Chilhong

These warmly-glowing wet sacks, hanging in clusters from thick vines, emanated both light and heat. When they ripened, they developed a dark hue, ready to be devoured. These soft squashes held an incredibly sweet flavor-making them a delectable treat. The chilhongs' ubiquity, thriving wherever darkness enveloped, and their ability to illuminate numerous rooms in The Farm, stood as a monument to Yoon's bioengineering genius.

The Firefly Squash, or "chilhong," came in three distinct varieties, including small, softball-sized globes and the more common, drooping pumpkin-type squashes. However, the "segye chilhong" was an immense and awe-inspiring sight, nearly too bright to look at directly. Its radiant, otherworldly glow was powerful enough to illuminate entire caverns connected to its central location, providing a beacon of artificial daylight that could be filtered through living cells to simulate the appearance of a sky. Truly, the "segye chilhong" was a wonder to behold, a symbol of the limitless potential of science and innovation.