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I Want Player-as-Fourth-Disaster Stories, Not Black-Slave Stories About Exploiting Players 我要看玩家第四天灾，不要看压榨玩家的黑奴流

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So many novels tagged as 'fourth disaster' are actually infrastructure-building stories where the players are the author's protagonist's slaves. One line about how 'realistic and lifelike' it is, and the players become completely devoted. They're playing a game, so why are they still hauling bricks and doing manual labor to build houses and roads for someone else in the game?

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1 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 31.2kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
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Since that's the case, I have to mention that this author's other two books are also very good, "The Chosen Fourth Calamity Writer".
2 EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy867k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 753kReads9.0Score138.8kShelves
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Despite its low rating, none of its readers have given it a score below 4.
3 Oh No! I've Become an NPC! 坏了！我成NPC了！ Crispy Deer Horn鹿脆角Sports836k WordsOngoing [Fourth Calamity + Farming Simulator + No Romance for the Male Lead] [Set in a once-glorious magical civilization] After transmigrating to a magical wasteland ravaged by a mana cataclysm, Chu Yue assumed he was in for a farming story about helping the locals survive. He never expected that one day he’d be able to summon little players from Blue Star. From then on, his farming life took a bizarre turn. “Mayor, I saw those players eating dirt!” “Mayor, I saw those players poking a giant frog in th 971Reads7.0Score103Shelves
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The first new book is gaining a lot of attention; it's the best "Fourth Calamity" novel I've read recently, full of intrigue and unexpected twists. The second book was a surprise; the NPCs aren't just minor characters, they're not glossed over, and they don't just disappear after the plot ends. The players don't start from scratch empty-handed; they're directly integrated into the town, working alongside the locals to build it up. Everyone shares resources, and all forces are united. This type of story is relatively rare; most "Fourth Calamity" novels focus almost entirely on the players, with others playing a more peripheral role. The second book truly showcases the mutual support and cooperation between players and NPCs. The third book is about conquering the world. The beginning is extremely engaging, and the middle is also good, but the later part is pure warfare, which can feel a bit drawn out, since the power to unify the country is already established. It gets a bit tiring towards the end, but it's still a high-quality novel. Perhaps there will be another climax towards the end. The strengths of these novels lie in their realistic world-building and expansive scope. They are logical and well-developed.
4 I Fought the Enemy, Was Sentenced to Death, and a Million Players Stormed the Capital 我抗敌被赐死，百万玩家破京城 Naming Is So Hard 6起名真难6Historical1.8M WordsOngoing Luo Chen transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty as the son of a noble family in Jiangnan. He thinks he can spend his life in ease and luxury. But then the Jurchen invade, and the land is torn apart. His father and elder brother are killed on the battlefield, and because Luo Chen insists on fighting back, the emperor sends him to the occupied territories to die. Fortunately, Luo Chen binds himself to a Player Summoning System. He can disguise this world as a game and draw players from Earth into 37.5kReads8.3Score2.7kShelves
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The best article to date, and the only one about natural disasters in Chinese history.
5 High Fantasy, but with the Fourth Calamity 西幻，但是第四天灾 Big Tangerines Matter Most, Hiccup大橘为重咕了Eastern Fantasy764k WordsOngoing (Fourth Cataclysm, no heroine, ensemble cast, slower pace, overpowered protagonist) After orphaned protagonist Elorn recovered his memories of a previous life, he learned that he had a System capable of summoning players. After completing the System’s missions, he packaged the continent of Aisorn as a game world, then used the System’s divine power to reach another world and summon players. From scratch, he set out to build a territory of his own. He led the players to believe they were playing 5kReads8.2Score522Shelves
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Both are good books, with no major flaws. The first book has a lighthearted plot, and remarkably, the nobles in it are actually normal people who are very friendly to commoners. The author doesn't suppress combat power or the number of players. The second book is set in a post-apocalyptic world where everything related to humanity is declining. If it weren't for the arrival of the protagonist and the player, humanity would have been wiped out by the monsters. Although the environment is somewhat dark, the players bring vitality to this other world, combining technology and magic to fight against the ever-evolving monsters. It's very exciting, and I recommend everyone check it out [laughs].
