Minecraft: Is this still the Minecraft I used to play?

Chapter 182: Plants Appear in Sandy Soil Systems?

After walking through the sand and dust all day, they finally saw something new.

a tree.

Fresh, undamaged trees.

"Was it... already here?"

Shi Qian turned his gaze to Carter, since he had never been to this place before.

I originally thought that plants would never grow in this kind of sandy soil, but I never expected to actually see living things.

Because whether he looked in from the edge of the community himself, or as Carter said, it seemed there were no plants there.

But Carter was also confused.

None of the people he had sent out before had mentioned this matter.

It seems that nothing was found at the time, and after those people returned, more people were sent.

Because this exploration, like the records left by previous explorers, yielded nothing...

A new change has emerged, one that had never been noticed before, which has surprised everyone.

Seeing Carter's expression, Shi Qian knew that they were also unaware of the situation.

A crowd gathered around, and Shi Qian finally obtained information about the tree.

【Red Willow】

A new tree species, I've never even heard of it before...

But why would plants appear here?

Could it be... that dimensional coverage has already begun?

The spread of sandy land cannot be resolved naturally within a given dimension, and the number of organisms is decreasing. Therefore, the living space that was previously occupied should be released.

Since no living beings appear in this area on a daily basis, does that mean we naturally assume there are no living beings in this dimension?

The monitoring range wouldn't be determined by the size of the sandy soil system, would it...?

Does that mean the energy core might be in a state of resurgence?

While Shi Qian and Carter were discussing the tree, a sharp-eyed creature suddenly shouted and pointed to a spot not far away.

There's still something there!

The group followed his gaze and saw that there seemed to be another relatively short plant there.

After moving it over, I found that this thing looked a lot like other surface plants in this dimension, with green fruits on it, and about the same height as the low bush trees in the jungle.

White thorn

I don't know if it's safe to eat...

However, it seems that there are no plants in Minecraft that can cause poisoning... except for Mystery Stew.

Just as Shi Qian was still pondering, a Fangxu life quickly plucked a fruit from the ground.

"Let me have some."

Shi Qian saw what he was doing, but didn't stop him.

He pulled it off and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

A group of people stared intently at him, as if afraid something might happen to him.

However, after he finished eating, he did not show any signs of his body turning red; in fact, he even smacked his lips as if he wanted more.

Shi Qian still doesn't quite understand the physical structure of Fangxu life forms. Before watching them eat, he always thought that all their parts were replaced with mechanical ones.

I didn't expect it to just be a different shell...

You can still see where your mouth is when you open it, but it just feels a bit out of place.

However, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that he was alright.

They packed up all the fruit from this cluster and took it with them.

Even if we don't find the energy core, bringing this thing back might still be useful.

This at least proves that they are making efforts in this dimension.

Moreover, this thing can survive in sandy soil, so it might even grow in grasslands.

New food sources are very beneficial for native organisms in this dimension.

As we ventured deeper, the surrounding vegetation became relatively more abundant.

However, this is relative to the sandy lands on the periphery, and it cannot compare with other biomes in the same dimension.

At first they were surprised, but now they're used to it.

There are only these two new plants here so far, so it seems that even dimensional coverage is being completed little by little, and there's no need to worry too much for now.

As night fell, Shi Qian was finally able to relax a little.

but...

There seem to be far fewer husks in the biome now than at the beginning.

It could also be because it went too deep...

Shi Qian walked around the area and found nothing unusual.

It seems that the closer one gets to the center of the dimension, the more stable the energy becomes, and the chaotic feeling dissipates considerably.

I'm planning to go underground and take a look.

After all, sand and soil are natural geological blocks in the Overworld, and he can drill into them.

The reason we didn't go in before was because the external pressure was too great; once we went in, we wanted to rush out immediately.

But what I found was quite unexpected...

The Shadow Sand Pool really exists.

And it was indeed covered up.

I don't know how long the sandstorms lasted to cover this place so completely, layer upon layer.

Shi Qian didn't see it immediately after he went down; instead, he drove around aimlessly with the radar on, not daring to go too far.

If they go too far, those corpses will still end up in Carter's territory.

As he was circling around, information about the falling object suddenly appeared on the radar.

However, it only appeared for a moment, and it was from a relatively far place.

The message appeared so quickly that Shi Qian almost thought it was a hallucination caused by his intense desire to find the energy core.

However, he still swam in that direction a little.

It turned out that it wasn't just my imagination, because the physical signal reappeared, but it was moving in a different direction.

Moreover, this time interval is not small.

Shi Qian gradually narrowed down the scope and finally captured a signal with a relatively longer retention time.

It rushed directly towards the source from which the entity flew out.

He plunged headfirst into the hollow, and Shi Qian managed to land on the shore.

This pool isn't very big; it's about the size of a pool you might encounter while mining in the Overworld.

The pool water is not the normal color of water.

It was a very grayish-black color, but relatively clear, and had a slight glow.

It has a similar brightness to luminous lichen, but it seems to be even dimmer.

Because of some light, you can even see your own reflection on the water's surface.

However, he only glanced at it for a moment before pulling his head back.

The reason was simple: he was afraid his reflection in the pool might suddenly smile at him...

Isn't that what Steve and that HB guy are like?

Looking in the water, he saw himself, they made eye contact, and then suddenly someone else appeared, grinning wickedly at him.

Shi Qian shook his head to clear away the jumbled mess of related works in his mind, but couldn't shake them off.

After all, this kind of thing has appeared far too often in various movies and TV shows, almost giving people the feeling of PTSD.

However, after Shi Qian saw the pool water shimmer slightly and a sapling pop out of the pool, he confirmed that this was the Shadow Sand Pool.

It's very similar to what Carter and his colleagues described.

But it's already evening, so let's wait until they wake up tomorrow to tell them...

After Shi Qian burrowed back, the Shadow Sand Pool flickered again, but this time, no actual loot appeared...