Chapter 9

Chapter 9 MINING! CRAFTING! THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT Po scanned the trees for any other dangers. All was still and silent. "THAT SPIDER ALMOST GOT ME." Morgan said. "AND ME." Jodi said. "BUT WHAT WOULD IT HAVE DONE TO ME IF IT HAD CAUGHT ME?" "We don't know," Harper said. "IF WE RUN OUT OF HEALTH HERE…WHAT HAPPENS TO US IN REAL LIFE?"

第九章采矿！制作!阿宝扫视着树林，看有没有其他危险。 一切都静悄悄的。“那只蜘蛛差点咬到我。” 摩根说。“我也去。”乔迪说。 “但是如果它抓住了我，它会怎样对待我呢？”“我们不知道，”哈珀说。 “如果我们在这里耗尽了健康……我们在现实生活中会发生什么？”

"I know you love to learn new things, Harper," said Po. "BUT THAT IS ONE MYSTERY I'D RATHER NOT SOLVE." "I remember how to make a sword now," Harper said. "MAYBE I SHOULD MAKE ONE. OR FOUR." Morgan pointed to her shovel. "OR MAYBE YOU SHOULD MAKE A FEW OTHER TOOLS." he said. "Do you still have your pickaxe?" "WHY?" asked Po. "AREN'T SWORDS BETTER FOR FIGHTING MONSTERS?" "YES." said Morgan. "But other tools are better for digging. AND I THINK IT'S TIME WE WENT UNDERGROUND." They discussed Morgan's plan during lunch the next day at school. "We need to build a real shelter," he said. "It's the best way to defend against hostile mobs." "A home base. That sounds like a fun project," Po said enthusiastically. "Not just a home base," Morgan said. "A

“我知道你喜欢学习新东西，哈珀，”阿宝说。 “但这是一个我不愿解开的谜。” “我现在记得怎么做剑了。”哈珀说。 “也许我应该做一个。四个。” 摩根指着她的铲子。 “或者你应该做一些其他的工具。” 他说。“你的鹤嘴锄还在吗？”“为什么？”阿宝问。 “剑不是更适合对付怪物吗？”“是的。” 摩根说。“但其他工具更适合挖掘。 我认为是时候转入地下了。” 第二天在学校吃午饭时，他们讨论了摩根的计划。 “我们需要建造一个真正的避难所，”他说。 “这是抵御敌对暴徒的最佳方式。” “一个本垒。听起来是个有趣的项目，”阿宝热情地说。 “不只是一个本垒，”摩根说。 “一个

castle." "We'll need a lot of materials," Harper said. Morgan nodded. "Right. I found a blueprint online, and a list of supplies. For starters, we'll need eight hundred blocks of cobblestone. I'd like to get some glass panes for the windows, if we can find sand." He paused. "Wait. Where's Jodi? She was supposed to meet us here." Po was the first to spot her. She was walking their way with a tray of food. And Ash Kapoor was with her.

城堡。”“我们需要很多材料，”哈珀说。 摩根点点头。“正确。我在网上找到了一张蓝图，还有一份物资清单。 首先，我们需要800块鹅卵石。 如果我们能找到沙子的话，我想弄些玻璃窗来。” 他停顿了一下。”等。乔迪-在哪里? 她应该在这里和我们见面的。” 阿宝是第一个发现她的。 她端着一盘食物朝他们走来。 阿什·卡普尔和她在一起。

"Hi, Ash!" Po said loudly. He said it to be polite…but also to warn Morgan. Obviously, Doc's VR goggles were a big secret. Morgan scrambled to put the blueprint away, but he wasn't very sneaky about it. Ash gave him a funny look. "Hi, everybody," Ash said. "Jodi invited me to sit with you. I hope that's okay." "Sure," said Harper. "Of course," Po said. But he saw Morgan scowling. He hoped Ash didn't; that wouldn't make her feel very welcome.

“嗨,灰!”阿宝大声说。 他这么说是出于礼貌，也是为了警告摩根。 显然，博士的VR眼镜是个大秘密。 摩根急忙把蓝图收起来，但他并不狡猾。 阿什奇怪地看了他一眼。 “大家好，”阿什说。 “乔迪邀请我和你坐在一起。 我希望你不会介意。”“当然可以。”哈珀说。 “当然，”阿宝说。但他看到摩根皱着眉头。 他希望艾什不会。那会让她觉得不受欢迎。

Morgan squirmed in his seat. "Jodi, did you forget? We were supposed to talk about our… project today." "Oh, what kind of project?" Ash asked. "For school? Maybe I can help." "No, it's…" Morgan hesitated. "It's like a secret after-school project." "Oh. Okay," Ash said. She and Jodi were still standing there, holding their lunch trays. There was a moment of awkward silence.

摩根在座位上局促不安。 “乔迪，你忘了吗？”我们今天应该讨论我们的……项目。” “哦，什么样的项目？”灰问道。 “上学?也许我能帮上忙。” “不，这是……”摩根犹豫了一下。 “这就像一个秘密的课后项目。” “哦。好吧。”阿什说。她和乔迪仍然站在那里，端着他们的午餐托盘。 一阵尴尬的沉默。

Jodi rolled her eyes. "Fine," she said. "You guys have your meeting. Ash and I will sit over there and have a lovely lunch. Feel free to join us when you get tired of whispering secrets that don't even need to be kept secret." Jodi stormed off, and Ash followed her. Morgan rolled his eyes. Po thought doing things unexpectedly must run in the family. "Jodi's right," Po said. "We don't have to keep this a secret from everybody. We have two extra sets of goggles, remember?" Morgan shook his head. "The more people who know a secret, the less secret it is. And if the adults find out we have a portal to an actual Minecraft world, I'm sure they'll take it away." "It's not magical," Harper insisted. "It's science." "Whatever. I just think we should keep this between us for a little longer," Morgan said. "Deal?" Po and Harper looked at each other. They

乔迪翻了个白眼。“很好，”她说。 “你们去开会吧。 阿什和我会坐在那边，享受一顿美好的午餐。 当你厌倦了窃窃私语甚至不需要保密的秘密时，随时加入我们。” 乔迪气冲冲地走了，阿什也跟着走了。 摩根翻了个白眼。阿宝认为做出其不意的事一定是家族遗传。 “乔迪说得对，”阿宝说。“我们没必要对所有人保密。 我们还有两副护目镜，记得吗？”摩根摇了摇头。 “一个秘密知道的人越多，它就越不秘密。” 如果大人们发现我们有一个通往真正的《我的世界》世界的入口，我肯定他们会把它拿走的。” “这不是魔法，”哈珀坚持说。 “这是科学。”“不管。 我只是觉得我们应该把这件事保密一段时间。”摩根说。 “交易?”阿宝和哈珀面面相觑。 他们