"It's finally over!"
"Killing a Charged Creeper... it's like a dream!"
"Can anyone tell me how Lexon did it?"
"Don't tell me we're actually hacking?"
Perhaps because it was a large-scale civilization, the death penalty this time was extremely severe. Many small nations simply couldn't withstand it and were destroyed on the spot, completely submerged in the wheels of history.
Fortunately, Jiuzhou survived!
In the Samurai Nation, Sato Taishi cursed loudly.
"How on earth did he block that attack? Don't you call yourselves world-renowned scientists!"
"Why can't you give me a reasonable explanation even now!"
The experts below lowered their heads in shame and bowed deeply.
"I'm very sorry!"
"Sato-kun, the block world is simply too strange. You should know, this is a problem that scientists all over the world have been unable to study..."
"I don't care about that! I just want to know why Lexon survived!"
Sato Taishi interrupted the expert, furious.
Originally, Jiuzhou was in peril. He could have taken the opportunity to expand his territory and seize their land. Although they would suffer some destruction from Creepers, it wouldn't affect their overall diverse resources.
Living on a tiny island nation, he had been coveting that fat piece of meat for a long time! With Jiuzhou's territory, the Samurai Nation would completely surpass Liberty Nation and become number one in the world!
Unfortunately, Lexon had survived.
Wiping the nervous sweat from his forehead, the expert took out the replay. To study the block world, every civilization was specially recorded. After carefully observing Lexon's every move, the expert said cautiously, "This... according to our observations, he survived because he blocked the Charged Creeper's attack."
"It seems he used a tool similar to a shield!"
Shields had appeared before, in the Warrior Civilization. Certain warriors loved using shields, which they could use to block monster arrows. At the time, many experts believed shields were extremely important combat items and had meticulously recorded their performance.
They could defend against zombie attacks, they could defend against skeleton arrows... but no one had ever imagined...
That they could now even defend against a Creeper's explosion!
"Do you take me for a blind man? Of course I saw him take out a shield to defend!"
"Since a shield can block a Creeper's attack, where is the recipe?! Hurry up and send it to our contestants!"
Looking at the replay, he also felt it was a bit unexpected. After all, in his memory, this item could only defend against melee weapons. He never thought the properties bestowed by the block world would allow it to block even explosions.
The expert bowed deeply again.
"I'm very sorry!"
"According to the replay from the last Warrior Civilization, Liberty Nation once obtained a shield with extremely low durability, which broke after blocking a dozen attacks."
"Tianzhu Nation also got one, but it was also picked up from a corpse with low durability, and it only blocked skeletons..."
"Are you playing me for a fool? I'm asking you for the crafting method!"
Sato Taishi kicked him, exasperated.
Since they knew shields were powerful, if they could have Okamura and Yamamoto make them, they could also achieve the effect of defeating a Charged Creeper without injury! They would gain an advantage in battle!
But after hemming and hawing for a long time, the expert finally lowered his head.
"No... we don't. We haven't yet researched the crafting method for the shield."
"You don't even know something this simple? What's the use of having you!"
He kicked him again. Sato Taishi was so angry his face turned red.
Ever since Lexon went to the block world, he hadn't taken him seriously. A rookie, plus a skyblock... how could he possibly survive?
But now, he felt like an impotent husband. He knew full well that both of his contestants had more resources than Lexon. What the skyblock had, they had. What the skyblock didn't have, they also had.
'The materials are scarce, so the shield's materials must be simple, but they're staring at the nine slots on the crafting table and just can't find the correct crafting combination.'
Faced with a divine tool, they could only watch through the glass, completely unable to get their hands on it! It was too infuriating!
He lashed out with another kick. Sato Taishi roared, "Watch the replay for me, frame by frame! Within three days, you must find it for me!"
"Yes, sir!"
The situation in the Samurai Nation was also happening in several other countries. They all knew the shield's materials were simple, but none of them knew how to craft it. They were powerless and furious.
At the Research Institute, Director kay laughed out loud.
"A shield can block a Creeper? Hahaha!"
"Let me think... when Liberty Nation and the Samurai Nation see this, aren't they going to explode with anger?"
"Lexon's luck really is good this time!"
He could already imagine the other countries breaking down.
Although the materials were simple, looking at the crafting table's nine-slot model, trying to figure out the finished product from scratch would require thousands or tens of thousands of experiments. Even if the materials were laid out for them, it would still take ten days to half a month of trial and error.
There was no fear of them copying it in a short time!
And by possessing a shield, Lexon could maintain an advantage in combat!
"Luck, huh..." Fries muttered to himself.
Once could be called luck. What about twice? Three times? Could it really still be called luck?
In any case, he had survived. Not dwelling on this question, Fries looked at the screen again.
Back when he participated in the Parkour Civilization, he had received the Parkour Assessment Scroll immediately after getting first place in the trial. By breaking through the "Parkour Novice" stage before anyone else, he had left the others' progress in the dust and left with the highest rating.
The reward for a normal civilization was already so rich... what about the Block Civilization? This was a large-scale civilization, with a sharp increase in difficulty. The rewards should be even more bountiful!
"First place in a large-scale civilization!"
"What's the reward? I'm really looking forward to it!"
"The reward is always related to the civilization. Will he be rewarded with a stack of blocks?"
"That's too much. I think being rewarded with a house would be pretty good!"
"A small villa? That's nice. It's comfortable to live in, and you won't be disturbed by monsters spawning all the time!"
"The skyblock is short on resources. It might also be several stacks of food."
Amidst the Jiuzhou audience's eager speculation...
As the zombies burned to death, Okamura also saw a Piglin wearing an elytra arrive on his island. Based on his understanding, he knew this was a native NPC of the Block Civilization.
"I am the Samurai Nation contestant, Okamura. Please give me my reward!"
He proactively went up to communicate. The Piglin glanced at him, its expression very cold.
"I obtained third place in the block trial. Where is my reward?"
Hearing "third place," the Piglin's expression finally softened a bit.
"Third place... you may stay in the resource area for two hours each day and obtain blocks ten times."
"This is a lever. Pulling it will teleport you there. You can also receive one type of any block resource. Name it."
"So generous!"
Eyes wide, Okamura was ecstatic.
He thought third place would only get him some trivial items. He never expected it would unlock a resource area!
By obtaining resources from the resource area, he could build up his block and level up much faster!
More importantly, he could get one type of *any* block resource.
This could make up for his lack of weapons, food, or housing! It was practically omnipotent!
Seeing the scene from the Samurai Nation, the audience became even more expectant.
If third place was already this generous, then what would first-place Jiuzhou receive?
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