Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 526 - 509: The Erased Leader

Chapter 526: Chapter 509: The Erased Leader

Instructor Ding was at a loss, he could only watch everything happen, but was powerless to intervene.

Because all the operation panels on the game interface had turned gray, which meant his decrees didn’t even leave the governing hall.

No, more precisely, he didn’t even have the right to issue orders anymore, as these powers had been fully taken over by the chief executive.

Construction on the Comet was still in full swing; even the ultimate "Great Migration" plan had been put on the schedule.

Around the Comet, countless space elevators were continuously transporting resources to the space station, and surrounding the space station, a vast space fleet was under construction.

As the Comet passed some nearby planets, fleets that had gone up to collect resources were constantly returning, creating a spectacular sight.

The building achievements on the Comet were also very pleasing, with dense industrial zones almost emptying the Comet from the inside out, the silicon-based creatures’ constructions had reached their peak.

However, all this had nothing to do with the head of state played by Instructor Ding.

At first, many viewers hadn’t realized what happened, but they soon understood, and the volume of on-screen comments exploded.

"What’s going on? Can a coup really happen in this game?"

"Just said there was no show effect, isn’t the effect right here?"

"Goodness gracious, the Prime Minister has usurped the throne!"

"Little Ding really is clueless, telling you not to give so much power, and yet you still did! Happy now?"

"I’m dying, swearing on the Comet, just hand over military power, and you could’ve been a rich man."

"I learned about this in history books! It’s called having the fruits of revolution stolen."

"What fruits of revolution, isn’t it all the other guy’s work from start to finish?"

For the viewers, this was quite an amusing event.

Especially the part with swearing on the Comet, it really brought the show to its peak.

Luo Shui San Qian had been reliable from start to finish, not revealing any hint of ambition, completely acting like a philanthropist. One could even say that if the game had made it this far without collapsing, it was mainly his doing.

But the more it was like this, the more entertaining it was when he really "usurped the throne."

"Damn it, man, wasn’t it unnecessary? I was a head of state who didn’t care about anything, did you have to go out of your way to stage a coup?"

Instructor Ding was speechless, but the other party obviously had no intention of continuing to communicate, just continuing to mobilize all the resources on the Comet to accomplish the final game objective.

"Calm down, calm down.

"It seems that the situation hasn’t reached an uncontrollable point, after all, he’s only nominally the chief executive and not the head of state. Let me look in the tech tree, maybe there’s another way...

"Damn! How can he continue to press the head of state’s tech points?"

Instructor Ding thought about resisting a little, but the harsh reality soon shattered his illusions.

Not only could Luo Shui San Qian click on the branch of the tech tree that expanded the chief executive’s powers, but he could go even further, merge the chief executive and head of state into one, and then continue clicking on the head of state’s tech tree!

This way, Luo Shui San Qian had almost unlimited power.

Even though the position was still called chief executive, compared to the original executive powers, this was a qualitative change.

Li Wenhao had tried before, as head of state, to centralize power, but being able to kill the chief executive at will was useless, because he couldn’t directly replace the chief executive to perform the relevant operations.

Without the cooperation of the chief executive, killing him numerous times was futile, perfectly emulating the situation in the later stages of the Feudal Dynasty.

However, the situation was completely different with Luo Shui San Qian. As the player who became the chief executive successfully staged a coup and sidelined the head of state, he could not only continue the specific construction operations but also take away all of the head of state’s authority.

In other words, he was fully capable of completing the game on his own.

As for the head of state played by Instructor Ding? He had become irrelevant.

Instructor Ding was still hoping for some unexpected event to lead to the game’s failure, but Luo Shui San Qian made no mistakes and successfully achieved the game’s objectives.

At a command, the space fleet began its voyage, jetting out dazzling exhaust flames.

And those silicon-based creatures had long boarded the space fleet, setting off together to find a new homeland.

But a group of silicon-based creatures were left on the Comet; after all, there was limited space on the fleet.

Naturally, this also included the head of state played by Instructor Ding.

The resources on the Comet had been depleted, all industrial zones had shut down, leaving only a tiny amount of resources to barely maintain the operation of the temperature control system.

