Chapter 4

Chapter 4 IT'S STILL MINECRAFT! JUST WITHOUT THE MINING. OR THE CRAFTING. WHO ARE HE KIDDING? IT'S BROKEN. Harper didn't like this one bit. It was as if the Evoker King had locked everything in place. "IT'S ALMOST LIKE HE FROZE THE GAME," she said. "I've never heard of anything like this!" "I have. Sort of," said Morgan. Harper tried to pick up one of the wither skulls. But now that she'd put it down, it felt glued in place. "I'm all ears," she said. "I used to hang out with a guy named Dante," Morgan said. "HE'S ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO FIRST SHOWED ME MINECRAFT." "I remember him," said Jodi, taking another

第四章它仍然是我的世界！只是没有采矿。 或者手工制作。他在跟谁开玩笑？ 它坏了。哈珀一点也不喜欢这个。 就好像Evoker国王把一切都锁在了合适的地方。 “就像他冻结了比赛，”她说。 “我从来没听说过这样的事！”“我有。 差不多吧。”摩根说。哈珀想捡起一个枯萎的头骨。 但现在她把它放下了，感觉就像粘在了一起。 “我洗耳恭听，”她说。“我曾经和一个叫但丁的家伙一起出去玩，”摩根说。 “实际上是他第一个给我看《我的世界》的。” “我记得他。”乔迪说着又拿了一杯

useless swing with her pickaxe. "He was nice!" "Yeah," said Morgan. "And he was an incredible builder. He liked to re-create famous buildings in Minecraft. He made the Empire State Building, the Shanghai Tower, the Shard…you name it." Harper felt a sudden chill. It had to be her imagination, since they didn't actually get hot or cold here. But she couldn't shake the feeling that the Evoker King was watching them. Then the sky rumbled with thunder, and she shuddered. Rain was coming. It wouldn't hurt

她的鹤嘴锄无用的摆动。 “他人很好！”“是的，”摩根说。 “他是一位令人难以置信的建筑师。 他喜欢在《我的世界》中重建著名的建筑。 他建造了帝国大厦、上海中心大厦、碎片大厦……你能想到的都是他。” 哈珀突然感到一阵寒意。 这一定是她的想象，因为这里并没有真正的冷或热。 但她无法摆脱一种感觉，那就是唤醒王正在注视着他们。 接着，天空雷声隆隆，她打了个寒颤。 下雨了。这不会有什么坏处

them, but it would make everything feel a little creepier. "Let's walk while we talk, Morgan," she suggested. "Our old starter castle is nearby, remember? We can head that way." "WHAT ABOUT THE WITHER?" asked Po. Harper shrugged. "It's not going anywhere." "Neither are our beds, unfortunately," said Ash. Her ax bounced harmlessly off her bed. "They're stuck, too." "WE HAVE BACKUP BEDS AT THE CASTLE!" said Jodi. "Remember? We each had our own bedroom set up. Mine was very pink." "So was mine!" Po said happily. "It's as good a plan as any," said Morgan. "And maybe the Librarian will find us there, since the beacon idea is a bust." Morgan pulled the compass they had constructed during an earlier adventure from his inventory. He held it out for everyone to see, but the needle stayed in place. "It's useless," he said. They all looked automatically to Ash, who had

他们，但这会让一切都感觉有点诡异。 “我们边走边谈吧，摩根。”她建议道。 “我们的老城堡就在附近，记得吗？” 我们可以朝那个方向走。”“那枯萎呢？”阿宝问。 哈珀耸耸肩。“它哪儿也去不了。” “不幸的是，我们的床也不是。”阿什说。 她的斧头从床上弹回来，没有造成伤害。 “他们也被困住了。”“我们城堡里有备用床位！”乔迪说。 “还记得吗?我们每个人都有自己的卧室。 我的是粉红色的。”“我也是！”阿宝高兴地说。 “这是一个很好的计划，”摩根说。 “也许图书管理员会在那里找到我们，因为灯塔的想法已经失败了。” 摩根从他的物品清单中拿出了他们在早些时候的冒险中制作的指南针。 他拿出来给大家看，但针还在原地。 “这没用，”他说。他们都不假思索地把目光转向阿什

the best sense of direction. At least the sun still seemed to be moving in the sky, so Ash used it to get her bearings. She pointed over Jodi's head. "IT'S THAT WAY." As they headed in the direction Ash had indicated, Harper said, "Morgan, you were telling us about Dante?" "Right," Morgan grumbled as he returned the compass to his inventory. "So one day after school, DANTE SENT ME A MESSAGE AND ASKED ME TO SIGN IN TO HIS GAME SO I COULD SEE HIS LATEST CREATION. I was expecting something familiar, like the Chrysler Building. But this time,

