A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 496 I report it, the system takes kickbacks!
"Wow, I almost got a heat stroke."

After climbing down from the freezing cold 79th floor to the 80th floor, Leon immediately took off his snow monster skin suit as soon as he landed. In such a short time, Leon's body was already soaked with sweat.

It feels like walking out of an air-conditioned room at 16 degrees and facing direct sunlight at 40 degrees. The feeling should not be too obvious.

After taking off the snow monster skin suit, he naturally had to take off the permafrost boots as well. However, after taking them off, Leon did not put on his shoes immediately. Instead, he ran to the treasure chest on this floor and searched for the collection inside.

Firewalker Boots: Said to be able to withstand the hottest lava. Defense +3, Immunity +3.

Inside the box was a pair of boots, the same as the ones Leon remembered. The difference was that these boots didn't look like they were made of leather or cloth. Not only did they feel hard to the touch, they were also quite heavy.

However, after trying them on, Lyon found that they fit his feet unexpectedly well. Moreover, after putting them on, his feet felt cool, as if he was stepping on marble.

After walking a few steps, Lyon found that this thing did not hurt or rub his feet. Although the material looked very hard, it fit the soles, insteps and ankles surprisingly well, and the weight was also suitable.

"Mr. Qi is thoughtful. He prepared corresponding protective gear for each special level. It's a pity that there are no good people who follow through. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to spend money to rent equipment."

After checking the comfort of the Firewalker Boots, Lyon took out the Icethorn Skin Suit from his backpack and put it on. The feeling of heat was immediately dispelled, as if he was back in an air-conditioned room.

"Keep going."

After turning on the power, Lyon continued to go deeper into the mine, climbing down the 81st floor along the stairwell.

The style of this layer returns to the original ecological environment of the mine, with rock walls and rock layers on the ground, but different from the above, the rocks here are fiery red, and even the weeds growing on the ground are dark purple.

There are also some natural cracks on the ground. Looking down from the cracks, you can see boiling magma flowing underground. There is a pungent smell in the air, which seems to be sulfur, or something is burnt.

However, these did not have much impact on Lyon, because his attention was basically attracted by the raw gold stones that revealed a dull golden luster.

Lyon knew there were gold mines in the lava layer, but he didn't expect to see it as soon as he arrived.

Although gold is not rare in this world, who doesn't like the shining gold? So Leon ran towards the gold mine without hesitation.

"cluck"

A rapid friction sound rang in Lyon's ears. Lyon instantly replaced the pickaxe in his hand with a Galaxy Watermelon Knife and slashed horizontally in the direction of the sound.

"clang!"

There was a crisp sound, and Leon frowned. He seemed to have hit something very hard. When he looked closely, he found that the thing he had hit was actually a fiery red stone.

"Rock crabs?"

Lyon was sure that he had not heard wrongly and had not chopped it crookedly, so the thing that made the sound just now must be this stone. And it was not the first time that Lyon had seen moving stones. Rock crabs were of this type. However, compared to the rock crabs close to the surface, this kind that lived deep underground should be called lava crabs.

Lyon was naturally aware of how difficult it was to deal with the lava crab. It was like a turtle that had retracted its shell. If he didn't let it show its legs, no matter how sharp Lyon's galactic weapon was, it would not be able to break its carapace, which was as hard as ore, under the constraints of the rules.

But rules are rules. Although a knife couldn't cut it, he could still force the rock crab out of its shell by hitting it with a pickaxe. However, this wasn't a safe option. The lava crab would also launch a sneak attack while hitting it, so Leon had a more rule-abiding method. He pulled out the remaining cherry bomb from his backpack, lit the fuse, and after waiting for about a second, he dropped it accurately at the lava crab's feet. The lava crab seemed to sense the threat and stretched out its legs, trying to escape.

However, the fuse of the cherry bomb had burned out, and it exploded the moment it landed. The flames and impact knocked the lava crab to the ground, and the stone shell behind it disappeared, leaving only its pink, uncovered body.

Having lost the barrier it relied on to protect itself, the lava crab planned to escape, but Leon had already rushed up, and the blade pierced through the lava crab's unprotected body from top to bottom. Then he twisted his wrist, and the blade stirred in the lava crab's body, completely taking its life.

Looking at the gradually weathering lava crab, Leon retracted his weapon and looked at the round, black, coconut-sized ball left at the lava crab's death site. He picked it up and held it in his hand.

"Bomb (manufacture): It will explode, be careful!"

"Is this the legendary antidote within seven steps?"

Looking at the bomb dropped by the lava crab, the corners of Leon's mouth twitched. After all, he could understand if it dropped a crab or a piece of ore, but it was outrageous if it dropped a bomb.

However, having long been accustomed to the strangeness of this world, Leon could only make himself feel more reasonable by saying that the lava crab was afraid that its back shell would be blown to pieces, so it hid the bomb that it thought was the biggest threat to itself in advance to ensure its own safety.

However, he was quite familiar with bombs. After all, in terms of power and manufacturing difficulty, bombs were always the best partner for mining in the mid-game. It was a pity that Leon had not yet unlocked the bomb formula, nor had he learned the Dwarven language to buy it from the dwarves.

This bomb dropped by the lava crab is the first one Leon has obtained so far.

Based on the principle of taking whatever he could get, there happened to be a mining area not far away where a pile of gold ore and ordinary rocks were concentrated together. Lyon ignited the bomb that he had obtained before it was even warmed up and threw it over.

"Oh!"

The fire and sound were stronger than those of the cherry bomb, so Leon couldn't help but take a step back. The bomb, which was far beyond the explosion range of the cherry bomb, directly shattered all the stones and raw stones, and at the same time blew out a lava crab disguised in it.

Leon walked forward and killed the unprotected lava crab. He ignored the stones and gold ores left on the ground and opened the system panel.

“Long-term mining work has given you a new understanding of mining work, and your mining level has increased by 1 level.

While mining, you noticed that various types of metals seemed to have similarities, so you came up with a unique idea and experimented with it to obtain two wonderful transformation formulas. Iron smelting and copper separation have been unlocked.

You have received the blessing of the God of Forge, and your physical strength has been enhanced."

"Iron Smelting: Convert three copper ingots into one iron ingot."

"Split Copper: Convert one iron ingot into two copper ingots."

"Why is the copper-to-iron ratio three to one, and the iron-to-copper ratio two to one? Are you taking kickbacks for this too?"

Looking at the skill introduction brought by this upgrade, Leon couldn't help but question the system.

　There are only iron smelting and copper-to-iron conversion in the game, so I added an iron-to-copper conversion as a combination, which I think is more reasonable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)