"That's basically how you use the Crafting Table. It comes with the basic recipes and a list of things you can make. Just select the template for whatever you want to craft, and the Crafting Table will display the materials you need. Arrange them as shown, and you can craft it!"
As Gu Changge spoke, he took out some wood and gave everyone a stack.
"Next, follow my lead and dig through the stone beneath our feet, straight down. Once we reach the bottom, we'll make boats right there and head to the island!"
This area was by no means small.
If they went through the exit connected to Lake Heart Island,
it would probably take them quite a while to make their way around.
Of course, if Gu Changge had been alone, he could have simply flown over.
But Dugu Yan and the others were new to MC.
To keep them from having any accidents, Gu Changge naturally had to accompany them.
So, once he finished explaining,
Gu Changge took out a Wooden Pickaxe without another word and began digging beneath his feet.
Seeing this, the others quickly crafted Wooden Pickaxes at their Crafting Tables, then followed Gu Changge's example and got to work.
At first, they worried that mining stone would take too much time.
But once they actually tried it,
and found that a few quick strikes were enough to break the stone, those worries vanished.
In just a few minutes, they dug straight down through the cliff, hundreds of meters high, until they reached the water.
Then, following Gu Changge's plan, they crafted Crafting Tables on the spot, made boats, and reached Lake Heart Island.
"What do we do next?"
After landing on the island, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were captivated by its breathtaking scenery.
Dugu Bo, Ye Guanlan, and Mu Qingyu, however, remained focused.
"Yanzi, Lingling, go look for a bell in the village first. You can find what it looks like in the Crafting Table's recipes. Just search for it!"
"Once you find it, break it and put it in your Inventory. The bell is usually near the center of the village!"
Gu Changge dispensed with the pleasantries and began assigning everyone their tasks.
"Old Man, Uncle Ye, sorry for the trouble, but please head back to the lakeside and gather some stone for me. I'll need it shortly!"
"Oh, and don't dig up too large an area outside. Dig straight into the mountain instead. The Crafting Table has a furnace recipe, and you can craft one with stone. You can use the furnace to burn wood into charcoal. There are three slots inside a furnace: two on the left, one above the other, and one on the right!"
"Put Wood Blocks in both slots on the left. The ones below will automatically serve as fuel to burn the ones above into charcoal, which will appear in the slot on the right!"
"Charcoal can be stacked just like Wood Blocks, up to sixty-four per stack."
"As fuel, though, one piece of wood can smelt a total of six items!"
"Charcoal can smelt eight!"
"Once you have charcoal, you can combine it with sticks to craft Torches! The recipe is in the Crafting Table!"
"As you dig into the mountain, the light from outside will gradually fade. When that happens, you can use Torches for lighting."
"Don't skimp on Torches or materials. Those things and resources are unlimited in this world."
"Of course, the most important thing is that in my world, undead attribute monsters will spawn if there's no light!"
"You haven't fought the monsters here before, so just to be safe, put a Torch on the rock wall beside you as soon as the light disappears!"
"Also, once you're inside the mountain, don't dig blindly beneath your feet. The mountain isn't solid all the way through. There might be fissures or underground caves."
"If you dig carelessly and fall through, you could have an accident, so be careful."
Gu Changge went over every detail with Dugu Bo and Ye Guanlan.
Both listened carefully to his instructions and advice, committing everything to memory.
Once he finished, they boarded their boats again and went to gather stone as instructed.
"Little Mu, what should I do next?"
After watching Dugu Bo and Ye Guanlan leave, Mu Qingyu turned to Gu Changge with a question of her own.
"Aunt Mu, sorry for the trouble, but could you help me cut down all the Cherry Blossom Trees on the island?"
As a veteran MC player, he already had a clear plan for how to develop things.
But his words surprised Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and even Mu Qingyu herself.
"Wouldn't it be a shame to cut them all down?"
Ye Lingling couldn't bear the thought of ruining such beautiful scenery.
"Don't worry. Cutting down the Cherry Blossom Trees doesn't mean they'll be gone for good!"
Gu Changge smiled and pinched her cheek. "When you cut down a tree, you just need to destroy all its leaves to get saplings. Every tree gives you at least one, and sometimes several. So cutting them down now isn't destruction. On the contrary, we'll get even more saplings out of it!"
"And here, a sapling only needs a little over ten minutes to grow into a full-sized tree. So you don't need to worry about ruining the scenery at all!"
"In fact, afterward, you can replant the Cherry Blossom Trees however you like and make this place even prettier!"
Gu Changge explained with a smile.
After hearing him out, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan had no further objections to cutting down the Cherry Blossom Trees for materials.
They even said they would help Mu Qingyu cut down trees once they returned with the bell.
After watching them leave,
Gu Changge got to work himself.
On the way over, he had noticed what seemed to be Water Lilies in the lake surrounding the island.
Now that everyone had split up to carry out their tasks,
he spread his wings and flew straight toward where he had spotted the Water Lilies.
Before long, he found that there really were Water Lilies on the lake's surface.
"I knew I hadn't been seeing things!"
Joy spread across Gu Changge's face. He folded his wings and dropped into the lake.
Then he took out a piece of wood and dove underwater.
He placed the wood directly beneath a Water Lily.
As soon as the Wood Block left his hand, the Water Lily on the surface broke.
Gu Changge collected the Water Lily, which had reverted to item form.
Things are off to a pretty smooth start today, he thought.
Both the village and this Water Lily would be a great help with his next mission.
After completing the beginner mission earlier,
he had received a new mission.
It was to collect Ten Stacks of Iron Ingots!
That was right!
Another collection mission.
And once again, he needed ten stacks.
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