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

The speed of that entity... feels so familiar.

It's similar to a player sprinting and using a speed potion; the clone of yourself, without using any potions, is just a little faster than the physical body.

However, at this speed, if they had come at full speed, they should have arrived long ago; it doesn't seem like they came from the seaside.

Did they come from the inland after hearing the news?

Native creatures don't have this ability... Player?

The player is a physical entity, that's true, but it's impossible for them to be unreachable.

Just as Shi Qian was pondering, Ran Xiao called out to him.

"Boss, come quick! I've found something!"

Shi Qian immediately swam over and squatted down next to the ice block with Ran Xiao.

"Boss, from my angle, isn't there a semi-transparent shadow inside?"

Ran Xiao moved aside, and Shi Qian leaned over to take a look.

Because of the improved night vision, it provides a clearer view underwater.

He could clearly see a light, translucent, whitish square where the two layers of ice overlapped.

But if you turn around and look from where the ice block is, you can't see it at all.

The size of that block was about the same as the player's head.

?

"hiss..."

After realizing what it was, Shi Qian couldn't help but gasp.

"Boss, you saw that? What is that thing?"

"How come that thing swims so fast, yet we can't hit it?"

"I see you've thrown a bunch of things around in circles; you can't withstand even the slightest damage."

"I feel..."

Shi Qian raised his hand to stop Ran Xiao from saying anything more.

"Please be quiet and let me think about it."

"Oh."

Ran Xiao obediently squatted next to Shi Qian, occasionally turning her head to look at the ice and Shi Qian.

What's sealed inside the ice is the observer...

No, I should say...players in observer mode?

No wonder they were able to come all the way from the inland; they must have heard the news on the player forums.

However... in this world, there doesn't seem to be a chat window for players to input commands.

However, the observer pattern...

Isn't it supposed to be able to pass through blocks?

These two entities will be blocked by blocks, and their speed is different from that of a true observer mode.

They are like unfinished products, specifically designed to defend themselves.

But they probably didn't expect to have this trick up their sleeve; they made the right choice in getting the Heart of the Ocean.

Who on earth would be so eager to go inside the portal?

Is there anything in that dimension that I don't know?

How did this state come about?

It couldn't be the official way, even though Ranxiao said that the game's official team in this world was lazy and didn't care about anything related to the game.

However, if it were truly necessary to manage something, it wouldn't be in this form.

Shi Qian tapped the ice cube with a slight headache.

Ranxiao, who had been observing the entity, shouted.

"Boss, that thing has disappeared!"

Shi Qian quickly checked his radar and then leaned over to take a look.

On the radar, the solid dot shrank, but still didn't move.

The ice cubes are no longer visible.

Shi Qian, supporting himself, said to Ran Xiao:

"You leave this world, and will return in two minutes."

To be honest, this was the first time Shi Qian had used radar, and the scene was always on the ocean side.

He suspected that the entity hadn't disappeared, but rather that the player inside had logged off, leaving an entity anchor point here, which the radar might have detected as the player's login anchor point.

Since the radar was activated, all the players in this area have been killed and logged off. Since they die, they can't respawn here, and the anchor point no longer exists.

Ran Xiao didn't log off during this period either, definitely a teenager addicted to the internet.

Therefore, Shi Qian was not given a chance to observe the matter.

Now, let Ranxiao go offline; it's a good opportunity to test whether there are any anchor points like this.

Ran Xiao didn't realize at first what "leaving the world" meant.

Once I realized what was happening, I logged out immediately.

I quickly browsed the forum in those two minutes.

I discovered that someone has already posted the entry for "the unseen".

It's quite popular.

However, he only glanced at the title before returning to the game.

Shi Qian also confirmed after Ranxiao went live that the small entity on the radar is the anchor point for players.

Used for re-login.

Shi Qian fired a slowing arrow at the entity left behind by Ran Xiao after she logged off, and found that it was the same situation as the "Observer".

It circled around, unable to pierce.

Until Ranxiao came online, the arrow pierced his body.

"I'm back, boss! Holy crap!"

"Boss, why are you shooting me? The slow effect... What kind of monster is this? Boss, do I have this ability?"

Looking at Ran Xiao's starry eyes, Shi Qian shook his head with a blank face.

I gently tapped the ice to draw his attention back.

"There's a player inside, a life form just like you."

"Huh? Then why can't he see it—"

"This isn't fair~~~~~~"

Before Shi Qian could finish speaking, he was rendered speechless by Ran Xiao's words, which took eighteen turns.

He rubbed his forehead and told Ranxiao to log off and get some rest.

Also, keep an eye on forums and official comment sections lately. If any player asks about replacing a life form or changing a body, make sure to note their name.

Ran Xiao was a little unhappy when Shi Qian kicked him offline.

But she still obediently left.

Before leaving, I told Shi Qian the location of the Heart of the Ocean and the Nautilus shell.

He has a separate box for him.

After Shi Qian indicated that he knew, he went offline.

But resting was out of the question, so after getting off the train, Ranxiao started browsing the forum.

First, I read through all the latest posts about the ocean floor, and of course, I didn't forget the "invisible thing" I saw before logging in.

Then I started searching for what Shi Qian had just mentioned.

Although Shi Qian's words were a bit strange, he still understood them.

Does anyone want to switch accounts or register a new one?

However, as far as he knew, it seemed that this game couldn't be switched.

The game requires logging in with a helmet, which involves scanning a bunch of things to verify your identity.

Moreover, it's the only account linked to, so you can't change the number.

According to Shi Qian, there's a life form inside that's just like the player...

Those are just players.

Some players ended up looking like that, but they couldn't break the blocks.

How can you not be anxious if you're stuck inside like this?

He felt that Shi Qian hadn't said enough, and he needed to find out if any players had suddenly quit the game.

Someone who used to be quite good at the game and had some fame, but suddenly disappeared, saying they no longer play games.

He had never heard of that invisible form before. His boss knew what it was, but his reaction to it was strange.

This proves that this thing might actually exist in the game, like how players shouldn't become like that.

That means those two players definitely weren't playing the game normally; they might have been cheating.

but...

Is it possible to cheat in this game?

Thinking of this, Ran Xiao couldn't help but turn her gaze to the helmet.

Then, realizing what I was thinking, I couldn't help but give myself a slap.

"How could you even think about cheating? If you cheat, you can't play the game properly, and you might even get banned by the boss."

Having successfully brainwashed herself, Ranxiao went to browse the forums again...