Chapter 6

Chapter 6 GETTING OVER THE UNDERGROUND IS HARD TO DO. SURVIVING THE UNDERGROUND MIGHT BE EVEN HARDER! With everyone working together, Harper knew the after-school cleanup wouldn't take too long. Jodi complained that the job was "icky," Po was upset that his ice cream event had been so chaotic, and Morgan and Theo were clearly impatient to get back to Minecraft. But Harper took recycling very seriously, and she made sure that everybody stayed focused on their shared task. It was a reminder that they made a great team, both in and out of Minecraft. "Nicely done, kids," said Mr. Malory. He nudged a recycling bin with his foot, checking that everything had been sorted correctly. "You still have time to use the computers before your parents arrive, if you want. I set aside the VR goggles, just in case."

通过地下通道是很难做到的。 在地下生存可能更难！大家齐心协力，哈珀知道放学后的大扫除不会花太长时间。 乔迪抱怨这份工作“令人讨厌”，阿宝对他的冰淇淋活动如此混乱感到沮丧，摩根和西奥显然迫不及待地想回到《我的世界》。 但哈珀非常重视回收利用，她确保每个人都专注于他们共同的任务。 这提醒我们，他们是一支伟大的团队，无论是在《我的世界》内部还是外部。 “干得好，孩子们。”马洛里先生说。 他用脚轻轻地推了推回收箱，检查所有东西是否都分类正确。 “如果你愿意，在父母到来之前，你还有时间使用电脑。 我把VR眼镜放在一边，以防万一。”

"Thanks, Mr. Malory," said Harper, and Morgan and the others whooped with excitement and hurried into the library. Mr. Malory shushed them, but he was laughing as he did it. As soon as the kids spawned in Minecraft, Po twirled around to show off his new avatar skin. "I'M READY FOR ADVENTURE…AND DRESSED FOR SUCCESS!" he said. He looked like a politician, with a suit and tie and slicked-back hair. "Nice!" said Jodi. "Maybe we should build a replica White House for you. Ooh! Except we'll make it out of wool!"

“谢谢，马洛里先生。”哈帕说，摩根和其他人兴奋地大叫起来，匆匆走进了图书馆。 马洛里先生让他们安静下来，但他一边嘘一边笑着。 当孩子们在《我的世界》中诞生时，阿宝就旋转着炫耀他的新化身皮肤。 他说：“我已经准备好去冒险了……而且准备好了迎接成功！” 他看起来像个政治家，西装革履，头发向后梳着。 “好极了！”乔迪说。“也许我们应该为你建一个白宫的复制品。 噢!不过我们要用羊毛做！”

"That sounds…interesting. And highly flammable," said Theo. "BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THERE COULD BE A GIANT CAVE SPIDER PROWLING AROUND DOWN HERE." Harper nodded. "Morgan and Po said they saw that green mist before the spider appeared last time," she said. "That information could help us avoid the spider while we find a way back to the surface." "We could do that," said Morgan. "But I think we want to do the opposite. I THINK WE WANT TO FIND THE SPIDER." Jodi put her cube hand to his head, as if checking his temperature. "Are you feeling all right, big brother? Because you are not making sense." "Hear me out," said Morgan. "We were all excited to explore these caves, so we got distracted. But we're supposed to be looking for strange mobs. The mobs that used to be the Evoker King." "YOU THINK THAT TERROR-ANTULA IS ONE OF THOSE MOBS?" asked Po. "We are not calling it that," said Theo. Morgan nodded. "Whatever we call it, it has to be what we're looking for," he said. "We've all seen dozens of cave spiders, but we've never encountered one like that. And it didn't just look UNIQUE…IT HAD

“这听起来……有趣。 而且非常易燃。”西奥说。 “但别忘了，可能有一只巨大的洞穴蜘蛛在这附近徘徊。” 哈珀点点头。“摩根和阿宝说，上次蜘蛛出现之前，他们就看到了绿雾，”她说。 “这些信息可以帮助我们在找到返回地面的方法时避开蜘蛛。” “我们可以这么做。”摩根说。 “但我认为我们想做的恰恰相反。 我想我们得找到那只蜘蛛。” 乔迪把她的立方体手放在他的头上，好像在检查他的体温。 “你还好吗，大哥？” 因为你在说胡话。” “听我说完，”摩根说。 “我们都很兴奋去探索这些洞穴，所以我们分心了。 但我们要找的是奇怪的暴徒。 那些曾经是唤醒者之王的暴徒。” “你认为那个恐怖的安图拉是那些暴徒中的一个？”阿宝问。 “我们不这么叫它，”西奥说。 摩根点点头。“不管我们叫它什么，它必须是我们要找的东西，”他说。 “我们都见过几十只洞穴蜘蛛，但我们从来没有遇到过这样的蜘蛛。 它不只是看起来独特，它确实是独一无二的

