Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 357

"I am the head of Jimei Pavilion. Anyone who dares to disrupt Qingfengyi will have to wait!"

"I am a member of the Jimei Pavilion. Anyone who dares to disrupt Qingfengyi will have to wait!"

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"I am the Pavilion Master of the War God Pavilion. I'm here to seize territory! Wait for me!"

"I'm a member of the War God Pavilion, here to seize territory! I'm on my way! Wait here!"

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"I am Zhou Zhou, the Pavilion Master of the Little Angel Pavilion. Anyone who dares to destroy my world, come and fight!"

"I am Zhou Zhou's angel from the Little Angel Pavilion. Who dares to disobey my brother? Let us fight!"

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The world chat was flooded with declarations from various player groups, leaving no room for the troublemakers to even chime in. Now, they had to figure out how to respond, and had no idea how these crazy players were going to deal with them.

One wealthy player couldn't help but chime in: "It's just a game, why are you all making such a fuss?"

This then ignited the players' emotions:

"What do you mean by 'a game'? Do you know how many years of effort I've put into it? Nine years!"

"What is a game? Do you know how much happiness it brought me? Videos, videos, they are all my beautiful memories!"

"What does a game mean to me and my family? Videos, videos, they're all filled with beautiful happiness!"

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Shouting something in the world chat isn't in a player's nature; instead, everyone tacitly formed hunting teams and reconnaissance teams. The reconnaissance teams specifically gathered information on players causing trouble, while the hunting teams went to surround and eliminate them.

Yes, the method is simple: just kill them until they can't cause any more trouble. Even if all the white-named players who play dress-up, gardening, animal husbandry, scenic spot hunting, and story-driven games switch sides and become gray-named combat players to join the hunting and reconnaissance ranks.

Sister Xunmei's Bajun Pavilion has also entered the fray, but among the big spenders, only Bajun Pavilion has participated; everyone else is observing. A portion of them are rivals being targeted by other players.

The Grand Marshal, Princess of Luck, Chest Muscle King, Xi Meng, and others chose to leave Jin Yu Man Tang and join Ba Jun Ge because Jin Yu Man Tang refused to participate.

The assistant asked Deng Yijun, puzzled, "Boss, why don't you join Miss Su's camp?"

Deng Yijun said, "Qingfengyi is bound to lose this game. My neutral stance is already helping them. Designer Lin... is leaving."

The biggest drawback of an entity like Qingfengyi, which is purely supported by its founder, is that founder. Once the founder falls, even the strongest foundation will crumble. It could have avoided such a complete collapse, but Qingfengyi was just too dazzling. It shone so brightly that it attracted the surrounding insect kings and queens, who wanted to devour even the smallest speck of skin blown away by the wind.

The assistant said, "But Qingfengyi Games won't collapse, right? We have to go and grab some, then there will be more, right?"

Deng Yijun said helplessly, "I won't join the side that's bound to lose, but I don't want to join the side that's bound to win either. I really like Qingfengyi; it gives me so much joy and satisfaction. I can only choose to remain neutral."

The assistant fell silent. The boss was a self-serving businessman, and also an outstanding descendant of a prominent family. He wouldn't allow himself to have any failed decisions, even if those failures were intentional.

Given Qingfengyi's current situation, it seems like he has no chance of winning.

With Lin Shuying dead, can Lin Qiaoqiao really hold on?

Impossible. Putting aside Qingfengyi's future development, she wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure from the surrounding forces.

Players determined to maintain a fair gaming environment stormed into various dungeons, especially the main city. Upon spotting players randomly creating groups, they decisively attacked and killed them.

Even if bad luck strikes later, it's all worth it for Qingfengyi.

At this point, those who were trying to control the game realized that their previous plans were naive; as long as most players resisted, the plans simply could not be implemented.

First, they want to purify the player faction, forming a force that can quickly control most resources after Qingfengyi's dissolution and rebirth. Without Lin Shuying's design resources after the dissolution, these things are currently the most valuable, especially rare items. Therefore, they must recruit players now; only after acquiring them can they proceed with resource acquisition. However, this goal cannot be achieved without player cooperation. Can you force someone to cooperate if they don't want to?

If you push people too far, they'll quit the game and live a secluded life. Oh dear, they'll have nothing left.

Most importantly, they assumed it was normal for members of player factions to come and go, given how frequently people had moved between factions before. That's why they boldly, quickly, and recklessly expelled existing members. Who knew that the forced expulsions would cause such a huge riot? People outside couldn't get in, and people inside were taking things and running away...

Then there were the resources. For the first two days, no one noticed anything unusual, and trading was very active; some items were indeed acquired. But after the conspiracy was exposed, trading instantly dropped to zero—literally zero. Even professional players stopped trading. The items acquired before weren't rare or particularly valuable; they were all materials, so it was essentially nothing.

Finally, there's the current situation: everyone has organized to hunt them down.

The most effective way to drive a combat game crazy is to kill until people quit. If one person can't kill them all, then ten, a hundred, a thousand. Qingfengyi may not have much else, but it has a huge player base. With a player count comparable to the top-tier StarCraft game, *Wuyuan Qimeng*, is it really about sheer numbers?

There are more than enough villains to kick out who attempt to harm Qingfengyi.

So the big shots who tried every means to get in and divide up Qingfengyi found themselves trapped in their homestead, unable to move forward or backward. Giving up meant they had already spent a lot of resources, but not giving up meant they were nothing.

Purchasing player slots and opportunities to collaborate with other players at the peak of Qingfengyi's development is not cheap. Moreover, even if you buy a player slot, you still have to pay someone from the research institute to open a backend and change your identity.

Yes, in the eyes of ordinary people, their genetic identity is unchangeable, unique, and exclusive. But in the world of the wealthy, there's nothing that can't be solved; there are plenty of people who can.

The rich have their ways, and gamers have theirs. Skilled information gatherers located the sold accounts and then a group of them went to intercept them. Their sheer force intimidated the players who had partnered with the investors, causing them to cower and demand a refund, refusing to cooperate further.

Then join the player faction.

This action infuriated many influential figures, who exclaimed, "This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! Go to the StarNet and spread rumors that veteran players are controlling the game and preventing new players from playing. The environment for spreading these rumors and attacking Qingfengyi is terrible. I want the top 10,000 trending posts on StarNet to be all about this!"

The subordinate cautiously asked, "Boss, how about a hundred? Ten thousand is a bit too much money."

I've already spent a lot of money buying the account. If I spend another sum, what if I can't get Qingfengyi and end up losing a lot of money?

This realization struck him like a jolt. How could he possibly doubt whether the capital's attempt to divide the spoils with Qingfeng Yicheng would succeed?!