In New Green City in 2242 AD, memories can be extracted, traded and stored like commodities. People sell happiness and buy knowledge, and the entire society is built on a technological tower called the "mind matrix."
Lin Zhou, a top memory examiner, can see through everyone's past, but he can't see his own. A bizarre case of "memory rust" pulled him out of his numb daily life and into a storm that could overturn the world. This mysterious "rust" is spreading like a plague, silently devouring people's memories and bringing the city to the brink of panic.
Forced to join forces with Su Qing, a mysterious intelligence dealer from the Abyss area, Lin Zhou struggled to survive in the cracks of neon and shadow. Every pursuit is like tearing open his dusty scars; every time he gets closer to the truth, it brings him one step closer to death. From a dominating technology giant to a high-level government official with hidden murderous intentions, he found that what he faced was far more than a simple technical failure.
When memories can be forged and reality can be defined, how can you prove that "you" are you? In this gorgeous cage made of crystals, Lin Zhou must find his forgotten self and make the final choice: to embrace a false paradise of perfection or to welcome the dawn of a painful reality.
