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Arriving at the Villagers' blacksmith shop, Yang Tao opened a wooden chest and put four obsidian into his backpack.
As for the iron armor, to be honest, he didn't care for it at all.
However, adhering to the principle of 'since I'm already here,' Yang Tao even dug up the chest and took it with him, then turned to leave the somewhat cramped blacksmith shop, where the orange-red magma caught his eye.
"I wonder if magma and diamond have spawned below; I'll have to go mining later to check..."
Outside the blacksmith shop, several Villagers were waiting for him, led by the Librarian Villager.
After collecting two buckets of magma, Yang Tao turned and looked at the Librarian, saying, "Are you testing a Brave with just this much? Which Brave can't withstand such a test?"
Then, in a light tone, he added, "I have the tinkers' construct mod now, you know. I heard them say that green liquid flows in your Villagers' bodies, though that's just what I heard… I don't know if it's true or not."
In the tinkers' construct mod, emerald fluid is obtained by smelting Villagers, Wandering Traders, Zombie Villagers, or various Illagers in a Smeltery or Casting Basin.
Librarian: "..."
You just arrived and are already revealing your true nature as a Great Demon King.
Yang Tao looked at the extremely unpleasant expression on the Librarian's face and could easily tell that this fellow was badmouthing him in his heart.
"Alright, no more jokes."
"To be honest, I don't trust you. I don't know if you've heard the saying, 'How can one allow others to sleep soundly beside one's bed?'"
The Librarian shook his head gently and said, "I haven't heard of it, but I can understand what you mean."
"We Villagers pose no threat to you, and we can even help you…"
Yang Tao smiled and pointed at the farmland not far away, saying, "Help me farm? I have dozens of people helping me farm in other worlds…"
However, to Yang Tao's surprise, the Librarian in front of him showed a confident smile and said, "No, no, no, farming is just one thing!"
"We can help you mine, chop trees, brew potions, and raise animals! As long as there's enough emerald, we are omnipotent!"
"You're talking about emerald with me?"
Yang Tao deliberately put his hand over his chest and said, "Don't you want revolutionary friendship anymore?"
"But… but we Villagers rely on emerald to live…"
This guy is lying!
However, Yang Tao didn't pay too much attention; greed is human nature, provided it's not excessive.
"I don't have emerald for now, but aren't you able to trade?"
Hearing Yang Tao mention trading, the Librarian's face showed an indignant expression, saying, "We can't trade ourselves; we can only wait for a Brave to come…"
Uh, this is a bit much.
Yang Tao silently thought 'trade,' and a Villager trading panel immediately appeared before him. Because the other party was a Librarian, the first thing that popped up was enchanted books.
48 emerald for Fortune III
24 paper for 1 emerald
Fortune III! Yang Tao's heart felt like it was growing grass; he desperately needed a pickaxe with Fortune III now, so he wouldn't have to worry about wasting diamond when he went mining underground.
Just as he was contemplating going to the real world to buy a few boxes of A4 paper, the Librarian suddenly pointed at the 'paper' on the window and excitedly said, "That's it! Only 24 sheets of paper can be exchanged for one emerald."
"You can see the trade window?"
Yang Tao felt very surprised.
"Of course! You are trading with me, so I can naturally see it!"
That makes a lot of sense; Yang Tao was directly convinced by the Librarian.
"Don't rush; I don't have any paper on me…"
At this moment, a Villager below suddenly squeezed out from the crowd, extending his hand and loudly saying, "Me, me! Brave, trade with me."
Yang Tao looked at the voice.
Fletcher!
A formidable character rumored to be able to exchange 1 stick for emerald.
However, that must be combined with the 'Villager Bone Crusher.'
But Yang Tao looked at the nimble eyes of the Villager in front of him, and he really couldn't bring himself to build a 'Villager Bone Crusher.'
"Alright, don't rush, everyone will get emerald. I'll ask you some questions first."
"Can you use pickaxes?"
All the Villagers nodded.
"Do you have a backpack?"
The Villagers still nodded quickly; this could be inferred from Villagers giving bread to each other.
Yang Tao's smile grew brighter and brighter as he looked at the Villagers in front of him and said, "Upgrading our world requires a lot of energy value, and now I've discovered a nearly infinite world where everything can be converted into energy value."
"Our world needs energy value, and you need emerald. So…"
"Everyone, let's make a deal!"
"For just 600 energy value, you can exchange it for a precious emerald with me. What do you think?"
The Villagers, who had been chatting among themselves, immediately became extremely quiet upon hearing Yang Tao's words. Just when Yang Tao thought he might have set the price too high, a mountain-like roar of voices erupted from the Villagers.
"Sir Hero, you are our guiding star."
"I'll sell it to you today!"
"Wah… I, who have no profession, never thought I could earn emerald."
"Sir Hero, please hand out the tools quickly; I can't wait!"
"The Great Demon King actually had a change of heart!!"
Instantly, all voices paused and looked at the Green-robed Villager hiding behind the crowd.
"Didn't we lock him up? Who let this fool out again?"
"Quickly shut this single-minded fellow's mouth."
Several Villagers directly rushed forward, carried the foolish Green Robe Villager, and ran.
Seeing this scene, Yang Tao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth twice.
It wasn't that the Green-robed Villager had a problem, but that all the Villagers were abnormal.
"Sir Hero, when do you think we should go earn emerald?"
"Anytime, but that place has a monster called an Entity."
"More powerful than a Zombie?"
"Yes, much stronger than a Zombie, but their corpses can also be converted into energy value."
The Villagers, who were initially scared by the Entity, became eager again when they heard that the Entity's corpses could also be converted into energy value.
"Lord! Can we bring Iron Golems?"
"Of course, no problem. If any of you want to go, follow me. I'll go back and get you Iron Pickaxes."
Ultimately, almost all the Villagers without professions followed Yang Tao back to the wooden door.
"Wait for me a moment; I'll make you pickaxes using tinkers' construct first."
Pickaxes made through tinkers' construct consume fewer materials and can have some attributes, making them very suitable for large-scale use by Villagers.
After taking all the smelted Charred Bricks from the Charred Furnace, Yang Tao began to synthesize the main body and accessories needed to build the Charred Furnace.
Everything went smoothly; it was just that having a group of Villagers staring at him expectantly while he worked made him a bit uncomfortable.
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