Chapter 5

Chapter 5 IN A VAST VIDEO GAME FANTASY WORLD, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE NETHERITE, AMIRITE? That afternoon, they returned to the Nether. The soul campfire was still burning. The Netherite Golem stood just where they had left it. "We're ready," said Morgan. "WE ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE." The golem's dark eyes twinkled. "Very good," said the mob. "Which one of you will be tested?" Morgan tried to appear calm and confident as he stepped forward. It wasn't easy. The golem was much larger than him, with massive arms, broad shoulders, and dark eyes. Red vines twisted along its netherite body. "Me. I'll go," said Morgan. "We took a vote."

第五章在一个巨大的电子游戏幻想世界里，没有什么能比得上尼日特，阿米尔特？ 那天下午，他们回到了地狱。 灵魂的营火仍在燃烧。 尼日特魔像就站在他们离开的地方。 “我们准备好了。”摩根说。 “我们接受你的挑战。” 魔像的黑眼睛闪闪发亮。 “很好，”群众说。 “你们谁要接受考验？”摩根走上前，努力表现得镇定而自信。 这并不容易。魔像比他大得多，有着粗壮的手臂、宽阔的肩膀和黑色的眼睛。 红色的藤蔓缠绕在它黑色的身体上。 ”我。我去。”摩根说。 “我们进行了投票。”

The vote had been nearly unanimous, except Theo had voted for himself. And Po had voted for the class hamster, but Jodi had pointed out that the VR goggles wouldn't fit Baron Sweetcheeks. The golem said, "SO BE IT. LISTEN CAREFULLY, AND I WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU MUST DO." Morgan nodded. "North of here, there is a fortress. In the heart of that fortress is a chest. Within that chest is an item that I hold dear. Retrieve it, and I shall surrender to you." "That's it?" Morgan said. "I JUST HAVE TO FETCH YOUR PROPERTY?"

投票几乎是一致的，除了西奥投了自己的票。 阿宝投了班级仓鼠的票，但乔迪指出，虚拟现实眼镜不适合甜颊男爵。 魔像说：“那就这样吧。 听好了，我告诉你该怎么做。” 摩根点点头。“从这里往北，有一座堡垒。 在堡垒的中心有一个箱子。 箱子里有件我很珍视的东西。 把它找回来，我就向你投降。” “就这样?”摩根说。“我只需要拿你的东西？”

"That's it," said the golem. Its square eyes gleamed with amusement. "But do not take the task lightly. The Nether is a dangerous place. Very dangerous. And you must each face it alone." "WHAT IF HE FAILS?" asked Theo. "Theo!" said Harper. "Have a little faith in Morgan." "I'm not saying that I don't," said Theo. "But this is important information." "If he fails, then another must try," answered the golem. "And then another. Until the item is retrieved… OR UNTIL ALL FIVE HAVE FAILED." "So we have five chances," said Theo. "We don't need five chances," said Morgan. "You guys, I've got this." "We know you do," said Po. "We believe in you!" said Jodi. "The chests are full of useful items," said the golem. "TAKE WHATEVER YOU LIKE."

“就是这样。”魔像说。 它的方眼睛里闪烁着欢乐的光芒。 “但不要掉以轻心。 地狱是个危险的地方。 很危险的。你们每个人都必须独自面对。” “如果他失败了怎么办？”西奥问。 “西奥！”“对摩根有点信心吧。” “我不是说我不喜欢，”西奥说。 “但这是重要的信息。” “如果他失败了，就必须有另一个人来试试。” 然后是另一个。直到物品被找回……或者直到所有五件物品都失败。” “所以我们有五次机会，”西奥说。 “我们不需要五次机会，”摩根说。 “伙计们，我能行。” “我们知道你喜欢，”阿宝说。 “我们相信你！”乔迪说。 “箱子里装满了有用的东西。”傀儡说。 “你喜欢拿什么就拿什么。”

Morgan felt a thrill at those words. It never failed: opening a Minecraft chest to see what it held was even more exciting than unwrapping a birthday present. And the golem's chests held quite a lot. "Is this… netherite armor?" he asked. "And a sword! It would take forever to find enough netherite to make all of this!"

听到这些话，摩根感到一阵激动。 它从未失败过：打开《我的世界》的箱子，看看里面装的是什么，甚至比打开生日礼物更令人兴奋。 傀儡的箱子装了很多东西。 “这是……虚空盔甲吗？”他问。 “还有一把剑！”要找到足够的铁来做这一切，永远也找不到！”

"WHAT'S NETHERITE?" asked Jodi. "It's the strongest, most durable material in the whole game," Morgan answered, a huge smile on his avatar's face. "I thought that was diamond," said his sister. "It used to be," said Theo. "Netherite was added in an update." Jodi threw up her blocky hands. "I can't keep up!" she said. Morgan was still smiling. "All you need to know is that this stuff will make me unbeatable!" He began

“那是什么？”乔迪问。 “这是整个游戏中最坚固、最耐用的材料，”Morgan回答道，他的角色脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。 “我还以为那是钻石呢，”他妹妹说。 “以前是，”西奥说。 “Netherite是在更新中添加的。” 乔迪举起她那双粗壮的手。 “我跟不上了！”她说。 摩根仍然面带微笑。“你只需要知道这个东西会让我战无不胜！”他开始

swapping out his old armor for the brand-new dark-gray upgrade. "Hold on," said Theo. "Are you sure you should take the whole set?" "Sure, I'm sure," said Morgan confidently. "Why wouldn't I?" "Well…," said Theo. Morgan saw him trade a look with Harper. "I… think I see where Theo is coming from," said Harper. "Suppose you… don't succeed. Then one of us will have to go. And we'll have to do it without any netherite armor." "What if you just took one piece?" suggested Theo. "Then there's some left for the rest of us." "THAT'S A TERRIBLE SUGGESTION," said Morgan. "If I leave good gear behind, then I'm making it less likely that I'll succeed. IT'S SMARTER TO MAXIMIZE MY CHANCES." He turned to Po and Jodi. "You two agree with me, right?" Jodi nodded. "I want my brother to come back safe and sound. We can share the armor after you're back." "Po?" prodded Morgan. "Don't look at me," Po said. "I VOTED FOR BARON SWEETCHEEKS!"

把他的旧盔甲换成全新的深灰色升级版。 “等等，”西奥说。“你确定要把整套都带走吗？”“当然，我肯定。”摩根自信地说。 “为什么不呢？”“嗯……”西奥说。 摩根看见他和哈珀对视了一下。 “我……我想我明白西奥的意思了。” “假如你……没有成功。 那我们中的一个就得走了。 而且我们得在没有任何黑盔甲的情况下行动。” “如果你只拿一块呢？”西奥建议道。 “那就剩下一些给我们剩下的人了。” “这是一个可怕的建议，”摩根说。 “如果我把好的装备落下，那么我成功的可能性就会降低。 更聪明的做法是最大化我的机会。” 他转向阿宝和乔迪。“你们俩同意我的看法，对吧？”乔迪•点点头。 “我想让我弟弟平安归来。 你回来后我们可以分享这件盔甲。” “阿宝？”摩根催促道。“别看我，”阿宝说。 “我选了巴伦·甜脸蛋！”