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- 51 Containing Monster 749? Where Am I Supposed to Put My Foundation? 收容怪物749？我基金会往哪搁 [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] + [Cold-blooded] + [Containment] + [No System] + [Monsters] + [Warhammer] Zhang Jing is one of the Foundation's ethics committee members. His favorite pastime is having friendly conversations with harmless little animals. People privately say he's a lunatic. But in this world, who isn't one? Until one day, a contained entity transported him to another world. Then Zhang Jing discovered that this world also had monsters he'd never heard of. Once he realiz 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Urban Legend: Rewinding Time 都市传说：时光回溯 [The earlier chapters lay the groundwork. If that is not to your taste, you can start from Chapter 9, where the first case begins. Thanks for reading!] At the turn of the millennium, three boys make a vow: they will transmigrate through time, return to the past, and change themselves. Twenty years later, several strange cases all point to an organization called Sù. Turning back time and defying fate: is it a blessing or a curse? A string of bizarre murders begins with an urban legend. The met —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Radish Pills 萝卜丹 [The second installment in the Hell Without Light trilogy. Hard-core fantasy and dark humor. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Renowned chef Wen Zhang is summoned by the Culinary Selection and sleepwalks through an era of famine. To recreate the turnip elixir from his dreams, he travels back and forth between dreams and reality. A big-ideas guy, an avid angler, a mysterious doctor, a gun-toting female fan, a devotee of science, an actor skilled in the Five Poisons, a terminally ill patient. 145Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 54 The Frozen North 深寒之地 This novel follows Yang Rui, an adviser to the Qidong City Criminal Police Division, his assistant Zhou Qi, and their police team as they solve cases. There is no System and no sensational or bizarre gimmicks. This is a hard-edged, orthodox mystery with tight logic and professional details that strive to avoid errors. Readers who prefer fast-paced pulp or light novels may want to give it a miss. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I'm the Foundation's Mascot 我在基金会里当吉祥物 My name is Liu Mingcun. I always thought I was just about as ordinary as a person could be. Then one day, a mysterious three-eyed weirdo suddenly barged into my life and forced me to join an organization called the Foundation. In that moment, my life was turned upside down. I met cultivators who wielded inscrutable magic and could fly through the sky and burrow underground. I also witnessed mechanical ascension, the power of advanced technology leaving me dumbfounded. And then there was ascensio 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Dandelion House 蒲公英之家 Daughters Who Disappeared: Huang Ziqing, who died in a fire twenty years ago; Song Wanli, who never got to feel her mother's embrace thirty years ago; “A Li,” taken from the hospital at birth, without even knowing her real name; and Ji Mei, who died after treatment for her high fever was delayed... These disappeared daughters, and the people and events surrounding them, set in motion a story of love and hate, fury, resentment, and revenge. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Night of the Mask 假面之夜 A young woman is brutally murdered and her body is found at home. An anonymous tip comes in over a hotline, along with a mysterious letter of accusation... At the masquerade ball, will the killer show themselves? What is the informant after? Suspicious guests, an elusive truth. How will he and she piece together the clues and unmask the “Masked Face”? —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 58 Awakening in a Low-Dimensional World 低维觉醒 A meticulously crafted sci-fi mystery thriller that will take you to an explosive climax, bring you to tears, and make you think deeply about the universe, society, and human nature. It tells the story of Jin, who grows stronger with each mysterious case he solves, while the evil intent within those events invades him and makes him increasingly wicked. After battling the monsters conjured from his own inner darkness, he ultimately triumphs and discovers the truth about the higher-dimensional uni 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Arknights: The 5K