In the steam city "Astlan" shrouded in industrial waste gas and endless night, everything operates according to the laws of gears. Steam is the blood of the city, the huge brass bell tower is the law of the city, and the "false moon" hanging in the sky is the only comfort for all living beings.
Ye Linchen, a relic restorer living at the bottom of the city, barely makes a living by repairing old objects corroded by time and steam with his skillful hands. He thought that his life would be like a rusty gear, turning silently in the huge machinery of the city until it was completely worn out.
However, when he repaired a relic from the forbidden era - a strange machine called the "Star Orbiter", his life trajectory completely deviated from the preset track.
He glimpsed the true reflection of the world: beyond the complicated and precise gears and steam pipes, there was the cold and dead abyss of the universe; at the boundary of human rationality, there were indescribable ancient beings awakening from their slumber; the source of the great technology that supported the operation of the entire city actually pointed to the deepest madness.
Ye Linchen discovered that he was not a bystander of fate, but a key role that had already been written into the final chapter of this cosmic tragedy. His bloodline, his talents, and his lost relatives are all closely connected to a destiny that spans eternity.
Reason is a shaky line of defense, and fate is a tightening noose.
Should he, as a qualified cog, obediently move towards the already doomed destruction? Or do you rise up on the verge of madness, even if it's just to move an insignificant screw in the huge machine called "destiny"?
