Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 129 - 123: Mr. Tang’s Gift! (Two in One)_2

After finishing up, Han Qiwu rode his bike to take Tang Qingying to the bus station. He only rode home after watching her get on the bus.

As soon as he turned his head, Han Qiwu excitedly stashed the jade Pixiu into his storage compartment.

Even though there wasn’t any notification sound, Han Qiwu felt a subtle change within himself.

A bit inflated.

Now, everything he looked at seemed like a treasure gifted by heaven.

As he rode along, Han Qiwu actually noticed a patch of yellow earth by the roadside.

It was the kind of ancient plot where Earth Cold Iron Ingots could be dug up.

[You’ve discovered an ancient plot.]

After getting off his bike and ensuring no one was around, Han Qiwu grabbed his hoe and got to work with a series of loud strikes.

[Unknown Dinosaur Fossil] ×1

[Unknown Dinosaur Fossil]

[Note: Fossils should be placed in a museum.]

"A dinosaur fossil?" Han Qiwu looked at the slate-like item in his storage compartment, feeling a bit helpless. Clearly, this was another find for Zack.

Items excavated from the ancient plot should earn more affection points, right?

Luck +1 truly feels great.

Mr. Tang really is a treasure girl.

When Han Qiwu got back home, he received a notification the moment he stepped inside.

[Pet Hunt: Little Prince has returned from foraging. Satiety increased by 90.]

[Foraging Harvest: Noodleweed ×3, Crabflowers ×2, Purslane ×3.]

[Little Prince, pleased after finishing foraging, is in an excellent mood.]

Standard harvest.

"Eeeing eeeing eeeing."

The first to run over as always was Little Shui. Although its size had increased, Little Shui’s bouncing stride remained unchanged—still adorably cute.

After stroking Little Shui’s fur, Han Qiwu placed five or six fish on the grass.

"Eat up."

"Ee-ing!"

After feeding Little Shui, Han Qiwu rounded up all the chickens into Wutong.

Time for a meal.

Since he had eaten quite a lot for lunch, Han Qiwu kept it simple for dinner—just a humble plate of stir-fried pork belly with green peppers over rice.

Although he had money now, wasting food wasn’t an option, right?

After finishing his meal, Han Qiwu opened the furnace and retrieved some copper ingots, then threw in five more copper ores and a lump of coal.

Opening the storage chest, Han Qiwu checked his inventory of copper ores and ingots.

[Copper Ore] ×8

[Copper Ingot] ×31

Better keep smelting—it’s bound to come in handy eventually.

"Rawr!"

Just as he shut the storage chest, Han Qiwu heard Little Prince tugging at his hand nearby.

"What’s up?" Han Qiwu looked at Little Prince curiously. Could it be that he was hungry?

That shouldn’t be the case—he’d just eaten and returned, full.

Little Prince led him to the edge of the woods and mimicked the motions of chopping a tree. Using his hand as a pretend axe, he lightly struck the wood.

After imitating Han Qiwu’s movements, he then stood to the side, striking a thoughtful pose before pulling out some leftover kudzu root skins from the morning and waving them around.

After watching this complicated set of actions, Han Qiwu finally understood.

The cheeky rascal wanted some kudzu root.

"Alright, you can learn by the side, but you better study seriously. If you don’t put in the effort, no kudzu root for you." Han Qiwu pulled out an axe and got to chopping.

"Rawr!" Little Prince agreed enthusiastically.

Once work started, time flew by.

An hour later, Han Qiwu handed over a piece of kudzu root to the tree-chopping apprentice Little Prince.

Food truly is the greatest motivator for learning.

Taking a brief rest, Han Qiwu resumed practicing "Seven-Color Sunshine."

After several days of training, he could now just barely manage the first half of the routine in one go.

One step at a time.

After finishing his usual exercise routine, Han Qiwu took a shower and leaned against the bed to read "Flower Fairies In My Home."

For a long while, he drifted off to sleep.

"Clink-clink-clink-clink" (the sound of coins scattering)

February 22nd Log

Planting Experience +68

Foraging Experience +435

Fishing Experience +2046

Combat Experience +0

Mining Experience +0

Character Affection Changes:

Egger: ❤

Current Money: 13,815 Gold Coins

Total Income: 58,780 Gold Coins

[Congratulations! Your fishing skill has leveled up to Level 4.]

[Fishing Specialization +1]

[Your arm strength has increased.]

