After Failing the Array Engineering Exam, I Built an Entire City

[Modern Cultivation + Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Strong Logic + Slow Burn + Ordinary People Finding Their Way]

Hengchuan runs on the Nine Balance Grand Array.

Flying artifacts travel through the urban districts, spirit-energy elevators run day and night, and the city's network of arrays is centrally coordinated by the Control Institute. The inspection system identifies malfunctions, while the accident AI assigns responsibility. Most people believe that as long as the System says everything is normal, the equipment is safe to use.

Shen Yan failed to get into the array engineering program, so he could only take a temporary repair job at a spirit workshop in the old city.

During a routine inspection, he discovered an anomaly in the balance array of a flying sofa. The inspection results all came back normal, and the workshop approved it for use. Once airborne, the device suddenly went out of control. Shen Yan risked connecting to its array core and saved the passengers, but the accident AI named him the primary party responsible.

The repair records, his work badge permissions, and the damage logs all counted against him.

At first, Shen Yan only wanted to clear his name, keep his job, and earn a certification.

But the deeper the investigation went, the more the flying sofa accident revealed. Altered records, a concealed array core, the Control Institute's coercive orders, and the unresolved accident that took his father's life years ago all ultimately pointed to the same place.

Now he needs to uncover who is rewriting the Nine Balance, and who is deciding on behalf of the entire city what risks its residents must bear.