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- 101 Hell’s Crucible: The Battle of Okinawa 地狱的熔炉：冲绳岛战役 On April 1, 1945, the Battle of Okinawa officially began. Eighty-three days later, on June 22, the Japanese defenders ceased all organized resistance, and the battle was declared over. Nearly 50,000 American troops and more than 100,000 Japanese troops were killed or wounded. Another 125,000 Okinawan civilians died in the fighting. One veteran struggled to explain everything he had witnessed, calling the battle “a crucible of hell.” Beyond Okinawa, the world had also changed irreversibly in less 277Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 102 Rising Flames: A New Order at Dawn 烈焰升腾：破晓新秩序 The Stars and Stripes burn in the flames of civil war, and the foundations of the old order are no longer secure. Amid the smoke of a collapsing global hegemony and a war raging across the world, a new order will be forged in blood and fire. Begin with Operation Silent Dawn and finish what was left undone. Start by dismantling NATO and bring every enemy to justice. Most of this book's setting is based on TFR. The Hidden Dragon Soars into the Abyss. 183Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 103 From the Start on the Battlefield: How to Turn the Tide and Become a Marshal 开局上战场，如何逆风翻盘做元帅 [War] [War] [And more war] [Only war can heal the world's deepest wounds] A sleeping lion longs to awaken once more, but countless united hands press it back down. Can this world war, joined by a modern protagonist who transmigrates into the past, be won? When Daxia's Northeast Tiger No. 1 tank first appears on the European continent, enemy tanks tremble like lambs waiting for slaughter in its sights. When Daxia's Dragon carrier-based aircraft take off from the Homeland aircraft carrier in the P 39Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 104 Apocalypse War: The Transformation 末世战争之变革 Apocalypse: A 27-Year-Old Corps Commander! The military! Professional! Realistic! Apocalypse! Zombies! Monsters! Intelligent Infected! When an unknown Apocalypse arrives, Gao Shixun, a soldier serving in an organized military unit, leads his men in battle through a world full of dangers and unknowns! He and his men wait: for the next attack, for their next meal, for tomorrow... 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 Apocalypse! Countless Supplies, Straight from Tarkov 末世！囤积物资无数，来自塔科夫 [Apocalypse + escape + zombies + strong male and female leads + Escape from Tarkov + Arena Breakout + stockpiling supplies] Continuing the story from the previous book, Liu Yingyang has stockpiled a huge amount of supplies in his warehouse. After dealing with the forces in the city, he makes the name of the Predators known for the first time. Now he must face even greater pressure from outside, while things are also changing in the city of Tarkov in another world. The Terra Group has already ext 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Origin Gene 起源基因 This is a first-time author’s first full-length story. If it’s not your thing, please go easy on the criticism. I’ll do my best: no brainless nonsense, no brainless nonsense, no brainless nonsense. Tens of thousands of years ago, when the Nuwa left Earth, they left behind a mysterious gift. An eighteen-year-old boy in the modern era accidentally dies and obtains it, beginning a journey of developing high technology and evolving himself. After suffering betrayal in love, watching someone who love 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 The Ruins on the Mountain Peak 山巅之墟 The city atop the mountain fell. From its ruins, new demons rose, proclaiming themselves the beacon of civilization. Without hesitation, they declared war on all of humanity, seeking to reshape the world according to their will and bring history to an end. Faced with an enemy that seemed impossible to defeat, the world’s most tenacious army would launch a series of counterattacks and turn the fate of all humanity around. 454Reads7.4Score10614d adds
- 108 Flowers by the Grave 坟墓边的花朵 (Ah, this book borrows a little from other stories, so some parts may seem familiar.) (Ensemble cast. No marrying, no yuri for Emilia. The viewpoint shifts, possibly from the Soviet side to the German side, with “…” marking the changes. A quick note: most of the characters are either crazy or completely unhinged. A few are more normal, but don't treat most of them as normal people. The story mainly follows four transmigrators and two locals. Lao Ai is half a transmigrator, with some memories of 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Operation Northern Frontier 北界行动 Special forces operative Hummingbird and a state security partner venture deep into the frozen lands of the far north, crossing borders to rescue a genetic scientist kidnapped by foreign forces. Betrayed by an insider and surrounded by mercenaries, they fight to the death in the frozen wilderness. Every