Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 25

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

Episode 25

[Reward]

-Random Seed (F): F-grade crops grow randomly.

-Cosmic Coin +2

[Reward]

-Random Seed (F): F-grade crops grow randomly.

-Cosmic Coin +1

Two seeds and three coins came into my hands.

I excitedly ran straight to the farmfield.

The seeds began growing vigorously as soon as I planted them—

“Cherry tomatoes again?”

Slightly disappointed, I planted the other seed right next to it.

“Cherry tomatoes again…”

And the last one.

A pale green tip appeared and began growing tall.

‘Isn’t that green onions…?’

It was indeed green onions.

‘Cherry tomatoes and green onions.’

I pouted and opened my 【Survival Handbook】 to set up supports for the cherry tomato stems as I spoke.

“I like strawberries though. I’ll be able to grow strawberries soon, right?”

Then Prey nodded.

I laughed cheerfully and purified the cherry tomatoes and green onions. I couldn’t eat things that were squeaking.

Soon I looked back and forth between the now-normal cherry tomatoes and green onions.

‘Cherry tomatoes would be better for juice, right?’

I picked the stem off a fresh cherry tomato.

[Purified Cherry Tomato]

Immediately purifies an appropriate amount of contamination.

“Oh.”

Cherry tomatoes also provide immediate purification?

That could be quite useful.

I picked the cherry tomatoes one by one and put them in a basket.

I also popped them into Older Brother’s mouth.

Older Brother looked so cute munching away that I kept feeding him many, many more until he shook his head saying he couldn’t eat anymore.

“Eat lots, Older Brother. If you get more purified, you might become human.”

I patted Older Brother’s head.

Older Brother gently tapped my hand with his tentacle as if telling me not to worry.

“Then this…”

I put the cherry tomatoes into the juice can I had ordered.

The can closed by itself and began grinding with a whirring sound.

‘Wow, alien technology!’

[Juice processing has been completed.]

[Please register the selling price for ‘Cherry Tomato Juice.’]

[30~40cc]

I wanted to set it at 100 coins, but the appropriate price seemed to be between 30 and 40 coins.

‘Hmm, what would be good?’

30 coins? Or 40 coins?

I pondered the price and entered an ambiguous number.

[35cc]

Once I set the price, the juice cans disappeared without a trace.

[Sales of ‘Cherry Tomato Juice’ will now begin.]

Good, good.

Hurry up and buy it, you earthlings!

I giggled while holding the basket of cherry tomatoes.

But where did Chae Heon go?

I looked around.

He was just at home a moment ago?

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[Cherry Tomato Juice]

Gong Ju Won frowned deeply at the simple text written on the vending machine.

When he opened the can, blood-red liquid was sloshing inside.

Gong Ju Won couldn’t move for a while, holding the can.

He could feel gazes from behind. The team members were staring at him holding the can with burdensome intensity.

They must be curious. Whether it really was a substance that could ‘purify’ contamination.

“…But didn’t they say it was bottled water?”

“It smells like tomatoes though.”

Hearing the team members whispering, Gong Ju Won closed his eyes and sniffed.

It really was the smell of fresh tomatoes. As if strongly appealing its own harmlessness.

He immediately dipped the sloshing liquid into a tester. After waiting a bit, results showed no particular toxins were detected.

Then it was time to taste it directly.

Gong Ju Won squeezed his eyes shut.

Actually, consuming an unknown substance in a Contaminated Area was a big adventure in itself, but it was unavoidable for reporting to Higher Authority.

Gulp.

The moment Gong Ju Won took a sip of the cherry tomato juice.

A fresh taste like eating freshly picked cherry tomatoes swirled in his mouth.

“…!”

Gulp, gulp gulp!

As the subtle and clean sweetness spread in his mouth, he unconsciously drank every last drop.

“Ha!”

He exhaled and wiped his lips.

The sweet and tangy taste lingering on his lips was moving. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d had such fresh juice.

But that wasn’t the only surprising thing.

The truly shocking thing happened when he opened his status window.

‘The contamination level…’

[Contamination Level: 0%]

All contamination was purified? With just one can of juice?

The moment this fact became known, the entire world would be turned upside down.

Even using the best-performing purifier, using large amounts of magic stones only purified 1% per hour.

But purifying all contamination with one juice—it was beyond nonsensical and hard to believe.

“Team Leader, are you alright?”

Only then did Gong Ju Won realize he had been standing there blankly holding the juice can without knowing it.

“Is there some problem…”

“No, no problem.”

Rather, there was too little problem, which was the problem.

Clank, clank.

The coins they had collected went into the vending machine.

Remaining quantity: 9.

Fortunately, they could purchase all the cherry tomato juice with the coins they had.

As Gong Ju Won put the last juice in a capsule, wondering if there was a way to take the entire vending machine, it happened.

The faces of team members standing behind were reflected in the glass of the vending machine.

“…!”

Gong Ju Won quickly lowered his gaze and tried to steady his rapidly beating heart.

Though still young, he was a team leader. He had spent considerable time in the field and his experience was far from lacking.

His instincts were warning him.

The reactions of his team members, who were staring intently at him, were anything but normal.

“Is this the last of the inventory?”

He spoke as naturally as possible while raising his gaze back to the vending machine’s glass.

The team members standing behind him had their eyes opened so wide they looked like they might pop out of their sockets. As if someone was pulling their eyelids up and down to make them unnaturally large.

That grotesque sight sent chills down his spine.

‘Have they been mutated by contamination?’

But when he checked last night, they were all within safe levels?

They should all be wearing purifiers too. Yet the contamination spread this quickly?

Gong Ju Won slowly tucked the capsule into his chest.

‘What should I do?’

Should he pour some cherry tomato juice into their mouths?

Could they even be purified after already being mutated?

It was at that moment of contemplation.

Hiss- Hiss-

The sound of breathing from outside a hazmat suit reached his ears.

Gong Ju Won quickly drew his gun and spun around.

‘Yellow hazmat suit…!’

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

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