Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 76

"I got hooked on 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' because of this show. Back then, it was so spectacular! Now it's gone forever. Thumbs down."

Zhang Zhongxia was speechless. What do you mean by "back in the day"?

He couldn't help but reply below: "It's not like back then, it's only been about two years since Qingfengyi was released."

Immediately, many replies came to Zhang Zhongxia.

"For us, every day felt like an eternity! It's like those old days."

"Are you a traitor to Qingfengyi?"

Are you a designer's alternate account?

"Do you want to take on all 23 billion players of us one-on-one?"

"He's probably just made a new 10 billion, let's say he's taking on all 13 billion of us players in one-on-one!"

"Bro, I can tell you're a newbie, but you're so new you've stepped out of line. Hurry up and pull back, or I'll challenge you to a duel."

"He's not Qingfengyi's traitor, he's the player's traitor, don't get it wrong."

"We are the traitors to Qingfengyi, how could we have turned things around like this?"

"...Brother, what are you saying?"

"I was so angry that I ran away from home. Please forgive me."

The comment was instantly flooded with thousands of replies; Zhang Zhongxia had never received so many replies in his life.

People were so frightened they didn't dare utter a sound.

The last reply read: "Don't say anything more. They're probably newbies who just started playing. It's normal for them to be naive. They'll join us after playing for a while."

This concludes the building project.

Zhang Zhongxia relayed the information to Lin Shuying, who said, "Reply with your account and ask them if they want an event that happens every two months, or a spectacular special effect that happens every three months. As long as they dare to choose, I'll give it to them. There's no option C."

"Good boss."

Zhang Zhongxia, with his cunning, posted Lin Shuying's words on the account's screen, and the player instantly fell silent.

He Mengqiu laughed and said, "You're really lucky."

Zhang Zhongxia said, "It's the boss's instruction, hehe."

Xia Chunqi: "These players really should be confronted head-on, otherwise it's too chaotic. I'm the tough one."

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Will the players be scared away by Qingfengyi's threat?

Who said there isn't a third option?

Choosing nothing means getting both, huh!

When the player returns to the game and opens the letter, it is a plain yellow paper with no background pattern.

"Ugh, Qingfengyi really went through the motions! The beautiful pictures in the letter are gone!"

"Terrible review, ahhh!"

"My beautiful pictures are missing! How can someone with OCD like me cope with this?!"

"Collectible Beauty is crying her eyes out in the holographic capsule, don't try to save me!"

While everyone was crying over the beautiful envelope image, some players had already read the contents of the letter.

"My mech general, look at the update!"

Players began reading the announcement, which was quite lengthy, spanning several pages.

"Dear players, the sixth phase of the Qingfengyi event, 'Heroic Jianghu, Timeless Weapons,' which will last for two months, has officially begun. The update will start half an hour after you receive this letter, and the server will be down for half an hour. Please log out as soon as possible."

This update also includes a new daily activity: Fashionable Outfits and Makeup, Show Off Your Style.

1. Dress up in gorgeous clothes and makeup and show off your style: Players can buy clothes from the store or make their own clothes or event clothes and accessories to dress up themselves, their pets and fairies, and come to the dashboard to participate in the competition. It is held once a day and the results are settled at midnight. This event is strongly supported by the planet master Cha Liqing. The first place will receive an exclusive token and a gold ingot reward. This gold ingot can be exchanged for pearls and withdrawn.

2. This update introduces a brand-new permanent dungeon, "Huaxia Jianghu: Weapon Master Edition," where the "Heroic Jianghu, Timeless Weapons" event will take place.

3. This update includes improvements to player homestead size and layout: Xiaoyi's Residence has been expanded, and the Princess Room and Glass Greenhouse have been merged into the White Castle. More homestead decoration items have also been added; players are welcome to purchase them.

4. The garden has been expanded, and the layout of the breeding area and planting area can be arranged independently.

5. This update includes labels for the health bar, stamina, durability, and damage values ​​of players, NPCs, plants, animals, items, and your home. Remember to rest regularly and pay attention to the damage level of your items! If something is damaged, simply find an NPC to repair it. (Most rare items do not have a damage bar and do not have high-intensity work capabilities; players can decide whether to use them.)

6. In the world of Huaxia Jianghu, you can find various craftsmen to repair damaged items and clothing for a small fee. However, please be careful with rare items and don't trust NPCs in dungeons too much, as Qingfeng Yigai is not responsible for any scams you may have.

7. In the world of Chinese martial arts, there are many stories of heroes, masters, and craftsmen waiting to be explored. Each exploration is a chance for growth and reward. If you enjoy collecting stories, chat with them more often; you might just get a beautiful outfit and exquisite props in return.

8. In the world of Huaxia Jianghu, white-named NPCs do not accept challenges, while all other NPCs do. Harming a white-named NPC will result in being hunted down by celestial soldiers. Furthermore, players are not protected in Huaxia Jianghu and are not subject to the unlucky attributes of the Heavenly Prison or Earthly Prison; please proceed with caution.

