Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 31

The second outfit is also an empress's set, but it's a Qing Dynasty-style Manchu dress.

Two pieces of clothing were provided: an inner garment, a plain red silk robe, and an outer garment with a gold pattern of phoenixes playing with peonies on a gold background. The matching shoes were red peony-patterned platform shoes, which would likely be difficult to wear, so a pair of embroidered phoenix cloth shoes was also provided.

The jewelry was less elaborate than the first set: a large hair ornament, a gold peony and ruby ​​flower hairpin, ten small plum blossom and indigo hairpins, two plain white jade hairpins, a large phoenix hairpin on the side, and a tassel with a cluster of fine pearls and agate pendants.

Pair it with gold-plated pearl pink gemstone ear clips, sapphire silver flower ear clips, and openwork phoenix-carved teardrop earrings. Since three pairs are to be worn, Lin Shuying designed the other two pairs as ear clips. Some players might not accept having so many holes in their ears, so she decided to use both ear clips and earrings.

If too many people get their ears pierced, what if some children in real life learn from it, and people in the game report the game for corrupting children?

She saw the news about getting her ears pierced, which was quite popular before. The headlines were so catchy, you'd think she was involved in a cult...

This entire outfit requires 300,000 lucky bags to redeem.

Two waves of money will drain the richest man's wealth, and then another wave will be used to extract money from smaller investors.

The third set is a magnificent Republic-era cheongsam.

Yellow background, gold embroidered peonies and phoenix feathers, paired with a white pearl necklace, imperial green earrings, and a pair of gold bracelets carved with phoenixes. Add a gold sapphire ring, and a pair of matching gold diamond phoenix high heels.

perfect.

This set is cheaper; you can redeem it for only 80,000 lucky bags.

It's very cheap, and most players can redeem it.

A good game designer should fully consider the needs of players.

The first two outfits will be grouped into the Phoenix Soaring to the Nine Heavens series, while this last one will be placed in the Soft Whispering Beauty series, specifically the Cheongsam Charm edition. These outfits each have their own unique characteristics, and grouping them into a series will facilitate future management and the addition of new products.

She has already created four series of clothes.

The series includes "Beauty's Favor," "Young Master's Heart," "Soft-spoken Beauty," and "Phoenix Soaring to the Nine Heavens." Actually, the "Soft-spoken Beauty" series should have a separate menswear line, but Lin Shuying isn't very good at menswear, and some of the outfits in this series are copied from dress-up games from her previous life, so she won't separate it separately.

In this update, we'll also add the series name after the clothing and jewelry items to make them easier for players to identify.

This little golden tag floats around the clothes and appears when the player clicks on the clothes. Pink peach blossoms also fall continuously, complete with lighting effects—it's very pretty.

The men's clothing features a green bamboo leaf style, with a cool color tone, giving it a gentle and comfortable feel.

This update took three days to come up with, and it's already one day past the end of the event.

When Lin Shuying submitted the application, she thought of the employees' dedication to Phoenix, so she simply withdrew it and added a transition effect.

Players who collect all 180 birds will be able to witness the magnificent sight of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix once again.

This is simple; just change the previous envelope effect. It won't take more than three hours to complete.

Soon, the game was updated.

What a coincidence, I'm stuck in the middle of the night again...

The players who had waited all day were furious.

"Designer, what are you doing? We agreed on a one-month deadline, and you're already one day overdue."

"Give me a definite answer on when the update will be released, so I can prepare to welcome my phoenix."

"You made me wait all day for nothing, are you even going to update?"

"This designer is no good. Is Qingfengyi a studio? It must be fake."

"Didn't we just hire people? Where are they?!"

"Negative review. When will game platforms be able to add negative reviews? Otherwise, the designers won't know just how annoying they are."

Just as everyone was complaining, a small special effect appeared, which was the enlarged version of the small effect on the clothing tag.

Male players see the bamboo leaf effect, while female players see the peach blossom effect.

Then a letter pops out.

The special effects this time were incredibly fast, almost instantaneous.

After the special effects wore off, some players accidentally clicked on the clothes and found that the effects had turned into description labels, and they immediately excitedly shared the good news in the chat channel.

"Great news! Great news! The envelope effect isn't a one-off!"

"Aaaaaah, it's the instruction label on the clothes, Juejuezi!"

"My mech marshal, look! Pictures! Pictures!"

The player lit up all the clothing descriptions in the wardrobe, and the wardrobe immediately flashed with bamboo leaves and peach blossoms, which fluttered down and flickered with an eerie light.

The next picture shows the room lights off, which makes the whole wardrobe and room look dreamy.

The player's clothes circled the room, causing the entire room to be illuminated.

Many players, upon discovering something fun, stopped reading messages and rushed to create their own gameplay, seeing who could post a screenshot first and whose idea was the most brilliant.

Half an hour later:

"My Little Yiju, video."

In the video, the player hangs thousands of pairs of earrings in various corners of Xiaoyiju's room, creating a scene of falling peach blossoms with every step.

