Chapter 2

Chapter 2 ANIMALS OF THE OVERNORLD! I'LL NEVER GET OVER HOW CUTE THEY ARE. The next day, Morgan, Jodi, and their friends returned to the library. This time, they weren't there for a meeting room. Instead, they collected a set of special VR headsets from the front desk. The goggles felt electric in Morgan's hands. He gripped his set tightly as he led Jodi, Po, Harper, and Theo to a row of networked computers in the back. The computers would allow them to play Minecraft together. And the VR goggles would allow them to live Minecraft together. Morgan had given up on ever understanding how the goggles were able to transport them into the world of their favorite game. Their science

第二章世界上的动物！我永远忘不了它们有多可爱。 第二天，摩根、乔迪和他们的朋友们又来到了图书馆。 这一次，他们不是来找会议室的。 相反，他们从前台收集了一套特殊的VR头盔。 护目镜在摩根手中触电。 他紧紧抓住电视机，领着乔迪、阿宝、哈珀和西奥来到后排一排联网的电脑前。 电脑可以让他们一起玩《我的世界》。 VR眼镜可以让他们一起生活在《我的世界》中。 摩根已经放弃理解护目镜是如何将他们带入他们最喜欢的游戏世界的。 他们的科学

teacher, Doc Culpepper, had done…something to the goggles, supercharging them somehow. Her experiments were known mostly for going wrong in spectacular ways, but in this case, she had gotten something very right. In the end, he didn't really care how they worked. So long as they worked. He took a seat, booted up the game, and slipped the goggles over his eyes. The next thing Morgan knew, he was standing in a simple rectangular house. It was just big enough for five beds, a crafting table, a furnace, and a chest of supplies. There was a single iron door, operated by a button, and there were two torches set into one of the house's stone walls. This build didn't have any of the comforts of home. But that was because they wouldn't be staying here for long. They were constantly exploring, going deeper into Minecraft. And right now, they had a mission.

老师，卡尔佩珀博士，对护目镜做了什么，不知怎么的，给它们增压了。 她的实验大多以惊人的错误方式而闻名，但在这种情况下，她得到了非常正确的东西。 最后，他并不真正关心它们是如何工作的。 只要它们能工作。他找了个座位，启动了游戏，把护目镜套在眼睛上。 摩根所知道的下一件事是，他站在一个简单的矩形房子里。 房间刚好够放五张床、一张工艺桌、一个火炉和一箱日用品。 屋子里只有一扇由按钮操纵的铁门，一堵石墙上插着两支火把。 这幢房子没有任何家的舒适。 但那是因为他们不会在这里呆太久。 他们不断探索，深入到《我的世界》中。 现在，他们有一个任务。

"All right, let's get started," said Morgan. He clicked the button on the wall. The door swung open, and he stepped outside. It was a clear, sunny day in the Overworld. Morgan smiled…and then he looked up, and he frowned. The Fault was plainly visible high above him. It looked like someone had taken the bright blue sky and just…ripped it. "We really need to figure out what that Fault is," said Harper as she stepped outside the house. "I'M SURE IT'S GETTING BIGGER." Theo was giving the rip a long look. He turned and nodded to Harper in agreement with her assessment. "It is getting bigger." "One problem at a time," said Morgan. "First we need to find the next piece of—" Suddenly, Jodi came bursting out of the house, running at top speed and shouting at the top of her lungs. "Look at that bunny!" she yelled.

“好吧，我们开始吧。”摩根说。 他点击了墙上的按钮。 门开了，他走了出去。 这是上界一个晴朗、阳光灿烂的日子。 摩根笑了，然后他抬起头，皱起了眉头。 断层在他头顶上清晰可见。 看起来就像有人夺走了明亮的蓝天，然后……撕开了它。 “我们真的需要弄清楚这个错误是什么，”哈珀走出房子时说。 “我相信它会越来越大。” 西奥长时间地看了看伤口。 他转过身来，对哈珀点了点头，表示同意她的评价。 “它越来越大了。”“一次解决一个问题，”摩根说。 “首先我们得找到下一块——”突然，乔迪冲出屋子，以最快的速度跑着，扯着嗓子大喊大叫。 “看那只兔子！”她喊道。

