Trading Emeralds with Piglins

"Is Gu Yu an idiot?"

"Is he trying to bribe the guards with Gold Ingots?"

"Stupid, doesn't he know NPCs only trade with Emeralds?"

"You need Emeralds to increase favorability too, not some useless Gold Ingots!"

"Just wait until a Piglin punches him away, just like Mark!"

In the early morning, many viewers watched Gu Yu take out Gold Ingots and toss them to a Piglin.

They spoke with cold, sour words.

Most of them were viewers from the Free Nation, and they wished Gu Yu would be punched away too.

Too bad.

"No Diamonds?"

This answer surprised Gu Yu.

Judging by its appearance, he thought this place was rich in resources and had everything.

As if sensing Gu Yu's confusion, Zhu Wu continued.

"To be precise, the only Diamonds were mined away last night, as you can see."

"This is just the outskirts of Sky City; there are no villagers, let alone Diamonds."

At most, there were some basic supplies to help newcomers who had just passed the trial develop better.

"So that's how it is."

Basic supplies could be self-sufficient on a Floating Island; there was no need to get them from outside.

In other words, the resource areas weren't as useful to Gu Yu as he had imagined.

At most, he could mine some ore, but he couldn't even trade with villagers!

Come to think of it, if the outskirts were this luxurious and full of Diamonds, wouldn't Sky City itself be built with Netherite Blocks?

Fortunately, he knew that Gold Ingots could be traded with Piglins.

If he had blindly continued...

Trying to upgrade his equipment here would have taken ages.

The Piglin, whose favorability towards Gu Yu was higher, revealed more information.

"Only a Small Civilization can truly access the core of the Blocks, and then..."

"True power, mods, will descend!"

Currently, they were still a micro-civilization, not even at the beginner level.

Gu Yu strongly agreed with this.

In the vanilla game, the strongest was the Ender Dragon, but if mods were added...

There were so many things like the Wither Storm, the Dragon of Execution, the Void Star God...

Compared to them, the Ender Dragon was nothing.

Understanding the vanilla game was only the beginning.

"I wonder how high 'Large Civilizations' can reach?"

He casually tossed the remaining three Gold Ingots to the Piglin.

Gold Mines themselves weren't very useful, and the information today was truly important.

"It seems I'll have to get equipment from Zombie Villagers. This chest..."

Seeing Gu Yu's thoughts, Zhu Wu, who had received the Gold Ingots, was very happy.

"I'll deliver these to your island right away!"

After Zhu Wu left with the chest, Gu Yu had to think about his future development.

He would mine some more ore and let those from the Free Nation foolishly fight over trash here!

Not far away.

Mark was secretly observing this scene.

The Free Nation viewers began to speculate.

"Why did it suddenly go quiet? What are they talking about?"

"Using Gold Ingots, did Gu Yu anger the guards!"

"Did they stop the broadcast because he cursed too harshly?"

"That's definitely possible. Look, his Reward Chest was taken away!"

"Haha, he's been punished!"

Since the information was part of a trade, it was kept confidential.

No one could hear what was communicated just now; they only saw Zhu Wu leave holding the chest.

Mark and the viewers had the same guess.

"Jet, how many more mining opportunities do we have left? Hurry, I remember there are Emeralds over there!"

To save their favorability and regain the right to a block reduction.

Mark was now full of motivation and rushed to mine the Emeralds.

Finally, he managed to mine five before Zhu Wu returned.

"Brother Pig, you're here!"

Just as Zhu Wu flew back, Mark hurried forward with a fawning smile.

Nodding, Zhu Wu's expression was extremely cold.

"As per our requirements, we've already placed the blocks in the hopper!"

"Mm."

A simple sound was their only response.

Finding Zhu Wu's attitude strange, they exchanged glances. Mark stepped forward and offered the Emeralds.

"Look, these are all for you!"

Handing over three Emeralds, Mark waited for Zhu Wu's praise.

Back in the Warrior Civilization, he had personally witnessed warriors arguing incessantly over a few Emeralds.

This was much more sincere than Gu Yu's few Gold Ingots!

"Look at Mark, then look at Gu Yu!"

"This is the way a smart person acts; no NPC can refuse Emeralds!"

"Five Emeralds, I can't even imagine what kind of reward we'll get next!"

"I hope they give us Gu Yu's treasure chest!"

All the viewers from the Free Nation praised Mark's actions with pride, anticipating what he would receive.

After waiting for a few seconds, the expected praise never came.

Instead, Zhu Wu's expression grew colder, a faint red glow appearing in its eyes.

"Are you humiliating me?"

Unbelievable!

Zhu Wu's sensitive nose had long since smelled the hidden scent of gold on Mark and the other person!

That wonderful smell, it would never forget even in three lifetimes!

From the scent, the amount of gold was not small!

If they had offered Gold Ingots, Zhu Wu, according to the traditions of the Piglin race, would have traded with them, and their second-place status might have been restored.

But what did they do?

They hoarded gold and threw stinking, vulgar, worthless Emeralds at it!

"No, no, you misunderstand. It's your keen insight."

"Here are the remaining two Emeralds, all for you!"

Thinking it had seen through their hoarding, Mark hurriedly took out everything.

Clatter!

Five Emeralds fell to the ground, the atmosphere eerily silent.

"I've changed my mind."

Hearing Zhu Wu speak, Mark's heart leaped with joy.

Emeralds were indeed useful; were they going to exempt them from blocks now!

"From today onwards, you will need to pay three blocks per day, three blocks per person."

"Deliver them to the hopper on time, and get lost!"

It left without looking back, leaving the two stunned.

They were originally only required to pay one block, but now each of them had to pay three?

The Emeralds not only didn't work but actually harmed them!

The viewers from the Free Nation were dumbfounded.

"The pig head doesn't want Emeralds, so what does it want?"

"It can't be Gold Ingots; they still need to forge equipment?"

"Kyushu, what exactly did Gu Yu communicate with Zhu Wu!"

Despite being in the same world, they were always worlds apart from Gu Yu.

It was as if Gu Yu was playing with the answers already in hand!

Mark fell into deep self-doubt.

Could it be that he had been wrong all along?

Samurai Nation.

Yamamoto Rokuko and Mark were in completely opposite states.

He was incredibly confident.

"Look, what is this, a Diamond Pickaxe!"

"Equipment far more powerful than an iron pickaxe!"

He headed to the mining area to search for flint, unsure of what dropped it.

He dug at anything new he saw, right beside the deep lava.

He happened to dig up three Diamonds, the only Diamond resource in the resource area.

This was something Yamamoto Rokuko had never seen before.

But from the excavation efficiency, durability, and multiple layers, he could tell the Diamond Pickaxe was more powerful than the iron pickaxe!

"The flint has been made into Flint and Steel, and I will be bringing the strongest pickaxe."

"Entering that Obsidian-built, mysterious gate!"