Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World

The system's shop details now showed one additional employee, and all the performance stats had increased significantly.

With the shop matters settled, Kim Haru turned to the main reason he had come to the safe zone today.

He asked Jang Dojang, "Where might I go to hire some people?"

"What kind of workers are you looking to hire, Mr. Kim?" Jang Dojang asked. "If you need fighters, each district has an Ability User Center that was filled with skilled ability users and teams. The Ability User Center in the First District is where the strongest fighters tend to be. I'd recommend heading there if that's what you need."

"No, it's just that I need some hands to help me with the harvest back on the farm," Kim Haru replied. "They don't need to have any abilities; it would be good if they had some experience in this type of work."

As soon as he heard the reason, Jang Dojang's eyes lit up. "In that case, would you be open to letting the researchers at the Plant Research Institute help out? They have quite a bit of expertise when it comes to crops."

"That won't be necessary," Kim Haru replied. If he wanted people from the Plant Research Institute, there'd be no need to recruit anyone else. "They're busy, so let's not disturb them. Just finding some ordinary people will be fine."

To Kim Haru, the researchers were treasures that needed to be protected. He preferred to let them spend their time on research and development rather than burden them with simple manual labor.

Jang Dojang opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything more and simply agreed. "Alright, then I'll take you to the Ability User Center in the Fourth District. People usually post some tasks for regular people or ability users in the Ability User Center, so you should be able to find suitable candidates there."

As they got into the vehicle, Jang Dojang felt an even greater sense of respect for Kim Haru.

What he didn't realize was that Kim Haru genuinely didn't want to waste the researchers' time. In his eyes, however, it seemed more like Mr. Kim didn't fully trust the Pyeongseong Safe Zone and preferred not to involve them too deeply in matters that might touch on sensitive or confidential information.

For all he knew, his suggestion may have already caused Mr. Kim some displeasure.

Worried that his one comment might drive a wedge between Mr. Kim and the Pyeongseong Safe Zone, Jang Dojang grew increasingly anxious, fearing he might say something else wrong the entire ride.

In his mind, he added another note to his understanding of Mr. Kim: not fond of being pried into.

Meanwhile, Kim Haru was completely unaware of the turmoil that was going on in Jang Dojang's mind. Once they arrived at the Ability User Center in the Fourth District, he quickly posted his requirements on the task board.

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[ Harvesting Mission ]

[ Description: Looking for experienced crop harvesters, preference for those with experience in soybean and potato harvesting. ]

[ Requirements: good physical strength and stamina; open to all genders; six positions available. ]

[ Task duration: three days. Food was provided but no lodging. ]

[ Task reward options: points, crystal cores, or food supplies. ]

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As soon as the posting went up, a crowd gathered around the task board.

This kind of harvesting mission was too simple! It was just a matter of putting in some muscle! No technical skills are required, no special difficulty, and no strange requirements based on appearance, height, or weight. Who didn't have a bit of strength to spare?

Plus, they provided you with the food and they could even choose their reward.

Usually, the mission that was available to ordinary people was compensated in points, but many shops didn't prefer points as payment. And here they could choose food as a reward! Why were they working so hard to earn points anyway? Just to be able to buy food.@@novelbin@@

Surely, any food used as a reward wouldn't be too shabby, right? And if it was, they could simply choose not to pick that option.

In no time, the six positions were highly sought after.

Kim Haru hadn't even stepped out of the mission room when the staff informed him that many people had already expressed interest in the mission, making it difficult to choose, and asked if he had any selection criteria in mind.

Kim Haru thought for a moment and decided to leave it up to chance.

"Let them draw lots."

The staff: "…"

They had seen all sorts of selection methods, but drawing lots was indeed rare.

However, since Mr. Kim had made his request, it wasn't difficult to set up. The staff quickly prepared slips of paper to serve as the drawing tools. Your adventure continues at My Virtual Library Empire

Outside, the people waiting to accept the mission were full of excitement, each one eyeing the others as competitors. They were already strategizing how to show off their strengths, whether it came down to physical power or their knowledge of soybeans and potatoes.

What they didn't expect, however, was for the staff member to come out holding a handful of paper slips, informing them that the selection would be made… by drawing lots?

Everyone was stunned.

It was the apocalypse, after all—did ordinary people without awakened abilities even have something as fickle as luck anymore? And such a random selection method? Weren't they worried about picking someone unqualified?

Nevertheless, everyone lined up to draw their lot. Before long, six lucky winners emerged.

Among them were four men and two women. The two women stared at their winning slips, hardly believing their eyes When they'd seen so many others waiting, they'd almost given up hope, especially since, although the mission specified it was open to both men and women, most people still tended to pick men for physically demanding work.

But they'd both been unwilling to give up and decided to stay. Who could have known that they'd end up being so lucky?

The six chosen were brought to Kim Haru, who stood alongside Jang Dojang.