A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 435 Joe and Jimmy
"Joe, come with me to find the boss. Pit No. 6 is really haunted. I'm not kidding."

After two young-looking miners poured the ore from their backpacks into the mine cart, one of the thin miners grabbed his companion's arm and complained.

"You also heard the noise in Pit No. 6, right? There's definitely something wrong there!"

"Maybe it's just some echoes, Jimmy, stop struggling. We haven't reached our target for today yet." The miner named Joe comforted his companion who was trying to get him to go to the foreman for adjustment.

"How could Echo make such a strange sound? It's like a ghost's whisper. Just hearing it makes you feel like your heart is being tightly grasped by someone else's hand. Old Band has already been sent to the hospital for this reason. And you still think that sound is just an ordinary Echo?"

Jimmy's face flushed red as he roared at Joe, "And Duncan, Abbott, and Sumer, they were all sent to the hospital for various reasons. Now there are only two of us left in Pit 6. Do you still think there's no problem with Pit 6?"

"Even if he knew, what would it matter? Would the foreman listen to us miners? Do you know how high the gemstone yield of Pit No. 6 is? Twelve percent! Do you think the higher-ups will give up mining Pit No. 6 because of these problems? No!"

Joe couldn't help but explode at this moment, shouting much louder than Jimmy's. At the same time, he stretched his neck and widened his eyes, which were seen clearly by Leon. His bloodshot eyes and bulging veins on his neck made him look as ferocious as an angry beast.

"You can be afraid, of course you are. You're a coward, Jimmy. I'm different from you. I still need to prepare tuition for my two children to go to Zuzu City, and I also need to prepare a wedding anniversary gift for my wife. I want them to live a happy life. I need the gems from Pit No. 6. If I keep some of these gems, I can earn more money than I would by working hard here for a month!"

"You're actually hiding gems! If the person in charge finds out, you'll be imprisoned!" Jimmy asked Joe in horror, "Hey, tell me you haven't done this yet, buddy."

"Haha, of course not. After all, the gems we produce now are just ordinary gems that can't be sold at a high price. Of course, I have to wait until more valuable gems are dug out before I do this. Jimmy, let's work together. As long as you work with me, we can cover for each other and we can both get out of this terrible job and achieve financial freedom!"

Joe reached out and firmly grasped Jimmy's shoulder, whispering to him, "We work so hard, but we only earn enough to eat a meal for those upper-class people. Is it really worth it? After all, these gems haven't left the mine. They are products of nature, and there's no question of ownership. We can pick the most valuable ones and take them away. No one will blame us."

"Don't you want to propose to Jenny? With the money, you can give her a perfect wedding. If we even find diamonds, I can give them to you first. You can use these natural diamonds to create a luxurious ring. Jenny, wearing such a diamond ring, will definitely be your most beautiful bride."

Joe's voice became lower and lower, and Jimmy's eyes began to droop and his breathing became rapid amid the whispers.

Leon, who was listening to all this, found that a feeling of disgust was slowly rising in his heart towards the young man called Joe.

It's not because of the other person's words or thoughts, it's simply an instinctive disgust, just like encountering mosquitoes in the summer or discovering cockroaches in the kitchen.

But this feeling of disgust was not strong, and there was no urge to slap him to death. Combined with the information provided by Rasmodesmus before, this miner named Joe should have been bewitched and started to turn into a crazy person.

But there should be hope. After all, Joe seems only a little more radical now, and judging by the logic in his words, he's still quite clear-headed. "Come on, Jimmy, let's keep going. Maybe we can find some gems this time. Even if you don't dare to hide them, you can always take them to the foreman. Don't forget, for every gem you hand in, we'll get a bonus of 5% of the gem's value, right?"

Seeing that Jimmy seemed to be still hesitant, Joe did not continue to persuade Jimmy to do these things with him. Instead, he used a reason that Jimmy could accept to persuade Jimmy to continue working with him in Pit No. 6.

He knew that he couldn't live without Jimmy. If he encountered an accident while working alone, without the help of his companions, his life might be in danger in the depths of the mine. Jimmy was not only a companion, but also a safety guarantee. They were each other's safety ropes.

"Okay." Jimmy was obviously persuaded by Joe. At this time, he no longer resisted entering the strange pit No. 6. Instead, he began to think about the feasibility of Joe's proposal, because he felt at this moment that what Joe said did make sense.

Upon hearing this, Joe loosened his hands, revealed a smug smile, and then took the lead to walk towards the passage of Pit No. 6. Jimmy followed closely behind him, and the two soon disappeared from Leon's sight.

After waiting for about a minute, Leon followed the direction the two people left and entered the rightmost passage, moving forward along the passage.

The passage is very long and the space is not large, but it is definitely enough for three people to walk side by side. The only difference is that the height is a bit low, so a big guy like Leon needs to bend his waist slightly.

As he walked along, Lyon felt an inexplicable pressure gradually increasing. It felt like he was being stared at by some kind of wild beast. As Lyon approached the pit No. 6 that Jimmy and Joe mentioned, this feeling became clearer and clearer.

It was not until he passed the exit of the passage that Leon was finally able to stand up straight and look around at the space at the end of the passage.

An underground mining area similar to the mine under the abandoned mine, but it is not as bright as the ore layer of the abandoned mine, and the space is much larger than the ore layer of the abandoned mine.

Anyway, the area within which Lyon could observe was basically empty. If it weren't for the light from two head-mounted mining lamps in the distance that was extremely conspicuous in the darkness, Lyon would have thought he had walked into the wrong place.

"This place is hard to find."

It can be confirmed that the thing Mr. Qi mentioned should be in this mine called Pit No. 6, but facing such a large space, Lyon has no directional props to search, and it would be difficult to find the remains if he relies entirely on luck.

But since he was already here, Leon naturally would not return empty-handed. However, before looking for him, he still had to go and see the miner named Joe, because he had already shown signs of turning into a crazy person. Leon did not want this miner with a happy family to become one of the victims of this incident.

(End of this chapter)