Help with a building system

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Hello, my building system is for some reason not working properly. When I place a block it doesnt identify the new location of the block. Could someone help?

-- // Copyright 2023, lambarini, All rights reserved.
local UserInputService = game:GetService("UserInputService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

local Events = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Events")
local Objects = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Objects")
local Blocks = Objects:WaitForChild("Blocks")

local RemoteEvent = Events:WaitForChild("RemoteEvent")

local CurrentBlockPos = nil

local Player = Players.LocalPlayer
local Mouse = Player:GetMouse()
local Camera = workspace.CurrentCamera

local function Location(Block)
	local Target = Mouse.Target
	local Surface = Mouse.TargetSurface
	local Result = nil
	
	if Target == Block then
		return Block.Position
	end
	
	if Target and Surface then
		if Surface == Enum.NormalId.Back then
			Result = Target.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,3)
		elseif Surface == Enum.NormalId.Front then
			Result = Target.Position + Vector3.new(0,0,-3)
		elseif Surface == Enum.NormalId.Top then
			Result = Target.Position + Vector3.new(0,3,0)
		elseif Surface == Enum.NormalId.Bottom then
			Result = Target.Position + Vector3.new(0,-3,0)
		elseif Surface == Enum.NormalId.Right then
			Result = Target.Position + Vector3.new(3,0,0)
		elseif Surface == Enum.NormalId.Left then
			Result = Target.Position + Vector3.new(-3,0,0)
		end
	end
	return Result
end

local Block = Blocks.Grass:Clone()
Block.Parent = workspace
Block.Transparency = 0.4
Block.CanCollide = false

RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	local Pos = Location(Block)
	if Pos then
		CurrentBlockPos = Pos
		Block.Position = CurrentBlockPos
		Block.Color = Color3.fromRGB(0,255,0)
	else
		Block.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255,0,0)
	end
end)

Mouse.Button1Down:Connect(function()
	RemoteEvent:FireServer("Place","Grass",CurrentBlockPos)
	Block:Destroy()
	Block = Blocks.Grass:Clone()
	Block.Parent = workspace
	Block.Transparency = 0.4
	Block.CanCollide = false
end)
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#2

Please? Someone? Bump. This text will be blurred

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#3

I fixed it, replaced the remote event with a remote function.