Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 14

With a long cry, it arrives in front of the player's house and quickly shrinks. If the player interacts with it, they can even touch its magnificent feathers.

The feel is absolutely gorgeous!

Silky smooth, cool and refreshing, soft and pleasant, I'm going crazy.

After being petted by players, it will tilt its head and give a cute, coquettish look with its beautiful eyes.

The players' health bars were instantly depleted. The bird stunned them, then flew over, placed the envelope down, and flew away gracefully.

It flew outside and let out another long crow: "Chicken crow~"

"Aaaaaah, this bird is my destiny, no one is allowed to take it from me!"

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh..."

"Ah ah ah ah ah......"

"Don't go, baby, take my heart with you, stay here~"

"This is going to kill me! This is going to kill me!"

"The designer is inhuman! How could they design such a beautiful bird and then not let it stay? Waaah!"

"My mech commander-in-chief, here's a picture!"

"I don't want the mecha grand marshal, I want my bird, come back to me!"

"My mecha grand marshal, why are the special effects at Xiaoyi Studio so beautiful?"

In the photo posted by the player before last, the player was on the second floor of Xiaoyi Residence, leaning against the window, with a bluebird shimmering with mysterious light affectionately perched on her hand and nuzzling her cheek.

The angle, the lighting, the environment, the atmosphere – it's impossible for this not to be a staged photo.

"How did you do that, my mecha grand marshal? Ahhhhh, teach me!"

"Absolutely stunning!"

The player replied, "Only Xiaoyiju can achieve this effect, and there are even more explosive effects here! Video."

"When taking photos of each other with friends, be sure to quickly find the right position, otherwise you won't be able to capture the moment."

"Stop thinking about where to stand. Half an hour has passed, and no one has taken a picture yet. Add me as a friend quickly, and I'll be your photographer for free."

"Wow, so fast?"

"Ahhhh, brothers and sisters, look at what's in this update! It's incredible!"

"Stop looking, hurry up and plant flowers! Ahhhhh, I must get first place!"

"I'm posting this task here. Anyone who gets what's inside can contact me to discuss the details. The price is negotiable."

"What are you talking about? Look at the beautiful photos of me and my best friend, they're stunning! Pictures, pictures, pictures."

Three pictures were posted in succession, each showing two people looking up at a bluebird. The bluebird flew gracefully right in front of them, its light illuminating their faces as if bestowing divine light upon them.

"Ahhh, this time of day, this angle, upstairs, it's so beautiful!"

"You really won't read the letter?"

"Don't be a good person, first come, first served."

.......

Half an hour later, the special effects disappeared, and the players began to pay attention to the contents of the envelope.

Lin Shuying went to sleep after updating her blog. Twenty minutes later, Xia Chunqi started sending her photos like crazy. The photos showed four people sitting on a peach tree in Xiaoyi Residence, with a giant bluebird flying by and peach petals falling.

The scene is absolutely dreamlike.

There's also a two-minute video, which is very complete, including footage of the four people struggling to climb the tree and a bluebird flying in from afar.

Xia Chunqi then flooded the screen with comments:

"Sister, sister, goddess, can you extend the envelope's special effect?"

"Sister, can you specify the location where players come to the game, such as going directly upstairs, up in a tree, etc."

........

Regardless of Xia Chunqi's numerous suggestions for improvement, the special effects disappeared half an hour later. Players began to examine the contents of the envelope, followed by regret.

Open the envelope:

Dear players, thank you for your support. To express our gratitude, Qingfengyi has specially planned a large-scale event: The Flower Fairy's Abundant Rewards. Details are as follows:

1. The top 500 players who spend money will receive a bracelet, players ranked 501-800 will receive a pair of earrings, and players ranked 801-1000 will receive a small silk flower ornament. Friendly reminder: please spend money responsibly. The spending leaderboard has been completed and this is a one-time event.

2. Remember to let your ears heal properly after getting them pierced to avoid infection. The way you wear earrings is the same as how you wear them in the game.

3. This update includes the "Flower Fairy's Abundant Rewards" event. Planting flowers will randomly drop Flower Fairies. Catching a Flower Fairy will reward you with event flower seeds. After planting and selling them, you'll earn Flower Coins, which can be exchanged for items added in this event. These items are the rewards for this event. You can check the shop for details. Event items cannot be equipped or purchased before purchase.

4. Among the top 1000 players in the Flower Coin ranking, players ranked 1-200 will receive a bracelet, players ranked 201-400 will receive a pair of earrings, and players ranked 401-1000 will receive a small silk flower item. All prizes are physical items!

5. This update includes bonus items, which are exclusive event rewards and will only be available during this event. They will be removed from the game after the event ends.

6. This update includes Xiaoyi Residence, the Garden, and the original player cabin. Players can explore these features on their own.

