Chapter 36 - Selecting a Computer for the Empress
“That’s right!”
Lin Fan nodded his head.
This was his plan from the beginning: to have the Empress become a virtual streamer!
This way, she could work from home, avoid any incidents outside or accidentally exposing her identity, and also fully utilize her natural advantages in her streams!
“What is a virtual streamer?”
Looking at Lin Fan and Zhou Yan talking back and forth, Longyue was completely bewildered.
She had heard of live streaming, but this was the first time she had heard of a virtual streamer.
“A virtual streamer, to put it simply, is a streamer who uses a virtual character avatar to live stream, without needing to show their face,” Lin Fan explained.
Zhou Yan at the side chimed in, “I happen to know a friend, and he has a friend who specializes in making virtual streamer avatars. I can ask him for help.”
“Sister-in-law, what kind of character art do you want to have?”
A virtual streamer’s character art is the first impression people get, so it can be said to be a very important bonus.
A good-looking character avatar is very likable.
“Character art… hmm…”
Longyue furrowed her brow deeply in thought. She was a complete blank when it came to the character art, having no idea what it could be made into, or what it should be made into.
Lin Fan knew she didn't understand this, so he directly took over:
“Let’s go with what I say. The overall image should be that of an ancient-style fairy. She should have silver hair that falls to her waist, and a pair of pale eyes. As for the clothing and attire, we can reference this.”
As he spoke, Lin Fan took out the Silver Moon Immortal Robes that Longyue had changed out of after her shower from the wardrobe.
“Wow~”
Looking at the magnificent immortal robes, Zhou Yan’s expression showed his shock. Then, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, a teasing and playful look on his face.
An ordinary person wouldn't have this kind of ancient-style immortal dress at home, right? And this brat Lin Fan specially bought this kind of fetish wear to keep at home…
Hiss! This is very intriguing~
I never thought this brat, who looks so honest on a daily basis, actually plays around quite a bit!
I’ll have to try it too when I get a girlfriend someday…
At the side, Longyue listened to the character art description Lin Fan gave for her and saw him take out her original immortal robes as a reference for the art. She immediately understood.
The Demon Sovereign was directly using her most original Immortal Empress appearance as the character art!
In the Immortal Demon Continent, she cultivated the Silver Moon Azure Dragon Immortal Art, so she had silver hair and pale eyes since she was young.
Because she had lost all her spiritual energy on Blue Star and her immortal body couldn't be maintained by spiritual energy, her original silver hair and pale eyes had faded to the same ink-black as a mortal’s.
“An ancient-style xianxia character art, right? I’ve got it down. I’ll have my friend help make one in a bit.”
Zhou Yan used his phone to jot down the requirements Lin Fan had mentioned one by one and sent them to a friend on his contact list who specialized in custom private character art.
Lin Fan wasn't idle either. Since he had already prepared to let Longyue become a virtual streamer, the necessary prerequisites were naturally indispensable.
The primary condition was that she had to have a computer.
Lin Fan opened a shopping platform and skillfully added computer components to the shopping cart one by one.
Watching the busy Lin Fan and Zhou Yan on their phones, Longyue sat blankly on the sofa, completely at a loss, still holding her takeout and chopsticks.
She hadn't even said she agreed to become that what's-it-called virtual streamer, how could the two of them just go ahead and decide for her…
And with both of them so busy, it made her feel as if she were very useless just sitting here…
“Are you buying something?”
Longyue, carrying her takeout, moved closer behind Lin Fan, craning her neck to curiously watch him continuously add items to the shopping cart.
“Mmm, these are all computer components. We’re building a computer for you.”
Lin Fan said without turning his head, seriously selecting the computer parts.
Longyue glanced at the shopping cart. The moment she saw the total amount had already reached over five thousand, she was startled.
“Over five thousand yuan! Is this computer that expensive?”
The most she ever spent on one takeout order was forty or fifty yuan, and that was only for an occasional small luxury. Most of the snacks she bought online were the kind that cost a few tens of yuan for a large pile. Yet this one computer cost several thousand yuan!
She had no idea how many snacks or takeout meals that could buy her!
“Lin Fan, can’t we choose a slightly cheaper computer…?”
Longyue couldn't help but ask.
“This is a computer for you to use for live streaming. We have to consider the streaming performance. It can’t get any cheaper,” Lin Fan explained.
Although he also really wanted to save a bit more on the budget, after all, they only had forty thousand yuan left at home.
But considering the configuration requirements for streaming, plus the fact that she would be streaming with a virtual avatar, it would inevitably take up a lot of the computer’s RAM. In order to avoid the stream lagging, he had no choice but to raise the budget as much as possible.
“A computer that’s only over five thousand can’t even be considered mid-range, can it? What can it even do?”
Zhou Yan put down his phone and also came over, looking at the computer components in Lin Fan’s shopping cart with a disdainful expression.
“Lin Fan, sister-in-law might need to play games while streaming in the future. How is this configuration enough?”
Lin Fan thought for a moment and felt that Zhou Yan had a good point. Live streaming wasn't just about maintaining the video feed; sometimes it was necessary to follow trends and stream some high-end AAA games. In that case, just this configuration wouldn't be enough.
At Zhou Yan’s suggestion, he swapped the 3060 graphics card in the shopping cart for a 3090.
Watching the total in the shopping cart suddenly shoot up by nearly five thousand yuan, Longyue was so shocked she sucked in a breath of cold air.
Just now, all the components together were only a little over five thousand. How did it suddenly increase by another nearly five thousand with just one click!
She hadn't even started working yet, and they were about to spend nearly ten thousand yuan!?
Unlike the extremely anxious Longyue, Zhou Yan frowned and shook his head with disdain.
“Look, you’re already getting a 3090. Just add a bit more to the budget and get a 4090. No, wait, the 50 series is out now. If you're going for a 4090, you might as well get it all done in one step and just go straight for a 5090.”
“And look, if the graphics card is a 5090, don’t the other components need to be upgraded too? Otherwise, how would they be worthy of this graphics card, right?”
Under Zhou Yan’s instigation, Lin Fan upgraded and replaced the other components in the shopping cart one by one.
Unknowingly, as the two discussed and selected, the total amount in the shopping cart had already reached an astonishing forty-thousand-plus.
“A-Actually, a computer that’s over five thousand is good enough…”
Longyue, her beautiful face pale with fright, finally couldn't help but weakly interject. However, Lin Fan and Zhou Yan were immersed in their mutual understanding and discussion about computers and completely ignored her.
Longyue stood there frozen and awkward, holding her takeout, her heart bleeding.
She hadn't even officially started working yet, and she was already in debt for over forty thousand yuan…
She had no idea how long just that forty-thousand-plus could have lasted her for food and drink…
And no one told her that you had to spend money before you could even start a job…!