dognovel Chapter 40
Chapter 40
The player continued, "Tell me the price you're willing to pay."
Lin Shuying thought for a moment and replied, "Forget it, I'll make one myself. It's just a giant eagle, I have plenty."
There's also a super big one.
That's the good thing about being a game designer, you can get in through connections, hehe.
When I used to play games, if I encountered frustrating quests, expensive outfits, or a sudden blackout, I couldn't help but fantasize about having a hacker's cheat code, being able to go in and tamper with the data, and making all the things I liked mine. I'd even secretly get a few items that only I had—that feeling of being exclusively loved was incredibly satisfying!
I never thought my dream would come true. Is there anything better than being a designer to give yourself a boost?
By slightly increasing the size of the giant eagle and adding weight, she could swing on a swing all by herself.
I did have a selfish reason back then; I thought of Yang Guo's divine eagle, so I secretly got myself a mutated giant eagle.
Arriving at her home, she hesitated again when she saw the huge eagle. Would the players explode if she released it?
Thinking about it makes me a little happy?
Hahaha.
They're not going to mess with players' mentality anymore; these giant eagles can be obtained from later dungeons.
Now let's go up the mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery and walk the birds.
Lin Shuying truly loves wearing the most beautiful white peacock!
I randomly entered a mountainous area and saw players flying everywhere in the sky, and the ground completely stripped bare—not a single flower, not even a blade of grass…
Lin Shuying sighed, "If they can't be turned into props, why are they pulling up the trees and grass too?"
Arriving at a place teeming with players, everyone started bird-fighting while waiting for the plants to respawn. Currently, two cockatoos in the middle of the arena are yelling at each other in a very childish manner.
"I'm even better, I know Lin Chi-ling's latest song."
"I'm amazing! I can recite tongue twisters that are over 180 characters long!"
"It's just a 180-word tongue twister, let me recite 200 for you. Grey can fly, North doesn't chase; Grey goes back to the sea, afraid North won't return; Grey can also draw; Huihui says Grey can't fly, North is the best flyer..."
What does this mean?
Lin Shuying: "What are you doing?"
"Look at the birds, the second bird has the best beak. Not only can it recite tongue twisters fluently, but its singing is also superb. Especially Lin Gehou's songs, it's like the real person is there. I even suspect that the voice actress Lin Gehou, whom Qingfeng invited, did the voice acting for the role."
Lin Shuying glanced at it, but wasn't very interested.
Why did you pull up all the weeds?
The player said discontentedly, "What do you mean 'you guys'? You're one of us too, okay? Not all servers are like this. Server 2189 is a server where you can plunder every blade of grass. If you can't bear to see this, then don't come here. It's been announced in the player guild, didn't you know? Look, you have a White Peacock, you're not a new player, are you?"
A player next to me said, "If new players can still buy the white peacock, I will definitely complain to the game platform. I listed it at an exorbitant price and still couldn't buy it. If new players can buy it, who is selling the peacock? I will hunt them down to the ends of the earth."
Lin Shuying laughed awkwardly, "It's not that bad. I'm a veteran player, but I don't log on often and I'm not familiar with the changes. But what is a player guild?"
Player guilds sound like huge official organizations, so why didn't she, as the designer, know that she had created one?
"As expected, you don't log on often. The player guild is in Sister Xunmei's home, and it was formed by the first 10,000 wealthy players. Players who join will receive 1,000 gold ingots for free, so hurry up and claim them. But after you claim them, you must abide by the player guild's rules."
Lin Shuying asked curiously, "What agreement?"
"From now on, when we get rare items, we have to sell them there, whether it's by setting up a stall or trading, we have to go to the guild to trade."
Lin Shuying immediately understood what he meant; these wealthy gamers really knew how to play. They actually came up with this method to collect rare items—impressive!
Lin Shuying grinned mischievously, "Give me the player guild!"
I'll update this for the next event, hehe.
Thinking of this, he turned and left. A player nearby, still chatting, called out, "You're leaving? We're here to fight the White Peacock!"
Lin Shuying: "I'll go join a guild first."
"Sure, add me as a friend."
Lin Shuying hesitated for a moment before accepting the request, and several other players around her also came over to add her as a friend. Lin Shuying looked at this group of people incredulously. Aren't all StarCraft players supposed to be socially awkward and not good at socializing?
She looks even fiercer than her.
One player pulled Lin Shuying aside and whispered, "If you want to sell your rare item, please contact me as soon as possible. The price is negotiable. I guarantee it will be higher than others, understand?"
Lin Shuying smiled and nodded, then left.
I'll go back and update my winter outfits first, and then take care of some guild matters after the auction.
Players definitely need a place to interact, and the player trading system can't just be about trading; it needs to become a marketplace. Goods must be traded in the marketplace, and prices should be capped; otherwise, the game ecosystem will deteriorate.
The Winter Chrysanthemum Set is designed as a modified Warring States period robe set, belonging to the Winter Snow Flying Catkins series of Jade Auspicious Chrysanthemum, with one set for men and one set for women.
The women's clothing features a linen-colored inner garment made of soft, delicate, and skin-friendly silk. The outer garment is thicker, made of ivory-white fabric with subtle silver-white chrysanthemum patterns paired with auspicious clouds and osmanthus flowers. The collar, cuffs, and hem are finished with a plain, light pinkish-beige, creating a simple yet elegant look.
The design is a straight hem with a slightly wide bottom.
