Alabama 10 - Finding the End Protal

Now the only thing left is to find the end portal and kill the dragon.  I use my ender eyes to discover the correct direction, then I head off.  I also build tall pillars to mark my way.  Here are a few:

The eyes lead me across a grass land

To an ocean

Across the ocean

To another shore

To a huge forest

Really huge

To a grassland full of horses

And finally to some mountains where the eye finally dives down

I build  a quick home

With all of the amenities

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Then head down to search for the portal.  The stronghold has been destroyed by a fissure!  

But I eventually find the portal at the end of the chasm. 

Alabama 09 - Finishing the house

Getting so close to being done, I really should complete my house.  Up till now, there was no roof, just a stair case leading to the sky.  I took some time and added a cobble stone roof and a semi-second floor.

The second floor is just a walk way that runs above my first floor.

If you look up, you will see the bottom of my hidden space.

The attic is a small secluded space in roof, i may come back and add some stuff here later.

Here is how everything looks from a different angle.

Here is what it looks like from outside.

Alabama 08 Progress

My new castle (first floor of it at least) has a nice stair case headed up to the "maybe" second floor.  Under it, is the hall to the...

Nether Portal and the

Mine shaft.

I also built a library in the floor, which can be used to enchant everything, no problem

Check out this amazing pick!

I was also able to find a second village, full of Testificates.

I also planted lots of new sugar cain fields.

Next, I go on a long diamond hunt, with my silk-touch pick

And get a wall full of diamond

All I need is a Fortune 3 Pick ax

Then all of the diamonds are mine

Time to make an amazing diamond suit.

Alabama 07 Relocation

A routine Mining trip turned up a large stash of diamond, I just need a Pick with Fortune to make the most of this.

But I got killed shortly after, and lost all of my experence.

So I went to the nether to gather some more.  Quarts is a great source of exp.  Careful though, This patch is set in a very dangerous place.  Don't fall!

Also, it is important to leave pointers, directing you to back to the gate.  The Nether is a big and confusing place.

I gathered some lava stone to protect the portal.

And finally gathered enough experence to make my Fortune III Pick ax,

and some highly enchanter armor.

Now, due to the rise in creeper activity, I decided to build a new, bigger base.  The floor comes first, with quarts blocks mined from the nether.  I have tons of them

I also minded tons of nether brick in order to protect my new base from creeper attacks.

See??  This is what they've been doing lately.  I also discovered that creepers explode on contact with lava stone.  Nuts!

Now that the first floor of the base is done, I built a ramp tho the door way, complete with sand soul, to slow down the enemies.

I also installed plenty of boxes and moved all of my supplies into them.

Finally, I manager to find a spawner and blocked it in.  Time for tons of xp!

Alabama 06 Repopulation

Upon my return, I noticed that the melancholy murmurings of the Testificates was gone.  Looks like the zombies had killed my entire village!  Time to get new ones.

There is a magical process that you can use to turn certain zombies into villagers, but you have to isolate them from the sun, and from you.  Here, I built a "detox" zone for them.  I also walled in the village so future zombie attacks don't happen.

Next, I planted a few dark oaks that I got on my journey.

Them, a crazy creeper spawned right behind me and destroyed my home!!!

Luck for me, the blast did not destroy my chest.

It did let the chickens in!  I repaired the damage with nether brick (which can withstand blasts) Now its time to find some zombie villager candidates.

Alabama 05 Heading East

More Diamond!  This patch was hiding next to a huge deposit of coal, red stone and iron.

I started venturing East, and managed to find another pyramid at the edge of the desert. 

Past the edge of the desert, I found a forest

and a field full of sun flowers

I almost ran straight into a canyon. 

On the edge of the field, I found a huge forest of dark oak trees.  There are several large mushrooms between these trees.  I gather plenty of new resources for my home town.

Past this forest, I find a lank and a swamp.  Finally!  I can find some slime!

But first, I gather some clay

There is a slime now!  Lets go get it.

Before going home, I ventured a bit further East, and found a beautiful new forest.