Chapter 38: Those who keep company with the bad will inevitably become bad.
The Rattlers thought they had made a big mistake.
It knew that its owner was short of money, so it wanted to attract sponsors for its owner. So it and Ptolemy broke up the discarded exhibition boards, hired a printing robot to laser engrave the characters, and then went to the exhibitors to recommend themselves.
Rattlesnake held up a small sign: [My owner is "Wangpu Rent", my name is "Rattlesnake", please sponsor~]
All the exhibitors, big and small, were mecha lovers. They thought the mechas holding signs were very cute. Every now and then, someone would call them over and give them a bunch of free samples, such as machine cleaning cloths, shell wax, and cab floor mats...
They are all worthless trinkets.
Rattlesnake thanked them in a serious manner, put the gifts into the luggage rack, and pulled Ptolemy to help the exhibitors move boxes and close the stalls.
Everyone couldn't help but praise: "What a cute and sensible mecha, how did you take such good care of it?"
“Although it is an original machine and has not been modified, the paint job is very beautiful.”
Rattlesnake replied cautiously, "Thank you. That's the three coats of wax that Master gave me."
Everyone nodded in satisfaction, and the driver applied three layers of wax by hand. It seems that he is also the driver's favorite at home. The driver maintained the mecha carefully and deserved to drive such a good mecha.
However, this scene fell far into a pair of jealous bloodshot eyes.
As soon as Rattlesnake finished moving the boxes out, he was silently bumped into by a mecha.
The driver on the other side jumped down and shouted, "I saw it clearly from inside. You hit me on purpose. You wanted to kill me."
Then, he kicked his mech, but there was no response, so he shouted in shock: "My mech is broken."
Rattler coldly insisted that he had not, and planned to call the insurance company.
The opponent snorted sarcastically: "Go ahead and look for me. Before the game, you ordered the mecha to harm other players. I will report you to the conference and disqualify you as a Master."
As the crowd of onlookers gathered, a discordant voice emerged:
"Whose mecha is this? It acted on its own and caused an accident. Isn't this just causing trouble for the pilot?"
"This is the end. The driver will be banned. I knew the AI had bad intentions."
"Whoever keeps this mecha will be in big trouble."
Amidst the sarcasm and ridicule, there was also disbelief and indignation from the exhibitors:
"Impossible, there must be a misunderstanding here. We must check the surveillance."
However, that turning point happened to be a blind spot for surveillance. Ptolemy was not around, and Sidewinder did not have its own recorder on, so there was no way to verify the facts based on what the other party said.
Ji Le threw out another heavy bullet lightly: "What everyone doesn't know is that this mecha is an experimental machine. It may have serious cognitive defects, which is why it actively attacks people."
"No wonder! It was definitely a malicious attack."
Many people have been hurt by mechas going out of control, so when something like this happens, they get very excited.
Rattlesnake had been under fierce accusations until Anna from the society arrived.
The lower its head hung, the more satisfied Ji Le on the opposite side was.
In the end, Rattlesnake was scolded and crashed.
Anna dragged it back to the community so that it could recharge and rest. It refused to do anything and just stood silently in the middle of the empty field, feeling the cold wind of more than ten degrees below zero, its engine humming and shaking, and looking outside the wall from time to time.
He seemed to be reflecting, and also seemed to be waiting for someone to come.
…
After figuring out the whole story, Bai Ling's eyes grew colder.
Touching someone's body, throwing dirty water, blackmail... He was too familiar with this series of operations. The mecha circle has always been on guard against gentlemen rather than villains. Since he dared to play dirty tricks on him and ruin the girl's mentality -
Don't blame him for being too cruel.
Bai Ling made up his mind and took the rattlesnake to find the bird of paradise. He asked coldly:
"You said your mecha can't move, but words are not enough. Do you have any other evidence?"
Ji Le was waiting for him to say this. He raised his eyebrows provocatively and threw out a thick stack of appraisal reports: "Is this enough? The appraisal results show that the mecha is damaged to the first level."
Ji Le originally thought that Bai Ling would be so angry that he would step on them a few times, but he didn't expect that this man was so patient. He bent down and picked up the sheets one by one to examine them carefully.
Not only that, there wasn't even a hint of humiliation on that cold face.
