Lin Tian pondered.
He had originally thought that once he had his gear and Eyes of Ender ready, he could go play in the End.
He hadn't expected to now be worrying about Golden Apples.
'Am I too afraid of death? Even though I can revive infinitely...'
"Smack~"
Lin Tian slapped himself. How could he think that?
Although he could revive after dying, it would still hurt!
Thinking of this, Lin Tian gave himself a mental thumbs-up for his caution.
......
After thinking for about half an hour, Lin Tian still couldn't come up with a way to farm gold ingots. He wasn't an expert on the subject.
When in doubt, ask a fellow countryman!
Lin Tian sent a private message directly to Liu Yueyan. Her world was a modern one, similar to his previous life, so someone must have posted a tutorial like that.
[Lord of the World: Can you help me find some videos that teach how to make a gold ingot farm?]
[Silly Girl: Hmm? Sure.]
Another hour passed before Liu Yueyan finally gathered all the videos she could find.
[Silly Girl: [Video]*n]
[Lord of the World: Thank you very much.]
"[Lord of the World has sent a red packet.]"
[Silly Girl: ? No need! It only took a little time, you don't have to.]
[Lord of the World: Take it. It's just an equivalent exchange. It might not be much to you, but I really need these.]
[Silly Girl: Alright then.]
"[Silly Girl has claimed the red packet.]"
[Silly Girl: Whoa!! A Golden Apple! You're that generous?]
Liu Yueyan was stunned when she saw that Lin Tian had directly given her a Golden Apple!
[Lord of the World: It's nothing, it's not that valuable.]
[Lord of the World: Speaking of which, does the Golden Apple sent over still have its in-game weight?]
Lin Tian was a little worried. After all, according to the official stats, a Golden Apple weighed nearly 17,173 kilograms!
With that kind of mass, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to lift it at all.
However, Liu Yueyan's answer was unexpected.
[Silly Girl: No, it's as heavy as a normal apple.]
'Same as a normal apple?'
Lin Tian wasn't sure if the laws governing the Golden Apple had changed or what, but in any case, it was a convenience for the others in the group.
'Then if I travel to another world, will my physique remain the same?'
"System, if I go to another world, will my physique still exist?"
"[Ding! This System does not understand the Host's meaning.]"
Hearing the System's reply, Lin Tian wasn't sure if it genuinely didn't understand his meaning or something else, so he asked again, "If I travel to another world, will I still possess everything from the Novice Gift Pack you gave me?"
"[Ding! Yes.]"
'It will!'
Lin Tian hadn't expected that it really would. With his physique, wouldn't he be able to walk all over most places?
.....
Among the dozens, even hundreds of methods, Lin Tian finally found one to his liking.
As for his conversation with the System just now? That was just to ensure he would still live comfortably after traveling to other worlds. It wasn't of much use for now. It was better to focus on the present.
The design Lin Tian ultimately chose was one made by a person named Rosika. Although its efficiency wasn't top-tier, it was indeed fast enough.
After selecting the type he wanted, Lin Tian began to search for a suitable location.
Fortunately, this plain was large enough. Lin Tian just needed to build it to the right and rear of his residence.
Replacing the expensive iron blocks needed for the design with cheap and practical cobblestone, Lin Tian got to work again.
But when it came time to place the hoppers, Lin Tian found that his iron might not be enough.
It seemed he would have to build an iron farm later.
As for now? He would just have to make do with what he had left.
Left with no choice, he had to shrink the entire storage system by more than half before he could continue building.
Then, he ran into another problem. He had forgotten the crafting recipe for an observer!
Helpless, Lin Tian could only turn to Liu Yueyan again.
[Lord of the World: I need your help again. Please find me a crafting guide, as complete as possible.]
[Lord of the World: The payment is the same.]
[Silly Girl: No problem.]
After getting the crafting guide, Lin Tian got busy again.
And this busy spell lasted for four days.
Even he hadn't expected it to take so much time.
Smelting glass, collecting obsidian, gathering lava, and so on, were all time-consuming tasks.
It was a good thing he had chain mining, which saved him the time of digging sand and obsidian.
But the demand for obsidian was large, and he had to find other lava pools. Plus, he couldn't place water in the Nether...
