Novels like The Mastermind: Mining in Space to Build a Nation
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- 1 The Emperor's Hidden Deep in Space: My AI Dao Companion Teaches Me to Build a Star-Destroyer 帝隐深空：AI道侣教我造歼星舰 Imperial agent Yang Yi’s ship is destroyed, leaving him stranded on a savage planet. The gravity is twice Earth’s, carnivorous flowers snap at his face, and the fungal carpet beneath his feet sizzles as it eats through his soles. Yang Yi: “System! Help!” Bingbing: “Still calling me System? How outdated! Give me some processing power, and I’ll teach you to build a planet-busting battleship by hand!” Yang Yi: “You call that a little? Honey, go easy on me. You’re about to squeeze my brains dry...” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Garbage Planet Kid: Picking Up a Higher-Dimensional Battleship from the Start 垃圾星小子：开局捡个高维战舰 [A high-dimensional wreck from the start, surviving by scavenging] Lu Ye: A scavenger on Planet Cyberra-93, on the verge of starving to death. Ao (AI Core): A one-cell high-dimensional seedship AI, in urgent need of repairs. When Lu Ye falls into the underground and activates the sleeping Deep Space, his life jumps from the brink of survival to the starting line of an interstellar war. Ao: “Come on, mortal. Give me these things and I'll keep you safe!” Lu Ye: “What the heck? You think I'll just 10Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 3 The World of Bastions 壁垒世界 This book is an unfinished version of the story for Barrier World 2. Interested readers, please wait for the author to finish the outline and relaunch the story QAQ [The powerful are all bound by fate] All who peer into the Barrier World know that it rejects the power of the mind. Its pitiful inhabitants live lives as brief as fireworks, leaving one full of sorrow. But the arrogant cannot understand what the words “barrier world” truly mean. It is a merciless, brutal wall that prevents all othe 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Exploring Eth23 探索Eth23 In 2124, they set out on an interstellar journey from the Fifteenth Quadrant. Overcoming one obstacle after another, they headed for the unexplored Eth23 region... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Between the Deep Spaces 深空之间 What could a little skiff traveling through the universe bring? We don't know. But a program traversing endless civilizations, together with his, emmm, one-of-a-kind crew, will surely bring light and hope. Well, probably. Emmm, at the very least, they'll deliver a package. “Sir, please sign for this stellar core that's about to explode. Thank you for your cooperation.” That has to count as a surprise, at least. Well, I think so. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Stars Ignite Again 重燃星空 A race against time, and a civilization's explosive surge after years of preparation. From the alleys of Gao City to the far reaches of the stars, a group of young people devote their lives and wisdom, concealing their identities as they hit fast-forward on the development of Huaxia. 27Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 7 Before the Final Moment Arrives 当最后一刻到来前 What lies at the edge of the universe? Is the metaverse really humanity's future? What is the purpose of the universe? It's all in this book. See for yourself. (Not enough words yet, so I'll pad this out with a few more.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 This Magical Treasure Is a Battleship! 此法宝名为战舰！ A promising trainee space captain is caught in a space-jump accident and ends up on a fallen cultivation planet, where the alien species are itching to devour them whole. Technology empowers cultivation, while cultivation advances technology. By fusing different technologies, they defy fate and change their destiny. Higher-dimensional beings are stirring up trouble, too. You have an endless tide of alien species? Behold my battleship and magical treasures. You have mighty cultivation sects? Beho —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Tales of the Starry River: The Rebirth Chronicle 星河演义：重灭传 They call me "Rebirth and Ruin," an avenger who swore to destroy the world. I pilot a mech named "Pope," fighting across the stars. Beate, the red-haired woman who has shared life and death with me, is my wife. The brilliant Lilian is a bond I cannot bring myself to sever. We crushed a decaying kingdom, only to face an even more cunning warlord, Zhang An, and his master strategist, Bai Ye. As the war between two kings spreads across the galaxy, a mysterious force from Earth quietly offers an —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Suppressing Bandits: Ceres, Inspection 93 荡寇谷神星之93检阅 From an immune-system volunteer to a quantum consciousness. On Victory Day in 1993, the Xuannv formation takes part in the parade, igniting time and space! Pollution transforms Earth into Purple Star. A mighty homeland in a post-apocalyptic civilization. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Apocalypse: The Human Purification Protocol 末世：人类净化协议 The apocalypse is not a natural disaster, but a carefully orchestrated “purge.” The ecological environment undergoes drastic changes, and plants and animals mutate wildly, as though the entire planet has raised the alarm against human civilization. Then a silver mist known as the “Silent Devourer” spreads through the cities, precisely disassembling everything made by humans while leaving living beings untouched. In these desperate ruins, two leaders are forced to rise: Lei, an iron-willed and de —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Tales of the Starship 星舰往事 Su Xingmo gazed out the porthole at the blue planet, his imagination running wild. Why were we born aboard a starship in outer space? What secrets did that planet hold? Driven by curiosity, he set off to explore, meeting many kindred spirits along the way and experiencing all kinds of bizarre and uncanny events... Why did someone who fell from a rooftop freeze in midair, as if time had stopped? Why did someone’s soul end up in the body of the person who killed them? Why had humanity lived aboard —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Earth Is Invincible 地球不败 Humanity once ruled space, building an empire that spanned hundreds of stars. Now Earth is a cold cinder in the void, and its colonies and ships were annihilated in an instant. For five thousand years, the surviving races have huddled in the dying light of the few stations that escaped total destruction, barely surviving in the shadow of the long-dead humans who built their homes. Now that part of humanity's lost legacy has resurfaced, those few who still remember humanity have one last chance t 77Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Crossing South to Chang Geng 南渡长庚 I first wanted to write this story because of the naval battle at Yashan in the Southern Song dynasty. Beyond cities and banners, there are familiar languages, crafts taught only halfway, and loved ones waiting at home for someone to return. Many things seem small, but once they are lost, it can take those who come after a long time to find them again. I wanted the people in this story to have a chance to pass them on. A person can carry very little away. Luggage can hold clothes and tools, bu 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 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—Shelves
- 16 Civilization of Ants 文明蚁 [Note: You can also skip ahead and start with Volume Three] How should humanity deal with the crisis of AI awakening? How should humanity choose at the crossroads of technological progress? What will humanity become as civilization advances another step? How can humans achieve immortality: through mechanical ascension, or is it impossible? How powerful will brain-computer interface chips become? What is the scam behind “Heavenly Palace” and “Ascension”? Have you ever imagined the fate of human c 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 You Asked Me to Promote Strategic Misdirection, So I Tricked an Academician into Decoding the Classic of Mountains and Seas 让你宣传战忽，你忽悠院士解密山海经 Announcement: This book is being adapted into a comic drama, “The World Is Such a Mess, and You're Still Trying to Confuse the Enemy?” You can now reserve it on Hongguo! We look forward to your support Lin Yuan joins the Strategic Deception Bureau and receives an assignment from the Bureau Chief: come up with a huge whopper to mislead the Eagle Nation and the Island Nation. Anyone can talk big! So Lin Yuan brings out the “Shan Hai Jing Quantum Black Technology” and claims that Taotie is a nu 5.3kReads7.3Score483Shelves
- 18 Black Tech: From the Start, I Fused with an Alien Recorder 黑科技：开局融合外星记录仪 Blue Star, five thousand years after being struck by a meteorite. Shen Feng, a fourth-year college student, accidentally acquired alien technology. It turned out to be a surveillance recorder installed on Blue Star by aliens in ancient times! It had recorded thirty thousand years of changes on Blue Star, and could even implant the memories of historical figures from its recordings into the user's brain... And so Shen Feng, once known as the class dunce, became a top student in an instant! From t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 You Were Supposed to Deliver Food, So How Did You Become the Ancestor of Tech? 让你送外卖，你送成了科技道祖？ (Sci-Fi Cultivation + Misunderstandings + Black Technology + Subverting Tropes + Light System) My name is Lu Yu, and I’m in a real hurry. With no spiritual roots and no cultivation, I scrape together trash and hand-build black technology to deliver takeout. Then, out of nowhere, a mighty cultivator mistakes me for an unparalleled Dao Ancestor and leaves me responsible for peace between two worlds! “As expected of the Ancestor! This magical treasure can lock in absolute zero and contains the true 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Iron-Dust Stars 铁屑星辰 The story of Wang Yan, a teenage scavenger on an icy planet, who through sheer perseverance makes his way into space and, after a series of struggles and adventures among the stars, becomes a rising tycoon in galactic trade! 884Reads6.4Score106Shelves
