed with 'study materials' and a browser history I never deleted... was left behind in another world! The bad news: I don't think I can go back. Right now, instead of worrying about my social life being ruined, I need to figure out how to survive in this wasteland crawling with mutants." 92Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 105 末 Apocalypse: I Really Just Want Enough to Eat 末世：我真的只求个温饱 Immortal in the Thatched Hut茅间仙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsOngoing Xiao Jingjing, who used to complain that life was too dull, transmigrates to the apocalypse and embarks on a tumultuous struggle to survive. At first, she fights tooth and nail to scrounge up food. In the middle, she protects her territory amid schemes and betrayals. Later, she builds a small base of her own. There is intense radiation, special abilities, adorable pets, and a pocket dimension, with a touch of fantasy. Strong female lead, slow burn, no CP. Excerpt 1: When I opened my eyes again, 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one will definitely be to your liking: *Apocalypse: I Really Just Want Food and Clothing*. The female protagonist is brave, resourceful, decisive, loyal, and possesses a special ability. After forming a team, the exciting story unfolds slowly, with thrilling adventures along the way back north and intriguing internal conflicts within the base. The beginning is unassuming, but as the story progresses, humor gradually emerges.

6. 106 废 Wasteland Firefly: I Shall Hold This Apocalypse at Bay 废土萤火：以我之身，镇此末世 Pillow the Moon, Startle Autumn枕月惊秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse170k WordsOngoing Apocalypse, a female protagonist who grows stronger, ensemble cast, survival, adorable pets, reborn, not a power fantasy where the heroine fights her way through everything The blurb isn’t great, so you can check out the main text instead. If it’s not to your taste, feel free to look for something else. Here’s the blurb: Lin Shu’s transmigration is a carefully planned “restart.” When she first sees mutated creatures invade and human civilization reduced to ashes, all Lin Shu wants is to go home. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An ensemble piece! A coming-of-age story featuring a female protagonist who slowly develops her character. She transmigrates from a naive college student in a peaceful era to a wasteland, starting as a weakling and eventually joining the elite combat team. Driven by her unwavering desire to return home, she fights to save the world. The story is currently in its second arc and is definitely worth reading.

7. 107 暴 Blizzard Apocalypse: Surviving in a Wasteland Shelter 暴雪末日：废土避难所求生 Shan Xun山寻Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.3M WordsCompleted [Blizzard Apocalypse] [Survival] [Shelter] [Stockpiling Supplies] [Farming and Construction] [Resource Scarcity] Overnight, Lu Shen finds himself in a blizzard apocalypse. Extreme cold, hunger, radiation, mutated creatures... It is a dark, post-apocalyptic world where society has collapsed, laws have crumbled, the climate has gone haywire, and resources are scarce. The only way to survive is to build a life around a shelter: gather supplies, create a safe haven, grow crops, withstand extreme wea 53.3kReads7.1Score3.7kShelves

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   Physical cold apocalypse ✖️ Military strategy and survival ✖️ Chinese wisdom crushes all, a satisfying read.

8. 108 末 Doomsday Game: I Get Stronger Just by Staying Home! 末日游戏：我宅在家里就变强！ It's Adam是亚当呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Shelter] [Management and Construction] [Rotating Apocalypses] [Cautious Male Lead] An apocalyptic game descends, and people across the globe are randomly assigned shelters. The disasters rotate every month! Extreme heat! Absolute cold! Falling meteorites! Plant mutations! Monsters on the rampage! Extreme disasters sweep the globe. People have to keep venturing out to explore and gather resources, frantically upgrading their shelters just to cling to life amid countless catastrophes. Su Yi is ju 28.6kReads7.9Score2kShelves
9. 109 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 2.5kReads7.5Score234Shelves

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   Even the lucky koi fish is being stingy and thrifty! [What][what][what][what][what][what][what]

10. 110 末 After Being Reborn in the Apocalypse, I Took Out the Heroine! 末世重生后，我嘎了女主！ Qiao Mushí乔木时Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (Apocalypse + rebirth + pocket dimension + free shopping + no saintly heroine + strong female lead) In her previous life, Jiang Songning was reunited with her wealthy birth parents. She thought she would finally enjoy their love, but they only favored their fake heiress. She planned to leave City H after graduating from college, but the apocalypse arrived first. In her previous life, Jiang Songning worked tirelessly to care for her family, hoping to earn even a little of their affection. But whi 33kReads8.0Score4.5kShelves

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    These are all interstellar post-apocalyptic novels; they're alright as a substitute for other reading.

