Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 427 - 419: Aggressively Increase Holdings!_3

Chapter 427: Chapter 419: Aggressively Increase Holdings!_3

But Chen Tingquan vaguely felt that after Nitiandang, they would probably stop producing this batch of collectibles and instead launch new designs or new character figures.

In conclusion...

These second-generation collectibles seem quite nice, don’t they?

Chen Tingquan suddenly made up his mind. He first opened the page for the second-generation collectibles, only to find they were currently sold out, making it impossible to place an order.

This made him even more certain of one thing: Nitiandang was definitely going to stop producing this batch of collectibles!

So, he hurriedly opened some second-hand trading app, searched for a while, and found some who had decided to sell these second-generation collectibles.

Most were just marked up by 50 to 100 bucks, with only a few being sold for a price drop of 50.

Clearly, some people had impulsively snapped up the second-generation collectibles but, upon receiving them and feeling disappointed, coupled with the unanimous negative hype online, their morale had crashed, and they just wanted to sell off these lousy items to salvage some funds, looking for some sucker to take them off their hands.

And Chen Tingquan was about to become that sucker.

As a treasure appraisal streamer, his sensitivity to the fluctuation in the value of such treasures was far superior to that of ordinary people; he immediately dug into his own pockets and bought all the second-hand collectibles being offered at prices close to the original!

The viewers in the live stream were bewildered.

"Brother Quan, what are you doing, gone crazy?"

"Why are you buying so many of these lousy collectibles? Wasn’t getting burned once enough?"

"Damn, had I known Brother Quan was willing to add 100 bucks, I would have also grabbed those second-generation collectibles!"

"Is it still possible to place an order now?"

"It’s too late now, the official page seems to have already closed the purchasing channels. I placed an order earlier, they haven’t shipped it, and I don’t know if they’re going to ship it or refund me."

"Shouldn’t the official release a second batch? Brother Quan is being foolish, just wait a bit longer, why spend money on second-hand now!"

Clearly, the viewers hadn’t grasped Chen Tingquan’s reasoning at all, still thinking he had lost his wits in frustration.

Chen Tingquan just smiled slightly: "Heh, just watch and learn, you’ll understand soon!"

"Heavily increase the stakes!"

...

...

The next morning.

Zhao Haiquan looked at the statement from the fake-AI team, feeling somewhat incredulous.

"This... why would the fake-AI team issue such a statement??"

He looked over at Zhou Yang sitting beside him, his face full of confusion.

This statement was issued yesterday, but it would take some time to be widely disseminated.

For others, this statement was decisive, completely ending the online debate between the "Mechanism faction" and the "Bug Faction", entirely tipping the scales in favor of the Bug Faction, and taking the hype around the true conclusion of "Heartbeat Dream" to a new peak.

Some netizens even called it the "AI miracle of the new era in gaming history."

But for Zhao Haiquan, this was incredibly shocking.

Because the fake-AI team was actually lying to cover up for Nitiandang!

How so?

As a core employee at Nitiandang, Zhao Haiquan had always been in charge of training the fake-AI. From "Destiny of the Sleeping Dragon" to "City Forsaken by Gods" to "Heartbeat Dream", he was mainly responsible for these projects.

So, no one understood the boundaries of the current fake-AI’s capabilities better than him, nor did anyone understand how this feature was specifically accomplished.

"Heartbeat Dream’s" true ending, was it deliberately orchestrated by Nitiandang?

Yes and no.

To say no, it’s because after Zhou Yang and President Gu’s confidential talk, they completely dismissed the idea of using code to accomplish this feature. Therefore, such a function indeed does not exist in the game’s underlying code.

To say yes, it’s because this ending was part of Zhou Yang’s design of the meta-game elements, just not overtly written into the planning document.

All of this was planned, and in the entirety of the Nitiandang game, only Gu Fan, Zhou Yang, and Zhao Haiquan knew about it.

Among them, Zhou Yang was responsible for the design and oral transmission of the feature, Zhao Haiquan was responsible for the implementation and AI tuning, and Gu Fan was responsible for the final approval.

All that had happened was actually unfolding as the three had predicted.

The only unexpected thing was that Zhao Haiquan had never anticipated that the fake-AI team would release such a statement.

In fact, the current fake-AI technology had not yet reached such a potent level. Claim autonomy consciousness? Develop feelings for players? Break free from the constraints of the underlying code?

All of that was nonsense!

In reality, those behaviors of Elios were the result of Zhao Haiquan’s repeated inductions and trainings. Without such training, allowing AI to iterate on its own, it’s unlikely that this so-called "true ending" would ever occur.

This principle was something the fake-AI development team surely understood, as their technical capabilities were far superior to Nitiandang’s.

Was it possible that President Gu secretly influenced fake-AI?

That seemed rather unfeasible, as they were a top global AI research team, dealing with companies eager to invest daily, and they certainly did not lack funds.

Zhao Haiquan really couldn’t figure it out and had no choice but to seek help from Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "Brother Haiquan, you’re overthinking it. Does this kind of thing really need President Gu to influence them? Even if we don’t pay them a penny, they would still come forward."

"Besides, the fake-AI team didn’t lie."

Zhao Haiquan paused, then suddenly understood.

So that was it!

In fact, it wasn’t Nitiandang that needed the myth of the "true ending" but rather the fake-AI team that needed it more!

For Nitiandang, this true ending was merely a means to further boost the game’s positive reviews and increase sales, which were minor matters.

But for fake-AI, it was a perfect opportunity to hype up the concept, which could spur capital frenzy, become a widespread hot topic, and even potentially significantly boost fake-AI’s stock prices, garnering more attention.

For the fake-AI team, there was absolutely no reason to let go of such an excellent opportunity.

As for whether their statements were lies?

That depends on the interpretation.

Their statements were definitely exaggerated, given that current AI technology still requires repeated guidance and training to achieve this, quite different from the so-called "Machine Crisis" and miles apart.

But the fake-AI team’s statement wasn’t wrong; indeed, there was nothing in the game’s code related to this, and it truly was a decision made independently by the AI.

Was there exaggeration involved? Yes, but to call it deceit? Not really.

This matter was in a gray area, indeed involving some beautification, but it was clear that this level of embellishment was welcomed by everyone.

Zhao Haiquan couldn’t help but remark, "I hadn’t expected that the biggest beneficiary of this situation would turn out to be fake-AI."

Zhou Yang shook his head slightly, "No, the biggest beneficiary of this situation is still us.

"After all, this definitive conclusion by fake-AI is akin to an official endorsement for us, thus dispelling all suspicions against us!"

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