Farming Games are All About Grinding

Han Qiwu, who had intentionally let the broiler pigeon run free, leisurely picked up the broiler's package and examined it carefully.

Hmm, the quantity is correct, and the quality isn't bad either.

Looks like this little guy still has plenty of potential.

I'll have to squeeze a bit more out of him in the future!

"Not bad. Go back and sleep." Han Qiwu noticed the broiler had a bellyful of things it wanted to say but hurriedly grabbed it and tossed it into Wutong.

Not going to let you speak.

"Coo-coo!!"

The broiler felt a bit aggrieved after being thrown into Wutong.

Why wouldn't you let me talk!

"Cluck cluck."

"Thanks, thanks, thanks!"

"Cluck cluck."

Fortunately, the little hens in Wutong were thrilled to see the broiler's return, gathering around one after another…

After storing the river shrimp, Han Qiwu walked to the sales box. Out of the 72 rubies in his pocket, he decided to keep one for Mr. Tang and sell the rest.

After selling them, Han Qiwu stretched lazily.

"Whew."

Finally done with the household chores.

Since his arm was injured today, he decided not to practice Youthful Vitality for now, and instead planned to head back inside, read a book, and go to bed early.

After showering and getting into bed, the cool air emanating from the Ancient Glacier Stone made the room very comfortable. Pulling out The Circus Without Horses, Han Qiwu began reading with great interest.

The story in the book was starting to reach its climax, with seven or eight suspects pointing fingers at one another, constant plot twists—it just kept getting more intriguing.

As he read, Han Qiwu eventually placed the book on his face and fell into a deep sleep.

March 23 Daily Log

Clink clink clink (sound of Gold Coins scattering)

Earnings... 42,600 gold (Ruby)

Farming EXP +2121

Foraging EXP +861

Fishing EXP +3212

Combat EXP +2652

Mining EXP +3512

Relationship changes:

None

Current money: 106,550 gold

Total earnings: 476,417 gold

[Congratulations, your Mining skill has been upgraded to Level 5]

[Mining Specialization +1]

[Your strength has been enhanced]

"Clink-clink"

"Rumble-rumble"

This morning's wake-up call for Han Qiwu was the sound of rain and rocks clashing—a rather loud noise.

"What's going on?" Han Qiwu flipped up in a carp jump and walked over to the window to take a look.

Ah.

That explains it.

In the middle of the courtyard, scattered across the open space, were 25 fiery red Flame Iron Ores—just lying there, ready to be picked up.

The temperature of these ores seemed very high—the rain hitting them instantly evaporated, making sizzling sounds.

"Having ores delivered straight to your home from the mining area is pretty neat." Han Qiwu happily grabbed an umbrella, walked out, and collected them into his storage box.

Checking the log again, Han Qiwu was quite pleased with his ruby haul.

The two ruby collections combined had earned him over forty thousand—about the same as fishing up Little Deng's Fish.

Satisfied.

The cash in his pockets finally broke into six figures.

Time to buy Golden Sun!

With the rain today, the harvest should look pretty good.

Big Deng's Fish! Let's see how I deal with you this time!

Continuing, the Mining skill had reached Level 5, huh?

That means the Combat skill should be about the same.

With all the prior accumulation, the recent skill upgrades had been something of a boom period.

After reviewing the log, a line of stone-carved text appeared in front of Han Qiwu.

[Mining Level 5 Bonus: You can choose one of the following professional specializations to solidify your career transition]

[Profession: Junior Miner]

[Specialization - Miner's Technique: +1 ore per mining point]

[Occupational Skill: Frenzied Chiseling (Mining stamina cost -1 for five minutes, slight increase in chiseling speed, cooldown: one hour)]

[Profession: Junior Geologist]

[Specialization - The Art of Prospecting: Chance to find double gemstones]

[Occupational Skill: Surveying (Consecutive ground chiseling and listening reveals the distribution of all ore points on the current mining layer; display lasts five seconds)]

To be honest, if he wasn't thinking long-term, Han Qiwu might've chosen Junior Geologist right away.

The specialization allowed the chance to find double gemstones!

If he had unlocked that sooner, he could've sold for eighty thousand today!

But after careful consideration, he decided to go with Junior Miner.

The reason was simple—ores are the foundation for crafting, while gemstones are materials for profit.

You can use processed goods and fishing to earn money, but ores for crafting have no substitutes.

Besides, the Junior Geologist's skill effects weren't as strong as the Semi-Dormant Compass.

The Miner's still the better choice!

Han Qiwu had previously tested the effects of the Junior Miner's Frenzied Chiseling and specialization using the Miner's Lollipop.

The results were quite satisfying!

[Congratulations, you have successfully transitioned to Junior Miner]

[You have obtained the specialization - Miner's Technique]

[You have learned the occupational skill: Frenzied Chiseling]

Satisfied.

Now mining would be faster, with significantly better yields!

After learning the skill, Han Qiwu returned to the kitchen to start cooking rice porridge.

Originally, the porridge he made yesterday was supposed to last two days, but the salted duck eggs were so delicious that he finished it all at once.

He still had one salted duck egg left, perfect for today!

While the porridge was cooking, he turned on the TV for a quick glance.

[Weather Forecast]

Tomorrow will be sunny

[Life Tips]

Even revisited paths have unique scenery

[Almanac]

Good for reflection, bad for entering water

[Shennong Cookbook]

Shennong is in a spring nap...

Just as he suspected, Old Man Shennong must have gone off to rest again.

But the other information was worth noting.

"What does the TV mean today? Revisited paths? Reflection?" Han Qiwu frowned, pondering for a while. Since it's rainy today, fishing was definitely on the agenda.

Based on the context, was it suggesting he revisit areas where he had fished before?

The harvest might be smaller, but reminiscing on old spots could be fun too.

In that case, he'd start off at the dock and fish there for a while.

After eating his salted duck egg and finishing the porridge, Han Qiwu went around the animal buildings for a quick check. He tossed chicken eggs into the mayonnaise machine, duck eggs into the salted egg jar, stored up the milk for later use, and sent the little ducks to attend class with the broiler again.

Since it was raining today, no need to water in the evening.

Judging by the calendar, quite a few crops were due for harvest today.

Wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat, Han Qiwu walked over to the rice paddies, rolled up his pants, and began harvesting.

This round of rice harvest was excellent—each grain was plump and full.

As he worked, splashing sounds arose from the paddy beneath his feet.

Looking down, he saw wetland yellow eels wriggling and leaping energetically. They were growing well—long and thick—and thanks to Little Shui's consistent efforts, their numbers had reached 15. Two of the eels even had a faint maturity shadow visible atop their heads.

Han Qiwu bent down, grabbed them, and checked their stats.

[Flower Rice Yellow Eel]

[Stamina +100]

[Health +80]

[Special Effect - Moistening Dryness: Consuming gives a high chance of increasing fire resistance]

[Note: Yellow eels coexisting with rice fields have enhanced effects]

Interesting, even the name has changed.

Guess what's for lunch today! Haven't had braised eel in ages.