Crazy Smartphone – Part Two

The mention of the ID “Ghost Hand Merciless” made the entire tech department grit their teeth in frustration. This player, through some unknown cheating method, had rapidly leveled up across all servers with an incredibly fast pace, flaunting his progress without directly harming other players. However, his actions were seen as a direct slap in the face to Marumi, threatening the company’s credibility. If not handled properly, Marumi’s hard-earned reputation could collapse overnight, reducing them to the same level as second or third-tier game companies. Moreover, the players at the top of the strength rankings, even those in the top hundred or thousand, were not to be underestimated. These were true RMB players, willing to spend large sums of money. Such a provocative act happening right under their noses was intolerable. Initially, some players thought a new leveling system was introduced that allowed for rapid leveling by spending money, but soon realized it wasn’t the case, leading to an uproar. The official forums, customer service lines, and Baidu Tieba were flooded with complaints and curses. The GMs used every technical means at their disposal to investigate, only to find that the player’s game data was completely normal. There was no cheating; the player simply had an extraordinarily high reputation value, far exceeding the theoretical limits set by the developers, which naturally led to fast leveling. The conclusion was simple yet ironic: the player was just following the game’s own rules, completing tasks in a way that maximized his reputation, which could then be traded for experience points.