Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 141 - 135: Here Comes the Red Sun!

"New bait? Is it because I brought the crab traps, or is it due to my higher fishing level now?" Han Qiwu thought as he clicked on the detailed attributes of the new bait.

[Crab Trap Exclusive Bait]

[Note: A bait well-suited for crab traps, significantly reduces the chance of catching trash. Small chance to catch large lobsters.]

Wait a second, does the note mean crab traps don’t always guarantee catching small lobsters?

And there’s still a chance of catching trash?

Han Qiwu suddenly felt the urge to hurry to the mines to look for iron ore.

A recycling machine needs to be built as well.

Bringing his thoughts back, Han Qiwu excitedly purchased [Red Sun].

Twenty thousand gold for a fishing rod! Here I come!

After completing the purchase, a new system notification popped up in front of Han Qiwu.

[Congratulations, you’ve achieved your sixth accomplishment]

[Accomplishment: Generous Buyer]

[Accomplishment Effect: Additional items become visible on the trading list]

[Accomplishment Reward: 1,000 gold]

[Note: Doesn’t it feel great to spend five figures in one go? Keep working hard to earn more!]

"They even gave an achievement for this?" Han Qiwu looked at its properties in delight.

Generous Buyer? Could the next-tier achievement be called Spend Like There’s No Tomorrow?

There’s still more to study about the effects of this accomplishment, but the reward seems perfectly aligned with its cause.

Instant gold recovery.

Satisfying!

Closing the notification, Han Qiwu walked towards the beach while retrieving [Red Sun] from his storage.

Appearance-wise, the Red Sun lives up to its name. The rod’s body is reddish-brown, while its tip gleams a vibrant yellow, making it quite striking. Measuring about 8 meters in total length, it feels smooth to the touch, exuding a subtle warmth with the faint fragrance of redwood.

Checking the attributes.

[Redwood Fishing Rod: Red Sun]

[Star Rating: ☆☆]

[Exclusive to Han Qiwu]

[Attribute 1: Fishing range +4]

[Attribute 2: Float length +5]

[Below attributes exclusive to ☆☆ rating]

[Skill Included: Sunlight (Emit a beam of sunlight in the fishing game to briefly blind fish)]

[Equipment Level: Fishing Level 4 (Skill becomes usable only at Fishing Level 5)]

[Compatible with bait]

[Note: I wish to accompany you for life]

Exclusive to Han Qiwu.

Comfortable!

Walking to the rocks, Han Qiwu attached the bait and effortlessly cast his line into the water.

Though made of wood, the Red Sun is heavier compared to Clear Wind.

The weight fits Han Qiwu’s grip perfectly, as he had always felt Clear Wind was a bit too light.

A few minutes later, a blue-purple Swordshoot Fish obligingly swam over and swallowed the bait.

Fishing game triggered.

Just like the interface used to select fishermen, the fishing game now displayed a red button with a sun icon on the side.

"This float length is really something else!" Han Qiwu gleefully guided the float, chasing after the Swordshoot Fish’s icon.

Previously, when using Clear Wind, Han Qiwu’s float length was 3 (Fishing Level 3) + 8 (Clear Wind bonus) = 11.

Now, while using Red Sun, the float length is 4 (Fishing Level 4) + 3 (Stargazing Level bonus) + 5 (Red Sun bonus) = 12.

Even longer!

The longer, the stronger!

After fishing for a while, the Swordshoot Fish began using its skill: Summer Chaos Dash.

Its movement speed increased dramatically, leaving behind afterimages.

"Sunlight!"

Han Qiwu activated the skill associated with Red Sun.

A brilliant flash of light suddenly exploded across the entire screen of the fishing game.

Comparable to the flashbang effect in shooting games.

"Boom."

With the sound of the light explosion fading, the Swordshoot Fish instantly calmed down, with the word "Blinded" appearing over its head.

The icon sluggishly floated upward at a slow pace.

Han Qiwu controlled the float to follow it while silently counting seconds.

One second, two seconds.

After two seconds, the word "Blinded" disappeared over the Swordshoot Fish’s head, and it resumed its normal movement speed, as it was before using Summer Chaos Dash.

Five minutes later, Han Qiwu successfully fished up this Swordshoot Fish, and just as before, it automatically placed itself into the storage slot.

Checking its attributes, aside from notes, everything was the same as before.

