Fang Zheng certainly didn't think he was evil. In fact, he even drafted a magic contract for Maine. Of course, there was no patent law in this world, so Fang Zheng certainly couldn't apply for a patent for the paper machine. Otherwise, he would definitely apply for a patent for every part and production process of the paper machine, creating a patent barrier that no one could get past.

But could this stump him?

joke!

Founder directly divided the paper machine into two parts: the main body and the module, and then authorized them separately. Just like the main body and DLC of the game, the paper machine is the main body, the module is the DLC, and the upgrade module is DLC2.0. In other words, if someone wants to get the authorization from Main Workshop, then the authorization of both the main body and the module of the paper machine cannot be missing. If someone wants to get a bargain and only buys the module authorization without buying the main body, it will be useless!

The magic contract in this world is absolutely effective! If you violate it, you will be struck by lightning!

Therefore, if you want to make paper, you have to buy the main body and module licenses, and then wait to buy the licenses for DLC2, DLC3, DLC4...!

"Mr. Fang Zheng, this is simply robbery!"

After reading the contract drafted by Fang Zheng, Maine broke out in a cold sweat, while Fang Zheng rolled his eyes.

"Nonsense, how can I earn more from robbery?"

"...But, isn't this a bad idea...After all, Mr. Benno and I..."

"Emotions are emotions, and business is business."

As soon as Fang Zheng saw Mei Yin, he knew that the little girl had committed the biggest mistake of students who had not yet entered society, that is, talking about feelings instead of business... This was not a good thing.

"There's a saying in my hometown that brothers should settle accounts clearly. I know Mr. Benno treats you well, but we are not without return. It's convenient for me to give him exclusive authorization. If you feel reluctant, you can consider giving him priority when discussing with him later."

"priority?"

"That's right. When the contract expires in three years, the Chilbota Chamber of Commerce will have priority to renew the contract. We will not contact other chambers of commerce before they make a decision. You can talk about this when negotiating with Mr. Benno and then write it into the contract. He should be able to accept it - of course, there must be a time limit."

"Okay, I understand."

Hearing this, Maine's originally uneasy expression suddenly became much brighter. She nodded happily, then jumped away.

The little girl is still young after all.

Looking at Maine's back as she left, Fang Zheng shook his head and laughed. He could imagine how ugly Benno's face would be when he heard Maine's condition.

But what does this have to do with him?

But for Fang Zheng, the day's events did not end there. After dinner, he finally met Mai Lu, who had been autistic.

"Hey, you're finally out? How do you feel?"

Looking at the gloomy face of Mai Lu, Fang Zheng greeted her with a smile, but Mai Lu was dejected, contrary to her usual lively appearance.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, what should we do..."

"Tell me what you think?"

Fang Zheng sat behind the desk, looking at Mai Lu in front of him. Mai Lu frowned, revealing a distressed expression.

"I...I really don't know what to do...I..."

As she spoke, Mai Lu lowered her head.

"I have always been an obedient child. Everyone praised me as an excellent student. It has been like this since I was young. My grandparents, parents, teachers, and classmates all had too many expectations of me. Everyone thought I was a genius, but I am not a genius at all. I am just a little smarter than others."

"It's not easy to be someone else's child either."

Fang Zheng nodded in agreement with Mai Lu's sentiments.

"But no one thinks so. My family and classmates think that since I am an excellent student, I will definitely be the top student in the grade. Since I am an excellent student, I must be good at sports. Since I am an excellent student, I will definitely be able to get into a famous university..."

Having said that, Mai Lu held the hem of her skirt tightly.

"At that time, I could only work hard to respond to other people's expectations. I studied hard to become the top student in my grade, and studied hard to get into a famous university. However, even so, nothing changed. No, or maybe it was because of this that nothing would change... That day was also..."

As she spoke, Milu's eyes became dim.

"That day, I finished my farewell speech and left the university where I had studied for three years. Everyone was happy and went home in groups, but I was still alone. At that time, a little girl was accidentally pushed onto the road by them, and then a large truck came..."

“…”

"But no one went to save the girl. Many people were closer to her, but they just stood by and watched. Everyone looked at me. Although they didn't say anything, I knew what they were thinking."

(That child has very good motor skills)

(As for that child, I think he can be saved.)

"I pushed the kid away, and then..."

Having said this, Mai Lu looked at her hands.

"I came to a place that looked like heaven, and then a goddess who called herself Aqua, the goddess of water, appeared in front of me and asked me what I wanted, so I thought... if my abilities were not so outstanding, if my abilities were just average, then... maybe my life would be different."

Unfortunately, it was still messed up.

"You and Maine are really two extremes."

After listening to Mai Lu's story, Fang Zheng shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly. Mei Yin was too loyal to her own desires. She had done everything she could to read books. She was even willing to do things like changing world civilization, just to allow herself and everyone around her to read books.

As for what impact this will have on the world, Maine doesn't care at all.

On the other hand, Mai Lu is too loyal to the wishes of others, like a puppet. In order to respond to the expectations of others, she can even sacrifice her own life...

But this is also normal. Fang Zheng has seen many students like this. In school, they listen to their teachers and parents, so they have excellent grades. But it is different in society. After all, in school, the goal is very simple, just like Mai Lu. Being the first in the grade, or in the top ten, and getting into a good high school or university are the only expectations of parents and teachers. Therefore, as long as you work hard in this direction, it will be fine.

