A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 764 Railway
Linus walked in front to lead the way, and Leon followed closely behind. He was very interested in the surprise that Linus mentioned.

Under the guidance of Linus, Lyon walked north along the mountain wall at the northern foot of the mountain, bypassed a bush, passed through a canyon, and finally came to a valley along the steps.

Except for the southern entrance into Lyon, the valley is surrounded by steep cliffs. However, on the east and west sides of the valley, there is a wide and tall tunnel with obvious traces of artificial excavation, located at the very center of the valley.

These two tunnels were not built in vain. The land between the tunnels was paved with gravel and sleepers, all of which were for the stability of the railway track.

“This is actually a railway!”

Lyon was really surprised. He originally thought that the road leading to the railway would have to wait for an earthquake to collapse and reveal the buried entrance. Who would have thought that this place had actually been accessible for a long time, but because the location was too remote, Lyon did not find it.

"Although Stardew Valley is on the border of the empire, it is also a strategic location. Naturally, it is inseparable from the railway transportation line covering the whole country. It is normal to have railways, but there is no train station." Linus was speechless at Leon's surprise, but he still explained patiently.

"Is the railway the only thing here?"

After confirming that this was the railway area behind the northern foothills, Lyon's first thought was the hot spring in this area.

However, Leon didn't see any other buildings. There were only various weeds and wild trees similar to the plants in Stardew Valley. There were also many stones scattered on the ground, of different sizes, which seemed to have rolled down from the mountain.

The other side of the railway was also deserted. There was no small exhibition stand that Lyon had in mind. The only trace of civilization here was the railway. Everything was very different from the railway area that Lyon remembered.

"No, there is also a natural hot spring."

Linus replied with a smile, then took Leon to the west of the valley. After passing through a small woods, Leon saw an open-air pool. Even though it was raining, the pool was still steaming, and the air around it was filled with a faint smell of sulfur.

This is a pure natural hot spring without any artificial modification. The area is not too large, about 50 square meters.

"I discovered a hot spring here a long time ago, and I expanded it to its current size. This way, in the winter, I can enjoy the snowy scenery while soaking in the hot spring. Apart from me, almost no one in Stardew Valley knows there is a hot spring here."

Linus' tone was very proud, as if he was sharing or showing off.

"The old man will enjoy it."

Looking at the hot spring in front of him, Leon felt quite strange. After all, he didn't expect that the hot spring had not been discovered yet and was still in a purely natural state. He didn't know if he came too early or if this was the case in the railway area in reality.

"Maybe you can bring other people here to enjoy this beautiful gift from nature in the future, but you'd better remember to wear a swimsuit. Although I won't peek, there are some other beings in this valley besides me who might discover it. You don't want to see yourself naked, do you?" Linus teased Leon.

"Are there other entities?" Leon immediately thought of the sealed statue monster guarding the teleportation array to the Witch Swamp. It was a strange thing with a green stone body like an obelisk, but with long, thin limbs. "Well, dwarves and goblins occasionally appear in this area. Trains passing through here often have cargo rolling off the trains due to the difference in the tracks. The trains passing here are generally carrying supplies, such as coal, stone, metal ore, wood, and so on.

So, some weaker creatures that haven't explored the mines but need these things come here to try their luck. Because they tend to be darker, don't like sunlight, and are too timid to appear in front of humans, and since they're not very dangerous, Rasmodes and I don't drive them away," Linus explained.

"I'd really like to see them." Leon nodded and said, he was quite interested in these two special creatures. After all, he had actually seen goblins and leprechauns.

"If it is not necessary, you'd better not come into contact with them, because they are not good-looking in the eyes of human aesthetics. Even if you see them, don't kill them as monsters. The dwarves and goblins that appear in this area basically belong to an old friend of mine, and I don't want you to have conflicts with her because of this." Linus added.

"Your old friend?" Leon thought of a witch who was cuckolded.

"Yeah." Linus confirmed, his eyes full of sighs.

Seeing Linus's expression, Leon was even more certain that he was not wrong.

However, he didn't want to talk about this topic for the time being. On the one hand, he was worried about being targeted by the petty-minded Rasmodesmus. On the other hand, he was not willing to contact the witch. After all, the person who caused all this was Abigail's grandmother, and Abigail was his partner. There were too many embarrassments here.

"By the way, old man, the surprise you mentioned, could it be this hot spring?"

"No, it's just that you asked if there was only the railway, so I brought you to see this hot spring. The real thing I want to show you is on the other side."

As Linus spoke, he took Leon in the opposite direction of the hot spring. The situation on the other side was more primitive, and the road was basically covered with weeds, fibers and gravel. Linus could walk briskly in these lush weeds, but Leon stumbled.

In the end, Leon did not try to practice in the midst of flowers without getting a single leaf on him. Instead, he took out one of the tools he always had in his backpack - a sickle, and cut off all the weeds and fibers that were blocking his way.

A large amount of material fibers appeared where the weeds had disappeared, and occasionally a few mixed seeds could be seen. In addition, there were also pieces of intact moss.

"I didn't expect that I could collect moss by weeding." Lyon happily put all the materials into his bag. He found that he seemed a little narrow-minded. He only paid attention to the moss growing on the trees, but did not notice that the weeds on the ground were also the growth areas of moss.

Linus stood on the other side and watched Lyon clearing the weeds. He sighed silently, but ultimately said nothing.

Although he and Leon are both holders of forest magic, their attitudes towards natural plants are also different due to their different situations. Linus will never harm ordinary plants if he can avoid destruction, and as a farmer, Leon cuts down trees and cuts grass to collect some materials, which he can understand.

(End of this chapter)