Enchanted Golden Apples—these are buff items that practically sit at the very top of the game's hierarchy.
Eating a regular Golden Apple provides 4 points of saturation and the Absorption I effect for 2 minutes, granting 4 points of absorption.
It also gives 5 seconds of Regeneration II, recovering 1 health point every 25 ticks for a total of 4 points.
As for the Enchanted Golden Apple, while the hunger restoration remains the same...
It grants Absorption IV for 2 minutes, providing 16 points of absorption, and Regeneration II for 20 seconds, recovering a total of 16 health.
It also provides 5 minutes of Fire Resistance and 5 minutes of Resistance I.
With Resistance, most types of damage are reduced by 20%.
One could say it's absolutely broken!
Having one is no different from having a second life.
Such an overpowered item has an incredibly low drop rate, with only a 2% chance in each temple chest.
Now, Galen Yu had opened four chests and actually managed to pull four of them?
It made him doubt his own luck.
"I didn't even drink a Potion of Luck. Or maybe..."
He thought about the nine pressure plates and the unusual structure of this Desert Temple.
There was something fishy here!
"There's a sound underground!"
Keenly sensing movement at the bottom, Galen Yu switched to his pickaxe and dug carefully.
Beneath the TNT was still sandstone, but as he chipped away a few more blocks, an unexpected material appeared.
Dark, naturally textured blocks of extreme hardness.
Obsidian!
"Whoa, there's actually something under the Desert Temple?"
"So much obsidian! Is there some treasure buried there?"
"The outside looks like a pyramid. I knew it, there's a Pharaoh's coffin buried here!"
"That sounds plausible, but it's impossible!"
"Where would a Pharaoh come from in the block world? Even if there was one, he'd have turned into a zombie long ago!"
"When Old Hans died, no obsidian was blown up. It was just regular blocks underneath."
"Then what's the deal with Great God Galen Yu?"
In the Black House, the Blonde Elder continued to watch Galen Yu.
Seeing that he hadn't died in the secret room, the Blonde Elder felt a pang of disappointment.
"What luck! Enchanted Golden Apples!?"
Enchanted gear became stronger, and food was likely no exception.
Even Mark had never encountered an Enchanted Golden Apple, making the Blonde Elder extremely envious.
Then, seeing him dig into the obsidian, his eyes narrowed.
"A hidden area!"
He knew better than the average viewer that there were only four chests under a Desert Temple and no other treasures.
This could only be a hidden area.
He didn't know if two areas had overlapped or if Galen Yu had truly discovered a secret through sheer luck.
Joy returned to the Blonde Elder's eyes.
"Hidden means opportunity, but it also means danger... and hope!"
He hoped to see Galen Yu fail, but then...
He saw Galen Yu pull out a bucket of lava, dig out a block of obsidian, and pour it inside.
The sound of burning filled the air, and soon the roars of the zombies vanished completely.
"That's it?"
The turn of events was so fast that the smile hadn't even left the Blonde Elder's face before it was over.
Beyond the obsidian.
Before digging through, he could hear many zombie sounds inside; it was crawling with monsters.
When he broke the obsidian, he took a quick glance inside.
There were indeed many zombies, but no pressure plates, monster spawners, or anything that looked like a trap.
Faced with unknown enemies, what would a sensible person do?
Only a fool would charge in with a broadsword. He didn't know how strong these zombies were—what if he lost?
Surrounded by obsidian, there was nowhere to run. It was a deathtrap.
The best solution was, of course, a bucket of lava.
The zombies hadn't developed fire resistance yet, so they burned to death instantly, their drops destroyed along with them.
He didn't care about a bit of experience or rotten flesh. He retrieved the lava and, after confirming it was safe, broke a few more obsidian blocks to give himself an exit before stepping in.
"As long as the reward chest isn't damaged!"
Though they looked like wood, they were actually non-flammable.
This was the reason Galen Yu dared to use lava so freely.
With no monsters left, he carefully explored the small obsidian room.
Besides the reward chest, there was a skeleton with a dagger stuck in it, and a few broken obsidian blocks in the corners.
Leaning in to look, he could see the endless void beneath.
He used a Moonworm to light up the area to prevent new zombies from spawning, then looked at the skeleton first.
Since it could ignore the lava, this skeleton definitely wasn't simple.
Sure enough, a quick search revealed remnants of green equipment and a hidden book.
'Is this modern gear?'
Recognizing the equipment, Galen Yu recalled hearing two faint bang-bang sounds just as he broke through the obsidian.
The book appeared partially damaged, with only fragments of its content legible.
[**Team 2, we failed in ***, this is our last shelter.]
[I made it with the strongest obsidian, hoping it could withstand ***.]
[Oh no, they've become even stronger! Even blocks are being destroyed!]
[I've been infected by the virus and will die soon. Sky Island, how did you end up like this?]
[Those alien creatures, the ** of the sky, occupying large chunks ***, and those monsters... now even *ombies ***.]
[Survivor, I've left the equipment in the chest, ** use * it, *****.]
[I hope my companions didn't *** end up wandering outside, letting ***.]
Unfortunately, from what he could see, most of the inhabitants of the Chunk Civilization had died for some reason.
This person was one of them.
'The Architect must be one of the infected NPCs. I should ask him about Sky Island when I have the chance.'
He had a feeling that these events were far from simple.
Once he finished reading, the skeleton, which had likely been there for ages, couldn't hold up any longer. It collapsed and dissipated into bone meal in the air.
Turning his gaze to the reward chest, Galen Yu opened it.
The shock in his eyes far exceeded seeing the Enchanted Golden Apples.
A black weapon made of steel, familiar to every viewer, appeared.
"Am I seeing things? What did Great God Galen Yu just pull out of that chest?"
"Is it really that? Doesn't that mean he's going to be invincible?"
"Truly invincible. There's nothing more to say. That's way too strong!"
"No, wait, how does the block world even have this? My mind is blown!"
"We've got the Serpent God, Minotaurs, zombies, and skeletons, and now even this?"
"Is there anything the block world doesn't have?"
"I'm afraid to open my eyes. Please let this be an illusion!"
In the Black House, the Blonde Elder stood up abruptly.
Even when Mark's room was blown up, he hadn't been this excited. Now, even his body was trembling slightly.
He was far too familiar with that black object.
It could practically be said that it originated and flourished in the Freedom Nation.
His voice trembled as he spoke its name.
"The M1911A1... an automatic pistol!"
A firearm!
Heavy firepower that evolved according to civilization, developed only in modern times to replace traditional bows and crossbows.
It was the cornerstone and safeguard of modern civilization.
And now, it had appeared in the block world—and in Galen Yu's hands!
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