Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

"Occupations in agriculture are not difficult to get into; they are among the easiest to enter. However, for the average person, there is no way to advance in this field."

Agricultural professions have a good social status, but to advance in a career in agriculture, one must engage in a great deal of practical experience.

The problem lies here: normal people don't own farmland or pastures.

After joining the agricultural guild, there was no way to advance my professional rank.

The cultivated fields and pastures around Cangxing City are now owned, and many have been passed down for more than three generations.

The sovereignty of these fields is also protected by the Azure Star City Guard. To acquire the fields, one must pay a fee, which requires a considerable sum of money.

The fertile fields far from Azure Star City have also been cultivated by various adventurer groups to serve their own bases.

Only large adventure groups have the strength to protect their fertile land.

The land cultivated by small forces is usually plundered when the crops ripen. Forces that are not strong enough end up producing grain that benefits others.

“The competition among adventurers is fierce. In Azure Star City, there is an even stronger city guard to maintain order. It’s hard to say what will happen in places far from Azure Star City.”

In places with no order or weak order, combat professions generally do quite well, but in a place like Cangxing City with good order and management, life professions have a good social status.

"Speaking of which, among the few high-ranking bards in Cangxing City, one of them is a member of the Agriculture Guild."

When it comes to the Agricultural Guild, Edu is most familiar with the fact that there is a high-ranking bard in the guild.

Twenty years ago, Cangxing City suffered a major locust plague. The large-scale supernatural locust plague that occurred in early autumn caused a severe food shortage crisis in the area where Cangxing City is located.

That year, Cangxing City was about to open its granaries to release grain in order to stabilize grain prices and maintain regional stability.

At this time, the senior bard of the agricultural association began a regional tour, repeatedly singing "The Song of Spring" to revitalize large areas of farmland destroyed by locust plagues.

Thanks to the efforts of Spring Song and various professionals from the Agricultural Guild, productivity in most of the fields of Azure Star City was restored within ten days.

The anticipated social unrest was averted without a trace.

This matter has affected the interests of many people.

After all, soaring grain prices are a good time for them to make money, and their large-scale expansion of production at this time has drawn criticism from those who have stockpiled a lot of grain.

The restoration of productivity also caused quite a few controversies in the aftermath.

"It is said that the mayor of Cangxing City has a secret relationship with the Agricultural Association. On many occasions during the city's crisis, the Agricultural Association has sacrificed its own interests to maintain the stability of Cangxing City."

Edu chatted about the city's well-known gossip as he walked, passing by the two huge life skill guilds. The other guilds along the way were not worth his attention.

We quickly passed the Warriors' Guild with its extremely rugged decor, the Hunters' Guild with various animals parked at the entrance, and the Thieves' Guild, whose buildings we could only see but whose doors we couldn't find...

Finally, when they reached the most secluded corner of the professional guild square, Edu and Bel arrived at the Bards' Guild.

This is an old, dilapidated, and small two-story house without even a sign. There is only an old man sitting at the door, who doesn't seem to want to greet anyone.

Chapter 62 The Bards' Guild

"You brat, are you sure this is the Bards' Guild? The roof is leaking!"

As he entered the dilapidated bards' guild, a ray of sunlight pierced through a crack in the roof and fell squarely on Bell's face.

He glanced to the side and saw a large wooden basin in the corner of the room, which he immediately recognized as being used to catch leaks.

“Mr. Bell, believe me, I will not mistake the Bards’ Guild.”

Edu didn't care about Bell's questions; he was already used to the bards' guild's pathetic state.

"The Warriors Guild knows to hire a few pretty girls as receptionists, but the Bards Guild just has an old man stationed here, right?"

Bell was speechless at the sight of the dilapidated bards' guild.

Upon seeing the listless old man behind the counter, Bell was completely paralyzed.

"Um... Actually, this old man isn't the receptionist for the Bards' Guild. He's the owner of this house. Because he's a bard, he rents the house to the Bards' Guild at a low price as their headquarters."

"Nie Miaomiao, this lousy professional guild can't even afford the most basic guild headquarters, right?"

After learning about this professional guild, Bell completely transformed into a sweaty soybean rat.

I thought the Bards Guild was just too poor to afford pretty girls as receptionists, but it turns out they're quite a force to be reckoned with, even renting their headquarters.

"Is there really any need for this Bard's Guild to exist anymore...?"

Speechless, Bell watched as Edu walked to the front desk of the Bards' Guild, casually pulled over an empty seat, and began to wait.

