Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 283 - 275: Lighting the Miner’s Hat

The fireflies weren’t slow, but mostly they kept flying in circles.

Sometimes looping around, sometimes darting straight ahead, forcing Han Qiwu to continually adjust his direction.

As he got closer, he gradually began to make out the fireflies’ appearance.

These fireflies were about the size of a small essential oil bottle. Four pairs of transparent wings flapped rapidly, and faint luminescence shimmered from their tails. Unlike ordinary fireflies, their light was brighter, with a mysterious blue glow.

After waiting for five minutes, he finally managed to catch sight of a slightly dazed firefly and carefully began checking its attributes.

[Glowflame Bug]

[Purpose: Decorative Creature]

[Special Effect - Ignite: It can light up certain special items]

[Note: Glowflame Bugs can only live near glacial rivers; otherwise, their flames will ignite themselves]

"Glowflame Bug? The mutated name sounds pretty elegant," Han Qiwu remarked after reading its attributes, noticing that the Glowflame Bug’s special effect could actually ignite special items.

In that case, using it to ignite a miner’s helmet should be feasible, right?

A pleasant surprise.

But how should he catch the Glowflame Bug?

Han Qiwu took off his miner’s helmet and glanced at it.

Could it be that he should use the helmet to directly trap it?

That doesn’t seem right.

What if the helmet gets ignited rather than illuminated? That would be troublesome.

"I need a way to lower its temperature," Han Qiwu thought, his eyes scanning his storage compartment.

Got it!

He pulled out the items he had previously collected from the Ice-Cold Giant Spider: its frozen spider legs and webbing. He laid them on the ground, then donned gloves to tie them together.

Ta-da! A DIY Ice-Cold Bug Catching Net!

After finishing it, Han Qiwu swished the net through the air a couple of times.

The feel was excellent, and the fine mesh of the spiderweb was perfectly suited for catching Glowflame Bugs.

With his bug-catching net in hand, Han Qiwu cautiously approached the cluster of Glowflame Bugs resting just a few meters away.

Perhaps worn out from flying, they had settled on chunks of ice along the riverbank to rest. The fiery glow on their tails had dimmed significantly.

Out of caution, Han Qiwu decided not to deploy his mini-electrical gadget, fearing it might scare away these elusive bugs.

One step, two steps.

Judging that he was close enough, Han Qiwu lunged forward with force.

The net swept out like a dragon!

"Swish"

The startled Glowflame Bugs scattered wildly in all directions, their surroundings illuminated with icy blue flames.

"Did I catch any?" Han Qiwu pressed down on the frozen spider legs while lifting his gaze.

His eyes scanned the area and saw four or five specks of glowing light flickering rapidly between the ice net and the rocks.

Success!

Han Qiwu placed his miner’s helmet outside the ice net and gently edged toward the Glowflame Bugs.

The moment one touched the helmet, the system notification popped up.

[Miner’s helmet illuminating; estimated time: 15 seconds]

"Not bad. This effort wasn’t wasted," Han Qiwu heaved a sigh of relief, patiently waiting for the helmet to finish lighting up. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Fifteen seconds later, the miner’s helmet emitted streams of icy blue light cascading outward from its center—a truly striking and cool sight.

[Glowflame Miner’s Helmet]

[Effect upon wearing]

[Attributes: Max HP +10, Pickaxe strike count -1]

[Special Effect - Professional Miner: Mining level +1]

[Special Effect - Miner’s Light: Can reveal hidden mining points upon wearing]

[Special Effect - Glowflame Light: During mining, the helmet has a small chance of emitting Glowflame Light, reducing the number of strikes needed to mine a point]

[Note: Once illuminated, the miner’s helmet is extremely stylish!]

"It’s certainly stylish enough." Han Qiwu picked up the miner’s helmet and carefully put it on.

Once worn, the helmet projected a circular beam of blue light directly in front of Han Qiwu’s view, swaying as he moved his head.

"A spotlight? Now this miner’s helmet has that vibe," Han Qiwu said, pleased, as he stowed the helmet away. Then he lifted the bug-catching net and released the Glowflame Bugs inside.

As for the helmet’s special effects, he figured he’d test those out next time he visited.

After a busy morning, Han Qiwu started feeling a bit hungry.

Time to head home for some roasted deer-leg shank!

Returning to the first level of the mine, Han Qiwu first picked up the coal scattered on the ground. Then he hopped onto his bike and sped home.

The midday sun blazed overhead; the weather was getting undeniably hotter.

Upon arriving home, Han Qiwu trotted over to the area beside Snow Paradise and doubled the ice net’s size.

"This is definitely cooler," he said with a sigh.

Might as well enjoy roasted deer-leg shank here, reliving the feeling of winter barbecues.

Since the Little Prince’s fur still hadn’t fully grown out, and there weren’t many ripe osmanthus leaves left at home, he had spent the day exercising indoors instead of going out to work.

"Little Prince, bring over the grill," Han Qiwu called out, heading to the sycamore grove to collect eggs.

Recently, egg production had been steady, and the hens’ condition was excellent.

Just waiting to upgrade the coop to a medium-level one.

Once that happens, Han Qiwu planned to hatch some chicks, which would surely double egg production.

After collecting the eggs, he went to check on the ducklings.

Over the past few days, the ducklings had transformed the grooves in Hongyan Tower into deeper water levels—basically forming a small pond.

"Raising ducks really requires water," Han Qiwu mused as he walked closer, picking up a few ducklings to inspect them.

Apart from the Call Ducks, the other ducklings were growing rapidly, each gaining nearly half a pound in just a few days. Their feathers were lengthening and stiffening, and when placed back onto the ground, they eagerly dove into the water to play.

As for the Call Ducks, Han Qiwu wasn’t in a rush—they were a naturally small breed. Just let them grow slowly.

Leaving Hongyan Tower, Han Qiwu noticed that the Little Prince had already prepared the grill for him—thoughtfully placing the charcoal and waiting for Han Qiwu to light it up.

"Such a good Little Prince," Han Qiwu said, patting the pup’s head and teasing him, "How about I give you a little less honey tomorrow?"

The Little Prince, who had been happily receiving pats, instantly froze, puffing his cheeks and nodding grudgingly.

"Don’t worry, there’s a good reason for it. After harvesting honey tomorrow, I’ll use it to make a honeycomb. That way, there’ll be honey every day," Han Qiwu explained with a grin.

Upon hearing the explanation, the Little Prince brightened up again, smiling broadly.

Han Qiwu lit the charcoal, took out the deer-leg shank, carved it, seasoned it, and placed it over the fire to roast.

Since the deer-leg shank was fairly thick, it would take some time to cook.

Han Qiwu thought over his options, assigning the Little Prince to turn the shank at intervals while he headed to the ice mushroom growing area. Carefully donning gloves, he used a hoe to dig four large holes, one in each corner. Then, he retrieved Ice-Cold Spider Webbing from his storage compartment and cautiously buried them in the pits.

As soon as these web fibers came into contact with the icy environment, they melted like frost, turning into liquid that seeped into the soil and disappeared.

[Fertility of this plot increased]

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