Against the Times

They used lies to create the most cruel tax in human history. When the doomsday prophecy of "geomagnetic collapse" came, the coalition government launched the only hope - the "Ark Project", and established a life tax in the name of driving the Ark: every citizen must donate their lifespan in proportion and turn it into energy. People are willing to pay time for hope and accelerate their aging. Engineer Ye Heng was once the maintainer of this system until his beloved mentor made an "excessive donation" to inspire the people and died of rapid aging in his arms. Before he died, his mentor hoarsely left a final warning in his ear: "The data... Is false..." Ye Heng sneaked into the bottom of the system and saw the hidden truth: the geomagnetic field is stable and the end has never come. The huge collected life energy flows to a top-secret network called "Eden", which is used to extend the eternal youth of the powerful. In order to provide eternal life for a few people, they weave a doomsday for all mankind and make the vast majority of people "volunteer" sacrifices. Now, Ye Heng decided to be the one who stole time and tore apart lies—— Those who steal time.