Chapter 8

Chapter 8 IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD! IT TAKES A MOE TO RAZE A VILLAGE! As the sun rose the next morning, no new zombies crested the mountain. The mobs that had entered the village had shambled quickly into the forest, lumbering away before the sun's rays could touch them. The five friends had been stuck indoors while an endless parade of monsters passed through town. But now the way back to their beds was finally clear. They returned to their cave, activated their beds, and disconnected to the real world. It had been their longest gaming session yet. And Morgan had been hurt! Jodi was actually relieved to hang up her headset and go home for the night. Homework was going to

第八章养育一个孩子需要全村的力量！把一个村庄夷为平地需要一个MOE ！第二天早晨太阳升起的时候，没有新的丧尸爬上山顶。 进入村子的暴徒们步履蹒跚地迅速走进森林，在阳光照射到他们之前，他们就步履蹒跚地走了。 这五个朋友被困在室内，而无休止的怪物游行穿过城镇。 但现在回到床上的路终于畅通了。 他们回到自己的洞穴，激活了自己的床，与现实世界断开了联系。 这是他们玩游戏时间最长的一次。 摩根受伤了！乔迪挂掉耳机回家过夜，实际上松了口气。 家庭作业是

be a piece of cake compared to fightingzombies. The next day at school, the Minecraft team gathered in homeroom before the morning bell rang. "We have to do something about those pests," Morgan said. Jodi knew he meant the hostile mobs that had assaulted the village and trapped them overnight. But Ms. Minerva overheard him, and she clearly misunderstood which pests he was talking about. "I know the bats have been disruptive," the teacher said, "but I've been informed that the school board finally has a plan to deal with them." "I love a clever plan," said Ash. "What is it?" Ms. Minerva frowned. "Unfortunately, it's not what I would call a clever plan. They've decided to call in an exterminator. He'll take care of the problem this weekend." Jodi gasped. Exterminator? Take care of the

跟打僵尸比起来简直是小菜一碟。 第二天在学校，《我的世界》团队在早上的铃声响起之前就聚集在了教室里。 “我们必须对这些害虫做点什么，”摩根说。 乔迪知道他指的是那些袭击村庄并把他们困了一夜的敌对暴徒。 但密涅瓦无意中听到了他的话，她显然误解了他说的是哪种害虫。 “我知道蝙蝠一直在捣乱，”老师说，“但我被告知，学校董事会终于有了一个对付它们的计划。” “我喜欢聪明的计划。”阿什说。 “什么事？”密涅瓦皱起了眉头。 “不幸的是，我认为这不是一个聪明的计划。 他们决定叫灭虫师来。 这个周末他会解决这个问题的。” 乔迪•气喘吁吁地说。根除者? 照顾好

problem? She knew exactly what Ms. Minerva meant. "They can't just exterminate the poor things!" she cried. "I agree with Jodi," said Harper. "The bats are acting according to their nature. They haven't done anything wrong." "And they're cute," said Po. "They're even cuter than Baron Sweetcheeks." Now Morgan gasped. "How dare you!" he said. "Nothing is cuter than Baron Sweetcheeks." Po made a kissy face at him.

问题吗?她清楚地知道她要做什么。 密涅瓦的意思。“他们不能就这样消灭这些可怜的东西！”她嚷道。 “我同意乔迪的看法，”哈珀说。 “蝙蝠是根据它们的本性行事的。 他们没有做错任何事。” “它们很可爱，”阿宝说。 “它们比甜颊男爵还要可爱。” 摩根倒吸了一口冷气。“你怎么敢！”他说。 “没有什么比甜颊男爵更可爱的了。” 阿宝对他做了个亲脸。

Ms. Minerva held up a hand for silence. "I'm sympathetic," she said. "I wish there was another solution. But we simply can't continue as things have been." She crossed her arms. "Cute as they may be, they are pests." Jodi bit her tongue. She'd been called a pest before. It didn't feel very nice. And she couldn't help but think there was a better way to deal with this problem. As soon as they were back in Minecraft, they got to work. "Grab the beds," Ash said. "We need our RESPAWN POINT to be closer to the village. Otherwise we'll lose too much time traveling back and forth." "Why go back at all?" asked Jodi. "For one thing, I'd like to make use of that enchanting table," said Harper. "It could be a while before we encounter another one. AND EVEN LONGER BEFORE WE CAN CRAFT OUR OWN." "Maybe we'll get lucky," said Morgan. "Maybe the mobs won't attack tonight." Jodi could tell by his voice that he didn't

