Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 221

"Yeah, it would be more fun if they disappeared after ten minutes, haha."

"Qingfengyi hasn't given away items to players at the beginning or end of an event for a long time, so it's best not to have too high hopes."

While players were still having doubts, many had already completed the transactions and posted screenshots of them.

"Anything that can be traded must be fine, right? Look, I've already bought ten phoenix kites. They're so beautiful! Pictures, pictures."

The picture shows many phoenix kites hanging on the walls of the princess room, which looks even more beautiful when paired with the dreamy lights in the princess room.

"How could the designer make a toy like this?"

"It's not the designers, it's what the ancients were thinking. They would have been heartbroken if something so beautiful had been left in the sky and then broken."

"Waaaaah, don't be so heartbroken. I made this kite myself, and I worked so hard on it for five or six hours. Look, it's only been in the air for half an hour. Waaaaah. Pictures, pictures."

The first picture shows a perfectly intact kite, beautifully decorated with goldfish, pandas, and flowers. This player is a skilled artist, creating a lifelike drawing that incorporates all their favorite elements. The kite is large and diamond-shaped, and all these beautiful treasures are nestled in the player's arms.

Yes, the kite background is a giant embrace, clearly showing the player designed it so she could be holding these beautiful treasures. The second picture shows a tattered kite, its original appearance completely obscured. Scattered pieces of paper hang from the bamboo frame, looking quite pitiful.

Many players below were gloating, saying, "Haha, it makes me a little happy to see this."

"One of Qingfengyi's greatest pleasures is watching other people's props get damaged, hahaha."

"Upstairs, your grammatically incorrect sentence makes me happy too, hahaha."

"Use silk, use paper, hahahaha."

"Paper can also be used, but you have to buy tung oil paper from the shopkeeper of a kite shop in the Huaxia Jianghu."

“Silk is the best material. I’ve tried all the materials, and only silk is good. You have to find silk with a very fine weave; it works extremely well.”

"The shopkeeper's oiled paper is still the best."

"Isn't any kind of paper durable?"

"Yeah, the paper inside Qingfengyi isn't very sturdy."

"I don't think the ancients had the technology to make paper strong."

"I think so. If the designer's research is from the technological era of the home planet, there will definitely be sturdy paper products."

"Yes, yes, the most materials have been preserved from the technological age. I've seen them too. Back then, many things were made of paper in order to protect the environment."

"That's not paper, it's a biodegradable fiber product. Unlike our interstellar space, where everything is made of metal fibers, there are no plant fibers at all. But recently the Academy of Sciences has developed a lot of good things, I wonder what plant fibers feel like."

"It contains protein fibers, which have been widely used in clothing. You can feel how skin-friendly it is."

........

In the players' discussion, ten minutes had passed since the event update. The phoenix kite hadn't disappeared, meaning the kite really was an item given to players by Qingfengyi?

Many players initially thought this was a limited-time event, like the Azure Bird and Phoenix, disappearing ten minutes after the message was delivered. So many people took the opportunity to sell, because the whales were offering huge sums; the lowest buy-back price was 30,000 gold ingots.

However, this is a free item given away during an event update, and it's a limited edition!

You definitely can't buy it for 30,000.

"Ahhh, I sold my kite for 40,000!"

"Ahhh, I sold my 30,000 yuan worth of stuff, I'm so upset!"

"I was going to cry too, but seeing your 30,000 or 40,000s, I felt that I, with 80,000s, didn't need to cry."

"Upstairs, let's duel. Who told you to shout so loudly? I'm losing big time, I sold it for 20,000, sob sob sob."

"I...I sold it for two thousand, sob sob sob."

.......

Those players who bought the kites laughed heartily.

The purchase prices on the leaderboard skyrocketed. Just ten minutes after the update, the price had already jumped to over 200,000. 200,000 represents those who sold their kites and wanted to buy them back; they don't have the vast wealth of the rich, so they could only offer that price. The second phase instantly reached 800,000, widening the gap by 600,000. It was clear that this level represented those seriously interested in buying kites.

Of the 5 billion players, nearly 3 billion have sold their Phoenix Kite, leaving only 2 billion players with one.

This data was originally only available to the game platform and Qingfengyi's backend, but many players managed to deduce it with a high degree of accuracy based on chat messages and their surroundings. After some players compiled a complete table of data and posted it in the chat channel, the players instantly went wild.

"No way, so many people sold them?"

"My mech marshal, this proportion makes me suspect that someone is controlling it."

"There are just too many!"

"There's nothing I can do, I really thought it was a limited-time item that was being sold."

"Family members, check the trading list, the price has doubled."

"It's just that the props are relatively simple, otherwise the price would be more than double. If it were a piece of clothing or gold and silver jewelry, the price would definitely be dozens of times higher."

