Day 261: I’m betting it’s a Tuesday

Day 261:

Blithely building out this tunnel’s structure so it doesn’t collapse on me (see previous rant on not being crushed by simultaneous pressure from two bodies of water) when I almost fell into a lava chamber below the floor of where I was digging.

So I said flock this and went back to bed.

I can deal with lava lakes tomorrow.

Day 260, sort of continue

Day 260:

Had a short nap but couldn’t sleep well, so I went back out to the mine with fresh supplies.

This time I managed to make it all the way back out to one of my existing chambers, so I now have a “safe” passageway from the far western cave to my home.

“Safe” in this case means I still got jumped by a surprise zombie because there are apparently branches to the cave and I have malicious neighbors.

And it’s good that I accomplished that feat, because when I broke through, it was the middle of the night. Had I tried to go an overland route home I would have been mauled for sure.

The caves are both further away than I expected and not as far, both deeper than I expected but not as deep (much fewer caverns so far).

So that’s a thing to go back out and reshape tomorrow and moving forward, so it’s a proper safe and established tunnel with walls and a solid floor. And fewer zombies.

259: A day and a night

Day 259:

I woke up in the morning to find the house surrounded by exploding giraffe-corgis, so that was exciting. I still don’t understand why they target me but leave my cows, pigs, and duckens alone.

Went out to the mining site all the more determined to dig a safe way out that direction. Didn’t see any more sheep but did take out a few more giraffe-corgis. I don’t know why they swarm, and I’m no biologist; I’m not going to pretend I can reach a point where I understand their behavior.

I dug the rest of the day. In fact, I dug for so long that when I came back out of the mine, the sun was coming up.

So I guess technically this post is for all of Day 259 and a smidge of Day 260.

But I’m tired now so I’m going to go get some sleep and then see what the rest of Day 260 brings.

258: digging toward home

Day 258:

I’m doing exactly what I said I would do yesterday: digging from the cave I found toward the house so that I have a safe way to move back and forth, and maybe can even do some night mining.

My biggest worry with this plan is the geography: there’s a sea to the north and what appears to be a freshwater river to the right.

I talked a long time ago about how it’s against my ethics to allow the two to mix because of something I do.

It’s also important to note that a solid stone structure between the two holds up quite well, and this is what geologic evolution provided in this location. But should some idiot miner come through and remove most of the stone, well, there’s no good reason why the structure should continue to separate the two.

So I’m being very careful to reinforce what I’m digging where I can and I’m hoping I don’t get soaked by this adventure.

This wool had better be worth it. 27

Day 257: Further from home

Day 257:

It occurred to me as I was digging today that I was further from home than usual, and that’s not exactly a good thing.

If one of the monsters jumps me in these woods and I get seriously injured I’m not going to have an easy time of it getting back.

On the other hand, the west has been my best chance at both sheep and horses, so I hesitate to give up what I’m working on.

Maybe I’ll climb into this cave, see what’s there, and dig back toward home. At worst, I add more space into the chambers of doom.

In case you’re wondering, yes, I do still want to climb the big mountain to the east and see what I can see, but it’s not nearly the same priority as getting wool. Because, even from here I can see that there’s snow on that mountain, and as I learned the hard way heading east, the clothes I have right now are just not up to the task of handling winter weather.

My best bet is sheep and wool and warm clothes before I go up there. Because spotting a source of humanity and freezing to death once I discover it would be kind of melodramatic.