Chapter 3

Chapter 3 OUT OF THE PIT. INTO THE SWAMP! （I'LL TAKE ANY OTHER OPTION YOU-VE GOT, PLEASE.) Jodi didn't get mad very often. But when Morgan told her what he suspected, she was furious. "You think someone set this trap on purpose?" she said. She sputtered and shook. "BUT…BUT WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO CAPTURE ALL THESE POOR ANIMALSE?" A newly freed chicken clucked as it hurried past. To Jodi, the clucking sounded a little like "thank you."

第三章出坑。进沼泽！（请给我其他的选择。）乔迪不常生气。 但当摩根把他的怀疑告诉她时，她勃然大怒。 “你认为有人故意设下这个陷阱？”她说。 她结结巴巴地说，浑身发抖。“但是……但是为什么会有人想要捕捉这些可怜的动物呢？”一只刚放生的鸡咯咯地叫着匆匆走过。 对乔迪来说，咯咯的笑声听起来有点像“谢谢你”。

"I don't know who would do this, or why," said Morgan. "I just know that hole didn't look natural. There were loose blocks of dirt around the edges." "Maybe a creeper exploded," Theo suggested. "There could be a simple explanation." "Maybe," said Morgan. But he didn't seem convinced. His gut was clearly telling him that something strange was happening here. And then they saw the butterfly. Butterflies were not a natural occurrence in the world of Minecraft. But when Jodi and her friends accessed the game with their headsets, the version of

“我不知道是谁干的，也不知道为什么。”摩根说。 “我只知道那个洞看起来不太自然。 边缘有一些松散的土块。” “也许是蔓生植物爆炸了。”西奥暗示道。 “可能有一个简单的解释。” “也许吧，”摩根说。但他似乎并不信服。 他的直觉清楚地告诉他，这里发生了一些奇怪的事情。 然后他们看到了蝴蝶。 在《我的世界》中，蝴蝶并不是自然出现的。 但当乔迪和她的朋友们戴着耳机进入游戏时，这个版本的

Minecraft they experienced was sometimes…a little different, or even downright bizarre. The strangest aspect of the game so far had been the Evoker King, an artificial intelligence who had lived here. He had been an enemy at first, then a friend…and then he had undergone a strange transformation. The Evoker King had split into six different mobs, each containing a piece of his programming and personality. And when those mobs were nearby, the kids often saw digital butterflies—mobs that were definitely not a feature in the Vanilla game. "Did you see that?" said Morgan. "A butterfly just flew by! We need to follow it." "What? No!" said Jodi. "We have to find out who trapped these animals." "Jodi," Morgan said, using his most serious "big brother" voice. "That butterfly could lead us to the next piece of the Evoker King. THAT'S OUR MISSION, REMEMBER?"

他们所体验的《我的世界》有时会有点不同，甚至是完全奇怪。 到目前为止，游戏中最奇怪的地方是Evoker King，一个住在这里的人工智能。 他起初是敌人，后来是朋友……然后他经历了一个奇怪的转变。 Evoker King分成了六个不同的群体，每个群体都包含了他的编程和个性的一部分。 当这些暴徒在附近时，孩子们经常看到数字蝴蝶——这绝对不是香草游戏中的一个功能。 “你看到了吗？”摩根说。 “一只蝴蝶刚刚飞过！”我们需要遵循它。” “什么?不！”乔迪说。“我们必须找出是谁诱捕了这些动物。” “乔迪，”摩根用他最严肃的“大哥”的声音说。 “那只蝴蝶可以指引我们找到唤醒王的下一块碎片。 这是我们的使命，记得吗？”

"It's more than just a mission," said Harper. "The Evoker King is our friend, and it's up to us to put him back together again." "I WANT TO HELP HIM," said Jodi. "You know I do! But I want to help these animals, too." "Maybe we can do both somehow," Po suggested. "We can't do two things at once," Morgan said, huffing. "Jodi, you just gave us all a big speech about how responsible you are. Don't you see how irresponsible it is to get distracted from our quest?" Jodi suddenly wished that Minecraft avatars had laser vision. She knew one big brother who deserved a face full of laser right now. She settled for scowling at him.

“这不仅仅是一次任务，”哈珀说。 “唤醒者之王是我们的朋友，我们必须让他重新振作起来。” “我想帮助他，”乔迪说。 “你知道我爱你！但我也想帮助这些动物。” “也许我们可以两者兼顾，”阿宝建议道。 “我们不能同时做两件事。”摩根生气地说。 “乔迪，你刚刚对我们大放厥词，说你有多负责任。 难道你看不出在我们的探索中分心是多么不负责任吗？”乔迪突然希望《我的世界》的角色有激光视力。 她知道有个大哥现在该被激光打满脸。 她只好对他怒目而视。

"Uh, guys?" said Theo. "I do not want to be in the middle of this. Not even a little bit. But—" "—the butterfly is almost out of sight." Harper finished. "Are we going after it or not?" Jodi sighed. "Fine. But somebody mark this spot on our map. WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS ANIMAL MYSTERY." She tried to keep the frustration out of her voice. But she didn't try very hard. Morgan almost lost sight of the butterfly more than once. It fluttered between the trees of the forest. The sun was high in the sky, so the leaves cast dark shadows. But with all five of them on the lookout, they were able to stay on the insect's trail. Morgan hoped that following the butterfly was the right decision. He knew his sister was worried about the animals they had found. He admired her kindness and compassion. But he wanted to put the Evoker King back together more than anything. Following the butterfly led them out of the forest and into a biome of dark, shallow water. "IT'S A

“呃，伙计们？”西奥说。“我不想卷入其中。 一点也没有。但是——”“——蝴蝶几乎看不见了。” 哈珀完成。“我们到底要不要去追它？”乔迪•叹了口气。 “很好。但谁能在地图上标出这个地方。 我们还没有结束这个动物之谜。” 她竭力不让自己的声音流露出沮丧的神情。 但她并没有很努力。 摩根不止一次差点看不见蝴蝶。 它在森林的树木之间飞舞。 太阳高高挂在天上，所以树叶投下了黑影。 但有五只都在放哨，它们就能追踪到昆虫的踪迹。 摩根希望跟随蝴蝶是正确的决定。 他知道妹妹很担心他们找到的动物。 他钦佩她的善良和同情心。 但他最想做的是让闪回之王复原。 跟着蝴蝶，他们走出了森林，进入了一个黑暗的浅水区。 “这是一个

SWAMP," said Po. He made a face as he pulled his foot out of a puddle. "It's kind of creepy," said Jodi, and Morgan agreed. Dark vines hung from oak trees, and the water was a murky green instead of blue. "It's just like any other biome," said Theo. "It's programmed to look gloomy, that's all." "And there are some unique resources here," Harper added. "See the lily pads on the water? You can only find them in swamps." Po turned up his wolfish nose. "I am not going into that water," he said.

沼泽。”阿宝说。他把脚从水坑里拉出来时做了个鬼脸。 “这有点令人毛骨悚然，”乔迪说，摩根也表示同意。 橡树上挂着深色的藤蔓，河水不是蓝色，而是暗绿色。 西奥说：“这就像其他的生物群落一样。” “它被设计得看起来很阴郁，仅此而已。” “这里有一些独特的资源，”哈珀补充说。 “看到水面上的睡莲叶子了吗？” 你只能在沼泽里找到它们。” 阿宝竖起了狼鼻子。 “我不打算下水，”他说。