Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After following the entire process of poisoning, Lin Xia put away the silver needles that had been tempered with anesthetic and 10 special golden arrows. It was more convenient to poison the silver needles, but as for the arrowheads, Lin Xia decided to entrust it to Saibala in the future!

"Saibala, I also want you to help me build a poultry processing machine, which can be directly upgraded to the by-product processing level. The ore materials have been brought here."

"Okay, 4 diamonds, 6 G. It will be ready in 5 days and will be sent directly to you for installation."

After trading the ore and fees, Lin Xia was about to leave when she suddenly thought of the raw ore she had just knocked out, so she said to Gray, "Gray, I just went to the Lake Mine today and dug up some ore. Do you want it?"

Gray was surprised: "It's only the first day of winter, and you're going to mine? I want it! What a pity~"

"What a pity?" Lin Xia didn't understand.

"What a shame, I haven't gotten the gem refiner yet?"

"Huh, is it so difficult to buy?" I remembered Gray had mentioned that he wanted to buy it before. This efficiency is really a bit low!

"It's not a question of whether it's difficult to buy or not. You have to make it yourself." Gray looked at Lin Xia in distress. Seeing her confused look, he finally spoke patiently.

"The ore refining machine that our forge is using now was made by my grandfather when he went to Stardew Valley when he was young. It is actually called a 'furnace', which can smelt various raw ores into high-purity metal bars, so that they can be processed into other mechanical products.

For example, all the ores in our spring mine can be smelted in a furnace. After smelting, gold, silver, copper, iron and other ores can be obtained into high-concentration metals such as gold ingots, silver ingots, copper ingots and iron ingots. However, the gemstone ore in the lake mine cannot be smelted in a furnace. The furnace must be upgraded before the gemstone can be refined. "

"Then upgrade!"

"But you have to go to Stardew Valley yourself and complete the mission requirements there before you can get the furnace formula. After that, you have to collect enough materials to build the furnace according to the formula.

If you want to upgrade the furnace into a gem refiner, which they call a 'crystal workshop', you have to complete the tasks they assign."

"So you need to go in person?" Lin Xia looked at Gray and asked, "Actually, it's a good season to go. It's not too busy. After the beginning of spring next year, I guess we will be even busier and have even less time."

"I wanted to go. I promised to make jewelry for your friends before, which took some time. Now is a very suitable season, but..."

"What's wrong? Is there anything else that's troubling you?"

Gray glanced at Lin Xia and finally said, "My mining skills are not very good!"

"Ah?" Lin Xia was finally dumbfounded. "Don't you like minerals the most? How come you don't know how to mine?" She is an outsider, and she has learned how to mine, okay?

But looking at Gray's bitter face, Lin Xia finally believed that he was not making an excuse.

"So, Lin Xia, can you spare a week this winter to accompany me to Stardew Valley? We can work together to make a furnace!" Gray looked at Lin Xia with sparkling eyes and encouraged, "Don't you want to see how a furnace is made?"

Lin Xia: No, she is just interested in shiny gold and silver jewelry.

"Don't you want to have your own furnace so you can melt the metals and gems you want anytime and anywhere?"

Hmm? This is possible!

"Can I make a furnace, too?"

"As long as they complete their mission, of course."

"But I don't have a dedicated studio for these furnaces. Do I need to build another workshop?"

"No need. This furnace and the crystal workshop are both movable and can be carried around. They are not restricted to any location. As long as there are enough materials and fuel, you can start smelting anytime, anywhere."

"Wow~ I want it!" Thinking that she had so many ores, she could just throw them into the furnace and get so many gold and silver ingots continuously. She was going to get rich~

"Lin Xia, why are you drooling? Are you hungry?"

Lin Xia came back to her senses from her fantasy, wiped her saliva, and looked at Gray, then she remembered that this was Mineral Town, not her original world. Here, gold and silver were worthless!

However, it would be exciting to have a furnace of your own!

"Okay, I'll go with you. When do you want to leave?"

"Great, thank you, Lin Xia. Let me think about it. How about leaving on Tuesday? We need to book the boat tickets in advance! It will take about a day to get there. With various tasks, I think for the two of us, it will definitely take a week, right?"

"It's okay. There's nothing important to do in winter anyway, so it doesn't matter if some special things happen."

"Lin Xia, you are so nice!" Gray looked at Lin Xia with emotion. "Don't worry, I will take care of the round-trip tickets!"

Lin Xia accepted his kindness and asked, "The climate in Stardew Valley is the same as here, right? Is it winter too?"

"It's warmer there than here, not so cold. It's much bigger there than here. When you have time, you can experience the local customs and culture there."

"Okay, I'll be leaving now. I still need to go to the grocery store to buy some things!"

This time, Lin Xia ran all the way to the grocery store. It was almost noon, and Gotz was no longer in the store. It seemed that he had finished shopping and went back!

"Lin Xia, welcome, what would you like to buy today?"

"You got these snow boots and goggles?"

"These are all standard winter equipment, of course we have them. And we have new styles of snow boots this year. Go to the winter clothing area and take a look. Goggles are also there. Do you need to call Karen to give you some reference styles?"

"That's not necessary. I'm just buying a pair of shoes and glasses. Why do I need anyone's advice?" Lin Xia smiled and shook her head.

"No, I think you need it. I'll go in and call Karen out. You must wait for her!" After saying that, Jeff immediately ran into the inner room, still shouting, "Karen, come out quickly. Lin Xia is hesitant about the style of snow boots and especially needs your opinion!"

Lin Xia: I really can do it on my own...

"Let your mother make lunch herself. Lin Xia really needs you right now. Go quickly. I see she's very anxious. It would be bad to keep the guests waiting for too long..."

Lin Xia: … It seems that Karen couldn’t resist cooking again, and Jeff was scared.