When he was about to send another message, he received an in-game mail from a player named "Herobrine" with just one word: "Stop!"
Curious, he tried to check Herobrine's profile, but his computer threw up a 404 error.
Later, he came across other players who had experienced the same thing. They too had discovered that this Herobrine account seemed to belong to the brother of the game's creator, Notch.
So, they sent Notch an email, asking if he had a brother.
Notch's reply was brief: "Yes, but he passed away."
Following this, many players began posting that they had also encountered Herobrine. But whenever they saw him, their computers would immediately blue-screen or crash.
What's more, any posts about Herobrine were swiftly deleted.
It was unclear whether these were real stories or just rumors.
Still, these tales undeniably shrouded the name Herobrine in an aura of mystery and eeriness.
Because of these stories, Herobrine became increasingly well-known. Fan works about him popped up everywhere.
In all of them, he was portrayed as a supreme being, unmatched in power.
One famous line attributed to Herobrine was: "Gods don't bleed, but you will."
This quote alone was enough to showcase his might.
Herobrine should have remained a legend.
But now, Xu Yuan's experience was eerily similar to those rumors.
In his single-player world, he really did encounter Herobrine.
However, unlike the tales, after meeting Herobrine, Xu Yuan was transported to another world.
Moreover, he activated the Demon King System, and his appearance became identical to Herobrine's.
Maybe Herobrine chose Xu Yuan, or perhaps Xu Yuan chose Herobrine.
Whether by coincidence or destiny, it didn't matter.
At this moment, the legend of Herobrine seemed to be materializing into reality.
Xu Yuan couldn't help but feel a thrill of excitement.
"If I've become Herobrine... even with 10 billion players, I'd still be unbeatable!"
He wasn't exaggerating. If he were facing ordinary players, Herobrine could easily handle them.
No matter how strong players got, they were, in the end, just game data. They needed computers to survive in the game world.
But Herobrine, the Demon King, possessed a power no other monster could match.
He could infiltrate and destroy networks.
That alone was a death sentence for the players.
What could they do, even with some universe-dominating sword or pay-to-win characters?
He could simply gift them with a nice blue screen and a frozen system.
At that point, wouldn't they be at Xu Yuan's mercy?
Still, Xu Yuan wasn't entirely sure if he could acquire the same abilities as Herobrine.
After all, the power to hack networks was absurdly overpowered.
While mulling over this, Xu Yuan opened the system's shop.
He had just earned 10 points of "Intimidation Power" and 1 point of "Kill Value" from killing a zombie.
The system had also unlocked the Intimidation Power and Kill Value shops.
Upon opening the Intimidation Power shop, a description appeared on his screen.
[Intimidation Power: Unlocks and controls monster types, expands monster control range.]
[How to Obtain: Kill monsters.]
[Note: You can only control unlocked monster types within the range.]
After reading the description, Xu Yuan understood the purpose of Intimidation Power.
Its main function was to unlock and control nearby monsters.
The more Intimidation Power he gathered, the more types of monsters he could unlock and control, and the larger the range of control.
However, controlling monsters only allowed him to dictate their actions.
For example, he could make them stand still or attack a specific target.
He couldn't control their minds.
To control all the monsters within his range, he would first need to unlock each one.
Xu Yuan quickly glanced over the shop.
Unlocking zombies required 10,000 Intimidation Power.
Skeletons cost 20,000, and Endermen cost 50,000...
The stronger the monster, the more Intimidation Power was needed to unlock them.
Scrolling to the bottom, Xu Yuan saw the requirements for unlocking the Ender Dragon.
It needed 1 billion Intimidation Power!
Seeing this, Xu Yuan couldn't help but click his tongue in disbelief.
He finally gave the Ender Dragon the respect it deserved...
To an old hand like Xu Yuan, the Ender Dragon was just a pushover.
But as Minecraft's final boss, it certainly deserved to have a prestigious presence.
After checking the unlock prices, Xu Yuan turned his attention to upgrading the control range.
