Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 581 - 568: Scientific Farming! The Golden Carp!

After pulling out the sunflowers, Han Qiwu quickly hugged them and ran to the spot where sunlight from the faint golden glow was still gathering around the sunflower. He swiftly placed the wilted sunflower he was holding next to the Black Night Wolf Meat that had been placed there earlier.

Something magical happened.

Stimulated by the Black Night Wolf Meat, the wilted Mist Sunflower that was just placed down began rapidly attracting the faint golden dots from the black soil and started emitting light.

"Wife, you're amazing! This way, the collection efficiency has doubled!" Han Qiwu couldn't help but run over, give Tang Qingying a hug, and praise her.

Tang Qingying proudly swung her pale swan-like neck, smiling as she pointed to Xiao Lai and Little Electric, saying, "Go try how many wilted sunflowers the Black Night Wolf Meat can stimulate at once. These two will protect me here, don't worry."

Hearing that their mistress was cueing them, Little Electric quickly patted its chest, signaling its strength.

"Alright." Han Qiwu smiled, then swiftly ran to experiment further in the surrounding area.

After several attempts, he finally came to a conclusion.

The Black Night Wolf Meat could stimulate up to four Mist Sunflowers to emit light at once, and the duration was identical to the period when it stimulated just one Mist Sunflower.

The efficiency of collecting seeds had quadrupled!

In one attempt, four Mist Sunflower seeds could be collected, and the number of dry trees in the area had doubled, significantly increasing the logging yield!

Mr. Tang is amazing!!!!

Three hours later, Han Qiwu proudly looked at his inventory, which now contained [Hardwood]×160, [Wood]×304, [Mist Sunflower Seeds]×19.

Absolutely rewarding!

Not only that, after making all these wilted Mist Sunflowers bloom, he clearly felt the darkness of the second stage wasn't as intense as before. Simply put, where he couldn't see his hand previously, he could now faintly make out the contours of his fingers.

"At this rate, the darkness here might lighten after a few more attempts, and we might even be able to collect more seeds," Han Qiwu smiled at Tang Qingying and commented.

Tang Qingying also nodded, her curiosity piqued. She asked, "Should we try fishing for golden carp again?"

"Sure!" Han Qiwu led Tang Qingying back to the pond where the golden carp appeared, threw in enough bait, and, to their delight, discovered that the elusive golden carp had returned.

However, this golden carp was notably smaller than the one they'd previously encountered. It seemed to be a younger member of the species.

Han Qiwu chuckled, picking up his Shadow bait and tossing it into the water.

"Kid, your dad or mom is waiting for you at home, hurry up now."

Yet, as his Shadow bait hit the water, a message popped up:

[Each player can only successfully catch one golden carp]

Wait, what was going on?

So this golden carp only showed up because of Mr. Tang's presence?

Han Qiwu helplessly stepped aside, giving way.

Seeing Han Qiwu's defeated demeanor, Tang Qingying couldn't help but laugh. Curiously, she asked, "Should we let this golden carp grow a bit more? This pond seems ideal for its growth."

"It's fine, let's catch it. Let its parent teach it a thing or two," Han Qiwu gestured dismissively. "Besides, every little contribution helps. Earn an extra few hundred gold daily, and that's enough for us to eat meat every day."

At the mention of eating meat, Tang Qingying immediately perked up, nodded decisively, and swung her Clear Wind rod to fish for the young golden carp.

In addition to the Clear Wind rod's attributes, she also used Han Qiwu's advanced lightning skill.

Before long, Tang Qingying successfully reeled in the young golden carp.

[Golden Young Carp]

[Non-edible]

[Special Ability - Gold Infusion: The Golden Young Carp can drop one golden scale daily, which promotes tree growth and strengthens Mist Caterpillars]

[Special Ability - Gold Mine: The Golden Young Carp has a daily chance to provide 500 gold-1500 gold as extra income]

[Note: This is still a magical fish]

Indeed, just as Tang Qingying had speculated, this young golden carp could only provide half the income of a regular golden carp, but it was still much better than having none.

"No worries, feed it well at home, and it'll grow big soon," Han Qiwu chuckled as he inspected the golden young carp. "At home, that other carp might be its elder; you two can have a catch-up session."

Packing up the fish, the pair left Mist Forest, each riding Xiao Ma and Little Cai back home.

It's worth mentioning that Little Cai now had a new riding attribute: a camouflage skill to hide its vibrant colors and avoid unnecessary trouble. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

On the way home, Han Qiwu glanced at the map and called out to Tang Qingying, who was galloping ahead, "Qingying, come with me to visit Master Shuzi. He crafted all these tools and gear for us."

"Sure!" Tang Qingying, intrigued, turned her horse around and followed Han Qiwu to the blacksmith's forge.

Before entering, Han Qiwu took out some rare giant crystal balls and frozen crystal balls, handing them to Tang Qingying with a smile. "When we meet him later, you can gift these to him. He's not fond of eating or drinking, but he loves these."

"So these are crystal balls?" Tang Qingying curiously played with them while following Han Qiwu into the forge.

Upon entering, before Han Qiwu could say a word, Master Shuzi's voice came from the counter: "Xiao Han, congratulations, congratulations, good news is on the horizon."

Han Qiwu chuckled, introducing everyone.

After the introductions, Tang Qingying handed over the crystal balls.

Master Shuzi accepted the crystal balls with a smile and said, "Qingying, since this is our first meeting, and I hear you rode in on horseback, let me gift you a set of riding gear."

He then reached beneath the counter and pulled out a pristine white set of riding gear. Most of it was made of leather, with the seams carefully filled with lamb wool, giving it an incredibly comfortable texture. The saddle's design was tailored for female riders, solving Tang Qingying's riding concerns perfectly, and it even included four horseshoes, saving them a trip to the museum to request them from Zack.

"Thank you, Master Shuzi!" Tang Qingying quickly thanked him while accepting the saddle.

Master Shuzi waved his hand and began fiddling with the crystal balls.

Han Qiwu suddenly remembered the tool upgrade and curiously tapped the counter to check it out.

What he saw stunned him.

The tools could indeed be upgraded further. The required materials were [Iridium Ingots]×5 and 100,000 gold.

Yes, one hundred thousand gold.

In other words, upgrading the hoe, axe, and pickaxe would require a total of three hundred thousand gold and fifteen Iridium Ingots.

"Master Shuzi, the cost of upgrading tools is too expensive. Can you cut us a deal?" Han Qiwu grinned cheekily.

Master Shuzi glanced at Han Qiwu. "Sure, but if we cut the price, the quality of the upgrade will also be reduced."

"Never mind." Han Qiwu quickly waved his hand.

This was likely the final upgrade for the tools, and compromising on quality would be a huge loss.

After chatting for a while longer, Han Qiwu noted the time and bid farewell to Master Shuzi with Tang Qingying.

Back at Little Cai, Han Qiwu helped equip the riding gear and fastened the horseshoes.

Once fully geared, Tang Qingying mounted her horse again, tested it out, and exclaimed in delight, "This is so much more comfortable, and it's even better than the riding gear I've tried at the equestrian academy."

"Of course, that's Master Shuzi for you." Han Qiwu hadn't finished boasting about it when Tang Qingying rode off on Little Cai.

"Wait for me!"