A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 242 You're Really Laughing

Abigail's answer confused Leon. Originally, Leon guessed that old man Linus was observing secretly or Master Rasmodesmus was monitoring the whole process to ensure that Abigail could successfully reunite with him.

But Abigail said that Linus gave her a talisman.

Judging from Leon's ability to disguise and hide his true abilities in front of Linus, this big guy is probably just an ordinary homeless old man in the eyes of the residents of Pelican Town.

The only people who knew about his peculiarity were probably myself, the mage Rasmodes, and Marungir of the Explorers' Guild.

Based on this understanding, Abigail actually believed that the amulet given by a homeless old man could guarantee her safety, and then she happily went into the mine to find herself. Should we say that she is naive or that she is careless?
However, facing the pitiful Abigail, Leon was not in a position to scold her for being so stupid. Instead, he asked Abigail, "Let me see that amulet."

Upon hearing this, Abigail obediently took out a purple mark in the shape of an inverted triangle, which was quite heavy in her hand.

"Powerful Magical Defense Amulet (Treasure): This precious amulet is made primarily of iridium ingots and infused with a large amount of magical metal and gem essence. The arcane magic contained within it provides the strongest protection for its holder. Due to the special magical rules it contains, this amulet can only be used by designated individuals."

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After seeing the annotations on the amulet during the system appraisal, Leon finally understood why Linus was so confident in Abigail coming to him.

Moreover, this thing obviously does not seem to be the work of Linus. Instead, it is very similar to the ability of a certain petty wizard.

This inevitably led Leon to a well-founded conclusion in his mind: the romantic affair of a certain petty wizard did not seem to be groundless.

The thing is good, but unfortunately only Abigail can use it, so Leon returned the amulet to Abigail and earnestly reminded her: "This amulet is very precious, you must carry it with you."

"Ah, I originally thought it was just a small prop used by Mr. Linus to comfort and encourage others." Abigail took the amulet carefully and complained.

"This amulet can really protect your safety." Leon shook his head and then asked Abigail, "Do you really want to go down the mine with me?"

"Yeah." Abigail nodded. If she was alone, she might have taken the elevator back, but with Leon around, she was still quite confident.

After seeing the amulet, Leon was sure that Abigail already had a trump card to ensure her own safety, so there was no need to worry about taking her to the mine.

Leon was sure that this amulet not only had a protective function, but also had spatial coordinates set up by Rasmodesm, so that he could cast teleportation magic to send Abigail to a safe place when Abigail was attacked.

After all, what impressed Leon most among all of Lasmodes' magic was his teleportation magic. He didn't believe that the amulet was just a defensive tortoise shell.

"Then you have to listen to me and don't leave me too far." After instructing Abigail, Leon took Abigail to the stairwell and explained.

"This is the staircase leading to the next level. It's usually hidden under the ore. Only by finding this staircase can you enter the next level of the mine."

"Yeah, yeah." Abigail nodded repeatedly like a good kid who was listening to the lecture. Her eagerness to learn made Leon want to praise her.

"We're going to go down these stairs later. They're about 4 meters high. I think you're not afraid of heights."

"You're not afraid of heights. Shall we go down now? Do you want to go first or should I?" Abigail asked Leon excitedly. "Before you go down, don't you think you should take your weapon with you?" Leon pointed to the longsword lying nearby. It was the one he had knocked away earlier and had been lying on the ground for several minutes.

"Oh oh oh." Abigail ran over awkwardly and picked up the sword, hanging it on the special belt buckle around her waist, and then returned to Leon.

Leon shook his head, walked to the stairwell first, climbed down first, and then looked up at Abigail climbing the stairs at the bottom of the stairs to avoid the situation where the girl slipped and fell and he would not be able to catch her.

Fortunately, Abigail had practiced before, so she climbed the stairs smoothly. After landing safely, Abigail first looked at Leon, then looked at the mine, and couldn't help but sighed: "It's so dark."

Starting from the 31st floor, the ground is no longer soft brown soil that occupies most of the ground area, but a rocky ground of the same color as the wall. At the same time, the light source of this floor is also significantly reduced, resulting in low visibility within this floor.

"Follow me closely and be careful." Leon reminded Abigail, then took out a pickaxe and started knocking on the stones.

The sound of knocking echoed in her ears. Abigail watched Leon knock off a large rock in just two or three hits. She couldn't help but lean over and ask curiously, "Why do these large rocks melt into the ground after being broken? And only a few small stones are left?"

"I think this is the rule of the mine. I'm not sure, but this is how I mine." Lyon replied in confusion.

After all, he had never seen other people mining. Without a reference, he didn't know what it was like for ordinary people to mine without systematic tools.

"Can I try it?" Abigail, who was curious about everything when she went down to the mine for the first time, couldn't help asking.

"Come on." Leon didn't refuse and handed the pickaxe to Abigail, so that he could try whether the system tools could be used by others.

After taking the pickaxe, Abigail followed Leon's example and chose a piece of bronze-colored mineral-bearing rock and hit it hard.

"clang!"

There was a crisp sound, but the mineral-bearing rock did not move at all. Instead, the force of the impact and the rebound made Abigail unable to help but loosen her grip on the pick, covering her palm and grimacing in pain.

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Seeing this scene, Leon picked up the pickaxe speechlessly and smashed the mineral-bearing rock silently. At the same time, he picked up the two pieces of copper ore that fell on the ground and pretended that he saw nothing.

“Laugh if you want to.” Looking at Leon’s expressionless face, Abigail muttered with a red face.

"I don't want to laugh, I just think you might not be suitable to be a miner." Lyon complained.

Although Leon said this, Abigail still noticed the corners of his mouth that couldn't help but rise, and he protested angrily.

"You really are laughing."

(End of this chapter)