Pokémon, but cultural invasion

The farmed produce and wild-picked items can be placed in the shipping box, and I will buy them the next day.

Seeds and tools can be bought in the town. Your friend "Thoughts Like Springs" has been living in the town for a while now, and you might be able to get something from him.

Finally, a friendly reminder: the town's time is synchronized with the outside world, so there's no need to rush; just enjoy the idyllic pastoral scene.

"No wonder it requires linking to the navigator account."

Qi Shu looked on, her mind flowing like a spring; only Quan Shu could log into the game faster than her.

"This pixel game can even be played online?"

Am I the only one with such a whimsical curiosity?

"What does it mean to synchronize time with the outside world? Isn't the time cost of the game too high?"

The information revealed in the envelope sparked much discussion among the audience.

Qi Shu had a general idea of ​​how the game would work, and she guided the pixelated character into the wooden house.

The wooden house mainly has two floors.

The upper level is the home of the electric frog, and it's empty.

The lower level was empty except for the fireplace and the wooden bed, with a bundle placed at the head of the bed.

The package contained a watering can and parsnip seeds.

Parsnip: A spring tuberous plant that closely resembles a carrot; it is rich in nutrients and has an earthy scent.

Qishu dragged the icons of both into his backpack.

"Boom boom boom!"

The screen began to shake.

what's the situation?

She quickly directed the little figure to run out of the wooden house.

A donkey with a dark brown coat and large hooves stood at the doorway.

"Brother thought Onix was back again."

"She still can't forget Onix, tears streaming down her face."

"So who's going to fill in the gap in my 'face-to-face kill' skill?"

[Muddy Donkey: Friendly neighbor, as agreed with your grandfather, I will cultivate four plots of wasteland for you.]

Ignoring Qi Shu's reaction, the mud donkey, its eyes brimming with wisdom, began plowing the field in front of her house.

In an instant, grass clippings and mud splattered everywhere, and the pixelated weedy land was plowed into furrows.

Four square patches of black soil have been transformed, standing out starkly against the surrounding weeds.

After finishing everything, the mud-covered donkey lay down by the river and leisurely nibbled on the weeds.

Many items fell from the newly reclaimed land, and Qishu picked them up one by one.

[Summer Mixed Seeds: Byproducts of tilling the land, a mix of various seeds, let's see what grows?]

Green caterpillars: an excellent bait for fishing, and can be found in cultivated land and immature crops.

[Weeds: Available for sale at "The Money-Grubber's General Store"]

"Could this game be about farming?"

"It really does seem like a farming game."

"The author has run out of ideas."

The strange tree dragged parsnip seeds and mixed seeds to the black soil.

After the crisp sound of shoveling soil, short, emerald-green seedlings appeared on the ground.

Parsnip seedlings (immature)

[Estimated ripening time - 3:59:57]

"Water them after planting."

As is customary, Qi Shu took out a watering can and watered the four plots of land.

The moisture has deepened the color of the soil.

She looked at the four lonely plots of farmland and felt they were not enough.

So he walked over to the mud donkey.

[Muddy Donkey: If you want me to continue working, please provide me with "oranges".]

In reality, the Orange Berry is a berry that can restore a Pokémon's energy and stamina, and it's probably similar in the game.

The fields have been planted and the water has been used.

Qi Shu stroked his chin, wondering if the game was over.

There were no main quest prompts, and I didn't even see the quest system.

As she pondered, a brilliant idea struck her.

Open the electric frog's backpack.

Qishu dragged "green caterpillar" to the "food" category.

"The Electric-Belly Frog's Journey Begins"

Note: Food, amulets, and items will affect the duration and destination of the Electric Belly Frog's journey.

"Frogs eat insects, there's nothing wrong with that."

"I suspect the streamer is abusing the main Pokémon, but I have no proof."

The electric frog hopped away and disappeared into the pixelated scene.

"Huh, I'm actually staying in the same place?"

