Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 99

These little things, when collected together, can amount to quite a lot.

There are hidden phoenix crowns, hairpins, rings, small pearl pendants, jade pendants, gold ingots, silver ingots, and so on.

The phoenix crown is a component; all components must be collected to assemble a complete phoenix crown. The more components a phoenix crown has, the more magnificent it is; three phoenix crowns have over a hundred components.

These are, respectively, a kingfisher feather inlaid nine-dragon and nine-phoenix phoenix crown adorned with pearls, a white jade phoenix crown with twelve phoenixes and peonies, and a phoenix soaring over the Jade Pool eight immortals crown, each more magnificent and exquisite than the last. All have gold and silver bases, covered with intertwined floral patterns, and inlaid with various colored gemstones.

Of course, there were not only phoenix crowns, but also luxurious headdresses for men. The exquisiteness and splendor of the men's crowns were no less than that of the women's crowns, especially the dragon crowns.

Lin Shu-ying also designed three styles, with particular emphasis on the preciousness of the materials used in the men's crowns, especially the inlaid gemstones and carvings. People of status like to adorn their hats and headdresses with dazzling gemstones to showcase their identity.

To match the phoenix crown, she designed three dragon crowns.

They are:

The Nine Dragons Emerging from the Abyss Crown features lifelike dragons. The dragon eyes are crafted from exceptionally fine cat's-eye stones. A top-quality sapphire is inlaid at the front, with a base of golden auspicious clouds and a nine-colored deer.

The crown, adorned with golden celestial ornaments fluttering on either side, features the three gods of fortune, prosperity, and longevity at its earrings, a crane hairpin, and a white jade inlay, with plum blossoms and cranes carved throughout. The gold leaf and carvings are all made of white jade, edged with a smooth, white jade border. The entire crown is exquisitely ornate, paired with a silver-threaded deer-patterned lingzhi headband, and finished with a light-colored long robe, creating an ethereal and otherworldly aura.

The ceremonial crown features three layers of gold-embroidered bats and auspicious flowers, with silver wave patterns on the base and a circle of small pearl beads around the edge. Below is a three-tiered lotus base and a Pixiu-shaped hairpin.

The two eyes of the Pixiu are inlaid with the finest Southern Red Agate, they are extremely beautiful.

No player has yet obtained all six rare headdresses, but the joy of finding these treasures is immense.

This game of finding treasures while cleaning was inspired by Lin Shu-ying's past experience cleaning, where the joy of finding money was incredibly satisfying!

When she was little, she especially loved helping her mother rummage through her father's clothes before washing them, and she could find money in all the pockets. Sometimes it was ten or five yuan, and sometimes it was just a coin or fifty cents.

No matter how much, I get super excited when I find money. I'll sneak a glance at my mom and then quietly slip it into my pocket. After searching through all the clothes, I'll make an excuse to go to the corner store to buy ice cream, hehe.

Even when cleaning, there's always a few dollars left in the corners of the sofa.

This joy disappeared after electronic payments were introduced. Now, when I live alone, I can find fallen beads while cleaning, and that brings me happiness too.

Therefore, this time, the design of the Yue Lao Temple is extremely intricate and complex, with various cabinets, ornaments, incense burners, carpets, potted plants, and paintings. The statue of Yue Lao is enormous, dressed in a bright red official robe with many places to hide things.

For example, Lin Shuying set up random little surprises in the sleeves of her clothes, in her pockets, on her hair ornaments, or in places hidden under her clothes.

The gray hole, belonging to a player who follows the rules, has already been cleaned up.

He was the first player to discover this way of playing.

He entered the Temple of the Matchmaker intending to burn incense and offer some fresh flowers. However, upon entering, he noticed a corner of the carpet folded up, with a few peach blossoms piled up there.

Given the peach blossom special effects from earlier, it was hard not to notice the pile of peach blossoms. He took out a small lucky bag and carefully filled it with peach petals, intending to place it under the peach tree.

After removing the peach blossoms, there was a slight glimmer under the carpet, and he thought he was seeing things.

Lifting it up, there was actually a small gold pendant shaped like a taotie.

Then, the message appeared before my eyes: "Your favorability with the Matchmaker God increases by 10..."

ha?

The gray opening is confusing; is this some kind of hidden gameplay feature?

Why isn't it mentioned in the service center's announcements?

The joy of such a surprise is only real when you discover it yourself; if everyone knows, the happiness is instantly halved!

Therefore, Lin Shuying did not mention it in the announcement, but only set up many small details in the Temple of the Matchmaker, which can probably only be unlocked by players who are detail-oriented and have a cleanliness obsession.