6 The Evil God Returns: A Technique Based on Summoning the Fourth Calamity 基于引进第四天灾的邪神归来技术 Dongmen Changan东门长安Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “To summon the Fourth Calamity, I'm pushing my transmigration game at the TGA Game of the Year Awards.” Li Wei transmigrated and became a fallen evil god in another world, the “Godforsaken Land,” freshly awakened and on the verge of starving to death. No System, no followers, just a leaky, dilapidated shrine and a catgirl who'd come to steal the offerings. With monsters eyeing him hungrily from beyond the shrine, Li Wei had to find a way to survive. So he decided to use his remaining authoriti 1.4kReads7.4Score137Shelves
7 The Game of Grace 恩赐的游戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Sports1.7M WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity + Player Summoning + Ensemble Cast + Comedy + Wild Imagination + Another World] A legion that worships violence and slaughter refuses to start a war. An empire founded by a slave uprising continues to uphold slavery. A tribe that worships and relies on its gods refuses to speak of them. A nation founded by androids obsesses over human rights. By that logic, then, it seems perfectly reasonable that an omnipotent god has no powers at all, doesn't it? Shen Ming looked at the ea 30.1kReads9.0Score3.6kShelves
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A group portrait of players, a very high-quality work, with a setting that remains fresh even today. It's the previous work by the author of *The Gods' Fools*, and a highly recommended read by a seasoned reader with over 2000 hours of reading experience.
8 Great Ming: From the Start, I Am Made a Prince and Summon Players to Run Amok 大明：开局封王，召唤玩家杀疯了 My Second Feather我那第二根羽毛Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise later, so don't let it fool you. Come in and see for yourself before you decide~] [The Fourth Calamity] [Historical What-If] [Power Fantasy] [Conquest] [Nation-Building] [Great Ming] After transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty, Qin Chu lay low for a year. Now Chongzhen was about to hang himself, and the empire was on the brink of collapse! In the Golden Throne Hall, the spineless court officials knelt and begged to surrender. He couldn't take it an 12.8kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves
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The Fourth Natural Disaster, a historical fantasy, laugh-out-loud funny, pure light novel.
9 NPCs, Don't Be Afraid. The Players Are Just Raising Little Animals npc别怕，玩家只是在养小动物 S12 and KouS12与蔻Sports1.4M WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity, Optimist, Fluffy Animals, Immortal Female Lead, Cognitive Filter] A new game appeared in Ning Meng's library. Convinced she was an expert gamer, Ning Meng happily began playing this cute-looking farming game full of fluffy animals. And so she got herself a planet. And a fluffy NPC who had nearly been eaten as food. So cute! Whether it was Ximos, the black-nosed sheep included as a starter gift, the pure-black twin bunnies Moke and Moni she found later, Nana the ragdoll cat, Ami 15.9kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
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Like me in games, I skip NPC dialogues, just mine and farm everywhere (Stardew Valley: StarCraft Edition), and fight for red names [facepalm].
10 1937: My Players Are the Fourth Calamity! 1937：我的玩家是第四天灾！ Eastern Painting, Dust and Brocade东画尘锦Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Fourth-dimensional disaster + ensemble cast + resistance against Japan + nation-building + detailed] Xu Yanqing transmigrated to 1937. Just as he was preparing to join the forces and defend his country, he suddenly discovered he could summon people from the future Earth to this time period. In the enemy's eyes: “Nan-ni? Why are the enemies back again?” “They're a bunch of devils, completely unafraid of death!” “Who are they? If they're so well educated, why are they fighting on the front l 60.1kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
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There aren't many books in the Fourth Calamity series. These four were picked up from the bookshelf. I'm not sure if they qualify as "slave-themed" novels, but it's inevitable that the protagonist will concentrate resources to some extent.
