A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 304 The Oldest Contract
The final result is that the soil of Red Star Farm is indeed excellent, and a few high-quality crops can still be produced in the mechanized planting model, but the quantity of high-quality crops produced is basically not on the same level as that of another farm using traditional planting methods.

With the same 57 crops, Red Star Farm can only produce two or three high-quality crops, while the other unnamed farm, under the personal care of Grandpa, has harvested high-quality crops.

Finally, in the summary at the end of the report, Grandpa clearly stated that if you want to obtain high-quality crops, you must adopt traditional planting methods to stably produce high-quality crops.

"Idealism? Or is it because of the special rules that exist in this world itself?"

After seeing this report, Leon fell into deep thought.

Now Leon is no longer a newbie who knows nothing about this world. The events he has experienced and the non-human existences he has known have undoubtedly told him that this world is special.

Therefore, Lyon will not be too surprised when encountering any strange things, such as the problem of high-quality crop output being affected by differences in planting patterns.

Lyon said he could accept it, but he didn't quite understand the reason.

My grandfather did not explain the specific reasons in the report, but simply added a very confusing sentence at the end of the report's conclusion.

"Farmers who have come to Pelican Town, if you want to make a name for yourself here, then give up the convenience of mechanization and automation. The land will know your hard work."

This sentence is also the reason why Leon thinks about whether this situation belongs to idealism or the special rules of the world, but unfortunately, apart from this sentence, his grandfather has no other description.

"Thank you for the reminder, Lewis. Excuse me."

After thinking for a long time without coming up with an answer that could convince himself, Leon said goodbye to Lewis. Then, after leaving Lewis's house, he rode his bicycle all the way to the northern foothills and found Linus basking in the sun.

"I think I should put up a fence around here, maybe that would reduce the number of times you come to see me."

Seeing Leon appear, Linus sighed helplessly and complained, then sat down by the fire with Leon and spoke.

"Tell me, what problem have you encountered?"

Leon smiled, then gave Linus the report on his grandfather that he had seen from Lewis.

Linus just listened quietly, without saying a word, just nodding from time to time to show that he was not absent-minded. After Leon finished speaking, he looked at Linus expectantly, waiting for Linus to give an answer. However, Linus' words made him feel unwell.

"I don't know the answer to this question. Perhaps you can ask Rasmodes."

"He doesn't seem to be in Stardew Valley. I received a letter from him yesterday. He seems to be away on a business trip." Leon replied with a wry smile.

"Going on a long journey? Oh, that's in line with his habit." Linus was not too surprised to hear this. He knew that Rasmodesm must have taken the half pot of mutant carp soup to the alchemist for research.

"Since Rasmodes is not here, let me tell you a few words first. I didn't really want to talk about this. After all, the story is too long and too troublesome to tell."

"So you know, I just want to be lazy."

Looking at Leon's speechless expression, Linus shrugged and changed the subject and asked Leon.

"What do you know about nature?"

"Well, nature is a general term for all living things in the material world?" Leon hesitated for a moment and said the answer he had seen in a book.

"That's not a wrong explanation." Linus didn't correct Leon. Instead, he squatted down, pointed at the grass under his feet, and continued to ask Leon, "Do you think the land has its own life?"

"have it."

Lyon answered somewhat unconfidently. After all, according to scientific classification, land alone should not be considered life, excluding the various granular minerals, organic matter, water, air, microorganisms, etc. contained in it.

But from a philosophical point of view, land, as the cradle of life, can actually be considered to have life.

"Be more confident, the land has life." Linus complained to Leon with a smile, and then spoke slowly.

"He planted the World Tree in the Yuba Universe, and saw our world in the fruit condensed by the World Tree. He then integrated a part of himself into this world, allowing the world to give birth to its own breath of life.

The revitalization of the world also surprised Yuba. He regarded the world as his own child and injected more energy into it, making the world grow rapidly. After the earth and the ocean began to appear in the growth of the world, Yuba proposed a competition with the land and the ocean as participants.

The rules of the game are that both parties raise their own children to bring more fun and vitality to the world.

The earth chose to cultivate plants, and the ocean chose to cultivate organisms. After millions of years of evolution, the first organism broke away from the ocean and set foot on land.

Yuba happily received the child who came from the ocean but set foot on land, and began to pass on his wisdom to the first lucky person who set foot on land. After he began to learn how to survive on the land, Yuba gave this creature the same form as himself. This creature is the ancestor of our human race, the first human being in the world.

With Yuba's knowledge and blessing, the first human began to lead more of his fellow creatures onto the land. Under Yuba's teachings, these beings began to master various knowledge, and with Yuba's blessing, they possessed the same human form as Yuba.

Yuba also liked humans, and in order to ensure the continuation of this beloved tribe, Yuba divided the species into male and female, and taught the first group of humans to reproduce themselves. Thus, humans became the first biological tribe in the world and the largest tribe at that time.

Yuba also hid himself among humans, subtly influencing human civilization and life, creating a variety of occupations so that humans can better adapt to this land.

The earth also loved these humans who looked like Yuba. While nurturing plants, it also provided help to these humans who set foot on land. As a result, edible crops such as fruits, grains, and vegetables suitable for human consumption began to appear among the plants.

And humans have not forgotten to give back to the earth. They practiced the planting methods taught by Yuba and began to add more plants to the land. As a result, humans and the land became close and inseparable at this moment.

In order to reward humans for their help, the land began to provide more nutrition and vitality to the plants grown by humans, and high-quality crops appeared.

After eating high-quality crops, humans will become healthier, stronger and longer-lived, which will allow them to plant more plants. The two sides have subtly reached the world's first contract.

The prerequisite for achieving this contract is that humans and the land continue to engage in this mutually beneficial cooperation. The technology represented by machinery is the product of modern human self-research and knowledge, so it does not enjoy the preferential treatment of this contract. Do you understand this?"

Linus stopped explaining and immediately found a kettle and took several big gulps of water, which finally relieved him.

"Actually, you only need to talk about the last point. There is no need to start from Genesis." Although Leon understood, he was still a little worried about Linus's long speech. After all, it sounded quite interesting to him, but it was hard to say whether the readers would like it.

"I'm just telling you about the origin of mankind so that you won't bother me with related questions in the future," Linus explained.

"I don't believe that if I only say the last sentence, you won't ask questions like why the land and humans cooperate in this way, and why the land treats humans so well."

"Well, it's a reasonable and well-founded question that I can ask."

Leon was also a little helpless, as his behavior pattern had basically been read through by Linus.

　It's a rare Sunday, and you guys don't want me to be a parrot on my day off, so I'll obey your mercy and make an appointment with my friends to go fishing this afternoon. Goodbye! See you next month!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)