Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 96 Big Conch (Happy Chinese New Year)

[Tree Core +1]

Another tree core was collected.

Liu Hen was delighted because this time he collected the core of the sticky wood.

"Although this kind of warm headgear made from tree cores is not primarily for combat purposes, it may be used to weave and make clothing in the future."

After all, you can't rely on yourself to supply all the clothes. If a force has to rely on itself for everything, what's the point?
'Although the cloth produced by the current sticky silk set cannot last forever and requires energy to maintain, it can still be upgraded, which means there is hope that it will last forever.'

Liu Hen is still very much looking forward to the potential of the sticky silk set.

Although the suit's lethality was only average, for now, he was very satisfied with its ability to capture targets almost every time.

I guess if you upgrade to a higher level, you will get better features.

"By the way, I must have Hongming try this later to see if he can cultivate a core from a tree that originally had no core."

Hong Ming's method of cultivating plants is very unusual, and it would be a waste of resources if it is not utilized properly.

Liu Hen collected trees as he traveled, but since he entered the rocky mountain area, there were very few trees, so he traveled very quickly.

Every time he collected a tree, he had to walk several thousand meters before he could find the second tree. He almost ran madly during the journey, so it only took him more than an hour to cross hundreds of kilometers and approach the Hongluo camp.

"I was lucky enough to collect three tree cores, but unfortunately they were all from the slender wood."

Liu Hen took a look at the three extra tree cores and the large pieces of wood that filled two space grids in his space backpack, and his heart was filled with a strong sense of satisfaction.

Four hundred large pieces of wood can be used for a long time.

"Why is it so dark ahead?"

When we got here, we could vaguely see the lights of Hongluo Camp.

But this time, that direction was dark and nothing could be seen.

"Did the Hongluo Camp abandon the surface area, or did something unexpected happen?"

He sped up slightly, and at the same time continued to use the power of the earth to sense the position of Chen Ye and others.

'Um? '

Suddenly Liu Hen sensed a strange place. There were many human limbs in the environmental modeling in his mind.

Those limbs didn't look like flesh and blood, most of them were metal parts.

His heart sank, and he quickened his pace while remaining alert.

"There seemed to be quite a few demons heading this way earlier, so we need to be on guard."

Because there were already five campfires with full-level constant temperature in the campfire camp, he had put away the extra campfires that only had level one constant temperature.

At this moment, there were four constant-temperature level one bonfires in his space backpack. Although they were enough to deal with most situations, they were still not safe enough.

"First, upgrade one of them to the maximum level. It only takes about ten minutes anyway."

Liu Hen came to a distance of two hundred meters, but instead of rushing forward, he took out a bonfire on the spot and upgraded it using large logs and magic crystals.

Previously, bonfires were almost always upgraded while lit, but they can also be upgraded without being lit.

The mountainous area was full of jagged rocks, there wasn't a single tree, and the only sound in the darkness was the howling of the cold wind.

Because he was wearing the Ten Thousand Jins Earth-Plummeting Suit, his sensing range was as wide as 500 meters in radius, so he didn't have to worry about being suddenly attacked by anything.

In about twelve or thirteen minutes, the bonfire was raised to the maximum constant temperature level.

Liu Hen put away the campfire, felt a little relieved, and walked again towards the place where he sensed many metal limbs.

Finally, he came closer and saw these incomplete metal limbs with his own eyes.

I saw that most of the metal limbs seemed to have been melted and were incomplete.

But what is strange is that there are so many metal limbs and even metal organs of the modified humans, but there is not even a drop of blood around them.

'These metal limbs...'

Liu Hen took a closer look and said, "It looks like it's been corroded by acid. Could it be that it was swallowed by a giant creature and couldn't be digested, so it was vomited out?"

If you piece it together carefully, you can probably make up half the bodies of seven or eight people.

He suddenly had a bad feeling.

Because the team of thirty people led by Chen Ye are all modified humans.

"But there have been many foreign cyborgs before, I hope they are not them."

Although these metal limbs have been melted and are incomplete, they are still metal after all.

Liu Hen didn't mind and put all the things into his space backpack, then continued forward.

It is only more than 2,000 meters away from Hongluo Camp.

Some caves that were originally inhabited by people have appeared nearby, but now they are pitch black.

It is obvious that the scavenging teams living in the cave have moved away, or simply escaped, like Hu Jinshi and others.

Liu Hen entered several caves along the way to check and found that these caves were quite deep. The deepest one was more than 300 meters deep and there were forty or fifty dug passages inside.

Some passages are rooms, but some are other exits.

He scanned the area as he walked, finally realizing, speechlessly, that of the hundreds of caves in this area, only about twenty were real. The rest were merely exits to other caves. Those guys had mastered the art of hiding in three different places.