11 All My Chosen Ones Are Fourth Calamity Players 我的神选者全是第四天灾 Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Beneath the grand facade of swords and magic lies a world hurtling toward corruption and ruin. After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world for 682 years, Ye Zhi finally got his golden finger: a glowing orb connected to the Blue Star internet! Combined with the divine spark that practically came knocking at his door, it gave birth to a game linking Blue Star with another world. Who says you can’t track someone down through the internet? With nothing more than an exclamation mark and a few gam 29.3kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
12 The Players I Summoned Spread the Sparks of Hope Across the Wasteland 我召唤的玩家，在废土传播星火 Little Li and His Cat小李和他的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [The Fourth Calamity] + [Wasteland Planet] + [Player-Focused] + [No Female Lead] + [Story-Focused] Su Xing woke up utterly indifferent and was sent to mine on a lousy wasteland planet. The company wouldn't even approve the budget for an android. No money? No people? No equipment? No problem. Let the wasteland burn [rage], let the stars fall [rage]. The most terrifying creatures in the universe, the Blue Star players, descended upon the wasteland. Here, they not only worked for free, they were al 45.9kReads8.2Score7.2kShelves
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The first one seems pretty good at first glance, set in a space wasteland, but it's a new book, so I'm asking for your support. The second one needs no introduction; it's a true masterpiece. [Eating popcorn emoji]
13 Film and TV Crossover: Giving Native NPCs a Taste of Shock 综影视：给土著NPC一点震撼 Dian Yu点御Female-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing Jiang Tao ran into a glitch while playing a game on the StarNet and got trapped in it for good. Her memories became muddled, and she grew jumpy and paranoid. The ten thousand and first time she jumped off a mountain out of boredom, she bound herself to a broken System and began a journey across myriad worlds. My Journey to You “You NPCs are only level 30, and you think you can take me on? One basic attack from me and you’ll be begging me not to kill you.” She stood with her hands on her hips and 17.5kReads9.1Score537Shelves
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The female protagonist believes these are games; she has all the game equipment, and her combat power is the strongest in each dimension. There is no romantic partner.
14 Evil God Expulsion Plan 邪神驱逐计划 Yingge Yeyuehua应歌夜月华Two Male Leads3.2M WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel, two male leads + apocalyptic MMORPG + ensemble cast + BL!! No female lead + strong leads + innocent-looking schemer + cunning lord + another world + farming and development + magic world + Call of Cthulhu-inspired elements, including original additions + mystery-solving dungeons + plenty of logical foreshadowing + a touch of mistaken deification + lots of worldbuilding early on, slow start, please be patient~ Not your typical mastermind-player story] A lighthearted, cheer 10.7kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves
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The only one of the Fourth Calamity novels I've read that truly considers player playability; the protagonist manages to keep the game enjoyable for players while saving the world.
15 EN Rise of Humanity: My Players Are Super Fierce! 人族崛起，我的玩家超凶猛！ I Want to Become a God with One Book我要一书封神Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The animated series "The Stars Descend: I Summon Players to Conquer the Wilderness" is now streaming on Hongguo. If you enjoy animated series, please go check it out and show your support. The Wilds Continent is home to countless races, where the strong prey on the weak. After transmigrating to the Wilds Continent, Lin Feng discovers that the human race is one of the weakest species there. Though they have many people, other races keep them penned up and enslaved. At this critical moment, Lin Fe 37.5kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
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The Fourth Calamity is absolutely fantastic! No silly plot points, just great teamwork—I love it!!!
16 Exiled? Don't Panic, I Can Summon the Fourth Calamity 被流放？别慌，我能召唤第四天灾 Hoshimiya Section Chief星见雅课长Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing [Fourth Calamity + Lord + Conquest + Farming + Infrastructure + Magic] “Is this really just a game?” When you enter Age of Aeria, you’ll discover that pain feels real, NPCs have souls, and even chopping down trees counts as cultivating battle aura! - The players think they’re playing a groundbreaking VR online game, never realizing they’re working in another world for a ruthless lord! Ryan van Rothschild is, on the surface, the refined young lord of Winterhold, with a tragic past. Behind the sce 79.4kReads8.3Score11.2kShelves
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I've only read the fourth book, so the rating is a bit low, but the stitching is quite interesting.
17 Honkai: Star Rail: Great! It's a Space Comedy! 崩铁：太好了！是太空喜剧！ Take Out That Yeast灭了那个酵母菌Anime Fanfiction318k WordsOngoing My name is Mu Guzhou. I’m an ordinary person. I like playing gacha games and occasionally dabble in Paradox games as a war criminal. I have nothing to worry about, and I keep a healthy schedule. Every night before bed, I drink a glass of plain milk. I never let today’s stress spill into tomorrow. “So how did I end up here the moment I opened my eyes?” In a room brimming with futuristic technology, Mu Guzhou sat on the bed, puzzled as he stared at the mechanical head floating in front of him. “Di 204Reads6.0Score—Shelves
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Yes, the Fourth Calamity, Paradox Interactive's war criminals, rivers of blood.
