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- 1 The Three-Body Problem: Is the Universe Really in a State of Universal Equilibrium? 三体：宇宙真的是普遍均衡的吗？ [The Three-Body Problem]+ [No transmigration]+ [No System] Blue Star civilization is harassed by the invasion of the Droplets and has no choice but to send the Adam into space to seek a solution. They soon reach the edge of the known universe. Just as everyone is losing hope, the protagonist grasps the law of cosmic imbalance. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Strongest Apocalypse Squad: We Are Gods 末世最强组合：我们就是神明 The apocalypse arrives without warning. The Yang family father and daughter rise to prominence, unleashing the most powerful abilities. They save themselves first, then the world. That’s right: in this apocalyptic world, we are gods! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 From the Start, I Copied Books, and the Characters of The Three-Body Problem Begged Me for the Next Chapter 开局抄书，三体人物理催更 Help... This story is entirely made up. If anything doesn’t make sense, it’s because I didn’t make it up well... You don’t need to click in. There, I finally got the synopsis up to fifty characters... My fate! 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Abducted by the Joyous Union Sect from the Start, This Monk Won't Be Tang Sanzang 开局被掠合欢宗，贫僧不做唐三藏 Wang Heng, a holy son of the Listening Wind Pavilion, is a paragon of the righteous path. His goal in life is to become the moral standard of the cultivation world. That is, until his sect is destroyed. He pulls out the life-saving token his master gave him, ready to summon a reclusive Sword Immortal. Instead, a flying boat from the colossal demonic sect, the Joyous Union Sect, blots out the sky. Its Grand Elder arrives in person and gathers him into her arms with a beaming smile: “Allow me to i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Perfect Understanding 默契无间 Both are faithful and both are strong. Please bear with me if the writing gets especially weird; I’m not very good at writing ꒰ঌ^•𖥦•^໒꒱ Shen Zhichun and Jiang Yuxia are both unlucky “victims” of their families’ marriage pressure. This unusual match was arranged by their elders, who feared that if they didn’t find someone soon, they’d really become marriage leftovers. So they no longer care whether their partner is a man or a woman. As long as they’re a person and the two of them are happy togeth —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 No Way Out of the Extreme Delusion 极妄无门 [Fake Transmigration] [No Angst] [Single Female Lead] [Slice of Life] [Combat] Zhou Wangming is a madman. He travels beyond time and cycles through lives beyond time. He transmigrates to a world where humanity is besieged by the [Corpse Path], the government is in chaos, and people struggle to survive. Here, anyone with talent can [Enter the Dao], whether to save the people or become a demon with a single thought… My new work is out! Feel free to read it on Tomato Novel. I'm only a student, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Tales of the Starry River: The Rebirth Chronicle 星河演义：重灭传 They call me "Rebirth and Ruin," an avenger who swore to destroy the world. I pilot a mech named "Pope," fighting across the stars. Beate, the red-haired woman who has shared life and death with me, is my wife. The brilliant Lilian is a bond I cannot bring myself to sever. We crushed a decaying kingdom, only to face an even more cunning warlord, Zhang An, and his master strategist, Bai Ye. As the war between two kings spreads across the galaxy, a mysterious force from Earth quietly offers an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Genius and Ordinary Man 天才凡人 [Content Warning!!!] Contains BG (pure love, childhood sweethearts) and BL (love that develops over time, sworn enemies) If it never happened even once, then what do millions upon millions of times amount to? Jiang Yan died in the middle of the night, but Heaven gave her a chance to start over. Everything revolves around her. "Don't you think it's strange? How is it that all the transmigrators here have seen me or at least heard my name, to some extent?" There is no endless starting over, only t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Three-Body Problem: Luo Ji Punches Through the Heavens! 三体：罗辑面破苍穹！ Luo Ji: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never look down on a poor young man! As a Wallfacer, I've suffered every indignity today. One day, I'll repay it tenfold! The useless Luo Ji defies fate! By chance, he gains the Chang'an Sacred Physique and awakens the Shadow Elf Martial Soul! From then on, he embarks on an epic journey to defy the heavens for humanity! He takes on the Wallfacers, overwhelms Ding Yi, masters the Great Wilderness Heaven-Prison Finger, and def 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Am the Dao Lord in The Three-Body Problem 我在三体当道主 Three-Body + technological cultivation + urban cultivation + transmigration + the Myriad Worlds. “It looks so fragile.” Ding Yi gently stroked the droplet. Its exquisitely smooth surface reflected his youthful face and white hair. Chenxi: “Compared to space, it really is fragile.” “Fellow cultivator, I want to stake my meager cultivation and destroy it.” With that, Ding Yi formed hand seals and unleashed his divine power. A colossal mechanical Dharma body, invisible to ordinary people, roared in —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I'm a Wallfacer in The Three-Body Problem, Building the Marvel Universe from the Start 我三体面壁者，开局打造漫威宇宙 The droplets, sophons, and two-dimensional foils… Is the destruction of human civilization truly unavoidable, even in the best possible ending? After waking up, Tang Huang found himself transmigrated as the fifth Wallfacer, but he had also acquired the Marvel Universe System. The Hulk’s little fists will smash the Trisolaran fleet! Not enough? Then send in a whole squad of Iron Men! Still not enough? Surely Thanos’s gauntlet will do the trick. Four hundred years later, the Trisolaran fleet arriv —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Sci-Fi: Helping the Three-Body Problem Get By 科幻：辅导三体过日子 Was the origin of humanity an accident, or was it inevitable? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Wu Shifei, an utterly ordinary man on Blue Star, somehow stole a battleship hatch after obtaining the System. With the System's support and the harsh blows of reality, Wu Shifei began a fantastical rise to power. He would use technology to lead Blue Star into the cosmos and let its technological brilliance shine. So the System, too, was both an accident and an inevitability. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Write The Three-Body Problem in Genshin Impact 我在原神写三体 Unlike my previous two books, this one is pure fun. I just want to write something you can listen to when you have nothing else to do! Let’s all go crazy together! 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Streaming the Three-Body Game, I Made the Trisolarans Lose It 直播三体游戏，三体人心态崩了 This System creates a Three-Body game, and the countless players' sneaky antics leave the Trisolarans baffled. A player kills Cheng Xin from the start, leaving the Trisolarans speechless. Do you already know the plot? A player tricks the Trisolarans from the start by claiming there are gods in their world. The Trisolarans are bewildered. Could there really be something on Earth we don't know about? A player steals the Trisolaran homeworld from the start. The Trisolarans shout, “You little brat, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 You Cultivate, I'll Pursue Romance 你修你的炼，我谈我的恋爱 [Adorably oblivious tsundere bottom Luan Yue VS aloof, secretly jealous top Gong Xuanye] [Female cultivator couple Rong Qian × Yun Mei] [Bickering rivals Su Wulv × Rong Ling] A six-person team descends to the mortal realm to undergo tribulations, only to stumble upon a shocking conspiracy: the Heavenly Dao has been replaced! They defy the heavens, regain their memories, and gather their allies. Step by step, they overthrow the false Heavenly Dao, restore peace to the world, and open a passage b 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The King System: I Stack Armor to Invincibility in the Cultivation World 王者系统我在修仙界叠甲到无敌 After Ye Chen suffered loss after loss in Honor of Kings ranked matches and angrily smashed his phone, he awakened the “Honor of Kings System.” Who knew the System would dump him into a cultivation world, where he became an outer sect disciple of the Xuantian Sect? By buying equipment, skills, and more, he steadily grew stronger and embarked on the path to becoming a mighty cultivator... