[{"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-370":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},1472448,1919,"Chapter 370 - 235: So This Is How the Game Is Played?","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-370",370,"\u003Cp>\"???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the system message in the lower left corner, Dr. Qin instinctively opened the personal character panel for a quick glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merit: 11!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really got 11 points of merit, this system message wasn’t fake, the system did indeed grant him a reward of 11 merit points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh my, could it be a bug?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Qin’s reaction was just like Guo Mo’s initially, incredulous, a mix of shock and confusion, not understanding what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t the testers say that merit is hard to obtain, and even a single point is a struggle? Why did his merit increase by 11 points automatically without him doing anything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait... 11 points?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number 11 seemed to have made Dr. Qin realize something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about how he just switched screens to play \"Hunting Moment\", signing into his account and casually played a game, with a 14\u002F3 net KD of 11, he suddenly wondered whether there’s any correlation between the two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... impossible, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he vaguely felt that there could be some sort of link, Dr. Qin immediately dismissed the thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cultivation Fantasy\" is \"Cultivation Fantasy\", \"Hunting Moment\" is \"Hunting Moment\", these are clearly two different games from two different developers, how could there be a connection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there was a connection, wouldn’t it be too absurd?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He killed a few Neon players in \"Hunting Moment\", and \"Cultivation Fantasy\" gave him corresponding merit rewards from the \"Heavenly Dao\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aha?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop joking, such things...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Qin was unwilling to believe that anything so outrageous could exist, it was just too incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But aside from switching screens to play \"Hunting Moment\" just now, he did nothing, \"Cultivation Fantasy\" was just running in the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it’s not because of this, could it be that he got 11 merit by idling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting merit from idling is equally ridiculous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of the outrageously bizarre guesses seemed plausible, but after eliminating all other possibilities, the reason he gained merit might indeed be one of these improbable guesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either he earned merit by idling, or it’s intimately linked with \"Hunting Moment\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting idle anyway and not in a hurry to team up for a dungeon, Dr. Qin decided to experiment again, switching screens to play another round of \"Hunting Moment\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hunting Moment, launch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the familiar competitive mode, and this round had only two Neon players. Dr. Qin once again transformed into a tyrant, using the distinctive maneuvers and reflexes of a high-tier player, chasing down these two Neon players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, the match ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were only two targets in this round, and other players were sticking together, Dr. Qin’s performance wasn’t particularly stellar, ending at 7\u002F5\u002F3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Net KD of 2...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the previous round’s experience, Dr. Qin clicked to settle the score, then quickly switched back to \"Cultivation Fantasy\" running in the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your actions have received approval from the Heavenly Dao, Merit +2!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirmed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this system message, Dr. Qin’s hypothesis was finally confirmed, his merit was indeed brought by \"Hunting Moment\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the amount of merit seemed to be linked to his net KD, where the merit obtained corresponds to the net KD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really this rewarding?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Qin immediately got interested, amazed by the unexpected collaboration between his two favorite games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of curiosity, he attempted it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time he didn’t target anyone specifically, whether Neon players or others, he killed anyone he saw, with the primary goal of achieving the highest net KD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this round, he achieved an impressive 20\u002F1 net KD of 19.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he switched back to \"Cultivation Fantasy\", hoping to see a system message for merit +19, he found that he didn’t receive any merit this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dr. Qin was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was going on? Why did the high net KD in this round not earn him merit like the previous ones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was the bug discovered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this phenomenon, Dr. Qin instinctively suspected whether Tianba Studio had noticed his bug-triggering behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this can’t be right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Tianba Studio detected his bug-abusing actions for merit, shouldn’t they have banned his account directly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Checking once, his account wasn’t banned, there was no anomaly, nor did he receive any warning messages, it was simply that the bug didn’t trigger merit this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it’s the wrong approach...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling his last three games, Dr. Qin suddenly realized that for the sake of higher KDA in the third round, he didn’t specifically target anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this be why the bug didn’t trigger and merit wasn’t granted in the third round?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To verify his speculation, Dr. Qin switched back to \"Hunting Moment\" for another round, this time no longer chasing high KD, but continuing to specifically target foreign players, especially Neon players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your actions have received approval from the Heavenly Dao, Merit +5!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great, it was successful this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his merit count now at 18 points, Dr. Qin couldn’t help but feel a little dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this what the testers repeatedly emphasized as difficult to acquire and highly useful merit? It doesn’t seem that hard, isn’t it just a matter of effort?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately attempted a few more rounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao did not grant him merit rewards further, as he learned from the system messages that the same gaming behavior can earn Heavenly Dao Merit only three times a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only three times a day?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same gaming behavior, what does same gaming behavior mean? Does it mean switching to another game still allows earning merit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused about the meaning of this statement, Dr. Qin thought of another game he was playing—\"Master Duel\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He played this game on foreign servers too, able to match with players from other regions.\u003C\u002Fp>",950,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","c252dcdb87105d283989843c44d112f8de794f9aafcf8e0e88ee38eb49e72463","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-371","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-369",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]