18 Arknights: Wait, How Did I Actually Become a Doctor? 方舟：不是怎么真成博士了？ Listening to the Wind in a Dream梦里听听风Anime Fanfiction616k WordsOngoing You were once a fairly well-known Arknights streamer. One morning, you calmly closed your eyes for the last time, never expecting to get the chance to open them again. “Grab my hand! ... Emergency... help...” A girl with rabbit ears reached through the light and took your hand. In a daze, you heard her call you “Doctor.” Then you discovered that you could direct every battle like it was a game. Compared to you, everyone else was so clueless they might as well be 2D figures who couldn't even turn 46.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
19 Commanding the Stars System, I Crush Countless Multiverses 执群星系统，镇压无穷多元宇宙 Snow Fox of Glory耀之雪狐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse677k WordsCompleted The universe is cold. Just like Su Ya’s current situation. One second, she was happily playing Stellaris at her computer with a whole bunch of mods installed. The next, her exploding computer blasted her into a rag doll aboard a wrecked starship. Her health bar was down to 1%, a metal rod had pierced her abdomen, and she was a hair’s breadth from dying on the spot. The good news was that she wasn’t quite dead, and she came with a cheat ability. The bad news was that the cheat seemed to be someth 107Reads6.6Score—Shelves
20 General! Make the United Nations of Earth Great Again! 将军！让地球联合国再次伟大！ Your Highness Yunmeng云濛阁下Sci-Fi & Apocalypse326k WordsCompleted [Villain] [Stellaris] [Sci-fi] [Memes] [Absurd] (Set in the Stellaris universe. Newcomer-friendly, with detailed explanations so you won’t get lost.) (This book is packed with gags! You can tell just from the cover I made myself. You can question anything about me, but never doubt the author’s talent for a good bit!) In the 23rd century, humanity entered the age of interstellar travel and quickly established a unified world government: the United Nations of Earth. Human civilization now faces th 232Reads6.6Score—Shelves
21 Warhammer 40K: But Then a Galactic Federation Showed Up 战锤40K：但是来了个群星人联 Keep Writing and You'll Succeed Someday努力码字早晚能成功Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing A college student who had just finished the gaokao. After the exam, all it took was watching a video by some lobster guy on a certain niche video site for him to be conscripted without mercy. Zhou Ping'an, from Warhammer 40K, had no idea what kind of world this was. But from those lobster videos, he could tell that this world was more of a toilet than a toilet, and more chaotic than anything imaginable. How could an ordinary mortal possibly have any chance of surviving? Fortunately, he was lucky 12.1kReads7.7Score1kShelves
22 Becoming the Heir to a Lost Empire from the Start 开局成为失落帝国的继承者 The Last Dog in the Universe宇宙的最后一条狗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse510k WordsOngoing [Deus Ex Machina + Conquering the Universe + Invincible + Psionics + One Male Lead] [Entirely written by hand, with no AI content; supporting characters are intelligent, and the plot never dumbs them down] The Human Empire, an interstellar civilization that ruled the entire universe, faded into history after more than four thousand years of prosperity. Zhang Yuchen, the last surviving human, became its heir. But the long passage of time brought endless emptiness. Zhang Yuchen planned to end his 710Reads5.9Score126Shelves
23 Conquest of the Star Sea: Am I the Only One Choosing to Ascend Through Natural Disasters? 星海争霸，只有我选择天灾飞升？ Red Ram红羊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse877k WordsCompleted [This book is the sequel to "Cultivating Immortality Is Hard? I Can Just Rewind Infinitely"!] [StarCraft + Warhammer + Fourth Calamity + Scheming and Hilarious + Rivers of Blood + No Female Lead] When human civilization broke free of gravity and reached the sea of stars, a brutal yet dazzling game of war began. Every powerful lord was a precious beacon of hope for all of human civilization, bringing blessings that would lead it forward. Just as civilization was flourishing in every direction, te 9kReads9.2Score709Shelves
24 Stellaris: From the United Earth to Emperor of the Stars 群星：从地联到星海帝皇 Fireflies at Night夜夜晚萤Anime Fanfiction766k WordsCompleted (If you see an abstract cover or title, it’s just a terrible experiment with multiple titles.) Title: Stellaris: From the Earth Federation to the Galactic Emperor Pure Stellaris, with an ordinary Stellaris player as the protagonist. The story ties many parts of the original game together and gives them a reasonable explanation, including fleet battles, raising leaders, federations, ascension, crises, and starfish in cans. (The author has played Stellaris for two thousand hours.) From the start: 1.3kReads8.7Score146Shelves
25 The Toilet Protagonist Leads Players on Adventures Across the Heavens 马桶主角带着玩家闯诸天 Catfish Tofu鲇鱼豆腐Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity with No Respawn Limits] [The protagonist is truly invincible and doesn't deliberately hold the players back] [Features sci-fi apocalyptic anime, the Marvel Universe, and classic apocalyptic blockbusters] [No heroine, no harem] [Invincible power fantasy, passionate action] [No personal agendas; the players get along well] [The most important thing is saved for last: the author isn't going to vanish] The good news: Chen Han has been reborn and is invincible. The bad news: He's so 11.1kReads9.0Score878Shelves
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I really like this kind of subject matter.
