Lin Qi transmigrates into an interstellar sweet romance novel as the female supporting character destined to get in the way. With F-grade mental power, both parents dead, and barely scraping by on welfare, she is bullied by her classmates in every imaginable way.
She looks up at an interstellar world where even vegetables are ridiculously expensive, then looks down at the tomato seeds in her pocket.
...Fine. First, she'll grow something to eat.
The day her first tomato ripens, pure life force surges through the mental network of the entire Central Star. In a full-immersion healing pod, the chaotic sea of consciousness of Marshal Austin, an SSS-grade who has slept for a century, suddenly hears a knock at the door.
Lin Qi doesn't notice that the tomato vines at her side, day and night, are starting to gain sentience.
She thinks her mental power has mutated. Until one late night, the shadows of the tomato leaves cast the vague outline of a human figure in the lamplight.
She doesn't know that the seed she planted crossed time and opened that "genetic lock," creating a path to survival for the marshal, who was ambushed.
He doesn't know that her very birth was part of a grand plan. The plant gene map encoding the entirety of Earth is a living gene bank and a key to rebooting civilization, "created" through a lifetime of work by generations of scientists.
Awakening in another world, she only wants to find a way to survive. But when schemes involving soil contamination, monopolies on nutrient supplements, and more come one after another, she has no choice but to face the challenges this world presents. Fortunately, she meets one companion after another. The crops she grows fetch astronomical prices on the black market in the lower city, attracting space pirates, conglomerates, and the military, all eager to work with her.
When the truth comes to light, she finally learns that she has always been herself.
And every plant she has grown adds another weight to the scales, helping her shift the balance of power across the entire interstellar world.
[Reader's Guide]
1. A satisfying farming story, with a touch of interstellar political intrigue and an ensemble cast. I want to use a lighthearted narrative to build an entire civilization's wrong turns and course corrections.
2. A heroine who grows over time; the male lead has three forms.
3. The overall pacing is on the slow side, so please be patient QAQ.
Theme: Reflecting on the environmental damage caused by technological progress, emphasizing harmony between humanity and nature, and showing that the power of natural food is fundamental to life.