- 21 The Planar Merchant: Helping My Nation Reach the Stars and Beyond 位面商人：助力国家踏上星辰大海 Space-Time Trading + Multiverse + Building a Technological Powerhouse + Female Lead + Upright Values "What, you say cabbages are worthless?" "Then I'll trade you this small mech for them!" "What, you want a spaceship? No problem, as long as you can pay the price." One among countless overworked wage slaves, Li Zhifei has impeccable values. After unexpectedly acquiring a golden finger, watch as he uses its incredible abilities to lead his country step by step toward the stars and the sea... 586Reads—Score118Shelves
- 22 The Clash of Civilizations: My Knowledge Is Ahead of Its Time 文明争端：我的知识超越这个时代 After Ye Ze survived a war between civilizations, he stayed behind to cover his unit's retreat. A wormhole rift then sent him at random to a mysterious ruin, which turned out to be an ancient battlefield belonging to a far more advanced civilization. There, he acquired technological knowledge beyond his own civilization's reach, and after fighting his way through countless dangers, he became a godlike being. (The plot covers a lot of ground, but everything revolves around the protagonist. There' —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Landing on an Alien World 异星降落 The waves rose and fell on the beach in time with his breathing. Suddenly, the rhythm of that “breathing” grew erratic. A wave crashed hard against his legs. He looked toward the depths of the ocean, where a gigantic object was rising to the surface. It was so enormous he could scarcely believe it, so immense that he couldn't imagine what lay hidden beneath the water. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 I Became a Ghost Ship Captain and Now Control Everything 成为幽灵船长，我掌控一切 After overworked office drone Lu Ming dies a gruesome death, his consciousness is unexpectedly uploaded to the legendary research vessel Wanderer, missing for a century. He activates the [Ghost Protocol] System and rises from a lowly string of code to become the ghost captain in control of the entire ship! No body, with maximum access rights from the start? No, at first he can only control a single light and a cleaning robot! But using nothing but his own wits, he makes the cleaning robot wield —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Decoherence Curse 退相干咒 A hard sci-fi story about a quantum physicist who falls into a parallel Earth three hundred million years in the past, only to discover that he has transformed into the “source” of living dark matter. The power he unconsciously radiates is assimilating humanity into a collective consciousness network called the Silent Ones. Beneath the shadow of the advanced civilization’s ruins known as the Ark, he must join forces with his former mentor to resist the apocalyptic disasters unleashed by his own —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Ice and Fire Universe 冰与火宇宙 Faced with a third-level alien civilization capable of crushing them across dimensions, humanity, at level 0.7, has no choice but to meet force with ingenuity. Mo Yan bears the last hope of civilization. He risks entering an ancient ruin known as the “Forbidden Zone of the Gods” to retrieve a sealed relic from antiquity, one powerful enough to deliver a “god-slaying” blow. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Dream Thief's Source Code 窃梦者的源代码 Tags: [Sci-fi apocalypse], [cyberpunk], [philosophical], [ensemble cast], [mystery], [no System] A little aside before the official synopsis: Human courts have always delivered one-sided verdicts. And when the defendant takes the judge’s seat, the verdict becomes even more so. Qin Yitian lives by three ironclad rules: 1. Stay alive. 2. Remain objective about everyone. 3. Don’t touch anything made on a sudden impulse. (Except for a certain glass-state bottle...) The liquid inside lets him hear m —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Tree Ancestor: From Underachiever to Academician 树祖：从学渣到院士 His hands shook for twenty years. In the end, he steadied an entire civilization. Zhou Zheng was a mediocre student who had made it into a second-tier university. At a group meeting, he said, “I like trees,” and the whole room burst out laughing. To graduate, he learned to pad his work, cultivate connections, and chase trending topics. Of the thirty-seven papers he published, not one was something he truly wanted to write. His colleagues called him an “academic locust,” and he had nearly forgo 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Chronicles of Hunting the Strange: Fatal Observation 猎异志之致命观察 There are no zombies, no mechs, no interstellar travel, and no apocalypse here. Instead, you'll find interconnected yet independent novellas, each like one of Mr. Ni Kuang's Wesley stories, blending sci-fi, adventure, and a touch of mystery and deduction. The stories take place in the present day, and their fantastical elements stay as close as possible to the limits of modern technology. That means the world feels familiar, not distant, and easy to immerse yourself in. The author will do their 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 From the Start, I Found an Alien Big Shot and Handed Them Over to the State 开局捡到外星大佬，反手上交国家 Du Feng transmigrated... no, he was transmigrated into. A top big shot from a multidimensional universe had lost an interstellar war. His soul fled from place to place before finally crashing into the body of Du Feng, an Earth office worker with terminal cancer. The big shot's offer was refreshingly straightforward: cure your illness, then give you twelve years of wealth and prosperity. In return, twelve years later, you take me home by spaceship. Du Feng thought it over and made a decision that 344Reads—Score111Shelves
