Chapter 553: Chapter 553
Just the fragrance and taste of these strawberries alone can win over a huge crowd!
Now this feels satisfying.
"First, I’ll save up some money to buy a wedding house in the city, then Qingying and I will have a place to live," Han Qiwu thought to himself, grinning like an idiot.
After daydreaming for a moment, he squatted back down to continue studying the inheritance patterns in seed reproduction, striving to discover a reliable method for propagation.
You know, a single strawberry is home to hundreds of seeds!
Once the method is discovered, it’s an instant ticket to success!
Three hours later, Han Qiwu exhaled deeply, marked some notes in his journal, walked over to touch the leaves of a cauliflower, and spent 50,000 Gold Coins to unlock its giant fruit trait.
After deducting the 50,000 Gold Coins, a new notification appeared in front of him.
[Cauliflower Seedling (Editable)]
[Currently Editable Gene: Giant Fruit (Unlocked)]
[Once the Giant Fruit gene is unlocked, you can select the future fruit type of the cauliflower during planting]
Unlike the strawberry seedlings, the cauliflower seedlings had only this single editable gene.
Han Qiwu glanced at the notification, pulled out a cauliflower seed, and experimented by planting it nearby.
[Gene editing effect triggered]
[Normal Cauliflower Fruit Seed Requirement (1/1)]
[Giant Cauliflower Fruit Seed Requirement (1/4)]
[Please select fruit type]
Han Qiwu nodded, took out three more cauliflower seeds, and selected the Giant Cauliflower Fruit option.
After confirming the selection, he followed the instructions and planted the four seeds on four plots of land in a square arrangement.
Now, he just had to wait twenty days for the Giant Cauliflower to appear automatically.
"So, with 50,000 Gold Coins, you can permanently fix the giant fruit trait of cauliflowers, huh? That means I can probably research melons in the same way too." Han Qiwu was in a great mood, feeling that a huge research problem had finally been resolved.
Standing up, he stretched, performed a round of body-strengthening exercises, and then collapsed onto his bed, immediately falling into a deep sleep.
April 8th - Daily Log
Clink, clink, clink (sound of coins scattering)
Income......1176 Gold (Golden Carp)
Relationship Changes:
Current Funds: 6000 Gold
Total Earnings: 732,692 Gold
[Congratulations, your Fishing Skill has increased to Level 8]
[Fishing Proficiency +1]
[Your Perception has improved]
[You’ve learned how to craft a Worm Bait Box]
[You’ve learned how to craft a Deluxe Spiral Bobber]
[Congratulations, your Fishing Skill has increased to Level 9]
[Fishing Proficiency +1]
[Your Perception has further improved]
[You’ve learned how to craft Seafoam Pudding]
[You’ve learned how to craft a Magnetic Bobber]
As usual, Kui Niu was what woke Han Qiwu up today.
Han Qiwu wasn’t upset though; he had no plans to upgrade the barn anytime soon anyway.
Let it moo all it wants!
Soon, he’d be able to go check on Niu Honglei.
But first, he decided to look over the log.
The effects of the Golden Carp went without saying—they were always reliable.
As for the experience section...
Fishing EXP had gone up by over 16,000!!
This included 8,000 EXP from winning the fishing competition and another 8,000-plus from catching the Chapter-special Redfish.
In terms of relationship points, while there wasn’t an explicit notification, Han Qiwu could easily guess that these two were Tang Qingying’s parents.
He hadn’t expected their favorability to shoot up to four full hearts all at once—surely Qingying had something to do with that.
Loving someone means loving their family too, doesn’t it?
As he kept reading, Han Qiwu was stunned.
His Fishing Skill had leveled up twice in one go, skyrocketing straight to Level 9!
Do they have farming competitions? Lumberjack competitions? Martial arts tournaments? Mining contests?
Before Han Qiwu could fully process the new blueprints he’d unlocked from the consecutive level-ups, another line of shining golden text popped up in front of him.
[Bonus Reward for Consecutive Level-Ups: A small chance to catch out-of-season fish while fishing]
"So it means I can catch summer fish in spring, huh? Oh right, the recent Planting Skill upgrade also gave me a similar ability. I should head over to the seed shop later to see if there are any seeds worth buying," Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction.
Speaking of which, he was really craving some Cold Marinated Salmon Skin.
If he could catch some salmon himself, he’d have a feast ready! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɴovelfire.net
After reviewing the extra rewards, Han Qiwu shifted into a comfortable position and gleefully checked out the new blueprints he’d unlocked this time.
[Materials: [Iron Ingot]×1, [Gold Ingot]×1, [Hardwood]×25]
[Effect: When placed outside, the Worm Bait Box will automatically generate bait]
[Note: You can never have too much bait]
[Deluxe Spiral Bobber]
[Materials: [Iron Ingot]×2, [Gold Ingot]×1]
[Effect: Reduces rod-biting time (fishing progress bar) by 6 seconds when equipped]
[Durability: 100 uses]
[Note: The effect of spiral bobbers cannot stack]
[Materials: [Iron Ingot]×1, [Gold Ingot]×1]
[Effect: Increases treasure chest appearance chance by 50% during fishing when equipped]
[Durability: 100 uses]
[Note: It doesn’t help with regular fishing. Its effect also cannot stack.]
[Materials: [Flounder]×1, [Midnight Carp]×1, [Squid Ink]×1]
[Effect: Increases Fishing Proficiency by +5 for five hours after consumption]
[Note: Its taste will surprise you]
As he reviewed the list, Han Qiwu finally understood why he’d been stumbling upon gold ore veins in the mines lately.
Turns out that late-game fishing crafts require Gold Ingots!
The blueprints unlocked this time were all incredibly practical. The Worm Bait Box would let him generate bait automatically, and the two new bobbers served distinct functions—one reduced fishing game time, while the other boosted treasure chest chances.
"Too bad the spiral bobber’s effect can’t stack. Otherwise, if I equipped two Deluxe Spiral Bobbers, the fishing game would just surrender immediately," Han Qiwu greedily mused. "As for the Magnetic Bobber, I’ll save it for a lucky day and use it to rack up some extra treasure chests."
As for the final recipe, Han Qiwu acknowledged it would be a bit trickier to make.
He had Flounder at home, but what on earth was this Midnight Carp?
A carp you can only fish up at night?
And Squid Ink—that was even stranger. Could a black pudding actually taste good?
He’d try making it later once he collected all the ingredients.
After wrapping up his review, he got up, washed up, and went to his storage chest to pull out materials and craft several items one by one.
Luckily, the Gold Ore he’d collected last time was sufficient.
The Worm Bait Box looked a bit like a miniature garbage bin, with a small ring of openings for bugs to crawl into along the edges.
Worried about bees accidentally getting inside, Han Qiwu deliberately placed it further away outside the yard.
The other two bobbers didn’t have any particularly distinctive appearances. He swapped his Spiral Bobber for the Deluxe Spiral Bobber and replaced his Hard Bobber with the Magnetic Bobber.
The Shadow attribute already came with a hardening effect, making the Hard Bobber redundant.