7th day of spring in the first year

No matter the season, Stardew Valley players will faint from heatstroke. The only difference is whether they lose items or how much they are fined—for example, you might lose 1,000 gold, but at this point, it doesn't bother you at all.

[It seems Dazai's "No Longer Human" has no effect on the heatstroke magic in Stardew Valley.]

What good will it do you to make me laugh to death?

[Dazai is such a hot man, even the chilly spring weather gave our rabbit feet heatstroke]

The bandage-wearing person refused to admit it and instead shifted the blame to a certain hat-wearing person.

The consequence of not sleeping on time is that you now feel dizzy and lightheaded, typical symptoms of excessive sleep deprivation—even though your energy level is still locked at its highest.

You yawn as you water a large patch of land, open the chicken coop door to let the chicks out to forage freely, and then, urged by the live stream audience, take your 14 parsnips out the door.

The villagers generally like crops, so this was a very nice gift for the beginning, and most importantly, Lewis liked it too, as it was his birthday today.

No, it's Youyou now.

You weren't sure if the Southeast Asian guy would like parsnip, but you had nothing else to give him, so you just accepted it.

"You remembered my birthday! Thank you." Youyou, who received the birthday gift, didn't seem very happy or unhappy. It was probably just because she wasn't familiar with you. But after thanking you, she probably remembered that you were going to stay here for a long time, so she changed her original "You're so thoughtful" to "I hope you'll also remember to give Miss Mingming a diamond on the 18th of autumn!"

[While it's true that being a sister-complex can go this far, isn't it?]

[He was afraid you wouldn't know who his sister was, so he specifically mentioned Miss Mingming and even specified her favorite gift...]

[You shouldn't love me too much, Youyou]

[A VIP player with a net worth of 99,888,777 personally delivered a birthday gift and still wasn't satisfied? He even dared to hint that you should give his sister an expensive gift? How dare he! Chop him up!]

You replied dismissively, "Okay, I remember," while simultaneously taking a cup of coffee from your backpack and gulping it down.

Hmm, not bad. I didn't expect that the coffee in Stardew Valley, besides speeding up my energy, could actually be a real pick-me-up. I feel much better now.

First-year players are like animals, busy every day with endless tasks and running around, needing coffee to speed things up the most.

You start from the mayor's house, cross the forest west of Pelican Town, and arrive at a towering stone tower.

I wonder who's inside? Could it be Nishimiya Momo? But if it is, she seems more like a witch?

Nishimiya Momo: I'm not a green-faced old woman!

Surprisingly, the mage was still the same mage, but not with the original beard. Instead, he resembled a more aesthetically pleasing version of a classic mage, with long, dark purple hair. If it weren't for the stitching mark on his forehead, one would almost think it was him, not replaced by a cursed character.

What kind of mod would replace a brain?!

It's EVA Kaisen, then it's alright.

Out of distrust of the villains who cursed back, and also because the color and smell of the soup made from ferns, insects, and poisonous mushrooms were too terrifying, you wouldn't dare drink that soup that could teach you a new language in a minute while following the plot.

"Drink it, let the essence of the forest seep into your internal organs." The fake sorcerer whispered seductively in your ear with a low, magnetic voice.

His voice had a mysterious charm, but you didn't want to be a fool; your wariness of this mysteriously obtained medicinal soup ran deep in your bones.

Ten minutes later, the fake mage grabbed your chin and forced you to drink the whole bowl of hot, green potion while it was still steaming. Your resistance was futile.

The medicine was extremely bitter and had an indescribable, pungent taste that made you cough uncontrollably and want to vomit it all up.

The fake sorcerer covers your mouth to prevent you from vomiting. You feel dizzy and suffocated, your face turns blue, and your limbs convulse violently.

Family members, this seems a bit sadistic.

Wake up! This is brain matter! Eating everything will only harm you!

[Host]

I've said it so many times: mushrooms must be cooked before eating.

[Complete 6, about to start hallucinating]

Before your eyes, an endless expanse of green unfolds, with countless blades of grass twisting and turning in your field of vision, and several large trees slowly emerging and approaching.

When you finally regain your senses, you find that the wizard has already let you go and walked away, but you still have a chilling feeling that something has been secretly done to you.

You dared not stay in the mage tower any longer. You didn't even have the thought of chatting with Brain Flower a few more words to probe its strength. After achieving your goal, you left without any regrets.

Next, you went to the pig cart and bought three items needed for the sacrifice. Then you went back to the farm and took out four kinds of sacrificial items, such as daffodils and leeks, which can be collected in the wild in spring, from the wooden box. You went into the mountains through the path above the farm, first found Robin to expand the kitchen, and bought some wood along the way.

You even went to the lab next door to greet Miguel and observe the experiment he was doing—the purpose was unknown, but the material he was using was a green slime.

He cut off a small piece of slime, examined it under the microscope, and muttered, "Hmm... the concentration is a bit low."

What is he doing?!

[Terrifying! Villagers used to greet each other when they saw a slime!]

This is also quite chilling to think about.

[Could the next quest be that the player has to catch a red slime for research?]

You hope the guesses in the live stream are wrong; catching slimes is really a bit beyond your capabilities. But you still have to send gifts, and after sending them, you can't help but ask, "Miguel... what is this?"

