Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 141 Lacquered and Adorned with Vermilion, an Immortal Chapter

"Master craftsmen, come out! I'll buy any set you make at a high price."

"This is a great idea! Big shot, sign up quickly, I'll be the first one in line."

"Price is negotiable. As long as the product is good, you can ask for any price."

Unable to obtain the genuine product, players had no choice but to rely on replicas. Initially, the price was acceptable, but later it was discovered that the production technology was too advanced and few people could produce them, causing the price to skyrocket.

The marshal and his wife put on the armor as soon as they received it, and even went to a room in the castle where there was a huge mirror.

Once the armor is on, the aura increases several levels.

The Grand Marshal, in particular, with his broad shoulders and upright posture, held up the white tiger shoulder armor on his shoulders, making him look majestic and awe-inspiring.

He held his favorite sledgehammer in his hand and slammed it into the ground with a serious expression.

His cloak trailed down behind him, piling up beside his boots.

The boots feature a double tiger roaring pattern, which looks very imposing.

The marshal's wife helped him pull open his cloak, making his aura even stronger.

The Grand Marshal struck a solemn pose for a few seconds, as if he could feel the majestic spirit of the brave general from ten thousand years ago on the battlefield.

It just doesn't match the castle style. Xiaoyiju better showcases the beauty of Chinese style.

"Honey, hurry up and change, let's go for a run."

"it is good."

The two called on the leader of the Bird Alliance and Xi Meng to help them take videos and photos.

Arriving on the plains of the Huaxia Jianghu, I mounted the black tiger and charged forward.

With a rustling of its cloak behind it, the black tiger roared, leaped into the air, and landed with a cool drift turn.

Yellow sand carries grass in the air, and flowers rise from the ground as they are trampled.

He bowed, gripped his long sword, and left the enemy hundreds of miles away.

His imposing presence and aura were so impressive that even the Marshal's wife felt weak in the knees.

She also rode the black tiger for a lap, but she couldn't drift; she couldn't hold onto the rope and would be thrown off.

Riding a horse gracefully is no simpler than piloting a mecha; it requires the use of all the muscles in the body, and it has to be skillful, not brute force.

Otherwise, falling down would be a common occurrence.

The Marshal's wife is usually a pampered, gentle, and slightly mischievous beauty. But once she puts on this armor, as long as she keeps her expression straight, the Marshal suspects she can intimidate his entire army.

Although his physique wasn't as imposing as I'd like, his aura of menace was very strong.

"So handsome!"

Upon seeing the video results, both of them were amazed by their own appearance.

The two sets of armor perfectly express humanity's worship of power and passion for dominance, making them somewhat different from other armors in the Chinese martial arts world.

Those armors were good too, but none were as form-fitting and ornate as these.

After the video was released with a cat's head covering its face, players were green with envy.

Many players tried to make their own, but they couldn't get the scale right. The armor they made looked very similar, but when worn, it didn't look imposing at all.

Until the official Qingfengyi team released the production standards and requirements, the tech-savvy players gave up.

Understanding those terms takes a long time, let alone creating them.

Interstellar spray suits are worn by spraying directly onto the body, eliminating the need for measuring tapes. Even when replicating antiques, the replicas are simply made according to their shapes, so the production of such clothing only gradually became popular after the Qing Dynasty.

The space designers were completely baffled by the technical specifications, and the high-tech aspects, such as armor, were even more difficult to understand.

Besides the armor, beast fighting gameplay, and Xuan Turtle Mech, there is another popular item in this event.

The glazed and colorful roof, tile patterns, and ridge design are truly beautiful.

Every corner is a work of art.

The houses in the interstellar world resembled those in the metropolises of Lin Shuying's era, with towering buildings.

It also has its unique design style, but in Lin Shuying's eyes, it still falls short in terms of glamour.

Lin Shuying felt that modern high-rise building designs focus on external appearance and artistic form, lacking the refined and elegant style that comes from within.

In the past, when building houses, people paid attention to natural harmony, good fortune, feng shui, and the overall layout. They liked designs with eaves resembling flying cranes, clockwork-like facades, and a sense of inner peace and nature.

Many hopes for life and expectations for the future are contained within the house, whether it's the windows or the door beams, it's full of love.

There's no point in comparing advantages and disadvantages, but modern buildings do indeed have far fewer locations for storing spiritual energy than ancient buildings.

In the course of development, not only are many people left behind, but other entities are also left behind.

In interstellar space, thanks to technological breakthroughs, buildings hundreds of stories high are commonplace.

There are also small villas in the suburbs and remote areas, such as the one where Lin Shuying lives.

It takes two hours to get here from the main city by air.

There's nothing inconvenient about it, it's just that waiting for the delivery is a bit slow.

It's inconvenient to go to work.

It won't have much impact on Lin Shuying.

