Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 48

Two minutes later, the fish that had been colliding with each other changed direction and scattered in all directions. A green sprout slowly emerged from the center, turning into a lotus leaf. Beneath the lotus leaf, a lotus bud emerged, and the top of the lotus leaf tilted slightly before settling flat on the water's surface. The lotus quickly grew taller and bloomed, releasing a delicate fragrance.

The moment the lotus blossoms opened, the fish turned and darted towards the center, disappearing into the petals and leaves. The petals and leaves slowly fell to the ground, transforming into a clear pond identical to the one outside. From beneath the lotus leaves, many koi emerged, and a red and white koi leaped up and flew into the player's arms, transforming into a letter...

After the special effects ended, the entire scene was rendered in a realistic ink-wash style, vividly depicting the beauty of the fluidity and colors.

The player remained stunned after receiving the letter, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Aaaaaaah!!! You're messing with me!"

"Two minutes left! Where is Qingchi? Where is Qingchi?!"

"The first player to post this picture, come out here, I challenge you to a duel!"

"Ugh, this is misleading the youth! It's misleading the youth! Give me back my cool special effects!"

"First player, you're misleading everyone! Ahhhhh, what have I missed?!"

"Ahhh, it's not complete anymore, it's not complete!"

"I can accept being screwed over by the designers, but why are the players screwing me over too? Are you even family to me?!"

"This special effect lasts for three minutes, there are still two minutes left. Where is Qingchi? Please lead the way!"

"I've thought about all sorts of scenarios where I might miss the special effects, but I never imagined this one, sob sob sob."

"Who posted this picture? Next time, please upload a video with special effects! Ahhhhh!"

At this point, the first player to post the envelope effect stepped forward to explain: "I already told you to hurry up and come, it's a surprise. I even added an exclamation mark, is that my fault? I was stunned by how beautiful it was, and I only took the photos after being hit by a lucky koi fish. It's already pretty good that I sent them to you guys as soon as I remembered."

"........"

"........"

"You should use a hundred exclamation marks!!!!...like I did!"

"Ahhh, I thought the surprise you were talking about was this super big palace."

"I was so captivated by the enormous cauldron when I came in that I completely forgot about the Clear Pool! If you had posted a video of that, I would have broken my legs to abandon my love for the Golden Cauldron and run straight to the Clear Pool!"

"I was captivated by the treasure bowl. Oh my god, how can something so beautiful exist, and there are treasures inside? I even caught a leaf earring; it's so gorgeous."

"Can't we just buy leaf earrings?"

"The chosen one of destiny is passing by; all others, retreat!" (Image)

The picture shows a pair of gold-trimmed red koi fish earrings. The koi fish are lively, and the gold light flows smoothly, making them look cute and auspicious.

Wow, where did you come from?

"It's so beautiful, how much is it? I'll buy it, name your price."

The player replied: "It was fished out of the Treasure Basin. You guys should check the message quickly. During the Treasure Basin event, you can fish ten times, but outside of the event, you can only fish three times, and one of those times you have to spend 2 gold ingots to buy it."

"Wow, Qingfengyi has changed. It's no longer the Qingfengyi I like."

"The koi fish earrings are so beautiful, I want them."

"After reading the update announcement, I feel like the designer has become a completely different person."

"Right, right! Look at this, the trading system has this kind of art style and pictures, it completely shocked me."

As expected, players are the most sensitive to changes in the game.

The image shows the basic texture of the opened trading system, with a gold and silver color scheme and a very obvious mechanical style.

"I feel like this texture and lighting would be more suitable for a gun."

"Oh, I remember now! No wonder it looked so familiar, my family's aircraft is just like this."

"Oh my god, Qingfengyi changed designers?"

"I don't know, but this is Qingfengyi's style. It costs fifty gold ingots, and there's also a Supreme Plum Blossom, which costs a whopping one thousand gold ingots. Qingfengyi's pricing has suddenly changed. (Video)"

The video begins with a peach blossom tree branch-themed texture of the trading system, named "Peach Blossom Splendor." Peach blossoms bloom every few minutes, emitting a faint, intermittent fragrance. Ten seconds later, the blossoms wither and fall, turning into petals—a beautiful and dreamlike scene. After this wave of peach blossoms fades, the player switches to plum blossom effects, with three options: Thousand-Petaled Red, Crimson Plum, and Jade Butterfly Dragon Plum.

The first one is called "Plum Blossom Family". The special effects mode is similar to that of Peach Blossom, with layers of plum blossoms. It is richer and more magnificent than Peach Blossom, and the colors of the leaves are more abundant.

The second type is called "Snow Playing with Red Plum Blossoms." Deep red plum blossoms bloom, followed by snowflakes that gradually cover and disappear them. It's as if the plum blossoms are slowly melting away with the snow, and the whole process is heartbreaking to watch.

The heartbreak of flames being slowly eroded and extinguished by the ice.

The third one is called Butterfly Coiled Dragon. The plum tree branches, as black as ink jade, are incredibly stylish. White and slightly pink plum blossoms bloom on them, with a touch of green in the middle. After the petals fully open, they turn into butterflies that hover around the branches until they turn white and disappear.

