Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 47 Goldfish Side Story

In the very center of the main building is a large treasure basin, filled with various pearls, gold ingots, silver, jade, beads, rings, lucky bags, and so on.

It's covered by a layer of water, and you have three chances a day to retrieve treasures from it—there are plenty of treasures to be found. Currently, all sorts of items in the shop are possible, including brand new items, such as the exclusive Treasure Basin item.

During this event, you will have ten chances to win a prize each day, with a relatively high probability of winning the limited-edition bags.

This event features a "Flower and Fish" series, as the main design products are bags. The designs primarily draw inspiration from the famous fish-shaped and flower-shaped bags of ancient China, along with other design elements.

Of course, if it's about fish, how can it be without fish?

Playing with fish is a skill that our Chinese ancestors excelled at. In her previous life, goldfish breeding had a history of over 1700 years and included more than 400 varieties.

Each one is breathtakingly beautiful. Of course, some of the variants are quite unique, standing out from the crowd.

Lin Shuying's favorite colors are Butterfly Tail, Golden Rhinestone, Dragon Eye, and Crown.

Especially the butterfly tails, oh my god, some of them look like beauties who have fallen from the heavens to the mortal world.

She is ethereal, beautiful, and adorable.

She believed that if goldfish came into this world, they would be loved by the interstellar people. Who wouldn't want a house full of gold and jade?

Let's call the instance "Golden Jade Abundance".

Of the more than 400 kinds of goldfish, she only remembered a few of the more famous ones, since she hadn't played with them in her previous life. She only looked them up because they were related to certain Hanfu elements.

All I can say is that China has so many wonderful things!

They were all so beautiful, I was captivated by each one and wished I could take them all home.

With all of these designed, it was already mid-second of the second month.

The design of the building and site was incredibly demanding; the alarm in the holographic cabin went off four or five times a day.

I have a few more days to work on the screenshots for the trading system.

Initially, she designed a floral theme, such as a plum blossom branch waving in the pop-up window, with petals occasionally falling.

Romantic, ethereal, and fairy-like.

Wei Linwei said that these kinds of images are too eye-catching and a bit cluttered. The images for the trading system and various explanatory boxes should ideally be simple, straightforward, clear, and elegant.

But Lin Shuying likes an extravagant and luxurious style...

The final design was a simple window lattice pattern, occasionally adorned with a simple peach blossom or plum blossom.

They didn't use any large flowers like peonies or chrysanthemums.

Wei Linwei still felt it was too exaggerated, so Lin Shuying said, "I'm changing the game here. It's all about petals flying everywhere, gold and silver treasures scattered all over the ground, fluttering and sparkling everywhere."

Wei Linwei: "Okay, let's leave it as it is. I still think my metal style design doesn't need to be changed; it's already pretty good."

Lin Shuying sighed. She had asked Wei Linwei to create a simple framework, and she would add the images. Apparently, her assistant was too capable; she even made her own images, which, when placed in the game "Qingfengyi," looked like aliens invading the Tang Dynasty.

It's out of place yet not jarring, after all, the Tang Dynasty was famous for its many unusual costumes.

Wei Linwei: "Boss, that design is something I painstakingly studied to create in the Qingfengyi style. Is it really unusable?"

Lin Shuying thought for a moment and said, "How about we put up all the sets of stickers we made? Yours can be the basic version, and mine will require payment."

"That's a good idea."

But why is his the basic model?

He believes that making it a paid feature will attract more players to spend money on in-game purchases...

The update is complete. Next, we'll test it to see if there are any problems.

Here, many more option boxes popped up that the AI ​​couldn't understand. Wei Linwei explained as he clicked. When he clicked on the option for death and item drops, Wei Linwei selected "yes," but Lin Shuying quickly stopped him, saying, "Select 'no' for this one."

"no?"

Wei Linwei couldn't believe it; he had clicked "yes" in the last instance.

Lin Shuying thought for a moment after hearing his words, "I remember it was 'No,' death would result in dropping no rank..."

Ah, she remembered.

When I first entered the game, the first thing I saw was a high-altitude death scene where props were falling out.

"I didn't think much of it at the time. It was an oversight. There were too many options, and I made a small mistake. Let's continue. No, this one."

Losing your backpack is a bit scary. It would be devastating to lose something that's very expensive or has an extremely low drop rate.

This time, the treasure bowl and goldfish really contain some top-quality items, and it's even more fun to keep goldfish in groups. If you spend half a day fishing hard only to get ripped off, she suspects that player will come to the game and block the entrance.

She was also a little worried that players would team up and rob each other. After this update, players can form player guilds, and the number of players in a team has increased to 12. If a real free-for-all starts, Qingfengyi will definitely be ruined.

In her past life, she had heard rumors that some games were dominated by veteran players and wealthy patrons who would team up to bully new players, making it impossible for beginners to progress. She didn't know if it was true, as she had never played such games, but just hearing about it sounded bad and would definitely harm the game's development.