Without a variety of unique architectural styles, the sudden appearance of a dazzling architectural design is truly stunning.

Chinese house design has influenced neighboring countries and regions for thousands of years, and Lin Shuying believes it is unparalleled in terms of natural harmony and beauty.

Unfortunately, due to the tragedies of the times, Chinese architecture was not very vibrant at that time.

Human progress is so rapid that many things have been forced to be abandoned.

Due to limitations in living capacity, floor plan limits, and design layout, traditional Chinese architectural complexes are not as practical as the boxy structures of the West.

The stacked living environment squeezes various covered bridges and pavilions into small corners of the park. If you want to see ancient building complexes, you can only see some ancient villages.

However, due to commercial development, land capital, and other factors, those buildings were gradually demolished and commercialized, losing their original character.

When Lin Shuying went to the countryside and saw the ancestral hall transformed from a charming and elegant archway into a small villa, she felt a mix of emotions.

Rural ancient buildings were the most severely damaged, while those in cities at least have tourism value and are worth investing in for maintenance.

What's somewhat heartening is that Chinese architectural style has found a small glimmer of life in games. Many game designers have focused on Chinese aesthetics, creating quite a few decent architectural and costume designs.

The nature of games is such that it's difficult to develop a purely singular style. Under the influence of capital, various hybrid styles are inevitable. Whether catering to player preferences or market capital, as long as resources are controlled by capital, it's difficult for designers to pursue their own inherent style.

With this in mind, Lin Shuying came up with several nice building skins, which she decided to add to the shop in the next event.

She loved pagodas and courtyards the most; the landscape was picturesque, the screens were elegant, and the courtyards were secluded and tranquil—perfect for living.

This event has brought great joy to players of the Homestead community, who have been renovating their homes in imitation of Qingfengyi's design.

After the player's home map was updated, there are now so many more foundations available, allowing players to build very large houses.

Some players in the game team up to build houses, and after you finish building your house, I'll build mine.

Then I collected various architectural explanations, compiled them into academic papers, and shared them with the experts at "The Enlightenment of Things".

Some wealthy individuals have built such houses in reality and found them to be very comfortable to live in.

Within the Qingfengyi Guild, the main building is the most luxurious.

The four ridges are adorned with figures of immortals and mythical beasts, with two dragons playing with a pearl rising from the clouds in the center. Glazed tiles, bat-shaped roof tiles, large red palace lanterns, and four-corner bells complete the decorations.

Red pillars and blue beams, adorned with flowers; peach charms and golden characters adorn the red Xuan paper windows.

With its grand and luxurious appearance, this kind of architectural complex is something that interstellar people have never seen before.

Even in the "Enlightenment of Things", only high-rise buildings are mentioned, and this type of building is rarely seen.

It's spectacular and magnificent, and many players are building houses for themselves in imitation of their guilds.

The glazed tiles mentioned above are unobtainable. Guild and main city buildings are invincible, but cannot be withdrawn.

But there's always a way to overcome difficulties. The players managed to accumulate a lot of gemstone materials, similar to glazed tiles, by buying bracelets and jewelry, and created the colorful sculptures on the guild's roof.

After the house was built, I felt rich, super rich.

“I used to think that showing off wealth required holding banquets, but now I realize that compared to the ancients, my skills in showing off wealth are simply terrible.”

"Upstairs, I feel the same way. No wonder the ancients liked to visit each other. If I had such a beautiful house and nice clothes, I would also like to entertain guests every day and go out to show off my wealth."

"Yeah, walking down the street, there are beautiful house designs and pretty clothes everywhere, it's so great."

"I suddenly had an idea. Could Qingfengyi release the player's homestead? I want to see what it would be like if everyone's houses were connected together. Just thinking about it makes me so excited."

"Me too! Me too! I want to build houses with my friends and create our own little town."

"The Empty Nest Zone instance is now open! Everyone is welcome to build houses here. The rent is very cheap! Only 998 gold ingots per month, first come, first served!"

Some wealthy players who had previously purchased dungeons but gave up halfway through due to the difficulty of leveling them up quickly promoted their own dungeons when they saw players wanting to build houses.

Business will come to you on its own.

It's still a business of sustainable development.

It has to be said that real estate is profitable in any world, including games.

With players finding their place in the community, the event has officially ended.

Lin Shuying flipped through the sketches in her hand, preparing for the next event.

Lin Qiaoqiao came over with two orders and said to her, "Boss, two big bosses want to customize Xuanwu boxes for the game. Do you want to take the order? It's five million per order, very profitable."

Lin Shuying said awkwardly, "I don't know how."

She can only make clothes and hairpins; she's not good at anything else.

Jewelry and carving are still manageable, since technology can handle them.

That Xuanwu mechanism box was entirely handmade, with a level of craftsmanship reaching even the artisan level. She had never encountered anything like it before and couldn't make one.

