Don't Starve, my pickaxe can be upgraded

Chapter 166 Realm Halo
While traveling in the village, Liu Hen suddenly felt like someone was watching him.

"Sir, someone is spying on us." Little Black Stone also sensed it.

At this moment, a large number of light circles suddenly appeared in the sky above the entire Journey Village.

However, these halos only appear directly above a few people.

The most dazzling one is the halo above Liu Hen's head——

Three large apertures, plus thirty small apertures, all in brilliant colors, stacked from bottom to top to several hundred meters high, almost blinding the eyes of two men five hundred meters away.

The second largest number of apertures is above Hong Ming's head.

There are a total of 4 large apertures and 8 small apertures on Hong Ming’s head.

The third place is Zong Ni.

There are only two apertures above Zhongli's head, one large aperture and one small aperture.

Each of Zong Ni's ten subordinates only has one aperture, and it's a small aperture.

It is worth mentioning that there is also a huge aperture on the top of Xiao Heishi's head, but her aperture does not feel like a circle, but a plane.

At first glance, it looks like a single aperture created by a large number of apertures of varying sizes being pressed down and overlapped.

If Liu Hen's thirty-three apertures were completely pressed down and overlapped, this situation should also occur, but even so, it would not be a completely solid plane.

"What is this?"

Liu Hen and Xiao Heishi walked out of the village chief's residence and looked at the halo that appeared above their heads with serious expressions.

This aperture will actually move with them. Wherever they go, this aperture will follow them.

Zong Ni was about to take the villagers to mine at this time, and her face changed after seeing this scene.

"This...this is..."

When Hong Ming saw the number of light circles above Liu Hen’s head, his eyes widened and he looked as if he had seen a ghost.

At the same time, 500 meters away.

The two men disguised as ordinary barbarians were also confused.

"Thirty-three realm halos... How is this possible?!"

Both of them had the same look of seeing a ghost.

"Why are there so many realm halos above that person's head?"

"A large halo represents a large realm. Three large haloes mean he should be a third-level psychic, but why does he have so many small haloes?"

"Could it be that the number of his minor realms far exceeds that of other psychics?"

The two men in the city that never sleeps were at a loss. They had grown up and tested the realms of countless people, but this was the first time they encountered such a situation.

"Doesn't every major realm have only two minor realms: the middle and late stages? Why are there so many large halos above his head?"

In addition to Liu Hen's situation, Xiao Heishi's situation also made them feel uneasy.

Because all the realm halos merged into one plane, they knew very well what it represented.

The same is true for the person deep in the snow-capped mountains in the frame diagram.

"Trouble!"

"Hurry back and report to Lord Black Snake..."

The two men felt their scalps tingle and quickly turned around and left.

In the Lucheng Village, the halo that appeared above the heads of Liu Hen and others lasted only a few seconds before dissipating.

Liu Hen immediately used the power of the earth to sense all directions and quickly locked onto the suspected target.

More than 500 meters away from Lutu Village, two men were moving away quickly, their faces panicked, and it was obvious that they had something to hide.

He was about to use the village defense cannon to kill the two troublemakers when Hong Ming suddenly said, "This is a realm detection stone. Someone is testing our realm."

"Realm Detection Stone?"

Liu Hen paused and said, "Judging from the name, it's just for testing realm?"

He reacted and seemed to have not sensed any malice just now.

"Yes, I have seen others use this kind of thing when I was traveling in the dark world before."

Hong Ming explained, "However, realm detection stones are very precious. Under normal circumstances, no one would use them like this. Usually, they are tested by contact, such as having the person who needs to be tested put their hand on it. That way, there will be no waste. But remote testing like this will directly consume a detection stone, which is not worth the loss.

He guessed that the force that used the detection stone to detect them must be very powerful.

"Just testing the realm..."

Liu Hen's eyes flashed, and at the same time, he continued to sense the direction in which the two people left through the power of the earth.

He was relieved to find that the direction wasn't the direction of Qiulong Mountain. It looked like they weren't enemies, at least not yet.

Because he didn't know the specific strength of the person behind the scenes, and without knowing whether the other party was hostile, he didn't dare to take action directly, so as not to disrupt the state that had been stabilized with great difficulty.

