Embers of All Things

In Linyuan City, memory is the only hard currency. The rich complete their lives by buying others' moments of genius, virtuosity, and even moments of happiness; the poor are forced to pawn their childhood, first love, or dignity in exchange for rations of survival. Lu Chen, a low-level tinker who keeps an old clock shop, possesses an unknown and taboo talent - he can see the "underlying data" erased in memory crystals. When a "blank crystal" that was supposed to be destroyed appeared on his counter, Lu Chen discovered that the memory bank on which the entire city relied for survival was actually built on a huge lie. In this era where you can tailor your life at will, who is your true self? When Lu Chen began to stitch together the abandoned memory fragments, he was not only looking for his missing sister, but also challenging the authority of the gods.