Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 190

One of the core tenets of the Chinese spirit: Great wisdom appears as foolishness.

The employee was thrilled with her boss's encouragement and eagerly set off to find the materials to try all three methods. The boss meant to provide the materials to support his experiment; even in interstellar space, such opportunities were rare: a stable and harmonious environment, a salary sufficient to support his livelihood, and enough materials to support his operations, allowing him to pursue his dreams.

Thinking of this, he was moved and excitedly shouted, "Boss, I want to work for you for life! As long as Qingfeng Yi is here, I will work hard every day!"

Lin Shuying said with a smile, "Okay, I'm very happy to have like-minded fellow practitioners working together. We won't work hard today, it's 2 a.m., so take some time to rest. Your department has been working hard until now, so you can rest for half a day tomorrow and come back to work in the afternoon."

"Yay! I love you the most, boss!"

The employees cheered.

Lin Shuying got up and left; she was too tired and needed to rest.

I wasn't sleepy while making the hairpin because I was so focused. After I finished, I couldn't keep my eyes open and just wanted to lie down and fall asleep immediately.

After she left, most of the employees continued making the hair ornaments they were working on, and they were determined to finish them tonight. They believed that the greatest gains could be made when their inspiration was at its peak, allowing knowledge to be transformed into real, tangible skills.

Some employees were really tired; they probably had a lot of orders to handle today, and they almost fell asleep at their desks.

"I'm so tired, you guys should get some rest too, goodnight."

"Good night."

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In the game, the event is nearing its end, and many quests are no longer listed on the leaderboards, since they're impossible to complete even if they were. Players are starting to seriously appreciate this season's dungeon, experiencing the details of the Tea Road, tea villages, and tea mountains.

Upon closer inspection, I discovered many remarkable details, such as the classic text on tea, the story of discovering tea through tasting hundreds of herbs, the legends of the ancient tea route, and the usage and methods of consuming tea in different regions of China. These are all small, serendipitous discoveries, which will appear in the illustrated guide after being collected.

There's not much information about the classic book on tea; it only mentions its existence, who wrote it, and its general content. It doesn't go into the details of how detailed the descriptions of tea and tea-making techniques are, etc. Since Lin Shuying hadn't read the book, and even if she had, she couldn't possibly have memorized it, she only wrote down what she knew to avoid distorting its contents.

The story of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs is known to almost everyone in China who has attended elementary school; this story is fairly complete. Then there's the legendary Tea Road, which players have personally experienced, though most don't understand its underlying significance, simply viewing it as a gameplay element designed by Qingfengyi. Now, let's tell them that this was a legendary trade route built by generations of people in ancient times, continuously maintained and never disappearing, carrying countless riches. It was also a vital channel for cultural exchange, connecting the civilizations of that planet across the east, west, north, and south. Interstellar people find it hard to imagine, and once they understand, they are deeply awestruck.

A trade route built by generations of people—it's truly magnificent!

Even more remarkable is that the flow of civilization took place through such a seemingly insignificant path. While playing, they didn't fully grasp its significance, only finding the game incredibly fun and unleashing their frenzied fighting spirit and desire to dominate. They never imagined the ancient tea road held such profound meaning, truly a river of civilization.

The variety of tea trees is also astounding; each type of tea requires a specific tea tree to produce the purest tea. Different teas have different flavors, and different types of water produce different teas.

Most tea drinkers can't perceive the differences in taste, finding it somewhat like chewing on a peony. However, the subtle differences are still easy to notice. For example, different boxes of tea greatly affect the aroma; different levels of fermentation result in significant color variations; and tea leaves picked at different bud stages and processed using different methods will have different shapes and appearances when brewed.

After mastering these subtle differences, players might discover they've even grasped a rudimentary understanding of tea ceremony? Occasionally, when tasting an exceptional tea, they might exclaim, "What wonderful tea!"

Every teahouse opened by the players is bustling with activity, with all sorts of tips raining down on the tables. Inside are NPCs that the shop owners have painstakingly recruited; they are all excellent at playing the pipa, singing, dancing, and even performing acrobatics.

After finishing their quests, players would crowd into these teahouses to enjoy life, along with many tourists.

"The ancients really knew how to enjoy life! I'm so envious."

"The designer must have researched countless sources to find these things; they're amazing."

"It's a pity that there aren't such a variety of activities in interstellar space. I wonder if anyone has brought all the elements from Qingfengyi into reality. I would definitely do my best to come."

"You're overthinking it. Without resources, what would interstellar people do? They could do it in a holographic environment, but I always feel that the enjoyment in a holographic environment is not as good as coming to Qingfengyi."

"I also feel that the holographic world is not as authentic as Qingfengyi. I went to a teahouse that opened in the holographic world before, and I can only say that I tasted the flavor."