It gives the feeling of a butterfly devouring and absorbing the black jade before ascending to heaven.

This is a rather complex texture created by Lin Shuying. At the time, Wei Linwei felt that although it looked good, it was too flashy. The design goal of the trade pop-up was to get players to buy, not to stand there for a long time looking at the beautiful special effects.

However, Lin Shuying has a different opinion: perhaps the money earned from beautiful skin is more profitable than that little bit of encouragement.

"Ahhh, where do I get it? I want it! I want it!"

"Go to the shop, and they've added a special effects section. I thought they'd also put back the previously unavailable special effects, but it only has the eight special effects from the trading system."

"Wow, no wonder they made the basic version so ugly, it turns out they're just trying to get us to spend money on in-game purchases."

"I've already bought it, it's absolutely gorgeous."

"It's hard to say with in-game purchases. If you farm flowers diligently, you can get it without spending money, but the waiting time is just too long, hahaha. Like me, a piggy bank player, my bag is full of money!"

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After Wei Linwei finished creating the special effects, he browsed the chat channel for a bit and saw someone saying that the special effects he designed were ugly.

He complained, "What's ugly about the basic version? It looks great."

"Hey~ upstairs, don't you know that Qingfengyi is a fantasy-themed dress-up game? You've been playing too many mecha games and your taste has gotten mixed up, huh?"

"No, shouldn't the trading system be simple and clear, allowing players to focus on the prices of goods?"

“I have plenty of time to think about prices without needing to focus. But beautiful special effects make me feel good when making a decision and more willing to pay.”

"Agreed."

Wei Linwei snorted. "We have different paths, so let's go do the mission."

The boss's latest update is absolutely gorgeous, grab it quickly, the more the better.

"Family members, are you not reading the letter? You're still chatting here. The event has started."

These words were like a wake-up call, and everyone rushed to check the update announcement.

The background of this envelope features two butterfly-tailed dragons, one black and one red, spinning in the middle, with a red lotus in the center.

Dear Qingfengyi players, after a two-month hiatus, Qingfengyi's fourth month-long event, "Golden Abundance," has officially begun. This event features goldfish, originating from the ancient and mysterious land of China, and is one of the most famous ornamental fish. With diverse colors and shapes, they can enhance aquascapes, cultivate one's temperament, and are imbued with auspicious meanings of good fortune and abundant wealth by the Chinese people, making them beloved by many.

Now, let your new pet collection journey begin!

The game has the following updates:

1. Some game guilds have been updated, with the dungeon entrance moved from the player teleportation portal to the guild dungeon management area. Player pavilions can now be created within guilds, increasing the maximum number of members allowed in a party to 12. Many more guild features await your exploration.

2. This update includes a new shop inventory, adding items such as fish tanks, lotus flowers, aquatic plants, and cash withdrawal charms. Various skins have been moved to a separate effects section, where you can purchase different effects skins for the same item. Welcome to browse and purchase!

3. The entire trading system has been updated, unifying the checkout function at the cashier at the mall entrance, enhancing the player's shopping experience. A player trading system has been added; from now on, all items in the Qingfengyi game will have upper and lower price limits. Private trading is not recommended; Qingfengyi will charge a 0.1% transaction fee as a handling fee for each transaction.

4. A brand new event, "Golden Abundance," has been added. In this event, players can obtain 80 different goldfish pets. Different goldfish represent different points, and the top one million players will receive exclusive limited-edition items of varying levels. Some goldfish that reach the maximum merit will even leap over the Dragon Gate! Fish that leap over the Dragon Gate will drop various accessories, outfits, and items. Good luck everyone!

5. The Treasure Pot has been updated. You can get various items from the Treasure Pot, but there are no rare items.

6. The photo album has been updated, adding makeup and photo collection features. Players can save their favorite photos in the album's custom section. Additionally, once rare, exclusive, or limited-edition items are unlocked, they will be simultaneously unlocked in all players' collections. You can then check your collection to see if you're missing any items!

For specific details, please visit the relevant locations to investigate. The guild service area has descriptions of various items, drop rates, and more detailed update information, including everything from the beginning of Qingfengyi to the present. You can go there to learn more if needed.

Hidden items will be hidden by a question mark in the image before they are unlocked. Players can try to unlock them!

Stay tuned for the next exciting update.

After reading the update details, players got excited. The rankings have expanded to one million places! Wow!

"I'm going to charge! Charge! Charge!"

"Breaking through a million!"

"Ugh, what am I going to do as an office worker?"

"Don't get too excited. It's one in a million out of a billion players, a one in a thousand chance."

"Aaaaaah, the designer is inhuman! You unlocked items in the encyclopedia that I don't even have, deliberately trying to break my heart every time I see them!!"

"How could this be? If it's not there, it shouldn't be unlocked. Erase it from my encyclopedia, waaaaah!"

"One in a thousand, what more do you want?"

"My heart is broken. I have a lot of items in my collection that I have unlocked but don't have."