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The food he obtained from the granary, particularly the sweet potatoes, was extremely rare. The entire storage warehouse had been devastated by that pesky Oltura King, and this particular sweet potato seed was one he had painstakingly unearthed.

Once the sweet potatoes matured, their yield would be impressively high, and the efficiency for saving seeds would also be quick. It wouldn't be long before he could continue planting vast fields of sweet potatoes again.

Without realizing it, Kim Haru began to daydream about the delicious ways to prepare sweet potatoes. They tasted delightful, much like potatoes, whether boiled, roasted, mashed into a creamy dessert, or made into crispy sweet potato pancake. Each method resulted in something truly scrumptious.

Winter was fast approaching, and during this chilly season, he loved to build a cozy fire and bury a few sweet potatoes in the embers. Before long, the heavenly aroma of roasted sweet potatoes would waft through the air, intoxicatingly reaching far and wide.

Kim Haru particularly enjoyed holding a roasted sweet potato in his hands when it was cold, especially when his fingers were cold. He wouldn't even eat it; he would just revel in the sweet, smoky scent, warming his hands in the process, and it felt incredibly comforting.

After successfully creating the fertilizer, Kim Haru also remembered his promise to give Little Oakie a share. After all, throughout the entire fertilizer production process, Little Oakie played a crucial, if not the most significant, role.

Strangely enough, every time Kim Haru used the system to check on Little Oakie's status, it always showed as healthy, yet after so many days, Little Oakie still remained completely bare, with not a single leaf sprouting.

Once, he had seen Little Oakie grow a tiny leaf, but just a few hours later, when he checked again, that lone leaf had already fallen off. This rapid leaf drop led Kim Haru to wonder if there was a glitch in the system; surely, the frequency of leaf loss was far too high.

With the basic fertilizer now available, Kim Haru planned to give Little Oakie two extra rounds of fertilization. Maybe the reason for the constant absence of leaves was simply due to insufficient nutrients. After all, it was a mutated plant, and the energy needed for both its movement and growth should be significantly greater than that of ordinary plants.

Deep down, Kim Haru felt a twinge of guilt. After all, this particular tree had started losing its leaves right after he proposed their partnership. How could he not suspect that Little Oakie's leaves had fallen off because he had perhaps exploited it too harshly?

Asking Little Oakie was out of the question, so he decided to secretly compensate by providing a little extra fertilizer and water.

Once it received the fertilizer, Little Oakie seemed ecstatic, as if the entire tree were joyfully dancing. If its roots weren't buried deep in the soil, it might have really jumped three feet high like a jubilant person.

In this state, standing beside Little Oakie, Kim Haru could already feel the fluctuations of the ground nearby. This commotion was definitely caused by Little Oakie and no one else.

After that, there followed a long stretch of leisurely days. Kim Haru counted on his fingers; aside from one sweet potato seedling that had matured, the other plants in the sample field would take at least another month. Those that hadn't been fertilized in the main field were growing even slower.

The fertilizer in the latrine still needed to accumulate. Neither Little Snort nor Kim Haru, along with Go Okrim, could produce waste that quickly.

There wasn't much kitchen waste left either; the dried branches and leaves couldn't make up most of the fertilizer. Fertilizer produced this way would be marked by the system as inferior quality, leading to poorer results compared to regular fertilizer. It might even produce some unpredictable and strange side effects.

Little Snort now seemed to have adapted to this new life. After the harvest, Kim Haru had set aside most of the fresh soybean leaves and potato leaves to feed Little Snort, Little Nugget, and Sir Peckington.

With that, Kim Haru had fewer things to manage on the farm. Bored, he spent several days cooped up inside playing games.

As long as his big brother was in a good mood, Go Okrim, the devoted younger brother, would not care about anything else. He dismissed any concerns about staying cooped up in the room affecting his health; nothing was more important than his brother's happiness.

This was how devoted younger brother Go Okrim put it.

However, while Kim Haru was enjoying his hermit life, Go Okrim was anything but a recluse.

Since hiding two zombie-bots in the forest last time, Go Okrim had developed a keen interest in the woods and frequently ran in and out for no particular reason.

Fortunately, he remembered that his combat skills weren't very high, so he always brought along a Space-type zombie for protection when he went out, which was excellent for fleeing.

Kim Haru had seen him suddenly appear in front of him several times, shouting about being scared out of his wits.

This time, Go Okrim once again flashed in front of the wooden cabin, but unlike before, he appeared excited this time.

Go Okrim raised the item in his hand and shouted to his uncle, "Big Brother, Big Brother, look what I found! It's something amazing!"

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"An orange! Where did you find this?" Kim Haru took the orange from Go Okrim's hands and gently squeezed it.

The orange skin was very thin, and with little effort, he opened a small window. The juicy orange segments inside were plump and full of moisture, exuding a fragrant, sweet aroma.

To his astonishment, this wild orange was unexpectedly not sour—what a delightful surprise!

Go Okrim pointed in the direction he had come from. "There's an orange tree a bit further away over there. I thought I should bring this treasure to show you right away, so I sent a space-type zombie to guard it. Do you want to go over now?"