11. 111 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves

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    1. *The Ninth Special Zone* by Wei Jie [Cataclysmic Forbidden Zone x Doomsday Laws] When the order inside and outside the high walls collapses simultaneously, should you point your gun at the mutated monsters or at your 'comrades' wearing military insignia? Exile Qin Yu tears a bloody path through the gray area where viruses and power struggles intertwine, trading smuggled medicine for bullets and gambling his life on intelligence networks. When conglomerates control gene serums and the military sells 'safe zone' tickets, in this fractured steel jungle, the price of survival is being torn apart more ferociously than zombies! 2. *Wasteland Era* by Xianyu Dadi [Iron Frenzy x Survival Faith] Rusty mechs roar under the radiation clouds, and aliens crawl out of the ruins of gene laboratories. The protagonist, Lin Qiye, carrying a modified welding torch, traverses the underground black market, forging scrapped vehicles into mobile fortresses and using prosthetic nerve connections to steal conglomerate databases. When the mutant army and the mechanical androids went berserk simultaneously, he crushed a nuclear battery and laughed wildly, "Want to steal my compressed biscuits? First, ask my welded titanium coffin if it'll allow it!" 3. *Lost in a Sea of ​​Corpses* by Black Eye King [Zombie Siege x Seeking Light in Desperate Situation] On the 178th day of the virus outbreak, all survivors have become moving "pathogen files." Former virologist Han Xiao, carrying his frozen daughter's body, drives a modified ambulance across a death-defying highway teeming with zombies. The serum samples in the lab's safe are burning hot, but more terrifying than the cannibals is the "conscious madness" erupting when humanity decays. When he says, "I can resurrect the dead," the entire Doomsday Hunting Alliance's guns are already pointed at humanity's last spark...

12. 112 废 The Wasteland Era 废土纪元 Lord of the Great White大白之主Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, a natural disaster changed the human world forever. Species evolved at a breakneck pace, and humanity retreated behind the walls, struggling to survive. Three years ago, his father disappeared and was branded a traitor to humanity. His younger sister became a blood-drinking infected, hunted by everyone. Two young souls struggled to survive in a slum rife with violence and crime. A lockdown put his sister at risk of being exposed. Gu Chen had no choice but to get blood on his han 5.7kReads9.0Score793Shelves
13. 113 采 The Herbalist Who Lights Up the Medicinal Plant Compendium in the Wasteland 采药人在废土点亮中草药图鉴 The Book of Friends Is Getting Thinner by the Day友人帐日渐消瘦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse396k WordsOngoing Yang Luoqi transmigrates, and not just anywhere: she ends up in a wasteland. To top it off, she doesn’t even have a golden finger. Yang Luoqi feels like the sky has fallen. She may be a lazy fish, but she doesn’t want to be a dead fish! With no other choice, she grits her teeth and works herself to the bone. Hey, what’s this? A mutated bupleurum! And what’s that? A mutated Solomon’s seal! After a month of struggling in the wasteland, Yang Luoqi unexpectedly awakens heightened perception. Thanks 240Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are pretty good, although one of them is unrated. It's a new book, and overall, they seem quite good.

14. 114 系 The System Teaches You Scientific Farming 系统教你科学种植 Luo Meng Baibai洛孟白白Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted (Two male leads + interstellar + System + farming) (Original title: The System Teaches You Scientific Farming) A shut-in from the 21st century was reborn in the interstellar age. He spent seventeen years as a ghost before finally becoming one with his body. It was so hard, you know! Then, when he could finally eat again, he discovered that all kinds of food tasted awful. That was even worse, you know! [Ding! Please begin your new life as a farmer!] Ye Qingluo was determined to save the taste bud 733Reads8.9Score102Shelves
15. 115 废 Surviving the Wasteland: The Heiress Goes Berserk from the Start 废土谋生：拾荒大小姐开局发癫 Purple Sweet Potato Pork Floss紫薯肉松Sci-Fi & Apocalypse417k WordsCompleted [Wasteland Scavenging + From Weak to Strong + A Slight Golden Finger + Food + Battles and Leveling Up] After mysteriously transmigrating to a wasteland world, Ling Keyu only wants to protect the mother who came with her and keep them both safe. But gradually, she discovers that she has somehow gained a cheap dad, despite never having a father who cared for her in her previous life, and every one of these dads treats her better than the last. What can she do? Naturally, she accepts them all! Star 145Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This one is good!

