Meanwhile in Hirji's tower, the elevator doors opened and a villager wearing a black cloak lined with gold and carrying a brown sack entered the elevator. He was heading to the 30th floor, where food supplies were stored. When the doors opened at this floor, he stepped out and walked to a pile of brown sacks similar to the one he held. He placed his there and walked back into the elevator. This time he pressed the button to the 40th floor, and the elevator quickly made it there and opened once again.
The villager stepped outside of the elevator and said quickly, "Hello, Master Hirji. I have a report to make concerning food supply." Hirji looked down and said, "What could be the matter?" The villager shakily replied, "Ma'am, there were 40 less pounds of meat returned than the intended 500." Hirji did not look happy, and glared down at the villager with a death stare. She hissed, "Is there any explanation for this?"
The villager replied, "I'm not sure if these events are connected, but during my food-gathering shift, I was attacked by someone better armed than I was, who interrupted saying that I shouldn't be killing the animals. I gave him the usual speech, but he was persistent. He took my sword and I was forced to retreat with what I had. He was clad in green and from what I've heard about him from asking around, his name is Red."
Hirji was not happy to hear this either. She ordered, "Send three more food-gatherers. And add this man to a list of enemies of the land. I shall make an announcement to our people that he is a traitor." Hirji stepped off her throne and the villager said, "Thank you, milord. I shall make sure our three best food-gatherers are sent out." The villager stepped back into the elevator, and Hirji walked behind the elevator and pushed a hidden button, revealing a set of stairs that were not previously there.
Hirji stepped up these stairs which led to the roof of the tower, and stepped on a stand at the very edge of the roof, facing the rest of the land, preparing to make an announcement.
Meanwhile, Steve was showing Red some of the interesting things the Command Block can do including mass-producing Iron Bars so that katanas can be easily made, and transmitting an item from one place to another. Steve no longer had his Obsidian Savior outfit on, as he believed Red could be trusted to not tell anyone his identity. Red was fascinated by the Command Block, as anyone would be if they collected resources their whole life only to find there was a magical computer that could summon those resources from thin air.
They had just finished testing some new commands Steve thought of, like /title which made words appear in thin air, perfect for transmitting a message through long distances. When Steve tested it, the word that appeared was "LOL," but neither of the two knew what this meant or why it appeared. They were just about to use /title to make text appear next to everyone in the world saying "Hi," but they were interrupted by a loud shouting resonating from aboveground.
They rushed up the stairs and outside the house to see the commotion, and saw, at the top of the tower that could be seen no matter where you were in the village, a massive shining light emanating from a short lady many had come to know as Queen Hirji. She somehow shouted so loudly that it could be heard no matter how deep the mine you were in was, or how much obsidian you were covered with.
"ATTENTION ALL RESIDENTS OF THIS VILLAGE! MAY I PLEASE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION," she shouted. At this point everyone in the village was as still and as quiet as can be, making sure to hear every last bit of this important message.
She continued, "THIS VILLAGE HAS A NEW ENEMY. HE IS A TRAITOR OF THIS LAND, AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. ALL RESIDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO ATTACK HIM ON SIGHT, AND HIS KILLER WILL BE REWARDED GREATLY. HE IS CONVICTED OF STALLING A FOOD-GATHERER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAUSE A FOOD SHORTAGE."
Some residents were quietly murmuring, talking about sharpening their swords and speculating about who this traitor might be. Others were listening intently for what their so-called queen might say next. She continued, "FROM REPORTS I GAINED FROM AN ASSISTANT OF MINE IN CHARGE OF FOOD SUPPLIES, THIS ENEMY'S NAME IS RED. UNLESS THE RESIDENTS OF THIS VILLAGE WISH TO FIGHT THROUGH ANOTHER FOOD SHORTAGE, HE MUST BE EXTERMINATED."
Steve glanced at Red and whispered, "Don't worry buddy, I'm on your side." Red replied, "Great, because I'll need a lot of help with what I'm about to do right now. Step back, please." Steve obeyed and walked into his house, wondering what would happen next. Suddenly and quickly, Red pulled his katana out of his scabbard and pointed it at where Hirji was standing.
Red announced, "Hirji! I am this enemy you speak of! I indeed did stop one of your so-called food gatherers, but I did it for good reasons! And if he failed to mention that, then maybe I didn't instill my message deep enough into his mind. Nevertheless, I'm ready to fight anyone you throw at me. I'll destroy every last troop you have in your army and throw you off that seat of power, because someone who can't control power isn't the right person to control it!"
Hirji cackled, then shouted, "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO OVERTHROW ME. NO ONE WOULD ASSIST YOU. THEY WOULD OVERTHROW WHOEVER ELSE BECOMES IN CHARGE AND RE-ELECT ME. THE PEOPLE OF MY VILLAGE FAVOR ME, WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. THEY FAVOR THE SYSTEM I HAVE CREATED IN THIS VILLAGE. THIS SYSTEM MAKES EVERYTHING FAIR, FOR THE HARDER YOU WORK, THE BETTER YOUR LIFESTYLE WILL BE. IF I WAS OVERTHROWN, YOU WOULD BECOME EVEN MORE HATED THAN YOU ARE NOW."
At this point the people surrounding Red were holding all sorts of makeshift weapons, prepared to jump at him whenever the speech was over. When Queen Hirji said "rewards," these rewards were not small. The rewards included, but were not limited to, a good position in the monarchy, a set of powerful armor and weapons, or some never-before-seen technology, like the Command Block that Steve had.
Red laughed. He said, "Y'know, screw the system! People have lived before without any darn system! They can learn to cope without one! I've been working hard in the mines for years and I don't see your system helping me or other mine workers! Right now you're all bark and no bite! How about you give the battle orders so I can see some action around here?"
Hirji said, "VERY WELL THEN. MY PEOPLE, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS OVER. YOU ARE FREE TO ANNIHILATE THIS TRAITOR." With those words, Hirji stepped back down the stairs and back onto her throne and sat peacefully believing this underachiever would never touch her throne once, let alone overthrow her.
Meanwhile Red was battling hordes of angry people, villagers and creepers with ease. Steve watched all this from the window of his house with a wide-eyed expression.