readsfreenovel Chapter 124 The Four Seasons Revolve, All Things Flourish
Chapter 124 The Four Seasons Revolve, All Things Flourish
Lin Shuying shook her head, "Didn't you fail to complete the technical setup?"
The technician excitedly said, "The Phoenix is finished! You can test it now; it works exactly as you described. We've built a Phoenix model that runs perfectly according to your specifications."
Lin Shuying laughed and said, "If the cultivation system can't do it, the phoenix can't emerge."
Phoenix, do you really think you can just fly like a bird?
The phoenix rises from the ashes, possessing the power to move mountains and create seas. A single feather can create a magical world, but that's nothing compared to what programmers design.
They only showed the phoenix model that Lin Shuying described. The phoenix model she built was exquisitely detailed, with a graceful body and three different forms.
A small pet model, about the size of two palms. Unlike other birds, every feather on this model can be lifted and stroked. It's comparable to a real bird.
While the previous bird models were also very detailed, they focused on enhancing the tactile experience of the models with a multi-sensory feel. The feathers, however, are rendered using special effects, giving the illusion that they can be lifted up.
But the phoenix is different, because in the design, the phoenix feathers can fall off, and since they can fall off, every single one must be present. So touching it feels real, very comfortable, and also very beautiful.
The meticulous design is completely different from the special effects design, so the phoenix looks more vibrant in color and more beautiful in form.
The second form is the mount form, the third type of mount, and the first type is the flying mount.
Don't mention giant eagles or white eagles; those aren't mounts, they're pets, small darlings.
It's really something for players to mess around with and use bird pets as mounts.
Holographic games—anything can happen.
The phoenix mount is enormous, with even more magnificent feathers, especially its tail.
After accelerating, it can travel thousands of miles in an instant; without accelerating, it can fly slowly everywhere.
When it takes flight, it is surrounded by light, dazzling and magnificent.
If players spend money to add some special effects, it will look even better.
For example, the mood effects I used on the panda before, especially the little red heart, paired with the phoenix's radiance, were absolutely gorgeous!
The third form is rebirth from the ashes. After the phoenix dies, it may turn into an egg. The moment it hatches, the land is scorched, the sky is ablaze, and everything turns to ashes.
Then a bird engulfed in flames appeared, raising its neck and screeching, its fighting power greatly increased.
However, this setting differs from the Nirvana and rebirth concept in traditional Chinese culture. In traditional Chinese culture, the phoenix is reborn, but here it burns its remnant soul to increase its combat power. If the battle is not ended in time, it will die again. If it is ended in time, it can be reborn by giving it some rare and precious treasures.
The Nirvana Phoenix can also be used to extract Nirvana Fire, and different amounts of Nirvana Fire can be used to synthesize different Ten Extraordinary Flames, etc.
Therefore, it's not enough for a simple model to run; it involves a lot of game content, which the program and game platform haven't been able to solve.
The technician turned away angrily, ignoring her. All the extra hours he'd worked over the past few months had been for nothing, and he felt guilty about his hair, which had stopped growing for the past few months!
After listening to the technical meeting, Lin Shuying took the latest available technology back with her and began planning the next event.
Now, the game platform has improved the hot and cold changes, weather changes, and energy changes according to Lin Shuying's ideas, making the creation of all four seasons the best.
Many people understand the four seasons simply as spring, summer, autumn, and winter, with spring flowers, summer leaves, autumn fruits, and winter snow.
Actually, that's not the case. Each season has its own unique vitality.
These vital energies are contained within the alternation and changes of the twenty-four solar terms, and each change has a significant impact on living beings.
These are both metaphysical and physical influences, which physicists attribute to factors such as heat, temperature, latitude, the movement of the sun and moon, and even gravity, water, and near-shore environments.
That's not entirely true, Lin Shuying believes that natural changes include these things, as well as many unknowns.
Some things, even interstellar humans cannot explain at present, or are what is called the quantum world or something, but they objectively exist.
The interstellar world categorizes these things into various tiny elements and energies, and the knowledge of discovering and utilizing these technologies and things is not open to the public.
These things are too dangerous; they're a double-edged sword. If you're not careful, you could hurt yourself or others.
The public knows that it exists, but they don't know what it is.
Lin Shuying's novel explanation greatly shocked interstellar scientists and upper management!
What they researched using all of society's resources and countless talents, our ancestors already knew about it 10,000 years ago?