26 I Tricked Players Into Thinking Journey to the West Was a Game, and the Whole World Went Wild 骗玩家西游是游戏，全世界玩嗨了 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Qin Tian transmigrated into the Journey to the West world, becoming the king of an obscure mountain called Langlang Mountain. According to the script, Tang Sanzang and his disciples would pass through soon, and Sun Wukong would beat him to death with a single blow. Fortunately, he managed to activate the Fourth Calamity System, which let him summon players from Blue Star. To avoid being killed by Sun Wukong, and to survive in a world teeming with demons, he began recruiting players from Blue Sta 124.2kReads8.1Score22.6kShelves
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The author put a lot of effort into this first book. Their imagination is excellent, and the game setting for the Fourth Calamity is very well done. I think the virtual game they created is very reasonable [cool][cool][cool][cool]. The system's origin is also reasonable, it's a pity it just ended up being a dumping ground [laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]
27 The Fourth Calamity: Goofy Players Defy Heaven From the Start 第四天灾：开局沙雕玩家逆天了 Anid Cat Power艾尼德猫抛瓦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted "You animals! A bunch of perverts just jumped out of the bushes and stripped me naked without saying a word!" "Sect Master, this is bad! Those scumbags emptied our sect. They didn't leave behind a single brick!" "My greatest regret is letting those perverts see my health bar!" "All troops of the Demon Race, heed my command... What the hell, they're all undercover agents! What kind of game is this?!" "I, the Deity... Damn, those troublemakers are here! Run!" Ye Nian: "What? I'm just playing 15kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
28 The Fourth Calamity of the Apocalypse 末世中的第四天灾 Sima Big Lantern司马大灯Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsOngoing “The apocalypse has arrived. How long can you survive?” Ye Chun once saw this question on a Q&A site and confidently replied, “You've got to be kidding. I'll definitely be the last person alive in the world.” Now he realized he was wrong. He didn't want to live a second longer in this Apocalypse. Huh? What? Players! In that case, never mind. My little players and I will be among the people who survive the longest in this world! 18.6kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
29 The Entire Sect Is a Fourth Calamity 全宗门都是第四天灾 A Jin 121阿金121Eastern Fantasy600k WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity] [Ensemble Cast] [No Female Lead] [Behind-the-Scenes] [Everyone Is a Goofball] [Lighthearted] Native Cultivator A: “Have you heard? The Guiyuan Sect is a den of demons! None of its disciples fear death, they only attack below the belt, and they even carry shit around with them!” Native Cultivator B: “It’s terrifying! Last time I saw dozens of them dancing around a demonic altar, and they actually danced the demon soul into a breakdown!” Treasures Pavilion Shopkeeper: “Don’t 533Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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[Bookmark this!] [Highly recommended completed masterpiece, The Fourth Calamity] The plot was incredibly engaging, super original and not clichéd, the world-building is phenomenal, it doesn't feel mindless, and it's highly immersive; my mind is filled with vivid images. 🌹 You'll be satisfied.
