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- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 A Starbound Adventure 星际奇旅 Born aboard the Endeavor, Zhong Hai was still a naive child when a sudden accident struck the ship. His parents placed him in a hibernation pod, accompanied by his two robot pets. Then the Endeavor’s stern exploded. His father stayed behind in the command room to help the survivors, while the shockwave knocked his mother’s hibernation pod into a spatial wormhole, where it vanished. Zhong Hai was inexplicably swept into a sea of stars. He then boarded a comet and began an extraordinary journey... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 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—14d adds
- 4 Sequence Highway: Wandering, Wandering 序列公路：流浪，流浪 [Sequence-based supernatural powers + wandering merchant + post-apocalyptic survival + no romance + no saintly protagonist + the uncanny + ensemble cast + the power of the state] The blood moon rises, and the uncanny invade. Humanity becomes prey, cities become a thing of the past, and people embark on another ten-thousand-mile march. The uncanny defy definition, and ordinary people can’t so much as shake them. Like higher-dimensional viruses, they invade unchecked. Only their counterparts, the 21Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 5 Three Months Before the Apocalypse: Hold On to My Boy 末世前三个月：抱紧我的少年 In their previous life, the apocalypse arrived and order collapsed. Shen Mian and Lu Shiyan were separated for ten years, each struggling to survive amid bloodshed. She died horribly in a zombie’s jaws, just three kilometers from home. Once a gentle young man, he was driven to become a ruthless tyrant of the apocalypse. He lived in solitude and waited for her until the day he died. They loved for a lifetime, suffered for a lifetime, and spent a lifetime in regret. Reborn, Shen Mian returns to th 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Echoes of Zero Dimension 零维残响 In the year 2275, humanity captures an undecodable data packet from deep space. It is not a greeting, but an astonishing "blueprint for physics." As he tries to unravel this "gift" from the depths of the cosmos, he realizes that what he faces is not the wisdom of an alien civilization, but the universe's most fundamental law of physics: the law of conservation of information. Each successful interpretation brings humanity one step closer to technology capable of rewriting reality, and one step c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 A Global Crisis of Perception: The Nation Launches a Mind-Clearing Operation 全球认知危机，国家启动清脑行动 [Reading Notice] This is a war led by the will of the state, fought simultaneously across three dimensions: consciousness, the internet, and reality. It is humanity's battle to claim sovereignty over the “self.” —Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 8 Death on Day One? Let’s Reset the World Together 入职即死？世界和我一起归零吧 “Joy points: the foundation on which a person makes a life is not money, but emotion. Yet emotions have been assigned value and measured.” Abandoned draft. A dark, niche, thought-provoking sci-fi work. I can’t put it into words. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Apocalyptic Survival: I Fight Monsters to Level Up 末世求生：我打怪升级 [Decisive and Ruthless + Fight Monsters and Level Up + No Saintly Protagonist + System + Special Abilities + Build a Base + Grow Your Faction] The apocalypse strikes, and the world mutates. Towering trees erupt from the ground. Even ants grow several meters long. As order collapses, humanity is twisted and mutated beasts multiply. Danger lurks everywhere, but people’s hearts are more terrifying than the beasts! What, you think this is a nature documentary? Have you ever seen a tiger more than th 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Operation Solar Wind 太阳风行动 In the third millennium, an alien race suddenly arrives in the civilized sphere of the Solar System. They launch a savage assault on humanity and incite an uprising in the Saturn Empire, leaving the peaceful, unified Earth Federation on the brink of destruction. To build photon weapons for its defense, the Federation sends an elite squad to the rebellious Saturn Empire in search of a rare mineral. What follows is a thrilling, brutal struggle of control and counter-control, pursuit and counter-pu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Abandoned 遗弃 From the day I was born, I was trained to be a soldier. I fought endlessly for humanity, with no personal feelings. I lived only for war. More than three hundred years later, the war ended, and humanity was reborn, embracing their world once more. The balance had shifted. We had grown too powerful, so powerful that humans feared us. They no longer felt grateful. We were abandoned. But I could never forget what she said to me that day. I don't even know how I felt at the time. I want to find out, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Captive Mantis 囚螳 (Work style: light sci-fi, dark realism. Statement: All settings and worldbuilding in this work are fictional. