He hadn't installed a mod called "Ghost."
But then, something strange happened.
First, he tossed in . The moment he tweaked the settings— Render Distance: 2 Chunks. Smooth Lighting: OFF. Clouds: OFF. Dynamic Lights: OFF —his FPS jumped from 12 to 45. It felt like breathing for the first time.
But then he noticed something else. In the corner of his screen, where the version number “1.8.9” usually sat, the text flickered. For just a second, it changed to:
Liam stared at his screen. The number in the corner read .
His FPS hit a stable .