Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 194 - 187: Giant Mushroom?

Chapter 194: Chapter 187: Giant Mushroom?

Half an hour later.

Han Qiwu, exhausted but thrilled, looked at the harvest in his inventory: [Golden Chef Shark] ×3, [Swordfish] ×11.

Catching sharks is truly no easy task.

Even with the help of Beginner Lightning Magic, fishing for Golden Chef Sharks was still incredibly challenging, and managing to catch three was already an exceptional performance.

Eight minutes left until the secret realm’s time limit. Time to retreat!

Just then, Han Qiwu unexpectedly noticed a new icon on the foraging map.

[Giant Mushroom]

"There are mushrooms in here too?" Han Qiwu’s interest was piqued, and he quickly made his way toward the marked location.

Would eating just one Giant Mushroom be the same as eating ten ordinary ones?

If it’s cultivated successfully, and I can’t finish it myself, can I turn it into chicken feed?

Han Qiwu had already started planning for the Giant Mushroom before even laying hands on it.

Following the map, Han Qiwu walked up from the beach to a small island in the mangrove mudflat area. After circling around for two minutes, he saw the Giant Mushroom mentioned on the map.

Ahead was a patch of toppled giant logs on the mudflat, adorned with over a dozen Giant Mushrooms.

Each Giant Mushroom was over a meter tall and more than half a meter wide. They looked rather robust, but their colors were not vibrant — just ordinary grayish-brown.

Should be edible, right?

Just as Han Qiwu was about to go over and pick the glowing Giant Mushroom...

Suddenly, he noticed something moving in the water.

"That’s suspicious." Han Qiwu bent down, picked up a rock, and tossed it toward the water surface near the movement.

"Splash!"

A brightly colored sea snake, approximately eight or nine meters long, suddenly emerged from the water, swam toward the area near the rock, inspected it briefly, and then submerged back into the sea.

[Ancient Era Common Sea Snake]

Common? Common sea snake?

Eight or nine meters long, and that’s still considered common?

If Han Qiwu had encountered this creature before going to the mines, his legs would have turned to jelly.

Just looking at its brightly colored appearance, you could tell it wasn’t something good.

Surely, it’s venomous!

"Could this also be a combat scenario?" Han Qiwu tried taking out the Mysterious Light Crossbow from his inventory.

[Current scene does not allow usage.]

"Not a combat scenario, huh? Then how do I deal with this?" Han Qiwu glanced at the remaining time in the secret realm — only four minutes left.

No chance of getting it today.

What a pity.

Han Qiwu turned and ran, and after running for ten seconds, an idea struck him.

Sea snakes are still snakes, right?

Though this sea snake is long and thick, its name clearly states something.

Common sea snake!

The Snake-Repelling Sachet can repel ordinary snakes, so it should work on sea snakes too.

Giant Mushroom, I’ll be back for you!

At the secret realm trading post, Han Qiwu sold off all the fish in his inventory with the lightning-fast reflexes of shutting off the TV when hearing footsteps near the stairs as a kid.

[Through trading, you earned 12,200 gold.]

Feels so good!

Another ten thousand gold earned. Now I’ve got money to buy calves or wine.

To be honest, Han Qiwu wished it would rain every day.

However, gazing at that Starry Sky stuff, it’s better to not eat it every day.

Could give you psychological scars.

After leaving the secret realm, Han Qiwu returned to fishing by the shore. He planned to use up the Starry Sky boost duration before heading to the mines.

As he fished, he thought about the Snake-Repelling Sachet.

The biggest obstacle to crafting it right now was the ingredient Xionghuang.

River White Grass is rare, but even if the Little Prince only brings back one piece a day, it’s still enough.

As for Xionghuang, Han Qiwu wasn’t unfamiliar with it. Many stores sell it, and he roughly knows what it looks like.

The problem, however, is that he’s never seen a mining point for this material in the mines.

"Gotta explore carefully today; maybe I’ll find it."

Half an hour later.

