Chapter 9

Chapter 9 ONE MOB'S ROTTEN FLESH IS ANOTHER MOE'S TREASURE. BUT SERIOUSLY, I'D RATHER HAVE THE EMERALOSH Theo recognized the Minecraft village immediately. "We've been here before," he said. "THESE ARE THE VILLAGERS WE SAVED FROM THE GIANT CAVE SFIDER. "That's right," said Harper. "And one of them is a cleric, remember? Help me find that one." Now Theo was really curious. "What do you need a cleric for?" he asked. "It's a surprise," Harper said. Her avatar smiled. "TRUST ME. IVE GOT A PLANE That was good enough for Theo. He did trust Harper, and her plans tended to be good ones, so he set out in search of a cleric.

一个暴徒的腐肉是另一个怪物的宝藏。 但说真的，我宁愿让EMERALOSH Theo立即认出Minecraft村庄。 “我们以前也遇到过这种情况，”他说。 “这些是我们从巨大的洞穴坍塌中救出的村民。 “没错。”哈珀说。 “其中一个是牧师，记得吗？” 帮我找到那个。”西奥真的很好奇。 “你需要一个牧师做什么？”他问道。 “这是一个惊喜，”哈珀说。 她的化身笑了。“相信我。 我有一架飞机，这对西奥来说已经足够好了。 他确实信任哈珀，而且她的计划往往很好，所以他开始寻找牧师。

As Theo looked around the village, he saw that the square Minecraft sun was low in the sky. That made him anxious. Theo had grown to fear the night, because that was when it was hardest to avoid hostile mobs. Working together, the kids were still more than a match for any danger in Minecraft. Theo knew that. But they were running low on supplies. They were eating through their apples and bread too quickly. And they had used almost all of their arrows. They were nearly back to the swamp, though. Once they got there, they could trade the mooshroom for a cure. And this whole nightmare would be behind them. As Theo stepped onto a cobblestone pathway, he felt something nudge him from behind. He turned to see Michael G close behind him. "AH, HE LIKES YOU! said Jodi. "I dropped his lead to let him graze for a while, and he went right to you." Theo sighed. "He doesn't like me," he argued. "He doesn't like anything. He's incapable of it. HE'S JUST COMPUTER CODE WEARING A CON SUIT Jodi harumphed. "Well, he's not going to like you for much longer if you keep saying things like that!"

当Theo环顾村庄时，他看到天空中方形的太阳很低。 这使他很焦虑。西奥越来越害怕夜晚，因为那是最难避开敌对暴徒的时候。 在一起工作，孩子们仍然比《我的世界》中的任何危险都要强。 西奥知道这一点。但他们的物资已经不多了。 他们吃苹果和面包吃得太快了。 他们几乎用光了所有的箭。 不过，他们快回到沼泽了。 他们一到那里，就可以用蘑菇换解药。 这场噩梦也就过去了。 当西奥踏上一条鹅卵石小径时，他感到有什么东西从后面推了他一下。 他转过身来，看到迈克尔·G紧跟在他身后。 “啊，他喜欢你！”乔迪说。 “我把它的铅放下，让它吃一会儿草，它就直接向你走来了。” 西奥叹了口气。“他不喜欢我，”他争辩道。 “他什么都不喜欢。 他做不到。乔迪得意地说：“他只不过是一个穿着骗子服的计算机代码。” “好吧，如果你继续说那样的话，他不会喜欢你太久的！”

Just then, the sun dipped below the horizon. Theo felt his anxiety grow. "Keep a grip on Bessie's lead, okay?" he said. "THE TOWN'S TORCHES SHOULD KEEP ANY HOSTILE MOBS FROM SPANNING, BUT MONSTERS COULD ALWAYS CREEP IN FROM OUTSIDE." "Don't listen to him, Michael," Jodi said, taking the lead. "He knows your name. He's just being silly." Theo watched the villagers as they started returning to their homes for the night. He saw that Harper had found the cleric, and he walked over to see if she needed any help. "I traded a stack of rotten flesh for emeralds," she told him. "And now I'll use the emeralds to buy some

