Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 316 - 307 Frozen Tree Sap and Lunar Meteorite

Chapter 316: Chapter 307 Frozen Tree Sap and Lunar Meteorite

Before heading home, Han Qiwu deliberately took a detour to the secret realm to try fishing and check his crab traps.

After all, what if the water in the secret realm was some kind of special water source?

Unfortunately, when he arrived, he found out that today’s visit was limited to only 20 minutes, so after collecting the crab traps, he had to hurriedly leave.

Fortunately, the harvest from the traps turned out to be pretty decent: [Lobster]×2, [Mantis Shrimp]×3, [Scrap Wood]×3.

Look at that—dinner is already sorted!

After comparing several rounds of catches, Han Qiwu also noticed that the special bait for the crab traps seemed to work to some extent, at least reducing the chances of coming up empty-handed.

Time to bike home!

By now, the sky was completely dark, stars twinkling above. The occasional croak of frogs could be heard beside him. The town was lit brightly, and here and there by the ponds were elderly people sitting in small groups, chatting the night away.

Back at home, Han Qiwu felt a slight itch to test something. Instead of rushing to eat dinner, he grabbed his Moonlit Iron Axe and walked to the nearby woods, eager to try it out.

He targeted a tree of normal size, planted his right foot firmly, adjusted his torso slightly, and with a swift motion of his body, swung the Moonlit Iron Axe hard. The blade struck the tree with a powerful thud.

The tree trunk was nearly split in half with just one swing.

"That strong?" Han Qiwu swung again at the same spot on the tree.

[Wood]×2

[Frozen Tree Sap]×1

Han Qiwu: "?????? Two swings for one tree?"

He could hardly believe it. Picking up the dropped items, he turned to another tree and swung his axe twice again.

[Wood]×2

"It’s really two swings!" Han Qiwu laughed aloud.

The upgrade was way too effective!

Carrying the axe, he searched for a hardwood-producing tree this time. He positioned himself carefully and began striking at the base of the trunk, one solid swing after another.

"Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham!"

After six swings, the tree toppled with a loud crash.

[Hardwood]×4

[Moon Iron Ore]×1 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Now it only takes six swings? It used to take more than 20!" Han Qiwu was thrilled. His woodcutting efficiency had skyrocketed!

He put down the axe and decided to take a closer look at the recent drops.

Before doing so, he glanced at his status bar and found something odd. "Wait, my stamina seems to be depleting faster. It looks like I’m using 1.5 times the usual stamina."

After conducting a couple more trials, he confirmed this to be true.

It seemed the weight of the Moonlit Iron Axe did have some drawbacks.

However, it wasn’t a big deal. With Han Qiwu’s current stamina recovery resources, it wasn’t much of a concern.

Boosting chopping efficiency was still the top priority.

He continued examining the new items.

[Frozen Tree Sap]

[Usage: Ingredient/Material] 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

[Special Effect - Coolness: Direct consumption can help relieve heat and lower body temperature]

[Note: The taste of sap differs based on the specific tree]

[Can absorb special water properties: Frozen Tree Sap (Normal Quality)]

The Frozen Tree Sap was a bright emerald green and had a texture resembling crushed ice. It gave off a faint smell of tea leaves. The amount wasn’t much—barely half a bowl’s worth—and it even came with a straw made of tree bark.

Since he was slightly tired from chopping and feeling quite thirsty, Han Qiwu picked up the Frozen Tree Sap and began sipping it through the straw.

The sap tasted somewhat like green tea, but much lighter. Its icy texture was refreshing, and after just a few sips, he felt a wave of coolness wash over his body.

"This sap is really good! I’ll feed some to the spring later," Han Qiwu chuckled. He had previously studied the spring’s behavior and knew it would only absorb each type of special water source once. Anything extra would be wasted.

So he decided to simply finish this portion himself.

Feeling particularly refreshed, Han Qiwu sipped on the straw while turning his attention to the Moon Iron Ore.

[Moon Iron Ore]

[Usage: Crafting Material]

[Special Effect - Moonlight: Attribute greatly enhanced under moonlight]

[Note: The moonlight brings strength!]

The surface of the Moon Iron Ore was riddled with dents and felt heavy in his hands. There were marks on it where tree roots had wrapped around, making it look quite authentic—like a real fragment from a meteorite.

"The moonlight effect is a bit vague, but no doubt it’ll be powerful. Judging by how it looks, I’d need five pieces of Moon Iron Ore to smelt a single special ingot." Han Qiwu sounded confident about the ore’s potential.

However, there was one problem.

There were only about 150 trees left around his home that could be felled.

Definitely not enough to cut down.

Although the Little Prince brought back cassia saplings every day, the growth period of the saplings took time, and the quantity he brought was minimal.

A drop in the bucket, really.

"What should I do? Where can I find another forest to cut?" Han Qiwu was a bit troubled. He hadn’t yet tried cutting trees outside his current area.

After pondering for a while, he finished the last of the Frozen Tree Sap, then stowed away the Moon Iron Ore. "Forget it. I’ll chop down all the trees at home first and think about the rest later. If worse comes to worst, I’ll fish for money and buy trees from the peddler."

Chop, chop, chop!

An hour later, an exhausted but exhilarated Han Qiwu reluctantly set down his Moonlit Iron Axe.

The satisfaction from such high-efficiency woodcutting was simply unparalleled.

If his arms weren’t too sore to swing the axe anymore, he wouldn’t have stopped.

In just one hour, he had gathered [Wood]×116, [Hardwood]×18, [Frozen Tree Sap]×6, and [Moon Iron Ore]×3.

Efficiency relies on the right tools!

Feeling delighted.

Putting the axe away, he walked to the spring, which was gurgling away with water. He took out one portion of the emerald green Frozen Tree Sap and poured it in.

[Frozen Tree Sap absorbing (20%)]

The spring absorbed the Frozen Tree Sap quite quickly. Within minutes, the vibrant green tint had completely disappeared.

[Frozen Tree Sap absorption complete. The spring’s effect has been enhanced: it can now produce 4.1 portions of spring water daily. Effect will take effect the following day.]

"An increase of 0.5—not bad," Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction.

Since the upgrade wouldn’t kick in until tomorrow, he decided to toss in an ice block as well.

He pulled out a chunk of ice and placed it directly onto the spring’s surface.

Soon, the water from the spring was flowing over the ice block, creating a small rivulet.

[Mineral Ice Block absorbing (3%)]

Due to the block’s size, the absorption process was noticeably slower this time.

Unable to wait around, Han Qiwu started fiddling with the ice, constantly shifting its position.

After about ten minutes, the ice block had completely melted into the spring, vanishing from sight.

[Mineral Ice Block absorption complete. The spring’s effect has been enhanced: it can now produce 4.5 portions of spring water daily.]

"The ice block’s enhancement isn’t as much as the Frozen Tree Sap. Maybe it’s not special enough?" Han Qiwu chuckled. Although it only added 0.4, he was still quite pleased.

Bit by bit, he’d accumulate more upgrades.

After settling the spring, hunger began to set in. He decided to initiate the crafting process for an oil press and prepare dinner while waiting for it to finish.

Maximizing time!

Han Qiwu walked to the storage crate, retrieved [Slime Goo]×50 and [Hardwood]×20, and placed them inside. Adding in the gold ingot he had just brought back, everything lined up perfectly for crafting an oil press.

After selecting the craft option, a message popped up:

[Oil Press crafting in progress. Estimated time: 2 hours]