Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 202 - 194: The New Version of the Firework Ring

Chapter 202: Chapter 194: The New Version of the Firework Ring

Han Qiwu took out a glass bottle he had prepared earlier and carefully filled it with the freshly harvested purple vetch honey.

This was the first bottle of honey produced at home!

Very meaningful.

The color of purple vetch honey was somewhat dark, faintly tinged with red, and highly transparent with no impurities inside. Its purity was very high, and it carried a subtle floral fragrance.

"I originally thought the Little Prince wouldn’t have the chance to taste honey." Han Qiwu chuckled, carrying the honey bottle and walking toward the burrow. Well, luck was on its side—purple vetch honey’s properties happened to align perfectly with its symptoms.

As he approached the burrow, before Han Qiwu could even call out—

The Little Prince sprang up from the hay with a mighty bear leap, darted out of the burrow opening, and cheerfully opened its huge mouth wide.

"Ah!"

"Hold on!"

Han Qiwu first used a flashlight to inspect the condition of its teeth.

This bear’s constitution was really something else—overnight, the original wound had fully healed, and the nearby baby teeth were already thriving robustly.

Bears versus humans—infuriating!

Han Qiwu had vivid memories of the agony he endured when getting his wisdom teeth removed—the swelling in his cheeks lasted a full week.

"Little Prince, your recovery is quite impressive, huh? Looks like you might not even need the honey," Han Qiwu teased it with a grin.

"Wuuuuu!"

The Little Prince instantly turned into an Oscar-worthy actor, clinging to Han Qiwu’s waist and starting to cry, even making its big bear head wobble dramatically with its sobs.

Seeing it crying so pitifully, Han Qiwu couldn’t help but soften a bit.

Although purple vetch honey was worth 200 gold—

The Little Prince’s happiness mattered more!

Fine, I’ll give it to you!

But just then, the Little Prince suddenly shot up and ran toward Little Shui’s spot.

Han Qiwu: "???"

Changed your mind?

Did the Little Prince turn over a new leaf?

Looking down, Han Qiwu immediately understood.

Well, well—no wonder you were wobbling your head while hugging my waist.

Turns out you were using your tongue to lick my honey bottle, huh!

You cleaned off every last drop of honey, even making the glass bottle sparkle enough to reflect light.

Were you helping me wash the bottle or what!

Han Qiwu stood up and chased after the Little Prince. As soon as he caught up, he saw the bear hugging Little Shui with one arm and Xiao Lai with the other, hiding its big bear head behind them.

Oh, so you even know how to find a shield, huh?

"If you don’t bring back 60 pieces of wood and 2 stalks of river white grass today, future honey in this house will have nothing to do with you," Han Qiwu calmly laid out the Little Prince’s foraging route and turned to leave.

"Roar!"

The confident Little Prince released Xiao Lai, bid it farewell, then swaggered off with Little Shui in tow out of the courtyard.

Honey tastes so good!

My teeth don’t hurt at all anymore!

A week ago, I could’ve chopped down 60 pieces of wood!

It’s just that I didn’t bring back that many, that’s all!

Bleh bleh bleh!

After sending off the Little Prince, Han Qiwu went to Wutong to collect eggs and then placed amber on a patch of ground exposed to sunlight.

By evening, he’d be able to see what it was exactly.

After setting down the amber, Han Qiwu walked to the forge and swapped out the ores.

"I’ve been grinding for days—let’s see how many ores I still need." Han Qiwu opened the storage chest where the ores were kept and began tallying his collection of metal ingots, coals, and ores.

[Iron Ingot] ×12, [Copper Ingot] ×16, [Iron Ore] ×52, [Copper Ore] ×26, [Coal] ×29.

Not a bad harvest overall.

Previously, Han Qiwu had calculated that his yard required a total of 38 sprinklers. In fact, due to layout issues, there was still some wastage at the spray points of the sprinklers. Hopefully, future sprinklers could improve on this point.

sprinklers meant 190 copper ores, 190 iron ores, and 38 pieces of coal. Subtracting the materials he already had, he still needed 78 iron ores, 57 copper ores, and 9 pieces of coal.

