Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 222 - 214: The Lightning Fertilization Method!

Chapter 222: Chapter 214: The Lightning Fertilization Method!

After returning home, Han Qiwu walked barefoot under the eaves and chuckled as he opened his shoes.

"Zha.....zha..."

Inside the shoe, Little Dian was already rolling its eyes, lying weakly against the shoe’s side, looking pitifully at Han Qiwu.

"Do you realize your mistake now? Can you control yourself in the future?" Han Qiwu said sternly.

Little Dian nodded repeatedly, opening its mouth and mimicking a retching motion.

Han Qiwu: "...."

He picked up two twigs from the ground and carefully used them to extract Little Dian from the shoe.

Once it exited the shoe, Little Dian began furiously inhaling the fresh outside air, so dramatically that it seemed unwilling to exhale.

"No more mischief from now on. I won’t wear these shoes anymore; I’ll set them aside just for you." Han Qiwu chuckled, placing Little Dian down under the eaves before heading straight into the house.

"Play by yourself for a while."

"Chirp chirp," Little Dian nodded again and again, still visibly terrified.

It was truly scared.

The master was really too powerful.

Once inside, Han Qiwu quickly took a shower and then headed into the kitchen to prepare some Thunderlight Fish sashimi to try.

Eating raw fish like this required caution.

Midway through the preparation, he ate several servings of tangyuan to replenish his stamina and health points.

After all, the attributes of Thunderlight Fish were clearly written for all to see.

[Stamina -150]

[Health -30]

If he didn’t prepare well enough, eating one might just cost him his life.

"If eating just Thunderlight Fish is this bad, then if I ever catch a pufferfish in the future, wouldn’t that be even deadlier?" Han Qiwu thought to himself.

He definitely had to make time to train. Improving his Strengthening Technique was now urgent.

With a weak physique, even the delicacies couldn’t be enjoyed.

Never mind the future, just thinking about Swordshot Fish—it was tragic that Han Qiwu had caught dozens but hadn’t tasted them yet.

Those were ancient fish, after all.

Probably no single human in all of mankind had tried them before.

As he thought about this, Han Qiwu efficiently sliced up three Thunderlight Fish.

The fish barely had any bones inside. Apart from the main spine, there were only a few other small bones, which made them perfect for sashimi.

As for the remaining fish bones and heads, Han Qiwu decided to boil them all in a pot.

The sashimi made from three Thunderlight Fish filled six large plates in total.

Han Qiwu planned to eat two plates at a time, then rest and replenish his stamina and health points before continuing.

Since there wasn’t anything urgent right now, he could take his time.

Once he prepared the sauce, he brought the Thunderlight Fish slices over to the dining table and contentedly picked up a slice to enjoy.

For this first try, he didn’t dip it in the sauce. He wanted to experience its pure, unseasoned flavor.

As soon as the Thunderlight Fish entered his mouth, it felt like a jolt hit his tongue.

The numbing, tingling sensation was electrifying.

After chewing it a couple of times, the uniquely fresh and umami flavor burst in his mouth.

"Interesting. Didn’t feel anything when slicing it, but it carries a slight electric current in my mouth," Han Qiwu remarked as he grabbed another slice and quickly ate it.

Though the Thunderlight Fish was a freshwater species, there definitely weren’t any parasites on it.

After all, the fish was constantly emitting electricity.

After downing two plates of Thunderlight Fish slices, Han Qiwu had already lost more than half of his health and stamina.

[You consumed Thunderlight Fish ×1, your Beginner Lightning Technique received a minor improvement.]

"Only a minor improvement, huh." Han Qiwu sighed. It looked like he’d have to level up gradually.

One fish a day, then. No big deal.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"

At that moment, a completely drenched Little Dian hopped into the house with difficulty through the window, landing clumsily on a chair by the dining table, its body trembling nonstop.

"Caught in the rain? What were you doing just now?" Han Qiwu pulled over a towel and started drying Little Dian’s feathers.

"Chirp chirp, chirp chirp!"

Little Dian opened its beak and tapped its belly with its wing.

Han Qiwu wondered if it might be hungry.

He quickly placed two pieces of meat beside it, then opened the system log to check.

Sure enough, the log revealed something interesting.

[Your farm pet, Little Dian, performed light pest control across 14 strawberry plots, slightly increasing the odds of high-quality crop yields for those plots.]

[Your farm pet, Little Dian, harnessed atmospheric lightning to apply natural nitrogen fertilizer to 31 strawberry plots and 11 rice field plots, significantly boosting their output.]

Amazing, my Little Dian.

You’re something else.

Han Qiwu felt elated. After checking that Little Dian’s satiety level made it safe to eat Thunderlight Fish, he placed two full plates in front of it.

Those two updates completely changed Han Qiwu’s perception. He had always wondered why Little Dian was categorized as a farm pet, but it turned out to be precisely for these two abilities.

The pest control alone was impressive, but the fertilizing ability was astounding.

As the old saying goes, storms enrich the soil—it’s because the high temperature and pressure from lightning transforms atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen into nitrates, which are top-notch natural nitrogen fertilizers!

"I’ve got to train Little Dian more. If it can eventually release electricity to fertilize crops even in normal weather, the production would skyrocket!"

Little Dian was happily wolfing down its food now, bobbing its little head up and down as it polished off an entire Thunderlight Fish in just a few minutes.

After finishing its meal, its satiety level rose to 96.

"One fish a day, huh? Easier to care for than Little Shui," Han Qiwu chuckled, lifting Little Dian in his hands and taking the chance to start laying down some ground rules.

It’s best to teach discipline while they’re young.

Meanwhile, over in Wutong, the meat chicken was attempting to break the rules.

I demand freedom!

It had been observing in secret for ages. The ventilation opening on Wutong’s side looked wide and open.

There was hope!

The meat chicken struggled to climb onto the green-soil chicken’s nest, then flapped its wings hard to leap onto the platform below the vent.

"Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!"

The meat chicken called out loudly to the hens below.

At its signal, the little hens obediently carried their nests one by one to the meat chicken.

One nest, two nests.

After stacking four nests, the meat chicken finally made it to the vent opening.

At that moment, tears welled in its eyes.

Before leaving, it turned back to look at the four little hens behind it.

Don’t worry, I’ll come back for you!

Then, steeling itself, it leaped toward the vent.

"Thud."

It got stuck...

The vent’s diameter was 20cm.

The meat chicken’s head was less than 16cm in diameter, but its body’s diameter exceeded 60cm.

There was no way it was getting through.

After struggling for a few minutes, the psychologically devastated meat chicken leaned against the wall, staring wistfully at the vent.

"Moo! Moo! Moo!"

Through the vent, the meat chicken could see the Angus Cattle using its horns to move an empty feed box with great effort.

It was training! It was striving to become the strongest bull!

Seeing Angus Cattle’s sheer strength sparked a fire in the meat chicken’s eyes.

It had an idea!

The meat chicken knew that Angus Cattle was also bred for meat.

As fellow livestock raised for consumption, they had to protect each other!

"Angus! Take a break! I’m your neighbor, Little Yan—let’s have a chat." The meat chicken regained its fighting spirit and started a conversation with the Angus Cattle in Jilei Mountain, separated by two walls.