Arriving outside, the two found an open space.
Steve went “doot-doot” and placed two stones vertically in front of him.
A pixel-style stone pillar stood on the concrete ground.
It didn’t look out of place, and at first glance, one couldn’t tell the difference.
Then Taylor reached out and placed his hand on the stone pillar.
Instantly, the surface texture and color of the two stone blocks changed slightly, becoming identical to the concrete ground!
Even the gap where the blocks met the ground disappeared, connecting them tightly.
It looked as if the concrete ground had gained sentience and a stone pillar had grown out of thin air.
Then Steve poked the upper half of the stone pillar with his hand, and that stone reverted to its pixel style, but only the one block.
There were two stone blocks in total.
After Taylor touched them, both connected blocks turned into real stone, but Steve’s poke could only revert one block back to the pixel-style stone block.
“As I thought…” Taylor pushed up his glasses, deep in thought.
” ‘Localization’ can localize all connected blocks.
But ‘MC-fication’ can only convert 1 cubic meter of blocks at a time.”
Steve hunched over and nodded.
Since last night, the two had begun experimenting with the effects of Steve’s abilities.
This was something they had agreed upon before Steve went to the Fresh Pond Hub to obtain iron ore, but it had been delayed due to the Zombie horde crisis.
After the experiments last night, Taylor and Steve had defined two new terms: MC-fication and Localization.
MC-fication is Steve’s ability to convert 1 cubic meter of an object into an MC-style block, or convert an item into an MC-style pixelated 2D image, by poking it with his hand or mining it with a tool.
Taylor had no idea what “MC” was, but Steve insisted strongly that it be called that.
Blocks or items that have undergone MC-fication satisfy all physical laws of the Minecraft World, such as blocks being able to float, or items floating and rotating when dropped on the ground.
As for Localization, it means that any block or item that has undergone MC-fication can be restored to its real-world style if touched by a human hand.
For example, a can: after Taylor hands it to Steve, it becomes a pixelated 2D image, and when Steve hands it back to Taylor, it reverts to a real can.
It sounds a bit complicated, but simply put, it comes down to two points:
One: Steve can use his hands and tools to convert real-world objects into MC-style objects.
If a corresponding item exists in MC, it can be directly crafted or used; otherwise, it can only be stored in his inventory or placed, with no crafting recipe.
Two: Humans can touch an object that has been MC-fied by Steve to restore it to its original state.
The same applies to the original MC items Steve brought with him when he crossed over.
Excluding tools, both Steve and humans must touch the object with their hands to trigger the transformation; contact with any other part of the body does not work.
Taylor stared at the two stacked stone blocks, which differed slightly in color and texture, for a while, then pulled an iron pipe from his waist.
Steve was still wondering what he intended to do, when he saw Taylor pick up the pipe and smash it against the MC-fied stone block with a “bang”!
Taylor was shocked to find that not even a single scratch was left on the stone’s surface.
To be safe, he instructed Steve to dig a block of dirt, place it on the ground, and then he grabbed the iron pipe and smashed it down.
Bang—!!
This dirt block was actually as hard as the stone block; the iron pipe couldn’t damage it in the slightest!
As expected!
Taylor reached out and localized the dirt block, and then that cubic meter of dirt couldn’t even maintain its block shape; the corners on top fell loosely to the ground. Read this novel at novelping(.)com for the best experience.
“Figured out another rule,” Taylor wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“Blocks or items that have undergone MC-fication are extremely difficult to destroy by any means other than yours.”
Steve shook his head and MC-fied the dirt again.
“No, you can’t just mine it once. You have to keep mining it until the block drops.”
He felt the previous experiment was meaningless.
Blocks could only be destroyed by mining, explosions, or fire anyway, and fire only affected materials like wood or wool.
What’s the point of poking it with a stick once?
You have to keep poking it continuously.
Taylor was full of question marks, but since they were experimenting, even if what Steve said was counterintuitive, he felt he should at least try it.
So, he took the pipe and smashed it against the dirt block again.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang…
“No, no.” Steve crouched quickly, took out an iron pickaxe, and demonstrated holding down the left mouse button.
“You have to do it like this.”
Taylor stared blankly as Steve’s blocky hand twitched rapidly, and he raised an eyebrow.
Really…
He imitated Steve, poking the pipe at the dirt block as if twitching…
Bang-bang-bang-bang…
Of course, the dirt block didn’t even get a scratch.
Taylor shrugged.
“See, no difference.”
Steve spoke up again.
“Do you have any TNT?”
Taylor was stunned.
“…TNT?”
Steve nodded.
Taylor scratched his hair.
“…How could the camp have such a thing… If we had such a high-powered explosive, defending against the Zombie horde would be much easier.”
Steve didn’t say anything more, but deep down he still felt that TNT should work.
The two studied the details of MC-fication and Localization further, and after experimenting, they found this set of rules to be quite complex.
There were still many rules in between that the two hadn’t figured out, such as the iron ore from before.
Steve now clearly knew that the hematite in this world was not the same as iron ore in MC, but he could convert the hematite into iron ore.
“Your ability really is amazing, it can actually defy physics…” Taylor muttered, staring at the floating stone block, not noticing a huntsman spider quietly crawling up his pant leg.
He carefully reached out towards the floating stone block, and the stone block was instantly localized, slamming into the ground with a “thud,” creating spiderweb-like cracks. This chapter is updated first at novelping(.)com.
Only then did he suddenly notice a spider half the size of a palm crawling on his arm, and his scalp went numb instantly, and he shouted “fuck”!
“Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!! Holy shit!!!”
He jumped up, flying into the air, and swatted the spider away.
Steve looked at the small spider on the ground.
“What is this?”
“A spider! Fuck, it scared the hell out of me…”
Steve: ◨ ▂ ◧ Huh?
A spider?
Is it this small?
He pulled out his Netherite Sword and walked toward the spider.
Then he stabbed the spider with his sword.
Just as he expected, even such a small spider, just like the spiders in MC, dropped [spider eye] and [string].
And thanks to the [Looting III] enchantment on the Netherite Sword, it dropped [spider eye]*2 and [string]*3 at once.
Looking at the [spider eye] in his hand, he suddenly thought of something very important.
[spider eye] can be made into [fermented spider eye], [fermented spider eye] can brew [potion of weakness], and [potion of weakness] + [golden apple] can cure Zombie villagers.
Could it be…
He would have to find a chance to try it later.
Taylor asked curiously, “So, you don’t just generate MC-fied items by killing Zombies; killing spiders works too??”
Steve nodded.
“What did it generate?”
“[spider eye] and [string].”
Taylor raised an eyebrow.
He obviously knew what “string” was, but what was a “spider eye”?
“What about other things?” he asked again.
“Will you generate extra items if you kill other creatures?”
Steve shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
After all, he only knew what creatures in the original MC or some mods would drop after death.
Taylor rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
He was suddenly curious about what would drop if the Block Hero killed a person.
Of course, there might not be a chance to experiment with that.
Just then—
Doot-doot-doot-doot…
The watch on Steve’s chest suddenly emitted a shrill alarm!
That was the portable alarm that Captain America had previously attached to his chest plate.
“Block Hero, come to the south wall, quickly!! A cross-dimensional portal has appeared!!”
Captain America’s voice came from the watch, sounding extremely anxious.