Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 519 - 502: Why Is There a Tea Flavor

Chapter 519: Chapter 502: Why Is There a Tea Flavor

Mouth King was furious, but he was utterly helpless at the moment.

Because Li Wenhao inexplicably acted like an opposition party keeping officials in check.

First, since he was in the position of an observer, clear-headed, his suggestions naturally bore constructive significance, and Urbanization, who assumed the role of head of state, was quite willing to listen to his advice.

Secondly, even if Li Wenhao’s suggestions were unreasonable or barely practicable, Urbanization would still allow him to speak.

This gave the head of state a strong sense of security.

Mouth King couldn’t possibly go head-to-head with Li Wenhao, because once he did, he would certainly be ganged up on by two people.

He also couldn’t blatantly meddle anymore, because Li Wenhao was just waiting for him to falsify the data, and once he did, he would be immediately exposed.

His only choice was to act like a miserable wage-slave, doing whatever the leader said without voicing any opinions.

But for Mouth King, that was even more agonizing than being killed.

Go full rogue?

Like he did with Li Wenhao before, adopting a completely uncooperative approach, "Kill me if you must, and even if you fill the entire wilderness with my tombstones, in the end, everyone just goes down together."

But that would mean both Mouth King and Urbanization, these two players, lose and Li Wenhao would be the clear winner.

By acting this way, Mouth King essentially proved through the control variable method that he was the main culprit of the previous game’s failure, proving that he was a useless player who spoiled things no matter who he partnered with.

How could that be acceptable?

After struggling over this, Mouth King could only endure silently.

Following Li Wenhao’s advice, he altered his operational moves.

One could say, the significance of a steel wool is wealth and endurance.

Now, Mouth King’s only way to win was to cooperate well with Urbanization and try his hardest to win the game.

That way, he could still stubbornly argue that the previous failures were because Li Wenhao was incompetent as the head of state.

After several recent incidents, their ostensibly cooperative but inwardly discordant chariot was forcibly patched together again, wobbling forward.

But clearly, the cracks were growing larger and becoming irreparable.

Li Wenhao was very satisfied with this.

The live stream viewers were also very pleased.

"Hilarious, just imagining Mouth King’s expression makes it spectacular!"

"Who knew there was such a playstyle? I thought this game had absolutely no restrictions for such trash players."

"Blocked on both ends, Mouth King can’t even mess it up now."

"Keep fueling the fire, host! I can’t wait to see blood flow like a river!"

However, facing the full-screen "quick-win theory", Li Wenhao shook his head and disagreed.

"Everyone might misunderstand; I’m not trying to fuel the fire.

"I’m truly giving serious advice, guiding these lost players with my gaming experience.

"I genuinely hope they can complete the game.

"In fact, what I’m doing now isn’t about wanting to see Mouth King break down and cause the game to fail.

"I’d be happy to see that scene, but it’s not my main goal.

"If you think I’m such a petty, vindictive person, then you’re wrong."

Li Wenhao leisurely continued drinking his coffee, explaining his thoughts to the viewers of the live stream.

"I think, whether this game can be successful, whether Mouth King can be redeemed, critically depends on his own choices.

"I only give the right advice, I don’t deliberately distort facts or frame Mouth King, and I don’t just fuel the fire.

"It’s not that I’m worried about being exposed, but doing so would make me the same kind of person as Mouth King, wouldn’t it?

"Murder the heart, murder the heart!

"I previously filled the snowfield with Mouth King’s tombstones, but that was just murder, not murdering the heart. That’s why Mouth King was unaccepting.

"But this time, I want to murder the heart.

"If all the advice I give is correct, and because of personal grudges he deliberately ignores my words, leading to the game’s failure, then the other player Urbanization will definitely attack him with me.

"The attacks from two players are enough to cause him mental distress;

"And if he lets go of his personal grudges, listens to me, cooperates with Urbanization, and ultimately completes the game?

"At first, he’ll surely think he’s amazing, but over time, when he thinks it over and realizes, he’ll recognize that I was right, that his and Urbanization’s success was partly due to my guidance.

"Then why did he fail when playing with me before? Naturally, it’s because he didn’t listen to my advice and opposed me.

"The blame for the game’s failure will still fall on his head.

"When he realizes this, his impotence and fury will magnify, and the joy of winning the game will naturally evaporate."

Li Wenhao’s analysis was quite profound, leaving the live stream viewers stunned.

But thinking about it carefully, it made quite a lot of sense!

If he indiscriminately fueled the fire to the extreme, it wouldn’t achieve the effect of murdering the heart, because even if the two players had internal strife and the game failed, Mouth King would still be defiant.

But if Li Wenhao genuinely helped, and Urbanization felt this sincerity and completely sided with Li Wenhao, then regardless of win or loss, it would make Mouth King very uncomfortable.

