Obsidian, The Most Precious Reward

"Senior, what should I call you?"

Gangcun Kuzi asked with a fawning smile.

Every NPC had their own story, and just like people, if you got along with them well.

There was no telling what benefits you could reap!

His appearance at this time meant this NPC was very likely connected to the upper echelons of the Block Civilization.

Or, they could be their future administrator!

If he built a good relationship now, wouldn't the future benefits be immense?

The Piglin glanced at Gangcun Kuzi, its attitude still indifferent.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't, just state the reward you want!"

Gangcun Kuzi maintained his smile, but dared not ask further.

It wouldn't be good to leave a bad impression by talking too much.

"As for the reward..."

He was struggling with which type of block resource to choose.

The Blacksmith Shop needed food, but pickaxes and weapons were equally important.

If he chose food, he'd have to prioritize weapons and equipment later, and vice versa. The choice was crucial at this moment.

As he hesitated, Yamamoto Rokuko's voice reached his ears.

"Gangcun-kun, can you hear me?"

Although they were far apart and couldn't communicate directly, it was now the reward settlement phase.

Sharing the third-place treatment allowed for a brief communication privilege.

"Is that Yamamoto-kun? What resources are you lacking over there?"

"Listen to me, choose Obsidian for this resource. I've already seen through its secret!"

The image of that dark, hard stone flashed in his mind. Gangcun Kuzi was momentarily stunned before reacting.

He knew Yamamoto Rokuko could sometimes see the function of items, and now he had seen Obsidian!

This stone was precious and hard, beyond common knowledge, and its value was bound to be extraordinary.

Since no one else understood it, their Samurai Nation might soar to new heights with this opportunity!

"I choose Obsidian!"

"Alright, but this block is very precious. I can only give you five pieces."

The Piglin's words further confirmed Gangcun Kuzi's thoughts.

Even the Piglin said so, there must be a secret hidden within Obsidian!

Once the rewards were given, the benefits for the two chosen Players became apparent.

Originally, they should have only received five pieces of Obsidian, but now they directly got ten, doubling their resources!

Considering Yamamoto Rokuko had discovered it and he had no use for it himself, Gangcun Kuzi decided to let the Piglin send his portion over as well.

Being from the same country, if one of them became stronger, the other would benefit too, so there was no difference.

Looking at the ten pieces of Obsidian in his hand, Yamamoto Rokuko was overjoyed.

"The key to the mysterious door, we're set with this move!"

A Piglin also arrived on the Free Nation's side.

Because they were second place, its attitude towards the two Players was slightly better than towards Gangcun Kuzi, but only slightly. It remained indifferent.

However, their reward was much better than the Samurai Nation's.

They could stay in the resource area for two and a half hours daily, obtaining fifteen blocks, and receiving two types of any block resource.

The sign indicated that they knew Gu Yu had blocked the Creeper's explosion with a shield, so they directly chose shields.

For the other resource, considering there were no Crafting Tables on the island, they each received ten Crafting Tables.

"Great! With Crafting Tables, our last remaining weakness is filled!"

Mark was very happy to receive the Crafting Tables.

No matter how powerful the weapons or items, they had to be crafted from a Crafting Table. With the island's resources, and this item, They lacked nothing!

If they encountered something they didn't have, they could just get it from the resource area, couldn't they?

Floating Island.

Gu Yu finally ushered in the reward calculation for first place.

Perhaps because he had killed a Lightning Creeper, the Piglin's attitude was unusually friendly.

It arrived at the edge of the Floating Island and, after a simple arrangement.

Several bedrock blocks were placed, with levers on top.

"Please follow me!"

Pulling the lever, Gu Yu's vision blurred, and he was teleported to another location.

This place was above the void, a vast Floating Island with all sorts of resources, comparable to the main world.

Small text appeared before Gu Yu.

[Sky City, Outskirts]

"You can call me Zhu Wu, according to the rules of the Block Civilization."

"The first-place newcomer in the block can obtain twenty types of resource blocks daily if they kill a Lightning Creeper."

"You can choose any spot in this area to become your own block section!"

"The chosen spot will not disappear, and you can teleport back anytime via the lever!"

Gu Yu's spirits immediately lifted.

In Sky Island Survival, the most scarce resource was precisely that, and now he could teleport here anytime.

Would he still lack resources?

The audience was even more shocked.

"Did I hear that right? Others get resources as rewards, but Gu Yu was directly rewarded with a piece of land?"

"Everyone else is indifferent, but this NPC is incredibly helpful, answering every question!"

"Listen to the details, the Free Nation can only stay here for two hours, but Gu Yu can stay as long as he wants?"

"Yeah, after all, it's becoming a part of his own block, so why would there be restrictions to visit his own home?"

"Is this what being first place is like? The gap is too huge!"

They originally thought the Free Nation's reward was already very good, but compared to Gu Yu.

It was like comparing heaven and earth!

The attitude of Zhu Wu alone was incomparable!

Gangcun Kuzi couldn't even be bothered to answer when Sato Taishi wanted to ask for his name. While he wasn't cold to the second-place Free Nation, he was definitely not enthusiastic.

Now, facing Gu Yu.

He proactively introduced himself and used "you" respectfully, making others envious!

"Damn native residents, why is your attitude towards our contestants so terrible, yet so enthusiastic towards the Kyushu contestant!"

Sato Taishi of the Samurai Nation was filled with indignation and dissatisfaction.

If the attitude was indifferent to everyone, it would be fine. The key was that they were so enthusiastic towards Gu Yu.

It was as if they were pressing the face of the Samurai Nation onto the ground in front of global viewers!

Yet, there was nothing they could do about it. If he had called over an expert, Sato Taishi could only vent his anger on those useless experts.

"I can choose anywhere?"

Looking at the clearly divided blocks before him, Gu Yu tentatively asked.

"Yes, you can choose any spot!"

"Once you've made your choice, you'll receive a special reward for killing Lightning Creepers!"

The block wasn't the reward for killing Creepers, there was something else?

More precious than giving him a whole piece of land?

While anticipating, Gu Yu fell into thought.

It was true that he could stay in the block indefinitely, but according to Zhu Wu, this was limited to within the block. Outside the block, his mining attempts were still limited.

This meant he had to choose carefully.

"Is this the resource area? Such a rich variety of blocks!"

"Should I choose a spot here? That would be too awkward, hahaha!"

"I don't lack food right now, so I definitely need to get weapons and equipment."

"I think that area over there looks good, it has Gold Mines and Coal!"

"Rarer than iron, the strongest equipment would definitely be gold armor!"

"Choose the gold mountain, and you can easily advance to a Medium Block, right?"

Even so, the Kyushu audience was extremely excited.

Based on past experience, the ranking of minerals was wood, stone, iron ore, and gold ore.

These were all things that could be made into weapons and armor, with gold ore being the rarest.

From common sense and the quality of other games, they naturally believed that gold equipment was of the best quality.

"I choose this place, the Iron Mine!"

Unexpectedly, Gu Yu did not choose the Gold Mine area but instead chose a place full of iron ore.

Outside the screen, the blonde elder of the Free Nation's eyes lit up.

"He didn't choose the Gold Mine. Quickly, have Mark and Jet come to the resource area and make sure to seize the initiative, mining all the gold mines within the limited attempts!"