16. 116 废 Wasteland Rose! 废土玫瑰！ Stardust Bunny星黛兔兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Over-the-top Mary Sue, gorgeous girl, adored by everyone, otome-game style, a huge battle for her affections, no strong female lead, my take on the post-apocalypse] Chu Yao can't open her eyes, but she's fully conscious. It seems she's being held right now, firmly trapped in a pair of strong arms. Chu Yao doesn't understand. Even in the seventh year of the apocalypse, when 60% of people have awakened supernatural abilities and are more than twice as strong as ordinary people, no man would s 23.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    🍒Perfect match! The female lead accidentally transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world, living in a shantytown with her younger brother, scavenging every day. She tests edible plants, has incredible luck, and even has a romantic partner!!

17. 117 穿 I Transmigrated to the Wasteland. A Few More Salvage Runs Should Set Me Straight! 穿越废土，多拾几次荒就老实了！ Cheng Hewei程禾微Sci-Fi & Apocalypse744k WordsOngoing [Scavenging] [Husband assigned from the start] [1v1] [Steadily losing it] [Slow development] [Strange spirits] [Supporting each other] [Heartwarming] Hey! Have you eaten today? Ye Chunyuan, who enjoys a little buzz in her everyday life, transmigrates to another world and gets an incredibly handsome husband from the start. But the very next day, he heads off on a mission without a backward glance? It turns out this is a wasteland world ravaged by countless disasters and calamities. Civilization h 3.1kReads7.3Score217Shelves
18. 118 穿 Transmigrated: Thriving as a Single Mother in the Wasteland! 穿越之：我在废土单身生育真香！ Thanatos of the Canal运河的达那都斯Modern Romance373k WordsOngoing [Niche subject, slow pace in the first five chapters. Realistic, subverts tropes] [Groveling ex + single motherhood + female solidarity + unconventional approach + focused on understanding human nature and oneself, never fawning over others] Matriarchal society with female supremacy Yun An of Blue Star never wanted to marry. She enjoyed the good life every day, and after her parents passed away, her only wish was to have a daughter. But before she could make any plans, Yun An transmigrated to a 150Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 119 废 Done with Love in the Wasteland, I'll Take Each Day as It Comes 废土恋爱脑不干了，活一天算一天 Liu Honghong柳红红Sci-Fi & Apocalypse220k WordsOngoing The wasteland. In the eighth year, the thick fog lifted. That was the day Jiang Qing transmigrated into this world. She transmigrated into the body of a brainless lovesick fool, and woke up to find the Reclamation Bureau sending her into the wilderness to clear land. Was this brutal start meant to get her killed?! Natural disasters ravaged this world, and all order had collapsed. The land was divided into various restricted zones: forests shrouded in white fog, bizarre islands, and vast, endless 190Reads8.4Score—Shelves
20. 120 我 Braving the Wasteland with a Panda 我和熊猫一起闯废土 Country Swallow乡下燕子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [One female lead, multiple male leads + women are scarce + from wasteland to interstellar civilization + everyday life + career + childbirth] Tie Wanrou, a ninth-level spatial esper from the apocalypse, blew herself up and took the Zombie King with her. To her astonishment, she transmigrated to a wasteland world several centuries after the apocalypse, where men vastly outnumbered women. Shangguan Tianming was the wasteland's most powerful beastfolk gene warrior. After years of brutal warfare, hi 1.5kReads9.3Score212Shelves

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    ✨After sacrificing herself alongside the Zombie King, Tie Wanrou, a level-nine spatial ability user in the post-apocalyptic world, transmigrates to a wasteland where men outnumber women. Shangguan Tianming, the wasteland's strongest orc gene warrior, is on the verge of a berserk state and chooses to exile himself to the primeval wilderness. It is here that the newly transmigrated Tie Wanrou encounters Shangguan Tianming, who has transformed into a giant panda, thus beginning a fantastical tale of love and hate.

