Chapter 3

Chapter 3 THAT FEELING WHEN A PRETTY GOOD PLAN GOES TERRIBLY, TERRIBLY HRONG... Jodi always felt a thrill when she opened her eyes and saw Minecraft's Overworld spread out before her in glorious 3D. It was a just as real as the real world—a virtual space that she could touch. But there was a twinge of disappointment this time, too. Because she saw the rolling hills, blocky trees, swaying flowers, and shining square of sun…but she didn't see her friend Ash. Ash Kapoor was an important part of their Minecraft squad. She was a scout, a natural leader, and a good listener. Things hadn't been quite the same since she'd moved away. They kept in touch. Ash had even taken the sixth headset with her so she could join them in the game

第三章当一个非常好的计划变得非常糟糕时的感觉…… 当Jodi睁开眼睛，看到《我的世界》以绚丽的3D呈现在她面前时，她总是感到兴奋。 这是一个和现实世界一样真实的虚拟空间，她可以触摸到。 但这一次也有一丝失望。 因为她看到了连绵起伏的山丘、参天大树、摇曳的花朵和灿烂的阳光……但她没有看到她的朋友阿什。 Ash Kapoor是他们Minecraft团队的重要成员。 她是一个侦察员，一个天生的领导者，一个好的倾听者。 自从她搬走后，一切都不太一样了。 他们一直保持联系。阿什甚至带上了第六个耳机，这样她就可以加入他们的游戏了

world from time to time. But they'd had a hard time making that happen. Ash was busy in her new home, and her school wasn't on the same schedule as Woodsword. Jodi missed her friend. "What's that over there?" Harper asked. "Is that a camel?" "You'd better get your vision checked, Harper," Po said, teasing. "I'm not a camel. I'm a butterfly!" Po liked to change his avatar's skin every few days. Today, in honor of the cocoons in the old computer lab, he was trying out a butterfly skin. But Harper hadn't been talking about Po. "Not you," she said. "Up there, on the hill. Look!" Jodi turned to see what Harper had spotted. It was a huge, animal-shaped concrete sculpture atop the nearest hill. A small stream of water fell

世界不时。但他们很难做到这一点。 阿什在她的新家很忙，而且她的学校和木剑的上课时间也不一样。 乔迪想念她的朋友。“那边是什么？”哈珀问道。 “那是骆驼吗？”“哈珀，你最好去检查一下视力。”阿宝开玩笑地说。 “我不是骆驼。我是一只蝴蝶！”阿宝喜欢每隔几天就给他的化身换一次皮肤。 今天，为了纪念旧计算机实验室里的茧，他在尝试一种蝴蝶皮。 但哈珀说的不是阿宝。 “不是你，”她说。“在那儿，在山上。 看!”乔迪转过身去看看哈珀看到了什么。 那是一座巨大的、动物形状的混凝土雕塑，建在最近的山上。 一股小水流了下来

from its mouth to form a river in the grass. Jodi recognized Ash's handiwork immediately. "IT'S ALLAMA," Jodi said, smiling. "It's even sort of spitting like a llama, see?" "It looks more like it's drooling," said Po. "Still, it's pretty cool," said Morgan. "Ash must have made that." He turned to Jodi. "It's her way of saying hi to you, Jodi. She knows how much you love llamas." Jodi's heart swelled. It was the best sorry-I-missed-you present she could imagine.

从它的口到草丛中形成一条河。 乔迪立刻认出了阿什的作品。 “是阿拉玛，”乔迪微笑着说。 “它甚至有点像美洲驼吐口水，看到了吗？”“它看起来更像是在流口水，”阿宝说。 “不过，这还是挺酷的，”摩根说。 “一定是阿什做的。” 他转向乔迪。“这是她跟你打招呼的方式，乔迪。 她知道你有多喜欢大羊驼。” 乔迪的心涨了起来。这是她能想象到的最好的“对不起我错过了你”的礼物。

Theo, on the other hand, was too occupied with Evoker King to even look at the statue. "I can't believe it," he said glumly. "The Evoker King is still solid stone." Jodi looked the Evoker King over from top to bottom. Theo was right. The King hadn't changed at all. He hadn't moved an inch since the day he'd turned to stone. They were no closer to understanding what had happened to him, or why. "WELL, HE HAS TO CHANGE BACK EVENTUALLY," said Po. "Doesn't he?" Harper shrugged her blocky shoulders. "It's impossible to say. We just don't have enough data." "Well, we can't stay here much longer," said Morgan. "We've been in this spot for ages, hoping that

