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· The top priority for dungeon exploration is obtaining 'Muramasa'.
· We found and recovered an 'Alchemy Table' in the dungeon. This table is a very useful item that has about a 33% chance of not consuming ingredients when crafting potions.
· After defeating a 'Dungeon Slime' to get a key, we were lucky enough to obtain 'Muramasa' and 'Cobalt Shield' simultaneously from the first gold chest.
· We crafted 'Night's Edge', the strongest sword before Hardmode, by combining the obtained Muramasa with 'Volcano', 'Blade of Grass', and 'Light's Bane' at a 'Demon Altar'.
· Night's Edge boasts a wide attack range, high damage, and excellent ease of use, showing the best performance among melee weapons before entering Hardmode.

· During further dungeon exploration, we obtained 'Magic Missile', 'Handgun', and 'Valor', but Valor was not as good as the existing 'Hive Five', which was a bit disappointing.
· We crafted a 'Void Vault' and 'Void Bag' using the 'Bones' collected from the dungeon. These items provide additional inventory space separate from the 'Piggy Bank' series, making them very convenient.
· The main preparation checklist to complete before entering Hardmode is as follows:

Category	Details
Underworld Exploration	Simultaneous platform construction
Herb Farm	Secure potion ingredients
Accessory Enhancement	Terraspark Boots, etc.
Golden Fishing Rod	Complete 30 fishing quests

· We used a 'Shadow Key' to open a Shadow Chest in the Underworld and obtained 'Dark Lance' and 'Sunfury'.
· Based on the acquired materials, we crafted a set of 'Lava Tools' to increase Underworld exploration efficiency.
· We decided to proceed with Underworld platform construction in parallel with other Hardmode preparation tasks.

· We started building a farm due to a shortage of 'Waterleaf' and 'Deathweed' seeds needed for potion crafting.
· We moved to collect 'Deathweed' on a full moon night and were able to obtain more seeds using the 'Staff of Regrowth'.
· There was a mishap where we accidentally harvested Deathweed with the Night's Edge, but we secured 15 seeds with the Staff of Regrowth.
· We completed the construction of the herb farm, planted seeds on each tier, and installed glass walls as a finishing touch.
· While collecting sand in the desert due to a lack of glass walls, we coincidentally discovered a 'Pyramid' and were lucky enough to obtain a 'Flying Carpet'.
· With this, the herb farm, which will greatly help with potion supply before entering Hardmode, was completed.

· The next goal is to craft 'Terraspark Boots', which maximize movement speed and convenience.
· The key ingredients required for Terraspark Boots are 'Lava Charm' and 'Obsidian Rose', which can be obtained with a low chance by defeating 'Fire Imps' and 'Hellbats' in the Underworld.
· We used the strategy of transforming 'Lava Charm' into a 'Lava Charm' using 'Shimmer'.
· Based on information that the 'Aether' biome, where Shimmer is located, generates near the Jungle biome, we explored using bombs.
· After discovering the Aether, we put 'Life Crystals' into Shimmer to increase automatic life regeneration speed.
· Finally, we put 'Lava Charm' into Shimmer to obtain a 'Lava Charm' and gathered all materials to complete the crafting of 'Terraspark Boots'.

· The final preparation before Hardmode is obtaining the 'Golden Fishing Rod'. To do this, 30 fishing quests must be completed.
· We had already completed 10 quests and obtained the 'Angler Hat'.
· We proceeded with the remaining 20 fishing quests, collecting potion ingredients. In particular, we caught 'Ebonkoi' in the 'Corrupt Biome' to craft 'Wrath Potion' (10% damage increase).
· As a fishing quest reward, we obtained a 'Weather Radio', which allowed us to craft a 'PDA', and through this, we successfully crafted a 'Cell Phone' before entering Hardmode.
· Previously, we mistakenly thought Nymphs only appeared in Hardmode, but they actually appear before Hardmode, allowing us to obtain a 'Metal Detector'.
· We fished up a 'Demon Conch' and combined it with the 'Cell Phone' to complete the 'Shellphone', the ultimate information display and movement tool.
· Finally, we completed all 30 fishing quests and obtained the 'Golden Fishing Rod', finishing all pre-Hardmode preparations.

· With all preparations complete, we faced off against 'Wall of Flesh', the final boss before Hardmode.
· We entered the battle equipped with various buff potions and optimized gear.
· We utilized 'Night's Edge's wide attack range to effectively deal with the 'Hungries' in front of the main body and employed a strategy of attacking the boss's eyes and mouth simultaneously.
· As the boss's HP decreased, its movement speed rapidly increased, making distance management the biggest challenge for a melee character.
· We took fatal damage from contact with the main body and ultimately lost on the first attempt due to failed potion cooldown management.

· After the first defeat, we regrouped and entered the second Wall of Flesh boss battle.
· This time, we approached the battle calmly, making avoiding contact with the main body our top priority.
· In dangerous moments, we created distance and focused on evasion until the 'potion cooldown' ended, then resumed melee attacks after recovering.
· We narrowly defeated the Wall of Flesh simultaneously with the third contact with its main body, finally securing victory.

· Immediately after defeating the Wall of Flesh, we entered Hardmode. However, a 'Blood Moon' event occurred simultaneously with entering Hardmode, making it the worst possible timing.
· We opened the Treasure Bag, but it contained items other than melee weapons.
· The Blood Moon event is also an opportunity to obtain very useful melee weapons early in Hardmode.
· We resolved to actively defeat monsters on the first day of Hardmode, specifically targeting a certain weapon dropped by 'Clown' monsters.