21. 121 我 In the Wasteland, I Sign In for an Endless Water Supply from the Start 我在废土，开局签到无限水资源 Peach Blossom Sprite桃夭仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse245k WordsOngoing [Wasteland + natural disasters + strong heroine + System + inventory space + food + no romance] Su Li woke up, opened her eyes, and discovered that she had transmigrated to the wasteland era, arriving in this world with nothing and becoming an unregistered resident. No matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn’t understand why she had to be the unlucky one. In this wasteland, the soil had long since dried up, plants and animals had mutated, and supplies were scarce. Human civilization had 616Reads—Score101Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic, action-packed story with no romantic pairings and a cheat-like advantage. If you like this kind of thing, you might want to check it out.

22. 122 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 12.9kReads8.9Score996Shelves

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    Highly recommended! This is a female-centric novel with a romantic subplot, but it's a rational one. The female lead is very shrewd and resourceful throughout, not just a passive reader. A truly excellent read, and it has a happy ending! Those who enjoy this genre should grab it now—it's the kind of story you'll want to binge-read all night!!!

23. 123 废 In the Wasteland, Even the Lucky One Has to Take the Kids Out for Wild Greens 废土之上，锦鲤也得带娃摘野菜 Meng Youyou梦忧悠Sci-Fi & Apocalypse643k WordsCompleted Su Luo drowned while saving someone. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into a wasteland apocalypse. In the shantytown, she struggled to survive on an empty stomach. Her former brother-in-law abandoned his wife and daughter, leaving her sister and niece to depend on each other. Just when all seemed hopeless, she was deceived by the villainous Yan Yan and unexpectedly activated the [Trickery System]: every time someone schemes against her, she earns points that she can use to upgrade her spa 55Reads6.6Score199Shelves

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    The plot is relatively gentle, focusing on heartwarming family life.

24. 124 末 Apocalypse: Starting Over with My Space and My Daddies 末世：拥有空间后与霸霸们重新来 Drunk on Springtime Success, Never to Return春风得意醉不归Sci-Fi & Apocalypse544k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Strong Female Lead + Not a Saint + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Free Shopping + Natural Disasters + Cute Pets + Romance] After surviving for nine years in the apocalypse, Lin Xi dies alongside the person who schemed against her. Reborn, she is fortunate to have a pocket dimension and adorable pets by her side. She stockpiles supplies, kills her nemesis, and warns the nation in advance so it can prepare for the apocalypse. This time, the entire nation will work together 35kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves

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    Each book is a different genre, including ocean themes, beast world themes, post-apocalyptic themes, wasteland survival themes, and even metaphysical farming themes—a wide variety.

25. 125 海 Ocean Era: After Purifying the Powerhouse, She Becomes Everyone's Darling 海洋纪元：净化大佬后她被团宠了 Rusty Scabbard锈刀鞘Modern Romance301k WordsCompleted [Purifying ocean pollution + marine beastfolk world + everyone’s favorite + sweet everyday romance + all male love interests are devoted + gentle heroine] Not a strong female lead! Luo Mian dies unexpectedly and is reborn as a human woman with weak abilities in the Ocean Era. After a car accident robs her of her blessing-granting ability, her cousin takes her place as ruler of a safe, clean sea region, while Luo Mian is assigned to the most polluted area. Everyone assumes Luo Mian will die there 876Reads8.9Score125Shelves
26. 126 末 Post-Apocalyptic Scavenging: I Turn Trash into Treasure and Coast to Victory 末日拾荒：我靠变废为宝一路躺赢 Su Jiuyao苏九遥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Tower Style + Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Strong Female Lead + Upgradable Safe House + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Male Lead Appears Later] Forensic examiner Lin Chu is suddenly dropped into an infinite apocalypse. Other people see zombies: “Oh my god, those bloody, mangled monsters! Stay away!” Lin Chu sees zombies: “206 moving bones! Walking points! The more, the better!” Drawing on her professional experience, she quickly adapts to the bloody apoc 43.4kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves
27. 127 废 Wasteland Apocalypse: I Save the World Through Farming 废土末日：我靠种田拯救世界 Big Red Melon红大瓜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse729k WordsOngoing [White Lotus heroine vs. unhinged male lead (no moral boundaries, with several fragmented personalities)] [Gods + wasteland + mutated plants and beasts + monsters + farming + green thumb + romance] [The heroine is a true White Lotus, with an imperfect personality and mutated plants and beasts to help her fight.] Xu Zhaoling was picking strawberries in the yard when she suddenly lost consciousness and transmigrated to a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Things went disastrously wrong from the start. He 379Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wasteland Daily Life

