Bai Ding's hometown is in Crystal City.

It is the northernmost city in the world, the capital of the old Dreadnought Empire, where the ancient walls, streets, and totems are well preserved.

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

There were Yao people who migrated over to participate in the local construction very early.

They are now mostly farmers, herders, glassworkers and traders.

There are bullies that turn into city tour guides.

They spit out the city all year round, and know the streets, food, and celebrity anecdotes of the Crystal City best. With their nimble and sharp minds, these small Zerg dwellers are at home in the city.

There are a large number of ghosts left over from the empire.

Ghost warriors have become increasingly famous, and have become a significant professional group. Ghost Scholars travel all over the world, giving lectures in towers and academies, and passing knowledge and ideas to every settlement.

The Jade Rabbit clan also lives here.

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

However, as the number of ghost warriors grew, they quickly replaced the Jade Rabbit and almost monopolized security and defense.

The reason is also simple, the Ghost Warriors grew up quickly in the early days, and most of them have rich combat experience, excellent individual combat ability, and can adapt to various environments.

And although the Jade Rabbit clan is physically strong, they are not a fighting nation.

Everyone has found that the Jade Rabbit is big, but when it comes to life and death, it is basically more wins and losses. They were gradually replaced by more specialized practitioners such as ghost warriors and war cats.

Not only Bai Ding, but the entire Yutu family is facing a serious employment problem.

In the past, Jade Rabbit's ability to run long distances could come in handy, such as sending messages across cities, or transporting small items.

But now that we have a steaming carriage, a sky lantern, and a gate of crystalline structure, we no longer need to hire a transporter who runs on two legs.

The advent of the era of crystal structure has opened the door to a new era for many ethnic groups, but for the Jade Rabbit family, it is a head-on drop of the 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 take them to the city to set up stalls and sell them.

The second is to put on the fancy clothes ordered by the store, run around the city non-stop, and do publicity for the store - Bai Ding's job is this, this line of work is called [Running Rabbit].

"It's useless to run fast!"

The Jade Rabbits often sigh for this.

Due to their natural habits, the Jade Rabbits live alone, and they are keen to lift stone locks and discus throws to temper their muscles, and if they get together, they are prone to fights and conflicts.

In addition, he is born diurnal and nocturnal, and his hearing is too sensitive to lead to excessive vigilance and nervousness, so the jobs that Yutu can find are indeed limited.

Bai Ding was very envious of the sword-bearers.

As a race of divine enlightenment in the same period, the swordbearer is now a representative of martial monks and a model of cultivators.

There are not many of them, and their style of looking at life and death and challenging the limits has been admired by the younger generation of the Yao people.

As soon as the swordbearer appeared, many people would take the initiative to go over to talk to them and invite them to dinner, just to chat with them and learn about their cruel cultivation and life-and-death struggle.

Two races of the same period.

The Jade Rabbits fell into a wave of unemployment and worried about their livelihoods, but the sword bearers became the stars of the Yao clan and have been implementing their ideals.

Why is this happening?

A natural gap, an acquired choice, or is it just bad luck?

Bai Ding couldn't figure it out.

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

It packed its bags and left its hometown with the migratory army and rushed to the forefront of the newly developed city, Shacheng.

……

It is said that the Swordbearers arose from the Sand City.

The Huayun Monk outside Shacheng died a lot of swordbearers, but it also gave birth to the legendary swordsman Negative Sword North.

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

It is said that he later went to challenge the Eighteen Calamity Beasts - but in the challenge, he lost his sword and realized that he was no longer obsessed with combat and swordsmanship, and disappeared without a trace.

Since then, some people say that they have seen him in the Yancheng Museum, others say that he haunts the port of Yaocheng, and some people have seen a figure suspected of being a negative sword outside the dragon's nest...... The former sword-provoking hero has become a hermit.

If you can recognize him and succeed in apprenticeship, you may be able to become the next grandmaster Taixi.

After Bai Ding came to Shacheng, he expected to be quickly defeated by the cold reality.

The competition in this city is even more terrifying than that of Crystal City!

The influx of a large number of Lu people and bamboo people has made all kinds of jobs in Shacheng go crazy, and compared with people from the Yao world, Lu people and bamboo people cherish the opportunity to stay in Shacheng even more.

Bai Ding could only return to his old business and became a local [running rabbit].

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

The sign read, "Mina Antique Shop, Buying All Kinds of Treasures."

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

Boss Mina has had two husbands, each of whom is said to be a small family property.

All these husbands left her with was cold and heavy money.

The Swordbearer clan has a good relationship with her, and the famous swordsman Bearer Rainstorm in Sand City will often visit here.

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

If Boss Mina likes it, then she is willing to pay a large sum of money even if it is an ordinary stone. If she's not interested, she doesn't give a damn about even out-of-print handmade Twin City Armors or ancient books.

Boss Mina sometimes jokes, "Bai Ding, isn't Jade Rabbit quite bold?" Why are you scolded by those guys who come with fakes, and you don't dare to debunk them? ”

Bai Ding's smile was a little embarrassed.

This is also its Achilles' heel.

Since childhood, Bai Ding's courage has been very small, it is naturally thinner than other jade rabbits, and it is afraid of arguing and fighting with people.

Even if it finds out that someone has been deceived or unjust, it will not be able to stand up and speak and stand out like other jade rabbits. It can only be told to the victim or comforted after a long time.

This is also a reason why he left Crystal City.

Even among the Jade Rabbit clan who are not well mixed, everyone looks down on Bai Ding, even if there is nothing, the Jade Rabbit at least has the heroism left by the ancestors!

