But he couldn't bear the thought of leaving those lon seeds behind.
Kim Haru's expression shifted several tis. Just as he was considering cautiously moving forward to search, the fire-type zombie—who Go Okrim had ordered to blend in as a regular zombie and wander around—returned.
Kim Haru's eyes lit up.
Why go through the trouble himself when he had a handy zombie at his disposal?
"Gojo, reprogram your little ignis," Kim Haru said, passing the task of finding lon seeds to Go Okrim. "Have Little Ignis do the digging, and we'll just watch from the side."
"Got it, I'll get started right away." Go Okrim, eager to be of help to Kim Haru, imdiately pulled out a dium crystal core and began programming.
Before long, a fresh "poop-digging zombie-bots" was ready for action.
Kim Haru broke a suitably long stick from a nearby withered branch and handed it to the fire-type zombie, who then wobbled over to the black pig's manure and started digging.
Kim Haru and Go Okrim stood to the side, watching.
Both of them had makeshift masks over their faces, made by tearing strips from the hems of their shirts.
If he could avoid it, Kim Haru wouldn't want to stand so close. But the lon seeds were so small that he worried the zombie might overlook them, so he had to watch closely to make sure none were missed.
As the manure was stirred up, the sll intensified, and even with masks on, they could still sll it. Even Go Okrim, who wasn't usually bothered by such things, looked uncomfortable.
Fortunately, they soon spotted what they were looking for.
"Wait, have Little Ignis pick up those white particles," Kim Haru directed, pointing at the freshly turned manure pile.
In no ti, three flat seeds appeared before Kim Haru.
These were pumpkin seeds.
The system map confird it as well.
Now that they'd separated so of the seeds, it was easier to see the rest. Kim Haru examined the pile and realized there were indeed quite a few seeds in it.
Aside from the three pumpkin seeds, there were probably another twenty or thirty pumpkin seeds, along with so cantaloupe seeds, winter lon seeds, and even a waterlon sprout.
The sight of the waterlon sprout delighted Kim Haru.
When he first saw the lons, he had wondered if there might be a waterlon, but given that it was already autumn and winter was approaching, waterlons were typically a sumr fruit. He hadn't expected to actually find a waterlon sprout here.
"Call a few more zombies over," Kim Haru quickly instructed Go Okrim. "Leave two to guard the base, and call the others here."
Go Okrim nodded, and soon six power ranger zombies appeared before them.
The space-type zombie and the leader of the power ranger zombies remained at the small farm as guards.
Without needing further instruction, Go Okrim imdiately reprogramd these six power ranger zombies with new directives, similar to those given to the fire-type zombie. Once the programming was complete, the zombies began digging in the areas Kim Haru had indicated.
As for the three pumpkin seeds the fire-type zombie had found, Kim Haru didn't dare put them in his system backpack until they were thoroughly cleaned.
He decided to temporarily store them in the zombie's clothing pocket—after all, it was already dirty.
The thing Kim Haru was most excited about was the waterlon sprout. He couldn't help but marvel at how resilient this little sprout must be to survive and grow in this season.
Before long, one of the zombies uncovered the waterlon sprout.
Seeing where the sprout was growing, Kim Haru started to understand why it had managed to survive until now.
The waterlon seed must have been brought here by a black pig during the sumr, and this particular pig was unusually diligent. It had dug a relatively deep hole and covered the seed with a thick layer of grass. Over ti, this created a small greenhouse effect by chance.
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With warmth and fertile "soil," the seed gradually sprouted.
Kim Haru also noticed so shriveled, lifeless waterlon seeds scattered around. Unfortunately, these seeds were no longer viable for planting. He wondered where these black pigs had found such good stuff.
Kim Haru made a ntal note, planning to have Gojo follow the black pigs in the future to see where they sourced so many lon seeds.
Who knows? They might even discover an entire lon field, which would add a rich variety to his farm's crops.
He just hoped there wouldn't be any mutated badgers guarding the lon field.
The waterlon sprout was carefully dug up. Since it had already sprouted and was the only one of its kind, Kim Haru didn't trust the zombies to hold onto it. These mindless zombies might accidentally damage the precious sprout.
"Gojo, take it to the car and find sothing to store it in, then co back here," Kim Haru said, tearing off another piece of fabric from his clothes. He carefully wrapped the waterlon sprout, along with the soil around its roots, and placed it into Go Okrim's hands.
"Got it, I'll be quick. Please stay safe, hyung," Go Okrim replied. He activated the teleportion device and disappeared.
Go Okrim's movents were so quick that by the ti Kim Haru rembered to ask him to bring back so water to rinse off the other seeds, he had already teleported away.
"Oh well," Kim Haru thought. "Might as well wait until all the seeds are found and wash them together at the end."
The zombies were focused on their task, diligently turning over the manure with a wooden stick, searching and sifting through it. Any particles they identified as potential seeds were picked up and brought to Kim Haru for him to inspect.
The zombies' recognition skills weren't too bad. Most of what they found were indeed seeds, although many were dried out and unlikely to sprout. However, a few were still viable and just needed a little nurturing to grow.
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