Miguel candidly introduces his latest research project to you: "I found some of these little things down in the mine, and their life forms are very interesting."

"Perhaps I can find more secrets in them..."

You get it, he finds slimes interesting, but hasn't figured anything out yet.

"Good luck, be careful when you catch them." Although you know that slimes won't hurt anyone but you, you can't guarantee that things won't change after Miguel does this to them, so you still tell him as much information as you know: "This is a female slime, and the one with the antenna on its head is a male slime. Don't let them breed outside, they'll jump everywhere and cause a lot of trouble."

Miguel fell into thought and ignored you.

You have no idea what the consequences of this experiment will be, but hopefully, at least the next time you come here, the room won't be full of slimes.

Leaving Robin's house with a heavy heart, the next stop was the ruins of the community center.

You successfully completed the spring gathering pack and opened the fish tank, but unfortunately the vault remains unopened, and the desert bus you desperately need is still a long way off.

But it's okay, there's still plenty of work to do. Postponing the mining battle for a few days won't hurt.

"Let's stop the sacrifice here for now. Come on, let's go to the river to see your five cats, and then we'll go fishing." You suddenly remembered that you were still live streaming, so you opened the live stream interface and chatted with your viewers while running around the map.

At this point, according to Sam's itinerary, Gojo Satoru should be near the bridge where you fished on the 2nd; he's easy to find.

【Go go go!】

[I always feel like Rabbit's Foot character is so rich, yet he still travels around like a playboy; I should have chosen the Joja route!]

“It’s not up to me to decide; it depends on what everyone thinks.” You explained, “The conclusion remains the same: the community center’s jinn definitely wants the sacrifice, and the villagers probably want the community center too. It just depends on whether Nanami, who works at Joja Supermarket, and Gojo, who works part-time, will object.”

You advised those who wanted to pursue the Joja route: "Don't forget that players come back to run a farm because they don't want to be corporate slaves at Joja Corporation. Paying to play is convenient, but it will only waste our money to help Maurice get promoted, so why bother!"

That being said, Pierre isn't exactly a saint either. What good would it do us to carry him to victory?

[Rabbit feet, you don't want an automatic petting machine? Just buy one!]

You rubbed your temples and said, "Not many people like Pam either, but you still reluctantly built her a new house, didn't you? Just consider it as letting Pierre work a little longer for the sake of Shoko."

[Oh right, after the community center was built, Pierre went from having one day off a week to having no days off at all.]

【miserable】

[A standard 9-to-5 job, no overtime, and with Jiangdao Island we can go on beach vacations, it's so much more comfortable than my 896 job, what's so miserable about that?]

Even though Pelican Town is a small town, you can reach Gojo Satoru in just a few words.

You ask him, "Gojo-kun, if the Joja supermarket in town went out of business and you had to work part-time at a museum, would you be willing to do it?"

"Are you planning to renovate the community center?" Gojo Satoru seemed to have known you would face this choice, and encouraged you, "Go for it! I'm tired of the kinds of sweets Joja Supermarket carries; they can't compare to the ones from the handmade shops at all—even the ones I make myself taste better than what they sell!"

As expected of the all-powerful Mr. Gojo!

[Want to eat what Wu made]

[Don't think about the previous ones; he's already promised to only do it for me from now on.]

[Why am I dreaming before I'm even asleep?]

"Got it, then that's settled!" You smiled and gave him a parsnip.

Next up was some fun sea fishing—wait, it's already 6:10 pm?!

The result of time flowing so fast in Stardew Valley is that you often miss the opening hours of a place without realizing it. For example, right now, Willie has closed the fishing tackle shop and gone fishing at his leisure!

"It's not a big problem, guys," you try to cover up your mistake: "The high-level fishing rods catch too many fish of too high a star rating and too varied. If we're going to sacrifice them, we only need the most common fish—"

[We were just late, hahaha]

I really envy them being able to leave work on time. Can you believe our evening rush hour is at 10 PM?!

Advanced fishing techniques often only require the simplest, unbaited fishing rod.

Fishing like this is inefficient; I need to go to the restroom.

Ignoring their teasing, you dejectedly walked to your familiar fishing spot on the reef, still without having had time to change your fishing rod.

That's the middle of the pier opposite the fishing tackle shop, facing a large reef and several broken reefs. In reality, if you cast your line into such a spot, you'd soon find your hook stuck in a crevice between the rocks. But in Stardew Valley, you can cast your line anywhere, and once you've hooked anything, you don't have to worry about reeling it in.

The sea fish this season are only slightly harder to catch than those clumsy carp in the lake. As an experienced angler, you caught 7 herrings without much effort!

If you don't understand, just ask: Did the raw materials from the herring cannery collectively revive and escape today? How come there are so many herring? Where are the sardines? Where are the sardines meant for sacrifice?

You stayed at the beach fishing until 1:00 AM, looking utterly bewildered. Then, on your way home, you got lost because you weren't wearing your glowing ring. It took you a while to finally get back on the main road, and you were also delayed because you couldn't find the speed-up coffee in your backpack. In short, after fainting in someone else's tent yesterday, you fainted again on the way today. Seriously...

Huh? Is it possible that sardines are actually a type of fish that can only be caught before 7 a.m.?