Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 259

Xia Chunqi and the others, wanting to cheer Lin Shuying up after discovering something so fun, showed her the video. The video played in the lobby, serving as a team-building activity. They also collected other videos that Qingfengyi was proud of, totaling a full two hours in length.

Lin Shuying needs medical treatment now. Although the treatment team has no other options, they are still treating her with a gene breakdown therapy. This therapy has effectively slowed down the rate of her gene breakdown, and although it hasn't stopped it, it has made everyone very happy.

Lin Shuying watched the video with great joy. She laughed and said, "This is the simplest cloisonné firing technique. There are more complex ones, including porcelain. You can even layer hundreds of different colors, dozens of different art styles, dozens of different firing techniques, and porcelain pieces."

Everyone's eyes widened after hearing Lin Shuying's words. "Boss, can different porcelain pieces be fired into one?"

Lin Shuying smiled and said, "Of course, a masterpiece is fired hundreds of times, and only one out of tens of thousands of finished products survives. This one is priceless, combining gold painting, polychrome firing, wood firing, glazing and underglaze glazing... into one. Just one look at it makes me feel that I have no regrets in this life."

The porcelain treasures in the Forbidden City back then were all indescribably beautiful. Porcelain once captivated Marco Polo, who brought it back to the West where it was embraced. Westerners spent over a century replicating it, creating dazzling European porcelain. When European porcelain returned to China, the Chinese imperial class, eager to showcase their porcelain-making skills, retaliated by displaying their own. This can be traced back to the collection of a certain Qing Dynasty emperor. His originally refined tastes suddenly became extravagant, even combining dozens of firing methods on a single vase, adorned with landscapes, European paintings, and depictions of both Eastern and Western deities. This is the world-renowned, priceless 'Mother of Porcelain,' a large vase with various glazes.

However, Lin Shu-ying did not replicate this bottle because she didn't remember the illustrations and details, nor did she know how many types of porcelain and techniques were used; she wasn't a professional. But that doesn't stop her from sharing these things, so that future generations might gain inspiration from her descriptions and create such a masterpiece.

The free gift included in this update is a cloisonné enamelware piece, a metalwork technique. She felt its style was similar to porcelain, so she added it here.

In China, the creation of a certain technology or craft is not independent, but rather a result of mutual learning and integration that produces even more exquisite and dazzling treasures.

Chinese culture is inclusive, as well as adaptable, open-minded, and innovative. For example, Suzhou embroidery can be combined with kesi (silk tapestry), gold embroidery, and wood carving to create entirely new and legendary works. Suzhou embroidery is delicate, soft, and beautiful, while kesi is stunning, embossed, and has a rich texture. Combining the two combines their respective strengths to create even more outstanding works.

Porcelain can not only be combined with each other, but also with cloisonné and gold carving to create unparalleled treasures.

Over there, the players finally calmed down from the heart-pounding excitement caused by the cloisonné. They picked up another compensation item and examined it; it was a bronze "Flying Horse" sculpture. It lacked vibrant colors and exquisite details, but possessed an unparalleled antiquity. The vicissitudes of time emanated from it; its color was ancient and weathered, the oxidized copper emitting a bluish-green glow. It should have been rough and calloused, but long years of handling and polishing had given it a smooth, glossy surface.

The antique-looking ornaments calmed the players' earlier excitement, and they carefully put the two treasures into their backpacks. They then continued watching the story they hadn't finished.

Surprisingly, very few players chose to cancel the chaotic state; the number was far fewer than reported by Qingfengyi's game account. Within the chaos, a gigantic figure could be vaguely seen—truly enormous, so large that the player's perspective was below even the giant blade's toes. However, the distance was considerable, allowing for a clear view of its entire form.

This giant slept in chaos. One day, he awoke, somewhat dissatisfied with the chaotic state of his surroundings. So he gathered certain auras around him and condensed them into an axe, then cleaved it horizontally with great force. The chaos split into two parts, stirring them up. Many vortices, storms, lava, and torrential rains appeared, the lighter ones rising and the heavier ones sinking.

Then heaven and earth were formed.

The giant looked at this world and nodded in satisfaction, then weakly transformed into mountains, rivers, and all living things. He had used all his divine power to condense the Heaven-Splitting Axe and cleave the heavens and earth. Now, utterly exhausted, he collapsed weakly in the void, then transformed into the things the players saw.

Players were stunned by the sheer scale of the scene; it was incredible!

The video's subtitles continuously recount the story of Pangu creating the world, how this colossal primordial god transformed into all things. In ancient times, when people couldn't find a way to understand the origin of heaven and earth and the birth of all things, they would fantasize about answers they could come up with. Thus, Pangu was born, splitting heaven and earth with a single axe stroke.