"Tch, watch this! Video."

In the video, the waterside pavilion and bridge are covered with wooden bird stands, all adorned with earrings. Petals flutter down, many reflected in the water below, where swans float. Illuminated by pink peach petals created by special lighting effects, the swans' feathers are tinged with pink.

The player dipped their pale hand into the water and stirred it. Two swans swam over, and in the process, they formed a dreamy heart shape.

It's as if the love between them created these beautiful peach blossoms...

"Ahhh, the poster knows how to make videos, they're so beautiful!"

"Absolutely gorgeous! Absolutely gorgeous! I should have bought two swans! Ahhhhh, I actually sold one!"

"It's common knowledge that you need two swans, two red-crowned cranes, and two of all large birds. You need a flock of small birds. (Image)"

The picture shows eight pairs of large birds.

Black swan, white swan, green peacock, snowy owl, red-crowned crane, blue peacock, flamingo, giant eagle.

Wow! OP is rich, he can even afford two giant eagles.

"I caught it myself, but unfortunately I didn't catch a white peacock. What a pity."

"Hey? That family member with all those birdcages, aren't you saving up lucky bags to exchange for a phoenix?"

The player replied, "Waaah, I forgot in a moment of impulse."

"Aaaaaah, I want to duel the designer!"

Some players finally snapped out of their daze and went to read the letter.

Dear players, the second phase of the "Qingfengyi" event, "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix," has officially ended. Thank you for your participation, and we hope you all gained your beloved pets from it.

The following content has been updated:

1. Lucky Bag Redemption: The redeemable items have been updated in the redemption shop.

2. Any remaining lucky bags will not be recycled and players can use them as they see fit. Alternatively, they can be exchanged for event items in the shop, which will then be displayed in the shop's event item section.

3. Players who collect all 180 bird species can summon the Phoenix Magic Array to recreate the spectacular sight of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix.

Thank you for your love of Qingfengyi. Please look forward to the next exciting update.

After reading the letter, all the players had only two words in their minds: That's it?

Then they went to the store to buy items, chanting "Phoenix, phoenix, phoenix..." in unison.

He didn't even bother to read the description of the Phoenix Summoning Array carefully.

Seeing those beautiful phoenix hairpins and ornaments, they resisted the urge to grab the phoenix.

When I reached the bottom of the page, I suspected my network was slow. How did it just disappear?

Wait a minute, in the holographic era, there's no such thing as a network card!

So, that's it?!

The players were furious.

Oh, the phoenix I've been longing for.

"Ahhhh, my phoenix!"

"My phoenix, my destiny!"

"Designer, come out here! I challenge you to a duel!"

"All birds pay homage to the phoenix, but where is the phoenix? Designer, where is the phoenix?!"

"Could it be that after collecting 180 kinds of birds, the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix will be the reward?"

This sentence slightly mended the shattered hearts of countless players, urging them to hurry up and find the 180 kinds of birds.

The wealthy streamers, including Sister Xunmei, Lele Doesn't Love Colorful Outfits, and Saowei Zhaojinyou, have 180 kinds of birds and immediately began summoning them.

Many players who hadn't collected all the birds were waiting in the live stream to see the phoenix.

The three of them were acquaintances and had even done live streams together before. This time, they got together to film some footage.

Lele, who was the luckiest, went first. She put 180 kinds of birds together, all of which were her favorite species.

"Lele's place truly lives up to its reputation as a home for aesthetics; every bird here is so beautiful, I love them."

"Lele, that white mourning cheongsam would suit you better; it goes better with birds."

What kind of inappropriate and offensive language was mentioned earlier?

"I also think this blue outfit is too eye-catching and clashes with the surroundings."

When Lele saw these comments, she replied, "Blue goes best with the phoenix's gold."

There's nothing wrong with that.

The birds gathered and began to summon the phoenix!

'My goodness, as expected of a phoenix, the grand finale. It even requires a summoning ritual to obtain.'

Numerous birds took flight, circling to form a golden phoenix totem resembling an array, which then flickered.

'Chirp!'

With a long cry, the phoenix emerged from the formation and flew straight down. Its tail trailed golden light, making it breathtakingly beautiful.

The viewers in the live stream forgot to send comments; they were all staring intently at the beautiful goddess on the screen.

Yes, at this moment, players are willing to call the phoenix a god.

It seems the initial event envelope mentioned that the phoenix was a mythical beast; it's so beautiful!

A giant phoenix landed on the roof of Xiaoyi Residence, and all of Lele's birds flew towards it, circling and lingering around it, unwilling to leave.

"Hello, human. What do you want with me?"

Lele was so excited she was almost incoherent, “I want you to leave, I’ll stay.”

Sister Xunmei, who was standing next to her, quickly patted her on the shoulder, "You misspoke!"

Lele quickly corrected herself, saying, "I, I want you to stay!"

The phoenix's vast and profound voice came from above, as if it came from all directions.