After quite a while, around nine o'clock in the morning, a young man who looked extremely impetuous slowly walked into the Bards' Guild.

"Huh?! Someone actually came today, that's rare~"

His tone was languid. After entering, he first put out a sign that read, "The Bards' Guild Consultation Hours are from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM."

Although he was already two hours late, this guy showed no remorse whatsoever. Instead, he proudly told Edu:

"It seems my decision to only stay in bed for half an hour today was the right one; it'll be just enough time to receive the guests."

Bell used his [Information Insight] to scan the area and discovered that the person was a low-ranking bard.

He seemed to know Edu quite well, which made sense, since Edu had always wanted to be a bard and would come here every few days. He was familiar with most of the people who frequented the Bards' Guild.

"Hey, Edu, what brings you here this time?"

He leisurely brewed himself a cup of tea, a beverage brought by the Pandaren many years ago that has become an indispensable daily drink in Cangxing City.

He took a small sip of hot tea, a contented expression on his face.

"Come join the ranks of bards."

"what?!"

As soon as Edu uttered those words, the receptionist's hand holding the teacup trembled, spilling scalding hot tea all over his hand, making him shudder.

But the receptionist, ignoring the pain in his hand, rummaged through drawers and cabinets, finally pulling out a piece of parchment from under the table.

"Thank you for your kindness. The entry fee is five silver coins!"

He spread out the paper, handed the quill pen to Edu, and then slammed his head on the table, looking like he was about to...

It seems like you won't get up until you sign.

Edu knew that he was after a cut of his onboarding fee.

But Edu, who was already aware of the situation, quickly signed his name.

The moment he finished writing, the receptionist sprang up as if he'd been electrocuted, and with a speed faster than a thief stealing, he snatched the five silver coins laid out on the table, fearing that Edu might change his mind.

"Welcome to the Bards Guild. You will now receive a 15-day introductory course, and we guarantee that three of those days will be led by intermediate bards."

In addition, for the next three months, you can come here for a free professional assessment at the end of each month. We hope you can start working here as soon as possible.

The receptionist, having received the money, became extremely enthusiastic, quickly introducing Edu to the guild's benefits.

Although this dilapidated bard's guild didn't offer many perks, the only thing Bell found appealing was the few bookshelves on the second floor, which guild members could browse for free.

Edu himself was very happy, and he was already discussing with the receptionist about the introductory guidance that afternoon.

While waiting, Bell asked Edu to take him upstairs to read, so he could learn about the world and continue learning human writing.

The second floor doesn't have many books; most of them are essays by bards and travelogues by some older bards.

There are also more than ten songs that any bard would know. These songs have simple and unadorned lyrics and are either songs praising a collection of songs or folk tunes. Using magic to evoke these songs can only produce a single effect.

The valuable content in these essays and books that record songs is not the lyrics or melodies, but the insights that various bards had into the use of magic when they sang them.

For ordinary bards, these insights into the use of magic are like cautionary tales left by their predecessors, offering advanced guidance.

"But... I can't say."

Unlike Edu, who was thoroughly enjoying the spectacle, Bell found the bards' use of magic rather clumsy.

Their recorded experiences are full of magic that is difficult to mobilize. They have always emphasized that one must use emotions and one's own magic to coordinate with the magic in nature and resonate with it.

But in Bell's several singing experiences, he was able to clearly feel the flow of magic during the singing process, and at the same time, he was able to use his own emotions to quickly resonate with the magic and bring out the magical effect that the song should have.

The whole process was clearly not as difficult as these bards described.

"Am I exceptionally gifted? No, I always feel there's something wrong with the methods these bards recorded."

When Bell sang with Edu before, it didn't seem to have the unresonant magic described in the bard's notes.

Somewhat confused, Bell decided to first memorize all the songs here, and then watch Edu's onboarding training that afternoon.

Edu had always been his window into the bard profession, and now that Bell had become an apprentice bard, he wanted to see how Edu would perform as a novice bard on his own.

At the same time, Bell was also curious about the skill level of the other bards.

"You little rascal, let's see how you do."

“I will do my best, Mr. Bell.”

With a book to keep me company, this noon wasn't hard to get through; it passed in the blink of an eye.

In the afternoon, the receptionist, who had been prepared, led Edu to the backyard of the Bards' Guild, which was a simple training ground.

Edu's onboarding training begins here.

Chapter 63 Large-scale Development of the Bamboo Forest

Edu's introductory course for bards began in a courtyard of less than thirty square meters.