Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 237

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Yeah, you always went before, but you didn't go this time. We're all very sad."

Lin Shuying: "I will definitely go next time. I was so sleepy just now, I just woke up, hehe."

Lin Qiaoqiao said, "Then I'll go get you a glass of water."

"I'd like to drink tea."

Lin Qiaoqiao said helplessly, "I can't sleep at night after drinking tea."

Lin Shuying: "But I just woke up."

She almost believed it herself.

"Okay, it's just a small cup. You need to rest after you finish it. I need to go to the hospital to check on things in a few days. I was fine before, how did I suddenly get sick? Maybe we should change Qingfengyi's events to once a year. Qingfengyi isn't short of money now, and its business is expanding rapidly. It's better to focus on offline activities."

Lin Shuying would definitely disagree; a combination of online and offline strategies is the best development path. More multi-dimensional development and promotion are needed to take Qingfengyi to the next level. Besides, she has so many ideas in her mind, and the further she goes, the more she wants to do. She hasn't yet developed the Xianxia (fantasy martial arts) system, the mythology system, or the cultivation system, and she hasn't even conceived all sorts of beautiful costumes...

How long would it take her to create everything she wants to do, with only one event per year?

Four months isn't enough for a cycle now, so she keeps adding things, making the game very rudimentary and keeping her very busy. If it were an event every year, how long would it take her to come up with a complete concept?

She didn't want to wait until she was old and unable to move or died of old age before Chinese civilization appeared incomplete, with interstellar people adding many unfounded things to Chinese culture based on their own ideas.

She won't allow it!

Either don't create it at all, or maintain the framework and add as many details as possible. But don't release a half-finished product, allowing those who don't understand it to freely modify and add their own elements. Centuries later, after being processed by later generations, will the Qingfeng Yi interstellar people still know it's a corner of Chinese civilization? Will they know it's Chinese?

She couldn't be sure, let alone guarantee it!

"Qiaoqiao, Qingfengyi must accelerate its development, so I can't do one event a year. The offline pace must also be fast, but fast doesn't mean floating and unstable. You must ensure that every offline partner knows that the partner is Huaxia Qingfengyi, and that every place where Huaxia Feng and Qingfengyi extend knows that these wonderful things come from China and from Qingfengyi."

Lin Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Qingfengyi is the game and style conceived by the boss, and Huaxia is just the background of this game and style. Why is the boss so insistent on letting everyone know about Huaxia?"

He was so obsessed that he was almost manic.

Lin Shuying glanced at Lin Qiaoqiao. Over the years, Qingfengyi had practically no secrets from her, since Lin Qiaoqiao was in charge of ninety percent of things. So she smiled and said, "Because I'm a child abducted from this civilization by the interstellar community, I want to go home every single moment. Every single moment!"

Who wouldn't feel resentful if they were summoned here for no reason?

When she first arrived, she thought she had died of a stomach ailment. Having been given a new lease on life, she felt a sense of gratitude and wanted to treat the original owner's family well, live a good life in the interstellar world, and spread Chinese civilization. However, she later learned that interstellar beings had summoned her, and that the original owner might have entered her body!

Since it was an exchange, it means she didn't die from her stomach ailment!

That interstellar space was a place where they forcibly abducted her without her consent. If she were a two or three-year-old child with no memory, she wouldn't be in such distress, but she is an adult with a mature memory.

I had been trying to maintain a calm and composed demeanor, but this calmness and indifference were merely superficial. I would think about it from time to time, and occasionally grumble slightly. But lately, I don't know if it's from exhaustion or illness, but that calmness and feigned composure are starting to crumble.

It's often said that emotions are unpredictable, and the more indifferent a person seems, the more painful and uncontrollable their outburst will be. This is because emotions accumulate inside, building up until they truly explode.

"I'm sorry, I've been feeling a bit emotional lately. You go ahead and get back to work, I'll rest in a bit."

Lin Qiaoqiao said worriedly, "Why don't I stay with you to rest? You can tell me what's bothering you, and I'll listen carefully."

Lin Shuying remained silent for a minute before pulling Lin Qiaoqiao to sit down and slowly recounting her story and the plans of the Interstellar Academy of Sciences. She had told Wu Cheng and the others about these things, but hadn't dared to reveal her homesickness and longing for family. Everyone seemed to tacitly avoid the topic, probably because they, like her, were afraid that bringing it up would shatter their composure. There were also fellow villagers who liked this place, but she wasn't one of them.

Even though this place has the best holographic design space, allowing her to freely create the beautiful things in her mind.

Lin Qiaoqiao was shocked after hearing this, and after a long silence, she said, "I'm sorry."

It was unclear whether the apology represented the interstellar people or the higher-ups in charge. After speaking, she turned around and found Lin Shuying already asleep. She had just recovered from an illness; her eyes were dark and swollen, and the treatment equipment hadn't been able to heal her. She gently carried her to bed and covered her with a blanket. Just as she was about to leave, she felt uneasy and returned to lie down next to Lin Shuying.