Brilliant!

The audience originally hoped to see Li Wenhao continue to stir the pot, but upon hearing his sincere guidance plan, they felt it was not bad and watched with even greater anticipation.

The game went on.

Li Wenhao did not always give advice; in fact, most of the time, he stayed quiet.

He only offered advice on certain moves that were clearly problematic.

Although this approach temporarily eased conflicts, it left Mouth King more anxious in the long run.

It was like the second shoe hanging from the ceiling that never dropped, always keeping him on edge.

And under such an atmosphere, a new twist arose.

This time, it wasn’t Li Wenhao who made a suggestion, but Urbanization who took the initiative to ask.

"Should I adopt this system?"

Wow, this question blew the lid off, and the audience in Li Wenhao’s live stream struggled to hold back.

Everyone knew clearly that the falling-out between Li Wenhao and Mouth King had started from this very system tech tree.

And now, with Comet’s steady development, this issue had resurfaced before Mouth King and Urbanization.

Mouth King: "No need; that doesn’t affect game progress and just wastes resources."

He quickly replied with this comment, clearly trying to get ahead.

However, Urbanization immediately responded: "I wasn’t asking you; I was asking the brother watching the game."

With these words, the audience in the live stream nearly burst into laughter.

Clearly, Urbanization wasn’t foolish. He might not be as adept at strategy management games as Li Wenhao, but he possessed decent discernment skills.

Even though he was just starting to play the "Star Plan" game, he could see that this system tech tree was purely meant to limit the governor’s power; of course, he shouldn’t ask the governor’s opinion.

It would be like asking a pig in a slaughterhouse: "Should I slaughter you for your meat?"

Only a fool would do that.

Li Wenhao pondered for a moment and replied: "I’m not in a good position to advise on this; what system you choose depends mainly on your gaming strategy and whether you trust the governor."

"If you absolutely trust him, you don’t need to tap into this technical branch. Whatever comes up, you can just discuss it together."

"If you don’t trust him, you should look for a solution in this tech tree."

Urbanization: "Got it, thanks, bro."

The chat continued to erupt in laughter.

Wow, now they were calling him "bro"!

It’s hard to say, even from a bystander’s perspective, that Li Wenhao’s actions weren’t teasingly mischievous.

It indeed had the aroma of some high-tier "green tea"—"I just feel pity for the brother."

If Li Wenhao directly answered "limit the governor’s power," it would seem like he was trying to sow discord; if he said "no need to limit," it would appear as if he wasn’t genuinely advising.

In Li Wenhao’s response, he ostensibly passed the choice to Urbanization, but in reality, further solidified his own standing in Urbanization’s view, and subtly influenced Urbanization’s decision.

Urbanization quickly made his decision without hesitation, first selecting a supervisory system, ready to audit the accounts.

Mouth King nearly had a reaction, haunted by past conflicts.

The previous fallout with Li Wenhao had also stemmed from an audit, sparking a disastrous fire.

This time, Mouth King indeed hadn’t cooked the books.

But this made him even more upset. If I had faked the accounts, and you found discrepancies, questioning me would make sense; but now, my accounts are clean, absolutely genuine!

And still, you want to audit me; isn’t that just outright distrust?

But now he couldn’t afford an outburst, so he silently waited for the technology point to be researched and for the auditor to start checking the data in various industrial zones.

Soon enough, some audits were done, and the data matched.

Because this time, Mouth King genuinely hadn’t falsified anything.

Now he had something to say, having kept quiet just for this moment.

"I didn’t falsify anything! Our goal is uniform; we all want to clear the game. Isn’t it unreasonable for you to doubt me?

"You can’t wrong a good player like this!"

Clearly, Mouth King’s intention was to dispel any suspicion with this approach, hoping that further technology points wouldn’t be pursued.

His words evidently had an effect, and Urbanization began to soften somewhat.

"Bro, you’re misunderstanding; it’s not that I suspect you. I just wanted to check what this tech point does, nothing more.

"Rest assured, the subsequent tech points consume a lot of resources, so I won’t select them anymore."

And with that, the misunderstanding dissolved.

Everything had been going well, but at that moment, Li Wenhao spoke up.

"Yes, it’s a misunderstanding, don’t take it to heart.

"The Führer didn’t mean it, because the auditor tech point comes early in the game and uses reasonable resources. It’s a cost-effective tech point, so selecting it wasn’t aimed at you."

"Besides, the straight tree doesn’t fear a crooked shadow! As long as the governor is upright, these systems only make your cooperation more transparent and efficient. No worries there."

"The governor should also be magnanimous. After all, the more power split from you, the easier your job becomes, so we can’t say these tech points are purely internal strife. How to select them still depends on how the two of you divide the tasks."