This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 245 - 168: Birth of the Empress (Part 2)

Moreover, due to backpack size limitations, the marbles claim to be infinite, but they’re actually finite, just with no-cost replenishment after use.

Looking at it this way, it’s not such a big deal.

On the contrary, because this particular marble represents authority and status, it has made Tianba Third Primary School, known in the game as District Three, bustling and lively.

District Three instantly saw an influx of hundreds of thousands of players, with the server queue exceeding 100,000 daily, almost bursting the server.

Where did all these people come from?

Thinking of this, Chen Ba was speechless.

The phrase "Do lords and nobles have special origins?" still greatly affects Hua Country’s people. Learning there’s a chance to experience being emperor in the game, almost every player went nuts.

Rebellion, rebellion!

To seize the red marble representing power and status, tens of thousands of people in District Three engaged in endless schemes and warfare day and night.

Tianba Third Primary School changed principals seven times in 14 days, with each principal’s term averaging less than two days, showing just how insane everyone was.

Indeed, the saying goes:

In Marble Continent, everyone can claim the title of emperor!

Given the lively scene of vying for dominance and the overall controllable situation, even if a player obtains permission and stirs up trouble causing public outrage, Chen Ba can easily take them down offline, so he felt at ease.

You have to make a living, after all!

Whatever rebellion or usurping of positions players get into, isn’t his concern. His focus is on buyout online games, and sales growth is what he’s really worried about.

Just as Chen Ba was pondering whether to fan the flames of this grand spectacle to make the event more viral and impactful, Zhong Shengwei walked over.

"Ba, a player in District Two has just raised the level of Marble Soul to above 30 in the ’Marble Soul’ mode."

"..."

Though he guessed the reason, Chen Ba couldn’t help but ask, "Another server hiccup?"

"Yes!"

Zhong Shengwei replied bitterly, "We just fixed the server in District Three, and now District Two is having issues. What should we do?"

"Toss it in a salad!"

"District Three is having such a blast, let District Two have a throne battle as well, I think it’s fine."

Chen Ba shook his head.

Server glitches leading to variations in game participant numbers are inevitable.

However, 99% of players, even if they encounter such a situation, would find it challenging to defeat 30 people and raise Marble Soul to over level 30.

If such a tough guy exists, they’re rightly entitled to acquire Heirloom Marbles and establish a dynasty, given the precedent set in District Three, other players will surely rebel.

Compared to this...

Chen Ba is actually more curious about what would happen if two or more "Heirloom Marbles" appeared in the same server.

"Two Heirloom Marbles?"

Zhong Shengwei widened his eyes, pondering, "Who would win if they fought?"

"Depends on whose Marble Soul has a higher hidden level, right!"

"But even if it occurs, it’s unlikely to stay, since the first marble has too great an advantage from the start."

Chen Ba had already figured out the result.

With the frequent server glitches, over time, coupled with this Marble Soul bug, many Permission Beads will inevitably emerge.

But a server is destined to have only one Heirloom Marble claim dominion. Even if subsequent Heirloom Marbles possess the same permission, they can’t match the one with the higher hidden Marble Soul level and must face "Annihilation."

...

"Don’t Leave After School: Marble Storm" has five servers named after schools: Tianba First, Second... to Fifth Primary School!

Among them, the environment of Tianba Third Primary School is most treacherous because it’s the first server to birth a "throne," drawing in hundreds of thousands of players.

Everyone stares at the red marble, striving with all their might for that throne...

It is now the Ghost Dynasty.

A player named [Ghost Hunter] has been serving as "Tianba Third Primary School Principal" for as long as three days.

As various forces sharpen their knives, District Three internally surges with hidden waves, everyone waits for an opportunity; as soon as the Ghost Emperor shows up, he’ll undoubtedly be struck down.

Unfortunately, the Ghost Emperor is cowardly.

