Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 119

It's always a good idea to prepare clothes in pairs; even if the winner doesn't have a partner, they can still save them up and sell them.

Or you could use it to attract a romantic partner, right?

Lin Shuying has a habit of making clothes in pairs. She is a single person, but she feels that making things in pairs is strangely festive.

The prize for the top spot on the dress-up leaderboard will be significantly higher than other leaderboards to maintain its position and prevent other leaderboards from pushing it down due to more interesting gameplay.

To protect the core of the Qingfengyi dress-up game, Lin Shuying really went to great lengths, showing extreme favoritism.

She always remembered that the core of this game was dress-up, and it was where she could showcase her endless inspiration for ancient costume designs. After all, creating a real costume would take several days or even months, even with the incredible technology available in interstellar space.

In my previous life, a top-quality ancient costume would take more than a year to make, especially silk tapestry and Suzhou embroidery, where the embroidery alone could take half a year to complete.

Designing a complete holographic game takes only two or three days at the slowest pace, how awesome is that!

When Deng Yijun and Chest Muscle Daddy saw that there were four sets of clothes, they were so happy that they couldn't tell which way was up. Chest Muscle Daddy immediately punched Deng Yijun: "You're amazing. Next time you play, take me with you. I'll work for you."

Each person gets two different sets, so it's quite easy to separate them.

The original plan was that the guy with the big chest muscles would get the traffic and fans, and Deng Yijun would get the prize. Now that the prize is in hand, it couldn't be better.

Deng Yijun, waving a feather fan, smiled leisurely and said, "I have a brilliant plan~"

Four outfits, two with the same design, all in a glamorous style.

Lin Shuying loves the glittering, nouveau riche style; the more she looks at it, the richer she feels.

Clothes are not simply about comfort; their properties, colors, and designs can all influence mood, fortune, and even personality and life.

The women's clothing features a white cloak with a subtle gold orchid pattern, and a hood with a white rabbit fur brim.

The red trim brings the white to life, adding a touch of elegance and vibrancy to the otherwise neutral color scheme.

The cloak was pale yellow, embroidered with butterflies playing among floral patterns, and edged with black overlock trim, also delicately decorated with bat and auspicious cloud patterns. The silk thread was a deep reddish-gold, understated yet luxurious, exuding unparalleled nobility.

The inner garment is white with a cross-collar, and a wide blue belt embroidered with plum blossoms and magpies is tied at the waist with a black silk sash. On it is a jade pendant with a double fish and a double heart knot, which can be joined with the other half of the men's clothing.

Although the underwear is not visible, it is made of very skin-friendly and smooth silk satin, without embroidery, and is plain.

She wore a pair of gold bracelets with phoenixes entwined in clouds on her wrists, and earrings of a phoenix perched on a parasol tree. The parasol tree was carved from jade, and the phoenix was golden with eight blue tourmalines on its tail.

The headdress is relatively simple, featuring a fish swimming in the water. A colorful koi inlaid with gold gemstones swims from the back of the head to the forehead. A large hairpin is inserted into the abdomen to hold it in place.

A piece of white jade on the fish's mouth seems to be blowing bubbles.

A string of tassels adorns both sides, strung with pink cat's-eye stones, which looks very pretty.

The overall design is gorgeous, but not overly complicated.

The men's clothing also includes a black cloak with a black wolf fur brim. The pattern is the same as the women's, but the gold stands out more against the black, giving it a very luxurious feel.

The cloak is made of Jiangshan blue with a floral pattern of bats and auspicious clouds, and the edges are plain white.

The inner garment is warm yellow, paired with a red embroidered peach and thrush flower vine, and interspersed with a white silk ribbon.

She wore a jade pendant that resembled a woman's dress, but with an extra jade ring.

In her hand was a string of sandalwood beads, with a pendant made of top-quality glutinous ice jade pendant hanging from it, and five-colored tassels below.

In ancient times, people valued the balance of the five elements and liked to use silk threads of the five attributes to make the pendants of these bracelets. Lin Shuying did the same thing here, and you have to admit, the aesthetic sense of the ancients was quite remarkable.

I thought the colors would look messy, but it has a very stylish design and rich colors, which elevates the quality of the bracelet.

The headdress was made similarly to the women's version, also featuring goldfish swimming, but without the tassels. The hairpins were inserted in pairs, and a string of white jade beads hung from the lotus flower, circling around the chest.

Both outfits feature elaborate designs and a high-profile, luxurious style. Once you put them on, you can't take your eyes off them.

Here's another surprise: two heavyweight new NPCs, the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor, will make an appearance wearing two different outfits.

