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April 7th.
The logistics center's 1st Platoon is going to wipe out the Intelligent Creature cluster in Bugang-myeon.
'Will it work?'
I'm not moving this time.
It's their job anyway, and our relationship isn't at that level yet.
They probably don't want that either.
'They'll figure it out, though.'
The drone footage confirmed that the Intelligent Creatures killed all the survivors in the camp within Bugang-myeon.
This means the Intelligent Creatures are getting smarter.
That's why they made the decision.
'Wait, were there people in Bugang-myeon?'
They said they held out using a small elementary school as a defense.
But it seems it was a poor survivor group with no firearms, only tools.
Unfortunately, it seems they survived until recently, but were completely wiped out by the Intelligent Creatures' raid.
'......'
The Intelligent Creatures are definitely dangerous.
Well, the problem isn't just the Intelligent Creatures, but they seem to have judged that clearing out the Bugang-myeon area quickly would make the logistics center area safer.
In the end, it seems they postponed the relocation.
Well, they have nowhere to go anyway.
At best, it's another logistics center, but the two logistics centers I saw before were already trashed.
It would be more efficient to just take the vehicles inside and loot the goods there.
Go to Bugang-myeon and bring back tent supplies and such.
They seem to be planning to think about where to go only after the danger of the Intelligent Creatures disappears.
If only Hunters or guys like that don't show up in the middle, they should be able to survive.
'...I should probably visit after the 7th.'
Anyway, that's that.
#
April 3rd.
"Chicken...?"
Eun-bin asked, puzzled.
"Yeah. A-rin's ability is what it is."
I could see two cats dancing with grumpy expressions in front of us.
Actually, I had given up on animals, but seeing the cats changed my mind.
It seems the Infected are passive toward animal attacks.
It's not that they don't attack at all, but they don't attack blindly like they do with humans.
"A-rin."
"Yes."
"You said that doesn't wear off, right? Like mind control."
"Uh. Um. That's right."
"Honestly, we don't need to worry about farming yet. Actually, we should look to the future by finding people who know how to farm from the outside, and this isn't something to do right now."
And honestly, it's hard to make a living right now, so farming is overkill.
"We actually have enough food."
Eun-bin tilted her head.
"Th...that's right?"
"If we run low, we can just go to a logistics center or a mart and sweep everything up. Especially since Tae-jun's ability has improved tremendously this time."
It's big enough to hold 8 tons of water.
It can hold 200 bags of 20kg rice. Time doesn't even pass inside.
Of course... since it's an ability that ends if Tae-jun dies, we have to be careful.
Well, none of that matters.
"I just want to eat fried eggs. Don't you want to eat them?"
"......"
Actually, the eggs have long since gone bad.
Eggs are so delicious, they're good even if you just boil them.
"And chicken is delicious too, right?"
"......"
Eun-bin nodded blankly, having nothing to say.
Controlling chickens is also no problem.
Of course, unfortunately, living things can't go into the Subspace, so I can't bring chickens in there, but it means I can bring them along quietly with A-rin's ability.
So, today's goal was to find chickens.
"Sounds good."
Seo-yoon, who was watching us from the side, agreed.
The others agreed too. Today's members are me, Seo-yoon, and A-rin.
Tae-jun was excluded because there's no point. I'm taking Seo-yoon because she's the best at shooting guns.
So, we started looking for a chicken farm.
#
We left the van and the passenger car behind.
Because we need somewhere a bit dirty to bring the chickens.
However, a problem arose from the start.
We need to drive a 1-ton truck, but there's no one to drive it.
I asked our 8 members.
"Who knows how to drive this 1-ton truck?"
"......"
"Oh, me."
"Really? Why?"
Surprisingly, A-rin knew how to drive a 1-ton truck.
I have a Class 1 Ordinary license too, but it's just a paper license.
"Well, I helped my father with his work, so I drove."
"Is that so?"
I didn't ask in depth.
But then, there are three of us riding now.
"Squeeze in."
What else is there to do, just squeeze in.
"We'll be back. Eun-bin, guard the house well. I'll bring back eggs."
