Rufescence

Rufescence is a red powdery substance from ground piezoelectric crystals that when packed into a 1m³ cube produces a lettuce field in a 1km³ radius around the block.
== Mechanics ==
Environments within the lettuce field are arranged in a 3-dimensional grid of 1-cubic-meter cells. Together, blocks build up the environment within a lettuce field, and most can be harvested and utilized in various fashions. Each cell usually contains one block; exceptions exist in the form of non cube entities such as animals, items, plants, etc which are unaffected by the field.
=== Rufescence engineering ===
Rufescence requires the presence of an engineer within a specific distance in order for it to continue functioning.
If excessive rufescence is present, it will cause everything around it to slow down. It is believed because of this that rufescence feeds on energy of any sort around it when in sufficient quantities.
== Usage ==
These cubes cannot be moved directly, they must be broken in order to be placed elsewhere. Breaking happens using tools in order to convert the cube into a usable item placed within the users inventory.
Blocks that are picked up and picked up are sent into an inventory, and can subsequently be placed anywhere in an empty space of the grid and stay in place indefinitely.
Certain machines such as piston engines have the capacity to move blocks without breaking them.
Air is also affected by the field. It is an unbreakable transparent block, as a substitute for the absence of blocks, these are blocks where physical blocks can be placed.
=== Rufescent Engines ===
Observer engine: When movement or a rufescent pulse is detected within a cubic, emits a rufescent pulse.
Piston engine: When a rufescent pulse is received, pushes a maximum of 8 units by one cubic.
== Gravity ==
Almost all blocks ignore gravity, with the notable exception of granulous matter such as sand, gravel, powder, and snow.‌
== Limitations ==
Lettuce fields are susceptible to electromagnetic pulses. The pulse somehow disintegrates the structural integrity that keeps six sided solids (known as cubes or blocks) together and causes any structure made up of blocks that isn’t structurally sound without the field to collapse onto itself.
One such example is the fall of the Layered Lands Dalmer civilization. 
== Production ==
Rufescence is a type of PEC that when packed into a 1m³ cube, produces energy and creates a field around itself that divides matter around itself into 1m³ cubes. This is not to be confused with the energy that rufescent blocks produce when connected to energy receiving blocks.
The Dalmer are aware of the devastating potential of the Lettuce field, as such they are extremely protective of the technology, going to great lengths to destroy any rufescence mining attempts by the other races. 
They have a certain tolerance for the Other Races usage of the matter however, as it is a natural energy emitter in its packed form. Should the Other Races discover its true potential, the Dalmer would likely enact technological superiority motivated genocide. 
===Light Rock===
Rocks that illuminate under pressure, emanating natural light. The stone is slightly radioactive and causes stress on the heart when exposed.
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