mtl008 Chapter 165
Chapter 165
It seems that after a while, I've become accustomed to the serene environment of clear breezes, green waters, and lush mountains. I used to grumble and complain about having Jin You pull out a few weeds to clean up the mess, but now I wouldn't care if half the instance was destroyed.
Just when everyone was indifferent, Lin Shuying unleashed her ultimate move.
Surprisingly, there was still a long period of time after the model show, dedicated to showcasing the beautiful scenery of this event.
Lin Shuying herself is providing commentary:
"Dear Qingfengyi players, this dungeon is a one-time event and will not be updated again. Now let's take a look at what's inside the dungeon."
The first thing to check is the indestructible dungeons, where you can only collect edible items and nothing else can be destroyed. In destructible dungeons, you can completely empty the entire content.
Some players, genuinely bored, wanted to see what lay beneath the surface. So, they gathered a hundred or so like-minded players, shovels in hand, and dug all day long, only to find nothing. Below, there was just soil and rocks, with tree roots and grass roots on the top layer.
Therefore, the released video is horrifying.
What started as lush green hills and clear waters eventually turned into a desolate desert, with players taking away even the last blade of grass in some areas. Sandstorms raged everywhere, and the battles between players vying for resources left the dungeon area riddled with craters, resembling a meteor shower crashing onto a planet's surface.
The player was stunned; this change was terrifying. It was all green at first...
Once the dungeon ran out of resources, no more players remained. The river within the dungeon continued to flow, nourishing every inch of land it passed through. Grass seeds slowly sprouted, gradually taking over the places they had previously occupied. Once again, the area was lush and green, but the secondary vegetation was never as beautiful as the native vegetation; the trees weren't as large, and the variety was less. Many fragile plants disappeared, and in the end, no player ever came in to take a look.
After everyone has finished looting the resources, they upload this area code, and this area becomes the abandoned area.
Lin Shuying said, "There are many things that can be controlled in interstellar travel, but I believe that nature and the universe cannot be controlled. I have always been more biased towards Qingfengyi's white-name players. It's not that fighting or destroying players is bad. Everyone comes to play games, and as long as it's playable, Qingfengyi's unmodified version is allowed to exist. It's just that I always feel that it's always good to bring yourself something tangible when playing games."
Gaming is enjoyable and a way to vent, but she believes that a lingering sense of satisfaction after venting is what truly constitutes a fulfilling release.
Next up is the model show.
Many things happened in between, so the fashion show was a bit small, held at Qingfengyi's own venue. Two models walked the runway, wearing outfits from this event.
The most prominent feature was the display of hairpins, with each outfit featuring three to five different hairpin hairstyles. This season featured a large number of hairpins, primarily velvet flowers and chrysanthemums. The osmanthus flowers made into velvet and silk flowers were particularly beautiful, each one lifelike, combined with exquisite designs.
In Chinese culture, osmanthus represents beauty, sweetness, and fulfillment, and is also associated with wealth, fame, and renown among scholars. Phrases like "plucking the osmanthus in the moon palace," "winning the laurel crown," "the fragrance of osmanthus wine," "the aroma of osmanthus and orchids," and "Guilin Apricot Garden" are all related to this.
Many of the osmanthus flowers in this event were available for cash and could be taken home, and some gardening enthusiasts collected some. Unfortunately, not many people actually collected them; most thought picking them was enough, plus the store sold seeds.
Actually, the store only has one or two varieties of osmanthus; most of them are not available.
Lin Shuying plans to make these osmanthus seeds a limited edition and will no longer sell them.
Currently, the store sells Osmanthus fragrans (Golden Osmanthus) and Osmanthus fragrans (Four Seasons Osmanthus), while many others can be obtained through dungeons. These include varieties such as Zhuangyuanhong, Wanyin, Qiugui, Jiulonggui, and Changbinghuagui.
Lin Shuying's favorite is the osmanthus fragrans, which blooms in clusters, making the flowers appear quite large. Especially the cinnabar osmanthus, which bursts into vibrant color. It truly boasts small flowers that rival peonies, with a far-reaching fragrance and charming form. This type of osmanthus has relatively large blossoms, giving it a festive appearance.
But the most festive is the Zhuangyuanhong, with its extremely beautiful color and abundant blooms.
There are thirteen varieties of osmanthus in total, and Lin Shuying is familiar with all thirteen. Some have dense and compact flowers, while others have scattered flowers; they are all very beautiful.
She even went to check the backend data to see who had collected all the osmanthus varieties, and found that there were only five people.
She clicked her tongue in dismay: "Players really lost out this time; they didn't even get to collect the truly rare items."
The Guardian Spirit will later be introduced to the Chinese martial arts world; it won't be a limited edition, but it will require those with good aptitude and willingness to follow. The Osmanthus Flower and the dungeon are the truly limited editions this time.
Players waited for the dungeon to be removed from the store, and only realized it after a player who loved flowers posted a video. Many players were bewildered and then regretted it.
"Ugh, designer, what do you mean by this? You actually made a limited edition of flowers!"
Before......
There really were flower arrangements paired with fairy figures before. But those were decorative items; this is a plant!
