Before Volume Four began, Bing Huo had already worked out the general direction of the plot.
To deal with the zombies' Time Lock, Shen Jin had to go all out to speed up killing zombies, so the Tinker's Construct Mod was unlocked in response. Its special Tinkers' Construct tools brought the entire base's construction and combat capabilities into the realm of the Blockify Ability.
Joy shared was better than joy alone. Tinkers' Construct for Everyone really was great!
At the same time, seeds were planted for later plot developments: monetary hegemony, the global order, Advanced Industry, mines around the world, the "Sword" system, and the arrangements in Japan.
Volume Four as a whole conveyed what I wanted to express and described everything that happened at this stage in detail.
When I was writing this stage, I felt as though I really existed in this post-apocalyptic world.
I was Shen Jin, and these were the people and resources around me.
What choices would bring the greatest gains while making steady progress?
Should I listen to my companions' suggestions?
What kind of role would I play in this world in the future?
And so on.
Actually, readers who had followed this far had already noticed Bing Huo's approach to writing.
Recreating a realistic post-apocalyptic world as closely as possible.
Those interested could look back: almost all the data in this book could be traced to something.
There were real-world points of reference.
Even the various bows in Minecraft were given clearly defined attack methods, ranges, power, usage conditions, and so on.
Here was a little aside.
Originally, this volume was supposed to end with [Advanced Industry III] and a worldwide search for iridium.
But... after looking up information on [lapis lazuli], I adjusted the ending.
It ended with [Advanced Industry II], on