Chapter 43
Clang clang clang clang—
Riana was busily swinging her pickaxe, mining ore.
Her pickaxe was made of wood.
After days of trial and error, she had discovered the crafting recipe herself.
“Whew…”
She wiped her forehead with her arm as if to clear away sweat.
Although she wasn’t actually sweating in the game, doing this made her feel refreshed.
“That’s enough for today.”
Riana stored the collected items in a chest inside her house.
Actually, it was more of a giant wooden chest than a house.
But Riana was quite fond of the house she had cobbled together herself.
Satisfied once again with her time in ‘Minecraft,’ Riana logged off.
“Mmm…”
As the illusion faded, her senses returned to reality.
She took a deep breath of the fresh air from the World Tree Forest and stood up.
“It’s already this late…”
She hadn’t thought much time had passed, but it had flown by.
Riana felt that ‘Minecraft’ had this effect even more than ‘Maple Leaf Story.’
She had tried playing COL as well, but this type of game suited her better.
Riana had always preferred adventure and storytelling games like ‘Maple Leaf Story.’
While ‘Minecraft’ didn’t have the thrill of intense action, she enjoyed how she could easily build her own world and embark on adventures.
However, ‘Minecraft’ wasn’t catching on with explosive popularity like ‘Maple Leaf Story’ or COL.
After all, it wasn’t the kind of game that offered flashy excitement.
But Riana thought ‘Minecraft’ was a game that offered fun in a different way.
She believed it would soon gain plenty of popularity.
Other elves, like Riana, were also enjoying it.
“Ugh… arghhhh! Segekeunna… Segekeunna that…!!”
Of course, not all elves felt the same way.
Even though the elven race had some common traits, each individual’s personality was naturally different.
Riana approached the queen, who was grumbling with a frown.
“Your Majesty, have you been playing COL again?”
“Uh, ah, Riana, hero of the elves. Yes, I have.”
“It seems there’s a game that isn’t going your way. It’s fine to enjoy it, but perhaps you should be cautious not to get too heated. The nature of COL often leads to conflicts.”
“Of course, Riana. I always strive to foster a wholesome gaming culture.”
The queen spoke with a serene smile, as if nothing had happened.
In fact, the queen was quite famous in the game.
With the username <ElfQueen>, she always remained polite, even amidst offensive messages.
She would report malicious users with lengthy explanations after each game.
Lately, she’d often been muttering to herself in reality, but regardless, she continued to uphold the dignity of an elven queen in COL.
“But what is Segekeunna?”
There was one player who particularly irked the queen.
The user’s nickname was <WorldTreeIsJustABigTree>.
Known for their cunningly toxic chat messages, this player would insult the World Tree and the elves without hesitation.
“<WorldTreeIsJustABigTree>… is the user. They didn’t hesitate to insult Mother in the chat. For the first time during a game, I even asked for their address, but… they just laughed and refused to tell me.”
“That’s…! Just from their username, they sound truly despicable!”
“Exactly…! As an elf, it’s an intolerable offense. But finding out their identity is nearly impossible…”
“Oh dear…”
After briefly listening to the queen’s lament,
Riana recommended that she relax by playing ‘Minecraft’ and then headed towards the World Tree to work.
“Riana, you play ‘Minecraft’ too, don’t you?”
As she pruned the branches of the World Tree, the elves chattered among themselves.
They weren’t typically a talkative race.
But ever since the games from the Illusion Magic Tower were released, they hadn’t stopped talking.
“Of course. I’ve already built a house, and I’ve crafted quite a few things out of wood. Today, I even did some mining with a pickaxe.”
“It’s really a fascinating game, isn’t it? In reality, things require a lot of effort, but in the game, you just swing your arm, and things get done instantly. Thanks to that, we can do everything ourselves in ‘Minecraft,’ from gathering resources to building homes. It’s fun to survive in the world and see each step of progress. It makes me wonder if this is how humans felt when they discovered fire.”
“Well, we’ve built our history under the grace of Mother.”
‘Minecraft’ was a game that felt similar to reality, but more intuitive.
For elves who spent their lives in Elium, it was a precious experience.
“But have you tried Creative Mode?”
“Creative Mode? I’ve seen it, but I haven’t tried it yet.”
“I tried it briefly, and in that mode, you can use nearly all materials without limit. You can even fly.”
“Flying would be quite an amazing experience. But if you have everything, you wouldn’t get that fulfilling feeling from earning it, would you?”
“That’s what I think too, but some users make incredible things in Creative Mode. It’s hard to imagine just by hearing about it, so I’m planning to explore other users’ public worlds today.”
‘Minecraft’ was composed of two main systems.
‘Survival Mode’ and ‘Creative Mode.’
Survival Mode, as the name implied, was about surviving in the world from scratch.
In Creative Mode, players could use all blocks without limitations to build whatever they wanted.
If users set their worlds to public, other players could visit and explore them.
Depending on the settings, visitors could either interact with the world or just observe.
