In the "New Shanghai" of 2077, the characteristics of the post-human era are obvious - 70% of residents are implanted with "neural connection chips", the AI company "Yuanqi Technology" monopolizes technological services and promotes "gene optimization grading", traditional workplaces and virtual offices coexist, "AI partner customization" triggers ethical controversy, and those without chips are marginalized.
Shen Yan, on the surface, is the gold medal antiquities appraiser of "Hanhai Auction House", but in fact, he is a "chipless natural human". He has the talent of "technological perception" inherited from his family (can sense chip loopholes and fluctuations in consciousness). He has an unruly personality but attaches great importance to friendship. He holds the bronze paperweight left by his grandfather (which has the functions of signal interference and consciousness protection).
In order to realize the "Human Consciousness Unification Plan", Gu Mingyuan, CEO of Yuanqi Technology, secretly carried out a "living core experiment" to capture people without chips to extract their consciousness and use it to activate the "Yuanqi Master AI"; Shen Yan went from passively discovering secrets to actively forming the "Consciousness Guardian Alliance" to fight against Gu Mingyuan and uncover the past grudges between his family and Yuanqi.