Foundation 明日方舟：5k基金会 [Terra's dawn needs your guidance. Its stranded lives yearn for your salvation.] [Will you accept the mission, cross the dimensional barrier, and descend upon the continent of Terra?] [Your faithful assistant Amiya and the operators of Rhodes Island are eagerly awaiting your return.] [Note: The world of Terra has detected intense Originium fluctuations and signals of recurring disasters. Safety protocol confirmed: protecting the lives of the “adorable” Rhodes Island operators takes top priori 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 60 Death's End 死亡终结 [Apocalypse + wasteland + zombies + vampires + Warhammer + Cthulhu + potion sequences + Foundation universe + some Lord of the Mysteries lore + Death Stranding + Plague Inc. + Shadow Plague + Necroa Virus + The Last of Us] On that day, the Reaper laid down its scythe, gave up its shroud, waved goodbye to everyone, and then quietly departed. In an unknowable eternity, even the god of death can die. And so, everything fell into decay. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Southern City Mystery Files 南城诡案集 [Urban] + [Mystery and deduction] [No romance, logic-driven cases, twists and mind-bending puzzles] A woman cursed to death… The Lord of Yashan, who uses ghost marriage as a sacrifice… Mysterious meat-filled sausages… A Gu Man Tong that eats away at its victim’s mind… A female campus ghost comes to claim a life… Facial skin turned into a work of art… A human body cut in half and made into a deck of playing cards… Minced flesh in the belly of a child’s corpse… Can someone help Ye Huai figure out 41Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 62 I Was Supposed to Be Reborn, But Is This a Mission Anyone Can Accept? 说好的重生，这任务是人能接的？ (No System, not invincible, no mindless power fantasy. Read with caution if that bothers you.) I died for no apparent reason, only to discover I still had a chance to be reborn. When I embarked on a series of challenges, hoping to make my way back by overcoming them one by one, I realized this path was doomed to fail. I have no interest in becoming a lofty god. All I want is to return to the world I came from… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Great Qin: A First-Rank Rogue Godslayer 大秦：一品流氓杀神 Modern man Li Huai transmigrates to the Qin dynasty as Ying Huai, the useless younger brother of Qin Shi Huang. With no System and no golden finger, he relies on his knowledge to change his fate, outmaneuvers powerful ministers, crushes the feudal lords, repels formidable enemies, and expands the empire's borders, climbing step by step to the pinnacle of power. His methods are endlessly unconventional, earning him the name of a generation's greatest thug and executioner. 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reconstructing the Crime Scene: I Can See the Erased Traces 重构现场：我能看见被擦掉的痕迹 [Criminal investigations + trace evidence deduction + cold case pursuit + episodic cases + master-apprentice legacy] Seven years after leaving frontline work, trace examiner Lu Chuan is called back to the scene by a suspicious case on a rainy night. Everyone thinks it is just an ordinary accident. But Lu Chuan crouches down, takes one look at the gray marks on the soles of the shoes, and realizes something is wrong. The trail of mud on the ground is broken, the scuff marks by the window are 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Foundation: I Can Copy the Abilities of Contained Anomalies 基金会：我能复制收容物能力 In the revised fourth chapter of A Concerto of Containment Breach, the Foundation has not discovered Bei Nian's abilities. (They won't find out until the middle or later part of the story.) The rewritten Hume Exclusion Zone: From D-Class to Creator God. The Foundation's greatest new masterpiece, bar none. 715Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 FPT: Supreme Divinity, Containment Breach FPT：至高神性，收容失效 An unearthed artifact confirms that a civilization existed before the current era. As more relics from before the era come to light, the power of this civilization is gradually revealed to humanity. What destroyed such a mighty civilization? Will humanity repeat the same mistakes? Secrets emerge, and the supreme divine beings slowly awaken. The apocalypse draws near. Rifts spread, and disaster runs rampant. On that day, someone stood atop a peak, a roaming dragon at his back and blood-red robes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Bloodstained Side Gigs: Seeking Godhood in Horror