Farming Games are All About Grinding

After eating and drinking his fill, Han Qiwu packed up some supplies and plenty of wood, hopped on his bike, and headed to the breeding farm.

Time to buy some baby bunnies!

The fine drizzle of spring hung in the air like a mist, feeling refreshingly cool as it fell on his skin. Passing by the palmetto flower patch, Han Qiwu got inspired, parked his bike, and picked a few palmetto blossoms. He figured he could stir-fry them with some cured pork later.

When he arrived at the breeding farm, Han Qiwu saw Xiao Shu sitting obediently through the glass, diligently working on his homework. It looked like he'd accidentally written a wrong character, as Xiao Shu quickly grabbed a few blue gadgets from the small table nearby. He wiped, erased, and vacuumed meticulously, then lowered his head and kept writing.

"Kids these days even use gadgets to do homework?" Han Qiwu chuckled. Back in his day, he had nothing more than a pencil. No eraser either—he'd rely on the rubber tip at the back of his pencil, which, when worn down too small, he'd have to gnaw on it a bit before it could erase properly.

Times sure have changed!

Entering the room, Xiao Shu looked up at Han Qiwu and quickly said, "Brother, just wait for a bit longer. I'm almost done with this page!"

"No rush, take your time." Han Qiwu waved his hand. "Where's your dad?"

"In the cow barn," Xiao Shu replied.

Han Qiwu got up and walked to the barn, where he found Yang Yangyang and joked, "Brother Yang, got any baby bunnies? I want to raise a few for fun."

"Bunnies? Are you looking for ornamental rabbits, pelting rabbits, or meat rabbits? They're tricky to raise and easily prone to sickness," Yang Yangyang asked.

Han Qiwu replied, "Let me take a look at all of them. No worries, I'm just raising them for fun."

Come on, I've got the Jade Rabbit Spinner back at home.

You think I'm afraid of them getting sick?

"Alright then. Check out the catalog first, and whichever catches your eye, I'll introduce it to you," Yang Yangyang said as he handed him a catalog.

Han Qiwu took it and started flipping through.

[Currently owned animal facilities: Chicken Coop, Cow Barn, Duck Coop, Rabbit Hutch]

[Animals available for purchase: Chickens, Cows, Ducks, Rabbits]

[Chickens: Omitted]

[Cows: Omitted]

[Ducks: Omitted]

[Rex Rabbits]

[Price: 5000 Gold]

[Space Requirement: 1]

[Daily Feed: 1 portion of rabbit feed]

[Products: Rex Rabbit Fur]

[Meat Rabbits]

[Price: 6000 Gold]

[Space Requirement: 1]

[Daily Feed: 1 portion of rabbit feed]

[Products: Rabbit Meat]

[Dwarf Rabbits]

[Price: 6000 Gold]

[Space Requirement: 1]

[Daily Feed: 1 portion of rabbit feed]

[Products: Dwarf Rabbit Kits]

[Giant Angus Rabbits]

[Price: 7000 Gold]

[Space Requirement: 1]

[Daily Feed: 2 portions of rabbit feed]

[Products: Angus Rabbit Fur]

There were four kinds of purchasable baby bunnies, and their prices were almost on par with calves.

Judging by the game's value rules, their product outputs must be pretty decent.

Anyway, I've got some money in hand right now, so I can afford the pricier ones.

The other products make sense.

But the dwarf rabbit's product output—what's up with that?

Does it directly produce rabbit kits for sale?

Suddenly, Han Qiwu realized something—these baby animals aren't just valuable for their outputs; you can sell them as matured animals too.

If I'm short on cash, I could simply sell a cow or two.

A single cow should easily net me twenty thousand or so.

After some consideration, Han Qiwu decided to buy one each of meat rabbits, rex rabbits, and giant Angus rabbits, and two dwarf rabbits.

Can't produce baby dwarf rabbits without buying two, right?

After reviewing the catalog, Han Qiwu looked up and informed Yang Yangyang.

"Alright, raising them all sounds pretty fun." Yang Yangyang nodded in agreement. Just then, Xiao Shu ran out of the room, excitedly holding his completed homework and jumping up and down as he shouted, "I'm done with my homework! Look, Brother!"

"Xiao Shu is so awesome. Hang out in the room for a bit while I finish things up." Han Qiwu grinned and replied.

At that moment, a notification flashed across Han Qiwu's view:

[Task Completed: Persuasion]

[Animal Facility Purchase or Upgrade Half-Price Opportunity Activated]

[Please select the baby animals to redeem within five minutes]

Upon seeing the task completion message, Han Qiwu quickly changed his mind and said, "Brother Yang, let's skip the giant Angus rabbits for now. Just get the other four bunnies."

He'd originally planned to save his two animal redemption opportunities for higher-value animals, but who knew there'd be a five-minute time limit?

Might as well go for the most expensive option now.

"Alright," Yang Yangyang replied without fuss and went inside to fetch the bunnies.

After speaking with Yang Yangyang, Han Qiwu refocused on the baby animal redemption interface and swiftly selected two giant Angus rabbits.

One costs 7000, so two make 14,000!

This is an absolute win!

The capacity of the beginner rabbit hutch is six, so this setup fills it just right.

Smooth as silk.

Seeing that Yang Yangyang hadn't returned yet, Han Qiwu started browsing the catalog again to check if there were any new animal facilities to build.

[Beginner Sheep Barn]

[Capacity for Sheep: 4]

[Material Requirements: Wood (250/400), Stone (250/400), Gold (11600/8000)]

[Notes: Sheep milk and roasted lamb chops are waiting for you!]

A sheep barn? Finally!

Han Qiwu beamed with excitement. Now he could drink sheep milk!

Plus, if duck feathers could sell as animal products, then sheep wool certainly could too.

By autumn, working outdoors in a sweater made from his own sheep wool would definitely be cozy.

If the wool yields were high, he could even consider making a wool coat.

As for roasted lamb chops, Han Qiwu chuckled wickedly.

Forget lamb chops!

Whole-roasted lamb is the way to go!

Looking at the barn's material requirements, it was about the same as the cow barn, except one hundred more stones were needed. After saving up for a while, he'd probably have enough.

Smooth as silk.

After checking out the sheep barn, Han Qiwu clicked on the facility upgrade interface again.

[Farm Facility Upgrades Available: Beginner Chicken Coop → Intermediate Chicken Coop]

[Intermediate Chicken Coop]

[Construction Prerequisite: Beginner Chicken Coop (1/1)]

[Capacity for Chickens: 8]

[Material Requirements: Wood (250/500), Stone (250/500), Gold (11600/10000)]

[Additional Equipment: Incubator, Breeding Room]

[Notes: Intermediate Chicken Coop allows you to produce chicks]

Finally, after all this time, the chicken coop could be upgraded to an intermediate level.

Han Qiwu utilized his half-price opportunity and pressed the upgrade button.

[Intermediate Chicken Coop Upgrade in Progress, Check Back Tomorrow]

"Phew." Han Qiwu exhaled deeply, entered the house, washed his hands, and picked a small handful of mulberries and three or four big strawberries to bring over to Xiao Shu.

"Thank you, Brother!" Xiao Shu eagerly reached out to grab them, but Han Qiwu feinted, raising the fruits out of reach.

"Xiao Shu, let me make this clear. Studying is about becoming stronger. Starting tomorrow, I won't be giving you fruits as rewards. Can you still promise to write your homework diligently?" Han Qiwu said seriously.

"Nope," Xiao Shu candidly shook his head.

Han Qiwu: "....."

Yang Yangyang, who had just walked over: "......"