The relationship between the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor is subject to much debate. Here, Lin Shuying chose the husband-wife relationship. In the cutscene, the two walk down a bustling street, wearing the reward outfits from this event.

However, the scene didn't explain or introduce the relationship between the two; it was just a simple display without any narration.

These stories are best left for players to explore on their own; spoilers are not a good habit.

The streets they walked along were brightly lit and decorated. They bought a pair of sugar figurines and arrived at the outskirts. After exchanging a smile, they cast a spell, and after a dazzling golden light, they changed into even more luxurious clothes. A celestial chariot pulled by nine dragons descended from the clouds. The two floated onto the chariot and rode away, the clouds behind them disappearing as well.

Players were stunned and couldn't help but ask, "I really doubt that the designers know how to design games. Why am I so obsessed with Qingfengyi?!"

Originally, this prize outfit was the main attraction and should have stood out.

The two newly introduced characters are indeed designed to be luxurious, imposing, majestic, and good-looking, but the outfits they wear after transforming make the prize seem like trash.

The Queen Mother's phoenix-themed dress had a long train with lifelike phoenix feathers. The fabric revealed tiny, ethereal patterns that, upon closer inspection, resembled cranes, pine trees, and ruyi (a type of scepter symbolizing good fortune). These were not simple patterns, but rather each one was unique.

It can be called a work of art.

The cloak has shoulder panels, which are adorned with numerous sapphire raindrop gemstones.

She wore a large phoenix crown on her head, with eight large hairpins around her, each adorned with a dragon and a pearl, exuding a powerful aura.

Turn around, and you'll see a golden peony behind you, along with long, precious tassels.

A yellow phoenix-patterned cross-collared robe, similar to an inner garment, with a wide belt adorned with coiled dragons and a blue silk sash.

He held a white jade ruyi in his arms.

The Jade Emperor's attire is similar, featuring a large, trailing cloak, a dragon crown, and a jade ruyi scepter in his arms, but there are some differences in the details. The Jade Emperor's embroidery is mostly brown, while the Queen Mother's is white.

Especially that dragon carriage!

"Ahhh, that dragon carriage is the thing I want most besides the dragon and phoenix!"

Yes, many players have added a new wish pet: the dragon.

So majestic and imposing!

There are many dragon and phoenix elements around Yaochi, each with a different posture and expression. However, they are all inanimate; players are simply awestruck or want to take them home.

But then the dragon chariot appeared, and nine dragons rushed down, their heads suddenly magnifying before our eyes.

That's amazing!

A perfectly sculpted beard, long and flowing whiskers, exquisitely crafted horns, a majestic and imposing dragon head, a flowing body, and sharp claws...

Who can resist!

"I dare say this is currently the only divine beast that can be ranked alongside the Phoenix as number one, ahhh!"

"Designer, are you sure you can handle this? My phoenix hasn't even been released yet and you've added another unattainable pet! I'm going crazy!"

"Ahhh, that carriage! That carriage! Designer, I'll buy it if you give it to me!"

"Designer, if you dare to sell, I dare to buy, hurry up and launch it!"

The cutscene ended amidst the players' frantic shouts, and it was time for the next award ceremony.

It has a kind of "started strong but ended weak" feeling...

The young couple looked at the two outfits with teary eyes, saying, "The designer can't do anything! How can you present these clothes as unique, limited-edition prizes? You're not human!"

"Designer, you deserve to be poor! Why don't you even release this kind of thing for sale? Whose wallet are you looking down on?!"

"Ahhh, designer, I don't blame you for treating these two outfits as unique and limited editions, but if you dare to make that carriage, the dragon, and those two outfits the only ones available, I'll definitely come to your house!"

"She wouldn't dare! If she does, we'll tear Qingfengyi down!"

The audience outside was also very excited; the design was absolutely brilliant!

They all handed their tickets to the guy with the big chest muscles, because the prize was too good to pass by, and the costumes in the background after the prize were too gorgeous...

A large group of streamers were having a blast, and the screen was flooded with gifts so much that the view was obscured. No one had time to mute the gifts, nor did they want to.

Who wants their gift-giving moment to be censored?

Some wealthy consumers were furious when they saw their gifts being overtaken by others. Then they discovered that there were several items that could dominate the screen, so they bought them all without hesitation.

There are only ten votes, but there is no limit to the gifts.

The performance-based agreement includes profit requirements.

The highest tier gift is limited to 999 Star Coins according to interstellar regulations; exceeding this price is illegal.

This is supposedly to prevent resources from being diverted to fictitious capital, thus hindering the development of real industries. This is especially important in a technologically advanced world where most jobs are performed by intelligent robots.

