Ben opened the notebook he carried with him and began copying at lightning speed. As a skilled copyist, he had an uncanny eye for shapes. Before long, he had finished copying rough line sketches of every one of Mila's paintings at the exhibition.
But Ben was a decent man. He would not directly use characters Mila had created. Though that was a common practice these days, he still intended to create his own designs based on Mila's art style.
Besides, Mila's paintings were a little too dark. Looking at them, he could not even imagine how the protagonist was supposed to defeat such things. Who knew what she had gone through to paint pictures like these?
He planned to make the designs more humanoid, so they would be easier to draw in motion.
The newspapers said the kingdom was preparing to draft copyright legislation for literary and artistic works. If it passed, not only would plagiarism be restricted in the future, but creators could also earn extra income through derivative works.
Just like scientists and mages, creators would become a respected profession in the future.
Though he knew absolutely nothing about politics, he was quite optimistic that this bill would pass.
It was not because he had seriously analyzed the pros and cons on every side. Mainly, he had heard rumors on the street that the Drogo Group had already greased every wheel in Parliament and was merely waiting for the vote.
The Drogo Group was simply too powerful. Their toys and potions alone had spread across the country and sold overseas, not to mention Magic Shadow, which nowadays would get you mocked for being out of touch if you had never seen it.
Apparently, it was also highly praised among mages, though he had no idea what exactly went