While players were still discussing the update, some had already begun exploring its contents and discovered that in addition to the updated Yaochi Ranking, a brand new permanent dungeon—Ten Miles of Red Makeup Street—had also been added.

Once inside, the style was completely different from the festively decorated street. Here, every household had bright red lanterns hanging high. Door gods were pasted on the doors, and there were stone lions adorned with large red flowers at the entrances. Rows of streetlights lined the main street, their designs simple and ancient, with hexagonal lanterns painted with elements such as the Old Man Under the Moon and mandarin ducks hanging from them.

It's nighttime now, and it looks so dreamy and beautiful!

The red lanterns float in the mist, mistaking them for a mirage in the sky.

The dancers sway and dance, their candles flickering; it is before the wedding of a daughter.

This instance is very large, almost the same size as the main city, though the houses on the streets aren't as luxuriously decorated. It features typical wooden buildings and gray-walled houses, with strangely shaped walls rising high between them. These are ancient firewalls, but later additions not only served as fireproofing but also as decorative walls.

The more luxurious the firewall, the wealthier and more prestigious the family.

It was nighttime, and the players were amazed by the faint glow flickering on the various high walls.

What's up there?

"I don't know, it looks so luxurious."

"I'll go up and take a look."

"I want to go too! It's not a gemstone, is it?!"

"Who would put an energy stone in such a place?"

“Energy stones can’t be attached, but gemstones can.”

Thanks to Qingfengyi and Barbie Fashion's explanations, the interstellar people have a general understanding of gemstones. This has led to another surge in gemstone prices, with gemstones becoming more expensive after their energy is depleted than when they are full. Many buyers of energy stones also had to bear the added value after the energy was used, causing a market upheaval. The authorities swiftly and decisively suppressed the situation. Buyers of energy stones who did not keep the stones after using the energy were exempt from bearing the value of the gemstone portion and only needed to purchase them at the price of the energy stone itself. However, after using the energy, the stones must be returned intact, and compensation must be paid for any damage.

The government's swift implementation of policies allowed the unrest to subside quietly, disappearing before any riots could erupt and without affecting the lives of most interstellar dwellers.

The player flew up on the red embroidered ball to take a look, but found no gems, only various glazed tiles.

"It's not a gemstone."

"The buildings in the main city also have glazed tile decorations. Is there any connection between them?"

"No way, the architectural styles on both sides are so different. I find it hard to imagine that buildings with such different styles could be connected. Even if they are connected, it should be a coincidence."

Everyone discussed and admired the exquisite design, which was truly unique. The gray and white walls were adorned with numerous glazed tiles depicting phoenixes, mythical beasts, and even landscape paintings.

Unlike the glazed tiles in the main urban area, which are not decorative but rather serve as decorative elements, the main urban area features carved beams and painted pillars, mostly made of wood. The foundation is very high and solid, with the union directly erecting over a hundred white marble steps, creating an extremely luxurious appearance.

The houses and layout of the red-clad area were also luxurious, but this luxury was understated, modest, and tasteful. It was like concealing one's true strength, yet in terms of layout, materials, and design, it was in no way cheaper than the other type. The players were astonished, taking photos while heading to the service desk to check information.

The information states that these houses originated from architecture in parts of southern China, and later spread to become the main architectural style in many cities and regions. The houses in the main urban area are from northern and central China, mostly made of wood, with a grand, luxurious, and somewhat ostentatious style.

Soon, the players discovered that the red-clad area not only had these gray-black stone houses, but also wooden buildings with glazed tiles, though these were mainly concentrated on the other side. Those buildings truly looked like they had red pillars, yellow tiles, and blue square beams, with winding courtyards and covered bridges that circled three times.

Many players stayed up all night but still couldn't finish exploring all the daily dungeons in this update. Now that daytime has arrived, the Yaochi Rankings are about to open. Players certainly can't miss the Yaochi Rankings; they've all prepared diligently, and maybe they can make it to the top and get the rewards.

Even a fixed reward is nice, hehe.

This event has added a leaderboard specifically for tracking event progress. Many players are a bit confused by this leaderboard; what are the ranking criteria for this event?

Many players started discussing, "Could it be that the kite rankings are going to drop again?"

"No way, are they going to give us a reward if we do it again? Wouldn't that be a huge loss for Qingfengyi?"

"Yes, it's definitely not a kite ranking list."

The results came out quickly. The first leaderboard was for the number of kites collected. The number of kites damaged after being flown was included, but the count was the same. Only one kite was counted, and only officially designed kites were included.

The player was a little confused, "A lot of kites were released in this event? How come I didn't know that?"

"I don't know either. I'm so addicted to Centipede Ridge. Centipede Ridge is really fun, but it's not a permanent dungeon. Waaah."

"My mech marshal, there are 500 kites in this event!"

"My Great Mech Marshal, who has collected them all?"

"No one collected them all; the first place winner collected 428 kites."