Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 111

When you approach those crooked bamboo stalks, the system will prompt you: "This bamboo is a bit ugly and not suitable for building a house." You can inquire about the reasons for its ugliness; you might discover something valuable.

After collecting the liquid, a message will appear: "Fine Green Bamboo Wine is the Ink Bamboo Fairy's favorite thing. Try placing it on your dining table; she might come over for a drink." (Remember not to pay too much attention, the Ink Bamboo Fairy is a little proud!)

We continued walking through the bamboo forest, speeding up the processing of the areas where we hadn't found anything yet.

They unearthed a piece of amber while digging for bamboo shoots, and inside the amber was sealed a ruby-colored bamboo worm. The amber was slightly yellowish in color, and its appearance was exceptional.

System notification: This is a beautiful piece of amber. I've heard that Fairy Luo Zhu loves collecting these little things. Why not call out to her and give it to her as a gift? You can also take it to the Huaxia Jianghu to find a craftsman to make it into exquisite jewelry or pendants.

I continued digging for bamboo shoots. I had trimmed them in the middle, and after some time, I actually dug up a bamboo spirit.

System notification: Fairy Green Bamboo is passionate about martial arts. The essence of this bamboo can help her improve her cultivation. It can also be bestowed upon other retainers and pets to further enhance their abilities.

After collecting them, Lin Shuying didn't use them, since she didn't need a walkthrough. She'd already made a loophole for herself when the game was being developed; these items were just for storage, barely enough to fill her inventory.

Then they went to find the God of Cookery and made a variety of dishes using bamboo shoots as one of the ingredients, such as fried bamboo worms, pickled bamboo shoots and pig's trotters, and stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork. They then placed the dishes on the dining table inside the bamboo house in the residential area.

Lin Shuying didn't bring the bamboo house exterior inside, as it would be troublesome if players came to watch. She would only come occasionally to enjoy the bamboo forest scenery; too many people would make her uncomfortable.

It's so nice to be alone in such a quiet and peaceful place.

The dining table was large, with stools, chopsticks, bowls, and a serving of green bamboo wine.

A picture of the God of Wealth was hung on the north wall of the living room, with incense burning and various offerings of fruit.

Lin Shuying took out an exquisite peony enamel plate, placed the bamboo spirit inside, and put it to the side instead of in the very center of the altar where the God of Wealth was enshrined.

It is equivalent to storage, not offering.

He then muttered two sentences: "This item is available for anyone who needs it to take."

After preparing, Lin Shuying went outside to plant bamboo. During this process, the system kept prompting her:

Green Bamboo Fairy's favorability increases by 200

Green Bamboo Fairy's favorability increases by 1000

......

Until the few pieces of bamboo spirit placed on the offering table were all used up.

Nan Zhu Fairy's favorability increases by 500

Ink Bamboo Fairy's favorability increased by 800

Xiangzhu Fairy's favorability increased by 300.

.........

Once the favorability rating stopped increasing, Lin Shuying turned around and went inside, putting away the empty tableware and placing new food on the table.

Then they went to find the pandas.

There was no intermediate process; Lin Shuying simply added a four-hour delay to the middle of the video.

Bamboo Fairy's favorability rating has started to rise again.

The players were completely stunned.

Just as the players were stunned, at the end of the video, five bamboo fairies stood next to the tips and tricks, while several pandas and red pandas happily munched on bamboo shoots in front of them.

The helpful tip is that the person wearing the exquisite magpie mask is completely obscured from their appearance. Similarly, when planting bamboo, the view was only displayed on the system interface, making it impossible to discern their location.

The players are going wild!

"My mech commander, it turns out I just don't know how to play!"

"So this is the correct way to play this game?"

"That's unexpected..."

"Hey, who are you? Tell me your name, I'm here to suck up to you!"

"Qingfengyi is actually an intellectual game? Am I just ignorant?"

"Upstairs, who are you implying something about?"

"I vaguely remember that every announcement told everyone to go to the notice board to read the explanation, right?"

"Qingfengyi's game description is so long and tedious, who wants to read it?"

"Little Tip, you really live up to your name! How can you do this to me?"

Upon hearing this, many players looked bewildered at their territory, which was completely shrouded in darkness and reeked of rotting bamboo shoots.

Even if some players like to read detailed descriptions, they only look at the title and main content, and then they leave to play their own games.

Most players don't like it when games involve so many patience-consuming elements.

However, one good thing about Qingfengyi is that most of the gameplay can be discovered by players by accident.

There was a slight mishap this time. Those digging for bamboo shoots kept everything they found, busy making money and hunting pandas. Meanwhile, the hamster players instinctively didn't want to spend their money and preferred to save it all.

As a result, the development of gameplay has been somewhat slow.

After receiving the gameplay instructions from Lin Shuying, the players acted quickly, first dismantling the bamboo house and building a luxurious bamboo house designed by the official team. Looking at the newly built houses, they felt that what they had done before was a bit foolish—leaving such a good feng shui location untouched and raising insects?

