Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 12 Level Bonfire
Soon, the upgrade of the Pickaxe of All Things was completed.

[All Things Pickaxe (Black Iron) Lv. 6 (Upgrade Requirements: 7 Iron Ore, 7 Magic Crystals)]

[Magic Crystal: 7]

[Space backpack: 6]

[Recipe: Creation Workbench (Contains Bonfire Recipe)]

The number of slots in the space backpack has been increased to six.

Although there are exactly seven magic crystals left, because the upgrade of the Pickaxe of All Things will not cause any qualitative change in a short period of time, he plans to keep them for upgrading other things.

The campfire and workbench have never been upgraded, and he is looking forward to these two items.

Especially the workbench, after upgrading, new recipes may appear.

At this time, the tree cake paste is ready.

But he did not accept it. Instead, he took out the Pickaxe of All Things and started collecting stones to widen the cave to pass the time.

Because if the five people outside knew that making tree cake paste was too easy, it would probably make them feel unbalanced.

Therefore, we can only let the other party wait a little longer.

Seeing this, Xiao Heishi quickly got up, walked to the entrance of the cave and started to stand guard.

At this moment, she suddenly thought that men didn't seem to like their female bodies being seen by others. She quickly tightened her clothes and made sure that except for her head and feet, no part of her body was exposed. Only then did she feel relieved.

Then, she stared at the five people twenty meters away as if she was guarding against thieves. If there was anything wrong with those five people, she would sound the alarm immediately.

Twenty meters away, the Wu siblings felt uncomfortable being looked at in such a way.

"Is this to prevent us from stealing their skills?"

The youngest, Wu Yuanxia, ​​grumbled quietly, "We want to steal their skills, but we don't have the ability. Didn't that adult say that making hot food like that requires special abilities?"

"Be careful what you say."

Wu Yuanming said softly, "When facing people with special abilities, it's better to be cautious. Although we don't need to please them, we can't offend them either."

As he spoke, he looked curiously towards the direction of the cave, because he could hear knocking sounds coming from inside. He immediately thought that Liu Hen was making food.

'It seems the production process must be very complicated,' he thought to himself.

"I know."

Wu Yuanxia nodded quickly.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and quickly looked at the little girl at the cave entrance again.

"Is it the little girl begging for food outside Hongluo Camp? She actually met a noble person!"

She was a little surprised and suddenly felt a little jealous of the little girl.

Why wasn't I the one favored by the psychic?
Because she also wanted to go into the cave and warm herself by the fire. It must be very warm in the cave now, right?

……

Iron Ore +1

Suddenly a piece of iron ore was dug out.

Liu Hen was startled for a moment, then a look of joy flashed in his eyes: "Great, the workbench can also be upgraded."

He immediately continued digging.

Sure enough, almost every ten times he swung the Pickaxe, although most of the collected items were slag, there was at least one piece of iron ore.

Because there were still too few grids in his space backpack, he had to take out the excess slag and stones during this period to make room before continuing digging.

Finally, half an hour later, the amount of iron ore reached exactly two hundred pieces, and he stopped.

After taking out the slag again and making room, he received the tree cake paste and took it out, saying to Little Black Stone, "Send the food to the guests."

"Yes, my lord."

Little Heishi at the entrance of the cave hurried in and walked out with the tree cake paste in both hands.

Arriving at the cave entrance, she placed the large bowl on the workbench and said to the Wu brothers and sisters in the distance, "Your food is ready."

Because the cold wind was howling so loudly, she subconsciously raised her voice.

"Are you finally done?"

"Hurry over."

The Wu brothers and sisters came over impatiently, and when they saw the steaming black paste in the large bowl, their eyes suddenly lit up and they couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

“That’s the flavor, and there’s so much of it!”

Wu Yuanxia exclaimed in surprise: "What a nice smell!"

"Master Liu Hen really didn't fool us. With so much food, maybe the five of us brothers and sisters can really have a full meal."

Wu Yuanming no longer cared about his image and picked up the large bowl: "I'll eat some first. Everyone will have a share."

Fearing that the food would get cold, he quickly brought the bowl to his mouth and drank from it in big gulps.

"This...this is hot food? It's so delicious!"

After eating the steaming hot food, he felt so happy that he almost wanted to cry and was extremely satisfied.

Even though the tree cake paste actually has no taste and is very bland, in this extremely cold environment, hot food itself can replace countless flavors.

"Brother, don't drink so fast..."

"Leave some for us..."

Seeing this, the others became anxious, worried that Wu Yuanming would eat it all by himself.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Everyone gets a share. I'll only eat one-fifth."

Wu Yuanming hurriedly explained to prevent infighting among his men.

Xiao Heishi, who was sitting opposite the workbench, saw five people fighting for food, and couldn't help but feel a strong sense of superiority and pride.

Because you don't need to compete with others, the kind Lord Liu Hen will leave it for you.

The one-tenth of the tree cake paste that Liu Hen had left behind weighed two or three taels, and she was almost full.

After all, in her current state, her stomach can't hold too much.

Therefore, her desire for food is not as strong now, and she does not show any signs of swallowing her saliva. She is very calm and does not dare to embarrass her parents.

"If I hadn't had the courage to take that step, I would still be starving and freezing there now, right?"

In that case, the five people in front of me would still be the objects of my envy, and I wouldn't even be qualified to talk to them.

But now, because he followed Lord Liu Hen, he could already look down on these five people. It was like reaching heaven in one step.

She secretly thanked her luck that she was brave enough at that time.

Soon, the Wu brothers and sisters finished distributing the food, and it was the turn of the youngest, Wu Yuanxia.

After eating the hot food, everyone looked very satisfied and felt that the trip was worthwhile.