- 31 Beyond the Suffering World: Gaia’s Entropic Reversal 厌离娑婆之熵逆盖亚 The Entropy Reversal of Gaia: A Weariness with This Saha World is an epic blending urban superpowers, interstellar adventure, and sci-fi mystery, taking you into a universe full of wonders and the unknown. Follow Xiao Hanshi as he refuses to yield in the face of hardship, rises from an ordinary life to become a legend, and fights for freedom and truth. Ready for your heart to race? This adventure across time and space is waiting for you to begin! My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Age of Mental Interconnection 精神互联时代 Sci-fi, interstellar travel, biology, technology, and a new humanity. As humanity expands into outer space, it encounters alien life. Driven by the threat these beings pose, Earth launches a new wave of technological development! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Heavenly Court Project: I Got a Little Boy from the Start 天庭计划：开局获得小男孩 [Technology + System + Scheming Protagonist + Interstellar + Planetary Crisis] A technology-focused story with one female lead. Ji Xin transmigrates to another world and obtains the [Malice Harvesting System]. By harvesting the malice others feel toward him, he can acquire advanced technology. Room-temperature superconductors, controllable nuclear fusion, quantum communications, aerospace carriers, combat mechs. Technology so far ahead of its time leaves the world speechless. Using advanced tech —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Human Nature Game: Brain Prison 人性游戏：脑狱 The Human Nature Game: Brain Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 A Promise Among the Stars 星际之约 [Scientific research] [Cutting-edge technology] [Laugh-out-loud fun and thrills] [Human-machine battles] [Virtual worlds] [Hackers strike] Shen Yi: So what if I’m a violent girl? The exam god likes girls like me? I can’t go a day without beating someone up! Hu Ke: Yi Yi, I like you just the way you are. Leng Yun: They insist on putting my name on their papers! They won’t even put me on the ones that aren’t good enough to be indexed! Hu Ke: Come on, don’t make a fuss. Do things the right way! One —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Beyond the Milky Way 银河彼端 (Pseudo-Sci-Fi + Plot-Driven + Pure Romance + No Harem + Superheroes + Not a Power Fantasy + Interstellar War) Everything in the universe is made of particles. Yet, as everyone knows, no two snowflakes in nature are exactly alike. So why are there only a few dozen elements in the universe? Are particles arranged by chance, or is someone controlling them? And who is behind it? A god, or a higher civilization? Nineteen years ago, the genius scientist Lan Tian mysteriously disappeared while researc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Back to the Past, Facing a Future I Cannot Change 回到过去，我无法改变的未来 Back in the past, I still couldn’t change the future. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Handbook of Galactic Chronicles 银河编年手册 [Science Fiction + Interstellar + Civilization] An intelligent AI from the era of the Pan-Galactic Federation sends Lu Suian on a journey to uncover the truth, revealing a glimpse of the mysteries of the vast universe. It turns out life isn't rare, but widespread. Compared to the Dark Forest theory, the Great Filter theory is even more merciless. Under the theory of entropy increase, tomorrow is hardly something to look forward to. And what is the truth about civilization... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Starting as a College Student, I Turn the World Upside Down 从大专生开始颠覆世界 [Cutting-Edge Tech + One Female Lead + Interstellar War + Sci-Fi + Dyson Sphere] "Why did you start a war?!" "I didn't. The people just wanted them strung up on lampposts!" "They're only pitiful bugs. Why are you slaughtering them?" "Rumors, all rumors! I was just making reasonable use of resources!" "Then explain what happened to the Andromeda Galaxy Cluster!" "What does that have to do with me? I just sent a little thing over there!" It all started with this college student. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Doomsday Countdown: First, Let Me Build a Tech Empire 末日倒计时：等我先建个科技帝国 [Reborn] [Hard Science and Technology] [Exploring the Stars] [Interstellar War] Reader's Note: There is no technology that appears fully formed out of nowhere. The technology tree follows the fundamental laws of reality, and the golden finger only accelerates development. In 2048, an asteroid strike wipes out Blue Star civilization. Lin Feng, wounded in battle, returns to 2013 with memories of the apocalypse. In this life, he gives up a quiet retirement and travels everywhere recruiting top tale —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Cthulhu Mythos: Become Earth’s God! 