Josiah found a familiar object in the alchemy workshop. It was one of the things Josiah used to eat on Earth. It was the 'drawing tablet'.
With the appearance of the drawing tablet, the internet on Earth officially entered the Great Painting Era. All kinds of folk CG masters emerged one after another, and a large number of excellent CG works began to appear.
Josiah's fingertips slid over the pale blue cube, which emitted a faint glow. Unknown inscriptions began to appear on its surface, and the drawing interface was presented in the form of inscriptions projection.
Josiah couldn't believe that he was in the era of transportation or horse-drawn carriages. This … painting experience on Earth was something that humans could only have when they moved to space.
Perhaps people on Earth had already achieved this? Josiah had tried an AR device in Google's headquarters. After wearing it, he could draw freely in the surrounding space.
With a blank piece of paper and a brush, Josiah, who was a 'big tentacle', had to try this drawing method that had transcended centuries.
In just a dozen minutes, Josiah quickly sketched the image of an elf with sharp eyes and a figure that all women would look up to.
This elf was a character that most players on Earth were familiar with. She was Sylvanas Windrunner, the Forgotten Queen in World of Warcraft.
What Josiah sketched was only a rough sketch, but the interface was quite powerful. At least, it had the basic function of coloring.
In the time it took Josh to sketch out Sylvanas' outline, Ciri and Herland had also walked out of the cubicle.
"Since I've done some research on magic-guided machines, I couldn't help but try your work. I hope I didn't cause you any trouble?"
Josiah stopped drawing and looked at Herland and Hiri.
Herland was the owner of this alchemy workshop, so he should be the one who made this thing.
"Don't mind it … Mr. Josiah, it's placed here for visitors to try."
Herland glanced at the image projected on the cube. Josiah's sketch quickly attracted his attention.
Many human artists had created paintings with elves as the main characters. After all, elves could be said to be synonymous with beauty in the eyes of humans. However, the elf that Josiah had drawn was different from the elves that lived in the forest.
"Visitors? Is it on display? "
Josiah scanned the rest of the alchemy workshop. Apart from Herland and Hiri, he didn't see anyone else. Compared to the other alchemy workshops that Josiah had just passed, this place seemed a little deserted.
"In other words, Miss Herland, you plan to bring this machine to the expo in two months?"
Josiah's question seemed to have poked at Herland's sore spot. She looked a little disappointed.
"It'd be great if I could participate. The machines participating in the Universal Expo are all made by famous masters … Although I really hope that my work can be displayed there, I'm ashamed to say that I should be thinking about how to exchange it for some money."
Herland's tone sounded a little self-deprecating. She desired fame more than money, but reality forced her to acknowledge the importance of money.
In the past, she had always been a top student in one of the most outstanding advanced magic academies in the Norland Continent, and the stipend she received every academic year was enough for her to live a good life. However, in order to make her mother's work appear in the Universal Exposition, she had chosen to put all her eggs in one basket to complete this magic machine.
In the end, Herland lost the gamble. Not only did she lose her stipend, but she was also in jeopardy of receiving her stipend. Not only that, but she also invested all her savings into the production of the magical machine.
"I see."
Josiah could understand why Herland's invention that should've transcended the century was neglected. It was because her invention was too 'transcending the century'.
If it were the situation on Earth, people would still be amazed by the appearance of the 'mini steam engine' and exclaim that the industrial revolution was coming. Then, someone would suddenly invent the liquid crystal mouse drawing pad. It would seem like an alien technology to the people of any era and wouldn't be accepted by the secular world no matter how one looked at it.
In this world, there were no paintings that were passed down through generations that were stored in 'data'. Only paintings on paper had the right to be passed down through generations.
"Then … Miss Herland, I hope to invest in your research. Perhaps it's a little inappropriate to use the word 'investment'.
Josiah wasn't a human who lived in the era of the industrial revolution. Josiah was a person of the 21st century, so of course he knew the value of Herland's machine. It would be of great help to Josiah in bringing this world into the age of the internet. More importantly … Josiah could use it to draw game cinematics.
"Entrepreneurship?"
Herland could understand the first two words, but she had never heard of the word 'entrepreneurship' before. She cast a puzzled look at Ciri, who was standing beside her.
Hiri, on the other hand, shrugged, indicating that she was used to it.
"I want to work with you to promote the artworks created by your Magic Machine."
"Paintings? Mr. Josiah, the paintings on this machine are only mana stored in the inscription units. They're physical objects that can't be touched. If the machine is damaged, the paintings will disappear. "
Although Herland knew how to store the mana stored in the inscription units in a raw crystal, the fact that the virtual paintings couldn't be touched proved that they had no value. No matter how artistic they were, they wouldn't be displayed in an art gallery.
"Value? Everything in this world has no value from the start. Their value is artificially created. "
Of course, Josh didn't expect to earn tens of thousands of dollars for any CG he drew in this world that didn't even know what the Internet was. Even in the 21st century, a CG that was painstakingly drawn on a computer might not even be worth a penny.
Because data … could be copied.
"Create value?"
Herland's doubtful expression made Hiri feel inexplicably happy. That was how Hiri and Josiah communicated.
"Please allow me to demonstrate."
Josh walked over to his sketch of Cirvanas and added a few more markings on it. He wrote the number '6' on the upper left corner of the sketch, and two '5's on the lower right and left corners respectively.
Josiah sketched out the details and wrote in the introduction box in the middle: "Deathword: Control a random enemy follower."
In a card game on Earth called Hearthstone, the strongest neutral Deathword Orange, Sylvanas Windrunner, appeared before Josiah!
Josh had paid a whopping 600 RMB to Blizzard in order to get this Legendary Card back in the day!
If it was just a sketch or an ordinary CG, it might be worthless. However, if this CG became a rare card in a card game, countless people would not hesitate to spend money to buy a card pack in order to get it.
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