Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 203

Soon, the cutscene ends, and the player arrives at the vast grassland, which is not the same place as in the video.

The grassland was beautiful, very pretty, with three winding streams running from one end to the other, occasionally intersecting to form small, shallow pools. The grass was short, waist-deep in the deepest parts, and in most places, the soles of your feet couldn't pass through. There were no trees, let alone any pavilions.

Lin Shuying's plan is to let players fly kites here, naturally without any obstacles. The sky filled with kites, rising and falling, will surely be spectacular. She also wants employees to keep some videos, thus promoting the Qingfengyi corporate culture.

The player was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to play.

"Is the designer trying to make us roll around in this mess?"

"The idea upstairs is great, let's go give it a try!"

So a large group of players lay down on the spot and started rolling around...

Soon, the grass was rolled around until it was shiny and smooth, and all the grass was flattened. Only laughter filled the air, laughter that even the vast grassland couldn't contain.

"Who's pressing down on my clothes?!"

"Don't roll away so fast, I'm so nervous!"

The faces of those rolling in front turned to see a dense mass of people rolling towards them, like giant rolling stones. An invisible pressure pressed down on them, forcing them to hurry and roll forward with all their might. As they rolled, they shouted to those behind them, "Slow down, slow down!" afraid of being crushed behind them.

Who cares who's behind us? We just run them over, hehe.

Is there anything more enjoyable than using others as scapegoats?

"Aaaaaah, how could you roll over me!?"

"Ahhh, stop rolling, you guys! Your health bar is only a third left!"

"Hurry up and get out of the way, are you sure you can handle it? If not, get out of the way."

"Get out of here! I can't breathe under your weight!"

......

The grass was packed with people, rolling forward with all their might. Some were still getting used to this wild and fun activity, so they stood aside watching and filming, then uploaded the videos to the world channel and StarNet.

More players came in later, most of them just to join in the fun, and as soon as they entered, they lay down and rolled around vigorously.

"My mecha grand marshal, this is pretty awesome."

"The grass in front is so soft, like a little panda's. Once you lie down, you don't want to get up."

Especially when you roll it, it has a fresh grassy scent, which is different from perfume and changes over time. The scent becomes stronger when the grass leaves are broken, and much lighter when they are intact. With a slight change in the scent, you can keep smelling it. You won't become unaware of its fragrance after being surrounded by orchids for a long time, which is very nice.

Actually, the soft, kissing feel of grass is what players like most. In the game, there's no need to worry about getting your clothes dirty; you can just roll around freely. They even consciously separated themselves: men on one side, women on another, and families with children on the third, dividing the vast grassland into three equal sections. At first glance, it looked very orderly.

The tracks were quite chaotic, with lots of laughter and shouts.

The downside is that the grass is very realistic and doesn't hold up well. After rolling around in it a few times, the grass is gone, leaving grass clippings and mud everywhere. Players don't seem to mind, rolling their clothes until they're a bright yellow.

"Look, these clothes are my glory!"

One player showed off his filthy clothes, covered in his battle stats. The grass was teeming with players; finding a spot to lie down required some skill in squeezing through the gaps. He was among the first to roll in the grass, his clothes stained with traces of grass juice.

"I'll hang this dress up as a keepsake when I get back, hehe."

Other players also expressed their intention to collect the clothes they wore while rolling in the grass, as a keepsake for future fond memories.

The simple gameplay is fun, but the grass is very flat, and everyone gets tired after playing for an hour or two, lying down and not knowing what to do.

A little boring.

The video of him rolling around in the grass quickly went viral after being posted on the StarNet. There was no background music, only various squeals and unrestrained antics. Viewers were stunned; the passion on the screen was so intense, like a sharp sword pointing at them, making them blush with excitement.

"They're so excited! It's making my blood boil."

"You can play it like that?"

"They are destroying nature. They are wasting such tender grass. What a terrible thing they are doing!"

"It's just a game, what's there to feel sorry about?"

"Qingfengyi is no ordinary game. If you don't feel sorry for it, it will be gone in an instant, and you won't even have a place to cry."

This was a player's comment, followed by a video he had previously posted titled "Breaking through the mountains and rivers, traversing thousands of miles," showing a beautiful landscape where players had fought several battles and were now wandering aimlessly. Tall trees could be destroyed in a single blow, and not only grass, but even underground rocks could be blasted up.

The interstellar people didn't seem bothered by the explosion of rocks, but they were quite upset about the destruction of plants. Plants were extremely rare to them, the kind of rare thing that could make them rich just by looking at them.

Seeing players destroy things without a care in the world breaks my heart.

Even more devastating was the players' subsequent arrogance, showing no restraint in their destructive desires. After their rampage, the spot where they left it was utterly ruined; tall trees were shattered into pieces, a truly horrific sight. This scene didn't disappear after the players left; over time, the broken pieces gradually vanished, and new plants grew.

