A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 367 Mystery Box

Although the contractors at the eastern mines did not welcome him, Lyon's trip was not in vain.

At least he discovered the new location of Seagull Bridge. Although it looked like an ordinary stone bridge, in the eyes of Leon, a fisherman, it was an excellent fishing spot.

Based on the principle of being here now, Lyon naturally took out his fishing rod without hesitation, put on the bait, and cast the fishing line under the bridge.

The bridge deck is about four meters above the water surface, so the fishing line is pulled very long, but Leon is not worried because the total length of the fishing line in the reel of his fiberglass fishing rod is at least 100 meters.

The lake was calm and the fishing float was floating quietly on the water. After waiting for a moment, Leon finally saw the fishing float move. He then lifted the rod and hooked the greedy fish in the water, dragging it out of the water.

Judging from the strength of its struggle and the sound of it coming out of the water, it was a small fish. After dragging it ashore, Leon felt inexplicably depressed.

Because the fish hanging on the hook was not even as long as Leon's little finger, its silver scales and nose were about the same size as those touching a piece of white paper, and its gray-brown tail was like a brush. It was a little guy comparable to a small whitebait.

"Mino fish: a small fish that lives in rivers."

"Oh? I haven't seen that name before. Is it a new species?"

In the game, Leon had completed the collection of the entire fishing encyclopedia, but he had never caught a small fish of this size and name in the encyclopedia or in the game. He was quite surprised to see the labels and information given by the system.

As expected, the new map brings new gains. The Seagull Bridge that is not in the game, and the Minnows that have never appeared in the game, have aroused Lyon's great interest in the distribution of fish in the waters under the bridge.

Continuing to cast his rod and using the daily fishing buff, Lyon continued to fish in the waters under the Seagull Bridge.

The second minnow struggled a little harder than the first one, but only a little, so it was effortless for Leon to pull it up.

But when the fish was pulled ashore, Leon was stunned.

Because this fish looks too abstract, its chubby and round appearance is somewhat similar to that of a pufferfish, but when viewed from the front, it has an 80 to 90 percent overlap with a dog's face.

The brown-black fins grow on the top of the head and on both sides of the fish head, like the ears of a lying dog. There is a very obvious dog nose and a big mouth on the flat face, and it even sticks out its tongue!

The most outrageous thing is that this little thing, which I don’t know if it can be considered a fish, has two short legs and some fur on its body. It really looks no different from a puppy with only half a body.

"Pike (fish): This fish likes to be touched and fed small snacks."

"Yes, it lives up to its name. And with this introduction, isn't this just a dog?"

Looking at the introduction given by the system, Leon's face was full of black lines. He took the fishhook out of the mouth of the little pike and looked at this fish that looked like a dog but lived in water with an extremely complicated look in his eyes.

But thinking about all the strange things in this world, Leon just accepted his fate and decided to just let it be a little merlin.

Lyon, who had come to his senses, threw the little puppy fish into his backpack. He didn't want to try what this little thing tasted like because it didn't look like something he could eat. However, this special fish might have a place in the pet market and should be quite valuable.

Continuing to cast, Leon finally encountered a strong fish. After struggling with it in the water for two minutes, Leon finally dragged it ashore. The flat body, golden scales, scissor-like tail, and scimitar-like fins, a true fish appearance, made Leon breathe a sigh of relief after seeing this fish.

There are still normal fish under the Seagull Bridge, and the puppy fish may be just an exception.

"Pomfret (fish): commonly used in cuisine throughout the Republic of Fingir."

Looking at the notes given by the system, Lyon knew that this pomfret must taste great, so maybe he could steam the fish for lunch.

After using up the buffs of accelerated hooking and non-unhooking for the first three fish of the day, Lyon still fished for a while on the Seagull Bridge, wanting to see if there were other fish in this area besides minnows, pike and pomfret.

Unfortunately, small fish like minnows became the main force harassing Lyon's hook, and occasionally some small dogfish would also come. It took him two hours to fish for the second pomfret. Seeing that it was getting late, Lyon prepared to cast the last cast and go back to eat.

This time, when the hook was thrown into the water, the float sank with it. Seeing that the situation was not right, Lyon hurriedly lifted the rod, and the fishing line was retrieved without any pulling. However, a blue box the size of a bucket of instant noodles was hanging on the underwater hook, and was pulled ashore by Lyon along with the hook.

"Mystery Box: Who knows what's inside?"

Looking at the system prompts and then at the golden question mark printed on the front of the box, Leon took the box off the hook and held it in his hand.

I didn't feel any weight, and when I shook the box, there was no sound. It was obviously fished out of the water, but although the surface of the box was smooth, there was no sign of being soaked in water.

"weird stuff."

After examining the box for a long time, Leon couldn't figure out what it was, so he curiously opened it. (Normally, you'd need to find a blacksmith to open a mystery box, but it felt weird to open it in real life, so he just opened it.)
As the top of the box was removed, the box itself began to fade and eventually disappeared, but after the box disappeared, a round piece of broken wood replaced the box and appeared in Leon's hand.

There are also two high-raised wooden horn-shaped decorations on both sides of the broken wood, and a red maple leaf-colored short skirt is worn underneath.

After lifting it up, Leon even saw that the side of the broken wood was carved with patterns similar to human eyes and mouths. This extremely familiar shape made him recognize the origin of this thing instantly.

"Teleport Totem - Mountain: Hold the totem high with both hands, and the totem will teleport you to the mountain area. It is a one-time consumable item."

"It is indeed a teleportation totem." Looking at the description given by the system, it confirmed his guess. Lyon was a little surprised as he held the teleportation totem of the mountain.

This thing was opened from the mystery box. Although there was only one, it still made Leon realize the special nature of this thing called the mystery box.

It’s a pity that the samples are too small, and he is not sure whether there is anything else in the mystery box besides the teleportation totem.

If so, what is hidden inside?
However, there is one thing Leon can be sure of, this mystery box should be the special gift that Mr. Qi mentioned, and the letter used some as adjectives, it seems that there should be other mystery boxes in Stardew Valley.

Now Lyon only knows that fishing is one of the ways to obtain the mystery box, so whether there are other items that can be obtained is a question that is worth Lyon's verification.

(End of this chapter)