"Actually, the taste is not as authentic as Qingfengyi."

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There was much discussion because tea is part of popular culture, and after archaeological investigation, it couldn't be patented by Qingfengyi. Lin Shuying also didn't apply for patents on most of the content of this event, as it was all open-source. As a result, many teahouses opened in the holographic world. After Qingfengyi's video became a hit, many interstellar people wanted to experience the fun of teahouses, so the customer traffic was quite good.

As a result, cafes, fast food restaurants and the like sprang up, and many people went in just for the novelty and then left.

The things in the holographic world are still virtual, even though they can be enjoyed on a mental level.

The sudden emergence of Qingfengyi and Baiweida's continuous release of affordable, real-world food products have prompted interstellar dwellers to begin contemplating the meaning of the virtual and the real...

These things had little to do with Lin Shuying. After waking up, she invited a tech tycoon to the closing ceremony of this event. She hoped he would demonstrate the true art of tea and talk about tea cultivation.

The tech mogul was delighted to be invited, and Qingfengyi updated his status three days before the event ended.

First, the tea gardens of three players will be open to the public for viewing, with the consent of the tea garden owners. These three players are all loyal fans of this event and have created very beautiful and diverse tea gardens.

The most skilled player offered Lin Shuying feedback: "Designer, tea tastes very different depending on the environment in which it grows, and different teas require tea from different regions. Could you design a place with extremely varied mountain terrain for the players?"

After speaking, he looked at Lin Shuying expectantly. This was a rare opportunity to meet the designer. If he didn't seize the time to express his ideas, when would he?

Although the designer in front of me had a huge calico cat head.

Lin Shuying agreed with the player's point. The fame and diversity of Chinese tea stemmed from its complex geographical environment. For example, Pu'er tea, Oolong tea, and green tea all grew under vastly different climatic conditions. These conditions influenced the choice of fermentation or non-fermentation techniques, resulting in the wide variety of teas available…

But the space given to players is really huge. Look at the current games, which one can give players such a large area for player-built areas?

It needs to have mountains and water, and also mountainous terrain with varied topography.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Wait for me to ask the game platform."

If the gaming platform could provide her with the space, creating a whole player community wouldn't be out of the question.

The main reason is that we didn't want to create too many paste areas, as players would need to dart around in them, which wouldn't feel realistic.

Unfortunately, the current game platform doesn't offer the necessary larger game space, so it can only bridge the gap through links in player homes via dungeons. Lin Shuying eventually changed the design, placing tea leaves grown in different climates into corresponding environments in dungeons like Huaxia Jianghu and Qingyuan Valley. Players can then search for those specific tea leaves in the corresponding environments, with a high probability of finding them. Simultaneously, a tea culture exhibition hall opened at the Children's Palace, introducing the discovery of tea, the development of tea-drinking habits in China, and the impact of the ancient tea routes on world culture and economy. However, this is not comprehensive. Even with tech giants immersing themselves in tea culture, it's only a part of the whole; it's impossible to have a complete understanding of tea culture.

The exhibition concludes with the statement: "History is incomplete, and textual evidence is difficult to verify; it awaits future generations to examine and research these documents."

Writing this makes me feel a little sad.

Time is always merciless, crushing all the past with a single step. Humanity's ability to preserve and discover the past is fragile; if we are not careful, everything will be lost forever.

You can't cut water with a knife; it just keeps flowing. Is the water still flowing, or did the later flow overwhelm the earlier one, or did it really not stop?

The three players' tea garden receives a lot of tourists every day, and many players come in to visit, only to be stunned by what they see.

One of the tea gardens belongs to a camellia enthusiast, and it houses all the camellias and other flowering plants featured in this event. The leaves have been pruned, leaving the branches covered in blossoms, like little lanterns hanging from the trees. The ground is carpeted with fallen camellia fruits, creating a beautiful scene.

"Seeing this camellia reminds me of the Tea Fairy, sob sob, my missed little darling~"

"It really looks just like it. The color scheme and the form are very similar. The designer has really captured the essence of tea in designing the tea fairy."

Besides camellias, there are many other types of camellias, such as the Eighteen Scholars and Crown Camellias. Camellias are different from camellias. Their flowers are large, bloom very densely, and look bright red and purple, which is very festive.

It's as if prosperity is in the human world, and a spring breeze brings red hairpins overnight.

They bloom for a month and a half, one crop after another.

Camellias are popular because of their long blooming period.

Many tourists turned on their cameras and snapped away, taking countless photos during their stroll through the tea garden. They had already saved no fewer than a hundred pictures. These photos could all be downloaded to their personal computers, printed out, and displayed at home, or added to photo albums, thus completing a part of their life's record.

Hahaha