Day 109

**Day 109** took place on 9 March 2020. It followed the events of Day 108 and was followed by the events of Day 110.

## Major Events

### 7 ARG

* A volcanic caldera appeared mid-day in the centre of New Hawaii (Australia), near Uluru.
* KaraCorvus and RedVacktor travel to the newly-formed caldera in order to explore it.
	+ Red discovered a room in the central obsidian with a poem describing the nearby Uluru rock.
* The two head to the Uluru rock and mistook an opening in the top for another clue.
	+ After further exploration, they concluded that it was not the correct entrance.
	+ They exited the opening and found another by the side with a small cavern which contained two chests and a large map-art image of the sign of *Route 74*.
* As they traveled over to North America, they noticed that a new volcano had appeared just southwest of New Deutschland on the Atlantic coast.
	+ While at the site, they notice that the landscape surrounding the new volcano was also turning to netherrack.
		- They discovered a sign telling them that they must wait for an "Earth day" to pass.
		- Both of them headed off to nearby Bean York City to get some drink and pizza while they wait for the volcanic activity to settle.
		- While waiting, Red asked Kara to share some of her past ARG experiences with him.
		- They noted that the day has been unusually long as they wondered if the clue referred to Earth Day (22 April), the period of an Earth day (24 hours), or one Minecraft day on SMPEarth.
		- A mini volcano appeared in Bean York City right beside the Rockefeller Ice Skating Rink, which was considered a "sign from God" to return.
	+ After changing the time from night to day, Kara and Red return to explore the volcano south of New Deutschland.
		- They searched for more clues around the site yet were unsuccessful.
		- Moments later, a large crater opened up in the water and connected the outside to the bedrock level below. The two jumped in and attempted to search for more clues yet realized that they were connected to the mines belonging to the former colony of the German Empire.
		- They exited the crater as they noticed lava flowing in and after returning to the surface they witness lava emerge from the crater.
* Kara and Red travelled back to Corvantinople in order to craft *Potions of Fire Resistance* such that they may further explore the volcano.
* The Atlantic volcanic site further expanded towards the ocean while Kara and Red were crafting potions.
	+ Kara and Red returned and dove in to the lava yet did not discover any new information.
		- Upon their exit, they notice a 'path of fire' guiding them towards a long volcanic path; the path extended from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Western Black Lines Volcano.
		- The path also diverged around the entrance to the Laramie Online Office, the original location of the Octangula ARG.
* Following Kara and Red's adventure, Eret confirmed in the SMPEarth Discord that the caldera on New Hawaii is named Hell's Gate.

### Other Events

* Eret constructed an appreciation memorial for the server in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
	+ Although there has been no confirmed end date of the server, he was motivated by the numerous rumours circling around the community.

## DEFCON levels

On Day 109, the DEFCON level was 4, as there was no risk of war.