Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 258

At least in terms of brainwaves, the interstellar people applied it very effectively. In her time, some psychologists said that brainwaves could affect those around them, and that all human brainwaves formed a magnetic field that influenced others. At the time, she didn't believe it at all, but interstellar technology told her it was true. The magnetic field in a person, especially the brain's magnetic field, is extremely powerful. Simultaneously, these opposing magnetic fields do converge, becoming even stronger, thus affecting those whose waves are opposite to these magnetic fields. Small actions can manipulate these magnetic fields, changing a person's health, disease state, and so on.

Human cognition always needs the test of history, which is why knowledge is so valuable. Knowledge is the accumulation, legacy, and crystallization of human wisdom.

The final section is packed with grand scenes!

The game begins in complete chaos, a state of profound and mysterious confusion. The player's mind is a blur; trying to understand or see anything clearly is futile, as their thoughts are muddled and they can't concentrate on anything. This state terrifies the player, who initially thinks something has gone wrong with the holographic pod, causing an electric current to enter their brain.

However, the holographic capsule didn't issue any danger alarms, leading some players to believe the alarm system had malfunctioned, prompting them to rush out to check. To their surprise, all functions of the holographic capsule were perfectly intact, without any damage. Upon re-entering, the vision was still blurry. Soon, many players shared this unpleasant experience on Qingfengyi's game account.

Zhang Zhongxia quickly reported the situation to the game design team. Wei Linwei slapped his forehead after seeing it and said, "This is something we didn't consider. I'll make an update right now."

The update was simple: it just isolated the chaotic state and gave players a choice. If they wanted to experience that state, they could choose to continue; if not, they could skip it without affecting the later parts of the story. It was a minor thing; he and the game design team could easily have accomplished it.

However, Lin Shuying needs to be informed that there is a compensation issue involved. This was an oversight by the game design team, who failed to consider that the chaotic state would be disliked or even frightening to some players.

Lin Shuying wasn't a professional game designer to begin with, so these small tasks were handled by Wei Linwei and his team. After listening to the presentation, she spent about half an hour designing a cloisonné vase with a design of phoenixes flying in pairs and flowers intertwined, as an apology. She had been so focused on making porcelain that she had forgotten that metal firing was also a stunning aspect of Chinese heritage. Cloisonné is indeed a breathtaking masterpiece, comparable to polychrome porcelain.

Several days have passed since the player feedback was processed. Since most of the players who initially came here were combat players, they even found this level of chaos exciting and fun. It's a pity that the cutscenes in Qingfengyi are all one-time events, and they didn't have the chance to experience them a second time.

After the porcelain competition ended, a large number of players flocked to Sanshan, and that's why the feedback about Chaos was so overwhelming and caught the attention of Zhang Zhongxia and his team.

Soon, an updated announcement appeared.

Dear Qingfengyi players, due to an oversight by the Qingfengyi game team, the Chaos Feeling feature lacked a skip function. We are now providing a compensatory update:

1. A skip option has been added to the chaotic scene cutscenes. Skipping this option only skips the chaotic experience portion of the cutscenes, not the rest of the story. Other cutscenes also have skip options.

2. Story reruns: Each player can choose to watch three times. If you choose not to watch, you can exchange your viewing opportunities. As these are special items, they can only be traded through the official store for 50 copper coins.

3. As an apology, this update will give players the following rewards: a replay of the previous story; a cloisonné phoenix and phoenix flower pattern deer-ear vase; and a bronze horse-drawn swallow sculpture.

We apologize again for any inconvenience or discomfort caused. Thank you for your suggestions. The beauty of Qingfengyi is something we all work together to create. We hope to weather the storms together and build the most beautiful dream world.

Stay tuned for more exciting updates in the next update!

Suddenly, an announcement appeared, and players across the dungeon saw many white rabbits jumping down from the sky. Looking up, the beautiful Chang'e was wearing a white outer robe with red trim, a black inner robe with a subtle gold osmanthus pattern, and a fluffy rabbit hairpin on her head, along with two sky-blue hair ribbons that fluttered in the wind.

The players were stunned!

Realizing what had happened, they all screamed, "Ahhh, my beautiful Chang'e, how long has it been since you last appeared before us? Can my longing, even if it transforms into the four seasons, still not reach your osmanthus tree?"

"Ahhh, my beautiful Chang'e! Look at me, look at me!"

"The osmanthus in front blooms in autumn, so your seasons will only be touched by Chang'e's osmanthus tree for a second."

"Yes, yes, Chang'e is mine! I'm the rabbit in the beauty's arms, waaaah, let me turn into a rabbit!"

.......

Screams erupted as everyone, captivated by Chang'e, when a swarm of rabbits arrived at their feet, distributing one to each player. The rabbits' chaotic movements brought them back to their senses, and they hugged their rabbits, completely oblivious to the update announcement and the envelope.

