Night is the Real Test, The Difficulty of Large Civilizations

Door! Bastion! Key!

Swallowing his saliva, Yamamoto Rokuko's eyes instantly changed.

Obsidian, he knew this block.

Once considered a powerful resource, but after research.

This thing couldn't be made into any equipment or items, nor could it be disassembled and crafted.

Like a hard stone existing in nature, used for decoration.

Therefore, it was called one of the most useless blocks!

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

"Fortunately, I have the Hunter's Bloodline!"

The Hunter's Bloodline was obtained in the Hunter Civilization by killing the hunter who adopted him.

Although that hunter was always accommodating to him as soon as he entered the civilization, treating him like his own son.

In Yamamoto Rokuko's eyes, he was just an NPC, whose purpose was to be killed by him to seize his abilities.

Just like now, if it weren't for that old man, how could he have activated the Scouting Ability from the Hunter's Bloodline?

A small chance to get a chest with a usage method on a block?

"In other words, Obsidian is actually related to the door, and it's a key to opening a mysterious area related to the Bastion!"

Using the information obtained from the Hunter's Bloodline, it meant that.

Besides him, no one else knew the true purpose of Obsidian yet!

This was an opportunity unique to Yamamoto!

"By seizing this opportunity, it's even possible to surpass the Free Nation and become the world's number one from now on!"

Imagining himself reigning supreme, Yamamoto Rokuko couldn't help but laugh out loud.

However, knowing it was one thing, but time didn't allow him to research Obsidian further.

Dusk fell.

The sky gradually darkened, and the monsters' carnival was about to begin.

Night descended!

"It's nighttime!"

"Based on experience, monsters will definitely spawn every night!"

"Those terrifying Zombies and Skeletons will appear!"

"Can the contestants handle it?"

The contestants had spent the entire day preparing for the night.

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

Amidst the tense atmosphere, snap!

The first Zombie spawned on the most expansive Pumpkin Island.

"Ugh~"

A low growl sounded, and within everyone's sight.

A Zombie wearing a blue shirt and blue pants, green all over, with rotten skin, appeared.

"Jet, prepare to fight!"

With only the two wooden axes found in the chest, Mark picked up his weapon and attacked the Zombie first.

A faint scarlet glow appeared in Mark's hand, particularly noticeable in the night.

He swung it fiercely at the Zombie's head, snap!

[-9!]

The damage of each axe was different. In the Block Civilization, a normal wooden axe dealt about seven damage each time.

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

Each attack dealt a small amount of bonus damage.

"Huh?"

Taking damage, the Zombie slowly turned its head. Mark had already jumped two spaces away, reaching a safe distance.

The wooden axe had a low attack speed. Taking advantage of the gap, Jet launched his attack.

[-9!]

[-9!]

Two damage numbers popped up. The Zombie, with only twenty health points, died instantly.

One-hit kill!

As the Zombie fell, a voice rang out.

[Night has fallen, all Players please be aware!]

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

[Struggle to survive, or pick up your weapons and kill those invaders!]

[Player Rankings]

[1st Place: Free Nation, Zombie Kills *1.]

"Jet was right, the night is the real test!"

"After a whole day, the test is only starting now!"

"A Large Civilization, even the joining requirements are this harsh!"

"Those Zombies are too terrifying, just looking at them makes me scared, and we still have to fight them!"

"There's a ranking for this too, could it be related to passing the test?"

"I bet it is!"

The global audience erupted in an uproar.

In the past, civilizations would conduct tests at the start or players would directly enter the civilization.

This Large Civilization not only had a test but also gave an extra day to prepare.

This meant that the night would be extremely difficult!

"Thankfully, we made a Stone Generator and had plenty of time to build our house!"

Dean Qi said thankfully from the Research Institute.

Having a house provided security, especially one built of stone, making it more stable than others' dirt houses.

They might not get a high ranking, but they could at least safely pass this danger.

Speaking of the game, dying in the Block Civilization meant truly dying, with no option to respawn.

To live was to have hope!

"Yeah, Gu Yu was very smart. Knowing that resources were scarce, he used Stone Stairs to create paths!"

Fries praised him without reservation.

He hadn't even thought of using stairs to build roads and save materials, yet Gu Yu had.

Fries also secretly noted this detail, so he could use it himself in the future when he picked his own starting resources and they were scarce.

"However, the food issue is still a critical weakness."

Dean Qi frowned as he spoke.

Fatigue was also linked to Satiety. Satiety was consumed the slowest when lying down and not moving.

This was why most contestants chose to lie low during the day; they wanted to save more stamina and Satiety for the night.

After a day of building, Gu Yu had just eaten his last Apple, with no food left.

Without food, whether he could survive the entire night was still a problem.

"If I hide in the house and don't move, Satiety consumption should be minimal for the night... Hmm?"

While contemplating the Satiety issue, Fries looked up and was surprised to discover.

Even though the house was built, Gu Yu wasn't living in it!

Instead, he had locked it securely, leaving only half a block of space visible inside!

What was he doing now?

Dean Qi and Fries looked at each other, deeply puzzled.

"Get in the house, it's already night!"

"Mark has already killed his second Zombie, the monsters should be reorganizing soon!"

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

"Trading blows with those monsters is unwise, hiding is the best option now!"

"Why is he still on the Floating Island?"

Seeing more and more monsters reorganizing from other players' perspectives, the Kyushu audience began to sweat for Gu Yu.

The Void was only so big, if a monster spawned behind him, it would push Gu Yu into the Void, dooming him!

On the Floating Island, Gu Yu didn't seem to care at all.

As he was building the paths, he had casually cleared all the Dirt from the Floating Island, leaving only the blocks used for planting Saplings.

The rest had been replaced with half-block stairs.

In my world, the mob spawning mechanism only occurs in complete blocks that are dark, outside of view, and unobstructed.

The Block Civilization simply added a few mods and absolutely did not violate these fundamental principles.

The Sapling occupied the Grass Block, making it very safe for now.

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

As before, the cracks grew larger with each strike until it finally shattered into miniature models and was absorbed into his backpack.

Compared to before, Gu Yu could no longer feel pain or fatigue, only inexhaustible Strength.

Steve's Hand!

This was an additional reward triggered by creating the Stone Generator.

With this reward, Gu Yu's hands truly became identical to those in the game.

Fearless of pain, unwearied, and invincible!

If he had enough patience, he could even shatter a whole Obsidian with his bare hands!

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

"To obtain the complete Steve Physique, I should continue exploring."

"Never mind, I'll go check on the Mob Spawner Tower first. It's so late, mobs should be spawning by now."

"Little White, here I come!"