30 The Fourth Calamity: Summoning Players to Rebuild the Elven Kingdom 第四天灾：召唤玩家重建精灵国度 Hongtashan 1956红塔山1956Eastern Fantasy161k WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity] [Ensemble Cast] [Western Fantasy Lord-Building] [Sword and Magic] [Pokemon] [Otherworld] [Raising a Daughter] [Lighthearted] [Slow-Burn] “One person cannot become a hero, and one person should not have to be a hero!” “But a group can. When people come together, they can give rise to countless heroes and create limitless possibilities.” Tasked with the daunting mission of rebuilding the Pokemon kingdom, Rosen refuses the power offered by the gods, holding fast to his belief 185Reads—Score—Shelves
31 Global Lord: I Have a Group of Earth Players 全民领主：我有一群地球玩家 Lonely Snail孤独的蜗牛Urban513k WordsCompleted He transmigrated into an era when everyone could become a lord! Ye Chen randomly received the one and only territory, Soul of Huaxia, and the one and only race, the Huaxia Human Race! Ye Chen thought his troops would be powerful and he was about to take off. Then he discovered that his troops were actually a bunch of internet jokers from Earth! With no other choice, Ye Chen had to outwit the players! But what he never expected was... a group of immortal and divine heirs showing up to beg him to 1.1kReads8.1Score116Shelves
32 Summoning Players: I Have a Cultivation World 召唤玩家：我有一个修仙世界 Wu Xia Er Meng吴下二蒙Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Wang transmigrated to a world of immortal cultivation. He thought he had landed the ultimate script, becoming an immortal from the start, but his cultivation was reduced to zero during the Holy Son trials, and he was dumped deep in the mountains. Fortunately, his System could summon players from Earth. The official story? I'll make it up! The lore? I'll write it! As for the “gameplay” of pioneering and building a base, fighting monsters, and leveling up, of course I'll leave all that to my 2.3kReads7.7Score228Shelves
33 Another World: I Have a Little Brother from Earth 异界：我有一个地球的小弟 Three Dreams Deep梦里三度Sports1.7M WordsCompleted Wang Fugui was framed by his sect and exiled to the wilderness to fend for himself, but he obtained a Hongmeng Sacred Artifact that could let Earth players transmigrate their souls into the Hongwu Continent through a virtual online game. Using it, Wang Fugui founded the Qiankun Sect and recruited Earth players as disciples. From then on, a peculiar sect appeared in the Hongwu Continent. “What? Qiankun Sect's disciples are this fearless of death?” “What? The person I've killed several times just 1.5kReads8.6Score146Shelves
34 The Fourth Calamity: World Tree Development Plan 第四天灾：世界树养成计划 The Floral Shorts-Wearing Daredevil花裤衩爱闯关Eastern Fantasy673k WordsOngoing I’m Chen Mo, a newly born World Tree leaf, and I nearly became a passing bug’s snack. At the critical moment, I had a brilliant idea: I packaged my little world as a full-dive game called Genesis and summoned Earth’s netizens to “work” for me. From then on, everything changed. Other worlds gave birth to gods; mine was full of infrastructure-obsessed maniacs and ridiculous players who cultivated immortality through science. We exploited bugs with relativity, used math to analyze magic, and overwh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35 Earth Online 地球游戏OL HypocriteX伪善者XSci-Fi & Apocalypse702k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] + [System for All Humanity] + [Not Overpowered] + [Mind Games] (Character illustrations in the comments) One day, for unknown reasons, a great disaster struck the entire Earth. A game of Earth dragged everyone into the Apocalypse, and just its opening alone cut the human population by more than 50%. With the fate of every human on Earth being manipulated by an unknown System, what path can humanity take? Earth Game On Line. The Apocalypse descends, human nature is laid bare. Will th 151Reads—Score—Shelves
36 Transmigrators' Chat Group, Am I the Only One on Earth? 穿越者聊天群，只有我在地球？ Cangyun Ferryman苍云摆渡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Chat Group + Multiple Heroines] [New Novel Out! Click the Author’s Profile to Visit] After failing in both his career and his love life, Lu Yun is pulled into a very unusual chat group. “I transmigrated to an apocalypse, where food is so scarce we’re starving!” “I transmigrated to a world of cold weapons. Life isn’t as convenient as it was on Earth, but at least I live in the imperial palace and don’t have to go hungry every day.” “You’ve all got it rough. At least I transmigrated into a novel 27.1kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves
37 Lord of Abundance 丰饶之主 Fish Farmer of the North Sea北海养鱼佬Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Evil God LitRPG + Lord + Fourth Calamity] Kun, the second son of a noble house, inherits a dangerous territory on the kingdom's border. Armed with the Six-Horned Mark of Abundance and chosen by the God of Abundance, the new lord has no choice but to make his own way. He leads the people of two worlds as they start from scratch, clear the wilderness, cultivate fertile fields, grow high-yield crops, tame magical beasts, and build the perfect territory of their dreams. The first horn of abundance: 18.1kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
Reader note
The second son of a nobleman, Kun, became a god on the border of the kingdom, summoning players and granting them power.