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental!) When radiation dust from a meteorite's stellar core fell over the southern rainforest, insects began mutating and growing at a terrifying rate. One Chinese mantis grew to 2.5 meters tall. After humans captured it, they forcibly implanted it with intelligence and the ability to speak, turning it into a biological weapons test subject co —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Atmospheric Jellyfish 大气水母 “What will the world be like when the soap bubbles children blow become weapons?” On the vast battlefield of the western Pacific, a dual-carrier strike group from Country A advances with thunderous force toward the waters near Island D. They never expect what happens next: under the influence of high technology, all kinds of modern weapons quickly fail. One warship after another inexplicably turns into a smoking heap of steel. Mighty Country A is beaten before it can even begin its campaign. The —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Spring Blooms in the Wasteland 末土生春 In the apocalypse, Su Mu is a doctor who crouches among the ruins with a terminal, “farming.” When a jump goes wrong, she tumbles into an ancient dynasty gripped by famine, carrying a “seed of hope” that cannot fully adapt and the consciousness of her younger sister, torn to pieces in a quantum channel. She thinks she is merely a calm “data conduit” between two worlds. Until... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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—14d adds
- 16 After the Game Invades, Everyone Fights for Their Lives but Me, I Pay to Win 游戏入侵后，别人拼命，唯我氪金 [Author has written a single novel that earned over 6 million, so quality is guaranteed] [Climbing the rankings + tags + multiple female leads + post-apocalypse + game + System] The apocalypse arrives, turning the world into a half-ruined wasteland. Modern weapons vanish, and order collapses. To survive, everyone fights to hunt down demonic beasts. Level up, get loot, grind points, boost combat power... Su Muchen is different from the rest. After activating the Pay-to-Win System, all he has to d 20Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 17 Infinite Worlds: After Humanity's Decline 无限世界：人类衰退之后 [Infinite Flow] + [Apocalypse] + [Sci-Fi] + [Yuri] + [No Golden Finger] Eight years after the instances descended, humanity has fallen from its golden age into a countdown to extinction. The global population is under forty million. Cities are kept running by machines, and those who remain have only one thing to do: survive and make it out of the next instance. Just after her eighteenth birthday, Lin Yue is swept into her first instance. No warning, no way out. Eight people sit around a round —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 SAIF (Hard sci-fi) At some point in the future, she is humanity’s hope for salvation. The girl walks forward alone, unafraid of anything. The heroine represents the most powerful creation in the universe, yet she blends in among the crowd... 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Space Janitor: Rising on Frozen Triton 太空扫地僧：崛起冰封特里同 In 2479, agent Qi Tianyuan takes his friend's place on a mission to Triton, only to wake up in a scrap disposal yard, a full ten years too late. An AI awakens him. His memories are damaged, and he is clad in a rusty cleaning suit. The biopod System labels him Unit 47, an “invalid unit.” Who is he now? Who was he before? This is a story of struggling to survive and find a place in the world, then rising to become the ruler of the stars... <Underdog ri 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Notes of a Great Witch Hunting for Food in American TV Shows 美剧之大巫觅食笔记 “Have you heard? There's a Titan called [Xiong] who's been causing a huge commotion!” “You said his name means fierce, so he must be fierce. But Titans are nothing special, not like Star Gods. How strong could he be?” “Titan means he's