Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 199 - 191: Acquiring the Ancient Bronze Axe!

Chapter 199: Chapter 191: Acquiring the Ancient Bronze Axe!

After entering the cultivation cave, Han Qiwu took out three wild oyster mushrooms and four wild drumstick mushrooms he had obtained today.

He first picked up a wild oyster mushroom and tentatively placed it on the first rock protrusion.

[Protrusion No. 1 has begun cultivation]

[Current cultivated species: Wild Oyster Mushroom]

[Estimated cultivation time: 2 days]

[Estimated yield: 2 units]

"Two days for two mushrooms, the yield’s not bad." Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction and opened the cave’s overall stats to check the daily average cultivation rate.

[Daily average cultivation rate: 1]

After reading, he picked up a wild drumstick mushroom and placed it on the second rock protrusion.

[Protrusion No. 2 has begun cultivation]

[Current cultivated species: Wild Drumstick Mushroom]

[Estimated cultivation time: 3 days]

[Estimated yield: 3 units]

Perhaps because drumstick mushrooms are larger, their cultivation takes an extra day.

Of course, the yield is also one unit higher.

After confirming the stats, Han Qiwu placed the remaining five mushrooms onto the cultivation protrusions one by one. Once everything was placed, he reopened the cave’s stats to review.

[Current cultivatable crop in cave: Mushrooms]

[Cave status: Cultivation in progress]

[Cultivated mushroom varieties: Wild Oyster Mushroom, Wild Drumstick Mushroom]

[Daily average cultivation rate: 1.15]

"With an additional variety, the daily rate increased by 0.15. That means the estimated yield for wild drumstick mushrooms might actually be 3.45 — possibly yielding either 3 or 4 on harvest." Han Qiwu speculated silently. By that logic, wouldn’t giant mushrooms also potentially average one unit per day?

Or would it involve a different formula?

"We’ll see how it goes as we proceed. Overall, I need to add more mushroom varieties anyway. Worst case, I’ll just cook them in a hotpot." Han Qiwu happily admired the mushroom cultivation process.

Occasionally, a beam of light seeped through the cave’s roof. Through the light, he could see spores slowly drifting off the mushrooms — some settling on the soil of the protrusions, others gently floating into the air.

The mushroom cave really was reassuringly low-maintenance. No watering required, and they matured quickly!

Awesome!

What a pity, though, that he didn’t find any realgar when exploring the mining caves today. Otherwise, he could’ve made snake-repellent sachets and harvested the giant mushroom already.

One giant mushroom was worth ten of these little ones.

Giant size was key!

While thinking this, Han Qiwu walked out of the cultivation cave and arrived at the courtyard’s entrance.

The cow feed at the door was still sitting in its basin, untouched.

The little water buffalo at the door was still standing, unmoving.

Did he really need some morning glory vines to move it?

"Little water buffalo, are you not hungry?" Han Qiwu asked gently, wondering how to deal with this situation.

Sigh, he had been reluctant to resort to this method.

Though he didn’t have morning glory vines at home, he did have purple alfalfa.

For cattle, that was the real "morning glory."

Over the past couple of days, he had noticed some fast-growing purple alfalfa in the yard budding with small flower heads.

The texture was probably delightful.

Returning to the yard, Han Qiwu picked a bunch of purple alfalfa with many flower buds.

"Although it feels like a waste, it’s acceptable; after all, water buffaloes are super cost-effective. Paying a small price is okay," Han Qiwu said as he shredded the alfalfa with a Jilei Mountain forage knife.

By the way, dried grass could turn into cow feed directly.

Then what was the forage knife for?

Could it have other uses?

He’d figure it out later.

A few minutes later, Han Qiwu successfully used the purple alfalfa to lure the little water buffalo to Jilei Mountain.

Seeing the restless little water buffalo, Han Qiwu smiled, patted its head, and said, "Don’t be impatient. Soon, I’ll find you a sparring partner."

The Little Prince always seemed to have excess energy.

He’d been fretting about what to give it to punch around. The little water buffalo’s timing was perfect!

From the moment he saw the water buffalo’s temperament, he’d anticipated this!

Competitive?

I’ll let you two fight to your hearts’ content.

"Achoo!"

The Little Prince, who had been helping Little Shui catch fish, suddenly sneezed. It looked around but didn’t find anything and went back to chasing butterflies.

Han Qiwu checked the time and cycled over to the blacksmith’s shop.

Time to pick up the axe!

Arriving at the shop, Han Qiwu pushed the door open.

No one was there.

"Probably in the basement?" Han Qiwu followed the stairs down and pushed open the door to the ice forging chamber.

Upon entering, he saw Master Shuzi repeatedly hammering a massive half-conical, half-cylindrical ice chunk.

"Th-this can’t be my sword, right?" Han Qiwu muttered nervously.

Seeing him, Master Shuzi grabbed an axe from the forging table nearby, handed it to Han Qiwu, and said quickly, "Say what you need to say or leave. It’ll get dangerous soon."

"Thank you, Master. No issues here. Please take care of yourself," Han Qiwu said, briskly leaving the chamber with the axe in hand.

After closing the door, he finally glanced excitedly at the axe he was holding.

The axe was entirely a blue-gray color, noticeably heavier than before. Its grip and joints had detailed craftsmanship, clearly a master’s creation. A few swings in the air revealed how well-balanced it was, making it especially easy to use.

Master Shuzi was incredible!

Now for the stats:

[Tool: Ancient Bronze Axe]

[Usage Instructions: The Ancient Bronze Axe allows you to chop down trees with fewer strikes. It can extract hardwood from large trees. After five consecutive chops, special effects may trigger.]

[Special Effects: When chopping trees with the Ancient Bronze Axe, there is a small chance of discovering amber. There is also a small chance of obtaining double hardwood when chopping large trees.]

[Note: Bronze carries the power of history.]

Finally, he could chop big trees!

So hardwood was hidden in large trees. That meant the oil press was almost ready to go too.

Time to fry drumsticks!

Seeing the stats, Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction. "The special effect is uncovering amber."

Amber was truly fascinating. If it contained a mosquito, and that mosquito held a drop of dinosaur blood, Han Qiwu could turn his courtyard into a Jurassic Park.

He packed up the axe and cycled straight home, ready to test it out and check if the Little Prince had returned.

Upon opening the door, Han Qiwu immediately received notifications.

[Hunting Pet: The Little Prince has returned from foraging, fullness increased by 45]

[Foraging Gains: Dandelion ×2, Wood ×45, Laurel Seedlings ×4, Spring Wildflower Seeds ×3, River White Herb ×1]

[The Little Prince’s mood after foraging is somewhat gloomy.]

[Fishing Pet: Little Shui has returned from fishing, fullness increased by 82]

[Fishing Gains: Crayfish ×2, Sunfish ×2, Mandarin Fish ×2]

[Little Shui seems a bit anxious after fishing.]

The harvest was decent, but what was up with their moods?

One was gloomy, the other anxious.

And the Little Prince’s fullness only increased by 45.

That was peculiar.

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