Lin Shuying doesn't know if her ancestors knew this, but the I Ching, astrology, and the discovery of time did indeed appear very early on. They have very detailed records and descriptions, but the words of the ancients are out of touch with modern people, leaving these treasures to gather dust and be forgotten.
Gradually, some novice treasure hunters and wanderers used their less-than-professional skills to develop the treasure further, adding all sorts of new elements and evolving into something else entirely.
This is roughly how all sorts of things came about; who knows if they're right or wrong?
However, what goes against reality is always right.
As a secondary creator and innovator, Lin Shuying has incorporated many of her own preferences and modifications, making things her own, let alone countless predecessors.
But we can't say others are wrong; after all, the thing exists because humans need to use it. As a tool, it's bound to be changed—different environments, different people's habits, and so on...
Thinking about it further leads to deeper reflection, Lin Shuying sighed, "The so-called inheritance is really difficult."
Without pure inheritance, there is only adherence to old ways; but impure inheritance inevitably involves the abandonment of some aspects.
What's being abandoned now might be superfluous, but could it come in handy later?
She had no choice but to set aside many of the original designs and choose to continue production on only a portion of them.
Unnecessary items are placed as hidden Easter eggs in the game, waiting for players to unlock and collect them during the story.
This seasonal design features four immortals, one god, four seasonal flowers, and seasonal pets. The gameplay is very simple: just collect seasonal fragments and seasonal fragments.
Fragments can be obtained by planting flowers, vegetables, and raising livestock, and can also be collected and used for treasure hunting in various dungeons.
The probability of obtaining fragments is higher when collecting crops, flowers, and plants corresponding to the season and solar term. This feature is truly a boon for data-driven players.
The data flow is too obvious, so Lin Shuying specially created a guide chart to provide guidance for players who are not very good at data flow. However, many details are still different, at least allowing data flow players to have their own advantages.
While data balance and the experience of the average player are important, we cannot allow the price paid by those without talent to be borne by those with talent.
This is particularly evident between new and veteran players, and between high-level and low-level players. Veteran players have unlocked many gameplay elements, and when new players seek mentors, the veterans will make their apprentices bear all the costs of completing the game plus any profits they've earned, making it difficult for new players to get started.
It's infuriating when your resources are controlled after you start the game yourself.
Lin Shuying didn't want these situations to occur with Qingfengyi. Qingfengyi only has the difference of being a limited edition, and there will be no other differences!
The changing seasons are very beautiful, especially when combined with the solar terms, resulting in a total of 24 variations.
Each change is subtle and gradual, and this subtlety can create surprises.
In her past life, Lin Shuying was so engrossed in her work that she would often go out and find out: "Oh dear, it's autumn."
Another season has passed...
After setting the seasonal changes, we started setting up details, props, and so on. This time, four permanent outfits will be available.
There are three types of clothing: men's clothing, women's clothing, and pet clothing. They are all sets, and she can imagine how happy the players will be when they wear them out.
After all the design was completed, Lin Shuying's brain was practically fried over the past 23 days.
The test was conducted by Wei Linwei and his assistant, while she observed the test from outside and directed their operations.
It's just too grindy; if she keeps playing, she'll get holographic vomiting disorder...
Meanwhile, Liang Ranran and the others watched as Lin Shuying made her new clothes for the event.
Lin Shuying plans to wear this outfit herself; it's been a long time since she made clothes for herself.
The clothes in my closet are practically starting to pill!
How can a girl go more than two months without new clothes!
She made herself a spring outfit for this event, a traditional Chinese dress with a front opening.
The front-opening garment is made of silk fabric with silver spring flower pattern, the bib is entwined with orchids and butterflies, and the bottom is a blue-green pleated skirt with hidden butterflies and flowers.
The dress is made of super soft material, with a thin layer of gauze and velvet inside, which feels like warm jade against the skin.
This outfit prioritizes comfort to the extreme, much like the word 'spring' itself—gentle and approachable. It's as if a continuous breath of life emanates from every flower, every leaf, and every butterfly.
The crimson used for edging brightens up the slightly muted blue and blue-green hues.
Spring is very vibrant; though gentle, it is not calm.
Very unconventional.
Therefore, she made a pair of pink peach blossom earrings and a peach blossom hairpin.
Many golden butterflies fluttered around the white hairnet, and occasionally indigo magpies could be seen soaring overhead.
A light purple shawl, a bit wide, that can be draped over the head to become a small cape or veil.
Because the shawl is made of gauze and silk, it is very light and makes an excellent headdress.
