A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 736 I'll Get the Bait
"I don't think you're just talking about this casually."

After listening to Willy's series of explanations and popular science, and the emphasis on the rewards for participating in the competition, Lyon felt that Willy was not just chatting.

"Well, I want you to participate in these two games as well." Willy did not hide it and directly admitted the purpose of his words.

"These two competitions have always been organized by the Fisheries Association led by Pelican Town. Stardew Valley has excellent water conditions, great water quality, and a spacious venue, so both parties are very satisfied with this cooperation.

However, as the number of competitions increased, except for the title of Trout Fishing Master or Squid Fishing Master that I won once, the fishermen from Pelican Town, one of the organizers, basically all the winners of this honor were anglers from other places. As a result, more and more anglers began to protest and demanded the relocation of the competition area.

After all, Stardew Valley is located in the border area of ​​the Fingir Republic, which is too remote. For many contestants, they have to spend a lot of time in advance to participate in a competition, which is not time-friendly. The long journey will also lead to poor competitive state and miss the qualification to compete for the championship, etc.

Although the competition was developed under the leadership of Pelican Town, with the participation and protests of more and more participants, the Fishery Association has gradually wanted to abandon Pelican Town and hold the same event on its own. This is not good news for Pelican Town. Without the Fishery Association, even if Pelican Town holds the event on its own, the number of anglers participating may drop by 70 to 80 percent.

Lewis has talked with the Fisheries Association many times about this, but the results are still not good. If there is no change, this year may be the last time these two fishing competitions are held in Stardew Valley.

But if you or I can win the Fishing Master title for these two tournaments this year, then this problem will be easily solved. The title of Fishing Master is not only an honor, but also a professional title. With the influence of this title, as long as we cooperate with Lewis, we can ensure that these two tournaments will continue to be held in Stardew Valley. Leon, do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand. This isn't just a competition; it's also an opportunity to promote Stardew Valley and boost the local tourism economy."

When Willy was halfway through his words, Leon already understood what Willy meant. Now that he had finished listening, how could he not understand Willy's subtext?

Lewis might also have some ideas in this. After all, it would give Stardew Valley and Pelican Town another chance to show themselves to others and bring in more fame and tourists. This is something Lewis has been thinking about in his dreams.

"I'm glad you understand. That's why I'd like to invite you to join me in these two competitions, and keep the competitions in Stardew Valley." Willy added, "Of course, there's no mandatory requirement to win. Just do your best. After all, those who can participate are not just ordinary anglers; they are also experts."

"Don't worry, I will participate. After all, I won't miss such a lively occasion, not to mention there are rewards to be won."

Leon smiled and patted Willy's shoulder to comfort him.

"By the way, do I need to register and pay to participate?"

"Lewis will pay the 200G registration fee. All fish caught in the competition and any redeemable rewards will be yours. If you're sure you want to participate, I'll contact Lewis later. The trout tournament will be on the 1st and 2nd of next month, for two days, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

You can leave and return midway, but on the day of the competition, Coal Forest will have numerous vendors offering various food supplies and even temporary public restrooms, so you don't have to leave the competition grounds. "Willie immediately explained," he explained.

"Are the total gold labels collected in two days counted together?" Lyon asked.

"Well, count them together, but don't worry about cheating. The gold label has a special anti-counterfeiting mark, and it is replaced every year, so there is no need to worry about counterfeiting." Willy thought of the fairness that Leon had complained about before and emphasized this point.

"Okay, I have an idea. As for the fishing rods, fishing gear and bait, do you use your own or do they provide them?" Lyon continued to ask.

Leon actually had a lot of questions he wanted to ask about this fishing competition, which he had never heard of before. After all, he had never seen such a thing in the game.

"Those without fishing rods can apply, but that doesn't stop you from using your own gear and bait. After all, equipment is part of a fisherman's skill," Willy explained. "In that case, I have an idea." Leon pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up as he thought of something that would be perfect for this competition.

"Willie, do you remember that bait-making machine you were talking about?"

"Are you talking about the new technology that puts live fish in and then creates special bait to attract the fish?" Willy also remembered this incident after hearing this, but his expression was a little strange.

"Have you forgotten that this thing has just been invented and is still in the experimental stage? Not to mention that it's now in the Fisheries Association. I want to order rainbow trout bait. Regardless of whether it works well or not, the Fisheries Association should be able to guess why I'm ordering it. Do you think they'll be willing to give it to me?"

"Didn't they say they don't care what fishing gear and bait the contestants use?" Lyon complained.

"That's just not caring, but there are still restrictions. One person can only fish with one rod and one hook, and teams are not allowed. These are the basic conditions," Willy added.

"Pity."

The plan to use a bait maker to make bait specifically for rainbow trout seemed to be a failure, but Leon actually had another idea.

For example, the new energy fishing rod and the ancient method of frying fish, which can produce miracles with great effort, were unfortunately wiped out by the basic conditions supplemented by Willy.

However, Lyon did not forget that in addition to the Fisheries Association, the fishing tackle shop in Element City actually had a bait making machine. It was just that he made a special trip to Element City and spent 1.5 yuan to buy one, which was not very useful. It was only used for this kind of single fish fishing competition. Lyon always felt that it was a bit of a loss.

But thinking that this competition was related to the economic development and reputation of Stardew Valley, Lyon felt that he could spend some money to add some chips to the competition.

Money is a bastard. If we lose it, we can earn it again. 1.5 may be a huge sum of money for Leon who just came to Stardew Valley, but for Leon now, although it cannot be said to be a small amount, he can still pay it out if he grits his teeth.

However, he was not sure whether he could convince Linus to take him to the Elemental City. After all, after the last incident, Leon had hardly heard Lasmodes and Linus mention the situation in the Elemental City in front of him even once. It was obvious that they did not want to cause him PTSD, even though Leon did not care about it at all.

It's not that there are no other ways, such as entrusting Krobus to buy it for him. Xiao Hei should not refuse.

Or he could just ask Krobus to go to the fishing tackle store to help purchase bait specifically for rainbow trout. Presumably, the price would be much cheaper than the bait-making machine. He could buy 300 pieces of rainbow trout bait and 300 pieces of squid bait. Lyon felt that if he and Willy shared the money, they should be able to kill a lot of fish in these two games.

Thinking of this, Leon immediately pulled Willy aside and said, "I have a way to get exclusive rainbow trout bait from channels outside the Fisheries Association, and it should be better than the one from the Fisheries Association. Do you think we can use it after I get it back?"

"Of course it can be used, but are you sure it will work well?" Willy asked back. It was not that he did not trust Leon, but that he did not trust the bait making machine.

After all, there has been basically no effective research progress on the part of the Fisheries Association, and the bait they produce is not very effective in attracting fish. Moreover, as a dedicated bait, it does not even have the ability to attract other fishes. It can be called a crippled bait. Even if a piece of dough is hung on the fishhook, it would probably be more effective than this thing.

"I think there should be no problem. After all, my supplier is not from the Fisheries Association." Lyon was quite confident about this.

Because he clearly remembered that when the owner of the fishing tackle shop introduced the bait-making machine, he clearly stated that his machine had been modified by a magic craftsman. The magic of magic is sometimes beyond the reach of science.

(End of this chapter)