Lin Mo, a 28-year-old programmer, is trapped in the 996 cycle. His dream in high school was an archaeological expedition, but his father killed him on the grounds that it was "unrealistic", so he compromised and chose programming. Life is like a gray gear, day after day. One rainy night, he came across the "Time Convenience Store" on the street corner. The owner, Aunt Su, handed him a luminous pocket watch, claiming that it could redeem forgotten time. The pattern on the pocket watch seems familiar and stings the memory. When Aunt Su said, "Memory is currency, missions hide regrets," Lin Mo laughed but was moved. He longs to escape numbness, step into that door, and embark on an adventure in which he exchanges memory fragments for a fantasy world. Behind every task, there are answers to the meaning of life that he has abandoned.
Time Convenience Store: Memory is the only currency. Exchange your ticket to enter the "forgotten world" - a fragment of time and space forgotten by history or myth. If the mission fails, the memory will disappear permanently, and the "time token" brought back successfully will trigger a change in reality.
Forgotten World: A fusion of Chinese history and fantasy elements, such as the Qinling Underground Palace, the Mohist Machine City, Dunhuang Flying Apsaras, etc. The tasks are closely related to the protagonist's inner regrets (archaeological dream, passion for invention, lack of family ties, etc.).
Restart life: Adventure is not only a task, but also a process of facing the scars of the past. While resolving historical obsessions, the protagonist regains his original aspirations crushed by reality and achieves self-salvation and transformation.
