Journal Entry 15
SUCCESS!
I have finally found diamonds! I was using the same routine mining method, and I finally came across a small spot where I found two diamonds in as many square meters. After that, it was as if a curse for broken. I easily found another two entire sections that seemed to be rich with diamonds within the next two days. I had found enough to create my first mining machine as per the "building crafts encyclopedia."
Watching the machine do its work has been a fascinating experience. I built some Standard pistons that work as Stirling engines using the litany of other materials that I had acquired while searching for diamonds. Another thought had occurred to me as I was starting to watch it dig further. I remember reading that pockets of Lava randomly seen throughout the world underground can lead to complications with the machine. The lava interferes with the mining paths and makes it unable to dig down in any area covered by it. However, the miner is not affected by water. So I decided to fill the top layer with water, which would continuously leave a layer of water just above wherever the miner was going. This would instantly quell and quench any molten flow. It seems to be working at this point, so th~
Well, that was a bit of a surprise...
As I was sitting next to the machine, a sudden blast of stone, dirt, and other materials started to violently shoot out the top of the quarry machine. I had to place something on top of it to at least direct it. In what absolutely wasn't any kind of panic, I threw a chest on top of it, and that seemed to help.
Didn't stop me from getting hit in the head a few times by a few chunks of Cobblestone though...
Anywho, I decided to start looking into more books. Reading through the library, I found a tome that may prove to be useful to me as well, called Materials and You.
After a brief look through, the book talks mostly about a more refined way of making tools, and about alternate ways to cook, smelt, and store items, ores, and liquids. This definitely seems intriguing. Perhaps I could try~
Well, the chest I had placed on top of the quarry seems to have filled up and burst itself open and is now spewing items and materials everywhere. I'll have to look into making something bigger, like a crate or something. I'm probably gonna be all day with this...