Unfortunately, everything inside had been taken away, and not even a piece of useful material was found.

Finally, Liu Hen approached within 500 meters of the Hongluo camp. At the same time, through the scanning of the power of the earth, he also found Chen Ye and others.

What surprised him was that Chen Ye and others were actually trading with the people from the Hongluo camp, and at this moment someone was constantly carrying flint onto the spider car.

But judging by the situation over there, the transaction should have just started.

"What a coincidence?"

Liu Hen stopped and stood there waiting with a suspicious look on his face.

About half an hour later, Chen Ye and others set off and began to return with three carts full of flint.

At this time, he also discovered that there were only twenty-three modified humans left among those brought by Chen Ye, and the rest should have died.

"Did they encounter a demon or another cyborg? However, the probability of encountering another cyborg is higher. If they encounter a demon, they will most likely be wiped out."

He didn't get close, and didn't even meet Chen Ye and the others. He always felt something was wrong.

Because he inexplicably felt that he was being spied on by something, but he didn't know where that power came from.

Three spider cars moved slowly, passing by a hundred meters away.

Liu Hen stood behind a huge rock, not showing up, observing Chen Ye and others.

However, there was nothing abnormal about Chen Ye and others.

"So something's wrong with the Red Snail Camp?"

He turned his head again to look in the direction of the Hongluo camp. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but suddenly he saw the shadow of a huge conch flash by.

After the huge conch disappeared, an illusory figure that looked like a woman but with the appearance of an airport nodded slightly at him, and then disappeared.

Liu Hen's heart trembled. Just as he was feeling confused and puzzled, something suddenly flew out from the direction of Hongluo Camp.

It should be something launched by some kind of launcher, carrying a long tail flame and heading straight for where Liu Hen is.

However, because he knew through the scan of the power of the earth that it was not a dangerous item such as a shell, he did not dodge.

About ten seconds later, the thing landed near him.

Immediately afterwards, the light in the direction of the Hongluo Camp dimmed again, as if the people in that camp had completely abandoned the surface and wanted to hide deep into the earth.

'what the hell? '

Liu Hen hesitated for a moment, but still walked over and picked up the things that fell to the ground.

It was a small rocket-like thing, hollow inside, with a piece of paper inside, with words written on it that he didn't recognize at all.

"It's not Chinese. It seems this isn't a parallel universe like Earth."

This actually made him feel troubled because he didn't know what the Hongluo Camp wanted to tell him.

"Could it be that the conch knew I was coming? Or did it simply mistake me for some powerful being?"

Liu Hen looked at the Hongluo camp again and saw that the camp had already dismantled the weapons on the city wall and was about to completely abandon the surface. It did not seem like they were going to welcome him. He guessed that the content of the note was not about inviting him to be a guest.

"Hongming should be able to read. Go back and ask him."

He turned and left the place quickly.

"Where are those demons from before? It's so peaceful here now, could it be..."

Thinking of the huge conch shadow that flashed by just now, he was filled with fear and confusion.

"Could this be a super novice village? Is there a big boss hidden inside the Hongluo Camp?"

Now he knows that there is also a demon inside the Hongluo camp, which is the huge conch.

And judging from the fact that the other party was able to greet him with a shadow, the other party must be aware of his existence.

The reason why Chen Ye and others completed the transaction just when he was approaching might be related to that big conch.

At the same time, when Liu Hen turned around and left, in the deepest part of the Hongluo camp.

There is a glowing grass here. The area around the grass is as bright as day and full of vitality, but the area illuminated by that special light is only 500 meters in radius.

There was still darkness further away.

At the edge of this darkness that resembles an underground world, waves crash against the shore, and a huge red conch more than ten meters long is faintly visible in the sea water.

A man in a black coat knelt on the beach and addressed the dark waters ahead respectfully, "Great Prophet, the man you mentioned has left. He didn't attack the camp, but are we really going to abandon the surface completely? You've already devoured those who got in our way. Now is the perfect time for us to explore the surface world."

In the dark underground world, the tide constantly hits the beach, making a splashing sound.

After a long time, an ethereal voice rang out from the darkness: "That person possesses the power of rules. Even if he is not a god-like creature from the Night Mist World, he is still a rule-based supernatural being that cannot be provoked. The underground world is enough for you to torment."

"But……"

The man in the black coat said with an unwilling look on his face, "We've been preparing for so many years. Giving up on the surface like this would be too much of a loss. With your leadership, we will definitely be able to return to the surface."

"Have you ever thought about whether I would be willing to go to your surface world?"

An ethereal voice came from the darkness, soft and feminine, yet cold and majestic.
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