Lin Shuying probably doesn't know that there are many videos of ganging up, robbing, mountain-plundering, and aerial fighting in the Chrysanthemum dungeon that are currently being uploaded to the Aimer Star Network.

They really don't hold back at all; their outrageous and arrogant behavior is so extreme that some of their videos can't pass censorship...

It seems the players have completely forgotten their social anxiety in real life and are letting loose.

However, her concerns about new players and non-paying players not being able to enjoy the game were unfounded. Qingfengyi isn't just about dungeons; other gameplay elements are less affected by whales and teams. As long as you don't agree, no one can come to your home and cause damage.

Wei Linwei was a little disappointed; he was a PVP combat player, and nothing was more exciting than dueling and fighting.

Lin Shuying laughed when she heard his point of view: "Then just go play your game. Every game has its own style and gameplay. You can't expect it to be both relaxing and not boring, nor can you expect it to be a dress-up game that also includes combat and monster fighting."

"Too."

After the two tested it a second time and found no problems, they began updating.

Wei Linwei excitedly said, "Boss, I'm off to watch the special effects!"

"it is good."

This update will still be scheduled for midnight, as suggested by Wei Linwei. From now on, the update time will be fixed at this time to align with players' schedules and rest times.

Lin Shuying had no objection because she spends most of her time playing games at night and doing crafts during the day, which suits her schedule.

While the players who were camping out in the game were going crazy on the hilltop, a bluebird appeared and delivered a letter.

This time there are only birds, no exaggerated special effects.

The players were stunned.

"Is Qingfengyi serious? He's getting more and more perfunctory!"

"There's only one bluebird this time!"

"Although the birds are beautiful, it's too perfunctory."

"Who knew? I was still awake at this hour to wait for Qingfengyi's special effects, and this is what it turns out to be?"

"So disappointing..."

A player opens the letter:

Dear Qingfengyi players, please check the guild bulletin board for the event emails~

The player was confused. A guild?

The one that was set up by those rich guys like Sister Xunmei?

"Brothers! Hurry home! Surprise! Picture."

The picture shows a huge, clear pond with a few lotus blossoms and many colorful fish swimming around. Each fish is plump, cute, and brightly colored.

A giant koi fish flew into his arms and turned into a letter.

This is the real storyline of this letter, not special effects, but the fish book?

Players returned home and found that the Zhilan Mountain icon on their elevators had disappeared, replaced by a new guild button.

Upon arriving at the guild, the first thing you see is a super grand palace.

Majestic and magnificent, resplendent in gold and shimmering with light, truly impressive!

"My mech marshal, why isn't the player's homepage like this?"

"Ahhhh, do you have any skins? I want to buy them, I'll pay any price!"

"This place is huge, where is the Clear Pool?"

"Ahhh, this golden cauldron is so cool! I love it! Do you have any decorative pieces? I want to buy one for my home."

"Wow, the treasure bowl is so rich! Can I have it all?"

The player shouted and reached in to fish, and actually pulled out a pair of earrings?

It's a chrysanthemum accessory that appeared before, very cute and refreshing.

"Wow, are there any rare, discontinued items?"

"What? A rare, discontinued item? No way!"

A single guild area can accommodate 20,000 people; the scene is spectacular, with people everywhere. Looking down from the steps, you see a dense mass of heads.

A player released his giant eagle, letting it grab him and fly to the rooftop.

When your gaze falls on the mythical beast sculptures on the eaves, an explanatory box pops up; the same applies to the roof tiles.

The player was very excited and immediately posted the picture in the chat channel.

"Wow, the people upstairs are amazing, they've already moved onto the roof."

"I'm here! I want to see that sculpture in the middle. It looks so majestic and powerful!"

"Ahhh, my pearl bird can't carry me, which brother will take me flying?"

"West corner, west corner, five silver coins to take up the roof, ten silver coins to manage down."

"Um, are you still going to Qingchi to get the letter? Half an hour has passed."

"The special effects aren't good this time, I'm not going."

"Are you serious? I hope you won't regret this. Five more minutes. Video."

The video shows a large pool of clear spring water, located indoors.

There's a bulletin board nearby, but it doesn't announce anything about game updates; instead, it's full of advertisements. Lin Qiaoqiao's side is still in the process of coordinating, so it's currently empty.

After scanning the notice board, continue approaching Qingchi. There aren't many people here because people disappear when they come to Qingchi and enter a separate space.

Everything around was white, followed by the sound of water droplets falling.

'Ding-dong~'

A drop of ink spread across the white space before my eyes, and after a swirl, it blended with the white, transforming into a beautiful fish with a butterfly tail!

Black butterfly goldfish.

The goldfish swam and swam, its tail flicking to one side, revealing only a small white butterfly tail with a black edge. Two fish started fighting. They tore at each other, blood flowing out and entering the white world, turning into several red-crowned cranes with red heads.

The red-crowned cranes continued to join the battle, colliding with each other and turning into even more fish.

These fish fused and mutated.

The large-eyed Long Qing appears, along with a peony-headed creature and a lion's head, followed by a jade rabbit, a cat-lion, pearls, and water bubbles...