When an agricultural legacy from the depths of the sea of stars quietly fell into the hands of city dweller Lin Mo, he never imagined that his ordinary life would be completely turned upside down. Those extraordinary seeds, shimmering with a faint light, shattered the constraints of land and space. Clusters of purple crystal grapes hung from the living room ceiling, each one wrapped in the sweetness of morning dew. Beside the bed stood a half-man-tall ice cream fruit tree, its leaves concealing a milky fragrance that melted with the temperature. In a flowerpot on the windowsill, a red-fleshed watermelon swelled at a visible pace, faint star patterns imprinted on its rind.
You don’t need to head into the countryside to farm, nor retreat to the mountains to raise livestock. With the Heavenly Evolution Planting Manual from his legacy in hand, Lin Mo carved out one fantastical world after another amid the concrete jungle. Using improved air-cultivation techniques, he made tomato vines flourish atop office filing cabinets. With nutrient solution blended from spirit spring water, he kept strawberries thriving year-round in the refrigerator’s crisper drawer.
When neighbors marveled at a mango tree suddenly sprouting on the balcony, and friends exclaimed over boiled eggs that peeled themselves, Lin Mo knew the age of the urban plant breeder had begun. He would not only protect this secret from beyond the stars, but also help people living in the concrete forest reconnect with nature’s pulse and taste gifts infused with starlight. And as more and more extraordinary crops appeared, mysterious forces hidden beneath the city began to stir...