"Humans, the mortal realm cannot afford to support me. I dwell in the eternal phoenix tree in the heavens, eating celestial flowers and fruits, and drinking celestial dew and nectar—things that do not exist in the mortal world. Even so, will you still allow me to stay?"

Lele asked hesitantly, "Can't you not eat these?"

Interstellar people mostly drink nutritional supplements and don't care much about food.

Phoenix: "Yes and no."

What kind of answer is this?

"I... I don't want you to stay."

Since there's no food for the phoenix, it must be unhappy to stay.

The phoenix picked up two tail feathers from its tail and dropped them down. "Human, these are the treasures I bestow upon you. Until we meet again."

Having said that, the phoenix ascended into the sky with divine light, followed by the birds that followed.

They chirped and chattered all at once, and Lele shouted, "You can't take my bird with you!"

Later, the birds couldn't fly that high and came back down.

Lele breathed a sigh of relief.

Sister Xunmei asked with exasperation, "Why didn't you keep it?!"

Lele said, "There are no resources here that it needs."

Sister Xunmei: "But it's just data in the game. It won't die if it stays without eating or drinking."

This is true; otherwise, if players were offline for several days, the birds in the game would have died long ago.

Lele fell silent; the phoenix was simply too beautiful, and it could even talk, with such a lovely voice...

Sister Xunmei said, "Next, I'll summon you to my house."

Lele carefully placed the two golden phoenix feathers. These phoenix feathers were as long as an arm, and each feather was incredibly soft, radiating a gentle golden light. They were so beautiful.

Unexpectedly, after the phoenix feathers were placed, one of them suddenly transformed into a beam of light, which then turned into a painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix and fell into the main hall of Xiaoyi Residence. The painting was very large, occupying the entire north wall of the main hall of Xiaoyi Residence.

Everyone was stunned. So, there was this surprise after failing to keep Feng?

'This painting alone is worth it, absolutely worth it!'

'Lele is an idiot, actually giving up the phoenix for just two feathers.'

'The one who acted like a fool was in front of me. This is love so deep that I can't bear to see it suffer, don't you understand?'

.......

After looking at the painting, Sister Xunmei asked, "Is this painting for sale?"

If she wanted a phoenix, this painting probably wouldn't exist.

Lele said, "Not for sale."

"alright."

Anyway, other players will sell them too.

Quite a few players managed to collect all 180 kinds of birds this time.

Upon arriving at Sister Xunmei's house, after the awe-inspiring summoning scene, Phoenix asked the same question she had previously asked Lele. Sister Xunmei decisively chose to have Phoenix stay.

The phoenix asked, "Even if I'm unhappy, or starve to death?"

Sister Xunmei: "First of all, you won't starve to death. You can eat regular birdseed. There's no reason why other birds can eat it but you can't."

'Yeah, this is definitely a trap designed by the designer!'

"That's right, the goal is to control the number of players who own the Phoenix, making it a rare item in this event, just like the Pixiu bracelet in the last flower-planting event."

Sister Xunmei: "Secondly, I will try my best to make you laugh and tell you jokes, so you won't be gloomy."

Phoenix asked, "So, you want me to stay, even though I'm feeling terrible?"

"Yes."

The phoenix raised its head and cried out, plucked two tail feathers and tossed them to her, scoffing, "Human, I do not belong to the mortal realm."

The phoenix flew away, and strangely enough, none of the other birds followed.

Sister Xunmei was stunned. "I told it to stay, I didn't tell it to leave!"

Lele said, "Shouldn't we try to make it happy and think from its perspective?"

To wrap things up: "Let's go check on my place first."

Sister Xunmei: "Wait a minute, I'm going to release the feathers."

The two tail feathers were placed in the middle of the hall, but nothing changed; they were just two feathers...

"What's going on? Where's my painting?"

The finisher, somewhat uncertainly, asked, "Did you upset Phoenix, causing the painting to disappear?"

Sister Xunmei nearly choked with rage. "Designer, let's duel!"

Lele: "No, no, let's see what's left to do."

The cleanup was much gentler, subtly hinting at the possibility of Phoenix staying, but ultimately failed, and Phoenix still left.

Two hairs were left after sweeping the tail...

As the live stream ended, countless streamers and players avoided the pitfalls and explored new ones.

In conclusion, the answer is as follows:

Those who agree to release the phoenix immediately will receive a feather and a painting.

You can't get it away by being roundabout, but if you use gentle methods, you can get two hairs.

The methods were rather harsh, the language was unpleasant, and they wouldn't let us leave, yet they only got a toenail segment?

If you try to control it or capture it, the mildest methods will get you nothing, while the most ruthless methods will result in the phoenix taking away thirty birds.

The player was extremely frustrated, so the phoenix simply couldn't stay!

The moment of utter collapse occurred when the official Qingfengyi team released data on the obtainable birds and drop rates for this event on the game platform, and surprisingly, the Phoenix was not listed!