But as time passed, the remaining silicon-based creatures on the Comet would also only face a doomed fate.

The game entered the ending screen, on one side was the deserted, abandoned Comet, while on the other was the magnificent fleet setting sail into the interstellar.

And as the conclusive text appeared on the screen, the entire construction process was replayed for players to review.

[Under the great leadership of the chief executive, we finally completed the Star Plan, leaving our home planet and heading towards the sea of stars.]

[Although our home planet was just a comet as tiny as dust in the universe, it also gave birth to our civilization.]

[In a chance, temperate environment, our civilization was born, followed by endless trials.]

[We’ve endured cold, heat, food shortages, internal strife...]

[But the chief executive decided on the right direction, planned perfectly, and used limited resources to complete the construction.]

[In the midst of relentless riots, the governing official quelled the disturbances, ensuring that the efforts of civilization were not in vain.]

[Ultimately, under the leadership of the governing official, we took all the hopes of our mother planet and headed to our new home...]

With the majestic background music, the game had come to a relatively satisfying conclusion.

However, for Instructor Ding, it was not quite the case.

Because this ending made no mention of that coup whatsoever.

Even in the related descriptions, the narration had completely stopped mentioning the term "Head of State," leaving only references to "how the governing official did this and that."

This was because the Head of State had long been sidelined, and the governing official had also revised the political system, centralizing all power onto himself.

From then on, the governing official was the supreme leader of the entire civilization.

As for the Head of State? That was just a historical term, not even worthy of being called that.

In other words, Instructor Ding’s achievements as the Head of State had been nearly completely erased.

And the next few sentences were a direct stab to his heart, each like a brutal attack.

The content before was a summary of the "global game," while the following content was a summary for individual players.

[As the Head of State, you were originally the supreme ruler of this civilization, but your undue trust in the governing official cost you dearly.]

[A coup made all your previous efforts go down the drain.]

[In the end, you could only be abandoned on the comet, facing a lonely death.]

[But there’s nothing that can be done, that’s the nature of power struggles.]

[If there’s a next time, it would be wise for the Head of State to keep the power in his own hands.]

This segment, along with the desolate comet surface and the bleak music, heavily breached Instructor Ding’s defenses.

"This is outrageous!!"

Instructor Ding almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Star Plan had truly made a special ending!

One could only say that this ending achieved maximum impact.

The earlier standard conclusion had set the tone high, majestic, very epic, making the player who accomplished this feat feel impassioned.

But in the specific descriptions, the narration had quietly removed the Head of State, directly erasing him from history.

And the player’s conclusion in the second half was akin to flogging a dead horse, slinging Instructor Ding’s mistaken choice back in his face once more.

This effect could never be achieved without intent.

"Damn it, I really misjudged you!"

Instructor Ding typed furiously on the screen, however, Luo Shui San Qian had already exited the game session.

One could only say, that’s politics.

The young Instructor Ding was taught a lesson.

"Little Ding, can you tolerate this? Hunt him down!"

Someone in the live chat offered a constructive suggestion.

In the game, it was possible to find records of the people you played with, see their match status, and even enjoy the privilege of priority matching.

Meaning, if Instructor Ding wanted to pursue Luo Shui San Qian, he could do it.

Instructor Ding nodded with righteous indignation: "Good! I’ll hunt him down!"

However, the next second, he hesitated slightly and said, "How do I hunt him down? I don’t think I can beat him..."

By now, everyone had more or less figured out the basics of playing Star Plan.

To play as the governing official or the Head of State and win, there are strict requirements.

You first need to complete the construction on the comet, combat disasters, or else it’s just a lose-lose situation, wasting everyone’s time.

Instructor Ding could of course enter Luo Shui San Qian’s game and act out, not cooperate or restrict the other’s power to every extent, but that would be pointless.

To get this revenge, you’d have to be clearly a tier above the other party.

But was Instructor Ding a tier above Luo Shui San Qian?

Obviously not.

Instructor Ding was very self-aware, with his current skill level, he was more likely to be dominated again.

"Forget it, I should work on improving my gaming skills first.

"A gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years!"

Instructor Ding quietly noted down Luo Shui San Qian in his little notebook.

Little did he know what profound impact this game would have.

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