Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 408: Beating the Heat

Even the Cryo Wolf, which never feared the harsh winter cold, refused to step out in this scorching heat.

At first, they had excitedly followed Kim Haru on his trips to the Biryong Plains, but now, the moment they heard they had to go out, each one of them tried to squeeze into hidden corners, relying on their small size to avoid being found and dragged outside.

Kim Haru wasn't a tyrant.

If they didn't want to go out, then so be it.

It was only because these dogs had previously been restless at home, barking to be taken out for a walk, that he had brought them along each time.

"Fuzzba, keep an eye on them. I don't want the house destroyed again."

Kim Haru left Fuzzball at the farm as well.

Fuzzball has thick and long fur.

Even though it had its own ways of cooling down, just looking at its thick fur made Kim Haru worry that it would suffer heatstroke in this weather.

Besides, the Cryo Wolf at home needed someone to keep them in check.

Kim Haru still remembered the last time he left them alone.

When he rushed back after receiving a message from Go Okrim, the scene of devastation nearly made his blood pressure spike.

Afterward, under Fuzzball's supervision, the dogs cleaned up as much as they could.

However, there were still things they couldn't fix, so Kim Haru had to do the rest himself.

That incident left a lasting impression—he would never again forget that he wasn't raising obedient, well-behaved little pups but a pack of hyperactive, destructive machines.

The animals on the farm weren't a major concern, but the crops in the fields needed extra care in such extreme heat.

If the Ginseng Spirit hadn't noticed the plants were on the verge of drying out and warned Kim Haru in time, the entire field might have withered.

After an emergency round of manual watering, Kim Haru immediately adjusted the system's automatic irrigation settings, increasing the watering frequency from once a day to three times a day.

Even so, someone still had to check the fields during the hottest hours of noon and afternoon, ensuring that not a single plant was left to wither in the blazing sun.

The small farm had an automatic watering system provided by the game system, making things somewhat easier.

However, in the Pyeongseong Safe Zone, every single plot of land had to be watered manually.

As soon as they received the news that Kim Haru had sent over water, the entire Pyeongseong Safe Zone went into emergency mode.

Anything that wasn't urgent was put on hold, and everyone rushed to water the plants!

Even with this effort, two fields still didn't get enough water in time and were already turning yellow.

Fortunately, the researchers at the plant research institute weren't just there for decoration.

They carefully irrigated these two fields with a newly developed plant nutrient solution, managing to save them.

Although these two fields would yield slightly less than the others, it was still better than losing the entire harvest.

The water demand in the safe zone was too high, and the supply of virus-free, purified water that Kim Haru originally arranged wasn't enough.

After Jang Dojang reported this situation to Kim Haru, he immediately issued a task to collect large amounts of copper, iron, gold, and water-type crystal cores.

In the buildings on Biryong Plains, a manufacturing workshop was built according to Kim Haru's plans.

The system's manufacturing station inside had cost a hefty amount of crystal cores, but thankfully, its functions didn't disappoint him.

The first task for this manufacturing station was to mass-produce automatic watering systems.

"You put the materials in here, and the finished product will come out from here." Kim Haru pointed at the production station and explained to the members of Delta Squad. "Two water-type crystal cores, fifty grams of iron, fifty grams of copper, and one gram of gold. Don't get the proportions wrong."

The four members of Delta Squad watched Kim Haru's every move with serious expressions, not even daring to blink for fear of missing any details and making mistakes later.

Mr. Kim entrusted us with such an important task—we absolutely cannot afford any mistakes!

Each member of Delta Squad silently made this vow in their hearts.

The number of automatic watering systems needed to cover all of Pyeongseong Safe Zone's farmland was simply too large for Kim Haru to make them alone.

Thus, he assigned the task to Delta Squad.

With four members in the Delta Squad, they could coordinate well to complete the task efficiently.

Since they were also quite strong in combat, after producing a batch of watering systems in Biryong Plains, one of them could lead a team to deliver the equipment to the safe zone.

The roads between the safe zone and the plains still lacked proper security measures, so a strong escort was necessary.

Once the safe zone had the capacity to properly repair the roads and clear out any threats, ordinary people would be able to travel back and forth safely, which would make things much easier.

Even after handing off the production of the automatic watering systems, Kim Haru remained as busy as ever.

The Biryong Plains had Giant Pasture Grass that ensured a stable water supply, which was a relief for Kim Haru.

No matter how hot the weather got, as long as there was water, the temperature could be somewhat controlled.

As for the Giant Pasture Grass itself, Kim Haru initially worried that it might wither under the scorching sun.

However, after observing and asking around, he confirmed that the grass was completely unaffected.

Not only was the pasture grass fine, but even the mutated plants around Kim Haru's small farm showed no fear of the sun.

Some of them even swayed their branches under the sunlight, as if they were dancing.

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Some plants twisted their leaves into strange shapes, just to see the bizarre shadows cast by the sunlight—almost like how human children would play shadow puppets on the wall under a lamp.