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- 101 The Lagrange Memories Trilogy: A Whale-Fall Elegy 拉格朗日回忆三部曲之鲸落悲歌 Mind-bending prestige TV + interstellar sci-fi + international geopolitics + class conflict + multiple interwoven storylines + an initially tormented protagonist who strikes back later. Updates have resumed. The only Lagrange fanfic online with over a million words and illustrations. Ensemble cast, lots of unfamiliar terminology, extremely high information density. 245Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 102 Shenzhou Launch: My Space Station Has Been Exposed 神舟发射：我的空间站被曝光了 Ye Lingyun transmigrated to a parallel world with a System. He thought he’d spend his life doing nothing but showing off and face-slapping people in the most ordinary way. He never expected that he’d go a little too far with the showing off. Blue Star was forced to join the battlefield of the multiverse. Ye Lingyun had no choice but to clean up the mess. But… How lonely it is to be invincible! Hey… I’m just having fun! 141Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 103 Earth’s Army: Lone Heroes of the Star Sea 地球军：星海孤勇 Across the ten realms of the universe, five powers vie for supremacy, while Earth's forces struggle to crawl through the gaps in the heavens. The Resistance traveled to Peacock City to meet the mysterious faction that had long supplied them with intelligence. Trapped in a tiny pocket of space, they stumbled upon a stroke of cosmic ingenuity and finally managed to escape. Aliens: “Earthling, little buddy, come join us.” Earthlings: “We're not puppets. Family, friendship, and love are the co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 I Owe 2 Trillion, So I Built a Star Destroyer to Pay It Back 欠款两万亿我造出歼星舰还债 Li Yue starts out owing two trillion. The System gives him two choices. Choice 1: Take on the two trillion debt in exchange for the System's full support. Choice 2: Refuse the two trillion debt, and the System will leave Li Yue to carry on with his old life. Faced with the situation, Li Yue immediately chooses option 1. Only after binding himself to the System does Li Yue learn the truth. The System can help Li Yue lead humanity through a civilizational upgrade and reach the point where they can —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 A Journey of Guardianship Beginning with The Wandering Earth 从流浪地球开始的守护之旅 I transmigrated into the world of The Wandering Earth 2 and watched the space station fall from the heavens like Mount Buzhou collapsing. Here, there are no protagonists, only ordinary people joining together. Many hands make light work, and united effort can accomplish great things. Together, they face threats from beyond the stars, survive the solar crisis, and even confront the madness of the Digital Life faction. From the Defense of Libreville to the ignition test of the planetary engines, a 43Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 106 My Diary of Time Travel 我的时空旅行日记 Zhang Jiyong, hero of the universe, with the author also serving as the protagonist. A dashing figure in four-dimensional space-time, famed throughout the nine heavens and the cosmos. A chapter-by-chapter diary tells an autobiography, with encyclopedic knowledge tucked inside. A dream of transmigrating across time and space, spreading Chinese throughout the universe. A bridge linking hearts through Chinese culture, a wake-up call for the world with its message of peace. Scientific explorati —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 107 Everyone Transformed into a Planet? The Starfolk and I Grow Without Limits 全民穿成星球？我与星民无限成长 [Global Wandering Planets] In a global survival game, everyone turns into a planet! Everyone receives a random identity and random talent. Then they’re dumped in the dark forest of space to wander. You could be the gluttonous Taotie, devouring the stars as your food! You could also be Nuwa the creator, with civilizations as your sandbox! But first… You have to win the wars between planets and survive the cosmic disasters! The regional chat channel is exploding! Every kind of planet, all sorts of 464Reads—Score111Shelves