Victory is within sight!

"I’ll head to Master Shuzi’s place to upgrade the hoe first, and then continue mining." Han Qiwu grabbed his bronze ingots and other supplies, hopped onto his bike, and headed out.

At the blacksmith’s shop, Han Qiwu cautiously pushed the door open.

"What’s with you? Practicing light-foot kung fu, huh?" Master Shuzi called out loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, he tossed an object emitting sparks toward Han Qiwu.

The object, as it flew through the air, left a long trail of flames behind it, looking extremely cool.

Seeing this, Han Qiwu hesitated to catch it with his hands. Thinking quickly, he took off his straw hat and precisely caught the spark-emitting object inside it.

Anyway, the straw hat could regulate temperature—a little scorching shouldn’t be a problem.

Straw Hat: "......"

Watching Han Qiwu’s antics, Master Shuzi chuckled, "Relax, wear it—it won’t hurt you."

"Hehe." Han Qiwu now finally peered inside the straw hat to see the object clearly.

A ring.

So this was the upgraded version of the [Malfunctioning Fire Ring].

It had to be said—the new look was way more attractive than before. The translucent red ring had four or five fiery flame engravings, exuding a sense of artistry. Waving it in the air, it even left a long red light trail.

Was Master Shuzi dabbling in "Dance Audition" effects now?

[Fireworks Ring]

[Crafted by: Shuzi, Han Qiwu]

[Special Effect - Scorching Flames: Medium probability to ignite scorch flames when attacking with any weapon, causing burn effects and additional damage to the target]

[Special Effect - Fireburst: After 3 seconds of charging, fires an explosive fireball]

[Remark: Flames! Grant me rebirth!]

"It’s me granting you rebirth!" Han Qiwu glanced at the remark, chuckled, and slid the Fireworks Ring onto his right hand’s middle finger.

Quite the statement piece.

The Fireworks Ring’s effects were now much better than before—it included an active skill and a higher trigger rate.

Time to try it out.

"Thank you, Master. This Fireworks Ring is amazing!" Han Qiwu sincerely expressed his gratitude.

Master Shuzi laughed softly, "If you truly want to thank me, let this old bag of bones rest for once."

"Next time, for sure!"

Han Qiwu quickly pulled out his hoe and ancient bronze ingots, placed them on the counter, and swiftly paid the 5000 gold upgrade fee.

Master Shuzi: "...."

For a moment, he felt the urge to curse.

"Keep it up, Master! You’re the best! I’ll bring you something nice next time!" Standing by the door, Han Qiwu shouted back into the room a few times before bolting away.

If I don’t leave now, I might get beaten.

Time for the mines!

Passing by his house, he made sure to bring Xiao Lai along.

Maybe this would earn him another Good Samaritan badge!

At the first level of the mine, Han Qiwu checked the Explorer Guild’s door, but it still wouldn’t open.

"How odd. Where’s Egger gone?" He pondered for a moment, then scribbled a note and left it at the entrance before heading off to gather coal.

Today’s coal yield was meager—despite searching for a long time, he only managed to find two pieces.

"If only I could produce coal at home," Han Qiwu thought aloud as he took the cable car straight to the 50th level.

Time to test the Fireworks Ring.

On the 50th level, as soon as Han Qiwu stepped off the cable car, he spotted two pairs of snowman brothers.

The four snowmen were currently pulling icicles off the rock wall to munch on, merrily crunching away with hearty bites.

Really good teeth.

"Eating ice isn’t good for you—better drink some hot water." Han Qiwu switched to his trusty crossbow arrow, took quick aim, and pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh, whoosh"

The moment the fishbone arrow shot out, the Fireworks Ring on Han Qiwu’s right hand lit up, its flame engravings shimmering as well.

Behold—the Fishbone Fire Arrow was born.