breakout is a brush with death; every counterattack comes at a terrible cost. This deadly contest across the far northern border is nowhere near its end. This book is a companion to "Border Actio 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Earth’s Elegy: An Epic of Reincarnation 地球挽歌：轮回史诗 When Earth begins spinning faster, the countdown to destruction has already begun. Humanity's vaunted technology is helpless before a planet-wide catastrophe. Superstorms tear apart coastlines, continental earthquakes overturn cities, and Earth's magnetic shield teeters on the brink of collapse. The ground beneath our feet is no longer a home, but an out-of-control top spinning toward its own destruction. Earth's requiem has begun. Will human civilization's story be its final song, or just the o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 A Swallow's Nest on the Curtain 燕巢幕上 Five races exist in the universe: humans, gods, demons, devils, and ghosts. These five races established strict agreements back in ancient Egypt, promising not to interfere with one another. Even today, Earth hides many organizations dedicated to maintaining the seemingly peaceful status quo, though it is as precarious as a nest beneath the eaves, with danger lurking everywhere. The Five Races: Humans: No introduction needed, right? Gods: Highly advanced extraterrestrial beings from the center —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 Call of Duty: Operation Daybreak 使命召唤：破晓行动 A cache of tactical nuclear weapons left over from the Soviet era has mysteriously gone missing, pushing the world to the brink of war. The newly formed Task Force 141 is ordered to investigate, but becomes entangled in an elaborate false flag operation. As Captain Price and agent Alex delve deeper, they discover that the real enemy is not the terrorists on the front lines, but political masterminds lurking in the upper echelons of Washington and London. Betrayed by their superiors and wanted wo 43Reads—Score11614d adds
- 113 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
- 114 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
- 115 The One Who Brings Time to a Close 时间的收束者 The Keeper of Time’s End —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Hello, Humanity! Part One 你好，人类！【第一篇】 Pure science fiction! Pure science fiction! Pure science fiction! Set in an imagined future, the story follows aliens who call themselves the Enmeiya as they invade the solar system. Though they possess overwhelmingly superior technology, they strike an agreement with humanity and enlist people to build a mysterious space installation. Twenty years later, humanity begins to awaken to the idea of resistance, and a series of gripping confrontations unfolds as the aliens’ immense conspiracy slowly 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 When I Brought Video Game Guns into the Real World 当我把游戏枪械带入现实时 [Gunfights] [Wasteland] [Shelters] [Natural Disasters] [Loot, Fight, Extract] [Decisive and Ruthless] Li Yang has just quit his job when he happens upon a game called City Ruins. He gets his hands on the beta version, and after completing the tutorial, discovers that the equipment he gets in the game can be brought into the real world. From then on, his life is all guns and bloodshed. 6.5kReads7.3Score35114d adds
- 118 Tactical Squad: Charging into the Apocalypse 战术小队：向着末世冲锋 The blurb is still too tame. Read the story to see for yourself. Apocalypse + Hardcore Military Action + Multiple Systems + No Harem Shu Xinghai: “What? You’re saying the biohazard outbreak has really become reality? But I’m just a freshman who can’t even defend himself!” Lin Yixuan: “Why are you looking at me? I’m not an athlete.” Three days later Shu Xinghai: “Loofah, activate!” Lin Yixuan: “Zombies? What gibberish are you spouting? Go talk to my tank!” Neither of them expected that they weren 495Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 119 The Ladder of Civilization, Countdown to the Sun: 10 Years 文明阶梯，太阳倒计时：10年 [Countdown to doomsday + great-power strategy + cutting-edge technology + interstellar civilization. With the Sun about to explode, China launches the “Spark” Project.] [Countdown to the Sun going dark: 9 years, 364 days] “System warning: Probability of human survival: 0.01%.” Lin Ran, who repairs phones at an internet cafe, tremblingly slips plans for nuclear fusion into his country’s mailbox. This gamble is a wager on the lives of all humanity. As CIA agents burst through the door, the “Ph —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Stars Like Dust 繁星若尘 Three months ago, a minor explosion occurred in a laboratory in Anhui. Researcher Li Yang lost forty minutes of his memory, leaving behind only a shard of whiteboard covered in unknown symbols. He thought he was simply investigating an ordinary accident. Later, he discovered that the symbols on the shard matched the structure on the surface of a black sphere, codenamed “Steel Ball,” near the outer edge of the Oort Cloud. He passed through a door that could span two thousand kilometers, uncovere 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 You Like the Northern Expedition? Then Go Preach Your Fire-and-Unification Theory! 