Lin Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, "You can come up with a plan even if you don't know how to do it?"

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "Is it really that easy to have wild thoughts in a holographic environment?"

Anyway, the AI ​​system will calculate the physical aspects on its own. She only needs to think about the appearance and usage, and offer some ideas for areas where the AI ​​system cannot complete the task.

Helpless, Lin Qiaoqiao turned around and explained to the customer.

To everyone's surprise, the client was very persistent. Seeing that they couldn't make Qingfengyi, they wanted the source code. They studied the code themselves, broke down the details, and made it themselves.

The source code contains Lin Shuying's design ideas and supplements to the intelligent system; skilled programmers can break it down into various details.

Lin Shuying is very open about sharing; as long as it's labeled with the Chinese name, Qingfengyi has the copyright and can let them use it, even for commercial purposes.

Wei Linwei gave the source code to Lin Qiaoqiao, and she went to talk to the client.

Providing source code is more expensive than providing the product, but it brings in a stable income.

Wei Linwei came to find Lin Shuying with several assistants. "Boss, what are the plans for the next event?"

Lin Shuying: "The event just ended, let me rest for a couple of days first. Let me think about it."

She has many ideas in her notebook and wants to put them all online.

However, the instructions are all put together in a mess, and there is no order to them.

After much deliberation, I finally chose lacquerware and mother-of-pearl inlay.

Lacquerware appeared as early as the Stone Age in China, reached its peak of development during the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties, and continued to flourish for four or five centuries afterward, demonstrating how much the beauty and practicality of lacquerware captivated the Chinese people.

Lacquerware was one of the few luxury items that ordinary people could afford. Lin Shuying guessed that this was because the materials were sourced from the mountains and fields, and people could make them themselves, which is why it became so popular.

Lacquer has excellent anti-corrosion properties, which can keep wooden furniture from decaying for thousands of years.

It possesses qualities such as a reflective sheen, a smooth and lustrous texture, luxurious colors, and the ability to conceal brilliance and wealth, making it widely popular.

From small items like earrings and bracelets to large items like tables, bedside tables, and roof beams, everything can be painted.

Everything can be lacquered.

In subsequent development, artisans incorporated techniques and art such as gilding, filigree, and mother-of-pearl inlay, creating even more exquisite lacquerware products.

Lin Shuying was amazed by lacquerware when she received a box of eyebrow powder from a merchant. The box was made of mother-of-pearl lacquer, with hundreds of butterflies playing among flowers and blue hues in black, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

I was truly amazed at first glance.

Later, when I was making the black and red robes, I thought of mother-of-pearl lacquer boxes and went to learn about them.

The lacquerware technique was discovered to be profound and sophisticated, no wonder it has been popular for centuries.

In terms of categories, there are rhinoceros hide lacquer, mother-of-pearl lacquer, gold-painted lacquer, painted lacquer, inlaid lacquer, carved lacquer, gold-inlaid lacquer, piled lacquer, etc. Each technique produces lacquerware with its own characteristics, which are all beautiful.

After learning about it, Lin Shuying became completely captivated. The ancients were amazing; they could create such beautiful things.

Many people have a favorite when it comes to beauty, but Lin Shuying can't say which one she likes best; she just likes them all.

The exquisite and grand lacquer carving, the dazzling and magnificent mother-of-pearl inlay, and the luxurious and solemn gilding—each piece is extremely beautiful.

Thinking about this, Lin Shuying started to feel hungry.

She used to be poor, and with the decline and loss of lacquerware techniques, a single piece of lacquerware would cost at least ten thousand yuan, which she couldn't afford.

But in the interstellar era, she's rich!

I wonder if technology can restore the paint...

Let's start designing the game. This event is called "Lacquer Adornment, Immortal Chapter".

After such an intense and exciting event like the animal fight, let's indulge in some gentle and subtle shopping!

Consider it a rest.

The gameplay is very simple; just shop around in the store.

However, there are ten rare items that require players to grind for them.

Lacquer trees will randomly appear in the open world. Players need to collect raw lacquer, complete the entire lacquerware making process, such as boiling the lacquer and making the blank, to obtain the lacquerware.

It allows players to deeply experience the beauty of lacquerware and the awe-inspiring technology involved.

Let the inheritance transcend the difficulties of time and space, leaving behind evidence of its existence.

Some things are no longer remembered or passed down because of their beauty; the techniques used to make them are a kind of spiritual wealth in themselves.

It moves people, cultivates people, and elevates people.

When making clothes in the past, many customers said that Lin Shuying had the spirit of a craftsman, was very patient, and was willing to give up the hustle and bustle.

She often replied, "It's not that I have a craftsman's spirit, but that I feel the prosperity of the craftsman's world, which is no less than the prosperity that the public talks about."

That is the satisfaction of the spiritual world. When you reach the ultimate enjoyment, you are willing to give everything for it and forget your worries.