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

The etcher, Araya, warmly invited Shi Qian into his home as a guest.

After she finished introducing herself, seeing Shi Qian's bewildered expression, she knew that their clan might not have left anything behind in history.

Please make yourself at home and wait a moment.

Shi Qian nodded and sat down on a rattan-wood step.

For MC, steps plus trapdoors/signboards are what make a chair.

The interior here is completely different from the empty houses Shi Qian had seen before; it's full of life.

There were even paintings on the walls and potted plants hanging by the windows, but they were all types I'd never seen before.

It's a very novel feeling, after all, this is different from creatures like dolphins.

It is humanoid, can communicate, has a sizable city, and a unique cultural style.

And that self-introduction...

Is "Eternal Night, Dark Moon" a place name, a lifestyle, or a cultural type? It's not something I can immediately grasp.

But the West Moon Line should be a real place name. If they know this place is underground, it means they have been to the surface, or rather, they came from the surface.

"Etching People" is probably the name of their tribe, which seems to fit their lifestyle quite well.

All the buildings have engravings and strange patterns on their own bodies. What has eroded them?

The engraving marks left after erosion...

Yes, that makes sense.

As Shi Qian sat looking around, Ala Ya returned with two bowls and handed one of them to him.

"If you don't mind, you can try it. It's a juice made from fern root juice and salted berries."

After the introduction, Araya seemed somewhat saddened and inexplicably said:

"...I hope you can taste it..."

Shi Qian didn't quite understand the meaning of the sentence, but after taking the bowl, he took a bite.

Although his satiety level is always passively full, he can still eat food.

The first impression upon tasting it was strange...

He could only feel its texture, the soft, light flesh, and a small amount of plant fiber; he could taste the silky texture.

How to describe it? It's like the stringy texture of peach flesh after biting into the pit.

But Shi Qian couldn't taste it, so he took another sip.

It still feels the same, but this time, it finally has some flavor.

It's a very novel feeling, like adding a small spoonful of salt to sweet soup and stirring it in.

It's just that, relatively speaking, it's a little bland.

He took another bite, and this time he finally tasted the real flavor. Shi Qian's eyes lit up.

The juice tasted quite good. The fern root seemed to have a slightly sweet taste. The salty berries were supposed to be salty, but they weren't very salty. Instead, they added more flavor. Moreover, the pulp of the berries and the fiber left after juicing the fern root created a wonderful texture combination.

Araya had been secretly observing Shi Qian's reaction, and she relaxed when his eyes lit up.

She wanted to go out immediately and tell the tribal elder the good news, but after all, the guests were still here.

After finishing a bowl, Shi Qian didn't hold back in praising Ala Ya's cooking skills, almost blushing with embarrassment.

Araya suggested taking Shi Qian for a walk around the city and telling him about his tribe.

Shi Qian readily agreed, and after tasting the local specialties, he became even more interested in this previously unknown history.

Come on! Etched figures are so cool!

And they are a race that lives underground!

The city should have returned to how it was before, but they don't seem to realize that they've been...missing for a long time.

Aside from their arrival as outsiders, they probably thought everything would be the same as before...

But I did actually witness "outside of time" with my own eyes.

As they followed Araya out, the etched figures on the street were all curious about Shi Qian's identity.

Although the mask covered part of his face, it was still clear that Shi Qian's skin tone and appearance were significantly different from theirs.

Many people greeted Araya while also observing Shi Qian.

Araya explained as he walked.

"This is the city center; you must have come from there."

She pointed to the prominent column of lava in the air.

Shi Qian nodded and listened quietly to her introduction.

Now I regret not digging a pit under the lava when I came down, so that it wouldn't flow out.

Fortunately, it was a relatively open area, so hopefully those etched figures weren't hurt.

"That's the ordinary residential area of ​​Xiyue Garrison City. Apart from the breeding fields in the west and the training grounds in the east, the entire garrison city is symmetrical about the altar center."

"You said you came from a long time in the future, right?"

"Yes, I come from a dimension outside of the new era after this dimension was covered up. I accidentally touched the white crystal rock at your altar and then I met you."

Araya pondered the amount of information in Shi Qian's words and found it to be overwhelmingly rich.

"Dimensions covered?"

After she understood what he meant, her expression cracked.

Shi Qian nodded slowly. He knew that these words were truly world-destroying for the creatures living in Alaia.

"Phew... I'm sorry for losing my composure. I think I need to calm down. Let me take you to our elders' quarters, where you can listen to them tell their stories."

Araya slowly exhaled, and following his words, she felt that she could take this opportunity to report this matter to the elders.

They succeeded, but they seem to have...completely failed.

Along the way, Araia gave Shi Qian a brief chat about their origins. Although Araia didn't know the details of history, the origins of their race were something every Etcher needed to know.

Shi Qian learned the basic meanings of those terms from her.

"From the eternal night and dark moon" is because, in this dimension, there is no change of the sun and moon in the flow of time.

The sun and moon are forever frozen in place, unchanging; the moon can never shine on the other side of the world.

In this dimension of timeline, the entire world is interconnected.

In other words, if they keep moving forward, they will eventually return to the starting point.

"Eternal Night and Dark Moon" is the name for this dimension; if you really want to say something, it's the same as "Ocean Snowfield."

The other half of the world is bathed in eternal sunlight, where another race lives.

Araya said they did not know its real name and simply referred to it as the Starless One.

As Shi Qian predicted, the West Moon Line is indeed a place name.

This is west of Darkmoon. The Westmoon Line is a boundary dividing line, and Westmoon City is stationed here.

Used to defend against attacks and encroachments from those lacking stars.