[Silly Girl: Really!! There are mods too!!]
[Silly Girl: Please, how did you do it! @Lord of the World]
Lin Tian frowned at the Group Owner's question.
[Lord of the World: It's nothing, it's just possible.]
At this point, the Group Owner seemed to realize there was a problem with what she had said and quickly apologized to Lin Tian.
"[The Group Owner has retracted the previous message.]"
[Silly Girl: I'm sorry! I just got a little too excited. It's okay if you don't want to answer.]
The others in the chat group also saw the issue. The Group Owner was directly asking about someone's secret.
After all, the two of them weren't familiar with each other. Why should he answer her question?
Just because they were "fellow countrymen"?
Heh~
[Lord of the World: It's fine.]
After thinking for a moment, Lin Tian decided to tell them what mods were. They were all in the same group, after all, and would see each other often. It wouldn't be good to make the atmosphere too tense.
[Lord of the World: Let me explain. So-called mods are based on the original world and modify things like its structures, creatures, and environments.]
[Lord of the World: You can also add special things to the world.]
[Lord of the World: To put it simply, take Madara for example. His world could become a mod called 'Naruto'.]
[Lord of the World: When I add this mod, everything from his world would essentially merge into mine. My world would then produce Chakra, and there might even be a creature named Madara, or even the Sage of Six Paths.]
[Lord of the World: The same applies to everyone else. Do you understand what I'm saying?]
After Lin Tian finished his explanation, a dead silence fell over the group. Only the Group Owner was still talking.
[Silly Girl: Right, that's more or less how mods work.]
The next second, the group exploded.
[Mad Love for Hashirama: Do you have any idea what you're saying!!! @Lord of the World]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: Are you saying I'm just some disposable creature like a White Zetsu!]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: This is really...]
[Hellish Blizzard: It sounds amazing, but for some reason, it's also kind of infuriating.]
[Nether Spirit Cat: A world becoming a mod...]
[Lord of the World: What's there to be angry about? I was just giving an example. It's not like that mod will definitely appear.]
Lin Tian understood why Madara was angry. His words implied that, to him, Madara Uchiha was just something that could be added in at any time, that his presence in this group was inconsequential.
[Lord of the World: Besides, even if that mod did exist, the people in it would have no intelligence. They would just be a bunch of rigid programs, so you don't need to worry.]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: Hmph~!]
[Silly Girl: Alright now, Lord Madara, it's just the truth.]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: That's right. Maybe my world is like that too.]
[Hellish Blizzard: Didn't the Group Owner say before that we're all fictional characters from anime and novels?]
[Silly Girl: Exactly. It's similar to that. You could say that someone observed your worlds and recorded them. Then, to make money, they just sold off their copyrights.]
The world of Naruto.
Madara, in the Pure Land, saw everyone's messages but said nothing.
Of course, he understood the meaning. But ever since he had seen the future of his own world, he had felt a constant sense that his destiny was being controlled by someone else.
Now, knowing that his image was being used everywhere just to make money, he felt an exceptional rage, yet he was powerless.
[Mad Love for Hashirama: I understand. You don't need to explain it to me anymore.]
Seeing the group fall into a strange silence again, Lin Tian withdrew his consciousness from the chat group. He still had his own things to do.
'The group is still missing some people who can liven up the atmosphere.'
Continuing forward, Lin Tian looked left and right but just couldn't find an exposed mineshaft.
Just as he was about to give up, a great Ravine appeared ahead!
Lin Tian, who had been ready to quit, was immediately delighted.
Looking at the depth of the Ravine, Lin Tian very prudently chose to dig his way down along the edge.
"Not even any water. What a lousy Ravine! How is it supposed to compete with other ravines like this!"
Lin Tian grumbled, but he still obediently dug his way down, one step at a time.
Before he was even halfway down, he saw Iron Ore and a pile of Coal Ore.
Lin Tian made a beeline for the Iron Ore.
After quickly mining the iron and coal, he continued digging downwards.
Once at the very bottom, Lin Tian walked around placing the Torches he had made. He immediately mined any Emeralds, Redstone, or Gold he saw!
As he wandered about, Lin Tian saw the glint of blue gems!
"Oh~!!!"
"Diamonds! My luck is just too good!"
He took out his Iron Pickaxe and mined the first diamond. There was another one underneath it!
He mined the second one, and... there were no more.
"Only two, huh~ Good thing I got one from the Blacksmith, otherwise making a Diamond Pickaxe would have been tough!"
He glanced at the sky; it was already dusk!
Lin Tian looked around the Ravine. All that was left was some Coal and Iron Ore. 'Forget it, I don't need it.'
Lin Tian teleported directly back to the Village, searching for a house with a Bed.
After checking three houses, Lin Tian successfully found a yellow Bed.
He lay down and was asleep in an instant!
The next day.
Lin Tian woke up again.
He shook his head, a dazed look on his face. 'Did I even sleep?'
Whatever. Lin Tian didn't worry about such things and directly made a Crafting Table.
He placed the Furnace, smelted the iron, waited, and it was done.
Because he had mined enough, Lin Tian immediately crafted a full set of iron armor and weapons.
Next was a Bucket, then a Diamond Pickaxe, and he was out the door!
Lin Tian went straight to the farmland and collected two buckets of water.
Next up was lava.
It was easier said than done. Although there were exposed lava pools, he still had to find one.
The two buckets of lava from the Blacksmith's forge weren't of much use.
"Sigh~!"
Lin Tian sighed. He had originally thought having a Diamond Pickaxe would be enough, but he'd forgotten he still needed lava.
Lin Tian once again embarked on a journey to find lava.
This time, he chose to head in a different direction, hoping to find a deep mineshaft.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lin Tian saw an open-air Lava Pool...
"Lava pools, you know, are actually quite common," Lin Tian muttered to himself.
Walking up to the side of the Lava Pool, Lin Tian poured the water straight in.
"Tssssss~~"
A cloud of steam rose, and all the lava instantly turned into Obsidian.
Lin Tian stood at the edge and mined the Obsidian without collecting the water back.
'What if there's more lava underneath? All this mining would be for nothing.'
After mining a total of 10 blocks, Lin Tian collected his water.
Setting a marker at this location, Lin Tian teleported back to the Village.
Having decided to build the Nether Portal in front of the Library, Lin Tian took out the Flint and Steel he had made yesterday and lit it.
"Vwoom~" (sound effect)
A purple door, radiating an ethereal aura, opened!