The bamboo houses are so beautiful now.

There are many styles of bamboo houses, including the simple one used by Lin Shuying. It consists of a tall bamboo fence made of whole, untrimmed bamboo stalks woven together with rope. It is over two meters high, and you can't see inside from the outside.

A small shed was built over the gate of the courtyard, and there were two pictures of door gods on the gate.

The two knocking rings on the door are carved wooden amulets.

After entering, there is a large courtyard with a well on the left and a waterwheel hanging on it.

A small kitchen, a storage room, and a bamboo house are connected together, allowing people to move around without getting wet in the rain. The bamboo house is only one story high, with a thatched roof.

This thatched hut picture can be bought for only five hundred taels of silver, making it the cheapest one.

There are also top-tier bamboo houses, three stories high. Some have staircases located outside, some inside, and some on the side, all surrounded by flowers, trees, and shrubs.

The fence can be freely adjusted, with many options available, including low bamboo fences, high bamboo fences, stone walls, and blue brick walls.

Since the house was large, the yard left for free operation was relatively small, and the ground was paved with blue bricks. There was also a small box next to it, containing various tools.

This is for players to use in cultivating potted plants.

You can find many flowers and trees in the world of Qingfengyi, and you can bring them here to make potted plants. This is another way to play in the gardening side quest.

Many gardening enthusiasts quickly abandoned small houses and gardens and became obsessed with bamboo groves.

Leisurely as a Taoist immortal or a Zen master, a thatched hut is a good place to live.

I recite scriptures three or five times a day, forgetting my worries and not remembering my wishes.

A light rain awakens the bamboo, its rustling sound urging the lanterns to dance.

A gentle breeze enters the secluded valley, carrying fragrance as it arrives to witness dreams.

Peace and tranquility truly embody the ideal of someone who cherishes solitude.

Especially when it rains.

Right now, it's pouring rain.

The rain was drizzling, and the atmosphere was extremely lively.

A gentle breeze was blowing, and the large bamboo grove outside the courtyard swayed left and right, rustling softly.

The air, cleansed of dust by the rain and carrying the fresh scent of bamboo leaves, was so soothing; this was the most beautiful rainy day Lin Shuying could imagine.

She took out the bamboo wine and sat alone under the eaves, with a small stove on the small table. The bamboo wine was simmering on the stove, bubbling away.

This bamboo wine isn't baijiu (Chinese white liquor), but rather a sweet wine with a hint of bamboo fragrance, much like a fruit wine. She added some small glutinous rice balls and fermented rice lees to it, and the resulting aroma was wonderfully fragrant.

There was also a stack of fried bamboo worms and pastries on the side, all bought from the lantern and decorations section, and they tasted pretty good.

When the game updates, Sweetheart Planet and Baiweida send out new food items. She updates all of them in that instance, and the streets are full of delicious food.

However, this environment doesn't require very spicy pastries or delicacies; mung bean cake will suffice.

A quiet moment of bliss for one, until the sky darkened, and one could no longer see clearly, with only the faint flickering of the embers in the stove.

Now it's time to turn on the lights.

Lin Shuying tightened the blanket around herself, got up, and logged out of the game.

On rainy days, players don't think it's good to simply sit and listen to the rain like Lin Shuying. They bring along Black Tiger, Flower Fairy, teammates, and friends, and dart around in the bamboo forest.

Its eyes scan the ground everywhere, just like a scanner.

When it rains, mushrooms such as bamboo fungus, oyster mushroom, yellow mushroom, enoki mushroom, and wood ear mushroom grow. Once you find them, hand them over to the chef to make a grand meal!

These are seasonal vegetables; they won't last long!

The announcement states that during the event, there is a 10% chance of refreshing the event when it rains, and a 1% chance of finding mushrooms growing on rainy days, both of which are rare and valuable items.

Players wish they could live in a bamboo forest, searching everywhere with a sickle in hand.

Mushrooms are most likely to grow under plump bamboo leaves, and several players will rush to grab one if they see it.

With players sweeping through the area, the mushrooms' respawn rate can't keep up with the search speed, which adds to the fun of treasure hunting.

As a hamster enthusiast, Little Walnut loves this kind of activity the most.

Holding a basket and carrying the newly unlocked Ink Bamboo Fairy, she searched back and forth in the bamboo forest.

The Ink Bamboo Fairy, dressed in a dark blue robe and holding a black jade flute, sat on a swaying bamboo leaf, following behind her.

The Ink Bamboo Fairy is tall and has long legs. She is handsome and instantly defeated the eighty Flower Fairies and other guest elders. She is comparable to the Black and White Impermanence among the Four Guardians.

Erlang Shen is helpless; Lin Shuying's portrayal of him as the white moonlight and the god in one's heart is too perfect. It's difficult for an ordinary NPC to defeat him in terms of beauty.

