Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 252

For ordinary people, lower prices are the best benefit and the most authentic manifestation of technology benefiting the world.

After the story unfolds, players are left with a lingering sense of reflection. A seemingly small concept, when considered within the context of history, reveals its immense grandeur. Few people consider how these everyday things could possibly change people's lives. Little do they know that in ancient times, before porcelain existed, something else occupied their positions.

The clip also mentions the crisis in the evolution of porcelain, such as the emergence of aluminum, a cheap and convenient metal in modern times. A large number of tableware and utensils were made of aluminum, which was inexpensive, lightweight, and sturdy. It's incredible that it entered thousands of households in such a short time.

But the porcelain held up; the aluminum couldn't break it.

Later, with the further development of iron smelting and alloy technology, alloy utensils that were healthier and safer than aluminum appeared, and porcelain once again faced the crisis of being replaced.

But the porcelain survived!

It remains an essential item for every household. With the development of technology, it has even moved from daily necessities to the industrial world, becoming the cornerstone of circuits, transportation, construction, and high-tech development.

This is porcelain!

Porcelain has flourished in China for thousands of years and eventually spread all over the world.

The players were envious and somewhat moved.

Behind the small porcelain piece lies a history of twists and turns, a destiny that is both fraught with hardship and yet seems to have been blessed with extraordinary luck.

Just as the players were deeply moved, one by one, the tightly wrapped boxes were carefully brought to the main city square.

This plaza was converted from a combat player arena, now surrounded by magnificent nanmu wood tables. Each table has an explanatory plaque listing the name of the artwork displayed and its maker. It's very simple; there's no explanation of the inspiration behind the piece, the meaning behind the name, or anything like that. As a designer, Lin Shuying knows that often, a designer or maker creates something on a whim, and then names it on a whim. They don't really think about any deeper meaning. Art is sometimes very simple, so simple that it doesn't require understanding of its underlying meaning; you can simply appreciate its beauty.

However, some works are designed based on meaning, because some designs are created after a need for meaning has been identified. Therefore, some works include explanations of their design inspiration and meaning. Most people have aesthetic sense, but lack the ability to interpret it. Explanations accompanying the works can help them understand things, gradually cultivating their own aesthetic sense and opinions through exposure.

Lin Shuying's little scheme, hahaha.

One of the greatest tragedies of my past life was that the right to interpret aesthetics was in the hands of a few, and the same applied to the right to appreciate art; many people were essentially unable to access it. Even when they did receive art, it was often interpreted in a pre-defined way, but this interpretation always carried the imposition of others' coercive ideas and personal opinions. When someone who had never been exposed to aesthetics suddenly saw this, they were inevitably swept away, losing their own thoughts and opinions. Subsequently, this situation spread throughout society, and the world's aesthetics became controlled by a minority.

Society evolves, and so does aesthetics. However, development isn't always a positive choice; there are also negative ones. When rights and decision-making power are held by a minority, negative development is inevitable.

Thought is collectivist and prone to causing social isolation and regression. Like someone entering a deep forest, without interaction with others and without knowledge or information entering their brain, they gradually lose language skills, social skills, and the strength of their group mentality. When a minority controls certain things and suppresses public opinion, this is when such an environment is artificially created.

Lin Shu-ying needs to pave the way for Qingfengyi's future. Chinese civilization originates from the people and must rely on the people to develop positively. And the people need positive guidance, enabling them to have the ability and right to express their opinions.

However, while these grand principles are presented in a very macro sense, actual implementation begins with small, seemingly insignificant details, gradually influencing the entire world. The process is extremely long, and history must bear witness to its results.

It is very easy to fail along the way. If you fail, the founder will be a sinner for all time. If you succeed, you will be a saint for all time.

Soon, the artisans' entries were brought up and placed on their designated display stands. These stands were set up based on the results of the previous competition; those ranked higher last time were displayed at the front, and those ranked lower were displayed at the back. Lin Shuying randomly selected the stands, since there hadn't been a previous competition.

At first, all the artworks were covered with bright red silk cloth and tied with large red flowers. The players watched intently from the outside, filled with curiosity.

In the middle, a man dressed in a purple robe with a flying crane design and wearing a black gauze hat, with a serious expression, slammed a gong. A burly man standing to the side immediately grabbed a wooden megaphone and shouted, "Auspicious time has arrived! Let the show begin! Pull the red ribbon!"

Suddenly, firecrackers exploded, their sound carrying from the edge of the city all the way to the center, crackling and incredibly loud. Accompanying the deafening noise, red cloths were lifted one by one, and the scene became somewhat quiet.

At the very front is a porcelain statue of a fairy gathering orchids and irises. Green leaves and pink, red, yellow, and purple orchids, peonies, chrysanthemums, and roses coil around the fairy's feet, some even clinging high to the artificial hill. The fairy smiles, holding a bamboo flower basket containing several peonies.

