"Silly Girl: So it's just their appearance that became scarier, their health is still the same."
"Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: That iron sword has high damage! It's more than a little stronger than a Nichirin Blade!"
"..."
Seeing the discussion in the live-stream room, Lin Tian also explained, "It's just the shaders that changed, making the world look more realistic. Nothing else is different."
As he spoke, Lin Tian swapped his shield back to a torch and continued deeper into the cave.
As for the rotten flesh? Whoever wanted it could pick it up.
After killing one zombie, Lin Tian's confidence surged again.
Indeed, only by killing a monster with his own hands could he dispel the fear in his heart.
As for those transmigrators who were ordinary people in their past lives and became incredibly badass after transmigrating, claiming they could kill this and that without a second thought, Lin Tian didn't believe a word of it.
Continuing deeper, Lin Tian encountered two more zombies, but he dispatched them into puffs of white smoke with just a few swings.
He collected all the iron ore along the way.
Walking all the way in, Lin Tian saw an even larger cavern with four branching paths.
Looking at the cavern, Lin Tian thought for a moment and decided to first place torches around the area, then head towards the downward-sloping path.
After all, diamonds were usually found deep down or next to lava.
Just as Lin Tian was placing a torch, a hissing sound rang out. Lin Tian immediately spun around and swapped to his shield, but it was too late!
"Boom~"
An explosion sent Lin Tian flying into a wall.
"Pfft~"
A mouthful of blood sprayed out. Lin Tian felt a violent tremor run through his internal organs, and his entire body visibly weakened.
This crisis made the viewers in the live-stream room's hearts leap into their throats.
"Silly Girl: What happened? Are you okay?! Are you alright?"
"Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: @Lord of the World, wake up!"
"Emperor Through the Ages: That explosion just now..."
"Hellish Blizzard: @Lord of the World, are you okay?"
"Nether Spirit Cat: I only saw a flash of fire, and then it went dark."
"Mad Love for Hashirama: This guy couldn't have..."
Just as the viewers were at a loss, Lin Tian finally recovered.
"Cough, cough~"
Lin Tian coughed up a mouthful of blood and sat on the ground, gasping for air.
The people in the live-stream room sighed in relief when the screen finally showed an image again.
At that moment, Lin Tian's voice came through.
"Hah... hah... I'm alright, hah~. Luckily I was wearing iron armor, hah~. Everyone, don't worry."
Lin Tian was breathing heavily. Fortunately, he had been wearing a full set of iron armor the whole time, otherwise that blast would have killed him.
"Damn it, I can't believe that Creeper would explode instantly!"
Lin Tian hadn't expected it either. The moment he heard the Creeper's hiss, he was sent flying the instant he turned around. There wasn't even time to raise his shield to defend!
Lin Tian wasn't sure how many hearts of health that blast had taken off, but his health was definitely not in a good state right now.
Taking out a few baked potatoes, Lin Tian forced himself to eat them.
Feeling a warm sensation spread throughout his body, Lin Tian gradually relaxed.
It seemed the effect of regenerating health after eating his fill was still there.
After lying there for nearly another minute, Lin Tian was full of life again.
In the live-stream room, seeing Lin Tian go from a near-death state to full of vigor after just eating a few potatoes, the viewers were once again amazed at the power of this world's food.
"Nether Spirit Cat: What magical food."
"Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: I can't believe he was so badly injured, but just eating a few pieces of food was enough."
"Silly Girl: Seeing it for real, it really is magical."
"Mad Love for Hashirama: It's more than a hundred times better than a medical ninja."
....
Feeling his body completely healed, Lin Tian went back to placing torches.
Fortunately, there were no more accidents this time. Lin Tian safely lit up all the areas.
Then, he continued deeper.
Upon reaching the lowest point, a lava pool appeared before Lin Tian's eyes. By its edge, a diamond was sparkling.
