In the 22nd century after climate collapse, humanity huddles in twelve domed cities, relying on the "Deep Web" - a neurotechnology that can upload consciousness and share memories - to maintain a fragile civilization. Outside the dome is an endless sea of rust. Under the poisonous orange-red storm, buried are alien ruins and disconnected relay stations.
Luo Shen is a deep network repairman with dome number "07". His daily job is to repair relay stations damaged by storms in the Sea of Rust. He suffers from a rare neurological condition that is officially classified as a "dangerous contraindication": the echogenic variant. He can forcibly read other people's most painful traumatic memories through skin contact, and engrave this memory into anyone's consciousness like a brand - including the original owner himself.
The price is that every time he uses his ability, a piece of his real memory will be randomly deleted. Forget first love, forget his mother's face, forget his own name... Until one day, he may forget who he is.
During a routine maintenance mission, Luo Shen discovered a holographic log in an abandoned relay station that did not belong to any known database. The log records a shocking truth: the underlying protocol of the Deep Web does not come from alien ruins, but a "memory prison" - deep in the core of the earth under twelve domes, an ancient existence with unlimited memory devouring ability is being imprisoned. And every time people upload their consciousness and share their memories, they provide it with nutrients.
