Minecraft: loading new world

A few days have passed after I made the deal with the System.

I decided to stay with Alexa while it was building its new base in case something bad would happen.

I know Alexa has some strong guardians right now, but you never know what could strike you when you have your guard down.

Fortunately, it seems that my worries were for nothing as the main base was built safely.

Not even the Void seemed to react to what was being built on top of the hole.

Of course, I didn't just sit down and do nothing while Alexa did all the hard work.

I made a few tests with my mace to see what I was capable of doing with so much power.

And the answer it....pretty much anything.

It wasn't that I could only erase a city off the map if I so inclined to, but I could also build my own body by using the mace as a battery.

It seems that all the energy in the mace was considered to be my own, and if I build a whole body from it, then I would have complete control over it, and not have to worry about being a puppet.

That was some big news for me and a new hope for my freedom.

Unfortunately, building a new body, even with my energy, would take a lot of time with lots of trial and errors.

Sure I could copy and paste the exact body that I had right now, but that would be a waste of an opportunity to get stronger.

That's why I was determined to study more anatomy of this world, to do a few more experiments to see what a flesh body is capable of and, of course, study my own soul so I could use its full potential.

Sure, I could make a body with Netherite skin and be as fast as my horse, but if I lose the ability to use my inventory, it wouldn't be a worthy trade-off.

The people in this world don't know the value of something so convenient at their fingertips.

People from my old world would kill to have only one inventory slot, much less 37 of them.

I was still debating If I should put skills as well or live completely free like the original character in the game.

On one hand, I saw how useful they can be if used correctly, on the other hand, I'll have to use a lot of energy to maintain them.

And that was from the limited knowledge I had, who knows what other complications would arise along the way.

But today Alexa completed its defenses and the filter for the Void energy.

The hole over the black Void was covered by a huge cube made with Netherite Block, all heavily enchanted with enchantments that I couldn't even begin to understand.

From what Alexa told me, that cube alone costs over 80% of its stored energy.

But it was a good investment, as now it could absorb back in a slow but consistent stream of energy.

Out of curiosity, I tried to absorb some of that filtered energy, and I felt that it was similar to what the Wither managed to achieve.

No, it was much purer and I could absorb more.

If I stayed with the mace in this machine for one week, I think I would be able to recuperate the energy I spent on breaking the System's barrier, which was amazing, but still too long for me to start now.

"Well, Alexa, it looks like you won't need my protection anymore. Try not to get drunk with power while im away, and wish me luck to find those heroes to get this final journey started."

While I said that like we were about to part ways, it was more towards the main body than to Alexa itself.

Since, as usual, the Allay would follow us in all of our adventures, being a walking library filled with forbidden knowledge.

"Ok Violet, it's time to go! I'll be going to the tribe, so don't be surprised when I'll suddenly disappear."

"Don't worry, I was here from the beginning and heard about the plans."

I jumped to the side in surprise when I heard Violet's voice so close to me.

Since when was she there?

Violet clearly not wanting to deal with this, ripped space apart to my tribe and pushed me with Alexa on the other side before closing the rift.

Well, that was another thing I learned about Violet.

It seems that her invisibility has gotten stronger, it got so strong that even Alexa couldn't pick it up.

But if Alexa couldn't pick it up, does that mean...

"Hey Violet, were you there with me when I spoke with the System by any chance?"

"Of course! I would be with you no matter the place or danger. My human."

She looked at me with some scary eyes while she said that.

No wonder that she didn't complain that I talked with the System, she was already there.

"Did the System see you?"

"Unfortunately, yes, I couldn't hide myself fully, and I was found out after a while."

So she was half capable of hiding from the System.

At this point, she was the perfect assassin.

It was a good thing she was on my side, I wouldn't want to be her enemy.

Unfortunately, our sudden arrival didn't go unnoticed by the inhabitants of this place, since a crowd of concerned and ready-to-fight Piglings gathered around us, waiting to see what our next course of action would be.

Not even my amazing armor could hide our big entrance.

And luckily, some of them seemed to recognize me.

The only reason they seem to be on guard is because of Violet who is now visible.

Reading the room, Violet teleported away leaving purple particles behind.

I'm sure that she'll be back invisible, but this was enough to calm down some of the Piglings who recognized the signs of an Endeman running away.

