Chapter 467 The Birth of a Collector

Bai Ding's hometown is in Crystal City.

It is a city located at the northernmost end of the world. It is the capital of the old Fearless Empire. The ancient city walls, streets and totems are well preserved.

In this old city, there are many young ethnic groups.

There are Yao people who migrated here a long time ago to participate in local construction.

They are now mostly farmers, herdsmen, glass workers and vendors.

There are bully locusts who have become city tour guides.

They have been wandering around the city all year round, and they know the streets and alleys, accommodation, food and celebrity anecdotes of Crystal City best. Relying on their flexible and sharp minds, these small Zerg residents are like fish in water in the city.

There are a large number of ghosts left by the empire.

The reputation of ghost warriors is getting louder and louder, and they have become an important professional group. Ghost scholars travel around, give lectures in towers and colleges, and pass on knowledge and ideas to every settlement.

The Jade Rabbit tribe also lives here.

They abide by their duties, are good at running around, and have their own place.

But as the number of ghost warriors continued to increase, they quickly replaced the Jade Rabbits and almost monopolized the security and defense work.

The reason is simple. The ghost warriors grew very fast in the early stage, and most of them were experienced in combat, with excellent individual combat capabilities and could adapt to various environments.

Although the Jade Rabbits were physically strong, they were not a fighting nation.

Everyone has discovered that the Jade Rabbits are big, but when it comes to life-and-death battles, they basically win less and lose more. They are gradually replaced by more professional practitioners such as ghost warriors and war cats.

Not only Bai Ding, but the entire Jade Rabbit clan is facing severe employment problems.

The Jade Rabbit's long-distance running ability was useful in the past, such as sending messages across cities or transporting some small items.

But now with the fire carriage, the sky lantern, and the crystal gate, everyone no longer needs to hire a carrier who runs on his legs.

The advent of the crystal era has opened the door to a new era for many ethnic groups, but it has hit the Jade Rabbit clan head-on with a wave of unemployment.

Nowadays, there are two most common jobs for the Jade Rabbits in Crystal City.

One is to grow mushrooms and berries in the forest, and then sell them in the city.

The second is to wear the strange clothes customized by the store, run around in the city, and promote the store - Bai Ding's job is this, and this line is called [Running Rabbit].

"Running fast is useless!"

The Jade Rabbits often sigh about this.

Due to their natural habits, the Jade Rabbits are all solitary. They are keen on lifting stone locks and discus to exercise their muscles. If they gather together, it is easy to get into fights and conflicts.

In addition, they are born to hide during the day and come out at night, and their overly sensitive hearing leads to excessive vigilance and tension, so the jobs that Jade Rabbits can find are indeed limited.

Bai Ding envied the Sword Bearers.

As a race enlightened by the gods in the same period, the Sword Bearers are now the representatives of martial monks and the model of practitioners.

There are not many of them, and their style of being indifferent to life and death and challenging the limits is admired by the younger generation of the Yao clan.

As soon as the Sword Bearers appear, many people will take the initiative to approach them and treat them to dinner, just to chat with them and understand their cruel practice and life-and-death struggles.

Two races of the same period.

The Jade Rabbits were caught in a wave of unemployment and worried about their livelihood, but the Sword Bearer became the star of the Yao Clan and has been carrying out his ideals.

Why did it become like this?

Innate differences, acquired choices, or just bad luck?

Bai Ding couldn't figure it out.

At the age of nineteen, the rabbit man Bai Ding decided to change his life.

He packed his bags and followed the migrating army to leave his hometown and rush to the most advanced emerging and developed city, Sand City.

…

It is said that the Sword Bearer clan rose from Sand City.

Many Sword Bearers died under the Huayun Monk outside Sand City, but it also gave birth to the legendary swordsman Fu Jianbei.

He once rushed to the battlefield of the Kingdom of God, single-handedly rushed into the enemy camp, stabbed the enemy apostle to death and retreated unscathed.

It is said that he later challenged the Eighteen Disaster Beasts again-but in the challenge, Fu Jianbei had a great enlightenment, he was no longer obsessed with fighting and swordsmanship, and disappeared without a trace.

