Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 93: The Mine’s Little Spider

After chasing for two minutes, Han Qiwu still hadn’t caught up with the spider.

Maybe because he hadn’t gotten close to it, Han Qiwu couldn’t see the spider’s stats either.

"Forget it, if it ran away, it ran away. Let’s keep mining."

He continued mining for another two minutes, and Han Qiwu successfully dug out a staircase.

Before entering the staircase, Han Qiwu turned back toward the darkness and shouted one last threatening remark, then turned around and marched into the staircase.

"Little Spider! You better hide well! If I see you again, I’ll break all eight of your legs!"

[You have arrived at the 32nd floor]

The situation on this floor was similar to the previous one—pitch dark.

"Next time I head back, I’ll make sure to get more torches." Han Qiwu used the same method as on the previous floor to continue mining.

The deeper the mine goes, the better the things you dig out.

On the 31st floor, Han Qiwu had dug out a total of twenty-one copper ores, which was far better than the harvest from several earlier levels.

As he continued to mine, Han Qiwu suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss."

"Again?" Han Qiwu flipped aside to dodge a strand of spider silk, grabbed a grape grenade, and charged toward the spider’s direction.

Surprisingly, when the spider saw Han Qiwu rushing over, it froze for a moment.

Spider: "? Is this guy reckless? Is he not afraid of me?"

As he got closer, Han Qiwu could finally see the system prompt.

[Mine Spiderling]

[Level: 28]

[Attack Methods: Silk-spitting, biting, venom]

[Description: Mine spiders enjoy bringing their prey back to their lair]

Getting closer now, Han Qiwu saw that the spider was the size of a washbasin, and looked quite terrifying.

"You’re calling this little spider? And it’s Level 28? No wonder its attacks are so fierce!" After seeing the information, Han Qiwu, while running, had the system craft another grape grenade.

The grape grenade’s note put it perfectly—if one grenade isn’t enough, use two!

After getting near to the spider, Han Qiwu quickly tossed a grape grenade underfoot.

"Boom!"

The massive impact directly blasted the Mine Spiderling onto a rock wall.

The echoing explosion in the mine lingered for quite a while before gradually dying down.

"Still not dead?"

While shoving a rice ball into his mouth to restore his HP, Han Qiwu ran to the landing spot of the Mine Spiderling and hurled another grape grenade.

"Bang!"

The Mine Spiderling’s body went flying across the mine again, its form beginning to shimmer and turn into white light.

"Two grape grenades—don’t make me lose money on this!"

While waiting for the Mine Spiderling’s loot to appear, Han Qiwu bent down to pick up the minerals that the grenades had blown loose.

From the two 4×4 areas, Han Qiwu collected 13 chunks of copper ore, 11 rocks, and 2 amethysts.

"Not bad, at least I didn’t lose out." Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction, rubbed his hands, and walked toward where the Mine Spiderling’s loot had dropped.

[Mine Spiderling Remains (Silver Star Quality ★)]

[Usage: Feedstock/Material]

[Price: 900 gold]

[Note: This is an exceptionally intact carcass]

[Spider Silk Bundle]×5

[Usage: Material]

[Price: 50 gold]

[Note: Tough and sticky]

The spider remains looked quite different from before—its originally furry outer skin had hardened into a shell, resembling a crab shell, though its size hadn’t changed.

"Mine Spiderling Remains? And it’s Silver Star Quality?" Han Qiwu’s eyes lit up—wasn’t this the crafting material for a Spider Puppet!

This thing just dropped straight off the spider?

Indeed, I really am the chosen one!

Horoscope: "No, you’re not. *I* am the chosen horoscope."

The other loot item was pretty interesting too.

Five rolls of spider silk, which looked like white thread balls but were sticky to the touch.

"Next time, I’ll try making a Spider Launcher—might as well cosplay as Spider-Man for fun."

After storing the spider silk, Han Qiwu looked at the shiny [Mine Spiderling Remains (Silver Star Quality)] in his hands, feeling a restless excitement.

"How about I grind hard over the next two days and make that Spider Puppet? Opportunity knocks only once!"

After pondering for two minutes, Han Qiwu made up his mind to gather wood and produce the Spider Puppet.

The barn could be bought anytime, but if the Spider Puppet doesn’t drop again, it’d be troublesome.

Recalling the recipe for the Spider Puppet, he realized he was still short over two hundred pieces of wood, though he had the spider remains. Money-wise, he still needed a few hundred as well.

Turns out, aside from the spider remains, he didn’t have much of anything else.

Time to grind.

A thousand gold shouldn’t be too much of an issue—if he sold off the yellow and purple crystals he had on hand, it’d be close enough.

Back home, he’d have to keep teaching Little Prince to chop wood—such a good labor force shouldn’t go to waste.

The Little Prince, currently foraging, suddenly sneezed. The sneeze wasn’t a big deal in itself, but when it rubbed its swollen bump on its face while covering its nose, it hurt.

Ow.

After storing his loot, Han Qiwu realized he’d accidentally blown open the staircase as well.

Just as he was about to descend to the next floor, Han Qiwu suddenly felt like he had missed something.

After thinking for a moment, Han Qiwu held up his torch and followed the trail of marks left by the Mine Spiderling’s feet deeper into the mining layer, step by step.

The deeper he walked, the denser the marks left by spider feet became. Strangely, the entire path remained silent.

Not a single mine-dwelling creature appeared.

After walking for five minutes and rounding a corner, Han Qiwu grinned.

Found you.

Under the torch’s light, layer upon layer of gray-white spider silk wrapped the rock walls into a massive spider web. On the spider web, there were about twenty white cocoon sacs made entirely from spider silk—some had holes in them, while others were still completely intact.

Han Qiwu pulled out his Refined Longsword, stepped on the rocks, and cut down all of the intact cocoon sacs one by one.

Once the sacs had fallen, Han Qiwu carefully sliced them open down the center with his dagger.

[Dried Mine Rat Meat (Silver Star Quality ★)]

[Usage: Premium Fishing Bait]

[Price: 40 gold]

[Note: Its quality was improved thanks to the Mine Spiderling’s processing]

[Dried Bug Meat (Silver Star Quality ★)]

[Usage: Premium Fishing Bait]

[Price: 60 gold]

[Note: Dried bug meat is a Mine Spiderling’s tastiest delicacy]

[Dried Earthworm Meat (Gold Star Quality ⭐)]

[Usage: Feedstock]

[Gold Star Special Effect: Boosts livestock fertility rate (usable during maturity phase)]

[Price: 40 gold]

[Note: Whoever eats it bears offspring]

In twelve intact cocoon sacs, there was exactly four of each type of dried product.

"Just as I thought." Han Qiwu stashed the items, turned, and started heading back.

The ’surprises’ inside these white cocoon sacs were precisely why Han Qiwu had run over here for twenty minutes.

Earlier, when he saw the Mine Spiderling’s information, its notes had hinted that it liked bringing prey back to its lair.

Which led to this scene before him.

Looking over his haul, Han Qiwu revealed a mischievous grin: "After being dried, their quality is higher, huh? When I’ve got the time, I should test feeding bug meat directly to the little spiders—and when they process it enough, I’ll come back and harvest."

Mine Spiderling: "??? Are you still human??"