In the island world, the place where the island owner resides not only has more mild and comfortable sunshine, rainfall, and climate, but also has many floating resources in the air, which can help the island owner develop very quickly.

Today, 90% of the rare and exotic plants and 80% of the cutting-edge technologies in the human world come from the areas of the official island owners.

The testing period for new island owners is actually the process of the new island moving through the area where the initial island was located, rising all the way up, and finally reaching the official island area.

During this process, new island owners will also encounter floating soil, which is the kind of scattered land floating in the air. If an island encounters this floating soil, it will absorb the floating soil onto the island, increasing the island's land area.

In addition, you may encounter dark creatures from the moment you begin to ascend.

Those creatures are the native inhabitants of the island world, and most of them are hostile to humans. Once they encounter each other, a battle is inevitable.

In addition to these changes in resources, there is a special rule for newcomers: new island owners can only operate within their own area, and there will be a regional ranking.

Originally, the island world seemed to have no regional divisions or any points ranking system.

However, in history, some high-ranking nobles, after obtaining some power over the island world, divided the island world into regions, allowing the island lords of different regions to operate in their respective areas.

The Newcomer Ranking appears in the latter half of the Newcomer Period. It calculates a score for each island participating in the Newcomer Period based on the strength and performance of each island owner, and ranks them accordingly.

Ordinary people don't know how the points are calculated, nor do they know what rewards there are for ranking high.

Since the rankings were first introduced, those at the top have generally been nobles, and the older the noble family, the higher they rank.

Lin Xu recalled the island rules in his mind and was also a little curious about the rewards for this ranking.

He didn't think that the nobles created such a ranking list just for the sake of fame.

Perhaps there's some secret behind the points ranking system, which is why it's so sought after by nobles.

Now that he is well-prepared, if things go smoothly, he can try to break into the rankings.

Lin Xu watched as the island rose higher and higher.

Although the island world has no sun, moon, or stars, it still has day and night.

This place not only has four seasons, but also climate change and fluctuations in sunlight.

The higher the island rises, the closer it is to the sunlight, resulting in a milder climate and better plant growth.

About half an hour later, with the help of his improved physique, Lin Xu saw a piece of floating soil slowly moving in the air a kilometer ahead.

"Is that loose soil?"

Lin Xu was very curious about the loose soil and also very much looking forward to it.

After all, his island was too small, and he valued any resources that could increase the land area.

In reality, the new island owner's attitude towards the floating soil was not as expectant as Lin Xu's.

Because the floating soil that flies in the island world mostly does not have a supporting base.

These floating soil blocks are the surface layer that will stick to the main island once they encounter it.

However, the base of an island usually has a maximum load-bearing capacity.

It's like a base that has never been upgraded, and it can only hold a maximum of two blocks.

In other words, for a primary base, apart from the block it supports, it can only extend one meter to the side.

Once more blocks stick together, all the existing loose soil may randomly fall off and be thrown off the island.

This is very bad.

Some new island owners painstakingly cultivate a piece of land, only to have it fly away because the base accidentally bumps into new loose soil.

For a new island owner, this is definitely an experience that can blow their mind.

Therefore, most newcomers, and even some nobles, would not welcome those floating voids unless they prepared a new foundation.

Some nobles even purchased turbine propellers to make the islands move, just to avoid the floating dust in the air and prevent it from contaminating their existing territories and causing damage.

Some experienced island owners even have dedicated soil cleaners on their islands, who use various methods to prevent loose soil from getting close to the island.

But this restriction, which is terrible for others, is a huge opportunity for Lin Xu.

One reason is that its base level is too high, and the amount of loose soil it can support is extremely large.

Another reason is that he can stack blocks together.

Although he has now entered the beginner stage and can no longer move blocks for free, with the energy provided by the ley lines, as long as it is not a super-large project, Lin Xu can still easily move blocks and stack them all together.

Lin Xu has confirmed that, for the base, a cluster of land blocks can only be considered a single piece of land.

In other words, as long as he keeps adding layers, he can allow the loose soil to accumulate indefinitely without exceeding the limits that the base can withstand.

These floating dust particles outside are resources that he can utilize, and resources that can be accumulated indefinitely.

Lin Xu had already created considerable value by stacking a hundred blocks of dirt and rock. He was curious about what he could get if he stacked other types of blocks or increased the number of blocks stacked.

At this moment, Lin Xu watched the piece of loose soil drift away very slowly in the distance, feeling a little regretful.

He currently lacks the ability to move islands and the facilities to grab loose soil across distances of thousands of meters; otherwise, he would definitely have obtained the first wild resource he encountered during this beginner phase.

Since he couldn't get his hands on the loose soil, Lin Xu simply sat on a deck chair and ate peaches. He asked Tao Yao to keep an eye on the surroundings, while he turned on his communicator and started checking the classmates' group chat.

Now, others should also be starting the process of leveling up from the beginner stage.

I wonder if other people have had similar adventures.

When I opened the communicator, sure enough, the group chat had exploded.

Many students exclaimed in surprise, saying that the island had moved and they had finally begun their island life.

Some were excited, some were full of anticipation, while others were somewhat worried.

At this point, many people began to discuss the situation of this cohort:

“There are 5,600 commoner island owners in this school district this year, but 4,000 of them have given up their island ownership, chosen to sell their islands, signed indentures, and gone to work for others.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. It's too difficult for ordinary people to rise to the top as island owners. Most of us who stayed to take on the newcomer test are just hoping to shine and sell our islands for a better future. How many ordinary people are truly confident that they can stay as island owners and eventually defy fate?"

"That's not entirely true. Some commoner island owners still have a way out. Some are knights in name only, and some are merchants. They are all commoner island owners."

"Do you know how many merchants and nominal knights there are? It's no easier for a commoner to eventually obtain such a status than for an ordinary person to become an island lord."

"Everyone's already taken the assessment, so let's stop with these discouraging words. Let's discuss whether we can form a mutual aid alliance to help each other get through the beginner phase!"