Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 190: The Seed Hunt

But he couldn’t bear the thought of leaving those melon seeds behind.

Kim Haru’s expression shifted several times. Just as he was considering cautiously moving forward to search, the fire-type zombie—who Go Okrim had ordered to blend in as a regular zombie and wander around—returned.

Kim Haru’s eyes lit up.

Why go through the trouble himself when he had a handy zombie at his disposal?

"Gojo, reprogram your little ignis," Kim Haru said, passing the task of finding melon seeds to Go Okrim. "Have Little Ignis do the digging, and we’ll just watch from the side."

"Got it, I’ll get started right away." Go Okrim, eager to be of help to Kim Haru, immediately pulled out a medium crystal core and began programming.

Before long, a fresh "poop-digging zombie-bots" was ready for action.

Kim Haru broke a suitably long stick from a nearby withered branch and handed it to the fire-type zombie, who then wobbled over to the black pig’s manure and started digging.

Kim Haru and Go Okrim stood to the side, watching.

Both of them had makeshift masks over their faces, made by tearing strips from the hems of their shirts.

If he could avoid it, Kim Haru wouldn’t want to stand so close. But the melon seeds were so small that he worried the zombie might overlook them, so he had to watch closely to make sure none were missed.

As the manure was stirred up, the smell intensified, and even with masks on, they could still smell it. Even Go Okrim, who wasn’t usually bothered by such things, looked uncomfortable.

Fortunately, they soon spotted what they were looking for.

"Wait, have Little Ignis pick up those white particles," Kim Haru directed, pointing at the freshly turned manure pile.

In no time, three flat seeds appeared before Kim Haru.

These were pumpkin seeds.

The system map confirmed it as well.

Now that they’d separated some of the seeds, it was easier to see the rest. Kim Haru examined the pile and realized there were indeed quite a few seeds in it.

Aside from the three pumpkin seeds, there were probably another twenty or thirty pumpkin seeds, along with some cantaloupe seeds, winter melon seeds, and even a watermelon sprout.

The sight of the watermelon sprout delighted Kim Haru.

When he first saw the melons, he had wondered if there might be a watermelon, but given that it was already autumn and winter was approaching, watermelons were typically a summer fruit. He hadn’t expected to actually find a watermelon sprout here.

"Call a few more zombies over," Kim Haru quickly instructed Go Okrim. "Leave two to guard the base, and call the others here."

Go Okrim nodded, and soon six power ranger zombies appeared before them.

The space-type zombie and the leader of the power ranger zombies remained at the small farm as guards.

Without needing further instruction, Go Okrim immediately reprogrammed these six power ranger zombies with new directives, similar to those given to the fire-type zombie. Once the programming was complete, the zombies began digging in the areas Kim Haru had indicated.

As for the three pumpkin seeds the fire-type zombie had found, Kim Haru didn’t dare put them in his system backpack until they were thoroughly cleaned.

He decided to temporarily store them in the zombie’s clothing pocket—after all, it was already dirty.

The thing Kim Haru was most excited about was the watermelon sprout. He couldn’t help but marvel at how resilient this little sprout must be to survive and grow in this season.

Before long, one of the zombies uncovered the watermelon sprout.

Seeing where the sprout was growing, Kim Haru started to understand why it had managed to survive until now.

The watermelon seed must have been brought here by a black pig during the summer, and this particular pig was unusually diligent. It had dug a relatively deep hole and covered the seed with a thick layer of grass. Over time, this created a small greenhouse effect by chance.

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With warmth and fertile "soil," the seed gradually sprouted.

Kim Haru also noticed some shriveled, lifeless watermelon seeds scattered around. Unfortunately, these seeds were no longer viable for planting. He wondered where these black pigs had found such good stuff.

Kim Haru made a mental note, planning to have Gojo follow the black pigs in the future to see where they sourced so many melon seeds.

Who knows? They might even discover an entire melon field, which would add a rich variety to his farm’s crops.

He just hoped there wouldn’t be any mutated badgers guarding the melon field.

The watermelon sprout was carefully dug up. Since it had already sprouted and was the only one of its kind, Kim Haru didn’t trust the zombies to hold onto it. These mindless zombies might accidentally damage the precious sprout.

"Gojo, take it to the car and find something to store it in, then come back here," Kim Haru said, tearing off another piece of fabric from his clothes. He carefully wrapped the watermelon sprout, along with the soil around its roots, and placed it into Go Okrim’s hands.

"Got it, I’ll be quick. Please stay safe, hyung," Go Okrim replied. He activated the teleportion device and disappeared.

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Go Okrim’s movements were so quick that by the time Kim Haru remembered to ask him to bring back some water to rinse off the other seeds, he had already teleported away.

"Oh well," Kim Haru thought. "Might as well wait until all the seeds are found and wash them together at the end."

The zombies were focused on their task, diligently turning over the manure with a wooden stick, searching and sifting through it. Any particles they identified as potential seeds were picked up and brought to Kim Haru for him to inspect.

The zombies’ recognition skills weren’t too bad. Most of what they found were indeed seeds, although many were dried out and unlikely to sprout. However, a few were still viable and just needed a little nurturing to grow.