Chapter 16: It’s Over  

Luckily, his boots had the Feather Falling enchantment, so he didn't take much damage when he fell. Just to be safe, he took a bite of a golden apple, which gave him health regeneration and a max health boost. Within two seconds, he was back to full health. 

"This was way easier than I thought. I should've come here sooner!" Following the same method, he destroyed the last crystal. Now, only the Ender Dragon was left. 

"Come on! One-on-one!" Without shame, he chugged a damage potion and an agility potion to buff himself, then pulled out his bow and started firing arrows at the dragon. 

Before long, the Ender Dragon's health was nearly gone. Yang Tao got hit a few times, but thanks to his preparation, he was able to recover each time. 

As his final arrow struck the dragon, the entire creature froze in midair, as if time had stopped. 

With a crackling sound like burning wood, the Ender Dragon began to glow, slowly floating upward. Moments later, it completely disappeared into the sky. 

A huge number of experience orbs rained down, but at this point, Yang Tao had no interest in them. With all the mob farms he had in the Overworld and the Nether, these few levels meant nothing to him. What was sixty or seventy levels, anyway? 

The portal at the center of the island activated. There were only two ways to leave the End: either defeat the Ender Dragon to open the portal or die and respawn in the Overworld. 

"It's over!" Yang Tao suddenly felt a strange emptiness. The final boss of this world had just fallen to his arrows. 

"Alright, time to go home." He walked toward the portal, making sure to grab the dragon egg using a torch trick. 

The dragon egg didn't really have any use—it was just a decoration. 

Jumping into the portal, he was instantly transported back to his bed at home. 

As soon as he returned, a flood of notifications popped up before his eyes. 

"Congratulations! You have earned the achievement [It's Over!]" 

"Congratulations! You have unlocked all achievements and earned the title [Ridiculously Free Time]. You can toggle the title on or off." 

"Congratulations! You have unlocked the Explosion Protection feature. You can turn it on or off." 

"Congratulations! You have unlocked the Crafting Guide feature. You can now check how to craft any item." 

"Congratulations! You have unlocked the Mini Map feature. You can toggle it on or off." 

Seeing the flood of messages, Yang Tao was completely stunned. The title was whatever, but the three other rewards alone were worth unlocking every achievement. 

Some achievements were nearly impossible to get without actively trying—like [When Pigs Fly]. How many people would actually ride a pig off a cliff? 

"I didn't expect my world to give out rewards like this. Are there more?" Excited, Yang Tao started exploring his new abilities. 

Just then, another system notification popped up. 

"Modern industrial items detected. The world has changed." 

[Sir! The times have changed!] 

New ores and plants have been generated. 

The Industrial Age has arrived. 

Yang Tao quickly opened the crafting guide and found a ton of new recipes—pulverizers, electric furnaces, solar panels, and other industrial machines. 

"Modern industrial items? Could it be the guns I bought earlier? Or Tony's armor? But I've had those for a while now. Why did the mod activate just now?" Yang Tao guessed wildly, but in the end, he figured it might be because he had defeated the Ender Dragon. Since that marked the end of all the vanilla adventure content, it could have triggered the new mod. 

 He didn't want to overthink it. First things first—he needed to find a rubber tree. That was the key to everything in industrial production.