Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 251 - 243: Maturing Early?

After finishing a delicious pancake, Han Qiwu, in great spirits, walked into the yard, holding an umbrella in one hand and using the Copper Flask filled with wine to water the rice paddies.

Although it was raining, the Copper Flask’s special effects would only activate when manually watering.

Fortunately, the yard was surrounded by walls, so no one could see him.

Otherwise, it’d be hard to explain.

After watering the paddies, he headed toward the Ice Mushroom mother plant while checking the activity log for Xiao Dian.

Hmm, not bad, not bad. This little guy worked until two in the morning before finally resting.

A good attitude when it comes to making amends.

Once I have some money, I’ll go to the Lightning Realm and fish for some Lightning Fish to reward him.

As for how to make money?

Fishing, of course.

What a perfect rainy day; it’d be such a waste not to fish.

Speaking of which, Lightning Milk should also be charged with electricity, right? Could it possibly enhance Xiao Dian, too?

We’ll give it a try when the time comes.

The Dragon Beard grass planted yesterday will mature in four days, which can help these young cows grow up faster.

When Han Qiwu reached the snowy environment, he was surprised to discover how much more beautiful the area had become under the rain’s nourishment.

As the raindrops fell to within about ten meters of the snowy environment, they automatically transformed into snowflakes, gently drifting to the ground, creating a truly aesthetic scene.

Han Qiwu, umbrella in hand, approached the Ice Mushroom mother plant and looked down to see that several crystalline Ice Mushroom sprouts had already emerged from three or four plots nearby. When snowflakes landed on them, these adorable little sproutlings even shook them off lightly.

Feeling quite pleased, Han Qiwu left the area, preparing to gather his things and head into the realm to fish.

As he walked toward the gate, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a few spots of pale purple.

"Where is that pale purple coming from? This isn’t where the Purple Cloud Clover grows," Han Qiwu focused his vision through the rain and discovered that several Purple Alfalfa flowers had bloomed and matured.

Tracing back the source, he found dozens of Purple Alfalfa blooms scattered across the yard. Some were larger, some smaller, but generally, they looked lively and full of vitality.

Han Qiwu walked over, gently picked one Purple Alfalfa bloom, and examined it.

[Purple Alfalfa]

[Purpose: Feed for various livestock]

[Special Effect – Nutrient Rich: Purple Alfalfa can accelerate livestock growth; long-term consumption can increase daily production.]

[Note: Purple Alfalfa can also be used as a human ingredient with special cooking techniques.]

"Various livestock can use it?" Han Qiwu’s eyes lit up, and he immediately felt the urge to uproot every wild plant around him and replace them all with Purple Alfalfa.

Plus, its special effects are really practical. If these little hens could lay two eggs a day, the income would double.

Feed them!

Holding an umbrella, Han Qiwu harvested all the mature Purple Alfalfa from the ground, gathering a total of over thirty blooms.

"Let’s try it with the Grass Cutter." Taking the Purple Alfalfa, Han Qiwu walked into Jilei Mountain, glanced at the Kui Niu’s condition, and approached the Grass Cutter.

[Place materials suitable for making livestock feed onto the Grass Cutter. A maximum of one dozen at a time.]

"A dozen? So just twelve blooms then," Han Qiwu placed twelve Purple Alfalfa blooms on the cutter, pressed them down slightly, then held the cutter’s handle and chopped forcefully downwards!

"Crunch, crunch."

After being sliced in half, the twelve Purple Alfalfa blooms immediately transformed into perfectly moist and sized cattle feed as they fell to either side of the Grass Cutter.

[Premium cattle feed enhanced with Purple Alfalfa (Silver Star Quality).]

[Effect: Accelerates growth within one day after feeding.]

"So the Grass Cutter’s special effect is turning one material into two portions of feed," Han Qiwu realized, slicing up another dozen of Purple Alfalfa.

The total of 48 portions of Silver Star Purple Alfalfa feed would be enough for the four cows to eat for quite a while.

After spreading this feed in the troughs, Han Qiwu walked toward the phoenix tree.

The remaining portions of Purple Alfalfa, he planned to test on the hens.

Entering the phoenix tree enclosure, Han Qiwu immediately spotted Meat Chicken perched on a hen’s nest, and irritation surged in an instant.

Why doesn’t it ever gain weight? Always hanging around the hens for fun!

Sensing its owner’s anger, Meat Chicken quickly scrambled off the hen’s nest and obediently returned to its own perch, looking all innocent as it reached beneath the nest to pull out a pair of glowing Flame Bird wings.

Han Qiwu’s anger dissipated.

Satisfied, he nodded approvingly.

It’s convenient to deal with clever birds.

He walked over and picked up the pair of fiery Flame Bird wings.

[Flame Bird Wings]

[Purpose: Ingredient]

[Special Effect – Spinning and Jumping: Consuming these increases jump height.]

[Note: Supposedly, their effect is better if eaten with eyes closed.]

Han Qiwu: "?????"

What a strange effect.

Jump height?

I’ll try it next time.

After stowing the wings, Han Qiwu admonished Meat Chicken, "Spend more time exercising, aim for another mutation when the opportunity comes, and don’t waste all your energy on hens, got it?"

Meat Chicken obediently nodded, showing excellent attitude.

"Alright, start with fifty laps," Han Qiwu instructed, then walked over to the feeder machine to toss in the Purple Alfalfa.

Meat Chicken: "...."

Its fragile mental state shattered as it glanced at the spot where the Flame Bird wings had just been stored, then reluctantly started jogging.

In its mind, it wondered—if I had taken out another two Flame Bird legs just now, would I be running only 5 laps instead?

Of course, it dared not bring them out now.

If its owner found out it had been hiding two legs, it might have to run 500 laps instead.

Han Qiwu glanced at Meat Chicken, "Why are you dawdling? Hurry up, this lap doesn’t count!"

Meat Chicken: "....."

Resigned to its fate, it flapped its wings and quickly started sprinting around the phoenix tree.

The little hens nearby, seeing Meat Chicken’s predicament, raised their wings to cheer and encourage it.

Han Qiwu: "....."

Am I eating chicken-relationship drama here?

Fortunately, the feeder machine worked quickly, and before long, the Purple Alfalfa chicken feed with the same effect as the cattle feed was ready. Han Qiwu fed the hens one by one, warned Meat Chicken not to slack off, and left.

Meat Chicken continued running while keeping its ears perked to monitor the sounds outside.

Even after Han Qiwu walked out of the phoenix tree enclosure, Meat Chicken didn’t slow down; instead, it sped up slightly.

A minute later, a stealthily returning Han Qiwu checked on Meat Chicken from the window, nodded with satisfaction, and left for the storage chest.

This time, Meat Chicken allowed itself a sly smile, flapped its wings hard, flew back to the hen’s nest, sprawled out with its wings spread, and began eating the new feed that the little hen offered while enjoying a back massage from her.

"Next time, I’d better bring more meat for the owner."

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