Ray started to remember why they left in the first place. And then abandoned it completely when they found an area that had more material to mine than just snow. They might as well finish what they started! Before they left, Ray raided all the chests they could find. Signs, signs, string, sighs, wool, signs, aaaaand… signs!
Back outside, the snow was still falling. Ray looked around, everything was flat and white. So they closed their eyes, spun around, and just started walking in that direction. And what a fine direction it was, because after a while Ray came face to face with another creature. It looked familiar, yet different. Horns facing the front, eyes you could get lost in, and covered in soft, warm wool. This cow seemed to have evolved perfectly for the cold climate.
What an icon. Ray needed to adopt it! They checked their inventory, but alas – not a single piece of wheat to be found. All they had was the dried ghast block and signs. They would have to do.
Ray cautiously approached the majestic beast and placed a sign nearby.
“Free wheat →”
The cow looked at the sign. The cow looked at Ray. The cow walked away.
Ray picked up the sign and placed it in front of the cow, but it kept walking. Maybe it had been burned by false promises before. Understandable. But Ray knew that even if they didn’t have any wheat now, they would absolutely get it! They just couldn’t risk losing the beautiful bovine like they had their base. So a little bit of deception would be necessary, and Ray would make up for it tenfold when they were both settled.
Moving as fast as they could through the cold snow, Ray started placing signs on both sides of the cow. They made sure each one bore the promise of wheat, just in case.
The cow, whom Ray had named Yarn, finally started to moo-ve through the crafted path. The plan was working! Hooray! Ray was so excited that they stopped paying attention to where they were going.