Steve's Hand, National Fortune Reward!

On the first day, with all supplies scarce, how could someone surpass them?

"Kyushu? Aren't they the most deprived Floating Island?"

Continuing to watch, Mark became even more incredulous.

When choosing their starting point, he had seen Area 66, a Floating Island made of Grass Blocks.

The only advantage they had was a single, complete tree.

Their Block score was barely 1, yet after such a short time, they had already surpassed them?

"We've accumulated five pumpkin pies. What resources does Kyushu have that can compare to us?"

A whole five pumpkin pies!

If they ate sparingly, it could sustain them for ten days. Such a rich foundation.

How could they be surpassed?

Soon, another announcement sounded.

[Congratulations to Kyushu Player, Gu Yu, for constructing an innovative tool!]

[Block score increased by an additional 3!]

[As the first creator, trigger a special reward: Steve's Hand!]

[National Fortune Reward: Kyushu Nation's construction speed for any product increased by 20%!]

The moment those words rang out.

All workers in Kyushu engaged in production suddenly felt their hands move with incredible ease.

What used to take ten minutes was now completed in eight.

Production efficiency greatly improved!

Even mechanized production seemed to have a speed boost, its movements becoming quick and precise.

"National Fortune Reward? Gu Yu triggered a National Fortune Reward!"

"Don't these only trigger at settlement? This is incredible!"

"A new tool, they built a new tool so quickly?!"

"And it's a new tool recognized by the game, how powerful must its effects be?"

"Directly eight minutes!"

For one person, that's a two-minute efficiency increase. For a hundred people, that's two hundred minutes.

Kyushu's population is well over a hundred million!

After receiving the additional points, Gu Yu's score reached 8, making him the undisputed leader.

The gap between him and the second-place Free Nation was more than double!

Dean Qi smiled even more happily.

"Good! Good! Good!"

It had been three civilizations since the last National Fortune Reward was triggered.

Watching others grow stronger while he could only endure various punishments, Dean Qi felt incredibly stifled.

Now, the National Fortune Reward had finally arrived!

"The Stone Generator is indeed a tool that has never appeared before, but..."

After his initial joy, Fries worriedly looked up.

He had obtained civilization rewards by clearing civilizations, and others had cleared them too.

If the principle of this Stone Generator were passed on, their advantage would cease to exist.

Instead, it might benefit some islands lacking stone!

After all, resources on Floating Islands are too scarce. If others also created Stone Generators, they would forever have one less resource than Gu Yu!

Samurai Nation.

"Yosh, these Kyushu people think they've grasped the truth, but in reality, they're just paving the way for us!"

"Quickly contact Yamamoto-kun. His island is in dire need of stone. Tell him the principle of the Stone Generator!"

Yamamoto Rokuko's location, Radish Mountain, had plenty of carrot water sources, but the ground was covered in Grass Blocks, lacking defensive structures for houses.

As long as there was stone, it was foreseeable that their Block score would significantly improve!

Sato Taishi took out a square sign and hastily wrote down the crafting method for the Stone Generator.

Signboards could record text messages and transmit them to the Block Civilization.

Having witnessed Gu Yu construct the Stone Generator from start to finish, he quickly wrote down the design and principle and sent it over.

Yamamoto Rokuko, who was still stunned by the announcement in Radish Mountain, saw a signboard appear in the next moment.

[Yamamoto-kun, the new tool is called the Stone Generator. It can infinitely produce Raw Stone, made through Lava and Water...]

Lava, wooden buckets, water sources – these were all things Yamamoto Rokuko's island possessed!

"Yamamoto-kun is the fourth to choose, and he has quite a bit of resources too!"

"We also have lava and buckets, so we can totally replicate the Stone Generator!"

"Let's build another stone house, and who can possibly harm Yamamoto-kun then?"

"We're going to make Stone Pickaxes and Stone Swords too!"

This would increase both resources and block scores, killing two birds with one stone!

The Kyushu audience immediately reacted.

"Damn it, they're going to steal this too?"

"So disgusting, I'm gonna puke!"

"Hahaha, who says we can't do it? We'll just disgust you Kyushu folks!"

"The first to pull out a Stone Sword, Yamamoto-kun, you are the hero who will save us!"

"Ridiculous Kyushu people, so what if you got lucky and made a Stone Generator?"

"Damn it, if I join the Block Civilization, I'll take you down first!"

Even through the screen, they could imagine the disgusting faces of the Samurai Nation.

Countless viewers clenched their fists, helpless.

There was no rule against others doing it, and Yamamoto Rokuko happened to have the resources and a notice board.

Just as people sighed, preparing to watch the Samurai Nation's score rise.

Splash!

Just like Gu Yu's operation, Yamamoto Rokuko placed the water down, but instead of an infinitely producing Stone Generator, he got...

A piece of dark, mysteriously textured, incredibly hard stone.

When he smashed his hand on it, the stone didn't break, but Yamamoto Rokuko felt immense pain.

"What about Raw Stone? What is this?"

[As the first creator, Kyushu Nation will enjoy special privileges for new tools!]

[Under this civilization, players from other countries cannot use Stone Generators for ten days!]

[Among other civilizations, Kyushu Nation has a three-day early access to Stone Generators; players from other countries will have access after three days!]

The arena notification sounded again.

This time, it was clearly stated that only Gu Yu could use the new tool!

"The Stone Generator is useless now?!"

Sato Taishi's eyes widened, his voice trembling.

The notice board was a hard-earned civilization reward, and he only had one. He had rushed to use it to give Yamamoto Rokuko an advantage, and now he was being told it was useless? That such a crucial item was wasted just like that?!

"Pfft, that's hilarious!"

"The smile won't disappear, it's just moved to my face."

"I heard there was a warrior who pulled out a Stone Sword, is that true?"

"Is that black stone a Stone Sword? Why can't even smash it?"

"Honestly, if you can smash that black stone, you'd definitely be a hero!"

"You're still the best at being mean. If you can break the hardest Obsidian with your bare hands, that would be miraculous!"

"Alright, I'll be blunt, Yamamoto, break your hand already."

"Hahahaha!"

One announcement made the Kyushu audience burst into laughter again.

No one knew that the first person to create a new tool would actually receive protection.

With the Samurai Nation's precedent, others who had ideas immediately dismissed them and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good thing we have Yamamoto Rokuko, otherwise our items would have been wasted!"

It was just a stone; it was only scarce on certain islands, and its absence wouldn't have a major impact.

Confirming that the Stone Generator was unusable, the various countries stopped trying.

On Robber Mountain, Yamamoto Rokuko's face was filled with pain and anger.

"This damn notification, why didn't it appear sooner?!"

His hand still throbbed with pain from smashing the Obsidian just now. The stone's hardness was just too much!

"Bad luck!"

He spat, about to curse.

Suddenly, a line of text, visible only to him, appeared before his eyes.

[*** Gate, mysterious ** powerful * under, **** Bastion *** key.]