Looking for Spacefaring Novels Like *Breaking Pots and Selling Iron to Get into School* 求类似《砸锅卖铁去上学》星际文

1. 1 星 Interstellar: They Want to Expel Me? I'll Build an S-Rank Mecha Instead 星际：逼我退学？反手造S级机甲 Three Moons in the Shadow月影成三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + comedy + academy + competitions + mecha crafting + management + no romance] Mecha queen Shen Zhaoyun is reborn three hundred years later. The teacher asks, “What do you think of Shen Zhaoyun, who created the Alliance’s first mecha? What drove her to create the world’s first mecha?” Shen Zhaoyun replies, “She’s a little clever, poor, stingy, and loves money… Why did she create mechas? Because she was afraid of dying!” The teacher flies into a rage, spittle flying everywhere. “Wron 47.6kReads9.4Score8.6kShelves

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   This book is really good. It might not be very engaging at first, but it gets really good after 200,000 words. The author seems a bit insecure because of low readership, but trust me, it's truly excellent!!!

2. 2 星 Interstellar: The Mecha Pilot Is a Little [Socially Anxious] 星际：机甲师她有点【社恐】 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Mecha + Military Academy + League + Ensemble Cast + Strong Female Lead + Power Fantasy] Ke Yunyao is a native of the interstellar age, with a family background that’s neither impressive nor terrible. She’s never short on money. In her brief eighteen years, she’s barely ever left home. She isn’t fond of interacting with other people and prefers to bury herself in research. Her dream is to become a top-tier mecha engineer, but her family doesn’t have many resources. No matter: she 17.9kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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   While this book doesn't feature a female protagonist who's exceptionally skilled in mecha combat, she excels in three areas: commanding potions and building mechas. The author's writing style is also excellent; although it's a serialized novel, the author updates regularly, twice a day, and will make up for any missed updates.

3. 3 惊 Breaking! The Big Shot Is a Woman in Disguise, and She's Taking the Whole Galaxy by Storm 惊爆！大佬她女扮男装飒爆全星际 A Most Auspicious Fortune Stick上上大吉签Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted A goofy, off-the-wall story: cross-dressing as a man + playing the fool to catch the tiger off guard + powerful heroine adored by all + military academy and mecha elements ꒰^ↀωↀ^꒱❤❤ There is a male lead in the background (a so-called “plastic couple”), but you can also read it as having no couple at all ⌓‿⌓ Inaba: I pretended to be a man (and threw away my dignity), and got stronger too. The heroine is an emotionless goofball, not a romance-obsessed type. Inaba accidentally transmigrates to an i 3.4kReads9.3Score445Shelves

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   Don't be misled by the titles; the first book is absolutely fantastic, comparable to "Sell Your Pots and Pans to Go to School," and it's also hilarious and inspiring.

4. 4 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 62.6kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves
5. 5 炸 Blowing Up the Stars! The Gorgeous Powerhouse Ahead Is Winning Fans 炸翻星际！前方美艳卷王强势吸粉 Bu Le卟嘞Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Explosive Action! Military Academy, Mechs, Livestreaming, Chasing Dreams] Commander Luo Cun transmigrates into the campus beauty of the Alliance’s top military university. In a free-for-all, she wins the competition with just six people on her side! In the Sector League, she rises to prominence and leads Danzhe to the championship! Two years later, she successfully becomes Danzhe’s governor: “Young people need to take things one step at a time. For example, start with a small goal: become the g 8.9kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 星 Interstellar: The Ambitious Woman Is Delicate and Frail 星际之女野心家她身娇体弱 No Sugar for This Salty Fish咸鱼不加糖Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Military Academy + Passion + Power Awakening and Advancement + Political Scheming] Her grandfather and cousin join forces to steal her powers, turning her from a dual-ability prodigy of the Imperial Capital Star into a useless healer. Her younger brother leaves her penniless, and while she's gravely injured, she's kidnapped and sold off to a frontier planet. After faking her death for seven years, Xie Jinxi finally sees the truth: If she has nothing left anyway, she might as well j 6.4kReads9.3Score738Shelves

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   This book is worth reading.

