Door! Fortress! Key!
Swallowing hard, Ronan Mountwell's eyes instantly changed.
Obsidian. He knew this block.
It was once thought to be some kind of powerful resource, but after research...
This thing couldn't be made into any equipment or tools, nor could it be decomposed or crafted.
It was like a hard stone found in nature, used only for decoration.
Therefore, it was called one of the most useless blocks!
But just now, Ronan Mountwell discovered a secret that no one else knew!
"Fortunately, I have the Hunter Bloodline!"
The Hunter Bloodline was something he obtained in the Hunter Civilization by killing the hunter who adopted him.
Although that hunter had been responsive to his every need since he first entered the civilization, treating him like his own son.
In Ronan Mountwell's eyes, he was nothing more than an NPC whose purpose for existing was to be killed for his abilities.
Like now, if it weren't for that old man, how could he have activated the scouting ability within the Hunter Bloodline?
A small probability of obtaining a set of usage methods for the block?
'In other words, obsidian is actually related to a door—it is a key to opening a mysterious area related to a fortress!'
Using the information gained from the Hunter Bloodline, this meant...
Except for him, no one else knew the true purpose of obsidian!
This was an opportunity belonging solely to Mountwell!
'Taking this opportunity, it might even be possible to surpass the Freedom Nation and become number one in the world!'
Imagining the scene of himself becoming king and ruler, Ronan Mountwell couldn't help but laugh out loud.
However, knowing was one thing, but there wasn't enough time left for him to research obsidian further.
Dusk fell.
The sky gradually darkened; the monsters' carnival was about to begin.
Night fell!
...
"It's night!"
"Based on experience, monsters will definitely spawn every night!"
"Those terrifying zombies and skeletons are all going to appear!"
"Can the players handle it?"
Throughout the day, the players had been preparing for the night.
Those with blocks built houses; those without blocks made weapons.
Amidst the tense atmosphere—pop!
The first zombie spawned on the vastest Pumpkin Island.
"Ugh..."
A low growl sounded, entering everyone's field of vision.
A zombie appeared, wearing a blue shirt and blue pants, with green, rotting skin.
"Jett, prepare for battle!"
Armed only with two wooden axes found in a chest, Mark snatched up his weapon and took the lead in attacking the zombie.
A faint crimson glow appeared in Mark's hand, looking exceptionally prominent in the night.
He smashed it down hard onto the zombie's head—thud!
[-9!]
The damage of axes varies between versions; in the Block Civilization, a normal wooden axe deals seven damage per hit.
Mark had cleared the Warrior Civilization and received the Blessing of the God of War.
Every instance of damage he dealt received a small boost.
"Ugh?"
Having taken damage, the zombie turned its head sluggishly, but Mark had already jumped back two blocks to a safe distance.
Wooden axes have a low attack speed, so Jett took advantage of the opening to launch an attack.
[-9!]
[-9!]
Two damage numbers popped up, and the zombie, with only twenty health points, died instantly.
Instant kill!
As the zombie fell, a voice rang out.
[NIGHT HAS FALLEN, ALL PLAYERS PLEASE NOTE!]
[THIS IS THE CHUNK CIVILIZATION'S FIRST TEST FOR YOU. SURVIVING UNTIL TOMORROW WILL OFFICIALLY GRANT YOU THE RIGHT TO EXIST IN THIS CIVILIZATION!]
[STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE, OR PICK UP YOUR WEAPONS AND KILL THOSE INVADERS!]
[PLAYER RANKINGS]
[1ST PLACE: FREEDOM NATION, ZOMBIE KILLS *1]
"Jett was right; the night is the real test!"
"A whole day has passed, and only now does the test officially begin!"
"Large-scale civilizations have such harsh entry requirements!"
"Those zombies are so terrifying. Just looking at them is scary, yet they have to fight them!"
"There's a ranking for this too. Could it be related to passing the test?"
"I bet it is!"
The global audience was in an uproar.
In previous civilizations, tests would start immediately or players would enter the civilization directly.
But a large-scale civilization not only required a test but also gave a whole day of preparation time.
This meant the night would be extremely difficult!
"Fortunately, we made the cobblestone generator and left enough time to build the house!"
In the research institute, Headmaster Quill said fortunately.
Having a house provided security after all, and one built of stone was more stable than others' dirt houses.
The ranking might not be that high, but at least they could safely survive this danger.
Speaking of the game, dying in the Block Civilization meant true death; there was no respawn option.
Only by living could there be hope!
"Yes, Galen Yu is very clever. Knowing resources were scarce, he used stone slabs to make paths!"
Fries praised him unreservedly.
He hadn't even thought of using slabs to pave the way and save materials, yet Galen Yu had.
Meanwhile, Fries secretly noted this detail so he could use it if he were ever chosen while resources were scarce.
"However, the food issue is a major flaw after all."
As he spoke, Headmaster Quill frowned.
Fatigue is also linked to the hunger bar; the hunger bar depletes slowest when lying still.
This was also why most players chose to lie flat during the day; they wanted to save more stamina and hunger for the night.
After a day of building, Galen Yu had just eaten the last apple and had no food left on him.
Without food, whether he could last the whole night remained a question.
"If he hides in the house and doesn't move, the hunger depletion from lying down all night shouldn't be too much... Hm?"
While thinking about the hunger issue, Fries looked up and was surprised to find...
Even though the house was built, Galen Yu hadn't moved in!
Instead, he had locked it tight, leaving only a half-block gap to see inside!
What was he doing now?
Headmaster Quill and the other were deeply puzzled.
"Go into the house! It's already night!"
"Mark has already finished killing his second zombie; monsters should be spawning soon!"
"The Freedom Nation stored a lot of food, but Galen Yu has nothing left!"
"Trading health with those monsters is unwise; hiding now is the best choice!"
"Why is he still out on the sky island?"
Seeing more and more monsters spawning in other players' views, the Nine Provinces audience broke into a cold sweat for Galen Yu.
The sky island was such a small space; if a monster spawned behind him...
It would push Galen Yu into the void with one hit, and he would be lost forever!
On the sky island, Galen Yu didn't care about this at all.
Back when he was building the paths, he had conveniently removed all the dirt from the sky island, leaving only the blocks used for planting saplings.
The rest were replaced with half-slabs.
In Minecraft, the mob spawning mechanism only works in the dark, outside the field of vision, and on full blocks with no obstructions.
The Block Civilization only added a few mods; it would definitely not violate these basic principles.
With saplings occupying the grass blocks, he was currently very safe.
Taking out his pickaxe, Galen Yu tentatively struck the stone in the cobblestone generator.
As before, the cracks grew larger with each strike until it finally shattered into a mini-model and was sucked into his inventory.
Compared to before, Galen Yu could no longer feel pain or fatigue—only inexhaustible strength.
Hand of Steve!
This was the extra reward triggered by creating the cobblestone generator.
With this reward, Galen Yu's hands truly became exactly like those in the game.
Fearless of pain, never tiring, and indestructible!
If his patience were sufficient, he could even break an entire block of obsidian with his bare hands!
Feeling the strength in his arms, Galen Yu was very satisfied.
'To obtain the full Steve physique, I should probably continue exploring.'
'Forget it, I'll go check the mob grinder first. It should be spawning monsters by this time of night.'
'Skeleton, here I come!'