The Portal to The Candy World - Wizard Craft 3.0 #19 - A Bedtime Adventure

0:04 Hello, friends from across the nation and around the world. I'm Martin, and you were listening to Dad's Bedtime Stories. Tonight, we're headed back into our wizard craft world to do a little story based on this suggestion. Let's check it out.

0:27 Hi, my name is Jeremiah and I would like to suggest a, um, Wizardcraft 3.0 episode where, like, you find a candy realm where there's candy golems. Bye, I love your podcast.

0:45 And I love your suggestion. I think we can make that happen. And I even decided to make it happen in a way that would leave room for other future episodes. Which hopefully will make sense when you listen to the episode. If you like Wizardcraft, well, there is a game. A game that's currently still in development and only available for early testers who are part of Patreon. But if you are part of Patreon, you can check it out on my Patreon site. Right now, it's only working with a keyboard.

1:25 But I'm currently trying to release a mobile version, so one that'll work on an iPad or phone or touchscreen of some kind. Speaking of Patreon, I want to give a big shout out to Sean, who is nine years old or just turned nine years old, and joined me on Patreon. Thanks for the support, Sean. Maybe you will check out the Wizardcraft game. For those of you not on Patreon, there is nothing to worry about, though, because I will eventually put it out for everyone. Once I'm pretty happy with how it plays and stuff like that. Anyways, I should probably stop rambling about those sorts of things and get on with the podcast. Get as comfy as you can in that bed, close your eyes, and imagine yourself doing what the kid in the story did. The

2:25 dark black nothingness disappears, only to be replaced by two words. Wake up? You select yes and you find yourself lying inside your bed in Royal Hill Village. Your village. The all-knowing voice greets you as usual. Congratulations! Character Progress Summary Available Current Player Level 13 Unused Skill Points 1 Current Skills Lockpicking Level 3 Ninjutsu Combat Level 2 Arcane Engineer Level 3 Cyborg Animal Control Level Level 3 Dominance Breaker Adept Dragon Rider Wizard Abilities Advanced Wizard Fire Master Spells Stone Golem Copper Golem Iron Golem Golden Golem Diamond Golem Laser Golem Emerald Cat Golem Netherite Golem Cloud Golem, Fire Magic Level 4, Telekinesis Level 3, Earth Magic Level 2,

3:59 Lightning Magic Level 2, Animal Control, New Spellbooks Acquired, Bedrock Golem and Time Magic, Equipment Iron Sword, Sword of Stolen Skills, Flying Diamond Golem Mech Suit, Upgraded Armored Car, Current Mounts, Giant Hawk, Void Dragon, Flying Nimbus, Active Settlement, Royal Hill Village, Current Known Enemy, The Golem King, Congratulations! You have reached level 14. You now have two unused skill points. Great, you mumble. Then you remember yesterday's treasure. Partially because the all-knowing voice reminded you about it. You sit up immediately.

5:01 Two spellbooks appear from your inventory. You quickly open them up. and knowledge begins to rush through your mind. The first book brings you knowledge of bedrock, shaping it and forming it into an enormous body, harnessing your life force and placing it inside. The next book has all sorts of very interesting memories. Memories that allow you to understand that time is truly relative, relative to the speed in which you exist. Suddenly, harnessing your mana to change the speed in which you exist for a limited period of time doesn't seem so difficult. You look around your bedroom. which is probably not the best place to test out either spell.

6:12 So instead, you head outside your house and continue until you find yourself outside the village. You empty all of yesterday's collected bedrock across a rocky clearing. Now, bedrock is... generally considered to be something that's almost impossible to destroy, but the golem left behind a whole bunch of it.

6:41 What exactly are you doing?

6:46 Gus asks. Apparently he noticed you coming outside.' I' m creating a bedrock golem, and I need a lot.

6:58 Of space,' Oh, a bedrock golem? How large is this going to be? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But if the one we destroyed is any indication, it's going to be really, really, really big. Gus moves further away. You reach into your mana. The stones begin to rise up in the air as you move your hands around and around, as you learn from the spellbook. The rocks start to join themselves together, creating huge legs that are, well, much larger than gigantic tree trunks. A gigantic body forms above them, arms outstretched, and a head settles on the enormous shoulders. Then, you gather some life force from inside your core, a significant amount of it. It might make you a little sleepy, but, well, it's probably going to be worth it. You jam the

8:15 life force into the creature, and orange eyes open up.

