Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Do you think there is such a person? He is the mayor, but his words are not nice at all. In previous years when his numbers were at the bottom, we never ridiculed him like this."

"Then you are all..."

"We all comforted him with good intentions and asked him to work hard to improve his abilities as a mayor so that he could attract more people..."

Okay, none of them are good at talking, but Lin Xia is still curious about one thing. There are so few people in Mineral Town, and only 3 or 4 new people were added this year. How did they surpass Pelican Town so easily?

"May I ask, mayor, how much larger was the population of Pelican Town than that of Mineral Town before? Have there been any major personnel changes this year?"

Lewis . . . . .

It was as if the pause button was pressed instantly. After holding it in for a long while, he said reluctantly: "One more than Mineral Town."

Lin Xia & Gray: ... Just one more person, why do you still mock our mayor every year? I feel even more sorry for my mayor, what should I do? The damage of one less person means we have to suffer a wave of attacks every year, and this year there are three more, so shouldn't we return three times as much as before?

Otherwise, what if there is no chance next year?

The two of them instantly understood their mayor's thoughts, and they wanted to be happy every day!

No wonder Lin Xia got such a big piece of golden wood in return just for helping Thomas find a piece of moonstone which was not difficult to find. What she was looking for was not the moonstone, but the mayor's real face!

However, now that the two of them need help from Pelican Town, they have to find a way to please the old mayor in front of them!

"Ahahaha~ Mayor Lewis, please don't take it personally with our mayor. He has been poor for a long time and suddenly became rich. He lost his mind for a moment. Later, he regretted it. Didn't he send us here to apologize to you in person?"

Lin Xia immediately put on a smile and spoke softly to Lewis, "Besides, Thomas has always admired the excellence of Pelican Town from the bottom of his heart, so this time, let the two of us learn a lot! Right, Gray?"

Seeing Lin Xia's eyes almost twitching, Gray finally reacted and agreed, "Yes, that's right."

Lewis finally calmed down. In fact, he has always been a very good mayor and is very responsible to the villagers: "Thomas finally spoke his mind. This is the right thing to do! Haha..."

"Hehe~" Lin Xia and Gray smiled apologetically beside them.

"By the way, what exactly do you want to learn this time?"

"It's like this, Mayor Lewis." Gray immediately stepped forward and said, "We heard that your town's forging technology is quite advanced. My grandfather also came here to practice, so this time, I also want to come here to learn."

"Your grandfather?" Lewis looked at Gray puzzledly.

"My grandfather, Saibala, came here 20 years ago. Do you still remember him?"

"I won't be here by then. Well, I'm not an expert in forging, so I'll take you to find Clint, the best blacksmith in our town, to help you!"

"Thank you very much!"

The two followed Lewis to find the blacksmith shop. It must be said that Pelican Town was not small. The bus station was located in the northwest of the town, while the blacksmith shop was located in the southeast, which could be said to be diagonally opposite each other.

Following the winding road, we continued forward, and during the journey, we met other residents of the town. Lewis also briefly introduced them, "We are from Mineral Town. We are here to practice and learn the excellent aspects of our town..."

Passing the square that is said to be the central square of the entire town, we continued walking southeast and first arrived at Lewis's large manor. This house was much more magnificent than Thomas's small house.

"Do you want to go to my house and rest for a while?"

"No need to bother, Mayor." Gray immediately declined politely, "We have already wasted too much of your time. Let's go to Clint the blacksmith's house right away. We will come to visit you after we have settled down!"

"Well, you are a really nice young man. Have you ever considered moving to Pelican Town?"

"Uh, haha, I still have a grandfather to take care of, it's really not very convenient!" Gray refused with a headache.

"What about this girl?"

"Mayor, you can just call me Lin Xia. I also have a grandfather." Lin Xia immediately replied with a smile, but her grandfather is no longer with us, but I won't tell you.

Gray just listened and walked silently. Lewis was very sad. How come all the good kids have a grandfather?

Finally, after crossing a stone bridge and passing what was said to be a museum and library in the town, we arrived at the blacksmith shop at the back.

"Clint, are you home? Someone is looking for you!" Lewis knocked on the door of the blacksmith shop and led the way in.

Clint is a young man of about 30 years old, but he has a thick beard. He looks very quiet and you can't tell if you don't tell him that he is a blacksmith.

As the mayor, Lewis immediately told Gray and the others the purpose of their visit. Clint said gently, "This blacksmith shop used to be run by my grandfather. Twenty years ago, I think he was communicating and learning with my grandfather."

It was embarrassing. Lin Xia and Gray originally thought that they could find some connections and it should be easy to become a melting pot. However, it turned out that none of the people they were familiar with existed.

"However, if you need any help, just let me know. I will do my best to help you if I can."

Lewis saw that both parties had understood almost everything, and he had other things to do, so he said goodbye and left. At the same time, he did not forget to greet the two of them warmly, "You can stay in the town with peace of mind. If you have any questions, you can come to my house directly. You know my home address!"

"Okay, thank you, Mayor. Take care!"

After seeing off the mayor, Gray formally communicated with Clint and told him the ultimate purpose of this trip.

"You want to build two furnaces?"

"Right? I don't know, can you take orders like this?"

"Yes, you can, but you need to go to the mine and collect enough copper ore and stone for me. A furnace requires 20 copper ores and 25 stones. Bring them here and I can make it for you."

After looking at the two of them, Clint continued, "Actually, if you were residents of Pelican Town, you could get the blueprints. After gathering all the materials, you could make it yourself. Unfortunately, you are not residents of Pelican Town, so the blueprints in Pelican Town are not passed on to outsiders."

Only then did the two understand why Saibala said that they must come here in person to buy it.