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

Tonight, there are no lies here...

Everyone stared at this space, somewhat incredulous. Could this place, so identical to the one before, really be the future?

The elders stepped to the front, demonstrating the truth to the etchers below.

The Grand Elder has given them the right to know; whether they believe it or not is no longer so important.

Before everyone could catch their breath, an elder suddenly spoke.

“We…should go. This is our battle against time, and it’s just as worth commemorating, isn’t it?”

Although it may eventually disappear.

The elder mentally added what he hadn't finished saying.

Upon hearing this, the etched figures below did not hesitate for long and all began to walk in one direction.

Shi Qian followed the elders and went over as well.

He knew it was almost over...

Before leaving, Shi Qian looked back at the white crystal rock one last time.

The second to last one has already started to twinkle slightly; there really isn't any more time...

As they walked, they chatted quietly. Shi Qian couldn't hear what the etched figures in front of him were talking about, but he could roughly guess some of it.

Beside him, Elder Sesman began to tell him about the monument.

The monument dates back to when etchers began to be stationed here on the West Crescent Line, but at that time, it was just something done by an etcher who liked to record things.

He carved the words of his first war on a stone, and this war, in theory, was also the first real battle between the Etchers and the Starless.

The story begins with the time when the knife was drawn.

After the Starless Ones left that time, they did not approach the border again for a short period of time.

Just when the etchers thought the other side had calmed down and were about to reopen trade to prevent their neighbors from starving,

They...have come back with a vengeance.

They were well-equipped and invaded the Eternal Night.

However, the etchers at this time had not completely let their guard down, and since drawing their swords, they had always carried their weapons with them.

However, there are still too few etchers stationed along the border.

In that battle, the Etching Man suffered a crushing defeat, with many dead...

The first etcher to begin recording did so to remember this history, so that he would not forget it himself, nor would he want his descendants to forget it.

In that battle, nearly a hundred people died in just the small area of ​​the Western Lunar Front.

The first stone clearly records the time, the number of casualties, and how much they managed to recover.

Later, more and more etchers arrived at the border, all of them having heard about the stone.

They also began to record things together, and the recorded events spread throughout the Eternal Night District, with such monuments appearing in every garrison town.

However, as wars increased and battle lines stretched longer, the number of participants and deaths continued to rise...

Etching people makes them unwilling to take risks.

Clearly, this war wouldn't have started in the first place...

They began to descend deeper underground, and the stone tablets were also moved underground.

But people on the ground continued to hold their ground, and all the events, times, battles, and casualties were completely engraved on the war memorial.

Although they have now arrived in the future, they will no longer encounter the Starless Ones, and there will be no more battles or casualties.

but...

They are about to disappear.

In this sense, their war is a war against time.

Failed.

The number of casualties is the sum of all residents and creatures within the entire Western Moon Garrison...

Seeing the other person's sad expression, Shi Qian wanted to find a topic to distract him and make him stop being so sad.

As he was speaking, the elders around him all lowered their heads slightly, their expressions unreadable.

They're probably all grieving for those who shouldn't have left...

After all, no one likes war, even war for survival.

But we cannot avoid war.

After much thought, Shi Qian turned his attention to the place where he had come down.

He had heard the elders mention that it was a creature called a Juxing Beast.

Looking up at the stone wall now, there's nothing to see...

Moreover, logically speaking, the Ju Xing beast should have already disappeared.

Then why did I encounter and kill the other party?

And that thing has a lot of health—

Shi Qian asked what the local specialties were.

"I might not be entirely sure what exactly constitutes 'unique' or 'special,' since we haven't seen the outside world, so I'll just describe the creatures here..."

After shifting the focus of the discussion, the elder began to think things through and was noticeably less sorrowful.

As long as it works.

In this dimension, the creatures on the ground seem not much different from those in the main world.

The basic animals are still pigs, cows, and sheep, but the chickens here are a bit different from those in the main world.

It's more like a gray bird, capable of independent flight, rather than just a chicken that can only descend slowly.

Once they went underground, the creatures became noticeably different.

The large caves here are inhabited by those Ju-xing beasts.

Although the Juxing Beast is herbivorous, it is actually quite large.

Its shell is quite hard and has stone-like patterns; it usually attaches itself upside down to the top of caves.

They slowly crawled along the cave walls, nibbling at the moss growing there.

Shi Qian was previously inside the mouth of the Ju Xing beast.

However, according to the elders, the Ju Xing beasts here...

It doesn't seem to be as big as the cave where Shi Qian was trapped before, or it might have mutated later.

Because they were attached to the top of the cave, people tried to communicate with them, indicating that they would not disturb them.

However, I hope the other party can write a report on my behalf and be on guard.

Because the Starless Ones might dig them up and find them, the Etching People bound a portion of their spiritual energy to the Juxing Beasts, giving them some means of attack.

After hearing this, Shi Qian sighed, realizing that he had indeed broken through their city's protective formation...

As for why no other creatures were seen, it's probably because their shells resembled rocks, and their radar capabilities weren't wide enough.

There are not only this one kind of creature underground, but also snakes and a type of aquatic fish.

Snakes are not common, and because so many people have had their bodies etched, it is said that they have not seen any more since then. They were only frightened by snakes when they first went underground.

The snakes were scared away by them. If any snakes are still alive, they are probably hiding in some small cave.

The fish are quite interesting. The elder said that the fish are very sensitive to sound, but they can't see anything at all.

They named the fish "blind fish," considering it a source of protein in underground caves.

As for any other creatures, the elders were not sure if there were any left.