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

When Shi Qian arrived here not long afterward, he found a ruined city.

The extent of the damage is even greater than what Xiyue City looked like hundreds of years later.

He turned on the radar from the sky; the ground was almost devoid of life.

"Sigh...am I some kind of jinx?"

The players' actions had already been reported to the group by Ran Xiao Ke Cheng, who frequently logged off, so he was fully aware of their behavior.

But even if you understand it, it's useless.

The players are too scattered; they can't dig any deeper, and blasting is a waste of time.

While it's possible to identify them one by one, it would be a waste of time.

Moreover, some players go too far, and their own radar may not be able to detect them.

The main objective is the portal, and once inside, there are no guards.

Although they captured a bunch of corpses on the way here to use them as soldiers...

They lack intelligence and have no brains; their husks can't launch ranged attacks, so even if there are many of them, they're just free experience points for the players...

Shi Qian shook his head, dismissed his thoughts, and flew to the portal.

Jump off the back of the phantom wings and let them hover in the air or find a place to rest.

Upon landing, Shi Qian saw "hundreds of millions" of live-streaming cameras.

My vision went black and I almost fainted.

They really are using me as their data password, but I can't do anything about these cameras.

Cameras are not physical objects, and it's impossible to track players 100% using unit types.

The cameras are everywhere. You might be able to block some of them with blocks, but they even put them inside the portal frames!

Not to mention that you can't place blocks around the portal; at most, you can put a few spider webs to block the view.

Thinking this way, Shi Qian did just that.

The spider web completely surrounded the area, but left itself a way out.

In case the item needed to open the door requires some special items from the desert, it will be easier to go out and find them.

Ran Xiao compiled a list of opening methods posted by players on the forum, all of which were failures, so those could be ruled out.

So... what's left?

Shi Qian first took out a TNT and set it on fire.

TNT is a product of the desert temple, and this place happens to be underground within the desert temple, with the portal located on the level below TNT.

But it didn't work; apart from the surrounding spider webs being blown away, the portal remained unchanged.

No one tried to destroy the portal, which gave Shi Qian some new ideas.

magma?

That won't work either...

Does it require a combination of techniques, like in the ocean?

However, in the original Minecraft, there are almost no special crafting items in the desert.

There is nothing like a tidal core here.

Template patterns and similar elements have not yet been updated.

A portal requires existing items to open.

So what else?

Creatures in the desert...

Aside from the rabbit desert, which is only inhabited by monsters, players have tried all the rabbit-related items.

monster...

A unique monster—the husk.

Corpse shell, with added hunger.

A portal... it doesn't require food, does it...?

Shi Qian was startled by his own conjecture.

However, this conjecture has some basis in fact.

Do you remember the daily and monthly moving averages?

They fought over food. The desert is barren, so it's reasonable that they need food.

Thinking of this, Shi Qian took out an enchanted gold and threw it towards the portal.

That night, the wind rose, and sand swirled.

It creates the same effect as being underwater, but it's not enough!

The guess was correct; food was needed.

Enchanted gold is already the most precious food here...

Shi Qian was still deep in thought, but the viewers in the live stream went wild.

"No, we've tried so hard for so long, we've lost hundreds of millions of brain cells, and you're telling me he made a sound on his third try?"

The players naturally saw the constantly swirling sand and dust.

They had never encountered this situation before; the portal was completely unresponsive.

It can't be that Shi Qian woke up from the explosion and burned the portal, then just threw some food at it and it opened.

Players have tried throwing food before, but without the gold enchantment, there are still many people throwing golden apples.

How come just because it's upgraded a level, it's causing such a stir?

Shi Qian tentatively threw another enchanted gold, but the status here didn't change.

The idea is correct; it's about food, but not enough enchanted gold. Two enchanted gold items didn't make a difference...

He simply threw away all the "supernatural" foods, including golden apples and golden carrots.

The wind...blew even harder.

"Damn, is it going to be a 'balanced diet'?!"

"Balanced Diet" is an achievement in the original Minecraft, which can be obtained by consuming all types of food in Minecraft.

Behind the camera and among the viewers: ?

A balanced diet? What's that?

He's really good at it!

Throwing food at someone before a relationship is not useless; it's just that you didn't throw enough or enough expensive food.

You start with a gold enchantment, and it reacts immediately.

When Ah Qi, who was watching the live stream, heard this term, he immediately thought of the achievement system.

She stared intently at Shi Qian's movements, noting down every food item, intending to collect them later when the game was released to see if the achievement was real.

Since the achievement system was launched, more and more players have received achievement notifications while doing certain things.

Aside from "Hey! A nice photo," the remaining achievements will grant corresponding rewards upon unlocking, all of which are in-game items. The more difficult the achievement, the richer the reward. The official team has also created a thread to record the discovered achievements.

As Shi Qian moved, the sandstorm around the portal grew stronger, thunderclouds gathered, and lightning flashed downwards continuously.

Storms, sandstorms, lightning, and star-obscuring storms made the night exceptionally bright.

As the whirlwind grew stronger, the phantom wings stopped circling and followed the passage left by Shi Qian to his side for protection.

The ground began to tremble slightly.

The sand, sandstone, and some blocks surrounding the temple were uprooted by the strong winds.

When Shi Qian bought food, he deliberately skipped Chorus Fruit, an End product. Since the End Portal wasn't open, players couldn't get Chorus Fruit. Once the Portal opened, there wouldn't be such a requirement that players couldn't fulfill.

With the final spider eye being inserted, a massive bolt of lightning struck the portal, followed by a deafening roar.

The portal slowly appeared from the center of the door frame, its bright yellow vortex drawing everyone's attention as if by magic.

Before entering, Shi Qian closed the spider web passage he had previously left open to leave.

Several more layers of spider webs were added to the outside to stop the players from moving.

Finally, addressing several live stream cameras, he solemnly stated:

"Whatever you do, however you mine or acquire resources, remember, do not harm any of the indigenous people..."

Shi Qian glanced indifferently at the cameras, then turned around and led his two Phantom Wings inside.

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