Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 7 Black Iron Level , Arrival

The original owner was born and raised in this area and was very familiar with it.

After receiving the original owner's memories, Liu Hen would not get lost even in such darkness.

"Ice?"

Not long after he walked, he saw a layer of ice. Without hesitation, he took out his pickaxe and went over to collect it.

In the process, he had to take out and throw away the few fine stones he had collected by digging the wall.

"There are too few slots in my backpack. I have to throw away anything I put in it. What a waste!"

In this famine-stricken world, he was reluctant to throw away even ordinary stones, wanting to save all resources.

But now the space backpack is too small, so I can only bear with it for now.

'Next time I get more magic crystals, I must upgrade the Pickaxe of All Things immediately.'

Because the level of the Pickaxe determines the size of the space backpack.

Soon, he came close to the ice and started collecting with his pickaxe.

Ice Cube +3

Ice Cube +3

The ice in front of me shattered quickly, and soon only dirty broken ice remained.

All the clean ones were collected, more than thirty pieces in total.

"I didn't notice it yesterday, but I only collect the essence. No wonder the boiled water doesn't have any odor."

He continued on his way.

Because there were not enough slots in his backpack, he did not boil the ice into water, but wanted to keep it as a weapon.

If you encounter an enemy, you can quickly take it out and throw it.

Because he was in a hurry to get on his way, he did not look for ice deliberately. He collected it when he saw it, and if he didn't find it, he just let it go.

After walking cautiously for four or five kilometers, he encountered ice again, and this time the ice was quite thick.

Liu Hen first walked around the area of ​​dozens of meters cautiously. Seeing nothing unusual, he stopped to collect ice.

"Click..."

With one hit of the pickaxe, many cracks immediately appeared on the ice layer, and three pieces of ice were collected at the same time.

He continued collecting while observing his surroundings.

The ice in front of me kept breaking, and the clean ice was collected, leaving only dirty broken ice.

A hundred meters away, a wandering monster suddenly looked in the direction of the sound, and the next moment it suddenly accelerated and ran wildly, but strangely, its movement seemed to make no footsteps.

……

In less than a minute, the space backpack was full.

And there's still a lot of ice left here.

Although he was extremely reluctant, Liu Hen was still determined to continue on his journey.

However, just as he straightened up, he suddenly felt a gust of wind on the back of his head, and the strong sense of crisis made him roll forward as a conditioned reflex.

"laugh……"

Even though he reacted quickly enough, the skin on the back of his neck was still scratched.

Before he could get up, a two-armed monster with distorted features suddenly pounced on him.

'When did you come? '

Liu Hen was shocked and angry. He quickly rolled to the side and kicked the monster in the waist, causing it to fall sideways. He used the force to roll back and get up, then pounced on it and hit it hard with a pickaxe.

"boom!"

The monster's head was directly pierced by the sharp end of the pickaxe.

He kicked it again hard, causing it to roll backwards.

As it fell to the ground, the monster condensed into a magic crystal and fell to the ground.

"Why are you so weak?"

Liu Hen, who was about to continue attacking, was slightly stunned and confused.

As far as he could remember, the original owner had hunted two-armed monsters many times, and every time he encountered them head-on, it was extremely thrilling.

Even if it's just a two-armed monster, it's not easy to deal with.

But it didn't seem that difficult to deal with it myself, especially when I was attacked by surprise.

"Because of the sharpness of the Pickaxe? That's right, the original owner didn't have such a sharp weapon, especially..."

Liu Hen tried to place the pickaxe flat on the ground without letting go of it, and found that a shallow mark was directly pressed into the frozen soil.

"As expected, although I can't feel the weight increase, the actual weight of the Pickaxe has indeed increased after continuously incorporating so much iron ore."

In this state, it was like lifting a heavy object with ease. The monsters would be injured if they were just touched by it, and would be killed instantly if they were hit on the head by the sharp end.

"Perhaps it's more than that. I've leveled up several times in a row, and although I can't feel any improvement in my physique or strength, my body seems to be more agile."

A more agile body allows him to survive and fight back even if he is attacked by monsters.

This should be the reason why I was able to kill this monster so easily.

Not daring to waste time here, he picked up the magic crystal and continued on his way.

"I'm injured... I don't have enough magic crystals to upgrade the Pickaxe of All Things."

He touched the back of his neck and found a deep wound there.

It was just because it was too cold, the blood that oozed out froze almost instantly, and the wound was numb, so I didn't feel too much pain for the time being.

However, he was already in an extremely weak state, and was probably suffering from severe anemia. Now that he had lost some blood, he only felt weaker.

Because of this experience, he once again realized how important it was to have someone help keep watch.

In particular, one's own collection will definitely make a sound, but the movement of monsters makes almost no sound.

Visibility is too low in the dark, and it is difficult to ensure safety by relying solely on your own vigilance.

"I must find a partner, but this partner must be weaker than me, need to rely on me, and preferably be obedient enough."

While continuing on his journey, Liu Hen made plans.

"I don't need him to do anything. He just needs to keep watch for me. I can take care of everything else."

As long as you get through the initial stage, it will definitely not be difficult to support a partner on your own in the future.

Zong Ni is actually a very good choice. She is young and a girl. We have worked together before and there is a foundation of trust.

But Zong Ni's fighting ability is quite strong, and even the male barbarians may not be able to defeat her. If a conflict arises...

"Be her as a backup for now, but I don't know when I'll meet her again, so I'll wait and see."

He had only walked more than a thousand meters when suddenly two wandering monsters appeared in his sight, about thirty meters away from him.

Thirty meters is the limit of his vision during the early night.

Because Liu Hen was always very careful and walked as quietly as possible, the two monsters did not notice him.