Dungeons 血色兼职，我在惊悚副本谋神位 [Infinite Flow + Mystery + Horror] A blood-soaked side job: work built on the dark side of the world, where you stake your life for enormous rewards. The knocking at the door of a haunted house at midnight... The weeping in a remote village... The embroidered shoes that appear silently at the foot of your bed... Behind each seemingly ordinary job lurks unknown danger. Employees who take these assignments must survive one brush with death after another just to make it out alive. To uncover the tr 35Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 68 I’ll Salvage Anything, Never Expected to Haul Up… 什么都捞，没想过打捞上来… I'll salvage anything. I never expected to haul up... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Hunting the Killer: Where Is Father? 追凶之父亲在哪 A former top student at the police academy, forced to drop out after his father, a former criminal investigator, mysteriously disappeared ten years ago while investigating a cold case. He reinvented himself as an investigative journalist. Sharp-eyed, tenacious, and obsessive, he excels at piecing together the truth from small details and uses his online network to uncover leads. He is determined to find out what happened to his father, even as he struggles with the boundary between justice and t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Anomalies Invade, and I Rebuild the Containment Foundation 异常入侵，我重建收容基金会 (Containing anomalies + supreme divinity + behind-the-scenes focus + ensemble cast + original anomalies and MTF) That day, a set of “Absolute Repulsion Protective Gear” crossed time and space and appeared before Lin An. It was the beginning of all anomalies, and a beacon in the darkness. From then on, anomalies descended upon the world, and bizarre monsters appeared one after another. A zombie virus that had existed only in movies... Meme weapons that could rewrite human perception... Crimson cr 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Cursed Livestream: The Seventh Taboo 诅咒直播间之七的禁忌 Cursed Livestream: The Seventh Taboo 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 A Forensics Prodigy: Jiangcheng Police Stories 刑侦天才之江城警事 My name is Chen Ning. I graduated from the Criminal Investigation College of the Huaguo Police University, then joined a police station in the city. I encountered many difficult cases in the course of my daily work, but my policewoman senior and I cracked them one by one. Later, I joined the city police squad. This is a suspenseful, mind-bending novel with a tense plot and professional forensic knowledge, along with a love story woven throughout. All in all, I personally think it's well worth re 298Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 The Rules of Silent Murder 默杀法则 [High-IQ crime + live-streamed trials + fighting violence with violence + social allegory + mind-bending twists] [Reader's Guide] ⚠️ This is “brain surgery without anesthesia,” and a dose of “deadly arsenic wrapped in sugar.” ⚠️ Do-gooders, stay away! This book will challenge your moral boundaries and may even make you want to cast a “kill” vote in the dead of night. ⚠️ The logic is airtight and the twists keep coming. Put down your phone, because “Mo” is watching you. Leng Yun. A disillusioned 5Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 74 The Ghostly Voyage 神诡迷航 [Not a power fantasy] [Mystery-solving] [Suspense] [Fantasy] [A touch of cosmic horror] [Conceptual skills] [Mind-bending] Read with care if these aren't your thing. You need to pay close attention; skim a few lines at a time and you won't understand it. The author has gone mad, so please bear with them. Chen Miao, better known as San Shui Ge. A bizarre parallel world? Multiple personalities of his own? ... A [Curse Caster]? A [Gifted One]? A [Mechanic]? Is everything around him strange and 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 In the End, I Became the Greatest Horror Across the Heavens 最终，我成了诸天最大的诡异 Qin Tian was reborn into a bizarre world where “the living have nowhere to stand.” A blood moon hangs overhead, and monsters run rampant. He thought it was just his own bad luck. But when he entered a forbidden-realm instance, he realized the truth: the Myriad Worlds were all falling! Daoist masters draw talismans with their own flesh and blood, only to become rotting corpse immortals; Ancient martial arts supremes burn through their life force, only to have their own shadows gnaw them down 538Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 