A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 131 Laziness is the driving force behind technological progress
After returning to the farm, Lyon brushed his teeth and went straight to bed. When the sun rose the next day, Lyon opened his eyes, started his daily wash and breakfast, and then began to water the crops in the fields.

It took more than an hour to pour the water.

"The watering can is still a little slow. I have to think of a way." After watering the plants, Lyon took back the watering can and began to think about how to improve the efficiency of watering without upgrading the watering can.

In fact, there are many ways, such as getting some sprinklers, or digging canals to divert water into the fields, but the sprinkler formula required for the former has not been unlocked by yourself, and the latter is likely to divert too much water and flood the crops.

The simplest and most practical method Lyon could think of was a combination of a water pump and a hose.

However, where to buy the water pump is a problem. It happens that Maru is coming to visit the farm today, so I can ask her about the situation. First, ask her stepmother Robin if she has one, and then ask her if she can make it.

However, he didn't know when Maru would come, so after watering the plants, Leon went into the cabin and turned on the TV.

"Oh, it's you again, the kid from Stardew Valley. Let me help you listen to the whispers of the elves and see what your fortune is today."

After turning the TV channel to Velvik's fortune-telling, Velvik noticed that Leon was listening. "The elves are very happy today, child. Good luck to you."

After saying that, the TV channel switched back to the movie channel that Leon was watching before turning off the TV yesterday.

"Are you lucky? It seems like a good day to go mining." When Lyon heard that his luck was good today, he became addicted to mining.

After all, most of the recipes unlocked by the system require mineral materials, and the gems in the mines are also an extremely attractive source of additional income.

In addition, Lyon is now idle and has nothing to do. If he doesn't go to the mine to do something, Lyon always feels that he has lost 100 million.

But he had another appointment with Maru today, which gave Leon a headache. He had to wait and see the time of Maru's visit. He could wait until nine o'clock at most. If Maru did not show up after nine o'clock, he would have to cancel the visit invitation and go straight to the mine.

Glancing at the watch in his hand, it was only a quarter past seven. Thinking that he would have to go to the mine today, Lyon began to prepare to enter the mine.

The first thing he did was to clean out his backpack, leaving only a pickaxe, a hoe, and ninety-nine stones as emergency reserves. Because of the last increase in mining level, he unlocked an essential item for mining.

"Stairs: Quickly create a passage to the next level of the mine. Required materials: 99 stones."

Of course, Lyon did not make the stairs in advance as a reserve. After all, he was not sure whether he would need it. The consumption of 99 stones was quite a luxury for Lyon now, so he would try not to use it if possible.

Next is my own backpack. Although it can't carry anything heavy, it is great for carrying some light things. Although the space in my backpack was more than enough for the last time I went mining, it's not a big deal to bring an extra backpack. It's better to be prepared.

And Lyon didn't plan to purchase supplies this time. He bought a box of mineral water last time and didn't finish it, so there were still eighteen bottles left. Lyon didn't like bread very much, so during his free time, he took a bowl of flour and three eggs from the refrigerator. Lyon planned to make some pancakes as a reserve food.

Knead the dough, roll it out and add eggs, stack it, apply oil and sprinkle with chopped chives, and finally fry until both sides are golden brown. Place it on a plate and wait for it to cool down before starting to fry the second pot.

After the two of them had used up all the dough, Lyon looked at the pile of pancakes in the basin and put them into the system backpack.

Although it occupies a grid, the things stored in the system backpack will be stopped in time and isolated from the outside world. The pancakes placed in it will probably not rot even if they are left for dozens of days. This is what Leon likes most about the system backpack, because this function is much more effective than a refrigerator for storing fragile and perishable food.

As Leon began to clean the frying pan and the dough bowl, Maru appeared at the entrance of Red Star Farm. "Hi, Leon, good morning."

From a distance, Maru saw Lyon squatting beside the wooden house washing the pot, and waved his hands to greet him.

"Good morning, Maru." Leon responded, "You can go shopping first, I'll be done soon."

"Yeah." Maru nodded, and then immediately turned his attention to the neat farmland in front of the wooden house.

After a quick glance at the crops that had already sprouted, some even reaching maturity, Maru exclaimed, "Your farmland is truly fertile, and your farming skills are exceptional. These plants are growing well and are healthy. But can you take care of such a large area?"

"It's okay, just barely." Lyon replied modestly.

"I was planning to come over earlier to help you, but it looks like you've already finished watering. I can't imagine how early you got up in the morning." Seeing that the soil at the roots of the plants in such a large field was moist, Maru knew that Leon had completed his daily watering work.

"Speaking of watering, Maru, do you know if Robin sells water pumps?" Leon, who had already finished cleaning the frying pan, walked over to Maru and asked.

"We really don't have this. We have to go to the city to buy this kind of equipment because there is no one in the town who needs it." Maru replied.

"Will you do it?" Lyon continued to ask.

"A water pump? I haven't tried it, but I know the theory, so I should be able to make it." Maru held his chin and thought for a moment: "What's wrong? Do you need a water pump?"

"Well, I plan to use a water pump to extract the water from the reservoir, and then use hoses and pressurized sprinklers to semi-automate the watering work," Leon explained.

"That's a good idea indeed." Maru's eyes lit up when he heard that. "Leon, I didn't expect you to think of using this method to free up the tedious farm work. I thought you were a traditional farmer."

"After all, technology changes our lives, and why should we follow tradition when there are more convenient and faster ways? Isn't laziness the driving force behind technological progress?" Leon replied to Maru.

Maru couldn't help but adjust his glasses when listening to Leon's words, and nodded excitedly: "Yeah, yeah, Leon, you summarized it very well. You are indeed from a big city."

"This has nothing to do with whether I'm from a big city or not. Just like you living in Pelican Town doesn't hide your talent for scientific research, does it?" Leon asked back.

"I just learned more and more diversely than others. And my father is also an excellent scientist, so it is under his guidance that I have my current knowledge base." Maru hurriedly explained, seeming to be uncomfortable with Leon's praise.

"Oh, by the way, my dad also wants to come and see the meteorite, Leon, can I let him come too?"

When his father was mentioned, Malu immediately remembered that his father was still waiting outside the farm for him to help him get Leon's approval for his application to enter the farm.

"Of course." Leon did not refuse, and he could also understand Demetrius's thoughts.

(End of this chapter)