Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Beginning Survival
At that moment, excitement surged through Lin Fan.
He was the only person in the world who knew the crafting recipes—what did that mean?
It meant that if he wanted to, he could do whatever he pleased in this world!
Rubbing his hands together eagerly, Lin Fan realized he needed to carefully plan out his development.
If he played his cards right, he could become the strongest person in this world. His influence could shake the entire planet!
Dreaming of his future glory, Lin Fan decided to start by gathering wood.
After all, there was a well-known truth in Minecraft:
"To get rich, punch the trees first!"
Everything in survival starts with wood. Right now, he had nothing—he was practically a caveman. If he didn't prepare, he'd either starve or be killed by zombies when night fell.
Wasting no time, Lin Fan punched down two oak trees, then opened his inventory and converted the oak logs into oak planks.
Next, he used those planks to craft a crafting table.
The crafting table recipe was simple—just four oak planks.
Once he had the crafting table, Lin Fan crafted some sticks from planks and then used the sticks and planks to make a wooden pickaxe.
Now that he had a pickaxe, it was time to go mining!
Lin Fan found a suitable spot and began digging four blocks down with his bare hands. After clearing three layers, he finally uncovered some stone.
Seeing the stone, Lin Fan's excitement grew.
Even after nine years of playing Minecraft, this hyper-realistic survival experience was a first for him.
He was no longer just a player—he was truly living in this world.
He could smell the flowers, hear the chirping insects, feel the textures of the blocks, and actually craft real tools on the crafting table.
This level of realism was something no game could ever match.
Feeling even more thrilled, Lin Fan continued mining.
Over the years, he had developed his own mining strategy. He didn't like the messiness of natural caves, so he always mined using a staircase pattern.
This method kept everything neat and organized, while also making it easy to go up and down.
After mining about half a stack of stone, his wooden pickaxe was already halfway to breaking.
The wooden pickaxe was just too slow—there was no way he was sticking with it for long.
Now that he had a source of stone, he could advance into the Stone Age right away!
Taking out some oak planks from his inventory, Lin Fan crafted more sticks. Then, using the crafting table, he made:
✅ Stone Pickaxe
✅ Stone Axe
✅ Stone Shovel
✅ Stone Hoe
✅ Stone Sword
With this, he had fully entered the Stone Age!
Looking at his inventory, filled with a full set of stone tools, Lin Fan felt immense satisfaction.
He then turned to look at the two trees he had punched earlier. The oak leaves were naturally decaying, and on the ground, he spotted two oak saplings—and an apple!
Seeing the apple, Lin Fan's eyes lit up. He walked over, picked it up, and sniffed it gently.
A fresh apple scent filled his nose.
'This is way too real!'
Forgetting everything else, he instinctively rubbed the apple on his shirt before taking a bite.
The sweet, juicy flavor exploded in his mouth. The crisp texture was so good that he couldn't stop himself from taking another bite.
This apple was far better than any apple he had ever eaten in his past life.
Sweet, crisp, and absolutely delicious—the best apple he had ever tasted.
As he ate, stars practically shone in his eyes.
Once he finished the apple, he noticed that his hunger bar, which had lost three points, had only restored one point—same for his thirst meter.
This was different from what he remembered.
In the original game, an apple restored two hunger points.
But here, it only restored one...
This significantly increased the difficulty of survival!
Besides defending against zombies at night, Lin Fan now had another pressing concern—food.
Food was directly tied to his survival.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Fan decided to mine more stone and craft a furnace.
Once he had a furnace, he would go hunting. If he could take down a sheep or a cow, he wouldn't have to worry about food for the rest of the day.
With his plan set, Lin Fan grabbed his stone pickaxe and headed back into the mine.
He dug through the staircase-shaped mine tunnel, collecting over a full stack of stone before resurfacing.
By the time he came back up, the sun was already setting.
The time flow in this world was much faster than in his previous one—an entire day-night cycle lasted only about 90 minutes.
That meant he had to move quickly!
With his newly mined stone, Lin Fan crafted a furnace, stored it in his inventory, and packed up his crafting table as well.
He wasn't planning to settle down here yet.
Since he was about to hunt for food, there was a chance he might get lost. If he left his furnace and crafting table behind, he might never find them again.
So, keeping them in his inventory was the safest choice.
After making sure he had everything, Lin Fan equipped his stone sword and set off to find sheep or cows.
He had respawned in a plains biome, which meant sheep and cows should have been common.
However, after searching for a long time, he didn't see a single animal.
Instead, he ran into a lot of other people.
Compared to Lin Fan's well-planned survival strategy, these people looked completely lost.
One moment they were picking flowers, the next they were digging random dirt blocks, and then they would swim in the river for fun.
They had no experience in survival and no idea what to do.
"My hunger bar is down to five! I feel so hungry! Is there anything we can eat?"
"Same here! I'm wondering if leaves are edible…"
"I'm starving and thirsty! I tried drinking water from the river, but it doesn't work!"
"What does the Federation say about this? Are they seriously going to let us starve in this world?"
A moment later, an official message appeared in the world chat:
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The Federation Representative: "Attention: Please find your own means of survival. The Federation's research teams are working on solutions. We ask for your patience."
The Scientific Research Division: "Attention: There are native inhabitants in this world. You may ask them for help or trade with wandering merchants for supplies. Over."
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Silence.
Then, the world chat exploded.
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"That's it? That's all they're going to say?!"
"So basically, we're on our own?"
"Ask the native villagers for help? Are you kidding me? I found a village earlier and thought I was saved— but the moment I walked in, they beat the crap out of me!"
"Same here! I just wanted one carrot— and they attacked me! What kind of world is this?! This is hell!"
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Lin Fan smirked.
They don't know how to survive, but I do.
This world was about to belong to him.