For this device, the most important material isn't actually redstone.
It's slimeballs.
Without slimeballs, you can't make pistons. Additionally, the device itself consists of five slime blocks.
First, place three slime blocks, then place one in front at the bottom to lay a rail, add another slime block on top, and stack a minecart on that.
Place a wooden fence under the minecart, and a TNT block under the fence.
Finally, add a piston at the back. It was remarkably simple.
The high-altitude infinite redstone cannon was complete.
Now, he just needed to place a lever behind the piston and give it a gentle flick.
As the piston pushed out and retracted, a block of TNT was ignited and shoved downward.
"It worked!"
Galen Yu let out a sigh of relief.
He had been worried this redstone cannon wouldn't function, which would have been a massive waste of effort.
Fortunately, that wasn't the case. The block world was very forgiving; all the 'features' still existed.
The bullet chat began to fly.
"That's it? It's finished?"
"It looks pretty unremarkable. Can that thing really do any damage?"
"It's just pushing TNT. Mark can do that too. Why does this feel like no big deal?"
"Dropping explosives using a piston... it doesn't seem to require much skill, does it?"
"Did Galen Yu really spend all that time just to make something like this?"
At first, no one saw the difference, assuming he was simply using a piston to shove a block of TNT.
It seemed to lack any real substance, showing no highlights compared to his previous devices.
After watching so intently with such high expectations, this was the result?
Anyone who knew the crafting recipe for a piston could make this, right?
That was until someone noticed something strange.
"Uh, did anyone else notice that God Yu only placed one single TNT block?"
At that reminder, the viewers outside the screen fell silent.
He was right. There was only one TNT block. So what exactly was that thing that just fell?
It was so miraculous that they forgot to breathe!
"I didn't misread it—it was definitely just one TNT!"
"That TNT was clearly pushed out, so why is there still a TNT block under the fence?"
"Doesn't that mean every time the lever is pulled, a TNT gets pushed out, but the one under the fence never disappears?"
"Holy crap, an infinite TNT redstone cannon?!"
"This is insane! Every flick of the lever creates an explosion!"
"I'm bowing down to God Yu. I just said it lacked substance—I'm kneeling to apologize!"
"It's comparable to the rail machine. No, it's even stronger!"
A rail machine only duped items for utility, but this redstone cannon produced a literal physical attack.
With this standing guard, who could possibly charge up from below?
The only thing greeting the zombies would be a never-ending stream of bombs!
However, this wasn't the redstone cannon's final form. He had only built it to see if it worked.
Having confirmed it did, Galen Yu pulled out the repeaters from earlier.
This move once again drew the eyes of the shocked experts.
They had been debating the purpose of repeaters from the start; now, they finally got to see Galen Yu use them.
Activation was simple. He took three pieces of redstone to link a circuit and then pulled out a redstone torch.
The moment the torch touched the circuit, the dim redstone dust flared to life, creating a complete circuit.
Once the circuit was running, he broke the torch and quickly reconnected the redstone.
With that, a redstone clock circuit that would never go out and pulse forever was complete.
The small torch on the repeater kept flashing, signaling the stable operation of the circuit.
He extended the redstone line to the piston, and with that...
A controllable, looping, infinite redstone cannon was born!
Every time the redstone pulse completed a cycle, the piston automatically fired, igniting a TNT block and launching it to bombard the ground.
By adjusting the repeater, he could speed up or slow down the rate of the TNT bombardment.
Standing above, looking at the cannon that fired like a machine gun, Galen Yu couldn't imagine how a zombie could possibly bridge up!
Witnessing the automatic infinite redstone cannon with their own eyes, experts around the globe were in an uproar.
"He really did it!"
"Something that automatically generates infinite TNT... Heavens!"
"God, tell me how we're supposed to learn this?"
"What exactly is that repeater for? What does adjusting it do?"
"Is that the secret to automation? But how are we supposed to crack the code!"
"And what's going on with the TNT? Why does it appear infinitely?"
"Can the Sky Island's defenses even be breached anymore?"
This question felt like a knife to the chest.
Even if they didn't want to admit it, that towering Great Wall stood there, as insurmountable as a mountain.
Filled with various buffs and debuffs for enemies, it was nearly impossible to break.
Even without it, the zombies couldn't even touch the wall before falling to the rails and Nether Portals outside.
Now, with the addition of the redstone cannon, who could possibly conquer the Sky Island?
"Why do slimes only spawn on the Sky Island? Does it have some kind of magic?"
The Blonde Elder's voice was filled with frustration as he slammed his desk.
It was obvious that the core material for the redstone cannon was slime blocks.
Researching principles and mechanics was a job for the experts. In his mind, he had planned to just learn by following Galen Yu.
Who cared about the principles? If they just followed the process once, couldn't they learn it too?
Unfortunately, that path was blocked from the very start.
To get that vital material, one needed to kill slimes. Despite exploring for so long, the Alliance had almost never encountered such creatures.
If he hadn't seen them on the Sky Island, he wouldn't have even known such a creature existed in the block world!
Of course, even if they had plenty of slimeballs, they wouldn't necessarily be able to replicate the machine.
The information provided by Signs was limited; it was hard to fully recreate the operations.
If he hadn't seen them on the Sky Island, he wouldn't have even known such a creature existed in the block world!
Of course, even if they had plenty of slimeballs, they wouldn't necessarily be able to replicate the machine.
The information provided by Signs was limited; it was hard to fully recreate the operations.
Most importantly, there were the crafting recipes.
Once, because they had the recipe for the bow, their progress had been far ahead of everyone else, putting them at the top.
Now, that pain was like a boomerang hitting them back.
Pistons, repeaters, slime blocks—they had no idea how to craft or build any of these redstone-related items.
Without even a slimeball, they had no time to verify the recipe for a slime block.
Slumping into his chair, the Blonde Elder felt like fate was playing a cruel joke on him.
He thought that as long as he didn't laugh, the tables wouldn't be turned on him. He had avoided counting his chickens before they hatched, yet...
Even without laughing, he still couldn't surpass him. A loss was a loss...
"Zombies are appearing during the day, yet Galen Yu is still developing?"
At that thought, the Blonde Elder's mouth twitched.
"No, it's not all bad news for us currently."
There was still some good news on their side.
Shifting his gaze to the Alliance's perspective, the Blonde Elder's eyes filled with anticipation once more.
Soren Park!
This key talent possessed powerful thinking skills and frequently performed deductions and prophecies!
He hadn't been discouraged by Galen Yu. Instead, he had turned his grief and indignation into a drive for learning, meticulously researching chunk construction!
It was his extraordinary ability that had allowed them to research powerful tools like the anvil.
Now that he was taking action again, he would surely allow the Alliance to breeze through the subsequent crises!
All expectations were placed on Soren Park.
Within the Alliance, following the recent return...
Mark's attitude toward Soren Park had improved, and he had even set aside a private room for him.
It was separate from Ronan Mountwell and Kira Oakmoor's work areas. While it wasn't large, it clearly showed respect.
Standing on high, Soren Park contemplated the layout of Galen Yu's Sky Island.
"Using Nether Portals to repel zombies... a good idea. Now, it's mine!"
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