38 Jujutsu Kaisen: What Happened to the Game We Were Promised?! 咒回：说好的游戏呢？！ Dreams Falling from the Clouds梦落云端Anime Fanfiction385k WordsCompleted (The blurb is written in second person; the story itself is in third person.) A game called Jujutsu Garden Simulator suddenly appears on your phone. Curious, you open it. From the start, your face is obscured by a mosaic. “Life -10, mood -10” “You died.” You: “?!” #Is it challenging the player’s dignity?# #As if! How could a player die?# #You’ve successfully caught the player’s attention.# Save from the start, keep reloading, and let the hardcore grinder descend. “Congratulations, player! You’ve 1.6kReads8.6Score213Shelves
39 I Became the Fourth Calamity in Yokohama, and Now Everyone Spoils Me 在横滨当第四天灾的我被团宠了 Babu Li Babu芭布里芭布Anime Fanfiction789k WordsCompleted *Main story complete [Primarily Bungo Stray Dogs, also includes: Natsume’s Book of Friends, Detective Conan, Jujutsu Kaisen... (depending on how things develop)] [No CP in the main story + player is chaotic neutral. Not a Paradox-style war-criminal Fourth Disaster, more RPG-like. She doesn’t care which side she helps. There’s a plotline where she joins the Port Mafia, so don’t read if that bothers you (her golden finger is powerful, but she needs time to grow early on; she’s the strongest later) 15.1kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
Reader note
Books 1 and 6 are single-player; Book 1 is not integrated into the game. Books 2 and 4 are multiplayer. Books 3 and 5 are single-player in the early game, transitioning to multiplayer in the mid-to-late game.
40 DaoDao's Live Stream 刀刀直播间 Little Jing Doesn't Eat Chocolate小井不吃巧克力Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone gets scrutinized. This story focuses on one honmaru, and every honmaru is different, so please don't read your own assumptions into it. Mugi is a game reviewer, and she's looking for a suitable game to while away her retirement. So the AI recommended a full-dive game called Touken Ranbu. Mugi would call it the most frustrating game she's ever played, and the one she looks forward to most. From the start, her vision is restricted to just ten percent, leaving her with terrible visibili 5.3kReads9.4Score449Shelves
41 I Transmigrated with a Game Interface, and Everyone Bowed to Me 带着游戏面板穿越，众生奉她为主 Er Sheng尔生Fantastical Romance301k WordsCompleted [Mindless Fun / Invincible Lead / Couple with a Sidekick] Mingyu accidentally transmigrates with the sandbox game interface she used to play into a fantasy world known as the Spirit Realm, where countless living beings make their home. On top of that, she discovers that her view of the world has turned into pixel art. Is this really not a game? Dropped into the wilderness from the start? She builds an ice-and-snow manor on the spot! A boss monster appears with a health bar, and the player's eyes 911Reads8.9Score147Shelves
42 As a Player, What Should I Do About Being So Popular? 身为玩家，太受欢迎了怎么办 Daidai Huazhao玳玳花朝Female-Channel Fanfiction421k WordsCompleted [Film and Anime + Somewhat of a Harem Favorite + Game System + Love at First Sight + Player Mentality + Possible OOC + Female Lead Focus] 1. My Journey to You: Song Si Arc (Complete) Gong Yuanzhi: Love at first sight, ah… Gong Shangjue: My younger brother’s wife isn’t my younger brother’s wife. Shangguan Qian: Friendship? Love? 2. Fangs of Fortune (Complete) Li Lun: I just met her and she put a shackle on me. Is this what they call forced love? Cheng Huang: Across past and present lives, I’ve be 4kReads8.7Score188Shelves
43 The Fourth Cataclysm Aims to Become Japan's Prime Minister 第四天灾立志成为日本首相 Hilltop Ideology山头主义Anime Fanfiction959k WordsCompleted After being brutally tortured 336 times in a completely free game, Zhang Shan vowed to become Japan's prime minister!! As a child, she ran into a young black-mud monster, and the player immediately hit it with a full combo. "I like you." "I hope you'll like me too." Three months later, the black-mud monster ran away. Furious at being abandoned, the player immediately chose to reload and started the imprisonment route. After they stabbed each other, both died, she died, and the black-mud monster 4.1kReads8.6Score479Shelves
Reader note
There's more to come (without revealing your identity).