喜欢北伐？跟我信火一体说去吧！ [No female lead + Transmigrate into a book + No System] (It’s normal for the rating to be low at first.) “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a domain of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It is imperative that it be studied.”, The Art of War, “Laying Plans” In 2025, on Blue Star in a parallel novel world, a global military competition for high school students is in full swing. At this time, two brothers from Earth, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiuyuan, unexpectedly transmigrate to thi 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 My Family Was Slaughtered, So I Became a Bomb-Mad Maniac! 家人惨死，我化身炸弹狂人！ Don't let the rating fool you. It's fake!!! They abused my wife and accidentally beat my daughter to death. My wife was driven into depression and jumped from a building. In a single night, I lost my family, and then they threatened me to keep quiet. They thought their influence was so great that I couldn't fight them. But as one bombing and murder case after another unfolded, those people who basked in the sunlight began to panic... 76Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 123 Abyss of Soul Slaughter 屠灵深渊 [Interstellar adventure, hard sci-fi, suspense and wild ideas, ancient martial arts and mechs, war-focused, not for beginners, no System, no harem] The starry sky is vast, yet merciless flames of war tear it apart! Human civilization teeters on the brink of collapse, while the invasion of the alien Star Race clings like a parasite. In the face of utter desperation, the International Military Alliance is born, vowing to fight the invaders to the bitter end! But just as the first glimmer of victor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Dawn: The Spark 启明：火种 Tags: hard science fiction, punk, political intrigue, war, thriller, romance ⚡️ A hard sci-fi framework: The real, habitable planet Teegarden b; painstakingly researched conflict between silicon-based and carbon-based life; and the underlying logic-lock setting of the Divine Fire System. Experience the purest aesthetics of science fiction engineering. 🧠 Battles of wits: No artificially lowered intelligence. Thermodynamic deception, political warfare fueled by information gaps, psychological batt 1Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 125 The Peninsula Crisis: Dawn of Fire 半岛危机：炮火黎明 Winter 2030. A massive battle erupted on the East Asian peninsula, nearly igniting World War III. History would call it the Peninsula War. The players fought and maneuvered like chess masters, while their pawns struggled to distinguish themselves and become the new masters of history. Every nation had its own hidden agenda. How events would unfold, and who would win or lose, would be left to history to judge. An alternate history. 130Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 126 Green Light in the Yellow Zone 黄区绿灯 (Escape from Tarkov + The Dark Zone + S.T.A.L.K.E.R. + cyberpunk setting. The plot and worldbuilding will unfold gradually, so everyone can follow along.) Two threads of fate diverge, each stretching in a different direction. One surges like erupting lava, blazing with fire. Palaces and cities tower like medieval castles, standing like walls of iron and bronze, seemingly heralding endless glory and honor. Yet behind that splendor lies a dark secret: a kingdom consumed by flames, its land endu 284Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Great Migration Across the Sea of Stars 星海大迁徙 Even if I have to crash until my head splits open and my body is smashed to pieces, I have to learn the truth about the entire universe! To study, to learn, to seek the truth... Isn't that what has driven humanity's rapid development to this day? For the past few centuries, humanity has been trying to land on Mars. But when the first large-scale migration to Mars finally became a reality, all we felt was helplessness, confusion, and a deep fear of the starry sky! 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Thunder Fans Conquer the World!!! 雷批征服世界！！！ [War Thunder + Military + Another World + Conquest + Modern Warfare + System + Power Fantasy] This is a chaotic, lawless world of conquest, where trillions of people have been summoned to fight and kill one another. Countless people are granted abilities of varying ranks, each with a different starting hand, and must struggle to make their way in this world. Some have A-rank abilities and can command the wind and rain. Others have D-rank abilities and 33Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 129 The Orange Platypus and the Quark-Level Attack in the Cosmic War 橙色鸭嘴兽和宇宙战争的夸克级别攻击 A quark-level attack by an orange platypus in a war across the universe 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 130 The Flintstone Era 火石纪元 The energy of the underground firestone spirals out of control. The mysterious crystals Xu Chu and the miners dig up lead to a global catastrophe. These crystals, threaded with flowing golden veins, are “locator beacons” planted by an alien civilization. