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

After wandering around for a long time, Shi Qian finally found a new group that he had never seen before.

This is a coniferous forest by the sea.

After getting ashore, Shi Qian immediately lay down on the ground.

Although blocky people don't have skin wrinkles, Shi Qian still felt like he had shed a layer of skin.

God knows how long he swam.

I'm almost nauseous from swimming.

Seeing the muddy ground again, Shi Qian felt a deep sense of familiarity.

After resting for a while, Shi Qian headed deeper into the forest.

Although he knew that under normal circumstances, the monsters spawning in the taiga forest were the same as those on the plains, he figured that since he was already there, it would be a waste not to go in and take a look.

They kept walking, and Shi Qian encountered a fox along the way, even teasing it a couple of times.

Although animals don't seem to be afraid of him, they will still run away if you get too close.

Shi Qian, who wanted to touch the fox's tail, missed his target.

"What's wrong with letting me touch your fur!"

Frustrated, they continued their exploration.

But Shi Qian discovered something strange.

Logically speaking, there should often be exposed moss and stones on the ground in coniferous forests.

However, Shi Qian did not see any of them.

If buildings and structures aren't generated, that's one thing, but why are these things gone too?

But if no structure is generated...

What about that abandoned mine tunnel I encountered?

Is it a gift from heaven?

With these doubts in mind, Shi Qian continued forward, delving deeper and deeper into the subject.

The trees here are denser, and the surrounding area is not as bright as it is outside.

Shi Qian suddenly discovered that his night vision had taken effect, which meant that the brightness here had reached a very low level.

Why aren't any monsters spawning here?

Shi Qian thought a bunch of monsters were about to spawn around him, so he even drew his iron sword.

Something's not quite right here...

It seemed that apart from discovering some creatures at the very beginning on the outskirts of the coniferous forest, it became increasingly quiet as he went further in.

The only sound in the entire space was his voice.

Shi Qian was having second thoughts and didn't know whether he should continue.

Suddenly a light appeared in front of him, shining through the gaps in the trees.

"Could there be something else?"

He glanced at his reassuring energy balance.

Taking a deep breath, Shi Qian decided to see what kind of monster this was.

At worst, I can just use a speed potion and run away.

As he moved slowly, Shi Qian even felt his hands, which were gripping the sword, getting a little sweaty.

The unknown is often the most terrifying.

Before long, Shi Qian walked to the place where the light was coming from.

The area is very open, and the surrounding coniferous forests resemble the layers of jackfruit, enveloping the central area.

There's nothing strange or unusual here.

There was only one, a lonely villager from the calamity.

No, it should be called the raid captain.

Behind him stood that iconic flag.

"Disaster villagers?"

Shi Qian knew that there were also raider outposts in the taiga, but could the exclusive monsters still spawn without any structures?

Hearing the commotion, the attack captain turned around to investigate.

But he didn't seem to have any desire to attack; he just sat there quietly watching Shi Qian.

Since the other party showed no hostility, Shi Qian put away his iron sword.

He walked up to the attack captain and sat down a short distance away.

Neither of them spoke, or perhaps the villagers of the calamity simply couldn't speak.

They just sat there, staring at each other.

Suddenly, the attack captain moved.

Just as Shi Qian was about to explode, it was discovered that he had simply taken down the flag behind him.

Then it was handed to Shi Qian.

"Huh? For me? But I can't obtain anything from this world..."

Shi Qian stared blankly at the tangible flag he was holding in his hand.

Since discovering that he had no inventory and could not pick up any items dropped in this world, he has not touched anything other than those produced by the system.

It's a bit strange to suddenly be able to get things.

He discovered that he could put the flag into his system inventory, so he simply stuffed it in, then took it out and stuck it in the ground.

Then he pulled it up from the ground and put it back in his backpack.

The raiding captain just watched him play quietly.

Shi Qian still found it quite novel, after all, this was the first time he had ever been able to retrieve items after placing them there.

But when he noticed the villagers watching him, he put the flag back in his backpack and stopped joking around.

After seeing that he was no longer playing with the flag, the villagers of the calamity slowly nodded.

She walked up to Shi Qian, grabbed his hand, and pointed to her own neck.

"?"

"You mean... you want me to kill you?"

The villagers of the calamity closed their eyes, nodded, and then lay down.

Like peacefully awaiting death, awaiting a long-awaited judgment...

Looking at this familiar lying position, Shi Qian thought of the last person who was waiting to die.

He didn't die, so this time, can he save the villagers from the disaster?

Shi Qian didn't know where his emotions came from, but he suddenly felt very sad.

The villagers of Calamity gave him the last flag and then had Shi Qian kill him.

"Can I say no?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers opened their eyes and shook their heads firmly at Shi Qian.

He tilted his head back to make it easier for Shi Qian to make the cut.

"I..."

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Shi Qian didn't know how he eventually left that area.

He looked a little dazed.

He didn't even bother to look at the new abilities.

"Did I...do I really do the right thing?"

"But that seems to be his last wish..."

"He finally took out the crossbow..."

"If I hadn't gone in, and hadn't been curious, would this have never happened?"

"If not me, would there be anyone else...?"

After leaving the dense forest, Shi Qian found a place and sat down with his legs wrapped around his chest.

He no longer thinks that place resembles jackfruit.

Jackfruit is at least sweet.

But that place now feels like a prison to the villagers of the disaster.

Never able to get out...

The terrain inside is flat, so there's no chance of falling to your death.

The calamity villagers cannot destroy the blocks and cannot escape.

Shi Qian didn't even know how he got in and out.

Because when he looked back, the woods there were already so dense that there was no wind to be seen.

The trees grew side by side, without even a gap.

"Was this destined?"

Shi Qian glanced at the flag given to him by the villagers of the disaster again and found that the name of the entry had changed.

The original "Ominous Banner" has been changed to the "Banner of Hope for the Deceased".

Shi Qian fell silent once again.

"Why..."

When the villagers died, they dropped a book, which Shi Qian was able to pick up.

Now I have time to go and take a look.

He wanted to know about his experiences and what stories might unfold here.

So Shi Qian took out the book.

"Stories from beyond this world..."

The words on the cover seem to suggest that the villagers of Calamity do not belong to the game world that Shi Qian is currently in.

What will he record?

However, when Qian tried to open the book, he found that he couldn't open it no matter what he did.

So he took back his backpack and wanted to open it to look inside.

However, the system kept popping up prompts.

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