28. 128 世 World Bulletin: The Infinite Train's Master Has Arrived 世界通报：无限列车之主降临 Big Lazy Fish Adventurer大咸鱼冒险家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse99k WordsOngoing [A Vast, Original World] [An Adventure of Blood and Tears] [Dark Humor] [Thrills and Heartbreak] [Awakening] [Not Grimdark] My name is Liming. I’ve survived in this wasteland for a long time. I must not die before I reach the end. After the gods died, the fog descended. It was the remnant divine power leaking from a sleeping Mad God, entwined with the dying obsessions of six billion dead. It covered the continent, eroded reason, twisted flesh, and turned the entire land into a hunting groun 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is very good.

29. 129 上 Adventures in the Mountains and Seas: Scavenging for Treasure 上山下海冒险拾荒 Tangbao in the Soup Dumplings汤包里有糖宝Fantastical Romance283k WordsCompleted This isn't a story about an all-conquering heroine. There are spatial powers, and she's not very smart. In an age of scavenging amid toxic waste, Ye Feifei is already a million yuan in debt before she even gets started. Every day is an adventure, full of both danger and surprises. Come see the adventurous lives of her and her friends. There's no grand tale of nation and state. There's romance and special abilities. 2.5kReads8.5Score245Shelves

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    Wasteland setting, with romantic pairings, currently watching, not AI.

30. 130 废 Wasteland Scavenging: Matched with Five Superpowered People from the Start 废土拾荒：开局匹配五个异能者 A Few Words, Simply Put浅以言说Fantastical Romance342k WordsCompleted [Wasteland scavenging + special abilities + multiple husbands + farming + marriage first, love later] Just started out, and the rating is sure to rise. Qiao Yiran accidentally clicked into the game Era of the Wasteland and transmigrated into it, becoming an eighteen-year-old Qiao family girl with the same name. She awakens as an F-rank power bestower. Her whole family is thrown out, and she also gets saddled with five big shots suffering from genetic collapse. The tough Major General Qin... the 10.5kReads8.1Score1.3kShelves
31. 131 废 The Self-Serving Wasteland Woman Specializes in Taming Dark, Obsessive Men 废土利己女，专治腹黑偏执男 Ou Jiu偶就Sci-Fi & Apocalypse684k WordsOngoing Everyone says Li Baisheng, the wasteland loner, is cold-blooded and impossible to tame, and that getting close to him is dangerous. Then Fu Yun arrives: sweet and charming, good at soothing him, and clear-eyed about putting herself first. She brings a space full of supplies to the wasteland and slowly softens this rough man, all sharp edges, suspicion, and viciousness, until he becomes a clingy, possessive protector devoted to her alone. They brave dangerous places, fight mutant beasts and bat 21.5kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
32. 132 灾 Farming After the Disaster: I Become a Lord Through My Superpowers 灾后种田我靠异能成领主 Admiring Beauties Under the Moonlight月光下看美人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Superpower Golden Finger + Farming + Shop + Infrastructure + Post-Catastrophe Apocalypse + Pets] Liu Su managed to survive ten years of disasters. When she heard that people could finally go outside, she nearly howled at the sky three times. At last she could go out and eat well! Whoever wanted those coarse-grain buns could have them. She was done with them! But someone help her: why was the farm's whole vibe so strange? Other people's farms meant working hard for three hundred days, overcoming 8.3kReads9.0Score775Shelves
33. 133 穿 Transmigrated to the Wasteland, the Superpowered Big Shot Keeps a Low Profile 穿越废土，异能大佬很低调 Autumn Chrysanthemum Knows Not Autumn秋菊不知秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse545k WordsCompleted Mu Zi, an agricultural university graduate, somehow transmigrates into the body of a ten-year-old girl with the same name in a wasteland, just after graduating. She becomes a resident of the outer city of Base 58… 35.6kReads8.5Score4.8kShelves
34. 134 老 The Old Madam Is Pregnant! 老夫人她有喜啦 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Yun Feiwan was reborn. Only as she lay dying did she learn that her sister-in-law, who had been quietly living in a corner of the household, had long been carrying on with her husband. Every day, she admired flowers and brewed tea, keeping her husband company beneath the blossoms and moonlight. Gentle and elegant, she was respected and adored by everyone in the household. Meanwhile, Yun Feiwan had worked herself to the bone managing the family estate, earning herself a reputation for ruthlessnes 9.7kReads8.5Score831Shelves

