A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 789 Grandpa: "I'll protect you!"

“There’s actually lighting here!”

After landing, Sophia immediately turned her attention to her surroundings to check the environment of the sewer.

Unlike the sewer he had imagined, there were actually braziers on both sides of the aisles providing light, and the walls did not appear damp. Even the smell that he was most worried about was not obvious. It was just a bit salty and fishy, ​​but not smelly.

"It didn't have one before. After I met Krobus, it was prepared for my convenience. That's why I said it was a kind shadow man. By the way, Krobus is its name." Leon explained with a smile.

"Very gentle indeed." Sophia nodded in agreement. After all, she had never thought that a shadow man would actually consider humans.

“Leon, I didn’t expect you to come here at this time.”

As the protagonist of the topic, Krobus came over after hearing the noise. After seeing Leon, he was still very happy, but when he noticed that there was a girl next to Leon, Krobus's first reaction was to run away.

Fortunately, Leon spoke in time: "Krobus, I said I would introduce you to new friends. This is the first one."

"Is she the girl named Abigail you mentioned?" Hearing that this girl was brought by Leon to make friends, Krobus looked at Sophia curiously and asked back.

"Um, no, her name is Sophia, she's my sister," Leon explained.

"Hello, Krobus, I'm Sophia, a resident of Pelican Town, nice to meet you."

While Krobus was looking at Sophia, Sophia was also looking at Krobus and found that although it also had the image of a shadow man, it looked quite different from the shadow man on TV and in games. At least the round figure and slightly dull facial features did not make it look intimidating, but rather looked very honest.

This made Sophia believe even more that the shadow man in front of her was friendly, so she greeted Krobus enthusiastically.

"Hello, Sophia." Krobus was still a little shy and spoke in a much lower voice, but he did not lose his courtesy.

"By the way, this is for you. I know you like pumpkin and wild horseradish, but I'm not sure if you like food made with them."

When he saw Krobus, Leon took out the packed pumpkin pie and wild horseradish salad from his backpack and handed them to Krobus.

"Thank you, Leon. I like them all very much." When Krobus saw that Leon actually brought him a gift, his eyes and mouth suddenly curved with joy, making him look even more honest and funny.

"Oh, and this." After taking out the gift, Leon naturally did not forget the dark amulet.

This thing is not suitable for humans to hold, and Lyon has no idea about it, so after using it, he will naturally return it to its original owner.

Krobus took the Dark Amulet and felt the energy intensity within it increase considerably. He said, "It seems you've already opened the seal. Are you done? I heard from the Guardian that there's a dangerous witch behind the seal."

"It's okay. Although we encountered some accidents, but generally speaking, it was safe." Lyon explained.

"That's good." Krobus breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, then looked at Leon, then at Sophia, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I don't have anything here to entertain you, not even a chair for you to sit down." "It's okay, we'll just stay for a while, there's no need to sit. This time, in addition to returning the dark amulet and meeting new friends, I have some questions I want to ask you." Leon comforted Krobus, and then brought up another topic.

"Ask, and if I know, I will answer you." Krobus promised.

"Do you know about the world of the dead? It's where the souls of humans reside after death." Leon went straight to the point.

When Sophia heard Leon talking about this topic, she also perked up. After all, it was the issue she cared about most.

"You mean the spirit world?" Krobus replied immediately.

"The spirit world also accepts the souls of ordinary people? I thought only people who possess forest magic could enter the spirit world after death." Hearing this, Leon thought of the knowledge about the spirit world that Korobskop had once taught him.

"Well, but the souls of ordinary people are just passers-by in the spirit world. It is a connecting point between the world of life and death. The dead will first go to the spirit world and wait for rebirth." Krobus added.

"Rebirth?" Hearing this word, Leon immediately thought of many things.

"Well, the souls of the deceased will stay in the spirit world for a while, walking through the dream forest under the guidance of fairies. In the forest, they will shed all memories of their past lives. Eventually, with the purest soul, they will cross the long river of life and death, and then return to the material world to be born as a new life."

Krobus explained the concept of rebirth.

"Must be reborn? Can't stay in the spirit world?" Leon asked. If that was the case, then the sudden loss of contact between Robert and Alice was completely certain.

"No, because except for the holders of forest magic, ordinary souls that stay in the spirit world for a long time will be assimilated by the magic power of the spirit world. There are only two results: either the soul will completely collapse, or it will be transformed into a fairy or an elf." Krobus added.

Leon felt something was wrong when he heard this. After all, Robert and Alice had died in an accident many years ago, and Sophia had grown from a little girl into a graceful young lady, but she could still see Robert and Alice through the resurrection stone.

Could it be that the Robert and Alice that Sophia saw through the Resurrection Stone were just illusions created by Sophia's memories and obsessions?
However, the system's description of the resurrection stone is that it is seeing a soul, not an illusion. Leon still believes in the professionalism of the system.

Could it be that Robert and Alice have been transformed into fairies and elves?
But the images of Robert and Alice that Sophia and Leon saw in their dreams were exactly the same as they were in life. What is going on?
Leon shook his head, becoming increasingly confused. He continued to ask, "Are ordinary souls in the spirit world only able to choose these two options? Is there no way to maintain the integrity of the soul without being affected by the spirit world?"

"Not entirely. If there are other beings to help, the souls of ordinary people can stay safely in the spiritual world. But this situation is rare. After all, the existence that provides help requires a certain amount of authority in the spiritual world to provide shelter." Krobus thought for a moment and gave another answer.

"grandfather!"

With this explanation, Leon suddenly understood everything. If the system's identification was correct, and what Sophia saw were indeed the souls of Robert and Alice, then the only person who could keep the two of them in the spiritual world could be his own grandfather.

Although the memory of his last trip to the spirit world was erased by his grandfather, Leon still knew that his grandfather was a big boss in the spirit world. If it was his grandfather who provided the shelter, then it would be easy to explain.

Robert and Alice are from Pelican Town after all. Grandpa has lived in Pelican Town for so many years, so he should know this young couple. It is completely understandable that he would lend a favor.

But if Grandpa was protecting her, why did Robert and Alice disappear silently and ignore Sophia?
Could something have happened in the spiritual world?
(End of this chapter)