Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

When Lin Xia and Gray landed, they looked back at the new scars on the ship. They couldn't help but feel admiration for the ship, but also for the crew members on board.

However, the time outside was close to 6 o'clock in the morning, but if calculated according to the time in Mineral Town, it should be around 12 o'clock at night. It can be seen that there is a time difference after traveling between the two sides.

After getting off the boat, the two went to the bus station and took a bus to their destination this time - Pelican Town.

This time, Lin Xia did not let Gray buy the ticket, but bought it herself. Seeing Gray's disapproving look, Lin Xia said, "Although you asked me to help you, I will also gain a lot myself. I can't say it's all because of you. We help each other. Don't always look like you're sorry for me!"

Gray was still a little uneasy, because mining in Pelican Town was not the same as mining in Mineral Town. According to his grandfather, the mines in Pelican Town were quite dangerous, so his grandfather strongly suggested asking Lin Xia, who had extremely high combat power, to assist him.

I didn't tell Lin Xia about this before coming here. Isn't that unfair to her?

"Actually, Lin Xia, there's something I haven't explained to you clearly. I hope you won't be too angry after hearing it! I really can't find a suitable person to accompany me, so I had no choice but to find you..."

Seeing Gray's hesitation, Lin Xia couldn't help but become curious and looked at him without saying anything.

"It's like this. The mines in Pelican Town are different from ours. The underground environment here is more dangerous. It is said that there are monsters. So before knocking on the ore, you have to clear the monsters first. I have no problem knocking on the ore, but killing monsters... So grandpa suggested that I ask you for help, but I didn't tell you before because I was worried that you wouldn't be willing to take the risk... If you don't want to, then don't go down to the mine. Wait until I finish the task and come back, and then we'll go back together. You can play in Pelican Town for a week first, how about it?"

"Hey~" Lin Xia said disapprovingly, "What's the big deal? Maybe I'm born more adventurous than others. Haven't you seen me often go hunting in the forest behind the mountain? You should just invite me!"

Gray felt even more guilty after hearing this: "No matter what, it was wrong not to tell you clearly in advance. I owe you a favor this time. If you need my help in the future, just tell me. I will definitely do my best to help you!"

"Haha, it's settled then!"

After the two of them had talked it out, they got on the bus. The speed of the bus could not compare to that of the boat, not to mention that it was a boat that could pass through barriers and travel through space.

After more than 2 hours, we finally arrived at the station.

As soon as we got off the bus, we saw an old man wearing an orange hat, orange overalls, a green shirt and a yellow tie on the platform. When he saw the two of us get off the bus and stop, he immediately walked over.

"Hello, is this your first time in Pelican Town?"

"Yes." Lin Xia and Gray looked at each other, both a little confused. Who is this old man?

"Haha, hello! I'm Lewis, the mayor of Pelican Town. Welcome to both of you. Are you here for tourism or planning to stay here permanently?" The old man, oh no, the mayor asked the two of them enthusiastically with an extremely happy smile.

It is not possible to be unenthusiastic. These days, not only GDP but also population growth is an important indicator to assess whether a mayor is qualified!

"Um, hello, Mayor Lewis." Gray was responsible for talking to Lewis as a representative. "We are from Mineral Town. We want to visit Mr. Clint, the blacksmith in your town, for something."

"What? You are from Mineral Town?" Lewis, who was full of enthusiasm just now, suddenly turned cold. "Isn't your mayor Thomas?"

Lin Xia and the other person looked at each other again and nodded, "It's Thomas, that's right!"

This cannot be faked, and the key point is that the two of them don’t know what the feud between Thomas and the mayor is?

"Hmph! Clint is busy lately, so you don't have to visit him. Go back!" After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. He felt extremely depressed. He had received a notice from the bus station early in the morning saying that no one had come to Pelican Town for 800 years, but today two tourists were coming. He had been excited the whole morning, thinking that there was hope for the town's population growth, but it turned out that they were from Mineral Town. Tui~, what bad luck!

"Hey, mayor, please don't leave!" Lin Xia immediately stepped forward and grabbed Lewis' arm to stop him. "You were so warm and hospitable just now, why did you suddenly become so cold? Is it because we are from Mineral Town? Did our mayor offend you?"

Seeing the anxious look of the little girl in front of him, Lewis, who had always been a good guy, could no longer keep a straight face and could only explain to Lin Xia: "It has nothing to do with Mineral Town, it's just your mayor Thomas."

Lin Xia seemed to hear Lewis grinding his teeth. How hard was he grinding? She was really worried about the mayor's teeth!

"In previous years, when winter came, our mayors would make a request to each other for the purpose of friendly communication. They would ask the other party to find something. Those who failed to find it within the specified time would be punished."

Lin Xia: Uh~why does this sound so familiar?

"In previous years, Thomas always failed to complete his tasks. In the spirit of friendship, we didn't make things too difficult for him. We just asked him to buy a bottle of wine and always comforted him warmly."

"Can I ask how you usually comfort our mayor?"

Lewis said angrily: "We are very enthusiastic. Don't let him be too sad. His town is as small as a pellet, with few resources and a small population. It would be a miracle if he could find it. It would be normal if he couldn't find it."

Lin Xia & Gray: ... Is this a comfort? Are you sure it's not sarcasm?

"Please continue. What happened this year?" As an ordinary new villager in Mineral Town, Lin Xia didn't want to listen any more, let alone the mayor who was born and raised in Mineral Town?

"This year, he unexpectedly completed the task? Then he started to be sarcastic, saying that although their place is small, the population is small, and the resources are few, but there are many talented people, and they can easily find anything they want."

Lin Xia: ... Thomas, you're exaggerating. You won't ask me to look for it next year? If I can't find it, do you still want your face?

"Humph! Didn't you just complete a mission? Are you so arrogant?" Lewis continued angrily, "Not only that, the population of our town has always been larger than that of Mineral Town, but this year, he said that your population is actually larger than ours?! Then he started a new round of sarcasm, saying that even though our town is large and has abundant resources, we can't retain talents..."