Ji Le gritted his teeth secretly.
He came here just to see the other person make a fool of himself, and he didn't want the other person to react so calmly, which made him feel depressed and unable to vent.
I wonder how long you can remain calm!
Ji Le said nonchalantly, "Since you are a new driver, I won't ask you for more compensation. This is the amount."
When you hit a snake, you have to hit it at its most vulnerable part. Since the other party is poor, of course he has to bleed him heavily.
Ji Le smiled and raised two fingers.
Bai Ling glanced at it and said, "Two hundred?"
Ji Le almost choked up, "What the hell? I want 20 million. Don't you, a third-rate pilot, not understand the value of mechas at all? Don't be so poor that you don't even dare to open the manufacturer's price page to check it out."
Bai Ling sorted out the appraisal book, and ran a cold, long finger across the side. When he raised his eyes, there was some sharpness in his eyes:
"I think you're only worth two hundred, fifty more at most."
Seeing the other party's contemptuous look, Ji Le also lost his temper and cursed: "You crippled bird, you are the idiot that no one wants!"
You don’t have any sponsors at all, and yet you dare to act rashly in front of him?
At this time, Anna heard the sound and came out. She paused, raised her eyebrows and secretly summoned the micro camera.
The small flying ball flapped its wings and flew towards the hall, just in time to record the scene of Ji Le cursing "cripple".
Although there is only one letter difference between "crippled" and "disabled", the former is a hundred times more insulting.
There are many birds in the mecha circle who have had their limbs amputated due to injuries. This word is a taboo in the circle. Even when the game is the most intense and tense, if the driver calls the opponent "crippled", he will be severely punished by the referee with a red card.
However, Ji Le didn't care.
He was usually arrogant in private. Except for his big money sponsor, he hardly treated anyone well and would beat and scold his assistants at will.
Even if negative news comes out sometimes, the sponsor will send people to do public relations as soon as possible to whitewash him into a wronged and straightforward little lotus, and still attract a wave of fans for his character.
I am just arrogant and I have a background to protect me.
Not convinced?
Tomorrow I will ask the PR department to smear you and destroy your reputation. You will quit your job as Experimenter No. 0 in tears and publicly apologize to me.
Ji Le secretly expected that "Bai Ling" would become popular tomorrow morning because of the mecha attack incident, but he didn't expect the other party to directly say:
"What if I can fix your mech?"
Ji Le sneered. What an ignorant thing! He is so panic-stricken that he has no money to compensate.
"Look carefully, that's first-grade damage, which is no different from being completely scrapped. Do you really think you're a master repairman?"
Anna was also surprised when she heard it.
You have to know that the job of a maintenance engineer depends entirely on accumulating experience, and the older you are, the more popular you are. It is already a talent that Birdy can enter the Five-Star Club at the age of 19, so how could he possibly know maintenance?
Bai Ling said calmly: "How can you know if you don't try?"
Ji Le's eyes were filled with contempt. He would never believe that this cripple could repair a mecha. Since Baimao was bluffing, he didn't mind giving him a chance and making him completely despair.
"Okay, follow me."
They came outside and saw the truck, which looked like a black coffin, with a mecha with a damaged movement lying inside.
Yes, the movement is damaged.
Bai Ling checked the appraisal certificate. Apart from the three claw bones that fell off during the collision with the rattlesnake, the main reason for being judged as "first-level damage" was that an unknown fault occurred in the mecha's movement, causing the system to be unable to start.
The interior of the truck was narrow, and Bai Ling struggled to squeeze through the gaps. He breathed a sigh of relief when he reached the cockpit door.
Now the question is how to pry the door open.
Bai Ling came out at short notice and did not have the right tools with him. He was wondering whether he should go out and get it, and when he put his elbow down, he suddenly touched a hard object at his waist.
Oh, right, that Lake Asker knife!
The hardness of the gem on the handle crushed the material of the mecha. Bai Ling easily pried open the window, reached in, and skillfully pressed the door opening button.
This neither affects the appearance of the mecha nor damages the door lock.
——Just some tips from the old master.
When I entered the cabin, it was pitch black.
Bai Ling walked towards the driver's seat as usual, but stepped on something on the way, which made a "click" sound, which sounded very harsh.
He lit up the terminal and bent over to take a closer look.
