Novels like I Became a Playwright in the Mysterious World
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- 1 The Whole Village Is Waiting for Me to Die 全村都在等我死 The old house smelled even mustier than he remembered. The white cloth in the mourning hall billowed in the draft, as if something were breathing behind it. The incense on the altar must never go out. The dead must never face north. After midnight, no one must look in a mirror. His grandfather had never mentioned any of these rules while he was alive. The moment Shen Congli's fingertips touched the family genealogy, dizziness swept over him, and his ears filled with damp, icy whispers. After tha 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Spirit Cage Reboot: Rewriting Rebirth in the Doomsday Abyss 灵笼重启：我在末日深渊修改重生 [In a purgatory where flesh and data merge, he holds the keyboard that can rewrite life and death, yet has forgotten that the world deleted him long ago] When Lin Xuan awoke amid a nuclear blast, half a bronze compass was embedded in his left hand, and streams of ghostly blue data pulsed in his right eye. This apocalyptic city, known as “Spirit Cage,” was undergoing its 1,024th cycle reset. A countdown hovered over his retina: 71 hours and 59 minutes until the abyss devoured every human consciou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Can Bribe the Gods 我能贿赂神明 As the Hosts of the Seven Deadly Sins emerge one by one and ancient gods begin to awaken, Fang Zheng realizes that his power may let him bribe fate, but it can’t buy back his crumbling sanity. This is a battle against madness, and his only bargaining chip is himself. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Ashwalker 灰烬行者 [Cthulhu Mythos] [Apocalyptic Vibes] [One Heroine] [Talents] [Potions] [Investigators] The end of the Earth Telescope Project marked the failure of a superpower. Yet only a handful of people knew the truth: it was not a lack of productivity, but that a group of humans, driven mad by their pursuit of science, had opened the gates of the apocalypse. The world restarted, technology regressed, and underground realms representing wealth, power, and authority appeared on the surface. The rulers of the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Deep Whale's Eerie Abyss 深鲸诡渊 [System] [Cthulhu] [Steampunk] [Transmigration] [Magic] [Deep-Sea Exploration] [Ships] Ling Cang, a technical genius from a cyber world, accidentally transmigrates to an oceanic world steeped in magic and steampunk, inhabiting the body of a young fisherman from a village. This world relies on Illumina Whale oil to power machinery and magic, but the Cthulhu power beneath the deep sea is gradually awakening and corrupting everything. To save his younger sister Xiao Xi, who has been cursed by the a 1Reads—Score214d adds
- 6 Eldritch Evil Gods 克苏鲁邪神 A new story is out! Come read my work on Tomato Novel: Evil God Sacrifice, Ten Sequences, Supernatural, Ten Followers, No Female Lead, Ruthless, Survival. Reach 1,000 points. Awakened personal status panel. Name: Lin Xiaobei. Age: Unknown. Lifespan: 30 days. Identity: God of the Gods, awakening. Body: Mortal. Spend 1,000 points to awaken the God of the Gods sequence? 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Shocking News: An Immortal Has Died 惊闻仙死 [No romance + Chinese-style adventure + mystery and horror + Cthulhu + mild scares] My name is Shen Shuyang. I'm an ordinary high school student, but one day I died in a premeditated murder. I died, but came back to life... After crawling out of a mass grave, I met a group of strange people. I thought slaying evil spirits was the righteous thing to do, only to discover I had long since become one of them. I thought I was an evil spirit who did nothing but harm, only to learn that everything I ha —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Chronicles of Sinful Souls 罪魂纪 [Fantasy and Nonhuman Races | Firearms and Cold Weapons | Political Intrigue and Ensemble Cast | Epic Coming-of-Age Saga] [Smart Characters | No Saintly Heroics | Cautious and Decisive] War flares across the continent, and the shadow of the nonhuman races appears once more. Tensions simmer within humanity, where power and scheming set traps at every turn. Soren Yimen, a nobody from the city of Eke, is forced into the fray. He relies on his wits, not hot-blooded courage, to grow through one deadl —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The First Year of Utter Darkness 至暗元年 [Cthulhu] [Supernatural Powers] [A Bizarre World] This is a world reminiscent of the Victorian steam age, where the bizarre and the supernatural coexist. "Rook, I can smell fate on you." Jack Sparrow. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 I Entrust My Heart to the Mountains and Rivers? 我心寄河山？ My heart belongs to the rivers and mountains? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Enigmatic Dao 诡秘玄道 [Cthulhu Mythos] [Primordial Elements] [Transmigration] [Cultivation] [Lord of the Mysteries] In the Miskatonic University Library, in a secret room at the northeast corner of the first floor, late at night; a soul transmigrated into this world. A boy lay in an array of patterns drawn with his own blood, slowly opening his eyes beneath countless forbidden tomes; "In the northern darkness there is a source, the progenitor of life. At the ultimate end of the source, none know its form or name." As —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Cthulhu Universe: The Many-Faced Evil Hunter 克苏鲁宇宙：千面猎邪人 Have you ever felt the deepest despair humanity can experience? The indescribable horrors, their forms boundless, laugh loudly at our fate from behind the curtain of the starry sky. They are observers, puppeteers pulling the strings. They disdain entering the fray themselves, but the primal desires of living beings and the malice of their followers carry out their will, bringing disaster upon us. My mission is to send the evils roaming the world away. After countless incidents, I understand that 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Cthulhu: The Jobless Me Brought the Gods to an End 克苏鲁：无职的我终结了神明 (Ensemble cast + Lovecraftian + sequences + apocalypse + grand schemes) Have you ever wondered? Was this blue planet once ruled by a terrifying host of beings like these? Have you ever wondered? Does an indescribable entity lie dormant in the depths of the sea somewhere in this world? Have you ever wondered? Does the King in Yellow wander the barren deserts somewhere in this world? They all have fanatical followers. In the gray mist, the indescribable Cthulhu wanders. Alien races invade, the unc 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 The Arcane Gear: I Devour the Old Ones with the System 诡秘齿轮：我靠系统吞噬旧日 The age of the fog-shrouded city, where steam roars and machinery intertwines with the occult. Whispers of the Old Gods echo, while forbidden knowledge stirs beneath the surface. Investigator Abel Carter was born into an ordinary life, but during a mine collapse he unexpectedly acquired a strange System. Deep within the world lurk nine unknowable Great Old Ones. Humanity relies on a blend of steam technology and occult arts to create supernatural professions such as Espers and Mechanics. Bearing 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Apocalypse Is Almost Over 即将结束的末日 [Supernatural powers | Cthulhu | No System | No formulaic tropes | Slow-paced | No saintly protagonist] In this world, everything changed after the gods descended. Immortal monsters, strange incantations bestowed as blessings, and terrifying sacrificial rituals emerged. After a new order was established, Shi Yi awoke amid the ruins. A bizarre set of scales floated before him, but he had forgotten who he was. In the mist-shrouded royal court, amid a twisted and chaotic symphony, the long staircas 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Do Not Open the Gate to Heaven 莫启天门 When the Jin army marched south once again, its spearhead aimed straight at Lin’an, an inhuman roar rose from beneath the earth. Seawater surged inland, and enormous tentacles tore through the city walls. Before the awakening Evil God, humanity’s wars and the rise and fall of dynasties were no more than insignificant background noise. