A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 134 I want them all!

"Tsk tsk tsk, just three pieces. If you collect five, you can smelt an iridium ingot. What's the use of three pieces?" Although Lyon said with disgust, he still put it into his backpack honestly.

After all, this is iridium ore, a genuine top-level mineral resource.

"Lyon, are you okay?" After seeing that Leon had dealt with the giant purple slime, Maru immediately ran to Leon and asked despite his father's obstruction.

After all, this matter has a lot to do with her. If she hadn't broken the outer shell of the meteorite and released the dangerous monster, Leon wouldn't have to take the risk of fighting it.

"It's just a slime, do whatever you want with it." Leon waved his hand, then restored the Galaxy Watermelon Knife in his hand to its normal state and put it into his backpack.

Anyway, Maru and Demetrius had already seen it when I took it out before, so there was no need to hide it.

"So cool, where did you hide the weapon?" Maru watched Leon's performance of disappearing out of thin air, and his curiosity was immediately aroused.

"Space folding technology, black technology." Lyon said perfunctorily.

"I'm sorry that Maru's behavior caused you trouble. I'm glad you're okay."

Demetrius also came over at this moment and apologized to Leon with a complicated expression.

"It's okay. There's no threat anyway. It's just the damage caused by this unexpected situation. Mr. Demetrius, look at it."

Leon walked around Maru and came to Demetrius, rubbing his hands, suggesting that Demetrius bleed a little.

Demetrius naturally understood what Leon meant and nodded: "I will compensate you, but not in cash."

"Then what can you compensate for?" Lyon asked.

"When this farm was abandoned, I visited it during a land survey and noticed a natural cave here. The space and environment are excellent, so I can help you renovate the cave."

Demetrius patiently explained, "I can offer two options. One is to transform it into a bat cave. This transformation will attract fruit bats, who tend to hide fruit in their roosting caves. This will allow you to have access to fresh fruit collected by these bats over a long period of time. The other option is to transform it into a mushroom cave. I will install about six fungus cultivation tanks inside, utilizing the cave's environmental advantages to create a fully automated mushroom cultivation facility."

"The fruit bat cave," Leon decided directly.

He's quite familiar with cave renovations, though, as they're a fixed plot point triggered by Demetrius when the player's total assets reach 25000G. Demetrius will visit your farm in the morning and tell you he needs help with some research. He'll then modify the cave to attract fruit bats or produce mushrooms, with the player choosing the type of renovation.

Even though it was now compensation, Leon wasn't completely unacceptable. After all, he hadn't earned enough money yet, and he wasn't sure if Demetrius would follow the plot even if he did. It was better to use it as compensation and unlock this additional income project sooner rather than later. As for opening a fruit bat cave, it was also Leon's decision. Not only could he make money from the fruit brought back by the fruit bats, but he could also gain experience in wild foraging by harvesting it. Furthermore, these fruits were likely to be high-quality, and the range of their production was very wide, with some even requiring the cultivation of fruit trees.

Lyon still hasn't found where to buy fruit trees, and the sacrifices in the old community center require fruits from various fruit trees. Lyon will naturally not miss out on any opportunity to provide additional channels for obtaining fruits produced by fruit trees.

Although the Mushroom Cave is also quite good, considering that you need to go to the Mushroom Cave to pick mushrooms every day, and picking mushrooms does not increase wild picking experience, and you cannot obtain high-quality mushrooms, Lyon is still reluctant to consider the Mushroom Cave option.

"Dad, why don't you add both modifications? After all, the living environment of fruit bats and mushrooms is basically the same, and one is on the ground and the other on the top of the rock, so their living space does not overlap." Maru, who was listening on the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Oh, is it possible like this?" Lyon became interested instantly when he heard that he could enjoy the benefits of two kinds of transformation.

"It's possible, but it's quite troublesome, and the fruit bats might destroy the incubator." Demetrius looked at Maru helplessly and explained to Leon.

"It would be better to use birch wood for the incubation box. Fruit bats hate the smell of birch the most. As long as birch wood is used as the incubation box, the fruit bats will not actively destroy the growth environment of the mycelium. Moreover, the feces of the fruit bats can also become fertilizer for the development of fungi, killing two birds with one stone." Maru analyzed seriously.

"Ahem, Mr. Demetrius, I think Maru's proposal is very good, and if both types of transformation can be carried out, it will also be a good research direction. The topic is the symbiotic relationship between animals and plants. I think it is very promising." Leon echoed from the side. After all, it would be too cruel to ask him to choose one when he knew he could have both.

Leon then declined, fearing that Demetrius might find it troublesome. He continued, "If you find it troublesome, Mr. Demetrius doesn't have to modify the cave. After all, it was an unexpected situation, and Maru's safety is already a good result. However, I'm still a little unfamiliar with meteorites, so I may invite Maru to the farm more often to help me research. Of course, I will accompany Maru on the research to avoid accidents like today."

Upon hearing this, Demetrius immediately realized Lyon's ill intentions. He knew that Lyon was using Maru as an excuse to threaten him, but Demetrius didn't dare to bet whether Lyon had other intentions. This was a blatant conspiracy, but he had no choice.

"Okay, I'll help you transform the cave into an environment suitable for the symbiosis of fruit bats and mushrooms. As for the research on this meteorite, a small sample is enough for analysis. Maru has school and clinic work to deal with, so she doesn't have the time to study meteorites here."

"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Demetrius." Seeing that Demetrius had compromised, Leon could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

Maru was also happy for Leon and relieved at the same time. After all, her previous behavior had caused a big trouble. Fortunately, Leon's fighting power was very high, so she avoided the danger of the monster.

Demetrius sighed and urged Maru, "Maru, let's take the meteorite sample and leave. Didn't Mr. Leon say he still needs to go mining? We can't delay his work schedule."

"Well, thank you for your help this time, Leon. I will definitely thank you for your help when I have the chance." Maru nodded obediently, and then took away the small piece of meteorite sample that had been cut off before with Demetrius, and said goodbye to Leon in the unhappy expression of Demetrius.

"It's all a small matter. Goodbye, Mr. Demetrius. I look forward to your cave renovation plan." Leon waved his arms and happily saw Demetrius and Maru off.

(End of this chapter)