"...Yes."
ㅡRattle
The vehicle moved toward the bottom of Nami-myeon.
#
The goal was three places.
Two places that looked like farms, and one shop where chickens could be seen on the satellite map.
We decided to stop by the farms first.
Seo-yoon read, narrowing her eyes.
"The satellite map says it's a Nature Experience Farm?"
"I guess it's for animal and plant experiences. Feeding them."
Seo-yoon pursed her lips.
"...I really wanted to go there a long time ago."
"There's nothing special when you actually go. It's just for kids."
"Really?"
"Yeah. And..."
Would the animals still be alive if we went now?
I could predict what happened without looking.
We drove for about a few kilometers.
A quiet rural national road.
A backwater road where you could barely see a vehicle.
"A-rin drives well."
"That's what I'm saying."
She seems to drive better than me.
A-rin made a shy expression.
"I, it's not that much..."
I asked.
"Do you want to drive from now on?"
"......"
"Why aren't you answering?"
"W, well, that means she doesn't want to."
"Really?"
"Ugh..."
Arriving at the farm while talking nonsense.
ㅡScreech
However, the farm wasn't the farm I knew.
The Nature Experience Farm was covered in grass.
My eyes met Seo-yoon's.
"......"
"......"
I've seen this somewhere before.
The Flower from the GP Apartment. This was a video even without going in.
As I was doing that, A-rin asked.
"I, is this the place? The Nature Experience Farm?"
"Seems like it. Although it seems to have become an Infected experience farm now."
"......"
There didn't seem to be a need to go in. The animals and plants would have all been eaten by the Flower and died.
Seo-yoon asked.
"Shouldn't we... deal with it?"
"Not necessarily."
It's fine as long as they don't come near our I-Pension.
Especially since the Flower and the grass house they live in are conspicuous.
"Let's go. Don't make any noise."
"Yes."
We headed to the second farm.
ㅡRattle
ㅡRattle
ㅡCrunch
Arriving at the second farm while crushing the vehicle blocking the road.
"Ugh."
As soon as I got out, I gagged at the stench.
No, I endured the smell of corpses and the stench of blood, but this was truly unbearable.
Seo-yoon and A-rin were already at the point of throwing up what they had eaten earlier.
I looked for the sign in front.
[Hometown Pig Farm.]
A pig farm.
However, seeing as there wasn't a single pig squeal, I guess this place was also swept or they ate each other.
In fact, when we went inside, it was full of pig carcasses and maggots.
"Th, there's a human... ugh... corpse."
"Look at the head, it's a Walker. It looks like a Walker went into the pig farm and they ate each other. Ugh..."
"Bleeeaaargh."
I can see the corpse that looks like it's infected.
Animals don't seem to get infected, but it seems like the pigs and the Walkers fought, one of them died, and the rest ate each other and starved to death.
"Ah, ugh..."
I really feel like throwing up.
A-rin was already retching, and there would be nothing to see here.
We came outside.
"Let's air out our clothes a bit before we go."
"...Yes."
"Bleeeaaargh.."
And dry our clothes a bit.
#
ㅡRattle
ㅡRattle
The last one was closer to a restaurant than a farm.
However, the restaurant mainly served Samgyetang and Baeksuk, and the sign on the satellite map showed that they did it themselves with the chickens they raised.
Honestly, I didn't expect much.
A chicken farm might have survived by eating grass, but I didn't think a small barn attached to a restaurant doing business in the countryside like that would be alive.
'Are the eggs gone?'
It's a shame.
Since it's been 3 months since the apocalypse, most refrigerated foods have gone bad by now.
As I was thinking that, A-rin's truck stopped.
"I think... this is it."
"That's right."
ㅡScreech
ㅡClack
"Should I turn on the smartphone?"
"Yeah, it's a bit dark."
Namsan Samgyetang Baeksuk Specialty Restaurant
I don't know why it's Namsan Samgyetang when it's in Nami-myeon, but anyway.
The inside was a mess.
Human bloodstains, and staggering Walkers, and even Runners.
