A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 743 Economic Deficit

“Great value for money.”

Marcello was not surprised that Leon had read and absorbed a monster encyclopedia so quickly. He just grinned smugly and asked Leon.

"Yes, indeed."

Leon nodded. Although he had already known the abilities of this expensive monster encyclopedia through system identification in advance, when he actually activated it, he found that the result was much better than he expected.

"I have other books here that are suitable for you. Would you like to take a look?"

It's a rare opportunity to meet a big customer who holds a gift card, Marcello enthusiastically promoted the product.

"Of course." Leon looked at Marcello expectantly. If possible, he felt that he should be able to clear the balance today.

Although I am reluctant to give it up, it is a book that can activate special abilities after all, so I will just consider it as an initial investment.

"Then let me choose the most suitable knowledge system for you. Let me think about it."

Marcello muttered, turned around and began to search through the pile of books again. This time it took longer, but Leon did not rush him, but waited patiently.

Marcello picked out books of different colors one after another and held them in his hands. Finally, he turned around and arranged the books in order and placed them in front of the table. There were nine books in total.

Each book has a specific representation and color to represent its content. For example, the cover of a book called "Bait and Float" has a picture of a fish biting a hook and a sea-blue background, indicating that it is a book about fishing.

There is also a book painted entirely in gold, dotted with gem models of different colors, and in the center is a golden pottery jar relief. The book titled "Guide to Identifying Ancient Treasures" is the most eye-catching because its color looks like a dazzling gold ingot under the sunlight.

These are just two of them; the other eight also have their own characteristics.

"There are so many, I can't afford them." Although he was envious, Lyon got a very obvious lesson from the price of the monster encyclopedia just now, that is, books with special abilities are very expensive.

"Not all books are 20000G."

Marcello said as he divided the nine books into three piles. At the top of one of the piles was the book on bait and floats, which was the largest and highest.

The pile in the middle is called a pile, but it is actually just one book. It is purple in color and has a bright purple five-pointed star on the cover. The title of the book is "Book of Stars".

The last three books in the pile are represented by the Guide to Appraising Ancient Treasures, followed by Gems of the Sea and Secrets of Woodcutting.

"These are weekly publications exclusively for farmers. They're written by various agricultural masters and nature seekers, sharing their insights and experiences. They'll give you a better understanding of the knowledge most relevant to farmers. Each one is reasonably priced, 5000G."

Marcello first pointed to the pile with the most books and gave a quote, then pointed to the Book of Stars.

"This is the Book of Stars, a universal tome that provides knowledge tailored to the reader's needs. Its contents correspond to the knowledge the reader craves most. A fisherman can further improve their fishing skills, while a farmer can gain insights into growing and cultivating crops. This one is a bit more expensive, 15000G." Marcello pointed to the third pile of books. "These are the same as the monster manuals you purchased earlier, all 20000G each. Each one will grant you extraordinary gains and rewards in a specific area. While they're the most expensive, they're absolutely worth it. Your investment now is an investment in your future."

Marcello's explanation gave Leon a preliminary understanding of these nine books and made him extremely interested.

It is not difficult to see that these are books that Marcello selected specifically for him. Each one meets his needs, which makes Leon really unable to resist the desire to put these books in his pocket.

However, the total price of the nine books is beyond Lyon's purchasing power, so if he wants to buy a suitable one, Lyon has to make a choice.

"Can I take a look first?" Leon asked.

"Of course!" Marcello nodded calmly, then stretched out his hand to signal Leon to look around.

After getting permission, Lyon did not hesitate to take the books one by one in his hands and let the system identify them.

"Book of Stars: An all-purpose book that provides knowledge tailored to the reader's needs. By reading it, you will gain additional experience for all mastered professions. (Unable to absorb without ownership)"

"Bait and Float: Focuses on describing knowledge related to fishing. Reading it will gain you additional experience in the fishing profession. (No ownership, cannot be absorbed)"

In addition to Bait and Float, several other books of the same type have the same introduction. They are professional books dedicated to a certain profession, and after reading them, they provide experience improvement for that specific profession.

For example, the combat weekly can improve combat skill experience, the mining monthly can improve mining experience, and so on.

The most special and expensive ones are the three books in the third pile. Each of them has its own characteristics, but they are all introduced by the Riddler, and the descriptions are somewhat vague.

"Ancient Treasure Appraisal Guide: A popular science book documenting the identification and restoration of antiques. Readers will master a special ability closely related to antiques. (Unable to absorb without ownership)"

"Sea Gem: An ancient book with strange characters written on it, seemingly blessed by the sea. Reading it grants a special ability related to fish. (No ownership, cannot be absorbed)"

"Secrets of Logging: A book depicting various trees. It can improve your logging skills. After reading it, you will master a special ability related to obtaining wood. (No ownership, cannot absorb)"

To be fair, what Lyon wanted most were the five professional skill books that could improve his professional experience and were priced at only 5000G, as well as the Star Book that cost 15000G. These added up to 4WG, which was very expensive, but it was definitely worth it for Lyon to buy them.

Because the level of professions is upgraded too slowly, God knows how long it will take for all professions to reach level 10, but if he can use money to speed up, Lyon will definitely not be stingy. After all, the sooner the profession level is upgraded, the sooner he can enjoy the abilities and recipes granted by each profession.

Especially the small bucket that he had been longing for. It was an advanced formula that could only be unlocked by level eight farming. Now his level five farming was still a long way from this goal.

These 4WG had to be spent, plus the 2WG spent on the monster encyclopedia before, which was a total of 6WG in expenses. Lyon hadn't calculated his account balance for a long time, but he estimated that the deposit should not exceed 10WG, so the remaining three books that could grant special abilities had to be carefully selected.

　Thank you to boss Xue Qixia for the reward of 1666 reading coins. The boss is very generous and I wish him good health.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)