"I've encountered this situation before. Usually, it's only the stronger and more powerful forces nearby who resort to this method."

Hong Ming continued, "They will first use the detection stone to determine whether the target is worthy of establishing diplomatic relations. Such forces are generally relatively neutral, because if they spy on others' realms with malicious intent, they will be targeted by a large number of people."

Liu Hen understood Hong Ming's implication: "Are you saying that there might be a powerful force seeking to establish diplomatic relations with us?"

"There is a possibility."

Hong Ming nodded, then looked at Xiao Heishi: "What's going on with her? Why are her realm halos overlapping?"

He didn't ask Liu Hen, because he already knew that Liu Hen was a rule-based psychic, and he felt that the realm aura of a rule-based psychic should be so unique.

The number of small realms far exceeds that of other psychics, which may be one of the reasons why rule-based psychics are superior to ordinary psychics.

But this was just his guess, because he had never seen the realm aura of other rule-based psychics.

Liu Hen also looked at the small black stone curiously.

Little Black Stone shook his head blankly: "I don't know."

Liu Hen guessed that this might be related to the Wish Stone that was fused with the small black stone.

The Stone of Wishes is the supreme treasure of the rules, and the little black stone is now also an immortal body. To some extent... he suspected that the little black stone might be the real god-like creature.

Perhaps this is why the realm aura of the little black stone is so special.

At this time, Hong Ming looked at Zong Ni who was walking towards him and asked in surprise, "Are you also a superpower?"

When the realm halo appeared before, he remembered that a large halo also appeared above Zong Ni's head, which was proof of her real realm.

The difference between a psychic and a non-psychic is that one has the aura of a great realm and the other does not.

Zong Ni's war slaves do not have the halo of a high realm. They can only rely on Zong Ni's gifts to improve. Once Zong Ni dies, their strength will drop.

"I have no idea."

Zong Ni shook her head: "I have never awakened, but since I received the pardon from Sister Chang, I have been able to practice and become stronger on my own."

"Can you cultivate and become stronger on your own?"

Hong Ming was even more surprised. This was the first time he knew about this matter. "Do you have special abilities?"

Zong Ni shook her head again: "If I talk about abilities other than physical strength, it's the creation of war slaves. Currently, I still only have ten spots. If I want to get more, I can only rely on myself to become stronger."

"Chang Xin's ability... is definitely rule-based, no doubt about it!"

Hong Ming's expression was solemn. "Her pardon...is somewhat like a rule of approval recorded in ancient books. Those who are approved will gain special privileges, such as breaking the shackles of a lifespan limit or gaining certain abilities."

"Chang Xin..."

When mentioning Chang Xin, Liu Hen felt a little complicated.

Because there was no romantic relationship between the two parties and it was just a transaction from the beginning to the end, he didn't miss her much during the time they were apart.

Even if I miss her occasionally, I miss her mature body.

More importantly, I am worried about the other person's safety.

"I wonder where she was transported to by the mist of time and space?"

Coming back to his senses, Liu Hen changed the subject and said, "Since you are all here, why don't you pick up these tables and chairs?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and took out two sets of tables and chairs. "This kind of table can be used to set dishes. The food you put inside can be kept warm, so you can take it out and eat it whenever you want. The chairs can restore physical strength and energy, and can even slowly heal injuries."

"Thank you, village chief." Zong Ni's face lit up with joy.

Since she had access to all the lockers in the village and could always get hot food, what she really cared about was the furniture that decorated the empty buildings.

"You are worthy of your name. The tables and chairs you make have such magical abilities." Hong Ming sighed.

Hu Jinshi watched enviously from the side.

"You have a share too."

Liu Hen took out another set of tables and chairs and said to Hu Jinshi, "Don't you have a lot of food stored? The food you stored should be completely cold now, right? From now on, you can put your food into the plating function of the table. As long as you don't take it out, it will stay in the state it is in."

"Does my subordinate have any?"

Hu Jinshi was delighted: "Thank you, Village Chief."

He quickly knelt down to express his gratitude.

"Get up and just work hard from now on." Liu Hen said with a smile.

"Thank you, Village Chief. I will definitely not let you down." Hu Jinshi stood up and promised.

(End of this chapter)