A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 78 The Secret of Forest Magic

"Five parts of Void Essence and five parts of Sun Essence."

Lyon reported his needs, and after hearing Lyon's shopping list, Krobus began to wander around the surrounding statues.

No one knew where Krobus hid its goods, but after it wandered around the statue, it came to Leon with two cloth bags.

"Five portions of Void Essence are 500, and five portions of Sun Essence are 400. The total is 900. No bargaining."

Friends are friends, and business is business. Krobus did not give Lyon a friendship discount like Sandy did, but quoted Lyon the actual price.

However, the price of 12 yuan made Leon overjoyed. In the game, upgrading a backpack from 24 slots to 2000 slots requires G (from now on, G will be used instead of currency units, so that you can read it more comfortably and I can write it more comfortably)
Now only 900G is needed to complete the first upgrade of the backpack, which saves more than half of the money.

He took out the money directly, counted it, and handed the two handbags to Leon.

Leon opened it and saw what was in the two bags.

The Void Essence is a pure black spherical crystal with swirling patterns. Inside the crystal flows a sticky liquid of unknown substance. Just by looking at it, Leon felt goosebumps appearing unconsciously. It was a kind of fear that came from biological instinct.

But the solar essence is different. This golden crystal, which is similar to the shape of the sun in totem culture, gives people a warm and peaceful feeling. In this dark environment, the solar essence can also emit a soft orange-yellow light. If the brightness was not too low, Leon felt that this thing could replace a light bulb.

That way, maybe we can save some electricity bills.

"The power of essence is very strong, so don't give it to ordinary people, otherwise they may be corrupted by the power of the essence and develop some illnesses."

After receiving the money, Krobus saw Leon admiring the two essences in the bag and kindly reminded Leon.

"What if I hold these essences in my hands?" Lyon asked, stopping his action of taking out the essences from the bag.

"It's okay. You have a good physique and are protected by forest magic. The infectiousness of the essence has no effect on you." Krobus explained, and then asked Leon in confusion.

"Didn't the guardian explain this to you after teaching you to master forest magic?"

"No, could you explain it to me?" Leon shook his head. Not only Master Rasmodes, but even the system's description of forest magic was nonsense. All Leon knew about forest magic was that it allowed him to rely on the plant perception it provided to find wild items. "Although forest magic isn't a magical branch of our Shadow People, I do know a little about it. As one of the seven core elements, forest magic is also known as life magic, the language of nature. Those who practice forest magic are children of nature, so creatures in nature generally respond kindly to those who practice it. Oh, and forest magic users can also communicate with animals, but not all animals can; it requires intelligent creatures."

Krobus answered Leon's question enthusiastically.

"I understand, but why is forest magic also called life magic?" After hearing this and combining it with the content of the game, Lyon could understand what Krobus said, but he was more curious about why forest magic was also called life magic.

"It's very simple. The life force emanating from the wielder of Forest Magic feeds back into nature. This is a two-way process that benefits both the user and nature. The flora and fauna of nature will be healthier and grow faster around a user of Forest Magic. Meanwhile, the user of Forest Magic, living around natural flora and fauna, will also receive feedback from their vitality, becoming increasingly powerful."

"The most important point is that if a user who practices forest magic suffers fatal injuries, nature will provide them with shelter. The earth will extend its roots to carry the user to a relatively safe location, avoiding the fate of the child of nature dying immediately. However, the injuries sustained will remain, and if they are not treated in time, they will still die."

Krobus continued to explain.

"So that's how it is. Does this mean that as long as I can get treatment before I'm near death, I won't die?" Leon asked.

"Nature's rescue is not without cost. Every time you are on the verge of death, the forest magic will forcibly activate the potential in your body. So although you can escape danger under the protection of nature, you will also lose part of your lifespan due to overdrawing your vitality. So if possible, I hope you won't use this protection." Krobus hurriedly reminded Leon after hearing this.

"Being able to avoid instant death and only having to pay a portion of your life span is already a profit." Although Lyon was a little surprised when he heard this, he did not feel it was unfair. After all, when you die, you have nothing. Being able to overdraw the future to guarantee the present is already an outrageous ability.

"Yes, but there are ways to remedy this. As long as you're surrounded by vibrant plants and animals, the feedback they give you can make up for your lost vitality. Furthermore, your farm is special. As long as you can patiently delve into farming and use the fertile land to grow high-quality crops, those crops can be eaten to make up for the loss."

Krobus once again explained the special features of forest magic to Leon, and supplemented his own explanation: "Theoretically, as long as you can ensure that the protection mechanism is only triggered once per natural month, then for the next month, if you avoid danger and spend an hour each day near at least twenty individual plants, you can rely on the vitality they provide to replenish your lost vitality."

"Then if I don't encounter any danger, relying on high-quality crops and the special properties of forest magic, do you think I can achieve immortality?" Lyon asked curiously.

"Immortality? No. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the laws of nature. Even if the wielder of forest magic is a child of nature, they cannot violate these laws. However, if you can maintain a healthy lifestyle and consume high-quality crops, living to three or four hundred years old should not be a problem. I have seen several wielders of forest magic, and the highest record is living to three hundred and sixty years old, and they are in good health and their appearance has not aged too much."

　Thank you for the reward from the boss who likes farming. The boss is very generous. Thank you for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)