The Night Was the Real Test: The Difficulty of a Large Civilization

Door! Fortress! Key!

Swallowing hard, Yamamoto Rokuko's eyes changed in an instant.

Obsidian. He knew this block.

It had once been considered some kind of powerful resource, but after research...

The stuff couldn't be made into any equipment or items, nor could it be broken down and crafted into anything.

It was like a hard stone found in nature, good for nothing but looking at.

So it was known as one of the most useless blocks!

But just now, Yamamoto Rokuko had discovered a secret no one else knew!

"Thank goodness for Hunter's Bloodline!"

He had obtained Hunter's Bloodline in the Hunter Civilization by killing the hunter who had adopted him.

Although the hunter had done everything he asked from the moment he entered the civilization, treating him like his own son...

In Yamamoto Rokuko's eyes, he was just an NPC. His only purpose was to be killed so Yamamoto could take his abilities.

Just like now. Without that old man, how could he have activated the Scouting Ability in Hunter's Bloodline?

A small chance of obtaining a chest with a use for the block?

"So obsidian is actually connected to doors. It's a key that opens a mysterious region—and has something to do with a fortress!"

He had obtained this information through Hunter's Bloodline. In other words...

Other than him, no one knew what obsidian was really for!

This was an opportunity that belonged to Yamamoto alone!

"If I seize this chance, I might surpass the Free Nation and become number one in the world!"

Imagining himself crowned king, Yamamoto Rokuko couldn't help laughing aloud.

But even though he knew about it now, there wasn't enough time to investigate obsidian further.

The sun sank below the horizon.

The sky slowly darkened, and the monsters' revelry was about to begin.

Night fell!

"It's night!"

"From experience, monsters spawn every night!"

"Those terrifying zombies and skeletons are going to appear!"

"Can the players handle them?"

The players had spent almost the entire day preparing for night.

Those with blocks built houses, while those without made weapons.

In the tense atmosphere, pop!

The first zombie spawned on the vast Pumpkin Island.

"Ugh~"

A low growl rang out. In full view of everyone...

A zombie appeared, wearing a blue shirt and blue pants, its body green and its skin rotting.

"Jett, get ready to fight!"

With only two wooden axes they'd found in a chest, Mark grabbed his weapon and launched the first attack against the zombie.

A faint crimson glow appeared in Mark's hand, especially noticeable in the night.

He slammed the axe into the zombie's head. Smack!

[-9!]

Axe damage varied between versions. In Block Civilization, a regular wooden axe dealt seven damage per hit.

Mark had cleared Warrior Civilization and received God of War's Blessing.

Every hit he landed received a small damage boost.

"Ugh?"

The zombie turned sluggishly toward Mark after taking damage, but Mark had already jumped two blocks away, reaching a safe distance.

Wooden axes had a slow attack speed. Taking advantage of the opening, Jett struck.

[-9!]

[-9!]

Two damage numbers appeared, and the zombie, with only twenty health, died instantly.

A one-shot kill!

As the zombie fell, a voice rang out.

[Night has fallen. All players, take caution!]

[This is Block Civilization's first test for you. Survive until tomorrow, and you will officially earn the right to live in this civilization!]

[Do whatever it takes to stay alive, or pick up your weapons and kill those invaders!]

[Player Rank]

[First: Free Nation, Zombies Killed *1.]

"Jett was right. Night is the real test!"

"The whole day passed, and the test is only starting now?"

"It's a Large Civilization. Even the entry requirements are this harsh!"

"Those zombies are terrifying. Just looking at them is scary, and they expect us to fight them!"

"There's a ranking, too. Could it be related to passing the test?"

"I'm sure it is!"

Viewers around the world were in an uproar.

In previous civilizations, the test began right at the start, or players entered the civilization directly.

But Large Civilization not only had a test, it also gave them an entire day to prepare.

That meant the night would be extremely difficult!

"Thank goodness we made a Stone Generator. It gave us enough time to build a house!"

At the Research Institute, Dean Qi felt relieved.

Having a house offered some protection, and one made of stone was sturdier than the dirt houses other players had built.

They might not rank very high, but at least they could get through this danger safely.

As they discussed the game, they remembered that dying in Block Civilization meant truly dying. There was no option to respawn and try again.

Only by staying alive could they have hope!

"Yeah, Gu Yu's really clever. He knew resources were scarce, so he used Stone Stairs to build a road!"

Fries offered unstinting praise.

He hadn't thought of using stairs to pave a road and save materials, but Gu Yu had.

Fries quietly made a note of this detail, so he could use it himself if he ever got picked and resources were scarce.

"But the food problem is still a serious weakness."

As he spoke, Dean Qi furrowed his brow.

Fatigue was tied to hunger, and hunger decreased slowest when you lay still.

That was why most players chose to lie low during the day: they wanted to save as much stamina and hunger as possible for the night.

After a full day of building, Gu Yu had just eaten his last apple. He had no food left.

Without food, could he make it through the entire night? That was still a problem.

"If he hides in the house and doesn't move, his hunger shouldn't drop too much while he lies there all night... Hm?"

As Fries pondered the hunger issue, he looked up and noticed something surprising.

Even though Gu Yu had finished building his house, he hadn't gone inside!

Instead, he had firmly locked it, leaving only a half-block gap to see through!

What was he doing?

Dean Qi and Fries were deeply confused.

"Get inside the house! It's already night!"

"Mark's already killed a second zombie over there. More monsters should spawn any moment!"

"The Free Nation has stored a lot of food, but Gu Yu has nothing left!"

"Trading blows with those monsters is a bad idea. Hiding is the best choice now!"

"Why is he still on the sky island?"

Seeing more and more monsters spawn in the other players' views, the Jiuzhou audience held their breath for Gu Yu.

There was so little space on the island. If a monster spawned behind him...

One shove would send Gu Yu plummeting into the void, beyond saving!

But on the sky island, Gu Yu didn't care about that at all.

When he built the road, he'd already cleared away all the dirt on the island, leaving only the blocks he needed to plant saplings.

He'd replaced everything else with half-block stairs.

In Minecraft, monsters only spawned on full blocks that were dark, outside the player's view, and unobstructed.

Block Civilization had only added a few mods. It definitely wouldn't violate these basic rules.

The sapling occupied the Grass Block, so he was perfectly safe for now.

Taking out his pickaxe, Gu Yu tentatively struck the stone inside the Stone Generator.

Just as before, cracks spread with each hit until the stone broke into a tiny model and was sucked into his inventory.

But unlike before, Gu Yu no longer felt pain or fatigue. He had an inexhaustible supply of strength.

Steve's Hand!

This was an extra reward triggered by building the Stone Generator.

With this reward, Gu Yu's hands had truly become just like the ones in the game.

He felt no pain, never tired, and was indestructible!

If he had enough patience, he could even break an entire block of obsidian with his bare hands!

Feeling the strength in his arms, Gu Yu was very satisfied.

"To get the complete Steve Physique, I'll probably have to keep exploring."

"Never mind. I should check the Mob Spawner Tower first. It's so late—there must be monsters spawning by now, right?"

"Little White, here I come!"