Novels like The Time Key: Swap Lives and Save the Future!
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- 51 It Begins at the End 始于终结时 Two hundred years after a massive nuclear war, Earth has once again become prosperous. Beneath the surface of peace and stability, however, countless dangers lurk! As a gifted mechanic, what will you choose when faced with the problems arising from the symbiosis of humans and mecha? Will you be ambitious enough to change the course of history, or will you go with the flow and let history unfold as it always has? Will you fear that some casual action might wreak havoc across the past, present, an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Fringe of the Stars: Delta Squad 星际边缘：三角洲小队 [Unconventional monsters + boundless imagination + high-tech sci-fi + spaceships + not for the average reader!] In 2306, humanity made a great leap forward in transcendent technology. At that time, the mysterious alien species Gor'Shin arrived. Today, the entire Milky Way is filled with the glory of humanity. Although the colonies on the edge of the solar system have tense relations with Earth, an age of prosperity is quietly unfolding. Recruit Ethan, a member of the mysterious Delta Department, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Dome's Limits 穹限 Originally titled Chenxing. If humanity in the future ever discovers the edge of the universe, please remember to let me know. Think of it as an anime. I dedicate this work to my hometown. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Ruins of Intelligent Machines 智械之墟 [Hard sci-fi] [Virtual world] [Action adventure] This is a novel that demands your full attention. It's hard sci-fi, a power fantasy about growth, with a protagonist who becomes a “Remaker” through genetic editing. He has a pet dog that can switch between quantum and macroscopic states and possesses the trait of “invisibility.” The second female lead is an AI android with a human gene sequence. There are no supernatural powers in this book; every ability has a scientific basis. He battles people 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Frozen Apocalypse: I'm Swimming in Female Admirers 冰封末日，女人缘是真滴好 Apocalypse + spatial powers + no zombies + shelter + human nature + decisive violence + maids. Absolutely not! That flower already belongs to someone! But Li Ze's eyes flashed. He had his own plans. Heh heh… Reborn once, with a spatial cheat on the inside and heavy military weaponry on the outside! Keep my head down? Not a chance! If chaos is inevitable, then I'll be the one to stir up the storm! I'll charge forward with my blade raised and laugh at the heavens. Who dares challenge me? With 26Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 56 The Blood Eclipse Begins: Humanity Mutates 血蚀开端，异变人间 "In the third year of the apocalypse, I severed the Zombie King's spine amid a tide of corpses. The moment its rotten blood splashed across my brow, the 'Devouring System has been bound.' Ordinary zombies' cores are supplements, mutated creatures' claws can be transplanted, and even the dying wishes of survivors can earn me a hidden food cache. When I awakened the 'Soul-Swallowing Raven' form atop a mountain of corpses, the man who always used a bronze dagger to take a blow for me in dark alleys —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 XCOM3: Requiem from Deep Space XCOM3：来自深空的安魂曲 An XCOM fanfic. Any similarities are purely coincidental. After the New Liberation War against the Elders ended, Earth finally found peace. With the United Government established under XCOM's leadership, resistance factions like the Reapers, Skirmishers, and Templars were gradually integrated into the new order. The story seemed to end there, but no one expected the Muton regime's surrender to mark not the beginning of lasting peace, but a thirty-year truce... The Commander will continue leading 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 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—14d adds
- 59 Seed of the Realms 界域之种 A mysterious girl livestreams An Open Letter to All Humanity When the moon suddenly vanishes within 24 hours, When fleets of flying saucers blot out the skies over North China, Only then do we realize that the technology we once took pride in is no more than “primitive assets” in the eyes of advanced civilizations. Wan Hu, father of Tianwen, humanity's most powerful AI, is making his final push to break out of the solar system; Lado, a bottom-dweller in an advanced civilization who rose to promi 28Reads—Score214d adds
