"What should I call you, senior?"
With a smile on his face, Okamura was full of flattery.
Every NPC had their own story. They were just like people. If he built a good relationship, it wasn't impossible to profit from it!
Appearing at this time meant that this NPC was very likely related to the upper echelons of the Block Civilization... or, he was their future administrator!
If he managed the relationship well, how could there be a shortage of benefits in the future?
The Piglin glanced at Okamura, its attitude still neither cold nor warm.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't. State the reward you want!"
Okamura kept the smile on his face, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. It wouldn't be good if he left a bad impression in the other's mind just by talking too much.
"The reward, huh."
He was a bit conflicted about which block resource to get.
The blacksmith shop was short on food, but pickaxes and weapons were equally important.
If he chose food, he would have to focus on weapons and equipment later, and vice versa. The choice at this moment was particularly important.
As he hesitated, Yamamoto's voice sounded in his ear.
"Okamura-kun, can you hear me?"
The two places were originally far apart and couldn't communicate directly. But now, during the reward settlement stage, they were both sharing the third-place treatment, which granted them temporary communication rights.
"Is that Yamamoto-kun? What resources are you lacking over there?"
"Listen to me. For this resource choice, choose obsidian! I have already seen through its secret!"
The image of that dark, hard stone surfaced in his mind. After a brief moment of shock, Okamura reacted.
He knew that Yamamoto could sometimes see the uses of items. And now, he had seen obsidian's!
This kind of stone was precious and hard, beyond common sense. Its value was bound to be extraordinary.
No one else understood. It was very possible that their Samurai Nation would soar to the heavens with this opportunity!
"I choose obsidian!"
"You may, but this type of block is very precious. I can only give you five."
The Piglin's words once again verified Okamura's thoughts.
'Even *this person* says so. There must be a secret hidden in obsidian!'
After the reward was given, the benefit of having two selected players was revealed.
Originally, they could only get five blocks of obsidian, but now they directly received ten. Double the resources!
Considering that Yamamoto was the one who discovered it and it was useless for him to keep it, Okamura simply had the Piglin send his share over as well.
Since they were from the same country, if one of them became stronger, the other would also benefit. There was no difference.
Looking at the ten blocks of obsidian in his hand, Yamamoto was overjoyed.
'The key to the mysterious gate. This is a sure win!'
A Piglin had also arrived on Liberty Nation's side.
Because they were in second place, its attitude toward the two of them was better than it had been toward Okamura, but only by a little. It was still neither cold nor warm.
The reward they received, however, was much stronger than the Samurai Nation's.
They could stay in the resource area for two and a half hours each day, obtain blocks fifteen times, and receive two types of any block resource.
Prompted by the Sign, they knew Lexon had used a shield to block the Creeper's explosion, so they directly chose shields.
For the other resource, considering their island had no crafting table, they each received ten crafting tables.
"This is great! With crafting tables, our final weakness has been filled!"
Mark was very happy to get the crafting tables.
No matter how powerful the weapons or tools, they had to be made from a crafting table. Given the resources on their island, with this item, they lacked nothing!
'If we're really missing something, can't we just go to the resource area and get it?'
Skyblock.
Lexon finally welcomed the reward calculation for first place.
Perhaps because he had killed a Charged Creeper, the Piglin's attitude upon arrival was surprisingly friendly.
It arrived at the edge of the skyblock and set things up simply.
A few bedrock blocks were arranged, with a lever on top.
"Please, come with me!"
Pulling the lever, Lexon only felt his vision blur, and then he was transported to another place.
This place was above the void, a huge skyblock with all kinds of resources, comparable to the main world.
A small line of text appeared before Lexon's eyes.
[Sky City, Outskirts]
"You can call me Zoho. According to the rules of the Block Civilization..."
"The first place newcomer in the block trial can obtain twenty types of block resources every day. And, if you have killed a Charged Creeper..."
"You may choose any one location in this area to become part of your own block!"
"The chosen location will not disappear, and you can teleport here at any time via the lever!"
Lexon's spirits immediately lifted.
In skyblock survival, the scarcest thing was resources. But now, being able to teleport here at any time... would he still lack resources?
The audience was even more shocked.
"Did I hear that right? Others are rewarded with resources, but Lexon is directly rewarded with a piece of land?"
"The NPC is cold to everyone else, but his attitude toward him is so good he'll answer any question!"
"Listen to the details! Liberty Nation can only stay here for two hours, but Lexon can stay as long as he wants?"
"Yeah! It's becoming 'part of his own block.' Do you need a time limit to visit your own home?"
"This is first place? The gap is too huge!"
They originally thought Liberty Nation's reward was already very good, but compared to Lexon's... it was simply heaven and earth!
The Piglin's attitude alone was incomparable!
Okamura wanted to ask for a name and was ignored. Toward the second-place Liberty Nation, while not cold, the attitude was definitely not warm.
But now, facing Lexon...
He actively introduced himself, calling him "you" (respectfully) with every other word. It was truly enviable!
"Detestable native resident! Why is your attitude toward our contestants so vile, but so warm toward the Jiuzhou contestant!"
In the Samurai Nation, Sato Taishi was indignant and dissatisfied.
If the attitude had been cold to everyone, it would be one thing. But the key was, he was so warm to Lexon.
He was practically grinding their Samurai Nation's face into the dirt in front of the
global audience!
And yet, there was nothing they could do about it. Calling the experts over just to kick them, Sato Taishi could only vent his anger on those good-for-nothing experts.
"I can choose anywhere?"
Looking at the clearly demarcated block areas before him, Lexon asked tentatively.
"Yes, you may choose any one location!"
"After you have made your selection, you will receive the special reward for killing the Charged Creeper!"
'The block area isn't the reward for killing the Creeper? There's more?'
Filled with anticipation, Lexon fell into thought.
'I can indeed stay in the block indefinitely, but according to Zoho, this is limited *to the block*. Outside the block, my mining attempts are also limited.'
This meant he had to choose carefully.
"This is the resource area? The variety of blocks is so rich!"
"I get to choose a piece from here? Oh, I'd feel so bad about that... hahaha!"
"We're not short on food right now. We definitely have to get something for weapons and equipment."
"I think that place over there is good! It has gold ore and coal!"
"It's rarer than iron! The best armor must be gold armor!"
"Choose the gold mountain! Won't he easily advance to a Medium-Block then?"
Even so, the Jiuzhou audience was very excited.
From past experience, the mineral ranking was wood, stone, iron ore, gold ore.
These were all things that could be made into weapons and armor, with gold ore being the scarcest. From common sense and the quality tiers in other games, they naturally believed that gold equipment was the best quality.
"I choose here. The Iron Ore Mountain!"
Unexpectedly, Lexon did not choose the gold ore area, but instead chose a place full of iron ore.
Outside the screen, the golden-haired old man in Liberty Nation's headquarters had his eyes light up.
"He didn't choose the gold ore! Quick, have Mark and Jett go to the resource area! They must seize the initiative and dig away all the gold ore within their limited attempts!"
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