But it is different after entering the society. People need to find their own goals to act. Work is not just about work. You need to maintain interpersonal relationships and learn workplace skills. It is not as simple as in school. Fang Zheng has seen more than once that some students who graduated from famous universities broke down and cried in the office and chose to resign... It is not because of lack of ability, but simply because they don’t know how to do it or what to do.

It’s definitely not Fang Zheng’s fault for asking for overtime.

After all, how can programmers experience life if they don’t work overtime?

Can you blame me for your lack of tolerance?

996 is a blessing, isn’t it?

If someone like Mai Lu were to enter the society and get a job, Fang Zheng would probably think of her as an unpopular office lady, who might even be willing to follow the unspoken rules for performance, and then be abandoned by her man and have an abortion, then cry all over her face or something like that...

"And what do you think?"

"I...I just want to live a normal life."

Mai Lu was also confused at this moment. Fang Zheng could see that this was just a simple concept for Mai Lu.

It's like asking someone, do you want a happy life?

Then most people will definitely answer yes.

Then ask yourself what kind of happiness you want?

Many people were immediately confused.

Just like Mai Lu now, she hopes for an ordinary life, but what kind of life is ordinary enough, Mai Lu has never really thought about it.

However, Mailu was certain that the experiences of those adventurers defeated by the goblins had absolutely nothing to do with the ordinary life she wanted.

"If you want a normal life, I can show you a way."

"Eh? Really?"

As expected, upon hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Mai Lu immediately looked up at Fang Zheng with bright eyes.

"That's right."

Fang Zheng nodded.

"You can go to a small village, buy a house, grow crops there, raise chickens, ducks, cows, sheep, etc. Have you ever played Ranch Story? It's a similar life, working from sunrise to sunset, how about it? Pretty ordinary, right?"

"This is really... very ordinary..."

“That’s what normal life is like.”

Fang Zheng changed his posture and leaned back in his chair.

"In many villages, some people may never have been to the city in their lives, but they still live happily. Isn't this the ordinary life you want? Go out every day to plant crops, feed chickens, then say hello to everyone in the village, chat about everything, then find a farmer to marry and have a few children... How about that? There is no more ordinary life than this."

"That's true..."

Although it was indeed very ordinary, Mai Lu's expression was very subtle.

“It’s boring.”

"Why?"

“Isn’t this kind of life boring?”

“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Mai Lu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded slightly.

"So what you want is not an ordinary life at all."

“…”

This time, Mai Lu didn't say anything.

"In that case, let me give you a homework assignment."

Fang Zheng was not a devil. Seeing Mai Lu’s dejected look, he also offered his own opinion.

"Operation?"

"Yes, Maine is busy with her things recently. You can go and help. Do you know what Maine is doing?"

"This...I'm not very clear."

Mai Lu shook her head. After returning from the Goblin's lair, she had been staying in seclusion in her room, her mind full of thoughts like "This is not the life I want. What kind of life do I want?" She didn't pay any attention to these things at all.

"She is improving the papermaking technology so that everyone in the world can afford to read books."

"Hey? Hey hey hey?!"

Hearing this, Mai Lu was stunned.

"Is Maine... so powerful?"

"Hahaha, it's amazing or not. You'll know for yourself when you go and see it. I think Maine also needs help. As a fellow time traveler, you will definitely be of great help to her. So let's do this."

"Okay, I'll try my best!"

After having a goal, Mai Lu was no longer as confused as before. Of course, part of the reason was that Mei Yin and she were both time travelers, so they got along well. She happily bowed to Fang Zheng and opened the door.

"ah."

"Ah, hello, Miss Priestess."

Seeing the priestess standing at the door and about to knock, Mai Lu was also startled and nodded in response hurriedly.

"Do you have anything to do with Mr. Fang Zheng?"

"Yes, is it convenient now?"

"Of course, come in."

Fang Zheng nodded to the priestess standing at the door. The priestess and Mai Lu also bowed to each other, then walked into the room and closed the door.

"Welcome back, how was the test?"

"Yes, I have successfully passed the test of the Earth Mother."

At this point, the priestess clenched her fists excitedly.

"Mother Earth has granted me two new divine arts! Sir Knight!"

"Congratulations. By the way, it seems that Aisi's gift has been upgraded to level five by the god she believes in. Your team's strength has also increased a lot."

"Yes!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the priestess became even happier.

“But Huihui doesn’t seem to have changed much…”

“Meihui, let’s just leave it at that…”

Hearing this, the priestess's expression changed slightly.

It is very difficult to block the explosion magic now. If Huihui becomes stronger, it will be a real question whether they can get out alive.

"Oh, that's right."

The two chatted for a while, and the priestess seemed to have thought of something and took out a letter from her bosom.

"Sir Knight, this is what the Adventurer's Guild asked me to pass on to you."

"letter?"

Fang Zheng took the envelope, opened it, and carefully glanced at the contents inside. Then he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and sneered.

"I didn't expect that they would come to my door."

"Sir Knight?"

Seeing that Fang Zheng's expression was not right, the priestess was also a little confused.

"Who sent this letter?"

"From the Council of Sages of the Kingdom of Lugnica."

Fang Zheng casually threw the letter on the table.

"They asked me to go to the capital of Lugnica and explain the murder of Border Count Roswaal..."

"Why?"

Hearing this, the priestess was shocked.

"Are you alright, Sir Knight?"

"It's no big deal."

Facing the priestess's uneasy questioning, Fang Zheng waved his hand, narrowed his eyes, and snorted.

"That's great. I also have something I want to ask them about."