Farming Games are All About Grinding

After picking up the book, Han Qiwu carefully read the fine print on the side and helplessly discovered that it was actually a detective novel.

The circus ringmaster, named Li Hua, originally had a horse, but one day after performing near a church in a small town, the horse was gone. The characters shown in the earlier illustrations were his suspected targets.

"Zack sure has a wide range of topics—what hasn't this guy written about?" Han Qiwu chuckled and continued reading. The circus involved quite a few animals, so maybe copying some ideas might even bring blessings.

Half an hour later, as drowsiness gradually crept in, Han Qiwu suddenly remembered that he hadn't placed the lunar meteoric iron into the furnace yet. He painstakingly crawled out of bed to throw it in, then returned to bed, tossed the book aside, and instantly fell asleep.

March 19 Daily Log

Planting experience +754

Foraging experience +2765

Fishing experience +52

Combat experience +235

Mining experience +0

Character favorability changes:

Ding Shuding: ❤❤

Ding Yanfang: ❤

Current Money: 17,350 Gold

Total Earnings: 355,717 Gold

"Coo coo coo!"

Amidst the proud calls of the blue peacock, Han Qiwu slowly opened his eyes.

A brand-new day has arrived!

"Little Blue sounds so happy; could it be that it laid eggs?" Han Qiwu quickly dressed and walked briskly toward Wutong.

As he got closer, his peripheral vision caught a faint gray light band between the two Fu Xi statues, connecting them and radiating toward Jilei Mountain and Wutong.

"Could it be that collecting all six Fu Xi statues would trigger some kind of special effect?" Han Qiwu speculated as he entered Wutong.

He opened the door and took a look.

Well done, Little Blue!

On the blue peacock's nest lay two peacock eggs about the size of chicken eggs. Their surfaces were pinkish with a hint of white. One egg had only blue specks, while the other had blue and red specks concentrated at both ends.

"Blue specks? Red specks? Could it be bad eggs? Excessive copper ions? Excessive iron ions?" Han Qiwu found it odd and bent down to pick up the two blue peacock eggs.

[Blue Peacock Egg]

[Stamina +150]

[Health +70]

[Special Effect – Color Change: After consumption, the body surface will turn blue for 2 hours.]

[Note: You too can be as beautiful as a peacock.]

After examining the attributes of the blue peacock egg with only blue specks, Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction. The stamina and health recovery were decent, and it even had a fun color-changing special effect.

"Turn blue? Wouldn't that make me look like an Avatar character?" Han Qiwu temporarily set it aside, intending to try it later when needed.

Let's move on to the next.

[Blue Fire Peacock Egg]

[Can hatch]

[Special Effect – Blue Fire: The peacock hatched from this egg will possess the Blue Fire ability.]

[Note: It shares the same fire trait as Gatling.]

Han Qiwu: "..."

"Meat Chicken!!!"

Someone better come explain this blue-fire peacock egg to me right now!

It has the same fire as Gatling? Really?

Rat-a-tat-tat? Is that it?

Hearing its owner call, the well-prepared Meat Chicken trotted over, carrying a Flame Bird wing in its claws.

After handing over the Flame Bird wing to Han Qiwu, Meat Chicken posed like a model rooster, spreading its wings and shielding the blue peacock protectively.

Its stance seemed to say: "If there's trouble, come at me, the Meat Chicken."

Han Qiwu couldn't help but laugh in exasperation. Raising his hand, he summoned two branches from the cinnamon tree—one wrapped around Meat Chicken and suspended it in midair, while the other formed into a giant palm and smacked it on the rear.

"Didn't I say it was time for you to reflect? How dare you eat the feed again!"

"Squawk!" Meat Chicken hastily shook its head, expressing that it hadn't eaten the feed at all—it was starving, its belly practically caving in.

With a smile, Han Qiwu controlled the giant palm to smack another time.

"Starving yet you still have the energy to bully the blue peacock? Your energy levels are impressive!"

This time, Meat Chicken stopped protesting, even showing a smug expression as it puffed out its chest. Its gaze seemed to say: "You don't understand."

"You're just begging to be turned into dried chicken strips!" Seeing its antics, Han Qiwu immediately waved his hand, controlling the cinnamon tree branches to bind Meat Chicken and hoist it up on the branch outside.

"Squawk squawk!"

Meat Chicken glanced at the sun in the sky and urgently begged for mercy.

Master, I was wrong! I won't antagonize you anymore!

"No use crying now. I've never tasted dried chicken before; you're big enough that there'd be plenty of meat once dried." Han Qiwu casually waved goodbye toward Meat Chicken through the window.

After dealing with Meat Chicken, he returned to Wutong and added two bags of feed for the blue peacock.

Little Blue laid two eggs—how exhausting it must've been!

"Coo coo."

The blue peacock gazed out the window at Meat Chicken, soaring in the air, and called out, seemingly envious.

Its master is so kind, even letting it fly outside!

The simple-minded blue peacock had no idea what had transpired.

Leaving Wutong, Han Qiwu collected produce from the other animals.

Originally, he wanted to release the little ducklings to play in Hospital River, but he worried they'd ruin the small fish there.

After all, the ducklings were taught by Meat Chicken—not something to be underestimated.

Earlier at Hongyan Tower, he checked on the ducklings' size. In less than ten days, they'd likely reach maturity and start producing goods.

"Time to gather some duck feathers; I can make down jackets for winter."

After collecting the animal products, he felt hungry and made his way to the kitchen to fry up an egg pancake, heating up some buffalo milk to go with it.

When done, he brought out the unfinished strawberry jam from last time and yesterday's pine nuts as accompaniments, leisurely enjoying the peaceful morning light.

A simple breakfast.

After eating his fill, he turned on the TV for a quick glance.

[Weather Forecast]

Tomorrow is a rainy day.

[Life Tips]

Appropriate rewards and punishments can help you better manage your farm.

[Daily Almanac]

Good for wandering, bad for prolonged sitting.

[Shennong Recipe]

Shennong is currently catching up on sleep.

Rain tomorrow?

Excellent.

Just in time—after watering today's crops, he could upgrade the watering can; it might even save a usage of the South East Sea Dragon King's weather-control ability.

Even the life tips resonated deeply with Han Qiwu.

Three days without a beating, and they'd start climbing the roofs.

Spanking? Absolutely necessary!

Meat Chicken is way too cocky!

How dared it sneer at him with the disdainful look of an experienced rooster?

It must be hung out to dry!

"Squawk squawk."

From outside, Meat Chicken pretended to be weak as it cried, hoping to stir Han Qiwu's sympathy.

Unbeknownst to the bird, Han Qiwu grew even angrier thinking about it. Hearing its squawks, he promptly used the cinnamon tree leaves to muffle Meat Chicken's beak.

And just like that, the world became quiet.

Han Qiwu turned off the TV and headed to the furnace to retrieve the iron ingots, replacing them with fresh iron ore.

The refined lunar meteoric iron ingots appeared much darker than regular iron ingots and, upon closer inspection, displayed numerous gray specks.

[Lunar Meteoric Iron Ingot]

[Usage: Crafting Material]

[Special Effect – Moonlight: Tools crafted with lunar meteoric iron ingots gain enhanced attributes under moonlight. The higher the lunar meteoric iron proportion, the stronger the effect.]

[Note: Look up—moonlight grants you strength.]