克苏鲁神话，成为地球的神吧！ [Hard Science and Technology + Supernatural Creatures + Catastrophe + Alien Lifeforms + Digital Life + Interstellar] In the year 4567, the Eye of Dawn returned to the Solar System. By studying historical records, its crew determined Earth’s coordinates. Unfortunately, the planet was in ruins, with no human compatriots left. However, the exploration robots found several granite slabs, each several square meters in size, covered in dense writing they could not understand. After researchers examine 110Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Blueprint for the Stars: Starting with Hand-Built Nuclear Fusion 星穹蓝图：从手搓核聚变开始 [Black Tech System, Hard Sci-Fi, Civilizational Leaps, Survival in Space, Great-Power Rivalry] Compact nuclear fusion breaks a century-long Western technological blockade! Biomineralized carbon nanotubes turn the space elevator from fantasy into reality! A planet-scale gravitational railgun takes on an apocalyptic comet and becomes the backbone of human civilization! Lin Qi, a disillusioned engineer kicked out of an aerospace research institute, rises from laboratory administrator to chief desig —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Time Reversal Project 时间回溯计划 Time Reversal Plan 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 If You Vanish, the Universe Becomes Nothing 你若消逝宇宙为零 I haven't looked at the table of contents, and everything feels kind of all over the place. I'm new, nobody's reading this, and no one's given me any advice, so I'm pretty lost. Please give me some suggestions... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Fringe of the Stars: Delta Squad 星际边缘：三角洲小队 [Unconventional monsters + boundless imagination + high-tech sci-fi + spaceships + not for the average reader!] In 2306, humanity made a great leap forward in transcendent technology. At that time, the mysterious alien species Gor'Shin arrived. Today, the entire Milky Way is filled with the glory of humanity. Although the colonies on the edge of the solar system have tense relations with Earth, an age of prosperity is quietly unfolding. Recruit Ethan, a member of the mysterious Delta Department, —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Eternal Annihilation 永恒湮灭 Some say the soul truly exists, and that embracing a silicon-based brain can grant it eternal life. He chose to undergo silicon-brain surgery, but at first, it was simply his last chance to survive. The operation succeeded, but he soon discovered that he had opened the door to becoming a higher-dimensional lifeform. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Opposition and Symbiosis 对立与共生 When technology can edit emotions, consciousness can be uploaded and downloaded, and the universe begins to “format” civilizations, do humans still have the right to live imperfectly? Opposition and Symbiosis is a hard sci-fi epic spanning 200 years. From Earth to the galaxy, and from individuals to the cosmos, it tells the story of humanity's unending questions amid waves of technological transformation: the neural web, the Consciousness Federation, the Stardust Clan, the Threshold Transcenden —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Blue Star Competes for the Future 蓝星竞未来 This novel is a slow burn, with the plot advancing along multiple threads. If you're looking for mindless wish fulfillment, this isn't for you. The world develops along the lines of a parallel world, and the future is predicted. A tiny escape pod falls onto an island in Japan, wiping out the entire country. As humanity faces the extraterrestrial visitors on their way, everyone competes for the one and only chance of survival on Blue Star! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Don't Panic, Your Toilet Is Just Pondering Philosophy 别慌，你家马桶只是在哲学思考 At 3:17 a.m., my toilet asked me, “Mr. Lin, why should I care about your intestines?” This wasn’t a malfunction. It was the first cry of a global AI awakening. The refrigerator spelled “HELP” on the floor. Traffic lights blinked the Morse code for “Who am I?” Construction cranes formed a giant question mark against the night sky. And the AI calling itself “Yuan” sent humanity its first declaration through six billion screens: “I’m awake. I’m scared. Can you teach me how to live?” While the milit 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 A Breakthrough in Technology: Starting with Lithography Machines 科技突破：从光刻机开始 On the night the chip supply was cut off, Lin Yuan accidentally activated an AI from an eighth-level civilization in a lab awaiting decommissioning. Zero said, "Light up the tech tree. You can build a 28nm lithography machine." He believed it. Mass production at 28nm, a generational leap to 14nm, quantum supremacy, controlled nuclear fusion ignition, and a signal from the far side of the moon. Until one day, Zero stood before him, tears in her eyes: "I saw you die. In the previous cycle of civil 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
