This one is short and has nothing to do with wool. A friend on voice asks if Basket has tried "the race thing" in Sierhaven yet. Basket hasn't, and goes to find out what it is. Scoti isn't on.
Flashy's rules
The race belongs to a villager called Flashy, who sits in a little hut under a checkered roof. Before starting, Basket asks whether there's any chance of dying and whether to drop their stuff first. There's zero chance, the friend says, and this is "pure entertainment for your viewers." Flashy explains the rest. Run through the rings. Each one adds a bit of time to reach the next. Get to the end with time left and you beat Flashy's best time and win a prize.
The first try
The rings lead out through the town, across bridges and up jungle paths. Partway through, one ring doesn't register. Basket assumes it counted and keeps running, and the clock runs out on a set of stone steps.
"Aaaaaaaand.... TIME OUT!" Flashy says Basket still needs more training. The friend, who ran it yesterday with lag problems and then again earlier that day with none, figures it could be called "the test your internet connection race."
The second try
The second run goes clean. The friend points out the little ding a ring makes when it counts. One ring is tricky because you have to guess where the next one will be. Basket also takes a passage the friend never uses; the friend always ran around the stairs instead.
The finish catches Flashy off guard. "Okay! That was definitely not supposed to happen!" Then: "No way! Did you cheat?" The timer doesn't lie, and Basket has beaten the record.
Runner's Boots
The prize is a pair of unique leather boots called Runner's Boots: Unbreaking II, Blast Protection I, +5% speed and +1 armor. Basket wishes they had Mending, and wonders whether to wear them or sell them. The last time Basket sold a unique, an axe, someone else was soon selling it for about four times the price.
A viewer asks if you can run the race again for more prizes. The guess on voice is no. You might be able to run it, but the boots are a one-time thing. Flashy also mentions a dad who is a guard in Highwatch and could make Basket run even faster. One of them doubts that part exists on the server yet.