Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 517 - 500: No One Survives

Chapter 517: Chapter 500: No One Survives

Half an hour later, a massive heart-shaped tomb complex stood on the snowy plains.

The tombs were stacked upon each other, resembling some sort of spectacle.

But soon, the temperature of the surroundings became scorching, and the comet shifted from a lengthy cold to intense heat. With its long tail dragging behind, it drifted into the distance, and a vast amount of dust and sublimated gases shrouded the comet’s surface in heavy fog.

In a state of utter despair, all the silicon-based beings on the comet helplessly met their end.

Although the cooling facilities previously constructed were still there, the ruling official had completely given up. His grave could now encircle the industrial area into a heart shape, so naturally, he wouldn’t make any arrangements for disaster relief.

Without new mineral mining and storage, nor any new energy supply, everything on the comet came to a full stop. The silicon-based beings, although willing to slay the thief, were powerless to reverse their fate.

In the end, the round of extreme heat killed all the silicon-based beings on the comet.

Many buildings deformed or even crumbled due to the lack of maintenance in the heat. Subsequently, as the comet moved away from the star, the extreme cold froze all these structures, like tombstones mourning that once-glorious civilization.

This round of the game saw the comet inevitably heading towards destruction again.

But unlike the first time, which was a natural disaster, this was purely a man-made catastrophe.

The two players, who had been continuously typing attacks at each other in the public chat, fell silent.

Separated by the computer screen, Li Wenhao had no idea what Mouth King was thinking. Was he feeling smug after their shared destruction, or was there a hint of regret and repentance?

But as for himself, he definitely wasn’t in a good mood.

Although he did get some pleasure from repeatedly executing the ruling official, killing him over and over, Li Wenhao didn’t end up gaining much joy.

The pleasure was there when the executions first started, but it quickly evaporated, replaced by an endless emptiness and sense of loss.

When choosing the location for the executions and placing these tombstones, Li Wenhao had already become like a tool, merely performing a routine task.

[Mouth King has left the room.]

A quiet notification appeared on the public chat, and as always, true goodbyes are silent and catch you off guard.

"This game... it’s really a case of no one survives, huh?"

Li Wenhao was surprised to realize that the game had indeed ended in a "lose-lose" situation.

Did Mouth King win? Of course not—he, as the ruling official, was not only restricted in power by the leader but was also executed repeatedly, with tombstones arranged around the industrial area he built into a heart shape.

Did Li Wenhao win? Neither—he, as the leader, might have been able to manipulate the ruling official at will, but in the end, the comet was not saved, and the race of silicon-based beings was extinguished. He did not achieve the leader’s objective.

What about the silicon-based beings? They were even more utterly defeated.

Braving the cold and the heat, they toiled for over ten hours daily, followed the leader’s example to tighten their belts and scrimp on food, but in the end, due to infighting among the higher-ups, they were left powerless, unable to tap into the abundant resources and ultimately facing a hopeless extinction.

Tragic, truly tragic!

Thankfully it was only a game. If such a drama played out in reality, it could very well be dubbed "Tragic Comet."

In terms of not being human, Nitiandang certainly maintained its long-standing edge flawlessly.

"If it were a game designed by any other company, it would be time to declare its death penalty now.

"A death sentence might be an exaggeration, perhaps a suspended death sentence.

"But for Nitiandang’s games, it’s better to wait and watch, to study a bit longer."

Li Wenhao’s first impression wasn’t good, although he knew encountering a player like Mouth King was unlikely, but no matter how you look at it, ending up with a bad ending where everyone loses was too abstract.

Clearly, Nitiandang had not considered preventing this kind of situation.

If this had happened with any other game company, it would certainly be considered a design flaw.

But Nitiandang was different, perhaps there were deeper meanings?

Li Wenhao decided to keep playing to see if any other situations would arise.

He noticed that Mouth King was still listed in the matchmaking player list.

Displayed at the top of the matchmaking queue with a priority, and there was even a feature to add notes.

This was essentially encouraging the function of a "grudge notebook."

Just like in MOBA games, there had been talk about "grudge notebooks."

Some players would note down every player they were matched with who had rubbed them the wrong way, no matter if the other had failed them, gone AFK, or had a spat with them, they made a note of all incidents.

Then, the next time they were matched together, they would seek revenge.

But this was a personal behavior of players; official game developers would never endorse or encourage such gameplay.

"Star Plan," on the other hand, was different; its official matchmaking interface supported the note feature, which facilitated remembering grudges for players.

For example, this time Li Wenhao could mark on Mouth King’s tag:

Underreported data, set fire to the warehouse, extremely uncooperative, arranged his tombstone into a heart shape.

