Chapter 9

Chapter 9 THEO, THEO, HE'S OUR MAN! IF HE CAN'T DO IT, NO ONE CAN! BUT NO PRESSURE. NOPE, NONE AT ALL. Theo was determined to succeed where his friends had failed. He didn't even wait for the golem to ask. He strode right up to the mob and announced: "I'm next." "CHOOSE YOUR TOOLS," said the golem. Theo thought there was a hint of amusement in the golem's tone. Theo rummaged through the chests in search of anything that might be useful. There wasn't much left. But to his surprise, there was a particularly useful —and especially rare—item in the last chest he checked. "ELYTRA!" he said, his voice full of awe. He turned to his friends, smiling. "I don't need to swim

第9章西奥，西奥，他是我们的人！如果他做不到，就没有人能做到！但是不要有压力。 不，一点也没有。西奥决心在他的朋友们失败的地方取得成功。 他甚至没等魔像问他。 他大步走向人群，宣布：“下一个就是我了。” “选择你的工具。”傀儡说。 西奥觉得魔像的语气里有一丝娱乐的意味。 西奥翻遍了箱子，寻找任何有用的东西。 剩下的不多了。但令他惊讶的是，在他检查的最后一个箱子里有一件特别有用而且特别稀有的东西。 “ELYTRA!”他说，声音里充满了敬畏。 他微笑着转向他的朋友们。 “我不需要游泳

across the lava. Not when I have wings!" "Wow!" said Jodi. "DO THOSE THINGS LET YOU FLY?" "It's more like gliding than flying," Theo said. He tried on the elytra, which were similar to some sort of geometric beetle wings that attached to his shoulders. "I'll have to start from up high so I can drift across the lava." Minutes later, as Theo looked out upon the great orange sea, he realized that the cliff separating the warped forest from the lava lake was not nearly high enough.

穿过熔岩。我有翅膀就不会了！”“哇！”乔迪说。 “那些东西能让你飞起来吗？”“这更像是滑翔，而不是飞行，”西奥说。 他试穿了鞘翅，它类似于某种几何甲虫的翅膀，附着在他的肩膀上。 “我必须从高处开始，这样我才能漂过熔岩。” 几分钟后，当西奥望向那巨大的橙色大海时，他意识到把扭曲的森林和熔岩湖分开的悬崖还不够高。

So Theo built. Jumping in place, he dropped blocks of dirt beneath his feet. Soon, he stood atop a narrow column of dirt. He could see the bastion remnant! But he still wouldn't be able to glide that far. He would have to aim for the soul sand valley on the other side of the lava. It was the closest point.

于是西奥建造了。他原地一跳，把几块泥土扔到脚下。 很快，他站在了一个狭窄的土柱上。 他能看到堡垒的遗迹！但他还是不能滑翔那么远。 他必须瞄准熔岩另一边的灵魂沙山谷。 这是最近的点。

Theo wished he had fingers to cross. Instead, he pressed his blocky fists together. "I got this," he said. And then he jumped into the air.

西奥希望他能祈祷。 相反，他把拳头握在一起。 “我知道了，”他说。然后他跳到了空中。

The experience was thrilling. Theo had always enjoyed flying in Minecraft, back when he had played in Creative mode. But this was a different experience. Doc's VR technology made him feel as if he were really, truly gliding through the air! Theo's excitement slowly faded, and fear grew in its place. He was losing height every second, getting closer and closer to the lava below—even starting to feel the heat. He was pretty sure he would make it to the other side. But it was going to be close. And then an arrow whizzed by him. Theo veered wildly in the air. Where did that come from? He found the answer below and ahead of him. On the shore of the soul sand valley, a cluster of skeletons had gathered. Each one held a bow, and each one was looking his way. Up in the air, there was nowhere to hide, and no way to fight back. Theo would just have to hope he could reach land before he took too many hits. As more arrows flew in his direction, Theo went on the defensive. He rolled, he banked, he dove. He did anything and everything he could to avoid the projectiles.

这次经历令人激动。 Theo一直很喜欢在《我的世界》中飞行，那时候他还处于创造模式。 但这是一次不同的经历。 Doc的VR技术让他感觉自己真的在空中滑翔！西奥的兴奋慢慢消退，取而代之的是恐惧。 他每一秒都在下降，离下面的熔岩越来越近，甚至开始感到热了。 他很确定自己能到达对岸。 但结果很接近。 然后一支箭从他身边呼啸而过。 西奥在空中疯狂地转向。 这是怎么来的？他在下面和前面找到了答案。 在灵魂沙山谷的岸边，聚集了一群骷髅。 每个人都拿着弓，每个人都看着自己的方向。 在空中，没有地方可躲，也没有办法反击。 西奥只能希望他能在受到太多撞击之前到达陆地。 当更多的箭射向西奥的方向时，他采取了防御措施。 他翻滚，他倾斜，他俯冲。 他做了一切他能做的事来躲避弹丸。