Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 106 Black Stone Awakens
"Does the things created by the Creation Workbench need to rely on the corresponding Creation Workbench to exist?"

Liu Hen looked at the other remaining workbenches in the space backpack in surprise and suspicion.

Previously, in order to mass-produce thermal clothing, Tang swords, and bows and arrows, he made nine ordinary workbenches, and upgraded those workbenches to level eight to produce the corresponding recipes.

In other words, almost all of the warm clothing produced before was made on these nine ordinary workbenches.

If a workbench is destroyed, all the items made on that workbench will be destroyed, and the result...

This was of course a great thing for Liu Hen himself, because it meant that he could have absolute control over everything and never have to worry about others rebelling after getting his weapons.

But for others, it's a nightmare.

"At the Hongluo camp, I'm afraid at least 800 thermal suits were destroyed, right?"

Liu Hen thought that the previous batch of thermal clothes were almost all used to trade with the Hongluo Camp.

Now that this workbench has been destroyed, most of the things made with it will not be able to be preserved.

"This matter must never be known to anyone, no one!"

It's not just the worry of being held accountable by the big conch behind the Hongluo Camp, there are other considerations as well.

As this thought flashed through his mind, he quickly put on a serious expression, and no longer rushed to collect the fruits from the tree in front of him. He quickly turned around and ran towards the team.

At this time, the migrating team had stopped and everyone was facing a great enemy.

"What happened?" he asked in a deep voice before getting close to him.

"I don't know. The thing broke down suddenly. Maybe it was attacked by something." Chang Xin answered with a serious expression.

"What a strange attack! I didn't even sense it at all."

Hong Ming also had a serious expression on his face, looking around as if he was facing a great enemy.

Furthermore, he quickly scattered plant seeds, causing small trees to sprout, ready for battle.

Everyone was on guard spontaneously, guarding against possible attacks at any time.

Liu Hen cooperated very well and took out the bonfire, placed it and lit it, illuminating the area.

Although he knew what was going on and there were no enemies nearby, he still had to put on a show to divert other people's attention and prevent them from thinking about him.

Even if he was worrying too much, it was unlikely that others would suspect him.

But this matter is of great importance, and it is never too cautious.

As if to cooperate with him, fog rose silently around him, and the fog became thicker and thicker, covering the flames.

A gloomy and inexplicable atmosphere enveloped everyone.

Now Liu Hen also became nervous. What a coincidence?

"My Lord, I am awake."

Suddenly, the voice of Little Black Stone rang in his mind: "I have now completely integrated the Wishing Stone, and I can help the adults fight."

"Black Stone, are you awake?"

Liu Hen's heart was moved, and then he seemed to think of something, and asked in his heart: "This fog..."

'It was my resuscitation that caused it.'

The voice of the little black stone rang out in his mind: "I am now a wish stone in human form. Although I cannot fulfill the wishes of the dead, I can summon them. If there are any undead who are unwilling to leave nearby, I can summon them to fight for me."

'Summon the dead?'

Liu Hen was surprised and asked, "Then the ability to summon the boulder before, was that the ability you gained after swallowing the demon bead?"

"Yes, sir. The Stone Guard is an ability I gained by swallowing the Demon Pearl. This is my original ability now."

Little Black Stone replied: "It should be said that it is the power of the Wishing Stone, but now that I have completely integrated the Wishing Stone, it is also my power."

'very good.'

Liu Hen wanted to continue speaking when he suddenly felt the wind seemed to be getting stronger and the temperature was slowly dropping.

Although the falling temperature was quickly blocked by the constant temperature characteristics of the campfire, he sensed something was wrong.

'Hoo hoo hoo...'

The wind was getting stronger and stronger. Although no one in the shelter of the campfire felt cold, the increasingly strong wind made many thin people unable to stand steadily.

"You are the one who caused this wind?"

Liu Hen was surprised and said, "I feel a bit like that with the gusts of cold wind."

'No, sir, I did not cause this wind.'

Little Black Stone said, "I did not actively summon the dead. The fog is just a phenomenon caused by my resurrection and will soon dissipate."

'You didn't do it?'

Liu Hen frowned and looked really alert. At the same time, he used the ability of the Earth Suit to constantly sense his surroundings.

However, nothing happened.

It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that the fog dissipated and still nothing happened.

But the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and was gradually developing into a hurricane.

"This wind...it seems like the cold season has arrived."

Suddenly, Hong Ming, who was not far away, frowned and said, "Although the seasonal changes in the Night Fog World are not that obvious anymore, there are still seasonal changes. These seasonal changes are very unstable. Sometimes there may be no change for more than ten years, but once it changes, it can last for more than ten years. It is very troublesome."

"Cold season?"

Liu Hen frowned and searched in his mind.

Soon, he found some relevant information from the original owner's memory. When the original owner was very young, he encountered a period of extreme cold.

During that period, the temperature in the early nights was similar to that in the late nights now, ranging from minus 40 to 60 degrees Celsius.

As for the late night, the temperature is exaggerated. It is basically between minus 60 and minus 80 degrees Celsius. Ordinary people in the wilderness cannot survive outside at all, so they have to hide in caves to hibernate.