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Narrative Paradox 叙事悖论 Also known as: The Healer Who Maxed Out His Healing Is Wanted Worldwide by the Old Gods [Cthulhu] [Superpowers] [Leveling Up] [Slow-Burn] [Not Mindless] [Not Invincible] [No Female Lead] Shen Yuexing wakes in a pool of holy water and discovers that he has arrived in a mysterious world. This is one corner of countless parallel universes, already eroded and corrupted by the Outer Gods and on the verge of collapse at any moment. He has been chosen as a [Narrative Corrector] and given the power to f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 Qi Devours the Void: The Old Records of Xuandu 炁噬归墟：玄都旧日簿 The ancient gods are about to awaken from their seals. On a night when blood seeps from the bronze cauldron, Chenxing Jin locks away the disturbance in the spiritual leyline. The Great Wall of Black Mist collapses, and before the clan elder mutates, he slips him half a Qi-Gathering Pill. The Dragon-Severing Stone cracks, a bone blade grows from within his body, and a fading phantom voice cuts to the bone: "What you guarded was never the seal." 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Surviving in a World Full of Scheming Bastards as the Pope 苟在人均老阴比的烂怂世界当教宗 [Lovecraftian elements]+ [Divine secret identities]+ [Light management]+ [Sequences]+ [Western fantasy lean]+ [No heroine]+ [A complicated mix]+ [Holy Grail War-style midgame]+ [Infinite Flow endgame] After getting absurdly lucky and reincarnating into another world as a wage slave, Jiang Ling finds himself saddled with the working-stiff package. From the start, he inherits his predecessor’s estate, and the world gains a false god who is omniscient and omnipotent in his dreams. Some say false go 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 20 Andersen's Fairy Tales: Short Stories for Bedtime 安屠生童话，睡前短篇故事 [Cthulhu] [Dark Fairy Tales] [No Romance] [Chilling on Reflection] [Fairy tales? These are terrifying parables from before humanity’s destruction!] When familiar fairy tales become incantations summoning evil gods, every precious childhood memory of yours will become your deepest fear! The Little Mermaid, Ailiya, wakes in a palace of flesh and discovers she is the “pure vessel” offered by the Deep Ones to the Old Gods... The Little Match Girl, Aila, lights a flame and sees the whole town’s resid 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 An Immortal Body from the Start, So I’m Going to Save the World? 开局不死之身，我去拯救世界？ [Comedy + one heroine + dark fairy tale + nearly invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless] A brooding, socially anxious man with a sharp tongue and a soft heart, no morals whatsoever, and a built-in thunderous language System transmigrates into a dark fairy-tale world thoroughly corrupted by the Seven Deadly Sins, where every fairy tale has been twisted. Through a series of mishaps, the world's will recognizes him as a fairy-tale knight. “What do you mean I’m a fairy-tale knight now, and m 358Reads—Score10314d adds
- 22 Sequence: Abyssal Overlord 序列：深渊主宰 [Potions + thirteen divine sequences + secret and uncanny mysteries. Get through 20 chapters and you'll be hooked.] The sun vanished, and the world fell into an eternal, unchanging dusk. Disaster sprouted from shadow and madness, twisting reality and devouring all living things. On the desperate wasteland, thirteen secret “sequences of godhood” emerged as humanity's only path to survival. At the end of each sequence lay authority and madness beyond the imagination of ordinary people. He is Li Xu 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Unfathomable Idiom Tales 不可名状的成语故事 You’ve surely heard the stories behind idioms like “Lord Ye loves dragons,” “pretending to play the yu,” and “a rooster’s crow and a dog’s theft.” But would you be willing to hear my versions of these familiar idiom tales, told in a different way? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Lonely Moon Era 孤月纪元 (A note for readers: This isn't a typical power fantasy. Every step is difficult, though the pacing won't drag. If that bothers you, read at your own risk.) The countdown to death has begun. Hesitate and you die; waver in confusion and you're as good as dead. The Marked, the Favored, demigods, lesser gods, and supreme gods. This is a world where every kind of Cthulhu deity exists, a time and place where theology and science coexist, and Eastern and Western religions collide. Do you believe in go 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Quick Transmigration: Conquering Melodramatic Stories with My Best Friend 快穿之和闺蜜一起勇闯狗血文 Campus world, Xi Nan (cannon fodder): “Hey, you villain! Give my dog, Su Ran, back!” Su Ran (dog): “Woof! Woof woof!! (Help! I’ve been kidnapped by a strong, handsome dog-napper!)” Cultivation world, the classic choice at the edge of a cliff. Xi Nan (villainess), about to be pushed over: “Forgive me for being wild and free all my life.” Su Ran (in her tiny spirit-beast form): “Aah! Stop singing! Are you trying to send me off?!” “...” Ancient fantasy world, when Xi Nan meets a villain who used da 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Advent of the Dark Age 黑暗纪元之降临 Crimson rifts in the sky, a terrifying world barely visible beyond them: are they God’s judgment, or a war between civilizations? Earth has entered a true Dark Age amid the stars of the universe. Plague, mutation, evolution: who are our enemies? Perhaps our brutal struggle to survive is merely a power game among the gods. