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

The name of the flag.

And, the abilities given by the evil spirit.

[The Ominous Flag] — [The Flag of Hope for the Deceased]

[Leader]

Who is Lian'e?

A villager suffering from calamity, and a captain at that, an attack captain.

Shi Qian roughly knew what he wanted him to do...

Find companions and relatives...

Lian'e can see things outside, but he cannot get out.

Even if they "go out," they should appear in the coniferous forest cage in the spatial crevices, just like before.

This world will not allow him to appear.

And Lian E himself is a criminal.

Shi Qian had thought too highly of him before. Even though the other party's initial introduction had already revealed such information, he still didn't take it seriously.

It wasn't until the opponent revealed their hand and used their abilities that Shi Qian realized the seriousness of the problem.

If someone can retrieve their own items from the system's inventory, does that mean the other party might still be able to use those same abilities?

He had never taken this world seriously before...

After all, it's a world that's just starting out, and the players don't have any combat power yet.

But this world is not just about players.

However, the indigenous people he has encountered so far, apart from the evil ones, are all considered "friendly".

This led him to overlook the existence of villains in the world.

Moreover, we don't know how much else the other party is hiding, or whether it poses a threat to us.

If I die here, will my clone dissipate because he can control things in the system?

However, his threat...

It's not like I can't avoid it.

Where should I look for them?

The mortuary gave a wicked laugh.

"The source of calamity..."

New terms are terms from places I've never heard of before.

But we can roughly guess what's going on.

It should be the place where the villagers of Calamity were born, their home.

However, this place is probably not in the main world.

A new dimension?

"What's the travel plan? And how do I get out and find it?"

Is this guy planning to trap me here and then create his own clone to search for me...?

Shi Qian was a little nervous.

To be honest, this is the first time I've encountered this situation.

After experiencing a huge emotional upheaval, you may be calm, but that doesn't mean you can think about situations you haven't encountered before.

He genuinely didn't know how to solve it.

Lian E sighed.

"I don't know either... I thought there would never be anyone here except me. As for how to get out, just open your backpack and find the flag."

"I have no intention of trapping you. I can only use your belongings while you are in this space."

These two sentences made things clear to Shi Qian.

The other party guessed everything he was thinking, but they really didn't mean any harm... right?

But will there ever be anyone else who thinks it's unlikely they'll find creatures from the "pre-world"?

The Etched People are beings from before the dimensional overlay, and theoretically can be considered beings from a previous world.

It can only be used here...

field?

Shi Qian recalled the vocabulary often used in novels he used to read, especially in scenes featuring powerful beings.

Within one's own domain, everything moves as one pleases.

In other words, is the personal domain stronger than the system's underlying code?

What exactly is the origin of this world?

However, Shi Qian still has one problem.

What is "The Past Beyond the World"?

"Don't you already know everything?"

Upon hearing Shi Qian's question, Lian E leaned back rather unceremoniously, pressing himself against the fungal body.

He casually looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, a hint of sadness in his eyes...

Shi Qian really can't understand the other party's position now.

What do you mean? A villain who is both good and evil, right?

The story of Lian E felt very intriguing to Shi Qian...

But as Lian'e said, he did indeed understand the purpose of that book.

Witnessing history —

Recording history —

Telling history —

To inform those of the future of all that happened outside of their own time.

But it seems that this task fell to Shi Qian.

This book is about mortal evil, but now it belongs to Shi Qian...

He scratched his head.

"Can I go out now?"

"No rush... Let's chat a bit more, we haven't spoken for days and nights."

...

When Shi Qian finally emerged from the space within the flag, he looked utterly hopeless and collapsed to the ground.

No, is this what people who have been holding it in for too long are like?

While Lian E was talking about it without getting tired, Shi Qian was getting tired of listening to it.

I forced him to chat...

However, Shi Qian also learned a lot.

For example, the origin of that flag.

It was originally just the banner of an ordinary calamity captain, but after he committed evil deeds...

He was locked in the coniferous forest and deprived of his ability to use blocks.

That coniferous forest was the location of the watchtower where he was originally stationed.

Because, at the underlying code level, the creatures in "Minecraft" can survive without eating food.

Therefore, Lian'e was kept in his original "home".

However, his watchtower was demolished, and all the gaps in the surrounding coniferous forest were filled in.

He can't escape; he's the only one left.

He was filled with rage, agitation, and constant cursing.

But none of them could shake that space.

He began to study the items in his backpack.

He immediately set his sights on his own banner of calamity.

The Calamity Banner itself has a storage space, which was specially made by the Calamity Elder for each captain.

Through tireless efforts, he was able to fit a space into it.

But he dared not...

The world back then was very powerful; if he had hidden inside, he would have been discovered immediately.

So he kept waiting, waiting for an opportunity...

When the opportunity came, no one expected that the once-glorious world would be turned upside down and buried in time.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Lian'e hid inside the flag.

However, to avoid failure in dimensional coverage, he made a backup plan.

The illusionist gave him his doll.

He left it in the main world, along with a portion of its consciousness.

The world was completely covered, but this move by the evil spirit caused chaos in the world, directly choosing to cut through space and throw it into the cracks.

This method is convenient and doesn't require much effort.

Anyway, we're caught in the cracks of the world, with no way to survive.

But in this new world, evil seized the opportunity once again.

That is, Shi Qian.

Shi Qian learned about what happened later.

Lian E used special means to overlap his own space with the main world, attracting Shi Qian to enter.

Then let it lead you away, and incidentally kill the puppet to eliminate any traces.

It must be said that Lian E is very intelligent and knows how to seize opportunities.

They will also be able to grasp the situation...

This made Shi Qian even more curious about what crime he had committed.

However, Lian E kept his mouth shut about this and refused to reveal anything.

His ability to observe the outside world was something he developed when he was thrown into a difficult situation.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen Shi Qian to "take over".