Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 86: Someone has already been persuaded to leave (7/10)

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: Someone has already been persuaded to leave (7/10)

Zhou Yang quietly closed the forum.

Man, it was too painful to watch!

But at the moment, there was nothing he could do because even during the "Destiny of the Sleeping Dragon", he had already offered many suggestions to Gu Fan, such as issuing an apology or urgently releasing a new update.

However, President Gu did not adopt any of them!

Of course, in hindsight, it seemed that President Gu’s decision to do nothing was the right choice, as players soon discovered the "Strategic Dragon Synergy", a beneficial bug that resolved all the previous suspicions and even translated into positive hype.

If they had actually released an apology statement or an urgent update announcement, it would have been counterproductive.

But now the question was, did "Prometheus" have such bugs?

It couldn’t be that Heaven-Defying Paradise was so lucky, winning five million in the lottery every time, right?

Thinking of this, he went with Guo Hongyu to the computer of front-end programmer Feng Hui.

"Hui Ge, have you found any hints in the code?"

Feng Hui glanced at them, then silently dragged his mouse, showing off the game installation package’s huge amount of configuration files and countless lines of code.

Guo Hongyu, not quite understanding, tentatively asked, "Hui Ge, are you saying that you’ve looked through all this code, but still haven’t found a bug that could turn things around for us?"

Feng Hui was almost irritated to the point of having his nose bent out of shape by such ignorant remarks: "What are you thinking! What I mean is, with this much code, I’m not God, how can I find anything?

"Don’t even talk about looking at someone else’s code, if my own code isn’t commented, I’ll have trouble remembering what it’s about after a while!

"If you could find bugs with just a glance, what’s the need for de-bug software? Why have a testing team?

"Do you have some misconceptions about programmers? You really think I’m God!"

After getting a mouthful from him, they dejectedly returned to their seats.

Zhou Yang was utterly puzzled, "If Hui Ge can’t see where the bug is, and Gu Fan’s coding ability should be similar to his, then it’s likely Gu Fan can’t spot the bug either. So where does Gu Fan’s confidence come from... Could it be that he’s truly a lucky Whale? Just blindly powering through, leaving everything to fate?"

...

Evening.

Lilith lay early on the massage chair again, ready to start today’s enjoyment.

As for the screen, it was, of course, locked on Instructor Ding’s live streaming room.

Since the release last night at 8 PM, 24 hours had passed, and some of the top Gan Di players had already roughly reached the boundaries and limits of the game.

Some of them were cultivator gamers, who had been up all night, hanging on a breath of spiritual energy; others operated in gangs, working in two shifts.

But...

While many frustrating game mechanics had been figured out, any interesting bugs? Not a single one found!

Many were already breaking down and giving up.

But Lilith had confidence in Instructor Ding. Streaming for four hours every day, this game should torment him for at least a week, right? It was also a way to vent her spleen!

Instructor Ding yawned as he entered the game, looking at the mess in front of him.

Hmm, not much different from when he left yesterday.

It was still pitch-dark, buildings destroyed by the earthquake were also the same, and they had even turned to look like ancient ruins because of the erosion from the fog.

Many intact areas were also eroded, with bricks missing and tiles gone, while places that remained were covered in the traces of time.

Seeing this scene, Instructor Ding’s heart felt cold.

But as the leader of the "Sky-Defying Sixteen Bronzemen", he still needed to be proactive; otherwise, how could he inspire his teammates?

"Come on, everyone line up! I’ll call the roll to see if everyone’s here.

"Also, let’s share what preparations you’ve made for today’s work since leaving the game yesterday."

Soon, everyone began to report in turn.

"Report! I checked the monster manual of the game! I made sure to understand the monsters in the Divine Realm!"

"I memorized a few locations of the Divine Fire, and although resources and monsters in this game randomly respawn, Divine Fire is a rare resource, and those spots have a high chance of finding it."

"I looked into the pattern of earthquakes. The good news is, no more earthquakes should hit the next ten buildings!"

"I went to look for bugs in this game! And then... found none."

Everyone spoke one after another, clearly, they had all gone online to look for some targeted strategies.

