Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 193

"She's really working so hard!"

"She barely took any of the rewards in the later stages of the event; she just became obsessed with this design."

Of course, it's well worth it.

What she received was a white jade pagoda with glazed tiles, nine stories high, each with eight corners, resembling a white crane spreading its wings in all directions. Small copper bells hung from the bottom, tinkling as they swayed. Every tile on it was carved with exquisite detail, so much so that you could see the tables, chairs, benches, and layout inside.

Just when players thought the reward for this event was a sculpture, the pagoda suddenly disintegrated!

It was disassembled layer by layer from the top, into individual components. In particular, beams, columns, and brackets were pieced together using mortise and tenon joints. Only the tiles were carved in large, single pieces.

At this point, the player will see that the tables, chairs, benches, ornaments, and potted plants inside are all movable, and there is a mechanism that keeps them locked to the floor so they don't shake around.

Absolutely brilliant!

Who could resist such a large, luxurious, and extravagant ingenious gadget?

No!

"My mech grand marshal, I believe this reward is the best available, bar none!"

"The designer must have some kind of AI in their brain, how could they create something like this? The breakdown is so detailed!"

"Comparable to a mecha, truly comparable to a mecha!"

"What are you saying upstairs? The mecha data is data released by the military, okay? It can't be disassembled like this. There are only function buttons on it."

"What are you thinking upstairs? The internal parts of the mecha are classified. Do you think you can disassemble it for me?"

It's like a point-and-click quest game where you just click to do what you need to do. But Qingfengyi allows for manual operation, piecing things together little by little.

Players also discovered that the piecing together action opened up their minds and sparked a desire to explore the inner workings of things—it's truly amazing! Some players seem to have discovered a new world; who knew things could be pieced together like this?

One wealthy gamer was immediately captivated, secretly vowing to spend money to acquire the pagoda; he was itching to get his hands on it. If Lin Shuying knew this, she would understand that he was a passionate LEGO enthusiast. These kinds of enthusiasts mostly enjoy taking things apart and then constantly piecing them back together. They especially love assembling a large number of parts into something luxurious and cool, so this pagoda was incredibly appealing to him!

It's like seeing a beautiful woman you've fallen in love with at first sight, and you'd be willing to go bankrupt to pursue her.

Unfortunately, the player who obtained the pagoda refused to sell it, no matter the price or the resources offered. It was a reward, a recognition of their creativity, work, and design—a tremendous honor. Finally, the player agreed to have someone create a replica at a 1:1 scale for the wealthy client, but they would need to find a master craftsman from Qingfengyi to replicate it; the difficulty was too great for most people to accomplish.

Finally, a wealthy player spent 200,000 gold ingots to have an architect help replicate the original, using wood salvaged from various furniture pieces. Originally, this player wanted jade, as the original was made of jade. However, the architect, after making two jade parts, refused to make a jade one, arguing that polishing and carving the material would be a waste of time. He was there to play a game, not to find a part-time job. The event had just ended, and players were busy wrapping up, with no time for anything else.

There's a huge pile of cash-out items at home that need organizing, and I also need to sort through my gains from this game. This event featured over a dozen architectural styles, including rural wooden houses, urban courtyards and attics, and domed houses from other realms—there's just too much to learn, absolutely too much to learn.

If this player hadn't offered such a generous reward, and if he hadn't needed to learn the structure of the pagoda, he really wouldn't have accepted the quest.

The wealthy player was helpless; a wooden version it was, he'd just have someone make one in real life once the wooden version was finished in the game. Seeing the pagoda, he even considered building the Little Residence as well.

With that in mind, he actually went and demolished Xiaoyiju...

After the event leaderboard was released, another tea ceremony performance took place, this time featuring Chang'e. She wore a light green dress designed by the top-ranked player, adorned with a camellia hairpin, and began brewing Kung Fu tea with fluid, graceful movements. Kung Fu tea emphasizes performance artistry and ritual; a single cup takes nearly ten minutes to brew. It's all about the ritualistic aspect of the tea ceremony; nothing else matters.

After watching, players will exit Yaochi, and this event will end.

The fashion show at Qingfengyi officially began. This time, three outfits were showcased, designed by Lin Shuying, not from the game. The in-game outfits had already been commissioned to Liang Ranran for production. Next were outfits designed by the staff; any good design from Qingfengyi's designers had the opportunity to be featured on the runway.

Lin Shu-ying plans to make Qingfengyi's fashion show a top-tier show across the entire galaxy, the kind that is unique and unmatched.

I wouldn't have dared to dream so grandly in my past life, because fashion shows originated abroad, and there were virtually no fashion resources in China. Plus, the clothes on the shows were all modern; period costumes had no chance to appear. Later, many period costume enthusiasts stepped in, putting on some shows out of pure passion. Unfortunately, these shows only circulated within their own circles, rarely breaking out of the mainstream. Sometimes, when they did, the general public saw them as mere attention-seeking gimmicks or cheap tricks, without any real understanding that period costume fashion shows should exist within the fashion world.