7. Dear player, please remember to send your address and gender to the official team, Qingfengyi Studio.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates.

The pay-to-win system is designed to prevent whales from spending excessively. Games are a part of life's enjoyment, not a source of stress. Furthermore, it's crucial to prevent players from becoming addicted to spending money and disrupting the game's balance.

Lin Shuying used to really dislike the clothes and accessories that required real money to obtain when playing dress-up games. Thinking about this restriction makes her feel a bit like she's contradicting herself, but it still has to be added.

Although I don't understand the core of game design, balance, or anything like that, I'll try to improve it if I can think of something.

Strive for perfection.

There's so much new content in the update that players are completely overwhelmed and don't know what to do next.

It took several minutes for people to realize what was happening, as the chat channel was flooded with messages.

"Aaaaaah, what does the designer mean? The actual product!!!"

"Ahhhh, you came to the store, is the product the designer was talking about the one in the mall?"

"My mecha marshal! If the real thing were exactly like this, I'd take it for a million, not just ten thousand!"

"The offer we received is negotiable."

"The offer we received is negotiable."

"The offer we received is negotiable."

.......

"Stop shouting, isn't it faster to plant flowers than to wait to buy them?"

This message seemed to awaken many players, and they scattered in all directions to diligently plant flowers.

The next day, Lin Qiaoqiao opened the studio's message board, thinking it was the address, but it was full of negative reviews.

"Designer, what are you doing? Why do you always update in the middle of the night?"

"Designer, do you dare to update during the day? I've missed out on another fortune."

"Designer, if you don't fix the envelope effect, I will absolutely not change this negative review or this one star back!"

"Terrible review, absolutely terrible review!"

.......

Lin Qiaoqiao's eyes ached after searching through hundreds of job postings, finally finding one with an address listed. She closed the app and checked the recruitment platform; there were quite a few applicants. Lin Qiaoqiao compiled the applicant information and resumes and gave them to Lin Shuying.

"Boss, these are the applicants' information. Take a look."

Lin Shuying took the resume and looked at it. Her first thought was to eliminate the people with colorful black clothes, but she couldn't judge a person based on their clothes and subjective assumptions.

She picked out a few that looked decent and said, "These ones."

Of course, the first thing I subconsciously did was remove the multicolored black.

"Okay, I'll contact them."

As I turned around, I remembered the terrible comments under the studio's page, so I stopped and said, "Boss, there are a lot of negative comments under the studio's account. They're saying it's unfair of you to update the game in the middle of the night, and that the envelope effect's time limit is excessive. Should we do something about it?"

Lin Shuying's hands flew as she made earrings, and without even looking up, she said, "Never mind."

You can enjoy such beautiful visuals without paying any money, what more could you want?

That was something she added because of her love of beauty, so of course it had to be treated as a rare and precious effect.

As for updating the game at night, she only has time to update the game at night.

Why waste precious daytime time updating games?

She must use it to make beautiful jewelry and clothes. She is no longer satisfied with wearing cheongsams every day. If she had a few wide-sleeved long gowns and ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), she could wear beautiful hairpins once her hair grew back.

Oh my god, just thinking about it makes me so happy!

Speaking of the time when I first got into ancient costumes, cheongsams, and beautiful outfits, it was when I first became interested in them in my previous life. I kept my daily living expenses under fifteen yuan just to save money to buy a ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) and a set of hairpins.

I could wear it when I was in college, but I haven't had a chance to wear it since I started working.

Traditional costumes are not mainstream; they are too cumbersome, too conspicuous, and do not meet the company's dress code.

Later, even after becoming a period drama blogger, I didn't have many opportunities to wear them. I was either on the production line or negotiating collaborations and securing sponsorships. I actually wore them very few times, sigh.

But this life is different; she has plenty of time to dress up!

She's wearing a beautiful cheongsam and a silk flower headband. It's a pity her hair is a bit short, otherwise a simple bun with a plain hairpin would make her look absolutely gorgeous.

Speaking of which, she was supposed to get her ears pierced recently, but she'd been so busy lately that she'd completely forgotten about it.

"Qiaoqiao?"

Lin Qiaoqiao was contacting the job applicants when she heard someone shout, "What's wrong, boss?"

"I want to get my ears pierced, you know, to make a hole in my earlobe so I can wear earrings. Is there a hospital nearby?"

The original owner of this body had never been to a hospital, was a homebody, and lacked common sense due to her deafness; she couldn't find any information about hospitals. There were, however, repair pods and the like, generally used on the battlefield. In the interstellar world, household robots all had health management functions and rarely got sick.

Lin Qiaoqiao didn't know either, but as an employee, the questions the boss asked were the questions the employee had to answer.