8:21 What are your orders? A voice rattles so loud that the entire village shakes beneath you. Your orders are to protect this village. Help Gus and anyone else from the village with, you know, not being destroyed and stuff. Oh, and be careful when you're walking around the village. I don't want you to step on anything and destroy it. Understood.

8:59 I will remain outside. The golem sits down cross-legged, creating what looks like a giant mountain beside the roadway to the entrance. Congratulations, Golem. The all-knowing voice says, Bedrock golem created. Spell available again in ten years. You stare upward. Well, hopefully you last a little while. You walk back towards your house and a tiny gust lifts your hair. Your cloud golem floats beside the roof, looking up at the sky.

9:46 Another little breeze circles you. Do you want something? You ask. I want to fly. You ask. are flying. I want to fly further. Somewhere where people will not be bothered by the breeze. You follow its gaze. It's looking high above the white clouds that stretch out on the horizon. Are you saying you want to go back to the Sky Islands? Yes. Honestly, you've been meaning to go back to the Sky Islands yourself. So you gather your friends.

10:39 Within minutes, J.D., Grayson... and your flying nimbus, along with the cloud golem, are all standing beside you. You move towards the teleportation device that you found in the side of the mountain. Grayson adjusts it slightly. I think I can send us back to the same location. If we all hold hands and just press this button... You create a chain of hand-holding, and Grayson presses the button. In a flash of white, your stomach briefly attempts to leave you, until you find yourself on stone once again. You're back.

11:34 The little house you built on the little floating island is still there. with the old bridge stretching away towards the cloud castle. Beside the house is a mountain. A mountain that definitely was not there before. You hear cracking and a popping sound, and look over to see a stone golem swinging its pickaxe beneath an overhanging pile of cobblestone. How, you say? The golem turns to you. What are your orders?

12:20 Have you been mining the cobblestone generator this entire time, you ask?

12:27 Yes.

12:30 Why didn't you stop? You have not instructed me to stop. Stop? J.D. begins laughing. Grayson walks around the stockpile. Well, uh, we have plenty of material to make some improvements. Maybe make the bridge wider or something? Your house is still rather basic after all. One room, a roof, a doorway. Uh, maybe we should work on this. J.D. looks over the edge of the island. Uh, why? Were you planning to move or something? No, but it could be a really cool safe house. Somewhere to escape if the village ever gets attacked. Grayson nods. And it could be a good starting point for anyone exploring these islands. I have a feeling there's a lot to find. Exactly. We could have proper beds and supplies. Somewhere to shelter. The other two agree,

13:43 and you all start to get to work. You head back over to the magical block that replaces itself, and you begin to strike it with your pickaxe. You begin collecting everything you can while your friends begin expanding the house. Soon, new rooms stretch along the island, new platforms to stand on, new...

14:10 individual houses. Grayson fits windows into the walls, while JD builds the fine details inside. You know, cupboards and furniture and beds, that sort of thing. It's really starting to look like a proper base. Your cloud golem drifts past. May we fly further now? The I guess so. You call your flying nimbus and jump on top. Why don't you two stay behind and keep improving? I'll go flying with the cloud golem and see if there's anything else to see. You, the cloud golem, and the nimbus, which, if you weren't aware for some reason, is basically a little flying cloud that you can sit on, blast off into the sky. The golem shoots ahead, then circles back, stretching into a long white ribbon before becoming a person again. Apparently,

15:23 this is considerably more enjoyable than floating above rooftops. You pass beneath one island and beside another. Then, something dark starts to appear through the mist. An enormous building stands on a distant island. Another floating island. Tall columns support its roof. Glowing colors flicker behind an open doorway. That looks interesting. You circle once before returning home. I think I found something, you say. JD looks up from a bed frame that he's currently building. Is it a dangerous something?

16:12 I have no idea. So, probably? You lead everyone outside and point off into the distance. It's over there. You all won't fit on the nimbus, so maybe it's best to build a bridge. You move over to the giant pile of stone and place one hand on it Then you picture a bridge stretching out from your island, all across the giant gap, all the way to the other island that you know is there, though you can't actually see from this distance. A ghostly outline extends from your island.