[Ancient Swordshoot Fish]

[Sale Price: 700 gold]

[Stamina +300]

[Health -100]

[Note: Swordshoot Fish is a delicious ingredient]

Han Qiwu: "....."

I can’t eat it, so what does its taste have to do with me?

Right now, I, Han Qiwu, am nothing but a ruthless fishing-for-profit machine!

Attaching fresh bait, Han Qiwu cast his line into the water again while reflecting on the effects of the skill ’Sunlight’.

It seems Sunlight isn’t as aggressive as Thunderbolt. For one, its blinding merely slows down the Swordshoot Fish’s speed. And secondly, once the skill effect wears off, the fish returns to normal behavior.

But Han Qiwu felt it was acceptable.

One is a professional skill, while the other is a fishing rod skill. It’s natural for the two to differ in effectiveness.

As long as it works, it’s fine!

Why ask for too much?

Later, I’ll check Sunlight’s cooldown time.

Upon entering the fishing game again, Han Qiwu chased after Swordshoot Fish while glancing at the skill button nearby.

At that moment, the Sunlight skill button had dimmed, accompanied by a (0.2/0.8) indicator.

[Sunlight skill is recharging, source of recharge being biomechanical energy generated during fishing actions. Maximum capacity allows storing two light explosion energies simultaneously]

The 0.8 recharge value falls 0.2 short of the level-one Thunderbolt, but its storage capacity is also one less.

Overall, Han Qiwu was still quite satisfied.

Short cooldown, limited storage, decent effect.

A skill exclusive to two-star equipment is just delightful!

As they say, protect the environment—it’s everyone’s responsibility.

Two hours later.

Fishing this Swordshoot Fish left Han Qiwu with aching arms and a sore waist. He decided to take a break and set up the eight crab traps.

Examining the nearby terrain, Han Qiwu quickly ran towards the redwood forest area.

Due to the unique ecological environment of the redwood forest, its fish, shrimp, and crab resources were plentiful, making it an ideal spot to deploy crab traps.

Finding a suitable location, Han Qiwu took out one crab trap.

[Please add bait to the crab trap]

Glancing at his storage space, Han Qiwu grinned. "Perfect, I still have some leftover mine rat meat bait and roadblock worm bait that I’ve no use for lately. Let’s toss them into the traps and see how they perform."

After loading the bait, Han Qiwu threw the crab trap into the water and pressed its fixed line down with a few stones.

Following the same method, Han Qiwu placed the remaining seven crab traps around the redwood forest.

While setting the last trap, Han Qiwu felt the placement wasn’t ideal and prepared to retrieve it for repositioning.

[Please return in 24 hours to collect crab traps]

Alright then.

Let’s leave it for tomorrow.

Marking the time mentally, Han Qiwu returned to the rocks to continue fishing.

Strangely enough, despite fishing for so long, and even switching bait two or three times.

Each time a fish was lured to the bait, it was always a Swordshoot Fish.

While waiting for fish, Han Qiwu scanned the distant waters:

Fins, shadows, spouting jets of water, massive splashes, schools of small fish swirling... the ocean scenery had it all.

Clearly, this ancient ocean was bustling with activity. So why weren’t any other fish showing up for him?

After thinking it through, Han Qiwu concluded it must be the bait’s fault.

Once he has extra money, he plans to try the system’s bait purchases.

For now, he’ll fish Swordshoot Fish obediently—the clock is ticking.

An hour and a half later, an exhausted Han Qiwu reluctantly left the now-warm rock he’d been sitting on.

Goodbye, my Swordshoot Fish.

Goodbye, my rocky seat.

I’ll remember you.

Next time, I’ll sit on you again.

Reaching the secret trade point, Han Qiwu pulled all the Swordshoot Fish from his storage to sell.

Today, he encountered 35 Swordshoot Fish, lost 20, and successfully caught 15.

The reason he lost so many was partly due to his slowed reaction late into the fishing, and partly because of Sunlight’s recharge mechanics.

Whenever he managed to use the Sunlight skill, his fishing efficiency rose by at least half.

While fishing, Han Qiwu could clearly sense that some Swordshoot Fish moved faster and displayed overly dynamic movements—those were visibly uncatchable.

He guessed those were likely Silver Star or Gold Star tier Swordshoot Fish.

When encountering such fish, he’d quietly watch them perform without even trying.

Once they’re tired of putting on a show, they eventually leave on their own.

[By selling, you’ve earned 10,500 gold]