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Chapter 303 Cyber ​​Grandma: My child, have you heard my story too? (Please subscribe)
The story line is almost the ultimate goal that players pursue when playing every game.

For plot games, players can follow the main mission step by step.

For non-plot games, the story line is often relatively obscure, requiring players to spend more time and energy exploring and discovering.

When you finally complete the story through your own efforts, you will not only have a deeper understanding of the game's worldview and story background, but you will also gain an unparalleled sense of accomplishment.

This is true for Stardew Valley, this is true for [SVE], and even more so for [Ridgeside Village].

Since Boss Yin swore in public, he was not afraid. He walked north from Ridgeside Village and came to the intersection of the ridge map. He split the hardwood blocking the road with an ax and entered the ridge forest.

Once the Ridge Forest map is unlocked, players can trigger a new mission when they return to the Ninja Hut.

In the ridge hut, the new [Ridgeside Village] villager Daya smiled and said:
"Boss Yin? What a cute name? Yes, since you want to help that sexy elf, why don't you come and help me too? I still have a lot of chores to do here. Can you help me deal with it? I I guarantee you will make your trip worthwhile!”

Before Boss Yin could agree, Gio, a ninja wearing a mask on the side, stopped him and said, "Daya, stop messing around."

Deya waved her hands helplessly: "Okay, okay, but let's be more serious, Boss Yin, these tasks are specially prepared for you."

[Retrieve the silver fish bone] [Retrieve 1 hollow teddy bear] [Retrieve 1 buried ring]

Gio took the initiative to say hello, and Deya also smiled and said hello.

[Retrieve a shell bracelet] [Retrieve the lover's sorrow] [Retrieve the yellow wood carving]

"The prophet is very interested in you. Who is that? Oh, you will see her soon. She said she will appear once all preparations are completed!"

[Farmer, on a clear night, return to the ridge after eight o'clock in the evening. She will come to see you. 】

[Goal: Go to the Ridge Forest before 7 o'clock on a clear night. 】

[You have received a task, check the task log for more information! 】

Force the plot to end, and the log message will pop up——

There is even a mention of the player’s Cyber ​​Grandma. Yes, Belinda and Cyber ​​Grandma are old acquaintances.

Boss Yin gets a new mission——

【My grandma? 】

The lengthy story background and plot introduction were slowly told from Belinda's mouth, including the spiritual world, motivations, tasks, needs, and unknown voices.

"But if you find something interesting, you must tell me. If you tell me, I will give you a sweet reward. Of course, this is a joke, hahaha."

[Collect 25 mountain mist flowers]

[Details: Belinda asks you to come to Ridge Forest tomorrow to help her "unseal the seal on her beloved"]

Belinda looked at Mr. Yin and laughed: "Maybe today, Lei... I finally met its heir. You don't look like her, do you? I am Belinda, the prophet of Lady Red Tail."

Deiya continued: "I will put this book over there and spread it out. This book should be used to help you complete your mission. It was given to me directly by the prophet himself."

Boss Yin followed the mission instructions and came to the Ninja House the next day and saw a note at the door.

【Whose voice is that? 】

The next day happened to be a sunny day, and Boss Yin followed the mission instructions and arrived at the ridge forest before 7 pm.

"Look, Boss Yin, I'm glad to hear you completed your mission. To be honest, you're the only one who can see anything from that book. You're special in...some way."

"I don't know why you are doing these tasks, and I don't know how that blank book can help you. It just has blank pages. Maybe you can see something we can't."

Boss Yin waited until eight o'clock in the evening to reach the ridge and met Belinda, a new villager with purple hair. The beauty mark on the corner of her mouth seemed to be full of charm, and her smile was even more so.

[Goal: Return to Ninja House tomorrow. 】

[Details: Now that you have collected all the strange items requested by Daya, return to the Ninja House tomorrow to receive further instructions. 】

【Spirit world? 】

[Recover 1 Ink Fossil] [Recover 1 Night Black Diamond] [Recover 1 Golden Skull Coral]

"Tsk, tsk, this mission is to play riddles with me?"

Until finally, Belinda walked up to her and looked at Boss Yin up and down. Suddenly her expression changed slightly and she said in surprise: "Oh my God? Your aura is so interesting. You may be the person I need. Come with me. We can't do it anymore." What a waste of time.”