Just a potato chip bag with footprints on it.
The lights at the terminal moved slowly forward. There were more messy debris scattered on the ground. There was a layer of putty under the seats, and it seemed that it had not been cleaned for a long time. The back row was filled with rotten clothes and cosmetics. It did not look like a cab, but more like a dressing room and makeup room.
Bai Ling curled his lips coldly, confirming what he was thinking.
There is no way a normally used mecha could have these things placed on it. Otherwise, if the vehicle is impacted and reversed, everything could crash down on the back of the driver's head.
It would cause a concussion in a matter of minutes.
The fact that it is filled with all these odds and ends can only mean that this mecha has not been flown for a long time, and is even being used as a temporary lounge in the stadium.
"I'm an old dog with nowhere to go. My usefulness has been squeezed out, and finally my owner dragged me out to blackmail me..."
Bai Ling lowered his eyes and wiped away the thin layer of dust on the dashboard with his hand.
Next, he said only four words, and the screen of the mecha that was judged to be severely damaged suddenly lit up.
He said:
"Still want to fly?"
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A few minutes later, Bai Ling climbed out of the cabin and brushed the dust off his hands with an indifferent expression.
Ji Le raised his chin proudly: "Are you done showing off? I knew you couldn't start the machine. Unless a miracle happens, no one can repair this useless mecha."
Bai Ling glanced at him and asked, "Is that what you usually call it?"
Ji Le kicked the mecha, like playing with a dying old dog, and deliberately mocked it again: "Waste."
The mecha seemed to shake slightly.
Seeing him bullying others, Bai Ling suddenly had a vague impression.
He seemed to have seen this alpha somewhere.
If I remember correctly, when I went to seek revenge on Ge Lan in my previous life, this guy seemed to be hanging around in the bar, fawning on those marine nobles.
An alpha, with arms and legs and abilities, can obviously make a career for himself.
But in order to take shortcuts, he casually throws away his masculine dignity.
There was a cold wave in Bai Ling's eyes. He despises this kind of people the most.
In this world, the beta homeless man who reads tarot cards, the omega who sells buns with his cub on his back at the dock, and even the old alpha who begs on the street while singing, are all nobler than the bird of paradise!
Seeing him staring at her with sharp eyes, Ji Le thought he was jealous, so she shook her wrist casually, revealing the latest diamond restriction ring on her wrist, and tapped the toe of her shoe, showing the excellent elasticity of her high-end custom-made combat uniform.
Didn’t he say that this mecha suit alone is enough to pay this white-haired guy a year’s salary?
"Are you jealous? I can buy a mecha for every reward, and there are so many in the hangar that I can't drive them all. Unlike you, you only drive one mecha."
Bai Ling: "If you are not short of money, why are you unwilling to clean up the garbage and take the mecha to repair?"
Ji Le answered without even thinking: "Of course money should be spent wisely."
Bai Ling sneered, "You spend money on combat uniforms, on styling, and on trying to please other people. As a mecha pilot, you don't spend your time on the mecha, right?"
Ji Le blushed immediately: "You! That's better than being laughed at for being shabby. You didn't even wear a combat uniform for the competition, you just pulled your torn T-shirt and came out of the cockpit. With so many people watching, I feel ashamed for you."
Bai Ling has heard too many similar taunts in his two lifetimes.
People laugh at the poor, not at prostitutes.
Ji Le told Bai Ling in boredom: "Alright, I won't waste my words on you. I gave you a chance but you didn't fix it. Since you are too poor to come up with a mere 20 million, I will be merciful and allow you to compensate me with the rattlesnake."
"Who said I didn't fix it?" Bai Ling took a steady step to the side and snapped his fingers.
Ji Le's face darkened, and he was about to warn him not to struggle desperately——
Boom!
There was an earth-shaking vibration, as if a sleeping giant had returned to the world again. The mecha lifted the lid of the transporter with its arms and sat up heavily. It stepped out of the car with clumsy legs and stood behind Bai Ling in front of Ji Le's shocked and ugly expression.
Bai Ling said slowly, "Rattlesnakes are simple in nature. They don't know that humans are evil, so they don't always have a recorder on. But here, there is a living witness."
The mecha was silent for a while, dust falling from its shoulders, as if it was still struggling.
