Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After going out, I started running immediately and soon arrived at the first intersection. I turned right and saw the blacksmith shop on the left side of the road. There was also a sign at the door that read: Saibala Blacksmith Shop - 10 am to 4 pm, closed on Thursdays.

Lin Xia pushed the door open and went in. There was a counter at the entrance. An old man was sitting behind it. He had a snow-white beard and white hair, and his expression was very serious.

Not far behind him was the workshop, separated by thick transparent glass. Inside the workshop were several stoves of different sizes, as well as several round smelting furnaces. Shovels, hammers and other tools were scattered along the wall, and there were also several water tanks for cooling.

At this time, there was only a young man in green clothes and a baseball cap in the workshop, moving around, checking the temperature of the furnace and the forging situation from time to time.

Lin Xia walked to the counter and greeted the old man: "Hello, I'm Lin Xia, the new owner of the ranch!"

The old man said expressionlessly, "Hello, you are the new owner of the Below Zero Ranch! I am Saibala, what do you want from me?"

What the hell? What ranch? Below Zero... Lin Xia was startled. It was the first time she heard her ranch's name called Below Zero. She immediately opened the game interface and the household account book. For the first time, she began to look at the situation of her ranch seriously. Last time, she only paid attention to the amount of money and nothing else.

The household account book shows:

Sub-Zero Ranch

Money: 500G

Owner: Lin Xia

Pet: Dog - Ah Huang

Horse: No

Poultry: No

Livestock: None

Menu: None

Wood: 16

The homepage currently only has these contents. Click on the next page to display the situation of the dwarves. There is no doubt that the initial favorability is 1 star. The favorability with the dwarfs needs to reach 3 stars or more before you can ask the dwarfs to help with work.

The next page shows the proficiency of using various farm tools. When each farm tool reaches the current proficiency of 100%, you can use the corresponding ore to upgrade and forge it. The forged farm tools will be more powerful.

The next page shows the income and expenditure statistics of the ranch. Today's income and expenditure are both 0.

There are no other names available at the moment. Lin Xia looked at the ridiculous name of the ranch and thought that the original owner was really in a good mood and actually named the ranch after the homonym of his own name. But it was useless to say anything now. Once the name was determined, it could not be changed.

Lin Xia raised her head and smiled at Saibala again, "It's like this, I want to know what tools you have here, and what conditions are required if I want to upgrade my own tools."

"Well, take a look!" Saibala said, handing over a price list.

Lin Xia looked down and saw that the first page was the upgrade conditions for various farm tools. Each farm tool was initially made of iron. When the proficiency reached 100%, you could provide copper ore and pay the labor fee to Sebala for the upgrade. If you continue to use the upgraded farm tools and reach 100% proficiency, you can upgrade to silver, followed by gold and mithril.

Mithril is the last tier. Each type of farm tool has different effects and consumes different amounts of physical strength. The price list also lists the effects in detail:

Normal Scythe: Cuts only the area in front of you. Physical Strength -1

Copper sickle: Copper ore +1000, 3 rows in front of you, physical strength -3

Silver Scythe: Silver Ore +2000, 3 squares in the row you are standing in and 3 squares in the row in front of you -5

Golden sickle: Gold +3000, 3x3 grid centered on you -7

Mithril Scythe: Mithril +5000, 5x5 grid centered on you -10

诅咒镰刀：湖边矿石场79层 自己为中心9x9格-10~100 （本店不提供）

Blessing Scythe: Curse Removed 9x9 Grids Centered on Yourself - 20 (Not Available in This Store)

Sage's Scythe: Sage's Stone + 15x15 grid centered on you - 35

Below are the upgrade conditions for hoes, axes, sprinklers, hammers, and fishing rods. The prices are the same as for sickles, but the effects are different. In addition to these six conventional tools, there are also various processing equipment, jewelry, and other forging.

For example, cattle and sheep processing machines, chicken and duck processing machines, etc. However, none of them are suitable for Lin Xia at present. First, there is not enough money. Secondly, to buy a processing machine, there are also requirements for the area of ​​the animal house.

There are some other tools, but it is strange that, except for the 6 kinds of farm tools shown above, there are no shovels, iron basins, hammers and other tools here, because Lin Xia saw that these tools were clearly available in Saibala's workshop, so why are they not on the price list?

Lin Xia couldn't figure it out, so she asked Saibala directly: "Saibala, I want to ask, do you have shovels for sale?"

"Most people don't need a shovel," Saibala said in a flat voice. "What do you need a shovel for?"

Yes, Lin Xia suddenly remembered that in the game, the protagonist only needs to use the above 6 tools to cope with daily needs. A hoe is used for hoeing the ground, a sickle is used for crops, a hammer is used for stones, an axe is used for wooden stakes, and a hoe is also used for mining.

However, Lin Xia thought of the delicious pheasants and rabbits in the forest behind the mountain. If she wanted to catch them, she could only do so by digging traps. Otherwise, it would be better to go to bed early. But to dig traps, she needed a shovel and a hammer! Could it be that hunting was not allowed here?

So, Lin Xia asked carefully: "I used to set traps in the mountains in my hometown and catch some prey to eat or sell. I see that the mountain behind my ranch is not small, and there should be a lot of prey there. I thought, I just arrived here, and the ranch has no income yet. If I can catch prey, it can at least help to supplement the income. I don't know if the residents here like these wild game?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that the expressionless Sabara's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted excitedly: "You can hunt?"

Lin Xia shuddered with fear and whispered, "Only a little bit, ha... ha..." She answered with a dry laugh.

Saibala immediately came to Lin Xia, shook Lin Xia's hand excitedly, and said, "Haha, even if I know a little bit, it's okay. What tools do you need? Just tell me. As long as you can describe it, I can make it for you. I will also give you a discount. You only need to provide the ore, and I will only charge half the price for the labor. But if you catch game in the future, remember to sell some to me. Haha~"

Lin Xia wanted to take back her hand, but Saibala was a blacksmith who made various tools all year round, so his hands could not be called smooth. On the contrary, they were as rough as old tree stumps. And when he held her hand so tightly, she knew how sour it felt!

"No problem, Sebala." Lin Xia immediately assured, "Whenever I catch him, I will definitely send him to you first."

"Okay, okay!" Cebala was as happy as a child and continued, "You don't know, ever since the old rancher Mark became ill and could no longer hunt, I haven't eaten game meat again.

I miss it so much! Mark used to be a good hunter. He could catch a lot of prey every month. He would not only provide it to the hotel, but also give it to us old friends from time to time. We would often go to the hotel to drink and eat meat. It was so enjoyable! What a pity! "

As he spoke, his voice dropped. Lin Xia guessed that he must be thinking of the old rancher. He immediately said, "Seibala, when I get the ranch things in order, I will definitely come to you to make the right hunting tools. When I kill the prey, I will give it to you first!"

Saibala became happy again and said, "Okay, I will remember it!"