另一方面，西奥忙着看埃弗克·金，连看雕像的时间都没有。 “我真不敢相信，”他闷闷不乐地说。 “唤醒王仍然是坚硬的石头。” 乔迪从上到下打量了一下Evoker国王。 西奥是对的。国王一点也没变。 从变成石头那天起，他就没动过一步。 他们对发生在他身上的事和原因，一点也不了解。 阿宝说：“好吧，他最终还是要变回去的。” “不是吗?”哈珀耸了耸肩。 “这很难说。我们只是没有足够的数据。” “嗯，我们不能在这里呆太久了。”摩根说。 “我们在这个地方待了很久，希望

whatever happened to E.K. is temporary." Po realized that Morgan was right. They'd been spawning in the same area for a while, afraid of leaving the Evoker King behind. Of course, they'd still had plenty of fun. Po got to try out new skins and role-play different characters. Jodi got to make sculptures. Harper was happy as long as they had materials to mine, and Morgan was happy as long as there were hostile mobs to fight. The monstrous mobs were endless. They always appeared when the sun went down. But Po and his friends were having a harder time finding good materials in the caverns below their feet. They had mined most of the good stuff. All that was left in the area was stone and dirt. "I think it's time to go," said Harper. "If we want to gather new resources, we need to move on." Jodi's jaw dropped. "BUT WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM!" she said. "We had just convinced him to be our friend. How would he feel if he woke up and realized we had abandoned him?" Harper rubbed her chin. "Okay. So what if we take him with us?" she suggested. Po made a show of trying to push the Evoker King over. "HE'S REALLY HEAVY," he said.

E.K.发生的一切都是暂时的。” 阿宝意识到摩根是对的。 它们在同一区域产卵已经有一段时间了，因为害怕把Evoker King抛在后面。 当然，他们还是玩得很开心。 阿宝可以尝试新的皮肤，扮演不同的角色。 乔迪开始做雕塑了。 哈珀只要有开采的材料就高兴，摩根只要有敌对的暴徒可以对抗就高兴。 可怕的暴徒没完没了。 他们总是在太阳下山的时候出现。 但是阿宝和他的朋友们很难在他们脚下的洞穴里找到好的材料。 他们开采了大部分的好矿。 那个地方只剩下石头和泥土。 “我想是时候走了，”哈珀说。 “如果我们想要收集新的资源，我们需要继续前进。” 乔迪的下巴掉了下来。“但是我们不能离开他！”她说。 “我们刚刚说服他成为我们的朋友。 如果他醒来发现我们抛弃了他，他会作何感想？”哈珀揉了揉下巴。 “好吧。我们带他一起去怎么样？”她建议道。 阿宝做了一副想把Evoker国王推倒的样子。 “他真的很重，”他说。

"Hm." Theo squinted. "Stuff in Minecraft doesn't really have weight, though. So how can he be heavy?" He poked the statue. "I think it's more likely that he's fixed in place. He's part of the scenery now. But maybe we could move him…" "WITH A SILK TOUCH TOOL!" said Morgan. "What's that?" asked Jodi. "It's an enchantment," her brother answered in his geeking-out voice. "If you enchant a tool with Silk Touch, you can remove a fixed item without breaking it. YOU SORT OF JUST…KNOCK IT LOOSE." He turned to Harper and Po. "What do you two think?" "I think it's worth a try," said Harper. "The Evoker King should fly free," Po said, dramatically fluttering his digital wings. "Like me!" Morgan rolled his square eyes at Po's butterfly voice, but Jodi giggled. "So we'll craft a Silk Touch pickaxe so we can move him," said Theo. "Then we can put him on a mine cart, lay down some rails, and take him to our next base of operations." "I like it!" said Jodi. "Good plan, Theo." Theo smiled brightly. "Thanks." "We should have everything we need for the enchantment," said Harper. She ran into the small building where they kept their beds and their chests full

“嗯。”西奥眯起了双眼。“《我的世界》中的东西并没有真正的重量。 他怎么会这么重呢？”他戳了一下雕像。 “我认为他更有可能被固定在原地。 他现在是风景的一部分。 但也许我们可以移动他……”“用一个触丝工具！”摩根说。 “那是什么？”乔迪问。 “这是一种魔法，”她哥哥用他那古怪的声音回答。 “如果你用Silk Touch对一个工具施了魔法，你可以移除一个固定的物品而不会破坏它。 你只是……把它弄松。” 他转向哈珀和阿宝。 “你们两个觉得怎么样？”“我觉得值得一试，”哈珀说。 “唤醒王应该自由飞翔，”阿宝说着，戏剧性地挥动着他的数码翅膀。 “像我这样的!”摩根对阿宝蝴蝶般的声音转了转他的方眼睛，但乔迪咯咯地笑了起来。 西奥说：“所以我们要做一把丝质鹤嘴锄，这样我们就可以移动他了。” “然后我们可以把他放在矿车上，铺上一些轨道，把他带到我们的下一个行动基地。” “我喜欢它！”乔迪说。“好计划，西奥。” 西奥灿烂地笑了。“谢谢。” “我们应该有施魔法所需的一切了。”哈珀说。 她跑进了那间小房子，他们把床和箱子都装得满满的