In AD 2242, humanity's most advanced deep space exploration ship, the Stardust, fell into deathly silence just as it was about to cross the edge of the Kuiper Belt. It sent back a final set of data packets to Earth - a chilling distress signal mixed with unknown noise.
Ling Yan, a genius information analyst known as the "Data Ghost", was expelled from the federation due to an accident and lives with the code of the virtual world all day long. Now, the Interstellar Alliance has recruited her from her decadence and given her the top-secret task of deciphering the last words of the "Stardust".
Her partner is Mo Shen, the head of the special service of the Federal Security Service who has a mysterious background and acts coldly. Not only was he the last signatory to the security agreement before the launch of the Stardust, his past resume was classified as top secret, as was the mission goal itself.
When Ling Yan cleared away the layers of data fog, she discovered not only the truth about the deaths of the crew members, but also a terrifying conspiracy that spanned interstellar chaebols, high-level federal officials, and unknown cosmic forces. Hidden on that lonely starship is a horrifying secret that is enough to subvert the understanding of human civilization. The only clue is hidden in the broken "last words".
