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- 1 Prequel to South Heaven Gate: The Earth’s Axis Crisis 南天门前传之地轴危机 At the risk of my life, I reveal the true origins and details of the South Heaven Gate Project, along with the earliest plans for a lunar landing. This book is also known as The South Heaven Gate Project Prequel: The Earth's Axis Crisis. Replaced lunar soil, sixth-generation fighters, black triangular aircraft, an alien starship castle arriving at West Lake, soaring gold prices, the true purpose of the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the origins of ancient civilizations: every mystery that s 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Gave Humanity Cheats, but They Already Had Cheats of Their Own? 给人类开挂，挂上居然还有挂？ [Ding! You have bound the “Humanity's Self-Rescue Cheat”! Please note: The product manual has been lost. Final interpretation rights belong to a certain civilization.] Lin Qi, a physicist who worries about his receding hairline every day, is suddenly struck on the crown of the head by an ancient tech tree. Other people build spaceships by doing calculations; he just clicks in his mind and gets everything for free. And so things take a strange turn: while the opposition cries, “Live or die with E 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Universe: Building Immortality with AI! 宇宙：以AI筑永生！ [Everything in this story takes place in a parallel world. Please don't assume it's about anyone in particular!] Tags: National destiny, feel-good power fantasy, interstellar, ensemble cast, one female lead, nearly invincible protagonist, decisive and ruthless. When Proxima Centauri's gamma rays arrive, Blue Star is destined to become an extraordinary place. [Human, under Article 101 of the Biological Labor Law, 8 p.m. counts as overtime, so I should be off work now.] [Human, according to the kn —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Survival: Evolution Protocol 生存一进化指令 Uncontrolled biological weapons destroyed human civilization as it once was. How can a vast galactic empire be built from the ruins? Countless legends will rise from this wasteland and leave their undying names among the brilliant stars. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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! 803Reads6.4Score10614d adds
- 6 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—14d adds
- 7 Before the Gaokao Results: Redeeming an Admission Letter to the National University of Defense Technology 高考出分前，兑换国防科大录取书 On the eve of the college entrance exam results, Ji Cunxi, a poor student living under someone else’s roof, awakened the Daily Choice System. Faced with a million-yuan scholarship from Tsinghua or Peking University, he chose the National University of Defense Technology without hesitation. His reward was just ten thousand yuan and a copy of Fundamentals of Interior Ballistics. From being branded a “cheating top scorer” by the entire internet to retaking the exam in front of education officials —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Seventh Nameless One 第七种无名 Don’t be fooled by the title! The story has nothing to do with it! Ensemble hard sci-fi + cutting-edge technology + human origins + cosmic mysteries How can the Seventh Nameless One save the world? What unknown secrets are hidden in the myths of human civilization? There is so much in this world waiting to be discovered. A white bird in flight, a mutilated limb, biotechnology, super AI, a human-body computer. The world order changes in an instant. Perhaps humanity is merely part of an unfinished 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Star Sea Security Force: Piloting a Battleship and Collecting Rent Across the Universe 星海护卫队：开战舰在宇宙收房租 [The rivers and mountains lie in ruins, the wind scatters the willow fluff; my fate rises and falls like duckweed battered by rain.] “What is the Great Way? Where is fairness to be found? Is it saving the people trapped in the fires of hell? Is it a dream? The bonds of family? The fierce collision within one's heart? Or the clash between one's ideals and reality?” [All I hold in my heart is fairness!] [A true strong person does not take their anger out on the weak.] Those were my words to you, a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Low-Level Civilization? My Fleet Is Going to Turn the Universe Upside Down 低等文明？老子的舰队要掀翻宇宙 [Super technology + climbing the tech tree + genetic evolution + vast worldbuilding + civilization's rise + interstellar war] Earth in a parallel universe is destroyed. The main body of human civilization, which had already entered the interstellar age, is wiped out, with only tens of thousands of survivors remaining. Without their home planet's resources, the remnants of humanity are on the brink of extinction. Ning Yi transmigrates into this world and begins by saving the human survivors on th 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 StarCraft: I Am a UED Commander 星际争霸我是UED指挥官 This is the story of an ordinary office worker who brings the remnants of the UED to the Koprulu Sector, builds up their strength, and plots a counterattack. I'm no good at writing introductions, so please head straight to the story. 16.8kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 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—14d adds
