This Is Definitely Not Cthulhu: where to start 这一定不是克苏鲁！
Start 这一定不是克苏鲁！ (This Is Definitely Not Cthulhu) at 第一章 他乡 on Qidian, book 1050715039, by 烟火成城. The newest slot is 第一百一十三章 荒诞词条（四更求月票！）. Catalog only.
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Catalog only. The chapter bodies were not read. No quoted lines, no free-preview paste, no claim that a welcome row, a restarted chapter 1, or the newest button is the first door.
Search This Is Definitely Not Cthulhu or 这一定不是克苏鲁！. The Qidian page does not print an English title. The mobile book page is book 1050715039, author 烟火成城.
The first catalog row is 欢迎收藏, a welcome line, not the story. There is no 作品相关 shelf. 上架感言 closes the first 第一卷. The second 第一卷 continues at 第六十八章 亡命奔逃（求首订！）. The mobile page said 连载. The newest catalog timestamp is 第一百一十三章 荒诞词条（四更求月票！）, chapter 934425020. The door is the earlier row.
Start at 第一章 他乡
Open 第一章 他乡 on Qidian and follow that catalog from 第一卷, not from the newest button. The Chinese original, 这一定不是克苏鲁！, is the book page. On 15 October 2026 the mobile page called it 连载, author 烟火成城, category 科幻·未来世界, updated 2026-10-15, with 33.43万 characters. The catalog listed 115 chapters. The public pitch was not copied here.
The newest button is not the door
The newest timestamp points at 第一百一十三章 荒诞词条（四更求月票！）. 33.43万 characters is a shelf label, not a dare. You are deciding whether 第一章 他乡, filed under 科幻·未来世界, is your door. 连载 is a status. Another science-fiction catalog from this batch is the Report to the Homeland opening guide. A finished mystery door that is not this book is the Lord of Mysteries opening guide.
Who should start here
Try it if a search for This Is Definitely Not Cthulhu or 这一定不是克苏鲁！ sent you and you want this Chinese original by 烟火成城, on book 1050715039.
Leave it if you want a newcomer’s first chance at training, checked scene by scene. That door is the RMJI opening guide. The shelf is the This Is Definitely Not Cthulhu reading series. The index is where to start.
Sources and limits
Checked on 15 October 2026, from public Qidian pages only. The desktop book URL returned an anti-bot stub; the mobile book page and catalog loaded. No chapter body was copied. The character total is the 总字数 on the book record.