Minecraft: I Am The Demon King

The reason the leader had been staring blankly at the emerald was exactly because of this.

After respawning in the Trial Grounds, he immediately noticed a green emerald had appeared in his backpack.

In the main world, Illagers all had the habit of collecting emeralds. Although emeralds don't have much use for them, basically, they often make emeralds into emerald blocks for decoration purposes.

Some of the Illagers also have the habit of wearing emeralds. But this belongs to a habit passed down from ancestors.

This thing, although it's not useful to Illagers, the Illager Leader does know that in the villager trading system, emeralds are equivalent to the existence of a universal currency.

This is also the part that the Illager Leader is curious about.

After arriving at the Trial Land, as a Illager, this kind of thing, emeralds, appeared in his backpack.

The Illager Leader was thinking, and after several Illagers looked at each other, they all nodded and said, "Saku! (Yes!)"

"Guku Asari! Guru sa! (This emerald suddenly appeared in the backpack! All of us encountered this kind of situation!)"

"..."

Hearing what his subordinates said, the Illager Leader stared at the emerald in his hand and studied it for a long time.

Then, like he thought of something, he opened his backpack. At this moment, he saw that another emerald suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the backpack.

Seeing this, the Illager Leader was shocked and hurriedly asked his subordinates, "Sarikurasasugu?! (Look in your backpacks, did another one appear?!)"

The Illagers all opened their backpacks, and sure enough, there was another emerald inside.

Seeing the Illagers all nodding, the Illager Leader seemed to understand something.

"Kusarisu wa Sarusuriru... (I'm afraid this is the beginning of triggering a war...)"

Although the Illager Leader doesn't understand the Trial Land very well at the moment, he is very familiar with the Overworld.

The purpose of emeralds is nothing more than villager trading. Villagers need this thing to arm themselves, and players also need this thing to trade with villagers.

And at this moment, the Illagers have become the source of emeralds.

Then the Illagers will definitely intersect with villagers and players. And villagers and players, these two factions, are undoubtedly hostile toward Illagers.

That is to say, these emeralds that appeared in the backpack for no reason will absolutely become an important resource for all factions to fight over.

The Illager Leader looked calmly at the emerald in his hand, but inside, waves were already surging.

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[At this Moment, on the Grassland Next to the Forest Area]

Mustard and the pig teammate he had just met were searching for a place to settle down while snorting and chatting about something.

"Snort snort… snort snort!… (We agreed on this beforehand… I agreed to go with you, but you must promise me never to eat pork again!...)"

"Snort snort!! Snort snort snort! (By the way!! You're a villager, hurry up and say, in your trading system is there pork chop for sale?!)"

Hearing what the pig teammate said, Mustard quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm a vegetarian! I absolutely don't eat pork! And also… you misunderstood, I don't have a trading system…"

As Mustard was speaking, he suddenly saw a wooden hut appear in front of him not far away.

Outside the wooden hut was a small farm, and the crops on the farm had just begun to sprout, it looked like they hadn't been planted for long.

Next to the farm were several compost bins.

At that moment, Mustard suddenly felt like his vision was being blocked. He touched his head and discovered that somehow, a straw hat had appeared on it.

After that, Mustard opened his backpack to take a look and was slightly stunned.

"Hmm?! I have a trading system now?!"

In the Overworld, Mustard didn't have a trading system.

The reason he could be entrusted with important tasks by the Villager King was completely because he was very smart. Of course, it's also possible that part of the reason was due to bloodline.

Mustard subconsciously thought that he wouldn't have a trading system in the Trial Land either. But unexpectedly, after he approached the compost bin, he became a farmer and obtained the trading system.

Seeing this, Mustard opened his trading system. As soon as he opened it, Mustard noticed the difference between this trading system and the Overworld's trading system.

In the Overworld, villagers who gain professions all have trade levels.

They are: Novice, Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, Master.

Only by accumulating enough trade volume and experience can they level up to higher trading levels and unlock more trading options.

But this trading system here doesn't seem to have level restrictions. All trade options for the farmer profession were already unlocked.

From small things like wheat and potatoes, to large ones like Glistering Melon Slices and Golden Carrots, all of them could be traded.

That makes things a lot more convenient, no need to deliberately grind for levels.