The gray-haired figure stared thoughtfully at the exquisite Taotie pendant in his hand, then ran out and poured peach petals under the tree. Back at the Temple of the Matchmaker, he burned incense, offered sacrifices, and then looked for these small details.

He didn't announce it in the chat channel; he just searched for it secretly on his own.

Many players around him noticed him looking around and couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking for?"

After a moment's hesitation, the gray-haired man hesitated before saying, "It's beautiful here, let me admire it."

He then noticed a small pile of incense ash under the huge incense burner. He took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the ash away. After gaining the favor of the Matchmaker, he was about to turn and leave when he subconsciously glanced behind the incense burner and saw a small black rope sticking out.

A surge of joy instantly filled his heart at the gray opening. While observing the status of the surrounding players, hoping they hadn't noticed him, he crawled deeper into the cave.

really!

There is a jade pendant depicting a laughing Buddha!

It's still a yellow jade laughing Buddha, carved smoothly and delicately, with a black rope tied to it.

He pulled the rope and slowly slid it into his wide sleeve, pretending to be nonchalant as he continued to observe his surroundings.

Why am I so happy?

It felt like finding a billion dollars; I couldn't help but smile!

While suppressing a laugh, he noticed that the bottom of the scroll depicting the God of Love was slightly upturned. He immediately leaned over excitedly, reached out and quietly lifted it, and found a string of bracelets hanging inside!

This bracelet is the same peach-pink bracelet that Qingfengyi Studio previously showed employees wearing; it's so pretty.

It's mainly this feeling of finding a hidden gem that elevates the beauty of this rope to a whole new level!

He quietly put it away and smoothed out the scroll.

[Ding! Cupid's favorability increased by 10]

........

The gray hole's mouth curled up, and he put his hands inside his pockets.

Three precious items I found while my hands were constantly rummaging through my sleeves—ah, so much joy!

The Temple of the Matchmaker had several levels, like a tower. He swept as he went up, his hands tucked in his sleeves, and even prepared a broom and a trash bag specifically for the task.

The marshal and his wife came downstairs and saw the gray opening. The marshal's wife asked curiously, "Hello, what are you doing?"

The gray-faced man stopped what he was doing and said, "I'm cleaning."

The marshal's wife was puzzled; the place was perfectly fine, and it wasn't dirty...

and many more!

She seemed to have seen some dirt in several places.

The marshal also thought of this, his eyes narrowing slightly. For someone to willingly do such boring manual labor, there must be something extraordinary going on.

He and his lover exchanged a glance, took each other's hands, and ran quickly towards the spot where they had previously discovered the filth.

The gray entrance and hidden passage were bad; happiness was exposed!

He quickly followed and came to their side.

The marshal and his wife circled the dirty blue-and-white porcelain vase, unable to find the key. They remained still at the gray opening, observing quietly.

The marshal pulled the man over and said, "Tell us, is there something we don't know? Tell us, and we'll discuss the reward."

They both want the red thread of fate, but haven't gotten it yet. The process of gaining favor with the Matchmaker is incredibly slow, and other ways to do so are currently unknown.

The gray entrance remained silent. The Temple of the Matchmaker was so small, yet over ten thousand players could enter at once. If word got out, they wouldn't be able to compete for anything!

This time, the Marshal's wife accidentally wiped the dirt off the bottle, and the God of Love gave her a positive feedback, and she also noticed a fleeting glimmer of light in the bottle.

"Honey, I think I know!"

The gray-haired man quickly raised an index finger, looked around, and when he saw that the other players weren't paying attention, he whispered, "Don't make a sound. Quickly, before a few people notice, find it on your own."

Marshal: "You need to tell us how to play, or we'll spread the word."

Left with no other choice, the gray opening revealed the method to them.

It's too slow to focus on small details. Cleaning one by one ensures a thorough cleaning without missing anything, and it also helps to quickly improve your chances with the Matchmaker.

He's already crossed two red lines.

However, increasing his favorability with the Matchmaker only unlocks the red string and the golden scissors, and he doesn't know what the red string is for. He doesn't have any friends he needs to bind, and the golden scissors are even more useless.

This is used to cut the red string shorter.

Let's see if we can sell it later.

When the marshal and his wife heard that he had red ropes, they immediately wanted to buy them because burning incense was really slow; the progress bar was only a little bit long.

The gray hole was given to me readily, and I even added two friends.

He currently has seven friends, hehe.

After receiving the red rope, the marshal and his wife tied it to their heads before joining in the cleaning. The three of them teamed up and thoroughly searched the entire Yue Lao Temple, reaping a rich harvest.

