Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 104: Comprehending Skills

"Hmph, hmph, hmph."

Little Shui, who was eating, suddenly tilted its head and rubbed its neck against Han Qiwu’s elbow, blinking its big eyes as it looked up at Han Qiwu.

[Your feeding has increased Little Shui’s sense of security. You can now choose a residence for it.]

"Whimper, whimper, whimper."

No acting cute allowed!

After a few seconds of staring, Han Qiwu admitted his defeat.

Little Shui was just too cute! Its voice was adorable! Its fur felt great to the touch!

So what if it ate a lot?!

I refuse to believe I can’t raise an otter!

Carrying Little Shui to the edge of the fishpond, Han Qiwu pointed at the house and the pond and asked, "Little Shui, do you want to live in that house over there or by the water?"

Soon, Little Shui gave its answer through action. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

It nimbly climbed down Han Qiwu’s clothes to the ground and began digging furiously by the pond’s edge, its tiny paws working like a mini excavator.

In no time, it had dug several small holes that it alone could fit through.

The Little Prince, watching from nearby, laughed at the sight. Who’d have thought it was just like him, a fan of living in holes? Bending over, he tried to help dig one too, but his movements were too clumsy. After a couple of digs, he ended up collapsing one of Little Shui’s carefully crafted burrows, nearly burying Little Shui in it.

"Squawk!"

Emerging from the burrow, Little Shui barked in protest and smacked the Little Prince’s butt with a swipe of its paw, signaling him to go find a cooler place to hang out!

Of course, the Little Prince barely felt anything from its tiny paw. So long as it didn’t go for his eyes, he was fine, giggling as he crouched nearby to watch her dig further.

While Little Shui was busy digging holes, Han Qiwu took out some fish from his storage compartment and set them by the shore.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to place live fish in the pond for Little Shui to eat—it’s just that the fishpond wasn’t fully activated yet. Even if he tossed fish in, they’d sink straight to the bottom.

He decided he’d ask Zack or the peddler about the issue next time.

After finishing her digging spree of over ten entrance holes, Little Shui crawled out, satisfied, and started munching on the fish.

Less than half an hour later, all sixty-plus pounds of fish that Han Qiwu brought back had been devoured. Even the mangrove snails he had picked up in the secret realm were gobbled up one by one, like sunflower seeds.

Too ferocious.

Having stuffed herself, Little Shui slowed down her movements, crawling onto Han Qiwu’s body, giving his face a kiss and then dozing off on his shoulder.

This was way too adorable!

Seeing the rain growing heavier in the yard, Han Qiwu carefully carried Little Shui into the house, gently placing her on the dry straw.

The Little Prince, who had followed them inside, carefully lay down on the straw beside Little Shui, curiously observing her.

"Shh."

"Mm."

The two reached a silent agreement.

After feeding them, Han Qiwu’s own Five Internal Organs were still empty.

Fortunately, he had some time on his hands now, so he decided to whip up something for himself.

Come to think of it, it had been ages since Han Qiwu last ate any meat.

After tasting the quality of items from the system, ordinary pork, beef, and lamb held very little appeal for him anymore.

Time to hurry up and build the cow shed!

Once the cow shed was up, maybe he could unlock the pigsty and sheep pen!

After a simple stir-fried crab meal, Han Qiwu leaned against his bed, listening to the sound of the rain as he flipped through "Dinosaur Knight."

A rare moment of peace began.

He spent the entire afternoon reading as the rain outside grew heavier and heavier, with one flood prevention alert after another popping up on his phone. Mayor Niu, Grandpa Chen, and Aunt Hong Mei all called to remind Han Qiwu not to go outside no matter what.

Han Qiwu assured each of them that he’d stay put.

After finishing the last page of "Dinosaur Knight," Han Qiwu saw the system notification.

[Congratulations! You’ve successfully read the book "Dinosaur Knight." Your Dinosaur Gravitation has increased by +5.]

After the system notification appeared, Han Qiwu waited quietly for about ten minutes.

"Drizzle, splatter, splash."

Apart from the rain sounding louder, the entire farm appeared unchanged.

"Where’s the dinosaur???"

Han Qiwu looked bewildered.

Seems like this wasn’t something that took immediate effect. Oh well, he could wait.

With the book finished, there wasn’t much left to do, so Han Qiwu decided to practice his Strengthening Technique.

Listening to the intensifying rain outside, Han Qiwu suddenly had an idea—why not practice casting his fishing rod in the rain, using the water’s interference as a challenge to precisely swing the hook to a designated spot?

Aim high to achieve mid; the greater the difficulty, the greater the reward!

Since he had some spare time anyway.

Making up his mind, Han Qiwu simply stood under the eaves and practiced casting toward a sapling osmanthus tree, continuing his attempts to break through the second stage of Strengthening Technique, "Rising Sun."

During the morning’s fish-stealing operation, he’d felt the immense pressure of facing an adult giant claw otter. That pressure noticeably improved his accuracy and speed with each cast, surpassing his usual performance.

Once you break through a limit once, reaching it again becomes easier.

In the pouring rain, the young man resolutely swung his fishing rod again and again.

Time passed.

[Advanced!]

[Strengthening Technique has leveled up to stage 2.]

[Effect: Your stamina consumption is reduced by 0.1. Your fishing rod casting speed increases according to your movements.]

[Fishing Enlightenment Reward: +20 stamina cap. While fishing, there is a very small chance to acquire fish fry.]

[Congratulations! You’ve successfully merged the Fisherman Secret Technique One and the second stage of the Strengthening Technique, "Rising Sun," in the storm.]

[You’ve learned a new fishing-related skill: Precision Fishing Technique.]

[Fishing Skill: Precision Fishing Technique.]

[Skill Effect: Hook accuracy +50, fishing mini-game duration +5s.]

[Note: Aim for the horse first before the rider; catch the king before the thief; fish for the...?]

Setting aside the fishing rod, a spark flashed in Han Qiwu’s eyes.

...

The rain was making his vision blurry. Should’ve brought goggles.

Back in the house, Han Qiwu showered while studying the system notifications.

After practicing for so long, Strengthening Technique had finally advanced!

Just like before, the effects of Strengthening Technique were still domineering—0.1 stamina reduction across the board!

So satisfying!

His stamina cap was also increased by 20, reaching a total of 170 points now!

Stay humble!

He planned to check on the name of the third set of movements with his phone later and start practicing as soon as possible!

Then, he turned to consider his newly learned skill.

"So besides gaining skills through rewards, it seems I can also comprehend them on my own. Now it’ll be even easier to use the ’bait-faking’ fishing method." Han Qiwu was very pleased with the skill’s attributes, though less so with the note.

Fish for the what? Why’d they leave me with two question marks here?

Were they expecting him to fill in the blank, imagine something? Then he’d have to call in some outside help.

Han Qiwu had always been terrible at naming things.

It was evident from the names of Little Prince and Little Shui.

After finishing his shower, Han Qiwu took a quick glance at the name of Strengthening Technique’s third set of movements.

"Seven-colored Sunlight."

Hmm, a dazzling name indeed.

After "Rising Sun" comes "Seven-colored Sunlight."

No issues there.

Still, Han Qiwu didn’t immediately start practicing it, for one simple reason:

He was hungry.

Looking in the fridge, he was out of everything.

Checking the storage compartment, it was full of wild fruits and vegetables.