Someone once conducted experiments, using various pieces of equipment for comparison.
The conclusion was that outside the range of forty-seven to seventy-six damage points, Fiery Iron was stronger than Steeleaf and Alpha Yeti gear.
Few monsters can deal over forty points of damage; basically, for dealing with common mobs, Fiery Iron is the best armor.
The warmth of the blood's temperature passed through the glass, reaching Galen Yu.
Looking ahead, the reward settlement appeared.
[PLAYER RANKINGS]
[FIRST PLACE: NINE PROVINCES, SCORE: 5580]
[SECOND PLACE: INDUS KINGDOM, SCORE: 786]
[THIRD PLACE: FREEDOM NATION, SCORE: 610]
[YOU HAVE TAKEN FIRST PLACE. UNLOCKED: MORE ENCHANTMENTS, NEW ARCHITECTURAL BLUEPRINTS.]
[NEW CHUNK RESOURCES ADDED: TWILIGHT OAK, CANOPY TREE, RAINBOW OAK, TOWERWOOD BRICKS, CICADA...]
[OBTAINED STEVE'S HEAD, TRIGGERING NATIONAL FORTUNE REWARD.]
[NINE PROVINCES RESIDENTS' STRENGTH INCREASED BY 20%, SPEED INCREASED BY 20%, MENTAL POWER INCREASED BY 20%, AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF STEVE'S POWER RANDOMLY ACQUIRED!]
"I feel my body becoming lighter, and I'm running faster?"
"My god, I can break a brick with one punch!"
"I've never felt my head so clear; things I couldn't understand before, I understand instantly!"
"What a powerful reward! I feel like I could punch a cow to death!"
"Wait, my arms have become strange, as if they have inexhaustible strength!"
"My congenital blindness is cured! I can see things!"
"The intestinal cancer is gone! My body has never felt this great!"
This reward was different from before, beyond just the visible enhancements.
The last sentence: Randomly acquired a small amount of Steve's power.
Whether in their bodies, limbs, or heads, many people felt a surge of unprecedented, surging power!
In the research institute, many scholars felt their bodies changing.
They became stronger, their illnesses dissipated—it was like a miracle reappearing!
"Headmaster Quill, look at my hand!"
Fries reached out his hand and pointed at a floor tile. As he struck it with force...
Crack!
A miniature square model appeared.
Within the random distribution of power, Fries had acquired the effect of Steve's Hand!
"Isn't this the mining unique to the Block World? Fries, you...?"
Exclaiming in surprise, Headmaster Quill also felt his body become much lighter, his face turning from aged to rosy.
Taking out a mirror to check, the wrinkles on his face had faded significantly; he didn't look like an old man at all!
"Amazing! This is truly amazing!"
Upon leaving the Block World, the contestants would look exactly as they did when they entered.
Unless they had obtained rewards, like Mark's Warrior Bloodline or Ronan Mountwell's Hunter skills.
Now, even without having gone to the Block World, all residents of the Nine Provinces were more or less enhanced!
Relying on Galen Yu's strength alone, the national power had been boosted by a significant margin!
"My mining count seems to have a limit, and the types I can mine are also quite restricted."
After conducting a few simple experiments, Fries felt the power in his hands.
He still couldn't mine blocks as freely as he could in the Block World.
But just as Headmaster Quill said.
With this boost, their national strength would skyrocket; they were no longer the Nine Provinces of the past with its thin foundation and decline!
On the other side, the Indus Kingdom.
Kapil sat in the Naga courtyard, looking at the rankings.
As the second-place finisher, it was a pity that he didn't trigger a National Fortune reward.
[YOU HAVE TAKEN SECOND PLACE. UNLOCKED: KATANA CRAFTER'S PROUDSOUL]
[NEW CHUNK RESOURCES ADDED: MANGROVE, NAGA STONE PILLAR, NAGA STONE COLUMN, NAGA STONE.]
[OBTAINED NAGA SCALE LEGGINGS, STEELEAF PICKAXE.]
A stone radiating shimmering light dropped and was sucked into Kapil's inventory.
It looked dazzling and extremely beautiful.