最好的方向感。 至少太阳似乎还在天空中移动，所以艾什用它来确定自己的方位。 她指着乔迪的头顶。 “就是那条路。”当他们朝艾什指的方向走去时，哈珀说：“摩根，你是在跟我们说但丁吗？”“好吧。”摩根一边抱怨一边把指南针放回清单上。 “所以有一天放学后，但丁给我发了一条信息，让我登录他的游戏，这样我就能看到他最新的作品。 我还以为是熟悉的地方呢，比如克莱斯勒大厦。 但这一次，

he'd created something totally new! He'd designed his own skyscraper for the first time. It was super tall, with tons of glass and these awesome gargoyles. WE WERE IN CREATIVE MODE, SO I was able to fly up and see all the details." Harper closed her eyes and tried to imagine what sort of structure she'd make if she had time to build anything. Lately, all their game time had involved life-and-death struggles. It would be nice just to build again! "When I was flying," Morgan continued, "I noticed that one of the gargoyles didn't match the others. IT HAD A GRAVEL BRICK WHERE A COBBLESTONE BRICK SHOULD HAVE BEEN. An easy mistake to make, and just as easy to fix! So I took out my pickaxe and tried to remove the gravel. And guess what?" "You couldn't do it," Harper guessed. "Right," said Morgan. "I SWUNG MY PICKAXE, AND NOTHING HAPPENED!" "Sounds familiar," Jodi said glumly. "I asked Dante what had happened," said Morgan. "And he explained that he'd changed the

他创造了一个全新的东西！他第一次设计了自己的摩天大楼。 它非常高，有大量的玻璃和这些可怕的石像鬼。 我们当时处于创作模式，所以我能够飞到空中，看到所有的细节。” 哈珀闭上眼睛，试着想象如果她有时间建造什么东西，她会建造什么样的建筑。 最近，他们所有的游戏时间都与生死搏斗有关。 再建一次就好了！“当我在飞行的时候，”摩根继续说，“我注意到有一个石像鬼和其他的不一样。 在应该是鹅卵石砖的地方用了砾石砖。 这是一个很容易犯的错误，但也很容易纠正！于是我拿出鹤嘴锄，想把砾石挖开。 你猜怎么着？”“你做不到的。”哈珀猜想。 “对，”摩根说。“我抡起鹤嘴锄，什么也没发生！”“听起来很熟悉。”乔迪闷闷不乐地说。 “我问但丁发生了什么事，”摩根说。 他解释说他已经改变了

game's settings so that only he could 'edit' blocks. In other words, I couldn't take anything apart or change anything. Because I was playing on his server, that was something he had control over." "BUT WHY?" asked Po. "To protect his creation, of course," said Jodi. "HE HAD CREATED A GREAT WORK OF ART! He didn't want anyone else coming in and putting TNT on it." "Like a museum," said Harper. "Or my grandma's house. Look, but don't touch." "Exactly," said Morgan. "It was just like what's happening to us now. WHICH AT LEAST GIVES US A CLUE AS TO WHAT THE EVOKER KING IS DOING. I think the Foundation Stone gives him ownership of the server, so to speak. It gives him the power to decide who can edit blocks. At least we can still place blocks, for now, but that doesn't leave us with many options." "We're here," said Ash, and Harper looked past the next hill. There stood their castle—or what was left of it. It had definitely seen better days.

游戏设置，这样只有他可以“编辑”方块。 换句话说，我不能拆开或改变任何东西。 因为我是在他的服务器上玩游戏，所以这是他可以控制的。” “可是为什么呢？”阿宝问。“当然是为了保护他的创作，”乔迪说。 “他创造了一件伟大的艺术品！”他不想让其他人进来，在上面放TNT炸药。” “像个博物馆。”哈珀说。 “或者我奶奶家。看，但不要碰。” “没错，”摩根说。“就像现在发生在我们身上的事情一样。 这至少给了我们一个线索，让我们知道唤醒王在做什么。 可以说，我认为基石让他拥有了服务器的所有权。 这让他有权决定谁可以编辑区块。 至少我们现在还可以放置积木，但这并没有给我们留下太多选择。” “我们到了。”阿什说。哈帕朝下一座小山那边望去。 那里就是他们的城堡——或者说城堡的残垣断壁。 它肯定有过更好的日子。