Lakeside.
The night wind swept past, stirring the wild grass. Unknown insects chirped wildly in the grass, their cries desolate.
Song He opened a plastic bag, crouched down in the darkness, and dug at the soil with an iron spoon.
The map showed that the entire lakeside was Potential Bacteria Soil, but the Potential Bacteria definitely wasn't spread everywhere. He could only dig around at random. If he happened to dig up Potential Bacteria, the system would surely display a progress notification.
It had only just entered autumn, but mosquitoes were already swarming by the lake.
Song He dug for ten minutes, then raised his arm and looked at it. Seven or eight mosquito bites had swollen up on his arm.
"Damn it, I've come out here to deliver a midnight snack to the mosquitoes!" Song He fumed. "Just wait. I'll make a mosquito-extinction drug. Every mosquito on Earth is going to die!"
The mosquitoes ignored his threat and quickly bit his neck four or five more times.
Song He was on the verge of tears. His whole body itched. The local mosquitoes had no manners at all, drinking their fill of blood and biting him with the destructive force of someone disturbing a hornet's nest!
But time was tight. He could only endure the itching and keep digging desperately.
The iron spoon scraped against the gravel, sending sparks flying now and then. Song He was like a tireless mole, digging with the momentum to burrow straight through the Earth.
Suddenly, a beam of snowy-white light shone over.
"Kid! What are you doing?" an old, hoarse voice demanded.
Song He was startled. The security guard was awake at this hour? Old man, you're risking your life for two thousand yuan a month!
He looked up and saw an old man