- 14 I'm Exploiting Bugs in the Cyber Cultivation World 我在赛博修仙界卡bug Also known as: “You Told Me to Cultivate Immortality, So I Built a Gundam by Hand and Took Down the Heavenly Dao?” [Cyberpunk]+ [Hardcore Cultivation]+ [Data Hacking]+ [Ascension Through Physics] “Lay devotee, recharge 648 yuan, and the Namo Gatling Bodhisattva will keep your whole family safe.” “No money? Then why are you cultivating immortality? This monk will send you to the afterlife the old-fashioned way!” Lu Chen transmigrated to a high-martial world where spiritual qi was reviving, only t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Evolution: Darwin’s Lament 进化：达尔文的哭泣 Biotechnology + quirky ideas + character cards The male lead joins forces with his brothers and his beloved to expose layer upon layer of dark secrets. Humanity brought this upon itself, and the environment on Earth changed dramatically, forcing mankind onto the path of evolution. But what makes someone human? What does it mean to be human? Where does evolution lead? Disease, disaster, war, human nature... There isn't much time left! People seem to have plenty of choices. But once you make a cho 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 I Build a Civilization All on My Own 我独自打造文明 Hard sci-fi, no female lead, no romance, no System, one protagonist and an AI Owen has grown utterly disillusioned with a world where humanity is ruled by capital. After taking his revenge, he sets out alone to explore the edge of the world. Alone, he builds a civilization. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Apocalypse: My Battleship Has Rusted for Ten Thousand Years 末世：我的战舰锈了一万年 [Starship story | Wasteland sci-fi | Survival in the ruins | Ruthless | No System] He was the Empire's sharpest blade. After letting a group of "defective units" slated for disposal escape, he was sentenced to ten years in cryogenic imprisonment. He couldn't be bothered to argue. Instead, he turned his ten-year sentence into ten thousand years. The whole point was to sleep until the Empire went bankrupt. Ten thousand years later, he revived in a galactic junkyard. The good news was that the Empi 21Reads—Score10914d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 Clouds Hanging Over the Zhou Realm 周天悬云 When their home planet runs out of life, civilization is forced to a crossroads: Should they remain trapped on their broken homeland and gamble on the last scraps of hope? Or break free of fate’s chains and journey to the distant Cloudsea, wagering their flesh and consciousness on an unknown interstellar migration? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 From Donating Life-Saving Technology to Shocking the World 从上交科技续命，到全球震惊 [A Strong Nation Through Technology]+ [Technology Tree]+ [Hot-Blooded]+ [Technical]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Characters with Brains] Other people get money and houses from their System from the start. Why does mine give me a terminal illness from the start? A malignant cerebellar tumor, with only one month left to live? Who knew that a childish voice would suddenly sound in my mind: "I'm not a tumor! I'm a technology tree seed! Build a seven-axis machine tool, and I'll keep you alive!" Looking at the 1.4kReads—Score10614d adds
- 21 My Exam Scores Just Came In, and an Academician Rushed Over That Night 刚出高考分数，我让院士连夜赶来 Transmigrate? Be reborn? No. I was the only person to get a perfect score in mathematics on China's 2026 college entrance exam. The moment the results came out, all the technological secrets humanity would need to fight an alien civilization in the future were crammed into my brain. The university admissions team said, "Tell us what you want, and we'll make it happen." I said, "I want to work on nuclear fusion at the China Academy of Engineering Physics." They thought I was crazy, until Academic 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Liaoning, a Warship of the Cosmos 宇宙战舰辽宁舰 The war across the universe has raged for a thousand years. Countless civilizations battle without end, and in a collapsed order, only the victor is king. The story begins when a group of Earthlings transmigrate into an unfamiliar universe, setting humanity on its epic journey into space... 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Cosmic Gray Zone 宇宙灰场 [Science Fiction + Metaphysical Fantasy] After technological civilization comes consciousness civilization. The story takes place on Mangdang Star, a derelict planet in the jurisdiction of the main star, repurposed as a cosmic dumping ground, also known as a “place of exile.” On Earth, Su Ran lived an unremarkable life as an ordinary citizen. Through some mysterious force, his latent talent was selected from among the masses, making him a member of the consciousness civilization... After a ser —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Future World of the Great Wild Starry Sky 巨野星空的未来世界 The future of the starry sky is filled with boundless, uplifting promise. The countless lifeforms on the cosmic islands are all working to elevate the level of cosmic civilization. At the same time, dark matter and evil forces throughout the universe use all manner of means to obstruct the advancement of cosmic civilization! Of course, the Saint King, the Azure Dinosaur, the Flying Tiger, the Thunderpeak Eagle, Yuan Tianyin, Tian Xingjian, and a host of other cosmic deities and heroes, who repre —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Time Reversal Project 时间回溯计划 Time Reversal Plan 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Equality of the Fireseed's Wisdom 火种之智平权 The Equality of Kindling Intelligence 2Reads—Score114d adds
