Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 234 Lord of the Hall of Heroes
Looking at the black stone in front of him, Liu Hen suddenly took out a ball of flame from the source campfire.

In that instant, he vaguely sensed a faint feeling of being watched.

"Humph!"

Amidst the cold snort, a sound like chains breaking suddenly rang out.

However, only Hei Shi, Hong Ming, Zong Ni, and Hu Jinshi heard the voice.

Of course, other divine beings in far-off places also heard it, including the Snow Woman in the distant land.

But none of those who heard the sound knew what had happened.

"My lord?" Black Stone looked at Liu Hen blankly.

"fine."

Liu Hen didn't mention that the cunning Lord of Eternal Darkness was secretly spying on things here, and directly shot the small flame into the Black Stone's body.

"Weng—"

A peculiar fluctuation emanated from the black stone.

There was a loud "click" sound.

This time the sound was much clearer; it was clearly the sound of something exercising.

Strangely, the sound was not loud, yet it reached the ears of almost every living being in the world.

At that moment, Liu Hen didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he suddenly felt that the world seemed to have changed.

As for the specific changes, he couldn't say.

'you……'

A furious voice came from the depths: 'Damn it...'

Liu Hen remained silent, and even flicked his finger towards the sky.

A streak of light flashed by, and it was a ball of flame.

"Bang".

Under the horrified gaze of everyone in Travel Town, a hole was shot through the dark sky.

It was a tiny hole, very small, but light seemed to shine through it.

Although it was only for a moment before the small hole was repaired, a strange phenomenon did indeed occur.

The next moment, an invisible force receded rapidly above the town of Lutu, as if startled.

Everyone in the entire town looked up in astonishment. They didn't know if it was just their imagination, but they suddenly realized that the sky above the town didn't seem so dark anymore.

Liu Hen's lips curled slightly, a strange glint flashing in his eyes: 'This Lord of Eternal Darkness truly possesses great audacity, so... I'm essentially inside Him now?'

"My lord, it seems I can awaken my powers..."

At this moment, Black Stone said in surprise.

The moment she finished speaking, her aura suddenly surged, and in the blink of an eye, she transformed from a rock-like state into a true living being, emanating a unique pressure from her.

Although this aura only rose to the seventh level before stopping, perhaps due to energy limitations, this sudden change greatly surprised Hong Ming and the others.

“Some cunning old man left a seal on you before, sealing your original power. Now that power has been released by me, the town mayor.”

Liu Hen smiled and said, "Now you can cultivate normally and become stronger. Although you are essentially a god-level being, after you fused with the Wish Stone, you are still a mortal. So you still need to improve step by step on your own."

He paused, then added, "There's no need to go through the trouble of slowly absorbing energy; you can directly draw energy from the campfire to quickly level up."

"Uh-huh……"

Black Stone hesitated slightly, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.

“Speak your mind directly. There’s no need to be so formal with me, the town mayor,” Liu Hen said. “Yes, sir.”

Blackstone quickly replied, "Now I think I can control Hongming, and the person in the campfire too."

Hong Ming, who was eavesdropping on the conversation from a distance, felt a sudden unease and a bad feeling creeped over him.

"Inside the fire?"

Liu Hen asked in surprise, "You can sense Tong Kun?"

"Yes, my lord."

Black Stone replied, "He is already dead. Although he was resurrected by the power of the adults, he is essentially dead, so he is under my jurisdiction as well as Hong Ming. However, Hong Ming is influenced by the power of the adults, and I cannot forcibly control him by bypassing the power of the adults."

The power that Black Stone mentioned should be the power of the Absolution.

"That's easy. Blackstone, listen to my command. From this moment on, you are the administrator of the eternal inhabitants of Journey Town."

Liu Hen directly appointed a position for Heishi She: "As for the position title, it will be called [Yin Master]. The department you will be in charge of will be [Hall of Heroes]. Your full title will be [Hall of Heroes Master], but considering Yin Shi, it will be abbreviated as [Yin Master]."

As soon as he finished speaking, a campfire-shaped mark appeared on Black Stone's forehead, but it quickly disappeared.

The next moment, Blackstone immediately realized that he had truly gained the authority to govern the eternal inhabitants of Journey Town.

Furthermore, she, as the "Lord of the Underworld," also has the authority to control the life and death of the eternal inhabitants, and can put disobedient eternal inhabitants into eternal slumber.

This eternal slumber, though not truly death (Liu Hen could still revive it), was no different from death itself.

"Oh, what a miserable life..."

Outside the town of Lutu, Hong Ming sighed. Now he had another boss.

Although he didn't dare to provoke that girl before, things are different now. She has truly become his boss, and he will have to bow to her when he sees her in the future, otherwise he might get into trouble if she makes things difficult for him.

Beside the campfire.

With a wave of his hand, Heishi summoned Tong Kun, who had been sleeping inside the campfire.

"Your Majesty the Mayor, Your Majesty the Palace Master."

Unlike Hong Ming, who retained his individuality, Tong Kun's memories were clearly altered by the campfire. All his actions as an eternal resident would be governed by Liu Hen's will.

Therefore, even though it had been asleep for a long time and had only just awakened, it already knew what the situation was.

Liu Hen didn't need to say much; he already knew Black Stone's identity and the current situation in Travel Town.

It can be said that Tong Kun, this eternal resident, is Liu Hen's true confidant, someone who would never betray him.

"From now on, you and Hongming will be responsible for teaching the residents knowledge."

Liu Hen said, "Have Zong Ni set aside a place for you to build a school. Your main responsibility will be to teach the residents to read and write. Hong Ming is free right now, go ask him for help."

"Yes, Mayor."

Tong Kun bowed respectfully and then went directly to find Hong Ming.

Outside the town, under a tree, Hong Ming exclaimed, "...An unexpected disaster! How could I be idle?! I'm not idle at all, okay? I'm very busy!"

Because Liu Hen didn't mute the sound at all, and was even deliberately speaking to him, he heard everything the other person said.

At that moment, he noticed several of his men nearby snickering. His face immediately turned cold: "What are you laughing at? We'll plant a hundred more trees today!"

After venting his anger by scolding his men, he didn't dare to be negligent. He quickly straightened his clothes and went to greet Tong Kun.

As a fellow eternal resident with an official position, he naturally sensed Tong Kun's presence long ago and was not surprised by the guy's appearance.

The square inside the town mayor's mansion.

Standing by the campfire, Liu Hen suddenly realized that he seemed to have nothing to do again: "Fine, I'll continue upgrading the Creation Workbench to pass the time. I want to see when the Youhen Dynasty will expand to my territory."
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