Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 94

Only a small number of players stick to their original intentions, follow the main storyline, and have clear goals.

The first player to redeem the Kitchen God set up a kitchen under his guidance and then couldn't wait to redeem the God of Cookery set.

The God of Cookery and the Kitchen God are quite a match, both having round bellies and plump figures.

The chef was taller and stronger, with thick arms, and he could easily lift a large wok very high.

The Kitchen God was dressed in a red robe with auspicious cloud and dragon and phoenix patterns in gold, a round-necked robe with green trim, and an orange-red vest with auspicious cloud and gold patterns. His head was adorned with a three-gold cloud crown, decorated with jewels, which trembled as he walked.

A cloud trails beneath my feet, drifting to and fro, its form graceful and elegant.

He was a bit short, with a kind and cheerful expression that gave him a very cheerful look. He held an ivory tablet in his hand, which suited his job duties perfectly.

Legend has it that the Kitchen God is a minor deity sent down from Heaven to every household. He records the family's good and evil deeds, hopes, prayers, blessings, and so on, and uploads these things to Heaven, where the blessings and punishments from Heaven are then passed down.

Therefore, every year on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, we celebrate the Little New Year and offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God. We hope to send him some good food, a little bribe, so that he will say some good things about us and convey the family's hopes to Heaven.

The timing of the Little New Year in China varies between the north and south, which has sparked considerable discussion. The sacrificial customs on this day also differ, with significant differences between Lin Shuying's maternal and paternal grandparents' families.

Passed down from generation to generation, orally and orally, the versions compiled by some scholars also differ. However, the wishes for blessings, the yearning for a better life, and the hope for a better year to come are the same.

The Kitchen God also has a long white beard, and the two strokes above his mouth sway up when he speaks. Combined with the slightly cartoonish design, he looks kind and cute.

Players who obtained the Kitchen God were instantly captivated by this adorable old man!

The chef is a bit muscular, with muscles on his arms that peek out from under his clothes, so he doesn't look overly muscular, but rather just right.

It has a round face, a white apron around its waist, and its hair is tied up with a gray cloth. In its hand is a golden spoon, on which are carved chickens, ducks, fish, pork, beef, and mutton, with a fierce Taotie head in the very center.

He was very unassuming from head to toe, but look at the spoon!

It is absolutely dazzling and incredibly luxurious, comparable to the treasures from the previous event.

The carving on the spoon is exquisite, beautiful, and gleaming with gold.

He went into the kitchen and was very pleased to see how huge it was!

He also had two little boys with him, who were very cute.

They wore the same clothes and held silver spoons, but instead of a headscarf and bun, they had two small, hanging buns tied with red ribbons.

The master chef rolled up his sleeves and said, "This kitchen is quite nice. Since the owner hired me, I should at least show you my skills. I wonder what good ingredients the kitchen has."

The player clapped his hands excitedly, "I forgot about the ingredients! You wait, I'll be right back!"

He rushed out and, half an hour later, bought all the ingredients available on the street.

After the ingredients were taken out, the chef's eyes gleamed, and he gave some of the various spices to the two boys.

“You grind them up, and I’ll go to the sheepfold to slaughter a sheep. Today, I’ll make a whole roasted lamb for the master.”

Players followed the culinary master, filled with curiosity. They also wanted to film the master chef's actions, upload them, and show off, hehe.

The master chef has ten amazing dishes to surprise you, which will be randomly refreshed.

The characters are unlocked based on factors like affinity level and initial encounter, so you need to burn incense for the God of Cookery, the Kitchen God, and the God of Wealth. Currently, the God of Wealth only gives out small red envelopes containing silver coins, similar to the daily activity rewards for in-game currency in the previous life.

The God of Cookery will prepare elaborate dishes for the players, while the Kitchen God will provide various beautiful furniture.

These pieces of furniture cannot be purchased from stores; they can only be obtained by increasing your favorability with the Kitchen God.

Therefore, burning incense was an essential part of daily life; one stick of incense burned every three hours, and each stick cost five taels of silver.

The player follows the chef to the garden and sees him catching a lamb. After a burst of golden mosaic light, the player obtains a complete sheep.

I don't know where he found a nail fork, but he stuck it into his limbs.

Upon arriving outside the kitchen, the boy had already started a fire, with iron racks on both sides.

There was also a table with various seasonings on it, and a huge cutting board.

The chef placed the lamb on the fire, performed various techniques, and then roasted it.

The whole process was incredibly fantastical, leaving players completely bewildered.

