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(Part 2)","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-94",94,"\u003Cp>Don’t say anything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Hero started taking it easy and enabled free action mode for each NPC teammate, life clearly got better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, it was all about grinding monsters and dungeons, accumulating materials while having to meticulously decide who to use them on; a single gold coin could get split in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it’s great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each NPC has their own path, whether it’s deceit and scams or cozying up to a wealthy woman, the Hero doesn’t need to worry about them at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even periodically send the Hero some ’retirement funds,’ it’s simply awesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only downside might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this game, the Hero seems to have become quite superfluous. It seems like these NPCs can defeat the Demon King and enjoy their lives just fine without the Hero?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no, I’ve become a placeholder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When players discovered that NPC teammates were more reliable than the Hero, and they could switch to an NPC teammate’s perspective, a new gameplay style was born...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the episodes mode!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lock the perspective on an NPC teammate in ’free action’ mode, then grab a bucket of instant noodles and watch their colorful otherworldly experiences—how is this not more interesting than just playing the game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NPCs on free mode fight tirelessly with ’becoming stronger’ as their goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the love and hate between NPCs, when a player locks perspective on one, it becomes like watching an otherworldly anime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ups and downs of the plot, the gripping storyline, aside from the lack of necessary dialogue and voice-over, the viewing experience is just like a Chaplin silent film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Xin was the first to realize this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he discovered that NPCs in free action mode had interesting trajectories and experiences that unknowingly became addictive, he had an idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the NPCs in Divine Grace Continent are so intelligent, and they have love and hate among each other...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t choosing an appropriately fitting target NPC, and enabling free mode, allow one to see a ’fresh and extraordinary’ otherworldly silent film?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this idea appeared, he became instantly interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after a careful and meticulous selection, he chose a 16-year-old NPC named ’Jen’ and recorded a video with him as the main perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jen’s Adventure Episode 1: Young Hero!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divine Grace Continent, Human Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the remote Cyan Mountain Town lives the Jen family. Due to his parents being bottom-tier peasants, living in poverty, the 16-year-old Jen decided to leave home and embark on adventures in the outside world...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opening narration was voiced by Qian Xin himself, mainly introducing Jen’s background and story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it gets into the main topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, the boy with the word ’Jen’ above his head arrives at the bustling royal capital, unexpectedly meets the Hero, and receives encouragement and help from the Hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hero was too popular!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jen admired the Hero greatly, he wanted to be a man like the Hero, so he went to Mr. Johnny’s blacksmith shop and begged Mr. Johnny to take him in as an apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong! Dong! Dong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer strikes the glowing red iron ingot, scattering a string of sparks, though the slender Jen wielded the hammer with some difficulty, he still tirelessly hammered away...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding a bucket of instant noodles, Zhong Shengwei and Lu watched with great interest, not noticing Ba behind them, who quietly sighed: \"If you didn’t call this game footage, I’d think it’s an otherworldly new release!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop with the awkward jesting, this footage clearly looks like a game, animation characters aren’t this crude and stiff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they chatted, the young Jen had already mastered basic blacksmith techniques, won Mr. Johnny’s approval, and received a hammer as a weapon for protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With hammer in hand, Jen excitedly went to the wilderness and defeated a vicious demonized wild boar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, while battling at the blacksmith shop and taking on various monsters, Jen’s strength gradually increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the time for departure arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longing for a wider world, Jen bade farewell to Mr. Johnny, and arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, he met a red-haired girl with freckles named Vivian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jen fell in love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Vivian seemed not to fancy Jen, indifferent to his pursuit, she was more fond of the mighty Hero...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time changes everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through constant life-risking adventures, two years later, Jen became a shining star at the Adventurer’s Guild and won Vivian’s acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two embraced each other tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though not yet married, Vivian already considered Jen the most important person to her, following him wherever he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jen gained his first partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his strength grew, the monsters he faced became tougher, and many times he found himself in hard fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he pulled through every time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, he and Vivian naturally fell into, becoming husband and wife. Just when everything seemed to be improving, unexpectedly a suddenly appearing elite monster caused him to lose Vivian...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, that’s hard to bear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu and Zhong Shengwei watched intently, especially as Vivian died at the monster’s hands, their eyes nearly filled with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How come it stopped?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn’t the title say so? Episode one, there surely must be a second and third episode coming up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu thought Zhong Shengwei was the one asking, casually replied, and after speaking only realized, Ba somehow came over to his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Episode one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Chen Ba was too lazy to bother about Lu shirking work, pointing at the screen, asking: \"You mean to say, this thing is actually a long series?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",924,"2026-06-06T03:03:37.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","fbf741c0d60dd94af75ff881e2ec06dfab21c18a0d78bcacb5d53e2d3e2c4866","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-95","this-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-chapter-93",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-is-not-a-bug-but-a-game-feature-cover.jpg"]