The Quest for the Diamond Sword: An Unofficial Gamer's Adventure, Book One
2 as he gave Steve the blocks Build another Golem You were so nice to build that for our village Thanks but I want to craft armor replied Steve Are you going on an adventure Eliot couldn’t be lieve his ears Steve was the last person he’d expect to want armor or go on an adventure I hope not Steve smiled I just thought it would be good to have in my inventory Enjoy crafting Steve Eliot gave him the iron ig nots On the way home Steve ran into Avery the librar ian who said You should come by the library Steve We have lots of new books in I can’t today he told her I’m crafting armor How exciting exclaimed Avery Are you plan ning an adventure You know me Steve remarked I like to stay out of trouble and stick close to home Sometimes people don’t plan adventures they just happen Avery had read every adventure tale in the library she loved those stories That’s true Steve smiled at Avery But I’d rather just keep the armor in my inventory and read about adventures in books Steve crafted his iron armor He tried it on and walked around his house I must look like a warrior he said to himself as he put the armor away and took a short walk before dusk Steve would never venture out at night he knew that was when creepers could attack him The Quest for the Diamond Sword
Life on the Farm 3 His farm wasn’t far from the water and he walked over and looked out at the enormous blue ocean as he wondered what lands might be on the other side He had never hopped on a boat to find out If Steve had an adventure story to tell it would be about the time he once tamed an ocelot Lost in the vast unexplored jungle surrounded by bushes deep in the jungle biome Steve spotted an animal racing past him toward an overgrown patch of grass and weeds As the animal’s pace slowed he could make out its yellow fur covered in black and brownish spots It was a wild ocelot The ocelot’s piercing green eyes stared menacing ly at Steve Steve’s heart skipped a beat He wanted to tame this wild beast He offered the feline raw fish which the hungry ocelot eagerly accepted With each bite the ocelot transformed into a tame animal Slowly the cat’s skin took on a ginger tone until it resembled a typical tabby cat The ocelot’s tail shrunk signifying it was no longer feral Steve named the ocelot Snuggles He’d be the first to admit he felt safer on the farm with Snuggles As everyone knows ocelots scare off creepers Steve was afraid of creepers Steve knew that if you were careful you could avoid running into any creepers skeletons spiders silverfish zombies and other hostile mobs whose sole purpose was to attack In fact Steve had helped secure the vil lage from a zombie attack He built a fence all the way around the village and placed torches along the main street so all the land inside the wall was brightly lit
4 day and night This way he could be sure that zombies wouldn’t spawn in his village As Eliot the blacksmith mentioned Steve had also built an Iron Golem to pro tect them He placed iron blocks and a pumpkin on the ground and watched as the tough mighty beast got to its feet As Steve watched the monstrous stone creature lumber toward the village he was sure it would be able to keep him and his villager friends safe from zombies and other mobs When he wasn’t protecting his home from pred ators Steve spent his time making coal out of wood He traded the coal with Eliot the blacksmith for pick axes which he used for mining He also traded his wheat for cookies from John the village farmer When he mined for gold he usually traded it for books with Avery the librarian Between the villagers and the farm he had all his needs provided for and a safe place to sleep every night He loved coming back to the farm and hearing Snuggles meow as the ocelot relaxed in the greenery When night began to fall Steve immediately got into his wool bed Nighttime was the most vulnerable time as the sun sank in the sky the shadows grew and the well-lit areas became darker until Steve’s village was the only place bright enough that the mobs wouldn’t spawn there But outside the walls he could always hear the zombies groaning and the strange skittering sounds of spiders If you weren’t in your bed when night fell you were pretty much an open target but a well-built bed would keep you safe until daybreak When dusk The Quest for the Diamond Sword
Life on the Farm 5 approached Steve was always safely in his bed at the farm Once Steve saw a tall dark Enderman with a pur ple aura when he was out at dusk but he knew not to stare He safely made his escape and learned his lesson When the lights began to dim it was time to go home There was no reason to take chances But that night as Steve slept in the comfort of his bed he heard strange noises coming from the village The villagers were in trouble and as Steve listened to the groans and the sound of wood breaking he knew it could only be one thing a zombie attack He tried to convince himself that he was just hearing things and they were fine But the noises wouldn’t stop He imag ined going into town and seeing the villagers turned into zombies and he grabbed his clock to see how much time he had before morning It was still so early Steve clutched his clock tightly wondering if he could wait until morning But as he felt the clock tick in his hands and heard the villagers cries Steve knew he had to help right away And since Eliot knew that Steve had the armor he was probably waiting helplessly for Steve to attack the zombies The other villagers were also Steve’s good friends He liked villagers better than other explorers like him because they couldn’t be griefers and couldn’t harm him They had jobs and lived and worked together in the village growing their crops and making useful things to trade They followed predictable routines and never strayed far from home but they helped one an other and never caused any havoc in his life Griefers
