A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 354: Druid? No, it's a Succubus!
When the next day's sunlight shone into the room, Leon opened his eyes.

I washed up, went out, watered and fed the chickens, and picked mushrooms in the cave. The whole process took no more than half an hour.

After finishing the daily work, the next step is to be busy in the kitchen.

Considering that it was breakfast and Linus was old, Lyon prepared some pasta. Although the old man could crush himself to death with one hand, Lyon felt that he still had to take care of his digestive ability.

So for breakfast, Leon chose hand-rolled noodles with a boiled egg and half a scallion. He filled a large bowl and put it in his backpack.

The remaining noodles and egg in the noodle soup went into Lyon's stomach.

After everything was ready, Lyon left the farm, walked along the remote forest, and headed straight for the northern foothills.

On the way, Lyon also noticed traces of another batch of collectable wild plants. He dug them up and continued on his way.

When Leon walked to Linus's tent, he saw Linus sitting by the fire, silently looking in the direction he came from.

"Grandpa is waiting for me here?" Leon smiled and moved over to sit opposite Linus. At the same time, he took out the prepared hand-rolled noodles and handed them to Linus.

"Try it, these noodles are hand-rolled this morning, hot."

"Thank you for being so thoughtful. You didn't make me wait for so long in vain." Linus was a little surprised that Leon actually brought him breakfast, but he didn't hesitate. After taking the bowl, he took out a pair of clean chopsticks from somewhere and started slurping the noodles with the soup, occasionally taking a bite of the soft boiled egg.

"You can use this thing too?" Looking at the chopsticks in Linus's hand, Leon really didn't expect that the old man had this kind of tableware.

"There are no knives, forks or spoons in the wild. This kind of tableware is the most useful. Isn't it strange?" Linus looked at Leon in confusion and asked.

"It's not strange, I just feel surprised." Leon replied while shaking his head. Then he waited for Linus to finish eating, took the empty bowl and put it away, then spoke.

"It seems that you know why I came to see you?"

"Well, after all, the transformation fluctuations of the forest magic in you last night were too obvious. I am also a holder of forest magic, so I can naturally feel the joy conveyed by the plants." Linus explained.

"But I don't feel like I've changed at all." Lyon complained bewilderedly, "I don't feel like I've been reborn, and I don't have any special abilities."

"Although forest magic is called magic, it is very different from magic itself." Linus explained slowly.

"Forest magic is a blessing from nature. There are two kinds of children favored by nature. One is the beasts. With nature's help, the favored beasts will become children of the wilderness with wisdom and special abilities. The other is us humans. Once we are recognized by nature, we will awaken the blessing of forest magic.

Ordinary magicians use spells by borrowing contracts with elements to drive elements to serve them.

Forest magic is different; the relationship between the holder and nature is equal and mutually influential.

For example, you now own your own farm, so you can grow crops and raise animals. These animals and plants will bring you some material feedback and vitality. This is nature's kindness in return to you, and what you give back to nature is the vitality that these animals and plants bring when they grow.

This is a win-win cooperation model, and as a partner, you will be cherished by nature, which means that as long as they are natural creatures, they will basically not take the initiative to make things difficult for you, and may even get close to you and try to please you."

At this point, Linus raised his arm, and a butterfly flew over from a distance and landed on Linus's finger, as obedient as a pet. "You can also try to stretch out your hand." Looking at the butterfly resting on his hand for a while, Linus showed it to Leon and encouraged him.

Hearing this, Lyon slowly stretched out his hand. Sure enough, when Lyon stretched out his hand, the butterfly flapped its wings and landed on Lyon's hand. And the moment it fell into Lyon's hand, Lyon actually sensed the emotions conveyed by the butterfly.

It was a feeling of attachment and relaxation, as peaceful as a child nestling in the arms of his parents.

"Do you feel its emotions?"

Looking at Leon's surprised expression, Linus smiled and said, "This is natural affinity. All creatures in nature will have goodwill and trust towards you. As long as you don't actively harm them, they will even provide you with some help.

For example, if you are lost in the wild, you can look for local animals and ask them to lead you the way. If you are hungry in the wild, you can also find them, and they will provide you with some food to the best of their ability.

You can even let powerful beasts escort you and let free birds act as sentinels for you. As long as you want, these children of nature will do their best to help you. Of course, all this is based on the premise of not affecting their lives.

For example, you can’t ask an animal mother who needs to take care of her cubs to abandon her children to help you, nor can you ask a little squirrel who can’t even fill its own stomach to bring you food, etc.

"Looks a lot like a druid." Leon complained.

"Yes, forest magic is a prerequisite for becoming a druid. However, with the advancement of human technology and large-scale industrial transformation, very few people can become children of the forest now. Without the replenishment of fresh blood, the heritage of this sect has disappeared." Linus sighed.

"I haven't had this experience before. Is it because of my forest magic transformation?" Leon asked.

"Yes." Linus nodded. "Now you are a true child of the forest. Before, you were just someone being watched."

"Can I further enhance the effect of forest magic?" Leon continued to ask.

"Of course, but you'll have to figure it out on your own. After all, everyone's understanding of nature is different. My experience might be a false guide for you. Also, don't try to quickly transform the forest magic. Just let it develop naturally."

"It does have some Taoist influences."

After hearing Linus's advice, Leon inexplicably thought of the core ideas of Taoist culture, which are to follow the will of heaven, man follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature.

"By the way, let me kindly remind you that although humanity mastered civilization with the help of Ba, it itself was born from nature. So, you should be mindful of your current influence."

Seeing Leon in deep thought, Linus couldn't help but remind Leon again.

"Huh?" Leon was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked, "Does that mean I can attract humans now?"

"Well, but unlike animals, humans have their own values ​​and judgments. They won't unconditionally agree with you like animals, but they will still have a good impression and kindness towards you." Linus confirmed.

"Interesting." Lyon couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth when he heard it. Isn't this the succubus halo? This is a good thing. It is definitely a powerful auxiliary ability for his future planning.

　Thank you for the 100 Starting Coins reward from Brother Who Likes Farming. You are a familiar face, and I feel embarrassed for being so polite to you. Thank you for your support and encouragement. I love you.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)