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My reeds finally start producing enough for me to begin my library



so that I can up the effectiveness of my enchantments



I run out of redstone while making my door so I take a waterfall ride down to lava level



by the time I find my way back up there are more books to be made



so I enchant that diamond sword I've been saving for the occasion



and make myself a glowy hat to go with it



then I'm off to follow the netherbrick road



like a previous poster I find myself right next to a lava flow... Pre 6 and candidate 2 seem to love setting us up to get burned



At least I didn't spawn in a tunnel this time.. I have a good view in all directions



to test the effectiveness of my new armaments I choose to tick off every zombiepigman I see



the nether fortress is blessedly close this time



I just have to build a bridge over lava



and the blazes are at my mercy



I'm getting these achievements for the first time... has it really been so long since I went to the nether?



bye bye blazes



hello ghasts



I love the smell of napalm in the morning



and it's back to enchanting



I make my ojos de ender



and begin following them



until they run out



the only thing they have led me to is wolves



but I have no bones



so I build a lighthouse where the last eye dropped and wait for night to fall



kill a skelly and begin trying to tame wolves... success on the first bone



and the second



so I set for home with my newfound friends... unfortunately while I am fighting a pair of creepers a skeleton gets into it with my wolf brothers... somehow he misses them and strikes one of the creepers causing it to explode and kill both my pets.. I am given this record as compensation



I didn't see this on my way here.. I must be slightly off course



but not enough so that I'm unable to find my way home to make some fancy pants



and a nice pair of boots to go with



the entrance to my home is now wired up



so that it opens from the outside... now I just need enough redstone to make this work from both sides



I play my new record while contemplating my next step



I think I'll enchant a pick since I am no longer having any luck finding endermen in the area

I placed this torch as the arrow struck... close call indeed



I might be in here for a while



I spot my old friend again



He disappears on me but while searching for him I find a substitute for my attention



I can always use more iron



and the bread isn't bad either.. should probably start ditching my chicken slayers though



I still don't get the subterranean sheep



I find a patch of red mushrooms



and although the system is largely unexplored I head topside due to my full inventory



and strike out across the plains hoping to find a village to protect



the only thing of note I find is this odd crater



I spot yet another enderman.. I'm having a lot more luck with that this go round



He comes to say hi... and to beat me to death with a block of dirt



I grab him by his pearls instead



and quickly spot another two



I take out the first and get into zombie slaying during the combat



Is that a spider jockey riding a spider?



Unfortunately I never get to find out because he shoots a creeper trying to get at me and the whole mess goes up in particle effects



by the end of the night my armor is shot



but I'm back in my redwood forest



where I encounter another daywalker



He's not nice enough to give me a pearl though... I'm not sure if I'm even in the right forest so I craft a compass



it guides me home just before my armor gives out completely



after some quick refitting it's back to the depths



and creeper after hissing creeper



I use what was left of my last set to keep my armor fresh



didn't this combo get me in trouble last time?



man the mobs seem to be out in force this time



ah that explains it



but even after disabling the dungeon spawner they are still coming at me from all sides



I think I was right about the extent of this cave system... I hope I can make myself leave before I'm too exhausted to find my way back



my god they just keep coming



I need to smelt and refit again



so I do something I almost never do... I wall myself in during the smelting process... they are just hitting too hard and fast for me to stay out there and fight this time



and so many of them are creepers it's ridiculous



I don't get the satisfaction of killing this one due to the skeleton shooting him... that's twice already



and what is behind that wall? Yet another dungeon... I'm getting quite a few of those this time



full inventory and I find a music disk... oh well I don't need rotten flesh anyhow



Oh yeah come to papa....



To Be Continued

and use that iron to make my shiny hat



then it's back into the creeper filled night



I spot ol tall dark and ugly in the distance



I keep trying to get him into a staring match but he doesn't seem to notice me way up here



so I head his way and pick up some chicken while I'm at it



then dodge as a creeper gets into it with that skeleton you may have noticed hiding behind my dinner



When I get to ol ugly's position I am disappointed as he has moved on due to the rising sun



so I head back up the hill for some more coal



then set my render distance to far and get a good lay of the land



I'm still trying to decide where to build at this point



nothing really grabbing my attention



I contemplate an ocean adventure but the food here is plentiful so I nix that idea



and decide to go cliff jumping instead



I land directly on this squid



I run across a dungeon that is visible from the surface... it's just inside a massive cave into one of the mountains



As I am inspecting it I am sideswiped by an archer so I retreat to the daylight.. I still am not properly equipped and I want this one to last



Nice little waterfall cave combo caught my eye but I don't know what I'd do with it



so I grab some more coal in the caves crisscrossing the mountain range and get my @$$ kicking boots on



as I work my way slowly back to the dungeon I spot a dirt thief



I go to arrest him



and I confiscate his pearl

This time we have redwoods



and before I forget here is the seed info



It really wouldn't be to my advantage but man I want to build up there



On the other side its plains



I make a full arsenal of chicken slayers



then head over to get a closer look at those mountains



as I do I spot a daywalker



He teleports randomly for a few minutes then I lock him with my steely gaze and he takes the bait



