Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World

Kang Hose pulled out a sickle and began cutting from where he stood.

Kang Hose's sickle had been bought from a resident of the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.

After signing a contract with Kim Haru to work on the farm, Kang Hose had prepared for the future by getting everything ready, including the necessary farming tools.

With the mindset and preparations in place, he had equipped himself with all the necessary gear.

Kim Haru didn't need to worry about any of this.

At Kim Haru's command, Kang Hose began cutting the ramie, and his pet, Luna also began to help him efficiently.

Although the cat couldn't hold the sickle with its claws, its own claws were sharp enough to function as a sickle.

Thus, as the man and the cat passed by, the ramie stalks were swiftly cut down in neat rows.

In matters like this, the Cryo Wolf couldn't be of much help, so they obediently sat to the side and watched.

Once there was enough ramie, they would be used as transport.

Kim Haru and the Ginseng Spirit didn't participate in the cutting; instead, they wandered through the patch of ramie, hoping to find any living plants.

Even if they couldn't find fully-grown plants, a small seedling or even a tiny seed would suffice.

Only living plants could unlock the seeds in Kim Haru's system.

As a plant-based spirit, the Ginseng Spirit had a strong sensitivity to plant life.

It led Kim Haru through the ramie patch, and indeed, it found a small patch of green.

At the base of a ramie stalk that seemed to have completely withered, hidden behind layers of ramie, there was a small leaf that hadn't fully fallen off.

The leaf had a crescent shape near the stem, and it was only about the size of a fingernail.

It was obviously a new leaf, but despite that, its green color was faint, and the tip of the leaf had already started to turn yellow and wither.

If Kim Haru and the Ginseng Spirit didn't find it in a day or two, this little leaf would completely wither away.

Seeing this situation, Kim Haru quickly instructed the Ginseng Spirit to locate the root system of the ramie.

He then took out a hoe and carefully dug around the root, trying not to damage it as he attempted to extract it.

Kim Haru wasn't sure how long the fragile ramie root system could survive once exposed to the outside air, and he was afraid it would die.

He immediately asked a nearby ball-shaped companion to take him back to the small farm.

Kang Hose stayed behind to continue cutting more ramie stalks.

As soon as they stepped into the small farm's area, the system's trade page lit up, showing the unlocked Ramie Seed option.

Upon seeing this result, Kim Haru sighed in relief.

"Gojo, where's the flowerpot you used to plant the garlic?" Kim Haru called out.

"Here!" Without hesitation, Go Okrim found the flowerpot and handed it to Kim Haru, watching as Kim Haru carefully planted the strange ramie plant inside.

"Kim Haru-hyung, is it still alive?" Go Okrim asked, his first impression of the ramie stalk being that it was dried and shriveled.

The dull gray-brown color definitely seemed like it was already dead, which made him puzzled.

Kim Haru, while carefully planting the ramie, pointed to the tiny leaf and showed it to Go Okrim.

Seeing it, Go Okrim was suddenly touched and murmured, "Is it really struggling so hard to stay alive?"

Go Okrim's voice was quiet, and Kim Haru didn't catch it clearly. He responded with a "Hmm?"

"Nothing," Go Okrim shook his head.

He didn't know why he suddenly felt so emotional, and added, "Kim Haru-hyung, will it survive in such a small flowerpot?"

Kim Haru hadn't meant to use such a small pot, but in the ice-cold weather, finding suitable land to plant it was difficult.

His Greenhouse was already filled with crops, leaving no space for the small ramie.

He had no choice but to make do with a small flowerpot for now.

Kim Haru thought to himself, if this tiny leaf could struggle to survive for so long, it shouldn't mind being in a small flowerpot.

Indeed, the little ramie didn't mind the small flowerpot.

Once its roots were completely buried in the soil and watered, the little leaf seemed to perk up and looking much more lively.

The ramie planted in the flowerpot looked oddly strange.

Kim Haru looked at the withered ramie stalk, over a meter tall, and then at the tiny leaf, no bigger than a fingernail.

He went back to the cabin and grabbed a pair of scissors.

Snip.

Kim Haru cut the ramie stalk, leaving just a finger-length near the leaf.

It looked much more balanced now.

Kim Haru's face relaxed.

The little ramie had looked like a bobblehead doll, the kind with a ridiculously oversized head.

The large stalk seemed far too heavy for such a small leaf, and it felt like it could topple any moment.

"Put it in the Greenhouse," Kim Haru handed the ramie to Go Okrim. "Watch it carefully, don't let it die."

He hadn't forgotten that Kang Hose was still cutting other ramie at the foot of the mountain.

In the vast ramie patch, only the tiny one found by the Ginseng Spirit was still alive, while all the others had withered away.

After a day and a half, all the ramie stalks had been cut down and were piled up in the vacant lot of the small farm.

Kim Haru, Go Okrim, and Kang Hose began the task of peeling the ramie bark.

None of them had done this before, so they were all unskilled at first.

The ramie bark came out with varying thicknesses, and some even broke off completely.

Fortunately, although broken pieces were a bit troublesome to deal with, they were still usable.

Afterward, Kang Hose made the most progress.

There was no other choice; of the three, Kang Hose was the only one skilled with a knife.