All five fairies received Little Walnut, but this is their favorite. They love taking it with them when they go out, hehe.

You can bring other fairies along, but too many people will attract attention.

The Bamboo Fairy sat casually on a bamboo leaf, occasionally taking a sip of wine. The bamboo leaf automatically floated with the little walnut, giving the little walnut a strong sense of security, allowing it to focus solely on finding mushrooms.

The bamboo basket was already filled with bamboo fungus, which came in pink, white, and brown colors. The bamboo fungus was piled up in a muslin-like pattern, making it look extremely beautiful.

Little Walnut prepared more than a dozen baskets, one for each type of mushroom. When picking mushrooms, she would carefully clean away bamboo leaves, dirt, and debris, and arrange them neatly.

The rain stopped as it was getting dark, and the mushrooms disappeared.

Little Walnut is home and is releasing all of today's harvest.

Two baskets of wood ear mushrooms, one basket of oyster mushrooms, one basket of bamboo fungus, two baskets of enoki mushrooms...

"Mozhu, look, I'm pretty lucky, right?"

Mo Zhu: "It's acceptable."

Little Walnut smiled and filmed a short video, which she then uploaded to the chat channel.

Showing off is a direct source of happiness!

Before, when we were looking for mushrooms, no one had time to speak, but now the screen is completely dominated by them.

Little Walnut: "Isn't my achievement today amazing? (Video)"

In the video, the baskets of mushrooms are arranged very cleanly.

"Wow, this little mushroom is the cleanest I've ever seen. But impressive achievements? Mine is the king, okay? (Picture)"

In the picture, the mushrooms aren't in baskets, but piled on the floor. This floor is clearly the kitchen floor of Xiaoyiju, paved with simple blue bricks, and piled high with mushrooms, like a small mountain.

"Wow, this looks like a lot. The bamboo leaves and scraps I cleaned out are about the same as other people's. Look at mine. Here's a picture."

The mushroom mountain in the picture is just as huge, but its surface looks a bit better and is cleaner. Each mushroom is tender and juicy, with large, plump buds.

Out of sight of other players, this player waved his hand and said, "It's killing me! It took me more than two hours to pick out all these mushrooms."

The Arhat Bamboo Fairy beside him asked, "Why does Master pile all the good stuff onto a pile of straw?"

Yes, this player actually has fewer mushrooms than small walnuts; the bottom is all grass. The grass pile has been carefully designed so it won't easily fall apart. She also considered the physical stress on the mushrooms, making each mushroom look perfectly natural.

Everyone picks mushrooms at the same time, so unless you're a rich person who pays to buy them, you don't pick many yourself.

This player is also very picky, preferring large, plump, and juicy ones.

However, after dressing it up like this, it looked like a bunch of mushroom mountains. I took photos repeatedly, trying to find the perfect angle to make the mountain look big and flawless, and then posted the best photo to the chat channel.

"How did you find all of these top-quality items?"

Wow, OP is amazing! Did a rich guy buy it?

"Tch, look at what I received, the video."

This guy is a real tycoon. He has a huge mountain of mushrooms, which he spread out little by little with a stick, clearly showing everyone that they are solid.

After the video was released, many players who pretended to be experts were outraged and immediately started criticizing it. They abandoned their previous pretense of saving face and completely broke the trend of showing off.

"Upstairs, what do you mean? Come out and fight!"

Regular players make up the majority, and since mushrooms aren't an essential resource, what everyone shows off is their camouflage skills—just posting pictures or simple videos.

If a genuine one suddenly appears, what are the other players supposed to do?

"Come out and fight me, I promise I won't kill you!"

"Don't you know the rules? Come out and fight!"

This wealthy player wasn't scared at all, replying: "Oh dear, isn't this the kind of mushroom mountain everyone's pictures are of? I only damaged the mushroom mountain, it's not that serious, is it?"

"......"

"......"

"There's an idiot here, everyone don't play with him, watch my mushroom feast! (Video)"

The video features stir-fried mushrooms with green peppers and garlic, bamboo fungus and bamboo shoot soup, mushroom dumplings and buns, clear soup with various mushrooms, and crispy fried oyster mushrooms...

The table was covered with a full table of dishes, a total of eighteen.

As the player ate, he described the food, even holding the first bite up in front of the camera: "Oh dear, everyone's still showing off their Mushroom Mountain? Sorry, I've already started eating, hahaha. Mmm~ Delicious, so delicious!"

His tone was provocative, as if he wanted to start a fight, which angered many players.

"Ugh, I thought the last one was the peak of being infuriating, but I didn't expect there to be someone even more infuriating!"

"Oh, it's just a mushroom feast, I'll eat it too. I'll even have a panda to eat with me. Aren't you envious? Here's a video."

In the video, the player sits at a table with eighteen mushroom dishes on it, surrounded by pandas staring blankly at him.