That’s right, the people in the wilderness can also hibernate, and some of them are so exaggerated that they can sleep for several years until the temperature rises.

Of course, many people will fall into a deep sleep and never wake up again.

During that time, the number of barren dwellers near the Hongluo camp drastically decreased, almost to the point of complete extinction. This was one of the reasons why their numbers could never increase.

Anyway, the number of barbarians near the Hongluo camp is only over a thousand at most, maybe even less.

After all, no one has specifically done statistics, it is just estimated based on the frequency of encountering other wastelanders.

"Trouble!" Chang Xin frowned.

The rest of the people also had grim expressions on their faces, and many were even a little panicked.

There are only two seasons in the Night Fog World - the cold season and the cold season.

On the surface, there seems to be no difference between these two seasons, but in fact there is a huge difference.

The cold season is just normal cold, and humans can at least survive normally.

After generations of adaptation and mutation, the tenacious barbarians are now able to live normally in an environment of minus 40 degrees Celsius.

However, the cold season is completely different. It is the season when the world is frozen.

In the real cold season, it seems as if the whole world is truly frozen, and even humans will uncontrollably want to hibernate.

"It's no trouble. With a bonfire, at least we won't freeze to death."

Liu Hen said, "At the moment, it seems that this is just caused by a sudden change of seasons. This is an accident and an isolated case. You guys wait here for a moment. I will go collect the fruits from that tree and then continue on our journey."

Having said that, he didn't care whether others believed it or not, and hurriedly walked towards the big tree again.

Coming to the big tree again, he thought for a moment, and suddenly started the home building mode. After laying the foundation, he took out the bronze-level storage cabinet.

A lot of food has been consumed along the way, and several food lockers are empty.

It’s a good opportunity to transfer the supplies in the space backpack and make room.

Although materials such as large ice blocks and large slag will not be in short supply in the future, he had collected those materials with great effort and did not want to throw them away or destroy them.

Soon, the number of empty spaces in the space backpack increased by six.

Liu Hen put away the locker and took out the pickaxe to collect the giant tree in front of him.

[Branch +1]

[Big Wood +1]

Cracks continued to appear on the surface of the giant tree in front of me, and the cracks became more and more numerous.

He continued to wield the pickaxe of all things, continuously collecting from the giant tree.

Perhaps because the plants in the Night Fog World almost all take root as deep as possible underground, the root system of the giant tree in front of us is also very developed.

The moment he had completely collected the roots from the giant tree, a huge pit appeared under his feet. Even some areas hundreds of meters away experienced small-scale collapses, and the roots of the trees underground had been collected.

[Tree Core +3]

"Sure enough, a tree that's about to become a spirit must have a core."

Liu Hen's mind was slightly moved: "Could it be that those trees whose cores were collected previously had signs of becoming spirits?"

It is very likely because the trees from which he collected cores before were relatively larger, or older.

As for that kind of tree root monster, it is almost certain to produce a tree core.

He wrote down this pattern and turned back.

This time, we collected more than 30 large logs and three tree cores.

As for by-products such as branches, there are very few of them, probably because the plants in the Night Fog World almost do not grow leaves.

Because all the branches that were collected were branches with complete young leaves, and not every branch could become a by-product of the collection of the Pickaxe.

"What kind of set can be made from the tree core this time?"

As he walked back, Liu Hen looked at the information on the newly collected tree core:

[Tree core: the core of a winter fruit tree.]

'Winter fruit tree... fruit tree?'

Liu Hen was secretly surprised: "What a pity, it has already been collected."

He shook his head regretfully, put away the first bonfire he had just placed on the road, and after returning to the team, he put away the bonfire in the team as well.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew in their faces, and everyone subconsciously shrank their necks.

"Let's keep going." He looked at Chang Xin.

Chang Xin immediately went to the front to lead the way.

The team continued to move forward, but this time the speed was far slower than before.

It’s not just because the temperature dropped sharply, the main reason is that the wind was too strong.

Some thin people even felt like they were blown away and could not stand steadily.

That would have been fine, but some of the barbarians began to yawn uncontrollably, looking like they might be forced into hibernation at any moment.

This scene made Liu Hen frown secretly, and he finally realized the impact of the arrival of the cold season.

"It's still early evening, and it's already like this. What will happen later in the night? I'm afraid these ordinary desert dwellers will all hibernate by then."

Hong Ming looked at Liu Hen and asked, "Why are you moving? With your magical ability, wouldn't it be better to find a place that's sheltered from the wind to settle down?"

"For the ore."

Since they were close, Hong Ming would definitely know what he needed. Liu Hen didn't hide it. "I need silver ore to break through my abilities. Just think of the silver ore as my breakthrough material. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I also need elixirs to break through."

Hong Ming understood, and then he rummaged around his waist and quickly pulled out something that looked like the dried stomach of some creature.

He rubbed his stomach a few times, then flipped his hand and a piece of silver-white ore the size of a human head appeared in his hand: "Is this the silver ore you want?"

Liu Hen suddenly turned his head to look.

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