Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 614 - 597 Zhuge Jun’s Self-Rescue Plan

Chapter 614: Chapter 597 Zhuge Jun’s Self-Rescue Plan

Zhuge Jun was also stunned.

What does this have to do with me?

But then he checked the video comments and private messages, and sure enough, he was getting blasted.

Now Zhuge Jun began to understand why Gan Di had been silent from the very beginning.

Whoever speaks out becomes the target!

If it were any other company, the situation wouldn’t be so severe. Because those game companies have official websites, official forums, and official Weibo accounts, there are many targets for the players to vent towards.

But Nitiandang is different; it has nothing, and its employees are like working in a secluded park, not leaking even the slightest hint of trouble.

If Gan Di dared to make a sound, the players would definitely rush at him first.

Now both the official side and Gan Di are silent, and it’s Zhuge Jun who, with a few videos, managed to snatch a huge amount of popularity, naturally becoming the most easily targeted one.

Aren’t the angry players all charging at him now?

It’s like when the teacher says "Those willing to participate, step forward," and the staff of Nitiandang uniformly take a step back, leaving Zhuge Jun standing out front.

Now he realized that being a YouTuber is indeed a high-risk profession.

Stumble upon a few right words, and indeed you can attract a massive number of fans; but conversely, if you happen to say one wrong thing, you could instantly crash and be overwhelmed by countless people.

"Keeping company with lords and kings is like sleeping with a tiger!

"Nitiandang has screwed me over!

"No, I can’t just succumb so easily, I need to save myself!

"Just like those livestreamers from ’Blood of Lies’ did."

Zhuge Jun’s reaction was quick; unlike many newbie YouTubers who get confused by a sudden barrage of private messages and then rashly explode and make the situation completely unmanageable, he remained relatively calm and found a way to turn the tables from past cases.

It’s simple: find a way to prove that Nitiandang did this deliberately!

Just like those ’Blood of Lies’ livestreamers who managed to interpret a major incident caused by Nitiandang’s temporary workers as some sort of hint to the true ending by the official, becoming part of a promotional strategy.

Although this statement has become muddled to this day and many players still don’t buy it, no matter what, these livestreamers’ core fan base believed it, and naturally, this crisis passed.

The internet’s memory is actually not very good, so for key figures like these livestreamers, the most important thing is to withstand the initial wave; after that, it’s safe.

"If I can also find a similar statement, maybe I could escape this public opinion crisis.

"And even go a step further to strengthen my fan base.

"But how can I find such a statement?

"’The disappearance of the Hero’s power is an inevitable development in the story?’ No, no, that’s too forced, and can’t convince players.

"The standard answer is something to refer to, not to copy; players are not so easy to fool.

"If there was a bug, that would be perfect...

"Why would I think of such a thing?"

This thought naturally appeared in Zhuge Jun’s mind, and he was surprised by himself.

He initially planned to start from a plot analysis and argue, as with ’Blood of Lies,’ that this kind of plot contributed to elevating the intellectual level of the game, but he quickly realized that this argument had been overused, the players were tired of hearing it, and moreover, the plot of the two games was utterly different and couldn’t be generalized.

The worlds of ’Blood of Lies’ and "Ascension" are cruel, so it’s normal to have some torment, but it’s not like that with ’Endless Fantasy Legend 2’.

Although the plots of Golden Country and Water Country in this game follow the tormenting style of ’Blood of Lies’ and "Ascension," the storylines of other countries each have their own style, and on the whole, it’s still a drama.

Especially the plot related to the Hero and Wood Country, which directly follow from ’Endless Fantasy Legend 1,’ this itself is a fairly classic "Hero vs. Demon" segment, and it should still have a dramatic ending.

Forcibly taking away the Hero’s power and teaching the players a lesson does not seem fitting.

Just from a plot perspective, it doesn’t explain anything.

Then, what if there was a bug?

With any other game, Zhuge Jun would never have had such a wild thought.

Because he knows that other games might have many bugs, but none would ever have a positive effect.

But with Nitiandang’s games... it’s hard to say.

Moreover, no real bug has appeared with ’Endless Fantasy Legend 2’ so far, which is abnormal, highly abnormal.

For a Nitiandang game, it’s like missing its soul.

"Let’s look, what if there is one?"

Zhuge Jun was clutching at straws, beginning to search.

But he quickly encountered the first problem: how could he re-enter the "Super Brave State" again?

According to Zhuge Jun’s guess, to solve the current problem, the best would be able to somehow glitch the Hero’s special state in the story into the normal world.

If he could glitch it out and maintain it, then it would be a win-win situation.

Although this sounds a bit far-fetched, it is the only clue Zhuge Jun can think of for now.

