A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 181: Resting under the Grass
Linus did not interrupt Lyon's thinking. After all, he had plenty of time. As long as Lyon was willing, he had plenty of time to wait for Lyon's next question.

"Then I'll eat my first Star Fruit. There shouldn't be any unexpected situations."

Leon came back to his senses, took out the Star Fruit, held it in his hand and asked Linus.

"Of course, there will be basically no accidents with the first Star Fruit, unless you eat it too fast and choke, and no one helps you with first aid. In this case, you may choke to death before the fruit is converted into power." Linus made a joke to ease Leon's tension.

"Then I'll eat it. There's no need for any pre-meal ceremony." Leon complained while holding up the Star Fruit.

"Of course, eat, kid, I'm here with you." Linus patiently comforted Leon.

Leon nodded after hearing this, and then stuffed a corner of the Star Fruit into his mouth.

After taking a bite, the rich juice and smooth jelly-like flesh bloomed on the tip of Lyon's tongue, but what Lyon tasted was not the taste of fruit. At this moment, his entire mouth was filled with the aroma of the egg fried rice that he had almost forgotten, which was once made by his father.

Leon was not surprised by this, because the Star Fruit would bring back the most profound taste in people's memories, which is commonly known as the "taste of mother", and the taste is different for different people.

Leon, who had not tasted this flavor for a long time, continued to eat the Star Fruit greedily. Only after he swallowed the entire Star Fruit did he lick his lips with satisfaction.

As the chewed Star Fruit entered the esophagus and flowed into the stomach, Leon felt a warm current in his abdomen. This warm current began to spread in all directions of the body with the navel as the center. After passing through the whole body, this comfortable heat went straight to Leon's brain.

At this moment, Leon was in a trance, and countless scenes from his memory emerged before his eyes, some happy, some sad, and some ordinary daily.

Finally, these images stopped at an old man. Behind the old man were huge bunches of rice. The rice plants were very tall and the ears of rice were very large. Each grain of rice was like an evergreen tree, and the golden and heavy ears of rice on the treetops were bent by the full rice, forming an umbrella to block the sunlight for the old man who was sleeping under the rice.

At this moment, the old man suddenly opened his eyes, and with a kind smile on his face, he asked Leon: "Child, are you full?"

"I'm full." Leon answered immediately, and with his answer, the old man smiled, a very happy smile.

At the same time, the images began to blur. Finally, Leon regained his normal vision. Looking at Linus who was concerned in front of him, he felt his eyes seemed to be a little moist just as he was about to speak.

"Who did you see?" Linus took out a clean handkerchief from somewhere and handed it to Leon to wipe his tears, and asked curiously.

"An old man whom I will probably never forget in my life." Leon answered seriously.

"Grandpa?" Linus thought the grandfather Leon was talking about was his old friend. His expression was filled with relief and envy. "It's okay. It's just the Star Fruit that brought back your most important memories. What abilities did you gain?"

"I don't know." Leon shook his head and stood up. Although he felt that his physical fitness had been significantly enhanced, his strength and reaction ability were stronger than before, he had no understanding of the special power.

Just when Lyon thought that he might have only received physical enhancement, the system's prompt finally came.

"You have received the protection and blessing of a heroic spirit from another world. Your special ability—Enjoying the Shade Under the Grain—has been unlocked."

"Enjoying the Shade Under the Grain: The probability of giant crops appearing on the farm is doubled, the yield of specific crops is doubled, and there is a chance to obtain high-quality seeds when harvesting specific crops." Looking at this familiar word, which represents the grandfather's frequent talk about his yearning for a prosperous agriculture in his dreams, Leon took a deep breath.

Only then did he understand why agriculture was an obsession planted in the dragon's bloodline, just like the way we greet each other in our daily lives.

"Have you eaten?" "Yes."

This kind of daily greeting demonstrates the respect and desire for food that is engraved in the bones of the Chinese people.

This blessing also made Lyon feel the encouragement and protection from the land where his roots once lay.

"Don't know? Perhaps it's because the time has not come for this ability to be triggered yet. Don't worry, even without the gift of special abilities, the increase in your physical strength from the Star Fruit alone is a great benefit. Besides, your limit is more than just one Star Fruit. At worst, you can try to awaken a special ability next time."

At this moment, Linus thought that Leon was regretting not being able to gain special abilities from using the Star Fruit, so he hurriedly comforted Leon.

Leon didn't explain much, just smiled at Linus and said, "Thank you, old man. I feel good, better than ever before."

Linus nodded. Although he didn't know what exactly happened, seeing Leon's smile that came from the heart, he chose to believe what Leon said.

"How does it feel to eat a star fruit for the first time?"

After Leon calmed down, Linus guided Leon to sit down and asked.

"It's good. It brings back a lot of memories that were almost forgotten." Lyon sighed.

"Haha, really." Linus said with a smile: "You will have the opportunity to obtain other star fruits in the future. I hope you can get used to this wonderful experience."

"I will." Leon said, looking up at the sky. After a moment, he fixed his gaze on Linus: "Old man, what ability did you awaken after eating the Star Fruit?"

"Me?" Linus was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he stretched out his hand, and a breeze blew on Leon's cheek out of thin air. At the same time, Leon heard Linus's voice in his ears, but when he looked at Linus, he found that the other's mouth did not move at all.

"This is the ability I gained from eating the first star fruit. It's the voice of the wind. I can let the wind convey my voice, and I can also let the wind bring me back the voices from far away."

"What a convenient ability." Leon sighed. Although it was not a special skill in combat, if used well, it would definitely be a perfect skill for a spy chief.

"Yes, through it, I can chat with many old friends who are far away from me." Linus said, and couldn't help but comfort Leon.

"The abilities granted by the Star Fruit generally meet your needs or subconscious desires. I believe the same is true for your awakened abilities. It's just that you haven't discovered their existence yet."

(End of this chapter)