SOME KIND OF SPECIAL POWER. I'm pretty sure it was the reason those axolotls attacked Po." "I've already forgiven the sweet little things," said Po, pretending to wipe away a tear. "So my big brother isn't as fevered as we thought," Jodi said. "But what do we do next?" "We need a plan," Theo agreed. "I think we need more information first," said Harper. "Let's try to find this spider. If we're quiet enough, maybe we can observe it from a safe distance. Then we can learn whether it really is doing things a normal spider can't do." "That works for me," said Morgan. "We'll know if we're getting close when we see the green mist, so it shouldn't be able to catch us by surprise." "And we can explore the caves in the meantime!" said Po. "SCORE!" Harper had to hand it to Po: he was right to be excited about the caves. There was more to see underground than she had ever expected. "Wow," said Po as they stepped out of a tunnel and entered another large cavern. "LOOK OUT FOR

某种特殊的力量。 我很确定这就是那些蝾螈攻击阿宝的原因。” “我已经原谅了这些可爱的小东西，”阿宝说，假装在擦眼泪。 “所以我哥哥不像我们想的那么发烧，”乔迪说。 “但是我们接下来要做什么？”“我们需要一个计划，”西奥同意道。 “我认为我们首先需要更多的信息，”哈珀说。 “让我们试着找到这只蜘蛛。 如果我们足够安静，也许我们可以从安全的距离观察它。 然后我们就可以知道它是否真的在做普通蜘蛛做不到的事情。” “这对我来说很有效，”摩根说。 “当我们看到绿色的雾时，我们就会知道我们是否接近了，所以它不应该让我们措手不及。” 阿宝说：“同时我们还可以探索洞穴！” “分!”哈珀不得不把它交给阿宝：他对洞穴的兴奋是对的。 地下的东西比她想象的要多。 “哇，”当他们走出隧道，进入另一个大洞穴时，阿宝说。 留心；留心

SPIKES!" "Those aren't spikes," said Harper. She looked at the icicle-like cones of stone that filled the cavern. "That's dripstone. The spiky shapes it makes are called stalactites and stalagmites," she said. "I always forget which is which," said Morgan. "I have a trick for remembering," said Harper. "Stalactites hang down from the ceiling—like a capital letter T. Stalagmites, on the other hand, jut out from the ground—like a capital M."

高峰!”“那不是尖刺。”哈珀说。 她看着布满洞穴的冰柱状的石锥。 “这是石笋。它形成的尖状形状被称为钟乳石和石笋，”她说。 “我总是忘记哪个是哪个，”摩根说。 “我有一个记事的诀窍。”哈帕说。 钟乳石从天花板垂下来，像一个大写的字母T。 而石笋则从地面伸出来，像一个大写的m。”

Theo grinned. "THAT'S A REALLY CLEVER TRICK, HARPER," he said. Harper was glad her avatar couldn't blush. "Thanks," she said. "DOES ANYBODY ELSE HEAR THAT SOUND?" asked Po. "It's almost like music…." Harper listened intently. Po was right. There was a faint tinkling noise nearby. "I think it's coming from the other side of this wall," she said, pressing her ear to a wall of dark gray stone. Theo examined the wall. "That looks like basalt," he said. "But I've only ever seen basalt in the Nether before now." "NOT QUITE!" said Morgan, and his eyes went wide. "If that's smooth basalt, then I know exactly what's making that sound." He pulled a pickaxe from his inventory. "Stand back!"

西奥咧嘴一笑。“这真是个聪明的把戏，哈帕。”他说。 哈珀很高兴她的化身不会脸红。 “谢谢，”她说。“还有人听到那声音吗？”阿宝问。 “这几乎就像音乐....” 哈珀专心地听着。阿宝是对的。 附近传来一阵微弱的丁当声。 “我觉得是从墙的另一边传来的，”她把耳朵贴在一堵深灰色的石墙上说。 西奥检查了一下墙壁。“那看起来像玄武岩，”他说。 “但在此之前，我只在阴间见过玄武岩。” “不完全是！”摩根说，他的眼睛睁得大大的。 “如果那是光滑的玄武岩，那么我就确切地知道是什么发出了这种声音。” 他从存货中拿出一把鹤嘴锄。 “退后!”