A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 754 Sophia's Hat
After bidding farewell to the little squirrel, Leon and Sophia continued on their way, heading straight for the dilapidated house in the southernmost part of the coal forest.

After walking around a thick oak tree, the dilapidated house was right in front of me. A big rat wearing a hat was lying on the windowsill. Its silver-gray hair was spotless, and there was a golden liquid residue on its curly mustache, as if it had just eaten honey.

When seeing Leon appear, the mouse in the hat, who had been staring at the rain in a daze, suddenly cleared up his eyes. He waved his furry paws towards Leon, and at the same time casually glanced at Sophia beside Leon, and then paid no more attention to her.

"Son of the forest, your smell is even better."

When Leon walked up to him, the mouse in the hat arched his nose and exclaimed in admiration.

"Maybe the forest magic has evolved." Leon explained, and then pulled Sophia, who was hiding behind him but still couldn't hide her curious gaze, in front of him.

"This is my sister, Sophia. She's very interested in the magic hats you sell. Perhaps you could show me your catalogue."

The mouse in the hat looked at Sophia again, nodded at her, then turned back into the house, took out a scroll and handed it to Sophia. He had no intention of actively communicating throughout the whole process.

Sophia was still staring at the mouse in the hat, her eyes full of love. After all, this big mouse didn't look scary at all. Instead, her heart was moved by its smooth fur and cute big face.

Seeing that Sophia was only staring at him and didn't take the catalog, the mouse in the hat had some doubts on his face, while Leon reached out and took the catalog, and at the same time whispered to Sophia: "Sophia, don't keep staring at others. This is very impolite."

"Sorry, you're so cute, Mr. Mouse." Sophia finally realized her rudeness and immediately apologized to the Mouse in the Hat.

"Strange human." The mouse in the hat tilted his head and looked at Sophia and complained.

Leon thought Sophia's behavior was easy to understand. Girls seemed to have little resistance to cute furry things. Although the hat mouse was a mouse, it was not the kind of thief mouse with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks. Instead, it looked more like a silver tabby with mouse characteristics, especially with white gloves on its paws, which undoubtedly made it look even more adorable.

But there is a big difference between the children of the wilderness and the beasts. Leon couldn't use his friendliness to trick the hat mouse into willingly letting Sophia get started, so he had to force the catalog on Sophia and nudged Sophia's shoulder with his elbow, signaling her to focus on choosing the hat.

Sophia also restrained her gaze because of Leon's reminder, took the catalog and began to observe.

After seeing that the price of each hat in the catalog was four figures, she didn't feel anything. But when she saw that each hat came with special abilities, she immediately asked Leon.

“Is everything in the catalog true?”

"Yes." Lyon had also spent money here, so he had a say in this matter.

"Can I use it too? After all, I'm just an ordinary human." Sophia was still a little worried. After all, the hat might be magical, but if the special abilities contained in the hat required magic power to activate, then it would just be an ordinary hat to her.

"Yes, the hat is very good, it can be used by humans, and there are cases, so you can buy it with confidence." Hat Mouse explained immediately after hearing this.

"Then I want this one." After hearing Leon and Hat Mouse say that ordinary people can use it, Sophia immediately put her finger on a picture of a pink cowboy hat and made a decision.

Leon glanced at the catalog and saw the effect of the hat Sofia had chosen.

"Cowgirl Hat: A female cowboy hat inlaid with diamonds. Wearing it improves reflexes and can slightly intimidate others. Price: 2000G."

Hat Mouse also saw Sophia's choice, but didn't rush to take out his cowgirl hat. Instead, he extended his white gloves toward Sophia. "Pay first," Leon helped translate Hat Mouse's gesture.

"I don't have that much money with me. Can I pay by card?" Sophia took out her wallet, took out a black bank card and asked the Mouse in the Hat.

"Okay." The mouse in the hat nodded, then took the bank card handed to him by Sophia, went into the house to tinker with it, and then came back with the bank card and a cowgirl hat, and handed them to Sophia.

After getting the hat, Sophia put it on her head immediately, then made a pistol shape with her left hand and made a shooting gesture towards Leon.

Leon looked at Sophia with a doting look on his face. If it weren't for the rain, he might have really cooperated with Sophia's actions and reacted as if he had been shot.

The effect of the hat was immediate. After putting on the hat, Leon felt a sense of oppression coming from Sophia. It was very weak and could be completely ignored in Leon's opinion. However, if facing some unknown strangers or beasts, it might have a good effect.

"What a magical hat! After I put it on, I felt that everything around me slowed down a little bit." Sophia was experiencing the special effect of the cowboy girl hat, which was the term that enhanced reaction speed. At this moment, she clearly felt that everything in her vision was different from before.

For example, the raindrops that were previously invisible can now be clearly seen after wearing the hat.

"It's the effect of improved reaction speed." Leon explained.

"That's great. I want to buy more hats like this." After confirming that the hats here can indeed give her some special abilities, Sophia suddenly became interested. She picked up the catalog again and began to read the types of hats on it.

"I want this, this, and this too!"

After choosing three hats in a row and handing over her bank card without hesitation, Sophia looked at the Hat Mouse with anticipation, waiting for it to bring her the hat she liked.

The hat mouse's attitude towards Sophia has become visibly friendlier at this moment. Although the human's gaze was a bit offensive before, the way he spent money was really handsome. He is a high-quality customer.

After taking the bank card, a moment later, the hat mouse, holding three hats with different characteristics, placed the hats on the windowsill one by one and motioned Sophia to inspect them.

Although they are hats, two of them are more like decorations.

One is a big white bow, named White Bow. Its special effect is to enhance the favorability of people around, so that the wearer can gain more attention and goodwill.

Another decoration that doesn't look like a hat is a pair of cat ears mounted on a headband, which also come with whiskers that can be glued to the cheeks to provide night vision.

The last hat is a traditional blue-purple princess hat decorated with intricate lace and with an upturned brim, full of classical style.

The effect of this hat is the most simple. It can enhance the charm of the wearer. As for how much charm it can enhance, Leon is not sure.

However, after Sophia put it on, Leon felt that the increase was really great. Because of the princess hat, Leon, who was already accustomed to Sophia's appearance, felt his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, which seemed to be a heart-beating feeling.

(End of this chapter)