Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 60: The core of the silkwood tree
'Summon help?'

Liu Hen's mind moved: "Summon the same skeleton as before?"

"No, that's the demon's helper, not mine."

Little Black Stone explained: "My helper should be the stone man."

'Try it somewhere.'

Liu Hen was very interested in Xiao Heishi's abilities.

He struggled to stand up. Although some parts of his body had problems and became numb and stiff, he had no problem walking normally thanks to the warm suit.

This thermal suit is really magical, like an exoskeleton, allowing him to move freely even though he is in a semi-paralyzed state, without anyone noticing anything unusual.

However, when he jumped down from the roof, he stumbled because of his lack of coordination.

Fortunately, everyone was cleaning up the battlefield and picking up the fallen magic crystals, and did not notice this scene.

"I'll go collect some stones to build fortifications."

Liu Hen said something to Chang Xin and others, repaired the home building that was almost completely collapsed, and then walked in the direction they came from.

The area around the home buildings is full of potholes, and many places have been crystallized by high temperatures or have been blown out with holes.

The originally relatively flat area has been completely destroyed after two major battles.

This won’t do. Since we are going to settle down here, we must at least ensure that we can move around freely.

So Liu Hen really planned to get some large stones to pave the ground.

Soon, he was out of the shelter of the campfire.

The thermal suit lost its temperature supply, and it was as if the electrical appliance had been cut off from the power supply, leaving only a very small amount of "backup power".

Liu Hen secretly estimated: "The maximum power thermobaric bomb can only be used once, but if I use it outside, I'm afraid it will completely freeze me to death, so it's better not to use the maximum power thermobaric bomb if possible."

As for the thermobaric bombs of ordinary power, that is, the power that can create a fireball with a diameter of one meter, he can release them about ten times.

'It's pretty good.'

He was quite satisfied with it.

Ten thermobaric bombs of that power can at least take out a hundred four-armed monsters. Of course, the premise is that those four-armed monsters stand together.

"I'm not yet able to precisely control the power of the thermobaric bomb. With more practice, I might be able to further refine the power."

For finer control, you can treat it like regular force.

"The more I use it, the more I feel the extraordinary power of this thermal suit. Although it is an external force, I can control it in detail, as if it is my own strength. It's incredible."

Thinking of this in his mind, Liu Hen took out the pickaxe and continued walking into the darkness.

It was already late at night, and ordinary people in this environment could only see ten meters away.

But now that he is wearing a bronze-level thermal suit, he can see Xiao Heishi standing guard a hundred meters away, so he doesn't have to worry about encountering sudden danger.

Soon, he arrived five hundred meters away, where some rocks had already emerged from the ground.

"Black Stone, try your ability." He said.

"Yes, my lord."

Xiao Heishi's voice came from his arms.

I didn't feel any fluctuations, but I saw the rocks emerging from the ground in front of me suddenly shake, and then slowly emerge from the ground.

Liu Hen subconsciously retreated repeatedly because the rocks were shaking and the ground around him was cracking as if an earthquake had occurred.

Amidst the rumbling vibrations, a huge head with a diameter of one meter emerged from the ground first.

Then a giant hand stretched out and grabbed the ground.

Then a... giant woman at least eight meters tall with a curvy figure crawled out from the ground, stood there with her hands hanging down, and didn't move.

This scene was like the reappearance of a demon. Although the female giant stood there motionless, she gave people tremendous pressure.

After seeing the giant's appearance clearly, Liu Hen was stunned.

Because this female giant looks like a woman without clothes, and her whole body structure is very realistic.

He even suspected that the other person also had organs such as intestines and stomach in his body.

Not only are the other parts realistic, but the head is also realistic, because this stone giant actually has hair.

Of course, it also has facial features, which are somewhat similar to those of Xiao Heishi.

"My lord, this is my helper, but I can only summon one."

Little Black Stone's voice sounded again: "It can help me fight. Its body is very strong, but its movement speed may be a little slow."

"Is this stone man alive or dead?" Liu Hen asked.

"It... is considered dead."

Little Black Stone explained: "It needs me to maintain it in order to exist."

Liu Hen suddenly realized: "Then let's cancel it first. There's no need to fight now. Don't waste your energy."

"Okay." Xiao Heishi immediately ended his ability.

Suddenly, the female giant in front of him collapsed and turned into a large amount of rubble falling down.

Liu Hen quickly retreated again.

Suddenly he discovered that a stone that fell in front of him was actually a tubular structure. At first glance, it looked a bit like intestines.

Little Black Stone explained at the right moment: "My summoning is a replica based on my own body, so that I can transfer my power to it and control it to fight."

"I see."

Liu Hen said, "You don't have to be so elaborate next time. Or you can use clothes or something to cover it up."

"Uh-huh."

