Chapter 286: Going Down the Mine Again

Without much delay, Son Gohan began to prepare to go underground to mine again.

"Don't be too particular about the location. We can just dig an artificial mine tunnel inside the house. This will be more convenient. We will have to go down to the mine in the future anyway." Son Gohan said after thinking for a while.

He also prepared some iron pickaxes for himself to use to open the mine tunnel and clear the way. Now there were not many diamonds, so Son Gohan reluctantly used the noble diamond pickaxe enchanted with fortune to clear the way.

"Since we are digging at home, we should light a torch this time to prevent those monsters from coming directly into the house." Son Gohan said as he found a corner to dig and kept a torch lit.

In the process of digging downwards, they also encountered some iron ores, gold mines and some coal mines. Although coal is the lowest-priced mineral, Son Gohan still used his precious enchanted diamond pickaxe to collect it.

"Ha, two of these dropped! Damn, my luck just burst out and gave me three!" Son Gohan said as he collected the fallen coal.

After a while, Son Gohan arrived at the 11th floor. What surprised Son Gohan was that he had not encountered a single mine cave along the way. Looking in the direction he came from, all he could see were traces of human activity.

"Okay, let's start mining fish bones. I have the enchantment attribute of Fortune II, so I must at least have a complete set of diamond armor, right?" Son Gohan said confidently, stroking the diamond pickaxe in his hand.

Diamonds were a more valuable and necessary mineral before the XP patch and villager trading changes. Here's a quick calculation:

A complete set of diamond equipment requires twenty-four diamonds, an enchantment table uses two diamonds, a diamond sword uses two diamonds, a diamond axe costs three diamonds, and if you are a little more extravagant, a diamond hoe and a diamond shovel use a total of three diamonds.

This is the amount required for the most basic set of equipment, which alone requires 34 diamonds, not to mention the subsequent repair of equipment and enchantments.

"If the version of this Minecraft world could be upgraded, I would have put on my armor and prepared the resources to kill the Ender Dragon. Why would I be mining here?" Son Gohan said helplessly.

Son Gohan had previously learned from the system that his version 1.7.10 of Minecraft could be upgraded, but the entire world would be refreshed.

By then, all artificial traces of Son Gohan in the current Minecraft world will disappear, but the equipment and materials on his body will not disappear. Therefore, in order to develop faster in more advanced versions of Minecraft in the future, some efforts now are very necessary.

To enchant a diamond item with the highest level of enchantment, it may be necessary to enchant three, four, or even five or six identical items before fusing them with an anvil. Moreover, the enchanted equipment may not necessarily be what Son Gohan needs, so he now needs to obtain a large number of diamonds.

"The drop rate is really low. I used four pickaxes, but only saw nine diamond mines and dug out 9 diamonds. My luck didn't really work, and I couldn't even get enough for a set of diamond equipment." Son Gohan said in distress as he looked at the extensive mine tunnels he had dug.

"Wow~"

Just as Son Gohan was still moving forward, waves of zombies' growls came into his ears.

"This is the cry of zombies. If that's the case, there must be a mine nearby. We can go over and take a look. We can also gain some experience points while mining." Son Gohan said after listening carefully to the sounds around him.

Son Gohan first upgraded his equipment and made a diamond breastplate and diamond leggings. With four diamonds left, Son Gohan was struggling over whether to make another diamond sword or a pair of diamond shoes.

"As the saying goes, the best defense is offense. I'd better make a diamond sword." After some thought, Son Gohan still felt that making a diamond sword was more practical.

"Okay, it sounds like this is the direction." After getting ready, Son Gohan carefully identified the direction where the zombie sound came from, and then dug in that direction.

Sure enough, after a while, Son Gohan dug up a huge mine. At first glance, there were many minerals exposed, including two diamond mines, but it was not known how many there were exactly.

Of course, there are also a lot of monsters among them. Xiaobai is standing in a relatively high place, zombies are running around, and even a few creepers are standing there motionless.

"Huh, this is really a place where opportunities and dangers coexist. Gold mines are also the minerals I need in large quantities. One enchanted golden apple requires 72 gold ingots. I'm really a poor guy if I don't think about it." Son Gohan said helplessly.

Son Gohan didn't delay too much and officially entered the mine. As soon as he entered the mine, a damp and moldy smell hit him in the face. Son Gohan tightly grasped the diamond pickaxe and diamond sword in his hands, then confidently but cautiously stepped into the dark mine. He had died once and didn't want to do it again.

Due to the long distance, the monsters couldn't find Son Gohan for a while. Son Gohan certainly wouldn't look for trouble. Mining was his main purpose this time, so he found several places and started digging for minerals.

Son Gohan dug the ore carefully and focused his attention to ensure that he could react in time if anything happened.

Suddenly, Son Gohan heard the sound of footsteps. He immediately stopped, put away the enchanted diamond pickaxe, took out the diamond sword he had just made, and looked around vigilantly. Suddenly, a zombie jumped out from the corner, raised the iron sword in his hand and attacked Son Gohan!

"This is actually a zombie with equipment." Son Gohan said with some surprise, but the surprised expression disappeared in an instant. After all, it is not uncommon for zombies to have equipment.

Son Gohan was not willing to be outdone. He easily dodged the zombie's attack and slashed at him with a sword, causing the zombie to lose a lot of blood in one go.

At this moment, a group of zombies suddenly emerged from one side, making low roars.

"By the way, zombies can call their own kind nearby, but it's useless. In such an open terrain, you zombies are not enough to fill my teeth." Son Gohan said without any fear when he saw a large number of zombies coming.

The mine where Son Gohan is now is very huge, and he can easily kill this group of zombies by moving slowly.