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- 1 Project Moon: White Lotus Holy Shield, The Birth of a Freebie 月计：白莲圣盾，白收的诞生 [Lobotomy Corporation + Library of Ruina + Limbus Company] After Lobotomy Corporation's Seed of Light project, the City went through the "White Night and Dark Days" incident, leaving an immature Seed of Light buried in everyone's heart. More and more people slowly began to distort, and an increasing number of requests rated "Urban Nightmare" appeared. Then came the Pianist incident. Your parents, Fixers in an Association, were urgently sent with other Fixers to the Alley of Thorns in District 9 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Transmigrating Across Worlds, Starting with the Library of Ruina 穿越万界从废墟图书馆开始 Ye Qingyun was an employee at Tengfei Company. One day, on his way home from work, he ran into a driver trying to meet his transmigration quota, who promptly sent Ye Qingyun off to the next life. After a dizzy spell, Ye Qingyun realized that he seemed to have arrived in a modern city... (I’m a new writer, so please don’t be too harsh about my writing.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Lobotomy Corporation: What Should I Do If I Accidentally Become the Pinky? 月计：意外成为小指该怎么办？ [Includes twisted yuri elements] [Female protagonist × Valentina pairing] [The protagonist is a local] [Original characters included] [Includes both canon-focused material and research, as well as fanon] [The author is human and makes mistakes, so please point them out kindly] Also known as: Falling for Valentina Is Only Natural This is a story set before the Spider Nest was built. Rye had wondered if she had once loved the woman named Valentina. She had in the past, and she might again in the 149Reads—Score105Shelves
- 4 Warhammer: I Am the Black Tower 战锤：我是黑塔 A System Role-Playing Story In a universe of despair and struggle, a transmigrator from another world and a game character from another world, what kind of sparks will they create? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Distorted Detective: A Sequel 扭曲侦探续写 "The Distortion Detective" was created by the Korean game company Project Moon and is currently at Chapter 42. This is an unofficial fan continuation, unrelated to the official work. Apologies for any out-of-character portrayals. I’m not a professional, so please point out any mistakes. I’m a high school student and updates will be slow. Please understand. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 After the Library of Ruina 在废墟图书馆后 [Project Moon universe + Lobotomy Corporation setting + Library of Ruina setting + Limbus Company setting + Distortion Detective setting + Leviathan setting + many original elements] The main story takes place after the Library is banished to the Outskirts. When everything is defined as normal and the cycle continues endlessly, what can a Fixer of the City do? Betraying the City and violating its taboos inevitably bring the Head’s pursuit, but he did it anyway. He had his reasons. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Lobotomy Corporation: The Abnormalities Have Mysteriously Increased 脑叶公司：神奇的异想体增加了 At some point, the Abnormalities started organizing themselves to gang up on an employee named Qin Feng. The containment unit for One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds was especially bad. Ever since that person arrived, it had kept making strange noises. “Bang!” That wasn't so loud today. Qin Feng: I'm just doing my job like usual. One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds: You do it right in front of me, then apologize? 6 Watching Qin Feng get beaten up by dozens of Abnormalities, the clerks wore mysteri 72Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 I Transmigrated into Black Silence and Joined the Battle in the Forbidden Zone 穿越漆黑噤默，参战禁忌之地 Qin Ka transmigrates to another world and receives a pair of black gloves and a mask in a dream. As a veteran of Library of Ruina, he instantly recognizes them as Roland's Cognition Blocker mask and the dimensional gloves Angelica left behind. The next day, they quietly settle onto Qin Ka's face. At the same time, he himself becomes the second Black Silence: Roland! A few days later, dungeons resembling the Library begin appearing all over the world. Their enemies, once the stuff of rumors, have 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Bloodstain Agency 血痕事务所 Chen Yi, a recent college graduate and loser from Blue Star, finds himself in a strange world crawling with terrifying creatures. Unlike the novels from his previous life, this new world seems to have already been overrun by all kinds of bizarre beings. The survivors band together for warmth and establish a new order in nests and alleyways. But for Chen Yi, who grew up under the red flag, this is a downright disastrous start. