Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 109: The Harvest of the 40th Floor! (4th update, please subscribe)

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: The Harvest of the 40th Floor! (4th update, please subscribe)

Luckily, Han Qiwu had already upgraded his torch. With the faint glow in the distance, he used binaural perception to predictively cast a Fireball Technique.

Moreover, the direction of the fireball was aimed at the upper part of the rock wall.

In over two and a half hours of use, Han Qiwu had almost mastered the flight timing of the Fireball Technique.

According to his calculations, the fireball would hit its mark just as the spiders emerged.

"Whoosh."

Under Han Qiwu’s watchful eyes, the fireball grew larger as it flew, and just before reaching the end, it collided directly with two massive creatures crawling from above the rock wall.

[Mine Cave Spider]

[Level: 34]

[Attack Methods: Web spinning, charging, venom injection]

[Description: Mine Cave Spiders enjoy injecting venom into their prey’s body]

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"That big? So those little Mine Cave Spiders before really were just small spiders." Han Qiwu took one glance at the situation and quickly backed away with his torch.

In the firelight, these two Mine Cave Spiders were the size of grindstones, crawling swiftly, their claws piercing the rock wall with each strike, leaving gaping holes. Although they took a direct hit from the fireball, they relentlessly pursued Han Qiwu.

With just ten meters between them, the spiders used their eight long legs to cover the distance in seconds.

Only then did Han Qiwu realize why this layer of the cave was so low in height. novelbuddy.cσ๓

It was all designed to make it easier for Mine Cave Spiders to hunt their prey!

Seeing the spider claws about to strike, Han Qiwu gritted his teeth and tossed a grape grenade at his feet.

"Boom!"

The powerful grape grenade sent the two spiders flying back seven or eight meters. Taking advantage of the moment, Han Qiwu stuffed raspberries into his mouth and sprinted away toward the distance.

"Sssssss..."

The two Mine Cave Spiders in the distance suddenly shot webs at Han Qiwu simultaneously. The spider silk’s speed far outstripped that of Han Qiwu’s fireball; with a whoosh, it was already sticking to his backside.

Seeing no way to dodge, Han Qiwu quickly pulled out his Thorn Shield and held it in front of himself.

"Clack, clack, clack."

The hundred-pound Thorn Shield was swiftly dragged backward by the two spiders.

"Damn, if this stuff sticks to me, won’t I end up captured and dried out by them?" Han Qiwu took advantage of the fact that the spiders were stationary to sprint away, simultaneously tossing stones to bait them while waiting for his cooldown.

Hurry up and find the stairs!

If the stairs don’t show up soon, there’ll be casualties!

After retracting the Thorn Shield, the two Mine Cave Spiders instinctively tried to inject venom into it. However, when their fangs sank into the shield...

Left Spider: "Big bro! Something’s wrong. This prey seems a bit too tough; I can’t pierce it."

Right Spider: "Useless! Watch me!"

"Crunch!"

The fang went in, but its poison stayed undelivered, and its fang got stuck too.

The left spider, impressed by its big brother’s valiant effort, nodded in admiration and took its own bite.

"Crunch."

Well, now both spiders were stuck.

From a distance, Han Qiwu waited for around ten seconds, but despite his Fireball Technique’s cooldown refreshing, the spiders made no subsequent attack.

"They gave up?"

Cautiously, Han Qiwu charged up another fireball and flung it over, using its light to assess the situation.

In his view, the two spiders were huddled around the Thorn Shield, their compound eyes locked on each other.

What are they staring at?

The fireball’s coming! Aren’t you going to dodge?

They wanted to dodge, but their directions were opposite—one to the left, one to the right. The result? Neither could move.

Han Qiwu watched the fireball hit their forehead again, dealing three-digit damage right in front of his eyes.

Recalling the item description, Han Qiwu suddenly understood.

These two idiots were stuck, weren’t they?

Who knew the Thorn Shield had this kind of use? I’m such a genius!

The next phase of the fight was easy and enjoyable.

One fireball every thirty seconds. After three minutes of bombardment, both spiders finally dissolved into white light and disappeared.

[Spider Silk Roll] ×5

[Use: Material]

[Price: 50 Gold]

[Note: Tough and sticky]

[Mine Cave Spider Meat]

[Use: Feed]

[Price: 100 Gold]

[Note: Mine Cave Spider Meat can stimulate livestock reproduction]

[Spider Venom]

[Use: Material]

[Price: 120 Gold]

[Note: The primary effect of spider venom is paralysis]

After picking up the loot, Han Qiwu attempted to store the Thorn Shield but failed.

What’s going on?

Carefully inspecting it, Han Qiwu finally noticed the issue.

Four spider fangs were still embedded in the Thorn Shield and hadn’t disappeared along with the spiders. Instead, they stayed firmly lodged there.

Moreover, the system listed no attributes for them.

"What do I do now?" Han Qiwu frowned. He’d tested this before—items attached to the Thorn Shield couldn’t be stored in the inventory.

Slime didn’t work; spider fangs didn’t work either.

With no other options, Han Qiwu began gathering ten or so pieces of dried-out materials in the spiders’ former direction, then started digging stairs centered around the Thorn Shield.

Thankfully, after ten minutes, Han Qiwu managed to dig a staircase eight meters away from the Thorn Shield.

Haul it up!

Gripping the handle of the Thorn Shield, Han Qiwu dragged it step by step toward the staircase.

[You’ve reached Floor 40]

As soon as he entered the fortieth floor, Han Qiwu shivered involuntarily.

The landscape was covered with ice-blue rock walls, and even the stones had a layer of frost.

Under system influence, Han Qiwu felt like he’d walked into a summer shopping mall—refreshingly cold.

"Looks like Floor 40 is a dividing line." Han Qiwu eagerly looked toward the mine’s center.

Sure enough, at the center lay a pair of ice-blue flip-flops.

Setting down the Thorn Shield, Han Qiwu ran over and picked up the flip-flops.

[Snowy Terrain Flip-Flops]

[Level: 30]

[Movement Speed +10, Attack Speed +5, Spell Casting Charge Time -0.5s]

[Note: Congratulations on reaching Floor 40. Enjoy the icy beauty and fun brought by the snow!]

Han Qiwu: "??? ???"

Snowy Terrain Flip-Flops?

What the heck is this supposed to be?

Special footwear for sliding around in the snow?

Putting appearance aside, the stats on these flip-flops were much better than his grass sandals.

Movement Speed +10!

Perfect for both kiting and chasing!

If he’d been wearing these flip-flops earlier, those spiders wouldn’t have caught him so easily.

Attack Speed +5 was also decent.

But the most interesting feature was the Spell Casting Charge Time -0.5s.

If he could collect four pieces of gear with this trait, would Fireball Technique become instant-cast?

As he dreamt up scenarios, Han Qiwu swapped into the Snowy Terrain Flip-Flops and felt his movement speed surge.

No doubt about it, the effect was impressive.

The flip-flops didn’t pinch at all and felt soft and squishy—very comfortable.

Walking felt like flying!

"Swishhhhh..."

Like the previous layer, this one also featured an underground river.

Han Qiwu walked over for a better look and saw thin ice forming near the riverbank, shifting and dispersing in rhythm with the flowing water.

"Should I try fishing for a bit?"