The story takes place in the fictional Chinese kingdom of Caiyun. According to legend, a young man, aided by the power of the Eight Immortals, founded Caiyun. Consequently, Caiyun's territory was divided into eight provinces: Hongzhou, Huangzhou, Bizhou, Lanzhou, Zizhou, Heizhou, Baizhou, and Chazhou. Approximately 600 years ago, the king of the time ordered the nobles of each province to adopt one of these eight colors as their surnames (for example, the Marquis of Lanzhou became Lan, the Marquis of Hongzhou became Hong, and so on). Commoners were prohibited from sharing surnames with these eight marquises. Consequently, those bearing these eight colors were considered the most aristocratic of the nobles. Furthermore, because the Marquis of Zizhou, where the capital was located, also served as king, the Zi family became the royal family's surname. Despite being born into the prestigious Hong family, Hong Xiuli lived in poverty. She had to work extensively to support her family. Having experienced the turmoil of the throne struggle as a child, she deeply understood the suffering of the people. From a young age, she diligently studied, hoping to pass the imperial examination, become an official, assist the king, and build a prosperous and peaceful nation. However, as a woman, she cannot take the imperial examination. One day, Xiu Li accepts a high-paying commission from Grand Tutor Xiao and enters the harem as a noble concubine to teach and assist the incompetent emperor. This opportunity leads Xiu Li to a career as an official, and she encounters a variety of people.
The Moon holds crucial strategic significance for Earth and serves as humanity's gateway to the deeper reaches of the universe. As a regular soldier stationed at China's Guanghan Station on the Moon, Cauchy is fully aware of the weight of his responsibility. Witnessing the warm lives of lunar residents and the continuous breakthroughs made by scientific research, Cauchy's vision for humanity's future grows ever more profound. The successful development of helium-3 has completely solved humanity's electricity needs, but it has also stirred the wrath of those with ulterior motives. He is forced to ponder whether technological advancement is designed to perpetuate war or to forge a brighter future for humanity...
Thick fog hangs over the airport, international flights are delayed, and an ace agent from the Space Survey Agency navigates a polar vortex. Enduring severe turbulence, his passport expires, and his luggage is lost, he finds his own body on the baggage carousel, clutching the pendant of his ex-girlfriend, whom he had just met thousands of miles away in New York City. On the tarmac, at the airport control tower, in the cockpit, in the first-class cabin, even on communications satellites... Mysteries unfold in every corner of the sky and on the ground. Who is behind this? Under the vast sky, when will the mystery lift?
On a summer night in 2078, a sudden and extreme cold froze the city into ice. Lin Yue was betrayed by her boyfriend Chen Yu and her best friend Su Yao, and was pushed into an ice cave, dying with resentment. Driven by her deep-seated attachment to family and a determination for revenge, she unexpectedly reincarnated three days before the apocalypse. The old jade bracelet left to her by her mother on her wrist awakened a one-cubic-meter storage space, becoming her golden finger for defying fate.
Reborn, Lin Yue suppressed her hatred and, relying on her memories of her past life, frantically stockpiled supplies: durable food, heating materials, warm clothing, and self-defense tools were all stored in her spatial storage. At the same time, she discreetly recorded Chen Yu and Su Yao's plot to seize her parents' property. Before the apocalypse, she rushed to her parents' house to move essential supplies, reinforced doors and windows with wooden planks, and lit a coal stove, building a protective barrier for her family in the frigid -50°C weather.
After the apocalypse, the city became a frozen hell, overrun by mutated "ice corpses" and "ice claw beasts," with survivors killing each other for supplies. Lin Yue used the concealment of the space to gather supplies and fight monsters. When Chen Yu and Su Yao came to steal her loot, she used traps and recordings to expose their true colors, causing them to suffer the consequences of their actions in the freezing cold. To find a safe haven, she formed a team with retired soldier Uncle Zhang, doctor Sister Li, and young tech genius Xiao Yu, heading towards a military warehouse. Along the way, they met the cold and collected special forces soldier Lu Zheng. The group supported each other in their desperate situation, embarking on a path to survival in the frozen post-apocalyptic world.
Rock is transported to the world of *DanMachi*, becoming a slave to the Icarus Familia. Awakening his "Dimensional Simulation System," he transforms into a Dead Apostle Magician in the Type-Moon world, wreaking havoc in the Fuyuki Holy Grail War. Returning to Orario, he inherits five hundred years of the Makiri family's wealth, becoming a being that straddles the line between humans and vampires. When the swordswoman Ais delivers fragments of a broken sword stained with divine blood, the "Reality Simulation" finally activates—Rock discovers that he seems to have left traces in the "Greatest Evil Incident" seven years prior. Now, wielding the power of the Astrea Familia in his left hand and gripping the blade of revenge in his right, he embarks on a forbidden journey of absorbing divine blood and simulating sainthood in the labyrinthine city where gods roam.