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 [Project Moon X Bocchi the Rock]: Silence and Solitude 【月计X孤独摇滚】：噤默与孤独 Content warning: This book has an unusual premise. I’ve found almost no examples to learn from (at least, I haven’t), so I’m mostly writing by feel. If it’s not to your taste, well, that’s how it is. Feel free to point out problems or ask questions. I’ll fix what I can. I accept bad reviews, but if you don’t give me a clear response, I’ll delete your review after a while. This book… probably… maybe… has a female lead… so consider this an advance warning. (Severe OOC warning. This is a fanfic, as 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Urban: The Legendary Tale of a Color Finisher 都市：一位色彩收尾人的传奇经历 Ummm, there’s not much to sum up. It’s a Project Moon story, but with quite a few original additions. The source material changes its own lore, and the plot is incomplete, so some of the worldbuilding is missing. Please don’t flame me if that’s not your thing. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Project Moon: Can I Survive While Raising Ryoshu? 月亮计划：育养良秀的我能否活着 [Limbus Company] [Ryoshu] [Child-Rearing] [Family] Wuyou Star. That should be my name. Rien, you told me I was the Spider Nest’s sixth foster father. But there are only five fingers on a hand, so where did I come from? The Thumb’s rules of rank and etiquette have them call me Sir. The Index System issues me its directives. The Middle calls me Big Brother. The Ring has praised my first two works. And my weapon is the Heavenly Wound Star Blade of the Little Finger. But none of that matters to me, 96Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Library of Ruina Fanfic: The Fog Office 月计同人迷雾事务所 A Library of Ruina fanfic. This book contains a lot of OOC, so please bear with me. If it's not your thing, feel free to stop reading. The story takes place ten years after the Seed of Light was released in Library of Ruina's C ending. The author isn't very well-read, so it's perfectly understandable if you can't get through it. I'll be adding some brand-new settings and maps. If you don't like them, I apologize. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Lobotomy Corporation: Mending a Shattered Dream 脑叶公司：碎梦重圆 (Please, please read the synopsis first.) “A dream? How could everything I went through have been a dream?” But that is exactly what happened. “Gabriel’s” past shattered like a dream, and he deluded himself into thinking he could find himself again through this company. Is that realistic? Clearly, it’s impossible. Compared to drowning at the bottom of the water, perhaps the splashes you make while crying for help are better proof that you exist... [A Lobotomy Corporation branch, with more Abnorm 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Moon Project City: Who Let Him Call the Shots? 月计都市：谁允许他当话事人的？ “I choose Yixiu as our spokesperson because he talks the most.” “Agreed.” “+1” “+1” “Ahem. As the new spokesperson for the City, I hereby declare that the 26 Wings are disbanded on the spot! Hey, hey, hey! Can’t take a joke? Don’t hit me! I’m the spokesperson! Aaah!” This is a story about struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic City (not really). [Note 1: This story blends many settings. Its main world is the “Project Moon universe,” with the City as its broader setting. It features orig 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Rule Horror: I Slaughter My Way Through the Haunted Rules with Anomalies 规则怪谈：我带异想体杀穿怪谈 The male lead was once punched into the city where the Lobotomy Corporation was located by some Cybertronian reincarnated alien. Through a twist of fate, he became an EX-level employee. After successfully launching the Seed of Light, he was preparing to enjoy a peaceful retirement in his thirties when: System warning ⚠️ The original world has been invaded by the uncanny. The Host will now be sent back. Oh, and you’ll be going with the Abnormalities! Black Day: What? I just retired, and now you p 82Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Slay the Gods, Commandments, and the City 斩神，律令，致都市 [Project Moon + Slay the Gods + making up for past regrets] The one who once departed from the person bound by the commandments still wants to find what they lost. But this time, they won't be alone. They have trusted friends at their side. “So this is why you won't let me come out and have fun?” Dragal was clearly angry. Mo Yuting answered with a whistle. “Hey, don't pretend you can't hear me.” Dragal was about to kick up a fuss again. