Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 64: Peanuts and Potatoes (Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year’s Eve)

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Peanuts and Potatoes (Wishing Everyone a Happy New Year’s Eve)

"Clatter, clatter" (sound of Gold Coins scattering)

February 12th Diary

Farming experience +0

Foraging experience +203

Fishing experience +563

Combat experience +670

Mining experience +594

Character affinity change:

None

Current money: 41 Gold Coins

Historical income: 15911 Gold Coins

[Congratulations, your combat skill has been upgraded to level 1]

[Combat specialization +1]

[Your physical fitness has improved, stamina cap has been increased to 150]

[You have learned how to craft a sturdy amulet]

[Congratulations, your mining skill has been upgraded to level 1]

[Mining specialization +1]

[Your recovery ability has been enhanced]

[You have learned how to craft grape grenades]

[You have learned how to craft a storage box]

...

"Cheep cheep cheep cheep"

"Cluck... cluck cluck"

Two distinctly different crowing sounds alternated near Han Qiwu’s ears.

Awake, Han Qiwu lay in bed, not daring to get up.

Afraid of pain.

Yesterday’s grind took a toll, and he even forgot to stretch before sleeping because of exhaustion.

It’s surely going to hurt like hell today.

Don’t move, don’t move.

Pulling up the log, Han Qiwu reviewed last night’s content, and as he read, his previously furrowed brow gradually relaxed.

A whole day of grinding!

Worth it!

Mining and combat finally leveled up! The stamina cap increased again!

Even fishing and foraging experience gained a few hundred points, Han Qiwu especially noticed that the fishing experience seemed a bit high.

Comparing it to the usual experience gained from fishing, Han Qiwu thought that the cave’s rockfish and stonefish must give high experience, though he wondered how they tasted.

As he pondered, Han Qiwu got out of bed without realizing it, and only when he bent down to put on his shoes did he notice.

Wait a minute, why doesn’t it hurt?

Too numb from pain?

Shouldn’t be.

Han Qiwu re-read the log.

That must be the effect of the [enhanced recovery ability]!

The effects are amazing.

Han Qiwu pinched his muscles, not feeling any soreness at all.

Lactic acid evaporated, excelling in mining!

Not only did it not hurt, but Han Qiwu also found that his muscles were gradually forming a streamlined shape, showing off a robust physique whether clothed or not.

"This improvement in physical fitness feels too satisfying." Han Qiwu’s first thought was to conquer the second level of the Strengthening Technique: "Rising Sun".

"Ring ring ring"

Han Qiwu glanced at the caller ID.

"Tang Qingying"

"Ahem." Han Qiwu cleared his throat intentionally before answering the phone.

"Hello, are you up? Do you have time today? I plan to go fishing back home, want to join?" Tang Qingying’s voice carried a cheerful note.

"Sure, when will you be there? I’ll meet you at the Fisher’s Drink directly." Without hesitation, Han Qiwu agreed.

Fishing, it doesn’t matter who you fish with, the important thing is catching the fish.

"Come meet me at the Fisher’s Drink at 12:30, today I’ll let you taste my cooking." Tang Qingying said confidently.

I, Tang Qingying, am not the same as before! I’ve found the secret!

"Alright, see you at noon." After putting down the phone, Han Qiwu took out [Wild Honey], [Amethyst], and [Red Coral] from the house.

"Deliver these at noon, consider it meal expenses."

Han "Words and Actions Discrepant" Qiwu.

After packing the items, Han Qiwu quickly checked the newly learned blueprints.

[Sturdy Amulet]

[Materials: [Copper Ingot] ×10, [Refined Quartz] ×5, [Earth Crystal] ×5]

[Effect: Reduces negative effect duration by 30% when worn]

[Note: Sturdiness can triumph over endurance!]

Han Qiwu: "....What kind of weird notes are these? Turning proper equipment into something like a quirky gadget!"

Despite the odd notes, the equipment’s effect is quite good. Just wearing it reduces the duration by one-third, saving stamina and increasing efficiency many times.

However, the crafting cost is quite high; copper ingots, a staple resource, should primarily be used for farming first, and currently, there’s no way to refine quartz, so it’s not craftable yet.

Simply put, it’s a savings challenge.

[Grape Grenade]

[Materials: [Copper Ore] ×6, [Coal] ×1]

[Effect: After use, destroys all mining nodes within a 4×4 area centered on oneself; if cave creatures exist within the exploding range, the grape grenade will inflict certain damage on them]

[Note: If one grape grenade doesn’t kill the enemy, then use two!]

"The effect is the same as the one used before, that’s rather nice." Han Qiwu pondered how much effort to put into this item.

Grape grenades are really useful, but the consumption is indeed high.

The crafting materials require six copper ore and one coal. Not to mention, every use costs Han Qiwu his life points.

Hurt the enemy a thousand times, but also suffer several hundred losses!

After some thought, Han Qiwu decided to make a few for emergencies, just in case.

But even when using them, at least ensure a return on investment before using them.

The last one is the storage box, the blueprint that made Han Qiwu itch the most.

The house is nearly full, a very urgent situation!

Can’t put slime eggs and beef buns together, right?

Could you still eat them?

[Storage Box]

[Materials: [Wood] ×50, [Slime Mud] ×1]

[Effect: Placing the storage box in the yard provides 30 storage slots]

[Note: Slime mud can also be wall-worthy]

Who would’ve thought, slime mud could be used to make storage equipment.

Didn’t see that coming, and this fellow has space attributes too?

Just in time, with all the materials at hand, Han Qiwu whipped up a box with ease.

After placing it in the yard, Han Qiwu packed all the ores he had into it.

Instantly, a whole bunch of storage space was freed up.

"This thing is really handy," Han Qiwu planned to organize the resources by category in the future: ores, supplies, fish, and special types.

After taking stock of his haul, Han Qiwu stuffed the copper ore into the furnace, preparing for watering.

Looking at the vegetable field, Han Qiwu paused.

So peanuts and potatoes were ripe already.

Five lush green peanut plants had grown to the height of his shins, while the adjacent five potato plants still had some white potato blossoms not completely fallen off. Although the forms of the two plants differed, they brought Han Qiwu the same sense of accomplishment.

Unknowingly, ten days had already passed.

PS:

Unknowingly, this book has accompanied everyone for more than a month, thank you all, dear readers, for your support, recommendations, and tips. Your support accompanies Little Tu all the way forward. As it’s not published yet, I’ll save wishes for a single Chapter’s blessing to be posted again for everyone as a summary on New Year’s Eve next year.

Amid the end of the year and the approach of late winter, Little Tu wishes everyone a bountiful harvest of spring and autumn, good fortune and luck, health and peace, a happy and smooth-sailing life!

Cultivation yields a harvest, we move forward together.