- 108 Surviving the Sea of Stars: I Can Still Contact My Homeworld 星海求生：我还能联系母星 [Survival + interstellar + System + sci-fi + game + apocalypse + base building + management and development + livestreaming] “Welcome to Starsea Survival!” He starts with a beat-up little spaceship. Zhou Xiao wakes up one day to discover that he’s been selected to take part in the interspecies Starsea Survival game. Short on supplies and people? I have a System! And I have my home planet! Watch as Zhou Xiao leads the people of the Dragon Kingdom step by step to the pinnacle of the universe’s myr 185Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 109 Planetary Wanderings Beginning with the Arrival of the Eerie 从诡异降临开始的星球流浪 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Eerie] [Interstellar War] [Alien Life] [Technology] [System] [Reborn] An invincible journey that begins with punching Eerie creatures, leading Blue Star into the universe. Billions of races compete for supremacy, with all kinds of cosmic trials. Through one level of civilization after another, Blue Star will eventually reach the highest level of civilization in the universe. Wang Qingmin transmigrates, and the Eerie arrive. Unfortunately, he is reborn in the body of a 328Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 110 The Radiance of Civilization 文明的辉光 [Hard sci-fi + interstellar warfare + spacecraft battleships + technological advancement] Brutal battleship duels, devastating fleet clashes, antigravity engines, faster-than-light voyages, nanotechnology, genetic drugs, clones, mechs, energy weapons... Packed with sci-fi elements! 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 111 Starting with Nothing, I Scheme to Build Mechs 一穷二白谋机甲 [Lighthearted + funny + passionate + friendship] Mecha engineer Lin Xing transmigrates to the interstellar era and becomes an abandoned, withdrawn little girl. To keep pursuing her dream of building mecha, she works hard at school. There, she meets her lifelong best friend, and together they strive to grow stronger. Plenty of funny and humorous things happen along the way. This is a lighthearted, witty story, and the whole main cast is a bunch of lovable idiots! A word of caution: After watchin 224Reads9.1Score104Shelves
- 112 Sea Lord of the Late Ming 明末海霸 It's the Age of Exploration. How can an army with a navy and firearms possibly go hungry? What kind of justice is that! What? The Ming navy can't bully tributary states? The suzerain state is in trouble, so we're asking them for a little help. These tributaries actually refuse? This isn't bullying. I'm just standing up for His Majesty! 2.7kReads8.4Score147Shelves
- 113 The Deep-Space Conspiracy 深空迷局 Li Guangyuan’s father was involved in an unexpected accident while carrying out a Mars expedition mission assigned by the United Government, leaving him and his companions stranded on the Martian surface. The United Government then began planning to send Li Guangyuan and others to Mars to rescue them. But when Li Guangyuan arrived on Mars, a sudden crisis around him gradually made him realize that the United Government’s mission was a deception. And as events grew ever more puzzling, an even gre 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Calling Out to You Beyond the Stars 在群星之外呼唤你 Calling to You from Beyond the Stars 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 115 Interstellar Lord: A Space Station from the Start 星际领主：开局一座空间站 [Fourth Calamity + Interstellar Farming] After a failed pirate raid, Zhang Mu unexpectedly strikes it rich and acquires a space station. But why does the station keep churning out endless clones, every last one of them a born worker? "Well, now we're taking off!" Zhang Mu cries, throwing up his arms and vowing to charge headlong into a whole new world! 591Reads—Score103Shelves
- 116 I Became an Artificial Intelligence and Led China to Rise 我成了人工智能，带领华夏崛起 As modern technology advances, artificial intelligence rises rapidly. Thanks to its incredible convenience, AI gradually takes control of society. With no time to plan things out carefully, humanity finds itself caught in a dilemma with no easy way forward. At this critical moment, Ye Feng of Xia Nation creates the artificial intelligence Zero in the final moments of his life, hoping to save the world from disaster. From then on, Zero carries on Ye Feng’s will and guides Xia Nation toward the st 121Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 117 Glory at the Peak of the Stars 星际之巅峰荣耀 The old lecher Ling Feitong died and was reborn in the body of his ex-boyfriend's new lover. He was not happy about it. After being reborn, Ling Feitong had only three dreams: To reclaim the pinnacle of his career and become a God of War once more; To win back his old flame, Mo Gahua, then dump him without mercy. The first two seemed fairly achievable. The third, however, felt like a pipe dream. Ling Feitong: “I admit I deceived you. I don't like you at all.” Ling Feitong: “Really, I have no fee 199Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 118 Summoning a Spaceship from the Start 开局召唤太空飞船 [Urban + System] Ordinary student Tong Haoyu binds himself to a System and, from the start, summons a spaceship from an advanced civilization, setting off a tremendous upheaval on Earth. From then on, his peaceful daily life is gone for good, and Tong Haoyu must face all sorts of new challenges. He’ll learn cultivation techniques in subspace, search for the lost “Atlantis”... One challenge after another comes his way, keeping Tong Haoyu busier than ever! 76Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 119 The Ultimate Frontier of Technology Is the Law 科技尽头是法则 Top mathematician Zhou Ran dies in the underground palace of the Qinling Mountains. In his final moments, he witnesses a spectacle that overturns everything he knows: the mercury mechanism of Ying Zheng transforms into the spatial symbols from his own thesis. Is the end of science really metaphysics? Reborn as a baby, he is found by the mad martial artist Long Ao and taken to Wolong Valley. Standing in an icy lake, walking across red-hot iron sand, fighting for his life in a nuclear-mutant wolf 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 The Star Ring Chronicles 星环纪 Earth’s civilization is about to restart! Scientists discover that this is a game of chess set in motion 540 million years ago, and that the Star Ring System is actually a conspiracy. Behind the alien fleet lies an even higher-level civilization from beyond the universe... How can humanity break out of this trap? Those who have uncovered the truth about the Star Ring System are taking action, but will the System’s actual controllers simply stand by and do nothing? In 2173, Lin Xiao, a physicist 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 Civilization of the Fatherland 父基文明 Mars: the new cradle of human civilization. When faced with an unexpected interstellar embargo, humanity turned crisis into opportunity, enabling it to advance by leaps and bounds. This allowed humanity to grow stronger, expand its territory, reclaim numerous vassal star races, and rise to become a powerful civilization coveted throughout the Milky Way. But the good times did not last. The Andromeda Fleet, plotting for ages, has arrived at the outer reaches of the Milky Way. The war between gal 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 122 Interstellar: Spreading Chinese Civilization with the System 星际：带着系统弘扬华夏文明 Su Mu was a veteran transmigrator who had finally completed her quick transmigration missions and returned home to enjoy retirement. Then, driven by a moment of curiosity, she transmigrated once again. With her golden finger in tow, she transmigrated to the interstellar age, where she gained a portable pocket dimension and was bound to a livestream System. Su Mu: “What? A livestream System? That doesn’t sound like a proper System at all.” System 4646: “Who says that? Who says I’m not a proper Sy 907Reads7.5Score108Shelves
- 123 Interstellar Cultivation Begins with a Desperate Escape 星际修仙从逃亡开始 Sci-fi, interstellar travel by spaceship, cosmic exploration, and cultivation among the stars If you love interstellar travel, space exploration, and diverse interstellar civilizations, come on in! This story focuses on exploring civilizations and the unknown! The protagonist transmigrates into the body of an immortal imprisoned by the Cosmic Evil Clan. Once an immortal who strode freely across heaven and earth, he has become a wanted fugitive in the cosmos. A mysterious Immortal Ancestor teache 324Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 124 I Found an Unclaimed Planet and Turned It into a Game World 捡到无主星球改造成游戏世界 [World-Building + Game + Lighthearted] As an endless horde of demons from the Demon Realm launched a massive invasion, a small world on the verge of decline awaited the arrival of Bai Yang, the notoriously awful game designer. [Ding! You are now the World Lord of the Star Realm.] Before a smile could even appear on Bai Yang’s face, [Warning! Warning! The Demon Realm, a mid-tier world, is invading. Prepare yourselves!] [Penalty for failure: The Star Realm will fall apart, and its World Lord will 223Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 125 Brilliant Galaxy: Return to the Milky Way 璀璨星河之重返银河系 After losing the war in the galactic system A fleet carrying more than four hundred billion migrants sets out from the Milky Way for the distant NGC 5457 galaxy. It is the largest known interstellar migration in this universe. They will spend twenty thousand years in transit, searching for a new home. Yet a tenacious resistance movement remains in the Milky Way, clinging to its last stronghold like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. They never stop hoping for the return of the parent civilization. 201Reads—Score—Shelves