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Library of Ruina: Confessing to the Sweepers from the Start 废墟图书馆：开局表白清道夫 [Lobotomy Corporation + Library of Ruina + Limbus Company + a little OOC + not mindless + fake power fantasy + comedy, read for fun] Transmigration doesn't have to be a matter of luck, as long as you arrive at the right time. Even Sweepers can become treasures. Luckily, I have the advantage of knowing what's coming, along with help from a System. It'd be a disgrace to my transmigrator status if I didn't make something big of myself. (System that makes you stronger when you confess to someone: He 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Lobotomy Corporation: A Journey Through Another World 脑叶公司：异世人的旅途 [A setting based on the world of Project Moon][No male lead][System] Got hit by a truck and ended up in a parallel world? Then I transmigrated again in middle school. Turns out I’d landed in the wrong world. The System was waiting here, and when it didn’t see me, it pulled me over too. But why did it have to bring the whole class along?! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Lobotomy Corporation: I’m Not Ayin 脑叶公司：我不是Ayin [Lobotomy Corporation] [The City of Moonlight] [Lobotomy] [Department Head Survival Route] To: The Branch Manager Ayin, as you look back on this journey, I think... you must understand what it all meant. I don't know how you feel right now, but please forgive my selfishness... Ayin, my original purpose has never changed. Now, please make your choice... 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Limbus: First Flame and Faint Light 月计：初火与微光 (The Project Moon trilogy #Dark Souls #Female protagonist #Solo protagonist #Lobotomy Corporation #Library of Ruina #Leviathan #Limbus Company) A Lord of Cinder? Linking the Fire? In the City?! One day, the Ashen One without a flame is brought to the City by a sudden accident, swept into its vast currents. The Research Institute, the Smoke War, Lobotomy Corporation, Angela, the Seed of Light, the Library, Limbus Company... The pure white threads scattered throughout the City keep drawing togethe 341Reads—Score138Shelves
- 22 Seed of Light 光之种 [One female lead? + Sci-fi + What else should I add?] He created a miracle and came to the “Tower” in the “City,” but this place was far from wonderful. Still, he held his head high and kept moving forward. He came into possession of this “Tower.” It was no ordinary object. What lay inside might be a “person,” or it might be a “thing,” but sometimes it could also house ordinary people. He arrived here, and could only return after completing the simulation. He could walk freely around the “City,” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Lobotomy Corporation Abnormalities Have Actually Appeared in the Real World! 脑叶公司异想体居然出现在现实！ (This book features only the various abnormalities from the game, with each story told from the perspective of a different abnormality.) My name is Zhang San, and I'm a fourth-year college student. After beating Lobotomy Corporation, I discovered that I was the only person in the world who knew about this game, and that its abnormalities were gradually appearing in reality... 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Lobotomy Corporation: The Manager’s Unpaid Daily Grind 脑叶公司：主管的白干日常 If a hundred good deeds can be done, what does one sin matter? He fulfilled her wish and took on every sin; He inherited her will and wandered alone through ten thousand years of reincarnation. Now, the endless cycle is about to end. These are the final fifty days. The Light Seed Project is nearing its conclusion. Face your fears and break the cycle. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 A Journey Through the Crimson Mist Apocalypse 殷红迷雾的末世之旅 I’m Luo Jun, an ordinary high school student who transmigrated here. Then a zombie virus suddenly broke out, and at the crucial moment, I became bound to a Library System. But the System wants me to play the Crimson Mist. (I’m not good at writing blurbs, so please head to the main story.) 