Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 395: Big Hootie’s Egg-Sitting Misfortune

Kim Haru had been enjoying a rather leisurely time recently.

After attending the trade fair a few times, he lost interest.

Among the three people living on the small farm, Go Okrim was the only one who still eagerly went for a stroll every day.

Kang Hose, on the other hand, wasn't one for crowds either and spent his time helping Kim Haru with design sketches on the farm.

Although saying he was helping, Kang Hose was really just assisting—handing over pencils, calculating numbers, and other minor tasks.

Right now, Kim Haru was working on the blueprint for the Biryong Plains.

He could check the terrain and data directly from the system map.

Since he planned to expand operations there, he naturally had to build the necessary facilities.

When raising large animals, the layout didn't need to be overly refined.

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More importantly, it had to be practical—ensuring a steady supply of food and water, proper sanitation, and enough space.

As he thought through these aspects, he followed both the system's suggestions and his own research to design the farm's substation.

At this moment, Kim Haru had set up a table and chair under an osmanthus tree, sketching in the pleasant spring weather.

The breeze was light, the sun neither too hot nor too cold.

Dappled sunlight filtered through the tree's branches onto the paper, not obstructing his view but rather giving him bursts of inspiration.

Looking at just this scene, it was an undeniably peaceful and beautiful moment.

However, if one's gaze shifted slightly to the open space nearby…

A giant grass nest sat in the middle of the clearing, and perched on top of it was an enormous, oval-shaped owl.

Despite it being broad daylight, the owl was wide awake, its round eyes staring at Kim Haru without blinking.

Its dark pupils practically had the words "aggrieved" written all over them.

Anyone who saw this scene would instinctively clutch their chest.

Seriously, wasn't this a bit terrifying?

Kang Hose had already stolen multiple glances at the owl.

Every now and then, he would glance over, then look away, only to glance over again.

Eventually, he couldn't hold back any longer.

He walked over to Kim Haru and pointed at the pitiful-looking owl.

"Mr. Kim, why not... let Big Hootie move around a little?"

Without even looking up, Kim Haru replied, "Go ahead, I never said it couldn't move. Just don't break the eggs."

The owl, which had been listening intently to the humans' conversation, had just begun to shift its body, preparing to stretch its wings, when it heard the last part of the sentence.

In an instant, its entire body froze.

The owl, named Big Hootie, seemed to darken by several shades as if covered in a layer of dust.

Carefully, it lowered the foot it had just lifted, tucked in its wings, and obediently returned to its original posture.

Not forgetting, it even lowered its head to check whether the eggs beneath it were still intact.

Yes, at this moment, the ones nestled between the owl and the grass nest, radiating warmth, were the eggs that Kim Haru had bought from the trading market.

As soon as he brought the eggs back, Kim Haru used some mutated silk to make a simple nest, ensuring they wouldn't lose vitality due to temperature loss.

After that, he started searching through the system to see if there was an incubator.

He guessed that there should be one, but most incubators were designed for smaller eggs like chicken or duck eggs.

The ones he had brought back were as big as watermelons, so he figured he needed to find a specialized incubator.

As he continued searching, he suddenly sensed a "dark cloud" looming over his head.

Before he could react, a loud plop sounded in his ear.

Turning his head, he saw that the overexcited big owl, who had been playing wildly in the forest, had mistaken the large eggs for toys.

With one careless swipe of its claws, an egg rolled off and—

Cracked.

Kim Haru: "..."

Owl: "...Hoo."

Hooing wouldn't help.

One egg was shattered just like that.

Kim Haru gave up on looking for a system incubator, sneering as he supervised the owl to build a proper nest itself.

Then, he placed the remaining eggs inside and made the owl sit on them until they hatched.

Poor Big Hootie was still an unmated male owl, and now his first experience with incubating eggs wasn't even with his own.

But what choice did he have?

He was the one who had acted too fast with his claws and treated everything like a toy.

Now, it had already been many days since the owl started incubating the eggs.

During this time, the poor thing misjudged its strength and accidentally crushed another egg.

The shock of it made its feathers puff out into a giant feathery explosion on the spot!

Now, it didn't dare to move recklessly anymore.

Fortunately, the crushed egg had already developed a nearly complete creature inside, just two days away from hatching.

It didn't die immediately upon breaking; it still had one last breath left.

Kim Haru hurriedly rescued it, placing the premature egg inside the Luring Lotus leaf for care.

This was also the first time Kim Haru learned that the lotus in his pond wasn't just for edible lotus roots and seed pods—the leaves had a much greater use than he had imagined.

If the Ginseng Spirit hadn't told him, he wouldn't have known how to save the little one.

What Kim Haru didn't realize was that the Luring Lotus's ability to wrap around creatures wasn't actually meant for saving them.

Normally, any being wrapped by the lotus would never have a chance to leave again.

Of course, making the wrapped creatures feel like they were returning to their mother's womb and allowing them to pass away peacefully was just one of the Luring Lotus's lesser-known functions.

Who would have thought that this time, that function would actually serve a critical purpose?