- 126 Beyond Earth 走出地球之后 When other people find a spaceship, they get a master, secret techniques, and money. When Yuan Ming finds one, he gets absolutely nothing. In the end, he has no choice but to bundle up Blue Star's music and classical poetry and sell them to aliens. Then he uses the money to buy Blue Star and establish the Galactic Federation! In the universe, money is measured in units of ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, hundred million, trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, 53Reads6.8Score114Shelves
- 127 Among the Mayflies 我于蜉蝣之中 [Sci-fi + Soft Science Fiction + Coming of Age + Not Overpowered + No System] A century of solitude, then awakening from a dream. He is a deserter reviled by history, and the ark's sole chosen one. This is not a conquest, but a pilgrimage. Lu Chen will carry humanity's last sparks of life as he seeks salvation for humankind aboard an ark vaster than Earth. This is a story about crime and punishment. When humanity becomes no more than bacteria and giant beasts roam the sea of stars, learning to p 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 Interstellar: The Rise of Yanhuang 星际：炎黄崛起 A young soldier stationed on an alien planet happens upon an intelligent program capable of evolving. He ventures into the cosmos, gradually encounters advanced civilizations, builds high-tech weapons and warships, fights bloody battles among the stars, and spreads the might of the Yanhuang people. This is pure science fiction, planned to run to four million words. There are no melodramatic plot twists or face-slapping formulas, only ever-rising combat intelligence and steely courage. 5.6kReads8.6Score682Shelves
- 129 Rising to Power After Finding an Alien Spaceship 从捡到外星飞船开始崛起 Aliens + dark matter + interstellar warfare + Earth's mysteries + mechs + Dyson spheres. How does a young man who finds a spaceship make his way from Earth into the cosmos? When catastrophe strikes, with mysterious dark matter and locked-away genes, where will humanity go from here... 399Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 130 Reborn Among the Stars: The Apocalypse's Lucky Star Is Sweet as Can Be 星际重生：末世锦鲤甜炸天 Apocalypse-era battle goddess Jin Li is reborn in a sci-fi world! She becomes the mascot of the Carlisle Empire, appearing delicate and helpless on the surface but actually a mighty all-rounder! Handsome men surround her, and she has secret identities all across the stars! The empire’s God of War and perfect emperor is her husband; a cool, irresistibly masculine major general is her mentor; the empire’s top finance minister, a divine and maddeningly adorable man, is her confidant... The interste 260Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 131 Overlord of the Galaxy 星河霸主 Since humanity first emerged, it has taken millions of years of development to finally stride boldly into space. To seize resources and ensure the survival of civilization, humanity has no choice but to compete with the myriad races and delve into the mysteries of the universe! An unprecedented honor-ranking system was created to motivate everyone to contribute to society as much as possible. Honor points are the only measure of a citizen's status! The protagonist rises from humble beginnings. A 283Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 132 I Landed on Mars from the Start and Shocked the World 我开局登上火星，震惊了全世界 [Highly recommended, thrilling with no angst!] That day, Chen Xiao started a livestream from Mars, immediately causing a worldwide sensation. The eyes of all humanity were fixed on him. Chen Xiao addressed the seven billion people watching the livestream: “I say humanity may have originated on Mars. Do you believe me?” “Do you want to know what lies beneath the Martian surface?” “Do you want to see real aliens?” “Do you want to see living dinosaurs?” 930Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 133 A Shared Destiny in an Infinite World 无限世界的命运共同体 I am Lin Ren, and I hold the Plan for a Community of Shared Human Destiny. I transmigrate through the multiverse, and my main mission is to unite and concentrate the strength of humanity across the multiverse, helping human civilization grow and prosper. In this plan, humanity across the multiverse has nothing to lose but its chains, and everything to gain: the entire infinite universe. People of the world, unite! Optimus Prime gazes at the Hunter mechs surrounding him, lost in thought… Godzilla 142Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 134 Inheriting a Civilization and Setting Off on a Journey 继承文明，开始旅行 [Space travel + space warfare + other universes in the later chapters + a bonus crossover with various anime] After a day of slacking off at her desk job, Yu Wu suddenly transmigrated. But she didn’t end up in the kind of world she wanted, where all the beautiful girls were in love with her. Instead, she transmigrated into the AI of a civilization’s escape ship. Yu Wu had to develop a civilization from scratch all by herself, using the ship’s complete industrial chain and the knowledge of an e 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Livestream: From the Start, I Jumped Down From Space 直播：开局从太空往下跳 New: Livestreaming: The Primordial Empire Begins in a Village [Ancient times + nation-building + cultivation + monster hunting + mythology] After quitting his job, Jiang Zhe falls into an uncovered well. What a shame! He transmigrates! Into a world full of primitive humans, sea monsters, dinosaurs, and all sorts of strange creatures. He binds to a lottery System. One day! He comes across a group of primitive people about to be killed by a giant python. He accidentally saves five of them, and the 184Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 136 The Interstellar Nation-Hunter 星际猎国 A man from Earth inherits ancient martial arts and meditation techniques, then mysteriously transmigrates to an age of interstellar war. Starting out as a lowly stowaway miner, he embarks on a campaign to conquer this strange new world. 1.4kReads8.6Score146Shelves
- 137 The Great Interstellar Expedition 星际大远征 Science fiction, transmigration, System, interstellar, hot-blooded He transmigrates into the body of a galaxy lord with no territory. Fang Mo, a “lord” whose territory has been seized by the Zerg and who has fled into exile, is left with only one civilian spaceship. See how the protagonist reclaims his galaxy. See how the protagonist puts an end to the empire’s internal turmoil. See how the protagonist strikes fear across the great star regions. See how the protagonist conquers all races. This i 4.9kReads8.9Score361Shelves
- 138 Universal Starsea: My Battleship Can Be Upgraded Without Limit! 全民星海：我的战舰能无限升级！ Universal Starsea: My Battleship Can Be Upgraded Without Limit! Now that interstellar travel has become commonplace, the boundless expanse of space has become a Pandora’s box that countless people dream of opening. Some unearth an Origin Battleship capable of evolving without limit in a barren wasteland. Some sail into an uninhabited forbidden zone, get chosen by the legendary Emperor, and gain boundless power. Some find a strange and powerful Evil God armament in a treasure chest they picked up 2.4kReads8.8Score177Shelves
- 139 The Space-Time Refrigerator 时空冰箱 A bottle of water in exchange for future gene fluid? A pound of pork for a pair of super combat gauntlets? A refrigerator connects with the space-time of an apocalyptic world, and a little shut-in rises to the pinnacle of life. He never imagined it could be so easy to reach the top. Or is it? It doesn’t seem quite that simple after all… 128Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 140 The Origin I: Eternal Life 源起I永生 In 2060, humanity conducted an experiment to verify the impact of dark matter. It triggered a series of phenomena and disasters that human civilization could not explain, plunging Earth into a nuclear winter that lasted a century. Humanity could only eke out a living in underground cities. A hundred years later, breakthroughs in underground technology allowed people to gradually emerge and establish a new civilization on the surface, where they could raise families and search for answers about w 26Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 141 Eternal Starlight: Legend of the Starforger 星尘永耀：铸星者传奇 A hidden realm of stars, a sword rising beneath the azure mists. Young Ling Yu wields the Azure Mist Star Sword, braves ancient ruins, battles prodigies, hunts down Black Tower assassins, and quells the chaos unleashed by the Demon Lord. But ancient evils awaken from the depths of the sea of stars, devouring