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Chronicles of Hunting the Strange: Fatal Observation 猎异志之致命观察 There are no zombies, no mechs, no interstellar travel, and no apocalypse here. Instead, you'll find interconnected yet independent novellas, each like one of Mr. Ni Kuang's Wesley stories, blending sci-fi, adventure, and a touch of mystery and deduction. The stories take place in the present day, and their fantastical elements stay as close as possible to the limits of modern technology. That means the world feels familiar, not distant, and easy to immerse yourself in. The author will do their 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Ring Toward the Stars 环之向星空 Shh, spoilers would be rude. “What if they didn't disappear?” “What do you mean? Are you saying they're dead!” The middle-aged man in green grabbed Xu Li and slammed him against the wall. “Impossible! No country, not even the United States, could possess a weapon like that!” “But what if it wasn't a weapon belonging to any federation?” The middle-aged man froze, then released the young man in the white shirt. Everything was heading toward the worst possible outcome! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Human Nature Game: Brain Prison 人性游戏：脑狱 The Human Nature Game: Brain Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Abandoned 遗弃 From the day I was born, I was trained to be a soldier. I fought endlessly for humanity, with no personal feelings. I lived only for war. More than three hundred years later, the war ended, and humanity was reborn, embracing their world once more. The balance had shifted. We had grown too powerful, so powerful that humans feared us. They no longer felt grateful. We were abandoned. But I could never forget what she said to me that day. I don't even know how I felt at the time. I want to find out, 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Captive Mantis 囚螳 (Work style: light sci-fi, dark realism. Statement: All settings and worldbuilding in this work are fictional. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental!) When radiation dust from a meteorite's stellar core fell over the southern rainforest, insects began mutating and growing at a terrifying rate. One Chinese mantis grew to 2.5 meters tall. After humans captured it, they forcibly implanted it with intelligence and the ability to speak, turning it into a biological weapons test subject co —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Atmospheric Jellyfish 大气水母 “What will the world be like when the soap bubbles children blow become weapons?” On the vast battlefield of the western Pacific, a dual-carrier strike group from Country A advances with thunderous force toward the waters near Island D. They never expect what happens next: under the influence of high technology, all kinds of modern weapons quickly fail. One warship after another inexplicably turns into a smoking heap of steel. Mighty Country A is beaten before it can even begin its campaign. The —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Beyond the Milky Way 银河彼端 (Pseudo-Sci-Fi + Plot-Driven + Pure Romance + No Harem + Superheroes + Not a Power Fantasy + Interstellar War) Everything in the universe is made of particles. Yet, as everyone knows, no two snowflakes in nature are exactly alike. So why are there only a few dozen elements in the universe? Are particles arranged by chance, or is someone controlling them? And who is behind it? A god, or a higher civilization? Nineteen years ago, the genius scientist Lan Tian mysteriously disappeared while researc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 A Handbook of Galactic Chronicles 银河编年手册 [Science Fiction + Interstellar + Civilization] An intelligent AI from the era of the Pan-Galactic Federation sends Lu Suian on a journey to uncover the truth, revealing a glimpse of the mysteries of the vast universe. It turns out life isn't rare, but widespread. Compared to the Dark Forest theory, the Great Filter theory is even more merciless. Under the theory of entropy increase, tomorrow is hardly something to look forward to. And what is the truth about civilization... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Am a Wallfacer, Yet I Neglect My Duties 我，身为面壁者，不务正业 Before an alien invasion, humanity's fundamental sciences were locked down. In desperation, humanity launched the Thinker Project. Qin Ren, who had transmigrated from another world, unexpectedly became one of the Thinkers. Under the missions of a god-tier civilization System, he did things no one in all of humanity could understand, all to meet the mission requirements. After completing eight series of missions, he claimed all the rewards. After months of research on his own, he gave all the god 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 I Spoke to the Three-Body World: Ultraman Tiga! 我对三体世界说话：迪迦！ [Infinite Flow + Mind-Bending Ideas + The Three-Body Problem + Ultraman Tiga + Transmigration + Fake Power Fantasy + Urban Mind Games + Multiple Systems] The real title: Re: Gu Dao Main World: The Three-Body Problem I speak to the Three-Body world! The Destroyer of Worlds embarks on a journey of destiny. Looping anchor points, infinite reincarnation across planes! Twelve talismans and the Shadowkhan, all under my command! That day, the setting sun was red as blood, and the Trisolaran fleet tremb 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Three-Body Problem: The Frontier of Thought 三体：思维边疆 In the depths of the cosmos, the Trisolaran civilization cast a heavy shadow over Earth with its unimaginable technological power. In the face of this unprecedented challenge, humanity gave rise to Dr. Li Xin and Dr. Luo Ji. This is more than a depiction of interstellar war. It is also an exploration of the depth and breadth of human civilization. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 The Three-Body Problem: I Am Iron Man 三体，我是钢铁侠 Many years later, wearing dark-matter armor amid the wreckage in space above Earth, Stark fires several repulsor blasts, piercing several Droplets in an instant. As a photoid from a Dark Forest strike is about to destroy Trisolaris’s sun, Stark moves at faster-than-light speed, turns it around, and sends it hurtling back the way it came. When the Two-Dimensional Foil arrives, Stark dons his Singularity Armor, goes straight inside, reduces it by one more dimension, and sends it back to the Singer 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 The Three-Body Problem: You Call This a Level-One Civilization? 三体：你管这叫一级文明？ The protagonist transmigrates into the world of The Three-Body Problem as Wu Yue, colleague of Zhang Beihai, the fifth Wallfacer. By witnessing iconic scenes, he earns technology. An expert at keeping a low profile, he secretly forms an organization and accumulates technology and power. Then the Trisolaran fleet arrives on Earth, and you call this a Type I civilization? Zhang Beihai leads humanity across the cosmos, conquering the universe. Luo Ji becomes Earth’s spiritual leader, while Lin Yun —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Three-Body Problem: Reborn in the Final Battle 三体：重生于末日之战 Reborn on the battlefield where humanity faces off against the Trisolaris fleet, he preserves humanity's stellar warships, foretells the existence of the ultimate formula, and saves humanity from the strike of the two-dimensional foil! 80Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 31 In Another World, I Become a Sage Through Three-Body 异世，我以三体入圣 The novel The Three-Body Problem mirrors another world; Could the Blue Star of the present day be an alternate ending to The Three-Body Problem? Has Zhuang Yan's dream of Earth and the Trisolarans living together on one planet actually come true here!? Or is a higher civilization controlling everything, turning a planet that once had advanced technology into a biological experiment ground? Early on, he brings books over and builds up his strength. Midway through, he breaks the chain of suspicion 16Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 32 The Three-Body Problem: I Change Ye Wenjie’s Fate from the Start! 三体：开局改变叶文洁命运！ Chen Xiao arrives in the world of The Three-Body Problem and obtains a Savior System! “If you can’t save the world, you unleash anomalies instead? And you call yourself a Savior System?” Chen Xiao is at a loss for words. But for the sake of a better life, he still sets out on the path to save the world. [Ding! First-stage Savior mission: Save Ye Zhetai! Change Ye Wenjie’s fate! Change the fate of Blue Star!] Looking at Ye Zhetai, who remains completely unmoved, Chen Xiao feels utterly powerless. 1Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 33 The Abyss at the Bottom of the Pot 汤底深渊 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + both virgins + ensemble cast + multiple couples + a little angst + sea-turtle-soup world + infinite-flow + mildly horror-themed + bad ending] [High-EQ, sunny, lucky question-asking top Shen Yuanting vs. high-IQ, cool-faced, adorable-brained bottom Lin Simo] Theme: Love and hope exist in the world Also known as: Why Is Everyone in the Abyss Wor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Lotus-Light Bearer 荷光者 Xun Jiang was attacked by a terrorist organization while conducting research in Africa. All the evidence points to a cult-like group called the Lightchasing Society. The deeper he investigates, the stranger things seem... (Friendly reminder: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It has a slow pace, with chapters of around 2,500 words.) