A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 132 Lai Kebao

Demetrius, a daughter-slave, was able to let Malu, a girl, come to his place without knowing anything about it.

If Demetrius had known that Maru was planning to go alone to a farm run by a strange man and had agreed to let Maru go alone, he would not have been called a daughter slave.

Now Maru said that her father also wanted to come and see the meteorite. Lyon heard that this meant that her father wanted to come and supervise the scene to ensure that the two would not do anything else besides studying the meteorite.

After getting Leon's permission, Maru immediately thanked Leon, then turned around and trotted out of the farm.

After a while, Malu appeared in the farm with a tall man named Nigo who was wearing a blue shirt and had a face as black as charcoal.

"Hello, Mr. Lyon, sorry to bother you, I'm Maru's father, geologist and botanist, Demetrius."

As soon as they met, Demetrius introduced himself to Leon.

"Lyon, the owner of Red Star Farm, nice to meet you, Mr. Demetrius." Lyon responded with a smile.

"Since you two are here for the meteorite, there's no need for pleasantries. Let's go directly to see our protagonist today."

Lyon glanced at the time on his watch. It was almost eight o'clock, so in order not to delay his time to go down to the mine, he got straight to the point.

Demetrius was a little surprised when he heard this, as if he was not used to Leon's decisive behavior.

On the other hand, Maru clapped his hands excitedly upon hearing this. "Okay, let's go take a look! I really want to know what this meteorite looks like and what interesting things we can find on it."

Leon said nothing more, and walked in front to lead the way. In a moment, he brought the two of them to the meteorite landing point next to the greenhouse, and then made way.

"It's a real meteorite, and an extremely rare mineral-containing meteorite. With this color and state, it should be possible to mine iridium ore." Maru came to the conclusion the first time he saw the meteorite.

"Maru is right, but I'm confused. A meteorite of this size would have made a lot of noise. If it really had fallen from outer space, not only your farm, but even Pelican Town would have been affected by the shockwave. Why is there only a shallow crater here?"

Compared to the meteorite itself that Maru was concerned about, Demetrius was more concerned about the origin of the meteorite. After seeing the landing point of the meteorite, he didn't believe that the meteorite fell from the sky at all, because it was unscientific.

So in his guess, this meteorite was more like the result of the young man Leon knowing that his daughter was interested in studying astronomy, and in order to cater to her interests and attract Maru's attention, he spent a lot of money to transport it from somewhere else.

"Although Mr. Demetrius is a scientist, I would like to ask you, do you believe in the existence of Yuba?" Leon naturally understood Demetrius's subtext, but he did not directly state the actual situation, but chose to ask a question in return.

"I don't quite believe it," Demetrius replied, shaking his head. "After all, it's just a legend, a folktale."

"So you are a scientific scholar?" Leon asked.

"Well, what I pursue is scientific truth, not so-called faith." Demetrius nodded in confirmation.

"Then I have nothing to explain to you." Lyon shrugged. To this kind of person who only believed in science, Lyon really had nothing to say.

If this were Earth, Leon would definitely agree with Demetrius. After all, he was also an atheist. But this world was different. This world truly had supernatural powers. "Is it because you can't find an excuse?" Demetrius asked, narrowing his eyes at Leon.

"No, I just feel that our understanding of the world is not on the same level." Lyon was not angry when he heard Demetrius' sarcastic tone.

After all, the other party may have made some achievements in science, but in terms of mystery, he is just a narrow-minded person.

"Really? I think young people should read more books and learn some useful knowledge. It's okay to have faith, but using faith as an excuse for certain things seems a bit irrational." Demetrius sneered again.

Leon laughed when he heard this. His laughter was very loud and unbridled. His laughter scared Maru and Demetrius.

"Hahaha, then as a scientist, what does Mr. Demetrius think of monsters?" Leon continued to ask.

"Some dangerous creatures that evolved in a different direction from humans." Although Demetrius was a little confused, he still answered according to his own understanding.

"What about those explorers who can fight monsters?" Leon asked.

"You are an elite warrior who has strengthened his physical fitness through training and mastered combat skills. What's the point of asking these questions? You are not going to tell me that monsters are God's punishment on humans and explorers are God's believers?" Demetrius continued, while also guessing the purpose of Leon asking these questions.

"That's not the case. I'm just curious about what the world looks like from the perspective of ordinary people." Leon replied with a shrug.

Then Leon stopped paying attention to Demetrius and turned to Maru and asked, "Maru, have you figured out what this meteorite is? Do you think it's valuable? Can it be sold?"

"There should be someone who is interested and willing to pay a high price for it, but such a person is hard to find. It should be difficult for you to sell this meteorite." Although Maru noticed that Leon and his father had some conflicts, he still helped Leon analyze the situation.

"Can it be smashed with scientific instruments?" Leon asked. After all, Leon felt that such a large meteorite was an eyesore on the farm. He could either smash it to get the ore or sell it for money. It was understandable to keep it as a souvenir in the game, but it would be meaningless in reality.

"It's difficult. Meteorites containing iridium ores are very strong and require a polymer cutting machine to completely break them." Maru replied.

"What a pity." Lyon knew that he would not be able to clean up the meteorite for the time being after hearing this.

"Is there anything else you want to see? Or research? If not, you can go back now. I have to go to the mine later."

Seeing that neither of them seemed able to help him get rid of the meteorite, Lyon decided to order them to leave.

"I want to collect a small piece of meteorite fragments to take back for research. Is that okay?" Maru asked.

"Of course you can, but how do you take the broken pieces? After all, the hardness is there." Lyon was stunned when he heard this, and then asked curiously.

"You can use this." Maru pulled out a translucent knife with a blade as thin as a cicada's wing from his pocket and explained, "This is a diamond carving knife. If you put in some effort, you should be able to cut off a small piece."

(End of this chapter)