Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 110 Hong Ming's Glorious Past

As he spoke, he took out the bonfire that was being upgraded and lit it.

The bonfire burned instantly, and the flames dispelled the cold and darkness, bringing light and warmth.

Not only physical warmth, but also warmth in the heart.

In such an extremely cold environment, even if there is a fire, normal wood is difficult to ignite. Even if it can be ignited, there is simply not enough fuel to maintain it for a long time.

Liu Hen's bonfire was like a magic needle that calmed the panicked people in the wilderness.

Even though the wind was still strong, at least the extremely cold wind blade was no longer as scary after entering the shelter of the campfire because the temperature rose rapidly.

Seeing the upgrade countdown start to move, he felt relieved and began to observe his surroundings.

This valley is not small, about four or five hundred meters long and wide, and this is right in the middle.

On the edge, there are some small hills. Compared with this location, the highest one is only about 100 meters, and the lowest one is 20 to 30 meters.

Because of the obstruction of the hills, the strong winds weakened a lot here. Although it is far from an ideal location, it is already the best location nearby.

"Building a higher wall later to block the wind should be no problem."

Liu Hen tried to start the construction mode and found that he could only use the free construction mode and home construction mode.

The village construction mode requires an energy-level bonfire as a starting point. An energy-level bonfire must be present, otherwise it cannot be built.

He could only wait until the level of the bonfire was upgraded.

At this time, Chang Xin had already arranged for others to patrol or stand guard, while a few people including Hu Jinshi spontaneously cleared the snow and larger stones in the area.

Although his construction did not require cleaning up the environment, he did not stop it, letting those guys find something to do.

But there are also people who have no self-awareness, such as Hong Ming.

When this guy saw the bonfire was lit, he found a place nearby and sat down with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

"This fire is so warm, you don't even need to get close to it, and it's not affected by the wind. It's magical."

He looked at Liu Hen: "Is it time for dinner?"

"You can grow food yourself, but you still ask me for food?" Liu Hen glanced at the other person.

"What I cultivate is all raw and needs to be processed before it can be eaten. And it can't be processed now. It's more convenient to eat what you have prepared directly."

Hong Ming didn't look embarrassed at all. "Your food is amazing. It can be completely absorbed. If I put the magic crystal in it and eat it together, will it speed up the absorption of the magic crystal by my body?"

"You can try." Liu Hen said casually.

"Then try it later."

Hong Ming seemed serious. "But it feels quite difficult. The magic crystal is an energy body and it won't easily blend into other things. Even if it is mixed with that kind of food and eaten, it will probably take time to absorb it."

Liu Hen thought of what Hong Ming had taken out earlier and asked curiously, "What treasure do you use to store items?"

"The stomach of the Sky-Swallowing Toad."

Hong Ming didn't hide it either: "There's a kind of demon that can devour the sky and the earth. I once saw it swallow a mountain. I didn't intend to provoke it at first, but it didn't have much intelligence and ate everything it saw. In my rage, I joined forces with several nearby demons to kill it. I took its stomach, demon bead, and body, but they divided it up among themselves."

"You have quite a wide network of contacts."

Liu Hen said with a forced smile: "Oh no, it's the demon vein."

He thought of Zhang Mianmian's own account. When she was still the most beautiful girl in Green Cloud City, among the men she had been with, there was even a demon.

Apparently, this matter was not a secret in Green Xia City at that time.

"Who cares what kind of pulse it is, as long as it works."

Hong Ming didn't care about this. "The essence of demons is spirits, and the essence of spirits is also demons. As long as they can communicate, there is room for discussion and the possibility of cooperation. It doesn't necessarily require violence. The most important thing is that there are too few people with special abilities. We humans can't defeat demons. Just near my Green Cloud City, there are seven or eight fourth-level demons, and at least twenty or thirty lower-level ones."

"Demons allow weaker species to stay nearby?" Liu Hen wondered.

"Why not allow it? We are not enemies."

Hong Ming said: "After they gain intelligence, they also need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and they need subordinates, some of whom are even their descendants."

"Demons can actually establish their own power?"

Liu Hen couldn't help but think of the demon they encountered at the beginning who called himself the "Tomb Master". The other party had some paper-made subordinates.

However, it is hard to say whether those paper-made people can be considered demons, or they may be new demons with average abilities.

"Of course. I've seen a very powerful demon before. He had tens of thousands of subordinates, occupied an entire mineral vein, and even conducted research..."

Having said this, he suddenly shut up, and a complicated look flashed across his face, which was originally in high spirits.

"Is that demon the one that destroyed Luxia City?" Liu Hen asked.

Hong Ming nodded slightly.

"Let everyone else do their work, don't just stand here." Liu Hen said to Zhang Mianmian.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Mianmian answered respectfully, and then went to drive away the people around him.

She was smart and didn't ask anything, because there was nothing to do at the moment. The adults' purpose was probably just to keep people away from here and not eavesdrop.

