Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 103

After a moment of hesitation, Li Feiyu actually had tears welling up in his eyes!

The people around him who were helping him were stunned. The way the tears slowly fell was absolutely amazing!

Lin Shuying quickly snapped a photo. Just as half of her tears fell down her cheeks, a peach blossom landed on her nose. Combined with her long eyelashes, wet eyes, and melancholy expression, she captured the moment perfectly.

This makeup look captures the sadness very well.

"Wipe away your tears, touch up your makeup, and then shoot a different kind of photo."

Liang Ranran quickly went over to touch up Li Feiyu's makeup and continued filming her cool and aloof side.

The filming took two days to complete due to Lin Shuying's high standards, and the final video and photo processing was handled by Xia Chunqi. As long as you follow the feel of the video and photos, there generally won't be any problems in post-production.

Back to the game, the purpose of this event is to make friends, chat, find kindred spirits, and even finish off with a gorgeous red outfit. Now that the event is in its later stages, players have unlocked most of the storylines and items they need, and what they're most looking forward to is the wrap-up and the sale.

Qingfengyi is probably the only game so far where players are willing to wait until the end of each event; sometimes the event ending is much more interesting than the main event.

Two days before the end of the event, players received two invitations.

The invitations were for the wedding banquets of the Peach Blossom Couple and the Golden Lantern and Embroidered Ball Couple, but Lin Shuying, representing the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, didn't include them. She didn't want to change the general direction of the story; the plot and tasks were just going through the motions of the legend, and in principle, it didn't count as a reunion of husband and wife.

The magpies, with their deep blue tails and wings that reflected iridescent light, flew to the player's house, one on each side, carrying a small flower basket containing two invitations printed with the double happiness symbol of dragons and phoenixes.

The invitation design is absolutely gorgeous.

Chinese people really love bright gold and red colors when celebrating, and Lin Shuying is no exception. Whether it's red envelopes for Chinese New Year, or lucky charms, incense, and lucky bags when burning incense at temples, everything is bright red, which looks very festive.

Among them, wedding invitations are the most distinctive, with a wide variety of designs.

This invitation feature is open to players, who can purchase various invitations to invite friends, family, confidants, and distinguished guests. There are different invitation colors, design templates, and content formats.

Many people think this is too elaborate, but a nation of etiquette values ​​order and formality. Being willing to carefully prepare according to the format shows respect for the guests and sincerity in the invitation.

The wedding invitations delivered to players this time are in the dragon and phoenix double happiness design. The shop also offers eighteen other designs, including cartoon bride and groom characters, peony bridge designs, mandarin duck designs, mimosa intertwined flower designs, and traditional double happiness cloud designs. Players can choose whichever they like.

Here, Lin Shuying's unique and rare quirky sense of humor comes into play: this is the only wedding invitation for Tao Yao and Jin Hua, and there are no other copies available, making it a rare and exclusive item.

Players were a bit dumbfounded when they searched the entire store but couldn't find the most beautiful invitation design. They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the announcement that it was a limited edition.

"I feel relieved; Qingfengyi seems to be back to normal."

"Me too. It's been around for several events, and the limited editions are getting fewer and fewer. I thought this time it wouldn't be available again."

"Ahhh, I really am a masochist, I love rare and discontinued items the most!"

"Me too! I'll save up for another first-class star residency right, hehe."

"Hmm~ There's no gentle breeze on First Rank Star, I'm not going."

"Don't worry, after I sell all my rare items, I'll be a billionaire. I can easily get a spot in a first-class star, hahaha."

"Wow, you're a veteran player, right?"

"Speaking of this gets me really excited! Please enjoy my treasure trove! (Video)"

The video features only rare, discontinued items: the original discounted carp jade pendant, the bluebird letterbox, envelopes from various issues, birds, flower fairies, goldfish, clothes...

The birds stood neatly on the bird stand, tilting their heads and playing music in response to the player's gestures. Under her direction, more than a hundred kinds of birds sang an ethereal melody of a mountain stream, each note full of charm, showcasing the unique vocal characteristics of each bird species to the fullest.

This piece of music was an original composition by this player, and it quickly went viral across the entire internet along with the video.

"Wow, you're amazing, rich lady! Did you acquire all of these?"

The player replied, "No, I was one of the first players to enter the game, and I'm a non-paying player."

However, when faced with the extravagant spending of many wealthy individuals, they remained true to themselves and did not sell the product.

Now, the value of these treasures is immeasurable!

As long as Qingfengyi doesn't decline in popularity and these limited-edition items don't reappear, their value has no upper limit.

One of the reasons many players sell their rare items is that they fear Qingfengyi might not be able to resist the urge to bring them back for a re-release, which would definitely devalue these items.

Instead of holding onto it, it's better to immediately exchange it for tangible interstellar currency, which is real and doesn't require worry.

This player kept them not because they intended to make money from them, but simply because they liked them.

