Consciousness Outpost

In 2045, the age of “neural connectivity,” the Neural Prediction System (NPS) enables communication through thought and predicts behavior. Researcher Li Manwei develops the NPS for her younger sister, who has ALS, but discovers that her mentor, Yu Fangda, is abusing the technology for workplace screening and pre-crime intervention, and that it even carries the risk of rewriting consciousness. To protect the privacy of consciousness and freedom of will, Li Manwei joins forces with Li Rui, a doctor with autism, and a hacker known as A-Zhe. Together, they take on Genesis Technology and Beidou Defense, expose the technology’s dark secrets, and ultimately help bring the Neural Technology Ethics Act into force, restoring technology to its human-centered purpose in a science fiction struggle to defend the mind.