[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature":3,"chapter-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-316":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1472345,1919,"Chapter 316 - 204: Fake Influencers, Real Sponsored Deals!","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>This Spring Festival, Tianba Studio offered a five million prize, attracting countless players to participate in the treasure hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process was full of ups and downs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worried that the clues were too straightforward and the puzzles too simple, making it too easy for players to find the treasure, Chen Ba buried the clues deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he hid the clues so well that by the second day of the New Year, no one had gathered the clues to solve the puzzle, and Chen Ba became anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No rush, no action!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The community players started to suspect whether Ba Brother didn’t want to give the money, hence hiding the clues so deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba didn’t want everyone to misunderstand; a mere five million is not much for him and he wouldn’t default or create any foul play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the suspicions in the community growing louder and no first lucky player appearing, he had no choice but to give a hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his hint, things quickly took a turn for the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first lucky winner was born!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He successfully deduced from the found clues that the answer to the puzzle was hidden inside a red abandoned SUV car in a garage in the eastern map of \"Speeding Frenzy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching, he found the garage and the abandoned red SUV hidden with the treasure, dragged it back to the game’s workshop for dismantling, and discovered a mysterious code.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The code was the phone number Chen Ba had prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon successfully dialing the number and leaving the bank card number and real name, this player became the first lucky winner and received a one million cash prize from Tianba Studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the news spread, other players were also highly motivated and frantically searched for clues in Tianba’s games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second place, third place...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just three days, by the fifth day of the New Year, five lucky winners had emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s worth mentioning that one of the five players was Chen Ba’s acquaintance, who he frequently interacted with — Jiang Bin, an editor from Game Starry Sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This surprised Chen Ba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon reflection, Jiang Bin, who loves playing games and often spends a whole day playing, finding the treasure was surprising, but there was no problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he could disclose Jiang Bin’s identity to prove to the players that Tianba Studio did not conduct a rigged event, as any rigging would not favor an outsider like Jiang Bin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a rigged event!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Definitely rigged, I don’t accept it; this dude must have some collusion with Ba Brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laughable! Jiang Bin writes articles bragging about Tianba Studio and Ba Brother every day, and you tell me there’s no rigging? I don’t believe it, it must be a dirty sex deal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t blind hate; Editor Jiang has posted an article on Game Starry Sky, with detailed explanations of his treasure hunt process; how could it be rigged?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I don’t believe it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba initially thought that publishing Jiang Bin’s identity as a winner could dispel doubts about this event and demonstrate its fairness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiang Bin was too famous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an editor for [Game Starry Sky], he often writes various column articles boasting about Tianba Studio and Chen Ba, earning the nickname \"Ba Brother’s bootlicker\" for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His winning did not prove the event’s fairness; instead, it confirmed suspicions of rigging by Ba Brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am wronged!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba rolled his eyes furiously: \"Claiming I’m rigging is bad enough, but suspecting I have a secret underground affair with Jiang Bin, is that even human talk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, Jiang Bin is old and ugly; are all these players blind? How do they pair him with Jiang Bin in a CP relationship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes don’t blame the external rumors being too absurd; reflect on yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong earnestly said: \"If you had a partner, if you were married, would such rumors still spread?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s quite reasonable, and he is left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All said and done, it’s because he is still single that everyone thinks he likes men and would fancy someone as ugly as Jiang Bin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t blind hate; I’m not the only one pairing up with you; there’s also me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Dong Brother, this old rascal, Chen Ba sarcastically said: \"Why you? Do they see my taste as heavy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else but me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Dong rolled his eyes: \"In the whole studio, only the two of us are single; who else could they concoct rumors about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it, I should keep my distance from you, lest I get caught up in rumors; I don’t want to pair up with you in a CP...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ba stealthily backed away two steps, looking at Yang Dong as if seeing a plague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Brother indeed seems not right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long suspecting Yang Dong harbors ill intentions towards him but lacking evidence, hearing these words from Yang Dong, his whole body got goosebumps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, enough mutual harm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gesturing for Chen Ba to avoid discussing such heartbreaking topics, Yang Dong switched to talking about the new game he was developing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I Am a Big Influencer,\" a simulated development online game, has set up its general framework to date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the content needs filling in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Chen Ba repeatedly emphasized he wouldn’t interfere with the game’s production or release, Yang Dong, being his first time leading a game’s development, hopes to hear his suggestions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My suggestions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, what you’ve done is quite good; there’s no issue. If I have to nitpick, it might be the game’s numerical system being too conservative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Game numbers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Yang Dong was somewhat surprised: \"Can you be specific? Which numbers make you think it’s too conservative?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",948,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","8eea25ab65863e4a05f2ca6f68b74bbf3e7ae8bc17c1ab874086826326404234","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-2","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-315",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]