"That's right!"
Lin Fan nodded.
That had been his plan from the very beginning: to have the Empress become a virtual streamer!
That way, she could work from home, avoiding any trouble outside or accidentally exposing her identity, while also making full use of her natural advantages during streams!
"What is a virtual streamer?"
Watching Lin Fan and Zhou Yan talk back and forth, Long Yue was completely baffled.
She had heard a little about streaming, but this was the first time she had heard of virtual streamers.
"A virtual streamer is, simply put, a streamer who uses a virtual character avatar. You don't need to show your face," Lin Fan explained.
Zhou Yan chimed in from the side. "I happen to know someone whose friend specializes in making virtual streamer avatars. I can ask him to help."
"Sister-in-law, what kind of character illustration do you want?"
A virtual streamer's character illustration was people's first impression of them. It could be said to be a very important bonus.
A good-looking virtual avatar was very appealing.
"Character illustration... hmm..."
Long Yue furrowed her brow and pondered deeply. Her mind was completely blank when it came to character illustrations. She had no idea what it could look like, much less what it should look like.
Knowing that she did not understand any of this, Lin Fan took over directly.
"Let's go with what I say. The overall look should be an ancient-style immortal maiden, with silver hair falling to her waist and a pair of pale blue eyes. As for the outfit, it can take inspiration from this."
As he spoke, Lin Fan took the Silver Moon Immortal Robe that Long Yue had changed out of before bathing from the cabinet.
"Wow~"
At the sight of the gorgeous immortal robe before him, Zhou Yan looked startled. Then he could not help narrowing his eyes, wearing a teasing, amused expression.
Ordinary people did not keep this kind of ancient immortal dress at home, did they? Yet Lin Fan had specifically bought this sort of sexy costume and kept it at home...
Hiss! That was quite thought-provoking~
He had not expected this guy, who usually looked so honest, to be into such wild stuff!
When he got a girlfriend someday, he had to try it too...
As Long Yue listened to Lin Fan describe the character illustration for her and saw him take out her original immortal robe as a reference, she immediately understood.
The Demon Supreme was directly using her original Immortal Empress appearance as the character illustration!
On the Immortal-Demon Continent, she cultivated the Silver Moon Azure Dragon Immortal Art, so she had possessed silver hair and pale blue eyes since childhood.
Because she had lost all her spiritual power on Blue Star, and her immortal body could no longer be sustained by spiritual power, her original silver hair and pale blue eyes had faded into the same jet-black color as an ordinary mortal's.
"An ancient immortal fantasy character illustration, right? Got it. I'll have my friend make one later."
Zhou Yan used his phone to note down every requirement Lin Fan had listed, then sent them to a friend in his contacts who specialized in custom private character illustrations.
Lin Fan did not stay idle either. Since they were preparing to have Long Yue become a virtual streamer, none of the necessary hardware requirements could be left out.
The first requirement was, at the very least, a computer.
Lin Fan opened a shopping platform and skillfully added computer components to the cart one by one.
Watching Lin Fan and Zhou Yan busily work their phones, Long Yue sat dumbly on the sofa at a complete loss, still holding her takeout and chopsticks.
She had never agreed to become some kind of virtual streamer. How had the two of them decided it for her on their own...
And with both of them so busy, she looked utterly useless just sitting here...
"Are you buying something?"
Holding her takeout, Long Yue moved behind Lin Fan, poking her head over curiously as she watched him keep adding products to the cart.
"Yeah, these are all computer components. I'm putting together a computer for you."
Lin Fan carefully selected the components without even turning his head.
Long Yue glanced at the cart. When she saw that the total had already exceeded five thousand yuan, she was instantly startled.
"More than five thousand yuan?! Are computers really that expensive?"
The most she spent on a delivery order was forty or fifty yuan, and even that was only an occasional small indulgence. Most of the snacks she bought online cost only a few dozen yuan for a whole pile of them, yet one computer cost several thousand yuan!
Who knew how many snacks she could buy or how many takeout orders she could place with that much money!
"Lin Fan, can't you choose a cheaper computer...?" Long Yue could not bear to ask.
"This computer is for streaming, so its streaming performance has to be considered. It can't get any cheaper."
Lin Fan explained that although he also wanted to save more of the budget, there were only forty thousand yuan left at home.
But considering the streaming requirements, along with the fact that she would be streaming with a virtual avatar, it would inevitably consume computer memory. To prevent lag during streams, he could only raise the budget as much as possible.
"A computer that only costs five thousand yuan doesn't even count as mid-range. What can it do?"
Zhou Yan put down his phone and leaned over as well. After looking at the computer components in Lin Fan's cart, he wore a disgusted expression.
"Lin Fan, sister-in-law might need to play games while streaming in the future. How could this setup possibly be enough?"
Lin Fan thought about it for a moment and felt that Zhou Yan had a point. Streaming was not just about keeping an image on screen. Sometimes she would need to follow trends and stream high-end AAA games, and in that case, this setup would not be nearly enough.
At Zhou Yan's suggestion, he replaced the RTX 3060 graphics card in the cart with an RTX 3090.
Watching the total in the cart suddenly jump by nearly another five thousand yuan, Long Yue sharply sucked in a breath.
The computer's components had only totaled a little over five thousand yuan just now. How had one click suddenly added nearly another five thousand?
She had not even started working yet, and she was already about to spend nearly ten thousand yuan?!
Unlike the extremely anxious Long Yue, Zhou Yan frowned and shook his head in disdain.
"Look, you've already gone with a 3090. You might as well add a little more budget and get a 4090. No, the 50 series is already out now. If you're going for a 4090 anyway, you might as well go all the way and get a 5090."
"And look, if you're getting a 5090 graphics card, shouldn't the other components be upgraded too? Otherwise, how would they be worthy of that card?"
Under Zhou Yan's urging, Lin Fan upgraded and replaced the other components in the cart one by one.
Before they knew it, as the two discussed and selected the parts, the total in the cart had reached a staggering forty thousand yuan.
"A computer that costs just over five thousand yuan would actually be enough..."
Terrified, Long Yue finally could not help weakly interjecting from the side. However, Lin Fan and Zhou Yan were immersed in their shared understanding and discussion of computers, completely ignoring her.
Long Yue awkwardly froze in place with the takeout in her hands, her heart bleeding.
She had not even officially started working yet, but she already owed more than forty thousand yuan...
Who knew how long that amount alone could support her food and drinks...
No one had told her she would have to spend money before she could start working...!
Before you continue