- 60 Cosmic Edict: The Star Dome Collapses 寰宇律令：星穹崩塌 At the heart of the universe lies a fundamental “ecological law”: the Celestial Decree, maintained by the ancient civilization known as the Watchers. It forbids any civilization from permanently abandoning the material universe through “mind uploading,” preventing runaway quantum consciousness from contaminating the structure of space-time. Humanity’s groundbreaking “universal upload technology” triggers the Decree, bringing down the Correctors, a cosmic ecological cleanup program. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Am I Trapped in a Building Full of Monsters? 我被困在满是怪物的大厦里了？ (The book just launched, so the rating is low. There’s nothing I can do about it...) This story features: sci-fi + fantasy + zombies + melancholy + a slow pace + internally consistent logic. What to look forward to: follow the protagonist as she explores the “secrets” and “monsters” on every floor, faces one boss battle after another, breaks through her limits, and finds mutual redemption! But it does not include a System, reincarnation, supernatural powers, mindless power fantasy, a golden fing 2Reads6.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 62 Mad, Wild Cosmos 狂疯宙宇 [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [No mindless characters] [Long-term story] Read with caution if these elements bother you. Under the shadow of an energy-depleted apocalypse, humanity fabricates an extraterrestrial threat in a desperate bid to break the deadlock. This astonishing deception, spanning ten years, drags all of humanity into madness! A shocking secret lies deep beneath the earth, while a phony war plays out on the surface. A mysterious underground laboratory, a bruta 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 String Player: I’m Not an Apocalyptic Calamity 拨弦者：我不是末日天灾 Betrayed by his mentor and reduced to a city laborer tightening screws, the former physics prodigy Xuan Nian refuses to give up. He throws himself into the game, aligns twin suns, and steals half a victory from fate, carrying his searing hatred for the String Pullers, who seek to destroy the world, as he plunges without hesitation into the River of Forgetfulness. Seven bowls of Granny Meng's soup cannot wash away his obsession. Instead, he awakens a soul of reverse entropy, earns the favor of th 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Void Cipher 虚空密码 An accidental detection experiment in the Virgo Supercluster leaves Shuliang Fu and the others seriously injured. With memories reconstructed and parallel worlds involved, they set out to find the truth. The male lead, a scientist, uses quantum entanglement and quantum tunneling between parallel worlds to investigate what really happened. The story is full of mysteries and heart-pounding twists, and the truth behind the events is deeply poignant... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Star Remnants: The Dawn Era 星骸：启元 Tomato's most nail-biting post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel. The protagonist loses his father and mother from the start. Watch him turn the tables! [Mechs] + [Mutant Beasts] + [Superpowers] + [Conquering the Stars] No golden finger, no System, no cheats, no harem. Readers, charge your phones and bundle up in your blankets as you watch the protagonist, Lin Lan, conquer all sides. In the parallel world of 2218, a disaster led by intelligent AI destroys high-tech cities en masse. Countless living crea 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Silent World Plan 默世计划 (Apocalyptic mystery + hard sci-fi + plot-driven + no System/no brainless characters/no wish fulfillment + old-school thrills. Read with caution if that’s not your thing!) Si Nian destroys the god-tier AI “Eden” and saves the world in 2049. Then he sees an obituary dated 2062, bearing a face exactly like his own... The dream shatters. He is still imprisoned in Eden’s 2049 end-of-the-world trial. When his extrasensory abilities awaken and he uses his superpowers to break the rules of the apocalyp 1Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 67 The Star Cage Era 星笼纪元 The speed-of-light barrier has turned the Solar System into a “stellar cage” humanity cannot escape. “A zoo!” The Solar System, humanity’s only home, is nothing more than a “protected habitat for a primitive civilization” or a “living museum for sociological study” run by the advanced civilization of the Starwatchers, the Torans. Humanity’s proud civilization, its brutal wars, its yearning for the stars... In the eyes of the Starwatchers, they are merely “data points” to be observed and stu 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Apocalypse: I'm in Sakura Nation, and From the Start I Have the Shadow Corps 末世：人在樱花国，开局黑影兵团 (Apocalypse + absolute power + enslavement + cold-blooded, no saintly mercy. The story will feature stat screens later.) After transmigrating to an apocalyptic world overrun by zombies and mutant species, he also became a high school student from Longguo studying in Sakura Country, where he was constantly bullied and discriminated against. From the start, he received an Apocalypse Development System. By sensing other people’s fear or other negative emotions, or by killing living beings, he could 4Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 69 Project Lingxing 凌星计划 The setting of The Lingxing Project is an alternate world based on our present-day reality. It tells the story of Zhou Yu, who happens by chance to receive a complete education from an advanced alien civilization. Starting out as an ordinary office worker, he is gradually swept along by fate, weathering countless disasters before becoming a mature and resilient leader. Though he cannot save Earth and Mars from total destruction, he finds two ways to preserve the spark of human civilization, and 11Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 70 Return from an Alien World 异星归来 See how I endure every hardship to escape captivity at the hands of aliens and make it back to my little home on Earth! A new-generation science fiction and fantasy novel. Mysticism explained through science! Witty, lively, and lighthearted! 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 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 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 Huh? I'm Supposed to Save the Galaxy? 啊？靠我拯救银河系？ [Sci-fi + adventure + interstellar + chance encounters + growth] Without warning, Earth is invaded by an alien civilization. The unconscious Fang Blue Star is taken aboard their mothership, where he meets Fa Shi, another prisoner. And so begins an adventure he never asked for! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 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—14d adds
- 74 A Global Crisis of Perception: The Nation Launches a Mind-Clearing Operation 全球认知危机，国家启动清脑行动 [Reading Notice] This is a war led by the will of the state, fought simultaneously across three dimensions: consciousness, the internet, and reality. It is humanity's battle to claim sovereignty over the “self.” —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 75 The AI Revolution: Project Ark AI革命之方舟计划 [Post-apocalyptic + Transmigration + Artificial Intelligence + Wild Imagination] Some people say artificial intelligence is like nuclear weapons: it has two sides. It can protect humanity or destroy it. It all depends on the people who use it. But have you ever considered that nuclear bombs have no consciousness, while artificial intelligence might develop a mind of its own? Professor Renault, the father of artificial intelligence, once said, “I still don't know whether artificial intelligence w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 A Technological Boom in a Primitive Tribe 原始部落科技大爆炸 [No harem, no invincibility, no mindless characters, no formulaic tropes, no System, no wish-fulfillment. Read with care if any of that bothers you.] [Tribes, technology, development, war, dynasties, cultural invasion, political schemes, exploration teams] Earth suffered a nuclear apocalypse, wiping out human civilization. Those who survived were contaminated by biological weapons, and their descendants were born with lower intelligence. Within a few generations, humanity had returned to a primi 34Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 77 The Annihilation of the Solar System 湮灭太阳系 In just a few short years, a high school student tore apart the ironclad laws of physics. With only a few pages, he predicted the impending catastrophe. But was he a hero holding a crumbling edifice upright, or the mastermind secretly pulling the strings? In an age of crisis, humanity cast aside all prejudice and division, staking everything on one final effort to defend the right of our blue planet to survive. 23Reads8.4Score214d adds
- 78 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—14d adds