“Hmm… Creative Mode.”
As Riana continued pruning the branches, she thought about Creative Mode.
To her, it was hard to fully understand.
Elves were a race that could nurture a small sapling into a tree that reached the sky.
If there was no value in the process, it seemed meaningless to her.
“Still… quite a lot of users…”
That night, Riana logged into ‘Minecraft’ and looked through the list of public maps created by users.
Next to each world name, there was a number like 2/50.
It seemed to represent the maximum number of users allowed in that world and the current number of users inside.
Additionally, information about whether the world’s blocks could be modified or not was displayed.
As she browsed through the list, one particular public map caught Riana’s eye.
Its name was ‘World1 of WorldTreeIsJustABigTree.’
It was a username she couldn’t simply ignore.
But,
“100/100? All one hundred slots are filled?”
Other public maps only had one or two users in them at most.
Yet that particular map was packed to its maximum capacity.
In a brief moment, the number dropped to 99.
Riana managed to enter the world of ‘WorldTreeIsJustABigTree’ by sheer luck.
Then, as her view changed, she found herself in his world.
“What… oh… what is…?!”
The moment Riana saw the world of ‘WorldTreeIsJustABigTree,’ her expression turned to one of astonishment.
Enormous structures, completely different from her own, filled the world.
It was so magnificent that she wondered if they had really been playing the same game.
“It’s like… an ancient continent…”
Looking around, she realized that the world’s structure resembled that of a continent.
Though, it was slightly different from the present.
As Riana recalled, the continent looked like this several hundred years ago.
Back then, it was an era when Dark Elves created almost all the famous architectural marvels.
“Wow… this is incredible.”
“Did he build this all by himself? No, even a master architect wouldn’t be able to pull this off.”
“How could someone even imagine something like this? These days, magic does everything for us…”
“The city layout and such are similar to the continent’s.”
Other users, like Riana, were also admiring the world.
Among those in the know, it seemed to have already gained quite a reputation.
“Hey, did you see that? That huge forest?”
“Just from its layout, it looks like Elium, doesn’t it? But the World Tree…”
“I actually thought it was cooler that way. Doesn’t it look like Elium would if it were destroyed?”
“Elves would lose their minds if they saw this. Heh heh.”
Riana overheard the passing users’ conversations.
She immediately headed toward the direction they had pointed out.
In Creative Mode, as she had heard, she could fly through the sky.
The sensation of freely flying was certainly refreshing.
It was an experience she would never have in reality.
But that feeling didn’t last long.
As she got closer to the enormous forest that the users had pointed out, Riana’s brow furrowed.
A giant tree towering as high as the sky, like the World Tree itself.
And surrounding it was a vast forest.
The structure resembled Elium. But,
“What…!”
The massive tree looked as if it had been struck by lightning, half-collapsed.
The forest was filled with skeletal, black trees devoid of branches, as though they were tainted by dark energy.
“Who would create such a world…”
To her, it seemed a blatant insult to Elium.
As Riana floated in the air, staring at the scene that resembled a devastated Elium,
she couldn’t close her mouth for a long time.
***
The thought of creating ‘Minecraft’ had been on her mind for quite some time.
It was a simple game but one that allowed people to create enjoyable lives.
Also, if the various user-created mods spread, there would be endless things to enjoy.
Personally, she thought the timing of ‘Minecraft’s’ release was ideal.
Since COL had just come out, after all.
She thought people might need a bit of relaxation.
“‘Minecraft’ isn’t selling as fast as ‘Maple Leaf Story’ or COL.”
But the response to ‘Minecraft’ wasn’t as explosive as she had anticipated.
Of course, plenty of people were buying it.
It just wasn’t as overwhelmingly popular as her previous games.
She thought that, with time, as more information about ‘Minecraft’s’ world accumulated, its popularity would increase.
“It’s alright. It’s a fun game that will get better with time. Various users will join eventually. It’s really a game that’s built by the players.”
“Really? That’s a relief, then. Compared to the flashy previous games, this one feels a bit plain.”
“This kind of game is needed right now. And later, it won’t feel so plain.”
Rain looked a little worried.
It was understandable since a lot of money had been invested in ‘Minecraft.’
But she still believed in it. She was certain this was the right time for such a game.
Honestly, her previous games hadn’t been entirely free from issues.
She’d even recently heard that the Emperor had been scammed in a ‘Maple Leaf Story’ trade.
Since she had been busy with recent development, she hadn’t checked on how the situation progressed.
She thought she’d heard the scammer was eventually killed, but she would need to verify it later.
Anyway, she thought a calm, constructive game like ‘Minecraft’ was needed in this climate.
Just as she expected, ‘Minecraft’s’ popularity gradually rose day by day.
But amidst all this, one piece of news caught her attention.
“‘Minecraft’ architect <WorldTreeIsJustABigTree> is wildly popular… Elves are furious?”
It was news about the first architect associated with ‘Minecraft.’
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