Farming Games are All About Grinding

At the entrance of the Heavenly Ascension Pavilion, Han Qiwu tugged on the reins and led them inside.

As soon as they entered the Heavenly Ascension Pavilion, the eyes of the four little goats lit up suddenly!

Among them, the mountain goats' eyes were the brightest.

Comparable to high-beam headlights.

"Baaa! Baaa! Baaa!"

The two mountain goats lowered their heads, shook off the reins, and leapt energetically with all four hooves.

A leap of two meters high.

"What kind of goat is this?" Han Qiwu squatted down in surprise to take a closer look.

They look as if they've been fitted with springs.

The other meat goats and woolly sheep weren't about to lose, quickly rushing towards the steep rock wall after them.

By the time they reached the base of the wall, the two mountain goats had already climbed over a meter. Although their climbing motions looked a bit chaotic, every step they took was firm.

Moreover, every step landed in places Han Qiwu never would have expected, their movements twisting and turning flawlessly.

Han Qiwu stood inside the Heavenly Ascension Pavilion quietly watching the mountain goats climb the wall.

Half an hour passed before Han Qiwu came back to his senses and stretched his limbs.

He was itching to give it a try himself.

After all, they're his own goats; it wouldn't be embarrassing if seen.

With my physique, I might not reach the top, but climbing halfway is definitely possible, right?

Han Qiwu stood at the base of the rocky wall and, without any jumping leverage, started gripping the surface dryly and climbing upward.

Five minutes later.

"Huff, huff."

Han Qiwu's knuckles were red from gripping, his body twisted into a contorted bow shape. Realizing he had no strength left, he reluctantly let go of the rock surface, adjusted his posture mid-air, and dropped back to the ground.

Standing on the ground, he looked back at the wall and realized he had only managed to climb two meters.

"Baaa! Baaa! Baaa!"

The four goats standing on the wall bleated gleefully as they watched Han Qiwu land.

Gloating!

But they really had every right to. Among the four, the mountain goats had already climbed up more than seven meters, and even the meat goats had reached five meters.

The mountain goats were even leisurely strolling horizontally along the rock face.

Truly impressive.

"Laugh again, and I won't give you feed! You better think it over." Han Qiwu said with a relaxed grin, crossing his arms.

The Heavenly Ascension Pavilion instantly fell silent.

The four goats weren't stupid; none of them wanted to go hungry.

Han Qiwu chuckled.

A single trick, and it works every time.

"Go ahead and keep playing. Especially you, meat goat—eat more and move more; your meat's quality will be better." Han Qiwu spoke as he headed toward the exit.

The meat goat didn't react at all, nor did it move.

I didn't hear that, I didn't hear that.

Once outside, Han Qiwu walked over to a rack of forges and retrieved the Flame Iron Ingots one by one.

"Now that we have automatic production of Flame Iron Ore at home, I may as well upgrade the pickaxe in the coming days. With magma ore layers, Flame Iron Ingots—it should be a pretty good match for the upgrade." Han Qiwu gathered the materials, grabbed his fishing rod, and dashed toward the secret realm.

He had originally planned to go straight to the blacksmith's forge.

But looking at the money he had on hand, he decided to visit the secret realm first.

The family's stash of jars was still running low.

Strawberry jam production wasn't keeping up with strawberry harvests.

Reaching the entrance to the secret realm, Han Qiwu pushed open the door and stepped inside.

[Available stay duration today: 1 hour]

"Lately, the allowed stay times haven't been very long. If only I could find a way to extend them, that'd be great." Han Qiwu hurried toward the rocky outcrops, baited his hook with Dunkleosteus bait, and began fishing.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Five minutes passed, and the water remained calm.

"Strange, could it be that there are no Dunkleosteus left in this area?" Han Qiwu scratched his head and switched to Gold Cook Shark bait, restarting his fishing.

Within seconds, a goofy Gold Cook Shark came over and bit the bait, providing Han Qiwu with his first catch of the day.

Forty minutes later, Han Qiwu contentedly stowed away his Goldsun fishing rod.

With Goldsun, catching these sharks became significantly easier—two floats: one for toughness, one for spinning—neither vulnerable to bites nor slow-moving.

With the remaining time, he decided to check out the mangrove island to see if there were any coconut trees.

Even if I have to climb them myself, I'll give it a go.

When he got there, Han Qiwu searched all around.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find any coconut trees.

He also didn't run into that game snake from the last time he played Snake.

As time was nearly up, he begrudgingly headed to the crab traps, retrieved his loot, baited them, and tossed them back into the sea.

Arriving at the secret realm's trading hub, Han Qiwu quickly sold off today's catch.

[Through trading, you earned 17,750 gold.]

Got the funds to upgrade the pickaxe!

Leaving the secret realm, Han Qiwu bolted toward the blacksmith's forge.

Passing through the town, he happened to see Grandpa Chen carrying meat home and greeted him with a smile.

Seeing Han Qiwu, Grandpa Chen waved him down and approached to ask, "Xiao Han, what've you been busy with lately? Haven't seen you in days."

"Oh, not much, just farming." Han Qiwu replied with a grin.

Grandpa Chen grabbed Han Qiwu by the arm and started walking him toward his house. While walking, he said, "No rush. Last time on your birthday, you left too quickly. I wanted to give you something good to check out."

"What kind of good thing?" Han Qiwu asked curiously.

Grandpa Chen smiled mysteriously and shook his head. "You'll find out when you see it."

Entering the house, Grandpa Chen put down the meat and headed to the old room, calling back to Han Qiwu to wait while he searched.

Looking around at the dust in the courtyard, Han Qiwu grabbed a broom and began cleaning up.

After sweeping, he also pulled over the hose and washed down the stone slabs.

Once he was done, the courtyard looked refreshed, with a much livelier vibe.

"Ah, found it." Grandpa Chen's voice came from inside the old room.

Turning toward the sound, Han Qiwu saw Grandpa Chen holding a small wooden box, sealed with wax around the edges, well preserved.

"This book inside here was brought back by my elder years ago. Unfortunately, no one in the family has been able to make use of it. After your last birthday, I thought it through while lying in bed. Instead of keeping it stashed away, I should give it to you to try. My elder once said, mastering this book's secret techniques would ensure victory in fights!"

Having heard this, Han Qiwu's interest was piqued.

Looks like the birthday cake last time paid off.

Could this be another combat manual?

In the courtyard, Han Qiwu watched attentively as Grandpa Chen carefully removed the wax seal and took out an ancient thread-bound book.

Grandpa Chen handed it directly to Han Qiwu. "Xiao Han, take a look for yourself."

"Thanks, Grandpa Chen." Han Qiwu nodded sincerely, accepting the thread-bound book and looking down at it.

The cover displayed seven bold characters.

"Postpartum Care for Sows"

Han Qiwu: "?????"

"Grandpa Chen, did you grab the wrong one?" Han Qiwu asked hesitantly.

Grandpa Chen put on his reading glasses, leaned in for a closer look, and blushed deeply.

"Grabbed the wrong one. This box is meant to confuse thieves."