17:03 You change the shape a little bit and then lock it in. With a click, The blocks begin flying off of the mountain and into place, almost instantly creating a gigantic bridge. Well, let's go see what's up, you say, leading the others down the gigantic bridge. After a pretty solid walk, you arrive at the new island. You head straight to the strange building in the middle, enter through some large open doors, and you all stop in a huge hallway lined with, well, portals. Portals of all different colors, each one with its own portal stone. Through one, you catch a glimpse of something underwater. Another shows trees taller than mountains. Another seems to be almost entirely covered in snow.

18:20 The nearest doorway, however, shimmers pink, and it looks like there's a chocolate river or something in the background. With a bridge made of... biscuits? J.D. leans closer. Ah, is that... candy?

18:43 He asks.

18:46 Ah, there's only one way to find out, you reply. And you decide to step through. Warm, sweet-smelling air surrounds you. Lollipop trees sway overhead, red sweets hang from branches, and distant hills look suspiciously like cake and ice cream. The all-knowing voice appears once again. Congratulations, you have discovered the Candy Land. Candy Mine Challenge awaits you. Defeat the guardian and claim your reward. Ah, there's a guardian? There's always a guardian, JD says. Something clunks behind you. You turn around to see a gold. made of striped hard candy.

19:53 It raises an enormous fist. You quickly jump aside as a punch comes straight for you. Your cloud golem blasts it backwards with wind. You raise your hand. Summon your lightning, and with a crack, a bolt strikes the candy golem in the chest. Fractures race across its stripes. Then, the golem bursts into, well, little pieces of peppermint candy. They look kinda tasty, though. You're not sure if it's okay to eat candy that was once a golem. JD leans down and picks up one of the pieces. Nah, loot?

20:43 he asks. I guess so. You continue through the candy world, following the very obvious pathway over top of the chocolate river, until you eventually come to a cave that itself seems to be made of cake with, uh, It looks like snow, but smells like ice cream covering it. On either side of the entrance, two chocolate golems pull themselves from the walls.

21:22 Grayson's lightning breaks a chunk from one of their shoulders. You and JD immediately look over to him.

21:31 What?

21:32 I could tell they were going to attack. And it turns out Grayson is correct. The two chocolate golems do, in fact, attack. But clearly the lightning didn't have the same effect. Part of its shoulder blew apart, but, well, it seems like a very inefficient way to destroy a chocolate golem. Probably be more efficient to melt it, you think?

22:02 And then... You decide to try it. Fire blooms between your hands as gigantic chunks of chocolate fly past your head. Your ninja skills kick in. You dodge left and right. Then, you aim at one of the golems and unleash a powerful blast of fire. First, the fire blows a hole straight in the golem's chest. Slowly, the chocolate around it melts and turns into a chocolate puddle. Well, I guess that works better. JD says, summoning fire of his own, he blasts the other chocolate golem, melting it into a pile as well. That should do it. With the two chocolate golems defeated, you head inside the, well, cave. Inside, you find candy crystals sparkling from the ceiling and all of the walls, lighting the place up. You come across

23:21 chocolate waterfalls pouring into deep pools and strange, but somewhat enormous... gummy mushrooms growing beside the trail. One of them opens its eyes. Oh, come on, Grayson says as the mushroom springs out in front of you. You immediately react, summoning a bolt of lightning and sending it slamming into the gummy creature. However, the gummy creature seems to sort of stretch around the bolt before reforming itself and bouncing towards you jd draws his sword and swings it at the gummy it sinks into the gummy's body and then sticks there jd tries to pull it out but he can't oh come on give me my sword back he says you decide to try something yet again. You reach out with your mana into the ground, and as much as

24:36 it's made of candy, you still connect with something. You raise both hands, ordering stone to tear from beneath the sugary floor. Two huge slabs slam together around the creature, and with a squish, You see little bits of jelly fly out in either direction. You drop the stones and JD's sword drops to the ground. Ah, thanks, he says, reaching down to pick it up. More gummy creatures begin bouncing down the package. You, Grayson, and JD all reach out with your earth magic. and begin using stones to crush them in the same way. After all, it proved rather effective. Before long, most of the gummy creatures have been taken care of, and little bits of jelly have been spread all around the cave, and some of them

