He was unaware of what was happening at the iron mine.
Galen Yu was busy building on the sky island.
First, he added a ring of cobblestone around the exterior, especially on the side facing Mushroom Island.
Previously, due to a lack of resources, if he was seen, he was seen.
He had no special eccentricities, but he didn't like the feeling of being watched.
Moreover, this person was a competitor; as the saying goes, 'know your enemy and know yourself,' and having all his actions exposed to an opponent was risky.
Even for a newcomer, it would be easy to cause him significant losses in certain areas.
"This will do for now."
He didn't build it too high, just enough to block Soren Park's line of sight.
He placed torches on top to prevent mobs from spawning and looked back at his sky island.
A mob grinder, a cobblestone generator, a small plot of farmland for food, and a pool.
The room was a bit small, but it had walls and a ceiling, making it much better than Kael Windleaf's luxury mansion.
Inside were the chests he had moved earlier, along with various resources.
The resource zone was too chaotic, with few useful blocks and high mob spawn rates; it was nowhere near as comfortable as the sky island.
In any case, he had no intention of living over there.
"The zombie villagers will probably take a few more days to finish converting."
Conversion took a long time in the game, and it would certainly require time in the block world too.
He temporarily shifted his focus back to the sky island.
[CURRENT TOTAL CHUNK SCORE: 22 (MICRO-CHUNK)]
[PLAYER RANKING: 1]
Building the pool had added another point to the chunk.
He was still in a league of his own in first place!
Taking advantage of the lull in activity, Galen Yu placed an isolated block and took some snowballs from his inventory.
He had picked them up while looking for iron ingots; they were easy to get, as they naturally generated in slightly elevated areas.
He placed fences around the area, intending to summon another capable assistant.
Snow Golem!
They were even simpler than Iron Golems; he just needed to turn the snowballs into snow blocks, stack two of them, and place a pumpkin head on top.
Just like that, a cute little snowman appeared.
If one felt it was wasteful, they could use shears to clip the Snow Golem's head and recover the pumpkin.
With almost zero loss, he could obtain a friendly, adorable companion that would help protect the chunk and provide ranged attacks!
[CONGRATULATIONS TO NINE PROVINCES PLAYER GALEN YU FOR BEING THE FIRST TO CRAFT AN IRON GOLEM AND A SNOW GOLEM!]
[THE WORLD REWARDS PLAYERS WHO BRAVELY EXPLORE, TRIGGERING A SPECIAL REWARD.]
[STEVE'S LEGS!]
[NATIONAL DESTINY REWARD TRIGGERED: NINE PROVINCES' CONSTITUTION +10%, PHYSICAL HEALTH PERMANENTLY INCREASED BY 10%!]
As the announcement echoed.
In a hospital, an old man who had been bedridden with a chronic cough for years felt a wave of warmth in his abdomen.
The symptoms that usually plagued him weakened, and he tentatively stepped out of bed.
"I can stand up!"
Shouting excitedly, the old man's body trembled slightly.
His health had been deteriorating daily, and he thought he would spend the rest of his life in a hospital bed.
Now, he had been given the chance to walk again!
"Thank you, Arena! Thank you, Great God Galen Yu!"
Facing the screen, the old man expressed his heartfelt gratitude.
Cases like his were not few.
Almost the next second, people across the entire nation felt their bodies improve as minor ailments completely vanished.
Severe conditions became moderate, moderate became mild, and mild ones disappeared.
Constitutions and overall health were all better!
"Another National Destiny reward triggered?"
The busy Headmaster Quill looked up as a warm energy flooded his body.
He felt ten years younger!
Improved constitution and health were equivalent to indirectly extending human lifespan!
"Snow Golems... Excellent!"
It added a defensive force and improved the lives of the entire nation.
Headmaster Quill was full of smiles and praise.
"A new National Destiny reward!"
"About health? That's great!"
"I feel like I could live to be a hundred!"
"My grandmother is so good to me, but she's already in her eighties and her health was failing. Thank you, Great God Galen Yu, for letting me stay with her for a few more years!"
"I almost died in a car accident, but luckily the reward triggered, and I held on until I reached the hospital and survived!"
"Great God Galen Yu is incredible!"
Life is priceless, and death is an unavoidable issue.
So many partings and deaths were resolved at this moment, and the bullet chat was filled with gratitude.
Galen Yu was also somewhat surprised.
'This can trigger a reward too?'
His legs were covered by a certain energy, and gradually...
Fatigue dissipated, and just like his arms, his legs were filled with an inexhaustible, surging power.
Steve's Legs!
He ran a couple of laps around the sky island.
Usually, while Galen Yu's constitution wasn't weak enough to leave him gasping for air, he would still feel a bit tired.
Now, he didn't feel that way at all.
He could run for three days and nights; as long as he maintained his hunger bar, he wouldn't feel tired!
"This will make exploring the map so much easier!"
For a normal person, it's difficult to maintain peak speed without training.
With Steve's Legs, Galen Yu's speed would remain at its peak throughout, and crossing high mountains would only cost him two loaves of bread!
After testing his physical condition, he turned his attention back to the Snow Golem.
Compared to an Iron Golem, its defensive capabilities were not that strong.
It had low health, and its snowballs only dealt damage to specific mobs; against ordinary Zombies and Skeletons, they only provided knockback without damage.
But owning one was equivalent to owning an entire snowy mountain.
Wherever a Snow Golem went, snow layers would naturally generate. By penning it in with fences...
It was equivalent to an infinite snow farm!
Snowballs had many benefits.
They could be used to build more Snow Golems or as building materials.
They could serve as weapons against Blazes, be used to destroy End Crystals when fighting the Ender Dragon, or be fed to baby Ghasts to turn them into Happy Ghasts...
Farming snow, fishing, and waiting for the zombie villagers—this was Galen Yu's current lifestyle!
While he spent his days in leisure.
Players from other nations were working hard to develop.
Regaining their composure, Mark and Jett continued deep into the caves to search for diamonds.
The Indus Kingdom player searched for days without finding diamonds, finally giving up to focus on mining iron and gold ore instead.
Kira Oakmoor of the Samurai Nation gradually expanded her island and seemed to have found a way to upgrade the SlashBlade skill.
The Great Bear Nation healed their missing limbs and found the way to the resource zone; the Kangaroo Nation, the Beer Nation...
During this time, some players still died due to lack of food or encounters with monsters.
Several more nations suffered penalties with monsters raining from the sky.
While people mourned for them, they also turned their attention to another outlier.
Whether they were heading to the resource zone, preparing to develop, or surviving as if on vacation...
Everyone had their own goals and clearly visible results.
The Nether.
Ronan Mountwell's mind was somewhat dazed.
The sky was covered with red blocks, with no sun or moon in sight; he didn't know how long he had been here.
A day? Two days? Or even longer?
He didn't just have to search everywhere for a way to leave the Nether; he also had to stay mentally sharp to avoid being spotted by monsters or falling into lava.
Without sleep, he could only rely on food to stay alert.
"A Ghast!"
A sudden scream made Ronan Mountwell flinch as a Ghast in the sky opened its blood-red eyes and locked onto him.
It was this flying, bizarrely shaped monster that kept him from going home!
His heart was filled with resentment, but having no ranged options, Ronan Mountwell had no way to damage it.
He could only search for a place to hide.
There were no blocks nearby to provide cover, so in his desperation, he had a sudden flash of inspiration.
"Dig down!"
He dug straight down three blocks, and the blocks were sucked into his inventory.
It was a type of mineral not found in the Overworld.
[ANCIENT DEBRIS]
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