Farming Games are All About Grinding-Chapter 146 - 140: The Style Has Changed!

Just like the polluted mine layers encountered on the nineteenth level of the mine, as soon as Han Qiwu stepped out of the cable car, the glow around him shrank back several meters.

This layer’s polluted mine also compresses the view.

Just as Han Qiwu was about to take out a torch to extend his view range, Xiao Lai, who was resting on his shoulder, suddenly twitched his little nose, took a deep breath, and let out a thunderous sneeze.

"Achoo!"

The sneeze blasted forward for a good five to six meters with astonishing power.

Oddly enough, after Xiao Lai finished sneezing, the range of light around Han Qiwu returned to its original size.

"You’ve got talent, kid. Sneezing can expand the view range!"

Han Qiwu mentally took note of this strange occurrence and continued walking inside, curious to see what kind of mine creatures he would encounter.

After all, challenges also present opportunities.

From his previous experience in the polluted mine layer, Han Qiwu had acquired the blueprint for Xiao Lai’s incubator, the thick shell from a mutated crab, and some mutated stink bug meat whose purpose remains unknown.

Who knows what good stuff he might find this time?

Moreover, compared to his state during the last encounter with a polluted mine layer, Han Qiwu had now seriously upgraded.

Mysterious light crossbow in hand!

To put it frankly, he was practically invincible now.

If things got tough, he could simply build stairs and escape!

Even if we think about the worst-case scenario and the stairs don’t work, well, he still had grapeshot grenades!

As he walked through the dim passageway, Han Qiwu suddenly heard the rustling sound of wind blowing through leaves.

"Plant-type mine creatures?"

Han Qiwu cautiously walked while taking out his mysterious light crossbow.

He hadn’t encountered plant-type mine creatures in the mine before, so he had to stay vigilant.

If the Paralysis Bramble weren’t too burdensome to carry, Han Qiwu wouldn’t mind holding onto it as protection.

After moving just a few steps, Han Qiwu suddenly heard a "plop" sound.

The sound came from somewhere very close.

Upon hearing it, Han Qiwu immediately pointed his mysterious light crossbow at the source.

The creature at the source of the sound stared at Han Qiwu with innocent little bean-like eyes, its round, plump blue-green body blinking at him.

Wasn’t this Xiao Lai?

When did this guy fall?

After bending down to pick up Xiao Lai, Han Qiwu saw a system notification pop up:

[Your battle pet: Xiao Lai is currently afflicted by the effects of dizziness, confusion, and reduced discernment.]

Han Qiwu: "???"

Xiao Lai was poisoned?

Recalling the events just moments earlier, Han Qiwu hurriedly used his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose.

The air might be toxic!

As soon as he finished processing these thoughts, Han Qiwu looked around, only to realize he himself had already been affected.

[Confusion: Due to exposure to a toxic environment in a short period, your vision has altered.]

After the system notification flashed, Han Qiwu finally understood the steampunk-esque visuals he was perceiving.

In his eyes, the snow-covered minerals and icy walls had turned into a gradient of yellow shades.

Beyond yellow, thick patches of white and blue-green colors filled his view.

The whole visual style had transformed.

Honestly, if not for the worry that prolonged exposure could lead to serious problems, Han Qiwu might have found this scenery aesthetically pleasing.

It now looked like a magical world here.

"Could it be mushrooms? Are their spores toxic?" Han Qiwu secretly guessed as he hastened his footsteps.

Comparing his memory of the previous environment, Han Qiwu speculated that the [Confusion] effect merely inverted the colors in the scene.

"Pop pop pop pop!"

Xiao Lai, now dazed but suddenly lively, began hopping toward the right-hand side.

Seeing this, Han Qiwu quickly followed, taking a few steps toward the right. The closer he got, the louder the rustling of leaves grew.

It seemed he was heading in the right direction.

After walking over thirty meters, Han Qiwu’s field of vision revealed an enormous bright yellow plant in full bloom. Its massive flower head had a diameter of about thirty to forty centimeters.

"Could the poison have come from the pollen? Yellow’s opposite color is blue—so it’s entirely blue? What kind of flower is this?" Han Qiwu furrowed his brow and observed the surroundings carefully, deciding not to approach for now.

Instead, he retrieved a torch from his storage grid and tossed it toward the gigantic plant from afar.

Under the effect of [Confusion], even the torch appeared as a dull blue color, reminiscent of a sea flame.

As the torch landed near the colossal plant, the blue light illuminated its features. From afar, Han Qiwu caught a whiff of a rotten stench in the air.

At this moment, the system attributes popped up:

[Mutated King Flower]

[Level: 45]

[Attack Methods: Pollen, Corrosion, Entanglement]

[Description: Mutated King Flowers only appear in polluted mine layers.]

Level forty-five!

Seeing its level, Han Qiwu felt an urge to just build stairs and escape.

It could use entanglement; if it wrapped around him and corroded him, what could he possibly do?

In this situation, what’s the point of engaging with it? He might as well grab some minerals and make a run for it.

"Pfft!"

At that moment, Xiao Lai suddenly perked up on his shoulder and spat a mouthful of red venom toward the King Flower from afar.

If Han Qiwu hadn’t reacted, he would have thought the little guy was coughing up blood.

The red venom’s flight speed was slow, and as it approached the King Flower’s massive flower head, one of its branches quickly intercepted it.

The intercepting branch was thicker than the others, with snake-scale-like patterns. Its movements were sluggish, but as soon as it caught the red venom, it slumped lifelessly onto the ground.

Branch: "Damn it, this spit is toxic!"

"Xiao Lai’s venom seems very effective."

Through observation, Han Qiwu noted the mutated King Flower’s branches extended over five meters, not to mention its enormous flower head.

This looked like trouble.

Better shoot it with an arrow first and see what happens.

Raising his mysterious light crossbow, Han Qiwu struggled to aim at the lifeless branch on the ground.

"Bang!"

The sound of the firing mechanism echoed as the white crossbow arrow instantly hit the branch.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle."

By sheer luck, Han Qiwu’s arrow struck the exact spot where Xiao Lai’s venom had corroded it.

Thanks to Xiao Lai’s venom weakening the branch’s defensive power, the mysterious crossbow arrow managed to split the branch in half.

[Mutated King Flower Seed]

[Usage: Planting]

[Planting Conditions: Sow in all seasons, blooms in 10 days]

[Special Effects: Once bloomed, attracts insects and boosts crop yield on the farm. Each King Flower requires a 2×2 plot.]

[Note: Don’t worry, the King Flowers grown on the farm won’t stink.]

From the spot where the branch broke, a black seed wrapped in system glow fell out.

"A seed already? Does breaking special branches yield seeds, or does every branch have a chance to drop seeds?"

Seeing the seed, Han Qiwu’s curiosity piqued.