Extreme cold descends, freezing the land as humanity huddles in underground cities.
Chen Li, a former agricultural technician, tends a patch of abandoned frozen soil, mocked by others as a “dead zone.”
As Frostbite Disease ravages the land and crops turn monstrous, he awakens a golden finger: by touching seeds, he can nurture their spirits, and plants can fight!
Radishes gang up on snow weasels, potatoes punch wild dogs, and vines snare enemies like leopards.
The military covets his land, the black market tries to seize it, and poisoning and forced demolition come one after another.
He uses soil as a shield and seedlings as blades, building green walls, harnessing geothermal heat, and cultivating battle plants.
From one man and one field to thousands of gardens resonating as one, the root network awakens and sacred seeds gather.
When crystal insects burst from the ground, the truth comes to light: the sun’s silence was caused by humanity.
He gives himself to become their spirit, ignites spring, and a monument is raised in the vegetable garden. Year One of the Farming Era begins.
