In his previous life, when Minecraft descended upon the real world, Su Ming had never played the game. On the thirty-third day of the apocalypse, someone beat him to death over a loaf of bread. Reborn three days before the game arrived, he awakens the “Creative Mode” System: unlimited resources, immunity to all damage, and the ability to pull any block out of thin air. While everyone else is still punching trees by hand and running through the streets from zombies, Su Ming is building the first obsidian fortress amid the ruins. While the major guilds scheme against one another for control of resources, he conjures diamond gear with his bare hands and recruits the powerful figures from his previous life, scattered throughout the city. When a million-strong horde of zombies sweeps across the continent, he places the final block atop the highest point of the city walls: an invincible city floating among the clouds, a miraculous landmark visible on every map. The survivors gaze up at the city and ask in trembling voices, “Who are you?” Su Ming opens his hand, and a block of cobblestone floats above his palm. “A creator who likes building things.”