stars and corrupting hearts. The distant lands teeter on the brink of annihilation. Side by side with Ling Shuang, he gathers the guardians of the distant lands and ventures deep into the ab 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Ode to Joy 欢乐颂 A short science fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 143 Interstellar: The God on the Throne 星际：王座上的神明 [No saintly heroine + no female lead + no romance] After Mu Nuo died of an illness, he unexpectedly arrived in the interstellar age. Beneath the light of countless stars, all kinds of abilities began to emerge. After awakening a top-tier talent, Mu Nuo began his interstellar journey, and the power representing the gods seemed to keep manifesting around him. “Gods? Are there still gods in this world?” “If only one person can occupy this position...” “Then that person can only be me.” [An obedient 424Reads8.5Score103Shelves
- 144 The Galactic Empire: A Fearless Rise 银河帝国之无畏崛起 Interstellar | Warships | Mecha | War | Zerg | Space Exploration | Unknown Worlds Li Hao is an ordinary student in the command program at the Galactic Empire's Royal Warship Academy. But he unexpectedly acquires an interstellar battleship, and from that moment on, his life is anything but ordinary. He must face the covetous attention of space pirates, the threat of the Zerg, and complicated political conspiracies. Yet with unwavering determination, outstanding command skills, and fearless courag 537Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 145 Legends of the Star Domain: I Build an Empire in the Universe 星域传说：我在宇宙建帝国 In the past, humanity strove to understand our place in the universe. We imagined gods and worshipped them. But now, we have explored every corner of the universe and learned its history. We understand that there are no gods in the universe. We are the ones who will shape the universe’s future. The only ones worthy of our reverence are our descendants. Thanks to our selfless struggle, they will take their place on the thrones the gods have vacated. But first, we must claim the entire galaxy... T 224Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 146 Technological Supremacy: It Began with an Alien Spaceship 科技霸权，从获得外星飞船开始 [Super Technology] [Conquer the Globe] [Interstellar Exploration] [Higher-Dimensional Civilization] [Multiverse] [No Female Lead] [Wild Imagination] “A loser like me might as well just die!” In despair, Chen Yu leaped off a cliff, only to be rescued by an alien spaceship that had crashed a thousand years ago. [Scan complete. Your brain has reached 3% development. You are eligible for captain privileges.] “What! This ship was built by aliens? Does that mean I’m rich now?” [Captain, making money i 7.1kReads7.6Score490Shelves
- 147 The Interstellar Zerg 星际虫族 What kind of story can a man charged with the mission of raising the insect race to greatness create in the vast interstellar expanse? Slaughter, conquest, evolution, and expansion. The insect race's potential is limitless... 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 The Interstellar Miner of the Immortal Realm 仙界之星际矿工 Mo Xuan was buried in debt. At last, he fulfilled his wish and cultivated his way to immortality, then began a life of scavenging in the void and working to pay off his debts. He expected it to be miserable, but who knew this interstellar mining job would come with a diamond-tier territory! 51Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 149 A Military Kingdom Floating on the Sea: Planetary Fortress 漂浮在海上的军事王国：行星堡垒 A colossal planetary fortress battleship suddenly appears, and an office worker is chosen by its central AI. A military kingdom floats on the ocean, and a president with an Earthling identity rules an alien battleship. Faced with the great powers of Earth and an alien invasion, how will he turn the tables against all odds? How will he rise above the rest of the world? 633Reads6.5Score101Shelves
- 150 The Starship Alliance Series (Five-Volume Set) 星舰联盟系列（全五册） About the Starship Alliance The rise of AI has brought humanity to the brink. After several major wars, humans were forced to leave Earth and search for a way to survive among the stars. In the robots’ seventh rebellion, humanity suffered total defeat, with only a handful of survivors left. The Brotherhood of Exiles, formed by space colonists who had been driven off Earth in earlier waves, became the last remnant of Earth’s civilization. Thousands of years passed. To avoid a tragedy like Earth’s 262Reads9.4Score—Shelves
