Shin Woncheon and his group, who have been waiting for the vegetable get mature for a long time, spoke up, "Mr. Kim, is everything alright? Do you need us to help with anything?"
They had been eagerly awaiting the day the vegetables would be harvested, terrified that the "boss" might change his mind and refuse to sell them. When they saw Kim Haru pause, their hearts nearly leaped out of their chests from anxiety.
Kim Haru tried harvesting a second soybean pod by himself. Other than the system notifying him that the quantity of harvested pods had increased by one, there were no other notifications.
It seemed that he didn't have to harvest everything by himself.
Kim Haru let Shin Woncheon and the others into the field and taught them how to harvest the crops.
For the cabbage, they simply had to yank it up by the roots with force, shake off the excess soil clinging to the roots, and then place it aside. Once everything was harvested, they could chop off the root systems later.
Harvesting soybeans was simple—just pick the pods and shell the beans.
Potatoes, on the other hand, were the most troublesome. You had to use a hoe to dig them up from underground. Since you couldn't see what was below, if you weren't careful, one swing of the hoe could split a potato in half.
Kim Haru had already broken two potatoes after just a couple of dig.
"Ahem." Kim Haru handed the hoe to Ryu Hyunwoo beside him. "Here."
Ryu Hyunwoo, a person with Earth Manipulation, might be able to sense the location of the potatoes beneath the soil, avoiding the clumsy mistakes Kim Haru had made.
Ryu Hyunwoo feeling honored to be trusted with such an important task and took the hoe with nervous excitement. He took a deep breath and dug toward one of the potato plants.
Thud.
The first attempt didn't go well—he hadn't moved the soil at all.
Ryu Hyunwoo wiped his sweaty palms.
He was too nervous.
These were precious, non-toxic vegetables! The boss trusted him enough to hand over such an important job. He couldn't afford to make any mistakes!
The rest of the squad understood Ryu Hyunwoo's anxiety, as they felt the same way.
Seeing how much they cared so much about these crops, Kim Haru simply left the harvesting job to them while he stood back, playing the role of an overseer.
This only made the members of the squad more anxious! Their minds raced as they constantly replayed the harvesting techniques Kim Haru had just taught them, desperately wanting to replicate the boss's exact hand movements, the angles he used, and the force he applied.
Even so, they couldn't help but regret not paying closer attention earlier, worrying about what would happen if they made a mistake now.
If only Kim Haru knew how intensely they had been watching him—like spotlights fixed on him the whole time—making him feel incredibly uncomfortable.
After much slow and careful work, they finally finished harvesting all thirty plants.
"Do you want to buy these?" Kim Haru didn't make them wait long. As soon as the crops were harvested, he asked them directly.
The four squad members nodded their heads immediately!