Lin Shuying doesn't understand why shifting capital to entertainment and spiritual needs would affect the development of real industries, since both are part of economic development.

Upon careful consideration, one can only conclude that the essence of human needs is still material things, which are the fundamental guarantee.

Most interstellar people rely on a dividend-based economy for survival. If they were to transfer all of their gains away, wouldn't that have an impact?

It has little to do with her.

The most expensive prop is a Fallen God Bow, made of gold and adorned with mysterious Bagua patterns, exuding an aura of mystery.

After purchasing and clicking to use, a huge red heart will appear in the center of the big screen, shrinking and enlarging with a "bang bang bang" sound, just like the hearts of the audience at that moment.

Then the arrow flew out with sparks and lightning, hitting its target with a single blow, and the little red heart exploded into countless little hearts.

The four large characters in the middle read: "Extremely delighted!"

At this moment, Chang'e's voice began to announce, "Thank you to so-and-so for piercing my heart with their divine bow; my heart is shattered for you!"

"Aaaaaah, my heart is about to explode!"

"Beautiful woman, beautiful woman! My goddess!"

"Ahhh, there really are voices blessed by heaven in this world, they sound so beautiful!"

Whether or not he was blessed by God is unknown, but he was certainly blessed by Lin Shuying.

If this game is the primordial world, then Lin Shuying is Nuwa, and every being in it was carefully crafted by her.

The StarNet has given up resistance; they simply can't hold on any longer!

The StarNet advertising channel has never had such high viewership, a tenfold increase, which is unimaginable.

Even a regular news channel would be quite remarkable to have this level of viewership.

Fortunately, this wave of gains can make up for the losses caused by previous blunders, preventing a complete financial disaster.

It's just that seeing Qingfengyi's heart aches so much, it's so painful I can't breathe.

The big shots watching from the sidelines laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight. They knew that when the betting agreement came out, and Qingfengyi's feud with the StarNet became known throughout the entire galaxy, they knew that the StarNet planned to swallow Qingfengyi.

"Haha, you guys have a brilliant plan, a truly ingenious one. After this surge, Qingfengyi will also be considered part of our circle, and he'll be able to become a big shot in his own right."

Making hundreds of billions in an instant—even a fat pig can soar to the sky at this opportune moment.

Moreover, Qingfengyi has a solid foundation and wants to devour more in the future.

That's tough.

The third-party expert laughed and said, "This is good, it saves people from worrying about us and affecting their opinion of us. It wouldn't be good if they formed a group."

"Tsk tsk, you really know how to talk, you can even make bad things sound good."

.......

While the bigwigs were having a meeting, things were bustling with activity on the other side.

Players at the event won't be affected by the live chat; they'll be focused on the costumes.

Young couples, especially, were extremely envious of that outfit.

Immediately, someone posted a buy order on the mission leaderboard, with a price equivalent to 1.5 million Star Coins.

The price keeps rising, and only big players will be able to enter the market in the future; ordinary people will no longer be qualified to buy.

Some astute capitalists saw the game's potential—its potential as a collector's item. Only then did the bigwigs of StarCraft realize why they couldn't win!

He glared at his subordinates and asked, "Is this the result of your investigation?"

The subordinate remained silent.

The bigwigs aren't blind to the power dynamics; rather, the people below them are also part of the capital system.

It's easy for those in power to fool those below, and it's also easy for those below to fool those in power. In this respect, the world is still quite fair.

At least it gives people at all levels of this world the same power and opportunity to fool others, hahaha.

Looking at the persistently high prices, Deng Yijun asked the muscular man, "Do you sell your clothes?"

If you want to sell it, you have to seize the opportunity and get your hands on it first.

Chest Muscle King: "How could I possibly sell it!"

If you're going to sell it, you should wait until the designer is in their seventies or eighties, nearing their twilight years. Now is the time when the price is cheapest.

The reason it's described as being in their seventies or eighties, rather than having passed away, is because by then it would probably be too late.

If her successor were to initiate a limited-edition re-release, all limited-edition items would instantly plummet in price.

Chest muscle tycoon: "If you're going to sell, sell when you're about to collapse."

Deng Yijun's eyes narrowed slightly. "This game will probably become an invincible god, even if the person in power changes in the future."

The muscular guy asked, "Why?"

Deng Yijun: "Did you know that there were countless antiques in ancient times, but why did some seemingly identical items have such different prices?"

"what?"

Deng Yijun smiled and said, "Have you found anything small?"

It's a very small thing, which is why he's so obsessed with collecting this unique "Qingfengyi" (清风意).

"What little thing?"

Deng Yijun opened the prize set she had just received, rummaged through it, and found a small white tag on it.