A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 782: Restarted Trial

The seeds cannot be planted for the time being, but that doesn’t mean Lyon has nothing to do.

When the rain of life fell yesterday, it was accompanied by thunder and lightning weather typical of a summer rainy day.

After a day of absorption and a night of sedimentation, the lightning rod has calmed down at this moment, but there are still arcs wandering in it at its base.

The energy of thunder was absorbed and the gathered electrical energy was stored in a battery the size of a can of beer.

Previously, this battery was hidden inside the base. Now that it has been charged, it is pushed to the front of the stage by a small mechanism inside the base.

"Battery Pack (Resource): Full of precious energy."

The battery pack still carried a weak electric current, which gave Leon a slight numbing stimulation, but this residual current only lasted for a few seconds before completely dissipating.

Looking at the battery in his hand, which had a blue base and yellow circular patterns, Leon was thinking, this thing doesn't look special, how can it withstand the violent and huge energy of lightning.

Interestingly, there are six lightning rods here, but only four of them produce batteries.

"Could it be that putting them together caused them to compete for current, resulting in insufficient charging?" Leon thought.

However, the profit from the four battery packs is pretty good. Lyon currently does not have the formula to use too many batteries. The only use of the current batteries may be to be used in Mr. Qi's special mission.

Thinking of this, Leon rode his bicycle out of the farm, crossed the open space in front of the station, and rode along the west side of the road.

After a kilometer of travel, we finally saw a tunnel under the mountain road that crossed the remote forest.

Although there are lights in the tunnel, the light is dim and the illumination is not high. Unlike in the game, the tunnel here does not have barbed wire to prevent players from continuing to the west.

It was not difficult for Leon to find the battery box, because after walking about a hundred meters into the tunnel, he noticed that there was an area without lights.

Lyon would naturally pay close attention to such a special area, and then he saw an electrical box on the wall of the tunnel with a red warning light on.

Lyon touched the electrical box with his fingernails behind his back and did not feel any current. After confirming that the box was safe, he opened it and looked at the densely packed wires on the left and right, leaving only a conspicuous empty groove in the middle. The shape of the groove perfectly matched the battery pack. Lyon knew that he had found the right place.

After taking out the battery pack and inserting it, Leon immediately felt the change. Not only did the unlit area light up, but the wattage of the lights in other tunnels also increased a lot.

The tunnel was no longer dark as before. Under the illumination of lights with increased wattage, all the shadows in the tunnel were dispelled, and it was brightly lit like a pedestrian street in a busy city at night.

"Is the energy so great?"

Lyon was quite surprised by such a sudden change. He didn't know whether this change was caused by the function of the embedded battery pack or due to some other reasons.

However, there is one thing Leon can be sure of, that is, this is indeed one of Mr. Qi's trial sites. Just like in the game, if he continues to follow the steps, he will get the key to open the locked box, and then get a membership card that allows him to go to the club on the second floor of the Oasis store.

Because of the improved visibility next to the electrical box, Leon saw a line of greetings left on the wall.

Lyon:
I'm glad you found the secret hidden in the tunnel and selflessly contributed a battery to connect the lighting facilities here, improving the performance of the lights.

Now drivers passing by here will no longer be bothered by the dim lighting. Maybe after they discover the difference here, they will thank you?
Of course, the trial isn't over yet. This time you're on a planned path, so I can give you a hint. I need a rainbow shell. Find it and put it in a box by the railway.

--together"

"There's a hint this time."

After reading this message, Leon complained with a smile.

Last time, we went straight to the last link of the Dragon's Last Supper, and Mr. Qi did not leave any hints. Now, according to the links designed by Mr. Qi, he gave us the next steps to do.

But strictly speaking, this is also an overstep.

Because players who know nothing about this process, if they want to activate this trial, they actually need to get a magnifying glass and then find the secret note telling you to come here to install the battery pack, which will open this complete trial line.

It’s a pity that most players learned about this quest chain in advance from various strategy guides and skipped the step of looking for the secret note. Leon was once one of them.

If he hadn't discovered the clue to the beginning of this mission in the secret note later, Leon would have thought that this was just a player trying it out out of boredom.

The mission here was completed, so Leon naturally didn't stay any longer. He got on his bike and returned to the farm.

He has a rainbow shell and had reserved one before, so he can use it to complete the task now.

I just don’t know where the box that should have been lying quietly in the station is now since there is no station on the railway.

Taking the rainbow shell, Lyon headed straight to the northern foothills, and while following the trail into the railway area, he looked for Linus.

He did not forget what Linus had told him before leaving the Witch Swamp, which was to tell Lewis the news of finding the soup base and then come over to talk to him.

"Finally you're here. I thought you had forgotten about it."

Linus, who was leaning against a big tree to enjoy the cool breeze, saw Leon appear and teased.

"I haven't forgotten, it's just that there are still some things that haven't been completed, so I'm busy with other things first. Anyway, you have nothing to do, old man, so you should be free whenever I come to see you." Leon sat down next to Linus and complained.

"After all, I'm a homeless man and I don't have a proper job." Linus continued his role-playing routine and echoed.

"Then I'll give you a job. Come work at Red Star Farm. I'll pay you 5000G a month." Lyon teased.

"Forget it. My old bones can't handle heavy physical labor, so I won't accept this job."

Linus waved his hands and rolled his eyes. "Okay, enough joking, I really have something to talk to you about."

"What's the matter?" Lyon asked back.

"Based on my understanding of Miranda, she would not give the soup base to you so easily, but you got the soup base and took away Rasmodes' magic ink. How did you do it?" Linus's face suddenly became serious and he asked Leon.

(End of this chapter)