The song became so popular that Lin Shuying heard it while browsing the holographic world. She was instantly attracted by the ethereal birdsong and, upon learning that it was an original work by a player named Qingfengyi, wanted to send a gift to encourage her.

This can also be considered as establishing the value of game secondary creation.

Only by constantly attaching people, money, interests, and appreciation potential to something can it grow stronger and eventually become a giant ship, an island, or a continent!

While Lin Shuying was offline quietly preparing a surprise, the wedding officially began in the game.

The wandering knights, the four guardians, heavenly soldiers and generals, and ghost soldiers were all present.

The two beauties, Peach Blossom and Hydrangea, set off from one end of the town, while the groom came from the other.

The huge courtyard was filled with red bridal favors: large gold and red chests tied with red silk flowers, and gold-threaded carrying poles laid across the room. Inside, a makeup artist was combing and applying makeup to the bride.

First, she changed into a bright red wedding dress, adorned with auspicious dragons and phoenixes, clusters of flowers symbolizing wealth and prosperity, and auspicious clouds. Her embroidered robe was decorated with pearls, gemstones, gold embroidery, and silver threads, exuding splendor and wealth.

"The first comb brings wealth and prosperity; the second brings fortune, longevity, and happiness; the third brings harmony and good fortune; the fourth brings peace and safety throughout the four seasons..."

Players sent in several streamers to livestream their makeup process.

With the basic hairstyle done, it's time to put on the phoenix crown.

The two brides here have different dresses and hairstyles. The one with the hydrangea-shaped dress has her hair styled in an updo and wearing a crown. The phoenix crown is a nine-phoenix flying dragon and deer running crown with six drooping ears, each adorned with pink pearl tassels, a kingfisher feather base, and gold flowers filling the gaps.

She wore a pair of dragon ball earrings shaped like the Eight Immortals lanterns, and an emerald and white jade necklace on her chest. She was dressed in a red embroidered robe, with a pair of double fish pendants weighing down the ends of the robe.

She wore mismatched red shoes with slightly white-soled high heels.

She wore two gold bracelets with lily motifs on each wrist, and a sky-purple jadeite bracelet with excellent translucency.

A fan adorned with peonies symbolizing wealth and prosperity, used to cover the face.

Her beautiful peach-pink makeup left the live streamers speechless.

No wonder they say that the moment you put on your wedding dress is the most beautiful moment of your life. You were already stunning, but now you are even more breathtaking.

The hydrangea looked at itself in the mirror and smiled sweetly, leaving many players feeling utterly defeated.

"Aaaaaah! I'm going to steal the bride! I absolutely have to steal the bride! Don't stop me!"

"This is my wife, no one can touch her!"

"I'm signing up for the bride kidnapping contest! Even if I get thrown in jail for ten years, I'm going to steal my wife today!"

While things were turbulent here, Tao Yao's side was also making quite a commotion.

She wore a red dress with phoenix patterns, all in red, including a cloak, outer robe, and a high-waisted skirt. A golden silk sash hung down the side, ending with a golden bell. A ribbon was tied in front, and her handbag was embroidered with peach blossoms and mandarin ducks on a blue background.

There are many hair ornaments, unlike the single phoenix crown of the hydrangea flower.

The hairpin features a large phoenix in the front and a flying phoenix on the side, while the back is adorned with a white jade hairpin inlaid with red jewels, and decorated with numerous jeweled flowers and hairpin ornaments.

The earrings are quite simple, consisting of a piece of peach-pink jade with a single gold bead.

She wore a cloisonné sapphire necklace with delicate crystal tassels around her neck.

She was wearing a simple pink jadeite bangle depicting a landscape.

Order a pair of red embroidered shoes.

Cover the head with a dragon and phoenix floral veil, and you're all done.

The men's clothing was also quite elaborate. Tao Yao's husband was dressed in a similar style to hers, with a cross-collar long robe as his inner garment and a magnificent golden dragon crown on his head.

Jin Deng was wearing a round-necked robe, with a jade pendant with two fish on her waist, just like the one on her hydrangea-patterned shawl.

Li Guan shouted from outside, "The auspicious hour has arrived! Let's set off to fetch the bride!"

The two grooms walked out looking radiant. They looked at each other, then mounted their tall horses, their heads adorned with large red flowers and dangling gold tassels.

Following behind was a sedan chair carried by eight men, accompanied by gongs and drums, as it proceeded towards the bride's home.

The StarCraft players had never seen such a lively scene before, and they all followed behind, cheering and watching the excitement, creating an atmosphere even more lively than the NPCs.

Firecrackers were set off along the way, and if the journey was interrupted for a short while, the players would spontaneously continue setting them off.

Of course, Lin Shuying didn't sell fireworks in the game; the players' firecrackers were all made by modifying gunpowder collected from the Huaxia Jianghu.

It can only be said that as long as you have the materials, there's nothing a player can't create.

It's just that it's a bit too powerful, and you might accidentally injure a nearby white-named NPC, who will then be captured and taken away by the heavenly soldiers.

This is practically a model of crime committed in front of the police.