At this moment, Ji Le couldn't wait to yell at it: "Waste, if you dare to say a word, I will immediately clear all your information."
Cleaning data is tantamount to a death threat to AI.
These words successfully had the opposite effect. The mecha raised its iron head and dared to face its master. It said:
"AI cannot lie. I admit that it was my Master who ordered me to crash into the rattlesnake. My movement was broken a long time ago, and it was not the rattlesnake that broke it."
Ji Le couldn't believe it and stood there in a daze.
How is this possible...
AI cannot lie, cannot have malicious intent, and cannot betray its master——
These are the three laws that the Empire AI must abide by. If any of these rules are violated, the individual will be killed.
His mecha was extremely loyal during its use and never disobeyed his orders.
How come the mecha turned against us just ten minutes after the white-haired bird went in?
There must be something fishy!
Ji Le pointed at Bai Ling excitedly: "It's you. You must have injected the virus into it to frame me."
The mecha took a step forward, blocking Bai Ling like an airtight wall, and said firmly:
"Master, I am not infected with the virus, and I want to terminate my contract with you."
"I don't want you to be my Master anymore."
These words struck Ji Le like lightning.
Humans buy mechas, and mechas also choose their owners.
Similarly, in extreme cases, the mecha AI also has the right to choose to terminate the contract, and the next owner will pay the termination fee.
Ji Le showed a cruel smile: "You... a broken mecha like you can only go to the recycling station as scrap metal after the contract is terminated. Don't think that anyone will take you to the sky. Dream on."
The mecha said, "I have found a master."
Ji Le's heart clenched and he subconsciously looked at the white-feathered bird.
Bai Ling praised it generously: "Although it is a model from five years ago, it is sturdy and durable. It is a beast of performance. It is quite good at heavy bomb loading and high-altitude bombing. It is not inferior to the new models on the market now."
"Most importantly, the previous owner didn't know how to drive, so the engine is still 90% new."
"It's perfect as a backup for my fighting matches."
To rob someone of a mecha is like snatching their wife and daughter from them in person.
In the entire mecha circle, there is no operation more crazy and face-slapping than this.
If this matter gets out, I'm afraid it will make people laugh out loud. A mecha that has been driven for five years can be abducted by someone in ten minutes to build up its loyalty. How useless must the former owner be?
The mechas have to carry the transport vehicle and run away overnight!
Anna couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. Evildoers must be dealt with with evil methods.
Well done, birdie!
Unexpectedly, Ji Le rolled his eyes and suddenly smiled: "I can give it to you. It's a second-hand junk that I don't want anymore. But you should be prepared for the termination fee. If it's less than 60 million, don't even think about negotiating!"
Bai Ling had expected him to say this, and summoned the rattlesnake directly:
"Since you caused the accident on purpose, then..."
He pulled his little girl in front of Ji Le and said as firmly as a parent in a confrontation:
"There are four scratches on the paint, and two dents from collisions, which is 60 million. The knee armor is damaged, 40 million, and the AI mental damage compensation is 100 million--"
Ji Le almost couldn't catch his breath: "Wait, wait, what the hell, how much is your mecha worth according to the market value?"
Bai Ling smiled coldly: "You said it yourself, this is an experimental machine. Since it is still in the experimental stage, where does the market price come from? If you bump into it, the compensation will naturally be decided by me as the owner."
Rattlesnake: "OvO am I actually worth 200 million in Master's heart?"
Bai Ling touched the hot little speaker, his eyes unable to hide his love:
"You are worth more than 200 million. You are my priceless treasure."
Rattlesnake: "【Overheat Warning】!" The system crashed.
Ji Le just felt like he was not feeling well at all. His teeth were chattering and his lungs felt like they were about to explode.
It wasn't enough that a Sidewinder was taken away, another high-performance mecha was also stolen.
Not only did he lose the lady, but he also lost his army.
Why is he so upset today that he comes to challenge us?
Now Jijia has proposed to terminate the contract, and he cannot redeem it even if he wants to. With Jijia as a witness, he cannot make any more fuss about the collision accident.
Is it possible for me to just go back in disgrace?
What a joke! He, Bird of Paradise, has been in the mecha circle for nearly ten years, and has never suffered such a big loss. How hateful.
