Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 136 - 130: The 10-Character Bronze Pickaxe Obtained

Chapter 136: Chapter 130: The 10-Character Bronze Pickaxe Obtained

"A light crossbow? And with armor-piercing capability?" Han Qiwu’s eyes lit up as he reached into the treasure chest and pulled out the light crossbow.

The light crossbow was about the length of an adult’s arm. Its material seemed to be a special type of wood, not too heavy, with a smooth and warm texture. The crossbow’s body had only a small section adorned with mysterious patterns and was predominantly dark greenish-black in color.

The matching crossbow quiver appeared to be designed for carrying on the back, with ten crossbow arrows neatly lined up within its narrow opening.

Curious, Han Qiwu tried to pull out one of the arrows to take a closer look, only to realize that these arrows weren’t physical entities and could not be directly removed.

"So, they’re energy-based arrows?" Han Qiwu turned his attention to the crossbow itself.

[In the current scene, firing and loading are not available.]

"Looks like it self-replenishes arrows automatically. I’ll figure out the details once I get into the mine." Satisfied, Han Qiwu carefully packed up the light crossbow set.

This was a ranged weapon with built-in armor-piercing capabilities! Its attack strength was far superior to that of a refined longsword.

Thanks are in order to Mr. Tang for sending such a lucky jade Pixiu!

That aside, I wonder how difficult it is to shoot this thing accurately.

He’d played archery games a few times before at an archery arcade with friends.

The less said about his aim, the better. Hitting the target at all was cause enough for a few extra sips of soda in celebration.

After tidying up his belongings, Han Qiwu cheerfully rode his bike home. Once the afternoon pick-up time arrived, he’d grab his pickaxe and head into the mines to test out the light crossbow.

Back home, Han Qiwu had a quick meal before settling under the eaves to bask in the sunlight while reading a book.

"Eee ee eee~"

Seeing Han Qiwu sitting outside, Little Shui came bounding over, hopping onto his lap and blinking its large eyes as it stared at him.

"Why aren’t you napping, huh? Aren’t otters supposed to be nocturnal?" Han Qiwu asked, pulling out a small fish to feed it.

Little Shui accepted the fish but placed it to the side, careful not to mess up Han Qiwu’s clothing. It shook its head obediently and waggled its tail.

Han Qiwu chuckled, "Alright, whatever. You can eat and sleep however you like at home. No big deal."

Stroking the silky fur of Little Shui, Han Qiwu leaned back in his recliner, happily petting the otter.

So soft and relaxing.

Truth be told, Xiao Lai’s fur felt pretty nice too.

However, ever since it ate that chunk of malachite, it had spent most of its time snoozing near Little Shui’s nest.

If not for the fact that Xiao Lai’s hunger bar wasn’t dropping drastically, Han Qiwu might have assumed something was wrong with it.

He had initially planned to take it into the mines to let it gnaw on some fresh stones, giving it the full mining experience.

But given its current state, he figured he’d just bring some rocks back for it to snack on instead.

The gentle warmth of the spring afternoon sun bathed Han Qiwu, soothing the exhaustion he’d been carrying recently.

As he stroked the otter, he gradually drifted off to sleep.

Once Han Qiwu was sound asleep, Little Shui hopped lightly off his lap, picked up the fish, and scurried back to its den.

Over an hour later, the foraging Little Prince returned to the courtyard gate, carrying a gui wood axe and some wild vegetables in one hand, with a bundle of branches neatly tied on its shoulder and expertly nudging the door open with its foot.

For this family, it had sacrificed a lot.

Today marked the first day Little Prince had gone woodcutting alone, and it was utterly exhausted.

Its one prevailing thought was, "Is the master home? Please give me some wild yam to regain my strength!"

Stepping into the yard, Little Prince was surprised to discover that the master was indeed home.

"Rustle rustle~"

After putting down its load of wood, Little Prince instantly switched into drama-king mode, staggering toward the sunbathing Han Qiwu step by step like a tragic hero.

Five or six steps in, Little Prince started feeling something was off. Why wasn’t it getting any attention yet?

Have I fallen out of favor?

