Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 416: Alliance Leader Kim Haru

Although it was still a mutated plant, once humans understood its function, they weren't afraid of it.

Instead, they treated it like a valuable guardian.

Kim Haru didn't even need to assign caretakers—anyone using these roads would instinctively water the plants, occasionally bring fertilizer, and even feed energy crystals to the mother plant if they had extras.

For a plant that had long been rejected by its own kind, this level of acceptance was deeply moving.

Before long, it no longer needed manual planting—wherever the roads were built, the Neurovine Labyrinth Grass would simply grow on its own, obediently spreading along the pathways.

Of course, not everything went smoothly.

"Safe Zone Commander, Squad Eight caught fire. The rescue team confirmed no casualties, but one vehicle was completely destroyed, another is heavily damaged but repairable, and only one-third of the supplies remain."

The messenger reported the situation honestly.

Moon Baein let out a slight sigh. "Is Point Eight still usable?"

"The temperature is too high—it's temporarily unusable."

"Then pull the team back for now and let them rest. Keep an eye on Points Seven and Nine. If their temperatures approach critical levels, evacuate immediately."

"Understood, Safe Zone Commander."

The messenger left to relay the orders, leaving only Moon Baein to continue reviewing the reports sent from other safe zones.

Just like in the Pyeongseong Safe Zone, the Alliance's other safe zones were encountering the same problems at their external construction sites.

As summer days passed, the air temperature continued to rise, and materials in these areas started to self-ignite.

This spontaneous combustion included flammable materials like wood, paper, and fabric, but also extended to people and even normally non-flammable buildings.

It could be said that as long as something was exposed to such high temperatures for long enough, nothing was impossible to burn.

Inside the major safe zones, Ice-type and water-type ability users were assigned to cool down areas where temperatures were getting too high, ensuring that ordinary people would be safe as long as they stayed within designated buildings.

However, the construction sites outside the safe zones were much harder to manage.

While the ability users could still move in such extreme temperatures—so long as they avoided the two hottest hours at noon—their efficiency was inevitably impacted.

As for the ordinary workers stationed at these sites, their physical endurance was simply not enough to withstand such conditions.

So far, spontaneous combustion incidents had been occurring at the work sites every few days.

At first, there were casualties, but after two or three incidents, people gained experience and managed to avoid injuries.

Still, this unbearably hot weather was delaying the Alliance's construction progress far too much!

Kim Haru didn't mind slow progress, but the people in the various safe zones wanted to complete the first mission assigned by the Alliance Leader as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Under the current circumstances, that simply wasn't happening!

Yes, Kim Haru had become the leader of this Alliance.

Initially, he had viewed the establishment of the Alliance as nothing more than an interesting event and had never imagined that he would be unanimously voted into the position of Alliance Leader!

How was he supposed to handle this role?

Kim Haru had wanted to decline, but Moon Baein, anticipating his reaction, sought him out first and spent half a day talking with him.

Moon Baein explained that making Kim Haru the Alliance Leader was the will of the people—only with him in charge could everyone feel at ease.

In fact, the reason this Alliance had formed and developed to this point was because of Kim Haru.

Knowing that Kim Haru disliked dealing with such matters, Moon Baein reassured him that he could continue living as he pleased.

The rulers of all the safe zones would serve as his advisory council, and anything Kim Haru didn't want to handle, they would take care of for him.

"To be honest, I've been wanting to hand over the position of Pyeongseong Safe Zone's official Safe Zone Commander to you for a long time. Keeping you in the deputy position this whole time has probably made the other safe zone leaders want to kill me, hahaha."

Moon Baein shook his head helplessly.

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He had been warned more than once that if he ever dared to sideline Kim Haru or take advantage of his indifference to seize power, people would make sure to bring justice for Kim Haru.

Even with all that said, Kim Haru still wasn't planning to accept the role of Alliance Leader at first.

It was only when Moon Baein brought up the issue of land that his stance changed.

"If we want to grow normal food, doesn't your ability have certain conditions?" Moon Baein had pointed out. "Anyway, all the land in other safe zones will be under your name soon. Doesn't that make this position of Alliance Leader rightfully yours?"

Not just for growing normal crops—if they wanted to establish pastures and begin livestock farming, those lands would also need to be incorporated into Kim Haru's farming system.

Take the Biryong Plains, for example.

The moment the Alliance was established, it was unanimously assigned to Kim Haru without question.

Within the farming system, the Biryong Plains now had a label next to its name: [ Pasture ].

That was when Kim Haru finally agreed.

The moment Kim Haru signed his name on the agreement co-signed by the safe zone leaders, the farm system's coverage area expanded instantly, encompassing the entire Alliance territory under his control!

Kim Haru didn't realize it, but at that moment, every mutated plant and animal within the farming system's range felt an undeniable shift.

More sensitive than humans, they clearly perceived the change.

The soil smelled sweeter.

The water felt fresher.

And, from a certain direction, an irresistible, alluring presence seemed to be subtly calling to them.

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The scorching summer heat, as if sitting atop a volcano, significantly slowed down the alliance's construction progress.

However, the Biryong Plains had already been laid out in advance with large pastures and those mutated plants, making the situation much better.