Mu Ying wouldn't consider a dirt road.
Given the nature of the Doomsday Game, it was almost impossible to hope that a dirt road once built would remain in good condition for long.
Just think about what happens to a dirt road with low human traffic in reality—it might be overrun by weeds within a few months.
Although she pinned her hopes on this road, hoping it would bring in a large permanent population, the truth was, even with a road, those who dared to venture out for exploration would still be a minority for the short term.
This was a slow and steady process; there was bound to be a period at the beginning when the use of the road would not be high.
Stone slab roads were the best, but required more materials and were a bit strenuous to build, so gravel roads were better. Since the materials were the same, upgrading to stone slab roads later would just require adding a few more materials.