Unfortunately he does not stay around long enough for me to finish him off with the stake I have prepared.
As I am searching for him I find a cave



I only have enough coal for a few torches though so I cannot go spelunking just yet



I do however find some iron to get me started on upgrading my equipment



but I'm running low on lumber so I do some late afternoon logging



The sun is setting so I really should start constructing a shelter



Instead I head for some coal I spot on the mountainside

I find a single tiny slime which gives me a single slime ball



Then I delve into every dark place I can find



pick up some extra red mushrooms



get slightly lost



somewhere in that darkness is an archer with sights on me



I head back to the surface after finding my staircase and begin to breed some feathers for more arrows



Then I decide to try my hand at brewing



I fill up the three bottles I have glass to make



after some research I begin to brew



I don't have anything beneficial so I start with some poison



I add some glowstone dust to make it hit harder



and some gunpowder to turn it into an effective weapon



It won't last long but hopefully it'll soften them up a bit



then I go in search of some reeds so that I can make the next one instant damage



I find this bugger hanging out in broad daylight but he skips out before I can off him



I spot some pumpkins... I've been wanting to try out the snow golem



bulls-eye



there are some reeds... just need some melons now to make this a complete success



I head home



Plant all but two of the pumpkins



and build my first watchman



These guys throw snowballs which I have heard are effective against blazes so I figure I'll test one out in the nether... success



I head back to check on the first one and he's swimming in the river



I make a set of pistons and turn one sticky with that lone slime ball, then I make myself a gate... it's primitive until I can get more slime



hopefully that'll keep out the critters



I make another brief excursion into the nether hoping to encounter some blazes... no luck so I just grab some glowstone to keep it from being a total loss



a battle with two ghasts turns this area into something that resembles a napalm strike



When I get back I find that my gate is indeed sufficient to keep out the creatures of the night



My guard has wandered a bit but that's alright I'm not hanging around tonight



I test my potion on this guy... it only takes a single sword strike to bring him down after the 16 seconds is up



I run into another cave and of course end up so deep I'll probably get the bends coming back up



but it's got a dungeon so I'm happy my castle needs more moss



sneaky spiders keep trying to hide above me



afterward I catch a brief glimpse of some familiar particles



so I lock him with my gaze and hit him with a potion to soften him up



then hit him with a falling strike and am rewarded for my heroism with my first ender pearl



several times I nearly walk off a ledge exploring this cave ridden land



an hour later I'm still wandering around lighting up the dark tunnels



I find lava level again and explore in hopes of finding diamond



all I find instead is another dungeon... I'm so glad I geared up



Of course I can't bring myself to exp farm



so it's back to this maze of tunnels



and back to the surface just in time for night to fall



a home sweet home.. It's been too long



well I only have one but here goes



it leads me almost strait out my front gate, how fortuitous



I add the mossy cobble to my home and give it a farewell as I set off in search of portals



My guard perishes fighting a skeleton while I deal with a nearby creeper... farewell frosty.. you will be missed



it seems to be leading me toward that mountain



so I climb it before trying again..



it leads me back so it must be just over this edge



I find a cave entrance about 10 blocks from where the eye lands.. I would test again but the eye disappears completely on my next toss without giving a direction that I can see



almost immediately it produces yet another dungeon... I'll trade them all for that stronghold please



this creeper sniping gallery entertains me briefly but alas I have but 3 arrows



I off the three creepers and open up the gallery to find more presents inside



and one of them I really wanted this Christmas. I now have enough slime for my piston driven gate to be complete



but do I head back? no I venture further into the dark recesses of the godforsaken cavern system



I'm running out of torches... again



but I brought enough lumber and these caves are riddled with coal



of course they seem to go on forever and my inventory is already full



what are you doing down here fluffy? Go home!



I find yet another dungeon.. I have now ditched a total of 4 buckets and a saddle just to make inventory space but I can't leave that mossy cobble behind



this one is filled with spiders... there are five inside when I crack her open



I loot it for what I can... I leave behind two more buckets and another saddle but meh... on to this ravine



through some caves and out into yet another ravine... I really should head up but after nearly 4 hours down here I'm not sure I could find my way out if I tried... even having only placed torches on my right side



I contemplate making a switchback stair up this ravine.. that should get me topside safely



but when I approach the waterfall I spot some iron near the base of the falls. It hangs precariously over lava but I've dealt with this before so I head down. I hold shift to avoid being pushed into the lava but it does push me out over it... too late I realize my fatal mistake. If I let go of shift I drop into lava, if I don't I cannot fight the current.

I only have one cobble in my active inventory so I go to place it against the obsidian I'm standing on but I miss and place it below lava level. I am now stuck with no placeable blocks at the ready and nowhere to go. I attempt to jump onto the water covered obsidian but I misjudge the overhang and land in the molten pool. I jump to get out but each time the water pushes me back before I can land on the block... it puts me out briefly but of course I'm on fire again in an instant.

I attempt to enter my inventory and bring something to the active inventory... I succeed and begin placing blocks as my health quickly dwindles... to no avail