Just by reading the note, he could instantly recall this guy’s misdeeds.

What’s the benefit? Of course, it made it easier to seek revenge.

Li Wenhao found that when the game matched with new players, there was a matchmaking time of less than a minute, and during this time, an opponent could be given priority to enter the room.

Like now, Mouth King had 20 seconds left on his game matchmaking countdown.

With just a click from Li Wenhao, he could join in.

Mouth King exited and restarted, but he could still enter first.

"Do we go after him?

"Forget it, no need."

Li Wenhao thought about it and ultimately decided to let each other off the hook.

He certainly could go in and cause trouble, whether the other side was playing as a government official or a head of state, as long as Li Wenhao was determined not to cooperate, the planet would ultimately be doomed to extinction amidst endless infighting.

But what was the point? It would disgust others as well as himself, for what gain?

Of course, there would definitely be players who enjoy spoiling things to no mutual benefit, but clearly, Li Wenhao was not one of them.

So after a brief hesitation, the game countdown for Mouth King came to zero and switched to the words "In Game."

That meant the system had matched him with new players and started a new round of the game.

If Li Wenhao started matchmaking now, he could also get matched with new players and wouldn’t have to worry about being chased down by Mouth King.

"Alright, let’s make Comet great again!"

Just as Li Wenhao was about to start a new game, he glanced at the barrage of comments and found a flood of "spectate" messages passing by.

"Hmm? Spectate?"

Li Wenhao was taken aback, not expecting the viewers to be interested in this.

As one would think, wouldn’t it be more fun to play the game yourself?

What’s the point of watching someone else?

However, Li Wenhao was a professional streamer after all, and quickly got the idea, deciding to go along with the viewers’ suggestion.

"Alright, then let’s go and spectate."

He clicked the spectate button, the game quickly loaded, and he arrived at the live view of the ongoing match.

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Before Li Wenhao could take a closer look at the situation, a question mark popped up on the public chat, clearly sent by Mouth King.

This was because Mouth King and another player named "You Seem Too Urbanized" also clearly saw the notification that he had come to spectate.

Li Wenhao hurriedly clarified, "No worries, just play your game, I’m just here to learn."

This player called Urbanization clearly didn’t know about the beef between Li Wenhao and Mouth King; he was seriously plotting out his construction plans.

Once again, Mouth King was playing as the government official.

Mouth King didn’t believe Li Wenhao’s explanation at all; after they had fallen out, Li Wenhao came to spectate, couldn’t he possibly have something underhanded planned?

But there was nothing he could do; spectating was allowed, and he couldn’t kick Li Wenhao out.

Continuing to quarrel at this point was also inappropriate; if he did, he’d inevitably be ganged up on by two players. Mouth King wasn’t stupid, so he had to continue construction under the "surveillance" of Li Wenhao.

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"How have you set up this production line, looking like a spider web? Buddy, take this seriously!"

Li Wenhao didn’t expect that it would be Urbanization who first sent a question mark, taking the initiative with a preemptive strike.

He thought Mouth King would go straight into "match successful, start game," but to his surprise, there was no counter-flame.

"Okay."

After typing those words, Mouth King actually tidied up his production lines a bit.

Li Wenhao was shocked: "Huh?"

Buddy, you didn’t play like this when you were matched with me!

Could it be that these two know each other?

At first, Li Wenhao thought Urbanization and Mouth King had long been acquainted, but after observing carefully, he realized that they didn’t.

Urbanization’s tone and style suggested that they weren’t very familiar, just chatting as if they were online buddies.

So the reason was clear.

The reason Mouth King was so cooperative this time was largely because Li Wenhao was spectating.

Just think, if Mouth King started arguing with his new teammate as soon as Li Wenhao started spectating, and they entered a loop of conflict, wouldn’t it prove that all the failures in the game were solely Mouth King’s fault?

Mouth King certainly couldn’t accept such a conclusion.

So even though he was very annoyed, under the watchful eyes of Li Wenhao, he had to temporarily suppress the all energies within him and try to collaborate with the other player on construction.

Because only if this construction was successful could it prove that the failures before were Li Wenhao’s fault.

After realizing this, Li Wenhao couldn’t help but sneer.

Fine, keep pretending.

Let’s see how long you can keep it up, with your gaming attitude, you’ll break eventually.

With that thought, Li Wenhao simply began to commentate for the audience in the livestream.

After all, having nothing to do anyway, commenting on someone else’s game was much more relaxing than playing himself. Resting while generating show content was an absolute boon for a streamer.

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