But still!
Looking at the completed gold farm before him, Lin Tian's eyes were full of pride. He had even spent time mining some iron ore to complete the entire device properly.
"Gold farm... activate!"
Lin Tian pulled the lever, and the entire device whirred to life.
Seeing the Zombie Pigmen fall one by one, Lin Tian was ecstatic. In the future, he would have an endless supply of gold ingots!
And during these past few days, some changes had also occurred in the group.
First and most worthy of celebration, Gabriel had finally fallen. As expected, she was a useless angel who could be easily defeated by a video game.
Then, the plots for both Hellish Blizzard and Ash Ketchum had also begun.
But there was no need to worry too much about their worlds. After all, one was a world for children, and the other had a bald-headed great demon king. What was there to worry about?
Zhu Zhuqing's world was still in its daily life phase. Perhaps because of the reality of the situation, the Shrek team had not yet gone to the Star Dou Great Forest and was instead in daily training.
And because Zhu Zhuqing had joined the chat group, her personality had changed quite a bit. Although she was still cold in front of outsiders, she had already hit it off with everyone in the group.
Her strength was also different from before. She was now a level 35 Soul Elder, the second highest in the entire academy, only slightly lower than Dai Mubai in level. But her true strength was even greater than Dai Mubai's.
Because she understood the original story, she now had the best relationship with Ning Rongrong and they were already iron-clad best friends.
As for the traveler Lumine, she was still locked in a Mondstadt jail cell. The reason was that a few days ago, right after she was released, she went to harass Barbara again, even stealing Barbara's white silk tights!
Although the owner of the stolen item didn't say anything, Lumine was still thrown in jail.
When Lumine was proudly bragging about this in the group, everyone was speechless.
That was too perverted!
But because Lumine was a cute girl, no one said much, just making a few sarcastic comments.
Our ancestor, Brother Zheng, had already obtained a world map from the Group Owner and was expanding outwards. His first target was the small Wa island to the east.
Although at this point in time, the human species might not have even appeared on the Wa island, who's to say there weren't any savages?
Even if there were no savages, there were animals! Even if there were no animals, there were gold and silver mines!
No matter what, it had to be conquered, just like how you have to rub your eye when a speck of dust gets in it.
When he heard about this, Lin Tian gave Ying Zheng ten Golden Apples for free, just in case, and also sent him nearly three thousand wooden swords.
Heaven have mercy, he was really short on iron, and the gold farm was still under construction, otherwise he would have sent something better.
But don't be fooled by the fragile appearance of the wooden swords. Ying Zheng had tested them against his sharpest sword at the time, and the wooden sword was completely unscathed.
It could even cut through city walls like tofu!
This got Ying Zheng so excited that he wanted to become sworn brothers with him on the spot.
But Lin Tian didn't agree.
As for the Group Owner Liu Yueyan, Shinobu, and Madara Uchiha, there were no major changes with them.
He just heard that the appearance of ghosts in Liu Yueyan's world was becoming more and more frequent, and it was almost time for them to be discovered by the world at large.
Finally, and most importantly, everyone had figured out the functions of the newly opened features in the group.
The Group Check-in, as the name implies, allowed one to get a variable amount of points by checking in daily. These points could not only be used to buy things but also to strengthen one's own physique or techniques.
Zhu Zhuqing had used this method to greatly increase her cultivation speed. Her third spirit ring was already at 9,900 years. The main issue was soul shock; the group didn't yet have a method for cultivating spiritual power, so she didn't choose a ten-thousand-year one.
The Group Shop, besides ordinary items, also allowed group members to upload their own things, such as techniques, ninjutsu, breathing styles, elemental powers, Nichirin Blades, and Golden Apples. The uploader could receive corresponding points based on the rarity of the uploaded item.
The Group Travel function was currently only known to allow for multi-person travel; other details were still unknown.
The Group Task function was still just a name, and its specific function was yet to be discovered.
........
Watching the gold ingots fall one by one, Lin Tian went to prepare arrows. He had raised quite a few chickens, after all.
While the gold ingots were being farmed, he could also go look for the End Stronghold.
"Once the first batch of Golden Apples is ready, it'll be time to slay the dragon!"
........