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Awakened the Unspeakable and Devoured All the Heavens 我唤醒不可名状，吞噬诸天 [Cthulhu Mythos] [Dark tone] [Nonhuman protagonist] [No female lead] Ye Mo transmigrates to a world where the supernatural is resurging. Just when he thinks he’s done for, a silver key suddenly appears within the soul that came from another world. From that moment on, the “door” connecting madness and distortion to reality swings wide open! Ye Mo begins his ascent to godhood! When R’lyeh rises from the seafloor, the Great Old Ones will return to the world! When Yog-Sothoth, the All-in-One, desce 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Healing the Sick in a Cthulhu World 我在克苏鲁世界悬壶济世 A coming-of-age story, slow-paced, with a touch of ensemble cast Everyone transmigrates, and Lu Nan is pulled by the System into a Cthulhu world. Some people receive books containing the flesh and blood of gods. Others get a little bowl that can turn power into food. But Lu Nan’s prize is Shennong’s “Tasting a Hundred Herbs.” Staring at the strange thing in front of him, he wonders, “If I take one bite, will I really not die?” When fear blots out the sky, when plagues take root among living thin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Saving the Old Days: History Becomes Unfathomable 存档旧日，历史变得不可名状 [Cthulhu Mythos + Puzzles + Unspeakable Horrors + Growth + Save Points + Rewinding + Multiple Routes] In 2012, the Explorer suddenly picked up a strange frequency. From that moment on, human history began to twist. All the famous figures of the past, good or evil, were corrupted beyond recognition, their images and obsessions alike. The flame passed down through the generations turned putrid. Even though technology survived, humanity was trapped on Earth, unable to reach space. The remnants of t 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Come, Let's Go See What Ascending to Heaven Is Like 走，和我一起去飞升看看 [Xuanhuan Mystery + Protecting the Nation + Interwoven Bonds Among a Cast of Characters + No System] The fourth day of the eleventh month of the Wuxu year. Across the world’s cultivation community, everything except for the gifted young cultivators began to change. That included my master, Chen Xuanjun, the leader of the Daoist sects. He smiled at me as he peeled all the skin from his own body. Muttering, “My attire is improper. How can I face the true god?” Seven years later, my superior’s youn 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Chronicles of the Phantom: Bound by the Old Ones 诡影录：旧日之缚 Cthulhu Mythos + Western Middle Ages + No System + Mental Cultivation Christopher, a modern-day librarian obsessed with the Cthulhu Mythos, had his consciousness transmigrate while reading an obscure old book. He awoke as a down-on-his-luck private detective struggling to survive in Victorian London. At first glance, the world was all steam engines and rigid social conventions, but Christopher keenly sensed the sinister secrets lurking in the shadows beneath the gas lamps: strange reports of dis 2Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 32 Arcane Cards: The Gods’ Game Begins with a Werewolf 诡秘卡牌，从狼人开始的众神游戏 [Mystery + apocalypse + werewolves + cards + cosmic horror + sequences] [No harem, no invincibility, not a wish-fulfillment story, no formulaic tropes] Listen. The bells are tolling, and the game of the gods has begun. A godless land lies under a shroud, while corruption from calamities spreads. The gods toy with mortals. In a world on the brink of annihilation, an ordinary man named Lu Chuan becomes a werewolf and struggles to survive. He collects the cards left behind by the gods and searches 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Erosion of Immortality 不朽之蚀 [Cthulhu] [Eerie] [No Female