[Quest Details: The Prophet looks through the special quests given by her subjects and learn more about this artifact in the Ninja Stronghold's Red Book. 】

Belinda, Gio, and Daya were all present.

[The Believer’s Shop is unlocked]

Boss Yin put the nine resources he had finally collected into the box in the Ninja House, and the mission log was updated again.

In the next few days, Boss Yin was busy in various places collecting these mission resources.

"Hello, Boss Yin."

[Task name: Preparation]

This task chain is not only lengthy, but also complex, and even includes elements of puzzle solving.

[Log: More preparations]

"I am the only one who can communicate with her, so my existence is to fulfill her wishes. That is to find the spiritual world of this mountain and purify the fallen evil spirits on this mountain."

Exclamation marks pop up in the log at appropriate times.

[Log: Preparations completed! 】

Gio then looked at Belinda and said, "Madam, Boss Yin is here."

"Boss Yin, you are finally here."

Belinda turned around and said hello, and then said to Gio, Deya and others: "You go and help with your mission. All I need is Boss Yin to break the seal."

"Don't let anything bother us! Especially watch out for Gabriella's men."

Gio and Deiya teleported away under the command, and Belinda continued to explain: "Now, Boss Yin, I have prepared everything for you. You, who inherited the blessing of a good harvest from your ancestors, are the only one who can He who comforts the crystal in the mountain.”

Boss Yin’s face was filled with questions and he knew nothing about it.

Belinda asked: "Oh, dear, you don't know anything, do you? But the story is very long. I will tell it slowly when I have the chance."

Boss Yin nodded to express his understanding, and Belinda explained:
"See the crystal over there? That's the soul crystal that connects the mountain god to this world. We need you to provide these crystals with certain items to restore their magic."

This task may seem lofty, but it is actually a donation task. Players need to donate 30 items of the same color to crystals of different colors.

After playing the game so far, Boss Yin already has a rich wealth in his farm storage box, not to mention just donating based on color, you can also choose the most common items that are not expensive.

After some donations, all the crystals regained their energy, forcing the plot to end. Boss Yin woke up the next day and came outside, triggering a new plot.

When Bliss saw Boss Yin walking out of the room, she quickly stepped forward and said:
"You have completed your mission. Well done. The Prophet will be waiting for you at [Ridgeside Village] at 8pm. Don't be late." Before Boss Yin could react, Bliss teleported directly. Disappear in place.

Boss Yin was already accustomed to this, and as instructed, he came to the ridge at eight o'clock in the evening.

At this moment, on the mountain ridge map shrouded in darkness, there was an unusual pink light in the sky.

Looking carefully, this ray of light was projected from the ground into the sky. Boss Yin walked forward quickly and found that the initiator of all this was an extremely complicated summoning circle. Belinda was in front of the circle, controlling and casting spells.

"Hiss... I think more is needed... Yes, this... hahahahaha, that should be enough."

After the casting of the summoning circle is completed, the waterfall map in the west of the ridge is successfully unlocked, and players can enter and exit by themselves.

When Boss Yin came to the waterfall map, he saw the mountain god Leliyala with horns and red hair. Her clothes and accessories were completely unlike the villagers of Ridgeside Village.

"Oops? Isn't this Boss Yin? That farmer? I'm glad to finally meet you."

Belinda came over at this time and said: "I have discussed everything we need with this soul. So you can talk to her."

"She will explain everything, and she should explain everything. After all, she is the one who dragged all this until now."

Leliara smiled and waved: "Come closer, oh, farmer, don't be shy."

Boss Yin took a few steps forward.

Leliara waved again: "Come closer."

Boss Yin could only walk up to Leliara.

Leliyala looked at Boss Yin up and down for a long time and said with emotion:
"Oh my God? You remind me of her... Oh, it's so nice to meet you. My name is Leliara, the mountain god of the valley, and for centuries I have blessed this land and made it so It’s fertile and healthy.”

"Isn't it a little strange that the crops and food grown in the valley grow so fast? Oh, that's probably me because I..."

Belinda interrupted Leliara's boasting and said, "Leli, okay, don't be so complacent."

Leliara smiled and said: "Oh, it's okay, my love. I just said it casually, maybe it's true?"

Belinda said, "Why don't we skip ahead to the truth you said you were going to tell me the last time you foiled my plans?"

