A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 747 Exclusive Bait
"As expected, they're both recipes for unlocking the fishing skill. They complement each other."

The combination of crab cages and recycling machines is so well-matched that Lyon couldn't help but complain about the ingenuity of these formula designs.

If there were no recycling machines, the garbage produced by the crab cages would be enough to make people curse. After all, before the hunter is upgraded to a sailor, the probability of crab cages producing garbage is really not low. When you are unlucky, you may even put ten cages into the water and take out seven of them full of garbage.

Leaving aside the temporarily unusable recycling machine, Leon started searching through the treasure chest again. The recipe for the crab cage under the hunter profession characteristics was much more user-friendly.

The original recipe for a crab cage is wood*40 and iron ingot*3. Now, you only need to pay wood*25 and copper ingot*2 to create a new crab cage to start your career as a crab catcher. While the cost is greatly reduced, it also means that Lyon can now make more crab cages to expand the types of goods produced by his farm.

As for materials, Lyon has no shortage. Although Lyon has a small stock of copper ingots, he has a large stock of iron ingots.

Although the ratio of iron to copper is one to two, which is inferior to the three to one ratio of copper to iron, Lyon had complained about this before, but after actually using it, Lyon was actually quite satisfied with this skill that does not exist in the game.

Iron ore has a stable output regardless of whether it is in an abandoned mine or a desert mine. Copper ore, as a basic ore, has large reserves only in shallow mines. The probability of copper output in deep mines and skeleton mines is very low.

Therefore, with the conversion of iron into copper, it can be regarded as an indirect improvement in the acquisition of copper ingots.

Lyon put 20 solid iron ingots with a silver-gray luster into the system backpack. He clicked on the system manufacturing column and selected conversion. The 20 iron ingots immediately turned into 40 complete copper ingots.

With the addition of 250 pieces of wood, 10 brand new crab cages lay quietly in Lyon's system backpack.

Taking out a crab cage, Leon held this fruit basket-sized crab cage steadily in his palm. The wood required for its manufacture became wood chips to form the main body of the crab cage, while the copper ingots became metal hoops to fix the overall structure of the crab cage. The excess metal was transformed into small counterweight copper pendants dotted around the mouth of the crab cage to ensure that the crab cage could sink into the water.

In addition, the crab cage is also equipped with a thin cable more than two meters long and a copper pendant tied to the end of the cable.

The function of this design can be seen at a glance. The copper cone is inserted into the soil to protect the crab cage from being washed away by the water flow. It can also clearly remind the person who arranges the crab cage of the location of the crab cage. It is very convenient to pull the cable when retrieving the crab cage.

Lyon also noticed that the mouth of the crab cage is detachable. There are six inverted buckles at the connection between the mouth and the body of the crab cage. Without nimble fingers to pry them open, the mouth of the cage is the strongest barrier, which can ensure that the gluttons who enter it cannot escape from the cage. It also makes it convenient for crab catchers to quickly open the mouth of the cage and pour out the harvest inside after recycling.

Leon was quite satisfied with the crab cages. The design was very reasonable and the operation was not difficult. No wonder Willy was able to hand over the crab cages in his hands so quickly. This thing was really easy to use.

Now that he had the crab cage, he naturally couldn't leave it idle, so Lyon decided to put it in the river in the coal forest.

He won't release it in Pelican Town because there are already crab fishermen there. In order to avoid some trouble, it is more appropriate to release it in Coal Forest. Lyon doesn't want to argue with others, nor does he want his crab cages to be intercepted by others. That would be too bad.

Although this possibility is small, Leon does not want to test human nature. Moreover, the creatures caught in the freshwater crab cages are basically the same. There is no difference between placing them in Pelican Town and in the river in the Coal Forest.

Lyon did what he said and went out quickly with the crab cage, following the path that had been trampled on and heading straight for the coal forest in the south.

In the end, Lyon chose to place the crab cages in the pond near the wizard tower. Before each crab cage was put into the water, Lyon threw some homemade bait into it. Although its ability to attract fish may not be very strong, it is better than putting in magic bait.

Leon actually didn't really value the crab pot. He created it to avoid wasting his Hunter class trait and to try out the Recycler. Of course, he also wanted to harvest the crab pot's contents and gain some fishing experience. After all, harvesting the crab pot's contents also provided experience for fishing skills.

When Lyon was playing online, he met a young lady who was not good at fishing, but she relied on touching crab cages to reach the maximum level of fishing. It really opened Lyon's eyes.

Ten crab cages were put into the water one after another, and the copper cones were inserted into the mud on the shore. Looking at the cable close to the shore, Lyon noted the location of this release and returned to the farm.

It takes time to hunt in crab cages, so you have to wait for quite a while. Crab cages are not like in the game, where you need to wait a day before harvesting. Lyon estimated that if he came to check in the evening, he should be able to see the results of the crab cage's hunting.

Back in the farm house, Leon noticed that the light on the fish-shaped relief on the bait making machine had gone out, and immediately pressed the relief to eject it from the machine.

The largemouth bass that was thrown into it has disappeared, and instead, there is a ball of light green paste. After taking it out and holding it in his hand, Leon saw the introduction given by the system.

"Largemouth Bass Bait: A bait specially made for largemouth bass feeding habits. It has a high probability of increasing its appeal to largemouth bass and a very low probability of being eaten by other fish."

It is indeed a bait specially made for largemouth bass, but it is different from the exclusive bait of the Fishery Association introduced by Willy. This bait is also attractive to non-targets, but it is not very big. It is still very targeted.

According to Lyon's own experience, this ball of exclusive bait can be used more than ten times without any problem. If you use it sparingly, it can be used twenty times, which is not too bad.

As for the specific effect of attracting fish, it will be reliable only after personal experimentation. This means that it is time for Lyon to go fishing again.

But before that, Lyon had to make a phone call first. After all, he was just a novice angler, and he had to find a professional to evaluate it together.

"Hey, Leon, are you having fun with the mermaids? Why are you coming back?"

As soon as the call was connected, Willy's high-pitched voice reached Leon's ears. In addition to teasing, there was more concern in his words.

"I've returned to Stardew Valley." Leon replied.

"Willy, I got a bait-making machine and experimented with it. I made a special bait for largemouth bass, so I was wondering if it would be convenient for you. If so, we can meet in front of the mine lake in the northern foothills to test the effectiveness of this bait."

"So soon? Okay, I'm fine, I'll be there soon." Upon hearing this, Willy immediately became excited and expressed his desire to go together.

"Okay, I'll wait for you by the mine lake. As long as this experiment goes well, we'll go fishing for rainbow trout. After all, the bait maker needs target fish as ingredients to make exclusive bait."

"Well, leave it to me. You've already done a lot of work to get this machine, so I certainly can't let you worry about it alone. See you in the mines and at the lake."

"See you at the mine lake."

(End of this chapter)