"I WANT TO PET THE BUNNY!" The bunny, it seemed, did not want to be petted. It bounded away, disappearing over a hill. Jodi didn't follow. She was immediately distracted by a cow. Then a sheep. Then a pig. She ran back and forth across the plain, petting them all. She was definitely not "on mission" at the moment. "Maybe I'll get a piglet in real life," she said. Po laughed. His avatar was especially detailed today. Even though he was as blocky as the rest of them, the carefully placed pixels of his outfit made him look almost fluffy. Morgan thought he must be a cloud. Or a sheep? She wasn't sure. Po never stuck with one look for long. He had a huge collection of skins, and he was constantly changing them. "Or maybe I should get a pet chicken!" said Jodi. She patted a hen, which flapped and clucked at the

“我想摸摸兔子！”这只兔子似乎不想被抚摸。 它跳开了，消失在一座小山上。 乔迪没有跟上。她立刻被一头母牛分散了注意力。 然后是一只羊。然后是猪。她在平原上跑来跑去，抚摸着它们。 她当时绝对不是在“执行任务”。 “也许在现实生活中我会得到一只小猪，”她说。 阿宝笑了。他今天的头像特别细致。 尽管他和其他人一样是块状的，但他的衣服上精心放置的像素使他看起来几乎是毛茸茸的。 摩根认为他一定是一片云。 还是一只羊？她不确定。 阿宝从来没有长时间停留在一个表情上。 他收集了大量的皮肤，并不断地更换它们。 “或者我应该养一只宠物鸡！”乔迪说。 她拍了拍一只母鸡，母鸡拍着翅膀咯咯地叫着

attention. "I guess the presentation went well," Po said. Jodi flashed a grin. Even in avatar form, it was easy to see how happy she was. "It went so well!" she cried. "So your parents said yes?" asked Theo. "They said 'we'll see,'" answered Jodi as she ran circles around a nearby horse. "Which is basically the same thing as yes." Morgan kept his expression neutral, and he tried to keep his voice neutral, too. "I don't think you should get your hopes up yet," he told his sister. "TOO LATE!" She cackled, then started poking around at the edge of a lake. Morgan thought she was probably hoping for a glimpse of an axolotl—even though she should know by now that those mobs are only found way underground. Morgan rolled his eyes. "Morgan!" Po whispered. "What gives? YOU'RE BEING SO NEGATIVE." "Po's right," Harper said gently. "You could be a little more supportive." Before answering, Morgan made sure his sister wasn't listening. "You don't understand," he said. "You didn't see my parents' faces during that presentation. They did not think getting a pet was a good idea." He shook his head. "Besides, when has 'we'll see' ever meant 'yes'?"

的关注。阿宝说：“我想演讲进行得很顺利。” 乔迪咧嘴一笑。即使是化身，也很容易看出她有多开心。 “太顺利了！”她叫道。 “这么说你父母同意了？”西奥问。 “他们说‘等着瞧吧，’”乔迪一边绕着附近的一匹马跑着，一边回答。 “这基本上和‘是’是一回事。” 摩根保持着中立的表情，他也努力使自己的声音保持中立。 “我认为你还不应该抱太大希望，”他对妹妹说。 “太迟了!”她咯咯地笑了起来，然后开始在湖边四处张望。 摩根想她可能是希望能看到一只蝾螈——尽管她现在应该知道那些暴民只在地下被发现。 摩根翻了个白眼。“摩根!”阿宝低声说。 “给什么?你太消极了。” “阿宝说得对。”哈帕温柔地说。 “你可以多支持我一点。” 在回答之前，摩根确定妹妹没有在听。 “你不明白，”他说。 “在那次演讲中，你没有看到我父母的表情。 他们不认为养宠物是个好主意。” 他摇了摇头。“再说，‘等着瞧’什么时候意味着‘好’？”