"Brother Lin Tian, are you going to open the Twilight Forest now?"
Hearing Lin Tian's words, Nezuko asked with curiosity.
Mitsuri Kanroji and Shinobu Kocho also looked over with some curiosity. They were also guessing what the Twilight Forest portal would look like.
After all, they had only seen the Nether Portal so far and had not yet seen the End Portal. But now they were going directly to the Twilight Forest.
It wasn't that Lin Tian didn't want to take them; it was mainly because there was no point in going to the End right now. The dragon had already been defeated. Unless a dragon-raising mod was unlocked in the future, there was really no need to go.
Besides, the place was full of Endermen. If they accidentally made eye contact with them, they would have to be prepared to be swarmed.
"That's right. Let's open the Twilight Forest portal now. We'll have to open it eventually anyway."
As he spoke, Lin Tian had Shinobu bring the girls from the Butterfly Mansion over. After all, someone had to help them mine for diamonds, right?
Diamonds were still in short supply. Even Lin Tian himself didn't have a full set of diamond armor, let alone the others.
In the end, this arduous task was taken on by the three little ones from the Butterfly Mansion. Kanao went to the Totem of Undying farm, which needed someone to be present for it to work, while Aoi Kanzaki ran between the iron and gold farms, responsible for collecting the resources.
After the tasks were assigned, Lin Tian led the three girls to a new flat area, built a foundation, and also dismantled the Nether Portal and placed it here.
There might be more portals in the future, so it would be more convenient to gather them in one place.
After the foundation was built, Lin Tian dug up some dirt blocks and enclosed a 2x2 space next to the Nether Portal. He took some flowers and arranged them in a circle, then filled the 2x2 pit with water.
After all this was done, Lin Tian gestured for the three girls to step back a bit, then took out a diamond and threw it into the water.
"Boom!"
A bolt of lightning struck down, precisely hitting the 2x2 puddle. The next moment, the water in the puddle turned into a dark purple, chaotic state, looking a bit similar to the Nether Portal.
Seeing this peculiar activation method, the three girls felt it was very novel. After all, it cost a diamond to open, which was quite expensive.
And the fact that flowers had to be arranged around it before activation undoubtedly added a touch of romance.
Finally, the lightning that descended from the sky shocked the three girls even more.
"Tian, is this the portal to the Twilight Forest? It feels like..."
Before Mitsuri could finish, Shinobu took over the conversation, "It feels the same as the Nether Portal, just arranged differently."
Hearing the two girls' words, Lin Tian was noncommittal. He didn't explain too much. After all, he hadn't designed it. How would he know why such a portal was designed?
"Never mind that. Let's go in and take a look first. But this time, we're just going in for a look, not to explore, you know?" Lin Tian said seriously.
After all, the Twilight Forest was teeming with hostile creatures, and there were a lot of bosses. He had to be on guard!
And because of the realistic shaders, Lin Tian didn't dare to imagine what those monsters would look like, especially the first boss—the Naga!
A realistic human-headed snake with a verdant green body...
Just thinking about that scene sent a shiver down Lin Tian's spine. To be honest, he really wanted to turn off this shader first, but thinking that he wasn't alone in this world anymore, and that they would have to experience these things eventually, especially since there was a time limit for restarting the shader, he gave up the idea.
Hearing Lin Tian's warning, the three girls also nodded in agreement.
"Let's go!"
As he spoke, Lin Tian jumped straight in, and the three girls followed closely behind.
The surface of the purple liquid rippled for a moment, then returned to calm.
And the four who entered the Twilight Forest were so stunned by the beautiful scenery before them that they were speechless.
The light of the sky was perpetually suspended at the critical point of "dusk," with no glaring sun and no deep darkness, only a hazy, pale purple and orange-pink halo, like diluted watercolors, lightly smudged on the branches of the towering ancient trees.
And the trees here were so tall they reached the sky, their surfaces shimmering with mottled light. Elf-like fireflies quietly rested on these ancient trees, illuminating the place and brightening the surroundings.
From time to time, deer, small birds, rabbits, or squirrels would pass by, adding a bit more vitality to the forest.
The three girls were somewhat mesmerized by this dreamlike place. They never thought the Twilight Forest would be so beautiful!
"Mmm~, this flower smells so good!" Mitsuri Kanroji leaned close to a yellow flower and sniffed it gently.
"Indeed, this place feels like something out of a fairy tale!" Nezuko also happily ran and jumped around.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a beautiful place!" Shinobu couldn't help but sigh.
The last time... when was that?
Seeing Shinobu lost in her memories again, Lin Tian also put his arm around her shoulder, letting her lean gently against him.
Shinobu didn't refuse and rested against him with a sense of peace.
"There's a glass bottle with fireflies in it here!" Just then, Nezuko discovered something good and called out to everyone.
Hearing her, the others also moved towards her.
And Shinobu had already separated from Lin Tian, so Mitsuri didn't see them leaning against each other.
"This glass bottle can be taken back and used as a night light."
"And the fireflies inside won't die, so it's a kind of eternal light source."
As he spoke, Lin Tian took out a crafting table and used glass to make a few glass bottles, which he distributed among the three girls.
He had prepared this in advance, just to make the three girls happy.
And the three girls who received the glass bottles also went to look for fireflies with great interest. Shinobu was mainly getting them for her younger sisters at the Butterfly Mansion.
Seeing the three of them looking for fireflies, Lin Tian also began to search for the feather of a raven.
To find the Naga Courtyard, you needed a Magic Map. To get a Magic Map, you needed a Magic Map Focus. And to get a Focus, you needed a Raven's Feather, a Torchberry, and Glowstone Dust.
He already had Glowstone Dust. He just needed to find the remaining two items. Torchberries were generally found in caves. All he needed to do was find a raven.
It didn't take long for Lin Tian to spot a raven.
Taking out his bow and arrow, he waited for the raven to stop and rest, then shot an arrow, successfully killing it and getting a Raven's Feather!
Lin Tian walked to where the raven had died and picked up the feather. Mitsuri and the other two also came over.
"Brother Lin Tian! Look!" Nezuko trotted over and held out her hands to show him.
Lin Tian looked closely and saw a few yellow berries lying quietly in her hands.
"Torchberries? Nezuko, where did you find these?"
That's right, the berries in Nezuko's hands were one of the materials for the Magic Map Focus—Torchberries!
"I found them in a cave. Are these berries important?"
Nezuko looked at Lin Tian with confusion. She had seen many of these berries in that cave. Were they really that important?
"Important... not really, but they are useful to me."
Torchberries weren't actually that useful. Besides being used to make a Magic Map Focus, they could also be used to make torches, charge a Moonworm Queen, and be eaten...
They weren't that important.
Hearing that they were useful to Lin Tian, Nezuko immediately became happy.
"Then I'll give them all to Brother." As she spoke, she handed all the Torchberries she had to him.
Lin Tian hadn't expected Nezuko to have collected nearly a stack of Torchberries! Was this girl's luck that good?
After taking the Torchberries, Lin Tian also took out the Raven's Feather and Glowstone Dust, crafted a Magic Map Focus at the crafting table, and then, with eight pieces of paper, crafted a Magic Map.
Lin Tian picked up the finished map. After seeing the display, his pupils dilated abruptly.
"This, this, the Naga Courtyard is actually..."