Evening, 21:40.
Stepping along the muddy path, Daeron hurried home and pushed open the door to the small house.
Bang!
The door closed, shutting out the dark night and the rain.
"A bountiful harvest!"
Daeron's expression was excited as he took off his hard-working straw hat and first took out two pieces of loot.
Slingshot: Critical Strike Chance 0.02.
Tundra Boots: Defense +2, Immunity +1.
The former was an ordinary Slingshot; it could deal ranged damage when loaded with projectiles. There was no limit on the type of projectiles, and it could hold up to 999.
The latter was a treasure chest reward from the 40th floor of the mines. Its quality was slightly better than leather boots, and it possessed the special effect of keeping one warm against the cold.
"With these two, going down into the mines will be much more convenient."
Daeron particularly liked the Tundra Boots, which could effectively reduce the chill of the frozen earth layers.
These two pieces of equipment were just the appetizers.
"Let me see, are you actually useful?"
Daeron took out that golden sun essence.
The fireplace light was weak. The dragon egg lay within the fire, its red scales dark and heavy.
As Daeron approached the fireplace, the burning wood suddenly popped with a spark.
It was like some kind of omen.
Daeron's eyes shone brightly as he crouched down and held out the sun essence.
Buzz!
A sudden change occurred. The moment the two touched, the sun essence burst forth with a blindingly bright light.
Daeron closed his eyes in pain.
In a scene he couldn't see, the sun essence rapidly melted, turning into a soft energy symbolizing the warmth of sunlight, and poured into the dragon egg all at once.
As if it had gained a soul, the dragon egg shook gently.
Unfortunately, no one witnessed this scene.
When Daeron opened his eyes, everything had returned to calm.
The sun essence had disappeared.
Looking into the fireplace again, the dragon egg remained silent, as if nothing had changed.
"It works!"
Daeron was overjoyed and cupped the dragon egg in both hands.
Sizzle... The dragon egg's shell was as hot as fire, scorching the lines of his palms and bringing a needle-like sting.
Daeron snapped back to his senses and gently placed the dragon egg back in its place.
Taking a closer look, he could see a subtle difference.
The dragon egg's bright red scales had a layer of luster, giving him a more vivid feeling, as if they contained incredibly rich Life Force and fire magic.
This was something that had never happened before.
Daeron relaxed his brow, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl upward: "I knew it, the panel must have an ability that can help the dragon egg hatch."
If it didn't, it just proved his level was too low and he hadn't found it yet.
sun essence;
A special material dropped after killing ghost monsters that appear between floors 40 and 80 of the mines.
In the desert mines, multiple types of monsters have a chance to drop it upon death.
As an veteran farmer, Daeron deeply remembered the various uses of sun essence.
In "Mr. Qi's Quest," if one wanted to open the casino inside the Desert Oasis Shop, they had to complete a series of tasks.
One of those tasks was [The Desert Dragon's Last Meal].
The task content;
Go to the desert oasis, find the dragon skeleton that still gazes at the sun even in death, and feed a piece of sun essence into its mouth.
After the task was completed.
One could return to the farm and find the membership card to enter the casino in the woodpile next to the small house.
It turned out that sun essence was linked to dragons!!
"The dragon egg can hatch with the help of sun essence."
Daeron was full of excitement.
Hatching the dragon egg was his greatest wish.
The drop rate for sun essence was low, but it wasn't too difficult to collect.
"I need to kill more ghosts to get more sun essence drops."
Daeron observed the dragon egg repeatedly, thinking expectantly: "I don't know if one piece of sun essence is enough, but collecting more can only be beneficial."
It was getting late.
Doro, the puppy lying under the table, was already snoring in its sleep.
With an excited heart, Daeron went to bed... 2:00 AM.
In the dead of night, the fine rain had stopped, and Dragon Language Farm was peaceful.
Daeron lay in bed, sleeping soundly.
Suddenly, a flash of fire streaked across the sky, falling at a speed of fifteen kilometers per second, crashing unerringly toward Dragon Language Farm on The Bluegrass Hills.