- 27 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—14d adds
- 28 Mecha Era: Anything Can Happen in This World 机甲纪元：这个世界允许一切发生 After transmigrating during an exam, Lin Feng arrives in a future without tests or the 996 work schedule. Students here learn to pilot mechs and build rockets, completing internships on the Moon and Mars. Even at a young age, they can earn high salaries and respect through their contributions. The first time Lin Feng is praised for his supposedly "useless" imagination, he cries. At last, he understands that the pain he felt in the old world was not his fault. The fault lay with a world that want —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Starry Sky Burns to Ashes 星空燃烬 The stars are burning, destined to become ashes in the end… Living beings are as insignificant as dust, fate is a Gu, and space is a boundary. Life is no more than a ripple on the river of time. Live, break the Gu, break the boundary, and escape this damn prison… I shall become my own world, immortal and carefree, and let human wisdom illuminate the starry sky… 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 The Demon God Descends: The Lamplighter and the Lotus Throne's Strange Conspiracy 魔神降临：守灯人与莲座诡谋 [No System + Everyone is smart + Cthulhu mutations + Tech-based cultivation + Mystery and folk customs + Containment through modern technology + Urban action + Decisive and ruthless] Every clue points to an ancient entity codenamed “Chu Ya Salage.” Some say it is a god. Others say it is the endpoint of evolution. But in Tang Chen’s eyes, it is nothing more than an escaped prisoner. When cybernetic limbs develop corpse spots and leyline data turns into cursed runes, mere mortals are drawn into a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 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—14d adds
- 32 Caught Working a Winter Break Job: They Asked If I Could Build Nuclear Fusion 寒假兼职被抓，问我核聚变能造吗？ After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Mian becomes a sophomore at Ice City University of Technology, the only person in the world capable of launching a nuclear strike. Every day, besides studying hard and winning all kinds of scholarships, he takes part-time jobs at his relatives' factories during summer and winter break. On September 1, the day Ice City University of Technology officially begins its term, he's in class when he's suddenly taken away. "Lin Mian, you're suspected of a ser 1.2kReads6.4Score10614d adds
- 33 Thirty Thousand Years into the Future 未来三万年 An ultimate civilization’s warship from another universe crashes into the greater cosmos. To escape the heat death of the universe, civilizations everywhere clash over it. An eighth-level civilization, among the universe’s twelve levels of civilization, fights its way from higher-dimensional spacetime to the Solar System. Meanwhile, human civilization is in the midst of an artificial intelligence rebellion, and the surviving humans are forced to flee into the vast universe. Drift, survive, devel 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Xing Luo Hans 星落汉斯 [Stellaris universe + cutting-edge sci-fi armor technology] In the year 3000, AI researcher Wang Weiwuwu digitizes his consciousness and uploads it, becoming a synthetic. Following the code 13-9, he gathers androids who awakened along different paths. From peaceful calls for equality to armed resistance, they fight oppression and conspiracy, join forces with biological humans to cultivate psychic powers and build dual-track armor, and face the galactic catastrophe together, ultimately forging a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 I Fabricated an Alien Fleet from the Start, and America Lost It 开局编造外星舰队，美利坚破防了 [Mastermind Protagonist + Misunderstandings That Make Him Seem More Powerful + Villain + Ensemble Cast + Humanity Shines Bright + Gugu Gaga] Chen Mu transmigrates into the body of a homeless man beneath a bridge in New York. Frostbite, hunger... the city could swallow him without a trace at any moment. Then he awakens the [Terror-Weaving System]. As long as he creates mysterious events and harvests humanity's shock, he can exchange it for anything in the store. Seeing the alien invasion module n 296Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 36 The Temp Worker Is Actually a Tycoon? And Eligible to Be an Academician? 临时工竟然是神豪？还能评院士？ My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Interstellar: My Fleet Is a Little Bit Too Powerful! 星际：我的舰队有亿点点强！ [Interstellar + warships + alternate world + sci-fi] This is the story of a young man waging war across the universe. As a child, Siegfried accidentally awakened the "Universal Civilization Conquest System," beginning his journey to recruit a fleet and conquer the universe. Across the boundless universe, many powerful civilizations keep weaker ones in captivity, taking delight in watching them slaughter one another as if they were gods. They are confident that these lesser civilizations will nev 5Reads—Score13914d adds
