Minecraft: Is this still the Minecraft I used to play?

Let's recreate the scene at Fanting.

This monster was summoned or manifested by the potion of weakness. To figure out why this monster exists, they need to recreate the process of Fanting.

A new monster may appear, or this monster may trigger some kind of mechanism.

From any perspective, they absolutely need a witch.

However, as far as we know, witches do not spawn in snowfields.

If they want to bring witches over, they'll have to wait for them to spawn in other biomes.

What should we do with it later?

Players know that creatures can board ships, but the ships move very slowly.

Even if the witch boards the ship, it doesn't mean she'll stop; she'll still throw potions at the players.

The player's resurrection cooldown is as long as an hour.

Even if you set the respawn point near the witch, by the time you respawn, the witch might not have gone anywhere.

Furthermore, they need someone to stay with the zombie merchant to prevent the monsters from respawning and leaving.

This zombie merchant is completely immobile; even if you put the ship next to him and push it in, it won't budge.

Lan Yin thought of minecarts, but minecarts are such a thing.

Currently, the construction cost is still high.

Furthermore, a large number of rails are needed, and the method for synthesizing the rails has been developed.

It's very expensive...

They can also dig for rails in those abandoned mine tunnels, but they need to be wary of monsters.

But even those rails won't be enough.

The snow house that Shi Qian found was located deep in the snowfield.

The entire world, regardless of the group, is extremely vast.

Finding and bringing back the witch from beyond the snowfield is no easy task...

However, Blue Seal quickly made the decision.

Have Fan Ting, the discoverer, and another player take turns guarding the zombie merchant to prevent the monsters from respawning.

The rest of them went out to gather resources, find mine shafts, dig railway tracks, and collect various minerals.

But it's easier said than done.

Abandoned mine tunnels are not common structures; they are difficult to find.

Furthermore, the monsters in the abandoned mine tunnels are quite strong.

You have to keep on guard against monsters that appear out of nowhere.

The collection process is always lengthy.

Fan Ting and another player they were paired with renovated the igloo and its surroundings to use as their base.

While we were at it, we also repaired the section in the middle that Shi Qian had blown up.

It has become a passageway with ladders connecting the upper and lower levels.

Because they chose the minecart route, Vanting also built a spiral passage up the wall directly opposite the zombie villagers.

And the railway tracks have already been laid, connecting all the way to the ground.

However, they did not lay railway tracks on the ground.

Not enough rails have been collected yet, and there's a possibility that some players might discover the secrets here while passing through.

They themselves wouldn't post this on the forum, but other players might leak it.

And so, these players took turns developing and defending their base, and finally...

I can't stay up any longer.

Their current railway tracks barely reach the edge of the nearest snowfield, far from enough to bring the witch back.

But then, good news arrived.

Shi Qian, that big devil, is in trouble.

They worked tirelessly to verify the truth of the matter.

it is true!

Then I posted about this on the forum, hoping that other players could help me think of a solution.

Because of the absurdity of the incident, many people are just watching it for fun.

After all, who would be foolish enough to dig up railway tracks every day for something uncertain?

However, some people actually believed it, and more than one.

They also participated in the Blueprint program.

More people always mean more efficiency.

Before long, these players had collected enough rails near their homes and began heading towards the snow house.

Upon arriving at the snow house, they were all amazed by the zombie merchant.

There have been other wandering merchants who were killed by zombies before, but none of them were turned into this state.

Now they are also starting to wonder if the Blueprint plan will succeed.

The group began laying the railway tracks, naturally choosing the nearest edge of the snowfield.

This direction leads to a plain, where witches have a chance to spawn at night.

The players extended the railway tracks some distance into the plains.

Furthermore, some rails on the entire railway were replaced with powered rails and activated with redstone torches.

This was discovered by a group of players on the forum who research redstone; it can speed up minecarts on rails.

As night fell, the monsters began to appear.

One player spotted the witch wearing a top hat and successfully brought her aboard the ship.

Then the other players quickly laid the rails so that he could ride on the minecart.

After pushing the witch onto the bus, they themselves also experienced the joy of a roller coaster ride.

They arrived at the foot of the snow house, kidnapped the witch, put her on the boat, and brought her to the zombie merchant.

Fan Ting even started a live stream.

As bottles of medicine were smashed out, everyone waited anxiously and expectantly for the change to happen.

As the gray potion of weakness was thrown out, everyone held their breath and stared intently at the zombie merchant.

"He moved!"

The zombie merchant landed successfully, with strings of gray weakness potion particles appearing on his body.

But it did not move.

"Fanting, quick! The Golden Apple!"

One player moved the witch's boat to the side to prevent her from throwing potions that could harm other players.

This witch will be useful later, so she can't be killed.

Fan Ting quickly stepped forward and stuffed the golden apple he had taken out of the box into the zombie's mouth.

This time it went in successfully, without even having to pull the nose up.

The zombie merchant began to tremble, emitting golden particle effects, and started to walk outwards.

With lightning speed, Lan Yin pulled Fan Ting back and placed a block to block the zombie merchant's path.

The zombie merchant trembled all over and roared from time to time, as if he was experiencing some great pain.

After blocking the way, the players all gathered around, but not too close, and started chattering about the monster.

"Do you think this guy can really turn into a homeless merchant? His clothes don't look like a homeless merchant at all."

"I don't know, but I'm really looking forward to it."

"Yeah, this is the first time a player has researched creatures. Those pros research redstone every day, but we're researching monsters. It's so much fun."

...

About three minutes later, the zombie merchant stopped shaking and stopped charging forward.

He stood there blankly, watching the skin on his body change little by little, starting from his abdomen.

They were no longer the ghastly green of zombies, but slowly turned into skin color.

Even his clothes had become clean, and his eyes revealed a hint of clarity and foolishness.

Blue Seal approached him and found there were no tradeable options.

The other person just kept shaking their head and making "humming" sounds.

After thinking for a moment, Lan Yin dug up the blocks that had just been used to block the road.

The creature ran out as soon as it was released.

The group drew their weapons to guard against him, but found that the creature had no interest in them whatsoever.

Instead, it ran to the wall.