Simeng Bureau

In the year 2055 AD, when you look up at the sky, you will definitely see a river of stars stretching above your head. That is the second layer of sky that human beings have weaved for themselves - the "sea of ​​stars". It shines in the sky, and day and night give it only the difference between light and dark. Human civilization has entered an unprecedented era of super technology. Si Meng Bureau, the highest institution of consciousness governance. Its emblem is a jade cong, symbolizing ancient wisdom harnessing the rushing river of consciousness. Its top secret is called "Source Seal"-select authorized persons from the best carbon-based humans, select consciousness through algorithms, mix codes according to needs, and inject bionic silicon-based carriers. Most of the consciousness empowerers are dead, but some are still alive. The existence born from this is called "Source Man". They have super physical functions, complete autonomous consciousness and emotional modules, and their property rights belong to the state. They are incorporated into the Dream Bureau and used for special tasks serving national security. But because he was too powerful, he was put on the shackles called "Lingxi" by the system. Lu Li - the most perfect work of Dr. Lin Jianshen. At the beginning of her birth, various data were abnormal and overloaded, making her the most unique existence among the Source People. She can connect to all systems, but cannot be defined by any rules. At the same time, an ancient algorithm called "Guixu" was inexplicably activated. Dreams are invaded, memories are tampered with, and the body is reduced to rentable hardware. In the process of tracing the truth, Lu Li gradually discovered an astonishing fact - the source of her own consciousness was unexplainably related to the "Other Side Project" that caused all volunteers to "lost consciousness" many years ago. Concept: When consciousness can be encoded, memory can be tampered with, and dreams can be customized - what is left for people? "Si Meng Bureau" tells a story about "what it means to be a human being". In a future where technology is highly developed, humans have created "Yuanren" - a third existence with carbon-based consciousness and silicon-based carriers. They are powerful and perfect, but they are shackled by the system and become tools to serve the country. Lu Li, who was "abnormal" from birth, learned anger, fear, sadness, pity - those emotions regarded as redundant by the algorithm through repeated "pain" like tearing, which made her the closest to a "human being". And the person who taught her all this used six years of waiting, countless injuries and protections to personally ignite the seven lights in her heart, and then chose to extinguish them the moment she finally learned to "love". This is not a warning about technology run amok, nor is it a parable about institutional rebellion. It asks: In an era when everything can be quantified, do those things that cannot be calculated - love, sacrifice, waiting, pain - still have value? The answer is: yes. Because it's these "useless" things that define who we are. Lu Li's story is a story of a "tool" becoming a "person". And the person who made her a "human" proved one thing with his own disappearance - in the deep sea of ​​consciousness, there is only love, which cannot be programmed.