• Protagonist: Mai Mang, 21, a young man left behind in Maijia Village. He tends the two thin acres of farmland passed down through his family. His catchphrase: “Farming? Just enough to get by.”
• System: The Taichu Agricultural Gene Bank, speaking in the gruff voice of a bad-tempered old farmer. It comes from an ancient civilization and can unlock mystical properties in plants.
• Golden finger: Growing any plant unlocks its “agricultural gene chain,” letting him cultivate chives that talk back, chives that detect lies, eggplants that sing, and more. Later, he can even grow “concept crops” and “miniature celestial bodies.”