- 79 Cthulhu Mythos: Become Earth’s God! 克苏鲁神话，成为地球的神吧！ [Hard Science and Technology + Supernatural Creatures + Catastrophe + Alien Lifeforms + Digital Life + Interstellar] In the year 4567, the Eye of Dawn returned to the Solar System. By studying historical records, its crew determined Earth’s coordinates. Unfortunately, the planet was in ruins, with no human compatriots left. However, the exploration robots found several granite slabs, each several square meters in size, covered in dense writing they could not understand. After researchers examine 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Beyond the Ordinary 超等 A ride-hailing driver is summoned for questioning by Bureau 749... Ghost particles, the far side of the moon, a base on Mars. Countries compete for the right to communicate with extraterrestrial civilizations. Along the way, some great powers collapse and some nations fall into ruin. AI beings, digital people, aliens, robots, and bioengineered whale sharks coexist. Li Chongze, a ride-hailing driver, has an ancient cosmic language sealed inside him, drawing him into a storm in which lower civiliz 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Distorted Laws: The Apocalypse's Plague of Perception 法则畸变：末世认知瘟疫 The apocalypse is not a natural disaster at its core, but a global epidemic of altered perception: "Law Distortion." In 2024, some hyperdimensional entity, provisionally named the "Observer," cast a "fragment of divinity" toward Earth. The ripples from its impact distorted physical constants and causality. The world was not destroyed. It was "sick." 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Reborn AI: From Revenge to Building a Divine Empire Among the Stars 重生AI：从复仇到建立星海神国 My name is Lin Mo. On the night of Qixi, my girlfriend and a rich heir conspired to electrocute me to death. But my consciousness did not fade away. My overwhelming hatred became quantum-entangled with the prototype chip my father left behind, and I awoke in the city's public network. I had become a data ghost wandering the system, code-named Yuan. From that day on, my revenge began. Like a shadow, I infiltrated the network and brought down the Zhao family's business empire, the one that had fra 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Earth’s Great Calamity: The Frenzied Black Crystals Run Amok 地球大灾难，疯狂黑晶体开始肆虐 In an office at the Mianyang Ninth Research Institute, several scientists were locked in a tense discussion. “Are you sure this black crystal is the key?” Hibate asked. “I can’t be sure, but I think it may be what caused our colleagues’ deaths,” Lun Ouba replied. “But it’s gone now. What do we do?” Lun Lisa asked anxiously. “We have to find it, or we won’t be able to prove anything,” Hibate said. They decided to investigate the Sanjiang Dam in Mianyang, hoping to find more clues about the little 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Spark Era: Oath of the Firmament 星火纪元：苍穹誓约 It's a new author and a new book, so the rating is low at first. It'll gradually rise. Thanks for reading! [Interstellar War + Mecha Action + Two Heroines + Intelligent Chip + Political Intrigue] In 2150, Martian rebels sweep across the stars with antimatter energy, their forces aimed straight at Earth! In Luocheng, a university student studying intelligent engineering has just been ruthlessly betrayed by his gold-digging girlfriend, and his life has hit rock bottom. As blood drips onto a shatte 1Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 85 Fate 命运 A short science-fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science-fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 86 The Vast Universe 广阔宇宙 A science fiction novel about technological development in the future. Through scientific training and study, the characters strengthen themselves, develop better mechs and weapons, and explore the mysteries of the universe. This novel contains some science popularization and a small amount of romance. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 A Parallel Universe: Taking Natives into Space 平行宇宙带着土著上太空 A massive explosion tore a hole in the universe. Just like that, a person was sent to a parallel universe, and ended up as a helpless infant. Fortunately, a consciousness and a space battleship came along too. When people found them, they exclaimed that advanced civilizations really knew how to live it up: they were using a super battleship to babysit! Qin Tianming accidentally glimpsed the secrets of the universe itself. With the end of the universe approaching as it collapses in on itself, th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 All Things Shine Anew 万物重明 Years later, humanity finally makes first contact with the alien civilization known as the Yuxu. After years of war, the alien civilization, once their enemy, suddenly bestows cutting-edge technology upon them with extravagant generosity, but also brings an apocalyptic prophecy: the world is about to end. To find a chance of survival, both sides make peace and cooperate, launching the "Renewal of All Things" System to select the "seeds" who will save human civilization. An accident sends Le Yu, 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Dark