"Katana Crafter? A key that can unlock the power of the SlashBlade?"
Kapil's eyes lit up.
Kira Oakmoor's strength was beyond doubt; using the SlashBlade, her personal strength could definitely rank in the top five among contestants.
And by obtaining a ProudSoul, could he also obtain a SlashBlade?
"It's actually a SlashBlade! Are the second-place rewards even this generous?"
"Tsk, it's a pity the Freedom Nation was suppressed. Otherwise, the reward would have been Mark's."
"Mark with a SlashBlade? I can't imagine how strong that would be. Luckily, it's ours now!"
"It's just a key, it might not even be unlocked yet. Don't get cocky!"
"It didn't say the rewards can't be plundered. Mark, work harder, and then... hehe!"
"You'd better pray you don't run into our Freedom Nation, or we'll beat the shit out of you!"
"The SlashBlade is the heritage of our Samurai Nation. We advise you to hand it over to Kira Oakmoor. Don't wait until you're dead to regret it!"
"Heritage? Right, the SlashBlade is part of our Stick Nation's legacy. I've already applied for heritage status. Hand it over to us!"
"Baka Stick Nation, get lost!"
Having seized the second-place reward through strength, Kapil naturally wouldn't just hand it over for nothing.
Without even looking at the bullet chat, he knew the Samurai Nation would definitely try to fight for it.
So the moment he got it, he directly laid down the law.
"Kira Oakmoor has a SlashBlade, but when it comes to rewards, whoever grabs it keeps it."
"I'll keep the key on me. It'll drop if I die, so if you have the guts, come and take it!"
Hardcore mode doesn't have 'Keep Inventory,' and Kapil's tone was arrogant; he wasn't afraid at all.
With the new resources, his chunk's score exploded to 7 points, ranking in the top five.
Once he obtained the SlashBlade, who would he need to fear?
"But this resource reward..."
Kapil's mouth twitched.
He had backstabbed the Naga to get his ranking. Aside from the first Mangrove, every other reward was actually related to the Naga?
Stones carved with Naga heads, blocks that made up the Naga courtyard, Naga Scale Leggings...
The irony was palpable!
Thinking about how the Naga's gaze would be everywhere in the chunk made Kapil's skin crawl.
"Just a few stones. I'll clear the Twilight Forest before Galen Yu!"
Without overthinking, after taking the rewards, Kapil also received a message.
[THE FIRST PLAYER TO KILL ALL EIGHT BOSSES OF THE TWILIGHT FOREST WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL GIFT!]
Being called 'special,' it certainly wouldn't be weak!
Putting on the Naga Scale Leggings, Kapil prepared to accelerate his progress.
The Freedom Nation.
Compared to the first two, the third-place reward had shrunk again.
[YOU HAVE TAKEN THIRD PLACE. UNLOCKED: RANDOM THREE-WAY CHOICE]
[NEW CHUNK RESOURCES ADDED: DARKWOOD TREE.]
[OBTAINED STEELEAF SWORD.]
Regarding the block rewards, they could only be described as better than nothing.
The most important part was the random three-way choice.
This meant drawing from any other lower-power world.
As he drew, three options immediately appeared before Mark.
[1: TATTERED TINKERS' MANUAL. USE TO UNLOCK PORTIONS OF TINKERS' CONSTRUCT CONTENT.]
[2: SPARTAN WARRIORS. OBTAIN TWO WARRIORS FROM SPARTA, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SPARTAN WEAPONRY MOD.]
[3: APOCALYPSE LONGBOW, FROM EERIE SORCERY.]
Did he want Tinkers', Spartans, or the Apocalypse Longbow?
The entire Freedom Nation fell into contemplation.
"Tinkers' Construct looks like content from another mod?"
"I don't know if it's strong, but the Apocalypse Longbow name looks very majestic!"
"If you put it that way, the name Tinkers' Construct also has quite an aura."
"Could my Spartan Warriors be inferior? Those are Spartans!"
"From Eerie Sorcery... that bow seems to be related to magic."
"It's a struggle! Which one is really the best to choose?"
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