What would it be like if the magic system so familiar in the world of demon beasts disappeared, replaced by a fervent pursuit of technology…?
In 1573 AD, the first year of the Wanli reign, Huo Haien, the young master of a merchant house who had sailed with a fleet since childhood, was attacked by a group of mysterious strangers on the day he returned home. A mysterious woman in white saved him, then took him, almost by force, to a realm ruled by demon beasts. The world before him was highly technologically advanced, governed in turn by corporations, and sharply divided by class. This was Shanhai City, and Huo Haien, an unexpected visitor, was its only human. Divine beasts, fierce beasts, the Yellow Emperor, Chiyou, corporations, gangs, civilians, cybernetics, networks… Swept up by the forces around him, he would begin to learn the full picture of the city and gradually uncover the truth of the entire world.
