Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 9 Miracles, outrageous

In the darkness, Liu Hen strode ahead. Although he was very hungry, he felt dizzy and his vision was getting dark again.

But he was not in a hurry to eat the tree cake because it would be a waste to eat it like that.

He decided to try and see if the tree cakes could be cooked into porridge so that he could eat them over several meals.

The most difficult stage has not yet been completely over. Now he dare not waste food and has to save it as much as possible.

Before traveling through time, he never thought how important a pound of food was. In his previous life, he would simply throw away the food he couldn't finish.

Now that I think about it, I deserve to die for always wasting food in my previous life!

I don’t know if it is God’s punishment for me to travel to this famine-stricken world?

Behind, the skinny little girl staggered, but always followed like a shadow, not daring to fall behind.

From beginning to end, she didn't make a sound. Even though she was shivering in the cold wind in the middle of the night, she still stubbornly walked barefoot to keep up with Liu Hen's footsteps.

Because this little girl was a very pure wild creature with strong vitality and strong will, it was almost impossible for her to faint from hunger before starving to death, so Liu Hen didn't care about her.

If the other party dies at this last moment, then he has bad luck.

Now most of his energy was spent on being on guard.

In the darkness, he held a piece of iron ore in each hand, ready to smash it with all his strength at any time.

Fortunately, they were lucky and did not encounter any murder or robbery.

Or perhaps it was because visibility was too low late at night, and their footsteps were so light that they were drowned out by the whistling cold wind, so the ambushers who might be lying in wait did not notice them.

Finally, after walking more than 5,000 meters in one breath, Liu Hen prepared to find a place to live.

But he did not start working immediately. Instead, he took the little girl for a few circles within a few hundred meters until he was sure that there was no danger nearby. Then he stopped at the bottom of a mountain wall.

The mountain wall is not high, only four or five meters, and it is uneven, with the typical rugged shape of the rocky mountain area, but it is the best location nearby.

"Help me keep watch."

He looked at the little girl behind him and said, "If there is any disturbance, you must alert me immediately. This is your main job."

"Yeah, I will." The little girl nodded quickly, looking nervous.

She was also gambling, gambling that the person in front of her was not so evil and would not treat her as food.

"From now on, if you see anything strange happening to me, don't be surprised and don't ask questions."

Liu Hen first took out the bonfire to make room, then took out the pickaxe and said, "I'll tell you what you should know. If I don't tell you, don't ask questions. The first thing you need to do when following me is to keep your mouth shut."

When the little girl saw the bonfire and pickaxe appearing out of nowhere, shock flashed in her eyes.

However, when she heard Liu Hen's words, she quickly covered her mouth and nodded vigorously.

"Be good and obedient, and I will not only keep you alive, but also let you live a good life. But this requires our joint efforts. Alright, keep watch."

Liu Hen said this, looked around again and listened carefully.

After making sure there was nothing unusual, he faced the mountain wall, wielded his pickaxe, and began to collect stones and dig a cave.

[Slag +4]

Every time the pickaxe falls, at least four pieces of slag will be collected, and the speed is much faster than before.

The "clicking" sound of collection continued to be heard. Although most of the sound was drowned out by the wind, you could definitely hear it if you got close.

The skinny little girl walked to about seven or eight meters away and kept scanning the surroundings. At this distance, if she found danger and sounded the alarm, it would give Liu Hen more time to react.

During this time, she looked back at Liu Hen from time to time.

Seeing that as the man continued to swing the pickaxe, the mountain wall was actually caving in at a speed visible to the naked eye, but not much rubble fell to the ground, the shock in her eyes became even stronger.

"Could this be the psychic my father spoke of? A new kind of person with miraculous powers? I'm so lucky to be following a psychic?"

She was shocked and confused, and at the same time even more nervous. She reminded herself again in her heart that she must be obedient and not make this adult angry.

It is said that people with special abilities are those who have been assimilated by darkness and are special beings in the world of night fog.

That kind of people can adapt better to the night fog world. Some people call them new humans, while others call them evolvers.

It’s a pity that such special beings are extremely rare.

The original owner of Liu Hen's body had only heard of him but had never seen him. He was not sure whether such a person really existed.

Half a minute later.

Liu Hen waved his hand, and a hundred pieces of slag were taken out and thrown on the ground.

These rubble stones will be kept for building a defensive wall. If he can find ice or other water sources nearby, he decides to stay here temporarily so that he can go to the Hongluo camp to exchange food.

He had no intention of leaving the Red Snail Camp unless he could get food.

After making room, he continued collecting.

As time passed, a cave one meter wide and two meters high was dug out at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, becoming deeper and deeper.

The square piles of rubble and rocks piled up next to the cave entrance are becoming more and more numerous.

The shock in the skinny little girl's eyes grew stronger and stronger, but later on, she seemed to become numb and used to it. She calmed down and stood guard seriously, not daring to be distracted anymore.

