A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 77 Backpack Expansion
After finishing the conversation with Sandy, Lyon took the opportunity to purchase some carambola and beet seeds. Although carambola and beet need to be planted in summer and autumn respectively, it would be a pity not to buy some since he was already there.

Of course, the main reason was that it was their first meeting, and Sandy had a good impression of Leon, so the seeds Sandy sold were discounted.

For example, the most expensive carambola, the original price of one seed is 280 yuan, but after the discount it only costs 100 yuan per seed. Lyon simply bought ten seeds and can grow a total of carambola plants.

The carambola on Earth is an evergreen small tree. Although its growth cycle is long, it can be harvested multiple times after being planted once, and the amount of fruit harvested is astonishing.

This is not the case with the carambolas in Stardew Valley. The carambolas here can only grow to a maximum of 1.5 meters, and each time they mature and bear fruit, the plants will quickly wither, and the yield is very scarce. A carambola plant can only produce one carambola, but the growth cycle only takes one natural month, or 30 days.

These are what Sandy told Lyon. After all, he kindly reminded Lyon not to rush to sell the carambola fruits after harvest. It is best to prepare enough wine barrels before that. The carambola should be put into the wine barrels as soon as possible after the harvest to ferment and brew carambola wine to maximize profits.

Of course, such advice is not given in vain. In return, if Lyon brews carambola wine, he must bring a bottle to Sandy.

Then, just as Sandy suggested, the four of them set up an indoor grill in the oasis and enjoyed a delicious barbecue feast using the charcoal and beef provided by Sandy. After the banquet, they returned to Stardew Valley as a group.

On the way back, Leon drove the car, and Emily and Abigail sat in the back seat to rest. They returned to Stardew Valley smoothly, and the three of them said goodbye at the station.

Of course, the palm fossil placed in the back seat was taken away by Abigail. Abigail will donate it to the library's collection room in the name of Lyon and her. Lyon naturally accepted this good thing that would save him from making a special trip to the library.

As soon as Leon returned to the farm, he threw the Galaxy Watermelon Knife he had been holding in his hand into the system backpack.

Because Abigail and Emily were with him, Leon had to carry this knife with him all the way, which was very troublesome.

And every time he saw the machete out of the corner of his eye, Leon had the feeling that he was going to go out on the street to find trouble. Every time he had this thought, Leon wanted to throw the machete away.

Fortunately, reason stopped Lyon from wasting the gift, and in the end, the machete was kept by Lyon.

"I don't know when I can try mining, and expanding my backpack is a big problem. After carrying tools and weapons in a twelve-slot backpack, there's not much space left."

After storing the carambola and beet seeds in the box in the house, Leon leaned against the eaves of the wooden house, looked around at his farm and complained.

Of course, he was not talking to himself out of idleness, but wanted to hint to the system with words. After all, this backpack was different from the one in the game. He could go to Pierre to buy an upgrade to expand it from 12 slots to 36 slots.

The reality is that if the system doesn't speak, Leon is not sure whether his backpack can be upgraded, or whether the system can only provide 12 slots of storage space.

"The host has detected the need to expand their backpack. The backpack expansion task is available. Do you accept it?"

"Do a mission?" Lyon was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then quickly opened the personal panel after the system notification, and found a new column in the personal panel.

Name: Leon (Leon) Farm: Red Star Farm (activated)
Favorite thing: CN
Farming: 0
Wild harvesting: 1 (bonus on tree species dropped during felling)

Mining: 0
Combat: 0
Fishing: 0
Special abilities: Forest magic, Rough green onion processing techniques, Ancient mysteries

Backpack items: Axe, Pickaxe, Watering Can, Sickle, Hoe, Galaxy Watermelon Knife (6/12 upgradeable)
Recipe: Scarecrow, Treasure Chest, Bonfire, Torch, Wooden Fence, Wooden Door, Wooden Path, Stone Path, Spring Seeds, Work Snack
Task List: Backpack Expansion (Part 1)

Backpack Expansion: Collect five Void Essences and five Sun Essences to upgrade your backpack space to 24 slots.

There are no additional changes. There is an extra task list, and there is a task to expand the backpack. The content of the task is not complicated.

Although Void Essence and Sun Essence need to be obtained by going to the mines and killing monsters with corresponding attributes, such as ghosts, squid babies, shadow maniacs and shadow shamans of the same clan as Krobus, there are other means, such as Krobus in the sewer, which can supply these two magic materials.

Since there was a way to upgrade the backpack, Lyon naturally would not waste time. So as soon as he saw the upgrade requirements clearly, he pushed the bicycle out of the house and headed towards the coal forest in the south of the farm.

Because he had been here several times, Lyon was familiar with the place and quickly reached the sewer outlet. No one had noticed or repaired the gap he had made last time, so Lyon easily got into the sewer.

What surprised Leon was that when he came to the sewer this time, he actually found that in addition to the light provided by the luminous moss above his head, there were actually artificially placed braziers on the passages on both sides of the sewer. The light provided by these braziers was far greater than the brightness provided by the luminous moss, dispelling most of the darkness in the sewer.

Following the direction of the braziers, Leon soon found Krobus in the center of a circle of strange statues.

"Leon, you are here again. What do you want to buy this time?" Seeing Leon appear, Krobus's empty facial features seemed to squeeze out an expression similar to a smile.

"Hey, Krobus, did you prepare those braziers?" Leon asked directly after greeting Krobus.

"Yes, I made it using some materials I had and cast some predictive magic. As long as someone enters the sewer from the outlet, they will automatically burn. This way, you don't have to grope in the dark and can come to me quickly." Krobus replied.

Lyon was somewhat touched when he heard this, but this convenience might also bring some trouble to Krobus.

"That's thoughtful, but what if someone else comes to the sewers and finds you because of these braziers?"

"It's okay. Apart from guests with special needs, no ordinary people would enter the sewers. Even if someone accidentally entered the sewers, as long as I don't want to see them, they won't be able to find me. I'm absolutely safe here."

Krobus was obviously very happy that Leon would think of him, and the expression on his face became more exaggerated. Although it looked very ferocious to people who didn't know why, Leon could still tell from the arc at the corner of his mouth that Krobus was smiling.

"So, my friend, what are you going to buy?"

(End of this chapter)