Hong Ming raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Hen: "What do you want to ask?" Liu Hen sent the others away, obviously wanting to ask something secret.

Seeing that only Xiao Heishi and the Wu brothers and sisters were left around, Liu Hen asked, "Where did the Mithril Egg come from?"

"That thing is in your hands!"

Hong Ming narrowed his eyes and his fingers twitched slightly, as if he was having a psychological struggle.

However, just as he had the thought of taking the things back, his scalp suddenly went numb and he felt a creepy feeling.

Almost like a conditioned reflex, he suddenly looked at the little girl next to Liu Hen with a look of surprise and confusion on his face.

"Sir, he just had ill intentions towards you. Do you want to kill him?" Xiao Heishi asked, looking at Hong Ming expressionlessly.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding..."

Hong Ming was furious. Although he didn't know where this little girl came from, he knew he couldn't just sit there and wait for death. He quickly explained, "It's just that the thing is too important to me. It was just a fleeting thought. But I'm a rational human being. I wouldn't do such a thing."

Although he didn't know what the little girl's abilities were, he believed in his intuition that she might really be able to kill him, and it probably wouldn't be too troublesome.

This shocked him, because he was a fourth-level psychic, but he did not sense any strong aura from the other party.

In his opinion, she was just an ordinary little girl, except that her temperament was a little unusual.

Liu Hen said with a forced smile: "Are you really rational?"

"Need I say more?" Hong Ming asked back.

If I had been irrational and fought Liu Hen to the death out of grief and anger, nothing would have happened later.

"That's fine."

Liu Hen didn't care about this. As a person with superpowers, it was impossible for him to be as loyal to him as ordinary people in the wilderness, and it was even more impossible for him to have no ideas of his own.

He continued to ask the previous question: "Where did the Mithril Egg come from?"

Hong Ming was silent, his body slightly tense.

However, seeing the little girl's eyes looking at him getting colder and colder, and the feeling of death becoming stronger and stronger, he had to give up struggling: "I stole it."

"Stolen?" Liu Hen was stunned.

Hong Ming seemed to lie flat on his back, spreading his hands and saying, "They were stolen. The demon near my Green Cloud City is a sixth-level overlord, born from a silver mine. I once heard it say this when it was drunk while visiting me: They are all soldiers born in advance, and their purpose of existence is to protect the soon-to-be-born Demon Lord."

"The meaning of existence..."

Little Black Stone murmured these words subconsciously.

"Demon Lord? Is that the Mithril Egg?" Liu Hen was surprised.

"Although that guy didn't say it explicitly, it should be that thing. However, that thing wasn't originally called the Mithril Egg."

Hong Ming nodded. "That thing is the core of the entire silver mine. I don't know how long it has existed. Anyway, when I built Green Cloud City, the silver mine overlord was already at the sixth level. They claim that the purpose of their existence is to protect the soon-to-be-born Demon Lord."

"Then you stole the Mithril Egg?" Liu Hen asked.

"Of course it's not that simple."

Hong Ming said half-boastfully, "That demon wanted me to submit to it and work for it. Actually, I have no objection to submitting to a strong being, but it happened to be a demon. As a human with special abilities, I naturally don't want to submit to a demon. So, since more than 20 years ago, I have been thinking about whether I can destroy it."

"...You are quite brave. What was your strength at that time?" Liu Hen asked curiously.

"At that time, I had just entered the third realm."

Hong Ming said with a hint of complacency, "Some of that demon's minions also need to eat, and my ability happens to allow me to grow food. They really need me, so they've given me a great opportunity."

Liu Hen understood: "Go on."

"One day, I suddenly remembered what that demon said when he was drunk. The meaning of their existence is to protect the soon-to-be-born Demon Lord. That is the meaning of their existence."

Hong Ming boasted, "So I wondered, if their demon lords can no longer be born, will they disappear?"

Liu Hen couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "Your idea is really bold. That kind of thing will definitely be heavily protected, right?"

"Yes, the protection is very strict, and that thing is in the core of the mine, and there are a lot of silver mine monsters protecting it outside."

Hong Ming nodded. "But five years ago, I finally entered the fourth realm. My ability to cultivate food has greatly increased. My cultivation ability is no longer limited to plants. It also has a certain effect on other things."

"You wouldn't volunteer to cultivate that demon lord, would you?" Liu Hen was stunned.

"You are as smart as I am."

Hong Ming smiled and said, "Five years ago, I pretended to submit to that Overlord. I did a lot of work to gain the demon's trust, and then applied to cultivate their Demon Lord. They also very much wanted the Demon Lord to be born as soon as possible, and after seeing my abilities, they agreed."

"Then you stole the Mithril Egg?" Liu Hen asked.

"not that simple."

Hong Ming shook his head: "Actually, I was planning to destroy that thing at first, but I underestimated my ability because as I cultivated it, I found that it turned into edible food."

Liu Hen: “……?”

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(End of this chapter)