These dishes were designed by Lin Shuying herself, inspired by her parents. Her parents don't have many other hobbies, but they enjoy cooking.

We don't usually keep in touch, but when we cook something delicious, we send it to her. She goes back home during holidays and vacations, and we just watch our parents cook.

Because she's terrible at cooking, both of them dislike her and don't let her cook.

Therefore, Lin Shuying in her previous life was slightly chubby, with a round face and a milky white complexion.

Her parents both said she looked wealthy and blessed.

Speaking of which, in Lin Shuying's era, the term "lucky" almost became a derogatory term. Since people in interstellar space drink nutrient solutions and tend to be quite slender, she preferred someone slightly plump, hehe.

They all look so soft and fluffy...

The whole roasted lamb was ready very quickly.

The chef chopped it up, cutting the trotters and ribs into large chunks, and the meat into smaller pieces, arranging them neatly on a plate. He then added some vegetables, flatbread, and a cup of plum soup.

"Alright, boss. You can eat now."

Instead of eating, the players kept taking pictures and then uploading them to the chat channel.

"Guys! Look what I've unlocked! Pictures and videos."

The video begins with the chef's preparations, and then a huge feast is ready, filling the entire table!

The mutton was cut into pieces and neatly arranged on top of perilla leaves, lettuce, and shredded radish, and garnished with some carved cucumber.

The lamb was roasted to a beautiful wheat color, with juices still sizzling on top, and the lamb meat was clearly separated into distinct strands.

It's sprinkled with sesame seeds, chopped green onions, and cilantro, making it look very appealing.

It was served on a beautiful blue and white porcelain plate, with a glass of plum juice on the side.

"Ahhhh, is this something I can enjoy?"

"Master Chef, here I come!"

"My mech general, how am I playing this game? The main storyline is so fun, so I just focus on the side quests and rush through them. How stupid of me."

"Me too, I was blinded by the street, ahhh, here I come! Master Chef, forgive me for only realizing how good you are now."

This video made a lot of players envious, and they all took out their Chef God fragments, only to find that they had to win over the Kitchen God first.

So they all went to decorate the houses and Xiaoyi Residence in the instance to collect fragments of the Kitchen God.

Some players who previously decorated their homes have accumulated a lot of Chef God fragments. With a little more saving, they can soon bring the Chef God home.

Here, the player asked the chef, "Can you make other dishes?"

The God of Cookery: "Give me the recipe and I'll cook it. I am the God of Cookery! Besides, if I'm in a good mood, I might as well show the employer my skills."

The player quickly handed him all the recipes he had collected, recipes that he had spent a long time farming.

The God of Cookery was thrilled when he received the order. "Good haul today, you're a great host. As a reward, I'll give you three chances a day to order food, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can order all three meals at once. You can order up to ten dishes at a time, as long as they're on your menu."

The players were ecstatic!

They quickly ordered ten dishes, and then ate lamb chops while waiting for the rest of the meal.

Meanwhile, the players who were decorating their houses finally continued to decorate them seriously, bought back all kinds of props, and then went to streamers and designers to design decoration plans for themselves.

Many players have discovered a brand new class that specializes in decorating houses, matching outfits, and farming items for players of the Qingfengyi class. This class is incredibly popular, and the guild's quest board is overflowing with such quests.

However, you need to be quite skilled, otherwise your boss will fire you.

If you don't actively cancel the nomination task, it will keep appearing. Many players will scan the leaderboard when hiring, and basically no one will look for the nomination task.

So, it's quite legitimate.

With the help of the decorator, they quickly collected all the Kitchen Gods and immediately went to exchange them for the God of Cookery after the kitchen was built.

Most players have collected all the Chef God fragments, because no one can resist delicious food.

Having gathered all the culinary masters and completed the renovations, it's only natural to invite friends and family over for a gathering.

Especially after discovering that the main dish given by the master chef was different, many friends and family members made a pact to get the same dish at the same time and enjoy it together. Being able to finish the whole meal in one go like that would be absolutely amazing.

Every household became lively, and the players suddenly set aside the distance between interstellar people and tried to liven things up. Once a topic was raised and they started chatting, they could instantly recapture the atmosphere from the CG.

Gather around the fire to admire the snow, and chat about life over tea.

This is a completely new and novel experience.

"So this is how people interacted back then. It was so different from how we interact back then, and it was quite interesting."

"Ah."

As times change, lifestyles evolve, and social interactions evolve, there's nothing wrong with occasionally reminiscing about the warmth of the past.

