Minecraft: I Am The Demon King

Thinking this, Xu Yuan's mind also opened up a bit.

'Since the real HIM actually let Notch participate in the trial, probably it's to let him observe this world from multiple angles… and then make his choice?'

Since the real HIM allowed Notch to enter the trial land, naturally he has his reasons. Probably it's because the trial land can indirectly influence something.

Thinking about it this way, it kind of makes sense. Even if Notch is on the side of justice, although he is the creator of the game and everything he does is for maintaining the game world, but his stance has always been on the side of the players.

All the decisions he makes are definitely focused on retaining the players. After all, without players, this game world would have no meaning to exist.

And it's exactly because of this that his perspective becomes one-sided.

He cannot empathize with the monsters, villagers, animals in this game world who have developed consciousness. He also wouldn't understand the difficulties of those monsters, animals, and villagers. He would mostly only consider the interests of the players.

Just like previously when he hosted Bed Wars and the Divine Realm competition, those were also to serve the players.

He would go against the Void for the sake of the players, but definitely wouldn't go against the Void for the monsters, animals, or villagers.

And as someone who commands the world, he should inherently hold a fair heart. He should treat all living beings in this world fairly, without any bias. Find a balance point in between to maintain the operation of this world.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly understood. The reason why the real HIM let Notch enter the trial likely has two layers.

First is that maybe through the trial, it can influence Notch's right of choice.

Second is trying to make Notch break through his current perspective, to let him know this world is not just a paradise for players, it is also a home that living beings depend on to survive.

This way, whether Notch passes the trial or not, he would more or less come to understand the thoughts and wishes of those living beings in this world.

By then, if Notch passes the trial, he will definitely handle things from an objective angle, and not excessively favor the players.

If someone else gains the power of the real HIM, and starts maintaining the world, doing things that maybe aren't so beneficial to players, because of this experience, Notch would also understand his way of doing things, and as long as it doesn't cross the line, he probably wouldn't stand against him.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly felt enlightened. At first, he still thought the difficulty of this trial was a bit high. After all, wanting to maintain "peace" in the trial land really isn't an easy thing.

But now that he thought about it, none of this was hard.

When Xu Yuan came to this world, he was born as a monster. So he naturally understands the hardships of monsters in this world.

He also experienced the process of those monsters awakening consciousness from nothing. He participated in and witnessed their growth. He could truly feel the bitterness and helplessness of the monsters.

And in his past life, he was once an ordinary game player. He knew what players think, knew what they want. He understood their behavior patterns. He could also empathize with the players' feelings.

In a certain sense, he is the most suitable middleman. He has already become the best opportunity to maintain the balance of both sides.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan let out a long breath.

'I have a clue now… Looks like the winner of this trial will be none other than me.'

(T/N: I wish to have this level of confidence someday...)

Xu Yuan wasn't blindly confident, he had just suddenly realized many things.

His entire being became clear and transparent in that moment. Only by seeing through this matter thoroughly, could the next part of the trial become easily solvable.

At this moment, Tyrant HIM and Annoying Village HIM saw Xu Yuan's expression of confidence.

Both of them couldn't help but murmur inwardly, "Just now he looked completely clueless, and now he's already thought of a solution?…"

"A face full of confidence… looks like once we go in, we'll have to consider the issue of cooperation…"

As the three each made their own plans, time quietly passed.

The real HIM finally spoke again. "The trial begins. I wish you good luck."

Just as the real HIM finished speaking, he waved his hand.

Within the entire space, the barrier under the feet of each contestant in their prep zones instantly shattered, including the barriers under Xu Yuan, Tyrant HIM, and Annoying Village HIM.

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At this moment, everyone in the space began to rapidly fall down into the trial land.

"What the heck?! What's going on?!"

"Damn, good thing I brought water for landing, didn't expect something like this?!"

"Wait… is this also part of the trial?!"

The real HIM's move caught everyone completely off guard.

Right now, at the entrance to the trial land, changes also occurred. Once the trial started, the miniature version of the trial land map began to rapidly expand and grow. It kept enlarging until it became about one-tenth the size of the original map, then it stopped.

While outside players were still in shock, they saw players, monsters, animals falling toward the bottom of the map like they were coming from the sky.

