A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 892: Pride and Moderation
Such a strong and unstoppable desire gives him the ability. The big-nosed man recognized what Leon used the moment he was hit.

But it was precisely because he recognized it that he felt extremely absurd and angry. This ability that was beyond their reach was actually used by a holder of forest magic, and he seemed to have no burden at all. It made him feel that his faith was about to collapse.

Thinking of his current miserable and dying appearance, the big-nosed man wanted to tear Leon into pieces and stuff them into his mouth to chew them up.

What's even more hateful is that this kid hid in such a despicable way far away, not even giving him the chance to grit his teeth and die together, which made his anger and resentment make him almost collapse.

The worst thing is that the two unsuppressible desires and the power bestowed by the remains of the goddess that was forcibly absorbed before coming here have the same origin but different tunes, resulting in an extremely fierce conflict.

The balance that was barely maintained before was broken in an instant, becoming the cause of his current state.

"Damn it. How could you possibly grasp the majesty of the goddess?"

Covering his chest, the big-nosed muscular man gritted his teeth and looked at Leon fiercely, but at this moment, apart from his not-so-skilled mouthpiece, he had no other part of his body that he could control at will.

Unfortunately, even so, he couldn't finish a whole sentence. He could no longer maintain and control the power from the gods in his body, which had reached its peak and eventually got completely out of control.

"Oh!"

Like a balloon filled with water and pierced by a dart, the big-nosed man's body swelled up into a ball in an instant, and then with an extremely sharp explosion, it turned directly into a ball of extremely terrifying black mist.

"Wow, I didn't realize he had studied in Syria. And he has a natural harmony effect. He must be quite good."

Lyon had only seen such explosive scenes in B-movies. Seeing such a scene in real life, besides being shocked, he felt more refreshed and relieved.

After all, he had been put under a lot of pressure and intensity by this big-nosed muscular man before. Now that he exploded himself, it was good news for Lyon.

Leon had never thought that the desire bestowed by Desire Control could have such an excellent effect, but it was most likely not related to the lust and gluttony bestowed upon him. It should be due to the guy himself. The bestowal of these two emotions was probably just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

After taking another look at the area where the big-nosed hunk had exploded and confirming that not even a bone was left and it was not a disguise, Leon turned around and prepared to leave.

But just as he turned around, Leon heard a sound of breaking air from behind him. He subconsciously drew out his Galaxy Watermelon Knife and chopped towards the direction of the sound, but missed.

When he turned around, he realized that the thing that attacked him was not a dangerous hidden weapon, but a curved dark green crystal, shaped like a rib, hovering in front of him.

It looked very familiar, Leon thought, and reached out to pick it up from the air.

As soon as the thing was in his hand, it instantly turned into a ball of dark mist and penetrated into Leon's palm, and the system prompt sound followed.

"You have received a special gift. This ability is highly compatible with Desire Control. With the fusion of abilities, the special ability Pride and Moderation has been unlocked." "Desire Control has been strengthened. The emotion called Pride can now be controlled and manipulated by Desire, and can be bestowed upon any target."

"Arrogance and Moderation: Pride fills your mind, giving you the confidence to dominate everything. While it's unclear whether this emotion is good or bad, it has been thoroughly integrated into your blood and way of thinking. In this arrogant state, you can dominate all creatures whose willpower cannot match yours.

Moderation effect - Humility and arrogance are all in your mind. You can switch between these two mental states at will. The humble state will cancel the dominant effect of arrogance.

A new ability was activated. As Leon expected, it was the same type of ability as that of the fallen god, and it was still the ability to control emotions, one of the seven deadly sins.

Unlike the activation of lust and gluttony, the emergence of pride brought the most obvious change to Leon, and Leon himself felt it most deeply.

Now he felt as if he could do anything, and was full of contempt and regret for his previous cautious handling of the situation. According to Leon's current thinking, when the big-nosed muscular man knelt on the ground, he should have stepped forward and scolded him for his embarrassing posture, and then casually took out the Galaxy Watermelon Knife and beheaded him.

"This mentality is so inflated that they don't even consider their opponents as human beings."

Lyon quickly used the restraint effect to suppress this arrogant and frivolous emotion, and reflected on himself with lingering fear.

Self-confidence is a good thing, but being overly confident and arrogant is foolish. No wonder the other party's actions are so rough and careless. With such negative emotions, he deserves to be attacked by himself.

Without a system, there is no way to suppress this arrogance. The opponent's loss is not unfair. After all, there are many cases of failure due to arrogance.

At the same time, Leon also understood why those people before were manipulated by the big-nosed macho man. The arrogance was indeed exaggerated. Leon didn't know how to judge the strength of willpower, but the willpower of a person who mastered powerful power was definitely higher than that of an ordinary person.

This was the first time that Leon knew that the ability to control the seven deadly sins from the desire to evolve from divine power actually had an active effect.

The previously awakened lust and gluttony restraint effects were all passive. The only thing that could be considered active was probably an emotion.

Now, the effect of Pride and Moderation is an active effect, but it is also a double-edged sword. If you want to use it to manipulate other beings, you have to maintain an arrogant mood and become a megalomaniac.

In this situation, his rationality and way of thinking are quite rough, and he can easily suffer a great loss when facing an opponent of equal intelligence. Moreover, this ability is not very moral. If he does not want to become a villain, Leon should not use this ability too much.

But he would not ignore it. After all, the effect of domination was very exciting to think about, and the ability description clearly stated that all creatures with weaker willpower than himself could be controlled. If Leon's own willpower was strong enough, did it mean that he could form an army of monsters with weak willpower to help him work?

Maybe I can try it in the mine when I go back. If it works, this ability will become another powerful means for me to enter the Skeleton Mine. Working together with the puppets made of gems, maybe I can conquer the mine.

(End of this chapter)