But then again, to achieve this, you first have to re-enter the "Super Brave State" in the plot.

But the plot is already over.

Zhuge Jun immediately thought of the Plot Replay feature, but it was clearly impractical.

Because if he wanted to re-experience this part of the story, he’d either have to reset all the main plot lines to zero and start over or rely on luck, since the randomly selected plot might not be the one he was looking for.

So after some thought, Zhuge Jun decided to seek help from his good brothers.

"Hou Ji!

"Stop playing for now, have you guys finished your main quests?"

Zhuge Jun hurriedly called out to the others in the dorm.

Hou Ji looked puzzled: "I’m only halfway through it, what’s up?"

The others hadn’t started yet either, still wondering what Zhuge Jun was up to. Was it now a rush to complete main plot lines?

Zhuge Jun quickly explained his idea and made a request.

"Stop doing it! Leave the main storylines of your accounts for me to do!"

After some negotiation, everyone agreed, as it’s hard to disobey a father’s command.

As for the missing main storyline... never mind, better to go back and cloud-review it later with a video.

Zhuge Jun gathered all of his dormmates’ accounts, granting himself a few more chances to try.

Then, he began to go through each storyline.

With nothing else to do for the time, the others gathered around to see what kind of "plane" Zhuge Jun was trying to fly.

"Taking the Hero Mode out of the storyline? Seriously?"

"Isn’t that a little too imaginative, making wild guesses without any basis?"

"My dear adoptive father, it’s not that I don’t believe you, but have you considered the chances of success?"

"If Nitiandang intentionally put in such a mechanism then fine, but if not, the probability of encountering a similar bug in the game is probably about the same as an asteroid hitting Earth..."

Everyone was voicing their skepticism, pouring cold water on the idea.

But it’s not their fault; after all, what Zhuge Jun was attempting sounded incredibly unreliable, and most likely a waste of effort.

However, Zhuge Jun was determined and kept trying.

...

o’clock at night.

Accompanied by the sudden lights out, a few groans erupted in the dorm.

"Ah! Just two more minutes and I could’ve taken down the opposing base! Hand me the ethernet cable!"

Hou Ji was frustrated and reached out to plug the ethernet cable into his own computer.

Such is college dorm life; when lights go out, the switch or router stops working, but you can still hang on by direct plugging through the remaining battery of a laptop.

Others went to wash up with their pots.

Zhuge Jun was still battling on his phone under the dim light.

A few minutes later, Hou Ji finally finished tidying up the game, and while plugging the ethernet cable back into the switch, he glanced at Zhuge Jun’s progress.

"Is it gonna work? Which account is this?"

Zhuge Jun didn’t even look up: "It’s the second last one, I’ll be using your account last."

Hou Ji said worriedly: "Looks like it’s not very optimistic."

Up to this point, Zhuge Jun had run the storyline many times using his dormmates’ accounts.

With those other accounts, Zhuge Jun tried many different things.

For example, after entering the final storyline, he attempted to "jailbreak" and bring the Super Brave status back to the larger world; and like in "Endless Fantasy Legend 1", he tried to create buffer overflows with a series of complicated operations in battle.

Unfortunately, none of these methods were effective and did not produce any noticeable results.

In the final battle, players had to face two powerful storyline bosses: the Emperor from the Ice Country and the Deep Flame Demon from the Fire Country.

From the story presentation, they were indeed worthy of being final bosses, with huge sizes, diverse action modules, and many special interactions with the environment, making for grand special effects.

The Emperor and the Deep Flame Demon respectively possess the strongest Ice Attribute and Fire Attribute, and during battle with the player, the two would switch randomly.

When the Emperor shows up, the entire scene becomes ice-bound, with a full-screen extreme cold effect; in contrast, the Deep Flame Demon causes the entire scene to flow with hot magma, accompanied by a full-screen scorch.

To defeat the final boss, not only do players need to make the right team composition, and choose the right attributes to counter, but there is also a certain skill requirement for the characters.

Needless to say, an account like Suffering is likely to get stuck at this point in the storyline.

At this moment, Zhuge Jun was trying to defeat the two bosses using only the elemental power of the Hero.

After watching for a while, Hou Ji was somewhat surprised: "You plan to get through it with just the Hero alone? Isn’t that a bit overambitious?

"I’ve seen some top players with skills on the internet, and even they haven’t done it like this."

Zhuge Jun remained focused: "No choice, I’ve tried all other methods, might as well try this last-ditch effort.

"Even if I can’t trigger a bug in the end, at least this footage can make a new video."

Hou Ji was stunned for a moment, then gave a thumbs-up: "You’re freaking genius!"

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