In the end, they couldn't find a suitable place to get ear piercings...

"Boss, we don't offer that service."

They do offer scar repair services.

Lin Shuying asked, "Can't I just ask them to hit me?"

She was afraid of getting an infection if she did it herself, and she was also afraid of the pain.

"Shall I make an appointment for you? You'll have to ask for details."

Lin Shuying thought for a moment and decided to go ask. If that didn't work, she'd try to do it herself...

I'm a little hesitant to do it myself; I've never tried it before.

Lin Qiaoqiao quickly made an appointment at a nearby hospital. "The appointment is done, this afternoon."

"it is good."

"Boss, I want to work with you on this."

After getting your ears pierced, you can wear beautiful earrings just like in a video game!

"Ahhh, boss, won't I look absolutely gorgeous wearing these earrings? Can I choose the style? I absolutely love the willow tree from the lake, can you make one?"

Lin Shuying said, "I can do it when I have time. I need to make the earrings for the prizes during this period."

These earrings were made in my past life; I was very skilled at it and could make a simple pair in just a few minutes.

Lin Qiaoqiao was overjoyed to hear that she could have something made for her, exclaiming, "Boss, you're the best!"

Applying for the job at Qingfengyi was definitely the best decision she ever made.

In the afternoon, I went to the hospital to get my ears pierced, but the smart robot refused, saying I had self-harm tendencies and even sounded an alarm to call a psychologist. It was incredibly awkward for both of us, until a doctor finally came to see me.

He asked incredulously, "You're going to pierce my ears?"

I've always heard of people healing their own scars, but I never imagined someone would create scars for themselves. What kind of thinking is that?

"Let's take a test first to see our mental state."

Lin Shuying said, "We're perfectly normal. We just want to get our ears pierced so we can wear pretty accessories."

The doctor examined me and only agreed to get my ears pierced after confirming I didn't have any psychological issues.

"Take good care of yourself when you get back, and be careful not to get an infection. If it does get an infection, let the robot heal it."

"Okay, thank you, doctor."

Before leaving, Lin Qiaoqiao said, "Doctor, don't be too surprised. Trust me, a lot of people will be coming to get their ears pierced soon."

The doctor shook his head. Why would someone want to ruin their own body like this?

"This ear piercing will be healed when you go into the treatment chamber. If you don't want to suffer repeatedly, try not to get injured."

"Thank you for the reminder, doctor."

Back home, Lin Qiaoqiao's ear piercings showed no reaction, while Lin Shuying's earlobes were swollen and a little painful. The original owner's body wasn't very sensitive.

But I put up with it for the sake of looking pretty.

.........

In the game, lucky players have already accumulated a lot of Flower Coins and bought bracelets, earrings, and silk flower ornaments. The bracelets are sparkly and stylish when worn.

Two hundred different bracelets, too many to look at.

Garnet red crystal, cat's eye stone, golden flower, sapphire, butterfly beads, koi fish necklace...

"Look, the world of rich women has already unlocked 27 types, hehe. Pictures, pictures..."

The picture shows a box full of bracelets. The player has carefully separated the bracelets by color and put them in boxes of different colors.

"Ahhh, I'm so envious I'm drooling. Rich lady, lucky one, add me as a friend, I want to visit your house."

"Wow, look at the rest of the photo, it's full of flowers! How many flowers did you plant?"

The wealthy woman stood in the princess's room, wearing a bracelet on one wrist and glittering jewelry on the forearm of one arm. She adjusted the camera angle, her delicate fingers slightly raised, revealing her slender, fair hands adorned with dazzling jewels.

A picture was posted, with the tagline: "Qingfengyi's motto is beauty, an eternal pursuit, and images."

"One more thing, the texture of the bracelet is smooth and moist. It feels cool when you first wear it, but becomes soft and delicate after it warms up. The touch is amazing."

"I can't even imagine what it would feel like to have a real bracelet."

"Ahhh, I'm going to go crazy, I'm going to work hard to grow flowers."

"I'm going to be number one in spending real money!"

"The spending leaderboard has been finalized; it's too late to spend now."

"Next time."

"Wasn't it supposed to be a one-time thing?"

"The same tricks always happen again."

"Seriously, how much can you spend in-game currency? I bought everything and it only cost me 500 Star Coins, oh my god!"

"I spent over 10,000 Star Coins, but the official statistics only show the amount after the purchase. Designer! Are you trying to mess with me?!"

Wow, what a tycoon! He actually recharged over 10,000 yuan!

"Haha, the number one on the leaderboard, Lele, who doesn't like rainbow outfits, only spent 1200 yuan and bought 900 yuan worth of items."

"Ahhh, I originally bought over 900 items, but then the official team gave me a refund, so I only have 600 worth of in-game currency left, sob sob sob."