All My Oil Fields Are Vegetable Gardens

Deep beneath Konoha, an enormous root system explored its way forward.

Unlike the fine network of roots connected to countless trees on the upper layer, these root tendrils were much larger. The smaller ones were several meters in diameter, while the larger ones were dozens of meters thick.

As roots specifically meant for tunneling, they had a wide variety of ways to dig.

For example, they could grow like fungal mycelia, drilling through the soil as they advanced.

The force of life's growth was especially vigorous. Even when faced with the hard walls of reinforced concrete or solid boulders, they could forcibly squeeze out a crack as they sprouted and grew, relying on their tenacious life force.

The advantage was stability and little construction noise. The disadvantage was slowness. Growing flesh was no easy task.

There were many hidden spaces dug out by people beneath Konoha. Like an ant colony, they were arranged in a crisscrossing maze, leaving the entire underground practically hollowed out by Insects.

After Mimi moved in, the situation only became worse.

Day after day, Mimi stubbornly and diligently dug tunnels beneath Konoha.

Thinking back to those days, Mimi could stay underground for half a year at a time. In any case, she was an underground queen.

It was just like building a secret castle. Digging tunnels was simply too much fun.

Mimi's happiness was that simple and dull. If she dug up a glittering little gemstone along the way, she could be happy for half a day. To Mimi, every hidden underground room in Konoha was a blind-box treasure chest waiting to be opened. Even if it contained nothing but trash, she still enjoyed it endlessly.

Under Mimi's diligence and hard work, the underground structure was damaged.

The result was like termites building a dam. Sooner