Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 55 The Soldiers Without Bloodshed

Chapter 55: Chapter 55 The Soldiers Without Bloodshed

This dialogue was clearly generated using fake-AI and then automatically read aloud using an AI voice pack.

From here you can clearly see the limitations of the fake-AI technology.

The storylines it depicts aren’t necessarily tight, and often they don’t hold up under scrutiny; the plots and dialogues it fabricates are also not carefully worded, with the beginning often not matching the end, or the mixing of literary and colloquial language.

After all, these lines are generated by the AI based on massive amounts of data fed by researchers and complex algorithms, and with the current level of technology, these flaws are inevitable.

Take this generated event as an example.

Could Cao Shuang really succeed in putting Sima Yi under house arrest? Could Xiahou Xuan replace Sima Shi under such circumstances? If Cao Shuang really had a conversation with Sima Yi, what would it look like?

If one were to be picky, this plot is like a sieve, with too many holes to pick at.

And the plots generated by Destiny of the Sleeping Dragon have been pretty much the same, so players generally just skipped over them without taking them seriously.

But this time, the plot was different.

Though still full of holes, and the NPCs speaking in a laughable and erratic manner, the absurdity of the storyline in itself maxed out the showmanship!

All the viewers in the live stream were dumbfounded; they could never have imagined such a divine development!

"What the hell? It actually succeeded! Did they just off Sima Yi and Sima Shi?"

"I don’t get it, how did the streamer do it? Can some bigshot explain?"

"Isn’t it easy to understand? In a nutshell, the streamer exploited a BUG, giving Cao Shuang the ’Observing Stars’ effect! As a result, Cao Shuang saw Sima Yi’s seven-dimensional attributes!"

"Cao Shuang saw a high health value of 74 and a high loyalty value of 13..."

"And even the life achievements of the general hahaha!"

"So Cao Shuang took out Sima Yi just like that? Dammit, how is this even possible?"

"Streamer, you’re a genius!"

"No, what the hell is this game, and why would something like this happen?"

"Exactly, isn’t this BUG a bit too ridiculous?"

"I’m dying of laughter, I even thought up a joke: Cao Shuang went to visit Sima Yi, glanced over, thinking with loyalty 74 and health 13 the old codger’s about to croak, no worries at all. Then after rubbing his eyes for a better look, damn, he read it backwards--loyalty 13 and health 74!"

"Hahaha if that really happened, it would be the finishing blow! Too bad AI can’t have blurry vision."

Chen Tingquan’s live broadcast suddenly exploded with popularity. This BUG, never before exploited by anyone, delivered top-notch showmanship for the game, and also brought back countless new possibilities for a game that had been nearly pronounced dead.

Chen Tingquan couldn’t help but slam the table: "I’ve finally understood why they used fake-AI to create the storyline for this game!"

"It’s precisely to simulate these kinds of possibilities!"

"Think about it, could you create such an outrageous storyline with anything other than the latest AI algorithms like fake-AI?"

"If this is the correct way to play the game..."

"Then I know how to beat it!"

Chen Tingquan immediately perked up, thinking of a new possible way to finish the game.

Of course, this round was already hopeless.

Even though he had successfully used this method to take down Sima Yi and Sima Shi and replace them with Xiahou Xuan, Zhuge Liang’s lifespan was indeed unable to hold out.

Because the success rate of the Rangxing ritual was not high, if all four Rangxing rituals in a year failed, Zhuge Liang would directly exhaust his lifespan.

There certainly wasn’t enough time left to unify the Three Kingdoms and restore the Han Dynasty.

And that was indeed the case; luck did not continue to favor Chen Tingquan. He managed to barely defeat Xiahou Xuan at the Wuzhang Plains before Zhuge Liang’s lifespan ran out.

But Chen Tingquan was not discouraged, because after discovering this special BUG exploitation method, he had thought of a good way to finish the game.

"Dear viewers, I’ve figured out how to restore the Han Dynasty!"

Chen Tingquan restarted the game, this time choosing the first phase, that of the eight-year-old Zhuge Liang in ’Crouching Dragon Not Employed’.

He had played this starting scenario before, and the inability to finish the game could be summed up to two main problems.

The first was that Yuan Shu would come over to kill Zhuge Liang.

The second was that Cao Cao would chase after Liu Bei.

The first problem was relatively easier to deal with, as Zhuge Liang had the Wolong Strategy and could flee; self-preservation was not an issue.

The key issue was the second one, almost unsolvable.

