Programmer Li Junhao unexpectedly transmigrates to the year 2147, an era when companies and governments have vanished, the world is governed by autonomous DAO nodes, and individuals issue their own digital currencies. Penniless and at a loss, he unexpectedly activates the National Fortune-Binding System, which informs him that the mark of “China’s Civilization Reboot” from 2030 remains inside him. Li Junhao tries to issue his own branded coin, “Huaxia Coin,” but sets off alarms at financial nodes around the world: its value fluctuations are syncing in real time with the virtual civilization coin curve of an ancient country, “Huaxia,” that disappeared long ago. Suddenly the target of everyone’s hostility, he faces a flood of global short sellers intent on crushing the “ghost currency.” Guided by the System and drawing on his programming talent, Li Junhao begins learning to use the financial tools of the future. He joins forces with a handful of overseas Chinese nodes still devoted to their homeland and establishes the “Dragon Descendants Alliance,” using sophisticated algorithms to fight back against the short-selling tide. Along the way, he discovers another side to the “Li Zisheng Theory”: the country was never destroyed back then; instead, its national credit was distributed among every individual who identified with its civilization. At the climax, Western financial giants launch an all-out assault, trying to drive “Huaxia Coin” to zero. With his back to the wall, Li Junhao activates the System’s ultimate function, “Civilization Ember,” connecting the computing power and conviction of all Dragon Descendant nodes to form a protective barrier. In the end, “Huaxia Coin” weathers the attack and its value soars. The civilization credit system it carries wins recognition from some nodes worldwide, and Li Junhao discovers a lead on how to return to 2030: he must take this future “Civilization Ember” back to the past and help Li Zisheng bring about true transformation.