密涅瓦举起一只手让大家安静。 “我很同情你，”她说。 “我希望还有别的解决办法。 但我们不能继续这样下去。” 她双臂交叉。“虽然它们很可爱，但它们是害虫。” 乔迪咬着舌头。她以前被称为讨厌鬼。 感觉不太好。她不禁想到有更好的方法来处理这个问题。 他们一回到《我的世界》，就开始工作。 “把床搬过来。”阿什说。 “我们需要我们的重生点离村庄更近。 否则我们来回旅行会浪费太多时间。” “为什么还要回去呢？”乔迪问。 “首先，我想利用那张迷人的桌子。”哈珀说。 “我们可能要过一段时间才能遇到另一个。 甚至更久之后，我们才能制作自己的。” “也许我们会走运。”摩根说。 “也许暴徒今晚不会袭击。” 乔迪能从他的声音听出来他不知道

believe that was likely. The mood was tense as they descended the mountain. "I can make armor and new weapons," said Harper. "BUT WE'LL NEED MORE IRON." "I'm on it," said Ash. "We'll just have to dig and hope we get lucky." "Don't throw anything out," said Morgan. "If you end up with tons of stone and dirt, we can use that to build walls. With walls, we can force the mobs into a choke point." "Smart!" said Jodi. That would make it easier to fight a few mobs at a time. They wouldn't be overwhelmed and surrounded as quickly as could sometimes happen in the game. "We should dig trenches, too," said Po. "That'll get us plenty of dirt for walls." "Good call," said Morgan. "There's not a lot of time. Just do what you can, everyone." Jodi followed Morgan's gaze to the lowering sun. She felt a thrill of dread run through her. The dark and the monsters would be here soon.

我相信这是可能的。他们下山时，气氛很紧张。 “我可以制作盔甲和新武器，”哈珀说。 “但是我们需要更多的铁。” “我这就去。”阿什说。“我们只能挖下去，希望运气好。” “不要扔掉任何东西，”摩根说。 “如果你最终得到了成吨的石头和泥土，我们可以用它们来建墙。 有了城墙，我们就能迫使暴徒进入咽喉要道。” “真聪明！”乔迪说。这样一来，一次对付几个暴徒就容易多了。 他们不会像在游戏中那样被迅速包围。 “我们也应该挖沟，”阿宝说。 “这样我们就有足够的土做墙了。” “好主意，”摩根说。“时间不多了。 大家尽自己所能吧。” 乔迪顺着摩根的目光望向夕阳。 她感到一阵恐惧的震颤贯穿全身。 黑暗和怪物很快就要来了。

Jodi watched anxiously as Harper crafted pieces of armor for them. "THIS WON'T WIN YOU ANY FASHION AWARDS," Harper said. She handed Jodi an iron helmet. "But you'll be better protected now." "It's perfect, Harper," said Jodi. "Thanks." "DON'T MAKE ANY ARMOR FOR ME, Harper," Morgan said. Jodi snapped her head toward him. "Are you serious?" she asked. "You're the one who got hurt yesterday." Morgan nodded solemnly. "I know. But there's something I want to TRY…IF HARPER AGREES it's a good idea. And it's going to require a lot of iron." Jodi and Harper watched as Morgan dashed into the nearby pumpkin patch. He took an axe to one of the pumpkins. Harper grinned. "I think I know what you're up to," she said. "Let me help." She put down four blocks of iron in a T-shape. "I hope this works," said Morgan. He placed the pumpkin on top of the iron. Their new creation came to life immediately.

乔迪焦急地看着哈珀为他们制作盔甲。 “这不会为你赢得任何时尚奖项，”哈珀说。 她递给乔迪一顶铁头盔。 “但现在你会得到更好的保护。” “太完美了，哈珀。”乔迪说。 “谢谢。”“别给我做盔甲了，哈珀。”摩根说。 乔迪朝他猛地一摇头。 “你是认真的吗？” “你是昨天受伤的那个人。” 摩根严肃地点点头。“我知道。 但我想尝试一件事……如果哈珀同意的话。 这将需要大量的铁。” 乔迪和哈珀看着摩根冲进附近的南瓜地里。 他用斧头砍了其中一个南瓜。 哈珀咧嘴一笑。“我想我知道你想干什么，”她说。 “让我来帮你。”她把四块铁块摆成t形。 “我希望这能奏效，”摩根说。 他把南瓜放在熨斗上。 他们的新创造立刻活了起来。