Farming on a Desolate Planet: I Turn the Wasteland into the Universe’s Granary

Lu Zheng, a former combat engineer in the Empire’s Seventh Expeditionary Army, was framed as a traitor after exposing his superior’s illegal arms dealings and exiled to the barren planet T-77. The planet is plagued by high radiation, acidic soil, water shortages, and power outages. Its base is in ruins, and bandits run rampant. In the Empire’s records, it gets just two words: dead planet.

But in Lu Zheng’s eyes, a dead planet isn’t a dead end. It’s land that hasn’t been recalculated yet. With no System and no golden finger, he relies on agricultural engineering, geological surveying, and logistical strategy. Starting with a single seedling, he searches for underground rivers, improves the soil, repairs the base, and builds a closed-loop greenhouse. Along the way, he uses pirates for training and smugglers to open up new routes. Despite the Empire’s blockade and covetous gaze, he somehow turns a dead planet into a granary.

While everyone else still sees food as a mere supply, Lu Zheng has already turned it into his sharpest weapon. Whoever blocks his path, he cuts off their food. Whoever tries to swallow up T-77, he makes them learn what hunger feels like first.

From an exile to the lord of a barren planet, from an experimental field to an interstellar granary, this time he’ll use food to redraw the Empire’s map of power.