'Are there no Variants?'
I killed the Infected with bullets first and looked around the quiet restaurant.
"Oh?!"
At that moment, A-rin's voice was heard from over there.
Wondering what happened again
"Th, there..."
In the place she pointed to, a slightly high place.
About 10 chickens were sleeping alive.
It seems they were sleeping because it was night.
'How on earth are they alive?'
Is there an automatic feeding system?
I thought so, but I understood.
Looking around, there was a huge amount of feed piled up, and since it was a natural mineral spring or something coming down from under the mountain, it looked like they were free-ranging naturally.
'There are chicks too.'
"Wow... waah..."
Seo-yoon's eyes sparkled as she looked at the chicks.
Well, chicks are fucking cute.
"......"
A-rin was frozen blankly.
"Th, they're real chicks..."
I shut my mouth after seeing what followed.
Well, cute things are cute.
"A-rin, can you control them right away?"
"Ah. Yes. But, uh, are we taking the chicks too?"
"Sure."
"Waah..."
I think I should take that automatic feeder, but I'll bring Tae-jun after moving the chickens and put it in.
Raising them, well, I can just tame 30 or so and raise them.
'What should I do about blocking the animals?'
Should I take something like the barbed wire here?
'No.'
I can just make it, by manipulating this and that, and the kids will do the raising anyway.
Plus, they said if I manipulate the poop and stuff with Taming, they'll clean it up on their own.
'Taming is really good.'
"A-rin, let's load them."
"Ah. Yes."
"Seo-yoon, just watch for a moment."
"Yes."
A-rin and I loaded the chickens.
"B, but won't they fall off?"
That was solved simply.
I fiddled with the metals nearby, making it so they couldn't get out of the truck body.
"Wow..."
"Let's go."
"Oh, what about this?"
"You can bring Tae-jun and put it in. Drive the car over."
"Ah. Yes."
So we loaded 20 or so chickens and chicks and headed toward the I-Pension.
#
"Wow, chicken. Wow, chicken."
"You won't be able to eat chicken."
"Really?"
"If we have an air fryer, we can eat something similar."
"...Are we going to eat them?"
At Young-jun and Tae-jun's words, A-rin's pupils turned black.
I said.
"We brought them to eat."
"Hing..."
Hing, my ass.
ㅡPeep peep
Eun-bin stared quietly at the crying chicks. With a look of not knowing what to do.
"What's wrong."
"...It's nothing."
"Go touch them. It'll be fine because A-rin is using her ability right now."
"......"
Then Eun-bin approached.
A soft smile hung on her cold face.
She must like cute things.
Well, who doesn't like cute things, though.
The chickens were sleeping, but the chicks were strangely peeping.
Of course, that subsided quickly too.
Whether they were highly adaptable or it was A-rin's ability, the chickens and chicks fell asleep.
"Tae-jun."
"Yes. Hyung."
"Uh, there's something to bring, empty the inside, and let's go with me in the car."
"Ah, yes."
So I tore out the automatic feeder with Tae-jun and installed it roughly. I wondered if there would be any problems, but there weren't any.
They say it needs electricity...
'I'll have to solve this later too.'
If not, we can just feed them ourselves.
The next morning. We were able to get eggs.
9 eggs.
It seems 1 was a rooster and 9 were hens.
"Wow, eggs."
"It's so delicious."
Well, it's been a long time since I've had eggs. I nodded at the familiar taste.
'This is the taste.'
It was worth the trouble I went through to get this.
Even smelling that fucking pig rot.
"A-rin."
"Nom.. yes."
"Let's manage them well."
"Yes!"
A-rin answered brightly.
Thus, the delicious meal ended.
#
Ate eggs, built a coop, watched A-rin play with the chickens and chicks, went to a small shop in Nami-myeon with Tae-jun to bring back snacks and such with decent expiration dates, had sex with Seo-yoon, had awkward sex with Eun-bin, and had slow sex with Yun-ji on April 7th.
ㅡCrackle
News about the military that went down to the Bugang-myeon area was heard on the military radio.