The smallest control range was 15x15.
To control monsters within that range, he would need to spend 50,000 Intimidation Power.
50,000 was quite a lot.
Adding in the cost to unlock zombies, he'd need a total of 60,000 Intimidation Power.
Since each zombie kill provided 10 Intimidation Power, that meant he'd need to kill 6,000 zombies.
Killing 6,000 zombies was no big deal for someone like Xu Yuan, who had been playing MC for eight years.
Once he built a mob farm, 6,000 zombies would be nothing. Even 60,000, 600,000, or 6 million wouldn't be a problem.
"It looks like increasing the monster control range won't be too hard."
With a mob farm, he could collect Intimidation Power in large quantities.
Unlocking all the monsters and upgrading the control range would just be a matter of time.
After reviewing Intimidation Power, Xu Yuan switched to the Kill Value shop.
Killing a single zombie only earned him 1 Kill Value. Gaining Kill Value seemed harder than collecting Intimidation Power.
But Kill Value was clearly more useful than Intimidation Power.
As soon as he opened the Kill Value shop, the system displayed a short description.
[Kill Value: Used to upgrade skills and unlock mods.]
[How to Obtain: Kill players (more) or monsters (less).]
Although the description was brief, it filled Xu Yuan with excitement.
"You can unlock mods too?!"
———
Minecraft has countless ways to play, and mods make up half the fun.
For most players, exploring different mods was one of the game's greatest joys.
Mods were essentially modules that expanded the game.
There were a huge variety of mods in Minecraft, constantly being updated.
Mods generally fell into seven broad categories: technology, magic, adventure, farming, decoration, utility, and auxiliary.
Each category had numerous popular mods that players were familiar with.
For example, in the technology category, there were mods like Mechanism, IndustrialCraft, and Applied Energistics.
In magic, there were mods like Equivalent Exchange, Primordial Cultivation, and Botania.
Adventure mods were even more numerous, like Ice and Fire, The Abyss, Twilight Forest, Epic Siege, and Titans.
These mods undoubtedly added countless new ways to play Minecraft.
Unlocking mods would significantly boost Xu Yuan's power.
Take the Titans mod, for example. If Xu Yuan unlocked it, the system would undoubtedly provide information on the Titan creatures. With enough Intimidation Power, he could unlock control over them.
Imagine commanding a massive army of Titans—nothing would stand in his way.
And if he could unlock the Avaritia mod, Xu Yuan was confident he could grind for the Universe Sword.
With the Universe Sword, he could slay gods and demons alike.
In short, no matter what type of mod it was, unlocking it would only benefit Xu Yuan.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.
As he developed, perhaps one day he really would wield the Universe Sword, surrounded by Titans.
After all, that kind of grandeur was befitting of a Demon King like Herobrine.
Xu Yuan glanced at the Kill Value shop's mod section.
He quickly scrolled through it and noticed that all the available mods seemed to be monster-related.
He couldn't find any player-beneficial mods like the Katana mod.
"Am I only allowed to unlock monster mods?"
As soon as he thought this, the system provided an answer.
[Aside from monster mods, other player-beneficial mods must be unlocked by players.]
[When all server players' Kill Values meet the requirements, the corresponding mods will be unlocked.]
[Once player-beneficial mods are unlocked, the host may equip them but cannot craft mod items.]
After hearing the system's explanation, Xu Yuan finally understood.
It meant that mods like Katana, Equivalent Exchange, and IndustrialCraft, which benefited players, could only be unlocked by them.
Even after the mods were unlocked, Xu Yuan wouldn't be able to craft the items from those mods.
But he could still equip them.
In other words, he could just steal them from players.
"Looks like I'd better start leveling up quickly…"
Although Xu Yuan had activated the Demon King System, his power still needed to grow steadily.
═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═
patreon.com/AmbitiousTranslator
🥰 Support the translation and help me grow.🤓
Read upto 20 Extra chapter in Patreon