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In the war-scarred Shenzhen Republic of 2034, "soul ore"—a cheap, volatile substitute for AI crafted from digitized human consciousness—drives a thriving robot economy, teetering on ethical collapse. Hacker Ruoxi Lam (NeonEdge) seeks her brother’s mind, trapped in HuaCent’s AbyssNet, a soul ore harvesting scheme disguised as digital immortality. His fragmented memories in a smuggled BioSynth robot guide her through perilous black markets, pursued by ThunderVolt’s drones. Amin, a truck driver/smuggler wracked by guilt for selling his own soul ore, faces moral horror when a robot UFC boxer went rouge in front of him. Zihao "Victor" Chan, a battle-worn corporate CEO at Salt Port, investigates HuaCent’s illicit robot exports, uncovering betrayal and the unstable soul ore’s dangers. In a neon-drenched city profiting from this hazardous AI substitute, Ruoxi, Amin, and Victor race to dismantle the soul ore trade before its volatility consumes the humanity. Statistics Overall Score This fiction has not received enough ratings yet to have a score. Total Views : 0 Average Views : 0 Followers : 0 Favorites : 0 Ratings : 0 Pages : 6 Advertisement Go to Table of Contents Mark as Not Interested Follow Favorite Read Later Fiction breaking rules? Report Advertisement Author