Just as he was about to take a detour, he suddenly remembered that he already had three magic crystals on him. With one more, he could upgrade his pickaxe.

There happened to be an abandoned mine nearby, so it was easy to find iron ore.

In the process of upgrading the Pickaxe of Everything, your own injuries will also be repaired.

"They are all two-armed monsters, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Thinking of this, he immediately put away his pickaxe, picked up two stones on the ground, and slowly approached the two wandering monsters.

Not until he was within ten meters did he suddenly swing his arm and throw a stone out.

The two monsters in front turned around suddenly after hearing the noise.

"boom!"

One of the monsters had its head dented by a fist-sized stone. Although it did not die immediately, its fighting power was almost gone.

Another monster pounced forward.

Liu Hen quickly threw out another stone, hitting the monster in the face, causing its speed to drop sharply.

The next moment he rushed out suddenly, took out the pickaxe of all things, and hit the monster's claws with a hard pickaxe, then kicked it over with one foot, pounced on it and stabbed the monster's head with a hard pickaxe.

Without waiting for the monster to condense into a magic crystal, he jumped up again and hit the monster with a pickaxe on its head to death.

Seeing the two monsters condense into magic crystals and fall to the ground, Liu Hen breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sure enough, my nerve reactions are much stronger than the original owner's. Although my strength has hardly increased, my faster reaction speed is still a huge advantage."

Because the fight just now made quite a noise, he picked up the magic crystal and hurried towards the nearby mine.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly stumbled and almost fell.

Due to the intense exercise just now, he was already weak, and he felt his vision go dark again and his heart beat faster.

Waves of intense weakness came over him, making him feel like he might die at any time.

'here we go again……'

Liu Hen frowned slightly, slowed down as much as possible, and took deep breaths to calm his suddenly accelerated heartbeat.

Finally, after about ten minutes, he arrived at the entrance of a nearby abandoned mine.

Because the pyrite had been mined out long ago, and ordinary iron ore was not short of this material in Hongluo Camp, the price was very low. The purchase price was one or two food coupons for one ton of iron ore, and others could take it or not.

With such a low price, the barbarians would not trade iron ore unless they had special means of transportation.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about there being anyone in this abandoned mine.

Of course, it is possible that there are savages living here, but it doesn’t matter. There is iron ore at the entrance of the cave anyway, so there is no need to go inside.

Liu Hen directly found a large piece of iron ore that had fallen on the ground, then took out the bonfire, made room, and then wielded the pickaxe to collect it.

"when!"

The sound was louder and clearer than digging on a rocky mountain.

The sound traveled far in the darkness, causing him to frown slightly and stop to listen carefully.

He continued collecting until he was sure that nothing was attracted.

He swung the pickaxe nine times before he finally collected a piece of iron ore.

Finally, a minute later, the four pieces of iron ore were gathered.

Putting away the pickaxe, he chose to upgrade directly.

The four pieces of iron ore and four magic crystals that had just been collected disappeared out of thin air, and the data in his mind became blurred.

Liu Hen sensed it carefully, and sure enough, a warm current appeared in his body again.

Wherever the warm current passed, it not only dispelled the coldness in his body, but also quickly healed the wound on the back of his neck.

This time the upgrade was even slower, taking a full twenty seconds to complete.

When the upgrade was completed, the space backpack had indeed added another slot.

[All Things Pickaxe (Black Iron) Lv. 4 (Upgrade Requirements: 5 Iron Ore, 5 Magic Crystals)]

[Magic Crystal: 1]

[Space backpack: 4]

[Recipe: Creation Workbench (Contains Bonfire Recipe)]

When the upgrade was completed, the wound on the back of the neck had scabbed over.

Although it has not fully recovered, the impact is not significant.

Liu Hen sensed his condition and found that although his hunger had not diminished at all, his physical strength had recovered a lot.

The previous feeling of weakness as if I could die at any time also disappeared.

"There shouldn't be anyone in this mine, so let's drink some more water before we go."

He quickly put away the bonfire, went into the mine, took it out again, and then lit it.

"Pong!"

The flames shot up more than one meter high, dispelling the darkness, making the entrance of the mine brightly lit, and bringing warmth.

Liu Hen didn't waste any time and directly chose to cook hot water.

After the hot water was cooked, he took it out and drank it, drinking it over and over again to fill his stomach.

Last night's experience proved that hot water does have a certain effect in satisfying hunger, and at least it can increase his survival time.

He drank ten cups of hot water in one breath and didn't stop until he felt full.

However, he did not set off immediately. Instead, he took out the Pickaxe of All Things to collect iron ore. He wanted to store some iron ore. Anyway, the space backpack had more grids this time, so he could carry some iron ore.

“Dang!” “Dang…”

The knocking sound echoed throughout the entrance of the abandoned mine.

When the All-King Pickaxe was still at the third level of Black Iron, it would take nine attempts to collect a single piece of iron ore directly.

Now it only takes seven times to collect one piece, and the speed has been significantly increased.

The iron ore here is very dense, with only occasional fine stones mixed in, and slag stones are almost invisible.

The speed of collecting essence stones has now become four pieces per pickaxe, but because there are not enough slots in the space backpack, he just throws away what he digs up.

In just ten minutes, the amount of iron ore reached one hundred pieces.

Liu Hen threw away all the essence stones, freed up space in his backpack, then put away the campfire and set off again.

Along the way, he traveled cautiously, preferring to waste a little more time rather than take risks.

As he approached the Hongluo camp, he encountered other barbarians several times, but he avoided them before they discovered him.

There were no accidents this time.

Finally, before the night came again, he saw the Hongluo Camp from afar.

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