Lin Tian walked over to the side of the lava pool, first using water to turn the lava into obsidian, then placing a torch.
Next, he dug away the stone next to the diamond. This was to prevent any lava from being underneath, which would cause the diamond to fall in and burn up.
1, 2, 3... 8!
There were a full eight diamonds!
He hadn't expected this to be such a rich vein!
A glint of excitement flashed in Lin Tian's eyes. His luck was really good!
After mining all the diamonds, Lin Tian planned to continue exploring the other branching caves.
"Everyone, do you want to keep watching? I'm turning off the stream."
Lin Tian felt that no one would want to watch such a boring mining life, so he prepared to end the stream.
"Silly Girl: Ah! Don't turn it off! I want to watch!"
"Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: Yeah, yeah! No one's forcing the others to watch if they don't want to!"
"Emperor Through the Ages: I am not busy at the moment."
.....
"Alright then, I won't turn it off. I'll end it when I get back."
Seeing that the group members wanted to keep watching, Lin Tian left it on.
Next, Lin Tian explored the remaining three branches one by one.
In total, he encountered 5 zombies, 4 skeletons, and 1 Creeper. The moment he saw the Creeper, he immediately raised his shield to defend, and luckily, the shield absorbed all the damage.
As for the skeletons he encountered, besides getting hit by 5 arrows, he didn't take any other damage.
His haul was pretty good, though. In total, he got nearly a stack of iron ore, half a stack of gold ore, 3 emeralds, two stacks of redstone, and 13 diamonds. He didn't bother mining the rest of the coal.
This mineshaft really was rich!
After organizing his haul, Lin Tian turned off the live stream and returned to the village.
Looking at the small houses, Lin Tian wondered, should he build a new house for himself?
Although the village was nice, it was better to build a house of his own.
No sooner said than done!
He glanced at the sky; it wasn't late yet. Lin Tian dug up and took the bed from his temporary shelter, then took out four iron ingots and one redstone dust to make a compass, then added eight sheets of paper to craft a blank map.
Putting the map away, Lin Tian started walking into the distance. He needed to find a plain to build his home.
After walking for who knows how long, Lin Tian finally saw a plain with a flower field nearby.
He looked at the sky. It was already dark...
'How long have I been walking!'
But Lin Tian didn't mind. He had planned not to sleep tonight anyway, so today he would get used to it.
Lin Tian placed a torch every two or three steps. Before long, the surrounding area was lit up.
"Mm, this way, no mobs will spawn nearby."
With that, Lin Tian began to clear the surrounding weeds and flowers.
'I'll plant them again after the foundation is built.'
After sizing up the general area, Lin Tian began to build.
.......
"Phew~"
Lin Tian wiped the non-existent sweat from his face and looked at the building in front of him with a satisfied expression.
The sky had already turned from night to high noon.
This villa-like building was something he had learned to build from the internet in his previous life. The first floor was a farming area, with a staircase on the left leading to the second floor. The second floor was his living area, and he had also built a balcony next to the stairs. Finally, there was the third floor, which just needed to be built up one level from the second.
The third floor was mainly for storing miscellaneous items of daily life. In the future, the enchanting table, brewing stand, and the like would be placed here. If he unlocked a mod like the Twilight Forest, the trophies he obtained could also be stored here.
As for the roof, he had no plans for it yet, so he left it empty.
Although it didn't look perfect, the overall structure looked quite decent.
As for the first floor, Lin Tian had emptied out all the farmland in the village and moved it all here. Unfortunately, it was only enough to plant half the area.
To make his future life more comfortable, Lin Tian had also traveled far and wide to capture a bunch of cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, and horses. The pens for these animals were built behind the house and were almost as large as the house itself.
After admiring his work from all angles, Lin Tian nodded, very satisfied with his own talent.
Suddenly, Lin Tian remembered there was something else he hadn't moved.
"Crap! I haven't moved my Nether Portal over!"