"My mech commander-in-chief, I'm suffocating!"

"I'm suffocating! The rabbit smells like Chang'e (the Moon Goddess)! I'm going to cry!"

"Ahhh, the rabbit that Chang'e used to hold has bumped into my arms, which means Chang'e has bumped into my arms!"

"Chang'e, Chang'e!"

......

Some players went wild, grabbing their rabbits and riding on red embroidered balls, flying into the sky. But despite Chang'e appearing very close to the ground, the players flew for a long time without ever reaching her. So close, yet so far—how could such a perfect design be created?

Ten minutes later, the messenger rabbit returned to Chang'e's arms, flying gracefully with each step amidst blooming flowers and clouds. The many rabbits merged into one, and with each step it took, clusters of osmanthus blossoms and leaves intertwined beneath its feet—a truly dreamlike sight.

Players flying towards Chang'e saw the rabbit coming up and followed closely behind. With the rabbit leading the way, they didn't believe they couldn't reach Chang'e!

But why are rabbits so fast?

It was just a light step forward, and in the blink of an eye, I was already far away.

"Waaaa, this is so disheartening! How can rabbits be so fast?!"

"Ugh, look! The rabbit took a single step and traversed the void to reach the next location. This is completely illogical, utterly illogical!"

"Everyone, I understand your desire to follow Chang'e, but goddesses are untouchable. Why not hug a rabbit that's right in front of you?"

"Yeah, these rabbits smell like the goddess, I feel like I'm floating, ahhh!"

.......

Some players are now not impressed by Chang'e's beauty; they hugged the rabbit for a while, then opened the announcement and received the apology.

There was even a cutscene when the apology was received?

Inside the glowing kiln, a pair of tongs removed a bright red bottle that looked like it was about to melt into lava. The player wasn't particularly impressed when the bottle was taken out; the intricate floral patterns on it were just a minor detail. Art-loving players liked it, but other players weren't extremely fond of it.

As it cooled, the object seemed to be enchanted. Starting from the thinnest part in the middle, where it lost heat most easily, the color changed. The magma-like red faded, revealing a hue of orange-red and gold mixed with the flames of the phoenix. When exposed to light, a faint, multicolored blue appeared, as if a god had placed a vibrant phoenix on the bottle. This multicolored hue spread from this point, and in just a few seconds, it was like magic, truly wondrous.

A bottle with a blue base and colorful intertwined flowers on the surface appeared before the player's eyes, leaving the player stunned and speechless!

"My mech general, is this the legendary magic?"

"It's so beautiful, I feel like I'm seeing a mythical world appear on the bottle."

"Have you noticed that the whole process is just like the blooming of flowers in our garden? I always thought that plants could only bloom in the ground, but I never imagined that they could bloom in flames."

"This is amazing, so amazing, sob sob. Qingfengyi, I love you, you actually gave me such a treasure."

Many players were moved to tears. The cloisonné double phoenix and hundred flowers vase features a hundred kinds of flowers, including peonies, orchids, plum blossoms, chrysanthemums, lotus flowers, and roses.

At first, no one noticed the number of flowers, but later, some players actually counted them out of boredom and found that there were indeed a hundred different kinds!

"Family members, there are really a hundred kinds of flowers on this bottle, and each kind appears at least three times and at most ten times."

"No way, this bottle is only a meter tall, how could it hold so many things?"

One hundred kinds? It's unbelievable. They have such a big garden, and they feel that planting twenty or thirty kinds is too much and they can't possibly fit them all in. How can such small bottles hold one hundred kinds?

Suddenly, everyone started counting the different types of flowers on the vase, and a spot-the-difference game began. A truly bizarre scene unfolded in Qingfengyi: most players who had been enjoying themselves in the dungeon or simply sitting cross-legged watching the cutscenes were now intently focused on identifying the flowers inch by inch from a meter-tall, exquisitely decorated vase.

Soon, the experts at the World Channel produced a flat scan of the vase. They scanned the entire surface of the vase, removed the colors, and then relabeled all the flowers with solid colors.

The floor plan appears here, and the video appears there.

The video is very professionally produced. A beautiful vase is dissected, its surface patterns resembling peeling skin, transforming into a flat image. The image transitions from color to black and white. Gradually, four patches surrounding a flame ball are removed from the black and white image, and then the surrounding flowers begin to turn red one by one. Each flower disappears as it changes, with the number of flowers continuously counted in the upper right corner of the video. After each flower disappears, it becomes a separate screenshot, like a playing card, placed below the count. The entire video appears very professional and meticulous.

This video quickly went viral on world channels and the StarNet. Everyone who watched it for the first time stared nervously at the numbers, exclaiming in surprise when it reached one hundred. Even after carefully watching the final image, they still couldn't believe it, trying to find a specific duplicate flower, but they couldn't; all the flowers in the image were identical.