A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 567: Millennium Thief
Roche spoke highly of the mages' decision to use the breakthrough players as shields from a neutral perspective. However, looking at Leon's expression, he didn't seem neutral at all. His murderous eyes were fixed on the mage group.

Seeing this, Leon suggested: “How about you help them admit defeat, and then you go up and help them find a place?”

"Good idea." Roche's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, and then he reacted: "Ahem, forget it, it's too embarrassing for me to bully these kids who haven't graduated yet, and they are not stupid, they will not approve my application."

"That's a pity." Lyon felt a little regretful for not seeing the excitement.

They had been using arrows to suppress the mages' offensive and to contain them. Half of the mages had to be assigned to resist these sharp arrows. Because of the fear of using the wrong weapon, the shooting frequency dropped sharply.

The mages who had withdrawn their hands began to advance steadily, and used magic to leave various traps around them to prevent the remaining melee explorers from coming forward with barrages of bullets and disrupting their formation.

Seeing this tactic that looked like a positional battle, Leon asked Roche, "Roche, based on your combat experience, how are they going to break through this turtle shell?"

"Everyone take out your long-range weapons and continue to maintain long-range suppression to consume the magic reserves of those mage apprentices." Roche gave the answer easily.

This was the optimal solution. Everyone knew that without magic power, a mage was a lamb to be slaughtered. Unfortunately, these guys were too eager to break through the defense. They hadn't seen this point yet, and this was what annoyed Roche. These guys had fought too many monsters, their minds had become rigid, and they only thought about beheading.

"What about you? If you were there, how would you break the deadlock?" Seeing the mage group continue to advance and once again freeze an explorer who was not in time to dodge, Roche withdrew his gaze and didn't want to look anymore, because if he continued to watch, he would not be able to help but jump down and slap each of these fools in the face.

"Me? I have the same idea as you, but if I get familiar with the attack rhythm of these mages, I might just rush over and kill them with one sword." Thinking of the telescopic properties of his Galaxy Watermelon Knife, Leon felt that as long as the distance was shortened to about seven or eight meters, these mages should be easy to beat.

"So reckless?" Hearing Leon's thoughts, Roche looked at Leon in surprise: "You can see that there are traps within two meters around these mages. It's not easy to break through."

"It's only two meters. I can launch an attack from three meters away. These traps pose no threat to me." Leon shrugged and complained.

"It looks like your attack method is still mid-range and long-range. I didn't realize that." Roche smiled and patted Leon's shoulder. "I thought you were armed with a galactic weapon and were a serious close combat. So you're a long-range attack weapon. So what is your long-range attack weapon? A bow or a slingshot? Or even a crossbow?"

Roche asked Leon very curiously.

Lyon silently took out a super bomb and showed it in front of Roche.

Roche looked at the basketball-sized explosive with a bright red shell in Leon's hand and couldn't help swallowing: "How many of these do you carry with you?"

"About a hundred," Leon replied.

"You are such a lunatic! One hundred super bombs are enough to blow up this arena twice. Although the venue and high walls may not be damaged, no combatant in the arena should be able to withstand it." Roche complained with a complicated expression.

I'd underestimated this newbie. I'd thought his farmer status was impressive enough, but who knew he was also an explosives enthusiast? Whose good guy always carries around a hundred bombs?

Aren't you really afraid that if you're not careful, it will accidentally ignite and explode your storage space equipment? It must be worth a lot of money to be able to hold a hundred storage equipment of this size.

"Oh? Even superbombs can't affect this arena? Is the material here that hard?" Leon didn't care about Roche's evaluation. Instead, he was concerned about the construction materials of this arena. After all, the only materials he had seen that were unaffected by bombs were the rock walls of the mine and the ground.

"You should have been to a mine, so if I tell you that the Colosseum was once a separate mine, you should understand." Roche explained.

"I understand, but being able to separate the underground mine is a bit outrageous."

When it comes to mines, Leon is no novice. Although he has not yet explored many of the mines' secrets, Leon still remembers that the mines came into being as a gift from Ba. Being able to peel out the mine created by the God of Creation Ba from the underground and transform it into a sky island arena, the boss who can accomplish such an operation is obviously a supermodel.

"Outrageous? It's quite outrageous, but it makes sense when applied to the city lord. Since the establishment of the Elemental City, the city lord has never been replaced by anyone, whether through transfer or inheritance. From the beginning to the end, the city lord has always been the same person.

As far as I know, the Elemental City has been established for over 3000 years, and the city lord has never changed."

Roche smiled and explained to Leon, "The longest recorded human lifespan is 460 years. He is also the most powerful guardian in history. So, what do you think about this city lord who has lived for 3000 years?"

"I don't know, I don't understand, and I don't want to know. I'm afraid there's no connection between this kind of person and me. I just need to remain in awe."

Lyon shook his head, showing no interest in exploring the city lord's situation.

After all, a being that has lived for three thousand years seems very dangerous no matter how you look at it.

An old man who is still alive is a thief. He is a thief who has been around for three thousand years. Even if he doesn't use his strength to crush others, he can kill himself with his experience and cunning from so many years. Leon basically stays away from such people.

Moreover, immortality is not only a gift, but also a curse. Three thousand years is too long, and it is difficult to guarantee that such an existence has not become indifferent and cold, or even lost its emotions due to the various separations and accidents encountered with the passage of time.

At the very least, Leon felt that if he lived for three thousand years, he would become a madman or a pervert.

After all, in order to cope with the loneliness brought by immortality, Leon will definitely find ways to entertain himself, thereby breaking through his own moral bottom line step by step.

"Hahaha, Leon, you're really suited to be a full-time explorer. It's a pity that you're a farmer, and a farmer who can grow high-quality crops. Otherwise, I would definitely recommend you to the president and let you join the first team. After a little sharpening, you will definitely have a place in the Blade Leader."

Roche looked at Lyon with regret. He admired Lyon's ability to avoid danger and seek good fortune. This was an extremely important talent for an explorer. Most of the explorers who died died because they could not suppress their curiosity and pursuit of the unknown and died in the secrets they longed for.

Only someone with Leon's rationality and curiosity can survive in various ruins explorations and investigations of monster gathering places and grow into an independent explorer.

It’s just that Lyon’s identity as a farmer is too important. His value and contribution to the world far exceed that of being a top explorer.

(End of this chapter)