Boom—!!
A loud bang echoed, like an earthquake.
Miraculously, though the sound of the impact was massive, the farm remained unharmed.
Daeron, in his dream, was jolted awake by the loud noise. Before he could think about what had happened, he was pinned down again by a heavy drowsiness.
You must sleep before 2 AM.
I'm not talking about the game, but the real world.
Daeron fell into a deep sleep.
A ray of moonlight shone through the window glass into the small house, illuminating the lucky ring on Daeron's left index finger, which emitted a faint, soft light.
The dragon egg lying by the bed absorbed the light once more.
Buzz!
Whether it was an illusion or not, the golden spots and black spirals on the dragon egg's shell seemed to be breathing... In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
Spring 28th, Sunday, perfectly sunny, 8:30.
On the last day of spring, Daeron got up early and began his busy day.
Petting the chickens, picking up eggs, clearing weeds... "Cluck, cluck, cluck~~"
"..."
Coconut and Grape made chicken noises, crowding around Daeron and affectionately rubbing their heads against him.
Daeron petted them to his heart's content and praised them: "Good job, you two can both produce high-quality large eggs now."
The longer animals are raised, the higher their mood value, and the better the quality of the animal products they produce.
Take chickens as an example.
A newly matured chicken produces one ordinary egg every day. Over time, it gradually produces high-quality eggs, large eggs, and high-quality large eggs.
Large Egg: 95 Gold.
Silver Star Large Egg: 118 Gold
Gold Star Large Egg: 142 Gold
Iridium Star Large Egg: 190 Gold
After a month of raising, the two chickens could already stably produce Gold Star Large Eggs worth 142 Gold.
"When I have money later, I'll buy you a few sisters for company."
Daeron joked half-seriously.
Walking out of the coop, a Silo made of red brick rose from the ground within the wooden fence, standing there like a large chimney.
The first two days, Spring 26th and 27th, the Silo was still just a wooden platform.
As soon as he stepped out today, when did this thing abruptly appear on the farm!?
Daeron pulled out his scythe and swish-swish-swish, he cleared the green grass inside the coop fence.
The green grass was harvested, turning into bundles of hay, which were automatically stored in the Silo.
"Perfect!"
Once only the blue grass remained near the coop, Daeron straightened his back, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
A perfectionist's delight.
Leaving the coop, Daeron returned to the front of the small house.
The four furnaces stopped working, each having smelted an Iron Bar.
Taking out the Iron Bars, he crafted the last four Basic Sprinklers and placed them in specific farming spots.
Still in a 6x2 layout.
Picking the last bunch of green beans of spring, Daeron gently stroked the strawberry plants he had finished harvesting and walked toward the mailbox next to the small house.
The mailbox was still the same mailbox.
However, a purple, round meteorite had abruptly crashed into the ground.
The meteorite was over one and a half meters in diameter, its shell incredibly hard, with sharp purple crystals poking out from under the stone skin.
That's right.
Daeron had once again triggered the "Meteorite Event" among many possible events.
In the early morning of Spring 26th, a meteorite from beyond the heavens fell, accurately crashing next to the small house on Dragon Language Farm.
By just a little bit, Daeron would have said goodbye to the world.
Clang, clang!
Daeron was bold but cautious as he struck the meteorite with his pickaxe, muttering: "Iridium ore will definitely appear inside a meteorite, and there's a chance it'll drop a prismatic shard."
"Unfortunately, to break open a meteorite, you need at least a gold pickaxe."
prismatic shards were one of the most precious materials in the early stages of Stardew Valley.
Taking a prismatic shard to the desert oasis, one could exchange it in the center of the totem array for Stardew Valley's strongest weapon, the "Galaxy Sword."
"Does the Dornish Desert count as a desert oasis?"
Daeron let his imagination run wild.
He would know once he went to Dragonstone.
If Dragonstone was Pikegrove Island, the Dornish Desert might contain the desert oasis.