Stone Age!

The lava was scalding hot, the first time they saw it.

Experts from all countries were working tirelessly to study it, trying to unlock its secrets.

The more dangerous something is, the more valuable it often is; this is a widely accepted fact.

But in the Block Civilization, lava was nothing like that.

Even with global experts studying it and countless Players risking their lives, the result was always the same.

It could be put into an iron bucket and would destroy all resources thrown into it.

Some people once imagined if it would be like a Wishing Well, where throwing in precious items would yield a response.

The results were disappointing; even ore, when thrown in, couldn't stir up the slightest ripple.

Faced with lava, global experts reached only one conclusion.

Besides consuming resources, it was utterly useless!

Players who touched it would also suffer a burning effect, continuously losing health, making it one of the most dangerous things in the Block World.

When they saw Gu Yu placing lava on a Floating Island, everyone couldn't understand his intentions.

Wouldn't spreading lava there be suicide?

That is, until Ice-melted Water was placed on a wooden staircase.

Splash!

Water and fire mingled, producing steam before a stone formed in the middle.

Raw Stone!

The fundamental ore of the Block World!

The audience was utterly shocked to see Gu Yu creating new resources out of thin air on the Floating Island.

"What, what did I just see?"

"It's Raw Stone, it's really Raw Stone!"

"Aren't there only Grass Blocks on Floating Islands? Where did this Raw Stone come from?!"

"Lava? Water? Evaporation Crafting?"

"Holy crap!"

Unaware of the situation outside, Gu Yu immediately destroyed his Wooden Pickaxe after using it to break three pieces of Raw Stone by throwing it into the lava.

Splash!

The brand-new Wooden Pickaxe, used only three times, vanished, and a Crafting Table was activated.

[Stone Age!]

The result was a more powerful Stone Pickaxe!

Park Sam-chang, who had been mocking earlier, was stunned.

After all his efforts, he had only managed to gather a few Mushrooms, and hadn't even seen a hint of a Crafting Table.

Yet Gu Yu, who spawned on a Floating Island, had managed to craft a Stone Pickaxe with the most meager resources?

That was a Stone Pickaxe!

Even the formidable Park Sam-chang had spent three days in the previous civilization to gather enough resources to craft his first Wooden Pickaxe.

He hadn't even dared to use it much, and now Gu Yu had casually thrown it away?

"What a waste!"

Park Sam-chang wished he could jump into the lava and retrieve the Wooden Pickaxe.

It could mine, and it could be used as a weapon to increase attack power; it was practically an Artifact for early development!

But knowing that lava could instantly melt resources and that once thrown in, they could never be retrieved, Park Sam-chang could only feel deep jealousy in his heart.

"Lava and water can form Raw Stone. You were just lucky to find that out!"

"You only have one bucket of lava and one ice block. It's good enough that you could make a Stone Pickaxe, but do you expect to continuously produce Raw Stone?"

Water and fire have an inherent relationship, in his opinion.

Gu Yu must have gotten lucky and figured this out, then gathered stone to make a Stone Pickaxe.

All weapons and equipment have Durability, and the Stone Pickaxe is no exception.

When the Stone Pickaxe's Durability runs out, he will regret discarding his Wooden Pickaxe!

"That's right, Gu Yu was too lucky!"

"If it were our Player, they could definitely do better!"

"We were just a bit short on luck!"

"Hmph, you really think you're invincible just because you made a Stone Pickaxe?"

"You don't cherish your weapons; you'll regret this!"

Faced with bullet comments that visibly radiated sourness, the Kyushu audience finally burst into laughter.

"Someone's getting desperate, and I'm not naming names."

"So sour, are you jealous? Why so sour?"

"A Stone Pickaxe isn't much, but your contestants don't even have a Wooden Pickaxe~"

"Just throwing away a Wooden Pickaxe makes you all lose it. What are you gonna do?"

"There's no way anyone doesn't have a Stone Pickaxe, right? No way, no way?"

"Awesome, hahahahaha!"

Dean Qi's tightly furrowed brow relaxed.

He had been fed up with the passive-aggressive bullet comments for a long time and could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"I remember, in PvP civilizations, the Tianzhu contestant accidentally discovered that water meeting Lava could form Raw Stone."

"To think such a small detail was remembered. Gu Yu is a good kid!"

Dean Qi rarely showed a hint of a smile.

With a Stone Pickaxe, discarding a Wooden Pickaxe wasn't a big deal.

Even though the block score wasn't high yet, his equipment development had surpassed many people!

"Yes, this design is very ingenious,"

After observing for a long time, Fries offered his opinion.

"Knowing that water and Lava spread, they used non-combustible Dirt to contain it, producing Raw Stone."

"Especially that wooden staircase, it's simply brilliant!"

Water spreads faster than Lava. If you only dig out five blocks, it's easy for the water to flood the Lava, making it a one-time use.

But adding the wooden staircase directly eliminated this problem.

The constant interaction between water and fire was enough to produce Raw Stone endlessly!

Fries felt utterly amazed.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have thought Lava could be used like this!"

"We might still have hope!"

With a steady supply of Raw Stone, they could expand their Floating Island and build their own houses.

Hiding in their rooms, the monsters that appeared at night would no longer be able to harm Gu Yu one bit!

All he needed to solve was the food problem. By continuously accumulating Raw Stone, it wasn't impossible to advance to a Medium Block!

Seeing the infinite production of Raw Stone, Park Sam-chang's face contorted with jealousy.

Why didn't he have the luck to find water and Lava to create a Stone Generator?

"Just a little trick!"

On the Floating Island, knowing that monsters would respawn at night, Gu Yu hadn't built his house yet.

"Before nightfall, I need to hurry."

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Gu Yu let out a long sigh.

While he had arrived in the Block Civilization, he didn't inherit Steve's physique.

He would get hurt when attacked and feel tired when working.

After mining a batch of Raw Stone, he had already eaten two Apples, restoring four points of Satiety.

Choosing a direction, Gu Yu decided to build a small path first.

He didn't build directly with blocks. Instead, he first processed the Raw Stone into Stone Stairs, half-blocks.

Laying three blocks of stone horizontally could be broken down into six stone stairs.

Not only did it save blocks, but he also knew that the monster spawning mechanism only occurred on full blocks.

Stairs only counted as half a block and wouldn't respawn monsters.

Standing on them allowed normal passage, and their area was the same as ordinary stone.

Using this mechanism, he could ensure the safety of the path and not worry about monsters ambushing him from behind.

Extending it to a sufficient length, Gu Yu began building on the spot.

A square, sealed small stone house, two blocks high and six blocks wide, appeared.

He deliberately left a 1.5-block observation space beneath the house using Stone Stairs.

Then, he surrounded the stone house with Stone Stairs.

"Perfect!"

Extremely satisfied with his work.

With this little house, he would fear no monster!

At the same time, his score changed based on the blocks he built.

[Built Stone Generator, Floating Island broke simple Monster Spawning Platform.]

[Current Block Composite Score: 5 (Micro Block)]

[Player Ranking: 1]

Officially in first place!

On Pumpkin Island, Mark and Jet were discussing how to survive the night.

Suddenly, the rankings jumped, and the first place they thought was secure dropped.

"What, how is that possible!"