Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 587 - 574: Collecting Silk! Sending Wu Gang Again!
Han Qiwu reached out and ruffled Tang Qingying's hair with a smile, saying, "You can't drink so much alcohol. Behave yourself."
"Tch, fine. Let's discuss the name for this template. Although it's not perfect this time, with a survival rate of 70%, its resistance to low temperatures is very strong. This series is meant to address temperature drops," Tang Qingying explained with a smile.
Han Qiwu thought for a moment and asked, "How about calling it Tang Bing One?"
"... Now I understand why all the pets in your house are called something like Little Little Little. What does Tang Bing even mean?" Tang Qingying responded.
Han Qiwu chuckled and wrote on the ground with his hand, "What I mean is Sugar Cake One. Doesn't it look better this way?"
"Ah, Sugar Cake, huh? That works. It's actually quite fun because it's a homophone with Tang Bing and also fitting for something meant to resist the cold," Tang Qingying said, finally satisfied, nodding her head.
Han Qiwu smiled and took out a batch of rice seeds, giving it a try to sow under Sugar Cake One's parameters.
However, unlike the giant cauliflower genes, the rice seeds automatically planted themselves upon contact with the soil, without any template prompts.
"Something's not right," Han Qiwu frowned, leading Tang Qingying over to demonstrate the sowing method of the giant cauliflower fruit again.
Tang Qingying squatted down to observe and analyzed, "The giant cauliflower genes probably can't be sown outside, can they?"
Han Qiwu frowned further and took one of the giant cauliflower fruits to an outdoor plot for another test.
No success.
Placing it on the ground, it simply wouldn't integrate into the soil.
Returning to the courtyard, he frowned at Tang Qingying and said, "Indeed, it can't be planted. It feels like our finalized templates can't be directly applied outdoors yet; there's still some difference compared to the runners of strawberries."
Tang Qingying flashed a knowing smile, nodded, and said, "I think we're missing some kind of medium—or maybe even some kind of equipment—to convert our finalized templates into seeds. Logically, if we finalize one template today, planting success or feedback might go up tomorrow. Let's see how it plays out then."
Han Qiwu nodded in agreement. For now, there was no alternative, but the research on the templates wouldn't stop. Sugar Cake One was far from perfect and had to be improved further.
"Rustle, rustle."
"Rustle, rustle."
Just as the two were preparing to rest for a bit, they suddenly heard rustling sounds from the silkworm room nearby.
The two exchanged glances and said in unison, "They're spinning cocoons?"
Rushing into the silkworm room, Han Qiwu immediately spotted hundreds of milky-white cocoons on the mounting racks, each one much larger than usual. The silk on them looked exceptionally lustrous.
"Wow, the silk is so beautiful," Tang Qingying exclaimed in surprise, grabbing a cocoon to inspect closely.
Yet, as soon as she picked one up, she found that it transformed into a bundle of silk.
[Premium Silk Bundle]
[Usage: Crafting Material]
[Special Effect - Silky: Soft and radiant, light as a feather]
[Note: It offers the ultimate experience]
"Well, that's convenient," Han Qiwu chuckled, lowering his head to start collecting silk as well. As he collected, he discovered seven or eight particularly large silkworm pupae that he couldn't harvest. Checking their properties, he understood why.
[Seed Silkworm Pupae]
[Usage: Breeding Seed Silkworms]
[Estimated Seed Production Time: 7 Days]
[Note: Just wait quietly]
"Look, there're a few seed silkworm pupae here. We can raise another batch later!" Han Qiwu pointed out the seed silkworm pupae to Tang Qingying.
"The mulberry saplings at home are growing really well. Maybe we can think about scaling up, aiming to make two mulberry silk comforters every year for our parents," Tang Qingying said with a smile.
Han Qiwu nodded in agreement and continued harvesting. After successfully collecting everything, the two ended up with [Premium Silk Bundle]×291.
It was quite a large haul—plenty to make quite a few things.
Exiting the silkworm room, they enthusiastically ran to the weaving machine to check for any new crafting recipes.
Sure enough, two new recipes popped up at once.
[Double Silk Comforter]
[Materials: [Premium Silk Bundle]×70]
[Special Effect - Silky: Soft and radiant, light as a feather]
[Note: Try it once, and you'll fall in love]
[Silk Pajamas]
[Materials: [Premium Silk Bundle]×10]
[Special Effect - Restful Sleep: Wearing them helps you fall into deep sleep easily]
[Note: Don't worry, you won't fall asleep instantly upon putting them on]
"The double silk comforter costs quite a bit of material. Luckily, we harvested enough silkworm cocoons this time," Han Qiwu commented to Tang Qingying. After a bit of thought, he asked, "How about we make three double silk comforters now? Then six sets of silk pajamas—enough for both sets of parents."
Tang Qingying nodded in agreement. "Just in time for summer. Using the air conditioner while covering with silk comforters feels amazing!"
Han Qiwu smiled, ruffling Tang Qingying's hair again. Standing beside the weaving machine, he began crafting.
While waiting for the crafting process, he brought out some meat to marinate, planning to grill it later and call it a day.
Three hours later, as darkness began to fall, Han Qiwu noticed something unusual—there was no moon tonight. The sky was entirely covered in clouds.
Wait.
No moon?
The Moonless Night! It's finally here!
Time to find Wu Gang!
Quickly finishing off the grilled meat, Han Qiwu smiled at Tang Qingying and said, "Let's go deliver some wine to Wu Gang."
"Alright, but what kind of wine does he want this time?" Tang Qingying asked curiously. Glancing outside, she hesitated and added, "It's so dark outside. Let's not ride the horses; let's drive."
"Sure," Han Qiwu agreed. Walking over to the storage chest, he retrieved a cup of his carefully prepared wine. "This one is called Mint Moonlight. It's pretty simple—just add mint to Moonlight Brew. The flavor is stimulating enough."
"Wow, so you've been hiding this wine from me!" Tang Qingying huffed, crossing her arms.
Han Qiwu immediately pleaded, "No, no, it's just that I haven't made much of it yet. Besides, it's way too strong. I'll let you have some pure Moonlight Brew next time."
"Now that's more like it," Tang Qingying said smugly, flashing a smile. She drove them to the osmanthus grove.
After parking, this time Han Qiwu didn't need to wait for the osmanthus trees to extend their branches. Instead, he simply reached out, summoned a nearby branch, and placed the Mint Moonlight cup steadily on it. He then tilted his head back and shouted, "Brother Wu, your drink's here!"
"Swish, swish, swish."
The branch withdrew, the wine consumed.
Moments later, prompt after prompt excitedly popped up.
[Wu Gang finds the flavor of this wine absolutely top-notch!]
[You can claim the following five rewards (Exclusive for Outstanding Performance):]
Reward 1: 50,000 gold
Reward 2: [Osmanthus Axe]Fully Unsealed
Reward 3: [Full Logging Rights to the Osmanthus Grove]
Reward 4: [Blueprint for Moon Totem Creation]
Reward 5: [Recipe: Osmanthus Wine]
