Lin Xuan, a maintenance worker at a state-owned enterprise, has spent years living apart from his wife and struggling at work. After being struck by lightning, he accidentally bonds with Xing Shu, a symbiotic intelligence from the alien Mechanical Spirit race, and gains access to advanced alien technology.
The predatory intelligence Shi Jin defects to the United States, hoping to drain Earth’s core. Lin Xuan returns to his hometown and founds Chenxing Technology. He breaks through in cutting-edge fields such as brain-computer interfaces, antigravity, and interstellar spacecraft, while battling corporate warfare, blockades, and assassination attempts. He works closely with his country’s defense industry to establish a global technological presence.
In the decisive battle on Star Island, Xing Shu sacrifices itself, merging its consciousness with Lin Xuan’s. Foreseeing the arrival of the Mechanical Spirit fleet, Lin Xuan brings the world together to prepare for war and builds an interstellar defense line. When the Solar System war begins, Lin Xuan single-handedly destroys the enemy fleet’s main force and protects Earth’s civilization.
After the war, humanity enters the interstellar age. Lin Xuan creates a new body for his wife, Su Wan, restoring her consciousness, and the two set off aboard a starship to explore the cosmos.