Xiao Heishi remembered that men don't like their women's bodies to be exposed to outsiders, so he decided to optimize this kind of summoning.

Liu Hen didn't waste any more time and directly swung the Pickaxe to collect the huge stones that the female giant's body turned into after it collapsed.

[Large Slag +1]

[Large Slag +1]

...The huge rocks in front of us were constantly being collected, and the rubble scattered around kept disappearing.

Soon, all the stones that the giantess had collapsed into were collected.

Liu Hen left here and went to collect things further away.

[Large Slag +1]

[Large Slag +1]

……

Wherever he passed, all the stones protruding from the ground disappeared, and even huge pits appeared in many places.

Large pieces of slag, one meter long, wide and high, were collected.

Originally, this area was considered the edge of a rocky mountain, but as he walked by, the rocks disappeared one after another, leaving only pits.

Occasionally, when he came across trees, he would collect them.

Because the number of grids in the space backpack has now increased to thirty, and each grid can hold two hundred pieces of materials, there is no need to worry about it being full in a short period of time.

So Liu Hen collected whatever he encountered.

Apart from the mud that can be seen everywhere, he accepts almost everything and seems to have an obsession with hoarding supplies.

Perhaps because this place is at the junction of rocky mountains and muddy mountains, there are a lot more trees.

When he was collecting fruits from a tree again, he suddenly got an unexpected reward.

[Tree Core +1]

When all the low and twisted trees in front of them were harvested, a tree core was collected.

'Another tree core?'

Liu Hen was shocked and quickly checked the identification information of the tree core in his space backpack.

He hadn't paid attention to the one before, mainly because he didn't know that the space backpack could identify items.

But this one must be paid attention to, because he suspected that if the same type of tree core appeared, the suit made from it might have the same effect.

[Tree core: The core of the silkwood tree.]

A very simple introduction, but it reveals the origin of this tree core.

'Sticky wood?'

Liu Hen was secretly surprised.

According to the information in the original owner's mind, the sticky wood is a very common tree in the Night Fog World, and he has collected a lot of it before.

But after so many times, only this time was the tree core collected.

"So, this tree core has a chance of dropping, but it's not guaranteed to be collected?"

He speculated in his mind: "Or perhaps, it takes a sufficiently old sticky wood to collect the core?"

If you have the chance, be sure to count them.

"The fiber of this tree is very tough and is used by some barbarians to make ropes. I wonder what kind of suit effects would be produced by making a suit from the core of this tree?"

It’s a pity that I didn’t pay attention to what tree the tree core was collected from.

"Shouldn't it be a repeat? Air cannons...even thermobaric bombs, that doesn't seem to be a characteristic of spunwood at all."

Liu Hen wished he could go back and make a new set of thermal suits right now.

However, considering that there was still a lot of stone materials missing, he held back and continued to wield the pickaxe to collect stones.

Finally, including the time for traveling and searching for supplies, it took him more than three hours in total to fill his space backpack and start his return.

……

"The master is back..."

"Sir, you are finally back!"

When the Wu brothers and sisters saw Liu Hen coming back, they immediately showed joy.

"What happened?" Liu Hen asked.

"That's not..."

Wu Yuanming was a little embarrassed: "You've been away for too long, we're a little worried."

Of course, they were not worried about Liu Hen, but about themselves, worried that this super thick thigh would run away alone.

Liu Hen saw what they were thinking, but was too lazy to expose them.

At this time, Chang Xin came over and handed him a bag made of tree bark: "All the magic crystals dropped by the monsters you killed before are in it."

Liu Hen took it and took a look at it, then directly put all the magic crystals into Wanwu Hao's account and found that there were more than 12,000 of them.

He smiled and returned the woven bag to Chang Xin: "Please work hard tonight and inspect the surroundings. If there is anything unusual, notify me immediately. I will start building our... camp later."

"Camp..."

Chang Xin was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you have a name for your camp?"

Liu Hen thought for a moment and said, "This camp is just a temporary one now, and it's not considered the name of a faction, so let's just call it [Campfire Camp]."

When Chang Xin heard Liu Hen say that this camp was not the name of a force, for some reason, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, don't worry." She nodded slightly.

She may not be able to fight against monsters like demons, but as long as it is not an eight-armed monster, she is confident that she can stop it and will not let it disturb Liu Hen.

"Liu Hen... Sir..."

At this time, Zong Ni came over and said a little restrainedly: "The scattered fragments of the thing where the demon lived have also been found."

"You can continue to call me Liu Hen. Calling me Master is too unfamiliar."

Liu Hen said, "That thing is called a coffin. I'll deal with the fragments later. I have other things to do now."

As he said that, he went straight into the building of his home, ready to make a new thermal suit. He wanted to see what the effect of the thermal suit made from the core of the sticky wood would be.
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