76 Ranking the Foundation's Supreme Gods: All Worlds Are Stunned 盘点基金会至高神性，诸天震惊 [Wish-Fulfillment Story + Foundation + The Site's Only Ranking of Supreme Divinities] First to appear: [The Supreme God of the Void]. The most primordial driving force behind all things, standing above every layer of narrative. He will show you what supreme divinity means! Second to appear: [Code Name 3812, The Striver]. Is death the final destination? No! It is merely the beginning of truly transcending everything after breaking through the narrative layer! Third to appear: [Code Name 682, The 43Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 77 The Detective's Notebook 推理笔记 A collection of original short mystery stories! A collection of original short mystery stories! A collection of original short mystery stories! (Important things are said three times.) Each volume is a standalone short story, so feel free to skip around! Hope you enjoy! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Modern Cultivation Theory 现代修仙理论 [Smart Protagonist] + [High-Octane Action] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Future Technology] + [Interstellar Universe] + [High-IQ Mind Games] In 2052, a 372-year-old Chinese American at the Golden Core stage is murdered. When an AI investigation yields no results, low-ranking police officer Qi Yu takes on the mission of uncovering the truth behind the crime. The deranged world of cloning, The power struggles among the great families, The madness of interstellar conglomerates, The original sin of the d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 I Saved a Wolf Girl and Recruited Her as an Agent for the Foundation 救下狼娘把她拉进基金会当特工 (This book shares the same world as the previous one.) (Hardcore, with lots of angst and a little sweetness mixed in.) It will follow most Foundation canon closely, while also featuring original entries. It's an ensemble story, with stories about many different characters. Nian Xian, who infiltrated the IJAMEA secret research facility, says: Wow! Big dog! Don't huff at me! I'm here to save you! Oh, you're a wolf girl. No wonder you're so fierce... 614Reads—Score10214d adds
- 80 Strange Tales from the Tomb Passage 墓道诡事 Zhao Wenyu, heir to a family of antique experts, sets out with a group of disciples from the fields of civil engineering, logistics, and commerce in search of the Duke's Sword, which could change the Zhao family's fate. Along the way, they encounter a series of bizarre events and unravel many mysteries... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Anomalous Creature Containment 异常生物收容 Humans have been reproducing for 250,000 years. Only the last 4,000 have mattered. So what were we doing for nearly 250,000 years? We huddled in caves around campfires, afraid of the things we didn't understand: explanations for how the sun rose, monsters with human heads and bird bodies, and stones that were alive. So we called them “gods” and “demons,” begging them for forgiveness and praying to be saved. Then their numbers dwindled, while ours grew. As the things we feared became fewer, we be 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A Chaotic Age of Anomalies? I’ll Be Humanity’s Dawn! 异常乱世？我为人类曙光！ [Supernatural + Anomalies + SCP Containment in the Later Story + No System] This is an ordinary world with no horror stories. At least, it was before the blood moon appeared. In this chaotic age of supernatural horrors and rampant anomalies, people were powerless against the sudden calamity, and fear spread everywhere. Amid the ruins, Li Hui looked upon an era overrun by demons and devastated by disaster, his eyes full of resolve. “I know I’m not suited to be a leader, much less a beacon for hum 85Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Crime Solving: From the Start, I Was Examining My Ex-Girlfriend’s Body, and I Lost It! 破案：开局验尸前女友，我怒了！ Domestic abuse, murder... This is the first case Lin Mu encounters after he transmigrates! Faced with such a start, Lin Mu doesn’t back down. He’s determined to catch the culprit and speak for the dead... 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 Survival Game: I'm Really Just a Farmer 生存游戏：我真是个种地的 [Survival Game] [Real Farming] [No Female Lead / No Romance] [Pets / Animals and Plants] [Construction] [Relaxed Daily Life] Ye Chen, male, 22 years old, enjoys peace and quiet. One day, while he was waiting to watch a meteor shower, everything suddenly went black, and he was dragged into a survival game. He awakened a talent from the start: an affinity with nature that let him soothe all living things. That day... He chose farming. Plants certainly wouldn't yell at him to get up and work. Late 901Reads8.4Score10514d adds