Perhaps due to the tragic fates of previous principals, he’s somewhat haunted by it, afraid to show up carelessly, fearing backstabbing by miscreants, only being boldly cocky in the hall and playing Solo Duel mode.

Everyone thinks that with the Ghost Emperor being so timid, unless Ba initiates Celestial Punishment, it’s unlikely anyone will seize his throne.

After all, he only plays Solo mode, with Heirloom Marbles in his hand, who could be his opponent?

Ghost Hunter thinks so too.

He believes that by being cautious and not offending Ba, he could sit on the throne for a few months, founding the longest-lived dynasty without much trouble.

Yet, to his surprise, someone was even more cautious, deserving the title King of Caution!

He believed playing only Solo mode would avert mishaps, but to his surprise, the Heirloom Marble in his hand wasn’t the only one.

[Cherry Pie Filling]

This name clearly indicates a female player, but that’s not the point; the point is that Cherry Pie Filling also possesses a blue Heirloom Permission Marble.

"No... impossible!"

Ghost Hunter was dumbfounded, holding the Heirloom Marble inherited from [Ba’s Little Coquettish Wife].

Besides the red marbled Heirloom Marble in District Three, there were other marbles with heirloom-level permissions? Where did it come from?

"It was cleared!"

"As long as in special mode, Marble Soul is raised to level 30, Marble Soul can be permanently retained, didn’t you know?"

"I knew, but..."

Looking at the current channel’s description text, Ghost Hunter wanted to say something but found himself unable to articulate it.

Criticizing her for being too cautious?

Having an Heirloom Marble yet staying low-key, not even exposing it?

But that’s not her fault either!

Everyone unconsciously fell into a mental trap, mistakenly thinking that only one Permission Marble could exist per server, never imagining a second one.

Now look at this!

The other party daring to accept this Solo Duel and revealing her identity now indicates that the hidden level of the Marble Soul in her hand must be very high.

The exact level can’t be seen.

After all, once Marble Soul exceeds level 30, the level panel will display ???, not revealing itself.

But it’s obvious, thinking of fierce throne battles and various manipulations among players, the opponent has been developing secretly for an unknown period...

Only now jumping out, the Marble Soul must be absolutely terrifying!

Facts prove, Ghost Hunter wasn’t wrong; the player named [Cherry Pie Filling] indeed secretly developed for a long time.

She isn’t sure what level Marble Soul reached, but it’s certainly stronger than the marble in Ghost Hunter’s hand, defeating him effortlessly.

When the game ended, Ghost Hunter left the dimension of play dejectedly, the Ghost Dynasty crumbled instantaneously. The empress [Cherry Pie Filling] utilized her permissions to modify the game announcement, shocking all players.

What?

There’s more than one Heirloom Marble?

Oh right! Everyone suddenly remembered that Ba did issue an announcement explaining that Heirloom Marbles triggered through hidden mechanisms after Marble Soul reached level 30.

Of course! Ba called it a hidden mechanism, but everyone knew it’s really a game bug, just Ba not acknowledging it.

Players had a sudden realization, finding out there’s actually a shortcut to the throne apart from rebelling!

However, speaking of which...

Although there’s an extra path, this path isn’t easy, requiring exceptional luck to encounter server hiccups with game participant numbers exceeding 30.

Moreover, one needs solid marble skills with confidence to defeat 30 players; without those, you can’t seize the opportunity even when given.

Thinking this way, rebelling still appears simpler and more practical! 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

What about an empress?

Everyone rebels for the throne, not caring whether the throne’s occupant is male or female.

"But..."

"The empress released black stocking photos!"

After viewing the community’s hot post, Chen Ba couldn’t help but sigh, "Having seen the photos, I feel tempted to join her ranks, attempting to rebel against her seems daunting!"

Ordinary players don’t have such loyal followers or fans; they can’t hold the kingdom.

But [Cherry Pie Filling] is a female player, and by revealing black stocking photos, she instantly captivated a crowd of admirers, forming the Goddess Guard...

Could she really hold the throne steady?