Later in the video, Nuwa appears, creating clay figures; Fuxi appears, and humanity begins to use tools and inherit technologies and abilities. Knowledge accumulates step by step, and the world unfolds before humanity as they explore it, revealing enormous wild beasts, miraculously effective medicines, and wondrous mountains and waters. People use limited text and images to compile a book called the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, and later generations, based on the *Classic of Mountains and Seas* and oral traditions passed down from elders, created various myths and legends.

At this time, people still lived in tribes, each with priests and chieftains who wielded great power and wisdom within their communities. Through generations of tradition, the people's reverence and faith elevated these figures to a divine status...

This is the development of mythology and the world of immortals; everything stems from people's interpretation of the unknown. Therefore, the myths of the world are very similar: great floods and constant natural disasters are seen as gods descending to earth.

These gods all share the same face—human form, human heart, human nature, embodying humanity's purest expectations of beauty. However, these are the gods of China. Myths and legends in some regions present the opposite, not as salvation, but as terror. Terror exists on the land of China, as does righteous redemption; it's just that in these legends, evil is always crushed by the forces of good.

The video is a full twenty minutes long, flashing through numerous scenes without any explanation, just a simple table of contents. It includes the creation myths of Pangu, Nuwa, Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs, Nuwa mending the sky, the conflict between water and fire, the disaster at Buzhou Mountain, and so on. Some scenes are just a few images flashing by. Yet, the images are incredibly detailed and magnificent, showcasing scenes so grand that players simply can't believe it. How could ancient people have conceived of such magnificent scenes and myths!

They, the interstellar beings, had witnessed the ruthlessness and gentleness of the universe, the vastness of the world, and even encountered the second intelligent race in the universe—the Zerg. Even so, they could not imagine the magnificent stories and epics of mythology. The ancients were just beginning to understand the world; their exploration of it was minimal. How could they possibly have conceived of such things?

But the epic legend is right before our eyes, and it is incredibly magnificent!

After the main storyline ends, what remains is an overwhelming emptiness and confusion, leaving one feeling somewhat unsatisfied. However, all of this is just groundwork laid by later dungeons; the actual content hasn't been fully developed yet. Currently, what exists are Xiong'er Mountain, Huashan Mountain, and Wudang Mountain, but players will discover that entering these three mountains unlocks some minor details.

Yes, these were all foreshadowings planted by Lin Shuying.

She had been considering how to express the magnificent Chinese mythology, fantasy, and deity system, and finally came up with a method: archaeological revival.

In her time, many cultivation novels used this method. We might as well borrow it here; it seems quite good.

Is there anything more joyful than personally opening the door to a world full of treasures?

No, right?

The players arrived at the foot of Mount Hua, gazing at the surrounding cliffs and precipices, lost in thought. Such a perilous path—how could the ancients have gotten up there besides by plane?

At this point, some players discovered a staircase carved into the cliff face that looked terrifying, yet they were able to climb it.

As we approached the path, another scene appeared, which could be skipped, but everyone tacitly agreed not to. This video depicted the process of ancient people climbing mountains to gather herbs. They only had a machete, a basket, a rope, and a few wooden nails, yet they managed to scale the cliffs. Everyone was awestruck, filled with disbelief.

"My mech commander-in-chief, you really climbed it with your bare hands?"

"It breaks my heart to see this. Was it really that difficult for people in ancient times to get started?"

Everyone was caught in a state of pity, as if we were modern people looking at the ancients. Then a historian stepped forward and said, "Don't judge the ancients from our perspective. Every step they took is the foundation of our present. To come up with such a method under those circumstances is truly remarkable. Furthermore, technological progress often means a decline in individual ability. While interstellar travel relies on advanced technology, I must also consider the negative consequences of this technology..."

The pace has gotten a bit steep; players will likely skip the beginning. It seems many people dislike being educated, even though it's a necessary step out of ignorance.

The event concluded with a hike and a visit to the temple to see the deities, culminating in the closing ceremony.

The closing ceremony of Qingfengyi was also very amazing; just looking at the leaderboard was enough to make players happy.

The Jade Pool has been opened, and the central area, previously used to entertain players, is now elevated and empty. A central fountain, adorned with soaring dragons and phoenixes, sprays forth celestial nectar, releasing a faint floral fragrance. The nectar transforms into a kaleidoscope of colors in the hazy atmosphere (actually, special effects lighting has been added), maximizing the ambiance.

The players' seats were arranged around a three-tiered covered walkway, separated from the Jade Pool by a small river filled with lotus flowers. The river's surface was only occasionally visible, usually shrouded in mist. If not for the gentle murmur of the flowing water, players would have thought the lotus flowers grew amidst the clouds and mist—a truly magical sight.

Perhaps only a fairy flower that grows in the clouds and mist could be worthy of it?