There are no naturally occurring ghosts in this world. What people call “ghosts” are actually energy-based lifeforms formed under specific conditions from powerful human fixations such as love, hatred, regret, and wishes. They are known as “Thought Spirits.” Thought Spirits cannot simply be destroyed. They can only be “reconciled with” or “contracted with.”
Zhang Zhe is the last Soul Contract Officer of the modern age. This is an ancient profession, but its practitioners are neither Taoist priests nor exorcists. They mediate by entering temporary contracts with Thought Spirits, borrowing their unique abilities to resolve incidents and helping them fulfill their fixations so they can find release.
Whenever a contract is successfully dissolved, Zhang Zhe receives a different card:
[Entry successful: Low-Rank Thought Spirit, Demon of Productivity]
[Ability: Forced Focus (When activated, increases the user's work efficiency by 300% for one hour. Side effect: extreme fatigue.)]
[Status: Contracted]
[Entry successful: Collector's Hand of God (Remains)]
[Material: Primordial Bronze + Bones of an Unknown Divine Creature]
[Estimated value: Extremely high. Recommended for dismantling and sale, or as a prized shop-protecting treasure.]
[Special note: Contains a trace of the Collector's spiritual imprint, which can be used to track him in reverse.]
As he continues dissolving contracts, Zhang Zhe discovers that Thought Spirits are merely the simplest beings on the surface of this city. When the Immortals, mad scientists, and collectors step onto the stage, the final questions surrounding humanity's fate begin to unfold…