25:49 have made their way onto your armor, which is kind of gross, but tasty looking at the same time. As you make your way through the cave, more candy creatures begin to, well, attack. Candy golems, chocolate golems, strange little gummy bear-like creatures, and you and the others make quick work of them, blasting the hard candy with lightning, smushing the soft candy with rocks, and, of course, melting anything made of chocolate. It seems the most efficient way to take care of the chocolate. Your wind golem, on the other hand, just continues to blow the creatures around into walls, which does help as it kind of occupies them while one of the three of you take some time to hit it with a spell. Eventually, you come to a

26:52 gigantic door made of You push it open and find a large circular cavern surrounded by a chocolate lake. Almost immediately and somewhat expectedly, something enormous arises from the center of the lake. Chocolate armor covers a towering body. Gummy joints stretch between thick limbs. Caramel drips from its fingers, and some sort of bright red candy crystals glow inside its chest. Congratulations, you have found the Guardian, the voice announces. Ah, thanks, we noticed that, JD says. The boss lifts a giant fist.

27:50 and swings it into the floor. You dive aside and send fire against its chest. The chocolate armor begins melting. Grayson joins you, heating the same spot. The creature roars and flings caramel across the cavern. Your cloud golem blasts the sticky waves sideways. JD raises stone beneath its feet. and the boss stumbles. You glimpse the red crystal beneath its melting armor. Something about it looks, well, like an obvious weak point. You fire lightning directly at its chest.

28:37 The bolt strikes and a tiny crack appears. Then, gummy flesh folds across the opening. Well, that's annoying, but Clearly you are on to something. The boss pulls one arm backward and you suddenly realize that you're wasting time. You activate your time magic. You instinctively change the rate at which you exist and as a result everything around you slows down. You watch as caramel hangs in long, glittering strands.

29:23 JD turns with incredible slowness. Your mana begins to drop. You run clear of the fist, then release the spell. It crashes and the floor shatters. explodes behind you well this time power is definitely useful you gasp but the boss is already recovering Grayson you order keep melting the armor JD you hold its feet Stone clamps around the creature's ankles. Fire pours across its chest. You turn to your cloud golem. You circle it fast. Blow away any of the melted chocolate or, I don't know, keep it distracted or something. The golem becomes a white streak of cloud.

30:21 Wind howls around the guardian. Chocolate begins to strip away as if, uh, tornado was pulling at it before long more of the gummy ribs and glowing core are showing you blasted with lightning which has some effect until the gooey layer surrounds the core once again clearly you have to hit it faster which is something you can do You activate your time magic once again, speeding yourself up and slowing everything else around you down. Then, you summon your lightning. You unleash a bolt of it towards the creature's chest. The lightning slowly makes its way across the cavern. Then, you step to the side and unleash another blast. Then...

31:26 to the side, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, until your mana entirely runs out and time snaps back to normal. Suddenly, all of the lightning bolts connect at almost the same time. The core explodes, the creature, well, explodes, and the entire area is showered with all sorts of candy, chocolate, and caramel. It's a rather sticky scene. However, as expected, a little slit in the ground opens up, and a golden chest appears where the guardian had once stood. You move over to the chest and open it up. Inside are jewels and, well, two books. Candy Golem, you read.

32:35 Grayson picks up the other. Candy Transmutation. Congratulations, you have discovered a new spell, the all-knowing voice announces. Candy Golem allows you to create one Candy Golem once per day, as long as you can find sufficient amounts of candy to create them. Candy Transmutation allows you to convert almost any non-sentient object into candy. Cool, you say? You collect the two books into your inventory and then you gather loot, the jewels, the candies scattered all over the place, before heading back out of the cave and out of the strange candy world. You discover the portal once again, jump through, and find yourself on the island of other portals. So many worlds to explore, but for now, it's probably best

33:55 to just head home, or maybe to your newly built safe house. You and the others head down the long stone path, arrive at your newly built base, and enter inside. One by one, you lay down in the beds. You pull the covers up to your chin and a prompt appears.

34:24 Sleep?

34:25 With a question mark. You select yes and an incredible wave of fatigue passes over your body. With each breath your muscles relax melting almost instantly into the bed. With each breath You feel a little bit better. And as you feel better, you become more relaxed. Soon it feels like you're floating on a cloud. You relax your face into a nice half smile. And your mind disappears into another realm. A realm of new dreams, new adventures, and new magical spells to come. Good night, everyone.

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