First Life, Day 3: Cave Exploration
The waiting period was much quicker with a bed. All it took was a simple click to pass the night away. Once morning came I took a quick surveillance check around my house and yard for any monsters that stayed the night at my place. I was happy to deem the place safe as only the passive creatures roamed about. I put the game on pause for a brief moment to plan out my next course of action.
My mind could only think of the cave I poked around in two days ago. I had a healthy supply of torches to take down with me. Plus, gathering up cobblestone there would give me the chance to use up my wooden pickaxes so I could replace them with stone pickaxes. With a plan set, I rounded up my pickaxes, my wooden sword, shovel, torches, and the raw pig's meat.
Along the way, I picked up some dirt blocks, just in case I fell into a pitfall I couldn't normally climb my way out of. It took me awhile to spot out the cave, seeing as I didn't mark it out with a few blocks beforehand. Though it wasn't impossible, with a little exploration, I found my way back to the cavern. I stopped in my tracks before entering, something was different about it this time...
The entrance glowed eerily, as if torches were planted everywhere inside it, but there were no traces of torches to be seen. Stepping closer, I found the culprit... Lava. The lava overtook the whole floor of the cave that I dug out. Did I hit lava and never notice it until now? Nevertheless, the situation looked intimidating, death would be imminent if you tried to traverse the lava without some kind of protection. This looked like the perfect time to utilize my dirt blocks.
Enabling sneak mode, I carefully placed each block, one after the other, to make a small bridge. Keeping my eyes on the lava for a few seconds, I tested out the bridge to make sure it would sustain against the lava. With the bridge in place, I left it behind as I pulled my torches out to light up the darker places of the cave. Growls and hisses of random monsters occasionally piped in, causing me to pull out my sword and stare hesitantly into the dark tunnel's abyss.
After a few seconds, I'd realize that nothing would poke it's head out of the darkness, still leaving me highly cautious as I pressed forward. I was strongly relieved as I reached a dead end, the perfect time to mine. I rushed back to the bridge and began searching out for some ores. As I reached the end of the cave, I had picked out a few iron ores and a few clusters of coal. All that was left was the dirt and gravel.
However, the sound of protesting monsters kept me on edge. The only explanation was that the monsters were buried underneath the cave. I didn't have the bravery to take it on today, so I left the task behind as I traveled back to the entrance. After taking one last look down the cave, I maneuvered my way over the makeshift bridge, trying not to look at the lava. I breathed easy as I reached the other end, but peace wasn't waiting for me at home as I was conflicted with a different predicament.
My small hut was sabotaged, not by the blast of a creeper or TNT, but more like at the hands of a griefer. The wooden blocks that made up my shelter were scattered about the ground carelessly. As the sun began to set I stepped over to my chest to see if it still held my belongings. Only more bad news was to be found as my chest was robbed clean of every single item.
"Who'd want my stuff anyways?" I contemplated as I stood upon wooden floor, "Isn't this a single player game anyways?" I asked myself, "how in the world could I get robbed in single player mode?" There wasn't much time to ponder this over as the sun inched away. I took the cobblestone and iron ore I had on me to recreate my shelter. Luckily whoever griefed my hut at least had the generosity to leave my bed.