Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Hey~ Every time I meet you, I always lose something. How about this, I'll give you a set of riding clothes, but it's the most popular style now!" Huo An said with a painful look on his face.

"Hehe, thank you Brother Huo!" Lin Xia is not picky, really not picky, if there is a gift, she will accept it.

I took a good look at the riding outfit that Huo An took out. It was pure black and included a helmet, protective clothing, riding boots, breeches, etc.

"Brother Huo, don't feel bad. You made a lot of money from the tent Gray bought yesterday, right?"

"Hehe~" Huo An liked to hear this, "Not much, not much, just so-so! He originally wanted to buy a single tent, so I described to him in detail the advantages of a double tent. Will he have a partner in the future? Bring friends? Have guests? Right..."

Listening to Huo An's smug chatter, Lin Xia knew that he made a lot of money, so she interrupted him immediately: "I'm going to Stardew Valley this time. Do you need anything? I can bring it back for you."

"Stardew Valley~" Huo An touched his chin and said, "You decide. You are mainly going to build a furnace this time, so you will have to go mining. If you find any special ores, just bring some back to me. If you come across anything else special, you can also bring it back and sell it to me. I will give you a good price."

"Row!"

After talking for a while, Gray arrived. After they greeted each other, the boat they were on arrived.

Looking at the boat in front of him, Lin Xia fell into deep thought. The boat was only two stories high, not particularly large, but not small either. However, the mottled marks on the surface of the hull gave people a feeling of having been ravaged countless times. Was such a broken boat worth the high fare?

Perhaps receiving Lin Xia's signal of doubt, Gray nodded seriously.

After saying goodbye to Huo An and Zach, the two boarded the boat.

Fortunately, the interior of the ship is not as shabby as the exterior. The ticket cost 4 yuan per person, which gave us a single room for two people. We didn’t feel the bumps of the waves at all on the ship, and the ventilation in the cabin was also very good.

After having lunch on the boat, the two went back to their rooms to rest.

At 6 pm, when Lin Xia was about to go to Gray for dinner, she received a broadcast notification on the ship: "Attention, passengers! Attention, passengers! Our ship will pass through the regional boundary in 30 minutes. Please stay in your rooms, close the doors tightly, and do not walk around at will. Thank you!"

The notice was repeated three times in total. Lin Xia didn't quite understand what the regional barrier was. Just at this time, Gray came to find her. While the two were having dinner, Gray gave Lin Xia a brief explanation.

"The regional barrier is actually a magical teleportation area. I told you that in my grandfather's time, it took at least a week to sail to Stardew Valley by boat. The reason why it only takes a little over a day now is because of this teleportation area. The ship crosses the barrier and undergoes magical teleportation. It only takes about an hour to be teleported to the area where Stardew Valley is located. After that, it will continue to sail for about 1 hours before it can dock.

During the transmission process, due to the powerful magic fluctuations, the ship will also be strongly impacted by various magic light waves and various space debris. That's how the mottled marks on the hull you saw at that time came from. But don't worry, there is a magician's blessing on the ship, and a protective shield will be raised before crossing the barrier. "

After listening to Gray's explanation, Lin Xia became curious about this magical teleportation technology.

But he couldn't help but worry: "Since there is a protective cover on the ship, how come there are so many traces left?"

"The protective shield can only protect the main body of the ship from devastating blows to the greatest extent possible, and ensure the correctness of the transmission direction so that it will not get lost in the space river. As for the appearance, it will not cause too much damage anyway. And with these traces, it can prove how rich the sailing experience of this ship is~"

Lin Xia: ... You have really unique ideas. For someone like her who has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, she would like her things to be scratch-free and shiny!

However, imagining that I would be crossing the barrier in a while, I couldn't help but feel excited.

However, Gray reminded her that there might be some discomfort during the transmission and she should be prepared.

As time went by, the ship gradually approached the regional boundary.

Lin Xia felt a powerful magical force surging around her, and the entire ship began to shake violently.

She held on to the armrests of the immobile bed in the room, trying to keep her balance.

At this moment, the scene on the sea that Lin Xia could not see was very magical. After the large ship passed through an invisible barrier and entered the other side, if anyone was on this side of the sea, they would find that the ship that had just passed by had disappeared.

At this time, the ship entered a completely different space. There was no light in this space, only endless darkness and emptiness. Around it were shadows flying by at high speed. These shadows had no specific shape. They shuttled through this space at an astonishing speed, as if chasing something. Occasionally, unknown hard objects would collide with the surface of the ship, making a dull sound. Every collision would cause the hull to vibrate, causing the people on the ship to panic. . . . . . .

Finally, after more than an hour of shaking, the broadcast sounded again, informing everyone that they had safely crossed the barrier and arrived at the Stardew Valley area. Everyone could rest assured and arrive at the landing port in 1 hours.

At this time, Lin Xia loosened her stiff fingers and felt a fine layer of sweat on her body. She got out of bed, stretched her limbs, took some clean clothes and took another shower.

While taking a shower, she suddenly remembered that Muchi had once worried about whether Bailong could adapt to the boat. At that time, she was wondering what was so difficult about adapting to riding on a boat. Now that she thinks about it, even humans can’t adapt easily, let alone ordinary animals?

Perhaps it was the excitement and tension of crossing the barrier that made Lin Xia fall into a deep sleep so quickly.

She was awakened when the broadcast informed the passengers that they were about to arrive at the Stardew Valley Port and could disembark in 10 minutes.

At this time, Gray also knocked on the door outside, reminding Lin Xia to pack up as soon as possible and gather in the hall.

Lin Xia quickly washed up, put her things into the space, opened the door and went to the hall to meet Gray.