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

These past few days of lying low have not allowed Shi Qian to discover anything.

In this crystal dimension, something seems too normal.

Because various geological blocks from the main world cover all parts of the dimension, he could say he had traveled all over the entire dimension, except for the locations of the crystals.

He even went up to see that black volcano.

Nothing was found in the dimension that, at first glance, did not belong to the entire dimension...

Especially things like the End, which have obvious dimensional attributes, are things I've never even heard of.

So where did that shroud box come from...?

However, despite having traveled throughout all dimensions, Shi Qian still hadn't entered the palace.

He couldn't figure out the character of Zero Nine Sequence.

Shi Qian has some ability when it comes to emotions. Most of the time, he can roughly tell what some people are feeling and what their needs are, and sometimes he can even guess what they are thinking.

But he couldn't understand anything about the 09 Sequence.

So far, he has only met Zero Nine once, but he has heard his name from the Crystal Man many times.

The structure of the crystal dimension is quite peculiar.

There is a special sense of balance throughout the entire dimension, including the black volcano overhead.

The dimension is a class-based system, but there is no such thing as a "nobility title".

The term "time migration" is based on place of residence.

Zero Nine is located at the very center of the dimension, while the light atop that tower occupies the central point in three-dimensional space.

The palace is the main location of Zero Nine Sequence, and Shi Qian has not seen him leave the palace yet.

The residential houses surrounding the palace seem to be specifically prepared for someone like Furong.

It's a few stories lower than a palace, but much higher than a normal residential area.

The identities of this group are relatively complex; Furong is probably in charge of diplomacy and reception.

Of the remaining people, only two types are relatively easy to identify as having areas of responsibility.

They are all related to the military.

Those in charge of the army and those in charge of weapons.

Shi Qian couldn't discern the professions of the remaining residents.

Below this area, there is likely a processing plant.

All food within this dimension is produced here and sent to various regions.

Further down, it becomes a normal residential area.

The entire Crystal Empire, surrounding the central tower, was divided into eight equal parts.

The city wall here is also a regular octagon. Shi Qian specifically crawled to the top of the entire cave to look down from the top.

For a moment, he even began to imagine the Crystal Empire as a Bagua diagram.

The largest proportion of these areas are ordinary residential areas, but each area looks like a copy-paste job.

Apart from the different people living inside, Shi Qian could hardly tell the difference.

The people here are indeed crystal people.

Besides...09 Sequence...

Shi Qian didn't know which kind of life he belonged to.

The crystal people in this dimension are the same type of crystal as those in this dimension, and they also look the same as the portal frame.

Amethyst, Smoky Quartz, Morpho Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Citrine, Rutilated Quartz, Star Quartz, Rose Quartz.

Although rose quartz is called a stone, it is actually a crystal, just like other crystals.

The outer layer of the residential area, that is, the part sandwiched between the residential area and the city wall, is a relatively special place in this dimension.

Mines and the army.

Yes, both sides are in this area.

The mine was sandwiched between the army and the troops.

The minerals produced in each region are the same as those of the Crystal People who live in that region.

And this is also their food source.

It seems that Crystal People can only use minerals of the same attribute.

At least until now, Shi Qian has never seen any person who eats smoky quartz.

Most of the work in the dimension is the same—mining ore.

The crystals with different properties were mined and transported to processing plants in the central area.

This is normal.

but...

People who work are different.

The first thing people do every morning is gather on the main road of the area, and then head two areas to the right to go mining.

For example, people from the Smoky Quartz region will go to the mines in the Smoky Quartz region, and those mines in the Smoky Quartz region will be given to Rose Quartz.

At night, the ores also undergo this process.

The ore from the smoky quartz area will reach the opposite side, which is the rutilated quartz area.

The next day, the ore was processed and sent back to their region.

Although the process is complicated, it seems to be very effective in preventing things like ore embezzlement.

Because if they were allowed to mine their own usable ores, they might just eat as they mined...

Moreover, it seems that this shift in data is not static.

While Shi Qian was listening to the crystal people talking underground, they seemed to mention that the last time they turned left into Zone 3.

Although the exact time of the last change is unclear, it is known that they do change their schedules frequently.

I just don't know the specific purpose of doing this...

Shi Qian tried to put himself in that position, and the only thing he could think of for the time being was to prevent embezzlement.

Moreover, whether it's two areas or three areas, they are not directly adjacent.

Because for a given region, relationships between adjacent regions tend to be better.

This is probably to prevent collusion...

For the Crystal People, day and night actually depend entirely on the brightness of the light source in the central area.

Shi Qian specifically went to check, but it didn't match...

The entire dimension is subject to the alternation of the sun and moon.

When the sun rises, the interior of the entire dimension is very dark.

The light source should only be around level three.

Shi Qian isn't exactly a map file, and he hasn't made any large-scale architectural maps himself. He only knows that the light source level in Minecraft is 15.

The brightest time underground is when the sun sets.

The creatures within this dimension seem to have a somewhat traditional, reversed sleep-wake cycle, but they can't control that light, and it's not entirely reversed...

As for the dimensional ground, Shi Qian didn't find any problems.

Perhaps it's because no one lives there...

Because of the black volcano, the surface of the entire dimension is mostly composed of round stones.

Occasionally, you can also see a lot of scattered lava.

Soil and sand are rarely seen on the surface; these geological blocks mostly exist in the interlayer between the surface and the underground world.

The time-traveling creature circled the Earth's surface but didn't see any living organisms.

Black Volcano also glanced at it.

There is lava in the center, but it is a very calm lava lake with no signs of eruption, and it doesn't even steam like a boiling spring.

Currently, all explorations have shown that time migrations are in an attached state.

When Furong sent him to the portal that day, he waved to Furong and immediately activated the furthest attachment.

Fortunately, the adhesion ability can be used remotely, otherwise it would be really difficult to handle.

Shi Qian waited until Fu Rong had gone far away before he could relax.

After all, after he went back openly, Furong kept watch at the door for at least an hour.

He dared not move at all...