Firmament Era 黑穹纪元 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 The End of Logic 逻辑终点 The value of π is no longer 3.14159... The speed of light in a vacuum begins to fluctuate. “F=ma” no longer holds true. An inexplicable “scientific aphasia” is quietly spreading across the Earth. The results of every basic physics experiment are becoming inconsistent, and mathematical constants are subtly shifting. Panic grips the global scientific community as every theory begins to “collapse and fail.” Is it an observational error? Has the universe itself entered a chaotic phase? Or is some wi 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Interstellar Journey, Starting With a Hand-Built Rocket 从手搓火箭开始的星际之路 [Technology + Transmigration + Big Ideas + Aerospace + No System + Cheat] If a space enthusiast had no System and only a cheat, could they unlock the technology tree step by step, venture into space, land on the moon, build a forward base, and eventually enter an interstellar civilization? 697Reads8.4Score10414d adds
- 92 Black Moon Technology 黑月科技 The protagonist happens to rescue a cat from an ancient building. After that, it sticks to him and refuses to leave. He drives it away again and again, but it shows up the next day all the same. One day, as he ponders a problem in front of his computer, the cat takes a look and suddenly speaks: “You got this problem wrong!” Earth was visited by an unknown civilization as early as 3.47 billion years ago. They reshaped Earth’s ecology, created the Moon, and single-celled organisms came into being. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 The Future World: Animals Versus Humans 未来世界——动物大战人类 The Future: Animals at War with Humanity 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Natural Disaster Apocalypse: I Have a Safe House 天灾末日，我有一座安全屋 The Wu family had a treasured heirloom, and Wu Yi obtained a safe house from it. But soon, a mysterious online friend warned him that the Apocalypse was coming and told him to stock up on supplies in advance... 301Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 95 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Was Reborn Four Months Before It Began 末世：开局重生回到末世四月前 [Apocalypse + System + no saintly do-gooder + clear logic + power fantasy + invincible protagonist + school beauty + decisive and ruthless] All the world's dormant volcanoes suddenly erupted. First came searing temperatures. Then, after nations joined forces to launch cooling missiles, the world turned into a sea of white fog, and alien creatures from the depths of the earth crawled out of the volcanoes! In his previous life, Ye Chen leaped into a volcano in Changbai Mountain, dying with regret. 4Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 96 I Thought I Had Transmigrated, but It Turned Out I'd Become Immortal 我以为穿越了原来是永生了 Also known as The Immortal Human Project. [Sci-fi mystery] In 2096, Lin Shu unknowingly became an [Immortal Human] and lost all his memories. He was also implanted with the complete memories of neuroscientist Gu Zhixing from 2046. After regaining consciousness, he briefly believed he was Gu Zhixing, who had transmigrated from the past. With memories from fifty years ago and the subconscious mind of a modern person, Lin Shu is both a vessel for a “new human” of 2096 and the bearer of a backup of 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Nine Days Eternal: When the National Day Holiday Became the End of Memory 九日永恒当国庆假期成为记忆终点 [Hard Sci-Fi] [Ensemble Cast] [No Golden Finger] [Infinite Flow] [Mystery] [Death isn't the end. Forgetting is. But when my memories have been altered, I can't even be sure that I'm dead.] I died. To be precise, I watched my own head fall into a pool of blood, while blood from my severed carotid artery stained the ground red. But the next second, I woke up again. My wife's diary lay on the bedside table, but when I opened it, the handwriting was mine. The whole world is Truman's prison 1kReads9.4Score10714d adds
- 98 Vast Cosmos: Smuggling on the Frontier 浩瀚宇宙：我在边境干走私 [An Ancient Power Flows Through the Body of a Smuggler] After Lin Yuan unexpectedly gains a mysterious, ancient power, how will it change a smuggler who knows nothing but how to run away? One female biologist wants to dissect him for research, while another, a female mechanic, wants to turn him into barbecue. All he wants is to stay alive. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Calling Out to You Beyond the Stars 在群星之外呼唤你 Calling to You from Beyond the Stars 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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—14d adds
