Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 267 - 259 Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp

Ten minutes later.

The footprints on the beach grew increasingly numerous, gradually forming the shape of an oval track.

Walking on the beach, Han Qiwu looked utterly bewildered.

Damn it, can’t find it.

Looks like I’ll have to start marking fishing spots on the map in the future.

Of course, Han Qiwu thought it might also be due to the weather or the time of day.

The beach during the day is just so different from the beach at night.

"Let’s fish some grouper first to make some cash, then we’ll come back and give it another shot." Deciding quickly, Han Qiwu hopped onto his electric scooter and sped off to the grouper fishing site.

Arriving at the grouper fishing spot, Han Qiwu glanced around the surroundings.

Hmm, still no one here.

Mr. Tang’s skill at finding fishing spots is absolutely unmatched.

Thinking of Mr. Tang, Han Qiwu suddenly remembered—he hadn’t mailed anything to him yet.

Better study that later.

Sitting on a reef, Han Qiwu cheerfully cast his fishing line into the water.

A few seconds later, the fishing game got triggered.

[Tiger spot: Movement pattern is mixed, no skill effects]

"The ocean fish around here are really alright—nice and docile. No bait needed, no pesky skills." Han Qiwu sighed, feeling like a high-tier player revisiting the newbie village.

An hour later, Han Qiwu stood up in puzzlement and looked into the water. His inventory already contained over twenty groupers, including tiger spots and mouse spots.

But all of these were caught within the first forty minutes of fishing time.

For the next full twenty minutes, he hadn’t caught a single thing.

Han Qiwu laid down a cloth, leaned by the water’s edge, and carefully lowered his fishing hook while staring intently into the sea.

The groupers in the little channel, as soon as they noticed the hook approaching, darted away promptly and cleverly.

Not falling for it anymore.

"Looks like there’s no catching them now." Han Qiwu reluctantly packed up his fishing gear.

No problem, I’ll try again next time.

Fish have terrible memories; they’ll definitely forget all about this by tomorrow.

During this time, the sky began to fill with thick clouds, blocking out the sun and offering a cool shade.

Han Qiwu rode his scooter back to the beach where he had previously caught the Crystal Sphere of Wondrous Shapes. He casually glanced over.

Found it.

Right there!

Stopping his scooter, Han Qiwu ran onto the abandoned pier near a reef and baited his hook before casting it into the sea.

To ensure the hook could sink deeper, he deliberately cast it just three notches out.

A few seconds later.

[Sardine: Movement pattern is straight, no skill effects]

Alright then.

At least sardines can make a nice Stargazing Stew.

Holding to the philosophy that no resource should be wasted, Han Qiwu reeled it in.

Let’s go again!

[Herring: Movement pattern is mixed, no skill effects]

Han Qiwu: "..."

Nope, can’t keep wasting bait like this.

Such a loss.

Let’s do Jiang Taigong-style fishing instead.

An hour later.

Exhausted from the effort, Han Qiwu looked at the vast, bottomless sea with a hint of disappointment.

"Could I have guessed wrong?" He took a bite of wind-resistant grass and attached bait to the Red Sun hook, preparing to give it another go!

One minute later, the fishing game was triggered.

[Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp: Movement pattern is bouncing, skill effect: Burns the bobber, reducing its usage time]

Glancing at the intermediate fish guide’s information, Han Qiwu, initially unimpressed, slapped his thigh in excitement.

It’s here!

It really exists!

But the catch this time wasn’t what he expected.

It wasn’t a fish. It was a volcanic shrimp.

Jumping into the game, without hesitation, Han Qiwu unleashed a mid-level lightning strike right away.

Taking advantage of its paralysis, he maneuvered the bobber close, quickly pushing up the progress bar.

The awakened volcanic shrimp instantly bounced from the bottom to the top of the fishing game box.

"So this is bouncing movement, huh."

Han Qiwu was a bit surprised—this fella could leap three feet high.

If I didn’t have a variety of skills now, catching it might’ve been impossible!

"Radiance!"

But just then, something unexpected happened.

The volcanic shrimp in the game box wasn’t affected by Radiance at all. It bounced from the top back to the bottom.

"No blinding effect??"

As Han Qiwu continued moving the bobber closer to the volcanic shrimp, he mused: "Could it be because it lives near ocean-floor volcanoes and hasn’t evolved eyes at all? Or maybe its eyes have completely degenerated and lost their vision?"

Hmm, seems plausible.

Forget it, never mind—let’s reel it in and see!

Doesn’t matter either way since shrimp heads aren’t edible. Whether it has eyes or not makes no difference.

Although the blinding effect didn’t work, Radiance’s second effect kicked in—causing the volcanic shrimp in the game box to move in reverse.

Unfortunately, that didn’t help Han Qiwu much.

The volcanic shrimp might be moving in reverse, true, but its reaction was so fierce that as soon as the bobber approached, it jumped to the other end.

Whether moving forward or backward, it was a nightmare to chase.

"This isn’t gonna work." Han Qiwu eyed the progress bar and launched another mid-level lightning strike.

Let’s see how you bounce now!

After two mid-level lightning strikes, the volcanic shrimp’s bouncing speed noticeably slowed down.

[Congratulations, you’ve caught a landscape shrimp: Subsea Volcano - Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp]

[Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp]

[Stamina +50]

[Health +20]

[Effect - Heat Resistance: Long-term evolution grants it high-temperature tolerance; consuming it temporarily grants heat resistance.]

[Note: Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp and subsea volcanoes form a complementary relationship.]

Looking at the system notification that popped up, Han Qiwu quickly picked out a keyword.

Landscape shrimp.

What’s that mean?

This "landscape" refers to subsea volcanoes?

Could it imply that the Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp needs to be stored inside subsea volcanoes?

In other words, could it mean I could build a subsea volcano as a landscape at home?

As soon as Han Qiwu thought of this, he quickly shook his head.

What kind of joke is that? What if it erupts?

But then again.

If it really did erupt...

I might end up with a bunch of volcanic heat-resistant cattle and chickens at home.

Shaking off the thought, Han Qiwu decided to shelve the idea for now.

Time to take a closer look at this Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp.

Before retrieving the volcanic shrimp from his inventory, he deliberately turned around and found a clean beach spot, digging out a round, deep pit.

Once prepared, he then retrieved the Volcanic Heat-Resistant Shrimp and placed it inside.

The shrimp’s body was entirely white, resembling a cooked shrimp. It was about 40cm long, much chunkier than regular prawns. Just as Han Qiwu surmised, its eyes had almost completely degenerated—it had a smooth, featureless head.

"Bounce!"

Clearly, Han Qiwu’s preparation was a wise move.

The shrimp, as soon as it hit the sandy pit, started desperately jumping around, leaping over thirty centimeters high.

"What energy, huh? The meat must be fantastic." Han Qiwu gleefully packed it away.

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