Scanning around, it noted that Xiao Lai wasn’t here, and neither was Little Shui.

This didn’t make sense.

Upon getting closer, Little Prince realized that Han Qiwu was actually asleep.

Alright then.

Feeling a bit dejected at its unsuccessful plea for food, Little Prince curled up at Han Qiwu’s feet and dozed off as well.

Another hour passed, and Han Qiwu finally awoke, lazily opening his eyes.

Weird, since when did I have such a large carpet?

Once he came to his senses, Han Qiwu realized that it was Little Prince curled up at his feet.

Seeing how sound asleep it was, Han Qiwu refrained from disturbing it. He quietly got off the chair from the side and checked the system notifications.

[Pet Hunter: Little Prince has returned from foraging. Hunger bar +70.]

[Forage Findings: Crab Flowers ×3, Spring Wild Vegetable Seeds ×2, Wood ×42]

[The returning Little Prince felt slightly disappointed.]

"Pretty decent lumber haul—42 pieces on the first day alone." Han Qiwu glanced over at the heap of branches resembling a small mountain.

Once he stored the branches in the inventory space, they automatically converted into 42 pieces of wood.

"If only I could get Little Prince its own inventory slot," Han Qiwu thought to himself. "Having it drag back wood like this every day must be tiring."

He made a mental note to treat it to something extra as encouragement!

But what was the reason for its disappointment?

"Awwooo!"

Just then, Little Prince woke up, and upon seeing Han Qiwu, it immediately ran over, miming the shape of a wild yam root with its mouth—long and chunky.

Han Qiwu chuckled, pulled out two wild yam roots, and handed them over while asking, "Little Prince, why were you feeling disappointed today? Was the work too exhausting?"

Little Prince’s eyes lit up as it accepted the yams, skillfully peeling one while shaking its head.

"Then what was it?" Han Qiwu pressed on.

Little Prince paused, placed the yam in Han Qiwu’s hand to signal for assistance with peeling, and then walked to the gate to re-enact what had happened earlier upon returning home.

After finishing its Oscar-worthy performance, the drama king happily took the fully peeled yam from Han Qiwu and munched on it contentedly.

Han Qiwu chuckled, got up, and walked to the faucet. "So it was all because of me, huh."

After washing his hands, he approached Little Prince and proposed, "Next time, I’ll leave the food inside the house, so you can help yourself when you return. But no more than two pieces per day, okay?"

"Mm-hmm! Mm-hmm! Mm-hmm!"

Little Prince nodded vigorously, excitedly rubbing against Han Qiwu as a show of affection.

Han Qiwu scratched Little Prince’s head and checked the time. "Alright, you go ahead and eat. I’ve got things to do. I’ll prep those yams for you later."

"Roar!"

Hopping onto his bike, Han Qiwu headed straight to the blacksmith shop.

He hadn’t seen his pickaxe in three days, and truth be told, he kind of missed it.

Arriving at the blacksmith shop’s entrance, Han Qiwu gently knocked on the door.

"Come on in." Master Shuzi’s voice sounded robust and full of energy—clearly in good spirits.

Upon entering, Han Qiwu immediately spotted the pickaxe resting on the counter.

The upgraded pickaxe had a similar appearance to the copper kettle before, taking on a bronze-purple hue. Its purple was darker than the kettle’s, and while its shape remained mostly the same, it was now slightly larger.

Seeing its color, Han Qiwu froze for a moment.

What’s going on? Don’t tell me all future copper tools are going to be purple.

This doesn’t match my macho image at all!

Turning around, Master Shuzi grinned and playfully scolded, "What are you standing there dawdling for? Come over and give it a try!"

Snapping out of his thoughts, Han Qiwu reached out and picked up the pickaxe.

[Tool: Mother Copper Pickaxe]

[Usage Instructions: The Mother Copper Pickaxe can break mining points with fewer strikes, can mine medium-sized deposits, and when charged, can trigger special effects.]

[Special Effects: When using the Mother Copper Pickaxe with a charge, there is a small chance to discover ores within stones and a small chance to uncover double gemstones when striking gemstone deposits.]

[Note: "Power leads to miracles."]