Sure, this Enderman was much taller and scary-looking than the other ones, but an Emderman was an Enderman no matter the height.

"Elder Trader! Welcome back, what was that monster doing here?"

One of the Piglings dared to ask.

"It's a long story, that I'll probably tell you next time we'll drink. For now, I wanted to check if the soldiers from the Fortress came here by any chance?"

Once I reassured them that everything was ok, the people got back to their lives while some stayed behind to tell me what happened in the past few days.

Apparently, the Nether shook for a while and the portal was broken.

The soldiers didn't know how to open it back, but had faith that Bobby or me would be there to fix the problem.

After all, we did claim to know how to open the portals.

But days passed, and no help arrived.

The food was almost gone, and since most of them were nobles, they couldn't live into this lifestyle.

Then they remembered about the tribe that had a deal with them and decided to take over it to survive.

At first, they tried to threaten the Piglings into submission, but quickly learned that the Piglings were not that easy to intimate.

After a good beating and with the help of Blue, they found out the truth and are held as 'prisoners' until things get back to normal.

While the Stone Kingdom desperately needed the help of the Tribe, the same could be said about the Tribe as well.

Because of this deal, they had a massive influx of gold coming into their inventory, which put them on the map in the Nether.

While they were a small tribe, with great wealth and armor, they were treated as a large tribe, which gave them quite a few benefits when it came to negotiations.

"I see, don't worry, the problem of the portal has been solved, so soon you can go back to your normal life."

A cheer rang through the crowd and I could see someone that tried to wiggle in through all this wall of muscles.

It was Blue, who was confused about what was happening but was relieved once he saw me.

"Trader is you! Good thing you came, we need your help with something."

"Don't worry, the others have told me about the prisoners. They would soon leave to their world."

"Ohh, that's good. I don't think we could've kept those spoiled guards any longer."

Amused, I followed Blue to their house, where he proceeded to tell me what happened after the prisoners were taken in.

With the help of Solomon, they managed to produce a weak version of the Fire Resistance potion that could stay in effect for longer periods off times.

It was the perfect potion for the guards since not everyone had fire Resistance on their armor, and were having a hard time adapting to the new dimensions after so many days.

But because they were treated more as guests of honor than 'prisoners', they suddenly got cooky and began to demand better food and more unrelated items.

Now Undying and Blue were in an particular position right now.

Since most of the guards chosen for the Nether were nobles, they couldn't ignore their demands since they still had some power in the Overworld.

But at the same time, they couldn't just release them since they would do more damage to the tribe or, System forbid, kill themselves because of their ignorance.

So they were very eager to solve the portal problem since it didn't work when they tried to open it back on.

"Don't worry, the thing that stopped the connection from being made is now gone, and it should work as normally now. Just make sure to send the bill of what damages they did to the royal family afterwards."

"Oh don't worry, I made sure to note everything they requested and give 'premium' prices at the end."

Blue gave an evil smile, while I felt sorry for the upcoming headache Bobby was going to deal with.

Finally, we arrived at the prison where almost every soldier stood in their own cell, which was so heavily modified that it looked more like a luxury bedroom than a prison cell.

Once they saw Blue, all of them came to the bars with a smirk on their faces.

"Hey Blue eyes. The milk is too warm, it's making me sleepy, do you have something colder in here?"

"I'm getting a headache from all the light in this room, can you turn it off?"

"Can I have a glass of water please, I'm getting thirsty in here."

Oh wow, they were really a pain to deal with.

No wonder Blue wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.

I think he kept Undying away from this place intentionally, otherwise she would kill everyone in here regardless the consequences.

"I'm sorry Sirs, but I can't fulfil any of your requests today."

"Haaa! Then why did you come here?"

"We came hear to deliver you some good news gentlemens. You can go back to your old world soon, so please get ready to leave."

As soon as I spoke, all of them become pale as a sheet of paper.

They knew they were in trouble, but didn't dare to say anything about it.

I could only smirk at their fear for me, and left the prison to open the portal.

After greeting Undying as well, I teleported at the Fortress where I proceded to open the portal without a problem.

That caused quite the stir on the other side, that I didn't know If I wanted to be a part of.

But in the end I decided to stay there, since I had to collect Merry as well.

It's going to be a long day filled with a lot of explaining.