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    Breaking news! An elderly lady in ancient times is pregnant! The news caused an uproar throughout the household. Whether it's joy or sorrow, stay tuned for the exciting developments!

35. 135 全 The Whole Galaxy Is Waiting for Me to Cook 全星际都在等我做饭 Sesame Rice Cake芝麻年糕Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After an ordinary chef, Lin Shuo, transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing from a prestigious family who was stabbed to death and dumped on a desolate planet, she gains a rare psychic ability and an incredibly powerful physique. From then on, she enjoys a wonderful life of gleefully hacking monsters apart and turning them into delicious food. Everyone who tries her cooking ends up surrendering to her spatula. The city lord of the desolate planet takes her as a disciple and entrusts the 708Reads8.9Score101Shelves
36. 136 一 Get Rich Overnight! My Factory Connects the Past and Present 一夜暴富！我的工厂通古今 Moon Sets Over the River of Stars月落星河Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Other people graduate straight into unemployment. Chen Jinyue graduates straight into bankruptcy. She wakes up one morning to inherit tens of millions in debt. Her younger brother takes all the cash and flees abroad. To escape loan sharks, her grandfather gives her a batch of fake antiques and spreads the word about them everywhere… But not all the antiques are fake. By accident, she opens the door to a Time-Space Trading Post. A down-and-out prince, freezing and starving at the frontier, walks 1.7kReads9.0Score456Shelves
37. 137 扫 Thrown Out of the House, the Fake Heiress Conquers the World With Metaphysics 扫地出门后，假千金靠玄学征服全球 Sunnyer Day晴er天Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [A Metaphysics Prodigy Who Grows Stronger + Sweet Romance and Revenge on Scumbags + The Whole Family's Regret Arc, Perfect for Switching Off Your Brain and Diving In] After the Xu family throws Xu Yuan out, she learns that she's the biological daughter of the wealthy Si family of the capital, who had been lost to them. But she's ugly and vicious, and her biological father and five older brothers take turns warning her not to come home, and never to reveal her identity to anyone! Faced with the s 713Reads9.0Score102Shelves
38. 138 废 Wasteland Farming: The Handsome Men Want Me to Have Their Babies 废土种田：美男们想让我生孩子 The Tea-Scented Little Fairy茶里茶气的小仙女Sci-Fi & Apocalypse541k WordsCompleted Female lead: Mai Mang Male lead: (If you know, you know) If you’re uncomfortable with that, sweetheart, don’t go in. A newbie from the apocalypse accidentally transmigrates to another apocalypse, a wasteland world. Luckily, the zombies are already gone. Unfortunately, she’s stuck at the very bottom of society. Every day, she struggles to make ends meet. Then she gets bound to a childbearing System. The more children she has, the stronger she becomes. To stop people from bullying her, to live wit 7.5kReads9.1Score701Shelves
39. 139 废 Wasteland Foraging and Gathering 废土拾荒采摘录 Mo An Ya墨安呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse257k WordsCompleted Meng Zhen was an ordinary college student who never expected to transmigrate one day into a slum-dweller with nothing to her name, struggling even to get enough to eat. Her parents and older brother are all alive, but in this dangerous wasteland, it’s incredibly difficult for ordinary people to survive in peace. The author isn’t good at outlining, so take your time and enjoy. The heart of this book is family. No matter the circumstances, I’ve always believed people can’t completely cast aside th 523Reads6.5Score—Shelves
40. 140 末 Doomsday Game: It Begins with Awakening Healing Powers 末日游戏游戏，从觉醒治疗异能开 Cat Paw Candy猫爪糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Heads-up: The heroine isn't invincible or a savior. She has support abilities and grows over time. There are no scenes of her slaughtering everyone. The pace is slow and focused on daily life. [No romance / everyday life / leveling up and fighting monsters / kindhearted but not cold-blooded] A survival game from the Apocalypse merges with resource-depleted Blue Star. Chu Ling awakens her superpower. To survive better in the Apocalypse, she works hard to level up by fighting monsters and secretly 1.7kReads8.7Score142Shelves

