Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 524 - 507: Instructor, I’m Your Fan!

Chapter 524: Chapter 507: Instructor, I’m Your Fan!

Meanwhile, Instructor Ding was also playing "Star Plan."

But unlike Li Wenhao, Instructor Ding wasn’t particularly good at this type of game.

After briefly trying the role of a politician and driving away two leader players, Instructor Ding somewhat helplessly accepted this reality.

"Guys, forget it, let’s just stream other games.

"I’m really not cut out for this kind of game, don’t play well.

"Why don’t we try this newly released LGBT+ themed FPS blockbuster?

"Join me in figuring out what this fresh foreign history tastes like."

But obviously, such a suggestion didn’t stand a chance in the streaming room.

"Damn, Red Stone Immortal, huh? Go ahead and eat but don’t drag us into it."

"No way, just looking at the cover hurts my eyes, if you play it, I’ll unfollow on the spot!"

"Keep playing ’Star Plan,’ I just came back from another streamer’s channel, and actually, this game can be quite entertaining when played well."

"Being bad at it doesn’t matter, you can role-play as a leader!"

Seeing the viewers’ reactions in the chat, Instructor Ding had no choice but to give in.

"Alright then, I’ll play a bit longer."

It had been a long time since Instructor Ding had cashed in on the Nitiandang hype, which made him quite sad.

But there was no choice, the viewers really did enjoy watching him stream Nitiandang’s games, even if they weren’t FPS games.

Instructor Ding was considering streaming some sponsored games to make some money, but seeing the audience’s reaction, that seemed unlikely in the short term.

However, the viewer had a point, if you’re not good at such games, you can still play as a leader!

Initially, Instructor Ding thought it was only interesting if he built things himself, so he insisted on playing as a politician, but now he was no longer fixated on that.

He reselected the role of a leader and matched successfully.

Upon entering the game, Instructor Ding politely greeted the other player.

"Hello."

However, the player with the ID "Luo Shui San Qian" responded with, "Instructor, I’m a fan!"

It seemed he got ganked by the live stream viewers.

It was an inevitable situation, given that Instructor Ding’s streams usually didn’t have much delay. If the fans were waiting to match with him, there was a high chance they’d end up in the same game.

Instructor Ding didn’t mind; after all, the game was the same whether the players were fans or not.

If it was a fan, there’d be less of a hassle.

"How are you at this game? Can you carry me?" asked Instructor Ding.

Luo Shui San Qian was full of confidence: "Don’t worry, it’s solid!

"Just reign with a hands-off approach, and leave all in-game matters to me."

Instructor Ding was pleasantly surprised: "Really? Just a hands-off reign? Alright, then I’ll watch you perform."

The so-called hands-off reign of the heavenly emperor was actually a historical phrase, which simply meant that the emperor didn’t manage anything, and the world governed itself well.

But how exactly did it govern well?

Clearly, it was by appointing able ministers.

Like how Qi Huan Gong was the standard example. After delegating all matters to Guan Zhong, he did indeed govern the state of Qi very well.

The Shu Kingdom should also be a standard positive example. Liu Shan didn’t need to manage too much, just crying "Daddy’s here" would refresh a versatile Zhuge Liang to solve all problems.

Obviously, Luo Shui San Qian made a similar promise to Instructor Ding.

Whether he had the talent of Guan Zhong and Zhuge Liang was another matter.

Instructor Ding was looking forward to it.

The game soon began.

Once Luo Shui San Qian made his move, the viewers in the stream were impressed.

He was a pro!

After being hurt by Instructor Ding’s gameplay in the first two rounds, Luo Shui San Qian’s gameplay did indeed impress everyone.

His routes were refined, his development plan had a system, and he was fast at building.

He seemed to be an experienced veteran player.

Instructor Ding was delighted, feeling like he had grabbed a lifeline.

Today’s show had direction!

Being carried by someone else wasn’t the most glorious thing for a streamer, but constantly performing brain-dead moves and stressing out the viewers wasn’t great either.

Anyway, the point was to beat the game, and watching the endgame animation wasn’t bad.

It was also a good opportunity to learn from these experienced veteran players, and after learning, he could act as the politician himself.

"Bro, how much should we set the targets?" Instructor Ding asked directly via typing.

The other player was straightforward: "For now, set the production of the three ores at 10,000/10,000/30,000. For the next phase, set it at 30,000/30,000/100,000, increasing by about 2 to 3 times each phase is appropriate.

"As for the reserves, let’s start with 200,000/200,000/500,000. No need to store too much, just keep it balanced."

Instructor Ding: "Alright."

And went off to happily do just that.

For Instructor Ding, he had completely adopted a laid-back and cooperative stance, anyway, fretting over specific production numbers was pointless, he didn’t understand construction, so naturally, he had no idea what targets were appropriate.

Whatever big shot says is what it is, huh.

