[When rules become the last line of defense, do you dare to look directly into the abyss under the neon lights?
In Xinhai City, the price of survival is turning a blind eye.
Lu Chen once thought this was just an ordinary neon city, until he found a "Safe Living Guide for Xinhai City Residents" in his briefcase while working overtime late that night.
"Rule 1: If you hear the sound of waves outside the window late at night, please put on noise-canceling headphones immediately and do not look out the window."
"Rule 2: The elevators in all shopping malls in this city do not have three underground floors. If you enter by mistake, please be sure to remain upside down until the elevator door opens again."
"Rule 3: If you see your neighbor looking more and more like some deep-sea fish, act nonchalant and invite him for a drink of heavily salted water."
In this world, sanity (SAN value) is an expensive consumable. When Lu Chen opened his eyes, he no longer saw the bustling streets, but the sticky tentacles entangled on the skyscrapers, and the slowly opening pair of huge eyes behind the neon lights that could swallow up the entire galaxy.
He is the only person who can see "cognitive drift" and is also the "scavenger" walking on the edge of madness.
"Remember, don't try to understand them. Because when you understand the truth, you become part of the truth."