The skirt wasn't very long or wide; it was fitted but not tight.
A pair of brownish-red embroidered shoes were revealed.
White or light blue shoes would have been a more harmonious match, but this outfit is for a spring outing and exploring nature, and those kinds of shoes would definitely not be suitable for hiking in the mountains.
The silk ribbon is also red, made of thin silk, and can be used to tie a skirt.
It is paired with a white carved orchid jade pendant, a string of auspicious cloud pattern gold carved sachets at the waist, and gold tassels.
After the game was completed and tested, the employees were stunned by the latest event.
"Boss, this event is so grand!"
"You guys are just watching from the outside. It's so hopeless in the game. Do such behemoths really exist in the world?"
That's terrifying!
Lin Shuying confidently asked, "Does the universe count?"
"The universe is different from this!"
That's megalophobia, okay?
Lin Shuying didn't explain, but you know, none of the things in the Classic of Mountains and Seas are small, hehe.
"Chunqi, take a picture of me."
"it is good."
This promotional video features the boss himself; it's going to be a hit.
The background in the photo studio was adjusted, and this is an excerpt from the spring scenery of this event.
The barren sandy land stretched as far as the eye could see.
A gust of wind swirled up a yellow mist, and at just the right moment, the assistant across from her picked up a hairdryer and blew away the shawl hanging over Lin Shuying's face. A charming and adorable ragdoll cat face appeared, its large, watery blue eyes gazing into the distance.
She then ran forward, her dress billowing in the wind, her thin shawl falling to the ground, and she turned back to look at him.
Grass, flowers, and trees gradually sprouted behind me. My gaze fell upon my feet, and with each step I felt as if I were walking on air, with flowers blooming all over the land.
She smiled slightly, and the Ragdoll cat's alluring face became even more captivating.
She kept running forward, and the sand became increasingly hot, with even flames appearing on the ground. She ran until the sand disappeared and a forest appeared.
The forest was full of flowers and thick moss mats, visibly soft.
At this moment, the sparks from running in the desert were still on Lin Shuying's shoes. After they were extinguished on the moss, they turned into charred fragments and disappeared.
A pair of silvery-white jade feet were revealed. She gracefully lifted her skirt and began to pick thatch to weave a simple flower basket.
She quickly filled the room with flowers and mushrooms, and even made herself a beautiful flower crown to wear. She looked absolutely gorgeous!
The video ended there, but Xia Chunqi continued to shout, "Next, next!"
Filming videos like this was so enjoyable, so enjoyable!
Lin Shuying walked over, patted her on the shoulder, and laughed, "What, you're addicted now?"
Xia Chunqi snapped out of her daze and said shyly, "Sister, it's so beautiful! I want to take a picture too!"
Lin Shuying laughed and said, "Go ahead and take the photos in the game. You don't need to make clothes there."
She's very busy right now and doesn't have time to make clothes. She hasn't sent anything to the original owner's parents; they've just bought some takeout food and sent her money.
Xia Chunqi said confidently, "I'll do it myself. I'll ask Sister Qiaoqiao to take pictures for me. Can you give us both a day off?"
Can the photos taken in the game be the same as those taken offline? They're completely different!
Offline filming with a camera allows for flexible adjustment of various angles and shots, which is not possible in games.
Although the holographic world offers great freedom, some rigidity in intelligent systems still exists.
"Okay, why don't you all agree to take a break and come film together?"
"Yay! Boss, let's get ready!"
Lin Shuying: "Okay, we can't delay taking orders. You have to finish the orders that Qiaoqiao has taken for you, and the tasks of other departments can't be left unfinished."
Okay~
Zhang Zhongxia released the promotional video, and the players were drooling.
I'm already eager to try it out and plan to take photos of the same style.
Soon, the game event was updated, and this update required all players to log out for another half hour, indicating that it was a major update.
Players became even more excited as they recalled the scenes in the promotional video.
Half an hour passed quickly.
Players flocked to it like a whirlwind, and the number of players increased by about 300 million this time, which came from the expansion of the other two first-class stars.
As the game progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to expand the player base, requiring higher technical skills, and there may even be a cap.
Lin Shuying hadn't expected that Qingfengyi would only be developing for four years, and she would already have to consider what to do after reaching the player limit.
Opening a separate server is impossible. Qingfengyi has already made his statement, so there's no reason for him to contradict himself.
Most importantly, Qingfengyi has developed into what it is today, and it can no longer be divided into separate factions.
Server divisions mean that many players' wealth has gone down the drain...