CHAPTER 463: CHAPTER 450: SHENNONG PRESENTS TEA!

The Little Prince felt wonderfully content after obtaining the Mist Fruit.

"No wonder the Broiler Chicken secretly told me before: ’Acting cute works wonders for little animals.’"

I need to act cute every day too!

Han Qiwu watched them both finish eating the Mist Fruit and waited quietly for a while, but the skill enlightenment prompt never appeared.

Oh well, I shouldn’t be too greedy.

Today’s improvements with Little Dian and Xiao Lai were already impressive.

After placing Little Shui next to the Hospital River, Han Qiwu shouldered his hoe and walked over to the osmanthus grove, picking out the two healthiest osmanthus trees and carefully digging out their roots.

"Two for dozens more—a deal I won’t lose on."

After excavating the roots, Han Qiwu carefully placed two Mist Butterfly Queen eggs next to them.

The moment the eggs sensed the nearby roots, their patterns lit up rapidly, clinging tightly to the roots to absorb nutrients. The patterns pulsed on and off like tiny flashes of light.

[Mist Butterfly Queen Eggs have started hatching]

Seeing the prompt, Han Qiwu covered them back up with soil.

That’s done!

After washing his hands, Han Qiwu looked around the courtyard and, seeing nothing pressing to do, stretched and resumed practicing the Eight Steps Cicada Chase technique.

If this skill isn’t perfected, it’ll be tough to tame superior horses in Horse Taming Canyon later.

Based on previous experiences, Han Qiwu suspected that any time his foot touched the ground, it would count as a failure.

Over an hour later, utterly exhausted, Han Qiwu shuffled into the house to take a shower.

While walking, he almost couldn’t tell his left foot from his right anymore.

After stepping forward with his left foot, he ended up stepping forward again with the same foot.

"Creak—"

Nearly pulled something in his groin.

Lying in bed, Han Qiwu decided not to visit Uncle Ma.

Biting off more than one can chew always backfires.

Better to properly finish practicing what I worked on yesterday first.

Time to sleep!

Outside, under the starry night, the little courtyard was tranquil.

March 26th Log

Clink clink clink (sound of Gold Coins scattering)

Earnings: ......214 Gold (Dead Fish)

Planting Experience +865

Foraging Experience +3512

Fishing Experience +0

Combat Experience +2192

Mining Experience +0

Character Relationship Changes:

Liu Lang: ❤❤❤

Current Money: 23,439 Gold

Total Earnings: 497,169 Gold

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!"

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp!"

Before opening his eyes, Han Qiwu was already greeted by Little Dian’s resonant calls.

Maybe it was because it had mastered the Electric Mist Cluster skill?

Its cries still had an electric tone to them!

"Quiet down!"

Han Qiwu yelled towards the window with his eyes still closed.

As if someone had hit the mute button, the world fell silent.

However, after shouting, Han Qiwu himself lost any sleepiness he might have had. Slowly opening his eyes, he muttered, "With sparrows that loud, if my grandma heard it, she’d be happy all day."

Looking back at yesterday’s log, Han Qiwu was a bit disgruntled.

The Little Prince crushed over a dozen fish with just one sit-down, yet they were sold for this measly amount?

And even listed as "dead fish"!

Who eats live fish anyway?!

Such a rip-off sales box!

There wasn’t much change in terms of other skills.

As for relationship points, Liu Lang’s affection had gone up to three hearts.

"No wonder he taught me such effective bait-making tips; turns out we’re already at three hearts." Han Qiwu thought to himself that he should seize the opportunity to improve others’ affection levels too.

Receiving gifts in bulk—how satisfying!

After taking a moment to gather himself, Han Qiwu turned over and got out of bed. As soon as he stepped out of the bedroom, he saw Little Dian standing proudly with its wings spread wide by the window.

"What are you squawking about so early?"

"Chirp chirp!"

Little Dian pointed towards Xiao Lai and mimicked the shape of a massive fruit with its wings.

"Oh, you want to eat a big Mist Fruit?" Han Qiwu smiled faintly.

Little Dian immediately nodded eagerly.

I must grow stronger!

I’ll zap that annoying old witch to the ground!

Show her who the true King of Electro Beats is!

"No way. Did you forget how you looked after eating the Mist Fruit yesterday? Learn to properly master your skills first. Haste makes waste. You’re still young—practice more." Han Qiwu cheerfully explained to Little Dian.

The initially cocky Little Dian instantly deflated, timidly nodding at Han Qiwu and letting out a soft sigh before flying off to perch on a branch.

Once on the branch, it faced away from Han Qiwu, slowly raising its head towards the morning light.

Han Qiwu glanced at its posture but paid it no further mind, turning to head into the bathroom to brush his teeth.

Seeing its owner’s lack of reaction, Little Dian felt puzzled.

Strange.

Why doesn’t my reverse psychology work on him?

Forget it, I’m done pretending.

Time to go zap an Electric Jellyfish instead!

After brushing his teeth, Han Qiwu tiptoed over to the television, carefully pressing its power switch.

This TV set was a temperamental old geezer.

Handled too roughly, and it wouldn’t cooperate.

[Weather Forecast]

Tomorrow: Partly Cloudy

[Life Tip]

Spring is the perfect season to enjoy hot springs.

[Almanac]

Fortune: Good for forging, bad for stagnation.

[Shennong’s Recipe]

[Long Time No See! Spring is halfway through—time to enjoy tea! Follow the map to locate tea leaves!]

[You’ve learned how to craft a Tea Leaf Roasting Machine]

After watching TV, Han Qiwu felt invigorated!

Shennong has finally woken up!

This time, Shennong provided a particularly unique tip—locations of wild tea leaves.

A completely unexpected surprise!

"It’s almost Tomb-Sweeping Festival. Tea harvested during this time should be called Pre-Qingming Tea, right?" Han Qiwu mused as he opened the map to take a look.

This tea journey couldn’t be better timed.

Since he’d definitely return home for ancestral rites during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival, he could bring the tea as a gift for his parents then.

They’d absolutely love it!

Opening the map, Han Qiwu found the tea-picking site to be quite far from his home.

Judging by landmarks, it was roughly 40–50 kilometers away.

The location was behind the same mountain he had visited with Aunt Hong Mei previously.

The exact altitude would depend on what he discovered upon arrival.

After studying the map, Han Qiwu decided not to rush to set off. "A round trip of 100 kilometers... There’s no way Little Dian’s moped can make it. Maybe I’ll ride the little horse instead. Still, this time it’s a wild mountain—preparations are necessary. I’ll check with Aunt Hong Mei before heading out."

Although Mr. Tang would arrive tomorrow, Han Qiwu had no intention of taking her along.

Mountain trips are dangerous, after all.

Better safe than sorry.

"First, let me handle today’s tasks and gather more info. Picking tea can wait a day." Han Qiwu turned off the TV and headed to the courtyard, collecting today’s animal products.

Egg production remained as stable as usual, with several large eggs making a lucky appearance today.

Milk yields were impressive too; as mood points rose, the production rate of large milk portions increased correspondingly.

After gathering the animal products, Han Qiwu fried two eggs and prepared a cup of warm milk for breakfast.

With a full stomach, Han Qiwu harvested fifty trees from the Miniature Forest, yielding a total of [Wood] ×73 and [Frozen Birch Sap] ×3.

Seeing there wasn’t much left to do at home, Han Qiwu saddled up his little horse and headed toward the blacksmith’s shop.

It didn’t seem polite to disturb Aunt Hong Mei so early in the morning.

Better to visit the blacksmith’s first.

According to the almanac, today was "good for forging!"

Gotta seize the opportunity!