No wonder it’s called clay. One slap, and your hand is completely covered in this stuff.
"I’ll see if I can fire so ceramics later. Even making a footbath basin would be sothing!"
Han Qiwu packed up the clay, washed his hands, and continued digging.
"Screech!"
Han Qiwu’s hoe hit sothing. Adjusting the angle, he used so force to lift it up.
[Cave Carrot]×1
[Cave Carrot]
[Stamina 40]
[Health 20]
[Note: A starchy plant that grows in caves. Helps miners work longer hours.]
The Cave Carrot looked much like a regular carrot, but its color was ashen and dirty looking. It was also larger in size.
"You can dig up this kind of thing in here?" Fueled by excitent, Han Qiwu cleared all ten plots, harvesting four carrots and three chunks of clay in total.
Delightful.
"The stamina boost from these carrots is great. Hopefully, the deeper levels will have more." With that thought, Han Qiwu headed toward the stairs.
[You have arrived at level 11 of the mine.]
As soon as he reached the 11th level, Han Qiwu quickly moved away from his spawn point and used the light of his torch to inspect the cave.
"Buzz buzz buzz."
"Hum hum hum."
"Seriously? Another kind of flying thing?" Han Qiwu felt a headache coming on. He had already figured out how to deal with stink bugs, but what was this other flying creature?
Luckily, he didn’t have to wait long. Three stink bugs buzzed toward him.
Using old tricks, Han Qiwu took care of the stink bugs and cautiously approached the other flying creatures.
Upon closer inspection, two bizarre flying insects were moving back and forth in a straight, predictable pattern.
"Are they trying to ss with ?" Han Qiwu stretched out his arm, swung his longsword, and slashed one of them from the side with force.
"Splat!"
One swing, and the flying insect split in two.
[Roadblock Bug at]
[Use: Bait]
[Sell Price: 20 Gold]
[Note: Roadblock Bug at is a favorite bait for certain fish.]
"Roadblock bug?" Han Qiwu muttered while hamring away at the rocks, thinking about what had just happened.
If he had descended to this level without stink bug toxin sacs and an upgraded longsword, he would have had to dodge the stink bugs’ poisonous fog attacks. At that mont, the roadblock bugs would show their purpose.
"Living up to their na."
Pity, though. Did they underestimate my abilities?
You think I’m just so amateur?
[Copper Ore]×1
[HP -1]
[HP -1]
Han Qiwu was happily mining so copper when he felt sothing bite his calf. His HP dropped by two points in rapid succession.
"What the heck?" Han Qiwu turned to look behind him. On closer inspection, he noticed a finger-wide breathing hole in the ground.
"Earthworm?" Han Qiwu beca intrigued. After all, it’s common knowledge that earthworms are the most ubiquitous bait for carnivorous fish.
"Whoosh whoosh."
Sothing darted out of the hole like a shadow and retracted just as quickly.
What the hell was that?
Its speed was so fast that Han Qiwu couldn’t even catch its na as it erged.
"Fine, you might be fast, but I’ll finish you with one swift strike!"
Han Qiwu crouched down, holding his longsword in his right hand, and unleashed a combat skill over the breathing hole: Frenzied Slash!
"Whoosh whoosh!"
"Splat!"
A half-ter-long piece of flesh was sent flying by the sheer force of the sword swing, disappearing into white light before it could even hit the ground.
Han Qiwu: "??? That’s it?"
Where’s my loot?
After waiting a bit and getting nothing, Han Qiwu reluctantly resud mining. Fortunately, upon checking his calf, he saw the injury was minor—just two indentations, no broken skin.
[Earth Crystal]×1
[You found the staircase to the next level.]
[You have arrived at level 12 of the mine.]
Upon entering the 12th level, Han Qiwu imdiately spotted the muddy ground he’d been hoping for.
Yes! Ti to dig up more carrots.
The main reason was that digging for carrots took very little ti, and it provided a needed ntal break since constant mining could be exhausting!
Before digging, Han Qiwu carefully listened for any sounds in the cave.
No buzzing. No whooshing.
Even so, I, Han Steady Qi Wu, won’t lower my guard.
Han Qiwu strapped his shin guard to the back of his calf, turned, and began swinging his hoe to dig up carrots.
[Cave Carrot]×2
[Cave Carrot]×1
"Bang!"
[HP -2]
Two shadows flashed around Han Qiwu. The one in front successfully hit him, while the one behind smacked straight into the shin guard.
[Mine Earthworm]
[Level: 5]
[Description: Mine Earthworms are incredibly quick movers.]
"Whoosh!"
With sharp reflexes, Han Qiwu instantly switched to his longsword and swung.
"Roar!"
The swing even triggered a fire effect.
█//Fire\\█
Fire█Burn█Fire
Blaze█Leng█Blaze
Eff█Sword█Eff
Fire███Fire
FireBlazeFireBlaze
FireBlazeFireBlaze
FireBlazeFireBlaze
Imdiately, the air filled with the sll of burning protein as the two shadows, scorched by flas, slowed down. A few seconds later, they dissipated in a flash of light, and loot dropped.
[Mine Earthworm]
[Use: Feedstock]
[Sell Price: 20 Gold]
[Note: Earthworms are a considerable source of protein.]
"So they were earthworms after all." Han Qiwu pocketed the drops. "But I didn’t expect them to be used for making feed."
With all the monsters cleared, Han Qiwu looked at his dwindling stamina, pulled out a serving of raw rice dumplings, and skewered them onto sticks to roast over his torch.
As the white glutinous rice t the fla, it turned golden yellow.
After turning them evenly for a few monts, the outer shell of the dumplings beca crispy and golden, and the rose-paste filling began to emit a fragrant aroma.
Taking one skewer of roasted dumplings, Han Qiwu gently bit into it. The rose-pink filling rushed out, blending perfectly with the crispy exterior and the soft, sticky inner layer. Han Qiwu’s expert timing ensured the warm filling was just right to counterbalance the slightly scalding outer shell.
Delicious!
One after another, Han Qiwu devoured ten roasted dumplings in just a few minutes.
"Next ti, I’ll try frying them." Han Qiwu contentedly patted his stomach and glanced at the ti.
12:36.
Back to grinding!
Two hours later.
[You have arrived at level 17 of the mine.]
Feeling sowhat fatigued, Han Qiwu stepped off the minecart and started hamring away at the nearest copper ore vein.
Han Qiwu had overestimated his ntal stamina; after six hours in this dim cavern, his reflexes and focus were noticeably slipping.
Noticing his deteriorating state, Han Qiwu shifted his goal to prioritizing stair discovery. Along the way, he smashed any rocks or ore veins he encountered.
As for monster attacks, with his current supplies, he could tank hits for a while. If he couldn’t find the next staircase after a long stretch, he’d stop and deal with the threats.
The slight pain? Just think of it as a free massage.
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