Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 36 The Little Black Stone Really Became a Black Stone

[This chapter is about strengthening the assistant. The assistant will not die, nor will he become another person. Please do not try to lead the discussion.]
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“Delicious… This is so delicious!!”

Next to the campfire, Liu Hen ate with relish, wishing he could eat his tongue.

This was the first time he had eaten this kind of food in his past and present lives.

There are no chemical additives, it is pure natural barbecue, but it is so fragrant.

Even he, a time traveler, couldn't help it, let alone the small black stone next to him.

Liu Hen didn't forget about Xiao Heishi. He smiled as he ate and said, "We're having meat tonight, and you have a share too."

He had already started cooking the second piece, and naturally would not neglect the portion for Little Black Stone.

"Yes, thank you, sir..." Although Heishi felt that eating like this was a waste, he really couldn't help it.

The aroma was so strong that she, who had never eaten meat before, almost lost her mind.

Soon, the second piece of barbecue came out of the oven.

Liu Hen handed the piece of barbecue to Xiao Heishi, and then started to grill the third piece. He wanted to be willful for once tonight and eat as much meat as he could.

Anyway, I weigh more than 200 pounds, so if I indulge myself occasionally, I can hold on for a long time.

Little Heishi, who was standing next to him, caught the barbecue and couldn't wait to take a bite.

After taking a bite, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"This……"

She was stunned and wondered if this was food for the gods.

Because as soon as I take a bite, a strong sense of happiness fills my heart.

The deliciousness is simply indescribable.

She was conflicted at this moment. She couldn't bear to eat such delicious food, but her body was out of control and she couldn't help but eat it as heartily as Liu Hen.

The two of them were eating meat here with big mouthfuls. A hundred meters away, the Wu brothers and sisters were drooling and couldn't help but move closer.

"Do you think this food was made by Lord Liu Hen?" Wu Yuanxia said in a low voice.

"It's possible. After all, there shouldn't be anyone else around here."

Wu Yuanming swallowed his saliva again, and said greedily, "Such delicious food, I believe it will make me stronger even if I eat it."

Of course, it is also possible that they will die after eating it, because the fragrance is too amazing, like some kind of special temptation, which makes them unable to help but approach it even though they know it may anger the psychic.

This fragrance is like a delicious trap, making it difficult for people to control themselves and move closer.

However, before they could see the source of that extremely fragrant smell, a scavenger team appeared from another direction, moving forward quickly with greedy eyes.

It was also a team of four, all men, holding hardwood pickaxes, and they were probably mining nearby.

Wu Yuanming, upon seeing this, suddenly felt something in his heart and rushed over with his three men: "Stop them."

Wu Yuanxia and the other two were stunned, but although they didn't know what their boss was trying to do, they were used to following orders and chose to obey.

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Inside the house, Liu Hen had finished his first piece of horse meat and was waiting for his second piece.

And at this moment, he suddenly saw the changes in the small black stone next to him.

The little black stone, which originally looked very thin, was now becoming plump at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The sunken eye sockets slowly returned to normal, and the originally skinny body was becoming normal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The most obvious change was that the warm clothes he had specially made to fit a normal girl of twelve or thirteen years old were now stretched out.

The originally loose thermal suit was finally stretched out at this moment, and began to show the girl's slim and curvy figure.

This scene shocked Liu Hen. Is this possible for a normal human being?
Little Black Stone was concentrating on eating his food and seemed to have no idea of ​​the changes in himself.

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting outside. Liu Hen's heart tightened. He quickly took out the pickaxe and went behind the window to look outside.

I saw that more than fifty meters away from their home building, the Wu brothers and sisters were fighting with others.

The two sides fought back and forth, fighting to the death, but the Wu brothers and sisters clearly had the upper hand because they were stronger. Even with injuries, they were still stronger than the other four.

The most important thing is that they mainly hunt monsters all year round, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of ordinary wastelanders.

Because he was not affected for the time being, Liu Hen did not rush out, but continued to look at the small black stone.

Under normal circumstances, Xiao Heishi should have been the first to stand up, because her job was to keep watch.

But the strange thing is that she is still eating meat and has no reaction to any movement in the outside world.

As she ate more and more roasted horse meat, her originally dirty face gradually became rounder. Although it was still very dirty, it at least looked good.

The hair, which had probably never been washed since birth, became smooth very quickly, but it still looked greasy and messy.

A skinny and shriveled girl turned into a beautiful girl in the blink of an eye. If you ignore the dirt on her body, you will definitely look very cute.

The scene before him made Liu Hen's scalp tingle. He didn't dare to make a sound and was ready to fire the air cannon at any time.

Finally, Xiao Heishi finished eating the barbecue and tears came out of her eyes, but the strange thing was that there was no expression on her face that had anything to do with tears. She just looked at Liu Hen with an expressionless face.

"Thank you, sir. I should be leaving now," she said slowly.

"...What do you mean? Where are you going?" Liu Hen asked with a frown.

He felt that the person in front of him was definitely not the little Heishi he knew, but another person.