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Age of Stars 繁星时代 On January 1, 2040, Blue Star Year, the first unmanned deep-space vessel from a major Blue Star nation began its interstellar exploration mission. On March 3, 2042, Blue Star Year, a human deep-space vessel encountered an unidentified alien spacecraft. The United Nations of Blue Star urgently passed a special resolution and began forming an international alliance. On April 5, 2044, Blue Star Year, a scout ship from the Galactic Alliance entered Blue Star's atmosphere and made formal contact with 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Starved: Searching for an Old Friend 饿殍：寻故人 Rather than changing any of the endings, this story embarks on a journey to find someone: a person who has lost their memory, and someone who was once killed, somewhere in this land of starving corpses. The story is about what the two experience along the way as they search for people. 52Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The So-Called Reality 所谓现实 Partially based on real events. Don’t ask me what I’m going to write next. I don’t know either. The official couples are Zesuo Yi & Han Xian, and Yase & Fulunsi. ##Special Notice## There are no fixed top or bottom roles in the couples in this book!! There are no fixed top or bottom roles in the couples in this book!! There are no fixed top or bottom roles in the couples in this book!! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Library of the Demon Abyss 魔渊图书馆 This is a peaceful world. This is a crazy world. This is a normal world. This is a strange world. After Le Zheng Xu officially becomes the head librarian of the Demon Abyss Library, the entire world changes before his eyes. Analyze a Thousand-Eyed Otherworlder and obtain ten Eyeball Candies and The Book of Heaven's Eye... Analyze a cat demon and obtain The Complete Guide to Invisibility and cat coffee... Watch as Le Zheng Xu cuts through every obstacle in this ever-changing world and creates a n 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Three-Body Problem: I Know Nothing About Physics, I Only Know How to Cultivate 三体：物理学真不熟，我只会修仙 [You can enjoy this even if you aren't familiar with the original Three-Body Problem or science fiction. This isn't a mindless power fantasy, and it takes a little time to warm up.] Ding Yi, an utterly ordinary office drone, wakes up to find he has transmigrated into the world of Three-Body Problem and become Ding Yi? The Trisolarans are on the verge of invading, and Ding Yi needs to lead controlled nuclear fusion experiments to lay the groundwork for humanity's development. But he doesn't know 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Simulating All Things Under Heaven in the Three-Body World 我在三体世界模拟诸天万物 From the start, he reveals the Dark Forest theory and becomes the fifth Wallfacer in the Wallfacer Project. Ding! He awakens a Myriad Worlds simulator and receives an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body right from the start. Ding! He awakens a Myriad Worlds shop, where he can freely exchange points for treasures from across the worlds. “Hmph, Sophon, I can manipulate you with the power of the laws of a Sage Realm cultivator.” “Hmph, Droplet, one punch from my Heavenly Emperor Fist will blow you to piec 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Conquering the Myriad Heavens, Starting with The Three-Body Problem 征战诸天从三体开始 The universe of The Three-Body Problem is only the beginning. This is the story of a protagonist who is the Lord of the Void Sea, a true embodiment of will and the Great Dao, waging war across the myriad worlds and rebuilding an empire. With grand ambitions, the author sets out to use the theory of “information unification” as a foundation, presenting readers with an ultimate model that is logically self-consistent while also telling a sweeping tale of grand history. All right, just pretend the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 A Time and Space You Cannot Transmigrate Through 无法穿越的时空 It's almost time, so close now. I will find you, no matter what. The one time I saw you all those years ago has stayed with me ever since. Because I lacked resolve and gave up, you became my lifelong regret... Corrosion, it's everywhere. Damn it, when will I be free of this accursed corrosion... At