The struggle and rebirth of life are always heartwarming, and the audience watched with anticipation, hoping the video would return to its original state. But after just two minutes, they watched the video playing at double speed without blinking, and it didn't return to normal until the end.

After reading it, I felt even more chilled.

Later, other players posted videos of the destruction of Chagu Village, and the comments at the end gave the audience another shock.

"I came to watch a video and I was so happy. Why did you guys post these videos? Waaaaah."

"Qingfengyi's character design is so realistic."

"I want to play, I really want to experience rolling in the grass."

"I've been following Qingfengyi for a long time, but its development speed is really slow. The game is slow, the hairpins are slow, the clothes are slow, and especially the studio's inventory is slow. They don't seem to care about us at all."

"Exactly, someone worth tens of billions, and she only makes a few outfits? Who does she think she's fooling?"

"I wish it were like a game, with hundreds or thousands of new sets released all at once; I would be happier than I am now."

"Leaving aside the fashion shows and sales events, Qingfengyi's designers could at least take on more projects. There's never any, never any, they have money but don't know how to make it, sigh."

........

The topic inadvertently shifted to the fact that Qingfengyi's merchandise was too scarce, not enough to buy at all. The hype grew increasingly intense, with viewers watching one video only to then moving on to others, quickly making it a trending topic on the StarNet. Zhang Zhongxia saw it and reported it to Lin Shuying; news impacting the StarNet's trending topics still needed to be reported to the boss.

Lin Shuying was a little helpless. Making hairpins and clothes offline was completely different from the game's setting. In the game, she could just let her imagination run wild and come up with a whole bunch of ideas in a day if she was quick. But clothes offline were different; they needed to be made stitch by stitch. Even a lightly made hairpin would take her ten minutes, and a heavily made one or two hours, depending on her hand speed. Plus, some of the more skilled designers from Qingfengyi had to be sent out to teach and implement the Dragon Journey Project, leaving them even fewer people.

.........

Lin Shuying said helplessly to Zhang Zhongxia, "Let's pretend we don't see it. We don't have the capacity to take on all the orders. Tell Qiaoqiao to make proper arrangements for the designers we send out and try to cultivate a few capable partners."

"Okay, boss."

Thanks to the strict interstellar patent protection, Lin Shuying could confidently release her technology, ensuring that Chinese products always bore the names of China and Qingfengyi. She wasn't concerned about plagiarism; if she wanted Chinese clothing, hairpins, and culture to circulate in the interstellar space, she would inevitably have to sacrifice some things. What she feared most was someone taking these items and erasing the names of China and Qingfengyi, replacing them with their own. She couldn't tolerate that. In her past life, so many Chinese treasures had been stolen silently in this way; she couldn't let that happen.

Zhang Zhongxia came over to remind Lin Shuying that she needed to pay attention to the game occasionally. After he left, Lin Shuying put down what she was doing to check the game. Then she saw that the players had deviated from the intended gameplay again. There was a vast grassland with kite-flying effects, but the gameplay that the players had developed was rolling on the grass?

It's perfectly reasonable to ride a horse at full gallop.

However, the grass-rolling game really reminded Lin Shuying of a popular grass-rolling game from her previous life, where players were given a skateboard or scooter to slide down from a height—extremely exciting. There was another game that city kids had never experienced.

That's the mountain path, hehe.

Lin Shuying was a very wild child, and the kids in the village would fight over territory. Her little group got a really good one—a long ditch, a full two hundred meters! They'd make a tree mat at the top of the hill, sit on it, and slide down—it was so exciting!

Making a mat requires careful attention. The frame must be good, otherwise it will be difficult to control and the mat will tip over. The mat itself must be soft, thick, and securely tied, otherwise the branches will come loose, causing friction and poking your bottom.

Those with good skills truly enjoy themselves.

Thinking about this makes me a little nostalgic, hahaha.

The only downside is that climbing back up after going down the mountain is very strenuous. It takes two minutes to go down but half an hour to go up. When I was a child, I didn't feel anything, but now that I'm older, climbing it is really tiring. I even doubt whether I actually walked that long uphill path repeatedly back then.

Thinking about this, Lin Shuying suddenly wanted to play. The adventure map for this event had those kinds of ravines. Most importantly, the game had flying mounts, making it easy to go up the mountain, hehe.

Lin Shuying quickly shut down her personal terminal to find Lin Qiaoqiao. How could they not organize a team-building event for something this fun? Qingfengyi hadn't had a team-building event in a long time, and since the employees on the Longxing Project's business trip hadn't left yet, they quickly organized one.

Lin Qiaoqiao was a little dumbfounded. Was this a suitable time for team building?

Things are getting busy; the event has just started, and we need manpower everywhere.

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "Let's go up tomorrow. We can play for a whole morning. It's okay if it takes half a day."

Since no one is obligated to stay at their post, everyone should take a vacation.

The employees were overjoyed to receive the news and quickly finished their work. Zhang Zhongxia formally posted a notice on the studio's account, announcing the team-building event for Qingfengyi.