Chapter 1

THE GOLEM'S GAME! MINECRAFT STONEESWORD SAGA

魔像的游戏！《我的世界》石剑传奇

PROLOGUE Morgan Mercado was alone in the Nether. Usually, Morgan explored Minecraft with a whole team—his friends. Usually, a few hostile mobs would not be any reason to worry. Usually. But today Morgan did not have his team with him. And there were more than a few mobs to worry about. Morgan crept low, hoping that he wouldn't be spotted. The dark, crumbling castle he was in offered many places to hide. But the castle was crawling with piglins. They were piglike mobs, and they did not take kindly to trespassers.

摩根·梅尔卡多独自一人在地狱里。 通常，Morgan会和整个团队一起探索《我的世界》——他的朋友们。 通常情况下，一些敌对的暴徒是没有理由担心的。 通常。但今天摩根没有带着他的团队。 而且还有很多暴徒需要担心。 摩根蹑手蹑脚地往下爬，希望不会被人发现。 他所在的这座黑暗、摇摇欲坠的城堡为他提供了许多藏身之处。 但城堡里到处都是小猪。 他们是像猪一样的暴徒，他们不喜欢入侵者。

Morgan couldn't turn back, though. There was something of immense value in this fortress. And going back to his friends empty-handed simply wasn't an option. A bloodcurdling squeal rang through the air. Morgan knew he'd been spotted. Sneaking was no longer an option, either. Fortunately, he had the best sword and armor in the game. He was more than a match for a piglin or two. Or three. Maybe four… But the piglins kept coming! There were more of them than he could count. Morgan leapt into battle. With his sword in front of him, he carved a path through an endless wave of enemies. One after another, the piglins fell to Morgan's blade. But it seemed like for every one that went down, two took its place. And even through his armor, Morgan could feel their attacks. He knew it was only a matter of time before… well, best not to think about it and just keep swinging.

但摩根无法回头。 这座堡垒里有一件极为珍贵的东西。 空手而归是不可能的。 空中响起了一声令人毛骨悚然的尖叫。 摩根知道他被发现了。 偷偷摸摸也不再是一个选择了。 幸运的是，他拥有游戏中最好的剑和盔甲。 他比一两只小猪强多了。 或三个。也许是四个……但是小猪们不停地来！他们的人多得他数不清。 摩根投入战斗。在他身前的剑下，他在无尽的敌人浪潮中开辟了一条道路。 小猪们一个接一个地倒在摩根的刀下。 但似乎每倒下一个，就会有两个代替它。 即使穿着盔甲，摩根也能感觉到他们的攻击。 他知道这只是时间问题，最好还是别想了，继续挥杆吧。

Chapter 1 MORGAN MERCADO: STAR OF TRACK AND FIELD! OR MAYBE HE'S MORE LIKE A METEOR, CRASHING AND BURNING SPECTACULARLY! Woodsword Middle School had been transformed overnight. Colorful pennants hung from the low ceilings, and the hallways were decorated with posters that offered words of encouragement to the students. One poster showed a cartoon brain with arms, legs, and sunglasses lifting weights. A banner above it said: WINNER! Another poster said: WINNERS NEVER QUIT! It featured a group of smiling kids all holding up gleaming medals. And a third: TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK! It showed a squirrel, a chipmunk, and a hamster standing

第一章摩根·梅尔卡多：田径之星！或者他更像一颗流星，轰然坠落，壮观燃烧！木剑中学一夜之间发生了翻天覆地的变化。 低矮的天花板上悬挂着彩色的三角旗，走廊上贴满了鼓励学生的海报。 其中一张海报展示了一个有手臂、腿和太阳镜的卡通大脑在举重。 上面的横幅上写着：赢家！另一张海报上写着：赢家永不放弃！照片上是一群微笑着的孩子，他们都举着闪闪发光的奖牌。 第三：团队合作让梦想成真！它展示了一只松鼠、一只花栗鼠和一只仓鼠站着

atop one another's shoulders in order to reach a steaming pie on a high window ledge. Jodi Mercado smiled. She loved color and art, and above all else, she loved animals. However, she was pretty sure that hamsters didn't eat pie. (She decided to test that theory as soon as possible with the class hamster, Baron Sweetcheeks, and the library's official mascot, Duchess Dimples.) "Hey, Jodi!" a familiar voice called out. She turned to see her friend Po Chen. He sounded full of energy,

为了够到高高的窗台上热气腾腾的馅饼，他们挤在彼此的肩膀上。 乔迪·梅尔卡多笑了。她喜欢色彩和艺术，最重要的是，她喜欢动物。 然而，她很确定仓鼠不吃馅饼。 （她决定尽快用班级的仓鼠“甜颊男爵”和图书馆的官方吉祥物“公爵夫人酒窝”来验证这个理论。）“嘿，乔迪！”一个熟悉的声音喊道。 她转过身来，看见了她的朋友陈宝宝。 他听起来精力充沛，