Chapter One: Wallet Zero

At the same moment, his banking app reported a deduction of 137 yuan. Balance: zero. “It even stole my last hundred?” A distant clock marked midnight. The old computer's fan began turning by itself. A golden line split the black screen, like an eye opening at the bottom of a well. [Negative assets satisfy the condition: one with nothing to lose receives the first right to quote.] [Mint of the day: Memory Coin. Total supply: 7.] [Declared rule: One Memory Coin permits two consenting parties to trade one authentic memory. Upon settlement, the seller forgets it permanently. The buyer receives it in full.] [Settlement: 23:59. Opening quote: ¥1.]