At this point, the player who had collected all the flowers unleashed another powerful move: "Family members, this osmanthus tree can be divided into a new plant every ten days! [Image]"
The picture shows the description of the rare osmanthus flower.
Each division of an osmanthus plant produces first, second, and third tiers of offspring, and each offspring can produce even more offspring. It's somewhat like cell division, constantly increasing in number. In other words, the mother plant is unique, while the offspring gradually become more common.
This setting inflated the value of the first few versions of offspring plants to a very high level. There was definitely no one willing to sell the mother plants, and the value of the offspring plants was uncertain.
This flower-loving enthusiast didn't sell the first few cuttings, only selling the less valuable ones later. He even transformed his backyard into an osmanthus garden, planting over four hundred osmanthus trees.
Preparing these osmanthus flowers took a month and a half, quite a long time, but the results were very pleasing.
He filmed the garden and uploaded the video to the World Channel and StarNet.
"Family members, look at Lao She's garden, it's beautiful. (Video)"
The video begins with a picture of Osmanthus fragrans purchased from a seed shop. This variety has beautiful, compact, ball-shaped flowers in a bright white-gold color. It's very fragrant, and when clusters of flowers grow together, they resemble clouds entwined around the branches.
Then, even whiter osmanthus blossoms appeared, scattered like petals, not as pretty, but when shaken, they resembled falling snow, piling up beneath the tree. The player fixed their camera, went to the tree, grabbed a handful of osmanthus blossoms, and scattered them towards their position, instantly sending petals flying everywhere. As they turned, they kicked the osmanthus tree, their head covered in blossoms.
The falling petals are a wonderful sight to behold.
Further in, you begin to see vibrant orange and red osmanthus blossoms, especially the "Zhuangyuanhong" variety. The flower heads are large, the blossoms are large, and the fragrance is delightful.
It looked like a festive occasion.
Players were very excited and asked him if they could visit, offering to pay whatever they wanted. The player replied, "It's not open to visitors yet, but we might sell seeds later; you're welcome to buy them."
"Upstairs, you've gone too far! You're hogging such great resources all to yourself!"
"I hate the player home system at times like this. Why can't I enter other people's homes?"
"Isn't that obvious? Why would someone let you in?"
. . . . .
Osmanthus finally gained some popularity after the event, but apart from this player, the other five players did not release any videos, so the popularity did not rise.
It doesn't matter anymore. Qingfengyi's current popularity doesn't need advertising. Even if it did, it wouldn't make a difference; the studio has order limits, and the player limit is too high...
Lin Qiaoqiao recently raised the prices of her studio's projects again, with even her newest apprentices receiving projects worth 500,000 yuan, showing how good business is. A lot of people are vying for Lin Shuying's projects, but she basically doesn't take them, and the ones she does create are displayed in exhibition halls.
I've been having a craving for handmade items lately, so I've made quite a few osmanthus-themed hairpins and am sending them to wealthy customers. They placed their orders well in advance, with a deposit as a deposit and the subsequent price flexible.
Ordinary velvet flowers and silk flowers are very inexpensive; Lin Shuying's work only costs tens of thousands of yuan. She doesn't want these everyday items to become luxury items, making them unattainable for everyone.
When promoting something, the worst thing you can do is to price it outrageously high; instead, make it accessible to the general public.
It can't be too cheap either.
Gems and the like can be very expensive, but the materials are what they are.
She hoped to set a trend by using expensive gemstone hairpins and similar items to create a sense of artistry, elegance, and luxury in hairpins and clothing. This trend would effectively attract people to buy them, establishing the value of Chinese culture in the minds of the interstellar population.
Then, they used relatively inexpensive materials like velvet flowers and silk flowers, which could be made by hand, to compete in the market.
By continuously expanding its influence, one day, Chinese wind energy will sweep across the galaxy!
So, aside from very expensive clothes and elaborate hair ornaments, the things she makes are relatively inexpensive. The problem is they're often out of stock, since people trust her as the person who makes them.
I've taken on two orders, and now I'm using the remaining time to think about the content for the next event. There's so much I want to do, but I don't know where to begin.
Thinking about the spray-on clothing of interstellar beings and the development of clothing in general, why not do a video on the evolution of clothing? Let's explore the development of interstellar clothing and connect it with Earth's culture.
The development of clothing is truly remarkable; different countries, regions, and cultures influence and shape different aesthetics and clothing styles.
Take interstellar space as an example; the war between humans and Zerg is the main reason for the development of spray-cloaks.
Initially, very few humans escaped to interstellar space, surviving under the watchful eyes of the Zerg that roamed the stars. They frantically reproduced, built mechs, and stockpiled weapons. The mechs were constantly upgraded and improved until the emergence of bio-mechs, at which point humanity began to fight the Zerg.
When connecting the brain nerve device inside the mech, it was discovered that connecting only the brain would cause nerve overload, which could result in paralysis or even death on the spot.
So it was later changed to a whole-body connection, especially a spinal nerve connection. But this was very inconvenient to wear in a spacesuit or cloth clothing, so spray clothing came into being.
People discovered that using spray suits not only perfectly solved the problem of mech linking, but also solved the problem of material consumption. The same spray suit uses less than one percent of the material of a regular suit, and it's also very convenient.
Just spray it on!