1926, Shanghai Beach. Returned engineer Feng Xuanran accidentally inherited an abandoned observatory, where he discovered a "star map calculator" that transcended its time. The instrument's predictions are frighteningly accurate, and it also involves the covetousness of warlords, concessions and mysterious organizations. When the prophecy points to a devastating "loss of control", Feng Xuanran and the mysterious woman Zhao Yaqing are forced to join forces to fight for this machine that can predict and devour the future amidst conspiracy and gunfire.