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    These are very interesting post-apocalyptic novels; I've read every single one of them, and they're all great!

41. 141 全 Global Wasteland: I Synthesized a Top-Tier Shelter 全球废土：我合成出了顶级避难所 Half a Pickled Fish半只酸菜鱼Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-Oriented] [Surviving Natural Disasters] [Late-Game Infrastructure Building] [Growing System] [High Combat Ability] [No Romance] Everyone transmigrates to a wasteland continent, where a survival System ushers them into a grueling struggle to stay alive. On this chaotic wasteland planet, disaster seasons alternate with mild seasons, while terrifying beasts and calamities are never far away. Survivors start with nothing but a thatched hut and a survival System. Freezing cold that can numb y 3.6kReads8.7Score356Shelves
42. 142 下 The Sewers: A Scrap-Picking Life for Plastic Siblings 下水道：塑料兄妹的捡破烂人生 Little Mistress Is Blessed小主超有福Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Not a wish-fulfillment story: ordinary people struggling to survive in extreme conditions, young ones helping one another, and tiny glimmers of hope amid hardship A slow-burn survival story about the everyday struggle to stay alive in the sewers On the surface, the gambling city glitters in gold all night long. Neon weaves an endless night where revelry never stops. Fine dining is whisked away as soon as it reaches the silver platter. A tomahawk steak with barely a few cuts taken from it is toss 19kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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    This one is beautiful.

43. 143 流 Wandering the Wasteland: Trait Bonuses from the Start, a Daily Prophet 流浪废土，词条开局，每日预言家 Bai Mule白沐勒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse633k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise later.) In the 350th year of the wasteland era, the sky is forever leaden gray, like a rusted iron sheet pressing down overhead. The air of the wasteland era is forever tinged with the sweet, metallic stench of rust, decay, and radioactive dust. Every breath is like swallowing shards of glass. The protagonist, Qin Lang, awakens a Trait System and risks his life to secure the daily prophecy from the start. Watch as Qin Lang, alongside his honest and valian 3.8kReads6.3Score224Shelves
44. 144 老 An Old Woman Transmigrates to Raise Children 老太穿越去养娃 I Don't Want to Know Sorrow不想知愁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse156k WordsCompleted Su Hong, an old woman who had reached the age when she should be enjoying her retirement, transmigrates to a wasteland. The old woman had just lost her son and fainted from hunger. When she opens her eyes again, someone else is in her body. There's no food at home, her grandson has a genetic defect, her daughter-in-law faints from the start, and her daughter and granddaughter are both hopeless romantics. See how Su Hong leads the whole family out of hardship and raises her grandson to succeed. 8Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    [Makes face] Wasteland resource gathering, new supernatural novel, I've been really into wasteland stories lately [laughs]