this rate, this body won't last much longer either. Who knows when I'll find suitable materials to build another one? Hold on. Only by holding on will I have a chance; only by holding on can I keep ex 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Earth Unyielding: The Order of Chaos 地球不屈：混沌秩序 [Hard sci-fi + alien civilization + slow-paced + long timespan + political thriller + power struggles between organizations + tests of human nature + apocalyptic crisis + space opera] In 2023, the crash of an alien spacecraft shattered Earth’s peace and heralded the invasion of the Hydra civilization. Faced with an extraterrestrial threat, human society fell apart, and seven major organizations stepped onto the historical stage. Political conspiracies and tests of human nature followed one after 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 I Just Went to School, So How Did I End Up Here? (Part One) 我不就上个学吗？这给我干哪来了？（上） I just went to school, didn't I? How did I end up here? (Part 1) 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Three-Body Expedition Fleet 三体远征舰队 (Infiltrating the ETO from the start) A different take on The Three-Body Problem: no System, just a golden finger. The protagonist is intelligent and no saint. (The blurb isn’t very good, so let the story speak for itself.) (A new writer here. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Am a Wallfacer from The Three-Body Problem, Building a Containment and Control Bureau 我，三体面壁者，打造收容控制局 When he wakes up, he discovers that he has somehow landed in the world of Three-Body and become a Wallfacer? Just as Luo Qing is at a loss, the System appears. One anomalous object after another appears before humanity. The Foundation System has been bound! Humanity: “Holy crap!” Several hundred years later, the Trisolarans say: “I’m screwed!” Note: This book draws on the Foundation, other derivative works, Foundation-like stories, and the author’s own ideas. 3Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 47 I Made a Three-Body Game, and Players Worldwide Are Hunting Cheng Xin 我开发三体，全球玩家追杀程心 [The Three-Body Problem + No Saintly Protagonist + Fourth-Dimensional Disaster + Game Development] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Gu Chen discovered that The Three-Body Problem was an absolute top-tier star, the world's number one IP! Just then, he awakened a game development System. Gu Chen immediately finished developing an open-world Three-Body game and prepared to launch it! The game was an open world. You could live a life of drunken indulgence as a rich second-generation heir, o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Three-Body Invasion: The Campus Belle Reveals My Two-Dimensional Foil! 三体入侵：校花曝光我的二向箔！ The Trisolarans are about to invade Earth, and the leaders of every major nation are on edge. They deploy every weapon at their disposal, only to discover that none of them can do the slightest damage to the alien ships. “It's over. Human civilization is finished, unless we can build the legendary two-dimensional foil!” Scientists all over the world join forces and rack their brains, but still can't build a two-dimensional foil. Just as everyone gives up hope, campus beauty Gu Sining accidentall 16Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 49 The Ultraman Civilization Arrives in the Three-Body World 降临三体的奥特曼文明 The Trisolaran fleet is about to arrive on Earth, while the Sophons have locked down human technology. Just as humanity is making its last, desperate stand, a streak of light tears across the sky. “Diga! That’s Diga!” “Oh my God, we’re saved!” A vendor nearby calls out, “Hey, kid, want a Spark Lens? Not 998, just 899!” “Buy one and you can turn into Diga!” Li Mingcheng proudly pulls out the Spark Lens in his pocket, worth all of two yuan and fifty cents. “Bala energy, black as night, Diga, trans 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 In the Three-Body World, I Become a Rebel Against Earth from the Start! 人在三体，开局成为地球叛军！ (The early part follows the original story a little, but the rest is mostly original. Not recommended for anyone unfamiliar with The Three-Body Problem. This is somewhat hard sci-fi: no cultivation, no grand emperors.) “End humanity’s tyranny! The world belongs to the Trisolarans!” Watching the impassioned Earth rebel forces before him, Wen Qing couldn’t help cursing under his breath. What a bunch of selfish ingrates. Guess I’ll have to save you all myself! “We’re bugs? Who gave you the right to 19Reads—Score—Shelves
