The Twelve Harmonicists

Tags: [Wasteland Survival] [Ensemble Cast] [Interstellar Travel]

[Worldbuilding]

Time: 2145, the thirtieth year after the Collapse

Location: Neo-Shanghai, a vertical city controlled by the megacorporation Purity Dynamics. The city is divided into three levels:

● Skyreach: Home to corporate executives and elites, with clean air and holographic cherry blossoms that never fade;

● Midway: Residential districts for ordinary citizens, where neon advertisements mingle with rain and cybernetic limb clinics are everywhere;

● Roots: A forgotten slum submerged in acid rain and data waste, yet also the breeding ground of the underground resistance group, the Concord.

Core technologies:

● Neuro-Limbs: Replaceable intelligent limbs that not only enhance physical abilities but can also connect directly to the Global Neural Network (GNN);

● Affect Modules: Implantable chips that can regulate emotions, erase traumatic memories, and even let users “rent” other people’s emotional experiences;

● Stellar Core Protocol: Purity Dynamics’ purported “ultimate purification system.” In truth, it uploads human consciousness to the central AI