A red belt is paired with a jade carving of mountains and chrysanthemums in a blood-red color, with the blood-red part representing the flowers and a brownish-yellow leaf. The dark artificial mountain is contrasted with a piece of smooth white.
Two auspicious cloud-shaped walnuts are then attached to the bottom of the belt.
The shoes are white high-tops. I'll update the weather system later to make it feel cold in winter, with thick snowflakes falling...
Let's update this one together with the guild update; time is too tight.
Lin Shuying has a mysterious fondness for capes, especially those with fluffy edges. She feels that wearing one instantly changes her aura, conveying warmth, beauty, elegance, and wealth.
The key point is in the back, where you see someone dressed in ancient costume with a fluffy cloak, and you really feel that he or she is very wealthy, and there is a kind of gentle, elegant, sickly and leisurely sense of richness.
The cape has long fur only on the hood; the rest of the edges are trimmed in the same plum-pink color as the clothes. The silver base features subtle patterns of auspicious gold clouds, plum blossoms, and chrysanthemums. The buttons are a pair of mandarin duck buttons, each adorned with a warm jade pendant.
It is paired with a hand warmer with gold and red chrysanthemum patterns and a lake-green warm jade cap.
Her hairstyle is a cascading, cloud-like bun, adorned with a large, rouge-colored, snow-white flower hairpin and two gold phoenix hairpins. A dark ink chrysanthemum tassel comb rests at the back. Three small chrysanthemum and indigo hairpins adorn each side, along with a large hairpin featuring a ruby and white jade tassel.
A pair of red plum blossoms dotted with snowflakes, with a lake-blue feather on each earring.
Instead of gold, silver, or jade bracelets, she wore a red string with a cardamom bead attached to it.
Her makeup was a simple plum blossom design, with a touch of elegant yellow and white.
After finishing the women's clothes, change into the men's clothes.
First is the black cloak with a dark pattern of auspicious clouds and chrysanthemums and osmanthus flowers in gold. The gold is a deep shade, which prevents the cloak from looking tacky and instead gives it a dignified color scheme.
The cloak, edged with black mane fur and a hand's width wide, exudes an air of nobility.
The inner garment is made of dark brown fabric, with a plain silver tiger and chrysanthemum patterned outer coat, edged in dark blue with gold embroidered chrysanthemums. The inner garment is made of plain black silk, soft and comfortable against the skin.
It is also a straight-hemmed style.
The jade pendant at the waist is made of the same material and has the same carved theme as the women's jade pendant, only the flower shapes are different. It is paired with a deep red belt, with a white jade tube attached to the belt.
The belt is a ribbon, not the rope type used in women's clothing, and it's a bit wide. Two right-angled jade pieces with auspicious cloud patterns fasten the ends, preventing the belt from twisting and allowing it to hang down naturally.
The shoes are black, high-top canvas shoes with upturned toes.
It is paired with a white jade cloud crown, with an oval sapphire and three yellow turquoise stones at the front.
A white jade hairpin with silver carvings of chrysanthemums.
In her hands was a golden tiger-shaped chrysanthemum hand warmer; the two pieces together made them a perfect match.
Both garments have wide sleeves and are generally heavy with a strong drape.
Finally, adjust the gloss level; you want that deep, shimmering shine.
I finished just as the event ended, so here's an update.
The player is playing as a monkey and a flying bird in the mountains when suddenly a blizzard hits, making their muscles shiver from the cold.
A carrier pigeon fluttered in, dropped the letter in its beak, and then flew away.
The whole process takes only three to five seconds.
"What do I see? The designer slacked off this time!"
"My cool special effects, designer, you slacked off."
"It's so cold, the kind of cold that suddenly comes from behind when something you can't see strikes you."
"A chilly wind, blowing in gusts."
"Why did the designer add this envelope effect out of the blue?"
"Designer, this was way too short! It ended before I was even ready, what are you doing?"
"Ahhhh, those who weren't there managed to film it, it really was only three to five seconds!"
"I can only find footage from the streamers who are currently broadcasting, but it's too short, I didn't even get a clear view."
The user quickly posted the video of the snowflakes and carrier pigeons delivering messages to the chat channel, saying, "Recorded, video."
In the video, Saowei is diligently planting flowers when suddenly a blizzard sweeps around her. Snowflakes fall one by one, and those that hit the camera get a close-up. A perfectly symmetrical, richly shaped, and crystal-clear snowflake appears, breathtakingly beautiful.
The snowflake spun and transformed into a pigeon, which carried the letter and tossed it onto the face of the swirling snowflake before leaving.
Seeing them rushing around, you'd think there was a fire in their backyard and they were hurrying back to put it out.
"It's beautiful, the special effects are so dreamy, but it's too short. I was really stunned at the time, and the special effects disappeared as soon as I came to my senses."
"This snowflake belongs to me alone!"
Mengdada: "Brother Sweeping the Tail, you're so lucky! You actually managed to capture a close-up of the snowflakes."
Lele glanced at the special effects she had edited and couldn't resist posting it in the chat channel first, "Mine, video."
This video is the most amazing. While others only have three seconds of footage, this one lasts five seconds, featuring snowflake effects 18 times from six different angles. The swirling and flowing motion of the snowflakes as they appear is captured with crystal clarity. There are also scenes of the snowflakes transforming into pigeons, shown from various angles. All together, the video is a full minute long.
"My mecha grand marshal, how did Lele do that?"