They were falling so fast that their outlines couldn't even be seen clearly. Only the color blocks on their bodies were visible.

"Uh… this scene looks exactly like that gacha game I play…"

"HAHAHAHA! Look at that golden light!! It's a legendary pull!!"

"Wait, this is part of the trial too? Falling from this height, can anyone even survive?…"

"Is this testing reaction speed? Landing water can save them, but those animals and monsters probably don't have landing water, right?…"

"Huh? If that's the case, then a huge chunk of unlucky people will get eliminated right at the start…"

While the players were still discussing, the contestants one by one started making "intimate contact" with the ground.

The moment the falling contestants hit the ground, their HP dropped to zero and they collapsed. Their corpses were also quickly refreshed away.

Players originally thought that those who fell into water would be fine. But unexpectedly, their fates were no different from those who fell on the ground.

Just as the outside players were confused, they noticed that across the map, players, animals, and monsters gradually began to respawn.

Those who respawned had undergone big changes. The most obvious thing for players was that all their gear and inventory items were gone, completely empty, starting from scratch.

The changes for monsters, animals, and villagers were slightly more dramatic.

Because some monsters, animals, and villagers, after awakening consciousness, would learn special abilities, and would have their appearances partially altered by these powers.

Like Blue Demon, he was originally a normal zombie, but after overcoming his fear of water and becoming a drowned, his appearance was different from other drowned, his eyes, mouth, and nose glowed with blue light. That blue light symbolized his power.

But after respawning, Blue Demon looked exactly like an ordinary drowned.

Then there's Pufferfish Jio, who overcame its dependence on water and gained the ability to live without it through training.

But after respawning, it lost that power too. Now it's just a conscious pufferfish.

And those iron golems possessed by Void entities, they were once powerful and intimidating, with the strength of golems plus the speed and power of the Void.

But now, they're nothing more than regular, clunky golems.

From the changes to the contestants, it was clear that this was a trial of equality among all beings.

It must be said, this trial was still quite favorable for players.

Since players originally didn't have special powers, it was like restarting an account for them. Their knowledge of the game and skills were still intact, so they weren't much affected.

But for those monsters, animals, and villagers who had special powers, it became a bit harder.

Since ancient times, going from poor to rich is easy, but from rich to poor is hard.

Once they got used to having special powers, returning to being ordinary would definitely be uncomfortable.

As the final contestant finished respawning, the trial officially began.

At this moment, the full map outside was one-tenth the size of the actual trial land. And this size was just right for players to observe everyone from a god's-eye view.

Each zone was divided into multiple smaller areas. Above these small areas were signs. Just by touching the signs, you could hear the conversations of the contestants in that zone.

It was basically a live broadcast. Logically, the spectators outside should be watching from their own side's perspective.

But a strange scene occurred.

Many players quietly squeezed into the viewing areas for monsters, animals, and Illagers.

At first, these monsters, animals, and villagers were annoyed by the players' presence. But after hearing the players' discussions, their opinions began to change.

"This trial land feels like a simulation of the start of the game. I'm really curious how those monsters develop."

"I killed a sheep on the road before, and the next day I saw a bundle of hay where it died, and a black sheep sitting there… at that moment I felt like such a piece of crap… animals that have consciousness but no powers must really struggle to survive…"

"I want to try seeing things from the monsters' perspective, to understand why they attack us… though honestly, I already kind of know the answer…"

"Actually, we also don't want to kill those conscious beings… it's mainly because too many grudges have piled up, and it's already become a hostile relationship…"

Just from this scene alone, this trial has already started to show its meaning.

If knowing that the monsters, animals, and villagers in front of them are conscious, most people would probably not be willing to kill them.

Of course, the premise is that the beings in front of them haven't caused any threat to the players.

But for the monsters, animals, and villagers, many of them have witnessed life and death. Players, knowingly or unknowingly, have long been hunting and abusing them. Naturally, they would see the players as mortal enemies.

Upon encountering players, to stay alive, they would definitely attack.

This is the dilemma of all the chaos and wars in the current world, other than the Void.

If players and these monsters can witness their companions in the Trial Grounds achieving "peace,"

Then those who have witnessed "peace" in the Trial Grounds will consciously extend that "peace" into the Main World.

This is also the most important reason why the real HIM allowed everyone to watch this trial.

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