CHAPTER 239: CHAPTER 231 TASK: ELIMINATE THE MEDITERRANEAN

Seeing the attributes of the Giant Mushroom cultivation, Han Qiwu was delighted.

The cultivated Giant Mushroom only required a loss of 20 HP to taste—didn’t that mean he could get one to try today?

However, considering the immense strength effect that the cultivated Giant Mushroom provided, Han Qiwu thought it would be better to save it for when he went down the mines.

No point wasting it.

Glancing at the time, Han Qiwu walked over to the storage box, grabbed his supplies, and prepared to head to the secret realm for some fishing before going to find Egger in the mines.

Today was also the day the traveling merchant arrived; he’d need to make some extra money.

And buying wine from Egger also required money!

Han Qiwu sighed, feeling deeply that he was still just a poor man.

Without putting in more effort, he wouldn’t even be able to afford a Fire Duck Coop.

Riding his bike to the entrance of the secret realm, Han Qiwu excitedly pushed the large stone aside.

[Available stay time today: 2 hours]

Not bad at all.

Han Qiwu happily perched on a large reef at the secret realm’s beach and cast his line to fish for Swordshoot Fish.

He had originally planned to buy some Golden Chef Shark Bait, but when he saw the pitiful 139 gold coins in his pocket, he obediently backed away from the trading post.

Couldn’t afford it.

"I’ll just catch a Swordshoot Fish first, sell it, and then use that money to buy some Golden Chef Shark Bait," Han Qiwu thought to himself. Taking a deep breath, he put on his raincoat and fisherman’s hat and started fishing.

An hour and a half later.

[Through trade, you have earned 15,500 gold]

"Phew."

Walking out of the secret realm, Han Qiwu let out a long breath, his face filled with joy.

The feeling of having money was just too good.

This significant haul was entirely thanks to the number of bonuses Han Qiwu currently enjoyed while fishing.

The fisherman’s hat increased fishing level, the Fisherman’s Acumen boosted sale prices, the Jade Pixiu and Redwood Kirin increased luck, and the raincoat improved the chance of higher-quality fish appearing.

With all these bonuses stacking up, today’s haul from fishing was almost ridiculously high.

He’d even skipped collecting the crab traps today, just to focus on fishing.

"Today is such a good day, everything I want to do is turning out well." Han Qiwu hummed a tune as he rode his bike towards the mines to find Egger.

As he biked past the [Hundred Herbs Seeds Store] in the town, Han Qiwu suddenly remembered the task segment he’d seen on TV earlier that morning. He stopped his bike and walked inside to check out the help tasks.

Upon entering, he first glanced at the seed vending machine.

Yep, still the same seeds.

Turning his gaze to the wall beside him, he actually spotted a task this time.

[Help Task – Eliminate the Mediterranean!]

[Task Description: Due to Tu Tou working overtime too much, his young age has already led him into the clutches of the Mediterranean hair crisis. Adding insult to injury, he accidentally damaged his meticulously collected documents last night. Exhausted physically and mentally, he is desperately in need of help.]

[Task Objective: Deliver "108 Tricks for Hair Care Over 5,000 Years" to Tu Tou]

[Task Reward: 3,000 gold + special reward]

[Task Completion Time: 3 hours]

"Only 3 hours to complete the task?" Han Qiwu felt a bit lucky. Fortunately, he’d come by; otherwise, he’d have missed such an easy help task.

However, Han Qiwu couldn’t help but feel curious about this 3-hour time limit.

Could it be that, in three hours, Brother Tu’s remaining hair would all fall out?

Han Qiwu accepted the task and biked home to grab the reward he’d received earlier: "108 Tricks for Hair Care Over 5,000 Years."

From Tu Tou, to Tu Tou.

He wondered if Tu Tou would even recognize it.

Meanwhile, as Han Qiwu biked home, Tu Tou stood in his bathroom with a pale face, glaring at the strands of hair scattered around the sink in fury and despair.