Han Qiwu stood up, stretched a bit, and biked to the trading post to sell off the sea fish as well.

[Through trading, you earned 1,984 gold.]

Within this half hour, aside from fish, he also fished out three treasure chests. Opening them one by one yielded an Ice Crystal Ball, an Ordinary Crystal Ball, and an antique: [Rusty Hairpin]

[Rusty Hairpin]

[Remarks: It seems to carry a secret.]

Han Qiwu didn’t delve into the remarks on the hairpin.

He figured he’d ask Zack about it later.

Researching strange items? That’s his specialty.

After organizing his fishing gains, Han Qiwu biked home to stock up on supplies again, grabbed Xiao Lai, and set off for the mines — man and beast ready.

Time to find Xionghuang!

Passing by the Explorer Guild, Han Qiwu took a moment to think. He glanced at the gold balance in his inventory and confidently walked inside.

He decided to buy both [Pina Colada] and [Tequila Sunrise] from his previous inquiry!

Last time, he didn’t dare approach while broke.

Both of these are sweet and sour wines, which should be to Wu Gang’s taste.

Wonder what Brother Jing’s been busy with; he still hasn’t returned.

If not, Han Qiwu would’ve planned to buy him a wine to sample too.

At the entrance, Han Qiwu pushed the half-open wooden door hard.

Cough, cough — it didn’t budge.

[Explorer Guild Closed]

Han Qiwu: "???? Don’t mess with me!"

Tomorrow’s forecast is for extra cloudy skies turning clear, meaning a potential moonless night.

"Brother Egger?" Han Qiwu tried calling out a few times.

Still no response.

"Ah, having money and being unable to spend it is really frustrating." Han Qiwu sighed, turning toward the first level of the mines.

Time to scavenge coal.

After picking up six pieces of coal, he entered the cable car and selected the 30th level of the mines.

Mines deeper than 30 levels were relatively dim. Han Qiwu suspected he might’ve missed some good finds during past explorations, so he planned to search carefully now that he had the Light Ring.

[You have reached the 30th level of the mines.]

Arriving at the 30th level, Han Qiwu lit a torch and carefully searched around, but all he found were two buns and four or five Cave Carrots.

It’s been ages since I had buns; truth be told, I kinda miss them.

Thankfully, after a round of fishing, his stamina was far from full, so eating a bun now would help replenish it.

Of course, he didn’t hog the food for himself. While eating a bun, he also handed Xiao Lai a Cave Carrot.

"Want some?"

"Not hungry, huh?"

"Okay, suit yourself. Next time there’s good stuff, you’re not getting any either."

Xiao Lai: "?????"

Why don’t you eat rocks yourself then!

Gradually, Xiao Lai realized why his owner always seemed so happy while eating.

Because everything his owner ate was what Xiao Lai wanted to eat too!

After finishing his bun and teasing Xiao Lai, Han Qiwu felt content.

Good food truly is the best stress reliever.

On to the next level!

[You have reached the 31st level of the mines.]

Upon entering the 31st level, Han Qiwu heard a familiar "plop, plop, plop" sound.

"Plop, plop, plop, plop."

By the glow from the torchlight, Han Qiwu spotted over a dozen Green Slimes clustered together.

"So many?" Han Qiwu reached for the Mysterious Light Crossbow, preparing to pick off one or two to start.

Entering aiming mode, he finally understood how the improved targeting ability of his crossbow after upgrading his combat skills worked.

The inertia and speed of the aiming circle had changed, making it easier to target now.

Smooth!

Just as Han Qiwu was about to shoot, Xiao Lai, perched on his shoulder, took the initiative and sprayed the Green Slime group with a mouthful of transparent poison.

The poison broke into dozens of tiny droplets in midair, landing right in the center of the Green Slime group.

"Why did it turn transparent?" Han Qiwu was a little puzzled but kept aiming.

Suddenly, one by one, the Green Slimes that had touched the droplets dissolved into beams of white light and disappeared.

Mass elimination??

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