A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 882: Reincarnation
But now Bishop Julis could not easily verify Leon's statement by witnessing it, because the guardian net was now in its full state, blocking the entire space. It could not move freely until it began to produce seeds.

Thinking of the small section of the protective net that Leon mentioned was broken, Bishop Julis was not sure whether it would affect the total amount of seed harvest.

"Don't panic, Leon. Don't act for now. Wait a little longer, until the Guardian Net blossoms and withers."

Unable to go over and confirm the situation, and also worried that Leon would continue to act recklessly, Bishop Julis gave Leon a word of advice and then calm was restored.

Lyon didn't dare to do anything rash at this moment and stayed where he was.

The waiting time was not long. After a while, the vines and leaves on the protective net began to expand and bloom at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then quickly withered. The flower stems began to swell and turned into gray-brown fruits the size of cherries.

Although he was very curious about these fruits, Leon had no intention of touching them this time. He just watched quietly.

At this time, the fruits began to fall off, and at the same time, the protective net throughout the tree cavity began to shrink, wither and die, drooping to the ground and quickly dissolving into the soil.

This made the surrounding space empty, allowing Leon to see the figures of seven bishops including Bishop Julis and Bishop Owen.

Just as Leon was about to talk to Bishop Julis about the sprout of the protective net that had broken off and wrapped around his finger and turned into a ring, Bishop Julis took the initiative to make a gesture for Leon to wait where he was.

Then Bishop Julis and the other bishops bent down and picked up the fruits of the guardian net that had fallen to the ground in the mud.

After everyone had picked up eleven fruits and checked the number with each other, Bishop Julis breathed a sigh of relief.

"No problem, I got all 77 seeds."

Leon also understood what Bishop Julis meant, and felt more at ease. The small piece of protective net sprout that he had broken off did not seem to have much impact on the ceremony.

"Leon, can you tell me in detail how you broke the protective net?"

After handing the fruit in his hand to Bishop Owen, Bishop Julis came up to Leon and asked in a low voice.

"When I was wrapped in the protective net that grew up, I poked it a few times out of boredom, and accidentally broke a piece of it, and then it became like this."

Leon briefly explained his actions, and then showed the ring made of the sprouts of the guardian net that was still on his finger.

“Fingers?” Julis’s first reaction after hearing this explanation was that Leon was joking.

But when he saw the extremely familiar green vine ring on Leon's finger, he had to believe that the protective net had really been broken by Leon.

"Would you mind taking it off and letting me see it?"

"do not mind."

Leon immediately started to take off the ring, but was embarrassed to find that the Guardian Net Sprout Ring seemed to be embedded in his finger. Not to mention taking it off, he couldn't even shake it.

“Any special feelings? Or any discomfort?” Bishop Julis believed that Leon was not acting to keep the ring, so he was also concerned about the possible impact of the ring on the two of them.

"I don't feel anything. If I hadn't seen it with my naked eyes, I wouldn't even have felt the ring on my finger," Leon replied truthfully. Bishop Julis pondered for a moment, then reached out and tentatively touched the Guardian Net Sprout Ring.

Miraculously, her fingers did touch, but they did not touch the Guardian Net Bud Ring, but directly penetrated the ring and touched Leon's skin.

Bishop Julis was certain that the ring was like an illusion that did not exist, and had no substance at all.

"Perhaps it's the power of your forest magic that makes the Guardian Net naturally favor you. Or perhaps it's because of your watering and contributions, or for some other reason, that it favors you."

After trying a few more times with the same result, Bishop Julis felt relieved.

"This is the first time I've seen this, but it shouldn't do any harm, Mr. Lyon. Perhaps you have a special connection with it. So keep it well and consider it a souvenir."

“Yeah.” Since Bishop Julis didn’t mind, Leon stopped worrying about it.

"Let's go. The fruits have been collected, but the ritual is not yet complete. So, let's move to the glass room, where the final step will be completed."

After admiring the Guardian Net Bud Ring in Lyon's hand for a while, Bishop Julis invited Lyon to leave the tree cavity together.

"One more question, Bishop Julis, is the main body of the Guardian Net alright?"

Before leaving, Leon looked at the empty land. The protective net in the center had disappeared, leaving only soft and flat soil.

"Its roots are still there, but it will take time for it to continue growing. In about ten years, it will return to the way it was when we first saw it. This is the cycle of life, just like leaves that begin to wither in autumn and sprout again in spring. There's no need to worry about it." Priest Julis explained with a smile.

“I see.” Knowing that there was no problem with the protective net, Leon did not ask any more questions and followed Bishop Julis out of the tree cavity.

After the other bishops left the tree cavity, the cracked bark of the World Tree model began to heal and restored its complete appearance. It was still a translucent crystal texture, and there was no sign that there was a special field inside the bark.

The onlookers applauded after all the bishops and Leon landed, and seemed very happy that the ceremony was a complete success.

Bishop Julis and the other bishops nodded in agreement, and Leon followed their lead.

When the applause ended, Bishop Julis called everyone back to the glass house, and took the lead to lead the other six bishops through the crowd and walked at the front of everyone.

Originally, Leon was planning to meet up with Rasmodes and the others, but Bishop Julis took the initiative to put his hand on Leon's shoulder and asked him to go with them.

"Since you've already participated in the watering, join us in completing the final work."

Lyon did not refuse and stood shoulder to shoulder with Bishop Julis.

This special treatment also attracted the attention of many people. Regardless of whether they knew this farmer before, they now understood that they had to show the most benevolent attitude when facing this young man in the future.

Among them, Duke Dress was the happiest. At this moment, his hands were stroking the pockets of his dress jacket from time to time, as if he couldn't wait to take out the things stored inside.

(End of this chapter)