[Your Beginner’s Fish Encyclopedia has been partially updated.]

[You’ve learned how to craft a trash recycler.]

"Cluck cluck cluck."

"Cluck-cluck cluck-cluck."

"Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

The chickens’ crowing was particularly noisy this morning, waking Han Qiwu up early.

After waking, Han Qiwu lay in bed, checking the log entries.

Catching high-level fish really nets a lot of experience.

The level-up was expected.

Level 4 isn’t just any ordinary level. It means Han Qiwu only needs to earn a little over 6,000 Gold Coins to obtain [Red Sun].

Reaching Level 4 also unlocked a new item for crafting.

[Trash Recycler]

[Materials Needed: Wood (134/50), Stone (267/50), Iron Ingot (0/1)]

[Effect: The trash recycler converts fishing trash into useful resources.]

[Note: Even trash has its uses.]

"Trash recycler?" Han Qiwu thought of the pile of fishing trash he’d been hoarding.

Things like [Soggy Newspaper] and [Broken Glasses] were piled up in a corner of the yard.

Finally, they could be put to use.

Once he had some iron ingots, he’d craft one to test it out.

Getting up, he planned to watch some TV.

As soon as he was fully up, Han Qiwu immediately felt the effects of his improved arm strength.

Fishing does require arm strength, and the timing for improvement couldn’t be better!

Turn on the TV.

[Weather Forecast]

Tomorrow will be sunny.

[Life Tips]

Crab cages can be made using 5 copper ingots and 20 pieces of wood.

[Daily Almanac]

Good for visiting, bad for mining.

"Another sunny day. When will it finally rain so I and my trusty copper water bottle can take a break?" Han Qiwu muttered as he brushed his teeth while watching television.

The life tips segment provided some relief.

As expected.

The materials required for crafting crab cages as a Craber were far lower compared to those for non-vocational individuals.

Tomorrow happened to be the cooldown reset for Stargazing, and he’d long planned to choose Craber to place crab cages in the secret realm.

Firstly, it would open up a new source of income, and secondly, it would provide food for Little Shui.

"If one crab cage costs 5 copper ingots, and I currently have more than 30, I can make at most six cages." Han Qiwu calculated mentally. "Six crab cages will need 120 pieces of wood, which I already have sufficient stock of."

Six crab cages—who knows how much they’d yield. If it weren’t for his pickaxe being upgraded, Han Qiwu would have gone mining for more copper ores today.

Whatever. He’d find out the results by trying tomorrow.

Unlike a Fisher’s immediate profits route, Craber’s choice leads to sustained income.

But this also meant there wouldn’t be any copper ingots for tool upgrades over the next couple of days.

Likewise, building a cow barn was temporarily out of the question—there wasn’t enough wood.

Considering everything, Han Qiwu decided to save up for [Red Sun].

A craftsman must first sharpen his tools.

Grind away!

After getting up, Han Qiwu ate something simple and headed out to Wutong to collect the eggs.

At Wutong’s entrance, Han Qiwu finally realized why the chickens had been so loud this morning.

In front of Wutong’s gate, four eggs—two big and two small—glowed as they hovered in the air.

Entering Wutong, Han Qiwu retrieved the four eggs.

[White-Shell Egg] ×1

[Green-Shell Egg] ×1

[Large Green-Shell Egg] ×2

With the [Mine-Aged Earthworm Feed] doubling growth speed, those two green-hen chicks had matured as well.

All grown up and helpful—laying eggs to support the household.

What great chickens.

Though today Han Qiwu didn’t find any Terrorbird eggs, it seemed their laying frequency was different from regular chickens—not daily.

One step at a time.

As for the only rooster in the coop that didn’t lay eggs, just looking at it annoyed Han Qiwu.

Why did he buy a meat chicken in the first place?

It’s been ages and he hasn’t been able to eat it—just wasting feed.

If it had been a hen, he’d have one more egg every day.

Whatever, the more he thought about it, the more irritated he got.

Leaving Wutong, Han Qiwu fed both Xiao Lai and Little Shui.

These two little ones grew larger by the day—quite satisfying to see.

Next time he visited the mine, he’d take Xiao Lai along and let it snack on some fresh rocks.

Five minutes later, Han Qiwu grabbed his water bottle and diligently began watering the crops.

Watering was a bit monotonous, so Han Qiwu casually counted the days.

Wait.

Tomorrow was the day fifty-six seeds would mature.

[Red Sun] was almost in his grasp!