What exactly do I want to do?

Faced with the question raised by Fang Zheng, Asuna didn't know how to answer for a moment.

What she wanted to do was not a problem for Asuna. She should study hard as her mother asked, get into a good high school and a good university, become an organizer and manager of certain committees, win some awards, and finally marry a noble and outstanding man as her mother asked.

For Asuna, the road ahead of her was planned by her parents, and she just had to follow it. But now, because of a small accident, she deviated from the path planned by her parents, and was alone in the boundless wilderness, not even knowing which way to go...

To be honest, Fang Zheng didn't think Asuna's problem was a problem at all. This kind of trouble was probably only experienced by children of wealthy families in Japan, and it was basically the nightmare of all Fang Zheng's peers. At that time, their parents, like Asuna's parents, wanted their children to get into a good university and find a good job.

The Founder generation is also known as the generation of change. Why? It’s simple…

When Fang Zheng was in primary school, college students still ate steamed corn bread, and the iron rice bowl had not yet been abolished. So his parents’ nagging at that time was “Study hard, get into a good university when you grow up, and then find a good job in the government, and you will never have to worry about anything in your life.”

Then when Fang Zheng entered junior high school, the iron rice bowl was gone, reform and opening up, foreign investment came in. So his parents' advice changed to "study hard, go to university, learn foreign languages ​​well, and then find a good job in a foreign-funded enterprise, maybe you can go abroad."

When Fang Zheng was in high school, the Internet started to develop rapidly, so his parents changed their advice to "study hard and learn computers. The newspaper says that computers are the future. Choose a good major in college..."

When Fang Zheng finally went to college, all the college students had already started selling pork...

By the time he graduated from college, the programmer had already become a programmer...

The students who were persuaded by their parents to choose “popular” fields such as finance and programming, found out later that the fields that were popular back then are no longer popular, and there are more competitors for the same position than monkeys...but what can they do?

There is no medicine for regret in this world.

Of course, Fang Zheng was different from his peers. At least he had another survival skill, and as long as he mastered this skill well, it would not be a problem for him to become a famous pianist in the world.

However, playing the piano is not as interesting as being a game planner. It’s awesome to type on the keyboard while thinking about players crying and screaming, and chopping their hands in pain to recharge.

So in Fang Zheng's opinion, Asuna's worries were nothing. Back then, many college students were supported by the whole village through frugality. The pressure they faced was not much greater than hers, but they didn't collapse one by one.

Of course, it is understandable that everyone has different tolerance levels.

"Parents will plan their children's lives. For example, the parents of pianists want their children to learn piano, and those who become doctors... well, it seems that they don't recommend their children to become doctors. This is normal. Because your parents have many times more life experience than you do, they plan for you for your own good."

Having said this, Fang Zheng closed his eyes and let out a sigh.

"But you have to know that, in the end, the only one who can choose how to live is you. So, Asuna, have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?"

"……I……"

"Eri has her own dream, and so do others. Gabriel... well, although living a life of idleness and waiting for death is not advocacy, it is still a dream after all. So, do you have your own dream?"

“…”

This time, facing Fang Zheng's question, Asuna was really speechless.

Does she have her own dream?

Has she thought about what she wants to do in the future, even just in thought?

"It seems that this is your problem."

Looking at Asuna's confused expression, Fang Zheng reached out and patted her shoulder.

“Find the problem, analyze it, solve it. Now that you know where your problem is, what to do next…it’s up to you.”

Having said that, Fang Zheng stood up and waved to Eriri and Yui in the distance.

"Alright, Eriri, Yui, let's continue shopping!"

After that, Asuna didn't say anything more. She just lowered her head and followed Fang Zheng, Eriri and Yui silently, as if she was thinking about something. Although Eriri was very curious about how Fang Zheng had enlightened Asuna, she would not ask about it. After all, if Fang Zheng 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 shopping street on the other side to continue enjoying food and shopping, they suddenly saw the crowd in the distance start to make noises, and then...

"Oh no, they are coming, go, go!"

Fang Zheng saw a stall owner shouting and waving his hands, and the next moment the players who were setting up stalls around him instantly closed their shops, then turned around and ran away. The scene was just like the vendors seeing the city management, which made Fang Zheng a little curious. You know, the starting town is a safe area, and attacks will not cause harm, so these players should not be in trouble.

But what are they running for?

However, as these players dispersed, Fang Zheng saw a group of people in uniform walking towards him from the other side of the street.

They wore uniform armor, robes and cloaks, and looked just like NPC soldiers in a game. If it weren't for the cursors above their heads indicating players, Fang Zheng would have mistaken them for NPCs.

"You guys should leave as well."

At this time, a player who was packing up his stall and preparing to leave in a hurry saw Fang Zheng and others standing nearby, and hurried forward to remind them.

"They are the taxing party of the 'army'!"

"army?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng became more curious, and the player nodded.

"Yeah, it's said to be the Aincrad army... at least that's what they said themselves."

"What do they tax them for?"

"Humph, they said they needed money to protect the peace of the players and to fight the upper-level lord monsters...so they forced us to pay."

"But if you don't hand it over, they can't do anything to you."

"Yes, although they can't harm us in the safe zone, they can send people to block our stalls and prevent us from doing business. Moreover... these people may come to retaliate. There are more than a thousand people in their guild."

"Is there such a thing?"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng's face suddenly darkened. Then he glanced coldly at the players and strode forward.

At this moment, the players belonging to the "army" were cornering a player who had not had time to escape. When Fang Zheng walked over, he could even hear their laughter and mockery.

"Hey, you must have made a lot of money today, hand it over quickly!"

"We are fighting for you, so we should be grateful, right? Besides, paying taxes is the duty of every citizen."

"I, I don't make much money."

The merchant player who was surrounded by the army was about to cry.

"Then bring your equipment and merchandise here. They'll be confiscated!"

"That's right, if you don't take out your stuff, you won't be able to set up a stall here anymore!!"

At this moment, Fang Zheng also came to their side. Seeing Fang Zheng approaching, several soldiers quickly came out and stopped him.

"Wait, what do you want?"

"You are a new face. No matter who you are, you have to pay taxes to us. Take out all the money you have."

However, facing the threats from the military players, Fang Zheng just looked at them coldly and then spoke.

"Get lost, bastard."