Dawn of the Virtual Realm

In 2147, human civilization has entered the age of “digital symbiosis.” The massive tech corporation Universal Group monopolizes the world’s information networks with its quantum web, but behind its dazzling facade lies a secret capable of overturning the world: the “Ark Project” on the far side of the moon.

The genius hacker Lin Mo was once a “ghost” in the underworld. Three years ago, his older sister Lin Xi mysteriously “died” during a “purge” led by Universal, leaving a wound in his heart that has never healed. Then an earring containing hidden code suddenly activates, and his missing sister reappears in digital form. The clues Lin Xi left behind point to the truth of the Ark Project: it is not a refuge for humanity’s future, but Universal’s ultimate tool for selecting the “elite” and eliminating the “surplus.”

To uncover the truth behind his sister’s disappearance and stop Universal’s insane plan, Lin Mo is forced out of the shadows. He joins forces with survivors of his former hacking group, the Swarm, and conscientious insiders at Universal to wage a battle in the cracks between the quantum web and the real world. They crack layer upon layer of encrypted firewalls, infiltrate Universal’s core database, evade pursuers equipped with cybernetic bodies, and even venture into the digital labyrinth of a lunar base.

As code becomes a weapon and data turns into a blade, Lin Mo gradually discovers that an even older conspiracy lies behind the “purge,” and his sister’s “death” may have been the final move in a scheme spanning the virtual and real worlds. In this war between humans and machines, freedom and monopoly, he must face not only a vast tech empire, but also the most dangerous enemy in the digital world: humanity twisted beyond recognition.