š Chapter 6
She opened the system graphics menu.
Lena Morgen then realized that the system's default setting was medium quality.
To think that such exquisite graphics were only medium quality; what rough fare had she been eating before?
Clicking the drop-down option, she saw there were also High Quality, Top Quality, and Cinematic Quality.
Her mind crashed when she saw these options.
"I'll try Cinematic Quality to see what it's like."
Incited by the live stream's chat, Lena chose Cinematic Quality.
As expected, it lagged.
The game screen turned into a slideshow, as her current computer configuration simply couldn't display the charm of such quality.
There was no other way, so she continued to lower the graphics quality. It still lagged a bit even at High Quality.
But the graphics at this point were indeed much more exquisite than before, with clearer model textures and details.
As an esports player, fluidity was clearly the top priority.
In the end, Lena still chose the system's default medium quality; no frame drops, no lag, and the graphics were very clear.
"Medium quality is enough for me. Those in the live stream with good computer specs can try High Quality."
"My computer's specs should be considered mid-to-high tier. An 880 graphics card can run medium quality smoothly. This game's optimization truly shocks me. In my opinion, an 880 graphics card shouldn't be able to produce such visuals."
Live stream chat:
@RenderGhost: "Such graphics really eat up specs!"
@UpgradeSoon: "Looks like I need to upgrade my graphics card."
@RetroRig: "My old relic probably can't handle it."
@SpecHunter: "An 880 running this kind of quality means the game's optimization is top-notch."
At this moment, a novice quest guide appeared next to the character:
[You were born on the pirate island of Barbados, where most people are pirates.]
[Therefore, you aspired to become a great pirate from a young age. Now that you are 18, you decide to embark on a journey across the sea.]
[This game will revolve around the Caribbean Sea. Please adventure freely in this vast region and write your glorious life!]
Quest Tip:
[Although you want to set sail, you lack a ship that can sail the sea. Try to earn money in the town to buy your own pirate ship.]
[It is recommended to set sail after leveling up to level 10 and mastering all pirate skills, otherwise you may encounter unknown monster attacks.]
[You can accept quests and level up by fighting monsters in the forest and beach near the town.]
Lena opened her backpack, which only contained 10 copper coins.
So she controlled her character to jog to the nearby shipyard.
The cheapest single-masted sailboat actually cost 200 gold coins.
At this point, a comment reminded her that there was a small boat in the harbor, suggesting Lena try sailing it.
Lena then went to the seaside. Before her was a small skiff with two oars; it wasn't even considered the cheapest single-masted sailboat.
Incited by the chat, Lena got into the small boat, grabbed the oars, and started rowing.
Before her was the boundless sea, and above her, seagulls circled.
At this moment, Lena's blood was already boiling. She wanted to try setting sail directly without leveling up.
As she rowed and rowed, a wave crashed over, and she was back on shore.
However, she didn't give up and tried to set sail again.
Another wave crashed, the small boat capsized directly, and her character fell into the seawater.
Lena controlled her character to struggle in the seawater, but unfortunately drowned in the churning waves.
[You have died. Death has a penalty mechanism: level minus one, and 10% of your current currency is deducted.]
[After death, you will return to the nearest resurrection point.]
The screen flashed, and the character reappeared in the town, exactly as she was when she first spawned.
The viewers in the live stream went wild, sending gifts.
@LaughingKraken: "Haha, she drowned."
@SeaRealist: "This is too realistic! You can row, there are waves, and you can even drown!"
@NatureFears: "This is the real sea. You must fear the power of nature. Leni Goddess, don't listen to those idiots. Sailing in a small skiff is impossible."
@ShipwrightFan: "Yeah, it's better to honestly earn money and buy a single-masted sailboat."
Lena opened her character page. Since she was already level one, her level didn't drop, and she had 9 of her original 10 copper coins left.
Not far away, an exclamation mark appeared above the head of a general store owner.
Lena approached the owner and spoke to him.
The owner smiled: "Ah, Leni, long time no see, you've grown so tall. I heard you want to earn money to buy a ship. I have a money-making quest here, would you like to accept it?"
"What quest?"
"Recently, I haven't had enough leather. I hope you can go to the forest to the west and get me 10 wolf hides. I'll give you 5 gold coins as a reward after you complete the quest."
"I accept."
"Haha, then hurry back. Be careful and remember not to be surrounded by a pack of wolves."
Lena noticed an emote button on the interface, so she selected a salute emote.
The general store owner gave an awkward smile: "Why are you saluting? That's strange."
Lena was surprised; the NPCs here could even interact with emotes. This was too detailed.
With an excited heart, Lena arrived at the edge of the western forest.
Several wild wolves were foraging there.
"Wait, there's actually someone fighting monsters there!"
Lena's gaze was drawn to the person fighting monsters not far away. It was a male pirate named 'Shepi'.
His equipment was clearly different from hers; he should have already updated a few pieces of equipment.
Lena guessed that person was a player who entered earlier than her. Three people had already bought the game before she did.
That person was actually the reviewer Niklas Vogel. At this moment, he was fully engrossed in fighting monsters. He would reach level 5 after cutting down a few more wolves.
His eyes held only a craving for money.
Seeing someone enter the game before her, Lena's expression became serious. As a top esports player, what she wanted to do now was to dominate the leaderboard.
Even if you entered the game before me, I will level up faster than you. This is the confidence of a pro player.
Lena approached a wild wolf and pulled out her weapons.
A flintlock pistol in her left hand and a common scimitar in her right.
These two pieces of equipment were given at birth, along with 30 gunpowder rounds.
She aimed the pistol at the wild wolf; right-clicking allowed her to enter aiming mode.
After adjusting her aim, she pulled the trigger.
Accompanied by a gunshot, the wild wolf fell to the ground.
[Headshot on the wild wolf, dealing fatal damage!]
[Level 1 wild wolf killed, gained 10 experience points.]
@ProFanatic: "As expected of Leni Sis, a headshot!"
@SkillWatcher: "This is the style of a professional player."
@LeaderboardChaser: "Go, Leni Sis, surpass that 'Shepi'!"
Lena approached the wild wolf, and a skinning option appeared before her.
She used her scimitar to skin it, but because her skinning technique wasn't skillful enough, she only obtained a damaged wolf hide.
[Skinning technique increased by 2 points.]
[Obtained Damaged Wolf Hide X1.]
It seemed that getting a complete wolf hide wasn't that simple, which further ignited Lena's competitive spirit.
After reloading her bullets, Lena extended her 'claws' towards another wild wolf.
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