After all, what’s not lacking in playing games are diligent grinders; why not learn from the hard-earned game mechanics others have explored to save oneself some detours?

Of course, some streamers consider not spoiling the game for the sake of their show.

Instructor Ding felt that Prometheus was different; after all, it was a brand-new blockbuster from Heaven-Defying Paradise. The game’s difficulty was very high, and the mechanics were extremely complicated. If one were to explore on their own, relying only on four hours a day, it was impossible to be the first in the entire network to find the hidden mechanics.

So, it’s still better to stand on the shoulders of giants!

"Good! It’s evident that everyone is well-prepared today; we must wash away our previous shame!

"Eh? Wait, we’re missing someone!"

Instructor Ding counted and realized that in addition to himself, there were only 14 people in the game.

Michelangelo said, "There’s a viewer called ’Tooth Decay’ who doesn’t seem to want to play anymore, the one who capped the tower last night.

"Might be a mental breakdown."

Seeing the tower one had painstakingly built collapse just as it was completed, especially when one was right at the top and witnessed it all, could indeed be hard to bear.

Instructor Ding sighed, "Alas, his resilience is too weak; this is desertion."

In fact, other people also thought about deserting but since they had agreed to play together, they didn’t have the courage like this viewer did.

"So what are we gonna do now? Just randomly invite another viewer to join?"

"Forget it, let’s just play like this for now; one person less won’t make a difference."

"That works."

Actually, there were several streamers in this team, and it wouldn’t be troublesome to add another manual laborer, but everyone felt quite drained after playing, and also pitied dragging someone else into this difficult situation, so they didn’t fill the spot.

"Alright, next I’ll assign some tasks.

"After yesterday’s battle, everyone should understand that Prometheus is definitely not a simple game. Its difficulty is high, and we need to collaborate to possibly beat it.

"Although we’re still unclear on how to achieve the 100% individual map exploration, at least our team goal is clear: to complete all the buildings.

"So we have two objectives next: Flame Thieves should diligently search for the spark to get materials, while the laborers outside will have to work harder and keep moving bricks."

"Ding!"

Instructor Ding had just finished speaking when the bell tolled again.

This time, Instructor Ding, Michelangelo, and three other viewers were chosen.

"Good, the heavens have finally given me another opportunity to be a Flame Thief! Brothers, follow my lead, and in a moment we..."

Instructor Ding was halfway through speaking when he was transported into the Divine Realm.

Liang Chun was deep in thought: "It feels like this selection mechanism for Flame Thieves is indeed an inverse selection? The less active a player is in the Divine Realm, the more likely they are to be chosen as a Flame Thief?

"This time Instructor Ding was selected, probably because during the others’ time as Flame Thieves they accumulated some kind of ’points’ that surpassed him, causing the elimination of his candidacy?

"If that’s the case, I might be chosen next time as a Flame Thief.

"Strange, what’s the deeper meaning of this selection method? It just doesn’t make sense no matter how I think about it."

Unable to figure it out, Liang Chun decided to join the others in moving bricks.

At this moment, the Divine Fire hadn’t been rekindled yet, so the corrosion of the mist was still ongoing. However, everyone found that the rate of corrosion by the mist was noticeably slower next to the Divine Fire High Platform, so they decided to stack materials there first, to prevent too much erosion, and wait to build after the Divine Fire was relit.

However, just then, Liang Chun suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

A manual laborer, ragged and emaciated, was carrying a heavy stone and laboriously walking towards the track.

This figure had a strangely familiar air to it.

When everyone first entered the game, in order to highlight their individual characteristics, they pulled out all the stops in the avatar customization, such as Instructor Ding crafting an ancient deity’s face and Chen Tingquan fashioning a girl with exaggerated curves.

This viewer obviously had quite a sense of humor; his name was "Brother Diabetes Caused My Tooth Decay," so unconventional that everyone was embarrassed to call him by his full name and just referred to him as "Tooth Decay."

And when he customized his character, he fully expressed his flair for mischief, deliberately shaping a red nose and then giving himself a short torso with oddly long limbs, creating a self-proclaimed "innate deadlift physique," leaving a memorable impression on others.

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