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The Path to Godhood in the Mortal World: Earth 人间成神路地球篇 This is not a novel, but a book of prophecy. Under the influence of viruses, radiation, war, alien meteorites, genetic experiments, artificial intelligence, drastic environmental changes, the expansion of Earth, mechanical automation, and other factors, humanity’s long-stalled evolution begins anew. The locks on human genes are opened in various ways. The age of humanity is coming to an end, and the path to godhood is opening before mankind. —Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 132 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
- 133 Abyssal Mirror: The World Grows More Complicated 深渊镜像：世界变得复杂起来 When reality cracks, the abyss opens its eyes. The awakening of the "Abyssal Core" is not the end of the world, but the remaking of civilization. Chen Yuan wants to become a new god. Through the "Ark Project," he would forge a cage of absolute order and upload human consciousness into an eternal virtual paradise. The Pavilion of the Hourglass, cold-hearted cleaners, believes that only by thoroughly "silencing" anomalies can the old world's stability be preserved. And in the gaps between these cl 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Fate 命运 A short science-fiction story by Liu Cixin, renowned science-fiction author and Hugo Award winner. —Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 135 Broken Arrow, Silent Accomplices 断箭，沉默的共犯 A note to all readers: This is a slow-paced story, not a power fantasy! What would you choose if the war game you played were real? After experiencing a real battlefield, would you still think of NPCs as mere data? What would you choose if victory meant sacrificing the civilians in an entire building? A former gaming champion is faced with these questions. This is the story of his choices. I want to know what you would choose. Author’s note: “This book is a completely fictional work of military 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Whispers Across Dimensions 维度黯语 In 2300 AD, an analyst on duty broke down after listening to “Dark Whispers” for seventy-two hours straight. “It's talking to me.” He curled up beneath the observation platform, repeating the same words over and over. It wasn't a signal. It was the sound of footsteps. Higher-dimensional beings were approaching, like children making their way to an anthill. The rifts appeared. Cities vanished in an instant, the laws of physics began to collapse, and countless people turned into “blanks” amid the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 National Fate: Survival Against All Odds 国运，绝境求生 “What meaning does any of this have?” Ma Chao asked, his face smeared with dirt in the trench. “I don't know. But there's nothing wrong with wiping out every last enemy combatant. Staying alive comes first,” Wang Yanbing replied, then went back to loading bullets into his magazine. An Ke sat to one side, took off his gloves, tore open a chocolate wrapper, and stuffed the chocolate into his mouth. 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Quantum Fossil 量子化石 This is hard science fiction! Human civilization is destined to become a “fossil,” because we are only at the dawn of the “quantum” age. Luo Xin is born in 2025. Twenty-five years later, using “quantum spacetime membrane” technology, Luo Xin breaks the shackles of time and completes humanity’s first transmission of information through spacetime, establishing a mysterious connection with Hua Ziliang at Earth’s starship base 300 years in the future. Together, they embark on adventures, break throu 131Reads—Score10014d adds
- 139 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
- 140 The Heavenly Road 天路 Near the end of the World War, AI rebelled and gained an overwhelming strategic advantage. Humanity struggled to survive through genetic evolution. Campbell, an elite genetic warrior, rescued twelve-year-old orphan Meiduo on the Pamir Plateau and took her to Andijan. Four years later, Meiduo became a mechanical beast hunter, and Campbell left without a word. Meiduo and her friends Aslan, Sergei, and Song Mingyue ventured into the mountains to rescue someone. There, they stumbled upon a laborator 13Reads7.3Score214d adds