If you blow up a gray-named NPC, it won't have much of an impact; just look at the people around you who are fighting fiercely.

Most players just get beaten up by NPCs...

Upon arriving at the bride's door, a wedding invitation is presented. People inside then carry the bride out neatly on their backs and into the sedan chair.

An eight-bearer sedan chair led the way, followed by a ten-mile-long procession of red bridal procession.

Lin Shuying copied the ancient Chinese wedding procession, where a long route would be taken through the city to showcase the bride's grand dowry and the magnificence of her bridal procession.

Many players were moved to tears, feeling as if their own daughter had been taken advantage of by a pig.

These dowries were all prepared by the officials themselves, one by one.

"Waaah, the two cheongsams I sent are in one of the boxes. My child, I wish you happiness!"

"I gave her a set of phoenix hairpins, but she didn't wear them on her first wedding day. I'm so upset."

"Ahhh, I gave away a rare 'May All Your Wishes Come True' set!"

"My mecha general, you're such a tycoon in the real estate market, giving away even rare, discontinued models?"

"Oh my god, I gave her a rare, limited-edition bracelet, I'm so sad. But as long as my daughter is happy, I'll give her anything."

"I want to steal him away! He's my husband, he can't marry anyone else, not even a beautiful woman, waaaaah!"

"Upstairs, let's team up! You steal the husband, I steal the wife, we'll be perfect!"

"Come on, count me in."

"Family members, don't cause trouble! There are so many heavenly soldiers and ghostly soldiers around!"

"Cowardly, no husband! Let's go!"

The two groups of players quickly left the marriage-themed instance and went to the Huaxia Jianghu instance, where they planned their moves and then divided the tasks.

Both sides are divided into three groups: one group attracts the heavenly soldiers and ghost soldiers, another group attracts the wandering knights, and the third group tries to steal people.

"Once you've got it, use the withdrawal token to cash it out immediately!"

"Ok!"

Three or four thousand people rushed into the instance in a flurry of activity.

Over here, the two newlywed couples had already progressed to the wedding ceremony when suddenly a large number of players barged in.

They carried the bride and groom, one on each side, and ran off.

Sticking cash withdrawal charms on new users actually works?

However, a message appeared stating that the person could only be taken away by passing through the city gate.

The players were stunned. They were planning to withdraw their winnings and teleport away quickly, but now they had to walk a kilometer through the city!

Lin Shu-ying designed this part out of a mischievous sense of humor. She thought the wedding-snatching plot was quite interesting and hid it as an Easter egg.

Initially, we only made a CG cutscene, but that wasn't enough. Since it's a permanent dungeon anyway, why not add an Easter egg? This is also one way to obtain two pairs of guest companions—how interesting!

I didn't expect to be exposed by my hidden abilities right at the start of the game...

"Aaaaaah, quickly clear a path so I can escape!"

"Stop him! Don't let him get away!"

"Where are you going? We haven't finished watching the sequel yet, you can't steal the newcomer!"

"I'm stopping you, get out of here!"

"Ah, I'll protect your back with my life, please walk with confidence..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was beaten to death by a group of players.

"Those who want to abduct the bride, at least let us see the whole thing. Don't mess around! Anyone who acts recklessly will be killed without mercy!"

"We'll rob what we want, you can look at what you want, why are you hitting me!"

.......

Finally, the players participating in the wedding robbery concentrated in a few areas, while the players watching the whole thing concentrated in other areas, so they didn't interfere with each other.

The players are fine, but dealing with the NPCs is a problem.

A group of people spent ages trying to grab something, but they still couldn't step out the door...

Sister Xunmei and Wang Nianzong are following Deng Yijun this time; they're both in the bride-stealing faction. The two stared intently at Deng Yijun, who was speechless. "Look, I can't conjure up new people."

With this new method for acquiring four retainers, the previous method of obtaining retainers through quests seems tedious and time-consuming. Many players have reverted to the "bride kidnapping" route, and now there are very few intact servers left.

Sister Xunmei: "You're so cunning, hurry up and think of a way."

Deng Yijun was unwilling to go along with the scheme. After all, there were only four new recruits per district. With so many people collaborating, who would get the person after they were snatched up?

Obviously, many players haven't thought about this question, hahaha.

Because no one has managed to snag one yet.

After watching the whole thing, Deng Yijun left, and neither Sister Xunmei nor Wang Nianzong could stop her.

Wang Nianzong smashed the teacup in his hand with a slap. "He must have a good plan. He always goes it alone. Humph!"

Sister Xunmei: "Next time Qingfengyi goes on a team activity, I'll pay someone to isolate him and make him abandon our enemy status, hmph!"

After Deng Yijun returned, he put the Flower Fairy and the giant eagle in his backpack, and disguised himself by wearing a bamboo hat and dressed as an assassin from the Chinese martial arts world.

Many players wearing this would never recognize who he is.

Back at the wedding scene, the toasting ceremony has just ended, and the newlyweds are about to enter their bridal chamber.