thought about the griefer who had stolen Adamâs potions. He wondered if he knew who the griefer was and why that person would steal.
Boom! Steve heard a blast coming from the distance.
Ka-Boom! There was a second blast. Steve sprinted. The sound came from the direction of his wheat farm. He raced toward his home. As he approached, he saw his ocelot, Snuggles, and heard her meowing, but he didnât see his dog, Rufus.
âRufus,â Steve called out, but Rufus didnât come. He called to Rufus again but again Rufus didnât come. Steve was worried about his dog. He walked to his wheat farm and saw Rufus standing by a large crater.
âRufus!â Steve called out joyfully. As the dog approached, Steve was horrified to see an enormous crater behind him. Someone had blown a large hole on Steveâs property. He stared at the hole wondering who would have done this to him, but he was grateful that Rufus and Snuggles didnât get hurt in the explosion. It took a moment for Steve to realize his wheat farm had been destroyed. All his hard work was ruined in one blast. He couldnât imagine how much TNT somebody must have used to blow up his wheat farm.
Nervously, Steve entered his home slowly, looking for TNT in every corner. He was glad his home was okay but was heartbroken over the loss of his wheat farm. Without his wheat farm, Steve didnât have any resources to trade. He was annoyed that he had just traded his last few emeralds for a potion he might never use. Steve knew he had to rebuild the wheat farm, but he didnât have seeds. He needed help. He would have to take the last few emeralds decorating his living room and trade them for resources. He had so many questions. He wanted to find this griefer and ask him why he had destroyed an innocent manâs wheat farm.
He looked out at the field where his sheep usually grazed and realized they were all missing! Luckily his cows and pigs were still happily walking about the grassy field.
Steve inspected the rest of the house. He made his way through each room and everything seemed fine.
âAt least Snuggles and Rufus are safe and I still have a house. I can always rebuild the wheat farm,â he said to himself. Steve wanted to seek revenge on the griefer. He sprinted to his bedroom to get his beloved enchanted diamond sword from his chest. He wanted to suit up in armor and search for the griefer. As he entered his bedroom, he noticed the chest was open.
âOh no!â screamed Steve as he looked down at the empty chest. Steveâs beloved enchanted diamond sword was missing! He had been griefed!
2
OLD FRIENDS, NEW PROBLEMS
S teve looked at the empty chest that had once held his sword and noticed a small piece of wool on the ground. It was just like the wool he had seen next to Adamâs chest. But Steve didnât focus on the wool for very long because he needed help rebuilding the farm and finding his sword. He immediately called his treasure hunter friends, Henry, Max, and Lucy, who showed up as fast as they could make it to the farm.
When Steve saw his old friends at the door, he was thrilled, but he was also upset because it wasnât a happy reunion. The last time they were together, they had celebrated their victory over the zombies that had attacked the village. Now they had to find the griefer who had destroyed the wheat farm and get his diamond sword back. But first they had to rebuild. Without rebuilding the farm, Steve would have limited resources.
âSteve, you have no idea where we have been,â Henry said.
âWe were in the Nether; ghasts were flying above us shooting fire and Max almost fell into lava,â said Lucy.
âBut then we found treasure in a Nether Fortress. So, it was worth it!â Max said as he placed his diamond sword in one of Steveâs chests.
âGuys, someone stole my sword!â Steve blurted out.
âYour sword!â exclaimed Lucy. âHow could
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