Lings Lab
Lings Lab, or the laboratory, is a shop located in Town and is run by the town's marine biologist, Ling. It is also the place where Surya conducts his research. The lab is open every day except on Saturdays.
Seed and fodder quality can be upgraded for coins and kelp essences that the player can harvest in the ocean. The player can also purchase various items from the cash register or process any fossil nodes they have.
Shop
The player can purchase the ingredients from making kelp essences from the lab.
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Produce Quality Upgrades
The quality of seeds, seedlings, saplings and hay can be upgraded for coin and kelp essences. Each upgrade takes two days to take effect and immediately increases the quality of produce harvested once complete. Only one upgrade can be bought at a time.
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Fossil processing
Fossil nodes may be processed here to open the contents. Breaking open fossil nodes cost 20 each, which may result in dinosaur bones or resources. The items the laboratory can process are:
The items the player will get are determined at the moment the node is processed, so it is possible to reload the day to receive different drops.
Research lab upgrades
The ability to craft new farm equipment can be purchased from the lab.
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 |   | A sprinkler attachment. Automatically applies fertilizer to nearby seeds when loaded with it. Sprinkler Upgrade | E | 1 |
 | | A sprinkler attachment. Automatically plants seeds to empty tilled soil when loaded with it. Sprinkler Upgrade | E | 1 |
 |  | A sprinkler attachment. Automatically harvest crops. Sprinkler Upgrade | E | 1 |
 | | A sprinkler attachment. Automatically fertilizes, plants seeds and harvest crops to empty tilled soil. Sprinkler Upgrade | E | 1 |
 |   | Prevents animals from getting sick by regulating the temperature. Improves animal mood in Summer and Winter. Coop & Barn Building Upgrade | D | 1 |
 |  | Automatically feeds animals when placed inside a coop or barn. Requires hay in silo to function. Coop & Barn Building Upgrade | D | 1 |
 |  | Automatically pets animals when placed inside a coop or barn. Coop & Barn Building Upgrade | D | 1 |
 |  | Automatically collects animal products when placed inside a coop or barn. Coop & Barn Building Upgrade | D | 1 |
 |   | Unlocks sturdy computer as a crafting recipe. Comes with online shopping! | D | 1 |
   | Automatically adds catching forecast to any sturdy computer. See what insects and critters are available to catch. Sturdy Computer Upgrade | D | 1 | |
| Automatically adds fishing forecast to any sturdy computer. See what fish are available to catch. Sturdy Computer Upgrade | D | 1 | |
 | Automatically adds forage forecast to any sturdy computer. See what items are available to be foraged. Sturdy Computer Upgrade | D | 1 | |
 | | Automatically collects trash when placed on the ocean floor. | C | 1 |
 |    | Covers a 19x19 radius when placed on farm tile. The ultimate scarecrow! | C | 1 |
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 |  | A chest that automatically pushes or pulls items from machines placed to the right or left of it. | C | 1 |
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