The exam’s closing bell rings, and Shi Zhi has finally finished twelve years of hard study. All she wants is to go home and sleep, but the world quietly transforms. “Spiritual energy” sweeps across the globe, shattering the boundaries of established science. People with supernatural abilities emerge, the struggle for resources grows fiercer, and the authorities establish a strict ranking system for the gifted. Cities become arenas where the strong vie for power. While her classmates awaken all kinds of abilities and throw themselves into secret realms and the fight for resources, all that appears in Shi Zhi’s palm is a faint glow. It activates the inconspicuous Shennong Farming Simulator, which indicates that suitable farmland can be found in the backyard of her family home. She shakes off her post-exam exhaustion, returns to a small town at the foot of the mountains, and takes up a hoe. To her surprise, the simulator can nourish the soil. The chili peppers she plants grow at an astonishing rate and even spit out searing white flames. While everyone else scrambles to chase power and compete for resources, Shi Zhi tends her own little courtyard, putting down roots through patience and steady effort. Amid the chaos, she follows a path all her own, building strength through farming.