Chinese fashion really doesn't have many resources. It started little by little, from passion and enthusiasts, with traditional costumes beginning to appear before the public. Slowly, fashion shows gained some recognition, but it wasn't enough, far from enough!

Compared to those world-renowned fashion shows and internationally acclaimed modern foreign clothing brands, it's really not enough!

Upon arriving in interstellar space, Lin Shuying's ambitions began to swell.

When an opportunity truly arises, it's no wonder someone would seize it.

This fashion show didn't invite ordinary audience members; it was exclusively for renowned designers from across the galaxy. Whether they were mecha designers or fashion designers, those who were famous received invitations.

A total of 900 well-known designers were invited, followed by singer Zhou Zhouxia, who will perform "China Under the Lights." Also, singer Su Gewang will sing "Interstellar Wanderer's Diary."

Interstellar Wanderer's Diary tells the story of humanity's early days, a history filled with hardship, yet humanity never gave up. Initially, they hid under the noses of the Zerg, struggling to survive, gradually accumulating technology and power, and utilizing every resource to its fullest potential.

Women are responsible for reproduction, rapidly expanding the population. No matter where you go, population is both a burden and the greatest source of power. Humanity's earliest plans even included a strategy of overwhelming a single Zerg with a hundred people—a strategy that would inflict heavy losses on both sides.

When it was discovered that the Zerg's reproductive capacity was even more extraordinary than that of humans, the plan was declared a failure. However, reproduction had to continue, otherwise humanity would never be able to defeat the Zerg.

Later, relying on mechs and their superior learning abilities, all of humanity worked together with one heart and one mind! They finally managed to secure a peaceful corner in the interstellar space, and later even managed to share the interstellar space with the Zerg, maintaining this balance to this day.

The sacrifices made are evident in the current state of interstellar life. There are no clothes, because clothing hinders piloting the mechs. Connecting the entire body to the mech's neural link provides greater maneuverability. Wearing clothes is also resource-intensive; fabric itself requires resources. Humans no longer have natural fibers; all fabrics are made of synthetic fibers, which require energy and materials. However, all energy and materials must be reserved for fighting the Zerg, for serving as the foundation of human survival.

So the food was turned into nutrient solution, and planting was delayed.

They were forced to abandon all the plants and animals they carried with them during their escape. In a life-or-death situation, humans have no choice but to prioritize their own survival before considering anything else; it's a biological instinct.

Understanding these things helps explain why interstellar space has become what it is today; it's all due to environmental factors and choices made out of necessity by humanity. However, humans always tend to reminisce about the past and crave a sense of belonging and security.

Having roots is essential for having a place to belong; this is especially important to the Chinese people. Lin Shuying has pondered countless times that the idea of ​​the interstellar beings undertaking the summoning project arose because they are descendants of the Chinese race...

However, judging from the hair color and the richness of the skin, that's not the case.

Historical records of the escape clearly state that all nations of Jupiter participated in the construction of the escape ark, with the number of participants distributed equally according to their national population and contribution to the construction. Based on this, China's population should have ranked first or second, though specific figures are not recorded because the escape was fraught with peril, with several near-total annihilations and countless losses.

Lin Shuying shook her head, clearing her mind of the jumbled thoughts. She continued reviewing tomorrow's show schedule. Since she wanted Qingfengyi's show to be the leading brand in interstellar fashion, she had to handle the details perfectly.

Soon, it was time for the fashion show.

Guests arrived one after another, but only 768 of the originally invited 900 people showed up.

Lin Qiaoqiao and her team quickly arranged for follow-up inquiries and finally learned that Barbie Fashion was also holding a fashion show. Where were those designers?

She was a little annoyed. How could they do this? They had promised so clearly before, but they broke their promise.

After telling Lin Shuying about the matter, Lin Shuying said, "It's alright, just don't cooperate with them too deeply next time. Go down and find out who's in charge of Barbie Fashion now, I want to know more."

"Okay, boss."

After leaving the stage, Lin Qiaoqiao called several partners, subtly and indirectly mentioning the designers' lack of integrity. While it's everyone's freedom to choose where they go, leaving without informing them beforehand is unethical. What if Qingfengyi couldn't make proper arrangements at the last minute? What would the audience and other designers think if there were empty seats everywhere?

No matter what you do, regardless of the scale or formality, you must ensure a strong sense of ceremony and a grand atmosphere. Otherwise, even a high-class event will feel like a small-scale affair, damaging your reputation and prestige.

Upon learning of the situation, Lin Shuying quickly arranged for her staff to personally guide the designers to find seats, ensuring that all the front seats were filled. All name tags were removed from the seats, and Li Feiyu and his team first stopped people at the exhibition hall. Only after the seating arrangement was settled did they lead the guests over, guiding each one to a seat at the front.