A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 512: Is money more important or life?

"I know I'm weak, but old man, you're being so roundabout and insulting me. That's a bit too much."

Upon hearing this, Leon couldn't help but complain to Linus.

"I'm just being honest, and I think there's a lot more to be learned about your puppet summoning skills. For example, when using gem summoning, is there a rule that only one gem can be used?"

Linus waved his hand, not caring about the fact that he had unintentionally mocked Leon. Instead, he asked Leon based on his own experience.

"No." Leon looked at the skill description again and found that there was indeed no restriction on using only one gem.

"That means that each time you summon, you can use multiple gems as sacrificial media to increase its strength." Linus said immediately after hearing this.

"Not sure. It can only be used once a day. If you want to experiment, you have to wait until tomorrow." Leon explained, looking at the elegant figure of the diamond puppet with a complicated expression.

"If it really works, then this skill is likely to be a money-eating beast. After all, gems are not cheap."

"What's more important, money or life?" Linus asked Leon unhappily.

"They are both important. After all, the two most painful things in life are dying without spending all your money, and living without your money." Leon retorted seriously.

"Look at how useless you are." Linus rolled his eyes at Zhongong, then sat back in his chair.

"Perhaps besides combat, you could try to develop other applications for this puppet. I feel it's quite versatile, and its intelligence isn't low either. Perhaps it could be used in other areas as well."

"Then do you think it can help me farm?" Lyon's first reaction was to find a black slave.

"The probability is low. Even if it could help you, I don't think you should use it. After all, the soil on your farm isn't ordinary soil. If you don't work on it yourself, the chances of producing high-quality crops will be drastically reduced. Without high-quality crops, you won't make any money. Without money, you won't be able to buy gems to summon more powerful puppets to assist you in battle."

Linus leaned back in his chair and reminded Leon.

"Hey, it would be better to unlock a farming-related ability, or an auxiliary ability." Leon felt inexplicably distressed when he thought that he would have to use a bunch of gems to summon a puppet before fighting in the future.

"Come on, forget about the money. Do you know how many warriors and mages will be jealous if you tell anyone about this ability? Do you know how powerful a puppet with high strength and combat intelligence that can fight independently can be on the battlefield? How much are gems worth?"

Linus was extremely disgusted with Leon's attitude of taking advantage of others and still acting ungratefully.

"So, old man, you mean that you will cover all my combat expenses from now on?" Upon hearing this, Leon immediately rubbed his hands and tentatively asked Linus with a smile on his face.

"Get out! Go down to the mine and dig by yourself." Linus cursed at Leon, then closed his eyes and ignored Leon.

Leon wasn't disappointed, after all, it was just a try. If he succeeded, wouldn't he be able to get something for free? Failure didn't matter, he was thick-skinned anyway, so if he was disliked, he would be disliked. It wasn't a big deal.

Then Leon looked at the diamond puppet again and found that the energy bar and armor bar above its head had been restored. He had only chatted with Linus for two or three minutes, and it was quite fast that it could be restored in such a short time.

Leon approached the diamond golem and reached out, wanting to put it into his backpack, but found he couldn't. He didn't know if it was because he'd used Linus's diamonds, or because the soil consumed during the summoning wasn't his own. This gave Leon a headache. After all, if he couldn't carry it in his backpack, walking around with a diamond golem would be quite conspicuous.

Fortunately, this is the northern foothills, and they can go back through the remote forest. They will hardly meet anyone on the way, so Leon said goodbye to Linus and gave orders to the diamond puppet to follow his footsteps and go back to the farm together.

Linus opened his eyes only after Leon left. He looked at the two people's departing backs and sighed with a look of nostalgia.

"It seems that this guy's advancement path is the ancient Druid sect. It's quite interesting. I really want to see if this guy's third fruit will continue to awaken similar abilities."

On the other side, Leon was riding a bike, followed by the diamond puppet. Leon's riding speed was not slow, but the diamond puppet's running speed was not slow either.

Interestingly, although the diamond puppet is not big in size, it is made of mud mixed with diamond powder after all, and its weight should be quite heavy. However, when it runs on the ground and steps on the grass, it does not leave any obvious footprints.

This made Leon realize that this puppet's control over power might be more precise than his own.

After returning to the farm, Leon ordered the diamond puppet to stop next to the vegetable field and handed it its own watering can and hoe.

"Go cultivate the land and water it."

The order was given, but the diamond puppet did not move at all, as if it did not hear Leon's instructions.

So Leon repeated it, but the puppet still didn't move, which made Leon's plan completely fail.

Originally, he had thought that if puppets could help with farming, even if they couldn't grow high-quality crops, they could at least grow some fruits and vegetables for daily consumption. Now, it seems that the role of puppets can only be played during wars.

"Forget it, you should just stay here as a decoration."

Seeing that the slave plan was shattered, Leon commanded the diamond puppet to stand next to the mailbox. After all, this thing is actually quite beautiful when viewed as a sculpture. Except that the facial features are a little blurred and the appearance cannot be seen, its body curves are better than the models in the shopping mall windows.

Before it disappears, it would be nice to look at it as a figurine.

After Leon arranged the diamond puppet, he went into the house and stored most of his belongings in the treasure chest.

All that was left in the bag were tools, weapons, bicycles, and the 100 super bombs he had just bought.

Then Lyon sorted out the inventory, took some copper ore and coal, went to the furnace and started smelting. He also took the opportunity to see how the oak forest planted with the oak seeds Linus sent last time was doing.

Although it has not yet reached full maturity, this neat oak forest has already taken shape. The trunks over three meters high are as straight as pillars, and the fluffy crowns and leaves alternate, presenting a vibrant green.

Lyon estimated that these oak trees should be fully mature by the beginning of summer, so before that, thirty sap collectors must be prepared in advance.

(End of this chapter)