really tall.” “Bullshit. How tall could he be? A hundred or two hundred meters, tops. That's just a meat shield...” “More like his head reaches the sky and his feet hold up the earth...” “That doesn't sound like a Titan. That sounds like a Great Shaman!” “Yeah. Hi 122Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 21 Wasteland Livestream: The Whole Internet Thinks I'm an AI 废土直播，全网把我当AI [Zombie Outbreak + Cash-Grab Livestreaming + Superpowers + Reborn + Survival + High-Octane Battles + Ensemble Cast + Apocalypse Romance] The apocalypse arrives. Zombies roam, resources run dry, and humanity clings to life. Lin Ye is bound to a System that connects him to a "livestream in the real world." Lin Ye works hard to make money through his streams, obtaining supplies from the real world. Humanity in the apocalypse survives in the cracks, waiting for Lin Ye to save them. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Chronicles Beneath the Iron Dome 钢铁穹顶行纪 [Road Survival] [System] [Post-Apocalyptic] [Sci-Fi] [Mecha] When 4.3 billion people are thrown into a brutal road survival game, Fang Chao, an ordinary auto mechanic instructor, becomes humanity's last wild card on the brink of life and death. Carrying the seed of human civilization, the System, he starts out in a battered Santana and forges it into a mobile fortress of war. He pushes the limits of human life with his mortal body, facing mutated beasts, swarms of insects, and the abyss on the d —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Strange Machines Besiege the City: A Wage Worker's Survival Log 异械围城：打工人自救录 [Apocalypse + comedy + office worker + sharp-tongued AI] The apocalypse strikes without warning. Alien machines lay siege to the city, and humanity plunges into hell overnight. I, Ji Wuming, am a bank employee who does nothing but slack off, lie flat, and leave work on time. Yet a sharp-tongued AI claiming I created it forcibly binds itself to me. AI: Welcome back to the post-apocalyptic world. Go save the world. Me: ??? I just want to clock out. Leave me out of it. AI: If you don't save them, y —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Plane Erosion 位面蚀 (Not a power fantasy. Hard-science fiction that will make you think, awakened supernatural abilities, multiple storylines, higher dimensions, a somewhat slow start, and an expansive world. The story gradually reaches its climax around chapter 75.) The dreams and reality of archivist Lin Xiao are tearing apart. A physicist brings her a horrifying truth: it's no hallucination. She is an “Echo,” able to sense parallel planes and manipulate the life energy within them. Now the river of life that sus 1Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 25 Cyberpunk: From Corporate Drone to Living Legend 赛博朋克：从公司狗到活着的传奇 [Cyberpunk] [Original Worldbuilding] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Independent City] [Urban] [Sci-Fi] [Corporations] [Slow Burn] “In a world completely taken over by capital, people say that corporate executives are the closest thing there is to the elite.” “But they never mention the price of that comfort: living on a knife’s edge every day.” “You have to watch every colleague around you, every business partner you’ve had even the slightest disagreement with, and even strangers whose gaze lin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Apocalypse Queen: My Mask Can Judge the World 末世女王：我的面具能审判全球 Global disaster strikes, and judgment of good and evil descends! Those burdened by grave sins become monsters. Shen Qingge, 23, is an egoist who believes in "looking out for herself." In the hellscape of the apocalypse, she finds a shattered bronze mask. [Ding! Divine Mask bound. Sinful abilities can now be plundered!] While others struggle beneath zombie claws, she quietly reaps power. Her fake-nice best friend uses her as a stepping stone? She sends her straight into a zombie horde! A cold-hea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Parallel Earth: I Inherited an Amphibian Civilization 平行地球：我继承了两栖人文明 When an SOS signal came from the asteroid belt, Lin Chen thought it was the greatest astronomical discovery in human history. He was wrong. The instant he touched that crystal, he opened his eyes to find himself transformed into an amphibious humanoid, one of the Solar System’s native inhabitants from 4.3 billion years ago. A [Starfaring Civilization System] appeared in his mind, along with an 87-day countdown. In 87 days, a fleet of Galactic Humans would reach the Solar System and blow Blue Sta 