But how could this happen?
They had been together all this time, and nothing unexpected had happened. 'No... after Black Stone had the nightmare in the cave, he seemed to have been very silent, as if he had become a different person.'

But I was so careless that I didn’t even notice it.

Was that the problem that occurred at that time?
"You will understand after reading this memory, my Lord."

Xiao Heishi stretched out his hand, and his fingertips automatically cracked. A drop of blood flew out and instantly sank into Liu Hen's mouth.

Liu Hen's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to vomit, but suddenly found that there was an extra memory in his mind.

At this moment, he even wondered if he had traveled through time again, because in his memory, he had become a little girl of five or six years old, and a strong feeling of weakness kept coming over him.

It was dark all around, and the little girl kept walking, looking for food.

But it was freezing cold and pitch black, and there was no food at all.

Finally, when she was about to starve to death, the little girl came across a stone that was clearly black but emitted a faint blue light.

The little girl was so hungry, or perhaps she was hallucinating, that she mistook the stone emitting blue light for food. She picked it up and tried to bite it, but she couldn't bite it at all.

In the end, she died holding the black stone that emitted a faint blue light. Her last thought was that she hoped to have enough food and warm clothes.

Then, she didn't know what happened, the stone in her arms merged into her body, and then she opened her eyes again.

Liu Hen suddenly woke up and looked at the "little black stone" in front of him again.

"Did you see it, sir?" asked Little Heishi.

"Are you the stone?" Liu Hen asked in a deep voice.

"Yes and no. My nickname is 'The Wishing Stone'. I can grant the dying wishes of others. It must be a dying wish. If an accident happens during the process and the other party survives, the wish rule will not be triggered."

Little Black Stone explained, "However, I don't have any thoughts of my own. Only when the rules are triggered can I inherit the thoughts, memories, and all behavioral habits of the wisher and fulfill their wishes. My essence is the Stone of Rules. In the process of fulfilling the wishes of others, I can be considered a spirit, but this is only a temporary state."

"The wishing stone?"

Liu Hen frowned: "So what's going on with you now? Are you still the Black Stone I know?"

"I have always been myself, but I was unaware of my own situation before. This is because I have no thoughts or memories. All my actions are the autonomous actions of this body. Theoretically, even if she hadn't been parasitized by me, she would have made the same choice, because I myself have no thoughts."

Little Black Stone said calmly, "Before dying, the owner of this body wished for food and clothing. She made this wish and died. I then parasitized her body and became one with her. She was only six years old at the time, seven years ago. That's why adults always knew me. It wasn't until recently, when I finally had enough food and clothing and my wish came true, that I finally understood myself and realized my true identity."

"I see."

Liu Hen breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't parasitized in the middle of the journey.

"So...what's your situation now?"

He frowned and asked, "You said you were leaving, where are you going?"

"The owner of this body has fulfilled his wish. Naturally, I will return to my original self and transform into mindless stone again, waiting for the next person to appear who needs his wish fulfilled."

Little Black Stone said calmly, "However, the owner of this body has developed a strong attachment to you. Due to the constraints of the wish rules, I need you to make a wish for me."

"Are you going to kill me?" Liu Hen became alert.

Because of this wishing stone, it seems that one can only make a wish before dying.

"My lord has misunderstood."

Little Black Stone explained: "There seem to be two death marks on your body. You can use one death mark to make a wish for me, which will also trigger the wish rules."

As she spoke, she murmured to herself, "The Lord's condition is very strange, as if he had died twice."

Died twice?

Liu Hen suddenly realized that the so-called death mark on his body should be the result of his previous life's death, and now the original owner of this body is also dead.

So, there are two marks of death?
"Making a wish for you, there must be some trap?" He was very alert.

"Your Excellency is overthinking. I cannot do anything to the person who made the wish. Only when the dying person dies will the rules of my wish be triggered."

Little Black Stone explained: "If you make a wish to me, the only price is to consume a Death Mark. It will not have any effect on you because the Death Mark is useless to you."

It may not be useless. Just because it is useless now does not mean it will be useless in the future.

But Liu Hen thought about it and suddenly said, "What if I wish that you stay in your current state and completely become the little girl who follows me?"

"I cannot refuse the deceased's wish. The wish rules are triggered..."

Little Black Stone suddenly closed his eyes. "I will sleep for a while, completely merging this body with the memories of this body. After this wish is fulfilled, I will no longer be able to fulfill the wishes of others. During this time, I will parasitize in another of your death marks until I wake up again."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly disappeared, and a fist-sized black stone appeared in her place.

Liu Hen was the only one left in the small room.

The next moment, the black stone suddenly flew over and merged into his arm.

Although he couldn't see the skin on his arm under the thermal suit, Liu Hen could sense a mark on the back of his hand.

"...You left like that without even telling me when you'd wake up."

Liu Hen felt mixed emotions.

It was difficult for him to accept for a moment that a living person suddenly turned into a cold stone.

Just at this moment, the sound of fighting outside continued to be heard and was getting closer.

'Fuck! Beat, beat, beat your mother!'

Annoyed, he took out the pickaxe again, pushed the door open and walked out angrily.

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