Farming Games are All About Grinding

The Constant Temperature Stone looked quite peculiar, with its smooth, fiery red surface that felt scorching to the touch.

"Luckily, this thing came from a treasure chest! If I had to fish it out myself, my hand would have been cooked!" Han Qiwu thought with lingering fear as he lowered his head to check the item's attributes.

[Constant Temperature Stone]

[Price: 2000 gold]

[Special Effect - Constant Temperature: The Constant Temperature Stone can maintain a stable temperature within a 3x3 area around it]

[Note: The temperature of the Constant Temperature Stone can be adjusted using a Fire Element Stone]

After reading the attributes of the Constant Temperature Stone, Han Qiwu's eyes lit up!

Maintain a steady temperature??

A flood of ideas for using this item instantly rose up in his mind.

However, before he could put it to use, he'd first need to find a Fire Element Stone.

Currently, the surface temperature of the Constant Temperature Stone was still too high—without adjusting it, it was completely unusable.

Not even suitable for barbecue.

What a pity.

"A Fire Element Stone? Honestly, just hearing the name sounds ridiculously high-end—where am I supposed to find that?" Han Qiwu wasn't sure where it might be, but his attitude was rather upbeat: "I'll ask Egger or Zack later. Who knows, maybe the museum has one!"

Refocusing his thoughts, Han Qiwu couldn't resist glancing a few more times at the lava river below.

Unfortunately, aside from bubbling lava, there were no other living creatures visible.

All gone.

"Aren't fish supposed to have only seven seconds of memory? I'll come back and fish for them again next time!" Han Qiwu wasn't in a hurry. He packed up his Golden Sun Bow, gulped down a sip of White Reed Water, and walked down the stairs.

[You've arrived at Level 81 of the mine]

Upon entering, Han Qiwu caught sight of rubies scattered across the ground. Without saying a word, he dashed over and began mining.

He'd made up his mind.

Man must never go against his instincts.

The path forward is infinite, but the capital must be clear.

Mine them all!

"Bang bang bang!"

After mining out sixteen rubies from the ground, Han Qiwu was pleasantly surprised to see a staircase appear nearby.

"Things are going so well today?" Without hesitation, Han Qiwu stepped into the staircase.

He wanted to check out what lay below.

Spending every day wandering around levels 81 and 82 was starting to bore him.

[You've arrived at Level 82 of the mine]

Before his vision fully recovered, the sound of wind reached his ears.

"Whirlwind Fire-Wheel, swoosh swoosh swoosh!"

The whirlwind fire-wheels beneath his feet spun like oversized yo-yos, carrying him away from the incoming attack.

Once his vision cleared, Han Qiwu saw seven insects hovering five or six meters in front of him. Their heads were topped with large compound eyes, resembling beetles to some extent. Their shiny red shells glimmered, while their tails sported stingers similar to those of bees.

After seeing Han Qiwu dodge their attack, the seven insects didn't rush to attack again. Instead, they raised their tails, charging for several seconds before launching seven beams of red light directly at Han Qiwu.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

Han Qiwu quickly sidestepped to evade the barrage.

However, the sheer number of red beams made dodging completely impossible—seeing one beam about to hit him, he hurriedly raised his Paralyzing Bramble to block it.

"Sizzle—"

To his astonishment, the oft-reliable Paralyzing Bramble heated up rapidly after intercepting the red beam.

"Hot, hot!"

Han Qiwu immediately released his grip and looked down, only to discover that the red beam had set a patch of yellow-red flames at the center of the Paralyzing Bramble. In just a few seconds, it burned a large hole straight through the weapon.

"If that hit me directly, it'd roast my kidneys right off!" Han Qiwu thought with lingering dread. "Thank goodness I didn't use my Frost Armor to block that!"

It was a shame about the Paralyzing Bramble though.

It'd followed him for so long, only to meet its end here.

Still, he could understand it—his Paralyzing Bramble hadn't been upgraded in ages, gradually falling behind his progression.

He resolved to bring it back to Master Shuzi for an upgrade as soon as this trip was done.

Old comrades should not be forgotten!

As for the insects in front of him? Han Qiwu flipped his hand and pulled out the task reward he'd received earlier: [Insecticide Type III].

"You like firing beams at people? Let me show you how to spray you to death with insecticide!" Han Qiwu sped toward the swarm of insects on his whirlwind fire-wheels, raised the insecticide, and started spraying enthusiastically.

After pressing the button, a sky-blue plume of toxic mist erupted from the nozzle.

The mist spread rapidly, enveloping the seven insects within its effective range.

Han Qiwu made a point of remembering the insecticide's warning: once sprayed, escape the area immediately. He turned tail and fled, leaving the toxic mist behind.

After dealing damage, Han Qiwu also managed to see the attributes of the seven insects.

[Molten Lava Firefly]

[Level: 83]

[Attack Methods: Lava Spray, Body Slam, Shedding Escape]

[Note: A unique creature born from molten lava]

"So they were shooting lava all along? No wonder the temperature was so crazy high." Han Qiwu glanced at the attributes and analyzed, "No matter what kind of special creature you are, you're still bugs—this insecticide will definitely hurt you!"

In the air, the seven insects enveloped by the insecticide mist had rows of damage values popping up above their heads. Their bodies uncontrollably slammed into the ground, lying motionless on the lava.

"Insecticide has this kind of effect? Awesome!" Han Qiwu switched to his ice mallet and began beating the incapacitated fireflies.

Take that for firing beams at me!

"Bang bang bang!"

To his surprise, his ice mallet striking the Molten Lava Fireflies produced a sound like knocking on rocks.

The insects were tough as steel.

"Good thing I sharpened the sword tip earlier. Otherwise, these critters would've been a real pain to deal with." Han Qiwu calmly adjusted the sharp tip of his sword, targeting the gap in the fireflies' shells.

Damage numbers popped up repeatedly.

It worked!

Riding the chain reaction caused by the insecticide, Han Qiwu quickly finished off six of the Molten Lava Fireflies.

But just as he prepared to deal the final blow to the seventh one, the insect regained its senses. Assessing the situation at a glance, this last Molten Lava Firefly didn't hesitate to turn tail and flee.

Scatter! Retreat! Sell the escape!

"Where do you think you're going?" Han Qiwu chuckled and chased after it, leaping up and smashing it to the ground with a swing of his mallet.

Thanks to the whirlwind fire-wheels, his jumping height was significantly boosted!

"Thud!"

The Molten Lava Firefly hit the ground hard, seemingly unhurt, and continued flying away.

"Such thick skin!" Han Qiwu caught up and delivered another hammer blow.

Perhaps due to the impact being unusually strong, the Molten Lava Firefly crashed heavily against a nearby rock wall.

But at that moment, Han Qiwu's sharp vision caught sight of a pitch-black object creeping toward a black-red stone nearby.

Had he not already been wary of its escape ability and started paying extra attention to his surroundings...

This little critter might have successfully slipped away with its small frame and natural camouflage.

"Shedding escape? Think again!" Han Qiwu rushed forward and struck the creature with a heavy swing, turning it into a flash of white light!

Time to collect the loot!