Qi Shu was stunned; she had thought she would be going on an adventure with the Electric-Belly Frog.

"The gameplay isn't about fighting monsters and leveling up with the electric frog, which is interesting."

"It feels more like releasing animals back into the wild than a trip."

"To be fair, the art style of this pixel game is pleasing to the eye."

Qi Shu was in a dilemma.

She lingered in place for a while, but couldn't find anything to interact with.

The riverbank is also inaccessible due to a lack of diving equipment.

Recalling the contents of the second letter, she decided to go to Pokémon Town in the east.

The game's map design is extremely simple.

The wooden house is connected to the town by only one wide road.

After crossing the main road, pixel-style buildings of various shapes and sizes come into view.

A grocery store with a huge gold coin embedded in its roof stood out conspicuously.

Pushing open the door, a gray money spirit sat on the counter behind the merchandise shelves, staring blankly at the gold coins on the counter.

[The Money-Seeking Spirit: Buy or sell? It's up to you.]

Qishu opened the shelves, and there were three categories of items available for purchase.

[Plants], [Miscellaneous items], [Tools].

The seeds of Parsnip are listed under the Plants category and are priced at 30 yuan.

The miscellaneous items are the electric frog's talismans and props, and come in all sorts of varieties.

Available tools for purchase include fishing rods, insect nets, and mining picks.

She only had five hundred dollars on her, enough to buy the cheapest insect net.

Will Chapter Nineteen even air?

Insect nets: used to catch various insects in the wild; available for sale in museums.

The price was 300, but Qi Shu quickly calculated that she would still have 200 left.

So she chose to buy an insect net.

After browsing through the products, Qi Shu bought another orange seed priced at 200 yuan, leaving his pockets emptier than his face.

She manipulated the pixelated figure to leave the grocery store.

The streetlights came on at some point, and night quietly descended.

Qi Shu couldn't help but glance out the window, just as the last rays of the setting sun disappeared.

The town was silent in the night.

The "Nanny Bug Tailor Shop," which looks like two large leaves, has put up a sign saying it's closed.

The museum's doors, shaped like an ancient tree, were tightly closed.

The only place that was still lit was the yellow and red spotted tavern, with a dim yellow oil lamp hanging at the entrance.

Is the game's timeline truly synchronized with real time?

"That's about right, it's already dark in the Carlos region."

Sinnoh +1.

Following the principle of exploring the map, Qi Shu walked into the tavern, saying, "Minors, don't try this!"

The tavern was deserted, with a lone black-haired pixelated figure sitting between the twenty-odd wooden tables.

The receptionist, dressed in a black tuxedo, was wiping a wine glass in her hand.

[Shaky Spot: Welcome to the Spotted Tavern. Tonight we're having our weekly wine tasting competition, open to all the farmers in Stardew Valley.]

[Huanghuangban: The top three winners of the wine tasting competition will receive generous prizes. Why not sign up and give it a try?]

"The bartender, Dizzy, is surprisingly kind of cute."

Qishu muttered to herself; she was a staunch supporter of Electric-type Pokémon, and a mere Spinny Spot couldn't sway her.

"Is this a public area?"

"Are those people sitting at the table also players?"

The black-haired pixelated figure has the words "Thoughts Flow Like a Spring" floating above its head, which doesn't seem like an NPC's name.

Is he online too?

It seems that the wine tasting event was also part of the testing.

Qi Shu remained calm and clicked the "Participate" option.

[Huanghuangban: There are two participants in this wine tasting event. Please move to the front desk.]

The man behind the wooden counter picked up a glass and began mixing drinks.

"Guaranteed top two? There's something fishy going on!"

"The person on the other end seems to be a tester as well."

"I saw a lot of mini-games."

A spinning wheel appeared above the swaying spot's head, with the names of many mini-games engraved on it.

After the cocktail is mixed, the roulette wheel stops spinning, and the pointer stops in the red area representing "rock, paper, scissors".

[Drink Name: Rock Paper Scissors]