Minecraft: Is this still the Minecraft I used to play?

Chapter 145 The Restoration of the Frozen World

Shi Qian has figured out how to use the energy core, but it seems he may have gone down a wrong path.

He melted part of the ice directly...

After all, creating water is quite difficult.

Because the blocks in this dimension need to be recycled, converted into energy, and then used for creation.

In Shi Qian's view, it was too troublesome and the efficiency was really low.

It would be better to simply change the state of the block, or pick a lava source and poke around the ice layer.

They naturally turned into water, without Shi Qian having to change their status one by one.

However, this could easily harm living beings, so he ultimately chose to change the physical state of the ice.

I changed from solid blocks to liquid blocks, which is easier.

The ocean in the frozen dimension has returned to its original state, but it should be smaller than the initial impressions of marine creatures like dolphins.

Shi Qian only melted a portion of the ice; he didn't touch the ice on the two lower levels of the portal or the ice on top of the portal at all.

Some ice layer needs to be preserved so that outsiders know why this dimension is called the "Frozen Ocean"...

This is the unique flavor of this dimension, and naturally we cannot lose it.

After mastering the energy core, Shi Qian truly felt like a creator.

He can manipulate everything in this dimension, whether it's living beings or blocks, just like he used to play with clay as a child, letting him do whatever he wants with it.

Moreover, the energy core is not actually incapable of creating life, as the Faceless Fish claimed.

It is indeed possible to create life, but it would require a vast amount of dimensional primordial energy.

However, this is only needed for "creating new life forms." If you want to increase the number of existing life forms in this dimension, there is a function similar to "copying."

However, living things are much more difficult to deal with than inanimate objects. Shi Qian has not yet fully mastered this aspect, so he is not too willing to mess around.

I'm afraid I might create some kind of strange creature or alien...

Shi Qian obtained the energy core and could sense the existence of every living being in this dimension.

All the current aquatic creatures and plant blocks have been moved to the adjusted ocean.

Most of the environment is based on the warm ocean of the Overworld, and it is located in the very center of the ocean, right below the portal.

The closer you go to the edge of the ocean, the deeper the water becomes.

The entire seabed is shaped like a "凸" (convex) character.

The ocean's edge is currently sealed off with ice, which can also be understood as the entire ocean being a giant lake.

Because it has edges, and Shi Qian made this ocean so well-organized that it is almost perfectly round.

Then they moved the water palace where the dolphins had been staying to the edge of the warm water area.

They also moved the guardians' own several underwater temples to the deep water area.

As for the underground ruins in this dimension...

Shi Qian has hidden himself in a very deep place; at least for now, apart from him and that possible "king," no one knows where those places are.

The caves that originally housed these ruins were replaced with replicas of neutral creatures, such as snakes, and placed beneath the seabed in the central area.

The boiling spring is also in this area, but it's located deeper.

This area will be reserved for players in the future...

Furthermore, he will only allow players to stay in the ocean and the ice above...

He hadn't figured out what to do about the ice floes outside the ocean, but he absolutely couldn't let players into those areas.

Otherwise, it will be difficult to catch them...

The energy core can only control things that already exist in this dimension. Even if Mo Niao is right next to him, Shi Qian cannot put Mo Niao into the middle of the ocean.

As for the flooded canyons and ice-cracked abysses, Shi Qian moved them to the deep water area.

They selected some harmless bone caves without any important information and placed them near the canyons and abysses.

These are all things that players will be allowed to explore in the future.

Shi Qian himself also created some small, decryption-based treasures based on the original blocks in this dimension, which he hid in various areas of the ocean.

However, the treasure chests in these places were all empty...

Shi Qian planned to have Ran Xiao and the others pick out some of the players' loot and put it into those boxes after everything was done.

Let players become their own source of resources.

In this dimension, the only energy source that might be taken away now is the hydrothermal vent deposits.

However, the road that Shi Qian arranged for him to go down was still very dangerous.

It can be said that only true warriors among the players can obtain these items, and if they can pass the level, Shi Qian believes that they themselves deserve to improve their strength.

They're all promising talents, so what's wrong with giving them some good resources...?

Perhaps in the future, when we go to other dimensions, we might need to borrow the abilities of other players to help us.

Now that Shi Qian has obtained the energy core of the ocean, he has naturally found the location of another core through this core.

Although an energy core can control blocks, it does not mean it can control another core of the same level.

So they still have to go get it themselves, but it's not a hassle.

With the core, Shi Qian is now a god-like being in this dimension.

It's the kind that can take off and teleport with the Mo Bird.

The Ice Rift Abyss where the Faceless Fish previously resided was not moved to the ocean by Time Travel, but was preserved in the Frozen Zone.

After all, it was an area where the energy core had been, so Shi Qian was still somewhat worried that something might go wrong.

However, he copied all the sea angels here and placed them in the deep ice rifts of the ocean.

Putting everything else aside, he really likes this lighting function.

The deep sea does indeed need such small creatures.

The jellyfish that had been frozen in the ice also swam away in all directions of the ocean as the ice melted.

The oceans nowadays have no problems other than a slight decrease in marine life.

However, this applies to the creatures here...

For players, it's too comfortable and lacks any challenge.

Shi Qian was still very afraid that the creatures he had finally managed to rescue would be destroyed by the players.

Therefore, a new principle was added to the underlying logic of those creatures that had appeared near boiling springs:

Players are hostile, dangerous, and capable of retaliating.

A survival strategy similar to that of zombie piglins.

Neutral, will not attack proactively.

However, if they are attacked, or if their conscious companions in the ocean are attacked, they will all move together to drive away those who might harm them.

As for ordinary salmon, cod, tropical fish, and the like, Shi Qian copied a whole bunch of these creatures with very little brains.

It is a food source in itself, so it is impossible for it to be lacking in much.

If players are unable to obtain food, they probably won't care if killing animals leads to other creatures ganging up on them.

They would simply stab everyone who surrounded them, without a trace of fear.

We still need to leave some room for maneuver, something that can be considered a way out for both sides...