Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 283: New Arrival at the Farm

The plan was to temporarily settle them in an abandoned town nearby.

The details about their resettlement would be handled by the safe zone’s reorganization team.

The most pressing matter, however, was solidifying the cooperative agreement with the Caeruleus Draco Squad.

Kim Haru hadn’t forgotten that his farm’s mutated plants might play a role in the collaboration.

He then told Shin Woncheon, "If there’s anything urgent, have Jang Dojang contact me using the voice-transmitting snail."

Shin Woncheon nodded. "Understood. Take care, Mr. Kim."

Kim Haru then turned his sled around and directed the Cryo Wolf toward his small farm.

After only a few steps, he realized something was off.

Trailing behind his sled were not only his eleven Cryo Wolf but also two little pets that belonged to someone else.

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As expected, when Kim Haru glanced back, he saw the owner of those pets—Kang Hose—following at a distance.

Kim Haru quickly halted the sled. "Take them back. I’m heading home now. Let the Cryo Wolf play together next time."

Kang Hose pressed his lips together and didn’t move.

Kim Haru tilted his head, puzzled. "Hmm?"

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Kang Hose hadn’t expected that Kim Haru’s residence wasn’t within the Pyeongseong Safe Zone.

Was he living alone?

The quiet plan Kang Hose had devised to settle discreetly nearby was now clearly unworkable.

At this point, Kang Hose hadn’t yet seen the forest mountain protected by Kim Haru’s strong mutated plants.

If he did, his hopes would be dashed even further.

With such an extensive area guarded by powerful mutated plants, not only would it be impossible to live close by, but even attempting to settle at the base of the mountain would be out of the question.

Forced to speak, Kang Hose finally shared his thoughts: "They like you, so I want to stay by your side."

Kim Haru was stunned.

It’s no wonder this person had been following him the whole way.

Kim Haru hadn’t even considered this possibility.

After all, from his perspective, Kang Hose had already joined the Cerulean Draco Squad.

It was rare for anyone to quit after joining, right?

"What about your team?" Kim Haru asked.

"I left," Kang Hose answered honestly.

Kim Haru didn’t know what to say.

"Think it through carefully. If you decide to follow me, there’s no turning back later," Kim Haru warned.

"I’ve thought it through," Kang Hose said firmly. "You don’t have to feel pressured. If you don’t want to accept me, that’s fine. I just want to live close to you so that my Luna and Cresent can play with your Cryo Wolf often."

"I can tell they’re really happy when they’re playing with your Cryo Wolf."

Kim Haru didn’t know how to respond to that.

With a sigh, he said, "Since you’ve already made up your mind, I won’t object. But if you think you can just settle near my home without my consent, that’s not going to happen. You’ll understand why in a moment. For now, follow me to my place. We’ll sign a contract, and you’ll officially be part of my team."

"I’ll say it one last time—there’s no going back."

Kang Hose had no intention of going back on his decision.

So, Kim Haru returned from his trip with everything he had left with, plus one person, one dog, and one cat.

Go Okrim, seeing the new arrival, quickly came over. "Kim Haru-hyung, who’s this?"

"He’s the new employee for the farm," Kim Haru replied, then turned to Kang Hose. "This is Go Okrim. He also lives here, and you’ll be sharing the employee dormitory with him. Introduce yourself."

By now, Kang Hose was utterly overwhelmed.

The sheer number, variety, and grade of mutated plants surrounding the area left him in awe.

He could hardly believe he was walking calmly in such a place.

Even his two little pets—a Trinity Lunarian Cat and a Moonlight Howling Corgi—were on high alert.

The Trinity Lunarian Cat’s fur bristled as if ready to explode.

If not for Kim Haru and his eleven Cryo Wolf leading the way, Kang Hose wouldn’t have dared take a single step forward.

He finally understood why Haru had said it was impossible to live nearby.

If this man’s home was in a place like this, there was no way anyone else could settle there.

No wonder Kim Haru lived alone.

Even as a solitary resident, he seemed utterly unconcerned about safety issues.

For a fleeting moment, Kang Hose even wondered if Kim Haru was truly human.

Could he be some kind of mutated plant that had taken on human form?

But the thought was quickly dismissed.

The likelihood of such a thing was minuscule.

Even assuming mutated plants could transform into humans, they wouldn’t look exactly like one.

Kang Hose had spent the entire journey observing Kim Haru, noting his eating, drinking, sleeping, and other entirely human behaviors.

There was no doubt he was a normal human.

When they finally reached the farm, the air was filled with a serene and leisurely atmosphere.

Kang Hose slowly came back to his senses.

He introduced himself to Go Okrim. "My name is Kang Hose. I’m a Beast Tamer. This is Luna, and this is Crescent." He gestured toward the Trinity Lunarian Cat and the Moonlight Howling Corgi.

Go Okrim, who had been on high alert ever since hearing that Kang Hose would also be living on the farm, immediately worked to assert his position.

"Since you’re new here, so I’ll just call you Hose. Sound good? Kim Haru-hyung calls me Gono, but you can’t. You either call me Brother Go or Brother Okrim—your choice," Go Okrim declared, firmly establishing his seniority. "Kim Haru-hyung treats me like a younger brother, so I get to call him that. You’ll either call him ’Mr. Kim,’ ’Boss,’ or ’Leader.’ But whatever you do, don’t call him what I call him."

"Alright, Brother Go," Kang Hose agreed.

As for how to address Kim Haru, Kang Hose had already followed the others in the Pyeongseong Safe Zone by calling him "Mr. Kim" and had no intention of changing that now.