"I didn't realize that such intense emotional changes could actually make my eyes well up with tears, hahaha."

Many players invited their parents, and the whole family sat under the eaves, looking at each other in silence.

Everyone stared at the chat channel, but no one dared to break the silence and be the first to speak.

The chat channel was unusually silent, and there was a bit of silence in real life as well...

Lin Shuying planned to rest that day and help the housekeeper clean the house and tidy up her own room.

The room was a mess, and there were still a lot of clothes to wash.

Even after arriving in interstellar space, her daily routine still involved collecting clothes. The fabrics she was using now were so fine that they needed to be washed carefully.

That's the downside of wearing fabric clothes, and it's even worse with haute couture. They require professional washing and care, otherwise the shape will be ruined. If you don't have high-end washing and care products, you'll have to do it by hand.

The tools in the interstellar space are quite good. There's a washing robot, but it's not very flexible on its own and requires a person to operate it semi-automatically.

She also gave all employees a day off, euphemistically calling it a hygiene day.

The employees were so excited that they plunged into the game and wouldn't come out!

Lin Qiaoqiao posted in the chat channel: "Where did everyone go? Why is it so quiet today? I need a designer, is anyone there?"

The atmosphere puzzled the new employees at Qingfengyi. Why was no one there?

Is it possible that the players are staging another protest?

Zhang Zhongxia was in charge of monitoring the game and account status. He was so scared that he quickly logged off to find the boss.

Lin Shuying was cleaning the room when she was startled by his loud and boisterous manner.

"what happened?"

"Boss, all the players from Qingfengyi have disappeared!"

"what?"

Where can players go if they're not in the game?

Xia Chunqi also came out. "Sis, are the players going to stage another protest?"

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Boss, I told you I wanted to give it to Phoenix!"

Lin Shuying tapped Lin Qiaoqiao on the forehead. "You're not up to any ulterior motives, are you? Let me see. There's no chance of a Golden Phoenix right now. Just wait and see."

Lin Shuying opened the backend data and discovered that billions of players were happily playing the game...

"What false information are you providing? Aren't the players perfectly fine in the game?"

"Huh? But there's no one in the chat channel, and no one's accepting quests on the quest board."

It wasn't like this last night; they accepted tasks instantly when they posted them last night.

"I don't know what's going on. You guys keep playing and see how it goes tonight. This event is purely a giveaway, there's no reason for players to be dissatisfied."

"it is good."

When I entered the game again, there were many more replies.

"Yes, yes. Sister, haven't you been meeting up with your friends and family?"

"Probably an office worker who just took a break to come up."

"Oh, everyone's having a party. Qingfengyi's party has such a great atmosphere. Here are some pictures."

The picture shows a family making peace signs with each other, their faces beaming with gentle smiles.

"I'm from the Weaver Girl Star. No family members are currently in the game, but I'm having a get-together with friends. Here's a picture."

The picture shows four or five close friends, dressed in several women's clothing outfits from the CG animation, and wearing fluffy hair accessories. They're huddled together, cupping each other's faces—so cute!

"Wow, all the beauties upstairs are gorgeous. I'm also having a get-together with my buddies. Here are some pictures."

The picture shows a group of guys wearing crew neck shirts, holding jade cups filled with peach blossom wine that is slightly bubbling out.

The atmosphere was nice.

"Friends should include both men and women, hehe. Video!"

In the video, many people are having a snowball fight in the plum garden, with snowballs flying everywhere. While dodging, they might bump into plum trees, causing them to be showered with snow.

The video was filled with laughter, which infected the players who watched it.

I'm a little eager to try it out, but it's awkward having so many people sitting together.

He immediately swallowed the pastry in his mouth and ran towards the snow.

Lin Qiaoqiao and her companions hadn't expected the players to be playing this, and they couldn't quite keep up for a moment.

Fortunately, someone has taken on the task.

The person who accepted the mission was a little excited, not expecting to receive a mission from Zone 1. Were these people official?

Several people were being chased to add her as a friend, and Lin Qiaoqiao hoped they wouldn't tell anyone. The players nodded frantically.

Xia Chunqi proudly said, "Would you all like to see our boss's decorations? They're absolutely amazing!"

"I want it!"

"Can I see it? Isn't it true that if the player doesn't grant permission, others can't get in?"

All players can enter and visit the houses in the instance once they have the necessary permissions, but not many people have decorated them before, so there isn't much participation in this event.

Currently, because everyone is gathering with friends and family, the home access is not open.