9. In the world of Chinese martial arts, there are many chivalrous heroes who hate evil, as well as many notorious bandits. Be careful with your life and your wallet!

Explore more exciting content on your own, and stay tuned for the next update.

Players watched it repeatedly; this update is quite substantial.

"Ahhhh, Qingfengyi has updated a special combat instance just for us combat players!"

"This is awesome! I'm going to stay here forever."

"Ahhh, I'm a combat player! I can't resist watching combat content!"

Some new players are dismissive; they only play Qingfengyi because it's popular and has great graphics. Most of them come for the costumes and items, not for the combat.

Furthermore, the official promotional focus for the introduction of these two planets is primarily on acquisitions, with little else. After all, the ability to generate profit is the only reason investors are interested and willing to actively bring them in; otherwise, what's the point?

In this respect, the reasons for introducing Kui Lang Shen Xing, Wen Chang Shen Xing and Zhi Nu Xing are very different. Zhi Nu Xing was introduced because the wealthy wanted to play with it, while they introduced it to the public in order to make money.

Therefore, many players who came in didn't quite understand the above statement.

"You guys haven't even started experiencing it yet and you already know it's good? The battles in the interstellar war between humans and insects are more fun."

"Yeah, isn't the point of battle to see the big scenes, to see the mechs clashing with the Zerg?"

"At the very least, mecha battles are pretty good. Qingfengyi? The scenes I've seen so far aren't really suitable for combat, but the clothes, jewelry, and houses are really beautiful. I'll buy them all!"

"What is Qingfengyi up to? It's a casual game, why is it adding combat elements? It's hard to even put a mech in this small space."

Some casual players who don't enjoy combat also joined in the conversation:

"I don't like fighting. If you like fighting, go find mech and warship games."

"Exactly, I don't understand why people would come to a casual game to find combat. It's all the fault of combat players who have corrupted Qingfengyi."

"Designer, you're biased! Why do you ignore all our opinions, but listen to every single one of the combat players' opinions? I'm not having it!"

"Exactly, they've updated so many things for combat players."

The two sides then engaged in a debate, determined to distinguish between those who were close and those who were distant, and to eliminate the inferior from the superior.

"What are you saying? You guys also have items for combat players, and the ways to obtain them are much simpler for you than for us."

"Exactly, we combat players have given up too much. How biased are you guys by the designers?"

"I don't agree with the idea that you get good luck points just by touching it!"

"If you're not happy, then don't fight. It's unreasonable to hit someone and not be punished."

"Heh heh!"

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Before the players could even get a proper order out, they were cleared out and stood in their little houses in their holographic world, feeling a bit lost.

The house in the holographic world is really small, and the design isn't as good as Qingfengyi's; it's just a square box.

Everyone is obsessed with Qingfengyi, and few people are decorating their homes. Some people have decorated their homes, but the things in the holographic world are completely incomparable to Qingfengyi; they are too expensive!

Although Qingfengyi has released the copyright for all its designs, and the copyright fee is quite cheap, many companies have started producing the furniture featured in its designs.

However, many people cannot afford it. They either cannot afford the house in the holographic world or the furniture made from it. Or they cannot afford a big house, because Qingfengyi's furniture looks particularly ugly and awkward without a big house.

It's getting in the way; you'd be better off using that money to buy a house or land in the real world.

It would be good to eat something nice.

Many players lay on their sofas at home waiting for Qingfengyi to update, and half an hour felt like an eternity.

Half an hour later, many players came in and started commenting:

"Because the update time was short, I went back to my holographic home, my mecha grand marshal, that's also called a house!"

"Me too, I'm used to living in Qingfengyi and can't accept it all at once!"

"I just realized that I'm only truly at my richest when I'm surrounded by gentle breezes, sob sob sob!"

"Wealth is all earned through hard work!"

"Waaah, handshake! I'm the richest in Qingfengyi, but I'm so poor in real life."

"Haha, I also built a small house for the holographic world, but the contractor's technology is too bad, and the house is wrong in every way."

"I also bought a small apartment in the holographic world, and to be honest, it's so much worse than the one in Qingfeng Yili. It's so uncomfortable to live there."

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Players first expressed their waiting sentiments, and then flocked to the guild to find the dungeon entrance.

In the game "Qingfeng Yizhong," more players prefer casual games, and many flock to the "Handicraft and Makeup" dungeon to showcase their style.

The interior decoration left StarCraft players speechless; it was magnificent, colorful, and ethereal, beyond words.

The entrance features a small bridge over a flowing stream, with lotus flowers, aquatic plants, and goldfish in the water. The pebbles at the bottom of the stream are clearly visible, covered with lush green moss, swaying gently with the current.

The stream flows, its ripples dancing gently; just watching it can calm you for a whole day. The rushing water has a cool, sweet taste.

Beyond the bridge lies a massive dashboard. Around it are over twenty steps, each topped with a single bamboo chair for players to sit and admire the display.

The area outside the steps is covered with various wisteria, peach trees, azaleas, roses, peonies, chrysanthemums, and so on. Every now and then, the sky will automatically rain down petals, feathers, and snowflakes.