Alright
The originally six-ounce yellow croaker has been pan-fried down to four ounces.
Thankfully, the healing effect hasn't changed, otherwise, it would be a severe loss.
"It seems that I must obtain the corresponding recipe before I can make food recognized by the system. Other than that, processing system items only changes the taste." Han Qiwu maintained a good mindset, failure is just failure, it's only the first day anyway, there's a long road ahead.
Sitting at the table, Han Qiwu first took a sip of water, then picked up a small piece of fish to savor.
The plump yellow croaker, after being fragrant and pan-fried, felt like it had been refined in the Dan Furnace of Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad, elevating the texture to a whole new level, making you feel as if you were eating celestial dragon meat instead of fish!
One bite, two bites, three bites.
Clatter.
Having finished the yellow croaker, Han Qiwu felt a deep sense of loss, as if he had been knocked back to the mundane world.
"I must catch a few more tomorrow! At least I need to eat enough!"
After eating and drinking, Han Qiwu stepped outside, placing the clams from his storage into a big wooden box at the door.
This big box is what the system refers to as the selling box, allowing players to conveniently sell their harvests.
As for the coral, Han Qiwu thought it might have a bigger purpose,
Given the current financial gap, this bit of money won't solve any major issues.
Looking at his 38 points of stamina, Han Qiwu grabbed a sickle and charged into the plots near the windbreaker grass.
"Swish swish swish"
[You have obtained fiber ×2]
[Clang clang]
Seeing the rock blocking his path, Han Qiwu tried switching to a pickaxe and smashed down with it,
[You have obtained stone ×1]
After clearing ten plots, Han Qiwu only had eight points of stamina left.
"Can't waste these eight points, right? Let's do it two more times." Han Qiwu swung his sickle on the brink of exhaustion.
"Swish swish"
[It's getting very late, you feel very tired]
With only two points of stamina left, Han Qiwu widened his eyes, "I'm not tired! I can still cultivate immortality!"
But in the next second, Han Qiwu felt his limbs becoming heavy.
There is a type of fatigue that is when the system deems you fatigued.
Alright.
Han Qiwu put down the sickle and dragged himself step by step back to bed, pulled up the quilt, planning to play on his phone for a bit, when suddenly his vision went dark.
"Damn, does the cultivating-farming system not allow me to cultivate? Not even giving me time to play on my phone!"
"Jingle jingle jingle (sound of gold coins dropping)
After the classic ding-ding-ding sound, a screen titled Daily Settlement appeared in front of Han Qiwu.
Income...80 gold coins (clams)
Planting Experience +0
Foraging Experience +10
Fishing Experience +100
Combat Experience +0
Mining Experience +0
Character Favorability Change:
None.
Before Han Qiwu could think about anything, a heavy sleepiness swept over him.
"Hell!"
A night without words.
"Ah! Ah! Ah!"
"Cluck cluck cluck!"
Han Qiwu's first wake-up in Water Buffalo Town was accompanied by the sounds of birds chirping and roosters crowing.
The first thing Han Qiwu did upon waking was to check the newly appeared system log at the top of his view.
Clicking open February 1st, last night's information was all there.
"Thank goodness, luckily I didn't forget everything after one night's sleep." Han Qiwu pondered over last night's log while getting up to wash up.
"Judging by the looks of it, neither hoeing nor watering increases planting experience, so it seems only harvesting increases planting experience. The foraging experience should be from collecting coral, I could stroll around more in the future when free."
"But what's strange is, I can barely understand the mining experience, but what's with the combat experience? Isn't this a farming game? Are they expecting me to fight field mice and locusts?"
"Fishing experience is the highest, a whole 100 points, I don't know if it's due to the experience of catching yellow croaker or if experience is gained as soon as the hook is cast." As Han Qiwu finished looking at the fishing experience, he saw the system's notification.
[Congratulations, your fishing skill has been upgraded to level 1]
[Your casting range +1]
[You have learned the Fish Filleting Technique]
[Fish Filleting Technique: You are a professional in fish filleting.]
Leveled up!
Besides the increase in casting range, a new skill was also learned. It seems that at least when leveling from 0 to 1, there's a chance of obtaining a skill.
However, this skill seems a bit unassuming.
For the moment, Han Qiwu didn't have any fish on hand to practice with.
Oh well, it doesn't hurt to learn more skills, later I'll know the skill effect when I catch a fish.
"Jingle jingle jingle"
Opening the door, it was indeed raining outside, and all nine plots were in a wet state, clearly not needing watering.
"Right, I haven't watched today's TV yet."
Han Qiwu returned to his room and turned on the TV.
[Weather Forecast]
Tomorrow will be a sunny day, take your basket and go for a stroll.
[Almanac]
Good day for making friends, avoid sitting for too long
[Shennong's Recipe]
Fat mandarin fish in peach blossom water, today we'll discuss how to make squirrel fish.
Five minutes later.
[Congratulations, you have learned how to make squirrel fish]
[Note: System recipes can only be made using system-recognized ingredients]
Squirrel fish? That's a skillful dish.
After last night's failed attempt, Han Qiwu had already adjusted his mindset towards facing Shennong's recipes.
Shennong is awesome!!! (voice breaking)
Please, Shennong Ancestor, crush me with these recipes!!!
After going out, Han Qiwu used the disguise feature to make the surrounds of the farmlands look like a fence, preventing villagers from wandering in.
Afterward, Han Qiwu grabbed a quick bite and headed straight for Fisherman's Drink.
No one should try to stop me from fishing!
Arriving at Fisherman's Drink, Brother Jing was practicing martial arts, and Han Qiwu didn't intend to disturb him.
What a joke, going over to be a sparring partner?
Glancing at the time, 6:50, still alright.
When choosing a fishing spot, Han Qiwu specifically picked a bustling area with many bubbles.
Sitting down, casting the rod!
"Woosh!"
The fishing hook landed more than two meters further than yesterday.
"This length seems about right." Han Qiwu took out a notebook, ready to make records.
Five minutes later, Han Qiwu successfully landed the first catch of the day!
[You got a long seaweed]
[Long Seaweed (Silver Star Quality☆)]
[Stamina +20]
[Note: Like a seaweed~ seaweed~ swaying in the wind~]
Han Qiwu was a bit confused, as the seaweed icon wasn't in the illustration, but seeing it he thought it was ribbon fish.
"Seaweed is alright, eating it chilled might taste good!" Han Qiwu adjusted his mindset and continued fishing.
Two hours later.
Han Qiwu's stamina was critically low, with only 13 points left.
However, the bucket by Han Qiwu's feet was already full of spoils.
Fishing in the sea on a rainy day is indeed delightful!
[Small Sardine] ×1
[Yellow Croaker] ×2
[Anchovy] ×2
[Herring] ×1
Among the six fish, aside from one silver star quality anchovy, the others were all of ordinary quality.
Han Qiwu almost figured out the movement patterns of the yellow croaker, the anchovy's were similar, the other two fish were hooked based on pretty good conditions, mainly relying on luck.
Moreover, Han Qiwu found that silver star quality fish were harder to catch than ordinary ones, with slightly different movement patterns.
"Using 87 stamina points to catch fish that can only restore about over a hundred stamina points, it's too exhausting... Oh well, consider it accumulating experience, at least it's not a loss." Han Qiwu was tempted to keep fishing but the low stamina experience from last night was still vivid in his mind.
Too unbearable.