"Could it be that I’ve really reached this point? Ugh, if I had known, I would’ve backed up those manuals a few more times. I haven’t looked at them in years, and now I’ve forgotten everything in them."

Feeling slightly hopeless, Tu Tou glanced at the video on his screen titled "How to Shape a Bald Head in Five Minutes" but hesitated to open the box of clippers sitting on the table.

"Once I take that step, there’ll be no turning back." Tu Tou sighed, walking slowly towards the clipper box.

Though it was only a dozen steps, it took him nearly five minutes as he kept giving himself pep talks along the way.

"What’s the big deal? Plenty of movie stars are bald too!"

"Bald is so much easier to manage! Just slap on some facial cleanser in the morning, and you’re done!"

"Worst case, I’ll just wear a hat whenever I go out."

Just as Tu Tou was about to open the clipper box, Han Qiwu’s voice called from outside: "Brother Tu, are you home?"

Hurriedly grabbing his drone remote, Tu Tou controlled the drone to fly towards Han Qiwu.

He wasn’t a fan of face-to-face conversations to begin with, and given the current situation, he definitely didn’t want to meet anyone.

When the drone arrived in front of Han Qiwu, Tu Tou spoke through its speaker: "I’m home. What’s up? Why didn’t you just message me?"

Han Qiwu thought to himself, *I would’ve loved to message you, but this book is too thick for me to photograph page by page.*

What’s more, the book had a restriction—only those with severe hair loss could read it.

Han Qiwu couldn’t even open it himself.

Smiling at the drone, he yelled, "I was just passing by and thought I’d bring you a couple of potatoes to eat."

With that, he placed two large red-skinned potatoes onto the drone.

He had grabbed them on his way home earlier since he otherwise wouldn’t have been able to explain why he came all this way.

Seeing those two large red-skinned potatoes, Tu Tou’s eyes lit up, and he quickly expressed his gratitude: "Ah, these are great! Thank you so much—I’ll transfer you the money later. My house is a bit inconvenient right now, but come hang out next time."

Han Qiwu was starting to feel a bit worn out. He realized this task wasn’t going to be as easy after all.

Even getting inside the house was proving tough; there was no way he could just slip the book onto the drone.

Wait, why couldn’t he?

After all, the drone could hold it, and once it brought the book back to Tu Tou, the task should count as completed—right?

And now that the idea hit him, he even figured out the perfect excuse.

He sprung into action.

As he placed the potatoes onto the drone, he slipped the book in as well, then smiled and waved at the drone: "Brother Tu, I recently bought this book online, but I don’t have a scanner at home. If you have time, could you help scan it into an e-book version for me? You can keep the physical copy."

"No problem," Tu Tou readily agreed. He had all the equipment at home and could even write an automated program to scan, flip pages, and upload it.

"Alright, see you next time!" Han Qiwu waved and rode off on his bike.

Tu Tou slowly controlled the drone to fly back into the house. After taking the potatoes, he casually picked up the book.

Glancing at the cover, his interest was piqued.

"A hair care book? Why would Xiao Han buy this? Could it be... he needs it too?" Wondering aloud, Tu Tou opened the book out of curiosity.

Unexpectedly, the more he read, the more enthralled he became, finding that the author of the book was practically his soulmate, mirroring his own ideas and desires perfectly!

In one sitting, Tu Tou read for half an hour. Brimming with excitement, he opened a shopping app on his phone and went on an intense buying spree for all the items needed for hair care.

"Come back to me, my hair!"

Ten minutes later, as Han Qiwu cycled towards the mines, a system notification rang out.

[Help Task – Eliminate the Mediterranean has been completed]

[Task Reward of 3,000 gold has been issued]

[Special Reward – Random Farm Processing Equipment Blueprint is being drawn]

A few seconds later, a blueprint appeared in Han Qiwu’s inventory.

[Mayonnaise Machine Blueprint]