A farming master in Stardew Valley

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The corpse of this sand dragon was much larger than Leon had imagined. The entire hillside was basically occupied by this corpse. Most of its body was buried under the sand on the hillside, and its body was extremely damaged. The back half could not be seen. The only remains of the corpse here were the sternum and skull.

Even so, Leon was still shocked by the corpse of the sand dragon. These rib-like bone fossils were stuck in the sand. The exposed length was more than five meters high, and the diameter was so large that an adult could not even hug it together.

The most conspicuous giant dragon skull is even more exaggerated. The complete skull is about ten meters long and four meters high. The overall shape is relatively flat, and the skull is completely petrified.

The teeth are also somewhat incomplete, and there is basically no complete tooth fossil. At the same time, the angle of this dragon skull is tilted upward.

It looked like it was looking up at the sky. Maybe it was a coincidence, but Leon discovered that if he looked up at the sky through the hollow eyes of this skeleton, he would be looking directly at the sun.

This reminded him of the prompt that would appear when touching the Sand Dragon Skeleton in the game.

"It opens its mouth to the desert sun. Even in death, it is insatiable."

This is a hint and also an explanation. The hint is that the last meal the Sand Dragon needs is the sun, so the essence of the sun meets this requirement. The explanation tells the player that this dragon was extremely powerful when it was alive because it dared to devour the sun.

But such a majestic sand dragon could only lie on this hillside in the end, leaving behind only sparse remains of its body. With regret and unwillingness, it used its last bit of strength to keep its head looking up at the sky, gazing at the sun it longed for most.

It was hard for Leon to imagine who killed the dragon and why.

After all, the preserved bones of the Sand Dragon proved that it was not a monster. Leon speculated that this thing was either a child of the wilderness or some kind of ancient behemoth. Who would hunt such a creature, and what was the purpose of killing it?
With doubts, Leon carefully searched the corpse of the sand dragon, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the key that might be hidden here, which made him feel a little regretful.

It's a pity that I didn't bring the sun essence with me this time, otherwise Leon would have tried to feed the sand dragon a sun essence in advance to see if it would work.

There was no gain from the dragon's skeleton, so Leon did not stay here for long. Instead, he began to explore other places, trying to find the entrance to the Skeleton Mine.

The Skeleton Mine is actually quite easy to find, just walk along the mountain wall.

To his surprise, not far from the Sand Dragon Skeleton, Leon discovered the entrance to the Skeleton Mine. The khaki gate, which was incompatible with the mountain wall, was embedded in the mountain wall. A skull relief representing threat was carved in the center of the gate, and there was an obvious keyhole under the open mouth.

After trying to push it but getting no response, Leon noted the location and headed towards the bus stop.

Lyon was not idle on the way. Since he was here, it would be great to collect some coconuts and cactus fruits, which are special products of the desert.
It’s a pity that most of these things don’t fall to the ground and wait for you to pick them up like in the game. You need to pick them from coconut trees and cacti yourself. The coconut trees are too tall and the cacti are covered with sharp thorns, so it’s really difficult to pick them off.

But Leon didn't need to think about these things. He took out the Galaxy Watermelon Knife. The extended blade could easily cut the coconuts from the coconut tree, and could also easily cut off the cactus fruits at the top of the cactus.

Lyon made full use of the telescopic properties. If the Galaxy Watermelon Knife had a spirit, it would definitely accuse the current owner of using the same method as him.

Unfortunately, it didn't have one, so Leon unceremoniously used it as a picking tool, and it felt very comfortable to use. While picking coconuts and cactus fruits, Leon also noticed traces of ancient spots in the desert soil. This time, there was no need to dig with his hands. With a hoe, the soil where the ancient spots were located was turned over, revealing the objects hidden inside.

"Stones?" Looking at the two round stones in the pit, Leon's face darkened.

Originally, I thought that ancient spots would definitely produce ancient artifacts. After all, Gunther's explanation and the system's introduction to the ancient mysteries made Lyon mistakenly believe that there were ancient artifacts hidden under every ancient spot. However, the discovery of the stone this time made Lyon realize it.

Maybe I was just lucky last time. The ancient spots in reality are actually similar to those in the game. In addition to antiquities, stones and clay are also hidden under the land where the ancient spots are located.

After all, who says that stones and clay are not antiques? Who knows how long these things have been preserved in the soil? There is absolutely nothing wrong with calling them antiques, but they have no value.

After receiving the stone, Leon continued to move forward and finally caught the bus back to Stardew Valley before 1 o'clock.

After getting on the bus, Leon first threw 10G into the cash box as payment, then took out some sand dates from his pocket and handed them to Pam.

"Try it. A friend I just met gave it to me. It tastes pretty good."

"Saxauls? Thank you." Pam took the saxauls with a smile, but did not rush to taste them. Instead, she put them away and continued to wait for other passengers who needed to take the bus to get on.

Leon didn't say much and just found a place to sit down.

He was quite satisfied with Pam, his driver. They met in the morning and again at noon. Both times, Leon did not smell any smell of alcohol on Pam. Moreover, Pam's complexion was normal and her mental state was good. At least as a driver, she controlled her alcohol addiction during work, which was worthy of recognition.

It makes sense for Lewis to choose Pam. The ride in the morning was very comfortable, with basically no sudden stops or shaking. The bus was as stable as a high-speed train. This was not only because the road surface was flat, but also because the driver's driving skills were crucial.

If Pam can keep going like this, then Leon will have no objection to handing over the bus in the Calico Desert to her.

On the way back, Lyon no longer looked out the window, because he had seen the yellow sand and sand dunes outside the window so many times that he was tired of it. He no longer had the same amazement and curiosity as when he first saw it. He had gotten used to the scenery.

The feeling of looking at the desert is actually no different from looking at the green belt downstairs from your house.

When the bus stopped at the Stardew Valley bus stop, Leon was the last passenger on the bus. After saying hello to Pam, Leon got off the bus, took out his bicycle and headed straight for Pelican Town.

He needs to have a good talk with Lewis about the shares of the Calico Desert Bus.

(End of this chapter)