Fang Bie continued walking across the grassland, punching up every patch of grass he came across. His fists followed the strange rules of this world, easily breaking apart all the grass in a patch.
Every few patches he cleared, there was a chance a wheat seed would appear. That was his main reason for coming out here.
He still didn't know whether the creatures in this world would respawn, or how long he would be staying. Searching for food wasn't a long-term solution. He needed to settle down here, which meant finding a reliable food source.
According to Minecraft's rules, there was a chance of getting wheat seeds when you broke grass. It was an action most players wouldn't bother with, but it could well save him from going hungry in the future.
Fang Bie treasured every seed he got. If wheat grew in two or three days, like it did in the game, that would be fine. But if it grew like ordinary wheat, he would need a whole lot more seeds.
He kept punching the tall and short grass in front of him at an unhurried pace. Unlike in the game, he wasn't tall enough to see through it, so he had to clear it all away—or at least make a path wide enough to walk through.
With no other players around, the grass wouldn't regrow on its own. Fang Bie even considered bringing an iron pickaxe sometime and clearing a grass-covered path through here.
Then he remembered the version issue and couldn't help feeling frustrated. The game had many versions, each with different monsters, difficulty levels, and survival conditions.
He missed the cozy feel of the older versions, and the wide variety of characters and monsters in the newer ones. But right now, he hoped this was a more primitive version, so at least the monsters he faced wouldn't be too complicated.
"I think the version where you can use a shovel to make a path is 1.12. I wonder if I'm remembering right..." Fang Bie muttered, slowly making his way to a pond.
Ponds like this one, out in the grasslands, were common in the game. He wasn't surprised to see it. Instead, with some interest, he took a Wooden Shovel out of his Backpack and began digging up the Sand nearby.
When he built the Wooden House yesterday, he had deliberately left a few openings high up in the walls. He'd planned to dig up some Sand for windows, so he wouldn't need to light Torches during the day.
As he dug, Fang Bie suddenly found himself under a patch of sparse shade. He looked up and saw two Sugar Cane stalks standing in front of him.
He didn't hesitate. He pulled a Wooden Axe from his Backpack and chopped them twice. Compared to the tree he'd cut down yesterday—which had felt like a child's game—cutting down the Sugar Cane actually felt a little like chopping a tree.
But it didn't take long. Soon the two stalks had become a pile of Sugar Cane pieces scattered on the ground before him.
Fang Bie took out one piece, peeled off a little of the outer skin, and tentatively took a bite.
"Mmm!" Fang Bie's brow relaxed. In the game, Sugar Cane couldn't be eaten; it could only be used to make paper or sugar.
But although this place looked a lot like the game, it was still a real world. Since this Sugar Cane could be used to make sugar, it had to contain plenty of sweetness. It tasted pretty good.
He glanced at the Sugar Cane in his Backpack. It could only grow on dirt, and it had to be dirt beside water. The two stalks had yielded six blocks, each of which had four or five pieces the size of the one in his hand.
"I should put two rows of water in front of the house and plant a row of Sugar Cane. Then at least I won't run out of fruit!" As Fang Bie thought it over, he gave up on digging for more Sand. He didn't need much right now; enough to make two panes of Glass would be fine.
He planned to head back, hoping to come across some Stone and exposed coal along the way so he wouldn't have to go looking for a cave.
As for water, Fang Bie hadn't tried carrying it in anything other than an Iron Bucket. He didn't know whether this world had some rule about keeping water in place.
He walked back listlessly, clearing another path wide enough for someone to pass through and picking up plenty of seeds along the way.
The Sugar Cane he'd found earlier had given him enough energy. Once he got back, he only needed to dig up a little Stone to cook the Mutton he'd collected earlier.
Another difference from the game had become clear. In the game, Mutton was only about palm-sized, but the Mutton from these sheep was nearly half his size. Each sheep only gave him two pieces, and neither piece was particularly thick, but they would still keep him fed for a long time.
Thinking about this, Fang Bie kept punching the grass beside him. Because of the world's rules, the flowers, grass, and seeds that dropped were automatically sucked into his Inventory.
"Crack!" As Fang Bie listened to the pleasant sound of grass and plants being struck, the corner of his eye caught a glimpse of red. It was shaped like a wheat seed, but he immediately turned his head.
"This is..." He hurriedly opened his Inventory. Sure enough, the red seed had appeared inside. As he focused on its slot, a line of text floated above it.
"Tomato Seed"
"Eureka!" Fang Bie was overjoyed. This meant the world wasn't just Minecraft. That one seed proved that a food mod had been loaded. He wouldn't have to make do with a few monotonous foods anymore. There would be all kinds of foods, as well as some general household appliances he could use. That was what mattered most to him!
He carefully picked up the seed and ran his fingers over its markings. It was only a very ordinary food mod, but to him, it was still extraordinarily meaningful.
Fang Bie perked up at once, no longer lost in thought. Excited, he began rapidly striking the grass. The little blades that had been swaying in the wind were the ones who suffered for it.
At first, he'd only planned to clear a path he could use to get back and forth, while picking up a few wheat seeds along the way. Now, as if he'd been injected with adrenaline, he knocked down every flower and plant in sight, hoping to find more.
Just as he expected, Fang Bie soon found another green seed in a different patch of grass. It was dark green, and the words "Corn Seed" were written on it.
Fang Bie was immediately sure he'd been right, but then a sudden pain struck his back!
"Clang!" He hurriedly dropped to the ground and immediately placed two Wooden Planks behind him for cover. Three of the red hearts showing his health in the status bar went dark in an instant.
He'd been attacked!
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