CHAPTER 480: CHAPTER 467 LIGHTNING ROD

"Is this the legendary bird meat lamp?"

It’s lit! It’s lit!

Thank goodness Little Electric is all about playing with electricity, otherwise it would have ended up fried.

After more than ten minutes, a new prompt appeared above Little Electric’s head.

[Spicy Fruit digestion complete, Fire Resistance +50 (this value is affected by the owner’s Fire Resistance)]

Little Electric’s increased Fire Resistance turned out to be higher than Xiao Lai’s.

How strange.

Clearly Xiao Lai is larger in both size and weight.

Could it be that being electrocuted by the electric jellyfish improved the absorption effect?

Looking at the owner slowly turning his gaze toward him.

Xiao Lai was terrified.

"Master, I specialize in poison. If I get shocked twice, I’ll shrivel up."

Luckily, Han Qiwu ultimately abandoned this idea.

Maybe next time when encountering other fruits.

Experiments must control variables, right?

Can’t just do things randomly.

After checking that nothing else was happening in the yard, Han Qiwu walked into the side room, retrieved the jars of strawberry jam and pickled peppers, added new ingredients, and put milk into the nearby cheese press.

Tomorrow morning, there will be food ready.

Back in the house, Han Qiwu glanced at his phone. Just then, he saw a message from Mr. Tang: "I’ve made it home. My dad called me to deal with some things earlier, so I’ve been busy until now. Get some rest soon, okay? Good night~."

"Good night~ Remember to put things in the fridge; don’t eat it all at once."

Putting down the phone, Han Qiwu rested his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling.

Who knows what he was thinking about.

March 28 Daily Log

Planting Experience +621

Foraging Experience +1641

Fishing Experience +0

Combat Experience +0

Mining Experience +0

Character Affection Changes:

None

Current Gold: 21,600

Total Earnings: 497,169 Gold

[Congratulations, your Foraging skill has reached level 6]

[Foraging Specialization +1]

[Your Climbing ability has improved]

[You have learned to craft a lightning rod]

"Drip-drip-drip"

"Drip-drip-drip"

Han Qiwu was woken up by the sound of raindrops hitting the eaves.

Spring rain is no longer gentle as it was earlier in the season; the sound it makes hitting the eaves is especially crisp.

"Ah."

Han Qiwu yawned and opened the log to check it.

A sigh.

You can’t have both game progress and hanging out with Mr. Tang.

Fishing, combat, and mining income were all zero.

But there’s something to celebrate: the Foraging skill leveled to six, following closely behind the Planting skill.

"Learned to craft a lightning rod? Why is this thing on the Foraging route?" Han Qiwu curiously opened the blueprint for the lightning rod.

[Lightning Rod]

[Function: Avoid Lightning]

[Required Materials: [Iron Ingot] ×1, [Quartz] ×1, [Spider Leg] ×1]

[Effect: The lightning rod can attract surrounding lightning to generate batteries]

[Note: It helps you collect energy]

"The materials for crafting are kind of interesting." Han Qiwu jumped up, quickly freshened up, grabbed an umbrella, retrieved materials from the storage box, and crafted one on the spot.

For crafting, he used regular iron ingots. He had initially planned to use Flame Iron Ingots, but considering that the spider legs at home were all frozen ones, mixing hot and cold components would surely create issues. Better to keep it simple.

[Crafting Lightning Rod, Estimated Time: 5 minutes]

While waiting for the lightning rod to craft, Han Qiwu returned to the kitchen, made two white buns using flour, stuffed them with leftover stewed meat, and prepared simple Roujiamos. He paired them with two slices of cheese.

Such a humble breakfast.

Delicious indeed.

After eating his fill, Han Qiwu wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth, retrieved the freshly crafted lightning rod from the storage compartment for a closer look.

The newly crafted lightning rod was about the length of an adult’s forearm and 8 centimeters thick. It wasn’t particularly heavy when held, and its tip was exceptionally smooth. Its base contained many intricate structures, looking somewhat high-tech.

"It attracts surrounding lightning to create batteries. If that’s the case, batteries will likely be materials needed for crafting other items later. Considering how few resources the lightning rod requires, it’s possible that battery units will need more materials." Han Qiwu analyzed while studying the lightning rod.

Among the crafting materials for the lightning rod: Quartz is easily obtainable, as the home’s trash recycler can generate it. Iron Ingots aren’t a concern either. However, spider legs—there are only a couple left in the house.

"There just happen to be no spiders in the Lava Cave yet. Next time I encounter some, I’ll try to snap off a few extra legs." Han Qiwu returned the lightning rod to the storage compartment.

No need to use it for now.

After all, it’s been ages since the game-world had lightning storms.

"I wonder if the lightning inside the hidden Thunder Realm can be collected. Once I’ve crafted more lightning rods, I should go check it out."

After finishing his research into the new item, Han Qiwu stood up and stretched his waist. It was only then that he noticed the drizzle outside had gradually stopped. The crops in the yard were adorned with numerous water droplets, looking vibrantly lush and particularly enticing. The rapeseed flowers still carried faint system glows.

The rapeseed flowers are ready for harvest!

The matured rapeseed flowers were not as splendid as when they were blooming; their colors were dimmer, slightly grayish. But this was the color of harvest.

Han Qiwu walked over and peeled open a few pods in the middle of the rapeseed flower shafts. He saw that the seeds inside had roughly half brown kernels, and half red-brown mixed kernels—perfect timing for harvest!

"Time to gather!"

Han Qiwu picked the largest rapeseed flower for today’s ceremonial start, and reached out to touch it.

[A batch of rapeseeds (Gold Star Quality)] ×2

[Stamina +40]

[Health +30]

[Selling Price: 150 Gold]

[Note: Use rapeseeds of the same quality as much as possible to produce rapeseed oil]

Gold Star right off the bat!

The harvested rapeseeds were deep brown throughout, emanated a faint rapeseed fragrance, and were sufficiently heavy.

Glancing at the note, Han Qiwu silently committed it to memory.

Time to keep gathering!

"Swish-swish-swish-swish"

In just about ten minutes, Han Qiwu harvested all forty plots of rapeseed flowers. With the multiple yield bonuses from the farm, he collected [A batch of rapeseeds] ×124, with Gold Star quality accounting for about one-fourth, Silver Star quality half, and the rest ordinary quality.

With the various bonuses, Silver Star quality crops made up the majority.

After gathering everything, Han Qiwu eagerly approached the oil press.

[Please input oil-bearing crop seeds, such as peanuts, rapeseeds, sesame, etc.]

"Should check when sesame can be planted. If I make some sesame oil, I can snack on it occasionally." Han Qiwu mumbled to himself while taking out a Gold Star-quality [A batch of rapeseeds] and placing it into the oil press.

[Please continue adding rapeseeds (1/3)]

"No wonder the note mentioned that. Makes sense; rapeseeds probably have a lower oil yield compared to peanuts."

Han Qiwu added two more batches of Gold Star-quality rapeseeds.

[Pressing oil, estimated time: 1 hour. Please place a container at the outlet.]

The speed seemed unchanged. Han Qiwu grabbed a mayonnaise glass jar and placed it at the outlet.

All set.