As the sun rose on a new day, I decided to spend it exploring the surrounding area. This place turned out to be more magnificent than I first realized, with steep cliffs and mountains blocking my view in every direction.
This world had rapidly changed from a bleak, hopeless wilderness to a beautiful utopia worth living in. I was inspired, encouraged: this was a world I could flourish in.
I was careful not to wander too far, and as night began to fall again, I felt more confident and informed of what lay around me. Now it was time to mine. Digging once again proved to be a long process, and it was nearly half a mile of digging before I found anything: another underground lake greeted me, this time with a miniature waterfall as it's source. Just beyond that I broke through into another cavern, but the sight that greeted me was slightly unnerving.
I managed to block the entrance before the two creepers got to me, but if there were more of them I wasn't sure I wanted to proceed. I stabbed at them through the small opening until they died, and then I carefully proceeded through into the cavern beyond. My fears were fortunately unfounded, and no more creatures charged at me immediately. A waterfall conveniently marked the location of my entrance in case I wandered too far.
The cavern proved to be far larger than I anticipated. Caves stretched in every direction, iron and coal littered the area, and more waterfalls flowed down into the darkness. I considered exploring more, but I had already spent a great deal of time mining, and I needed some fresh air. The caves would still be here when I was ready, but for now I took one last look around before heading back to the surface.
I was grateful nothing dangerous had fallen on my head from up there.
It was daytime when I made it back, and I decided it was time for another round of exploring. It was best to mix things up between mining and exploring; too much of either without taking a break could see me dead with everything I gathered lost. This time I decided to clear out some of the trees surrounding my hut; this would allow me to expand this base and cover a much larger area. The tree closest turned out to be made of several trees; this was problematic as leaves don't disintegrate as long as wood is still connected, and larger trees often had wood blocks hidden among the leaves. This is why I had flint.
Fire should take care of the problem, and the gap between the trees would keep the fire contai- uh oh...
Oh... well that's not good... or maybe it is... yeah, I totally planned for this! This is EXACTLY what I had in mind from the beginning; now I wouldn't have to cut down that other tree. Or that one. Or that one. Or...
Smokey the bear would be disappointed.
Okay, I could live with this; with my large supply of cobblestone from my mining expedition, I began construction of a wall to surround my hut. I had to work quickly while it was still daylight, as the fires would only provide a temporary defense against the night. Fortunately I managed to finish my perimeter as night fell, and with a feeling of triumph I looked over my premature fortress.
More tomorrow!
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