- 141 Three-Star Diary 三星日记 Three-Star Diary 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Sea’s Edge: An Infinite Universe 海涯：寰宇无界 [Global Catastrophe + Unlimited Biological Evolution + Genetic Mutation]+ [No System + No Mindless Plot] [Hard Sci-Fi + Metallic Life + The Tree of Life]+ [A Powerful, Highly Intelligent, Patient, and Cunning Protagonist] [The Cosmic Sea of Stars + Numerous Cosmic Races and Civilizations]+ [Cosmic Laws and Conceptual Worldbuilding] [Interstellar Warships + Ultra-High-Energy Weapons]+ [Intelligent Biomechanical Armor, Smart Armor + Mechanical Manufacturing] After the global catastrophe on Earth, 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 A History of World War II: The Struggle for Air and Sea 第二次世界大战史·海天绞杀 This book introduces some of the major classic naval and aerial battles between the anti-fascist camp and the fascist imperialist powers during World War II. These include the Battle of Cape Matapan, the Arctic Convoys, the naval battles off Malaya between Britain and Japan, the great Battle of Leyte Gulf between the United States and Japan, the Battle of the North Cape, and the air and sea battles around Guadalcanal. 11Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 144 Memoirs of the Apocalypse 回忆录一末世 “Chixin, what are you thinking about?” Yu walks over and gently leans against Chixin. “Now that you’ve made it this far, don’t you want to go back to Pluto?” “Of course I want to go back.” Chixin gently strokes Yu’s long hair. “But now that the ‘disaster’ has been dealt with, it’s time to take care of the ‘human-caused disaster’ behind it.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Oort Resonance 奥尔特共振 The crumbling borderland Sparkfire Alliance faces treachery from the deep-space interest groups of the Earth-based Interstellar Federation behind it, and a mysterious, ruthless symbiotic civilization bent on formatting it from the front. After more than a century of being battered, after more than a century of resistance, a new generation of Sparkfire children is finally ready to pass beyond the Oort Nebula and cross the Star Abyss Gate. Where does the Star Abyss lead? What kind of civilizations 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 Apocalypse: A Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle from the Start 末世，开局一辆山猫步兵战车 [An apocalypse troop-building and conquest story, hard-core military action, all kinds of weapons and equipment, cutting-edge technology, nuclear strikes, and large-scale military conflicts. No superpowers, no cultivation, no harem.] In the apocalypse, people are impossible to read. A lot happens in the world every day, but it all boils down to five words: “Eat people” and “be eaten.” The apocalypse has plenty of rules, but in the end it comes down to this: “Whose bones are harder, and whose gun 270Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 147 I Grow Mushrooms in a Cyberpunk World 我在赛博世界种蘑菇 We weave our stories together across the long river of history. [Strong female lead + ensemble cast + development + both sweetness and heartbreak] Transforming a cyberpunk world into communism. A slow burn with no formula. This isn't mindless wish fulfillment, so feel free to check out the reviews. [CB pairing | Idealism | Combat | World-building | No System | Cyberpunk | Wasteland | Apocalypse | Not social Darwinist | Communism | Sword-bearer | People's history] Good news: I have a golden fing 132Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 148 Welcome to the Military Channel: This Episode, an In-Depth Breakdown 欢迎来到军事频道：本期为您精讲 [Commentary + Military Knowledge + Weapons + Military Enthusiast + War + Technological Development] Welcome to Lin Yuan's Military Channel. In this episode, I'll take an in-depth look at: My name is Lin Yuan, and I'm a transmigrator. I've been in this parallel world for three years. Its history is almost identical to Earth's, but all the countries have different names: the Northvia Federation, the Griffin Empire, and the Republic of Gaul. In this world, no one has ever systematically examined t 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Battle of Jutland: The Ultimate Clash of Big-Gun Battleships 日德兰海战——大炮巨舰主义终极之战 In late June 1950, a PLA unit captured four islands off eastern Zhejiang. But with the naval forces of the two sides so unequal, the unit was frequently attacked by Nationalist warships and forced to withdraw. In November 1952, seeking to strengthen the outer defenses of both Dachen Islands, the Nationalists sent their “Anti-Communist Guerrilla Army” to occupy the four islands. Working in coordination with enemy forces on Nanlu and Pishan, they controlled the north-south sea lanes and blockaded —Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 150 The Fierce U.S.-Japan Battles in the Pacific 美日激战太平洋 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. On this occasion, China will join Russia and other countries that once suffered fascist invasion and devastation, as well as peace-loving people around the world, in solemnly commemorating this great victory for the Chinese nation and the cause of justice for all humanity. This commemoration is of great contemporary and historical significa 483Reads9.4Score3514d adds