The fairy maiden wore a light gauze dress with phoenix patterns, and a pleated skirt embroidered with butterflies and flowers. The fabric was incredibly sheer, with exquisite details; you could almost see every single thread. Her face was round and smooth, and her figure was beautiful.

The masters and their apprentices stopped in front of the porcelain, praising it one after another: "Master Liao truly deserves last year's crown; this fairy maiden has probably won the crown again."

"Haha, Master Wang, you're absolutely right! The Twelve Ascending Cloud Zodiac Beast you made is a masterpiece. I've never seen such a novel design before. It's truly creative and the design is superb."

"Haha, almost there, almost there."

"If you ask me, Master Lin's wood-fired porcelain is the real masterpiece. The withered wood and coiled snake are fired so lifelike. Wonderful, wonderful."

"Among wood-fired ceramics, I still prefer Su Tao Niangzi's green-fired ceramics. They resemble a light veil and a misty lake, with willow leaves gently swaying and a few beads on them. The tear-like and flower-like qualities are absolutely perfect. I wonder what secret she has of controlling the fire. It's truly wonderful."

"Indeed, Su Tao Niangzi's 'Light Gauze Beauty Tears' is excellent. This time, she is firing a large piece: 'Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Longevity Pine Double-Eared Short-Necked Vase.' She has never fired this before, and this firing is probably her final work."

"That bottle is excellent; the ash settling is exquisite, the mist is perfect. The fire control is truly remarkable. But many of you here have already finished your work, haven't you?"

"Haha, we need to make way for young people, hahaha."

......

The players sitting in the high-rise building next door were stunned by the extremely exquisite porcelain on site!

Has anyone ever seen a porcelain screen that is two meters tall?

Hundreds of butterflies flutter and flowers bloom above. The unique luster and delicate texture of the porcelain make one want to stop and linger.

There's also the porcelain figurine of the twelve zodiac animals. Many of the animals are flying into the sky, each one lifelike and incredibly vivid.

There are also colorful porcelain peonies and phoenixes!

"My mech marshal, you can even make a phoenix out of porcelain?"

"Look at that beauty, she's so pretty, and she even has rouge on her cheeks."

After the initial shock, the players rushed downstairs to try and enter the venue, only to be stopped by the soldiers outside. "It's not open yet, entry is prohibited!"

Players are watching eagerly, but they can't get in. What's the reason for this?

"Ugh, is this an event for NPCs? Why can't we go in?"

"This is so frustrating, why do NPCs get to have these kinds of competitions?"

"Isn't that player next to the master?"

That one sentence was truly enlightening!

"I've forgotten that we have countless players who have miraculously become apprentices and infiltrated the enemy ranks. Anyone want to say something?"

"Don't expect them to speak. They were all silent during the firing competition, not uttering a single word. Now, accompanying the masters to look at all the treasures, they still don't say a word. They've already defected from the human camp, humph."

"That's right, they've defected from our camp."

Just then, those who had followed the master to examine the porcelain finally spoke up.

"It's so beautiful, I thought my master's work was the best, but I never expected there to be something even more beautiful."

"My great mecha marshal, what is Designer Lin's brain made of? How can he design something so beautiful? I'm crying."

"Really, they are all so beautiful. In my heart, they are all number one. But today I have to choose one as my favorite and one as one of my many favorites. I feel so sad."

This statement left some players completely bewildered. What did it mean to have to choose a favorite from among them?

What does it mean to choose a favorite?

Many players who had become apprentices quickly replied upon seeing this message: "The judges for this competition are all players and visitors of Qingfengyi. This year's competition is NPC-based, but the next competition will be open to players in person. This porcelain firing competition has both offline and online components. The in-game competition will be held in the main city of Huaxia Jianghu, while the offline competition will take place in the two museums of Qingfengyi. The offline competition will be held in two years, once every ten years. The online competition will be held once a year, around this time next year."

Lin Shuying only shared this information with players who had become Miracle's apprentices, studied under their masters for a period of time, performed well, and continued to learn porcelain making. Others were unaware of this. However, the selection process was rather rudimentary; it simply involved sending a short questionnaire to each Miracle apprentice to assess the time they had spent with their masters.

Of course, this detection and tracking involves interstellar privacy laws, and strict enforcement of these laws in the interstellar era requires the consent of the parties involved and relevant departments. The relevant departments agree, provided there are sufficiently reasonable grounds.

Some of the parties involved disagreed, and the price they paid was losing the opportunity to obtain further information from Qingfengyi.

Lin Shuying is not a philanthropist; she has enough patience to make everyone in the entire galaxy a successor of Chinese culture. She is only one person, and her time is limited. What she can do is first promote a group of successors, who can then inspire others to become successors as well.