Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 329 - 320 Mist Forest

Chapter 329: Chapter 320 Mist Forest

Han Qiwu composed himself, waved his hand to restore the farm to its original state, then walked over to the mill to collect the sugar and rice he processed today.

Unfortunately, Mr. Tang got full eating grilled fish today and didn’t even have a chance to try the main courses.

Next time, if she comes on an empty stomach again, he might as well make some fried rice as a starter.

Looking at the sugar in his hand, he decided to make some Miner’s Lollipops.

"Didn’t expect to be playing this late today. Might as well wait until tomorrow to head down to the mines." Han Qiwu moved over to a nearby storage compartment and retrieved Thunder Milk, wild arrowroot, and wild yam.

With the sugar in hand, the ingredients for the Miner’s Lollipop were finally complete.

Following the system’s recipe, Han Qiwu quickly whipped up a circular lollipop reminiscent of those seen in kung fu movies, though its color wasn’t very appealing.

[Numbing Miner’s Lollipop (Silver Star Quality)]

[Stamina +230]

[HP +0]

[Mining Level +3 for six hours after consumption]

[Note: Adding Thunder Milk has made the lollipop’s flavor even more distinctive]

"Numbing Miner’s Lollipop?" Han Qiwu chuckled, sometimes serendipity works in strange ways. He had used Thunder Milk only because his ordinary milk was drunk up these past couple of days, yet it unexpectedly led to a pleasant surprise.

Putting away the Numbing Miner’s Lollipop, Han Qiwu walked over to the coal kiln. Carefully using steel tongs to pull open the divider, he skillfully avoided the rush of hot air and eagerly peered inside.

On the rack within the kiln, a solitary blackened lump of coal lay miserably.

"This is it???"

What kind of nonsense is this?

Burning ten pieces of wood for a single lump of coal.

The conversion rate is way too poor.

What better things couldn’t I do with ten pieces of wood?

Coal, after all, could just be picked up from Thunder Secret Realm.

After considering it for a while, Han Qiwu begrudgingly retrieved the lone black lump from the coal kiln and glanced at its attributes.

[Premium Coal]

[Uses: Advanced Smelting]

[Note: Essential material for crafting high-grade machinery]

"The coal kiln is amazing after all."

Han Qiwu laughed.

Premium coal.

Well, well, just listen to that name.

Clearly, this will be useful!

The misunderstanding earlier mainly stemmed from the fact that coal is just too black.

Premium or not, it’s still pitch black.

Without checking the attributes, it’s impossible to tell them apart at a glance.

"From the current situation, I won’t be needing this Premium Coal in the short term. Might as well stop running the coal kiln intensively. I’ll let one kiln slowly accumulate Premium Coal daily and make more when it’s actually needed." Han Qiwu thought to himself as he tossed another ten pieces of wood into the coal kiln.

Just as he finished, he heard the door open.

The Little Prince had returned with his pack of little ones.

[Hunter Pet: Little Prince has returned from foraging, Satiety increased by 52]

[Foraging Harvest: Timber ×70, Osmanthus Timber ×5, Osmanthus Saplings ×3]

[Excited mood upon finishing foraging]

[Fishing Pet: Little Shui has returned from fishing, Satiety increased by 89]

[Fishing Harvest: Sunfish ×5, Smallmouth Bass ×7]

[Comfortable mood upon finishing fishing]

"Something’s off. Why did Little Prince’s satiety only increase by 52? Was he starving?" Han Qiwu asked worriedly while looking at the Little Prince.

Having entered, the Little Prince skillfully tossed his little backpack into a ground hole, shook off Xiao Lai and Xiao Dian from his shoulders, and dashed toward Han Qiwu on all fours.

"Stop!"

Seeing this display, Han Qiwu immediately understood the situation.

Turns out Little Prince deliberately didn’t fill up, waiting to come home for honey.

Fine, considering his recent good behavior, an extra half bottle of honey will do!

"Ahhh ahhh."

The Little Prince stopped and made a gesture as if pouring something into his mouth, repeatedly saying "Ahhh ahhh."

"You’ve been doing well lately, so here’s an extra half bottle. Don’t get cocky; keep up the good work!" Han Qiwu advised sincerely as he poured the honey onto a plate and handed it over.

Hearing the good news, Little Prince jumped up in joy, nodding repeatedly, and slowly started licking the honey off the plate.

Meanwhile, Xiao Dian, back home, flew around, trying to discern information from the air.

After sniffing for a while, he excitedly looked at Han Qiwu.

It was that shampoo smell again!

The Lady has come again!

This is great!

Master, you better step up your game!

After sorting out his own matters, how about sorting out mine while you’re at it?

Flying for some more time, Xiao Dian grew tired and landed near the Thunder Fish Pond. When the electric jellyfish inside weren’t paying attention, he suddenly attacked with a bolt of lightning.

Feeling the current, the electric jellyfish instantly recoiled in anger, spinning around a few times before whipping its two longest tentacles toward Xiao Dian.

"Zzzzap!"

The high-voltage current from the tentacles instantly singed Xiao Dian’s wings, leaving behind a charred smell of roasted bird in the air.

"How dare you!"

Xiao Dian, furious, dragged his half-singed wing to loft into the air and unleashed a barrage of electric strikes at the jellyfish.

Watch how I zap you to bits, you watermelon-looking fool!

Hearing the commotion, Han Qiwu couldn’t help but look exasperated. Xiao Dian, for crying out loud, why do you keep antagonizing that jellyfish?

Honestly, it’s just like a schoolboy teasing the girl he secretly likes.

Forget it, let him be.

Han Qiwu, having rested enough, strapped on his sandbags and returned to the yard to resume practicing the fluid motions of the "Era’s Call" maneuvers.

Swish, swish, swish.

An hour later, drenched in sweat, Han Qiwu slowly headed into the bathroom for a quick shower before collapsing onto his bed, falling into a deep sleep.

Exhausted.

March 15 Log

Planting Experience +274

Foraging Experience +1242

Fishing Experience +954

Combat Experience +0

Mining Experience +0

Character Favorability:

None

Current Money: 2497 Gold

Total Earnings: 302867 Gold

[New discoverable location: Mist Forest has been marked on your map]

"Squawk, squawk, squawk."

Amidst the familiar morning animal symphony, the booming squawks of the blue peacock stood out especially.

"Could it have laid an egg? Sounds so excited." Han Qiwu rubbed his eyes, feeling a bit thirsty.

While he didn’t get dizzy from drinking last night, the thirst did hit quite hard.

He sat up and gulped down three glasses of water quickly, but his thirst still lingered.

"How should I deal with this? Perhaps drink some spring water?"

Han Qiwu began to consider.

If other animals can drink it, surely I can too.

Han Qiwu walked out of the house, retrieved a drop of freshly condensed spring water, and dripped it into a half-full glass of water, swirling it slightly before taking a sip.

What was once ordinary water instantly turned clear and sweet, alleviating his thirst completely.

"Spring water truly has endless wonders." He smiled and opened his log to study it further.

Looking at skill experience, he found that chopping trees in the Miniature Forest of Myriad Woods yielded abundant experience.

Thirty trees could provide over a thousand experience points.

Nice.

Continuing to scroll, Han Qiwu found some good news.

The newly marked discoverable location turned out to be a forest.

Though it’s called Mist Forest, who cares?

As long as it’s a forest, there will be trees. Where there are trees, there’s wood. Where there’s wood, there’s progress.

Intermediate Chicken Coop, here I come!