In 2089, China's "Tianshu" brain-computer interface system made its global debut. In 2112, after the system was upgraded, a phenomenon of "consciousness synchronization" occurred - the independent consciousness of the connected person was erased and integrated into the collective network.
In 2147 (the story begins), 98% of the world's population has "awakened" and formed a unified "consensus network." Those who have not awakened are called "alone awakeners" and are hunted aliens...
All children must undergo an "awakening ceremony" on their 12th birthday. After awakening, the original consciousness is replaced by a "better version" - the body is still there, but "you" are dead. Awakened people share thoughts, act uniformly, and have no individual emotions.
But there are still a very small number of people who are immune to awakening, and the reason is unknown...