When Wu Yuanxia finished drinking the last of the tree cake paste, the white ocean bowl suddenly disappeared. She screamed in surprise, her face full of nervousness, thinking she had broken something.

Among the Wu brothers and sisters, the expressions of the others also changed slightly.

Because that clean and white large bowl doesn't look cheap at all.

"Don't be nervous. This bowl is the embodiment of my master's ability. It exists only to hold food."

Little Black Stone applied what he had learned to explain: "Now that you have eaten all the food, it has no meaning to exist anymore and will naturally disappear."

When she said the words 'my master', she subconsciously emphasized her tone, and a strong sense of pride arose in her heart again.

Liu Hen in the cave couldn't help but smile when he heard Xiao Heishi's proud tone.

“This… is amazing!”

"As expected of a superpower!"

"The meaning of existence? I don't understand it, but it sounds pretty impressive."

The Wu siblings were shocked again, but at the same time they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

No compensation is required.

Having witnessed the miraculous abilities of the psychics once again, they felt that the psychics possessed mysterious powers and were definitely not people they could provoke.

At this time, the five of them all looked unsatisfied. Although they were indeed a little full, they still wanted to continue eating.

Hot food is so delicious. After eating it, my stomach feels warm, and then my whole body becomes warm. It’s so comfortable!
But they all held back. After all, even they wouldn't dare to waste it like that.

"Then we'll take our leave. We won't disturb you again tomorrow. Lord Liu Hen, please get some rest early."

Wu Yuanming bowed to Liu Hen in the cave, then turned and left with his four men, striding into the night fog.

"Does this mean we'll come back for another meal tomorrow? You're truly a successful scavenger team."

Ordinary scavengers have to wait several days to eat a meal, and they are still not full.

But the Wu brothers and sisters can actually eat an expensive hot meal every day, the difference is huge.

Liu Hen was amazed and at the same time a little tempted.

"Tree cake paste is hot food, freshly made and sold. If the buyer provides the tree cake himself, the price I offer is indeed very reasonable. Many scavenging teams should be able to afford it."

"If conditions permit, I might be able to open a restaurant. In that case, my cheat code will definitely upgrade very quickly... but it depends on the situation."

Thinking this in his mind, he had already walked to the entrance of the cave.

"Sir." Xiao Heishi saluted quickly and stepped aside.

Liu Hen nodded, then waved his hand and put away the workbench. He was about to upgrade the workbench, but found that the upgrade of the workbench had to be done outside.

He had no choice but to walk forward a few steps and come out of the cave.

The whistling cold wind blew in his face, and his neck suddenly shrank.

"Oh my god, the temperature is almost minus 40 degrees Celsius, isn't it?"

He was a little uncomfortable after suddenly returning from the warm cave to the extremely cold environment outside.

Inside the cave and outside the cave are like two different worlds.

After adjusting for a few seconds, he took out the workbench again and chose to upgrade.

The next moment, all two hundred pieces of iron ore in the space backpack disappeared, along with the two magic crystals.

At the same time, the data above the workbench blurred and turned into a one-hour countdown.

"An hour? That's not too long though. I hope new recipes will appear after the upgrade."

Liu Hen thought to himself and said to Xiao Heishi, "Follow me and keep watch for me."

He strode over to a tree within the reach of the firelight and began to gather.

"Yes, sir." Xiao Heishi hurriedly followed, consciously walking around Liu Hen, his eyes fixed on his surroundings.

It didn't take long for Liu Hen to collect two hundred pieces of wood.

Although there was still space, he did not continue collecting. Instead, he took the small black stone back to the cave and upgraded the campfire.

The two hundred pieces of wood that had just been collected disappeared at the same time, and two magic crystals were consumed again, leaving only three.

The countdown for the bonfire upgrade is one minute, which is very fast.

But he did not just wait, he took the small black stone back outside and collected it again.

"Oh!"

Not long after, the short, twisted tree in front of him suddenly exploded, turned into powder and was blown away by the cold wind.

A huge hole appeared before my eyes, and even the tree roots disappeared.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Heishi was shocked again, but she kept her mission in mind and continued to stand guard without being distracted.

And Liu Hen continued to collect.

Finally, when he had collected all the wood from another tree and obtained a total of four hundred pieces of wood and one hundred pieces of bark, he returned to the cave with the small black stone again.

At this time, the bonfire had already been upgraded. There were no other changes, but the radius for driving away monsters was increased to two meters.

Liu Hen did not hesitate and consumed three hundred pieces of wood and the remaining three magic crystals to upgrade the campfire again.

This upgrade still takes one minute.

Because all the trees that could be illuminated by the firelight had been collected, he did not go out again. He took advantage of this time to open the free construction function and build a defensive stone wall at the entrance of the cave.

A minute later, the bonfire reached level three.

Bonfire Level 3: ...Upgrade requirements (400 logs, 4 magic crystals); the higher the level, the larger the monster repelling radius. The current repelling radius is 3 meters.

"A three-meter radius...that means a six-meter diameter. Are there no monsters within this range?"

Liu Hen was curious: "Is it an absolute characteristic at the conceptual level, or is there a level limit?"

He wasn't sure because there was no way to do the experiment right now.

However, such a large driving range is enough to shelter them and can cover the entire area of ​​the cave.

In addition, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that as the level of the bonfire increased, the range of the flames seemed to increase.

Because outside the cave, the area illuminated by the fire seemed brighter.

But the magical thing is that the flame of the bonfire itself did not change at all, and the brightness was not dazzling.

He added a hundred sticks of wood to the campfire's fuel tank, increasing its burning time by a thousand minutes.

Finally, after an hour, the workbench was upgraded successfully.

Liu Hen couldn't wait to open the data interface of the workbench to see if there was really a new recipe.

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