The Road Is Long

In the summer of 2025, Chen Mu's college entrance examination score was fixed at 412. He put his bag on his back, stuffed the old flashlight that couldn't be repaired into his side pocket, and stepped into the reality full of algorithmic push and part-time work economy. Starting from repairing a stuck mouse wheel in an Internet cafe, to repairing the emotional memories of an era that were washed away by the digital flood. When the "technological singularity" in the near future quietly arrives - the "emotion" that can quantify emotions, the "memory porcelain" that carries memories, and the "dream weaver" that weaves collective dreams - he chooses to use the oldest craftsmanship to answer the most cutting-edge ethical problems. This is a civilian epic spanning thirty years (2025-2055). About taking root in solid ground, thinking under the galaxy of technology, and how we protect those glimmers of light that make life worth living.