[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-stardew-valley-s-farming-master":3,"chapter-stardew-valley-s-farming-master-stardew-valley-s-farming-master-chapter-186":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Stardew Valley’s Farming Master",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1100216,1435,"Chapter 187","stardew-valley-s-farming-master-chapter-186",186,"\u003Cp>“Haha, we’re all friends here.” Leon patted Krobus on the head. He couldn’t reach Krobus’s shoulder, so the head would have to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise, the black little fellow felt soft and springy to the touch, almost like cotton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, I’m planning to keep a low profile for a while. Don’t want to cause you any trouble,” Krobus said, clearly enjoying Leon’s touch—his mouth stretched into a wide grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep a low profile?” Leon looked at Krobus, puzzled. He couldn’t see what difference it made for Krobus to stay quietly in the sewers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s one of my special abilities. If I remain in complete silence, I can blend into the darkness—like an animal hibernating. My presence becomes so faint that I’m almost impossible to detect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any side effects for you?” Leon asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None.” Krobus shook his head. “It’s just like sleeping.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, so that means I won’t be able to visit you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can wake up from that state whenever I want. But honestly, there’s nothing much fun down here, and humans can’t tolerate the sewer smell for long. Unless you have something to trade, I don’t recommend dropping by too often.” Krobus’s words were entirely for Leon’s sake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same as always. No new goods. You can check for yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krobus pulled out his large sack and poured the contents onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most eye-catching items were still the piles of Void Essence and Solar Essence, followed by various monster drops—bat wings, slime jelly, and the like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Void Essence still a hundred gold each?” Leon asked, tempted. As someone with inside information, he knew this material’s price was bound to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm. Do you want them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many do you have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About forty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four thousand gold, huh… I didn’t bring that much with me.” The price didn’t surprise Leon, but he hadn’t planned for such a big purchase today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can take them first. I know what you’re thinking. You can pay me back after you sell them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not afraid I’ll just run off with them?” Leon teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t. I trust you, Leon. And honestly, even if I gave you these for free, it wouldn’t bother me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget free. I’ll put it on the tab. Whether I profit or lose on this investment, I’ll pay you back in full.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.” Krobus nodded and packed up all the Void Essence for Leon. “Now you owe me four thousand gold.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it.” Leon opened his bag and stored all the Void Essence in his System Backpack—only to notice there were actually forty-five pieces, not forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s too many.” He started to pull out the extra five, but Krobus vanished along with the remaining goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice still echoed in Leon’s ears: “I don’t do discounts, but I like adding freebies for my customers. Don’t refuse, Leon. We’re friends, right? And four thousand gold is final.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon sighed helplessly. It was exactly because he saw Krobus as a friend that he didn’t want to take advantage. But Krobus clearly had no intention of letting him refuse—like relatives sneaking a red envelope into your pocket and disappearing before you can protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Krobus had fled, Leon could only accept it. He’d just add a little extra when he repaid him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the Sewer Drain, Leon tidied his clothes, sniffed at the lingering sewer smell on himself, then rode back to the farm to change into something fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, he headed for the remote Northern Forest. The caves were right near the farm’s north exit, so he casually peeked inside—only to see complete darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only light came from Demetrius’s helmet-mounted lamp. Leon caught a glimpse of him crouched low, shoving something into the rock layers. The sight was so bizarre Leon lost all interest in sticking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed through the Northern Forest, climbed the foothills to the north, walked past the mountain lake outside the mines, and finally stopped in front of the Pelican Town Adventurer’s Guild. A quick glance at his watch confirmed it was after two o’clock, so he pushed open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gil was, as always, wrapped in a thick blanket by the fireplace, eyes closed. Marlon was busy polishing an iron sword with a clean cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leon, here to buy something or take on a commission?” Marlon asked, pausing in his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the City of Elements is buying Void Essence in bulk for high prices. Do you know about that, Guild Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon didn’t want to trouble Linus or Rasmodius, and sending Krobus would be too risky, so he thought of Marlon, who was both shrewd and influential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, you’re well-informed,” Marlon said with a faint smile. “So, planning to head to the City of Elements to make a fortune?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d rather not go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understandable. With your current strength, going there wouldn’t be making money for yourself—you’d just be lining someone else’s pockets. With your looks, you’d fetch a high price on the black market.” Marlon’s tone was teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why I came to you, Guild Master.” Leon grinned and leaned closer. “I figure you could walk sideways through the City of Elements without issue. So, I wanted to ask if the Guild might be interested in making a little profit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to sell on your behalf?” Marlon narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I imagine you’ve got a stockpile of Void Essence yourself,” Leon hinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed,” Marlon admitted. “But Void Essence is a key material for many magic tools. We keep it as a strategic reserve. The surplus isn’t enough to justify a special trip to the City of Elements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re both smart men. Just name your price,” Leon said, exasperated. With someone like Marlon, directness worked best.\u003C\u002Fp>",948,"2026-06-03T11:16:09.612Z","2026-06-03T11:16:14.315Z",1,"novelbin.me","4ae5787237a0198377876aeaa3778e1fc6818ab0f204d15735f1ff58da3f4101","stardew-valley-s-farming-master-chapter-36","stardew-valley-s-farming-master-chapter-35",288,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstardew-valley-s-farming-master-cover.jpg"]