44 Harry Potter: The Fourth Calamity Doesn't Care HP：第四天灾不在乎 Yun Yun Yun云韵韫Female-Channel Fanfiction51k WordsOngoing [The protagonist is a player, and players don't care what NPCs think] [Content warnings: 1. The protagonist kills everyone in the original story in the first playthrough. 2. The player is invincible. There is no leveling up or fighting monsters. 3. This is a true Fourth Catastrophe story, and the player will "cheat." Don't expect highly free-roaming players to have morals. 4. Everyone killed inside Hogwarts inherits the memories of the previous playthrough, but they can't do anything to the play 692Reads—Score141Shelves
45 Honghuang: Transmigrating with the Chinese Human Race 洪荒：带着华夏人族一起穿越 Draw Thirteen画十三Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted After falling in eight of his nine reincarnations, Chen Yang finally chose another path. If Honghuang won't accept me, then don't blame me for emptying the whole place. Soul-Commanding Banner... Rise! “Fellow clansmen, gather inside the banner!” Looking at the 1.4 billion souls inside the banner, Chen Yang smiled. “Everyone, would you like to cultivate immortality?” The 1.4 billion rookies nodded in unison. “Good. Go bring back everything over there for me. Got it?” Watching the 1.4 billion fell 5.4kReads8.5Score400Shelves
Reader note
The logic is sound, the depiction of the primordial world is interesting, the players are quite reckless, and the ensemble cast is also well-developed.
46 The Fourth Calamity Suffers Online 第四天灾在线受苦 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [The Fourth Calamity]+ [No female lead! All about building a career]+ [Wild imagination] Chu Suian is just like his name: easygoing and a little socially awkward. After winning 200 million in the lottery, he was ready to settle into retirement, but who could have guessed he would transmigrate to another world! Thankfully, fate was kind to him. Chu Suian was found to have extraordinary talent for magic, earning him a place to study in the sacred land of magic, the Mage Tower. For the internet, an 4.2kReads8.8Score401Shelves
Reader note
Can someone recommend a good novel that doesn't only allow summoning a limited number of players in the first round?
47 I Created the World 我创造了世界 Fang Yebai方夜白Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Chen Luo found a Primordial Brush that let him create worlds at will. Whatever he wrote with it would become real in another world. He wrote down light, and the world gained a sun. He wrote down life, and the world gained countless species. More amazingly, he could bring players into this world and have them help evolve its species, advancing the world itself. So Chen Luo turned it into a hit online game that took the world by storm! “Second Life, a casual life-simulation game. Ten years in the 14.6kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
48 Great Wall Watch: Leading a Global Counterattack in Another World 长城守望：带领全球反攻异界 Not Two, Deep Sea不二深海Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [The counterattack has begun + perfect ending with no loose ends + Fourth Calamity + fight back against player invasions + lighthearted power fantasy + no heroine + no suffering for the protagonist + invincible + national destiny] The Fourth Calamity descends, and the era of the Phantom Realms begins for everyone. Players from other worlds invade, and the national destiny Phantom Realms of one great power after another are defeated. Panic spreads across the globe. Everything changes the day Fang 51.8kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
Reader note
This is really good! The early part is about being invaded by the Fourth Calamity, and the later part is about a counterattack against the player world, a game-driven invasion.
49 I Made a Fortune by Turning Infinite-Flow Worlds into Games 我靠把无限流世界做成游戏暴富了 Neon Moon霓虹月亮Modern Romance597k WordsCompleted [Fourth-dimension disaster + game + players + ensemble cast + slimes + infinite-flow] [There is a CP, but they don’t get much screen time. The female lead is the strongest.] After clearing an infinite-flow game, Cheng Cheng just wanted to be a lazy fish. Unfortunately, the infinite-flow game wouldn’t leave her alone. It actually wanted to turn Earth into an infinite-flow game instance. Cheng Cheng laughed. “You think you’re the only one who can make games?” She promptly founded a game compa 1.1kReads8.9Score177Shelves
Reader note
The first one is highly recommended. It's quite unique among the four disaster novels I've read so far. At first, it was a mix of joy, heartache, and warmth, and later it became a bittersweet experience. The author's writing is very captivating. The second one is the first of this type of novel that I've read, but it's not finished yet. The author's updates are very inconsistent, but the story is still good.
50 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 17.9kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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