In the Magic City in 2099, advertising designer Su Li was trapped in a seven-day time loop. Every time he was resurrected, he would find changes in the world that violated the laws of physics: convenience store dates were confused, colleagues had contradictory words and deeds, and even a bronze mask of a Xiangxi mechanical zombie floating at the scene of a subway accident. Dark patterns of the ancient Egyptian solar calendar appeared on the back of her hand, leading her to find the one-eyed clock shop owner, and she learned that she was the 47th "Awakened One", and that all of this was related to the "Time Core" technology developed by Xuanqi Company.