7. 7 星 The Salty-Fish Life of a Stunning Beauty in the Stars 星际之绝色美女的咸鱼人生 Xinglin杏林呀Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating as the least favored of the empire’s seven princesses, Luo Qingqian just wants to keep her head down. She pretends to be a D-rank good-for-nothing and lies low until graduation at the Empire’s First Military Academy. She hides her SSS-rank light healing talent to avoid becoming a prize everyone fights over. She stays away from every member of the royal family. She turns down every romantic overture, including that of Ling Xingyuan, who is devastatingly handsome. To lie flat 106Reads6.2Score—Shelves
8. 8 末EN Apocalyptic Calamity: Who Let These Lunatics Save the World? 末日灾祸：谁让这群癫子去救世的 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast, apocalyptic disasters, urban fantasy. Split up, and trouble strikes from every direction. Together, and the world faces annihilation.] (The animated series adaptation is now available.) The team’s main mission: save the world. Hidden achievement: elbow-check the world. Code of conduct: As long as we elbow-check fast enough, disaster will always be one step behind us! People around the world: Thanks to the Daxia Squad for the elbow-check survival kit. We refuse deliver 198.3kReads9.4Score32.4kShelves
9. 9 花 When the Flowers Bloom and Fade: Transmigrated into the Dark Group's Beloved 花开荼蘼【穿书成黑暗团宠】 Fish Roaming the Ninth Heaven九霄游鱼Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book (sort of) + System + ensemble cast + lighthearted supernatural battles + official love interest is dead] Chang Le wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a novel about secret identities as a deranged, wicked female supporting character! In a dangerous world of supernatural powers and rampant alien species, things go wrong from the start. Chang Le thinks she just needs to stay alive, win over the domineering eldest brother, celebrity second brother, soldier third bro 922Reads9.2Score143Shelves
10. 10 谁 Who Says a Support-Type Can't Become the Strongest Commander? 谁说辅助系不能成为最强指挥官 Light Makeup and Clear Tea清茶浅妆Fantastical Romance705k WordsCompleted [Coming-of-age heroine + strong heroine and hero + spirit companions + mechs + interstellar] Chi Xinrui never imagined that she would die of illness, only to come back to life and join the throngs of transmigrators. In the interstellar era, Chi Xinrui awakens a plant-type spirit companion, yet takes a keen interest in positions reserved for animal-type spirit companions. Who says support types can't become commanders? Who says support types are destined to be weak and need protection? Watch as t 7.1kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
11. 11 我 I'm a Brain-Dead Solo Fighter. All I Know Is How to Fight 我无脑单兵，只会打架 A Kite That Wants to Go Crazy想疯的筝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Female Lead + Military Academy Coming-of-Age + No Romance] You Yi, a psychic-type zombie queen who used to survive by keeping her head down, transmigrates to the interstellar age one day and is picked up from a garbage heap by a black cat. With no memories or identity, she has only 100 credits to her name. She can't even afford a bottle of nutrient solution, much less a bowl of wontons! Luckily, You Yi is taken in by the black cat's “kindhearted” owner just after nearly dining an 10.8kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
12. 12 重 Reborn: I Discover That My Enemies All Miss Me 重生后，发现仇人们都在怀念我 Red and Green Goose红绿鹅Modern Romance688k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Favorite + Strong Female Lead + Interstellar + Feel-Good] #She thought everyone hated her, but she was actually the unattainable beloved they all cherished# #Reborn, and somehow I’m still the leader# Wen Erlai was once the beloved Grand Marshal of the Federation. The heir to a financial dynasty was her trusted subordinate, the future head of state was her closest friend, her teacher was the strongest mentor in the stars, and her student was the top cadet at the military academy. Ev 13.1kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
13. 13 星 Interstellar: Who Can Write Without Going Crazy? I'm Completely Unhinged 星际：写文哪有不疯的，我癫癫癫 Tearfully Chewing Raw Garlic含泪啃大蒜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse521k WordsOngoing [Complete] [No romance, ensemble cast, a spirited quartet + a sharp-tongued heroine with a perfectly healthy mental state and a delightfully weird streak] Xia Yifeng is a notorious serial ghoster, until one day the Writing System finally cracks down on her. Fine, she'll write. Who can write without going a little crazy? Xia Yifeng returns to her old craft and piles on the melodrama until she's sick of it. In between writing, she occasionally helps friends out of a jam and enters the odd competit 1.5kReads9.1Score218Shelves
14. 14 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 114kReads9.1Score23.1kShelves
15. 15 穿 I Transmigrated to the Stars and Just Want to Die 穿越星际只想嗝屁 Dou Mi Chenchen豆米晨晨Modern Romance622k WordsOngoing [Interstellar] [Strong Female Lead] [Military Academy Tournament] [War] [Funny and Fired-Up] [Smart and Satisfying] After dying young twice, the relentless gears of fate have come around to Su Qian yet again. The house she'd paid a down payment on? Poof, gone! She was overjoyed, thinking she'd taken one big step closer to immortality, but boom, reduced to ashes! Aaaaaah! Driven mad by the cruel reality, Su Qian transmigrated into an interstellar world, where she went from losing it to giving up, 270Reads7.0Score105Shelves
16. 16 星 Interstellar Era: Rivals Vie for Supremacy While I Slacken Off 星际时代：群雄争霸我摸鱼 Qi Yue Hu Sheng七越狐生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing He Zhishi transmigrates from modern society to the brutally competitive world of cultivation, thinking she’s landed the role of a heaven-blessed protagonist whose ultimate goal is to become the supreme ruler of the immortal realm. As a 21st-century academic overachiever whose parents pushed her to excel from childhood, He Zhishi thinks: I can do this. I was the top scorer on the college entrance exam. How much worse could this grind be than that hellish exam? Later, after cultivating from an ins 36Reads6.3Score—Shelves
17. 17 重 Reborn: I Give the Nation a Cheat Code 重生之我给国家送外挂 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [No romance + post-apocalyptic rebirth + ensemble cast + the nation steps in] (The first season of the animated series is out.) The Civilization Codices descended, devouring Blue Star in a dimensional attack and bringing the world to an end. Greed, envy, sloth... What secrets do the seven great Civilization Codices conceal? Yan Chu, a tomb keeper, was hit on the head by a brick and inexplicably reborn in the past. She decided to hand over what she had to the nation. With the Book of Fate and a b 29.3kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
18. 18 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 65.1kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves

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