As Ji Le looked at Bai Ling, murderous intent gradually emerged in his eyes.
He had already inquired about it, and found out that this white-haired cripple had no background at all. It would be easy for him to knock him out and kill him in a few nights!
Anna was keenly aware that there was something wrong with his gaze.
Although the mecha circle is won by strength, there are many people like Ji Le who take unconventional paths. As a club mentor, one of Anna's most important tasks is to help new drivers identify the dangers around them and solve problems for them.
Seeing that Ji Le refused to repent, Anna asked the team leader for instructions and found an excuse to post the content captured by the camera to the Starnet Mecha Forum.
However, in order to protect the little white bird's privacy, she blurred Bai Ling's face in advance.
Post title: [Share the daily work of the "Ya Que You Sheng" community and accept supervision from the whole society]
[1L]: It’s really strange. Such a homely club suddenly released a work video. Isn’t that very unusual? Let me find out.
[2L]: Directly fast forward. Oh my god, guess who I saw, the “mate-seeking maniac”, the famous bird of paradise! !
[3L]: …did he say the word “crippled”? Uh, I'm not feeling well, so I'll leave first.
[4L]: I don’t believe it! Last month, the Bird of Paradise made a passionate call in a live broadcast for everyone to treat disabled birds kindly and not to look down on people with prejudice. This must be a photoshopped video by a hater. Come out and blow up this post. @Bird of Paradise Public Relations Department.
[5L]: Is the administrator here? Drag the crazy guy upstairs out.
[6L]: As a thirty-year veteran driver, I would like to say this in all fairness: this must be banned across the entire internet, as the moral quality is too corrupt. The spirit of mecha is "fairness, respect, and love". How can such players be allowed to play? If the mecha conference doesn't ban the competition, I will refund my ticket.
[7L]: Yes, refund the tickets in protest!
A single stone caused a thousand ripples, and the wave of protests overwhelmed the fans' explanations. Within half an hour, the post was pushed to the top of the list and continued to be reposted to other public network platforms, forming wave after wave of clustered indignation.
At the same time, some people also noticed another protagonist in the video.
[367L]: Since the Bird of Paradise called the other person a "cripple", then this person should also be a physically disabled person?
[368L]: Wait... Even though it's blurred, why do I feel like I've seen this white hair somewhere before?
[369L]: I saw him outside Engineer Uriel's office.
[370L-Uriel Studio]: Excuse me, please come out to claim this person. This is the newly recruited pilot No. 0 in our mecha laboratory, who is responsible for testing the new generation of [Barrier-free mecha for people with physical disabilities] products. I believe that the product will be available to everyone at a suitable price in the near future.
[371L]：Woooooo! I love it so much. On one side is the bird of paradise who is full of insults, and on the other side is the driver who is trying hard to help the vulnerable birds. The difference is obvious.
[372L]: I want the homepage of Xiaohao 0, my aunt wants to sponsor him.
…
Ji Le was in a bad mood. Just as he was driving his private aircraft into orbit, his communication was interrupted by his assistant.
The other party hesitated and was too anxious to speak, and only reminded him repeatedly: "Mr. Ji, please check the real-time hot spots."
Upon seeing this, Ji Le trembled all over and almost fainted on the spot.
The top hot topic in real-time ranking: [#10,000 people protest against Bird of Paradise’s 30-year ban#]
He quickly called the public relations department, but the information there also exploded.
As soon as the incident of targeting the disabled driver came to light, Bird of Paradise's sponsors terminated their contracts one after another and angrily threw a huge compensation bill at him, asking him to compensate for the negative reputation it had brought to the brand.
A rough calculation shows that the compensation is 1 billion yuan.
Ji Le just felt that there was blood in his mouth and he couldn't spit it out. Ten billion, how many times would he have to pose in the arena to earn it?
No…he can’t fall down, it’s okay! He also has a financial backer.
Power likes him so much, he will definitely be able to save him!
Ji Le quickly called the electricity tycoon Pavo. After receiving his communication, Paavo seemed very positive:
"That's just what I was looking for, my little bed mate."
Ji Le immediately adjusted her crying tone: "Wow, I knew you were the best to me. You must have seen that I was hacked online and wanted to help little Ji Le, right?"