- 85 Impostors: I'm Invincible with the Foundation at My Command 伪人：召唤基金会的我无敌了 [No Female Lead] [Behind the Scenes] On an ordinary day, Jiang Yun is blessed by a falling star and wins the chance to transmigrate. He is ready to make a name for himself in this world, only to discover that impostors are stealing people’s skins. He thinks he’ll spend every day anxious and afraid, but then the System binds itself to him. Everyone knows the world has a hidden dark side, but few realize it is also filled with all kinds of bizarre, supernatural phenomena. Yet when Jiang Yun summon 237Reads—Score10714d adds
- 86 The Sealed Evidence 尘封之证 Every silent corpse is a life story violently brought to a close. We are the only ones who can read it. Forensic examiner Chen Mo and detective Lin Tao are partners with very different temperaments but perfect rapport. Day after day, they move between crime scenes and the autopsy table, searching for forgotten truths among cold physical evidence and inscrutable human hearts. The cases they face lie buried beneath layers of time and the fog of human nature. From the city’s poorest neighborhood 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 The Evidence Puzzle 罪证拼图 On the boundary between crime and justice, evidence is the only light. Chen Yuan, captain of the city’s criminal investigation squad, has spent ten years failing to solve his younger sister’s disappearance. The case has become an unhealed scar in both his career and his life. When an unidentified woman’s body disturbs the quiet of the city moat, a mysterious snowflake tattoo and a bloodstained old cotton shoe draw him and his teammates into a vast criminal network spanning schools, mining distri —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 A Certain Magical Phase City 魔禁：某魔法的相位香城 [Crossover elements] + [The Foundation] + [A Certain Magical Index] + [Hong Kong · City · River] + [Protagonist has no System] + more Twenty years later, a man known as the “Silver Star” sets foot on land again, gazing in bewilderment at a world transformed. Once, he had stopped at nothing to achieve his goals, even breaking with his former comrades. Though he had withdrawn to the other side of the world, he ultimately failed to escape the vortex that had always revolved around him. Now that 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Reborn, Li Xiaomi Is Just a Little Too Powerful 重生后，李晓咪有亿点点强 Li Xiaomi is a timid people-pleaser. Though her family is well-off and her parents dote on her, her relatives look down on her for being a girl and make things difficult for her at every turn. Her so-called friends treat her as nothing more than an ATM. They act like her best friends to her face, but behind her back they mock her as a hopelessly naive fool. Li Xiaomi hates who she is, but lacks the courage to change. One typhoon night, when her aunt orders her to take out the trash, a flowerpot 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Don't Talk to the Comments 不要和弹幕说话 [Horror + Supernatural + Mystery + Mind-Bending + Anthology (first four volumes complete) + Dread That Gets Under Your Skin + Not for the Fainthearted + The Villain Is the Smartest Character in the Book + Growing Female Lead + No System, No Cheats, Plot-Driven] Have you ever replied to a historical comment on a video, even just for fun? Hu Jia accidentally comes across a web series from ten years ago. It depicts a real case from that same year, but its ending is completely different from what 19Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 91 The Task Force Leader’s Journey Through the Myriad Worlds 特遣队长的万界之旅 What kind of story would unfold if a seasoned veteran of the highest combat class from a Foundation Mobile Task Force were swept into another world by a narrative-layer turbulence, carrying a silent System with him? 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 American Comics: Exposing the Foundation from the Start and Scaring the Avengers to Tears 美漫：开局曝光基金会，吓哭复联 [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Invincible Hero + Shocking the Avengers] Lin Feng transmigrates into the Marvel universe. … I’m not good at writing introductions, so just read the story! 104Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 93 Myriad Worlds: From the Start, I Gained the Foundation's Technological Support 诸天：开局获得基金会科技支持 (New author) (Partially System-assisted, no female lead, two male leads (not a gay romance!), not written in first person, only the blurb is in first person) [The author has been familiar with the Foundation since 2016. The information is accurate; point out any mistakes and I’ll correct them.] (The early part takes place in an ordinary superpower world, followed by a world of Lovecraftian investigators, an otherworldly Western fantasy and magic world, and possibly other cultivation worlds.) My 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Another World Reappears: I Will Rebuild the Foundation 异世重现：我将重建基金会 “Every world has a caretaker.” “Some are called gods. They grant you blessings and bring down calamities.” “Some are called the Heavenly Dao. They set the laws of the world and punish those who break them.” “Some are called Lords of the Paranormal. They inflict profound pain and despair, sending people into one deadly test after another, known as Rule-Based Horror, where they face life and death and the strong are forged.” Our purpose is to eliminate these things. The world does not belong to th 1.1kReads6.3Score17614d adds
- 95 Foundation Exposed: The Ones We Contain Are the True Gods 基金会曝光：我们收容的才是真神 In a parallel world, technologies like virtual reality have advanced tremendously, but games based on them are extremely scarce! Chen Yuan, who transmigrated from another world, binds to a game System and promptly launches a containment game set against the backdrop of the Foundation. 479Reads5.8Score10114d adds
- 96 National Fate: General, Take Off Your Armor! 国运：我请将军卸甲！ A thrilling national-fortune story: one man turns the tide, livestreamed around the globe. Fast-paced, ruthless, and never a frustrating or saintly protagonist. If you’re interested, add it to your library and follow along. Updates come fast! Lin Yan transmigrates into the National Fortune Battlefield and opens his eyes to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The Great Xia Ninth Legion has been wiped out, all its territory lost, and the countdown stands at 364 days! Other nations watch Grea 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Abnormal Descend: We Will Eventually Return 异常降临：我们终将归来 [Foundation-like setting]+ [pseudo-System]+ [light ensemble cast]+ [supreme divinity]+ [some original anomalies]+ [collaborative creation] You may have heard of us. Or perhaps you haven't. We lost that war, though not a shot was fired. They sealed us away, claiming we would cause memetic contamination. Gradually, we faded from people's sight. But... we left something in reserve. We... will return. We contain. We secure. We protect. My name is Ling Xiu. I transmigrated. (The synopsis fall 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 A Hundred Ghosts at the Night Banquet 百诡夜宴 [Mystery + Mind-Bending + No System + Supernatural Horror + Murder-Mystery Game] “The true trick isn’t hidden in the shadows. It sits upon the throne, making everyone bow before it.” “It never deceives the eyes. It only fools the heart.” A human body hanging in the air, a head burned and charred to the bone, severed limbs abandoned on a rainy night: all seem like the final echoes of death. Four survivors and one overseer sit around the long table at a night banquet, whispering among themselves. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Honkai: Star Rail: I’ve Been Keeping Records of the Containment Objects From the Start 星铁：我从一开始就记录着收容物 [Building from scratch] [Lots of original plot] [Slow burn] [Light on dungeon arcs] [Honkai: Star Rail] Everything was supposed to follow the script, until a file marked ■■ appeared before a young man... “We control, we contain, we protect”: that was the purpose of the ■■ files. The young man was to use them to truly build ■■■ from scratch, in order to defend against the emergence of “anomalies.” … I am ■■■-001, a Containment Specialist, and also Jiutian Ming. Is transmigrating a good thing 381Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Recreating the Foundation Through Wacky Livestreams 从整活直播开始重现基金会 [System] + [Foundation] + [Cthulhu] + [Meme Shenanigans] + [Livestream] Sent to another world by a meteor, Li Yunluo discovers that the System bound to him is nothing but a pile of defective products. By livestreaming his death-defying antics, he sets out to recreate the Foundation. Gradually, he realizes that this kind of life might not be so bad after all. 253Reads—Score—14d adds