就在这时，太阳落到了地平线下。 西奥感到越来越焦虑。 “抓紧贝茜，好吗？”他说。 “城镇的火炬应该阻止任何敌对的生物跨越，但怪物总是可以从外面爬进来。” “别听他的，迈克尔。”乔迪带头说。 “他知道你的名字。他只是在犯傻。” 西奥看着村民们开始回家过夜。 他看到哈珀找到了牧师，便走过去看看她是否需要帮助。 “我用一堆烂肉换了绿宝石。”她告诉他。 “现在我要用祖母绿去买一些

lapis." "Lapis?" Theo echoed. "You must be enchanting something." "You guessed it. Check it out!" Harper held up her brand-new piece of lapis lazuli. It shone bright blue in the torchlight. "HEY, JODI, CAN I HAVE THAT TRIDENT?" With the trident and the lapis in her inventory, Harper dropped an enchantment table right in the middle of town. Next, she placed a series of bookshelves around it. "I love libraries, too," Jodi said. "But are you sure you want to build one in the middle of a sidewalk?" "THE BOOKSHELYES HILL MAKE MY ENCHANTMENT MORE POWERFUL," Harper said. "And get me the enchantment I want." "What enchantment do you want?" Jodi asked. "I've been trying to guess," Theo said. "But I'm stumped." "Channeling," Harper answered. "We'll still need to wait for a thunderstorm," she explained further. "But with a trident that's enchanted with Channeling, we won't have to rely on luck for lightning to strike. WE'LL BE ABLE TO CALL DOWN A BOLT OF ELECTRICITY FROM A THUNDERCLOUD."

青金石”。“青金石?”西奥回荡。 “你一定是施了魔法。” “你猜对了。看看吧！”哈珀举起她那块崭新的青金石。 它在火炬的照耀下发出明亮的蓝色光芒。 “嘿，乔迪，能把三叉戟给我吗？”有了三叉戟和青金石，哈珀在镇中心放下了一张魔法桌。 接下来，她在它周围放了一系列书架。 “我也喜欢图书馆，”乔迪说。 “但是你确定要在人行道中间建一个吗？”“书架使我的魔法更加强大。”哈珀说。 “给我想要的魔法。” “你想要什么魔法？”乔迪•问道。 “我一直在猜，”西奥说。 “但我被难住了。”“通灵。”哈帕回答。 “我们还需要等待一场雷雨，”她进一步解释道。 “但有了通灵魔法的三叉戟，我们就不用靠运气了。 我们就能从雷云中召唤出一道闪电。”

Theo wished he had fingers that he could snap. He settled for a little hop. "And the lightning will change Michael G from red to brown. Brilliant!" "I just hope this works," said Harper. She bent over the enchanting table. "I might not get Channeling ON MY FIRST TRY. You should get a grindstone ready, in case we need to start over." But she was worried for no reason. Theo could tell by the way she smiled. The enchanting had worked perfectly.

西奥希望自己有可以折断的手指。 他将就着跳一跳。 闪电会把迈克尔·G从红色变成棕色。 辉煌!”“我只希望这能奏效，”哈珀说。 她俯身看着那张迷人的桌子。 “我可能不会第一次尝试通灵。 你应该准备一块磨刀石，以防我们需要重新开始。” 但她毫无理由地担心。 西奥可以从她的微笑中看出来。 施咒效果很好。

Harper whooped in triumph, and she held up the enchanted trident for all to see. It glittered purple in the night. The kids fell silent as they looked at it in awe. And in the momentary silence…Theo heard a hiss. Theo whirled around in alarm. His fears were true. He saw the creeper sneaking up behind Jodi and Michael. He saw it… Too late. With a sudden burst of light and sound, the creeper exploded. Jodi and the mooshroom both flashed red as they were knocked forward by the force of the blast.

哈帕得意地欢呼起来，举起那把施了魔法的三叉戟让大家看。 它在夜里闪着紫色的光。 孩子们敬畏地看着它，沉默了下来。 在片刻的沉默中，西奥听到了一阵嘶嘶声。 西奥惊恐地转过身来。 他的担心是真的。他看见那只爬山虎从乔迪和迈克尔身后悄悄逼近。 他看到了……太迟了。随着一阵突如其来的光和声，攀缘植物爆炸了。 乔迪和蘑菇都被爆炸的力量撞得向前闪着红光。