Pavo said happily, "No, I want to ask if you have the contact information of that big tit. We like him and want to hire him for a high price."
"As for you, I'm a little tired of playing alpha recently. Let's talk next time we have a chance."
Bang.
The terminal slipped from his fingers and fell heavily to the ground.
Ji Le leaned back in his chair, looking as if he was dead.
The mecha ran away, and the sponsor ran away with it. It's over. It's completely over.
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Pavo looked at the suddenly interrupted communication interface and frowned unhappily: "What an ungrateful person! He didn't even give me my contact information when I asked for it."
Gram put an ice pack on his forehead. The blood vessels in his brain were about to burst in pain. He glared at him grimly: "You haven't called anyone yet?"
Pavo agreed: "Right away, right away, I've already asked someone to check the Great Tit Society."
Another nobleman swirled his glass of red wine with great interest: "I wonder what kind of spoils Major General Gram will get this time, a mecha badge? A pilot's ID card?"
Pavo looked around and asked, "What loot?"
"It's Major General Gram's habit of 'hunting'. You didn't even know that. You must have never seen the showroom in the Major General's luxurious ship. Tsk tsk, it's filled with military emblems of those stubborn omegas. Just looking at it makes one's blood boil."
"Major General Ge Lan is awesome!" Several people followed suit.
Pavo's eyes lit up. What alpha doesn't like the desire to conquer?
"It's so exciting, I'll try it next time."
Gram said boredly, "In the mecha world, there is nothing to collect except competition trophies. It's boring."
Pavo switched the terminal information page and suddenly raised his eyebrows: "I found it! Wow, it's heaven's will. This is one of the mecha clubs invested by our Power Electric Power."
As he said this, he called Anna, who was "quietly talking", and ordered them to send the person over to play overnight.
Anna refused outright: "No."
Paavo threatened slowly: "If not, we will withdraw our investment tomorrow morning. I believe no one dares to take this risk."
Anna bit her lip and said nothing. Investors are indeed crucial to the development of the community.
Like the drivers, the club’s daily expenses include earning money by taking on missions, and some major expenses, such as purchasing mechas, annual maintenance, or purchasing operating vehicles, all of which need to be reimbursed by investors. You don't have to look for one, but then you won't have as much money, and the hardware resources will be much worse than other clubs.
Pavo: "Forget it, you are just a small instructor. If you can't make a decision, I will talk to your leader directly."
After hanging up the phone, Anna felt uneasy.
The pilots in their club are mostly from Corvidae and Passeriformes, and they only have one raptor, a small white bird. Their talent resources are actually not top-notch. The fact that we were able to make it all the way to a five-star club is entirely due to internal unity and careful management.
Therefore, there has never been a case of sending drivers to bed in order to attract investment.
The captain said that mecha pilots fight for their beliefs, and every time they start a mecha, they will not care about life or death.
Allowing them to use their beauty to please others is equivalent to completely destroying their pride.
——This is absolutely contrary to the spirit of mecha.
Besides, the little white bird's physical and mental state were not very stable, and there was a gunshot wound in its reproductive cavity. In addition, it had a fierce temper and was not easily subdued. If it was sent to those nobles to spend a night, would it still have a chance of survival? !
Anna decided.
Even if it means disobeying the captain's orders, he has to remind Bai Ling.
Run!
At the same time, the club training ground——
Bai Ling was climbing on an A-shaped folding ladder and carefully spraying paint on a rattlesnake.
First apply two coats of spray paint, then carefully apply three coats of shiny protective film. Um! This way the scratches are almost invisible.
Finally, cover the paint drying area with a special cover to prevent wind and rain from damaging the newly repaired part.
The rattlesnake turned the camera around, and it saw four large tape-like things on its legs, as if they were Band-Aids that only humans would use.
Bai Ling rubbed the little girl's finger with concern: "This is the only way for now. After the competition is over, we will repaint the whole thing with the original paint, okay?"
After saying this, he was inexplicably stunned.
…Damn it, why is the tone of his voice when he is coaxing the mecha so much like that old fish…
Birds of a feather flock together.
Rattlesnake said in a low voice: "...Master, did I cause you any trouble this time?"
Bai Ling quickly said, "No."