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Lobotomy Corporation: Starting Out as the Knight of Despair 脑叶公司：从成为绝望骑士开始 Also known as: Lobotomy Corporation: The One Who Runs Against the Light of the World [As always, let's begin the “cleanup.” This time, no one will be leaving.] Wanggui, that's me, is just an ordinary Moon Project fan. But! I transmigrated! I transmigrated into Lobotomy Corporation! How is an ordinary person with no fighting ability supposed to survive here? Luckily, I transmigrated into an Abnormality. Talk about waking up in the wrong life: I became the Knight of Despair. Gotta say, it's pretty 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Abnormality Employees of Lobotomy Corporation 脑叶公司里的异想体员工 [No System] [No Heroine] (The original title was: Lobotomy Corporation: Am I an Employee or an Abnormality? But for some reason it didn’t meet the requirements, sob... I might update late, but I’ll never abandon the story! If I haven’t updated in a long time, it’s just because I’m busy, sob... Like when school’s in session. I might not be able to update on weekends later, so I’ll have to wait until summer vacation, sob...) (The author is in fifth grade, and the writing is at a third-grade level, 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Honkai: Star Rail: Starting with Roland's Template 崩铁：从罗兰模板开始 There’s a finished monthly journal on my homepage that isn’t exactly a great read. Its main principle is to ignore all advice. [Honkai: Star Rail + Limbus Company] What should you do if your middle-finger-wielding younger brother punches you to death? Don’t panic. Roland, a professional, has the answer. Close your eyes, die, reincarnate in another world, and get bound to a System. It’s that simple. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 L Company: Valoran Continent Reconstruction Project L公司瓦洛兰大陆重建企划 [Set in the League of Legends universe + Monthly Journal Golden Finger] [I repent. Perhaps I should never have come into this world...] That was Liu Ying's final thought before he died. But things didn't go as he wished. He woke up once more, this time on the battlefield where Ionia and Noxus had just fought a skirmish. A crown of thorns flickered into view above his head. In an instant, he knew everything. Repentance appeared in his hand, and a clear female AI voice rang in his mind. [Quest iss 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Light from the Back Alley 光自后巷中来 (No out-of-character behavior, some original worldbuilding. If you want to see Angelica saved, you can skip straight to Chapter 55.) An alternate timeline in the Library of Ruina setting that differs from the original. It mainly tells the story of the protagonist, Yier, who rises from being a Backstreet Rat to becoming the light of the City. In the middle of the story, he saves Roland and his wife, and later changes the entire City. After the Seed of Light was released, the City entered an age o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Following the Book Hunters of the Library of Ruina 废墟图书馆，书籍猎手的追随 When the story finally comes to an end, and that vast metropolis of a star falls, the hunter who has followed it forever pursues it at all costs, returning to the very beginning. 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Everyone Else Gets Skills, but I Get Lobotomy Corporation? 别人都是技能，我直接脑叶公司？ [Absurdist novel + Neither wholly righteous nor wholly evil + Invincible] This is a world belonging to games, but it is rife with danger. The data that slip out of the confines of games can turn into unimaginable, terrifying monsters. After transmigrating for 18 years, Jiang Qing can finally access the game world. But when he is selected to enter the S-rank game My World, his heart sinks. Just as he falls into despair, however, he suddenly awakens the complete game: in other words, he is a once- —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Lobotomy Corporation: White Night, Black Day 脑叶公司：白夜黑昼 As a spin-off of the Seed of Light Project, the Children of Light Project came into being. Could sharing power really work? Could a guy who just started playing Lobotomy Corporation find his footing in this world and survive in this violent, chaotic place? Could he let the light of his heart shine in this dangerous world? A fanwork set in the world of Lobotomy Corporation, featuring monster management, System progression, and scenario spaces. No female lead, for now. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Embodying the Crimson Mist, I Slaughter My Way Through Everything and Change It All 化身殷红迷雾乱杀：将一切改变 [Project Moon Elements]+ [Library of Ruina]+ [Feel-Good Power Fantasy]+ [No Harem]+ [System]+ A Project Moon fan tries his hand at writing a novel about Project Moon. Kindhearted Marx tries to save a little girl who is about to be hit and killed by a truck, so he steps in front of it himself and gets killed. “Ding! Congratulations, you've obtained this System.” “The power of the Red Mist is truly incredible.” And so Marx begins his path to invincibility. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Angela, I Don't Want to Work Overtime 安吉拉，我不想加班啊 Sweet, nearly invincible (meaning the protagonist rarely gets humiliated). The traffic drought (Project Moon) meets the traffic magnet (miHoYo games). From the start: I arrived, I transmigrated, I died, and then I came back. Once I've gotten used to things, hiding here should keep them from finding me, right? Angela: “Acting Director, this is the 137th time. I have full control of Lobotomy Corporation. Please stop pretending that hiding your head in the sand will work.” I don't want to work ove 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 City’s Jinx 都市丧门神 [Library of Ruina] + [Lobotomy Corporation] + [Limbus Company] + [Urban] + [Xuanhuan] + [Sci-Fi] Carl transmigrates to the city and discovers that the Crimson Mist is actually his big sister. He immediately gets cocky: Now I’m invincible! And if he’s invincible, he might as well cause some trouble. First up, he’ll help Carmen save the world! (Note: This is just something I’m making up for fun. It’s a light novel with a relaxed tone, so switch off your brain while reading. Don’t compare it too cl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 National Fate: From Lobotomy Corporation, Bound for the Library 国运：来自脑叶公司，目标图书馆 [Invincible] + [Power Fantasy] + [Selfcest] + [Secret Identities] Transmigrate, then transmigrate again? The National Destiny System sent someone to the Backstreets... and then told them to go to the Library... They pulled out their E.G.O, ready to chop the System down on the spot! “National Destiny System, you... die!” Ayin is coming along? “...Hey, calm down!” Your identity as a Color Fixer gets exposed? You also own a workshop and a Fixer Office? “...You should just die.” At last, they made i 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Genshin Impact: I Became the Observer of the World 原神：我成为世界的观测者 Synopsis (No pairings + Mostly slice of life + Few System elements + No angst... probably) In a world with no miHoYo and no Project Moon... Tian Shu, an ordinary middle school student, transmigrated to Teyvat and, with the help of a System, became the world's Observer and Adjuster. But things don't seem quite so simple... “The world's Observer has awakened.” “Um, could I ask to go back to sleep?” (Adjusting the script...) (I am justice!) (What makes you think I'm qualified for this job?!) (W 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Give the People of Another World a Taste of Knife-Sharp Heartbreak 给异界人民一点刀子震撼 [Beginner-level writing, so please give me some pointers!] Liu Fei died of a heart attack after being emotionally wrecked by Yuri’s story, and ended up in a world where video games were extremely underdeveloped. Liu Fei gave a wicked smile and decided to make games, bringing people from another world a tiny taste of emotional devastation. Snake? How could that possibly be as fun as my Red Alert 2? The story isn’t moving enough? Lobotomy Corporation, Library of Ruina, and Limbus Company are guara —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Lobotomy Corporation: From the Start, Taking on the Arbiter 脑叶：开局挑战调律者 [Nearly invincible]+ [Transmigration] A: He helped me complete the Seed of Light. Roland: He's practically the boss of the city. Malkuth: I don't know why he would help Angela. Yesod: His outfit is very proper. Angela: ? Netzach: Awesome! Angela: ? Benjamin and Binah are having tea... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 A Journey Through Other Worlds, Beginning with the Lobotomy Corporation System 由脑叶系统开始的异界穿梭游记 Hello, readers! I’m a jaded egg, and this novel is my first work. It’s also a fanfic in which the male lead unexpectedly obtains a Lobotomy Corporation System after an accident. My writing may still be a little rough, so I hope you’ll bear with me. