A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 436 Malice
In the dim mine, Leon slowly moved towards the location of the light. In this area, apart from the clanging sound of the pickaxe colliding with the ore, Leon did not hear the sound that Jimmy described.

When he got close to a position not far from Joe and Jimmy, Leon squatted down and silently watched the two men swinging pickaxes at the two pieces of raw stones.

Watching others mining for the first time, Leon realized how different everyone's methods were. Leon used his pickaxe to strike the stone, until it could no longer withstand the blows, and the stone would crumble and disintegrate, leaving behind a piece of his legacy while the rest returned to the earth.

Joe and Jimmy, on the other hand, would painstakingly crack a whole block of stone, then use the overhead searchlight to observe what was inside. If it was still stone, they would ignore it and move on to the next one. They would not do this until they saw a metallic luster or gemstone reflected inside, which did not belong to stone. Only then would they carefully use their pickaxes to peel away the worthless stone and dig out the truly valuable items.

Not only is it time-consuming and laborious, but it also requires extreme caution. The time it takes for them to mine one stone is enough for Lyon to break thirty rocks.

The only thing in common is that the broken metal ore will slowly melt into the ground like the broken stones, disappearing without a trace, returning to dust. This is why Leon saw a large open space when he entered Pit No. 6.

This seems to be the rule of this world. The difference between Lyon and ordinary miners may be the convenience and efficiency of his tools.

"Jimmy, look, what is this!"

At this moment, Joe had just broken a piece of raw stone, and then he excitedly walked over to Jimmy who was still struggling with a big stone, holding something and shouted.

Jimmy stopped what he was doing when he heard that, adjusted the mining lamp on his head, and projected the light into Joe's hand. When he saw clearly what was in Joe's hand, his breathing suddenly became rapid.

"Diamonds! Joe, they really are diamonds! Diamonds are actually produced here. If we submit them to the foreman, we will earn an extra day's wages."

"Are you still thinking about handing over such a nice diamond? Have you forgotten what I said, Jimmy? I can give this diamond to you and let you take it out and set it on a ring as a wedding ring for you and Jenny to propose to each other." Joe reminded Jimmy with a look of disappointment on his face.

"But this is a diamond. A diamond of this size can be sold for at least 2000G. That's a lot of money. If it's found, we might all go to jail!"

Although Jimmy was tempted when he heard this, he thought about what would happen if he was found to have secretly hidden the gem and was planning to take it away. Moreover, the gem was a diamond, so Jimmy had already thought about his future fate.

"It's okay, Jimmy, I can cover for you. Besides, this diamond is not big. We can hide it in some areas that cannot be accessed during a body search, such as in the mouth. No one will think that you would hide the diamond in your mouth, no one." Joe continued to seduce Jimmy.

"But diamonds are sharp and will cut my mouth," Jimmy retorted.

"But it's worth 2000G. For 2000G, you are not willing to bleed or get hurt a little?" Joe widened his eyes and glared at Jimmy and roared.

"If you don't want to do it, I'll do it! This is the opportunity you gave up on yourself!"

"But Joe, this is still risky. If..." Before Jimmy could finish his words, Joe stuffed the diamond into his pocket, then raised his pickaxe and roared, "It doesn't matter. I'll just knock you out. I can use your unconsciousness as an excuse to get you to the hospital. In an emergency, no one will think of looking for me. Jimmy, don't resist. When I sell this diamond, I'll give you half the proceeds!"

Jimmy could easily avoid such an obvious attack. After distance himself from Joe, he stared blankly at Joe with a ferocious expression. He couldn't believe that Joe, who used to be kind, gentle and honest, would become like this for a diamond.

What made Jimmy even more desperate was that Joe had no intention of stopping, and it seemed that his dodging had angered him. At this moment, he no longer used the blunt side of the pickaxe to swing at himself, but used the sharp head of the pickaxe as a weapon and chopped it at himself fiercely.

If this blow hit, the pickaxe head that could easily break through rocks would pierce Jimmy's chest. In Jimmy's opinion, Joe's unreserved and full-strength swing of the pickaxe was completely aimed at killing him.

"Joe, you're crazy!" After avoiding the fatal attack in a panic, Jimmy shouted at Joe and ran towards the passage leading to the outside.

He didn't know what was wrong with Joe, but he knew that if he stayed here any longer, Joe would definitely kill him.

"Hehehe." Joe didn't say anything, but just let out a series of crazy laughs. He chased after Jimmy with the pickaxe in his hand raised high like a butcher at midnight. At this moment, Joe's eyes were already dark and even the whites of his eyes could not be seen.

"This feeling of disgust is getting stronger and stronger."

Leon, who was watching from the sidelines, also felt that his disgust towards Joe was growing stronger and stronger, and he even wanted to hack him to death, and he was not going to endure it any longer.

Because if he continues to stand by and watch, the miner named Jimmy will be in trouble.

At this moment, Joe was obviously strengthened by some inexplicable force. His speed and reaction ability were greatly improved. Even though Joe ran ahead, he was caught up by Joe in just a few breaths.

Perhaps it was the desire to survive that stimulated Jimmy's potential. At this moment, Jimmy was twisting and turning under the pickaxe wielded by Joe, and each time he narrowly avoided the sharp pickaxe head. However, these dodging actions consumed a lot of physical strength, especially since he had been working hard to mine and had already consumed most of his physical strength.

Just when Jimmy was exhausted and fell to the ground, gasping for breath but unable to move again, he could only watch Joe raise the pickaxe high and prepare to hit his head. At that moment, Leon finally arrived and cut the pickaxe in Joe's hand into two pieces with one knife.

At the same time, Leon did not stop there. He reached out to take the pickaxe head that was chopped off and fell. At the same time, he kicked Joe sideways, who was waving the half-broken pickaxe handle, several meters away.

The physical enhancement brought by the Star Fruit, forest magic and skill upgrade made Lyon's kick full of power. If Lyon had not restrained his strength, Qiao would have been sent flying not just a few meters, but dozens of meters.

Even so, this kick made Joe, who had landed on the ground, hold his stomach in pain, curl up on the ground and tremble, completely losing the ability to move.

(End of this chapter)