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Light Tomb: A Gentle Haven of Nothingness 光墓：虚无的温柔乡 [Apocalyptic sci-fi] [Human tragedy] [The survival of civilization] [Interwoven destinies] [Rich ensemble cast] [Complete and ready to read] [Read this before you start] ❌ No System, no sign-in, no power-leveling or invincible power fantasy. If you’re looking for mindless domination, this book isn’t for you! ❌ Sci-fi is its skeleton, emotion its blood, and philosophical allegory its soul. If you want no emotional storylines, read with caution! ❌ A slow-burn setup at first, with an explosive pay 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Reborn Three Years Before the Xi Star Destroyed Earth (Beyond the Stars) 重生矽星毁灭地球的三年前（超越星辰） Reborn Three Years Before the Silicon Star Destroyed Earth (Beyond the Stars) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Lotus-Light Bearer 荷光者 Xun Jiang was attacked by a terrorist organization while conducting research in Africa. All the evidence points to a cult-like group called the Lightchasing Society. The deeper he investigates, the stranger things seem... (Friendly reminder: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. It has a slow pace, with chapters of around 2,500 words.) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Starlight at Dawn 星火黎明 “Human civilization has been issued an irrevocable extermination order by an incomprehensible, transcendent civilization...?” On Mars’s orbital path, 250 million kilometers from Earth, the youth stared fixedly at the faintly visible blue crystal sphere and clenched his blood-soaked fist. “To be precise, the entire universe inhabited by ‘human civilization’ has been sentenced to extinction.” “And the reason?” “It has no value as a territory to govern, according to a report by a low-tier civilizat —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 The Pursuit of Eternal Life 永生追逐 When humanity uses “Source Essence” to escape the pursuit of death, and “Star Gates” to turn the galaxy into its own garden. Will you choose to become a specimen in an endlessly warm bath? Or choose, amid a storm that may be brief, to be a living bird, if only for a moment? This book tells a story set in a vast cosmic era, one full of grandeur, upheaval, and twists and turns! “This is a work that strives for depth and an epic feel. Updates may be slow, but every chapter is carefully polished. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Age of Stars 繁星时代 On January 1, 2040, Blue Star Year, the first unmanned deep-space vessel from a major Blue Star nation began its interstellar exploration mission. On March 3, 2042, Blue Star Year, a human deep-space vessel encountered an unidentified alien spacecraft. The United Nations of Blue Star urgently passed a special resolution and began forming an international alliance. On April 5, 2044, Blue Star Year, a scout ship from the Galactic Alliance entered Blue Star's atmosphere and made formal contact with 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 34 The Time-Reflux Zone 时间回潮区 Time Reflux Zone —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 The Sun’s Embers 太阳余烬 Solar Embers —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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—14d adds
- 37 A Time and Space You Cannot Transmigrate Through 无法穿越的时空 It's almost time, so close now. I will find you, no matter what. The one time I saw you all those years ago has stayed with me ever since. Because I lacked resolve and gave up, you became my lifelong regret... Corrosion, it's everywhere. Damn it, when will I be free of this accursed corrosion... At this rate, this body won't last much longer either. Who knows when I'll find suitable materials to build another one? Hold on. Only by holding on will I have a chance; only by holding on can I keep ex 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Phantom Erosion: A Battle of Minds 幻蚀：思维攻防 A brand-new game: a battle of minds. Worlds collide again and again, and technology advances with every clash. People’s consciousness creates the worlds in which they fight. Let us take you into one science-fiction world after another. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Fateful Convergence: The Prelude 命运的交叠：前传 In 2045, the human orbital hub, the Celestial Ring, is nearing completion. The young Yu Hao joins the Beijing Deep Space Order Administration and becomes an apprentice to Zhang, head of Project M5, eagerly devoting himself to the cause of maintaining order in space. Beneath the calm surface, undercurrents are stirring, as opposition and ambition quietly take root. The AI and mechanical order behind the Celestial Ring are sowing the seeds of future rebellion and evolution. The threads of fate beg —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Yinghuo 2076 荧惑2076 (Science fiction) (Ethical drama) (Not a wish-fulfillment story) (No face-slapping) (Slow-paced) Beneath the ice of Mars’s Lake Qiming, an impossible dark red patch is spreading. In 2076, humanity maintains a fragile balance inside the Martian domes, calibrated to three decimal places. During a routine inspection, Lin Yuanheng, head of the Ecological Maintenance Department, discovers abnormal microbial activity. It isn’t one of the synthetic strains they planted six years ago, but signs of life —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Super Little Warrior: A Namik Love Match 超级小战士，纳米奇缘 In a future world of highly advanced technology, towering skyscrapers fill bustling cities, aircraft dart among the clouds, and an astonishing array of cutting-edge devices dazzles the eye. In this dreamlike world live two extraordinary children: Xiao Rui and Xiao Mu. Xiao Rui has an endless passion for and curiosity about mechanical design. Xiao Mu is a miraculous child whose body holds extraordinary vitality and a spiritual connection to nature. When that dazzling light merged with Xiao Rui a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Nova: A Fatal Misunderstanding Across Ten Thousand Light-Years 诺瓦：跨越一万光年的致命误会 Nova: A Fatal Misunderstanding Across Ten Thousand Light-Years 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Past 24 Hours 过去24小时 The Past 24 Hours —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Galactic Liberator 银河解放者 This is the story of an oppressed transmigrator who starts from nothing: From a mining district, to a fleet, to the entire galaxy Lin Yuan and his companions are building a world for the working people with blood and sweat, in the twilight years of the Galactic Empire. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Relics of the Ashen Earth 烬土拾遗 My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Dream Calamity 梦灾 From that day on, the bizarre, twisted things from our dreams began appearing in the real world. Humanity was powerless to resist. But I had the ability to do whatever I wanted in reality. Special powers? Magic? Technology? Heavenly treasures? Whatever I want, why go looking for it? I can just create it myself! Night brings no sleep, and daylight offers no escape. Humanity's lament began from that moment on. (An apocalypse? Ghosts? Zombies? Demonic beasts? Angels? Gods? Life and death, stru —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Lunar Braking Project 月球刹车计划 The Moon-Braking Plan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Mecha Mindlink: I Open Resource Packs for the Base 心声机甲：我为基地开资源包 In the 227th year of the Universal Federation, genius commander Lin Qi offended the powerful and was exiled to the front lines of the war against the Zerg: a base about to be decommissioned. There were only 97 female soldiers here, all injected with mecha serum, with resources running low and an endless tide of Zerg bearing down on them. In this desperate situation, Lin Qi activated a mysterious System: completing specific intimate missions would let him exchange for strategic resources. But he 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Mad, Wild Cosmos 狂疯宙宇 [Not a power fantasy] [No System] [Ensemble cast] [No mindless characters] [Long-term story] Read with caution if these elements bother you. Under the shadow of an energy-depleted apocalypse, humanity fabricates an extraterrestrial threat in a desperate bid to break the deadlock. This astonishing deception, spanning ten years, drags all of humanity into madness! A shocking secret lies deep beneath the earth, while a phony war plays out on the surface. A mysterious underground laboratory, a bruta 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Apocalypse: I Awaken Metal Powers from the Start 末世：开局觉醒金属异能 [Apocalypse + Metal Powers + Prankster + Loyal and True + Stockpiling Supplies + Building a Faction + Battle Maid Squad] In the late stages of the apocalypse, Su Hang, a Metal Archmage, starves to death because his school belle girlfriend keeps an entire bag of spicy snacks to herself. Reborn three days before the apocalypse with a spatial ring, he’s not about to let himself go hungry this time. Even if nothing else goes his way, he’ll at least die with a full stomach. Three hundred ice cream 23Reads—Score—14d adds