The three agreed to check back in an hour, since they didn't know how the refresh mechanism worked.

But before they even left the Temple of the Matchmaker, the news had already leaked out.

It turned out that when Princess Qiyun was burning incense, the red silk ribbon in the Old Man of the Moon's hand drooped into the incense burner, so she went forward to put it back.

She actually gained 20 points of favorability from the Matchmaker, and then a flash of golden light appeared, and she actually got a pearl and gemstone peony fan!

This fan has special effects, which means it's at least rare or higher.

The special effects tell a gentle story.

A little girl whose family owned pearl farms would secretly give a boy any flawed pearls she could get that the adults wouldn't notice. The boy carefully kept the pearls, and later he became an apprentice to the girl's father, learning to make pearl jewelry and becoming a craftsman.

The girl's father took him to the riverbank to look for all sorts of beautiful stones, and the boy would always secretly keep some to collect the pearls and gems.

Although the pearls and gemstones weren't perfect, his skillful hands crafted them into an exquisite round fan. The base of this fan was made from gold and silver that the boy had saved up over the years; it was the betrothal gift he presented to the girl as a proposal.

On their wedding day, the girl, dressed in bright red, walked towards him with a smile, holding the fan he had given her.

The front of the fan features two intertwined fish, one silver and one gold. Every detail of the goldfish was painstakingly carved and crafted by the boy himself, who stayed up all night to complete it. The back is covered with peonies, magpies, and small floral patterns made of pearls and gemstones.

She wore a pearl tassel on her hand, adorned with a double happiness carp.

The double happiness carp was made from a beautiful stone that the boy had found. It wasn't a very expensive gemstone, but he carved it beautifully and exquisitely with his superb craftsmanship.

The scene lingers on the girl shyly covering her face with a fan, as if there's more to come.

The players were stunned!

Why are the scenes inside so gorgeous, grand, and beautiful?

"Wow, is this their wedding? They're dressed so luxuriously!"

"Ahhh, how can you focus all your attention on the fan? Show me that blurry red wedding dress!"

"Wow, isn't this one of the nine outfits from the last event? Pictures, pictures."

The player quickly pulled out the photos she had taken and posted them. She had taken beautiful photos with her husband of all nine outfits, and they were absolutely gorgeous.

"Huh? It really looks like it, but the pattern and style are a little different."

"Only the atmosphere and colors are similar; everything else is completely different."

"I wonder if I can get this outfit."

"If she can get the fan in her hand, she can definitely get the clothes too."

"Family members, haven't you grasped the key points we should be focusing on?"

Players suddenly realized that there were other ways to obtain items inside the Temple of the Matchmaker!

"The designer is so creative! I love it!"

Soon, the gameplay of searching and cleaning the Temple of the Matchmaker was unlocked.

Subsequently, the various matchmaking temple areas were filled with players searching for differences and sweeping the floor, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.

At this point, players are genuinely envious of those who are lucky, as the items they receive are of varying levels.

However, if you're unlucky, you can make up for it with quantity. As long as you find enough, you can get anything.

There are all kinds of hairpins, pendants, jade pendants, and earrings; you could collect a whole basketful.

Players spent four or five days grinding at the Temple of the Moon before they started to get bored and switched to other gameplay modes to look for unexpected encounters.

During this period, many red lines appeared, and players came up with a lot of new ways to use them, such as binding with the homestead designer to make trading more convenient. It also allows the designer to directly enter and exit their homestead, making work easier.

Many home designers specialize in collecting red lines and golden scissors, as the profit from designing a home can be substantial. Previously, without red lines, getting in and out was extremely inconvenient, requiring the homeowner's consent and their own materials. Otherwise, it was very troublesome, or the designer would prepare all the necessary materials for the home design themselves.

This makes it impossible to make any changes beyond the design; otherwise, the homeowner would have to stay put, which would bind both the homeowner and the designer.

With the red line in place, homeowners can play on their own without having to watch over them—isn't that awesome!

After so much development, a large number of talented player designers have emerged, and their designs are in no way inferior to those of Lin Shuying.

Deng Yijun, a wealthy player, hired a player named "My Design is Superb 1298" to design a house that was incredibly artistic and perfectly matched the style of Qingfengyi's castle.

My design is amazing! I researched a lot of historical materials before designing this magnificent building. The materials said that the architectural style he designed is called Gothic cathedral style, which focuses on sculpture and artistry.

Deng Yijun asked him to build it near the castle, but the castle wouldn't allow any changes.

Then we found another designer to design Xiaoyiju, because the previous designer wasn't very good at the style.