There are no stars in the night sky in Zhongting City.
More than 300 stories above the sky, the man-made dome projects an aurora that never repeats. It is a dynamic art generated by the "All Seeing Eye" AI based on citizens' emotional data. Below the 300th floor, the steam pipes spewed gray mist mixed with psychic waste, and the neon signs of the Gear Block were blurred into a blur of colors in the mist.
Lin Qi pushed open the door of the "Gear and Talisman" convenience store, and the doorbell made a clear mechanical sound. He habitually lowered the brim of his baseball cap, and a layer of mist instantly condensed on the lenses of his glasses.