Because until Zhuge Liang could join forces with Liu Bei, the player could not control Liu Bei’s faction, and once they joined forces, the two Destiny’s Chosen would directly max out their aggro, almost equating to the entire map taunting them.

Moreover, at that time, Liu Bei simply couldn’t defeat Cao Cao.

Therefore, the first phase of the game often ended in a stalemate, with Liu Bei’s abrupt demise.

If one wanted Liu Bei to survive, the best approach was to have Cao Cao die.

But here’s the problem, the NPCs in this game all have their own ideas, and the other NPCs didn’t have any particular animosity towards Cao Cao. The game’s overall trend still followed historical trajectories.

If you can’t beat him, how can you get Cao Cao killed?

Soon, Chen Tingquan entered the game.

Knowing that Yuan Shu would bring troops to pursue and kill Zhuge Liang, he controlled Zhuge Liang to flee while using the "Brocade Bag" combined with "Observing Stars."

This time, he set his sights directly on Dong Zhuo in Luoyang!

After all this, he continued to control Zhuge Liang’s escape while watching the situation unfold in Luoyang.

[You have used the "Brocade Bag" from the Wolong Strategy on Dong Zhuo!]

[You have used the "Observing Stars" from the Wolong Strategy on Dong Zhuo!]

[Dong Zhuo has gained the special effect "Observing Stars" through the "Brocade Bag"!]

[Autumn of 189]

[Luoyang - Dong Zhuo orders the arrest and beheading of Cao Cao!]

The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned, "Well, well, that was quick, Cao Cao’s gone just like that?"

Initially, they felt that the first phase of the game was downright unsolvable, with Cao Cao relentlessly hunting down Liu Bei. How could this be broken? Unexpectedly, a straightforward Wolong Strategy solved it all!

But now the question arose, how exactly did Cao Cao die?

At this moment, Chen Tingquan felt like laughing out loud.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! I’m getting a better grip on this game! You guys don’t get why, do you? Just look at this dialogue and you’ll understand!"

Chen Tingquan moved the mouse to the event icon and clicked. As expected, this event also triggered the game’s AI-driven storyline!

It was still automatically generated dialogue, still AI voice acting, and still a plot content that made people laugh!

[Event "Mengde Presents the Sword" triggered!]

[Cao Cao borrows the Seven Treasures Sword from Wang Yun, intending to enter the mansion to assassinate Dong Zhuo.]

[Dong Zhuo sees Cao Cao drawing the sword in the bronze mirror, while Lü Bu has already brought the horse to the outside of the pavilion.]

[Dong Zhuo (shocked): Mengde! What are you doing?]

[Cao Cao: I have a treasured sword, a gift for the gracious minister!]

[Dong Zhuo received the Seven Treasures Sword, saw that it was a little more than a foot long, adorned with seven precious stones and extremely sharp, truly a treasured blade.]

[Dong Zhuo: You’re trying to deceive me, you thief! The first one on the list of generals I despise is me, what’s your explanation? I don’t think you’re here to present a sword, you’re clearly here to assassinate! And as for your life story, what does it mean by "When Dong Zhuo controlled the court, calling on lords from all over to raise troops in response to eliminate Dong Zhuo"?]

[Cao Cao: ...]

[Luoyang - Dong Zhuo orders the arrest and beheading of Cao Cao!]

This plot twist had all the viewers cursing in amazement.

"Eh? Cao Cao was taken out just like that?"

"My CPU is overheating, does this mean Dong Zhuo got the Observing Stars effect and saw Cao Cao’s dislike of war generals and his life story? And then he directly saw through Mengde’s scheme to present the sword?"

"Well, I’ll be damned!"

"Hold on, isn’t Cao Cao’s loyalty supposed to be quite high in his seven-dimensional attributes?"

"Right now, Cao Cao’s loyalty is high towards the Han Dynasty, not towards Dong Zhuo... Dong Zhuo sees, with such high loyalty yet I’m the first one you despise, doesn’t this make your crime even worse?"

"If this is how you can play, isn’t that invincible? Well then, the Sleeping Dragon doesn’t need to step outside to stir events in the world?"

"But Lü Bu’s hatred for Liu Bei has risen to the top, how will you deal with that?"

Chen Tingquan smiled slightly: "Lü Bu is hardly worth mentioning."

No sooner had he spoken than the next round’s settlement interface appeared.

[Winter of 189]

[Luoyang - Dong Zhuo orders the arrest and beheading of Lü Bu!]