Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 159

The ones picking the fruit are the players, because they have protective clothing; most tourists are wearing spray-on suits. They're going up and down the trees wearing spray-on suits...

The visuals are too graphic; no one has tried it yet.

Some tourists bought clothes from the players, wore them up the tree, and felt pretty good about it.

Players here also sell long scythes, which are props with a long stick attached and a curved blade at the front. There are also scissor-style ones, which are slightly more expensive.

Buy one and you can pick fruit from the tree while standing under it.

The woods were bustling with activity; everyone was picking things up with baskets and shouting messages.

A newly arrived tourist quickly joined in, "Over here, this tree was just replanted, and it's full of fruit!"

"Oh dear, we're too late. We didn't even get to see the ground covered in pine cones."

The pine cones in Qingfengyi's videos were all picked up from the ground.

A player selling items nearby said, "There is a pine forest like that, but it's a bit far from here. It's a huge area. Not only are there pine cones on the ground, but you can also find pine nuts among the leaves."

"Picking pine nuts is fun, picking chestnuts is fun too, you can try it out. Just ask me to be your guide, and I'll take you to pick chestnuts at a few spots that I only know about, and I guarantee you'll be the only ones picking them."

The tourist glanced around at the crowd and quietly asked the player, "Can I go alone? The price is negotiable."

They all work for companies that allow their employees to travel across planets; they're not short of money.

The player laughed and said, "Okay, that price. We'll go through the trading platform; no private transactions allowed. But we only have half an hour. We'll be back in half an hour."

He gestured a price of seven thousand gold ingots, equivalent to seventy interstellar coins.

Unfortunately, Aimer and Qingfengyi both limited the price to maintain a good tourism environment and to protect the user experience for potential future players.

We can't scare away a bunch of gold-producing workers just for a few gold ingots, right? The planet owner understands this perfectly well. He had the game platform prepare the program before the players logged in, and Lin Shuying cooperated very well.

It's a win-win situation.

The tourist readily paid the money through the trading platform, and the player led him at breakneck speed, crossing the dungeon gate and entering the player-run dungeon directly. After passing through the player-dominated area of ​​this dungeon, they arrived at a section specifically planted with pine trees, where the pine cones were large and plump.

"Come on, pick some, there are plenty on the ground too."

There were other guests brought over by the other guys. One of them came over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Not bad, this is the fifth one already."

"No problem at all, no problem at all."

The tourist looked bewildered, "This is a place I just left."

The player said, "Don't worry, I'll pick you up in half an hour."

After saying that, the player came to the two players and said, "Your gathering time is up. Let's go, I'll take you back."

Then they picked up the two and left without saying a word.

The players who had greeted him earlier had also left.

Three bewildered tourists were left behind. They had not yet been cleansed by the fresh breeze, and their pure, non-social nature as interstellar people was very strong.

They exchanged glances, awkwardly turned away, and began picking up the fruit.

Why does this feel so boring now...?

Players who leave return to the previous area to find their next customer. This round trip takes exactly half an hour, with new customers arriving and customers leaving when it's time to go.

A perfect time loop: if time is wasted visiting clients and there's not enough time for a half-hour visit, consider it a bonus for the previous client. If you arrive early, take a break and have a cup of tea.

Time was used perfectly, with a good balance between work and rest.

Upon arriving, tourists looked around curiously, and someone who had been collecting for quite some time couldn't help but remind them: "Hurry up and collect them, every second counts, take as many as you can."

The tourist snapped out of his daze and smiled, "Okay, thanks for reminding me. Do you know where this is?"

"do not know."

One tourist who had done some research excitedly said, "This is a player-run instance, a rare and exclusive area. These pine trees were probably planted by players in this instance to cater to us tourists. I heard there are flower farms, house building farms, spirit herb planting farms, and even the most primitive areas, the kind of places without the Four Seasons Fragments. You can see the Candle Dragon there, it's huge, the kind that startled me when I watched the video."

"Huh? There's such a place?"

"Yes, didn't you do your homework before coming? There are quite a few videos of Qingfengyi on StarNet now, a lot of very lively ones. I especially like the videos of her showing off her guests and pets."

The tourist paused mid-sentence, looking up at the starry sky: "Qingfengyi has many retainers and mounts, each one cherished in my heart. Sigh, never mind, I've already submitted my immigration application, and I hope it will be approved."

"Wow, you still haven't received a result? The moment I submitted it, it told me I didn't meet the immigration requirements, sob sob sob."

........

While tourists were expressing their dismay, a major incident occurred in one district.

A willow fairy spawned beneath the most popular river island in this area. Its enormous body raised its head and stared directly at the tourists and players. When it spawned, the ground shook violently, tables and chairs overturned, and tourists couldn't even stand, with many falling into the river.

The player guarding nearby was very righteous; he captured the person and put him on his own mount.

A player skilled in organization stepped forward: "Everyone, first get the tourists out of the danger zone. The rest of you, team up! Let's get the Guardian Spirit!"

