A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 825 The Origin of Baile Soup
After the efforts and struggles of this group of pioneers, they have finally gained a firm foothold here.

But Stardew Valley at that time was not as stable as it is now. The bombardment of meteorites made the geological structure of this area extremely unstable.

The miners who mined the minerals did not consider stabilizing the mine structure, so during a summer rainstorm, collapses and landslides occurred in the mining area.

Although this natural disaster did not cause any deaths among the pioneers, in order to escape, they were unable to take care of their strongholds near the mining area, and all their property and supplies were submerged by mudslides.

Seeing the days that had just started to get better after their hard work collapse in an instant, everything returned to the starting point, and the situation was even worse than when they first came here, almost everyone was in despair.

This terrible disaster completely extinguished their ambitions. Many people felt that this disaster was nature's punishment and warning to them, so they all thought about leaving here.

But at this moment, the leader who originally came here to look for opportunities took the initiative to step forward and delivered an extremely inspiring speech.

But the effect was minimal. The pioneers who survived the disaster thought that they had nothing left and even their temporary strongholds were destroyed.

They still had a pessimistic attitude, and they were hungry after a day's work, which made the atmosphere even more heavy. Some fragile pioneers even broke down and cried.

At this time, the leader still had an optimistic smile on his face. He used the tools he carried with him to build a big pot by himself, filled it with rainwater, and took out all the food he could find to add to it, adding a little pitiful nutrition to the pot of clear water.

Although it was very shabby, he still warmly invited everyone to taste this pot of "hot soup", hoping to bring everyone a little warmth and energy. Even though it was not enough to fill their stomachs, it expressed a positive attitude.

This move gave the people who were originally confused and desperate a sense of warmth and hope. They also followed the leader's example and took out some insignificant portable dry food or snacks from their bodies and added them to the soup, making the clear soup richer and thicker.

So with everyone's joint efforts, they successfully got through this most difficult day.

With the encouragement and support of this soup, when the sun came out again the next day, people regained their enthusiasm and started a new life.

Also because of the influence of this soup, the pioneers who had already cooperated tacitly became a whole at this moment, becoming a family without blood ties, and later created the initial prototype of Pelican Town, and have been building it ever since.

At the same time, in order to commemorate this day, the original pioneers designated this day as an exclusive festival in Pelican Town, and continued the pot of thick soup that everyone participated in as a festival activity on this day, sharing the best food they had with everyone.

Passed down from generation to generation, this pot of soup has a meaningful name - Baile Soup. Anyone who adds their own contribution to Baile Soup on this day will become a friend and family member of all the people in Pelican Town.

This is the origin of the Hawaiian party potluck soup.

“What a meaningful festival.”

Leon sighed after hearing all these stories.

From this story, Leon also learned why adding delicious food to the Baile soup would increase the favorability of the people in the town.

"Yes, this is a festival unique to the people of Pelican Town, and it is also the most humane festival. So you must not be vague about the Baile Soup, and you must use those high-quality crops." Linus warned Leon seriously.

"Don't worry, I've already selected the ingredients for the potluck soup. I won't spoil the fun," Leon assured with a smile. "Yeah." Linus finally felt relieved.

At this moment, Leon also came back to his senses from the story and looked at the surrounding environment.

While the two were chatting, they had already entered the valley in the railway area.

In stark contrast to the last time I came here, this valley has been transformed a lot. Most of the originally dense weeds have been cleared away, and the dense trees have become much sparser.

A gravel road leads to a newly excavated wide staircase in the north, but the place where the staircase connects to the ground is blocked by a huge rock.

Next to the railway tracks, the foundation of a station has been laid. A group of short, gray-skinned men are busy building the platform and lounge of the train station with wood and neatly arranged stone bricks.

"Who are those?" Looking at these gray-skinned dwarfs less than one meter tall, Leon immediately asked Linus.

"Earthlings are a group of hardworking yet mischievous elves. They are of the same race as goblins, but are more civilized and friendly. However, they are full of curiosity about everything and have some innate magical abilities. Therefore, they are forbidden to enter human society unless necessary."

Linus explained, "My role here is to make sure they don't run away. After all, this is all your fault. Qi hired them to renovate this place and make it an option for tourists from further afield to come to Stardew Valley."

Hearing this, Leon felt quite embarrassed. To be honest, all of this was Mr. Qi's own decision. It was probably as a reward for successfully deciphering the code and bringing in the colorful shells. This matter was also mentioned in the letter Mr. Qi left last time.

I just didn't expect Mr. Qi to be so efficient. He started work in just a few days and even brought Linus on board as the supervisor.

"Then why are the newly excavated mountain stairs over there blocked?" After observing these earth spirits and finding that they were not actually good-looking, but rather looked almost as scary as goblins, Lyon lost interest and turned to ask about the blocked mountain path.

“Well, you don’t have to worry about that for now. It seems that Qi prepared it specially for you, but I don’t know when it will be open. Maybe you need to meet certain conditions.

Anyway, this is his style of doing things, so don't even think about using tools to sneak in. Qi will not hesitate to punish those who don't follow the rules."

When mentioning this, Linus's expression became very serious, and his eyes were full of warnings. If Leon really did something wrong, Mr. Qi wouldn't even need to do anything, he would have to give Leon a good beating.

After all, compared to taking action myself, the consequences of Mr. Qi's actions are unpredictable.

"Hehe, I won't do that. Don't look at me like that, old man. I'm under a lot of pressure." Hearing this, Leon immediately dispelled the little thought that had just arisen in his mind and promised.

"That's better." Linus looked at Leon meaningfully and added with a strange smile.

"Once the construction here is completed according to Qi's plan, it can be fully opened. At that time, Qi will handle all the links to ensure that this place can be opened to traffic and become a new station.

As the investor and builder of this construction project, they're promoting it in your name. So after the renovation is complete, you'll have to figure out how to properly manage everything here, including arranging ticket sales and inspections at the station, and planning the opening of the public bathhouses."

(End of this chapter)