"I've done everything I need to do to free you from my seal, let's get started."

Leliara nodded: "My dear, you know that these things I did are all for you, and preventing you from opening the portal and entering the spirit world is all for you."

"Do you know what would happen if spirits like us were exposed to Gabriella's corruption?"

Belinda thought for a moment and nodded helplessly: "Okay, let's continue with your plan!"

"Thank you." Leliara said, "Finally you are willing to listen to me, my love."

"I'm sorry just now, Boss Yin..."

Leliara continued to tell Boss Yin about his plan. During this chat, Leliara once again revealed the story background and world view of [Richside Village], as well as some stories related to the player and Grandma Cyber .

Because [Richside Village] is polluted by evil spirits, Leliara, as a special spirit like the mountain god, cannot go into the corrupt environment.

The same is true for Belinda, because Belinda is an evil spirit that Leliara saved before. She is also a spirit body. If Belinda is exposed to a corrupt environment, she is likely to turn into an evil spirit again.

After hearing this story, the player's cybergrandma volunteered to eliminate the corruption and purify the spiritual world. However, she was infected with a disease that humans could not diagnose and treat, and died soon after.

Now this evil spirit is resurrected and its abilities are becoming increasingly powerful, so players need to eliminate these corruptions to prevent the evil spirit's corruption from spreading to places outside the forest.

After the story of Leliara was told, many players said, "Holy shit."

did not expect……

What a surprise!
When I was young, besides Grandpa Saibo's connections, Grandma Saibo was also very generous, right?
Grandpa Cyber ​​is vaguely in control of the situation in Pelican Town in Stardew Valley.

Grandma Cyber ​​saves the world in [Ridgeside Village].

Grandpa Sebo and Grandma Sebo, this is a perfect savior script.

Stardew Valley DLC, the more you explore, the more surprises you will get!
[Richside Village] is not only linked with the main body of Stardew Valley, but can even be linked with Terraria across games.

He really made me cry to death!
When Leliara finished telling her plan, he took Belinda and Boss Yin to an altar with nine stone platforms, where Bliss had been waiting for a long time.

"Your words have given me great honor, great mountain god! Thank you!"

Belinda looked at Boss Xiang Yin and said, "Dear farmer, please go there as soon as possible to read this book. The newly found pages should contain tips on how to obtain stronger antiquities."

Leliara explained: "Once you collect everything, place them on top of these altars, although to be honest, I don't know where each one should go."

"But once the correct antiquities are placed on the altar, the altar will light up. Oh, with this, it shouldn't be difficult. Boss Yin, we will wait for your good news!"

The task assigned by Leliara, specifically, is to collect nine ancient artifacts that are more closely related to [Richside Village] and place them on the corresponding altars.

This task is similar to the previous task chain. Boss Yin started to rush to the ninja's hut directly by the familiar route. Sure enough, he saw the prompt in the previous task book——

【moose】

[In front of the tree eager to fly, animals are hiding behind the outdoor bench]

【fox】

[One sentence is one hour]

[In front of the fox’s purple gem, if you wait patiently, you will be rewarded]

[In front of the fox’s purple gem, if you wait patiently, you will be rewarded]

【…】

There are a total of nine cultural relics, and each cultural relic has corresponding task prompt information, but it is relatively obscure and very difficult to find. Fortunately, I have a series of videos for reference.

Closed book exams are strenuous!

Open book exams are easy!

Boss Yin searched hurriedly in [Richside Village] and finally collected all nine antiquities. By placing the nine antiquities at the correct altar location, the door to the spirit world can be opened.

Entering the spiritual world, you can find that the originally beautiful spiritual world has been severely eroded by corruption. Players can eliminate the five corrupting fires in the spiritual world through teleportation between crystals.

Extinguish the corrupting fire of the five spiritual worlds, and the spiritual world will be rejuvenated.

【Mountaintop Farm Unlocked】

Boss Yin has been busy for more than half a week and finally completed the story line of [Richside Village].

When Boss Yin came to the farm on the top of the mountain and saw the whole farm, he couldn't help but stimulate the genes buried in his blood and said with emotion:
"The story line was well received, and the farming party was ecstatic!"

【Monthly Ticket】【Recommended Ticket】

(End of this chapter)