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Kim Haru nodded his head, "How long until the trade team returns?"

"The trade team that goes to Haneulsae should be back in less than half a month," Moon Baein calculated. "By then, you might need to stay out of sight for a while."

"Alright."

Yes, how could Pyeongseong Safe Zone not have thought about what kind of greedy wolves, tigers, and leopards they would attract by exposing their possession of such precious food? But at the moment, besides this plan, what other way did they have to quickly gather so many materials needed for the winter?

As for those greedy wolves and tigers, Moon Baein had already discussed how to deal with them with Kim Haru.

For people from other safe zones, simply stealing the normal food was definitely not their ultimate goal. Their real aim was to get Pyeongseong Safe Zone to reveal the method of large-scale cultivation of normal food.

Even if they hadn't thought of this before arriving, once the people from other safe zones saw the vast farmland everywhere in Pyeongseong Safe Zone, they would definitely come to this conclusion.

If this method was something that the researchers had developed and could be transferred, Moon Baein would not have easily implemented such a plan.

But who could have imagined that the core of this method lay in someone like Kim Haru?

It could be said that without Kim Haru, no matter how they tried to farm, they would never be able to grow normal plants. As long as Kim Haru remained safe, the other safe zones would not succeed.

As for Kim Haru's safety, Moon Baein would guarantee it with the entire security of Pyeongseong. He would place Kim Haru's safety above his own as the Safe Zone Commander, no matter who else in the safe zone faced trouble, Kim Haru must not be harmed!

Kim Haru's suggestion was that he should retreat to the small farm when the time came.

So far, Kim Haru had been using teleportation device to enter and exit the safe zone since taking in Go Okrim. Only the four members of the Delta Squad knew the location of the small farm. As long as they didn't speak, no one else would know. Even if others turned the entire safe zone upside down, they wouldn't be able to find him.

As for the loyalty of the Delta Squad, Moon Baein expressed his full trust in them.

Kim Haru wasn't entirely sure whether he could trust them, but he had already planned to give them a farm employee contract when they returned, just in case.

However, to be honest, Kim Haru still felt a little nervous.

Before he came this this world, although he had been unstoppable in the game and had faced all kinds of crises, after all, that had been just a game. Now, real people were eyeing his life. Wait a minute—since the other side wanted to get the answer about large-scale cultivation from him, they probably wouldn't pose a direct threat to his life. They might try to attack him in other ways instead.

In any case, nervous? Yes, he was nervous.

And excited.

Back on the farm, Kim Haru smiled.

Yes, aside from being nervous, Kim Haru wasn't particularly worried about the current situation. He had already gone through all the items in the system's trading store. He had memorized the names of those with high attack power, and he already knew how to quickly purchase them and use the ones with strong protective capabilities.

He believed that with the system's protections, even if he encountered real danger, he would surely find a way to get through it.

As for the Farm's Blessing skill…

Kim Haru patted Little Oakie. "I wonder if you'll be the one who comes out again next time."

By now, Kim Haru knew that Little Oakie's attack power was far from weak. However, besides Little Oakie, the rest of the farm's members were terribly underpowered. Your next read awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

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The trade team that was heading to the Haneulsae Safe Zone has entered the Pyeongseong Safe Zone area.

Upon hearing the news, Jang Dojang immediately reported to Kim Haru.

"Alright, I got it. I'll keep an eye on things," Kim Haru nodded. Currently, the farmland in the safe zone was running smoothly, so he no longer needed to monitor it daily.

However, Kim Haru was still quite curious about the other safe zones. He didn't plan to hide on the small farm forever. If the opportunity arose, he might quietly visit one of the other safe zones. After all, no one there knew him, and he could teleport back and forth quickly.

The trade team from Haneulsae arrived sooner than expected; Jo Sungmo's round trip took only a little over twenty days, far less than the month they had estimated.

It made sense, though, since Pyeongseong Safe Zone wanted to receive winter supplies as quickly as possible, so they likely sped up their travel. Haneulsae was also eager to confirm the existence of such a large supply of normal food, so they wouldn't have been delayed on the road either.

The teams that were sent by both Safe Zone are ability users with exceptional abilities, which naturally cut down travel time.

The trade team was delayed briefly at the Pyeongseong Safe Zone gate due to a security check when someone in the team was found to have a wound.

On their way back to the city, they'd unexpectedly encountered a mutated plant that could move freely. When Jo Sungmo's team had passed through here earlier, they hadn't run into it, so they were caught off guard on the return journey without having conducted proper scouting. A battle quickly ensued.

Fortunately, the human team's combat strength was superior, and they ultimately won the battle.

Although no one died, injuries were inevitable.

While they waited in the designated room during the observation period, the people from Haneulsae Safe Zone gathered to talk.

"Have any of you noticed something different about Pyeongseong?" one team member asked seriously.