Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 192 - 185: The Appearance of the Breeding Cave

Chapter 192: Chapter 185: The Appearance of the Breeding Cave

Unfortunately, even by the time dinner was ready, Han Qiwu still hadn’t heard any system notifications.

Looks like he’ll just have to try harder next time.

"Quick, have a taste of the palm flowers," Aunt Guo said enthusiastically as she scooped a generous spoonful of stir-fried palm flowers with cured meat onto Han Qiwu’s bowl.

"Thank you, Aunt Guo." Han Qiwu expressed his gratitude and began to savor the dish.

Honestly, the texture of these palm flowers was pretty good. They were crisp with a delightful crunch, somewhat reminiscent of bamboo shoots. The flavor was also excellent. After absorbing the salty aroma of the cured meat and the spiciness of the chili, its taste became layered and complex, leaving a lingering aftertaste with every bite.

Delicious!

After eating his fill, Aunt Guo enthusiastically started preparing to make a straw raincoat. "Xiao Han, you go ahead and do whatever you need to. This straw raincoat will take three to four days to make. Once it’s done, I’ll let you know."

"Alright, thank you, Aunt Guo. I’m not in a hurry. Take your time, and don’t overwork yourself." Han Qiwu thanked her and turned to leave. Yet, in his heart, he silently noted what he had just observed: making the raincoat seemed to strain the waist. He had noticed Aunt Guo secretly massaging her back earlier.

He’d have to find a way to help her out when he had the chance.

Riding his bike, Han Qiwu headed straight toward the palm grove he had visited earlier and happily plucked the dozen or so high-quality palm flowers.

"Too bad there aren’t any palm tree seeds; otherwise, I could plant a palm tree at home," Han Qiwu shook his head with some regret. "Looks like I’ll just have to come over more often in the future."

Or maybe I can train the Little Prince to visit more often instead!

But then again, can the Little Prince even climb trees with that build?

Probably not.

Better not make it suffer.

After storing his harvest, Han Qiwu got on his bike and was just about to ride off when he suddenly remembered something. He pulled out his phone, opened the calendar, and ran some calculations.

Today’s the day I can eat "Stargazing Pie" again!

The fisherman class, here I come!

Perfect timing. While he still had some cash on hand, he might as well try fishing for something different in the Red Mangrove Secret Realm.

You’ve got to keep improving, after all. You can’t be stuck fishing for swordfish forever.

Of course, before heading to the secret realm, Han Qiwu needed to go home first and make a Stargazing Pie with potatoes and sardines.

Making it wasn’t a problem.

The problem was how he was going to eat it.

If he’d known earlier, he wouldn’t have stuffed himself so full just now—Aunt Guo’s cooking was simply too good.

When he arrived at the yard’s gate, Han Qiwu parked his bike and got off. As he was unlocking the door, he suddenly heard a loud rumbling noise.

"Rumble! Rumble!"

"Rumble! Rumble!"

"What’s going on?" Han Qiwu anxiously pushed the gate open. At first glance, he saw two large holes, each about two people tall, suddenly appear on the slope behind the north side of his yard.

[Cultivation Caves Have Appeared]

So these are Cultivation Caves, huh?

Apparently, they’re directly carved into the slope.

Out of curiosity, Han Qiwu approached the caves. He was really interested to see what these caves could do.

After all, this was a reward for achieving a cumulative income of 100,000.

Standing beside the caves, Han Qiwu noticed that both entrances were roughly the same size, slightly taller than a person. Inside, they were pitch black. The entrance to the cave on his left was open, but a thin, white membrane covered the entrance to the cave on his right.

Han Qiwu took out a torch and cautiously entered the cave on the left.

Upon entering, he saw ten naturally elevated stone mounds inside, each covered with thick layers of soil.

As he approached one of the mounds, the system notifications popped up automatically:

[Current Cultivation Cave Crops: Mushrooms]

[Cave Status: Cultivation Not Started]

[Mushroom Types for Cultivation: None]

[Daily Cultivation Output: None]

Instructions:

[Place five mushrooms of any type onto the stone mounds to initiate the cultivation process.]

[The type of mushrooms cultivated will match the types placed.]

[The more mushroom types used, the higher the cave’s daily production rate.]

[The number of stone mounds will increase based on total cultivation output.]

[Mushrooms have been added to the foraging map.]

"So it’s a mushroom cave." Han Qiwu studied it with great interest.

