Farming Games are All About Grinding

March 22 Log

Planting EXP +4051

Foraging EXP +1651

Fishing EXP +3212

Combat EXP +0

Mining EXP +0

Character Favorability Changes:

None

Current Money: 63,950 Gold

Lifetime Income: 433,817 Gold

[Congratulations! Your planting skill has upgraded to level 5.]

[Planting Specialization +1]

"Swish, swish, swish."

"Swish, swish, swish."

A somewhat unfamiliar sound slowly pulled Han Qiwu out of his dreams.

"What's that noise? Is the Little Prince sweeping the floor or something?" Han Qiwu groggily climbed out of bed and stood by the window to take a look.

The noise had stopped by then.

Without hesitation, Han Qiwu lay back down.

Nothing beats lying down comfortably, am I right?

Reviewing yesterday's log, Han Qiwu found a delightful surprise.

The planting skill had leveled up!

It must have been because he harvested a lot of ice mushrooms yesterday—over 4,000 EXP points gained.

"I wonder what skills and routes become available at planting skill level 5." Han Qiwu eagerly awaited the system prompt. Unlike other routes, he had never made the special veggie pancake that could boost planting skill. After all this time, he still had no idea what planting skill professions were.

A few seconds later, vibrant text prompts appeared before Han Qiwu.

[Additional rewards for reaching planting level 5: You can choose one of the following professional specializations and finalize a career path]

[Profession: Junior Farmer]

[Specialization - Farmer's Calculation: Value of agricultural products, including processed goods, increases by 20%.]

[Professional Skill: Lucky Seeding (Chance to plant two plots using one seed during sowing).]

[Profession: Junior Rancher]

[Specialization - Friend of Animals: Value of animal-produced goods increases by 20%.]

[Professional Skill: Instant Happiness (Set two animals' mood values to maximum).]

[Please make a selection within five minutes.]

"Farmer? Rancher?" Han Qiwu quickly analyzed the options as he glanced over them.

Based on the specializations, he leaned more toward Farmer.

After all, his household animal products were typically not sold directly. Eggs were made into mayonnaise, milk was reserved for possible cream or cheese making, and duck eggs turned into salted duck eggs—all belonged to processed goods.

Plus, Farmer's professional skill intrigued him.

Lucky Seeding could plant the seeds of infinite possibilities with finite resources!

The strength of this skill wasn't just about saving a few seeds, but about increasing the yield for rare seeds.

As for Rancher's professional skill: Instant Happiness.

Han Qiwu felt he didn't need it at all.

The animals in his home were happier than anyone else's.

He absolutely didn't need such a skill!

"I choose Junior Farmer."

[Congratulations, you have successfully taken up the profession of Junior Farmer.]

[You have obtained the specialization - Farmer's Calculation.]

[You have learned the professional skill: Lucky Seeding.]

After taking up the profession, Han Qiwu could clearly feel his perception of soil conditions had improved significantly.

Feeling pleased, he headed off to have breakfast!

"Swish, swish, swish."

"Swish, swish, swish."

As Han Qiwu stepped into the kitchen, the earlier sound that woke him up rang out once more.

"Strange, what's going on?"

Following the sound, Han Qiwu dashed into the yard, searching around until he pinpointed the location of the noise.

The beginner's silkworm house.

"Could it be?" Han Qiwu quickly walked into the silkworm house, delighting in the discovery that the silkworm eggs inside had successfully hatched!

Emerging from their cocoons were tiny, black ant-like silkworms, aptly named ant silkworms. At the moment, they were anxiously crawling around the silkworm basket.

"You must be starving." Han Qiwu hurried over to the mulberry tree, plucking about twenty leaves. Using sterilized scissors, he cut them into thin strips and evenly spread them over the basket.

"Swish, swish, swish."

Upon spotting the mulberry leaf strips, the ant silkworms frantically pounced and devoured them.

In just one second, all the mulberry strips had vanished.

"Finished already?" Han Qiwu rushed out to gather more mulberry leaves.

The mulberry tree in his yard only had so many leaves, and at this rate, it wouldn't suffice.

Plus, using scissors to cut was far too slow.

It's time to break out the cutting blade!

After plucking forty more large mulberry leaves, Han Qiwu dashed to Jilei Mountain, wielding the large cutting blade to slice them up into silkworm food. He then evenly scattered the feed over the basket again.

This batch of silkworm feed lasted a whole thirty seconds.

And then—gone again.

"These little guys eat way too much!!!"

Glancing at the pitifully sparse mulberry tree outside, Han Qiwu exclaimed, "No way—this won't do. I'll have to visit Grandma Zuo and score some mulberry leaves."

Any more plucking and there'd be no mulberries left!

Luckily, after polishing off two rounds of mulberry leaves, the ant silkworms' hunger had eased slightly, and their frantic crawling had calmed down.

After all that hustle, Han Qiwu was starving himself. Returning to the kitchen, he made a simple shrimp noodle dish. He ate while casually watching TV.

[Weather Forecast]

Rainy day tomorrow.

[Life Hacks]

Crafting is always full of joy.

[Fortune Calendar]

Good for trying things; avoid investigations.

[Shennong Recipe]

Shennong is already preparing for summer earnestly.

Han Qiwu: "…I knew it. Shennong, you really do take your time prepping."

Rain tomorrow was good news—it'd be a perfect day to go fishing.

With over 60,000 gold in hand already, without selling off any fixed assets, Han Qiwu estimated he'd save enough in two or three days.

Then he could go buy the Golden Sun Crop!

After finishing his meal, Han Qiwu glanced at the dark clouds overhead, tucked away his freshly retrieved straw hat, and leisurely rode his bike toward Grandma Zuo Yu's home.

"This isn't begging; it's more like revisiting. Yeah, and asking Grandma Zuo about her sleep quality while I'm at it."

Arriving at Grandma Zuo's door, Han Qiwu hadn't even dismounted his bike before spotting Grandma Zuo herself sweeping the dust from the doorway with a big broom. Her swift movements made her look nothing like an elderly person with arthritis.

"Xiao Han's here! Wait a moment—don't come in just yet. It's too dusty here; let me sprinkle some water first." At the sight of Han Qiwu, Grandma Zuo waved her hand to stop him.

Han Qiwu pulled to an early stop and waited patiently.

After finishing the sweeping, Grandma Zuo filled a bowl with water and sprinkled it evenly over the ground, taming the dust before calling Han Qiwu over.

As Han Qiwu walked up, parking his bike, a rich aroma hit his nose so strongly that his throat instinctively gulped.

"Grandma Zuo, what's that amazing smell? It's so fragrant!" Han Qiwu asked curiously.

Grandma Zuo Yu's face beamed with pride as she pulled Han Qiwu toward the house, saying, "You came at the right time. I was just about to call you. Yesterday afternoon, I bought a big pork knuckle and made Dongpo Pork Knuckle last night. It's been slow-cooking on the stove all night—now it's ready!"

"Slow-cooked Dongpo Pork Knuckle overnight?"

"Yes! Have you eaten breakfast yet? If you have, we can wait till lunch."

Han Qiwu swallowed hard and replied, "Nope, let's eat now."

The shrimp noodles in Han Qiwu's belly: "…??? Do I not exist to you???!!!"