Everyone often reprimanded Bai Ding.

"How could our clan have such a coward as you? If someone bullies you, then fight back and stand up when you see injustice, this is what Jade Rabbit should do! ”

"What about you? will run, what a waste! ”

Bai Ding had the courage to escape.

It did not dare to face the danger head-on.

"Well, being timid isn't a bad thing, though."

Boss Mina also said, "To survive, you have to learn to avoid disasters and threats." In fact, the world has never defined what every race and every person must do...... Lord Yaoshen did not give such an order either. ”

"It may be that the strength of the jade rabbit is too conspicuous, and everyone seems to have forgotten that the earliest rabbits and cross-country rabbits were timid species, and they lived by running and screening for danger."

"These things that are taken for granted now, after a long time, were not like this in the past, a hundred or two hundred years ago...... The wilderness is full of dangers, and if you meddle in your business, you will be a fool who will have a long life. All kinds of life have their own way out, and everyone just goes into different paths. Don't worry too much about it. ”

Although he knew that this was a comfort from the boss, Bai Ding was still very grateful.

……

During a daily running work, 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.

The man wore a tipped hat and looked like a mage. He was tall, his face stiff, and whatever he looked at, he had the feeling that he was trying his best but not working well with his muscles.

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

"Thanks to the kindness and grace of the gods, I have been able to mend my mutilated body here, and I have recently been getting used to my new right hand."

Yazdan raised his right hand, revealing his metal arm from his sleeve. His Yao dialect is very awkward, and his foreign accent is even more serious than Bai Ding.

Bai Ding hesitated: "Mr. Yazdan, I don't have the money to watch your magic tricks...... I'm just a running rabbit, and if nothing else, I'm going to keep working. ”

"Wait."

The yellow-clothed magician said, "I want to hire you." ”

"Huh?"

Bai Ding was a little confused, and he fastened the rope that was tied to his shoulders to ensure that the propaganda board on his back would not fall off.

The other party said: "I am the chief wind collector of the Shacheng Mansion Newspaper, and I want to hire you as my assistant." ”

Bai Ding had heard the name Di Bao Pavilion.

When Boss Mina chatted with Negative Sword Rain, she frequently talked about this word.

It is said that this is a brand new institution of the Sand City Temple, and it is necessary to change the old notice board to paper printing, so that it will be issued regularly to spread all kinds of news inside and outside the city faster.

But so far, I haven't seen any kind of paper.

Yazdan said that the transformation of wooden bulletin boards into paper newspapers will have a huge and far-reaching impact.

In the past, only the most important announcements could be placed on the bulletin board, such as disaster reminders, talent recruitment, and the opening of the Yao City.

The newspaper was more than 10 times more than what was on the bulletin board.

This includes not only important announcements, but also detailed trends in the city: when the rose garden will open to the public, what kind of goods are sold in the store, when to register for the latest martial arts tournament, when the academy will recruit students, and how many people will be recruited...... In addition, it will continue to report on the movements of the entire Yao Kingdom, as well as various major events in the outside world.

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

The most important thing is that the paper newspaper is printed fast enough, and an issue is published every few days.

All this deeply attracted Bai Ding.

But I still don't understand what I have to do with the wind collectors.

Come to think of it, only the point of running fast is probably the edge.

"Being good at running long distances, of course, is a plus, but the most important thing is that you're not too timid to take risks and get busy. There are a lot of things to go through, and if you get caught up in it, it will be very troublesome. ”

Yazdan said: "In addition to that, I need your evaluation. ”

"Evaluation?"

"Yes."

"Because of the nature of the race," said the magician, "I cannot tell whether certain pieces of information are good or bad, whether they are liked or disliked. At the end of the day, my position is only about belief in the gods...... And you, by nature, are heroes by nature, and you have a keen eye for what makes people angry and afraid. ”

"In short, I need an assistant who can tell right from wrong, but doesn't provoke and get caught up in right and wrong."

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

"For me, you alone can be a thousand troops."

The other party's polite praise still moved Bai Ding very much.

The boss was really right.

There is a way out for the timid.

After confirming Yazdan's identity and the truth of what he said, Bai Ding quit his job as a rabbit runner and resolutely became a wind collector as Yazdan's assistant.

As Yazdan said, the wind collectors are paid quite well, they have freedom of movement, and they can travel to many places at public expense at the expense of the city.

Then, Yazdan's words made Bai Ding feel the urge to resign.

"We might go to the Twin Snake Empire."

"Don't worry, it's not that fast, but it's really a big operation on the agenda, and we will wait until the situation is relatively safe to make specific arrangements."

A smile squeezed out of Yazdan's face: "The Twin Snake Empire is the main civilization of the Resurrection Kingdom, and it is also the object of cooperation of the Yao Clan, we went over as the Yao Clan's Sand City Wind Collector, and it is not a big problem." The Apostles have already said hello. ”

"There's just a little trouble."

"There's a war going on over there, so we're going to have to get over the tough conditions because the accommodation along the way may not be so good."

Bai Ding couldn't laugh.

Is this a problem with accommodation?

The war of the Twin Snake Empire, I heard that a rebellion broke out. But it is rumored in the newspaper hall, but in fact, it is the fight of the elector for the emperor's throne.

After going there, can you really come back alive?

Bai Ding was skeptical.

Yazdan finally promised: "If you are really worried...... I'll be able to go there alone. Don't force it. It's not that time yet, it's still early. ”

Only then did Bai Ding put his mind at ease.