Lead] [Apocalypse Descends] When eternal statues of the gods are stripped away and consumed, when insects crawl across immortal divine thrones, can the world still maintain its former order? No one knows. As everything slowly collapses, Cheng Zhiyue, cruelly dealt a hand by fate, finds his soul transported into this world. Using another person’s identity and abilities, all he wants is to return to his own world. But when the flood of the apocalypse arrives, all he ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Martial World Mysteries: Beginning with the Seven Chapters of Xuan Jun 武林异闻，从玄君七章开始 The strange tales of the martial world intertwine with the horrors lurking in the shadows and legends of immortal beings who live forever. What is real? What is false? What is a dream? What is truth? I don’t know, and no one else does either. 26Reads—Score514d adds
- 35 An Evil God? I'm a True God of the Blood Clan! 邪神？我是血族正神！ [Cthulhu + Sequences + Bloodline + Evil Gods + Potions + Deities] The blood clan's mad progenitor whispers deliriously as he is corrupted. Rune drifts through this deranged world, where distortion and madness are rungs on the sequence ladder. The black smoke of blood and steam is the world's gearwork. A true god? No! It is Him! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The Séance of Bristol City 布里斯托密市的降神仪式 [Cthulhu Mythos + Ensemble Cast + Mystery] A summoning ritual brings a being from another dimension into the city of Bristol. Its whispers drive people insane and blur the line between reality and illusion. They watch its arrival in despair. Before it, humankind is no more than a speck of dust, infinitesimal and insignificant. Will Crosse raises his gun like a marionette and points it at his temple, ready to pull the trigger. Dr. Connor writhes in agony on the ground. He covers his ears and shut 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Face the Apocalypse of the Old Ones 直面旧日末日 [Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraftian, infinite-flow, eerie, no female lead or one female lead] The madness of the Old Ones has descended once more. The sea that gave birth to countless universes is here, and the flames of civilization are about to go out. You can choose to record the final histories of these civilizations, or try to save them. At the beginning, the worlds the protagonist encounters are generally limited to planets with human civilizations. Only those who have experienced three world-en 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Infinite Reincarnation: Abyss Player 无限轮回：深渊玩家 My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Mask Burns at Daybreak 假面燃昼 The entire city has become a blood-red theater for the gods, and everyone is drawing lots to determine their fate. Jiang Zhao draws only a marginal role: a temporary actor. With no protagonist’s aura to protect him, he can only spend the three minutes after someone else exits the stage playing the dead, a hero, or even a god. Through countless acts of throwing himself into a role, he carves a path to survival for humanity, but with every victory, he forgets a little more of himself. “When I’ve b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Cthulhu: The Xiangxi Gu Truth (Prequel to Gu Watch) 克苏鲁之湘西蛊真(蛊观外传前篇) Cthulhu: The Gu Sorcery of Western Hunan (Prequel to Gu Watching) 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 My Body Is Slowly Becoming That of an Ancient God 我的身体在慢慢古神化 I was tainted by the Abyss, and my body is irreversibly transforming into that of an Old God. My bones twist, strange patterns spread, and everything in my field of vision is an indescribable horror. Anyone who looks at me loses their sanity and goes mad. Every time I use my powers, I lose another piece of my humanity forever. In the eyes of the world, I am a monster, an outcast to be feared and shunned. Then the evil gods descended, the rules collapsed, and all things fell into ruin. Humanit 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Doomsday Abyss: I Am the Calamity 末日神渊：我才是灾厄 Shenyuan, a world born atop the corpse of a demon god. The demon god’s delectable flesh and blood have attracted countless indescribable predators... These apex predators shine upon the land like suns, greedily seizing the demon god’s flesh and blood. Blood-soaked, filth-stained suns, mechanical sparks, suns of the olden days... But the demon god is not quite dead, and is constantly plotting to rise again. The creatures of this world were either born here, captured and brought here, or sired 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Was the Movie Star's Fall from Grace All My Doing? 