Since then, some people said they saw him in the Yancheng Museum, some said he appeared in the Yaocheng Port, and some saw a figure suspected to be Fu Jianbei outside the Dragon Nest... The former hero who used to fight with his sword has become a hermit.

If you can recognize him and become his apprentice, you may become the next Grandmaster Taixi.

After Bai Ding came to Sand City, his expectations were quickly defeated by the cruel reality.

The competition in this city is more terrible than that in Crystal City!

The influx of a large number of reed people and bamboo people has caused all kinds of jobs in Sand City to be snapped up. Compared with people from the Yao clan world, reed people and bamboo people cherish the opportunity to stay in Sand City more.

Bai Ding can only go back to his old job and become a local [Running Rabbit].

Every day, it carries a sign and runs around the streets and alleys of Sand City.

The sign reads "Mina Antique Shop, buy all kinds of treasures sincerely".

The owner of the antique shop is called Mina. She is a kind and elegant lady with long wine-red hair, but she always puts it behind her head, low-key and capable.

Boss Mina had two husbands, and it is said that each of them had a small fortune.

The only thing these two husbands left her was cold and heavy money.

The Sword Bearer Clan had a good relationship with her, and the famous swordsman Fu Jianyu from Sand City would often visit here.

The boss liked to buy all kinds of rare treasures, but the so-called treasures actually depended on her personal preferences.

If Boss Mina likes it, she is willing to pay a large sum of money even for an ordinary stone. If she is not interested, even out-of-print handmade armor of the Two Cities or ancient books, she will not look at it.

Boss Mina would sometimes joke: "Bai Ding, aren't Yutu very brave? Why are you scolded by those guys who bring fakes, but you don't dare to expose them?"

Bai Ding smiled a little awkwardly.

This is also its fatal weakness.

Bai Ding has been very timid since he was a child. He is naturally thinner than other jade rabbits and is afraid of arguing and fighting with others.

Even if it finds that someone has been cheated or treated unfairly, it cannot stand up and speak out like other Jade Rabbits. It can only be told or comforted to the victim much later.

This was also the reason why I left Crystal City.

Even among the Jade Rabbit clan who have not done well, everyone looks down on Bai Ding. Even if he has nothing, Jade Rabbit at least still has the heroic spirit left by his ancestors!

Everyone often scolds Bai Ding.

"How come you are such a coward in our clan? If someone bullies you, fight back and stand up when you see injustice. This is what Yutu should do!"

"What about you? You know how to run away. What a waste!"

Bai Ding has the courage to escape.

It really doesn't dare to face danger directly.

"But, being timid is not a bad thing."

Boss Mina also said: "To survive, you must learn to avoid disasters and threats. In fact, this world has never defined what each ethnic group or person must do... Lord Yao Shen has never given such an order."

"Perhaps the strength of the Jade Rabbit is too conspicuous. Everyone seems to have forgotten that the earliest rabbits and cross-country rabbits are timid species. They live by running and identifying dangers."

"These things that we take for granted now, after stretching the time line, it was not like this in the past, one or two hundred years ago... The wilderness is full of dangers, and meddling in other people's business is a fool who dislikes longevity. All kinds of life have their own way out. , everyone just took different paths, don’t pay too much attention.”

Although he knew this was the boss's comfort, Bai Ding was still very grateful.

…

During a daily run, someone suddenly stopped Bai Ding.

"Is it Mr. Bai Ding? Please wait a moment."

It was greeted by a strange man in a yellow cloak.

This man wore a pointed hat and looked like a mage. He has a tall and straight body and a stiff face. No matter what expression he makes, there is a feeling that he is trying his best but not cooperating well with his muscles.

He claims to be Yazdan, a magician from the distant Resurrection Kingdom.

"Thanks to the kindness and gift of the gods, I am able to make up for the incomplete body here. Recently, I am still getting used to my new right hand."

Yazdan raised his right hand, revealing a metal arm from his sleeve. His Yao dialect is very difficult to pronounce, and his foreigner accent is worse than Bai Ding's.