"Sigh, I can't sleep after hearing the story."

Even though I drank quite a bit, I'm sober now.

Thinking about the partners Qingfengyi had collaborated with, and the planetary lord's attitude, she suddenly understood many things. But as an interstellar being, she understood the decision made above. Humanity had lost its history and ancestors for too long, like rootless duckweed. Even if it gathered, settled, and developed into an invincible continent in a lake, it still felt rootless, unstable, helpless, and without origin. Humanity always maintained a high level of exploration and dependence on the past and future. The future was unknowable, but it was inevitable; all they had to do was wait, even if they wanted to explore it, they couldn't. But the past was there; once experienced, it slowly left its mark.

Therefore, knowing one's origins fills humans with a sense of security and pride.

But the interstellar people are different. When their home planet was destroyed, they experienced a period of extinction, and their civilization was interrupted. Therefore, the interstellar people are restless and rootless. Since they cannot return to their home planet, they can only seek out people from the past, regardless of the cost.

This can be learned in interstellar education; Lin Qiaoqiao will be tested on a question in junior high school, high school, and university: how to go back to the past.

The Academy of Sciences took a different path; since they couldn't go back to the past, they summoned people from that past to come back.

Going back in time changes the entire future, but people from the past coming to the present have no impact. They still choose to wear the same clothes, so they don't change the existence of that person from the past, and therefore don't change that timeline. Thus, the present is a continuation of the past. Of course, this is theoretical; without practical experience, no one knows for sure.

Lin Qiaoqiao sighed again. It was already bright outside the window, and she had to start working.

Lin Shuying woke up feeling much better.

Wu Cheng and the others must have been secretly informed by Lin Qiaoqiao beforehand, as she suddenly invited them to lunch on the holographic network today. The food was holographic cuisine personally designed by Chef Mai, and it was very sumptuous—a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.

Chef Mai said with a smile, "Since we can't eat this on Earth, we must have a good meal here!"

Wu Cheng offered many pastries and said with a smile, "One meal won't do. You need to make a replica quickly, then I'll eat it every day."

One time traveler joked, "The third planet in the Chinese interstellar world is so poor, you're drowning in debt, how can you afford to eat? Chef Mai, you can't let him eat for free, okay?"

Chef Mai laughed and said, "I definitely won't let you eat for free. Hurry up and eat, and we can have a few more meals together in the future, hahaha."

After recovering her mood, Lin Shuying returned to normal, behaving calmly and gently as before.

"Come on, cheers! I'll make a set of clothes later, one for everyone."

"Yay! Things designed by Qingfeng Yilin's designers are now priceless! Hahaha."

"Mmm, let's eat. Hmm, it tastes good. It's a pity it's holographic; no matter how much I eat, it won't feel as satisfying as in reality."

"Even food can't shut you up, so I'll hurry up and replicate it, okay?"

"Haha, I can't wait! My mouth is watering."

.......

After a satisfying meal, Lin Shuying continued designing the next event. Flipping through her notebook, she found it overflowing with ideas accumulated over the years. These included tapestry weaving, carving, weaving, embroidery, clothing making, porcelain, flower arranging, lanterns, etiquette, and more. Some entries were from events already held, though only brief summaries were provided. There were still many details to explore, such as the types of embroidery, its origins, stories and legends, comparisons of details, and its place in Chinese civilization.

Embroidery is not a simple thing.

When it comes to this, most people think that in ancient times, any skill that a woman had to learn could not possibly have any artistic or technical sophistication.

Little did they know that needlework is needlework and embroidery is embroidery, even though needlework includes embroidery.

In China, embroidery is divided into regional categories such as Suzhou embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, and Beijing embroidery. The four famous embroidery styles are Suzhou embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, Hunan embroidery, and Guangdong embroidery. They have different styles and strong regional and cultural characteristics.

According to the material, there are silk embroidery, hair embroidery, feather embroidery, etc. Yes, in China, hair, feathers, horsehair, gold and silver, and even bamboo strips are all materials for embroidery.

There are also various types of stitches: straight stitch, random stitch, nested stitch, rolling stitch, and swirling stitch. Different stitches produce different effects and can achieve flexible and diverse artistic results.

There are also classifications of embroidery techniques, such as appliqué embroidery, embroidery with raised patterns, and cross-stitch embroidery, each producing different effects. In Lin Shuying's previous life, three-dimensional embroidery, wool embroidery, and crochet embroidery were popular for a time, labeled as European embroidery art. This label went viral online, causing many to confuse some Chinese embroidery styles with European ones. Ironically, so-called three-dimensional embroidery and crochet embroidery were practiced by the ancient Chinese thousands of years ago. The origins of embroidery can be traced back to the Stone Age; it only became popular in Europe in the 15th century, and was something plundered from indigenous peoples.

Embroidery is not just mending; it's a more advanced technique than mending.