影帝跌落神坛，是我一手造成？ Was I the one who caused the Movie Emperor to fall from grace? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Shadow Hunter of the Abyssal Dream 渊梦猎影 [A comedic-leaning story, not traditional Cthulhu, with plenty of jokes. If it's not your thing, please don't flame me (T_T)] “An Arab once said that the dead do not lie in eternal slumber. In the strange and ancient aeons, even death itself may die.” Yu Yuan has been haunted by so-called hallucinations since birth. Then Hoshino Riko appeared, making them seem even more real. But are his hallucinations really just hallucinations? “I think I’m sick. Really sick...” “No, you’re not sick. You’ve si 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Fragments of Abyssal Dreams 渊梦残章 [A lightly modified version of the original Cthulhu Mythos setting] [Give it a few more chapters] [Solid logic] [A slow start] In the unknown abyss of the boundless universe, on the chaotic edge where illusion and reality intertwine. The universe is but a tiny phantom, time no more than a disorderly flow! Your gaze tears open a rift in reality, connecting us to the palace of The Great Ruler. The melody of chaos, the end of order. We dance to this melody, and go mad to its tune. We offer you our 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 My Inspiration Is Maxed Out From the Start, and It Has Its Eye on Me! 开局灵感拉满，我被祂盯上了！ [Steampunk]+ [A touch of Lovecraftian horror]+ [Fantasy adventure]+ [Not a mindless power fantasy]+ [Slow burn] When the stars return to their proper places and worlds overlap, Li Pingyi from Earth merges with Rhine from another world. Here, steam engines roar and the supernatural and uncanny permeate everything. This is the best of times, and the worst of times. New collides with old; flesh and soul intertwine. Nobles and commoners, capitalism and feudalism. As the lambs of the present age bas 125Reads6.8Score11614d adds
- 47 Chronicles of the Supernatural 诡异见闻之录 [Cultivation + Cthulhu Mythos + Potion Sequences] Beneath ordinary life, undercurrents are always stirring. Is the truth we see really the truth? During an accident, Zhao Zhipeng encounters an existence beyond human understanding, and a crisis follows in its wake. Under the guidance of Liming Xi, he learns that beyond spiritual energy and magic, there are even more mysterious powers. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Beneath the Divine Gaze 神视之下 [Cthulhu Mythos + Legends and Myths + Urban] My name is Han Shi. What I’m about to tell you may be hard to accept, but you’d better listen. Every legend in the world really happened, and some are still active today. The myths may be beautiful, but behind them lies a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The conflict between the rules affects more than ordinary living beings. Even the gods are nothing but slightly bigger playthings. Yes, we’ve discovered the gods. But you’d better not pray to t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Man Who Could Not Carry the Coffin 不能拖棺的人 [Western fantasy + Lovecraftian horror + another world + one heroine + search for memories + villain protagonist + ensemble cast + slow burn] When history becomes a curse, memory itself is the original sin I woke in the ruins with nothing but empty memories and a lonely soul. Searching for the person I used to be, I followed my past through city after city. Along the way, I saw the forgotten “Hero” and “Demon King,” the great and evil ancient sorcerer Ibon, three hundred years of horrors, grudge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 A Faded World 褪色世界 [Urban Fantasy / Light Sci-Fi / Cthulhu Mythos / Mystery and Growth / Ensemble Cast / Pure Romance] Synopsis: A poker-faced genius high school student with a self-healing cheat ability is swept into the undercurrents of a bloodborne curse, a mysterious record company, and an ancient catastrophe. As he gets beaten down and grows stronger, he is forced to accept that he himself is the one who, in the future, will become the Witch of the Original Land's former... For readers who: Enjoy the vibe o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