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Lobotomy Corporation: The Path Everyone Must Walk 脑叶：众人应行的道路 [Research Institute] [Lobotomy Corporation] [Library of Ruina] “People in the City have never had some ‘urban illness’ that led them to their deaths. The root of it all is the tragedy born from their choices as they pursue what they desire, and a reality that will not allow it.” 82Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 43 Lobotomy Corporation: The One Who Shouldn’t Exist 脑叶公司：不应存在之人 After an accident transmigrated him to the future, the young man was thrilled to obtain a System. But when he saw the cruelty of the world he had landed in, he nearly broke down... until a red-haired woman brought him salvation. “Hey, what’s gotten into you, kid?” 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Me and the Moon Project System in Honkai: Star Rail 在星铁拥有月计系统的我 A System from another world brings technology that does not belong in this world, taking her through “Unwavering Faith” “Exceptional Reason” “Ever-Growing Hope” “The Courage to Survive” “A Longing to Find Meaning in Existence” “The Resolve to Protect Others” “Trust Worthy of Being Entrusted With” “Face Your Fears and Break the Cycle” “Embrace the Past and Create the Future” [A Pure Self] What kind of light should the Seeds of Light shine in this universe? (A little bit of Lovecraftian horror, th 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 What If: The Library, Argalia 假如图书馆：阿尔加利亚 Beneath the towering tree, the Seed of Light continued to spread its radiance. The Color Fixer known as the “Blue Reverberation,” Argalia, and his brother-in-law Roland were nearing the end of their duel... When the longsword pierced his twisted body, his consciousness began to fade. But after only a moment of darkness, he was back where the performance began... This time... 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Lobotomy: Reborn as a Junior Arbiter 脑叶：重生之我是准调律者 Hope I can survive. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Quick Transmigration Across Anime: Too Many Subspecies to Deal With 【综漫快穿】亚种太多也很烦恼 11.1 Sold Off Olofi A Note Before You Begin The heroine is Olivia Twist, a Bus of the Dead OC and Sinner No. 15. Her inspiration is Oliver, the protagonist of "Oliver Twist", and like Rodya, she is a gender-swapped version. Olivia uses different Personas/secret identities in different worlds, so she will go by different names. In the first two chapters, she will be called Olivia/Olofi; after that, she will go by the name of her Persona. There will be one main world and several parallel world 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Transmigrated into Lobotomy Corporation as an Employee 穿越脑叶当员工 After Jiang Ling, an ordinary person, beat Lobotomy Corporation, he drowned after choking on water and transmigrated into Lobotomy Corporation with a System. What happened when he encountered all those adorable Abnormalities? What kind of story will unfold? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Limbus: May Tragedy Vanish from the World 月计：愿世间再无悲剧 Because of a final utterance before transmigrating, Bai Ling was bound to a Distortion (Limbus Company) System, with the System’s intelligent AI, Angela, assisting her until she achieved her ultimate goal. ???: “I don’t regret killing him. I regret not being able to kill all of you!” ???: “But I’m not dead yet. I can’t die yet... As long as my heart keeps beating, even once...” ???: “The current passed through our bodies. This time... neither of us wanted the other to survive...” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 I’m in Ultraman, My System Is Lobotomy Corporation, Does That Make Sense? 人在奥特，系统脑叶，这合理吗 As the title says, I was a shut-in from another world who loved Ultraman and had also gotten into Lobotomy Corporation. After staying up all night and successfully completing the game, I passed out. When I opened my eyes again, I'd become smaller and ended up in another world. My transmigrator perk was the Lobotomy Corporation game I'd beaten, except... I had to clear it all over again. (Sigh.) No big deal. Clearing Lobotomy Corporation is easy. But can the villains in this world please stop bei 92Reads—Score—Shelves
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