"What do you mean? Completely relying on big shot to carry?"

"Little Ding has given up thinking."

"You’re the streamer, you have to stand firm!"

"Forget it, forget it, whenever Little Ding starts thinking, Nitiandang starts Laughing; you might as well be an honest point-gainer baby waiting for the big shots to carry you."

Clearly, many viewers were not quite satisfied, after all, they came to watch your live stream, what do you mean by turning into a tool-man directly?

But Instructor Ding didn’t care, his only goal now was to win.

Just get an ending out of it first.

As time passed, all the indicators were successfully met.

It must be said that the player Luo Shui San Qian was very strong, with well-organized planning, and they quickly resolved the few unexpected situations that came up, smoothly getting through the early stages.

Political system technology tree unlocked.

"We don’t need to select this one, do we?" Instructor Ding asked.

From his two previous game experiences, the biggest use of this system technology tree was to limit the power of the ruling officials.

Instructor Ding, as a former ruler, hated these technology points the most. Now, putting himself in their shoes, considering the feelings of big shots, he obviously didn’t want to select them.

But Luo Shui San Qian clearly didn’t think so.

"No, we have to select it.

"But not the section that limits the ruling officials, we need to select the section that limits the sovereign, otherwise when the troublesome citizens start to stir trouble later, it will definitely be unmanageable."

Instructor Ding was stunned for a moment.

There’s a technology tree that limits the sovereign?

Looking closely, it was indeed the case, the technology tree clearly had two main branches, one branch strictly limited the power of the ruling officials, ultimately establishing a system where the sovereign’s word was law; while the other branch strictly limited the power of the sovereign, eventually establishing a Constitutional Monarchy, turning the sovereign into a mere figurehead.

Of course, these were two most extreme cases. In fact, during the process of selecting technologies, players could completely adjust various rules, dynamically balance power, and ultimately find a system most suitable for both players.

"Limiting me?"

Although Instructor Ding didn’t directly question this on the public screen, doubt was obviously arising.

This was human instinct; when one’s own power is limited, one subconsciously feels a sense of crisis.

Even the slowest to catch on would not be unaware.

However, while Instructor Ding hesitated, Luo Shui San Qian added, "Oh, it’s no big deal, just a suggestion, do as you see fit."

Instructor Ding wasn’t sure what to do and could only look to the live chat.

After reading some of the messages from the live stream audience, Instructor Ding finally realized, "So, this system really does affect the game’s difficulty later on?"

Live Chat: "Yep, coinage!"

Instructor Ding then understood, Luo Shui San Qian really was a pretty formidable player. The game had just started not long ago, and he was already getting to the deep end.

According to feedback from the cloud gamers in the audience, in the late game, there would be a lot of troublemakers rebelling.

The more the game leaned towards a Centralized System, the more intense the troublemakers’ resistance would be, and the harder it would be to appease them.

On the other hand, the difficulty would decrease.

Previously, Li Wenhao suffered because he didn’t understand this mechanism and didn’t select many political system technologies, resulting in an uncontrollable situation at the end.

"So that’s how it is, I misunderstood big shot."

With the misunderstanding cleared up, Instructor Ding finally selected the technology that expanded the powers of the ruling officials, limiting the power of the sovereign.

This made sense, as Instructor Ding had not been exercising the sovereign’s power in the first place, even the setting of targets was decided by the ruling officials.

In such a situation, what difference did it make whether the sovereign’s power was limited or not?

If it’s not restricted, it can’t be used anyway!

Moreover, selecting this branch of the technology tree would improve the efficiency of the ruling officials, remove unnecessary obstacles, and reduce the risks and harms of troublemakers rebelling in the future.

In the relationship between Instructor Ding and Luo Shui San Qian, not selecting these technology points would be the true loss.

After the first technology point was selected, the rest followed without any psychological burden.

As construction proceeded vigorously, the power of the ruling officials began to expand continuously.

At first, although the live stream audience teased Instructor Ding about clinging to big shot, they generally approved of his decisions.

But gradually, some people started to feel uncomfortable.

"Wait, isn’t that enough?"

"You’re the sovereign, you should keep some power for yourself, you can’t really hand it all over!"

"Hold on, see what his attitude is."

"But... these technology points coming up seem to offer rich rewards..."

"Go ahead and select it, why fuss over it? Since you’re letting big shot take the lead, give them the full trust and respect, it’s funny to cling to big shot but still be guarded."

Varying opinions began to appear in the live chat.

Although a portion of the audience instinctively sensed danger, plenty supported the continuation of power transfer because the upcoming technology points seemed really beneficial.

Such as the key node Instructor Ding was currently wrestling with.

[Emergency Army Law: When in an emergency, the ruling officials can mobilize some troops for urgent construction or disaster relief actions.]

This technology point could significantly improve the efficiency of urgent construction and disaster relief while also saving lots of resources. It looked dangerous but was also tempting.