A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 230 Realism and Idealism

With Robin's consent, Leon followed Robin, wanting to see how she worked.

But Robin got in the car unexpectedly.

"Didn't we agree to renovate the kitchen?" Lyon asked in confusion.

"I didn't plan to remodel the plumbing in your kitchen, so I had to go back and get it," Robin explained.

"Okay, I was stupid, have a good trip." Lyon replied awkwardly.

"Don't worry, it will be done soon. I have all these materials stored in the warehouse in Pelican Town. After all, it would be too troublesome to transport them back and forth if we kept everything at home." Robin said and drove away.

Lyon waited at the farm for about twenty minutes before he heard the sound of a car engine.

"Leon, could you lend me a gentleman's hand?" Robin got out of the car and opened the tailgate of the pickup truck, teasing Leon.

"It's my honor to serve you, ma'am." Leon naturally joined in Robin's joke. While making witty remarks, he also went to the pickup truck to help move the pipes one by one.

"When I knew about your storage ability before, I was quite envious. If I had this ability, I wouldn't have to drive this old car around." After unloading the goods, Robin complained to Leon without blushing or beating his heart.

Leon's expression was also calm, and neither of them could see any sign of fatigue in the other, neither of them looking like they had just removed dozens of pipes of different diameters.

"So, what exactly is your family's genetic ability like?" Leon asked while shrugging his shoulders.

"Hehe, you'll know soon." Robin blinked and smiled mysteriously, then took out a hammer from the car, took two boxes of nails, and started to work.

"Leon, prepare the wood and stones for me. I need to dismantle this pile of junk first."

Robin, clutching a hammer, shouted at Leon from in front of the makeshift kitchen.

Leon nodded, and the next moment the 100 pieces of wood and stones that had been prepared were neatly divided into two piles and placed on the open space next to Robin.

"What a great ability." Robin sighed again, then walked into the temporary kitchen with a hammer and began to dismantle the wood that Leon had pieced together.

The process is very simple, no different from that of an ordinary carpenter, who removes the wood one by one, but Robin is very fast. With a knock of the hammer and a pull of his hand, a piece of wood is removed.

The nails that were originally used to fix the two pieces of wood fell off automatically as if they had self-awareness, and there was no process of removing the nails at all.

"Magnetic manipulation? Magneto!" Leon couldn't help but complain when he saw this.

"No, it's just the command of building materials." Although Robin didn't understand what Magneto meant, he understood the first sentence. He shook his head and explained, "I can adjust the position and status of all building materials according to my own ideas."

"Then why don't you just let these boards come apart by themselves?" Leon asked.

"Of course it's because there's no need. Using this ability is tiring. Why should we make extra efforts on a problem that can be solved manually?" Robin complained.

"Is it energy or physical strength that is consumed?" Lyon asked.

"I have both physical strength and energy. I haven't paid attention to these details. Anyway, every time I use this ability to be lazy, I end up being very tired. But I can recover after a rest and eating more." Robin explained.

"I've learned a lot." Upon hearing this, Leon couldn't help but give Robin a thumbs up. He was a natural born carpenter.

Then Leon watched as Robin completely dismantled the makeshift kitchen he had spent an afternoon building, even leaving the floor untouched.

This wasn't a renovation at all; Robin was planning to tear it down and rebuild. "I'll help you connect the pipes first. Don't get too close to me, or I won't be responsible if you get hurt by mistake," Robin warned Leon after dismantling the makeshift kitchen and then got busy.

Those pipes seemed to be alive in Robin's hands. As long as Robin put them on the ground, they would automatically blend into the soil. Their whereabouts were unknown, but Robin should know.

The pipes brought by Robin were almost used up, and the last few pipes were laid on the ground by Robin under Leon's gaze.

These pipes are directly connected together, with one end raised high and standing above the soil, and the other end integrated into the soil.

Then, using the pipe as a circle, Robin began to lay a foundation with stones. Under Robin's command, these independent stones merged into a whole, and a small half of them sank into the soil and connected with the earth. This outrageous scene left Leon stunned.

Then Robin started to build the floor on the foundation with wood. This time it was laid by hand, using hammers and nails, but Robin's movements were fast and smooth, and a 4*6 meter floor was soon laid on the stone foundation.

"I think you could do the work of an engineering team all by yourself."

While Robin was building another wall, Leon couldn't help but complain.

"I can handle small-scale construction projects by myself, but anything too large might be too much for me." Robin shook his head. "Besides, I can't take on projects like that. The Joja Engineering Group has basically cornered the market in this area."

"Including Pelican Town?" Leon asked.

"That's not the case. I'm the one who does most of the small projects in Pelican Town, because Joja's engineering team only takes on large projects. This way, they only occupy half of the construction market and won't be boycotted or cause trouble by the Craftsmen's Guild." Robin explained.

"Yeah, if Joja takes over the entire construction market, it's likely to incur public outrage. After all, if such a big piece of cake is taken away by one group alone, the others who don't get a piece of it might turn the table over." Leon nodded and complained.

"That's right. You're indeed a city dweller with a broad vision." Robin teased Leon.

"The more you hear and see, the more you will understand. It's the basic rules of society." Leon replied with a shrug.

"By the way, are there any construction workers with special abilities on the Joja team?"

"No, they rely on large machinery and professional workers to complete the construction. There are not many people with special abilities in this world, and even fewer who have anything to do with construction. Most of them come from carpenter or stonemason families, and it is impossible for them to work for others, like me." Robin shook his head and complained.

"Joja once recruited me and offered me an annual salary of 15WG, but I didn't want to leave Stardew Valley, nor did I want to join Joja, a profit-oriented and heartless business group, so I declined."

"15WG, Joja spent a lot of money." Leon was a little surprised when he heard the price. After all, the purchasing power of currency in this world is still very high.

"Without freedom, what's the difference between working and being in jail? No matter how much money you have, it's meaningless if you don't have your family around you and can't do what you want to do," Robin replied.

"That's because you have a skill. Ordinary people don't have such good conditions. They can only choose repetitive work in exchange for some wages to support their families." Lyon sighed.

"That's really unlike a farmer like you to say." Robin looked at Leon and complained, "You farmers are basically at the top of the professional chain, your social status is much higher than us carpenters, stonemasons and blacksmiths."

“But before coming to Stardew Valley, I was just an ordinary person trying to make a living,” Leon explained.

What he said was true, because before coming to Stardew Valley, both in his previous life and this life, he was an ordinary cow and horse. In his previous life, he was an employee of a large company, and in this life, he was an employee of the logistics department of the Joja family. They were both top-notch office workers who worked from five to nine.

If he hadn't chosen to inherit Red Star Farm, Leon might still be working hard to gain experience at the Joja headquarters. He certainly has the right to say this.

　Well, this chapter is a bit realistic and comes from my heart. If you don’t like it, I will delete it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)