Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 22: Fishing Skills Upgraded Again!

The blue book was done, and now it was the longsword's turn.

Yes, the so-called "long" sword in the mailbox that's only ten centimeters long.

Han Qiwu pinched the hilt of the sword and pulled it out effortlessly.

"This length is perfect for picking my teeth."

At that moment, the ten-centimeter-long sword grew in the wind, instantly turning into a 1.2-meter-long one-handed sword.

[Reinforced Longsword]

[Attack Power: 25]

[Note: This is a really long sword.]

"??? Is this mailbox connected to QQ Space? Does it come with some kind of spatial rules?" Han Qiwu curiously shut the mailbox door.

Longer is always better.

Under the clear sunny sky, the sword blade glimmered faintly, looking quite sharp. Once the sword returned to its full length, its weight also skyrocketed, making even lifting it a challenge, let alone using it in combat.

There's no avoiding a path of training!

Han Qiwu held the sword with both hands and swung at some weeds nearby.

"Swish swish."

The weeds didn't even move.

"???" Han Qiwu was just about to complain when he realized. It wasn't an issue with the sword—it was the grass.

In this data-driven world, the grass here could only be cleared with a sickle.

No problem then. The sword should be put away for now and only taken out when it's actually needed. Clearly, this thing is meant for future battles.

Before putting it away, Han Qiwu carefully wrapped it in several layers of paper. The southern humidity was no joke; he didn't want his sword to rust. He could almost imagine the system prompt:

[Reinforced Longsword] → [Rusty Longsword]

Once the sword was properly stored, he reopened the "Strengthening Technique" manual. Judging by its content, it seemed to pair with the reinforced longsword.

Scanning the table of contents, the manual contained ten sets of movements that had to be practiced sequentially. To unlock a new set, the previous set had to be completed within a set time limit.

Han Qiwu prepared to give it a try.

Step one: Open the first set of movements – "Young Eagle Takes Flight."

Step two: Take out his phone and scan the QR code.

Step three: Watch the video.

Step four: Give up on watching the video.

The young eagle hadn't even taken off before it was already about to crash.

In the video for the first set, the black silhouette demonstrating the moves was incredibly fast, completing all ten movements in less than a minute.

Han Qiwu, following the video in slow motion, couldn't even get through ten movements in ten minutes.

"Looks like I'll need to take it slow." Han Qiwu focused on just the first two movements, deciding to familiarize himself with them first.

Soon, sweat dripped down, soaking the ground.

Half an hour later, Han Qiwu collapsed onto a chair, struggling to lift a red date to his mouth with his right hand.

"No wonder they didn't just inject the strengthening technique into my memory. If I accidentally attempted the later sets, I might have wiped my health bar clean."

Han Qiwu finally understood why they used a book and video-based teaching method.

During training, Han Qiwu's health points would drop occasionally. By the time he noticed, his health had already fallen to 35 points.

If he accidentally attempted the final set, wouldn't his health drop to zero?

Although he wasn't sure what would happen if his health hit zero, Han Qiwu wasn't eager to find out.

After half an hour of training, the strengthening technique finally appeared in Han Qiwu's skill tab.

[Strengthening Technique Level 0]: (16/100)

After eating a red date, Han Qiwu's health fully recovered, and his body felt a warm current flow through him.

"Red dates are amazing for replenishing health and energy." Han Qiwu strolled to the kitchen, satisfied.

Red dates were good, but they were too small, lacked flavor, and couldn't fill his stomach.

As for dinner's catfish, it had three sharp spines that could easily cut a hand.

Any kid who had collected river snails would have a deep memory of those spines.

However, no number of spines stood a chance against [Fish Dissection Technique]. In just a few quick moves, Han Qiwu had cleaned the catfish.

Following a recipe from a cooking app, he made a simple stewed catfish dish.

Although the catfish came from a river, it didn't have a hint of muddy taste. The meat was fresh, nice, and aromatic.

Delicious!

After eating his fill, Han Qiwu prepared to continue practicing the strengthening technique.

So what if it's tiring?

A farming game is meant for grinding!

This time, Han Qiwu familiarized himself with movements three through five.

Soon, the ground was wet again.

"Gah~"

"Nope~"

Under the moonlight, the distant call of an owl sounded, as if mocking Han Qiwu.

"Just wait until I get my hands on some beast-taming item—I'll catch you, you fake owl! I'll tape your eyes open so you can't sleep!"

I'll roast owl stew!

Strangely enough, the owl stopped calling right after Han Qiwu uttered that threat.

Before bed, Han Qiwu had only managed to familiarize himself with the fifth movement. His experience points had risen to 35.

With 29 health points remaining, Han Qiwu decided to take a bath and go to bed, hoping sleep would restore his health.

February 4, Daily Log

Spring Begins

Income...240 gold (largemouth bass)

Income...240 gold (yellow catfish)

Income...130 gold (red coral)

Income...80 gold (clam)

Farming EXP: +0

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Foraging EXP: +32

Fishing EXP: +189

Combat EXP: +0

Mining EXP: +0

Character Favorability Changes:

Chen Dashan: ❤

Hong Mei: ❤

Current Gold: 3621

Total Earnings: 4144

[Congratulations! Your Fishing Skill has leveled up to 2]

[Casting Range +1]

[Fishing Precision +1]

[Fishing Precision: Increases the size of fish caught as well as the weight of your float, decreases time for bites, and improves fish quality. Additionally, energy consumption is reduced by 0.2 during fishing activities (note: temporary buffs do not include this trait). You may also encounter treasure chests; hover your float over the chest to claim it, but note that they can only be collected after a successful catch.]

[You've learned how to craft bait.]

Next day

"Cluck cluck cluck!"

Today, the rooster survived yet again.

Han Qiwu glanced at his fully restored health bar

and happily went to grab his copper knife.

Finally, it's my time!

[Bamboo Fishing Rod: Copper Knife]

[Attribute 1: +1 Fishing Range]

[Attribute 2: +1 Float Length]

[Equip Level: Fishing Skill Level 2]

[Compatible with bait]

[Note: A bamboo rod painted bronze.]

Successfully equipped!

"Hahaha! Finally level 2! No more toy fishing rod! And treasure chests?!" Han Qiwu was so excited about his new equipment that he wanted to fish all day long!

"Wait, bait is made from worm meat? Where am I supposed to find worm meat?" Staring at the newly unlocked bait recipe, Han Qiwu frowned. He'd have to try digging for system-recognized earthworms while fishing. If worms weren't acceptable, then worm meat would have to wait.

Reviewing yesterday's log, Han Qiwu discovered an unexpected surprise.

Fishing Precision could reduce stamina consumption.

The game devs finally had a good idea!

Even though it only reduced stamina by 0.2, it was a step forward! Reach level 10, and it might reduce stamina by 2! Maybe at max level, fishing wouldn't cost stamina at all!

Han Qiwu hoped to see that day within his lifetime.

For now, Han Qiwu had something more urgent to do—

Upgrade his inventory slots!

"3000 gold... Ugh, you've got to spend money to make money. If I were to fish all day, my bucket wouldn't be able to hold everything." Han Qiwu gritted his teeth and clicked the upgrade button.

[Your Inventory Slots have been upgraded to 20 Slots]

[Upgrading to 30 Slots will cost 10,000 gold]

10,000 gold?

Are you insane?

Han Qiwu happily admired his 20-slot inventory. Now he could carry way more items.

"Oh, right, let's watch some TV." Han Qiwu walked over to the television.

[Power Outage Today]