In 2078, the world had been divided up among several future-tech corporations. Those who weren't corporate members could only scrape by at the bottom, using what little strength they had to prove their dreams were worth pursuing.
Thanks to the gods and industrial system unique to the Chaoshan region, cybernetics and the divine had become intertwined. Chaoshan's vast industrial system was gradually transforming into a production and assembly hub for robot and cybernetic-body components, and was quietly becoming the world's factory.
A Gui, born and raised in Chaoshan's Night City, discovered one day that he could communicate with the gods after inhaling a large quantity of Illusion Dust.