A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 56 Special Intelligence
Listening to the traveling merchant's words, Leon was a little surprised, and then he teased: "Shouldn't you advise me to place the order earlier so that you can make more money?"

The traveling merchant smiled and shook his head. "No, no, no. Although I'm a businessman, the business model I pursue is to facilitate the circulation of goods, to exchange what I have for what I need. This not only solves customer needs but also provides them with the best shopping experience. This is my business philosophy."

"That's a big plan." Lyon gave the traveling merchant a thumbs up when he heard that, and the traveling merchant smiled even more happily upon seeing that.

"Well, although there is no red cabbage, I have other things here for you to choose from. Maybe they will be helpful for your farm."

"Is there a catalog?" Lyon looked at the products, most of which he didn't recognize, and didn't know where to start.

"Of course, please wait a moment." After saying this, the traveling merchant got into the car, took out a piece of parchment and handed it to Leon.

When Lyon took the parchment, a list of commodity items with prices and categories began to slowly emerge on the paper that was originally blank. At a glance, there were about a hundred items, of which furniture, paintings and finished products of various crops accounted for a large proportion.

"It's not simple, boss." Compared to the goods, Leon was more interested in this parchment scroll that could automatically display the goods carried by the traveling merchant.

"When you go out, you always have to have some means of self-protection, right? And my clients are not limited to humans. I believe you can understand that, sir." The traveling merchant said to Leon with a smile.

"I understand." Leon nodded, then glanced at the list again and said, "Your products are all specialties from various places. I have a question I want to ask."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Can I get some guns and ammunition?" Seeing that the traveling merchant was not pretending to be mysterious, Lyon asked his question directly.

"Forehead……"

After hearing Lyon's question, the traveling merchant was speechless. He then looked at Lyon with complicated eyes for a long time before finally speaking.

"Yes, but I don't recommend you purchase these dangerous items."

"What do you mean?" Lyon became interested when he heard that the other party could actually get hot weapons.

"Although it's considered a local specialty that can be sold in some places, it's a dangerous item after all. Smuggling, ahem, transporting it would be very troublesome. Furthermore, I don't recommend using this kind of firearm to harm others. The Fingir Republic has extremely strict restrictions on the use of firearms. Possessing illegal weapons privately will bring you into considerable trouble."

The traveling merchant explained to Leon slowly.

"But what if I'm not using it against humans, but other special beings, such as some threatening monsters? Do you believe this reason?" Leon asked the traveling merchant.

The businessman shook his head upon hearing this, but he still didn't forget to teach Leon some basic knowledge: "Of course, no problem, but there is one thing I might want to explain to you. Although the damage caused by firearms may seem terrible to humans, if the target is a non-human being, then the effect may be minimal."

"There is such a setting?" Hearing this, Leon was a little shocked. After all, there were no guns in the game. Although mods were available, they did not belong to the game content and were considered magical modifications. However, the news that monsters in the real world did not seem to be afraid of hot weapons really touched Leon's blind spot in knowledge.

"After all, most non-human species have their own special talents. The lethality of thermal weapons only threatens a small number of creatures. For example, for low-level creatures like slimes, the ammunition fired by thermal weapons will only scatter them but cannot cause fatal damage. However, if it is replaced with an ordinary dagger, two swords may be enough to deprive it of its vitality. Do you understand this explanation?" The traveling merchant explained to Leon seriously.

"If that's the case, then why can humans occupy most of this world and live peacefully?"

Thinking that the high-tech weapons developed by human civilization have no significant effect on monsters, Leon is curious about why humans in this world can live such a comfortable life.

"Every species has its own world. Most of them exist in different planes from humans. The ancient species that remain in the human world are mostly small groups eliminated by the times and cannot pose a large-scale threat, not to mention that humans also have guardians who control magic and explorers with superb skills." The traveling merchant continued to explain.

"I've learned a lot." Lyon immediately understood what the traveling merchant meant.

There are indeed monsters in this world, but most of them do not exist in areas where humans live. For example, elves like Junimo live in the spirit world, and shadow people like Krobus basically live underground and are natural enemies of the dwarves who also live underground.

Although they occasionally appear in the human world, most of them are handled or resolved by relevant people. From the conclusion given by the traveling merchant, Leon also figured out why the Pelican Town branch of the Explorers' Guild was built next to the entrance of the abandoned mine.

Monsters do exist, but there are also special humans who can balance or even crush these monsters. Thinking of this, Leon probably understood the structure of this world and the reason for the stability of his current life.

The generous answer from the traveling merchant gave Lyon a deeper understanding of the world, so in order to express his gratitude for the knowledge he imparted, Lyon chose to support the traveling merchant's business.

“Give me a sunflower.”

This is the cheapest item on the traveling merchant's list, 20 yuan per plant. Although the price is as high as a meal at Gus's bar, it is already the cheapest item Lyon can find.

"Okay." The traveling merchant did not mind that Lyon only picked out one item. He happily took out a miniature sunflower model the size of a lighter from the open shelf and handed it to Lyon.

Just when Leon was puzzled and wanted to explain that he didn't want it if it was just a model, when the sunflower was taken into the hands of the traveling merchant, the miniature sunflower model began to expand and eventually turned into a bright sunflower plant more than one meter long with a flower the size of a dinner plate on its stem.

“It’s a little trick that preserves the freshness and integrity of the product and makes it easy to carry.”

The traveling merchant said to Leon with a smile and casually extended his free hand: "One hand pays the other hand delivers the goods."

Leon took out twenty dollars from his pocket and handed it to the traveling merchant, and after receiving the money, the traveling merchant handed the sunflower to Leon.

When the traveling merchant saw Lyon get the sunflower, the sunflower disappeared directly in Lyon's hand, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

"It seems that you are not an ordinary person, sir. It is really interesting to meet you. I hope that the products I bring next time will satisfy you."

　I have made some adjustments to the prices. I believe you have already seen it from some of the previous plots. It can be regarded as a kind of setting. I hope you can understand it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)