Everyone looked at Lin Fan in confusion.
"That piston must have a lot of engines and mechanisms inside. This thing seems way more complicated than a furnace."
"How did Lin Fan even make something like this...?"
"I really want to crack open his brain and see what's inside. How does he manage to invent all these things?"
As the crowd murmured among themselves, Lin Fan climbed onto the wooden stairs using oak planks.
From his backpack, he took out Redstone and carefully placed it onto the oak stairs one piece at a time.
Although Redstone was technically a type of stone, it transformed into a wire-like trail when used, spreading across surfaces.
Each piece of Redstone covered a single block, and they could be connected to form a signal pathway.
However, Redstone signals had a limited range, so Redstone repeaters were needed to extend them.
After laying down the Redstone and linking it with the repeaters, Lin Fan placed an oak plank at the front of the staircase structure.
This plank was meant for a lever since Redstone signals didn't activate automatically once placed.
A signal switch was necessary to turn it on.
Lin Fan placed a lever on the oak plank, and in an instant, the entire Redstone circuit lit up.
The glow from the Redstone wasn't very bright—even at night, it only emitted a faint red light. However, it was still easy to distinguish between its "on" and "off" states.
Lin Fan flipped the lever, and the pistons at all four corners activated simultaneously.
The wooden planks on the pistons separated from the lower mechanism, pushing up against the bottom of the square "口" structure.
With that, half of the Redstone farm was complete.
With the Redstone mechanics in place, Lin Fan took a bucket from his backpack and poured water into the four corner spaces of the "口" structure.
Since the pistons' wooden planks supported the structure from below, the water didn't flow down but instead remained stored in the designated blocks.
Lin Fan made four trips to the river, finally filling all four slots with water.
For his last trip, he filled one more bucket and returned home.
At this moment, Hu Tiancheng was staring at the structure with great curiosity.
No matter how much he examined it, he couldn't figure out what its purpose was.
"What are those things spread across the top?" Hu Tiancheng turned to Lilian, who was basking in the sun.
Lilian yawned lazily while sitting on the grass.
"That's Redstone and Redstone repeaters. Even if I explained it to you, you wouldn't understand." She shot him a disdainful glance.
To Lilian, everyone in this world—except for Lin Fan—was incredibly stupid.
They couldn't even manage crafting some basic stuff like stone sword nor furnace, so what was the point of explaining something more advanced?
Besides, even she didn't fully understand what Lin Fan was building.
She only knew the functions of pistons, Redstone, and repeaters, but she had no clue about their combined purpose.
Since Lilian ignored him, Hu Tiancheng continued to examine the structure, trying to make sense of its design.
"I've seen Redstone before from wandering traders, but I remember it being quite expensive. I think a full stack costs around 5,000 gold coins."
By that calculation, one would need to kill 1,000 monsters just to afford a stack.
That was an astronomical price for most people.
The bystanders exchanged glances.
"I've seen Redstone before too. Some wandering traders who sell minerals carry it."
"But what exactly is a Redstone repeater?"
"No idea. I've never seen anything like that before."
"Lin Fan always manages to invent something new, doesn't he?"
Lilian, still enjoying the sun, finally spoke up after hearing their discussion.
"A Redstone repeater is used to extend Redstone signals. When the distance gets too far, the signal breaks, so repeaters are needed to connect them."
"What the—?"
The crowd was stunned.
Why did this sound so complicated?
"This seems really intricate. It kinda sounds like an electrical circuit."
"Do electrical circuits need signal connectors in between?"
"Uh… why are you asking us? It's not like we would know."
The more the crowd discussed, the more they realized how incredible Lin Fan truly was.
This world was vastly different from their original one, and many things defied common sense.
After spending so many days here, most of them still struggled with basic survival. Meanwhile, Lin Fan had already invented numerous things:
Farmland, soil cultivation, glass bottles, furnaces, stone swords...
It was as if he was single-handedly advancing the civilization of this entire world.
The crowd marveled at the Redstone farm in front of them.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan stood beside the crafting table, unaware that his latest creation had already caused another stir outside.
He placed oak planks onto the crafting table and crafted wooden sticks, then combined the sticks with more planks to create a large batch of wooden fences.
After finishing the fences, he crafted a separate fence gate.
It was crucial to enclose the farmland with fences. Otherwise, when the Redstone farm was activated, the flowing water would spill out, potentially washing away the crops.
With the fences and gate prepared, Lin Fan opened the trapdoor and climbed back up the stairs.
Hu Tiancheng was still standing near the Redstone farm, while Lilian continued basking in the sun.
Meanwhile, a group of customers who had come to buy goods from Shop No. 1 showed no signs of leaving even after their purchases. Instead, they patiently waited to see what Lin Fan would create next.
Lin Fan glanced at them before walking to the farmland and enclosing it with the wooden fences.
At the front, he left a single block open and installed the fence gate to allow easy access.
With the entire farmland enclosed, the Redstone farm was officially complete.
Even after Lin Fan finished building it, the gathered onlookers remained, unwilling to leave.
"What exactly is this thing for?"
"Is it really finished?"
"Maybe it's just a shelter? I've heard that in ancient times, farmers used to build shelters over their fields too."
The crowd stared at Lin Fan expectantly, as if waiting for him to explain its purpose.
Lin Fan sighed in exasperation and glanced at the crops inside the farm. Most of them were still unripe—only a few potatoes and some wheat had fully matured.
"If you want to see how it works, come back next time. I'm not demonstrating it today since the crops aren't ready yet." Lin Fan dismissed their requests.
As a result, yet another post appeared on the forum—this time about the Redstone farm.
"What's there to speculate about? I bet it's completely useless."
"It's probably just a simple shelter. Calling it a 'Redstone farm' sounds so dramatic. Do you really think he's built something that groundbreaking?"
"Yeah, give it a rest. You guys are hyping up Lin Fan way too much."
"It's just a wooden structure. Where's the 'fully automated farm' people are talking about? Stop focusing on this nonsense and start thinking about how to survive instead."
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