Bai Ding hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Yazdan, I don't have money to watch your magic... I am just a running rabbit. If there is nothing else, I will continue to work."

"Wait a minute."

The magician in yellow said: "I want to hire you."

"ah?"

Bai Ding was a little confused. He tied the rope around his shoulders tightly to ensure that the promotional board on his back would not fall off.

The other party said: "I am the chief news collector of Shachengdi Newspaper Office, and I want to hire you as my assistant."

Bai Ding had heard of the name Di Newspaper Hall.

Boss Mina frequently mentioned this word when chatting with Negi Jianyu.

It is said that this is a brand new institution of the Sand City Temple. It will change the notice board in the past to paper printing, thereby turning it into a regularly issued newspaper, allowing all kinds of news inside and outside the city to spread faster.

But so far, I haven't seen any newspapers.

Yazdan said that turning wooden notice boards into newspapers will have a huge and far-reaching impact.

In the past, only the most important notifications could be accommodated on the notice board, such as disaster reminders, talent recruitment, opening of access to Yao cities, etc.

The content of newspapers is more than ten times that of notice boards.

The above includes not only important notices, but also various detailed trends in the city: such as when the rose garden will be opened to the public, what kind of goods are sold in the store, when will the registration for the latest martial arts tournament be registered, when will the academy enroll students and how many people will be recruited? ...In addition, it will continue to report on the trends of the entire Yao Kingdom, as well as various major events occurring in the outside world.

The duty of the collector is to collect materials from everywhere, organize and record them, and then publish them in the latest newspapers.

The most important thing is that newspapers print quickly enough, and an issue comes out every few days.

All this attracted Bai Ding deeply.

But it still doesn't understand what the relationship between it and the collector is.

After thinking about it, running fast is probably the only thing that matters.

"Being good at long-distance running is certainly an advantage, but the most important thing is that you are very timid and won't take risks or cause trouble. Caifeng will experience a lot of things, and if you fall into it, it will be very troublesome."

Yazdan said: "In addition, I also need your evaluation."

"evaluate?"

"right."

The magician said: "Due to racial characteristics, I cannot judge whether the feelings brought by certain information are good or bad, whether they are in line with people's likes or dislikes. In the end, my position only concerns the belief in gods... …And you are a descendant of heroes by nature, and you have a keen sense of what makes people angry and afraid.”

"In short, I need an assistant who can distinguish right from wrong, but will not provoke or get into trouble."

"And you, Bai Ding, are my ideal candidate."

"To me, you alone can be as powerful as thousands of troops."

Bai Ding was still very moved by the other party's polite praise.

What the boss said was really right.

There is a way out for the timid.

After confirming Yazdan's identity and what he said was true, Bai Ding quit his job as a running rabbit and resolutely became a reporter, serving as Yazdan's assistant.

As Yazdan said, the treatment of reporters is quite good, with freedom of movement, and can travel to many places at public expense reimbursed by Shacheng.

Then, Yazdan's words made Bai Ding want to resign.

"We might go to the Twin Snake Empire to collect folk songs."

"Don't worry, it won't be that fast, but that is indeed a big action on the agenda, and we will wait until the situation is relatively safe before making specific arrangements."

Yazdan forced a smile on his face: "The Twin Snake Empire is the main civilization of the Resurrection Kingdom and a partner of the Yao Clan. We can go there as Yao Clan's Sand City folk song collectors, so there won't be any problems. The Apostles have already said hello."

"There is just a little trouble."

"There is a war going on there now, so when we go there, the accommodation conditions may not be that good along the way, and we have to overcome these difficult conditions."

Bai Ding couldn't laugh.

Is this a problem with accommodation?

It is said that the war in the Twin Snake Empire was a rebellion. But the rumors in the newspaper office are that it is actually a fight between the electors for the throne of the emperor.

After going there, can you really come back alive?

Bai Ding expressed doubts.

Yazdan finally promised: "If you are really worried... I can go there alone. Don't force yourself. It's not time yet, it's still a long way off."

Bai Ding was relieved.

Thanks: Pianpian Jinghong for supporting 1500 Qidian coins.