Zhong Chengxuan accidentally activates a lost sacrificial pattern, sending a dimensional rift spiraling out of control in the workshop. Xia Shiqing can use the “power of patterns,” born of traditional craftsmanship, to briefly stabilize the coordinates of a jump, but the patterns devour her memories in return. As the two trace the source of the disaster, they fight the “pattern forgers” in a world gone awry, using the methods of master artisans. Each repair brings them closer to the heart of the truth: craftsmanship is not merely a skill, but a key that can pry open dimensions.