"okay!"

The call was met with immediate and overwhelming response. Hundreds of players sprang into action, calling for help and rescuing others, and the situation was quickly brought under control.

The tourists had never seen anything like it before. They were so shocked that they didn't know how to express their shock and just stood there dumbfounded, obeying orders.

One daring tourist shouted, "I'm not leaving! I want to see it live!"

The other tourists, snapping out of their daze, shouted, "I'm not leaving! I want to see it live!"

.......

Other players saw this as a business opportunity.

"You can come and see it for yourself, for a thousand gold ingots. Pay up and you can keep it."

Some tourists were scared and wanted to leave, while others stayed and paid money.

The departing tourists made room for the players who came in later, and the place quickly became crowded again.

Liu Xian questioned, "Why are you making such a racket and disturbing my peaceful dream!"

One player stepped forward and said, "You came here to do some small business, and it would have been fine if you had just left quietly, but now you want to be my guardian spirit!"

This fairy is very tall and imposing, and looks extraordinary.

At this moment, a player exclaimed, "He's an ultimate guardian spirit!"

"Ahhh, this is absolutely gorgeous! What am I seeing?!"

Immediately afterwards, many players posted the pictures in the world chat.

"Family members, what is this?! A picture!"

The first picture is a snake-shaped photo of this giant willow spirit, which is as tall and majestic as a mountain, giving people a great sense of security.

The second picture shows the Black Guardian Fairy, which was unlocked in the encyclopedia!

The text clearly states: "Limited Edition Half-Dragon Black Jade Serpent King (Triggered by a serendipitous encounter, only this one available~) Upon obtaining it, you will automatically be promoted to Foundation Establishment Guardian Immortal."

Hehe, Lin Shuying's test of the cultivation system has only a few settings, and you can only encounter them with extremely good luck. So far, she has only triggered this one; she hasn't even encountered the Princess of Luck.

The probability of starting is one-tenth of the number of players, meaning that ideally, all players will only encounter it once, which gives you an idea of ​​how difficult it is.

Of course, encountering him is only one of the difficulties; the other is capturing him.

Lin Shuying didn't want this immature system to go online prematurely, but it would be too wasteful to open a separate server for the test, and it would also violate the Qingfengyi's limited edition setting, unique server and other gameplay features.

So, it was hidden away as a serendipitous encounter.

They actually created two versions of the game, a beta version and an official version, both on the same server.

Do other gamers have this experience?

Don't even think about it.

The game platform detected the test program running, so all programmers, engineers, designers, and others went online to work overtime.

It was lunchtime at that time.

"Quickly, is the running data logging enabled?"

"It's open! It's open!"

Is there anything wrong with the equipment?

"The server crew said it was getting a bit hot, but they added the latest coolant, so it can handle it."

"Okay, okay, has Qingfengyi informed them yet?"

"They have already been notified and are aware of it."

"Alright, let's see if this stage is successful. If it is, my phoenix! How far away is it!"

"Charge for the Phoenix!"

"No, I want a dragon!"

The abrupt voice was met with a slap on the forehead from the person in charge: "You want a phoenix? Why do you want a dragon? Have you even seen a dragon before? You want a dragon?"

The programmer whispered, "I've seen it before. Isn't Zhulong a dragon?"

He was incredibly powerful and imposing. The instance he participated in was the original instance, and he would go in to see his Dragon God at least once a day.

"What did you say?"

"It's nothing, just look at the footage and the data."

Over there, players have no idea what a test is. This is because Lin Shuying has truly mastered making the test part into a fantastic adventure; only by triggering these adventures will the character guide and hidden announcements be unlocked.

If it doesn't trigger, putting it later can still surprise players.

Since we're already researching it, there's no rush.

Triggering the event itself is a gameplay element and a test of skill.

Inside the instance, the players are ready, and a total of two thousand players have gathered around.

Many tourists have already been forcibly taken away by the players. Now, every spot is precious and crucial to securing the strongest guardian spirit.

It shouldn't be wasted by tourists.

Some wealthy tourists even spend a fortune to stay and refuse to leave with the other players.

Tourists have a player immunity mechanism, meaning players cannot attack them. If tourists don't want to leave, there's nothing players can do.

When Liu Xian heard that this young man wanted him to be the guardian spirit of the household, he laughed heartily on the spot, and his snake tail swung up from the abyss and then fell back down. Many stones fell down with a splash, the sound drowning out the sound of the waterfall, making a loud rumbling noise.

"You've got some nerve, daring to ask your grandma to be your guardian spirit? Only a lowly insect that can't cultivate to any great extent, can't get resources, and has no talent would want to be your guardian spirit."

"Ahhh, it's the beautiful Liu Xian! Members, capture her! I'll give each of them one million gold ingots!"

"Charge!"

"Boss, don't be impulsive, we..."

The strategist's calls were futile; the enemy had already charged forward.