In just half an hour, the cave was dug to a depth of more than two meters.

'Almost done, we need to expand further later.'

Liu Hen stopped, took out all the slag and rocks, cleared out space for his backpack, and then walked out of the cave. He was about to ask the little girl to go in with him. "Something is approaching..." Suddenly, the little girl screamed in fear.

Liu Hen's heart trembled. He subconsciously took out the iron ore and looked up, but saw nothing.

He quickly thought about it and lit the bonfire.

"Pong!"

The bonfire instantly ignited and shot up more than one meter high, dispelling the darkness.

Suddenly, a four-armed monster was seen approaching to about seven or eight meters away, and was quickly pouncing on the little girl who was five meters away from him.

"Four arms..." Despair flashed in the eyes of the skinny little girl as she crawled backwards.

Liu Hen, who had encountered a four-armed monster once, did not panic. He swung his arms and smashed the iron ore out.

"boom!"

The four-armed monster, which was about to pounce on the skinny little girl, had its head knocked sideways by the blow, and its speed dropped sharply.

Liu Hen took out the iron ore again and used both hands to smash it out frantically.

“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang…”

His hands kept smashing out iron ore like a machine gun.

The monster was enraged and wanted to change direction to pounce on Liu Hen, but was beaten back continuously.

Finally, more than a dozen pieces of iron ore were thrown out, and the four-armed monster was directly smashed to pieces, and its materialized body condensed into a ball of light.

With a "bang", the ball of light exploded and turned into eight magic crystals that fell to the ground.

The skinny little girl who had already run more than ten meters away was stunned. The despair in her eyes had not yet dissipated, and it turned into astonishment and shock.

"A four-armed monster was killed so easily?"

Is this the method used by the legendary psychic?
She just felt it was unbelievable, because she had encountered monsters of this level before. At that time, her father was still alive, and the four adults joined forces but were all defeated.

That time, although they managed to kill the four-armed monster by chance, the magic crystal was intercepted because the four adults were seriously injured.

Her father also died at that time, and even though three years have passed, she still has a deep impression of it.

At this time, Liu Hen came over, picked up the iron ore that fell on the ground, and then picked up the eight magic crystals, with a flash of joy in his eyes.

'The Pickaxe of Everything can be upgraded once more, and there are still three left.'

Upgrading the workbench requires two hundred pieces of iron ore, but there are only one hundred pieces in the space backpack. No iron ore can be dug here, so I can only upgrade the campfire first.

This thought flashed through his mind, and he looked at the skinny little girl: "You did a good job just now. You alerted me immediately after discovering the danger. From now on, you can save your own life first. I don't need your help in killing the enemy. In this situation, you only need to protect yourself."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but praise his wise choice in his heart.

In this low-visibility environment, having one more person on guard is indeed much safer.

Because visibility can be relayed——

The sentry stands at the limit of his field of vision, can see farther, and can also report what he sees to himself, giving himself more time to prepare.

"Thank...thank you, sir..." The skinny little girl was flattered.

"My name is Liu Hen. You can call me brother, but you can also call me sir. It's up to you."

Liu Hen said: "Let's go back to the cave first."

He returned to the bonfire. Because the bonfire was anchored to the ground after being placed there and could not be moved alone, he just thought about it and retrieved the bonfire directly.

Suddenly, it became dark outside the cave again.

The skinny little girl was stunned for a moment before she suddenly realized what was glowing just now?

Because her attention was attracted by the monster before and she didn't notice the campfire.

But she didn't dare to think too much. After her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she hurriedly followed Liu Hen into the cave.

Arriving at the deepest part of the cave, Liu Hen took out the bonfire again and lit it.

With a "boom", the bonfire ignited again, dispelling the darkness and bringing warmth. The temperature inside the entire cave was rising rapidly.

"This this……"

The skinny little girl finally saw clearly that the light came from the bonfire and was shocked again.

The bonfire that appeared out of nowhere and the flames that ignited out of nowhere and emitted a warm feeling were simply a miracle in her eyes.

Staying by the campfire was like heaven to her because it was so warm.

Because it is difficult to make a fire in an extremely cold environment, many barren people cannot get a fire. For her, who has almost never roasted a fire since she was a child, it feels like a dream.

Especially when she was near this magical smokeless flame, she actually felt warm in her heart, as if some invisible power was protecting her.

That's the bonfire's evil-repelling properties taking effect.

However, this feature is currently only effective within a one-meter radius, which is the same distance as the distance for driving away monsters.

"Sir, this... is this a flame?" She looked confused and surprised.

But then she seemed to remember something and said nervously, "Please spare me, sir. I was wrong. I shouldn't have asked such a question."

"You can ask this kind of question. Have you never seen fire?" Liu Hen was surprised and felt it was a bit outrageous.

　Thanks to 08a for the tip.

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