Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World

Just thinking about all the remaining crops that still needed harvesting left Kim Haru feeling dazed.

"No way, I need to hire someone to help me." Kim Haru would rather stay up late playing games until he collapsed from exhaustion than work himself to death from labor. At least the former would bring some happiness, while the latter was just pure agony.

After deciding this, Kim Haru brought it up at breakfast the next day, asking Go Okrim, "How many people can your Space-type Zombie's teleportation skill transporting people at once?"

"If they aren't carrying much, it could transport three at a time," Go Okrim replied, counting on his fingers. "Why? What's on your mind, Kim Haru-hyung?"

"I'm going to the safe zone and find some temporary workers to help us harvesting the corps," Kim Haru said while glancing around the farm. "Let's hide the two zombies first, and tell Little Oakie to stay hidden as well—don't let anyone spot them. Just say your Space-type ability is space teleportation."

"I got it," Go Okrim nodded his head, he understood how other people might view him if they knew he could control zombies. Without a word of complaint, he handed three teleportation devices to Kim Haru. "You know how to use them."

Without delay, Kim Haru prepared himself. With the crops still waiting to be harvested, the sooner he brought people over to finish the job, the sooner they could plant the next batch.

As soon as the breakfast was over, Kim Haru loaded yesterday's harvested cabbages into his system backpack, activated the teleportation device, and headed for the safe zone.

After Kim Haru left, Go Okrim followed his instructions, hiding anything that might draw attention. Little Oakie remained still where it was, and he decided to hide the two zombies further away—some people were known to have an incredibly keen sense of smell and were able to detect the scent of zombies from far off.

After a moment's thought, he decided to lead them into the woods and leave them there.

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Upon arriving in the safe zone, Kim Haru didn't waste time and went straight to his "Green Basket Vegetable Shop" to stock the shelves with cabbages. Three full acres of cabbages filled the entire shop's shelves, barely putting a dent in his stored supplies.

Seeing the sudden influx of fresh produce, both Hwa Jian and Jang Dojang gasped in amazement.

When Kim Haru mentioned that his storage space still held a large amount, their reactions couldn't have been more different.

Hwa Jian was thrilled; this amount of produce meant he could finally stop having to work for one or two days and then rest for five or six, a schedule that always left him anxious. He knew all too well how uneasy he felt those days eating from the boss's food supplies.

Jang Dojang, on the other hand, felt both shock and growing admiration. Curious thoughts had started to emerge, but he quickly suppressed them as soon as they surfaced.

With the way Kim Haru had been conducting himself, anyone with any sense would know that it was best to maintain friendly relations rather than test his limits.

At the same time, Jang Dojang decided that once Kim Haru left today, he would go to the Safe Zone Commander and propose increasing Kim Haru's privileges even further. Perhaps even… offering him a Deputy Safe Zone Commander position wouldn't be out of the question.

Anything to ensure that Kim Haru would be tied to the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.

Seeing that the shop had no more space for additional cabbages, Kim Haru finally stopped unloading them from his system backpack.

Since he would come by to settle accounts after the shop closed, Kim Haru decided he could just restock for the next day then.

After he finished unloading the cabbages, Kim Haru was about to leave when a thought suddenly struck him.

He looked at Hwa Jian and asked, "Did you bring someone in to help out at the shop a few days ago?"

He had noticed an extra person in the shop while occasionally checking the system's store interface. He had meant to ask about it, but either he forgot when he had time or he was too busy when he remembered, so it kept slipping his mind until now.@@novelbin@@

Hearing his boss's question, Hwa Jian quickly replied, "Don't worry, he's my best friend. I was worried about my low combat ability in case a troublemaking customer tried anything, so I asked him to help out. He would never take anything from the store or cause any issues. If he does anything wrong, you can punish me, or even fire me. I promise!"

"No need," Kim Haru shook his head. He hadn't asked to accuse anyone. "I should have thought of that myself. If he's interested, I'd like to officially hire him at the same pay as you."

"Really?" Hwa Jian's eyes lit up with excitement. "He'd be thrilled! He'll be a great addition, I'm sure! Thank you, Mr. Kim! I'll let him know to start right away!"

Hwa Jian had long been worried about Han Gwonhee's job situation. Han Gwonhee was actually quite capable, and by rights, he should have had no trouble finding work, regardless of the role. But his past reputation had cast a shadow over him, and eventually, his personality changed, leaving him unable to find work even in the safe zone. None of the ability-user teams were willing to let him join, either.

Even when Han Gwonhee put up his hunted mutated plants and animals for sale, few people dared to buy them from him.

If Han Gwonhee hadn't been strong enough to survive alone, it would have been difficult for him to even get the crystal cores he needed to level up.

Now that Mr. Kim had offered him a job, Hwa Jian couldn't be more excited.

With a strong new employee on board, Kim Haru felt even more reassured about the shop's security.