A Guide to Survival in a Living City

When the scale of the city reaches a certain critical point, the consciousness of residents gradually condenses and unifies. In the midst of chaos, the city gradually develops its own consciousness as an independent entity. In the not-too-distant future, Canghai City, the most populous and largest super city in the world, experienced an incredible phenomenon after experiencing an electromagnetic storm: overnight, the city gained nearly 500 square kilometers of urban built-up area. When people enter it, they will be dominated by an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and it is difficult to find anything unusual. Scientists from various countries have been unable to draw valid conclusions on this matter and can only attribute it to "the alienation of human collective memory." At the same time, rumors abounded in the city. Legend has it that in this place called the "Mutation Zone", the city's consciousness will condense an "artifact" here, and finding it will gain incredible power. Among them, the "City Core" is a green-lit room in a building. When people walk in, all their wishes will be fulfilled. Zhang Feifan, a private detective who lives at the bottom of society, accidentally fell into the abyss... This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.