Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 381: Mutant Fields and Hidden Opportunities
Meanwhile, Do Seungjin and Chung Hwangeun were more interested in the creatures Kim Haru had brought back—the giant owl and the multi-headed horse monster.
Especially the latter—just one look at how it was tied up made it clear it was a trophy of battle.
And that meant… they could fight it.
So, after seeking Kim Haru's opinion, Chung Hwangeun and Do Seungjin released the multi-headed horse monster and started sparring with it in various ways.
Sometimes they fought it one-on-one, other times they teamed up.
The poor creature, no matter how much strength it mustered, couldn't escape the clutches of these two humans.
In the end, it simply gave up—even when their swords and blades were practically poking its face, it refused to get up or move.
Of course, Chung Hwangeun and Do Seungjin had no intention of actually killing it.
Seeing that this strange mutated creature was no longer cooperating, they had no choice but to stop, switching from combat to squatting beside it and discussing what kind of animal it might have mutated from.
Han Gwonhee and the four members of the Delta Squad were also interested in these peculiar mutated creatures, though not as intensely as the others.
Instead, they stuck close to Kim Haru, checking if there was anything they could help with.
"The leaders of the plants in this area have all been dealt with. There won't be any more danger," Kim Haru said helplessly. "Find a place to rest for now."
It was only after leaving Biryong Cliff and comparing notes with the others that Kim Haru realized four days had passed outside.
In the fruit world, following the villagers' method of tracking time, the moss plants had only lit up for the second time—meaning it was just the "second day" there.
At least he had gotten some sleep.
But the ones who had stayed in the cliff hadn't rested at all.
Whether it was Han Gwonhee's group, who had been trying nonstop to enter the cliff, or Shin Woncheon and Ryu Hyunwoo, who had been rushing back and forth transporting reinforcements, exhaustion was evident on their faces, even if their curiosity about new things was still strong.
Shin Woncheon and the others hesitated to rest, unwilling to relax just yet.
In the end, it took a direct order from Kim Haru to make them finally sit down on the ground to catch their breath.
"Hurry up and get some rest. I won't go far—just looking for seeds in this vegetable patch."
Even while resting, they made sure that the spot they chose allowed them to see Kim Haru as soon as they opened their eyes.
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As Kim Haru had said, the enormous mutated grass was the undisputed leader of the plants in this plain.
Now that it had formed an alliance with him, the other mutated plants in the vegetable patch didn't dare to move at all.
Each one pretended to be an ordinary plant—whether it was the melting tomatoes, the explosive chili peppers, or the leafy greens that could fight back.
In front of Kim Haru, they could only sit still and let themselves be harvested.
This vegetable patch had originally been well-maintained.
The nomads had planted many edible crops.
After the apocalypse, the non-mutated ones had long been squeezed out of their spots, leaving behind only those that had undergone changes.
Still, these mutated vegetables had organized themselves neatly into different sections.
They had no choice—if they weren't lined up properly, the gigantic mutated grass beneath them would digest any unruly plants that tried to run wild.
For some reason, this giant grass had a particular mindset: it believed that anything growing neatly in a field belonged to someone and shouldn't be eaten or moved at will.
If it wanted to eat something, it could only consume the plants growing chaotically outside, the ones nobody was taking care of.
Of course, Kim Haru didn't know this yet.
He would only learn about this strange rule later when he brought back the Ginseng Spirit that could translate for him.
At the moment, as he picked vegetables from the field, his thoughts began to drift.
[ System, if I bind one of the humanoid seeds inside the fruit world, does that make it my possession? Can I unlock it from the system's seed shop? ]
System: [...]
The system, which rarely made unnecessary comments, popped up an unprecedented notification box containing nothing but a string of ellipses.
Kim Haru could feel the system's exasperation and disdain just from those dots.
[ Alright, alright, I know it's a bit far-fetched, but they're still seeds, right? I thought maybe it could work. ]
This time, the system didn't respond at all.
Kim Haru gave up on the idea of planting multiple giant pasture grasses.
However, while he couldn't grow more of them, the fruit inside the giant grass contained a vast internal space—and there wasn't just one.
He had noticed that at the center of the giant grass, where three fresh green leaves wrapped tightly around a section, a dense cluster of fruits was growing.
Their outer shells were still a pale gray, not yet fully transparent, meaning they weren't mature yet.
The one that had already matured—the fruit he had explored—was located on the second layer.
It was also covered by leaves, making it impossible to see from the ground.
He didn't know how important these fruits were to the giant pasture grass.
Once things settled here, he would let the Ginseng Spirit ask about it.
If the pasture grass didn't mind trading the fruits…
Kim Haru thought this could be a huge advantage.
He wondered what the worlds inside the unripe fruits were like.
So he quietly asked the system.
[ System, since this pasture grass is also a plant that belongs to the farm, do you have a way to influence the effects of its fruits? ]
The system didn't respond.
Kim Haru raised an eyebrow.
[ Think about it, System. Each fruit contains a space inside. If we can expand our farm by using them, wouldn't that be amazing? We could cultivate a separate farmland in each fruit without taking up any extra space. This is a golden opportunity to revitalize our farming business! ]
