Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 230 Hong Ming's 'Unfortunate Fate'
Liu Hen affectionately rubbed Heishi's head and smiled, "If you don't want to, then you don't have to awaken. Anyway, you are currently above the rules and theoretically have an endless lifespan."

"Uh-huh."

Blackstone breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, sir."

Liu Hen smiled, walked with his hands behind his back among the spirit fields, and watched hundreds of residents harvesting rice quickly. He said, "The era of famine is now far behind us. Whether you awaken or not is no longer important. As long as I, the town mayor, am here, no one can shake your position."

Black Stone immediately smiled happily, but after thinking for a moment, he suddenly asked, "Will you leave this world in the future, sir?"

Because she had been following Liu Hen, she knew almost everything that Liu Hen knew.

Now, she not only knows her own identity, but also knows that she seems unable to leave this world.

Perhaps the Chaos Stone originated from the outside world, but after it shattered, it was bound to some kind of power. If it were to leave, this world might face problems.

"I, the town mayor, will handle this matter. You don't need to worry."

Liu Hen looked up at the sky: "It will only take a year."

The being that forcibly bound itself to the Yin Stone should, barring any unforeseen circumstances, be the Lord of Eternal Darkness.

Although he didn't know why the Lord of Eternal Darkness did this, the other party's actions were nonetheless an obstacle to him.

Since that's the case, we'll definitely have to do it sometime.

From all aspects, he and the Lord of Eternal Darkness seem to be at odds.

The Lord of Eternal Darkness is corrupting this world, seeking to plunge it into eternal darkness.

This was completely contrary to his wishes; if he gained power in the future, he would definitely bring light back to this world.

……

Ring of Fire.

On this day, endless snowflakes fell from the sky, bringing unimaginable pressure and immeasurable magic crystals.

Chang Xin was completely stunned to suddenly receive help from a real deity.

What baffled her the most was that this deity was actually someone Liu Hen had invited to help her.

"That guy... can he command gods now?"

How long has it been since?

The total time they were apart was less than five years.

"I haven't completely unified the Fire Ring Domain yet. By the time I completely rule the world, will he already be the ruler of the world?"

Chang Xin suddenly hesitated, wanting to go back to clinging to powerful figures and giving up on her efforts.

However, when the Snow Maiden told her that Liu Hen had given up and was unwilling to become the ruler of the world, she was stunned again.

Because of the Snow Maiden's words, it was almost as if she was telling her that Liu Hen was qualified to sit in the position of the world's ruler, but the other party actually gave it up.

Is it because of me?

Chang Xin had mixed feelings.

Meanwhile, the Snow Maiden was also deeply moved upon seeing Chang Xin.

Because of Chang Xin's abilities, she has the potential to become the ruler of the world.

Those endless war slaves, each one was equivalent to an incarnation of Chang Xin.

With so many war slaves, Chang Xin could assimilate the world in a very short time, provided her cultivation level was high enough.

Assimilating the world is one of the necessary processes to become the master of the world.

'Indeed, this person is the chosen one. She was born at the right time, and with the assistance of a special being like Mayor Liu, the fourth world ruler should undoubtedly be her.'

Snow Maiden was filled with mixed feelings. After seeing Chang Xin, she completely gave up her plan to regain her identity as the "Lord of the Four Seasons".

He is no longer complete, and even without the Lord of Eternal Darkness, He would find it difficult to regain control of the world.

not to mention……

He actually saw the cause and effect of the Lord of the Earth in Chang Xin.

'This girl was actually trained by the Lord of the Earth... No wonder her potential is so high. She seems to have no bottlenecks; as long as she has enough magic crystals, she should be able to break through quickly.'

The Snow Woman breathed a sigh of relief: 'In this way, the time it takes for this world to return to normal should be greatly shortened.'

That is why He intends to do everything in His power to help Chang Xin unify the world.

Even if Liu Hen is unwilling to take him in, he can still gain favor with Chang Xin by having rendered meritorious service, thus avoiding being purged as an old ruler.

A year has passed in the blink of an eye.

This year has been a year of earth-shattering changes for the town of Lutu.

Because the area outside the town of Lutu was filled with trees planted by Hongming.

That's right, after losing his cheap source of income, Hong Ming decided to get rich by planting trees.

Because there are no wild people or other forces in this area, he cannot exploit others.

Now that Liu Hen has completely abandoned all responsibility and become a hands-off manager, he can only rely on himself if he wants to obtain more resources.

Now, almost all the resources of the entire town of Lutu are in Zongni's hands.

Although Zong Ni was not Liu Hen's woman, the shrewd Hong Ming could see that there were already signs of that.

Even if there was only a slight possibility, he dared not provoke Zong Ni, lest he be purged in the future.

Although their crimes may not warrant death, they will inevitably face suppression.

"What a miserable life! Mayor Liu Hen doesn't do anything, Zong Ni has practically become the acting mayor, and I, the head of the [Eternal Night Recruitment Department], am unemployed, with absolutely no hope of promotion..."

Under a huge winter fruit tree, Hongming ate winter fruit while sighing helplessly.

The group of people behind him who were helping to plant trees were speechless when they heard his remarks.

They really wanted to say, "You just lie there all day, and we do almost all the planting. You just need to use your abilities remotely."

If you consider this suffering, then what are we?
It's important to know that some of these people are people with special abilities.

For example, the former leader of the Iron Tree Camp, who was already a fourth-level expert, also chose to join Hong Ming's forces.

Now his task has changed from helping Hong Ming recruit people to helping Hong Ming plant trees.

A fourth-level ability user, yet reduced to planting trees, what a miserable fate!
Sensing the emotional fluctuations of his subordinates, Hong Ming glanced at them but didn't say anything.

There was no other way; these people were all townspeople, and he dared not exploit them excessively. He still had to pay them their wages.

Otherwise, if Liu Hen found out that he was exploiting the townspeople, he might have his benefits reduced again.

This has happened before.

Originally, because of the disappearance of forces such as the City That Never Sleeps, and the absence of any wasteland people here, Liu Hen increased his daily rice balls to one hundred as compensation.

About half a year ago, someone went to Liu Hen to complain that he was exploiting the townspeople and making them work without paying them wages.

In a fit of anger, Liu Hen reduced his daily rice ball allowance from one hundred to ten.

That's a tenfold reduction!

This is one of the reasons why he vowed to plant trees in a fit of anger.

There's no other way; if we can't exploit our own people, then we can only work hard to plant trees and get rich.

……

"The Creation Workbench has finally been upgraded to Obsidian level. It wasn't easy."

Inside the town mayor's residence.

Liu Hen looked at the Creation Workbench, which had turned black, with a satisfied expression.

Perhaps because new recipes appeared one after another during the previous upgrade of the Obsidian-grade All-Purpose Pickaxe, no new recipes were generated this time after the Creation Workbench was upgraded to Obsidian-grade.

This made him somewhat suspicious that perhaps no new formulas would be developed in the future.

That doesn't matter, because his formulas now mainly come from synthesis.

As long as the recipe for Obsidian-grade materials is synthesized in the future, it can be made, so there will be no loss.

What pleased him even more was that the All-Encompassing Pickaxe would be upgraded in a few days.

The newest stage for the All Things Pickaxe is the fossil level.

Once the pickaxe is upgraded, the campfire can also be upgraded again.

He was very curious: what kind of bonfire would be lit above the World Bonfire?
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