Minecraft: I'm Really Not a Monster

The 【Nether Wart】 planted on the dreaded 【Soul Sand】 is almost mature.

It could enter the mature stage at any moment.

Three more days passed, and the original single patch of 【Soul Sand】 with 【Nether Wart】 has expanded to nearly twenty planting sites.

Suddenly, the 【Nether Wart】 shot up taller, its originally dark red body turning a vibrant red, like fresh blood.

“Finally ripe!”

He had been suppressing his urge to concoct potions these past few days, all to allow the 【Nether Wart】 to propagate more.

And now, he could finally indulge a little.

He gently tapped the 【Nether Wart】's stem, and with a 'pop,' it shattered, releasing 【Nether Wart】 seeds.

“Three seeds… not bad, better than dropping just one.”

Yang Bo replanted the seeds back into the 【Soul Sand】 and turned to walk towards the workbench.

He mentally commanded, 'Open 【Brewing Stand】,' and a special interface appeared in his vision.

The 【Brewing Stand】 is a block used for brewing potions, splash potions, and lingering potions.

It requires 【Blaze Powder】 as fuel and then uses a complex distillation process to turn various materials into potions with different attributes.

“First, put in the Nether Wart, then the water bottles…”

Yang Bo hesitated, unsure which potion to make.

However, he immediately ruled out 【Night Vision Potion】; with his already unlimited night vision, he naturally had no use for it.

“Let's brew 3 bottles of Strength Potion first, and 3 bottles of Swiftness Potion.”

As for other potions, he would have to wait until more 【Nether Wart】 matured.

Listening to the bubbling sounds from the 【Brewing Stand】, Yang Bo sat aside.

He tapped the workbench rhythmically with his fingers.

Cracks appeared on the workbench, then quickly vanished.

The twenty seconds of brewing time passed quickly. The 【Nether Wart】 was consumed, and the ordinary 【Water Bottles】 had now become 【Awkward Potions】.

“Sugar… Blaze Powder…”

He inserted new materials into the 【Brewing Stand】 and continued his boring wait.

“Woof!”

Wang Cai's voice suddenly echoed from the tunnel leading to the lakeside cottage.

Although the chick wasn't by his side, Yang Bo understood that Wang Cai had discovered something above.

Ignoring the potions still brewing, he quickly went to the lakeside cottage.

Without Wang Cai needing to point it out, Yang Bo saw two military-green trucks parked by the road. A group of soldiers in camouflage jumped out, cautiously observing their surroundings.

Yang Bo frowned slightly as he looked at the soldiers. Seeing them involuntarily brought back memories of the soldiers he encountered when he first transmigrated.

‘What’s the situation with these soldiers? What are they doing in this godforsaken park of mine?’

The water on the road had just receded, leaving potholes and puddles of mud everywhere on the once-clean streets.

Soon, the soldiers slowly approached his location. There was no avoiding it; Yang Bo's house stood out from everything around it.

Especially the platform supported by only one road, still suspended in the air without collapsing, it was too eye-catching.

“Wang Cai, go down first, lest you scare them.”

“Woof!” 『Boss, how could I possibly scare anyone? I'm just a dog.』

“A three-meter-long dog with glowing white eyes? If you hadn't wagged your tail so quickly back then, I would have nearly brought an axe down on your head.”

“Woof…”

The previously high-spirited Wang Cai immediately wilted, tucking its tail and heading back into the underground tunnel.

It really wanted to complain that Yang Bo's eyes were also glowing white, but seeing Yang Bo pull out his pair of sky-blue sunglasses, it very sensibly shut its mouth.

By the time Yang Bo put on his sunglasses, the soldiers had reached the lakeside. Seeing Yang Bo in the middle of the lake, a man who looked to be around thirty and about 1.8 meters tall stepped out from the group.

He shouted loudly towards Yang Bo: “Hello, comrade!”

Yang Bo, who was observing and on guard, felt a slight stirring in his heart when he heard the word 'comrade'.

He slowly walked down from the cottage, stepping onto the half-brick path that was still a meter deep in the water, heading towards the shore.

The soldiers didn't completely lower their guns, but the muzzles were all pointed diagonally at the ground, not aimed at Yang Bo.

Seeing Yang Bo walking over, the man's tired face broke into a friendly smile.

“Hello, comrade.”

“Have you been living here all along?”

Now, evolutionaries have begun to emerge, and some high-level evolutionaries can already withstand a fully armed combat team.

It was not impossible for Yang Bo to survive here.

“You could say that. What’s going on with you guys?”

“Sorry, we're acting on orders from above.”

The man explained while waving to a soldier behind him.

“Xiao Li, go get a survival kit from the truck.”

“Yes!”

The soldier named Xiao Li immediately straightened up, saluted, and ran towards the military-green truck.

Hearing the man's answer, Yang Bo simply nodded without asking further questions. Although he wasn't a soldier, he knew how some things worked.

“Comrade, could you help introduce the surrounding situation?”

Yang Bo frowned slightly and said, “To be honest, I don't know much about the city either.”

“I only know that there are a large number of mutants inside. Their strength is average, but there are a lot of them.”

Suddenly thinking of something, he continued, “Although I haven't seen any mutated animals in the city, some mutated aquatic creatures have emerged from who knows where due to the rain. If you want to explore the city, be careful of places with standing water!”

“Those strangely shaped mutated aquatic animals are very strong underwater.”

Hearing Yang Bo's introduction, the man in military uniform couldn't help but look towards the city and nodded slightly, saying:

“If there are groups of mutants in this city, then other mutated creatures generally won't appear.”

“Although mutants will kill each other, their territorial awareness is very strong. If other mutated creatures invade their territory, they will prioritize eliminating those invaders.”

Hearing the man's explanation, Yang Bo also understood why those mutants he had slaughtered had suddenly come to attack him.

He was an outsider who came here and killed some mutants that day. It was understandable that they came for revenge, and of course, it was also reasonable for him to retaliate.

Extending his hand, Yang Bo smiled and introduced himself: “My name is Yang Bo, it’s a pleasure to meet you. If you want to explore the city, I can provide some minor assistance.”