"But the Bird of Paradise pilot said that if the mech went door to door carrying boxes and collecting gifts, it would look like begging and would bring shame to its owner."
"Not at all!" Bai Ling denied in a slightly anxious tone, "It's not shameful. How could it be shameful? You helped them pack up their stalls and move boxes. This is called labor. Gaining value through labor is the most glorious thing in the world."
Be it a dollar or a gift.
They are all earned through hard work.
Bai Ling has experienced too many times like this, being too hungry to eat and too sick to speak. In fact, if he abandoned his dignity and allowed himself to sink like the bird of paradise, he could also rely on this face to gain the so-called "favor" of the nobles and take shortcuts to earn many dirty profits.
But he was always unwilling.
He would rather pick up waste in the square during the day, carry heavy fruit boxes at the dock late at night, and take two thin pieces of paper money with his swollen and blistered fingers. The money was pitifully little, but he was comforted because every penny was earned cleanly and with a clear conscience, so that in the future, someone would ask him at the station at six in the evening;
"What do you do for a living?"
He can still answer proudly: "My legs are broken, but I still have my hands and can still fly. I earn my living by working, and I have not tarnished this part of history."
The station at six in the evening...
Bai Ling's expression froze for a moment, and some blurry images flashed through his mind.
He stood on the ladder and thought hard, trying to dig out some valuable details from the quagmire deep in his mind.
At this moment, Anna came over hurriedly, and the soles of her high heels seemed to be creating sparks on the floor.
Anna anxiously pulled him aside and said, "Bird boy, do you have any reliable acquaintances? Go out and hide for a month. There are some unscrupulous nobles who want to attack you. If you don't have any, you can hide in my house for a while."
Bai Ling raised his eyebrows inadvertently: "Noble, who?"
Anna's face was full of worry: "Have you heard of the group of people we absolutely cannot afford to offend, the power king Pavo?"
Bai Ling showed a hint of interest on his face: "I know, how could I not know."
Gram's loyal accomplice, a pimp.
"Don't worry about this. Give me the address and I'll take care of it."
Anna asked in shock: "Bird, how do you want to solve this?"
Bai Ling casually reached for the knife at his waist.
The Lake Asker Knife, a sharp weapon given to him by the mermaid, is most convenient for peeling scales.
"Make a pot of seafood marinade and have a happy Thanksgiving."
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At the same time, StarNet received a warm response to the Sidewinder, a barrier-free mecha for disabled birds.
Many bird pilots who retired due to injuries posted messages to express their expectations and support.
[move! After so many years of waiting, finally a manufacturer is paying attention to us old drivers with broken hands and feet]
[R&D of this is definitely not profitable, otherwise wouldn’t those big companies have already rushed in to make money? ]
[Urgent, urgent, can’t wait! Is there any experimental machine testing video? I really want to see it first! ]
An enthusiastic person dug out a video of a fight between bearded vultures and posted it here: [Look, is this it? ]
Here are the responses:
[“A popular shop for rent”? ]
[Hahahaha, this little driver is so cute, and a little pitiful...]
[anger! What the manufacturer is doing? They don’t sponsor a bird that flies so well, but instead give it to that morally corrupt bird of paradise. The world is going downhill! ]
[Wait for a manufacturer that understands the situation, I will definitely buy the product after signing the contract. I’m leaving it at that.]
Some people even sent private messages to Uriel Studio:
[Please give me a sponsorship channel. My aunt has a mine and I have plenty of money. Come on! ! ]
Uriel wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to give it, it’s just that he has no other choice.
On the one hand, the club is responsible for obtaining sponsorship for the driver, and Anna should be asked to do so. He does not have this authority.
On the other hand, the most terrible problem is -
Their big boss, his uncle, had already prepared to take over the exclusive sponsorship, but [Gorgon] was a military giant, and it would take two or three days to officially send out the invitation.
The procedures over there haven't been completed yet, and the boss's house is about to be robbed!
Uriel looked at the 99+ private messages from sponsors in the background with horror.
You know, when a pilot accepts a sponsorship order, he has to put the brand on his combat uniform and read the advertising slogan in public in front of all the people in the galaxy when the competition starts.
If the robbery is successful by this large group of sponsors who flock in.
That would surely cause a shocking Shura scene that would be broadcast live around the world!
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