In the new Shanghai of 2075, where neon and steel intersect, the second-hand prosthetic body of deliveryman Lin Chen hides a secret that can tear apart reality - his brainwave is the only "blank frequency" that is immune to memory erasure. After a fatal delivery, he discovered that he was actually a "living relic" that exploded in the quantum laboratory three years ago, which also implicated the Tianqiong Group's century-long observer plan.
The cold and charming prosthetic killer Shen Zhaoxue was ordered to hunt down, but during the confrontation, it was discovered that their memories were sealed by the same bronze key. When quantum scars spread in the Tower of Time Abyss and the mechanical octopus swims in the deep sea of data, the two old enemies must work together to fight against the dimensional invasion of imaginary number creatures.
This is a huge gamble regarding the survival of civilization: rewrite the Founding Day Agreement of 1935, or allow millions of universes to collapse in the end of observation? When the bronze tree takes root in the imaginary sea, they will finally understand that true freedom starts from facing the tampered life.
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First review! "Scars of Imaginary Numbers" by Mo Chuan is an apocalyptic science fiction novel. The story is set in the new Shanghai in 2075, in a cyberpunk world where neon and steel are intertwined. The ordinary life of deliveryman Lin Chen is broken by a fatal delivery. He discovered that he was not only a "living relic" from the quantum laboratory explosion three years ago, but that his brain waves were also immune to memory erasure, and that he was involved in the Tianqiong Group's shocking plan that spanned a century. The cold and handsome cyborg killer Shen Zhaoxue was ordered to hunt him down, but the two became entangled over the memories sealed by the same bronze key, and were forced to work together. A good book, a must-read.
First review! "Scars of Imaginary Numbers" by Mo Chuan is an apocalyptic science fiction novel. The story is set in the new Shanghai in 2075, in a cyberpunk world where neon and steel are intertwined. The ordinary life of deliveryman Lin Chen is broken by a fatal delivery. He discovered that he was not only a "living relic" from the quantum laboratory explosion three years ago, but that his brain waves were also immune to memory erasure, and that he was involved in the Tianqiong Group's shocking plan that spanned a century. The cold and handsome cyborg killer Shen Zhaoxue was ordered to hunt him down, but the two became entangled over the memories sealed by the same bronze key, and were forced to work together. A good book, a must-read.