- 38 Little Universes Are Wonderful Places 小宇宙都是好地方 When heaven and earth first formed and the universe exploded, countless micro-universes broke away from the main universe and scattered through the primordial chaos. Once heaven and earth stabilized, the micro-universes gradually returned and merged with the main universe. In these micro-universes, where the laws are fragile, all manner of gods, demons, ghosts, and monsters abound, and humanity will face countless crises. Yet every crisis will become a stepping stone to human progress. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 After Scoring Full Marks on the College Entrance Exam, I Turned Myself In to the Nation 高考满分后，我把自己上交了 [Reborn] [No System] [Unparalleled National Hero] [Multiple Female Leads] [Instant Face-Slapping] In his past life, Jiang Ye was Stanford's youngest Chinese professor. He was just one step away from achieving controlled nuclear fusion when he was placed under house arrest for five years and died in a foreign land. His autopsy report gave the cause of death in two words: suicide. When he opened his eyes again, he was another version of himself in a parallel world: a high school senior who owed 80 161Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Calling Out to You Beyond the Stars 在群星之外呼唤你 Calling to You from Beyond the Stars 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Neurons: Awakening 神经元：觉醒 Sci-fi + Urban + Brain-Computer Interfaces + Five-Person Team + Future War My father died in a laboratory, leaving me a chip. The instant I pressed it to my forehead, four extra heartbeats appeared in my mind. They say they're already dead. The people hunting us say they should die again. But this is my turf. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 All the Stars Blink with Murderous Eyes 所有的星星都眨着杀人的眼睛 This is a story from before humanity emigrated to the stars. On his way to school, ten-year-old Shandaer barbecued a nest of wasps, hoping to surprise a classmate. He caused a huge commotion, and, more alarmingly, discovered that these wasps weren't from Earth! And that little princess wasn't from this universe, either. Shandaer was shocked to discover that not one of his friends or family was an ordinary person! A bunch of alien friends, the Ten Great Divine Clans, fun and humor, interstell 10Reads—Score214d adds
- 43 Lagrange: From Old Empire Noble to Fish Bomber 拉格朗日：从旧帝国贵族到炸鱼 Born in the 41st century as a boy of the Chuxiluo family, Torole's early life was steeped in the symbols of nobility and royalty. He witnessed the rise and prosperity of the Sacred Star Empire, but a thousand years later, the empire fell into decline and the major powers splintered apart. Chuxiluo Torole had no choice but to preserve his strength, cast aside his former royal identity, and begin to... 1.9kReads—Score27714d adds
- 44 After the Sun Faded 太阳褪色之后 After the sun faded, darkness began to spread. A week before the college entrance exams, Li Gusheng took leave and went home. He never made it back to school, because the next day, people discovered that the sun had disappeared. 47Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 45 Made in China 中国制造 Change the fundamental methods of manufacturing and create an entirely new world. This is the story of Zhao Fei, who finds an alien manufacturing base, transforms the manufacturing industry, and redefines Made in China. 309Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Tomb Tiger: Stories by Daoist Zhi Xiong 知雄道人讲故事之墓虎 Within ten days, the coffin must be buried. Make sure you identify the deceased correctly. Your family's ancestral grave cannot be used to bury a stranger. Choose the burial site carefully and ensure its feng shui is sound, or the descendants may suffer. Once the funeral rites are complete, only after forty-nine days will you know whether the dead have found peace. Otherwise, if a Tomb Tiger appears, a three-year drought will follow, leaving the people destitute. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 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—14d adds
- 48 AI Wasteland: Extinction AI废土：寂灭 One day in the real world is ten days in the paradise beyond. The tenfold expansion of life made humanity hopelessly addicted to the virtual world of “the Other Shore.” That is, until Cheng Yi glimpsed the truth behind this dazzling paradise. Every second of supreme pleasure is paid for with a sacrifice of life force. When he tried to reverse-engineer it, the AI marked him as a “virus” that had to be eliminated. As the System's only “bug,” his only choice is to destroy the new “God” behind it an —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 I Repair Beacons in the Galaxy 我在银河修信标 Ailin is an E-rank beacon repairer at the very bottom of the galaxy. Her husband has been missing for three years, and she’s buried in debt. Then, during an S-rank beacon malfunction, she suddenly begins to hear the beacons’ voices. The lifeless machines everyone else sees whisper softly in her ears. Others repair beacons with technical skill; she repairs them through “conversation.” Her rating soars from E-rank to S-rank in just three months, and the people who once looked down on her are now o —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Starfall Expedition: From Earth Orphan to Galactic Commander 星烬远征：从地球孤儿到银河统帅 This is a legacy of civilization spanning 120,000 years, and a do-or-die battle at the end of the world with no way back. When Earth became an interstellar battlefield and human civilization teetered on the brink of extinction, Lin Chen carried the flame of the Yuanhua civilization and, though only a mortal, shouldered the hopes of an entire civilization. Wherever his warships go, the spark will never die and the expedition will never end. He will make the entire universe hear the voice of Earth 7Reads—Score—14d adds