Mustard roughly glanced at the trading list and was about to close the trading system, when he suddenly felt like something was wrong.

"I remember the trading system lets you trade items for emeralds…"

"How come here…"

Although Mustard didn't have a trading system before, he still held a high position and understood the villager trading system quite well.

The reason villagers were able to develop quickly was actually because their trading system could form a self-sufficient loop.

Some villagers' trading options allowed you to exchange basic items for emeralds. Then with those emeralds, you could go to higher-level villagers and trade for better weapons and equipment.

But now, in the trading system Mustard saw, there was no option to trade items for emeralds.

This trading system gives the direct impression that emeralds have become the only currency. Everything can only be bought with emeralds.

Seeing this, Mustard thought for a moment, then quickly walked over to the side of the farm.

Then he broke a few logs from the fence around the farm with his bare hands.

After crafting a crafting table, he used wood planks and slabs to make a barrel.

After making the barrel, Mustard placed it in front of himself. Once the barrel was placed, Mustard's outfit immediately changed again.

Now he looked like a fisherman.

Seeing this, Mustard opened his trading system again. But the result was the same as before.

The fisherman profession also had all the Master level trade options unlocked without needing to level up. But inside the fisherman's trade system, there still wasn't any option to trade items for emeralds.

Through this test, Mustard basically understood the situation.

'So I'm an important source of materials in this Trial Land?' Thinking this, Mustard couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

'Looks like I'm going to experience the hardship and suffering of the older generation of villagers too…'

From the current situation, after entering the Trial Land and being reborn, Mustard became an unemployed villager.

By using various workstation blocks, he could change into different professions.

This part is still the same as the Overworld's mechanics. But there are two points that are different from the Overworld's mechanics.

First is that every profession has no trade levels. As long as you get the profession, you can directly unlock all trade options in that profession.

Second is that emeralds have become the only currency for obtaining resources. Unlike in the Overworld, you can't exchange items for emeralds.

In other words, if someone controls the way to obtain emeralds and then controls Mustard, then in the Trial Land, there's no need to worry anymore.

Food, equipment, resources, everything is available.

This is also the reason Mustard feels helpless. Someone who can't even tie a chicken is now turned into the Trial Land's resource vendor.

And the villager faction, whether with players or with monsters, has always been enemies in the Overworld.

Once these two factions realize Mustard's importance, they will definitely go all out to fight over him.

Although they probably won't kill Mustard, but his final fate might end up being the same as the older generation of villagers, imprisoned, completely reduced to a trading tool.

Thinking this, cold sweat broke out all over Mustard's body. 'So this was the situation of the old generation of villagers...'

Mustard never experienced those things himself, but just imagining it made him feel a deep sense of helplessness.

The trading system that villagers were born with, it's now unclear whether it's a gift from the heavens or a disaster.

A few snorts from the pig broke Mustard's train of thought.

"Snort snort! Snort snort snort?... (Hey hey! Why were you quiet for so long?!)"

"Snort snort snort!! Snort snort! (I saw it, you changed from a farmer into a fisherman just now! If you dare become a butcher and secretly sell pork chops, I won't let you off!)"

The pig traveling with Mustard is called Snort Snort. He understands the Overworld quite well. He also used to live peacefully with villagers, so he knows a lot about them. That's also why he wasn't surprised when Mustard changed professions and outfits.

Hearing what Snort Snort said, Mustard thought for a moment and then decided to tell Snort Snort everything he had understood so far.

"That's the situation… I'm the only villager who entered the Trial Land. I don't know if the other villagers in here are the same as me."

"If anyone realizes my usefulness, we'll be in danger at every moment…"

Saying this, Mustard looked at Snort Snort again and said, "Do you still want to stay with me?"

If Snort Snort chooses to stay with Mustard, then the risks he has to take are definitely much higher than if he were on his own.

That's why Mustard decided to be honest with him.

Hearing what Mustard said, Snort Snort thought for a moment and looked a bit excited.

"Snort snort... snort snort snort! (I knew I wasn't wrong about you… You're kind and honest!...)"

Actually, for Mustard, it was only after suddenly gaining the trading system that he realized how serious the problem was.

But for Snort Snort, from the beginning he had assumed that Mustard had the trading system. He also knew what it meant to have one.

But even so, he still chose to team up with Mustard.

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