Judging by the system instructions, it worked similarly to farming. You needed to place mushrooms in the cave as seeds to start the cultivation process.

Fair enough.

How could you grow mushrooms without spores from existing mushrooms?

He wondered if Lingzhi could be cultivated here.

It would be great to get some Lingzhi powder.

Having sorted his thoughts, Han Qiwu turned and left the cave, deciding to come back once he had found some mushrooms.

After exploring the left-hand cave, he decided to check out the one on the right as well.

[The cave is currently locked. Please increase the daily cultivation output of the Mushroom Cave.]

Alright, fine.

So you want me to go pick mushrooms, huh?

Fine, I’ll do it.

Back in the house, Han Qiwu quickly prepared a Stargazing Pie.

[Stargazing Pie (Silver Star Quality)]

[Ingredients: Potato Pancakes ×1, Sardines ×2]

[Stamina +120]

[HP +50]

[Fishing Level +3 for 5 hours after consumption]

[Note: Stargazing into the void, for it truly is void.]

The effects were the same as last time.

Packing the Stargazing Pie, Han Qiwu rode off toward the secret realm.

Touching the huge stone at the entrance of the secret realm, he munched on the Stargazing Pie while muttering under his breath, "Please don’t just give me half an hour, please don’t just give me half an hour."

After finishing the Stargazing Pie, he directly selected the fisherman class, which he hadn’t chosen in ages.

[You have chosen the profession: Junior Fisherman.]

[You have acquired the specialization: Fisherman’s Keen Sense.]

[You have learned the skill: Beginner Lightning Technique.]

Control lightning!

Touching the reefstone, Han Qiwu took a step forward. Seeing the system prompt, he let out a sigh of relief.

[Time allowed for today: 1.5 hours.]

It wasn’t two hours, but hey, not bad at all.

Why complain?

After entering, he headed straight for the secret realm’s trading post and opened the inventory list.

Secret Realm Trading Post Inventory:

[Swordfish Bait] Price: 100 Gold

[Dunkleosteus Bait] Price: 80 Gold

[Golden Chef Shark Bait] Price: 150 Gold

[Crab Pot Bait] Price: 50 Gold

"Will they ever update these items?" Han Qiwu sighed. Spending 750 Gold, he bought five Golden Chef Shark Baits.

But he couldn’t complain—it was his first time buying bait from the trading post, so it made sense the list hadn’t changed.

Still, this bait is really expensive.

Hope Golden Chef Sharks are worth it!

After buying bait, he ran over to the crab pots and quickly completed the cycle of pulling up the pots, replacing the bait, and resetting the traps eight times.

The yield was decent: two mantis shrimp, two prawns, and four pieces of driftwood.

Time to go fishing!

Sitting on a large rock by the shore, Han Qiwu decided to catch a swordfish first to make up for his expenses.

He attached a regular bait to the hook and stood up, casting his line far out into the water.

A few seconds later, a slender swordfish darted over, diving straight into the fishing mini-game.

Once inside the game, Han Qiwu smirked.

The +7 specialization bonus to fishing felt amazing.

Not to mention he now had two skills at his disposal!

After five minutes, he had already earned back most of the money spent on bait earlier.

Switching to the Golden Chef Shark Bait, Han Qiwu confidently cast his line with force.

"Whoosh!"

Almost the moment the bait hit the water, a shadow of deep blue and black surged up from the depths of the ocean.

Accompanied by waves, the shadow quickly moved toward Han Qiwu’s position.

"Splash, splash."

Hearing the sound of the sea, Han Qiwu couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.

As it got closer, the size of the Golden Chef Shark came into full view. It was about seven meters long, with a mouthful of sharp teeth resembling kitchen knives. Its tail took up more than half its body length, exuding immense power.

Fishing mini-game activated!

As the game began, Han Qiwu took a deep breath.

The float barely exceeded one-seventh of the Golden Chef Shark’s size, just enough to cover it.

"Swoosh."

As Han Qiwu prepared to move the float closer to the shark, it suddenly darted from the bottom of the game screen to the top.

Seriously?

[Blinding Light]!

Han Qiwu quickly unleashed a Blinding Light skill.

A "Blinded" status appeared over the Golden Chef Shark’s icon, significantly slowing its movements.

Seizing the opportunity, Han Qiwu continued steering the float closer.

"Chomp, chomp."

At that moment, something unexpected happened—

The Golden Chef Shark bit into the float, instantly taking out one-sixth of it.

It can do that?!

"This is cheating!"

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