Chapter 9

Chapter 9 They Say Diamonds Are Forever Because It Takes Forever to Mine Them! The first part of Harper and Theo's plan was clear: they needed obsidian today, before everybody left. Ironsword sent all student groups home at five…and the clock was ticking! Theo and Harper kept an eye on all the equipment and started writing down a plan for the whole week. Morgan sat next to Jodi and watched, trying to give advice. It felt strange to be split up after so many adventures together inside the game, but at least they could all still talk to each other when their headsets were on.

人们常说钻石恒久远，因为开采钻石需要很长时间！哈珀和西奥计划的第一部分很明确：他们今天需要黑曜石，在大家离开之前。 铁剑让所有的学生小组在5点回家……时间紧迫！西奥和哈珀盯着所有的设备，并开始写下一周的计划。 摩根坐在乔迪旁边看着，试图给她一些建议。 在游戏中一起经历了这么多冒险之后，分手感觉很奇怪，但至少他们戴着耳机还能互相交谈。

"So we…start digging and hope we find diamonds?" Jodi asked. "No, they mostly appear down deep, near bedrock. You'll need to dig for a while before you start looking," Morgan said, watching Jodi's screen. "Everybody should spread out and start digging in separate places. Not straight down. Make a staircase." "You got it, boss." Po did a little fake salute over the table, which made Jodi laugh. Morgan didn't think it was that funny. He didn't want to be giving orders. He wanted to be playing! But now

“所以我们……开始挖，希望能找到钻石？”乔迪•问道。 “不，它们大多出现在基岩附近的深处。 在你开始寻找之前，你需要挖掘一段时间，”摩根看着乔迪的屏幕说。 “每个人都应该分散开来，开始在不同的地方挖掘。 不是直下来的。做一个楼梯。” “你说对了，老板。”阿宝在桌子上假装行了个礼，这让乔迪哈哈大笑。 摩根不觉得有什么好笑的。 他不想发号施令。 他想玩！但现在

giving advice was all he could do, and all the advice felt basic. Eek didn't want to smash blocks, so he was on torch duty. While Jodi dug her staircase, Eek carefully placed another light whenever they couldn't see. "I like torches," Eek said after a while. "THEY FEEL WARM AND SAFE."

他所能做的就是提供建议，而所有的建议都是基本的。 埃克不想砸街区，所以他负责传递火炬。 乔迪挖楼梯的时候，艾克小心翼翼地在他们看不见的地方放上另一盏灯。 “我喜欢火把，”艾克过了一会儿说。 “他们感到温暖和安全。”

"Mining is scary sometimes," Jodi agreed. "But the light keeps mobs away and protects us from getting lost. They feel safe to me, too." She paused. Eek's light had revealed some iron along the wall. She mined it—but when the iron dropped, she couldn't pick it up. "Oh, my inventory's full. I'll head back to the base." "But we—" Ash began. Jodi was already on the move. In the tree house, she unloaded her inventory into a chest, then rushed out again. Jodi walked all the way back down the staircase, picked up the iron, then started digging

“采矿有时很可怕，”乔迪表示赞同。 “但光可以赶走暴徒，保护我们不迷路。 他们对我来说也很安全。” 她停顿了一下。伊克的灯光照出墙边有些铁。 她挖了矿——但是当铁掉下来的时候，她无法把它捡起来。 “哦，我的存货已经满了。我要回基地去。” “可是我们——”阿什开口了。乔迪已经开始行动了。 在树屋里，她把她的存货卸到一个箱子里，然后又冲了出去。 乔迪一路走下楼梯，拿起熨斗，开始挖土

again. Through all this, Eek happily trotted along behind her, placing torches. A few layers deeper, Jodi's iron pickaxe finally broke. She checked her inventory—no pickaxes available. "You put them back in the chest at base with your other stuff," Morgan explained. Jodi look at him in the real world, frustrated. "If you saw that, why didn't you say anything?" "I didn't want to be bossy."

再一次。在这一切中，伊克高兴地跟在她后面小跑着，放着火把。 又挖了几层，乔迪的铁镐终于断了。 她检查了一下库存——没有可用的鹤嘴锄。 “你把它们和其他东西一起放回基地的箱子里，”摩根解释说。 乔迪看着现实世界中的他，很沮丧。 “如果你看到了，你为什么不说呢？”“我不想颐指气使。”

"Is bossy a kind of mob?" Eek asked cheerfully. "I DON'T THINK NOW IS A GOOD TIME," Po whispered to him. "That was the whole point, right?" Jodi asked Morgan. "Harper and Theo make the plan, and you help us figure out how to do the plan." "But I shouldn't have to!" Morgan complained. "Everyone knows how to mine! Or everyone should, at least. You should know

“专横是一种暴民吗？”埃克高兴地问。 “我觉得现在不是时候，”阿宝低声对他说。 “这就是重点，对吧？”乔迪问摩根。 “哈珀和西奥制定计划，你帮我们想办法执行计划。” “但我不应该这么做！”摩根抱怨。 “每个人都知道怎么挖！”或者至少每个人都应该这么做。 你应该知道