45. 145 挣 Days of Struggle in the Wasteland 挣扎在废土的日子 At Dawn by the Azure Sea, at Dusk in Cangwu朝碧海暮苍梧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted After doomsday, the world is left in ruins. Mutants, evolved humans, mutant beasts, evolved beasts... one group takes the stage after another. Plants mutate, natural disasters keep coming, radiation behaves abnormally, and life becomes increasingly difficult for those at the bottom. Chen Mo transmigrates to a world like this. As an ordinary person, he almost wishes he could die again. In a wasteland like this, life for people at the bottom is worse than death. 11.4kReads7.3Score786Shelves
46. 146 全 Global Wasteland: I Become a God by Scavenging Trash 全球废土：我靠捡垃圾成神 Tianyin Mobai天音墨白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse371k WordsCompleted [Growth-focused heroine + scavenging + daily life + technology + 1v1 romance] Among the steel ruins, there are no kings or saviors, only scavengers and her sharp-tongued teammate. Jiang Li's daily routine: scavenge, fight mutated beasts, and feed Old Man Lu. Lu Jin's daily routine: repair weapons, calculate probabilities, and complain about Jiang Li. Until they stand at the edge of the abyss. It turns out the wasteland is nothing but a certain madman's petri dish. “This time, we're not changing 13Reads6.3Score—Shelves
47. 147 废 Wasteland: The Husband I Picked Up Is an Immortal Venerable 废土，捡来的老公是仙尊 A Lian阿莲丫Modern Romance310k WordsCompleted [Post-apocalyptic wasteland + supernatural abilities + xianxia + devoted husband] In the wasteland of the future, ordinary people rarely live past twenty. Lin Xia was one of tens of millions of ordinary people. After failing to awaken an ability at eighteen and being kicked out of her home, she planned to find somewhere quiet to wait for death. But then she unexpectedly obtained a jade pendant left behind by her ancestors. When she accidentally activated it, she gained the Myriad Worlds Mall Sys 80Reads6.9Score—Shelves
48. 148 末 Wasteland Reclamation: What Mutant Plants? This Is Just a Vegetable Garden 末世开荒：什么变异植物，这不是菜园吗 Zhang Maojun by the Bridge桥头的章袤君22k WordsCompleted Wasteland Reclamation: What Do You Mean Mutant Plants? This Is Just a Vegetable Garden 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In post-apocalyptic wilderness exploration games, a cheat-like ability detects mutated plants and allows the player to devour them.

49. 149 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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    The protagonist (or team) suddenly enters an alternate dimension known as the "Land of the End," where time is divided into ten-day cycles. Participants must complete a deadly challenge each day: solving puzzles, battling monsters, or fighting each other. Losers face death or even worse punishment. As the story unfolds, the protagonist gradually discovers that behind this game lies a manipulator, an ancient curse, and complex connections between the participants. The so-called "ten-day" countdown seems inextricably linked to everyone's past and redemption… [Key Highlights] 1. High-IQ Gameplay: The challenge design emphasizes logical reasoning and psychological warfare, similar to *Liar Game* and *Alice in the Land of the Dying*. 2. Sense of Survival Pressure: The ten-day countdown creates a tense atmosphere, with resource competition and the collapse of trust exacerbating human conflict. 3. Worldview Suspense: The game's rule-makers and the special identities of the participants (such as "sinners" and "redeemers") are gradually revealed, concealing a vast worldview. 4. Ensemble Portrayal: Characters harbor secrets, blurring the lines between good and evil, with cooperation and betrayal intertwined. - Suitable for readers who enjoy suspenseful, mind-bending, and survival/competitive genres. - Tight-paced, with numerous foreshadowing elements and constant plot twists. - Explores the struggles of humanity in extreme environments, offering both depth and thrills. If you're interested in the "death game + intellectual battle" theme, try reading the first few dozen chapters to get a feel for the style.

50. 150 灵 The Strongest Wasteland Hunter in Spirit Cage 灵笼废土之最强猎荒者 A Fox, Graceful and Fine有狐绥绥Anime Fanfiction657k WordsCompleted [Plot-focused] [One heroine] Ling Feng transmigrates by accident into the wasteland world of Spirit Cage and obtains the [Bloodthirsty Berserker System]. However... when he landed, he accidentally knocked Boss Bai unconscious... Ling Feng: “Miss, put the knife down first... Let me explain. I really was only giving you CPR.” With a Tang sword at his throat, Ling Feng looked calm as a dog on the outside, but inside, he was panicking like crazy... Mark: Ling Feng, the Vulture, is the str 1.1kReads8.8Score104Shelves

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    It's worth a try.

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