This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 85: The Stingy King

"Divine Grace Continent?"

"A Western-style fantasy RPG, where players assume the role of a Hero summoned by the King to recruit companions and defeat the Demon King in the Otherworld..."

Early in the morning, just as Liang Xiaodong logged into "Star Emperor" intending to battle on the Path to Immortality to find writing inspiration, he suddenly saw an official announcement.

The announcement was simple.

It mainly informed all players that Tianba Studio had developed a new game, now open for early access, and interested players could click the link for more details.

Liang Xiaodong originally wanted to close the announcement.

How busy he was!

After rubbing out some inspiration from the Path to Immortality, he still needed to work hard to write to satisfy his demanding readers.

But he glanced at the announcement and suddenly became interested in this RPG game called "Divine Grace Continent..."

What a coincidence!

Before transitioning to become an author of Xianxia novels, Liang Xiaodong first wrote Western-style fantasy novels.

He still remembers that his debut work, "Special Forces King in the Otherworld," depicted a world of swords and magic, back when he loved reading Western fantasy novels.

Elves, Beastmen, Enchanting Demons, and Dragon Knights were all his favorites.

The appearance of the ancient divine book "Coiling Dragon" further sparked his creative passion, prompting him to impulsively begin his online writing career.

The game description of "Divine Grace Continent" reminded him of his past flop Western fantasy novel, stirring his interest to see what this game was all about. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Write? Why write? Didn’t I just update yesterday? Why update again today?

Without further thought, Liang Xiaodong, even skipped playing on the Path to Immortality, clicked the link in the announcement, and found the game "Divine Grace Continent" on the Steam Platform.

The game was in early access!

No full version, no deluxe version, just a single option of a 57 currency early access trial version.

"Early access, huh?"

Liang Xiaodong hesitated because he hadn’t bought any early access games before, hearing from friends that early access can be a pitfall, with many games being half-finished.

Why not wait for the full version?

He glanced again at the official announcement and the official Steam Platform’s release date for the full version.

The full version wouldn’t be available until June, which was three months away—too long to wait...

Besides, the early access version was cheaper, according to the official explanation, the full version would be priced at 68 currency, a whopping 11 more!

"Forget it, I’ll buy it for the sake of trying."

As a veteran player of "Star Emperor," Liang Xiaodong had some fondness for Tianba Studio, feeling that the 57 currency seemed decent enough, he simply purchased it directly.

The game was around 4.76 GB, and was downloaded and installed in no time.

[This work is currently in the early access testing phase, some game content is locked. If you encounter any issues, please contact us promptly via the in-game feedback channel...]

Just as he opened the game, before the initial UI had loaded, a window popped up on the screen.

Liang Xiaodong glanced at it, but didn’t think much.

During early access, the official team added a feedback channel at a prominent position on the game’s interface to facilitate players to provide screenshots or report bugs.

This wasn’t the point; Liang Xiaodong wasn’t bothered about that. He only cared whether the game was fun. If not, he would initiate a refund.

Does he think 57 currency is not money?

"Let me see, New Start, Old Memories, Game Settings..."

Upon entering the game, a typical single-player game interface appeared. As the names imply, a New Start is a new game, Old Memories is the save interface, all quite intuitive.

Changing the game to windowed mode, to conveniently peek into the book club chat while playing, Liang Xiaodong created a new save, and entered the game.

The screen slowly dimmed.

A line of text appeared: You have awakened...

The screen lit up as the main character—the Hero, who had crossed from the modern world to the Otherworld—slowly stood up from the Magic Array.

The grand hall bore a resemblance to a medieval church, guarded by a group of elites, with among them an elderly, white-bearded Mage clad in a white robe holding a Magic Staff.

Plod, plod, plod!

The sound of urgent, heavy footsteps approached as a plump King adorned in regal attire wearing a crown accompanied by an entourage entered.

Holy Hall Mage: "Your Majesty, the legend is true, we have indeed summoned the Hero!"

King: "That’s wonderful!"

Everyone was thrilled, the King approached the Hero, asking about his situation.

Just having crossed worlds, the Hero was in a confused state, unable to answer any of the King’s questions.

Before the Hero could sort out his thoughts, chaos erupted outside the door as the Demon King, having learned of the Hero’s summoning, sent monsters to disrupt it.

In the panic, the King was escorted away by the guards, while the Holy Hall Mage bestowed a Buff onto the Hero and handed him a Longsword, implying it’s time for you to shine, this old decrepit mage is counting on you.

What else could he do?

He had to grit his teeth and face it!

Hero versus Demonized Wild Boar, the first battle officially commenced...

"Turn-based, huh?"

Glancing at the battle screen, Liang Xiaodong quickly grasped the general gameplay. Having played numerous turn-based games, though not a pure newbie, it was nothing unfamiliar.

The first battle post-crossing was low difficulty, essentially serving as a tutorial for players to adapt to the combat mechanics.

[-57!]

After enduring a couple bites from the wild boar, the Longsword slashed on the Demonized Wild Boar, soon it dissipated into a plume of smoke, ending the battle.

[Obtained 5 Copper Coins, Hero’s Longsword]

After the battle, Liang Xiaodong checked his spoils, finding the reward incredibly stingy, such a large wild boar dropped just 5 Copper Coins? Equivalent to 0.5 silver coins or 0.05 Gold Coins?

The Hero’s Longsword sounded mighty, but actually it was akin to the village chief’s so-called "best sword in the village," even a dog would shake its head at those attributes.

Whatever, something is better than nothing.

After driving away the Demonized Wild Boar, the elderly Holy Hall Mage informed Liang Xiaodong about the terrifying Demon King invading the kingdom, kidnapping the princess, urging him as the Hero to inquire more from the King.

Standard main quest!

Nothing much to say, after adapting for a while, Liang Xiaodong cleared the hallway of monster minions, leveling up to level 3 before meeting the King in a side hall of the Royal Palace.

The King was generous, providing him with 10 Gold Coins as startup funds, then grandly waved: Hero, go and defeat the Demon King to save the world!

"Goodness, you, a King, only give this little money, how can I work for you?"

Liang Xiaodong examined the 10 Gold Coins in his backpack, feeling great disdain for this King.

Tasked with rescuing his daughter, yet given only this small amount, it’s like dismissing a beggar! Asking for help, can’t you be more generous? As a national leader, your treasury only holds 10 Gold Coins?

This is truly pathetic!