What do I want to do?
Asuna did not know how to answer Fangzheng's question.
What did she want to do? Asuna didn't think that it was a problem. She should follow her mother's requirements and study hard, then get into a good high school, a good university, become a committee organizer, a manager, win a few awards, and finally marry a noble and outstanding man according to her mother's requirements.
For Asuna, the path in front of her was the one her parents had planned for her. All she had to do was follow the path. But now, because of a small accident, she deviated from the path her parents had planned for her. She was alone in the boundless wilderness, not even knowing where to go ….
To be honest, Asuna's problem was not a problem at all in Fangzheng's eyes. This kind of trouble was something only the children of rich and powerful families in Japan would have. It was basically the nightmare of everyone his age in Fangzheng's generation. At that time, their parents, like Asuna's parents, wanted their children to get into a good university and find a good job.
And Fangzheng's generation was also known as the generation of change. Why? It was very simple ….
When Fangzheng was in primary school, university students still had a good job, and the iron rice bowl had not been abolished yet. So, his parents' nagging was, "Study hard, get into a good university when you grow up, then find a good job in the government, and you won't have to worry about anything for the rest of your life."
When Fangzheng entered junior high school, the iron rice bowl was gone, and foreign investment entered the market. So, his parents' nagging became, "Study hard, get into a university, learn a foreign language, then find a good job in a foreign company. Maybe you can go abroad."
When Fangzheng entered high school, the internet became popular, so his parents' nagging became, "Study hard, learn a computer, the newspaper said that computers are the future, choose a good major when you go to university …."
When Fangzheng entered university, the university students had already become pork sellers ….
When he graduated from university, programmers had already become programmers ….
Students who were nagged by their parents to choose finance, programming, and other "hot" majors only to find that the hot majors had long since faded away. There were more competitors than monkeys competing for the same job …. But what could they do?
There was no medicine for regret in this world.
Of course, to Fangzheng, he was different from his peers. At least he had another survival skill, and as long as he mastered it well, it would not be a problem for him to become a famous pianist in the world.
However, how could playing the piano be more interesting than being a game designer? Typing on the keyboard while imagining the players crying for their parents, chopping off their hands to top up in pain was just too awesome!
So in Fangzheng's opinion, Asuna's troubles were nothing. Back in the day, many college students were supported by the whole village, and the pressure they faced wasn't much greater than Asuna's, but none of them broke down.
Of course, everyone's tolerance was different, which was understandable.
"Parents always plan their children's lives well. For example, parents who are pianists want their children to learn the piano, while parents who are doctors... hmm, they don't really recommend their children to become doctors. That's normal. That's because your parents have far more life experience than you. They're planning for you, and it's for your own good. "
Having said that, Fangzheng closed his eyes and exhaled softly.
"But you have to know that in the end, only you can choose how to live your life. So, Asuna, have you thought about what you want to do in the future? "
"... I..."
"Ying Lili has her own dream, and so does everyone else. Jia Baili … Alright, although it's not worth advocating for people to just eat and wait for death, it's still a dream. So, do you have your own dream?"
"..."
This time, in the face of Fangzheng's question, Asuna was really speechless.
Did she have her own dream?
Did she think about what she wanted to do in the future? Even just thinking about it?
"It seems that this is your problem."
Looking at Asuna's confused expression, Fangzheng reached out his hand and patted her on the shoulder.
"Find the problem, analyze the problem, solve the problem. Now that you know what your problem is, what you should do next... is up to you."
Having said that, Fangzheng stood up and waved at Ying Lili and Yui in the distance.
"Okay, Ying Lili, Yui, let's continue shopping!"
After that, she didn't say anything else. She just lowered her head and silently followed behind Fangzheng, Ying Lili, and Kuri, as if she was thinking about something. Although Ying Lili was quite curious about how Fangzheng had enlightened Asuna, she would not ask about it. After all, if Fangzheng was willing to tell her, he would definitely tell her.
But when the four of them walked out of the alley again and came to the other side of the shopping street to continue enjoying the food and shopping, they suddenly saw a commotion in the distance. Then...
"Oh no, they're coming! Let's go, let's go!"
Fangzheng saw a stall owner shouting and waving his hand. The next moment, the surrounding players instantly packed up their shops, turned around, and ran away. The scene was like a hawker running into a city enforcement officer. This made Fangzheng curious. After all, the Town of Beginnings was a safe zone. Attacks would not cause damage, so logically speaking, these players should be fine.
But... why are they running?
However, as the players dispersed, Fangzheng saw a group of people in uniform swagger over from the other side of the street.
They were wearing the same armor, robes, and cloaks. They looked like NPC soldiers in games. If not for the cursor above their heads indicating that they were players, Fangzheng would have mistaken them for NPCs.
"You guys should leave as well."
At this time, a player who was packing up his stall and was about to leave saw Fangzheng and the others standing at the side, so he hurriedly reminded them.
"They're the tax collection team of the 'army'!"
"Army?"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng's curiosity was piqued. The player nodded.
"Yeah, I heard it's Aincrad something army … … Anyway, that's what they said."
"Why are they collecting taxes?"
"Hmph, they say it's to protect the peace of the players, and they need funds to fight against the Upper Lords.... so they're forcing us to pay up."
"But if you don't pay up, they can't do anything to you, right?"
"Yeah. Although they can't hurt us in the safe zone, they can send people to block our stalls and stop us from doing business. And … these people might come for revenge. They have more than a thousand members in their guild." "That's right.
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng's expression sank. He swept a cold glance at the players and strode forward.
At this moment, the players belonging to the 'army' were blocking a player who did not run away in time. When Fangzheng walked over, he could even hear their laughter and ridicule.
"Hey, you made a lot of money today, didn't you? Hurry up and hand over all your money!"
"We fought for you guys. You should at least be grateful, right? Besides, paying taxes is a citizen's duty. "
"I... I didn't make much money."
The merchant player who was surrounded by the army was about to cry.
"Then bring me your equipment and merchandise. I'll confiscate it!"
"That's right. If you don't hand over your stuff, you can't set up a stall here anymore!"
At that moment, Fangzheng also came to their side. Seeing Fangzheng approaching, several army players quickly walked out to stop him.
"Wait, what do you want?"
"It's a new face. I don't care who you are, you have to pay our taxes. Take out all the money you have."
However, in the face of the threat of the army players, Fangzheng just looked at them coldly and said.
"Get lost, you bastard."
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